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Ted Janger & Susan Block-Lieb posted part two of "The Myth of the Rational Borrower" at Credit Slips yesterday. It's a lot of consumer science geek speak, but pretty insightful into the borrower's mind.
Here's what I take away from this installment: Even if borrowers do use a pseudo-logical approach to the decision to borrow, their logic is illogical, and it also fails to take into account some of the most important considerations a borrower should be thinking about.
St. Paul apparently intends to start inspecting one- and two-unit rental properties periodically. Previously, inspections were either at the request of a tenant or (I assume) in the course of landlord licensing. According to the ACLU, periodic inspections violate tenants' right to be free of unlawful searches and seizures.
True, probably, but they also protect tenants from landlords who can't keep up with St. Paul city ordinances and safety codes. I certainly understand the ACLU's perspective, but I wonder if they have a constructive suggestion to help better protect tenants from negligent landlords.
Consumerist linked to this Bankrate.com report about Chase Bank's decision to end double-cycle billing. Says Chase's chief marketing officer, "In our continuing review of customer feedback, we found that this practice was difficult to understand."
To say the least. Basically, they billing every two months, instead of every month. The only clear reason was that it resulted in higher fees to Chase. Of course, the change came just before Senator Christopher Dodd announced hearings on credit card industry practices. One wonders if Chase didn't have insider information and caught the PR wave early.
One of the victims of Miss "Ida Mae James" this Star Tribune article, came to see me a few months ago. For various reasons, we decided not to bring a civil lawsuit, but in any case, it is good to see the Hennepin County Attorney's Office taking the initiative and pursuing a lawsuit like this. Too often prosecutors' offices and police throw up their hands and say "it's a civil matter" rather than do the work to prosecute.
Kudos especially to Elizabeth Johnson, the assistant Hennepin County Attorney who, although not mentioned in the article, took it on herself to work up the case and do a large part of the research and investigation to put the case together.
Article no longer available at StarTribune.com.
Hot on the heels of the foreclosure over-exposure in the news, consumer attention seems to have shifted to payday lending. Consumerist mashed together a map of payday loan centers with a map of census information, and the result is clear: payday lenders do, indeed, target less-than-affluent neighborhoods.
This shouldn't surprise anyone, however, although it might cause us some consternation. The concentration in less-than-affluent neighborhoods should be unsurprising for the same reason that you won't find an Aldi grocery store in an upper-middle-class neighborhood: lack of customers. Payday lending is a "subprime" market for unsecured and risky credit. There are few subprime borrowers in wealthier neighborhoods, where people have the credit score to get, say, a credit card with a bargain rate of, say, 19% APR, and don't have to stomach the 300-1,000% APRs charged by payday loan centers.
In the wake of Donald Morgan's staff report for the Fed, I have been thinking a lot about predatory lending, and more particularly about the myth of the rational borrower in a rational marketplace that Morgan seems to rely on in "Defining and Detecting Predatory Lending." Lo and behold, along comes Credit Slips with a two-part essay on "The Myth of the Rational Borrower" in which new contributors Ted Janger & Susan Block-Lieb comment on a world of "rational lenders and irrational borrowers," and test their theories against the backdrop of bankruptcy reform.
They also linked to their excellent law review article of a similar name, "The Myth of the Rational Borrower: Rationality, Behaviorism, and the Misguided 'Reform' of Bankruptcy Law." We skimmed the abstract, but since bankrupcty law makes us sleepy, that's about all we could get through.
So we don't know if it supports our response to Mr. Morgan or not, but it appears to, and we look forward to Part Two of the professors' blog posting, which we hope will be easier for a relative layperson to digest.
The San Francisco Chronicle ran a feature last Friday on the surprises that may be in store for a new homeowner in an "inclusionary housing" unit. Inclusionary housing is a popular form of affordable housing that is designed to integrate affordable housing into "regular" housing. For example, if a builder puts in a 10-unit apartment building, one or two of those units would be subsidized as affordable housing.
Of course, this means that, while a tenant or owner may pay less for rent or a mortgage than the rest of the building, they share the rest of the fees. Overall, we think inclusionary housing schemes are positive, but as this article shows, there may be a few surprises, and tenants and owners need to be prepared.
Last week we blogged about the Fed staff article "Defining and Detecting Predatory Lending", by Donald P. Morgan. At the time, however, we did not have an actual copy of the article in our hot little hands. Now we do. As we said before, the article posits that the availability of credit is welfare enhancing, and that, since payday loans increase the availability of credit to consumers of modest means, the payday lending industry is welfare enhancing.
According to an article in the Detroit News last week, Fairway Trails Apartments in Ypsilanti, Michigan, will pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a disabled man who asked to delay his rent payment by a few days to coincide with the arrival of his Social Security check.
The lawsuit alleged that Fairway Trails retaliated by attempting to evict Harry Tyus, 58, when he asked for the late rent payment. Mr. Tyus went to Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan, who worked with the U.S. Department of Justice throughout the claim process at HUD (PDF link) and in U.S. District Court (PDF link).
As a point of clarification, the case involved retaliation. A landlord may not retaliate when a tenant requests a reasonable accomodation, whether or not the accomodation requested was reasonable or based on a qualifying disability. Congress decided that the reasonableness of a request should be determined by HUD or the courts, not individual landlords.
The findings come from a panel convened by Attorney General Lori Swanson and chaired by Prentiss Cox, professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. The suggestions to add criminal penalties on top of already-available civil ones is a result of the startling rise in foreclosures we have been reporting on at length.
The possible problem with the criminal sanctions is that many police departments lack the expertise to prosecute such claims, particularly because they involve so many thorny legal issues. The Attorney General only prosecutes "big" cases as a general rule, and so this will likely provide little deterrence to small-time predatory lenders. However, any additional remedies for consumers is a welcome change.


