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I am little more than positive that I won't make any new friends and may even lose a few old friends by what I'm about to write. However, that's okay. I only asks that you hear me out before you start throwing the stones at me. I too watched in awe, though maybe not as euphoric as some at the swearing in of our nation's 44th president of the United States of America. Some call him our first black president, first African American, first bi-racial. Well you get the picture. As Princeton scholar, Melissa Harris-Lacewell stated, president Obama's selection of Michelle Obama as his wife and the mother of his children is probably one of greatest indicators of his black identity. But I digress. Back to the issue at hand. For the past week I've looked on as black mothers and some fathers wept on the evening news that they now can tell their children that they too can become anything they want, even president. Now while this sounds really good in a sound byte, little Ray Ray and NeNe probably have a greater chance of winning the lottery than becoming president of the U.S. What we need to remember is that Obama had some very unique opportunities, some of which include having a white mother, a continental African father and white mid-western grandparents. In addition, he grew up in Hawaii and lived in Indonesia. A very different cultural legacy and experience than most Black children in America. Now let's also add the fact that Barack Obama is one smart guy bar none. In addition, his intellectual genius was cultivated in some of the best schools in America. Add that to practical experience in community organizing, Chicago boot camp political training and being in the right place at the right time (The U.S. literally in the toilet) and you have President Obama. The point I'm making is that we can not ignore the role that intellect, cultural legacy and opportunity play in creating greatness. So while we are telling our children that they too can become president, we must be equally diligent in investing in their academic future at the same rate that we invest in the latest designer fashions. If you really want little Ray Ray and NeNe to become president, parents must attend PTA and parent teacher conferences on a regular basis. We must turn off the TV and Xbox and encourage our children to read and critically think. Now when I say read, I don't mean Zane or Carl Webber's latest urban lit offering. Future presidents need a knowledge of world affairs, they need to be able to speak the language of commerce which is not project English, but the King's or at least the Queen's English. Obama can do barbershop brother to brother talk, but it is his oratory eloquence that won the hearts and minds of Americans across race, class and political ideology. Though President Obam's election is truly historical, we must couple our excitement with a dose of reality. One out of one hundred Americans are currently behind bars. Approximately, 35% of those persons are of African descent. This sobering reality tells us that our work is just beginning. I am in full agreement that we should not place limits on our children because of race or class. However, the "black tax" (twice as good to get half as much) has not been lifted just because we now have a Black president. In fact, the bar may just have been raised a bit higher. The Keepers of the African village must get busy providing little Ray Ray and Shinqua with the tools they will need to navigate a global, multi- racial, multi cultural America. Our children must have at least an intermediate grasp of math and science. More importantly, our children must be emotionally intelligent. We talk about how cool president Obama is, well that coolness is really emotional intelligence. He is a genius at managing his emotions, even in the most complex circumstances. Obama probably learned at an early age that he would not be able to control the actions and attitudes of those around him, but he could control how he responded to those attitudes. The audacity of hope is indeed alive and well and the dream lives. However, faith hope and dreams mean nothing without hard work. The next time you tell your child they can become any thing they want to be including president, remind them that president Obama is a graduate of Harvard law school where he graduated in the top of his class. That it was was hard work, perseverance, service and being prepare when opportunity presented itself that brought president Obama to the White House.
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I didn't know OCD was something until yesterday I found out through my school work and I have read about something so I was just wondering if I have it. these are the things I do:
1) when I go to the toilet I would wash the tab handle both tab the hot one and the cold one especially if its my brothers that have used to toilet before me because I think if I don't do that I'm going to be pregnant I know its stupid I used to do that every time before I even used the toilet to every house we lived in but now we moved houses and for some reason I don't even care no more like I try not to do it by telling myself its doesn't really matter just go on and I sort of manage it.
2) I don't if its just because I love scary movies but I tend to imagine really horrible thoughts like I would think of 'if you put a gun in someone mouth what would happen'
3) sometimes when I just walking or on the bus I sit next to the window and like since the bus is moving sometimes I get the feeling that I have to look at certain something before the bus pass it else it going to annoy me for the whole day and if I hear a song and I think I know it but don't remember the name it will annoy me as well.
