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I had posted several times here about radio programs and then podcasts that are on my listening list. I saw that the list needed updating, so I'll use and reuse this post to keep that list up-to-date.
I'm not going to link to all of them, because you should just search in whatever app you use to listen. I will note that many of these can be heard by going to their website on your good old-fashioned computer – just do a search on the program title. Some of these shows have very dynamic websites with lots of additional material, so I will add website links to a few titles.
I started out years ago using "pod catchers" that no longer exist. iTunes wiped a number of them out, but I have switched over to using Stitcher on my phone and tablet. Stitcher used to be called Stitcher Smart Radio and people would say that any of these applications were like a "VCR for the radio." Now, you have to explain what a VCR is to some young people, and might need to say they are like a "DVR for radio." And yes, I know that radio itself is an old-fashioned medium and that some of these podcasts only exist as podcasts and are never broadcast over the radio airwaves. I have written about a few podcast programs on their own, and may posts on these site were inspired by listening to a podcast.
I realized in sifting through these shows and posts I have written that I also like to think about just listening to the world – not always via electronic devices.
I like how the Stitcher app allows me to "Listen Later" by downloading episodes I want to hear when I'm home on wi-fi, and then listen to them when I'm walking or in the car without using any data.
These are the podcasts on my phone now. I was amazed (and a bit embarrassed) that I have over 50 shows that I subscribe to currently. They are not listed in any type of ranking or even alphabetically. However, I do have the 7 news ones at the top of my Stitcher app because they are frequently updated and brief. I start my day with the shorter "newsy" podcasts and save the longer shows for other times. Some of the other podcasts only update weekly or irregularly. You can make playlists on Stitcher and I have about 20 of these titles on a second list and I select episodes to listen to later. On my main Favorites Playlist, I can just let it run through the list when I'm working for the day at my desk on wi-fi.
The list at the bottom are the podcasts that no longer update, but that you can still find "archived" online.
- NPR Hourly News Summary – in less than 5 minutes
- The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor – mostly literary calendar items and a poem read by Keillor in 5 minutes
- WSJ Tech News Briefing
- NPR Business Story of the Day
- Film Reviews from WSJ with Joe Morgenstern – brief reviews of new films
- Marketplace Tech with Ben Brock Johnson
- CNET Update – pop tech
- The Poetry Magazine Podcast – looks at what's in the newest issue of the magazine
- APM: A Prairie Home Companion's News from Lake Wobegon – my favorite segment from the longer programs. Since, Keillor has retired, these are reruns of past shows. Timeless but for the seasons.
- Hidden Brain – fascinating stories that take science and research and make it interesting to anyone. Hosted by Shankar Vedantam
- Here's the Thing – Alec Baldwin is a terrific host/interviewer of people in many different fields
- Poetry Off the Shelf – poets, poems, poetry topics
- Codebreaker – by Marketplace This current season asks "Can tech save us?"
- Fresh Air – one radio program that I have listened to since before podcasting – but podcasts allowed me to catch the shows I was missing before because their broadcast time clashed with Life. Terry Gross is the renowned host. I'll know that I've made it when I'm a guest on this show.
- The Business – and the business is show business, movies and television, hosted by Kim Masters
- Slate's Culture Gabfest – highbrow and pop topics – highbrow and pop hosts
- How To Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black – actor/comedian Black really surprised me as an interviewer. He gets unusual stories from all kinds of guests. It is a sign of a good interview show and interviewer when you love an episode about someone who you had no interest in beforehand. I found the show with Tim Gunn to be a revelation.
- The Treatment – mostly movies with superb host (which is often a key reason why you follow a podcast) Elvis Mitchell,
- Maltin on Movies – as in Leonard Maltin, film critic and human film encyclopedia. Interviews with all kinds of movie folk. Sometimes co-hosted by his daughter, Jessie.
- To the Best of Our Knowledge – One of my favorites. Big ideas and themes covered in different ways – such as one of my obsessions, time travel.
- The New Yorker Poetry – hosted by poet and poetry editor Paul Muldoon. Poet guests pick a poem from the magazine to read and then one of their own. It has not helped me crack how to get published in the magazine.
- FT Life of a Song – FT = Financial Times but this UK podcast is all about digging into the origins of songs in all genres.
- WTF with Marc Maron – He totally surprised me with this show. Excellent and unusual interviews with rockers, actors, writers, comedians and Barack Obama done in his garage. He rambles and promotes a bit too much before and after the interviews but that's why God designed fast forward. The older episodes will cost you; the newest ones are free.
- On Being – formerly Speaking of Faith and wisely changed as it covers much more than faith and religion. I particularly like how science and religion sit comfortably at the same table without arguing here. Krista Tippet is the amazing host. Excellent website. www.onbeing.org/
- Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me – a current events quiz show that's quite funny
- The Sporkful – Dan Pashman's show for eaters
- Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen – pop culture and the arts. Great host. Special American Icons episodes are great: Wizard of Oz, Moby Dick, Disney Parks, I Love Lucy, Superman, The Outsiders…
- 99% Invisible – the mostly invisible design of things
- The Dinner Party Download – cultural oddities and drink recipes based on history
- You Must Remember This – the first 100 years of Hollywood with host and writer/researcher Karina Longworth. I binged through the series on Charles Manson and another about the Hollywood Black List
- This Week in Tech TWiT – Leo Laporte and crew. I started listening to this years ago when Leo started his pioneering podcast network. I've fallen off as a listener to this and TWiG because the shows ramble on to 2 hours or more lately.
- This Week in Google – Leo and Jeff Jarvis with some focus on Google but almost an extension of TWiT.
- This Week in Law – Another one in the series hat I listen to selectively when a topic catches my fancy.
- On the Media – the best weekly media analysis
- Pop Culture Happy Hour – multiple hosts on movies, books, Tv and the rest
- Love + Radio – hourlong interviews but not with celebrities and not on common topics
- Radiolab – hard to pin down what it is about – it's about almost anything
- Internet History Podcast – interviews with important figures from the Net
- Planet Money – the economy explained
- The Ezra Klein Show – in-depth, longform talks mostly on politics and media.
- The Book Review – from The New York Times
- Death, Sex and Money – and more than that in half hour installments
- The World Next Week – a "preview" of world events from the Council on Foreign Relations
- Triangulation – Leo Laporte (Man of a Thousand Podcasts) talks to smart people in tech
- Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty – short doses of language, writing and that scary grammar stuff in an engaging way.
- Slate's Audio Book Club – monthly look at new and important books
- Open Source with Christopher Lydon
- Science Friday – just that – stories about science for the rest of us.
- Invisibilia – the invisible forces that control us
- This American Life – one of the originals. A theme is several acts fill up about an hour.
- Selected Shorts – short stories read aloud by actors. I tend to select selected episodes but when I just listen to an episode I am inevitably surprised to discover some new or classic story.
- Star Talk Radio – with Neil degrasse Tyson. Mostly out in space but not always.
- Freakonomics Radio – an extension of the ideas in the books. Economics (ugh!) but done in a way that is interesting (Hurrah!)
- The Carson Podcast – interviews with people who guested on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Always touches on Johnny and the show but also digs into the entertainers big and small interviewed.
- How I Built This – interviews with innovators on how they built whatever they built
- Lore – an odd one that explores the darker and more frightening sides of history
- Stuff You Should Know – grew from the articles on the http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/ website. Two likeable guys with more information (usually) than you on a very wide variety of topics. Most shows are about 30 minutes. * Things They Don't Want You to Know – is another offshoot but needs to be seen (vodcast) and is full of all those conspiracy theories. Fun.
- Bookworm – If I wrote a novel, i would want all my readers to be as perceptive as host Michael Silverblatt. Anybody important in contemporary writing (fiction, non-fiction, poetry) probably has talked with him, Huge archive. From KCRW radio. www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/bookworm
Archived But Not Currently Active Programs
- Esquire Classic Podcast – looks back at classic pieces from the magazine
- Unretirement – Life after you retire when you still want to do.. something.
- Serial – Year one about a 1999 murder investigation about Hae Min Lee, a high-school senior who seems to have been murdered by her classmate and ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed. Did he do it? ,The series led to the case being reopened. Year two dealt with Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl who went AWOL from a U.S. Army outpost in eastern Afghanistan. serialpodcast.org
- By the Way, In Conversation with Jeff Garlin – crazy, funny Jeff (Curb Your Enthusiasm) does freeform interviews on stage with folks. On hiatus while he works on his TV show, The Goldbergs which is a kind of The Wonder Years for the 1980s.
- The Message – a kind of radio drama in the thriller genre about a message from out there that needs to be decoded.. The new season is called a LifeAfter and is about a guy who communicates with his dead wife on his smartphone.
- Revisionist History – Malcolm Gladwell's 10-show series taking a new look at topics revisionisthistory.com