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Over at MHH...we will be celebrating Christmas in July all month long. On the boards you will find new recipes, craft ideas, discussions of movies, and other fun events. Make sure you visit our special forum set up specifically for Christmas in July forum fun. In additon many members have their own Christmas blogs where they will be posting pictures, recipes, and other items of interest. I will be posting daily over at Rudolph Day Ramblings.
Here at Month by Month I'd like to put a slightly different twist on Christmas in July...I would like to pick a weekly theme and post about aspects of that theme each week...not sure if it will be daily but at least several times a week. Below you will see a simple outline of topics and ideas for posts.
Starting July 1st and running until July 7th: Christmas Planning (featuring notebook ideas, gift buying ideas, gift wrapping suggestions)
Starting July 8th and running until July 14th: The Magic of Christmas (featuring Magic Elves, Christmas Fairies, Christmas Memory books, 24 Days of Christmas, Advent ideas)
Starting July 15th and running until July 21st: The Christmas Kitchen (featuring party tips, recipes, theme ideas, cookie exchange information)
Starting July 22nd and running through July 31st: Simplifying the Holidays (budget minded giving, easy holiday decor, taming the hectic days)
So lets get on track and lets get things hopping here at Month by Month....MERRY CHRISTMAS in July....
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Saylor had a doctor's appointment with Dr. Crenshaw yesterday so of course Charlee went too. They're getting so big. Charlee is 17 lbs. 12 oz. and Saylor is 16 lbs. 10 oz. I was really glad to see that they're still only about a pound difference. I was afraid that Charlee was gonna out-weigh Saylor by more than that...which would be absolutely fine! Charlee is still waking up between 1 and 3 every night and won't go back to sleep unless she gets a bottle. Saylor sleeps GREAT every night!! While we were there I asked about Charlee's tongue. I've always thought that her little connector tissue came too close to the tip of her tongue. Dr. Crenshaw agreed and said that it was really tight. She's referring her to a specialist and we'll decide together if we want to get it clipped or not. They're supposed to call me to let me know when that appointment is. Hopefully soon.
Aunt Belee went with us and I couldn't have done it without her! THANK YOU, KIMBERLY!!
Friday, May 7, 2010
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We are prepared a Comenius room in the hall of school. We are painting lighthouses, colours, flags of countries in the project, Comenius Logo, etc thinking in freedom of the mind and feelings.
We put in the table works, books, panflets and magazine of the six schools of the project.


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I've been reading "The Deep Things of God" by Fred Sanders. I'm sure I'll have more to say about the book when I finish it. I got caught off-guard by a side point that he made and was struck by what a wide gap between orthodox Christianity and Mormonism has been totally neglected in my mind.
In the book Sanders refers to Jesus' pre-existence. The idea of Jesus pre-existing is certainly familiar to Mormons. But Evangelicals don't typically think of it in those terms. Sanders basically states that before his own birth, Jesus pre-existed. Before an angel visited Mary, before David was anointed, before Moses split the Red Sea, before creation and even before Jesus was known as the Christ; he pre-existed eternally as God. He didn't become God or earn divinity. He was always God.
This puts the incarnation (the act of God becoming a man) in a totally different light for Evangelicals and Mormons.
Philippians 2 (The Message) puts it this way:
Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didn't think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn't claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that—a crucifixion.
According to orthodox Christianity, Jesus emptied himself of Godhood to take on all of the characteristics of humanity. As The Message states, "it was an incredibly humbling process".
I recognize that the details of the pre-existence and the "plan of salvation" within Mormonism are sometimes a bit obscured or unclear. But my basic understanding is that Mormons believe that Jesus was not God in the pre-existence (like the Father). Jesus developed a plan for us to come to earth, live a mortal existence and prove ourselves worthy to be exalted to Godhood. Jesus lived out this plan and provided a means for everyone else to follow him into it.
This differs significantly from the orthodox concept of the incarnation. Jesus didn't really humble himself in any way that is different than the rest of us according to Mormonism. Jesus had to become a god and he could only do that through living a mortal life. A human life was a necessary condition for Jesus to become a god (though he was a creator beforehand). Deity was not an eternal and fundamental characteristic of his being.
I recognize that the doctrine of the Trinity seems to be philosophical mumbo-jumbo without any pragmatic implications for some. But if we just focus on the Trinitarian ideas about who Jesus is and what he had to do to become a man; we immediately start running into some practical implications that make Jesus a different kind of being than the one Mormonism offers. I might be so bold as to say that Mormonism removes the entire doctrine of Incarnation or if it does not, then it makes it as ordinary as birth.


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|Subject: French Travelogue 6
Day 12: Nice - Moustiers-Ste-Marie.
Planned to leave Nice early, round 7.00am but a mix up with the hotel
account took time to settle. They tried to charge us for drinks at poolside.
They eventually accepted, that this charge was not done by us. Finally
left at around 8.00am. By this time the traffic had already built up to
a point that we were only crawling along the seafront. After getting lost
a couple of times we finally went inland on the road leading to Grasse.
Morning tea was had at a very nice and peaceful picnic area. We decided
to bypass Grasse and travel on a loop which would have us travelling through
the small village of Gourdon. We travelled along the Gorges-du-Loup road
where great contrast can be seen with the soaring rock formations and
the green vistas. Before getting to Gourdon we passed through a huge forest
and once through the forest a very impressive view of the town can be
had. Gourdon is a small medieval village with approx. 300 inhabitants.
When we arrived many of the small shops were just opening. Rachel bought
a nice little ornament with artificial flowers. She also purchased some
perfume and was told by the shopkeeper that the perfumes sold in Gourdon
are cheaper than in Grasse.(Well known for its perfume production) . Rachel
also purchased some coloured liquorice sticks. Very nice they were too.