3) whenever I would be eating chicken and chips every time I would force myself to eat the chips first before I eat the chicken even if I got full I would still force my self to eat the chips else I'm not going to eat the chicken which I always want to it but it just feels like its weird and that I have to do it this order but lately I'm not sure if I have gotten over that but now I mostly eat chicken burger so I would force my self to eat the chips then the burger one day I was like why not try it to my self and I did it tasted so nice but it felt weird to do it ever since then I can eat the burger and chips together its a normal thing but when it comes to chicken and chips I don't eat that any more but I think I would still force my self to eat the chips first.
4) I don't why but I feel like I have to do everything I think of for example after college I take this bus I used to think started at that stop but lately I see people on the bus like 3 before it even reached my bus stop and the thing is when the bus is empty I think that because I was here first I have to go in the bus first sometimes I do it but sometimes other people go in before me I convince myself saying it doesn't matter anyway but it annoys me a bit.
5) in the night I have this think where I have to turn off the heaters at first it was just because I knew my mum or siblings would forget to do it so I would do it. but now its like I have to do it even if I'm on my bed and I remember I didn't check if the heaters were on I would force my self to go downstairs and check it even though I really don't want to do it but I will annoys me, makes me feel guilty sometimes I check them before going to bed and after I came to my bed I would ask myself if I did and if I'm not sure I have this feeling telling me to go and do it. same goes with the lights I have to turn off all the lights expect the one near the stairs although my brother comes and turns them on it annoys me to think that he might not turn it off but it don't feel as much annoying as it would when I didn't do it at all.
6) whenever i would wash my legs (for prayers) when i wash it i get this feeling that it something dirty touch it so i have to wash it again and again before it was just 2 times but now i wash like 4 times each leg its quite annoying to be honest.
right now I don't really remember other things which used to happen to me but so far I remember these. it isn't bad as other people as I read from here but I can stop myself from doing it but it annoys me to do it.
I would be great if someone could tell me if I have it or not


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Has anyone seen the Jason Wu collection at Target yet? Some of the items are already sold out online and the web seems to be buzzing about it. Full skirts are a new trend and his collection has plenty of them.
Maybe I'm just too old for the Target version of high fashion. Maybe this skews towards teens, but I can't envision any of the teens I know wearing pleated poplin dresses. Maybe late 20's gals wearing them to work? What do you think? Too conservative, too preppy? Too old, too young?
Just for fun, here's a picture of the gorgeous Kate Middleton rocking a full skirt recently.


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We've been ranking all the Real Housewives from every season, every franchise and its finally down to the final few. The queens of Bravo, if you will. Click here for Part 1 and Part 2 of our ranking.
What separates a good Housewife from a great one? For me, it's the longevity of their dramas. Will their actions or comments forever define a franchise as Teresa Giudice's table flip did for New Jersey, or NeNe Leakes' "Close your legs to married men, Wig!" on Atlanta? A great Housewife doesn't necessarily have to be likable, but she does have to be memorable, and defining. When you think of a particular show which Housewife comes to mind.
Below, is our top Housewives from Real Housewives Of New Jersey, Real Housewives Of Potomac, Real Housewives Of New York, Beverly Hills, Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, and Orange County.
Taylor Armstrong
Taylor's lips became the sensation that got everyone talking about RHOBH, but that was just the very, very tip of the tongue. It was her grifter past, crazy meltdowns, and the $100,000 birthday party she threw for her toddler that helped make RHOBH a sensation.
Known for her 'Taylor Tantrums' which happened just about any old place - from suitcases in ski chalets, to almost flinging herself over the balcony of a Malibu mansion, to a limo at midnight in the middle of nowhere.
In the end the mystery over Taylor's past, shocking domestic abuse allegations in her marriage, alleged alcohol abuse, the suicide of her late-husband Russell Armstrong, and her reported affair, proved too be too diabolically confusing for a show about wealthy women fighting over shoes.
Even thinking about all Taylor's drama makes me feel like someone went Oklahoma on my ass!
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Danielle Staub
Back when Real Housewives was in its infancy, along came the insanity of Danielle. So pay attention PUH-LEASE!