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Doing nothing
Mood for today!
It's okay
I did it & it's helped!
I did what I said I was going to do. I took 2 days to myself.
I watched movies. I cried (a lot). I slept in & took naps throughout the day & caught up on sleep I desperately needed. I didn't leave the house for 2 whole day. And the best part is it's really helped. Doing things that made me happy really made a difference.
I feel like I'm ready to get back out there & deal with my day to day life.
It's amazing what a few days of doing nothing can do for you.
As I said sometimes you really need to do that for yourself & just do what makes you happy.
I think it's a good idea to set a time limit for yourself. Take a day or a few but don't spend more than a week doing it cause we all know how quickly we can fall into a depressive slump. And we don't want that cause it takes a lot more effort to get out of them.
Do what I do, send your loved ones a message & tell them you are taking some time out to get yourself together. Trust me its better to tell them as they do worry about us. They will be happy you told them & you will be happy that you aren't bombarded with called & messages when you are taking some time out for yourself.
Don't get me wrong you won't be fixed (so to speak) after a few days of time out from the world but you will have recharged your batteries to deal with what's to come next.
Look after yourself, be kind to yourself & take time out if you need it. You'll be glad you did.
Listening to myself & doing what's right for me!
A few things have happened over the last couple of weeks & I can feel myself slipping into depressive slump.
It feels like it's been one thing after another & now it's snowballing out of control.
It's a horrid feeling. I know that there is a strong possibility that things will get worse & I won't want to leave the house or have anything to do with anyone.
The hardest part is that when I'm like this my flashbacks become really bad so not only am I down but Im also reliving my trauma which is hard to deal with at the best of time.
After all these years dealing with CPTSD Iv learned to listen to myself & how I'm feeling & how I'm reacting to situations.
So at the moment I'm not feeling good at all & I'm reacting terribly to situations.
At this point I can do one of two things. I can fall into the depressive slump & suffer in silence for days, weeks or possibly months. Or I can ask for help, talk it out & get through this difficult time.
Now that is the hardest part, Because the feelings of giving up out way the feeling of wanting to fight on.
I'm laying in my room with the curtains closed, the TV on some crap I'm not even watching & I feeling miserable, nothing could change this mood at the moment.
I could pick up the phone & call someone but the honest truth is that I don't want to talk. I don't want to explain what's going on. I want to close the door & shut the world out for a few days.
I should be in class this afternoon but I can't face the world right now. Thankfully I have amazingly supportive & understanding teachers.
A few days worth of sleep might help, as sleep & I aren't getting along again. Iv tried mediation, sleeping tablets & tiring myself out but it's just not working. I can't seem to switch off.
I think I should just give myself a few days doing nothing. Resting. Watching movies that I love. Meditating (if it works). Sleeping. Just having some me time all alone & being kind to myself.
Hopefully after some much needed sleep, mental stimulation & relaxation I'll be ready to tackle my everyday challenges.
Wish me luck.

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This year, I only found three females as roommates because the applying guys were unable to sustain jobs or pay the necessary rent. I have learned new things about female entitlement since living with these women in the few hours a week that I am around them (lucky for me, I am seldom at home) that I think some men may be missing, which may explain to help why women don't value men who "adore" them.
These females roommates of mine consume massive amounts of empowerment and entitlement. For an example, the TV shows and music they tend to consume center around men praising women. I didn't even know songs existed where men basically said lyrics along the line of, "I would do anything for you even if it meant risking my life" (I don't know the exact words). I tend to listen music which covers adversity, so I knew nothing of this female-worship music. When you consider that women consume this stuff, you begin to realize that a woman won't value a man who worships her as she receives plenty of it already.
Add to that TV shows where men are losers and women are goddesses (as how men and women are portrayed). A month ago, I came hom at 4AM to watch as two female roommates were watching some show where two guys tried everything they could to please a few women. The women on the show mocked the men for being desperate, but enjoyed the attention. While watching this show (again, clueless on what it was), I could see how these females would interpret any action that these fictional men did as a portrayal that they were a loser. On top of that, these females sat and talked about their experiences with men who did these same things, even though I suspect that they were stretching some events (I am skeptical because one of my friends liked one of my roommates, but his actions, which were not that desperate, were interpreted as him being "extremely desperate" – whatever).
In a sense, most women already have amazing imaginary boyfriends – and you won't ever live up to them! You might as well be the guy who sleeps with her and dumps her because the guy who praises her is already taken by celebrities she thinks that she has a chance with.


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The Crafty Family came over yesterday and helped clear part of my garden and The Crafty Neighbour cleaned out my pots ready for summer planting. What wonderful friends we have! Look, due to reminders from The Crafty Neighbour, I finally got my fence pots planted and the petunias are peeking out now. Exciting. I must keep them fed and watered.
- Johnny. The best husband in the world.
- My family - I can't wait to see them at Christmas time.
- Friends. It is lovely to work with my friends and to see friends every weekend. We've got wonderful friends.
- Our lovely house and garden. My favourite place to be.
- My dear animal family- Miss Dog, Mousie and Zanny. Plus all of my other animal friends.
- Being interested in so many things.
- Being able to create and learn new things.
- Having a job that is usually interesting and worthwhile. Plus it pays for the above.


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Paul teaching students in Chongqing, China 2000
Is Art Really a Visual Language? From Paul's experience teaching in China
In 2000 I was invited to be a visiting guest professor of art in Chongqing, China and was able to teach oil painting classes to Chinese students in Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in that Chinese city. As an artist and teacher I had always declared that art was a visual language, and I suppose I believed that to be true, however, I never fully understood the reality of it until I was able to teach students whose verbal language I understood very little. The art students in China had all studied English but most did not have a speaking knowledge of English, and of course when I went there to teach, I understood very little Chinese. I was given a Chinese interpreter to assist me in my class; however, she was available in the morning formal class only so when I went back to the painting lab in the afternoon, I was entirely on my own to communicate with the students.
To my surprise, I found that it was not that difficult to communicate with the students what I wanted them to do in their paintings. I would often just do a demonstration on paper or pick up a brush and mix some color, then put a few strokes on the canvas to show the student how to correct or improve their work. It soon became very clear to me and to my students that we had a "visual language" we both understood, and verbal language was not that necessary in order for us to communicate about the art. Of course, at the beginning of a project I had the interpreter in the class so I could give a short lecture or introduction, but after that we could communicate "visually" with pencil or brush and sometimes with gestures to understand each other.
It was through this experience of teaching in a foreign country and with students who did not understand my verbal language that I learned art is even more of a visual language than I had fully understood before. When I came back to America to teach English speaking students, I could say from true experience that art really is a visual language, and with the conviction that it is not just a conventional way of describing art, but that I had truly experienced it in a practical and actual way.
© Copyright 2012 by Paul Wolber
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Make It Monday #152 and One-Layer Simplicity Challenge #2
Hello there! I thought this week's Papertrey Ink Make It Monday technique was perfect for the One-Layer Simplicity Challenge.
The Make It Monday technique is layering dye and pigment inks. The One-Layer Simplicity Challenge is to repeat an element.
Here is my card,
And here is a close up of the ink technique,
I used PTI's Vintage Cream pigment ink for the hearts first and then used the dye ink over the top. It's a super cool technique 🙂
Hope you like it!
Supply List:
Cardstock: Vintage Cream
Stamps: Heart-2-Heart #3 Stamp Set, Beautiful Blooms II Stamps Set, Congratulations Stamp Set
Inks: Vintage Cream Ink Pad, Raspberry Fizz Ink Pad, Winter Wisteria Ink Pad, Hawaiian Shores Ink Pad, True Black Ink Pad


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Nowadays, I see some schools / textbooks asking students to search the internet and to write on a certain problem on their "mathematics journal". It's so very guided. It's so artificial. The questions should come from the learners themselves, out of their own curiosity. The learn then seeks to answer their own questions. The journal can serve as to document and summarise their process of learning.
The best maths journals are self-initiated. Great mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss and renowned scientist Richard Feynman kept math journals on their own accord, not because some teacher told them to do it.
When I was a student, I borrowed books from the National Library on things out of the normal curriculum. I kept notes of things I learned. I also did my own investigations. I accidently discovered quadratic equations when I was in Primary 4. I read guidebooks, asked my friend's elder brothers and sisters, my Chinese teacher (!) and other people to find out more. I did not like factorisation by trial-and-error. Neither did I like completing the square nor using the quadratic formula. So I did my own research to find a sure-fire way to factorise without trial-and-error. I finally managed to find a way, but my method had an uncanny similarity to the quadratic formula. It was a Pyrrhic victory, but it was fun! I thoroughly enjoyed it.
If students need to be told or goaded to write mathematics journals, then we as educators need to ask ourselves: Why? What is their conception of mathematics and education? What experiences have they gone through that lead them to these beliefs?
Some food for thought, eh?


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My baby turned 12 today. You may think we're having a cold spell this week, but 12 years ago on this date, it was so cold that the governor of MN closed ALL the schools in the state! I'm not sure if the actual temp was colder than it's been this week, but there were wind chill factors ranging from -50 to -60 if I remember correctly. She came into the world at 5:10 pm, weighing 8 lbs 6 oz and was 21 3/4 in long. Molly was my 4th child, but came 13 1/2 years after child number 3! She was only 4 months old when her oldest brother graduated from High School.
This picture was taken at a little over age 2, which is about when we met her step-dad, Ray. Before they met in person, they had a little chat on the phone. Molly was a very early talker, and had quite the vocabulary by then. When I finally got the phone away from her after a few minutes, Ray said, "I can't believe I'm carrying on a conversation with a 2 year old!"
Can you blame him for falling in love (with her)?
This is her Kindergarten picture. Notice the curls are gone. Just before Molly turned 5 (and right before Christmas of course), she decided she needed a haircut. It was one of those do-it-yourself jobs...I think I cried when we came home and I found little blonde curls on the bathroom floor.
Now, fast forward to a little over 4 years later...