On the western side of the village is the huge 12th century Chateau de
Gourdon, built on the foundations of a 9th century fortress. We visited
the chateau and were taken on a tour, but unfortunately the commentary
was in French. Very interesting all the same. We were shown the chapel,
guardroom, salon, and the arms room. The gardens are beautiful, all the
shrubs and hedges are immaculately trimmed.
Left Gourdon and travelled on Route Napoleon, supposedly the same route
that he took. We stopped at a small roadside cafe and purchased two country
ham sandwiches to eat later.
After a few more Km's we came to Point Sublime. We had to walk some distance
to get to the lookouts, but once there, the views looking down the Verdon
Gorge were awe inspiring. I do not know how far it was to the bottom of
the gorge, but I am picking it would be in excess of 500 meters. There
is only a metal barrier between us and a sheer drop and vertigo was affecting
me quite badly. I shot some video footage but my head was spinning, and
I had a queer feeling in the pit of my stomach; I had to move away from
the edge. We left Point Sublime and carried on to the small town of Castellane.
Unfortunately we did not have much time to spend in this town but we did
come across a shop, Modes, that sells hats. All the hats are designed
made on the premises. I can hear you saying What is so special about a
hat shop? Well nothing really except that the owner is well over 100 years
old and the help is 90. They both serve in the shop. We also took photos
of the chapel, Notre Dame, which is perched high up overlooking the town.
We carried on and after turning a bend in the road, there was lake St.
Croix, way off in the distance. St. Croix is a huge artificial lake created
when part of the Verdon River was damned in the seventies. The tiny village
of Les Salles-sur-Verdon was drowned in the process and a new one was
built on higher ground. We took some photos using the telephoto lens.
Even at this great distance we could make out people canoeing and generally
enjoying themselves. We carried on and headed towards Moustiers-Ste-Marie,
which was to be our base for the next two nights. We easily found our
hotel which is situated 1.5 Km's north of Moustiers. The room was a reasonable
size, neat and clean with a balcony overlooking a large lawn area. There
were a table and two chairs on the balcony. Between the room and the balcony
there was a roller door which could be lowered up or down. We struck this
in quite a few of the hotels, whether it was for security reasons or just
to keep the light out, I do not know. The cost of the room was 370ff per
night. There were cheaper rooms available without the balcony. Staff were
friendly enough but little English was spoken. All the other hotels in
the area were a lot more expensive. No meals except breakfast, were catered
Hotel le Colombier,
Quartier St. Michel,
Moustiers Ste. Marie.
Phone: 0033 4 92746602
Fax: 0033 4 92746670
At this point we decided to eat the country ham sandwiches that we had
purchased earlier. Rachel added cheese and tomato. What a disappointment,
I had conjured up in my mind that the ham was similar to that off the
bone, but the ham was almost inedible, almost like cardboard, chewy and
very salty. Ah! well you live and learn. We would have to buy something
in the village.
After our wonderful lunch we took a trip up into the village. We took
the car even though it was only a short distance. We came around a corner
and there in front of us, perched high up on a hill was Moustiers-Ste.-Maries.
To coin a phrase, It was pretty as a picture, no in fact it was better
than that. High up, attached to a chain strung between two rock faces
was a golden star, shimmering in the sunlight. The legend of the chain
and star goes something like this:
A knight who was held prisoner in the Holy Land vowed, Should he return
to Moustiers he would lay a chain down. He must have returned because
the chain was hung. Well that is the legend anyway. The star was fixed
in 1957.
We found a car park, with some difficulty, and proceeded to wander through
the village. Although Moustiers is virtually dependant on the tourist
for its livelihood, and believe me there were thousands when we were there,
it is none the less a beautiful village to wander around. There is the
spring which tumbles down from the mountainside, creating a small water
fall, carrying on under a medieval bridge and eventually ends up in Lake
St. Croix, some five Km's away. We did not have to buy any liquid to drink
as the water pouring from the numerous medieval fountains was excellent
to drink, cool and refreshing. The architecture and scenery was a photographers
paradise.There were many shops selling the normal tourist souvenir items,
but also a great many were there to sell pottery which Moustiers is world
famous. I understand that all pottery is fired in the immediate area and
also that this all started back in the 17th century. The pottery is beautifully
done and unfortunately, for us, too expensive. But one can look. Also
you cannot photograph any of the pieces, as I found out. High above the
village is the Beauvoir chapel and I thought it would be a good place
for some photos. Rachel was not really interested so I set off by myself.
The path up was very similar to one at Entrevaux, but not as long. On
the way up, I overheard a young Dutch couple, or maybe German, say in
English, Look at that poor old man, struggling up her. Imagine how I felt,
I did not think I was struggling. When I told my wife later, she laughed
her head off. I must agree I saw the funny side of it also. My wife also
queried, why did they spoke in English, maybe they thought you were French.
Anyway they passed me and we just smiled at each other. I thought that
the chapel would only be a ruin, but when I eventually reached the top
I was pleasantly surprised. This Romanesque building was built on the
remains of a 9th century chapel and was restored in both the 12th and
16th centuries. Except for the 16th century sculptured door the exterior
is rather plain. The interior is another matter however, with the golden
alter looking very impressive. There is a statute of Mary right in the
centre. I believe this chapel is still used for services.
The view outside alone, is worth the hike up here. The 12th century church,
topped by a four level bell tower stands out at this level, as does the
red roofs of many of the buildings. In the distance can be seen lake Sainte
Croix. By the time I got down, I was spitting tacks, but there was my
wife with a bottle of the cool refreshing water, taken from one of the
fountains. It was starting to get dark so we bought some items for tea,
from the small local supermarket, and headed back to the hotel.