Years later, what Danielle supposedly knows ... has gone on to become the stuff of RHONJ legend which spawned the birth of Teresa's family feud and exposure of her financial messes, leading to the first reunion fight.
Has there ever been a Housewife who spawned a more iconic moment than when a dramatic dinner concerning a book about Danielle's past ( 19 engagements!), sent Teresa flipping a table and screaming "Prostitution Whore!"
Danielle also spawned the rise of the Posche Fashion Show. Seriously, in Danielle's only TWO seasons on RHONJ, she terrorized the cast by threatening to expose their secrets, stalked them like last season's Versace, introduced us to Kim G, and brought a Hell's Angel to a charity event. Danielle - you're more notorious than legendary, but you're damn good TV!
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Kenya Moore
Former pageant queen, Kenya twirled onto RHOA proclaiming to be "Gone With The Wind Fabulous!", but left us all wondering Miss WHO-S-A?!
And in Kenya's twister of crazy came fake boyfriends, a fake sitcom, fake bootys, a mysterious $20,000 charity fiasco, the nastiest of feuds, exposure of Phaedra's marriage to Apollo, a knock-down-drag-out-brawl at a reunion, and Krayonce, Kenya's Beyonce-lite alterego.
While most of Kenya's life on and off screen appears to be heavily crafted, and full of more water than substance, anytime she waves that scepter trouble is sure to follow, and not even a stallion could tame this mess.
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Phaedra Parks
Phaedra is a contradiction in every way, lawyer by day; criminal mastermind by night? Bible thumper on Sunday; air mattress sinner on a Saturday night? And her stranger than fiction life has brought fascinating drama to RHOA.
Bravo's ice queen has seen a husband go to prison, a best friendship flounder, and endless drama with Kenya, and undergone a complete life transition since she joined the show. Which is why it's so riveting to watch Phunerals By Phaedra bury these ladies with her shady comments and facial expressions. Get your holy water out.
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Kyle Richards
Splits, helicopter hair whips, and kaftans... oh my! From the dinner party from hell, to Faye Resnick, to the mystery over who stole Kim's G-D house, Kyle cannot help but find herself drowning in drama.
Kyle has always dealt with more than the usual social climbing shenanigans on RHOBH thanks to her often devastating family dramas. The rawness of the complicated dynamic between the Twisted Sisters Richards is a reminder that money cannot buy everything no matter how many mansions Mauricio sells.
Watching Kyle scramble, flounder, and trip over her kaftan hem time and time again in her drama with Kim and Kathy has helped bring a realism to RHOBH.
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Sonja Morgan
The former Lady Morgan has some ocean front property she'd like to sell you in Arizona, but unfortunately the French wild boars ran off with her business proposal when they invaded the her yacht during a P.Diddy party, and all she has left is her name, some interns, and a toaster oven.
Sonja endeared herself to viewers with her tales of a past cavorting with billionaires and royalty, but watching Sonja come to grips with her reduced circumstances, while clinging to her former grandeur and bickering with wannabe voice of reason Ramona, as her town home crumbles around and the men get younger and younger, is fascinating.
No matter how many lose teeth fall out into her cocktails, Sonja's sunny good humor and charming wittiness remains the straw that stirs the drink.
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Kim Zolciak
The faker the hair the closer to fame? We met Kim when her 'job' was mistress to the mysterious Big Poppa. Entitled, vain, self-absorbed, no one could look away from the ridiculous psychic-believing Kim and her many christened wigs.
Wigs N Cigs, was the original faker of cancer and the first of the many terrible Housewives songs with Don't Be Tardy For The Party.
But it was Kim with NeNe that got us hooked. Friends or fighting, they brought out the best and worst in each other that was amazing TV.
Kim finally closed her legs to married men and then got knocked up (again and again and again...) on her spinoff.
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Ramona Singer
Ramona of the crazy eyes and Singer Stinger has been a delusional force to be reckoned with since day one of RHONY.
Season after season, Ramona never learns and doesn't care to, as she flings wine glasses, 'tells it like it is' with abandon, turtle times around the Hamptons swinging her pinot.
Through her Ramotional years as a Housewife, Ramona has undergone many Tru-Renewals, endless tours as the apologizer, and seen the ups and downs of her marriage and friendships, but she's still the same old Ramona. Don't ever change, Pinot!
