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Nov 12, 2008
Taking It To Hart: A DC Teacher Speaks Out !
Jerome Brocks, a DCPS special educator of 34 years speaks out about the situation at Hart middle school. Having worked at Hart during his career , Jerome contacted me and asked if I would post his comments on my blog. I titled this entry: Taking It To Hart. Here goes:
"Let the truth be told. No one seems to be willing to tell the truth about the problems at Hart Middle School. Not the president of the Washington Teachers' Union , who blames the problem on administrators, not Chancellor Rhee who does not have a clue about what is going on in the neighborhoods of DC which is evidenced by her decision to close down PR Harris and send students to Hart and subsequently fire the principal because she (Rhee) can't solve our schools multifaceted problems, and certainly not the Washington Post who fails to do a full investigation and print the truth.
Two years ago, I witnessed a mob of students from Hart Middle School entering PR Harris Educational Center looking for several students from PR Harris. Both schools have an ongoing rivalry. The Hart students went through the building looking for their victims until the police came and then they ran from the building. Everyone knew there was an ongoing battle between Hart and PR Harris students. Michelle Rhee decided to close down PR Harris and transfer many of these students to Hart MS making an already bad situation worse. This is what happens when a new person comes to our city and is not aware of important facts when making decisions to close schools and relocate students from one neighborhood to another.
Ms. Webster, principal of Hart was set up for failure. Adequate staffing and supervision was never received. Teachers were put in dangerous situations where their safety was at stake. This person that we call chancellor is responsible for all the problems that have been allowed to occur at Hart and she should be held accountable. Equally responsible is George Parker, so called president of the WTU who has been derelict in his duties as he has failed to take an active role in speaking out on what is in the best interests of DC students and teachers. Shame on all of them who have been directly and indirectly involved in sidestepping the multiple problems at schools like Hart middle school. They say children first -what hypocrites they are!!!! If anyone should be fired it should not be principals and not teachers but Rhee herself should be fired immediately ! Lastly, WTU President George Parker needs to resign at once !" (Posted by The Washington Teacher).
Jerome Brocks
DC Teacher ( 34 years)
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I totally agree with the teacher Jerome Brocks save for one aspect of your post, Chancellor Rhee knows what she is doing.. she has been advised by the think tanks that have studied the neighborhood, socialization patterns in Washington, DC. She is working for the interest of the corporate right who are in the midst of gentrifying Washington,DC. They clearly understand that bringing two warring neighborhoods together within one school will help to destroy the fabric and strength of that school. this is part of the plan to destroy public education and unfortunately it's working. There have been numerous studies done that indicate that socio-economics has a direct correlation to the stability of the school and the academic performance of students. Rhee, Fenty, the FCC and the Washington Post are busy trying to cover that fact with their destructive program of misinformation - that teachers and principals are completely responsible for student performance - that is a dangerous lie that they use to put unionized people out of work - it must be very similar to the kind of lies that Hitler manufactured about Jews in order to get Germans to believe that they needed to be systematically exterminated. This is a dangerous person that has been obviously well trained in the art of war. As parents, teachers and community we must wage a campaign of truth so that we can save our public schools and other public entities that our being privatized and destroyed by these Republican-acting democrats!!
- November 12, 2008 at 12:51 PM
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So then what should we/Rhee do Mr. Brocks??? I don't always agree with Rhee, but you have no answers... these kids need answers!!!!
- November 13, 2008 at 12:33 PM
I was getting ready to say who's name did I call that wasn't already called out???
- November 13, 2008 at 2:13 PM
- mommilan&jr said...
Let's talk answers... view my blog and please comment... thanks!
- November 13, 2008 at 4:47 PM
Anyone and everyone one with half a brain tried to warn Ms. Rhee that putting neighborhoods together without doing the ground work would lead to chaos.
I would not readily expect Ms. Rhee to know this, but those who do tried to warn her that neighborhood "beefs" and gangs are rampant and you must have soem sort of mediation with groups before expecting them to live together---even in schools.
Ms. Rhee is so hell-bent on not acknowledging the important role that community/family/environment plays in this educational paradigm that she was too hard-headed to heed the call of folks who know better.
Now, you get what you get!
- November 13, 2008 at 6:05 PM
Set up an alternative school in the system ! Is there one ? Doesn't sound like it.Strategic steering Rhee reform ? Know what you don't know ! See inner city reform positive results with alternative schools and instructional accountability.See power to lead with Susan Schaeffer and this reinforcement of NCLB and 10% Rhee ship is sinking.Revise and support !We don't have time for the paleolithic approach or radical reform not working under NCLB and 10 % !
- November 13, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Just another example of Rhee wasting our money on her big ideas that she cannot implement.
- November 13, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Broader Bolder Approach vs Education Equality ? Equalize fair balance of interests ! Klein on Rhee payroll from New York ? To many millions across this country want NCLB and the 10% ended.The theory of radical educational reform ? No ! Meet the needs,support and resources in all American Public School Buildings !To many millions, back up ! One fire truck and a marching band ! Cut the hounds loose and get in your two point position to take the jump !Not to left and not to right but a nice balance down the middle ! Put your boots on and heels down !. The principle budget and books expenditures.So now the kids can't take their books home from school to do their homework? Absurd ! Tax payers want to see data results and central office budget with expenditures on line.
- November 15, 2008 at 6:53 AM
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- November 16, 2008 at 4:49 AM
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I realize I should have posted this a couple months ago, in the dead of winter, but better late than never! We've done some fun stuff while being stuck inside; I love hearing new ideas of things to do with Luke. (Share if you have any!) He is so creative and loves to try new 'projects'. I've gotten these ideas online, in magazines, and from the Bright Beginnings preschool we go to during the month.