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Discussion in 'Personal Ads' started by keith34595, Nov 8, 2011.
Anyone interested in starting a Circle Jerk group in Chicago? Maybe more.
If you find guys that are gonna hang and pull their dicks out and play with 'em in front of each other let me know. big thick dick here and I love to have it out when I'm in front of other guys.
I could be down with this sort of thing.
I would go for it too.
How big are you guys? Also i may know a few women down to watch if you dont mind
I might be interested. I may know a women that would like to watch too.
I'm 7.5x5.5
im in
Sounds like fun! Count me in!
I'm down for it!
yeah i could dig that...
In for this. When and where?
If this doesn't happen I'm looking for someone to swap head with, maybe more. 26 m near ohare 8x6 cut have skype for confirmation...
i am game
game here..athletic guy, 7 for a little session - especially if any ladies want to watch too :biggrin1:
i am curious and would like to join....downtown here
I think it would be hot if the woman watched. And watched only, lets torture them!
can anybody host?
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Greetings Boils and Ghouls..
What a long, full of information, fun post this is going to be! I have lots to tell you so read on because you won't want to miss a thing!
Up first is our new October kit "Pursuit of Happiness" from Flying Unicorn! The kit is filled with the most beautiful papers from Bo Bunny's Et Cetra Collection, Papers and Mini album from Pink Paislee's Halloween Collections, flowers, bling, Tattered Angles Tiles, lace, an AWESOME Off the Page Project and so much more!! It has a little bit of everything which makes me extremely happy because I love mixing it up a bit!
Here are a few projects I did with this month's kit.
STORE. Some of the items like the Dusty Attic Circle Frame are from my stash. Click HERE to see all the products that are included in the kit.
Now for my 2nd announcement!! Join me for a new challenge I will be hosting for October in the FORUM. The challenge is the Purple People Eater challenge and here is an example I made for it. The rule is to have your main color has to be purple!! I used Fancy Pants Oct. 31st papers for this lo available at the store also.
Now don't forget about our 1st Annual Scrap-O-Ween starting Oct 1st and running until Oct 31st!! Just click HERE and my broom will fly you right over to the Scrap O Ween forum..where lots of daily games, challenges, and prizes all month long will be happening!!! The prizes are totally awesome as is the inspiration and fun people we have!!
And if that's not enough!! Alda is in a bewitching good mood and is also giving you 13% off in the Flying Unicorn Store.
I hope you all join us for the most fun and exciting month yet at Flying Unicorn!!


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Write about the power of words.
Mom slapped my face when I said it. "So." She was slicking my hair into a ponytail when my sister walked in and said something taunting like "I don't have to have my hair done today," and I replied, "So." Mom quickly slapped my face saying, "We don't say, 'so'." She didn't say why and I didn't ask. I just put that word in my mental bin with other words we didn't say like "ain't" and "shut-up."
While my mother slapped to correct our speech, Grandma Erma bribed. When she came to visit, she'd listen to our speech for a few days and then with a shake of her head cry a high-pitched, "Help!" then gather baby food jars and coins. Each member of the family received five to ten nickels in a jar with his name written on it. The jars were lined up in a neat row on the cupboard and if Grandma heard you say something inappropriate like "dang," "wash (with an 'r'), or "so," she took a nickel from your jar and put it in her pocket.
Though the slang words have changed today, the need for compassionate words has not, and I'm thankful to both women for teaching me to mind my words. Kind words lift and build, unkind words tear and destroy.
I love this story of Elizabeth Byrd, an American writer. Several years ago she traveled to Scotland and recalled a "big rawboned farm woman" traveling beside her on the bus. The farm woman asked Elizabeth why an American should be traveling north in the middle of winter, because "it's rooky weather in the Highlands."
"Elizabeth said, 'I explained that I liked wild weather and that I was gathering material for a historical novel, talking to country people, soaking up sheeplore and folkways that have changed little in four centuries.'
"The Scottish woman invited me to visit her overnight. 'We've a wee croft, but warm, and I'd welcome your company, for my husband's off to market.'
"It was raining hard when we reached her home, a dumpy stone cottage on a bleak slope. Collies welcomed us and Mrs. McIntosh led me into a spotless, shabby parlor.
"Suddenly the lights flickered and died. She sighed, 'The power's oot,' and lit candles. While she was making a fire there was a knock on the door.
"She opened it and a boy came in. She took his dripping coat and cap, and as he moved into the firelight I saw that he was about 12 years old—and pitifully crippled.
"After he caught his breath, he said, 'My father tried to ring you, but your phone is dead. I came to see that you're all right.'
"'Thank you, John,' she said, and introduced us. The wind rose, raving and screaming, battering the shutters. I told them how much I loved the drama of the storm.
"'You're not scared?' John asked. I started to say no, but Mrs. McIntosh, though obviously afraid of nothing, quickly said what any boy longs to hear, 'Of course she was scared, and so was I. But now we've got a mon aboot.'
"There was a moment's silence.
"Then he rose. 'I'll see that everything's snug,' he said. And he hobbled out with a little swagger.
"Weeks later the incident still haunted me. Why hadn't I answered his question as Mrs. McIntosh had—tenderly, imaginatively?
"By what magic had Mrs. McIntosh transformed a crippled boy into a confident man?" (Behold Your Little Ones, edited by Barbara B. Smith and Shirley W. Thomas, pg. 52-53)
The challenge to improve society's language is daunting, but doable, one home at a time. I remember the story of a conquering country that swallowed a smaller neighboring country. The new ruler demanded that only his native language be spoken and anyone caught speaking the mother language of the little country would be put to death. As time passed, the ruler was very pleased for only his native tongue was spoken in the schools and marketplaces. Years later, when yet another country conquered the little country; the people reverted back to their original language. The conqueror's wondered how. They discovered the mothers had continued to teach their native tongue to their children in their homes and the influence of those mothers was irreversible.
Whether through a quick slap or taking nickels, a mother can make it known that she expects her children to say something nice or nothing at all. A woman's influence can shape the words of a home, community and ultimately, nation.
Whether through a quick slap or taking nickels, a mother can make it known that she expects her children to say something nice or nothing at all. A woman's influence can shape the words of a home, community and ultimately, nation.
Jude 1:22 "And some have compassion, making a difference."