Day 13: Moustiers - Verdon Gorge - Moustiers
The day dawned black and threatening. Of all the days of our trip, today
was the one day that anything less than fine weather would upset our plans.
We had planned a trip on both the north and south side of the gorge rims
as well as a trip round Lake Ste. Croix. We set off round 9.15am and only
a few Km's up the road, the rain started and the wind really started to
blow. We skirted the north side of the lake and turned inland towards
the small village of Aiguines. The weather was still atrocious, the wind
was really howling and the rain was pelting down. We were really in two
minds whether we should carry on, but the alternative was staying in the
small hotel room, anyway the car seats were far more comfortable than
the two hotel chairs. This small town was used as a base for a number
of water sports on Lake Ste. Croix as well as a base for rock climbing.
Managed to get a photo of the chateau de Aiguines. It was a neat square
building with four towers, one at each corner. Along the Southern side
of the rim there were quite a few lookouts and we stopped at all of them
but although the wind had abated somewhat the rain still persisted. What
we could see was tremendous and we could only imagine what it would be
like on a nice sunny day. I still managed to get some video footage and
some photos. About lunch time we were both in desperate need of a comfort
stop and as luck would have it we across a restaurant in the middle of
no where. We used their rest rooms and had a forgettable lunch. The weather
started to improve as the afternoon wore on. We were starting to understand
why this place was called the Grand Canyon of Europe. While it was certainly
not as big as the Grand Canyon it certainly held your attention in the
same way. The views looking across and down into the gorge, from various
lookout points, were spectacular, to say the least. We travelled through
the small medieval village of Trigance and as usual we drove through the
middle of the town. At one end it was so narrow that I had to fold back
both wing mirrors to allow us to get through. We were heading for a loop
road called Route des Cretes. This road was very narrow and windy but
the views was the best we had encountered thus far.
If you come to the Verdon Gorge make sure, if at all possible that you
allow a full day to travel both the north and south rims as well as the
Route des Cretes. You will not be disappointed. Even with the weather
conditions that we had to endure we thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
The weather aside, we had a really enjoyable day and we returned to the hotel.
More later......... Richard.(New Zealand)


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Sunday, April 27, 2008
Rain, rain and more rain!
Today we had a visit from the gorgeous Miss M. and her daughter Missy R. We were all very pleased to see them as it has been about a year since I last saw them, and they are back in the family fold once again. Long and complicated story! Anyway, Miss M. loves pretty floral things, so guess what? I've got plans for another quilt! I've got three underway. Here is the latest project. Yes, that is Henry helping again.
Just after I took this photo he proceeded to undertake a long and complicated bathing routine, involving a variety of complex yoga moves. Needless to say, he showed no respect for my careful placement of patchwork squares. This quilt is for Meg. I'm going to get the sewing machine dancing along shortly. I want to do a pink border (preferably a matching floral) and then a blue spotty binding.
On the subject of pretty things, these are my new pillowcases from Wallace Cotton. They came with a fabulous quilt, which I have already pressed into use due to the inclement weather. Nanny gave me these for my birthday, which is not until August, but I like to spread the celebration out. I'm intending to put them in my spare room at the new house, but will probably end up wanting to be in there all the time just so that I can look at them. Don't think I'm strange, but I'm seriously thinking of painting my studio the pink of the background of the pillowcases. Remember, it might look yucky on your computer screen, but in real life is so sweet.
Miss Dog sends her greetings. She has taken over Daisy's chair and the cats are now daring to use the cat door while she sits there. Maybe she is invisible in her black furry disguise.
Oooh, Henry just brought us a present, and deposited it on the mat by the fire with a satisfied "Yeeeowl." A dear little mousie, unfortunately (or fortunately- depending on how you look at it) deceased. He went straight for the food bowl and had a munch. Maybe he didn't want fur between his fangs. Considering the weather, and the level of catly activity around here, it was a remarkable achievement to bring home a snack.
Here is Oscar making the most of a warm fire and cozy blanket.
Siamese Twins? No, just Lily and Henry having a hug.
Yes Mum, I've got the towel ready for damp cats returning from a quick foray into the garden.
It is just Mr B, Nanny and I at home now. Ryan is off to Canberra for a conference. Jim has headed back to the Bay for work. Meg is working tomorrow. Have a lovely week everybody! XXX
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Wish I didn't have to work this week, it would have been fun doing stuff together but we will have a nice time when you come over to Nelson!!
My quilt looks fabulous!! Yay!!
I bet the cats go in and out just wanted to get towel dried...sometimes I think thats what Stellar does!!
Have a great day tomorrow,
- April 27, 2008 at 8:16 PM
- Sal said...
Look forward to seeing your finished project. I love the pillow cases too;-)Sal
- April 27, 2008 at 8:29 PM
- MarmaladeRose said...
Hi there, thanks for stopping by my blog. I love the new quilt you are making, especially the fabrics!I love patchwork quilts made from squares, they make me feel all cosy and safe, not so keen on more intricate patterns, but squares are scrummy! I must say if my manky cat had sat on those lovely fabrics he'd have got short shrift I can tell you that!
I'm a bit of a foody too. Just as well really, as in the real world I cook in a pub kitchen every day! Well someone's got to keep the resident dart, dominoes, football, quoits teams on top form eh! Fi x
- April 27, 2008 at 10:47 PM
- Mary said...
Glad you have been out and about enjoying the waterside - looks lovely there. Your cats are gorgeous - bet you have fun with them.
Your recent post on your Poppy was very sweet and thought provoking - he was definitely a special gentleman - and a fabulous gardener!
Have a great week.