* No-mess finger painting! Squeeze a good amount of finger paint, different colors if you like, into a large ziploc bag. Seal tightly, getting air out. Duct tape top and bottom of bag to a square piece of cardboard. You now have a flat surface to 'paint' with your fingers, moving the paint around through the bag.
* Bird Feeders We have had so much fun watching the birds come to our deck to eat the bird seed off the feeders Luke made. There are two beautiful cardinals that come each day, a male and a female. We didn't have pine cones, but spread peanut butter on sticks instead. Then we rolled the sticks in the bird seed. Luke even loved just running his hands through the big bowl of seed!
* Fruit Loop Necklaces For our snack one day, we strung a piece of yarn with fruit loops. Luke thought it was the best thing ever to bite the cereal right off the string:) I had bought some fun noodle shapes to use too, but I still can't decide if that is too girly of a craft!
* Sponge Stamps Cut fun shapes out of small kitchen sponges and use them, with washable paint, as stamps. We needed bigger paper for this one!
* Paper Chains These are a great way to count down to a special occasion. We did decorate and make some paper chains this winter, but never as a countdown. Maybe we'll do one for Luke's upcoming 3rd birthday??
* Cooking We have done lots of cooking/baking together. Luke is a great little sous chef! I let him get the measuring utensils and add the ingredients to my recipes, and he usually has his own bowl to measure in whatever he wants. He loves to mix flour and brown sugar and baking soda and cinnamon or WHATEVER! And he always wants to try his creation:)
* Homemade Playdough We have yet to try this because I'm waiting until our real stuff dries out. I have heard this is a good recipe since the kool-aid makes it smell good!


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Film Students, Film Worries
There are about six weeks left in the spring semester and my students are about to shoot their final films. Mostly, they are beginning to worry about their grades. I understand their concerns- I worried about my grades, too- but guys you are in FILM SCHOOL. Worry about making a good film and your grade will take care of itself. There are a lot of things to worry about in this world, getting an A- or B+ on the midterm is not one of them.
Did Monet get better grades at lycee than Monnet's and that's why Monet's hang on the wall, while Monnet hangs at the bar? No, to paraphrase Shakespeare, "The film's the thing. Wherein I'll catch the conscious of the king."
Make a good film. Have a good weekend. See you in class.


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My pal Alison of Bonney Lassie, Tom, and I hitched a ride on a Washington State ferry just like the ones on "Grey's Anatomy" to Vashon Island to attend our first group of Northwest Perennial Alliance Open Gardens.
This sign from the ferry is reassuring. It seems that if you're falling apart, you can get yourself together here.
Here we are arriving at Vashon Island. I love the relaxed pace of the island and the friendly folks who live there. It's only a 10 minute ferry ride from Tacoma, where I live, 20 from Seattle but it feels like it's much farther away.
The Garden of Jonathan Morse is located on the north shore of the island and is, I'm assuming, where Jonathan came up with the name of his business, North Shore Garden Design. The first area we explored was this one with the beach view closest to the parking area. As we came down the driveway, we saw fabulous sets of gates which we thought led to the gardens of neighbors. We learned that these were all part of North Shore Gardens!
Here's a view of the very ferry that we just arrived on making another crossing. The spot on the water fairly close to the dry part of the shore just about in the middle of the picture is a Great Blue Heron doing a little fishing. Unfortunately I didn't bring my big zoom lens with me.
Do deer, of which there is a large population on the island, like hostas or is this slug damage?
Another of my plant favorites, Podophyllum delavayi. Jonathan reports that he's found seedlings of these far from the parent plants coming up between rocks in full sun so something is transporting the seeds.
Red Orach is a reseeding annual and I'm told that once you have it, you've got it for as long as you want it. I found a plant of it at the Vashon Farmers Market later in the day.
What a wonderful property with towering evergreens as backdrop and views of the bay! It's an island, there's a lot of that kind of thing happening there!
Hill from Jonathan's home to the main house with quintessential Pacific Northwest plants, Salal and sword ferns both evergreen.
In one part of the garden Giant Horsetail was allowed to grow. I know it's considered a weed but I think it's gorgeous and it's a native to boot!
So, Alison and I drove through town on our tour of gardens, saw the Vashon Farmers' Market and decided to stop and check it out. I'm easily distracted by anything that looks like it might be fun and fortunately, Alison puts up with me. We parked across the way and walked to the market. I've always loved this Boston Ivy covered building!
There was live music, and lots of beautiful island-grown produce, fabulous baked goods, hand made local beer, and much more. Did I think to take pictures of any of that? No. I was very excited to find this Purple Orach plant after having just seen it at Jonathan's North Shore Garden a few minutes before.
Alison and I spent a long time looking at Lisa Betz Originals because we found both her personality and her work delightful.
Is this salmon beautiful or what? When I see wonderful mosaic work like this I get the urge to do more myself. It usually passes when I remember how messy and tedious grouting is.
Fresh, locally grown strawberries that aren't the size of your head and really taste like strawberries are one of my favorite things in the world! Guess what we ate for a couple of days?
I apologize for not doing a better job of showing all the wonders at the market but it sure was a delight! We were thrilled to see this rare Vashon Island Bear/Sheep hybrid. An extremely mellow and happy fellow, he bid us farewell as we left the farmers' market!
Vashon Island is one of my favorite places to visit and luckily, it's not far from where I live. Today, Alison and I continue our day on the island with a visit to Kathy's Corner Nursery. You may remember my previous post about this nursery nearly a year ago. Most of what I would say about the nursery is contained in that post so do check it out.
Kathy's Corner always has a lot of fabulous plants and at this time of year the nursery is bursting at the seams with glorious color!