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Was supposed to go to the LA Blogging meet up last night -they gave the location as 'somewhere in the farmer's market', so I ended up doing laps looking for them, and couldn't find them – but I didn't get there until about 9pm. I had gone to an art opening (they sound really interesting in print, but when I get there, they suck most of the time. There are enough good ones to keep me coming back, though), and then had dinner with The Blonde, so they might have been gone by the time I got there.
I have to confess to not looking that hard, though. I was meeting Mr. Movie Star for drinks at 10 – at the Chateau Marmont, where the valet is always full and you're at the mercy of street parking on the Sunset Strip.
Got in, after a hassle with the security folks, and met Mr. Movie Star in the garden. He's staying at the hotel while he's working, as he 'just can't deal with the drive from Malibu'. As much as I'd like to bust on him about this, I can't. The drive from Malibu to anywhere that's not also in Malibu sucks.
What I don't get is that I'm totally fine on the phone w/ Mr. Movie Star, but as soon as I'm physically near him, I turn into a giggling idiot. It's not just me – the waitress was giggling, the girl sitting next to us was giggling. Either it's him, or it's contagious (in which case, it's my fault).
Had a fun time, and no, I didn't sleep with him.
No work so far for Monday, but the town's still really busy, so I might get a last minute call.
If I don't get something Monday, I'll start making calls.
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United States District Court, D. Arizona
November 24, 2014
Michael Eugene Vickrey, Petitioner,v.Charles L. Ryan, et al., Respondents.
SHARON L. GLEASON, District Judge.
Before the Court is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus ("Petition") filed by Petitioner Michael Eugene Vickrey pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.[1] On May 12, 2014, Magistrate Judge Steven P. Logan issued a Report and Recommendation ("R&R") recommending that the Petition be denied and dismissed with prejudice and that a Certificate of Appealability and leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal be denied.[2] On June 2, 2014, Vickrey filed objections to the R&R.[3]
For the reasons set forth herein, the Court will accept the Magistrate Judge's recommendation to deny the Petition. Accordingly, the Petition will be denied and this action dismissed with prejudice. The Court will also deny a Certificate of Appealability and leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
On June 12, 2009, a jury convicted Vickrey of molestation of a child and sexual conduct with a minor.[4] The Arizona Superior Court sentenced Vickrey to eleven years of imprisonment for the molestation count and twenty years of imprisonment for the sexual conduct with a minor count, to be served consecutively.[5]
Vickrey appealed to the Arizona Court of Appeals.[6] The appeal presented three issues:
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I'm on a brief posting hiatus during the holidays. Golfing frivolity will return next week, with more pet peeves and other scatter-brained meaningless posts about this maddening sport!
Happy New Year!
December 29, 2009
I'm on a brief posting hiatus during the holidays. Golfing frivolity will return next week, with more pet peeves and other scatter-brained meaningless posts about this maddening sport!
Happy New Year!
December 22, 2009
This is the last post I'll make about the Tiger Woods situation.
I stumbled upon this post today while visiting Pete Wilson's (my pastor) blog, who linked to it.
A guy named Mike Foster from People of the Second Chance posted about Tiger's scandal, and the media's never-ending insatiable desire to tear down those it builds up.
I've written about my disgust with the nature of this coverage both here and here.
Anyway, I thought I'd re-post Mike's thoughts here. Christmas is just a few days away, and this season always reminds me of the importance of grace. I like his fifth point the best.
Mike Foster writes:
1. You have so many words that you can share in a day. Decide whether they will be about blessing or cursing someone.
2. When someone is caught in a scandal, I visualize two buckets that I can fill. I can add to the "Shame Bucket" or the "Second Chance Bucket." Sometimes my first/easy/fun/human nature response is to fill the "Shame Bucket" so I have to work harder not to do that.
3. For all you online peeps…write your articles, blogs, tweets, and comments as if the person in crisis (and their family) were reading it. Why? Because they do! And the jokes, snarky comments, sloppy facts and flippant remarks hurt people. Instead, devote your computer keyboard to the restoration of people.
4. Refuse to participate in the gossip session around the water cooler. Or better yet, jump in and turn the conversation towards grace and second chances. Btw, just plan on being called a "buzz kill" and not invited back to any more social functions.
5. Realize we are either part of the judgment problem or the grace solution. But we can't be both. So choose wisely.
To read Mike's entire post, visit his blog.
December 18, 2009
I'm not a fan of cold weather golf. Does anyone really enjoy it?
I was reminded of this fact on Saturday. The plan was to play nine holes with my father-in-law and two family friends on Saturday morning. After my morning run, in 24 degrees no less, I started figuring that golf might be unlikely. The high was supposed to be around 40 degrees.
Sure enough, when we got out to the course, the greens were still frozen and the wind was still whipping. The course was closed. Even if the course was open, who wants to play in that?
Other than the ocassional family outing, I pretty much avoid playing golf this time of year. Between November and March, I probably play twice. I find it painfully unpleasant. My shots travels shorter distances, my hands sting after every shot, and my scores generally suck.
Besides all of that, there's just plenty of football to watch.
December 14, 2009
So Tiger's gone.
He's taking an indefinite leave from the game to hopefully repair his family and a smidgen of his public image. As much as I've been disgusted with the media coverage of Tiger's downfall, the story itself is pretty disgusting as well.
I really don't know many of the details. And I'm not lying about that. I honestly don't care. All I know is that Tiger apparently had a lot of women on the side. Whether it's one woman or a dozen women, Tiger has some serious infidelity issues.
One sponsor (Accenture) has already bailed. Woods is nowhere to be found. And the sport of golf is finding itself in a nightmare situation. Just a few months ago, I wrote a post for Armchair Golf about how the PGA Tour needed to develop a plan for the post-Tiger era. They've found themselves in this situation much earlier than I imagined.
While I hardly believe Woods will be gone for long (in fact, I still think he'll play at Augusta), Tim Finchem and the Tour is going to get another small sample of what life without Tiger will be like. I think it's going to be ugly. Ratings will suck. He's a nice guy, but Phil Mickelson can't carry the PGA Tour.
Regardless, the game goes on. And it is a great game. Golf existed before Tiger, and it will carry on when he's gone. Granted, on a smaller scale. Tiger Woods is one of the world's most recognizable figures. And, his personal life aside, what he has brought to the game of golf is immeasurable. He's changed the game forever.
And, if you don't mind, I'm going to take a brief spiritual turn here. As the media, the public, and pretty much the entire world throws stones at Tiger, I will just say that the whole situation makes me quite sad for his wife, his kids, his mother–and, yes, even Tiger.
At the foundation of my faith, Christianity, is grace and forgiveness. And while I can't put myself in the shoes of anyone close to him–none of us can–I will say that I'm not going to sit back and lob bombs at the man while he is down. I'm sure his wife has unleashed hell on him–and deservedly so. More sponsors may drop him–and deservedly so–because image equals money in their world. And the media hasn't had a field day like this since O.J. Simpson.
A cute little blog post making fun of Tiger would only add to the white noise. I'll leave that to the tabloids. I think he deserves a second chance at some point, assuming that he actually recognizes the extent of the mistakes he's made. And I think he does.
Let's hope Tiger gets his tattered personal life back together and returns to the game soon…for his own sake. In the meantime, let's hope he receives a little grace and forgiveness along the way.
Related: Tiger Woods: The Blurred Line Between News And Gossip
December 11, 2009
So I logged on to my blog on Tuesday and noticed a tremendous spike in blog visits.
Tuesday's traffic was more than six times the normal amount, much of it directed to a one-year-old blog post about John Daly. I investigated the situation and found out Daly has lost 115 pounds since last year. He's shockingly thin. When you do an image search for John Daly, my blog comes up quickly. There lies the reason for the high traffic.
While working as a writer for Dave Ramsey's website, I've learned a little about search engine optimization (SEO), which is basically the practice of using key words and terms to bring people to your site via search engines like Google.
I've used some of those tricks on my blog, but this John Daly post is quite interesting. It's amazing how a short 200 word post I wrote in about 10 minutes over a year ago turns into the most popular all-time post on my blog.
So…thank you, John Daly. Your story about extreme weight loss has brought thousands of new visitors to my blog.
Carry on Big John.
December 8, 2009
In case you care about golf, not Tiger Woods gossip, here's a bit of golf news for you.
The PGA Tour's 2009 version of Q School just wrapped up.
Troy Merritt led the way at -22 to take medalist honors and finish ahead of Tour veteran Jeff Maggert. Interesting that Merritt has never played in a Tour event and Maggert is the proverbial grizzled veteran with a Ryder Cup appearance on his resume.
Q School always has its share of heartbreaks and meltdowns. Just ask Joe Daley. Or read John Feinstein's Tales from Q School.
This year's story comes from James Hahn. Hahn needed a two putt from 65 feet (now that's difficult) to earn his card. He left the long putt 10 feet short, missed the clinching putt by 2 feet, then proceeded to lip out his third putt.
Maggert, Neal Lancaster, J.P. Hayes, Joe Ogilvie, and Chris Riley were the former Tour players who re-earned their Tour cards. David Duval, Todd Hamilton, and Shaun Micheel were three former major champs who failed to qualify.
Click here for a list of 2009 Q School graduates.
December 4, 2009
The frustrations of playing with Pre-Shot Routine Guy can be summarized in one sentence: Will you just hit the freaking shot?
It's not that Pre-Shot Routine Guy has a pre-shot routine. Most decent golfers have one. The problem with Pre-Shot Routine Guy is that he worships the pre-shot routine—so much so that the pre-shot routine takes precedent over the shot itself. And his scores will testify to this fact.
Pre-Shot Routine Guy, much like Golf Channel Guy, is worried about his image. He's watched Tiger, Phil, and Sergio stand behind their golf ball and intently gaze down the fairway with a focused squint.
He's watched them slowly walk up to the ball, eyes still focused on a tree 300 yards away. He's watched them plant the left foot, then the right foot, before tilting their head downwards, eyes back on the ball. He's watched them waggle the club confidently while they continue to alternate their focus between target, ball, target, ball. Pre-Shot Routine Guy knows the drill.
When he swings, though, it all goes south. But that doesn't stop him from consistently taking 60 seconds to hit every single shot, making his playing partners scorn the pro shop for ever pairing them with this golfing nightmare.
In an effort to help out Pre-Shot Routine Guys, and to speed up pace of play on courses across the world, I developed these pre-shot routine guidelines about 10 minutes ago. You see, here at Game Under Repair, we're not just about identifying problems. We offer solutions.
Basically, the lower your handicap, the more waggles you earn during your pre-shot routine. The guidelines are as follows:
No handicap: One waggle. Use it wisely.
Over 30: Two fast-paced waggles.
20-30: Three fast-paced waggles.
10-20: Four medium-paced waggles. Don't get cocky.
5-10: Five waggles. Only use them all if you must.
0-5: Five waggles. Do you really need more?
Scratch: Six waggles. With six waggles, you better hit it like Sergio.
Bottom line: You've got to earn your waggle. If you consistently shoot in the mid-80s, then feel free to get your waggle on—four waggles per shot. But a 135? One waggle, my friend. One waggle.
Welcome to the pre-shot routine hierarchy. You've got to earn your keep here.
Previous Golf Pet Peeves:
#8: The Intrusive Golf Course Maintenance Worker
#4: Stewart Cink's Green Shirt
#1: The Shot-By-Shot Recap Golfer


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Supporters: this is why they rock
The Red Bull X-Alps really is a team race – this is why.
Supporters don't always get a lot of love. Theirs is a thankless task but they're as essential to the race as a paraglider wing.
"The supporter is the brain of the athlete," says Nelson de Freyman, who supported Antoine Girard in 2013 before competing himself in 2015.
"After a few days your brain is turned off. You're too tired to take decisions by yourself. There are so many things to think about, where to run, what valley to take, what's the weather, can someone make me a pasta. The supporter really is your brain, but more than that he is like your father – he's thinking of everything."
The importance of the supporter was first demonstrated by the extraordinary partnership of the four time winners Chrigel Maurer and his supporter Thomas Theurillat, who as a mountain guide, pilot and sports psychologist was in many ways the perfect supporter.
"Thomas and Chrigel were the first team to show that this was a team event and not a solo piloting race," says Cross Country magazine's editor Ed Ewing. "Thomas ran the ship and took all the stress off Chrigel. He had the iPad, the checklists and planned the route. Since then everyone's copied that model."
(This year will be the first time that Chrigel does the race without Theurillat so it will be interesting to see how he fares.)
Another athlete who has done the race as a supporter is the hotly tipped Benoit Outters, who supported Girard in 2015. If it were a job description, the supporter's roles would include at the least, driver, cook, meteorologist, psychologist and race strategist.
"That's already a lot!" says Outters. "But it is true – the supporter has a lot of work during the race, he may even need to use a sewing machine or turn into a mechanic!"
"The most important skill is mutual trust," he adds. "Physically he must be in great shape too. He sleeps only a few hours and he shouldn't make a mistake.
"But of course that can happen. When it does, teams are faced with two choices. They can either take the example of the late British athlete Steve Nash and his supporter Richard Bungay. As he told us after 2015: "We agreed as a team that whatever decisions we made – whether me in the air or Richard on the ground – if he sent me down a dead end, we would never criticise each other and we thrived."
It doesn't always work out that way however. There was one team who was already arguing before the race started. Unsurprisingly, things didn't improve as the race wore on and sleep deprivation, exhaustion and the pain from costly mistakes kicked in.
As the athlete told us afterwards: "We had some interesting screaming matches!" For the full story on this, click here.