NeNe Leakes
NeNe does everything bigger, bolder, louder, blonder, and sassier. The six-foot-tall former stripper with a terrible temper and an ego to match, simply cannot keep her comments to herself. And for that we love her. BLOOP!
NeNe's commentary and catchphrases have made RHOA a must-watch, and to me, more than any other Housewife, NeNe has made the Real Housewives franchise into a phenomena.
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Bethenny Frankel
Bethenny's life has changed more than any other Housewife.
Once battling wealthy Housewives with only her wit, Bethenny built a Skinnygirl empire through hard work to become the richest.
We watched as Bethenny lost friendships, shared her tormented childhood, endured Scary Island, got married, had a baby, and, finally divorced.
Bethenny left RHONY for greener pastures, and has returned, but she doesn't seem happy to be there.
Until this season, Bethenny has never shielded any part of her life - her appeal was in her honesty about her anger, sadness, happiness, judgements, and tragedies.
Yet for all those experiences Bethenny never seems to experience personal growth. She's still the same angry, tormented, scrappy Housewife she was when she was hawking muffins in a supermarket. Now Bethenny seems to be living proof that money cannot buy happiness.
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Sheree Whitfield
Who ever heard of a fashion show with no clothes? Sheree did!
Whoever built a chateau to nowhere? Sheree did!
Whoever shopped like they had a 7-figure divorce settlement in her bank account? Sheree did!
Who gonna check Sheree? Probably not reality, boo!
Delusional or not, She By SherAde is an institution. We should just turn Chateau Sheree into a Housewives Museum in which to marvel in She By SheBroke in all her elegance and sophistication.
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Lisa Vanderpump
If most of us could be a Housewife, we'd probably be Lisa.
The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills encapsulates the fabulous life of glamour, wealth, and exuberance. Surrounded by mini poms and ponies, draped in diamonds; guarded by swans, her ever-loving Ken, and her shred British humor, Lisa is simply delightful.
It's too bad Lisa's so-called friends just can't let her crown be and just bask in Villa Rosa glow.
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Luann de Lesseps
She's a Countess, a "singer," and an expert on how to behave and why, and she can put a Housewife in her place with barely a word. But we love Luann because she's just really f--king cool (even when her fellow housewives are just being so uncool.)
Luann tops this list because she lives a life full of adventure, excitement, and even pirates!
In her strut through RHONY Luann has maintain her cool one-liners no matter what Herman Munster Shoes are trying to trip her up (I mean, "Even Louis Vuitton makes mistakes...") Luann will always be our countess - even if she's married to everyone's Tom!
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Teresa Giudice
It doesn't matter if Teresa is loved or loathed, the arc of her portrayal on RHONJ is befitting of a Shakespearean tragedy (too bad she's probably never heard of that guy!). Teresa is a living soap opera - is she the cause of the drama, or is the drama attracted to her like debt to a credit card?
The arc of Teresa Giudice on RHONJ is one of many tribulations and few triumphs. Still she keeps fighting; rarely changing tactics or ideologies. She should probably run for office. In her years on RHONJ, emerging as the zany over-the-top fan favorite, Teresa has flipped a table, lost her friends, feuded with family, shopped into bankruptcy, thrown ridiculous re-done house parties, been indicted, been called a c-u-next-Tuesday by her husband, and even gone to prison! But, still, she insists her life is perfect. At least her delusion perseveres.
Will Teresa ever change? Do we want her to?
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Vicki Gunvalson
Vicki is not my number one Housewife because she's the OG Of The OC. Vicki is here because she is a Lifetime Movie, and she doesn't understand that.
Vicki is here because, without irony, she will compare herself to Jesus on the cross rather than admit she is wrong. Satan is confusing! Vicki is here because she actually LOVED Brooks. Like legit fell in love with a conman! On TV.
Vicki is here because the tragicomedy of her life is interspersed with tremendous professional success and a loving family, yet she's never happy or settled.
Vicki is my number 1 Housewife because when the gates of Coto opened and we walked through, we found ourselves needing an insurance policy to survive the collateral damage Real Housewives Of Orange County would inflict upon our lives.