There is a wonderful article written by Kathy, the owner of this establishment, in the publication Green Profit here. I've been visiting the island for at least 16 years and have followed the ups and downs Kathy mentions in her article and it's interesting to hear her perspective as a nursery owner.
What follows is a few of the many wonderful things that grabbed our attention on this trip!
Double flowered Nasturtium (Tropaeolum) whose name escapes me and I'm too lazy to go outside with a flashlight to find it.
here, Danger Garden's visit here, and my previous post here. In the meantime, aren't these floating peonies lovely?
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Sarracenia bloom. It's nice that this flower has some modesty and tries to cover up it's reproductive organs!
This may not count because I only brought it home a week or so ago but Jasminum polyanthum's fragrance makes me smile every time I'm in the vicinity of this plant!
The red table is sort of like a green room for plants waiting to find a place. Some may spend the summer here but will need to find more attractive pots.
The Agave weberi that decided to live, the saga of which can be found here with Pelargonum 'Indian Princess.'
The plant that always reminds me of our host Pam Penick because it's one of her favorites and is featured in her foliage follow-up post this month. Do click on over to her site to join in the foliage festival!
Choisya 'Sundance' holds this warm gold color all year long. The bud is that of a purple/blue clematis that will be blooming soon.
Fatsia polycarpa 'Needham Lace' that came from the Cistus area at the Fabulous Fronderosa Frolic a couple of years ago. Such a fun road trip and event! I hope that you denizens of the pacific northwest make plans to attend this year!
Recently found Callicarpa japonica 'Snow Storm' If it bears fruit as heavily as it's non variegated relative in my parking strip, there may be an exchange.
Tradescantia pallida 'Pink Stripe' Just about ready to go in a candy apple red pot when I noticed that the one from last year, left outside, is coming back from it's roots. Cool.
Her ideas are worth stealing and truth be told, I've bought planted containers here because they are so beautifully done.
This echiveria planted left of center in this shallow tray is stunning. Like a huge Dahlia in a mid century painting crossed with an ikebana arrangement.
This one particularly tugged at my heart. The pot, plants, and placement - oh la la, as Cisco might say.
This guy also looks pretty peaceful. Don't know what his excuse is. I didn't realize that homelessness was an issue on the island but Sylvia and Ross, owners of Dig, are quite charitable letting him stay like this.
More succulent goodness.
I am crazy about the new (2 years old) greenhouse! This little slice of zone 9 would take up most of my garden. (I'm eyeing our detached garage...do we really need it? ) The incredible stone table that runs down the center has me swooning. Wouldn't this be an amazing place to display one's plant collection and to entertain? Picture it - dramatic lighting, gorgeous plants, this stone table that could seat 40 of your closest friends...
Did I mention that on Northwest Perennial Alliance Open Garden day, Dig offers a 25% discount to NPA members? I recouped the price of membership in savings here. One of these four packs of aloes came home with me. Aren't they cute?
I like screaming color better though. It adds so much vibrancy to our gray northwest winters!
Must go back for some of these cute little potted tillandsias. Those pots are about an inch and a half tall.
Maybe even smaller. This idea is really fun and would be perfect for the conservatory in your doll house!
Placing floaters in tall glass containers allows us to appreciate the dramatic root structure.
Much has been written about Froggsong, the garden of Cindy and Steve Stockett. For more articles about the garden you can visit Fine Gardening, The Seattle Times, Country Living, Sunset Magazine, and The Beachcomber. Cindy maintains a blog about her garden which you can visit here.
In the words of Cindy as published in the NPA guide, "Froggsong garden, a three-acre [Other sources say twelve acres.] estate garden, is a blend of formal and informal design. A rose pergola, roundel garden, parterre garden and knot garden share a space that frames and defines the senses. I call this type of garden 'Northwest Formal,' a mixture of defined, structured areas that are relaxed by the casual disorder of perennial cottage gardening."
This garden has an interesting juxtaposition of styles sort of like throwing a formal garden, billowing perennial borders, and a woodland into a blender, mixing it up, and having Picasso sort it out.
On entering the garden, one might not suspect what surprises await. Like a chef garnishing a dish with a little of what might be expected flavor-wise from a creation, we get a small clue of the mix inside this garden with the formal evergreen hedge, acer palmatum, and free flowing hakenechloa.
Here's a closer view. Cindy is a retired elementary school teacher. I bet her classroom was full of fun surprises.
Hey look, a pot. Looks like plants that we just saw at DIG. Hmmm...coincidence? I don't think so.
This view begs for a focal point at the end to draw us on. Instead we have the mystery of the woods.
Here we have a couple of neatly clipped box hedges looking like parentheses holding back side conversations. (Works for me.)
Love this shade of blue here. It's echoed in the hosta in the foreground and spruce behind and contrasted with golden foliage on the left and the purple to the right.
My favorite part of the garden is this natural looking pond and marsh area with weeping willow trees.
More old fashioned formality but with a contemporary center. Instead of being surrounded by formal hedges, the hundred-year old doug firs are the background.
Love the white variegated tree with fine foliage and the large white variegated hosta beneath. Notice the partial formally trimmed box shrub on the left.
Stunning view! I love the look of weeping willow trees! The fabulous foliage colors and shapes here are stunning! The bisecting line of boxwood spheres, the fireworks of the phormium. Sigh.
Round the back of the house is this sweet building that contains a sauna, there's a hot tub nearby and in the background, you can see the glass doors of the huge shower which can also be entered from the master bath.