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Pride can sure bite you in the butt. Below are some things that I can now laugh at... yet not that long ago, in my arrogance, I snubbed my nose at the idea of the things you'll see below.
Without further ado, here's my list (in no particular order) of things I NEVER IMAGINED...
20. I never imagined I would live anyplace that would look like this in late March.
19. I never imagined letting my child actually wear something like this, especially out of the house. (In case you can't see, he's wearing black, gray, & white camouflage pants with a burgundy striped shirt.)
18. I never imagined marrying a white guy.
17. I never imagined hang drying my clothes on purpose.
16. I never imagined sitting in someone else's urine, multiple times.
15. I never imagined finding a ball of poop in my clothes dryer (which also made it through the washing machine).
14. I never imagined liking homemade pizza so much.
13. I never imagined buying and wearing used clothing and loving it.
12. I never imagined how much a gift it is to comfort a crying baby.
11. I never imagined how hard it would be training kids.
10. I never imagined how a two year old could be used to expose my sin.
9. I never imagined enjoying a date night that involved picking up some items at Big Lots.
8. I never imagined not working outside the home and being content.
7. I never imagined our children not getting baths every night.
6. I never imagined buying food products that have recipes on the back for 100 plus servings.
5. I never imagined getting headaches from not drinking coffee.
4. I never imagined living in a home where our corner was also a city bus stop.
3. I never imagined being thankful for the noise that comes from lots of children.
2. I never imagined considering healthier items like turdinado and spelt flour.
1. I never imgained sharing ridiculous thoughts like these with anyone beyond my hubby.


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Monday, October 19, 2009
Do I have to Fall Asleep?
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Love Song For No One
It's been a long time since my last ambition about seaworld. But thanks God, life is getting cooler each day : )
So, here i am. With bunches of my mood stabilizer. Fall into their stories like watching a series. To be honest, it's fun. Laughing or just distract it. It's good to see someone happy, and i hope everyone do. About how they're moving on or just make a move.
And the love song is dedicated for no one. Not for an old love nor lack thereof.
Au revoir...
Sunday, August 30, 2009
sea world Indonesia
Hey you all. Just wondering how cool if i can break my fasting in sea world. Late night thought so it's a bit confusing, even weird huh? So, close the window and have a nice dream.
Big Hearts ♥♥♥♥♥
Thursday, July 9, 2009
As Told by Gigi
"Sometimes we're so focused on finding our happy ending we don't learn how to read the signs. how to tell the ones who want us from the ones who don't, the ones who will stay and the ones who will leave. and maybe a happy ending doesn't include a guy, maybe it's you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future. maybe the happy ending is just moving on. or maybe the happy ending is this: knowing after all the unreturned phone calls and broken-hearts, through the blunders and misread signals, through all the pain and embarrassment... you never gave up hope."
-Gigi in He's Just not That Into You-
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Live Like You're Dying
tic tac tic tac
Times go by too fast when you stop counting but it goes slower when you want it to come faster
and so do life, love and dreams.
Some says we have to be optimist on what we take.
Does it true at all?
What if we fail when we believe ourselves too much?
It hurts more, i guess.
Some says : Failure is the way to success or there won't be success without failure first....
What if we failed and down then too scared to try?
Or .......... What if we can't face the truth?
I've been waiting for six years.
wishing, guessing, trying, praying.
Maybe not now but later. Someday.
A year later, two years later, three years later, four years later..............................................
Shall i count or try?
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Bye US
Hey how's your day everyone? Me worse! Few hours ago I just took the second part of afs test. The interview. OMG I feel like I ruined my dreams and future in just 60 minutes. Horrible, isn't it? God show me your miracle please. Today going worse. I. Was trapped in traffic, my mom mad all the time, i've got stomachache, my interview didn't go well, I've got the wrong answer and yeah it's the worst day ever. You know I wish I could press a remote and rewind it. Somebody wake me up from this nightmare. I hope nothing. So this is a bye bye for US and Europe!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Sunshine after the rain
Heeeeeeey! So here I am. Stealing my daddy's bb, hide it behind my biology book, and pretend like I'm studying so hard. Yes I'm stressing out about the test, the score, teachers, and all. I need some kind of refreshment like going somewhere else without book and school things in my mind. But, I'm afraid I can't.
Hmm it's 9.30 everybody. I'm going crazy waiting for my score every single day. Hoping mine are good though in fact I wasn't. Spending my whole to take course but yeah I'm still failed. Could you please tell me how to be smart in 1 hour, a day or at least a week? Sigh. And I keep filling my mind with the science and the social class things. Well, I'm lil a bit confused when people judging that science class is better than social. Maybe in some other ways the answer could be yes but heyyy social is not bad. It is okay for me if I go to social class but obviously it's not okay for my mom and dad. The only reason I wanna go to science is to make them happy. Maybe there's a little satisfaction if I get into the science class, but yeah I'm not good at remembering the dates, places, people's name like social class do. I love counting more! I feel guilty to my parent if i can't go to science class.
Ya Allah, please increase my knowledge and please broden my intelligent, Amin.
Btw I'm counting on the result day. AFS I mean. Hmm I'm gonna pray isya now I guess.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Kata Kakak Saya Ibu Orangnya Baik...
Ini cerita gue di hari senin di pelajaran ekonomi. Jadi ya kan gue remedial ekonomi nah terus pas senin kemarin hasilnya dibagiin. Gue kira kan ya nilainya membaik. Taunya nilai gue yang awalnya 56 turun jadi 54. Terus baliklah gue ke meja...
Bella : nilai lo berapa nin?
Nanin : 54 bel.. yah gue jadi pengen nangis deh
Bella : eh eh jangan nangis
tapi terlambat. Gue udah keburu menitikkan air mata (apa tau ya). Terus langsung deh teman-teman menghiburku. nah terusnya si ibu sinden, guru ekonomi gue yang nyinden itu, bagi-bagiin lks kan. Dipanggil nama anaknya satu-satu ke depan. Terus si Bella dipanggil nah pas balik gue liat nilai lksnya 75 apa 80 gitu kalo ga salah. Nah terus gue sama Bella izin deh ke toilet bentar. Pas balik ternyata lks gue udah selesai dikoreksi jadi langsung gue comot dari mejanya si ibu guru sinden panggung itu. Dan dengan sabarnya ku bolak-balik kertas lksnya. Amboi! Alangkah terkejutnya gue ngeliat nilai gue hanya 65. Ohmygod padahal asal kalian semua tahu, lks itu gue kerjain full, ga ada yang bolong sama sekali. Akhirnya dengan ditemani Firdha Islamy, gue protes ke depan. Eh nyampe sana gue dikacangin. Bayangin coba udah nilai ulangan remed (lagi), lks 65 plus dikacangin lagi. Gondok deh gue. tapi gue ga pantang menyerah pas bel gue mencoba minta nilai lagi sama si ibu yang satu itu.
Nanin : Bu, nilai saya kok segini? saya kan ngerjainnya full bu, liat tuh
Bella : iya bu tuh dia ngerjain semuanya
si ibu sinden tetap membisu sambil tersenyum ngeselin
Nanin : ayolah bu tambahin nilai saya
Teman- Teman : iya bu tambahin dong dia kan adenya fadil bu
Ibu S : Fadil? (muka kaget gimana gitu)
Nanin : Iya bu. Saya adenya Fadil Pratama, sekarang udah alumni
Ibu S : oh yang sekarang di padjajaran ya?
Nanin & teman-teman : iya bu, tuh kan ibu kenal
Ibu S : Oh iya. ambil jurusan apa dia.
Nanin : HI bu
Ibu S : tapi kok kamu ga mirip sama dia?
Bella, Galuh, Firdha : bener kok bu dia adenya fadil. Orang waktu itu kita pernah ketemu kok
Nanin : Ya Allah ibu beneran deh ya. Nih mama saya namanya tuti papa saya namanya Firdaus, ibu kan suka manggil mama saya ke sekolah
Ibu S : oh iya bener-bener
Nanin : liat aja kakak saya namanya Fadil Pratama Ramadhan Putra, nama saya Fataninda Dwi Kesuma Putri tuh kan polanya sama, orang papahnya sama. Kakak saya bilang ibu orangnya baik. Tapi kok ibu jahat sama saya? Kakak saya aja yang sering buat mama saya dipanggil ke sekolah nilainya bagus. Kok saya yang ga pernah bikin mama saya dipanggil sekolah nilainya jelek?
Ibu S : Abis kamu suka ngobrol sih.............
Dan berlalulah perbincangan yang sedikit alot dengan si ibu sinden itu. Tapi lumayanlah nilai lks gue jadi 7. Alhamdulillah hirrabbil alamin.
Sekian dulu cerita saya hari ini. Wassalammualaikum wr. wb.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
One thing I couldn't stand off (again)
I guess I love someone easily and now I can't stand off this. I never know what shall the future bring and I don't hope too much for this one. Call me lame but ya what can I do when I couldn't stand off with this feeling anymore.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
May I ....
May I go to Java Jazz?
May I skip school tomorrow?
May I have a long holiday?
May I ask for extra money?
May I borrow your car?
May I have your brain for math?
Would you like going somewhere with me tomorrow?
Would you like buying me pizza, i'm craving for it!
Would you like let me skip the school?
Mom, i love you more if you let me do that. May I?
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Semenjak guru bk gue ngasih tau peringkat-peringkat kelas gue semester satu kemaren gue jadi punya obsesi baru sekarang. Dan tau ga sih my biggest and deepest obsession for now is : RANKING 1! Haha muluk mungkin kedengerannya, jangan kan elo gue juga mikir itu tuh muluk banget ya. Fyi, gue ranking 26 dari 39 siswa. Well, at first sih ya gue pikir itu biasa aja, ga bagus tapi at least ga jelek juga. Tapi begitu besoknya gue denger nyokap gue shock begitu gue kasih tau peringkat gue, gue jadi mikir "emang segitu jelek ya?" dan sekarang gue sadar kalo itu tuh emang jelek bangeeeeeeeeeeeet ya. Makanya dari kemaren ya gue berkhayal jadi anak pinter yang ranking 1. Bukannya gue mau sok-sok pinter (emang ga pinter) , tapi gue tuh cuma pengen tau rasanya jadi ranking satu tuh gimana. Pokoknya nih gue nazar kalo gue ranking 1 gue mau puasa seminggu ah. Pray for me pleaseeeeeeeeee!
Eh eh by the way nyokap gue luluh juga. Akhirnya gue dibeliin tiket jason mraz! Pertamanya nyokap gue udah bener-bener ga mau beliin tiketnya tuh eh untungnya temen-temennya nyokap gue tuh baik banget ya, jadi mereka ngebujukin nyokap gue. I love you deh tante-tante!
You know I like Jason Mraz so bad and wanted to see his concert if he come to Indonesia. And he really come next march at Java Jazz Festival! But my parents won't pay the ticket for me which means i must pay it myself if i wanna go. Okay at first i thought it costs only ya at least 300.000 and i think i can buy the ticket. But just about an hour ago my friend told that the ticket is costed 550.000! Oh myyyyyyyyy. Then i checked the website and found it
'Jason Mraz, 6 march 2009 285.000'
Yes! it means i can buy it but when i read once again it told that we must buy the daily pass (which costs 250.000) first then buy the special show (costs : 300.000)
285.000 + 300.000 = 585.000
And i must pay it by myself!
Does anyone of you want to buy me the ticket, pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee?