Vicki is no 1 because she will always find herself in a "fake cancer scheme," (euphemistically) and though her face has changed countless times, her perspective and understanding of life have never altered.
Hell or high water crashing onto the orange county shores, Vicki will still be whooping it up after the flood washes everything else away.
WOO HOO Vicki - you win!
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An educational blog focusing on the continual integration of technology into our schools and classrooms
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Constructivism in Practice
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It is interesting the way you interpreted the creation of a hypothesis. In your summary above, the teacher creates a solid hypothesis for the students to test. The way I read our was that the students developed the hypothesis and tested it to see if it holds true. The role of the teacher, as I understood it, was to provide a guided lesson so that students could prove or disprove the concept you know to be true/untrue. All the while, students are the ones who discover it rather than teachers providing the details. I think that teachers could accomplish such a task by providing simple guided notes to help students arrive at a conclusion. I now wonder about the other members of our class and how they read the material, and more importantly if I received the right message from our lesson this week.ReplyDelete
Yeah I am not sure because it really seemed to be about setting up the students correctly. I think the bigger emphasis was on having students understand the hypothesis or scenario and then adjust it accordingly? Does that make sense?
- AnonymousOctober 1, 2011 at 1:52 PM
I agree that having a clear hypothesis will help the students with other aspects of their experiment. My 7th grade students would sometimes start off an experiment with an unclear hypothesis, and this would taint the rest of their efforts. They ultimately did not have a clear vision of what their goals were and what they were trying to accomplish, so they did not know how to proceed with their testing, or they got so far off track that the experiment did not work. I went through many years of science fair, and I quickly came to realize that many of my students needed help formulating their hypothesis, and then every thing else fell into place. Technology has also made data collection much easier. Depending on the experiment, the right tool can save lots of time for the students, allowing more time for data analysis. I also like programs like Excel that facilitate data analysis and make its easier for the students to see trends in their data.ReplyDelete


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Argosy, a leading international supplier of HD broadcast cables and studio infrastructure products, is introducing Beldens field mountable REVConnect cable termination system to the pro-AV market for the very first time during the ISE 2017 show (Hall 12, stand F68), taking place at the RAI in Amsterdam from 7 February to 10 February 2016.
Argosy, a leading international supplier of HD cables and infrastructure products, is joining this years Essential Install Live! North show (Stand no 11, Event City, Manchester, 12th October 2016) with a broad portfolio of products aimed at pro audio recording and commercial proAV applications.
Argosy Components Limited entered into a definitive purchase agreement with IEWC, a US-based distributor.
With 20 locations across 8 countries, IEWC is a premier global provider of total connectivity solutions for sub-assemblers, OEMs and the broadcast and communications industries. In addition to UL and CSA certifications, IEWC maintains strong partnerships with a broad range of the industry's most notable suppliers and customers.


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Arsene Wenger's three primary Arsenal transfer targets have been revealed in the press on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Daily Mirror, Wenger has drawn up a list of the three main men he wants to land this summer after signing a two-year deal to stay at The Emirates.
The trio Wenger apparently wants are Monaco pair Kylian Mbappe and Thomas Lemar and Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette.
And while Wenger may be confident of luring Lemar and Lacazette, he will have his work cut out to snare France forward Mbappe, who is being courted by Real Madrid.
Mbappe also recently claimed to win the Champions League was "a dream" thus making Wenger's efforts to sign the 18-year-old even more difficult.
Arsenal have though made a bid of £87million, which has been rejected and are believed to be preparing a world-record £122million move for the player.
Lyon striker Lacazette is a much more realistic target for Wenger after he saw a bid for the France forward rejected last summer.
Reports today have suggested that Lyon have placed a €67million price tag on Lacazette after holding talks with the Gunners.
Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas has indicated that his star striker Lacazette will be allowed to leave the club this summer with two years remaining on his Les Gones contract.
Lemar meanwhile, is believed to be admired by Wenger after a fantastic season for Monaco in which the 21 year-old scored 14 times in 55 appearances from a left-sided attacking role.