That's Corsican mint all round the path. The fragrance was divine but imagine tiptoeing through this from hot tub to shower. It's a beautiful set up but I have to admit to wanting solid walls around me when nekkid. (The world breathes a collective sigh of relief!0
Loree at Danger Garden has been posting weekly for a while about her favorite plant and has invited other bloggers to join in this meme. Today the plant that is thrilling me and my non gardening partner is Solanum quitoense. The Solanaceae family is large and includes both edible and poisonous members. Solanum quitoense has gorgeous purple veined furry leaves that can reach a foot or more in length. They look cute as a teddy bear but have prickles that are cleverly hidden on the undersides of the leaves. Solanum quitoense, known as naranjilla (little orange) in Ecuador and Panama and as lulo in Colombia, is a subtropical perennial plant from northwestern South America. The specific name for this species of nightshade means "from Quito."
I've grown this plant for years and have often had it flower but last summer, for the first time, it decided to produce fruit.
The plant, hardy in zones 9 - 12 lives inside my house in the winter. Look what happened to the fruits!
The fruit supposedly has a citrus flavor that is described as a cross between lime and rhubarb. The juice of this orange fruit is green. The fruit can be eaten out of hand (the furry outer part is discarded) and the juice is a popular drink in parts of South America.
The plant, not taller than I, recently got moved back outside for the summer but I don't want to cut it back as usual because of the cool orange fruit. Because it was in an out of the way room for the winter, the non gardening partner didn't notice the fruits until I moved it outside and he passed it on his way into the house. While it's got ripening fruit on it, it's still producing buds to make more. How sweet is that?
Alison's car has a built in GPS which is fabulous for garden tours. Since heretofore, most of my driving has been from home to work and other familiar places, I've not thought much about such a device. When going to strange places, Tom and his smart phone which has a GPS feature are often along. Being a Luddite, I haven't a cell phone either. Anyway, Alison's GPS had a friendly voice that seemed very wise and didn't swear once if we didn't do what it advised. Nice.
We turned down a driveway and came to a large clearing in the woods surrounded by meadow covered hills currently full of foxglove flowers and parked in the large grassy parking lot and walked through a red gate.
Calycanthus, one of several varieties on the property, was large and impressive.
At various points along the path descending into the next levels, there are areas to "pause and reflect." That's fancy talk for to catch your breath and look at the pretty stuff.
Cardiocrinum preparing to bloom, peonies at it's feet. The way cardiocrinums bolt so quickly always makes me think of Jack and the Beanstock!
The boulder outcropping fits the space so well it seems like it might have been an existing natural element. Truth is, it's only been there for five years.
The plants are beautifully grown and expertly chosen to fit spaces. There are times when this garden almost feels like it just sprung up this way. (There must be a really great staff here!)
Now we're at the pond level. The water is crystal clear and has a lovely teal color. There are not plants or fish here and I'm wondering if this is strictly ornamental or if the owners enjoy swimming here.
Here's that guy that's been following us around. He was really impressed with the pond!
Yup, the pond has an island off on one side. Look at all of the gorgeous foliage. Rhododendron's leaf shape and indumentum contrasts beautifully with the color and needles of the conifer on the right.
I fell instantly in love with this rusty metal circle. One passes through this magic portal/star gate/moon gate to continue down to the next level where the houses and large perennial borders are.
Allium, clematis, peonies, delphiniums, and oriental poppies are the stars of the floral show right now. Hakonechloa is used liberally in this area of the garden. and why not? It's a gorgeous grass!
And paths leading down to the beach. We didn't explore these as they aren't mentioned on the map but others did go down to the lowest level of the property.
Breathtaking Azara microphylla variegata! I'm so glad that I put a couple of these in my shade garden. I wonder if mine will ever be this big and beautiful?
Hot pink heated up with gold foliage or cooled down with purple foliage. Beautiful either way so why not both?
Which looks to have been a temple at one time. So lovely and unexpected. The doors are intricately carved!
Are we still in Washington? Just beyond is this large dracaena in full bloom, a fairly unusual sight in these parts!
Phormiums not bothered by the Phormium killing winters but that were chopped way back a few years ago because they had gotten too big.
At half an acre, this was the smallest garden on the tour but oh my gosh, there are so many great plants and interesting features in this space that it took us as long to enjoy this one as it did to take in the larger gardens! They say that it's not the size that matters but how one uses it. That's certainly true in this gorgeous and imaginative garden!
A garden is incomplete without at least one dog and or cat! This little guy is doing a great job of keeping the sheep in a nice orderly herd. (Lambs ears edging the circular bed, get it?)
There are several mosaic pieces throughout the garden. They get so much fan mail here that they need a separate mail box just for them. Pretty special I'd say!
I visited this garden a few years ago with friends when it was part of another tour. We were all quite taken with the generous use of Baby's Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii) in several areas. It's so very green and happy looking!
Looking out over the giant chess set.
After touring the final garden, we did some shopping in town and had a delicious dinner at The Hardware Store, a restaurant located in Vashon's oldest commercial building that had operated as a hardware store for most of its 121 years of existence. In addition to the fun story, delightful ambience, and art gallery space, they serve great food!
After dinner it was time to catch the ferry home. You'll notice that the sky, very grey this morning, is now blue, the sun shining golden on the madrona branches. Boarding the ferry, we end another Lassie and Outlaw Adventure. Thanks for coming along with us on this trip to one of my favorite places!
A garden after my own heart! Every space stuffed and planted way to close together, potted plants plunked in the beds and even more plants waiting to find a place.
Dracunculus vulgaris was blooming in the parking strip but the lovely fragrance was not present.
Plants that look like they came from recent nursery visits and are waiting to be planted. Gosh this looks familiar!
Out in the parking strip was this cool cracked pot with a heap of sempervivum starts. Wonder what the eventual plan is?