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Of course, we here at Bloody Paws, Inc. have seen New Moon twice. Lucy and I were super disappointed in Twilight the movie. All we wanted from this movie was for it to be just a little better than the first. Which to our complete satisfaction, it was. Now, that is not to say it will win awards with its excellence. But it was a better movie, than the first one. I read a review, given by a man, stating, "This movie will only be received well by the die hard Twilight fans." and it was said in a very scathing way, almost like Twilight fan, is a dirty word. Which maybe that is true. But here is the thing about this whole situation that really irks my noodle. Why, is it okay for men to have movies that they get fanatical about, i.e. Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, but its not okay for Women? I'm done apologizing for the this whole phenomenon. Women have every right to get excited and nerdy about books and movies, as you men do. I LOVE TWILIGHT, I AM TEAM EDWARD, get use to it! L
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Maybe my kids have been super boring lately and my life just uneventful, or perhaps I am tired and my brain is not functioning properly, but I haven't had the energy to post lately. Even today I really don't have much to say. I will say that I am happy that it is still summer and we haven't officially entered into the routine of fall. I have said in the past that I am usually ready for summer to end by early August or so, and the same will probably be true this year, but I'm not there yet. I love routine, and by August the laid back lackadaisical non-structured world of summer has gotten to me and I am ready for normal bedtimes, activities and regular bath's to resume. I am ready for my children to be so tired from rising early in the morning that they fall asleep easily in their beds, rather than hemming & hawing and stalling for 1 more drink, 1 more story, 1 more snack because they are just starving to death and cannot possibly get through the night without sustenance. They have gotten so used to late nights from vacation or weekends that they just outright ask if they can watch just 1 more movie. Sure, it's like 9 pm but since it's summer why don't we throw in a 2-hour movie and you guys can just veg out all through the night. Can I get you some Coke to drink or perhaps some bars of chocolate with that?
Still, I'm not quite ready for full fledged routine to set in yet. This morning we had a little glimpse back into scheduled life, and it exhausted me. I'm like an athlete that is out of practice. Jack is in CCD Camp this week which runs from 9-3 every day. Just like school. He's been good about getting up and going but it involves prep work for me. Once again there is a backpack to pack and a lunch and snack to be made. And 2 days this week Abbey is going to Y camp with my mother which is another backpack to pack, lunch to be made. Then it is getting all 3 of us out the door early in the morning and everyone off to their respective destinations in time, and the reverse in the afternoon. Thank goodness for my parents living close and being such awesome help, I don't know how I would swing my life without them. How do people with no help pick up 2 children at exactly the same time 30 minutes apart from each other? I'm continually amazed how some mothers do this day in and day out, all year long. Picking up and dropping off and child care scheduling and phew, I'm tired just thinking about it!
Once again my admiration and respect goes out to you, you full-time working mothers of the world ~ have a drink, you deserve it!
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Work was buzzing today-after all, it's Friday-with conversations ranging from weekend plans to our favorite positions (I work in a very liberal and free environment) when, as usual, the topic turned to relationships. This time it was Robert who's been seeing a certain girl for a few months. They're on the precipice of exclusivity, but aren't there just yet and judging from the crap coming out of Robert's mouth, they might never get to their destination. Robert is like many men in the sense that he thinks he knows how to make a woman happy; that if he just "does himself," she'll swoon and it'll be smooth sailing. Of course, I had to be the one to reel his boat back into the dock and let him know some of the mistakes he was making. Robert was a bit defensive at first, but once I started to explain why his current flame was (re)acting the way she was, he started to soften and ask questions (smart guy). It's wonderful when men move hubris out of the way and admit that they don't know everything-which is something of an enigma, but it does happen. It did with Robert and he learned a lot.
In lieu of this, I decided to do a little blog for my boys out there. Methinks you might need a bit of help in the ladies department, so read on if you're open-minded and genuinely care about your sex and dating life. Yes, they're connected. If you learn just a little bit about what women want, you'll be getting it in every way possible;)
This is a compilation disc by the way-I wouldn't sit here and tell you what women want based on my feelings alone, that'd be silly since you can't all have me contrary to popular desire. So without further adieu, here we go!
1. Make us laugh. This was the number one thing my friends said they wanted, perhaps even needed. We've all been there: on a date with a guy telling what's supposed to be a funny story. He's laughing so hard before he even gets to the punch line that you assume it's going to be the funniest thing you've ever heard. The punch line arrives right along with the entree and you look at the server for help like you might've missed the joke. We may give you a little giggle, but it's purely for you ego's sake (and because it'd be really awkward to just sit there). But on the contrast, when a woman finds a man that literally leaves her in stitches, it's safe to say he's in like flynn.
2. Sex. Yes, women love sex just as much as men do. When I was asking my friends for their list of wants, the horizontal mambo was always in the top two. There is nothing like great sex-nothing. I think we can all say that some relationships lasted a bit longer than they should've because you just couldn't let that lay go to someone else. And perhaps some lasted about two minutes because...well, you know why.
3. Communicator. It is no secret that women like to talk and you guys need to pull up your boot straps and open your mouths. We're interested in what's in your brain as well and if you've got good stuff going on in there and can communicate it above a college-graduate level, we'll be very intrigued indeed. And listening goes hand in and with communication, so yes, sometimes you can get by with a few "uh-huhs," but who doesn't want a good solid conversation. If you have no interest in conversing with her, you probably shouldn't even be with her.
4. No romance without finance. This is one that I just agree to disagree with-I have very fancy smancy taste, but I also fell in love with a teacher once upon a time and their salaries leave a lot to be desired, yet we still had the best of times together. However, this little tidbit came up quite a bit, masked in different ways, but still coming down to the same bottom line-stability. Women need an anchor that will keep them in place when stormy seas are at the gate. A man that will "take care" of them, provide, protect and all that stuff. One friend actually said that she needs a man who's good with money simply because she isn't and he provides accountability when she's on a spending spree. So start saving, boys. It's a recession anyway, so you should be already.