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Will Brad Hall videos ever get awkward? My conclusion is no. I could watch them all the time. In his latest video he reviews the new adidas AlphaBOUNCE and compares it to the Yeezy 350 Boost "Turtledove."
In case you missed it, he posted a pretty great video of him going to the club awhile ago:


text: Every Sunday, for fun, I like to review the internet search terms which bring visitors to T.S.O.T.S.B., because some of them really humor me. How do the terms humor me? Just read along with me, these are screenshot captures from this morning, this one week, seven days worth, of the different search terms which lead people here. I wonder if 98% of them were disappointed because they were mislead to get here by their search terms. I could go and pick out a few I find interesting or even disturbing, but I will let y'all be the judge of what y'all search for daily. So, for fun, let's review.


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In October we received the news that my husband has stage 4 kidney cancer. Later on in October we also found out that I had a cyst on my ovary and had to have a operation. On December 14th we went to the dr to have my staple taken out and when we came home there was a jar and a book laying on the carport at the door the jar had 300.00 in it and we have no idea who gave it. We are truly by someone's kindness.


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Just been hanging out this weekend. I got this dress from H&M in Cleveland last year. I threw on my pink fedora and my favorite sandals today. I wore these sandals out last summer so I had to have them re-soled because I couldn't bare not wearing them again. I probably could have used a belt to hide the "jelly" but sometimes you just don't care. By the way, I went to see The A Team today and I was thoroughly entertained:)
I'll be doing a bit of traveling the next few weeks so I need your help.
I'll be in Dallas for a week. I am hoping that I get to catch up with some of my favorite Dallas bloggers:)What are some places do any of you go vintage/thrift shopping in Dallas?
I'll also be in Norfolk, Virginia and Washington, DC next month! Where do you guys go? What must I visit? Where must I eat? Where are the best vintage/thrift shops there? I so HATE going to the "cliche" places when I travel. I wanna go eat a hamburger where I risk getting shot but it's worth it! (Not really). For example, if you were to come to Houston I would tell you to go to Frenchy's for the best chicken ever and to Burn's for the best barbecue:)
Better yet fill in the blanks:
Girl! If you are in (Dallas/Norfolk, VA. or Washington, Dc), you must eat at ____________ and you must shop at ____________________ for the best___________!
P.S. After careful thought, this is not one of my favorite dresses. I do alot of pulling this, pulling that. The top has wires in the front and back and when I walk my body will be going one direction and the dress is another. Plus I've decided that it needs a belt...but it was so hot in Houston today that I couldn't imagine putting on another piece of clothing on my body. I swear it was so hot that I kept *looking over my shoulder and peeping around corners* because it felt like the devil was following me with a plate of hot grits!!
You get a gold star if you know what song "looking over my shoulder and peeping around corners" comes from! If you know it, chances are you are from the South:)


text: I enjoy social media. I like interacting with people. But, I know what's really important. I protect those parts of me and my life when I'm online. I don't share every emotion, thought, idea with people on the internet. I know enough to know better. But some people don't get that. People get on all social medias and spill their guts and then have the audacity to get mad at others for being all in their business. Seriously? I should not know every argument you have with your mate. Or that you're beefing with your boyfriend/husband's ex/baby momma etc. We are all too old for that. I see this too much. It's comical at best. The answer is simple. What you don't want the world that know...don't show! It's really easy. I step away from Twitter/Facebook/Tumblr/Blogger when I feel I am too into my feelings. I don't care for the world to know my weak moments. That's for me. I am so sick of reading this foolishness. I've been know to unfriend people and/or delete them to rid myself of it. You can't put it all out there and then bitch about everyone commenting on it. That's just dumb. Maybe people should follow me another way to vent. That being said, it's time to declutter my e-life again.


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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Today was Beautiful with you *SOUS*
16 comments:
- Bellaidea said...
beautiful design!
- May 10, 2012 at 10:32 PM
- Cindy Gay said...
Love the blacks & whites and subtle pastels. Happy Mother's Day to a talented and dedicated Mother!
- May 11, 2012 at 2:49 AM
- Lizzyc said...
This looks wonderful! I love the black flourishes and corner piece, the photo is precious too!!
- May 11, 2012 at 3:46 AM
- Willea said...