Persicarias and grasses... Does Scott have a place in Tacoma that he's not telling us about? No, couldn't be as there's some bare soil here.
Another view of the Tetrapanax. I love those big leaves alongside grasses and the acer palmatum that echoes the Tetrapanax leaf shape but on a much smaller, finer, and purpler level.
Sorry for the rant but I'm a curmudgeon, it's what I do. I've heard from other gardeners that the stealing of the green seed heads is a problem whenever this is planted in public view. Have you had any experience with growing these and having them pilfered, filched, lifted, appropriated, snatched, plundered, stolen?
I'm joining blog pal Loree of Danger Garden in posting my favorite plant this week.
If you've been reading my blog since I began, you may remember this saga spanning over twenty years of plant discovery, lust, unrequited love, yearning, and at long last love (thank you Mr. Porter) all about Tropaeolum speciosum, my favorite plant this week and most frustrating plant to grow ever!
Here are some pictures of the long awaited happy blooming wonderful plants blooming their heads off among the golden hops and honeysuckle vines. This was the most vigorous and floriferous year I'd ever had with these puppies that I'd been planting over and over again in as many different areas of my garden as possible.
On Sunday morning, I looked out of the back porch and what did I see in the spot where I planted the first roots of this plant in this garden 16 years ago? You guessed it! Interestingly the color on these seems to be more on the blue side. I don't know if this is one of the Heronswood original roots or one of the subsequent ones sent from Scotland that I planted there. The top images are of plants from Far Reaches Farm. Also the top ones are in full sun while the following are in only part sun. I remember the originals growing, blooming gloriously, setting seed and then very rapidly dying never to return again until now. Is it possible that the tiny vines have been sending out growth each year and gaining strength to bloom again?
Could it be that this is a vine that grew from one of the seeds that fell on the ground and took a long time to germinate? (15 years is a long time!)
I will never know from where
Came those lovely scarlet ribbons
Scarlet ribbons for her hair..."
|6 ft. to 10 ft.
|6 ft. to 10 ft.
|Growth Habit
|Growth Pace
|Fast Grower
|Full Sun to Part Shade
|Medium Moisture
|Attracts Butterflies; Attracts Hummingbirds; Fragrant Flowers; Self Seeds; Showy Flowers; Showy Foliage; Showy Fruit; Showy Seed Heads
|Bloom Time
|Fall; Summer
|Flower Color
|Red Flower
|Beds and Borders, Container, Ground Covers, Cut Flower, Indoor Plant, Naturalizing, Screening, Specimen Plant/ Focal Point, Suitable as Annual, Trellis
|Herb Garden, Cottage Garden
|Seasonal Interest
|Summer Interest, Fall Interest
|Perennials (Zone 7 - 10)
It was a year ago today that I first hit the orange publish button on blogger and began my journey as a blogger. I'd read a lot of blogs and even commented on some but didn't think I'd have much to say that would be of interest to other folks on a blog of my own. At the urging of Ms. Danger, I started anyway. A year and 276 posts later, I still don't know if I'll run out of things to post about but for the time being, I'm having fun. Perhaps in the future I won't post five days a week as I have this year. The most interesting thing about blogging has been meeting other gardeners and feeling like a part of a community of like minded (and perhaps misguided) souls who love to get their hands dirty. In reading blogs from around the country and world, I've gained a broader understanding of and appreciation for the differences in regional garden styles, plant palettes, and practices. In reading blogs from my own region, I've learned about exciting new plants to try in my garden. Thank you all for reading my blog, leaving comments, welcoming me to the blogosphere and helping me to gain more knowledge of plants and gardening!
I was thinking of doing a drawing for this post but will do that for my 300th post. Instead, today I'll post about a visit to Jungle Fever, a nursery and plantsman (Jerry Cearley) who have been instrumental in my green education and formation as a gardener and plant fanatic over the last 20 or so years.
Jungle Fever is a small nursery specializing in hardy exotics. Originally I was drawn here by the huge fragrant flowers of brugmansias but came to love the many tropical appearing large leaved plants that are surprisingly hardy here. Jungle Fever has always carried a lot of beautiful Australian natives and desert plants from our own continent like cacti and agaves. It wasn't until recently that I started appreciating those and later than that that I began to like palms, another Jungle Fever staple. A visit to this nursery, 15 minutes from my house, is like stepping into a mini tour of jungles and deserts of the world. Once inside, it's difficult to remember that we're just yards from a busy street! When the big Restio craze hit, Jungle fever was there to supply our plant lust and on this visit, I noticed some great Rhodocoma capensis! Carnivorous and other bog/water plants play on the sales tables along with a fairly specialized offering of great annuals that you won't find at a box store.
Just outside the entrance was this grevillea in gorgeous bloom. Cisco Morris learned about this group of plants and their hardiness in our region from Jerry.
Jerry's garden is just behind the nursery and a stroll up the sidewalk should not be missed.
The house sits on a corner lot. On one side there are large plants that provide shade and on the other side is a dry sunny garden that looks more like something from southern California than it does a garden in the Pacific Northwest.
Char's garden is one that I pass by several times a week but seldom have time to stop. Last September, I walked by with my camera and was glad that I did. You can read that post here. Following are a few shots taken from the sidewalk during a recent walk in the hood. This garden is full of color throughout the season!
I don't often think of combining pink and red for some reason. It is sure gorgeous here and the lavender hosta blooms keeps the color family well rounded while the yellow livens things up.
Peonies have just finished and we see a dahlia growing to cover its wood supports. These were beautiful in bloom last year!
I wonder how deep the buried pot is. do you suppose it's got a liner in it to retain water for the Iris ensata? The look of the ornamental rim just above soil level is attractive.
Looking down the walk, you can see tetrapanax in the garden of a neighbor. Better check that out!