5. Wit. Please please please don't just sit there and let me go off. Sarcasm is perhaps my favorite word. I love witty banter and if you don't come with it, I. will. be. bored. And you'll be bored too, because I won't be around.
6. Confidence. I hate the word swagger-it became so overused that it lost its...well, swagger. But you can't knock that a man who has it, sigh... There is a fine line between arrogance and confidence. Arrogance is annoying and cockiness is worse. We are both great in some way, otherwise we wouldn't be attracted to each other, so please go put your high horse back in the stable. Pretty much every woman wanted a man that was self-assured, knew who he was, and was confident in his positive traits, but also knew that there were some things he just sucked at. However, while we don't want cocksure attitudes, we definitely don't want wimpy mcwimperton either. I like pants, but I don't want to wear them in our relationship-at least not all the time. A man who cannot stand for himself is a killer. I went on ONE date with a guy and while we were walking to the restaurant, I informed him that I have a major fear of rodents and if we see anything, I'm on his back. His response was: "I'm scared of them too, so we'll both be out of luck." I couldn't even deal with that. Pretend for goodness sake! Wimps suck.
6. Shoulder to cry on. Yes, we know we need to go to our girlfriends for most crying situations, but guess what, sometimes we want YOU. If it's cry-worthy, it's important, so show some compassion and catch the tears we squeeze out sometimes.
7. You have no control over this one, but it kept being said, so I have to put it in because obviously it matters to a lot of women. Height. I mean, what can I really say? For me, I don't usually date guys under 5'10, but I also have before because he cracked me up and laid it down, so, while you can't control the height requirement, you can control the others.
8. Don't take life too seriously. This sort of goes hand in hand with making us laugh, but make sure you can laugh at yourself and the world just as often. There's enough crap to deal with, if you look at it with as little seriousness as possible, it'll be more enjoyable for you and us, too.
9. Independence. No one likes a clinger. Get a life. The end.
10. Know that once a month some of us go crazy. Either run for cover or just shut up and take it. You have no idea what a woman's body goes through when it's literally ripping itself apart, so deal with it. However, please do not blame every argument on PMS, if you do, you will be single and dating women over 50 (they don't get periods anymore so you're in the clear).
Hope you learned something. I guarantee if you do at least a few of these, you'll be riding first class with clear skies.


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Woke up this morning to news of couples breaking up. Actually, 2012 has started with a lot of break-ups. And it's always a sad, sad thing. I have gone through a terrible split myself in 2008 (which I will always remember as the most tumultuous year of my life) and I know how it feels - the emptiness, the feeling of being lost, the sadness that's like a black hole sucking you into its vastness.
The pain eventually dulls and the wounds heal. And most of us come out of the ordeal a better and stronger person. It just shows how humans are really wired to survive any emotionally catastrophic event in our lives. People will always say, This too shall pass. But of course, a breakup is still...well, heartbreaking.
2012 is supposed to be bringing good luck, they say. I guess if you're going through something terrible right now, you can hold on to the truth that this will turn out to be good for you in the end. God really does know best. Hang in there!
"Sometimes it lasts in love, and sometimes it hurts instead. ~Adele"


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Sunday, May 3, 2009
Acute Pneumonia
Once again, Im taking over the blog for Jessica. I have to say that I enjoyed her humorous blog posts while I was on Vacation. When I checked her blog from the cruise ship I was laughing out loud to her cookie and mojito. Anyone who knows Jessica knows that she goes no where with out her cookie...yes even at 22 she has to have that stuffed moose and that she is not a drinker, but who doesn't love a mojito? I know that when ever her dad and I are away she is well taken care of by all. Her fiance Matt and her older brother Aaron do a wonderful job to keep everything running smooth here at the Benson house. So, with that said let me begin. We came home last saturday to a clean house, Thanks kids. Hungry kids, Sorry I haven't taught you how to cook more for yourselves. Happy and excited dogs. Oh and Pneumonia. Yep Jessica waited for me to get home for this one. LOL. This is a first for her, she woke up wed morning and was having a hard time breathing. ER here we come. I think they were nervous about her because of the CF they wanted to transport her by ambulance to her CF Dr. However they were able to stabilize her and get her started on some IV's.So this is a new one for her and she is feeling awful still. We will be calling her Dr's to discuss this with them. So, after a very relaxing vacation its back to real life. Thanks Jess for waiting for me to get home you know how I hate to be surprised. Love you....Mom
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Emmitsburg, Md., once went through three burgesses in four months in 1939.
It began when Burgess Michael J. Thompson died unexpectedly on May 31. He had gone out walking through Emmitsburg, including stopping at the Hotel Slagle, before heading home. He had only been home a few minutes when the heart struck and he died about 12:20 p.m.
"Mr. Thompson had been in ill health for the last two years and the attack this morning was third he has suffered within the last year," The Frederick Post reported.
He was only 61 years old. He had been born in Waterbury, Conn., in 1877. He loved playing sports, but in 1893 while playing football for Suffield Academy against Taft School, he broke his right leg. He healed, but then broke it again the following spring while sliding into second base during a baseball game.
His playing days were over.
When he attended Holy Cross, he organized the school's first football team and coached it in 1896 while he was still only a freshman. The following year, he refereed his first game between Boston College and Brown.
He soon became a regular referee for college games.
"His most famous game was the Harvard-Carlisle Indians contest in 1903, when he allowed the 'hidden-ball' play. Jimmy Johnson, the Indian quarterback, in a close formation, slipped the ball under the jersey of Dillon, a husky tackle, who lumbered unmolested down the field and across the goal line," The Frederick Post reported.