Just beautiful!! I love DA dressed in black, perfect for this page!
- May 11, 2012 at 4:24 AM
- Charlotte Brochu said...
Super great interpretation of the sketch! Love all the fantastic layering! Really fun photo too and I think it's great that you and your daughter have such fun together!
- May 11, 2012 at 6:02 AM
- Lisa said...
Beautiful page!!! Love that DA you doodled up!!!
- May 11, 2012 at 9:01 AM
- Fern said...
Another gorgeous layout, Shona!! Your eye for detail is amazing!!! Love it! Hugs!!
- May 11, 2012 at 9:42 AM
- Lean said...
Beautiful page and so many cool stuff put on it!
- May 11, 2012 at 9:44 AM
- Sandi Cl~ said...
So pretty! Inspires me to get my Almanac papers out .. they are just sitting there .. love the DA. I don't think I've ever done an all bald piece but it looks great. I'll have to try it! Have a great Mom's day!
- May 11, 2012 at 2:04 PM
- Sarah-R said...
Fabulous layout Shona! So many amazing design elements!
- May 11, 2012 at 7:36 PM
- ingrid said...
this is gorgeous Shona! love the black painted chippies and the fun photo! have a wonderful Mother's day! xxx
- May 11, 2012 at 11:37 PM
- Ira Huberts said...
Goodness, another stunning page Shona! Really love the dramatic black on your LO, it's so powerful and elegant at the same time!
- May 12, 2012 at 8:13 AM
- Nanne said...
Wow Shona.. This layout is amazing.. Love the black accents against the soft pink..
- May 12, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- Sandi Smith said...
Amazing work once again...love every detail and the cute photo! Thanks for making me feel so welcome here at SOUS!!
- May 12, 2012 at 12:17 PM
- Karen Shady said...
this is a wonderful LO... o many beautiful details to look at xx
- May 12, 2012 at 7:06 PM
- Bonnie aka Cinnabon said...
Another piece of magic! Totally in love with this!
- May 14, 2012 at 2:30 PM


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The New York Giants re-signed guard John Jerry Monday.
Jerry, 30, is the most experienced offensive lineman the Giants have. He started 41 games over the past three seasons and played in almost every offensive snap in 2016. Jerry's deal is for three years at $10 million with $4.5 million guaranteed.
Free agent offensive lineman D.J. Fluker signed with the Giants over the weekend. The re-signing of Jerry and the addition of Fluker gives head coach Ben McAdoo options along the offensive line.
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The Giants will head into 2017 with the same offensive line from last season (from left to right): Ereck Flowers, Justin Pugh, Weston Richburg, Jerry, and Bobby Hart. Jerry's return gives the Giants continuity and a strong veteran presence.
Unfortunately, the Giants' offensive line wasn't good in 2016. The offense couldn't run the ball, ranking 29th at 88.3 yards per game. They couldn't protect quarterback Eli Manning or give him enough time to survey the field.
The interior of the line was much better at pass blocking than run blocking while the tackles were better at run blocking. This combination could potentially be disastrous for the Giants if they go into '17 with the same, wildly inconsistent group they put on the field in '16.
The Giants couldn't address the offensive line in free agency they wanted to. Their financial situation and other needs prevented them from doing so. There is still a chance the Giants will further strengthen the line via free agency or the draft but it's not looking very promising.
Tackle Marshall Newhouse departed to the Oakland Raiders via free agency, leaving the Giants' cupboard almost bare at the position. The Giants will have to sign whomever they can get at a bargain basement price since the upcoming draft is considered weak for offensive linemen.


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Thursday, May 31, 2007
My Holiday with Student Films Across America
Between swimming pool dips and cookouts, the more typical of Memorial Day activities, I also watched and re-watched some half dozen short films courtesy of the ambitious folks behind the debut film tour Student Films Across America. As a volunteer judge, I'm not going to disclose my rankings publicly. I'll leave that task to Student Films Festival Director Steven Amos and his ambitious crew. What's worth mentioning is the consistent quality of the entries I watched, all from emerging artists and all worthy of big-screen, public viewings. One of the films I viewed repeatedly was filmmaker Moon Molson's "Pop Foul" (pictured left), a tense coming-of-age tale about a young boy who acts out after watching his father beaten by a local criminal during a walk home from his Little League game. I missed "Pop Foul" during its Sundance Film Festival screenings, where it was part of the shorts program, but I was glad to finally catch up with the standout film.