Another Northwest Perennial Alliance Open Garden Saturday found the Lassie and the Outlaw poking around the Gig Harbor area and having an enjoyable day of garden touring. Today, we'll look at Terri Dufault's garden. Situated on a hill overlooking Puget sound and the Olympic mountains, this garden utilizes beautifully colored foliage very well. I'd never seen a deep purple berberis hedge before and this one was impressive in size and color! I wonder if the thorns are an effective deer deterrent?
If given the choice, would you prefer living up high like this with gorgeous panoramic views or would you opt to live closer to the water's edge (also could have gorgeous views?)
Fortunately for us, we had a perfect sunny day for an outing. Unfortunately, the direct sun isn't the best for photographing a garden. Notice the hardy fuchsia on the left.
The edible plant area also has a high fence around it. I guess that these folks want to eat their produce themselves. Silly, right?
More stars waiting in the green room for their chance to shine. Plant addiction problem? What plant addiction problem?
I remember passing the gold house on a regular basis many years ago (over 20) and the planting scheme was similar but perhaps with more pelargoniums. Some gardeners are fickle, our tastes changing over time and with new plant passions; others know what they like and stick with it!
On one of our Saturday adventures, Alison and I visited Raft Island Roses in Gig Harbor. If you live in the greater Tacoma area, you may be familiar with the name as these folks sell their roses at several farmers' markets.
It had been years since last I visited RIR but the memory of rose perfume delighting my olfactory receptors was strong.
I know very little about roses and always say that they're really not my thing but somehow, there are quite a few of them in my garden. These lovely and fragrant climbers cover the fence of the old parking area.
I went looking for a Westerland rose but they were out. Joy Creek's inventory says that they have 36. Alison and I need to go to Portland anyway. Some sources say that Westerland has a strong fragrance; others say that it's a light fragrance everyone agrees that it blooms freely and beautifully.
être, rose complète,
que mon consentement te confond
avec mon coeur en fête.
rose, toute la vie,
et je me sens l'ami parfair
d'une telle amie.
being, perfect rose,
that my will unites you
with my heart in celebration.
as if you were all of life,
and I feel the perfect friend
of a perfect friend.
avez-vous adopté
ces épines?
Votre joie trop fine
vous a-t-elle forcée
de devenir cette chose
Mais de qui vous protège
cette arme exagérée?
Combien d'ennemis vous ai-je
qui ne la craignaient point?
Au contraire, d'été en automne,
vous blessez les soins
qu'on vous donne.
have you assumed these thorns?
Is it your too fragile joy
that forced you to become
this armed thing?
this exaggerated defence?
How many enemies have I
lifted from you who did not fear it at all.
On the contrary, from summer to autumn
you wound the affection
that is given you.
tendresse touchant aux tendresses…
C'est ton intérieur qui sans cesse
se caresse, dirait-on;
se caresse en soi-même,
par son propre reflet éclairé.
Ainsi tu inventes le thème
du Narcisse exaucé.
Tenderness touching tenderness…
Your oneness endlessly
Caresses itself, so they say;
through its own clear reflection.
Thus you invent the theme
of Narcissus fulfilled.
This one is just starting to open and the outer petals have a green stripe down the middle. The broken coloration seems to be more subtle on the inner petals but we'll have to see what happens as it opens and ages.
Unfortunately there were no blooms fully open. This almost came home with me but it's a hybrid tea...'nuf said? It had incredibly long and strong stems for each flower & a few dozen bushes of this would be fabulous for those of you who have an acre or two devoted to a cutting garden. Still, it was very pretty. Maybe a return visit is in order.
Look at some of the other surprises we found here. Some of these non roses came home with us!
These had no label and the nice young person working there only knew that it was called a Pregnant Onion. It was kind of interesting so Albuca bracteata came home with me.


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During the meeting, experts from around the world met to identify conservation strategies for Betampona Reserve and Parc Ivoloina. MFG manages several research and conservation projects to protect the vital rainforest area of Betampona that contains 11 species of lemur, 10 additional mammal species, 95 bird species, and over 100 reptile and amphibian species. The forest also contains a large variety of plant species, a number of which are highly endangered.
Parc Ivoloina is a zoological and educational park operated by MFG, which houses a variety of native Malagasy wildlife, including bamboo lemurs, brown lemurs, blue-eyed black lemurs, and radiated tortoises. Local and international visitors to Parc Ivoloina are able to develop an appreciation for Madagascar's unique wildlife and learn ways that they can help protect these important species and their habitats.
LCF is happy to partner with MFG to protect wild lemur populations and lemur habitats, while working to build sustainable, managed populations to act as a critical safety net for wild populations. LCF and MFG's work is an integral part of the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Lemur Conservation Action Plan to stop habitat loss and reverse the decline of lemur populations on the verge of extinction.
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... Donald Trump has emerged as America's leading authoritarian political figure, representative of a type of leadership for which many Americans yearn. ...But I think Dean is over-optimistic in this part of his analysis:
... Trump is far more aggressive in his authoritarianism than his predecessors. To understand the Trump phenomenon, it is essential to appreciate political authoritarianism, as well as its limits and boundaries. ...
Without question, Trump is the most prototypical authoritarian leader to ever so prominently seek the American presidency, and we have had several authoritarian presidents and vice presidents, most recently including Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew, followed by George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
But I can find no scenario in which he could win the White House. Too many voters still remember Nixon, Agnew, Bush, and Cheney, who ranked high on the authoritarian leaders scale, albeit not as high as Donald Trump. Should it happen that Trump wins the GOP nomination, he will surely all but finish the destruction of the Republican Party, which began with the ascendency of the religious right and Southern conservatives leaving the "Big Tent" Democratic Party to make the GOP their unspoken racist home. The authoritarian base of the GOP has been steadily growing, and Trump could test its strength. [my emphasis]In his column, he cites The Authoritarian Personality (1951) by Theodor Adorno et al, The Authoritarian (n/d) by Bob Altemeyer and Dean's own Conservatives Without Conscience (2006).