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Carbonara is easily one of my favourite pasta preparations. It's a close call between it and ragu. I was first introduced to it many moons ago, through Knorr packet sauces at home. While this tasted good at the time, I eventually gathered that it probably wasn't terribly authentic, containing what I remember as pieces of freeze-dried peppers.
A few years later – in 2007 to be precise – I was watching a TV show called Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes and saw a carbonara recipe. This was not the first time I had encountered a recipe for real carbonara, but it was the trigger for me to attempt making it myself, the "authentic" way — whatever authentic means these days.
The first time I made it, it was a disaster. It ended up as garlicky, scrambled egg spaghetti, sprinkled with parsley to hide my screw-up. It took a while for me to recover. I had to defeat that damned eggy sauce.
Many, many journeys into the golden gates of carbonara heaven later, I've figured it out. Family and friends have often asked me how I do it, so let me try to break it down.
Firstly, the ingredients. If you are in Rome, the carbonara nazis will tell you that the ingredients are guanciale, eggs, pecorino cheese, cracked black pepper and of course spaghetti.
While I would highly recommend everyone to follow the carbonara rulebook, I always replace the guanciale with smoked bacon or pancetta, and pecorino (while talking about pecorino, you should try the other famous Roman pasta, Cacio e Pepe) with parmesan, as it always lives in my fridge. It's mostly a matter of convenience and availability for me.
I also like to add garlic, parsley and the occasional vegetable; thinly sliced brussel sprouts during winter and leeks or asparagus in spring. Another thing I never do, is to use whole eggs. Egg whites won't cook at such a low temperature, so I just use yolks. Sacrilege, I know.
What can go wrong? Following are the issues I've encountered.
Problem: The eggs curdle.
Solution: Make sure that the heat of the pan has been reduced sufficiently after frying the bacon. I always add the eggs last, after the cheese. It's better to add the eggs to a pan that's too cold, than ripping hot. Increase the temperature slowly. In most cases the temperature of the pasta should be sufficient to cook the eggs.
Problem: All the cheese gathers into a big white ball in the bottom of the pan after it's been added.
Solution: I've found that adding a handful of cheese at a time works best. Incorporate the cheese well between each handful. You will see some who make a paste out of eggs and cheese, but I feel that you have more control this way.
Problem: The end result isn't creamy, like when chefs do it.
Solution: This is simply down to the amount of eggs or egg yolks you use. I like to use 2 when cooking for myself. Remember that the key to all pasta cooking is adding the starchy pasta water to the pan in the final stages. The starchy water and egg yolks will give you the creaminess.
You'll note that I haven't included a recipe. I personally almost never cook from recipes (aside from baking or pastry), preferring to do things by intuition. There are millions of recipes out there anyway, like the one above or from the Italian culinary Jedi Master, Antonio Carluccio.
Repetition is the key to improving technique in any discipline. The carbonara is the perfect culinary example.