Filmmaker Gavin Heffernan pays homage to Agnieszka Holland's 1999 faith drama "The Third Miracle" with "Santa Croce," his picture-perfect tale of a rural California town responding to a religious miracle.
In "Somewhere in the City," a tale of a restaurant owner reaching out to man in desperate need for a job, filmmaker Ramsey Denison makes beautiful use of the film's cramped kitchen setting.
"Alibi Inc." is a French-language thriller involving a company who provide alibis to their less-than-honest customers (The same idea was used on a recent "CSI: New York show). Director Gregoire Bedard serves his story well with plenty of atmospheric flourishes.
A scene at the end of "An Abstraction on the Chronology of Will," co-directors Ben Collins and Kevin Phillips' tale of a young man who joins the military as means to get over his failed love life, is visually astounding. It's as if the main character travels back through the entire film in order to apologize to his ex-girlfriend.
Finally, actor/filmmaker Ryan Krickow works both sides of the camera in "Hyperhydrosis," a subtle comedy about nervous sweating taken to comic book-like proportions.
Short films may be abundant on the Internet but the majority are quick, homegrown, uploaded rants, closer in spirit to e-mail than literature.
Student Films Across America, which will showcase these films as part of a tour beginning June 7 in select cinemas across the country, treat these young directors as artists and not video bloggers. I was honored to have the chance to help out.
Check out tour dates, maps and fun videos from the festival tour bus at www.studentfilmsacrossamerica.com
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President Obama has embarked on a bus tour of the Midwest. Who is the only other national political figure to go on a bus tour in the recent times? Sarah Palin, of course. And the media ridiculed her. But now, Obama is following Sarah Palin's lead.
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a week and 1/2 overdue, but here are the pictures from our valentines fun. dave worked on valentines day, so he was so cute in doing little things for me throughout the day so i would feel special. he left me a really nice letter to wake up to, and he brought me chocolate covered strawberrys to work. of course i had to reciprocate the love so i had this set up for him after he got home from work. i think hearts/banners/etc. always look super girly, so i tried making it more fit for dave using red, blue, and brown. very boy colors. the banner had 4 little envelopes, each with one of these sweet cards:
it was so fun surprising each other throughout the day. dave brough home dinner and dessert from his work and we enjoyed it just the two of us.
this past weekend, since we didn't go down to california, we decided to do something fun closer to town so we could just relax. we ended up spending the weekend in slc at the hyatt.
we walked around the gateway (where dave got blue corduroys for $6 and two RVCA shirts for $3 each and i got an UO sweater for $13) hello deal!we never go shopping...ever, so it was nice to try on some fun clothes. we are huge sushi fans so we tried out happy sumo for the first time. it was really good! we recommend the wantons, venus role, and brooklyn role.
it was a much needed break from our super busy days. it is always nice to just hangout with my honey.


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I think a lot about trust and its corrosive stepchild lying. Knowing when someone is likely to be lying to you is perhaps the greatest social skill you can develop, since it forestalls so many other problems.
Check out this interesting Cosmopolitan.com article on eight words that should raise a flag: Left, Never, That, Would and more:


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It has not taken me more than a month to read "Peyton Place." In fact, I've read several books within the past month, but I just haven't been moved to write about them. I find a rare free hour so I want to get this monkey off my back, break the dam, so to speak, and get some writing done about a book I enjoyed.
To fulfill the Classics Challenge 2016 category of a trashy novel, I read "Peyton Place." (Some people private messaged me: "What constitutes trash?" I answered with something I should have put in my original post: "It's trash if you are vaguely embarrassed to tell someone what you're reading.")
Interestingly, my wife and I both separately chose "Peyton Place" to read for this category. I was looking for something with little redeeming value, bad writing, salacious plot, horrid dialogue and phony characters. I gleefully sharpened my poisoned pen. Instead, I got a fairly well-written book that, despite a meandering plot, was not bad. It was almost a disappointment.
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