Dean in his next Justia column (The FOX News GOP Debate: Who Won? Who Lost? 08/07/2015) talks about Trump's performance in last week's debate:
This first prime time debate was about one thing for Fox News—ratings, which means money. ...There is a lot of speculation about whether Ailes may have also been trying to embarrass Trump and damage his support along with generated good viewer ratings for FOX News. If that is the case, that part of his plan didn't go so well.
Surely this was carefully plotted by [FOX News president] Roger Ailes, who knows as much about presidential campaigns as he does about television. But if there was any doubt that Ailes wanted to force Trump to be Trump, that was addressed in the first question to Trump from moderator Megyn Kelly. It was a mean question—the kind of question that would make you dislike Carly Fiorina because she would never have pulled it off, but Megyn looked gutsy going after Donald. Was it presidential for him to call women by ugly and vicious names, "You've called women fat pigs, dogs, slobs, disgusting animals? Your Twitter account has several—" Trump cut her off before she could finish. "Only Rosie O'Donnell," he quipped, causing the audience to erupt in laughter, as well as the other candidates. Trump had stolen the first headline of the event, hooking the audience as Ailes wanted to do, by creating precisely the theater of the absurd the Fox News organization had worked so hard to produce. It only got better when Trump started threatening Megyn.


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What a day yesterday was! Such an amazingly, hard, emotional, wonderful day! As of right now Team Addison Eloise raised $2,385.41 and is in the top 5 teams for highest fundraisers! That is just so amazing to me. I was hoping to raise $1000.00 to help a minimum of two families and with our wonderful friends and family we were able to raise enough to help a minimum of 4+ just amazing.
I spent the last week thinking about how hard the walk would be (trying to prepare myself as best I could). I did the same thing for Addi's funeral service. It's almost like if I can "pre-stress" the actual day isn't as hard. Friday night was stressful; Brian and I went out to dinner to our favorite Mexican place. We each had a beer and toasted to the fact that this could be my last beer for a while (wishful thinking...maybe). After we came home we opened up the Patron bottle that Brian bought before he met me (so it's 6+ years old)...yeah we are big drinkers ;) We took a couple shots, put on our jammies and curled up on the couch to watch a movie. After the movie I decided to check my email and the blogs I follow and go to bed early. I was asleep by 9:30pm! Yeah I know what you are thinking...what a CRAZY couple we are lol! My Saturday went a little something like this:
6 am - up and at 'em. Woke up with a stomach ache (totally normal for me, ever since I was little I would get bad stomach aches before tests, the first day of school or anything I was super nervous about), it sucks, but it's something I am used to.
spent some time complaining about my stomach ache to Brian, receive normal amounts of sympathy from him.
Brian grabs his phone to check our fundraising page, sees we are in the top 5! Spent a few moments celebrating! Makes me wish I still had Internet on my phone...sometimes being practical sucks!
6:30 - Shower, get ready just to see I have run out of deodorant....crap! Oh good I have a brand new one under the sink, whew!
7am - Debate on which camera to bring...little one would be easy to carry...we bought the big fancy one especially to take pics of Addi...this is for Addi...it will probably be a pain to carry around...but it's for Addi...ok big camera it is! (It's a Nikon SLR D5000).
plug in battery for big camera, curse myself for not making this decision last night and hope I have enough of a charge for the day.
7:15 - brush my teeth, yell at Annie to get out of the shower (she loves licking the water in the tub...weird dog, but she is a lab). Sarah texts to ask what we want from Starbucks, laugh to myself that of course she would text as I was brushing my teeth (it's the hygienist in her). I tell her Brian's order and think how I would love a green tea, but you aren't supposed to drink it when you are trying to get pregnant so I forgo the drink...laugh to myself that I said yes to patron, but no to green tea...good thing I'm not ovulating yet.
7:30 - try to remember what I am forgetting...nerves getting to us...I hear Annie getting back into the shower...yell at her again...weird dog. Throw my bag together, Brian takes care of the dogs and we run out the door.
7:45 - leave the house to meet our group.
8:15 - we all leave my parent's house and head to the walk.
We got to Cheney Stadium just before 9. Got in line and waited to get in. Once we were in we all got our shirts and I was so pleased to see Addi's name on them. I get to see her name so few places, it was wonderful to be wearing it...well wonderful and awful...you know.
Once our whole team was together we took pictures and wondered around the stadium. Once we made our way to our seats we were amazed to see all the butterflies around the track. To know that each butterfly represents a lost baby...it's a lot to take in. Each baby's name scrolled across the jumbo-tron. We were allowed to submit 2 photos for it. Brian was disappointed that I didn't submit a "real" picture of Addi..., but after he saw everyone taking pictures of the screen he decided it was good we didn't...I just can't be ok with knowing other people have Addi's picture even if they are "in the club". They are for us and they are sacred.
There were a few speakers, but the one that really got to me was the mother that lost 2 children over 50 years ago...yes 50! Tears helped her to get headstones for her babies. It gave me chills to hear she had to wait 50 years for their stones...yes, I am still working on Addi's...that's for another post though!
When the walk started they had the siblings run the bases. It was such a sweet moment. There was one little girl, maybe 3 running the bases, she was SO cute. I couldn't help, but think that maybe it could be Addi's little sister in a few years...if only. Then we did a family lap and then a group lap. It was just such a great feeling to be there all together all for Addison. There is so little that we GET to do for her and this just felt so right.