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My introduction to Marcos Torregrosa was early this year at the IBJJF Chicago Open. As I was watching random matches one of his matches caught my eye. Thankfully, it was pretty early in the match because for that tournament he absolutely tore thru the other lightweights in route to a gold before collecting a silver in the Absolute. Marcos ended the year as the top-ranked Masters black belt at both lightweight and absolute. This review is going to cover his BJJ Escapes App, available for $9.99 from iTunes. The app consists of 20 chapters covering the following positions: mount, side mount, back control, 50/50 and the following submission defenses: triangle, armbar and ankle lock. Don't forget to download the PDF of the map at the bottom of the article for your reference.
The Battlepack Core is a 32L 100% hemp canvas backpack loaded with practical features and backed by Datsusara's famous customer service. A spacious main compartment with full-length zipper, large variety of external/internal pockets, front and side PALS webbing, and comfortable straps means that Datsusara's middle-size backpack satisfies the needs of Brazilian jiu-jitsu / MMA / judo / muay Thai types, as well as hikers, cyclists, and world travelers.
There are many reasons to like Datsusara—clean designs, practical features, environmentally friendly materials, stellar customer service—but their most unique characteristic is in the name, which is derived from the Japanese phrase "to leave the corporate worker's life." Owner Christopher Odell's distaste for frivolous consumerism is clear. Datsusara doesn't advertise. Their products have a minimum of logos. While our senses are under constant siege by deceitful and obnoxious advertising by companies whose sole aim is to sell future landfill, Datsusara's only marketing strategy relies on product quality, customer service, and word of mouth. They even shut down online retail sales during the Black Friday consumer orgy.
"This workout DVD incorporates both kettlebell and bodyweight exercises to help you enhance your conditioning levels, improve your mobility and agility, and get you sweating."
Fitness is Function: 4 Week Kettlebell Workout Plan is a 2 DVD set from My Mad Methods. In this set Mark de Grasse takes you thru 18 workouts intended to done over a 4 week period. While I've owned kettlebells for quite a while, I'll admit I rarely use them. In my case I've used them for swings and that's about it. Up until a few weeks ago I couldn't even do a clean without banging the crap out of my wrists. So when I saw "Perfect for Novice Kettelbell Users" I decided to give it a shot. The DVD set was delivered promptly to my home and the following day I decided to take it for a spin.
This article provided by our guest writer Tyy Withrow. Tyy runs his own blog called BJJ Paperweight. We look forward to working with Tyy more, be sure to keep your eyes out for some more articles by him! Welcome aboard Tyy!!!
It's been a couple of crazy weeks for me and I'm finally able to sit down and talk about a seminar I was able to help out with. The "Give the Gift of a Gi – BJJ Seminars for Kids" kick-off seminar was a huge success. It was held on October 26th at Foster Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Kent, Washington. Quite a few Black Belts shared their expertise; Kris Shaw, Cindy Hales, Michelle Wagner, James Foster, and Jean Freitas. There were three different seminars for three different age groups. With this grouping model each seminar ended up being the perfect size. In total there were about 55-60 kids, which is a great turn out. Of those kids, I would guess about 10 had never tried Jiu-Jitsu including my two little nephews. The seminar they attended was their first day of Jiu-Jitsu. I credit the quality of the seminar with the fact that they both enrolled to train the next week. Yes, I'm a proud uncle.
In the last week or so I've gotten at least a dozen catalogs in the mail. All of which are doing their best to convince me, my wife and my two girls to spend our money. What I did not get in the mail was a single piece of propaganda telling me what new gis, apps, videos, rashguards, t-shirts, or gear I need. It's completely unfair. I got 3 American Girl catalogs and not a single flyer from BudoVideos, what the heck?
As a PSA for the grappling community this article will contain links to the retailers that I've personally used and/or have seen consistently good feedback on. I'd also highly recommend that you check out the Father's Day Gift Guide from earlier this year for more gift ideas.
Foundation: Redefine Your Core, Conquer Back Pain, and Move with Confidence by Dr Eric Goodman and Peter Park
As a teacher of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, I'm on the mat at least 3 hours per day. Several years ago, I injured my back training with a college wrestler. For 5 or so years after that, I spent 3 weeks per year unable to walk, and the rest of the year in fear of my back giving out, often in pain.
After doing the basic exercises in the book Foundation, recommended to me by a student, my pain disappeared! That was 2 years ago, and I continue to do the exercises and be pain free.
I have told several students about this book, and one of my students was in the hospital due to his back pain. Soon after practicing the exercises, he went on to win the Pan Ams in one of the senior divisions and said that he had never felt so good!
If you are in pain, this book could change your life.
Ryan Fiorenzi
Kaizen Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
What do Rodrigo Cavaca, Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida, and Roberto Cyborg Abreu have in common? Other than the World titles, ADCC wins and Pan Ams medals? They all trained foot locks with the same person: Roli Delgado. Roli is a 2nd degree BB (Denilson Pimenta), student of Billy Robinson, and level 5 instructor of Hayastan (Max Bishop). Legal Leg Locks for BJJ is about 90 minutes long and focuses primarily on straight ankle locks and toe holds.
Roli's approach to teaching is very similar to Ryan Hall. The app begins with a focus on applying the submission correctly with sound fundamentals. Roli then delves into the concepts that you'll need to make the most of these attacks. The final few sections are details on how to adjust when the sub doesn't work, how to escape when you're the one in trouble and finally how to counter attack. As always there is a PDF of the study guide available for download at the end of the article. There's also a video at the end of Roli teaching some attacks from the 50/50.
Ronin Brand contacted me in July to do a review of their John Small's designed 5 Borough Gi (blue A3L). Since then I've worn it at least 20 times, washing and drying it each time. In short, I've beaten it up as much as possible over the last 90 days. The gi is available in white, blue and black. Ronin also has sizing for long/slim folks. This limited run gi is simply designed with an illustration by John Smalls printed on the inside of the 5 Boroughs of New York, hence the name. [Editor's Note: All pictures were taken after the gi was used for 90 days].
Johns Smalls, if you're not familiar with him, is an avid BJJ practitioner and professional artist who lives in NYC. John's artwork can be found on/in gis, rashguards, shorts, prints, canvas, etc… In our little corner of the world John has worked with Ronin, Shoyoroll, NoGi and Modern Flow to name a few. To Ronin's credit they recognized the skills and value of bringing a professional artist into the design process (their Samurai gi was in collaboration with Meerkatsu) and continue to offer well designed gis (check out the Legacy gi). Now to the review.
So what is the first thing you think of when you hear Scramble? Rainbow Spats? Or maybe Star Spangled Spats? How about the cool Rashguards? Even better, the newer Athlete Gi? Well if you thought of all that then you are well aware of the great gear line-up offered up by Scramble, and if you haven't then you may need to re-evaluate your life. or at least visit their site right now. Seriously, I'll wait.
Well this go round Scramble has put together a hoody for us to ogle, with a nice clean look and feel without being over the top and the fit and comfort you would expect from a company who has been around the block a time or two.
Founded in 2011, Cardiff-based Strike Fightwear are part of the UK wave of Brazilian jiu-jitsu gear companies. Strike's kimonos, shorts, and rashguards all feature high-quality construction and their designs register around the Emerica mark on the BJJ industry scale of Jigoro Kano to NASCAR. This is a review of their recently released GRPPLR gi, size A2.
In the words of Strike Fightwear:
"This gi has been in development for over a year and features a new cut & fit as well as high-quality embroidery and styling."
"We designed this gi to be perfect for both everyday training and competitions. It seems foolhardy to train in a certain gi leading up to a competition, only to wear a different, lighter gi on the day. The GRPPLR is both lightweight and durable, ensuring you can wear it every day without it hindering your Jiu Jitsu."
Hemp Ecstasy Gi Review by Jocelyn Chang, Brazilian Jiujitsu Black Belt of Let's Roll Jiujitsu Academy, Torrance, CA
I find it appropriate to review the Hemp Ecstasy gi by Submission Fight Company during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I am not only a Brazilian Jiujitsu Black belt; I am also a cancer survivor. During my bout with cancer, I learned the great benefits of Cannabis as an effective treatment to counter the side effects of chemotherapy. While researching more about Cannabis, I began to learn about Hemp and what a fantastic fiber it is. Hemp is strong, durable, breathable, and, anti-microbial. When you read about Hemp, you learn that not only is it much better than cotton as a fiber, but, it is also much more environmentally friendly too. So naturally, I was very excited to be asked to review the Hemp Ecstasy gi.
Out of the bag I noticed that the build quality is very good. Unlike many gi's, when you look closely at the stitching, it is nice and even. No loose stitching, or, tag ends anywhere. Also, unlike some other Hemp gi's I've seen, the weave is nice and tight like true gi material. It's nice to see someone is paying close attention to details that make a truly good gi. After all, it's equipment, not fashion.
93 Brand has spent the last year making its presence known in the jiu jitsu world. Their initial offering, the Grey Goose, was a very well received grey gi (reviewed here and here). The Gentle Chief rashguard is the love child of their collaboration with BJJ artist Gawakoto. The rashguard features artwork by Gawakoto, is made in the USA and looks pretty spiffy. I want to thank BJJHQ for sending this rashguard to me and letting me beat it up for a few months while working on this review.
"Talking about Lucas is always a pleasure for me. I have never seen an athlete with so many skills like him. He is one of the most complete athletes that I have had the opportunity to train." Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles
Lucas Lepri has followed up with his guard passing DVD with another 2 volume set. This set is a nogi (but the techniques are easily adapted to gi BJJ) and focused mainly on the reverse De la Riva, De la Riva, Butterfly and Side Control. Lucas also covers some material on the half-guard, back control and turtle. Most of the techniques are sweeps and attacks making it a solid complement to his passing DVD.
Lucas Lepri's DVD set consists of 2 DVDs and covers ~3 hours of instruction in total. In this article you'll find mindmaps for both DVDs and some commonalities that I noticed as I broke down the instruction.
Becoming a model of excellence in one's line of work is an aspiring goal for any evolving Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioner. Since its launch in 1998 Paragon Brazilian Jiu-jitsu has exhibited this concept with the production of many grappling talents such as Jeff Glover and Bill Cooper. Expanding its club's movement to the southern region of the United States, Paragon Austin continues this endless trail in becoming one of the best BJJ schools in the Lone Star State.
Starting in 2011 by Robert Dembeck and Darrin Lillian these two founders quickly organized a plan to mold itself into its own brand of excellence. With its later assemblage of elite black belt instructors to assist with the enchantment of the program top quality training and instruction was not hard to come by for any student training at Paragon Austin.
The dedication each instructor puts into their work is above and beyond the standards of your typical BJJ instructor which creates a unique diversity of knowledge gained from the participant walking out of each class.
Starting his instructor position early this year David Ginsberg black belt Mike Harmon brings over a decade of experience that any students will benefit from. Not only has his assistance proven to be a great aid for the students at Paragon Austin but also for himself which has allowed Harmon to achieve major success as a competitor which includes becoming a brown belt no-gi world champion in late 2012 .
Martial arts apparel and gear company Datsusara was founded in 2007 by Christopher Odell, a man with a clear goal: "Datsusara gear is manufactured to be as strong and versatile as military gear, while incorporating the most functional textiles nature has to offer." His life philosophy is also represented by the company name, which is a translation of the Japanese phrase "to leave the salaried/corporate worker's life." Those are some big green checkmarks, but the ultimate test is how the equipment performs in the world and on the mat.
The Datsusara catalogue features a Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi, fight shorts, and an array of backpacks, bags, and accessories. Everything is made of natural, environmentally friendly fibers like hemp and bamboo. Datsusara gear has been gaining lots of attention recently, as evidenced by many of the items being sold out at the time of publishing. This review covers Datsusara's hemp fight shorts.
After his new book "BJJ Techniques to Defeat Bigger, Stronger Opponents" hit #1 under the entire category of "Martial Arts" at Amazon.com, BJJ Legends writer Daniel Faggella sat down with us to talk about the book's success, and his personal journey of putting the book together. Dan is a No Gi Pan Am Champion, expert division champion many times over, and one of the most prolific writers and interviewers in the BJJ world, having conducted dozens of interviews with world champions, and producing three books on combat sports skill development.
BJJ Legends: Dan, you've done a LOT of writing about beating bigger opponents in BJJ over the last number of years, why did you decide this year to finally put together the book?
Dan Faggella: Believe it or not, I like to say that this book has taken me four years to write. It was four years ago that I conducted some of my early interviews with Justin Rader, Ben Askren, Draculino, and many of my heroes in the world of grappling, and I've kept up the interview habit ever since. Over the past year, after teaching a ton of seminars and writing a lot of articles on this similar topic, I decided that I finally had a clean way to explain the core message.
BJJL: What was that core message for you, Dan?
DF: The message of this book is pretty simple. Statistically speaking, the game of beating bigger, stronger opponents is different from the "normal" game of winning at your own weight class. The sweeps, submissions, and positioning strategies that the best little-guys use to beat the best bigger grapplers are unique, and it's a skill and strategy that's teachable.
Roughly six months ago I decided to go to Los Angeles over Labor Day weekend for the sole purpose of meeting up with some of my jiu jitsu e-friends and to take advantage of the world class instruction that the city has to offer. This trip was about immersing myself completely jiu jitsu and training full time. Over the next four days I met and trained with dozens of amazing people including some legends of our sport. Traveling back to St Louis on Monday I was re-energized and excited about my training in a way that I hadn't been previously.
"A black belt only covers two inches of your butt. You have to cover the rest." Royce Gracie
I became a bit obsessed with finding a belt made out of gi material a few months ago. You'd think they'd be everywhere, right? Unfortunately that's not the case. During my overly involved research I found the Ligustica belt by Killer Bee. This belt is made from the same gi material as their Mark II kimono and available for $19.00. I was familiar with Killer Bee from their recent focus on custom gis and also because several of my training partners wear their gis. Everyone I know had good things to say about Jesse and Killer Bee so I decided to take a closer look at their belts.
Tom Barlow, Braulio Estima blackbelt, decided to work with a strength and conditioning coach to prepare for the 2012 British Open. Enter Will Badenoch of Plymouth Performance Gym. Will designed a strength and conditioning program specifically for Tom that took into account that Tom had other responsibilities outside of BJJ, didn't want to sacrifice mat time and was coming off a long layoff due to injury. Tom went on to win his division in the British Open and said, "I can honestly say that I've never felt in such good shape during a competition." Will decided to use his work with Tom to create an e-book outlining a 12 week strength and conditioning program for other grapplers. The manual, The Complete Strength and Conditioning Blueprint for Grappling Sports, is a succinct treatise on how to incorporate Will's program into your training.
Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance by Kelly Starrett and Glen Cordoza is a lifesaver. This book explains how to avoid injuries through correct body mechanics, and is a blueprint to treating injuries that do arise. After my experience I consider it essential reading for anyone, especially those involved in body-brutalizing sports like Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo.
This spring, the past 25 years of abuse from judo, jiu-jitsu, skateboarding, and sitting at a desk came to a head and my hip / upper glute / lower back went on strike. I was pointed in Kelly Starrett's direction by Andrew from Dig Deep BJJ and after watching some of the MobilityWOD videos, decided that I needed a copy of his book. The last month of putting these exercises to work has led me to believe that over the course of a lifetime, Supple Leopard will prove to be worth its weight in physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage, and acupuncture receipts.
Train to push yourself both mentally and physically; Compete to improve yourself, as well as those around you; and Live to be healthy in mind, body and soul. Hylete
You may remember Hylete from our review last year of their Compete 1.0 shorts. Since then I've become a regular customer buying their shorts, compression gear and even a shirt for my oldest. In July they added a gear bag to their product list. The bag is a voluminous backpack that can be converted to shoulder strapped equipment bag for extra storage. The bag has: a shoe locker, wet storage area, tablet sleeve, side-pocket cooler, metal buckles and comes with a 2 year warrantee. As a bonus to our readers please use the code: LEGENDS25 to get 25% off this or any Hylete product.
Platinum Jiu Jitsu has a small but deeply loyal following of jiu jiteiros that appreciate the flash of their designs and the quality of their craftsmanship. Each gi is produced in a very small batch, just 25 total gis divided among the 4 sizes, and features a fully sublimated rashguard liner. The rasghuards are based on artwork by Hawaiian artist Katch1. The exterior patching, embroidery and color schemes are all intended to compliment the interior artwork. Sean sent me the Grenada, #5 of 25, in A3 a few months ago and I've been putting it thru its paces ever since.