He came to Mount St. Mary's College in 1911 and served as a coach and referee for 23 years before retiring.
He was also a former publisher of the Emmitsburg Chronicle.
Two days before Thompson was buried, John B. Elder became the burgess since he was the head of the town council. Like Thompson, he was also a publisher of the Emmitsburg Chronicle.
With Elder's move to burgess, Council Member Charles Harner became the head of the town council.
Harner and Elder were the only two members of the town's governing body at this time. Usually, there was a burgess and three members of the town council. However, the third seat on the council had gone unfilled in the last election. Thompson had been planning on appointing a person to fill the seat, but he had died before it could be done.
On August 21, The Gettysburg Times reported that "Emmitsburg now has its third burgess since the May election as municipal affairs underwent a second unexpected change, occasioned by the sudden resignation last Friday of Guy S. Nunenbaker, retired engineer."
Elder had unexpectedly resigned from his position as burgess at the beginning of the month. Luckily, Thornton Rogers had been appointed to town council before Elder's resignation so Harney wasn't left as the sole member of town government.
Richard Zacharias became the new burgess and served out Thompson's unexpired term.
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"A light vote is anticipated inasmuch as apathy of local citizens to run for office was prevalent during the past week when no one filed his intentions to run for the office of Burgess," the Emmitsburg Chronicle reported in 1955 just before the election.
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Additional charter changers in 1974 made official the change from a burgess to a mayor.
In 2006, the number of commissioners on the board was increased from four members to five. Changes were also made to keep the mayor from voting on issues since he also has veto power.
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text: Both vitamin E and selenium are essential for optimal immune function and their supplementation in the diet is known to enhance various immune parameters in many species. Immune function may be enhanced further by their combined supplementation (Kubena & McMurray, 1996). There have been very few studies on the effects of vitamin E supplementation on immune function in the cat and it appears that vitamin E does not produce the same enhancement of immune parameters that has been found in other species, although older cats may benefit from supplementation (Hayek et al., 2000). No studies have investigated the effects of selenium supplementation or of combined vitamin E and selenium supplementation on immune function in the cat. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of both single and combined supplementation of vitamin E and selenium on immune function in the cat. The 4 week study followed a 3x3 factorial design with 9 diets, including a control or basal diet containing 68.2 IU/kg DM Vitamin E and 0.38 mg/kg DM selenium, and 8 diets supplemented with moderate or high levels of Vitamin E (250 or 500IU/kg DM diet) and/ or Selenium (2 or 10mg/kg DM diet). Blood samples were analysed for immune cell phenotype expression, lymphocyte proliferation to concanavalin A and phytohaemagglutinin, phagocytosis, immunoglobulin G concentration and prostaglandin E2 concentration. Results were analysed in SAS by mixed procedure repeated measures analysis. Vitamin E supplementation at both a moderate and high level were found to significantly increase lymphocyte proliferative responses to concanavalin A and phytohaemagglutinin, whether or not selenium was supplemented in the diet. Phagocytic activity was significantly in increased by vitamin E and combined vitamin E and selenium supplementation. Selenium supplementation alone had no significant effect on any of the immune parameters measured. None of the supplemental diets were found to have a significant effect on the expression of immune cell phenotypes, immunoglobulin G concentration or prostaglandin E2 concentration. Overall, a moderate level (250 IU/kg DM) of vitamin E supplementation may benefit feline immune health when supplemented in the diet. A higher level of vitamin E supplementation is unlikely to offer any added benefit to immune health and would add unnecessary cost to the manufacture of the diet. Selenium supplementation appears to offer no benefit to immune health in cats.


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Sunday, September 9, 2012
Never A Dull Moment
21 comments:
- NatureFootstep said...
so many great birds. Love the partridge and the last Wheatear,
I hope they all stay clear of hunters.
- September 9, 2012 at 4:04 PM
- Isidro Ortiz said...
Buenas capturas Phil,la de la Perdiz me gusta mucho.Un abrazo
- September 9, 2012 at 4:15 PM
- eileeninmd said...
Hi Phil, great post and wonderful photos. I love all the birds and the flight shots. The partridge is my favorite. Hopefully the grass cutting season will be over soon. Happy Birding!
- September 9, 2012 at 4:44 PM
- Adam Jones said...
Great to have the Pink foots back, now for the winter Thrushes.
I lkie your Greenshank shot too.
- September 9, 2012 at 7:39 PM
- El rincón de Ceditas said...
Que bellas capturas!!! me gusta sobre todo la perdiz, con su bonito colorido.
Un abrazo
- September 9, 2012 at 8:59 PM
- Carole M. said...
your partridge stole the show for me Phil, also like that little wheatear
- September 9, 2012 at 9:08 PM
- Andrew said...
Wonderful images Phil..
- September 9, 2012 at 9:48 PM
- Kay L. Davies said...
I have raptors on my blog this weekend, too, believe it or not.
Your little wheatear is so cute, but by the time I got to its photo, I was so depressed about gun-fodder partridges, I almost clicked right off your blog.
I didn't, however, because I haven't been commenting much lately, due to one thing and another, including my husband having surgery in Calgary, and my being in a hotel with the dog so I could see him every day.
- September 10, 2012 at 12:38 AM
- Gail Dixon (Louisiana Belle) said...
That partridge is a work of art. Love the red decoration on his face and around his eyes. Wonderful shot of the wheatear, too. All are good though!
- September 10, 2012 at 2:11 AM
- Rohrerbot said...
Holy cow, did you have some fun shots on this outing! Love the pink footed geese......I've never seen them in a pic before. I've heard about them but never seen a blogger picture. Very cool. Great finds!
- September 10, 2012 at 3:10 AM
- Findlay Wilde said...
Wow, so many great birds.
- September 10, 2012 at 7:57 AM
- Chris said...
Hi Phil,
We are now getting a huge storm from the North (you will get all our birds) and then Leslie is coming to our land on Wednesday... That's pretty dull for us, except that it might bring birds... Well done on your buzzard pictures!
- September 10, 2012 at 1:05 PM
- Adam Tilt said...
Great post Phil. Really love the Partridge and Wheatear shots.
- September 11, 2012 at 6:24 PM
- Gary said...
Great series!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
- September 11, 2012 at 7:40 PM
- Neil said...
Beautiful series.
- September 11, 2012 at 9:21 PM
- TexWisGirl said...
that partridge rather steals the show! your raptors are beautiful, too, but i always love to see those soft-colored handsome wheatears.
- September 11, 2012 at 9:41 PM
- mick said...
You certainly saw a great number and variety of birds. I'm sorry your colder weather is coming - BUT - that means our summer is nearly here - and that's good news for us!
- September 12, 2012 at 12:40 AM
- Mary Howell Cromer said...
All lovelies,but the Partridge is glorious...gunfodder, so very, very heart breaking. i think that I would go out and net as many as possible and bring them to my backyard until the season had passed. hoping you are doing well Phil~
- September 12, 2012 at 12:47 PM
- Anni said...
awwww, 'gun fodder'? Sad. But what a beautiful image of the partridge tho!!
A pink footed goose I've not heard of before. Learn something each time I come to pay you a visit!!!
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- September 12, 2012 at 1:24 PM
- Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok said...
Always a delight to see photos of the Red-legged Partridge. What a stunning species.
- September 12, 2012 at 5:25 PM
- Stewart M said...
Great post! It does look like a busy day - but it was the right kind of busy by the looks of it.
Thanks for linking to WBW - and sorry for late reply, I was in Dubai all last week and work rather took over my life!
Cheers - Stewart M - Australia
- September 18, 2012 at 12:27 PM


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Wednesday, August 05, 2009
A Plethora of Dragons and Butterflies
I have not seen many butterflies this year so it was a lovely surprise to go for a short walk in the Forest on Monday and find so many Butterflies and dragonflies flitting around enjoying a sunny afternoon.
Labels: butterflies, Dragonflies, Golden ringed dragonfly
2 comments:
- Pete said...
i'd love to see a gold ring!!
- Wed Aug 05, 05:52:00 pm BST
- Island Rambles Blog said...
Lovely close up Mary, just here catching up a bit...cheers.
- Fri Oct 02, 05:27:00 am BST
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Half walnuts with breaded jumbo shrimp drizzled with tangy sauce on a bed of orange slices
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Here is one of the dishes! I don't remember the name of it so I did my best at describing it above. Perhaps I'm easily impressed, but this plate looked delicious and exotic to me. I think I ate half of it at least, I must confess, sorry brothers, hope you had plenty too!
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I signed up for a Nextworking Professional Mixer that was to take place 3 days after my arrival. When the day arrived, I charged my camera battery, packed about 50 business cards and made detailed notes of the bus route (crossing my fingers to not get lost). I fussed over whether to wear my chef uniform as I usually do to anything I attend while traveling or to just dress up. I decided on the latter, after flipping a coin of course.
I arrived early, scanned the location and took some initial photos. Within minutes of the event officially starting, an energetic individual with a fast talking style asked me if I was a photographer. I sadly denied this, but explained I was a chef. His eyes got wide and I almost literally see wheels turning in his brain… "I need you tomorrow", he said to me. My response? "Um…? Ok?"
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The following morning, I met the dinner host for coffee and menu planning at starbucks. Yes, readers, if you are wondering, I did indeed have a caramel machiatto. We spent an hour or so discussing menu options and then made a game plan for the day. We picked up groceries at Costco, Foodland and even made a stop in Chinatown (which deserves a post all its own)!
We arrived at the man's home and I changed into my uniform and began to prepare for the evening's party. The kitchen was a bustle with simmering sauces, grated spices, chopped fruits and blended concoctions. The guests started to arrive and it was show time! The menu, just in case you are wondering was:
Fresh Salmon with Pear Sauce
Candied Grape Tomatoes on Basil Leaves
Prosciutto Wrapped Watermelon in Asian Sauce
Puff Pastry Wrapped Brie with Spicy Nectarine Chutney
Panna Cotta
Avocado White Chocolate Mousse
To be quite frank, I believe there were other dishes, but due to the hectic nature of the event I don't remember what else I made. Alas, i don't have many photos either. I will make it up to you all in future posts, I promise.
The evening was delightful. I noticed a guy taking notes of the things I was doing, in particular one of the desserts, introduced myself and acquired a curious pupil and the nickname yoda. Another gentleman named Joe danced with me between serving desserts. The incredible compliments from gentlemen at the party and raves from the women were much appreciated.
Unusual event, great experience and lots of new contacts. I cooked my shoes off! It was definitely a night to remember.
Until next time…


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"Life Of Pi", the upcoming book adaptation of the same title has been gaining rave review from its first trailer with spectacular graphics and special effects. Directed by Ang Lee (the one that brought us the famous "Crouching Tiger And Hidden Dragon") with with mostly unfamiliar casts, it is still one of the highly anticipated movie this year. It will be released in US on 21 Nov 2012.
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
Drawing in My Journal
I like to draw because it's fun. I like drawing pictures of Halloween and Christmas. I like to write in my journal. I like coloring pictures. At school I like to color in my journal, on a rainy day if we have to stay inside.
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- freetobeme - Anita said...
You do a good job drawing in your journal! Thanks for coming to see us! I love you! Grandma A.
- October 4, 2009 at 6:46 PM
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