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I LOVE soup. I could eat it everyday (with bread, cheese, salad, and french fries). In particular, I LOVE bisque- crab bisque, lobster bisque, you name it! Every time I go out to eat and I see that there is some kind of bisque on the menu, I ALWAYS order it.
I decided it was about time I try to make it on my own. I am so glad I did because it was DELICIOUS! The only downside is all the prep. I wish I did it all a bit earlier because the whole experience would have gone much smoother. I ended up using a second pair of hands so it would be finished within dinner time.
Here's what you need (and prep it before you plan on actually cooking it): 3 tablespoons butter, 1 yellow onion (thinly sliced), 1 carrot (peeled and thinly sliced), 4 cloves garlic (thinly sliced), 2 pounds of shrimp (shelled and deveined; save the shells intact as much as possible; save 24 shrimp and cut them into 1/2 inch pieces), 4 Roma tomatoes (coarsely chopped), 4 cups of chicken stock, 1/2 cup fine bread crumbs, 1/2 cup heavy cream, 2 tablespoons dry sherry, salt, cayenne pepper, and Italian parsley for garnish (finely chopped).
In a soup pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot, and garlic and saute for about 2 minutes.
Add the shrimp shells and continue to saute for about 5 minutes. The shells will turn bright pink and the vegetables will continue to soften.
Add the tomatoes and stock. Cook for 5-8 minutes. Remove the shrimp shells and throw them away. (Notice I changed pots; I kept switching between two different pots.)
In a blender, process the mixture in batches until finely chopped. Pass the mixture through a sieve or food mill. Discard the solids.
When all done, you are left with a smooth mixture.
With the 24 shrimp set aside, add the rest of the shrimp and the bread crumbs to the pot. Cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and, with the blender, puree the soup in batches until smooth.
Return the soup to medium heat and add the cream, sherry, salt to taste, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Cook for about 2-5 minutes to blend the flavors. Add salt if necessary.
When the soup is ready, add the 24 cut shrimp and cook for a couple minutes more. Before serving, garnish with the parsley. Oh, so good...
Monday, April 20, 2009
shrimp bisque
I LOVE soup. I could eat it everyday (with bread, cheese, salad, and french fries). In particular, I LOVE bisque- crab bisque, lobster bisque, you name it! Every time I go out to eat and I see that there is some kind of bisque on the menu, I ALWAYS order it.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
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I woke up early this morning (to my dismay), made my necessary coffee, and turned on the TV. As I flipped through my favorite channels, I decided to stop at the Food Network. The title "5 Ingredient Fix" caught my attention. This Claire Robinson was making french toast, maple candied bacon, a fruit smoothie, and asparagus topped with scrambled eggs. The whole time, I kept thinking:
- Does this really taste good?
- Who is this person?
- What are her credentials?
I'll keep watching this show out of mere curiosity. Maybe, I'll even try some of the things she made. Claire, just stop getting excited about everything you've cooked after you have a bite but it's just a bit annoying. Really... the mini orgasms that these people get after trying their food is much.


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I got home from work today and had to figure out what to make for lunch. It's been that way all week, unfortunately. One day my daughter bought chinese, so that was easy. Today I remembered we had leftover mozzarella, pepperoni and pita pockets. That was a combination made in heaven and that's what we had. Just in case you need directions, I'll post them for ya.
Pita pizza's
6 whole wheat pitas
1 C spaghetti sauce (or less, depending on how much you like)
pkg of sliced pepperoni
grated mozzarella cheese
pineapple tidbits (optional)
My pita's were frozen, so I defrosted them in the microwave before putting them on the cookie sheet. Then I turned on my oven broiler to high. I slathered the sauce on the pitas and then divided out about 6 to 7 pepperoni per pita. Then I grated the cheese over the top. Not really heavy, but nice. Then I added pineappe, we are fruit bats in my house.
You slip it into the oven and let the cheese melt and get a little bubbly, perhaps even a little gold around the edges, and then pull it out. It's quick, easy and too fatning either!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Chicken Enchiladas
One of the simplest, perhaps, dishes that I like to make, is Chicken Enchiladas. The first time I had them, I'd just given birth and a neighbor brought them over for dinner. They were heavenly -- something I hadn't even tried making before. I immediately set about finding a recipe for them, and they are one of my families favorites. I still don't make them very often, because I have to make two full pans of them to make everyone happy...lol and that's a lot of work.
But yesterday, I decided I wanted them for lunch, so I whipped up a couple for my daughter and I to enjoy. Hopefully you'll like them too!
Chicken Enchiladas
12 Whole Wheat Tortillas softened
2 large or 4 small chicken breasts, fried, grilled, broiled, whatever and then sliced and chopped.
1 large onion, chopped
1 green pepper chopped (two if they're small)
1 -2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 container sour cream (I use low fat)
2 C grated cheese -- generally a mix of cheddar and montery jack
6-8 mushrooms, sliced
1 can chopped or sliced olives
1 can chopped or diced tomatoes (optional)
black pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 350. Mix chicken, onion, green pepper, mushrooms, 1/2soup and 1/2sour cream together in a bowl, sprinkle with pepper to taste. Fill tortillas, sprinkle with cheese, roll them up and place seam side down in a 9x13 baking dish that's been sprayed with pan spray. You might need two pans. In the same bowl you mixed all the ingredients in, mix the remaining sour cream and soup, pour this over the top of the enchiladas. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
Bake for 20 min, or until cheese is melted and edges are crispy.
If you like the taste of tomatoes, I would add the 1/2 the diced tomatoes to the filling and the other half to the top with the olives after it comes out of the oven.
Serve with Salad and you have an excellent meal.
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