I didn't cry at all during the first part of the walk. I think is was partly because I had spent so much time pre-stressing and also because it makes me sad when Addison isn't in our daily life and this day was all about her and all the other babies we all love so much.
We took a lot of time taking pictures of Addi's name and also pictures of the names of babies we know and love.
I wasn't feeling very social...I was so in my own bubble. I wish I could have talked with more moms, but there is always next year. The last part of the walk was a balloon release. They were out of pink balloons by the time we got to the front of the line so we waited for a new batch...Addi needed a pink one ;) We wrote a little note and tied it to the string. Once we let the balloon go is when I got emotional. It was so symbolic, but I didn't prepare myself for it. It was beautiful and sad, but it was a moment for Brian and I to hold each other close and let our little girl go (typing that puts a lump in my throat). Ugh, but it was beautiful. Sorry to my bird loving, greener friends, but it was a special moment for us. So don't preach to me how bad balloon releases are.
When everything was said and done we decided to head up to Seattle to enjoy each other. Our family and friends went on their own way and we felt like we were still up for something more than just going home (we hadn't really made plans because we had no idea how we would feel).
Seattle was nice. We spent some time at Pike Place market, had some yummy food and took in all the sights. We came home tired, but happy.
I am already looking forward to next year's walk. I can only hope that next year's walk will include Addi's sibling(s) either in my arms or in my belly...such a big hope. I am just so thankful to everyone who came with us, who donated and for all the support we were given for the walk and the support we continue to receive each day. I feel very humbled and appreciative.


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Posts Tagged 'The Five'
Workplace Bullying on Fox News — Andrea Tantaros Shines
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
The Five, Fox News Channel, March 5, 2013 hosted by Dana Perino
A panel making insipid such as comments such as "if you are being bullied, you have a JOB!." However, this is an important TV segment. Four of the five probably represent the American public very well, complaining that bullying can't be defined, begrudingly knowing that harm can happen, but ultimately defending it as inevitable (or necessary). This is why opposition to stopping bullying at work is strong and widespread. Media fuel the opposition. Watch and learn.
One panelist, Andrea Tantaros, made the most serious comments, showing an understanding that workplace bullying is harmful and that employer actions mean nothing until there is a law (they are discussing the Healthy Workplace Bill). She sits on the far left.
Tags: Andrea Tantaros, Fox News, Healthy Workplace Bill, The Five, workplace bullying
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Look of the Day: August 28
What I wore to church on Sunday! :)
What I am wearing:
Green Tank: Old Navy $6.00
Yellow Cardi: Old Navy $9.99
Shoes: Target $3.74
Headband: Claire's $1.00
Necklace: Made by ME! :) (It's the same one in my profile picture Up there ^^^^)
Posted by The Beauty Bargainista at 2:04 PM
Labels: Clothing:brown, Clothing:green, Clothing:yellow
3 comments:
that yellow looks nice on you!
- September 2, 2009 at 4:57 PM
- .:*aMbAr*:. said...
Nice blog you have here!!! I'm all about bargains nowadays [not that I've ever been a big spender].
I'm a follower ^.^
- September 3, 2009 at 10:05 PM
- BAM said...
I agree with D, the yellow looks fantastic on you. It popped out on the screen and I'm sure looked great in person.
- September 11, 2009 at 9:22 AM
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It's about knowledge and innovation
03.05.2013 / Knowledge forms the basis of our practice. Therefore, we met with Linda Greve from the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Aarhus University in our desire to gain a deeper understanding of what helps innovation and the creation of new knowledge, and what can get in the way.
Linda gave an inspiring speech in which she talked about her latest research project on knowledge work in companies – a research project which aims to identify companies' innovative potential by examining how and with which ideas and metaphors they articulate their knowledge work.


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When this post goes up, I will (hopefully) be somewhere in North Carolina, on my way to New Orleans! I am heading down with a very good friend from college for a little vacation. We're going to visit cemeteries, drink ourselves silly, and probably get cursed by an angry fortune teller. Should be a great time!
It'll be a 22 hour drive on the way down, because we're taking the Blue Ridge Parkway. It adds a little time, but the views will be worth every minute of it. We're stopping in lovely Asheville, NC halfway down to spend the night (and eat breakfast at an awesome cafe there).
Not to worry, though, I have a few posts already written that will go up while I am gone. After I come back, aside from being extra tan, I have a few new things coming up, including the first Book Nook suggestion!
See you all after some sun and fun... and cocktails.


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Don't mind me. I'm just thinking.
A few of my earlier posts were directed at discussion emerging through the IoT crowd. With a debate as to 'how we can create or design for smart, connected things that sense, adapt and perhaps learn' provoking discussion of personality and emotion. This post is a side thought, probably risky.
Raised as product designer, and not much older than the typical digital native, I have been looking at the IoT space and some of the concepts emerging from this space and I have been wondering as to the reference points used by those that develop these things.
I think it is fair to say that many of these things emerge through opportunistic design, designers and developers with some free time on their hands. Doodling if you will.
Being young, (really really young) I sometimes question the motivation or reference points engaged in the design of connected things. Take the Ideo music concepts. I'm not so young as to not grasp the reference point. Physical media, specifically the record player. Given that the average designer is a 38y/o white male this becomes obvious.
I'm told that some young people enjoy the idea of the ceremony involved in handling physical media. For me, however much I like the nostalgia associated with this concept, it (at times) seems frivilous, excessive and perhaps unnecessary. How many devices do you want me to live with?
Being a physical avatar for an experience that can just as easily be facilitated by existing devices or digital facilities is not enough. Cloud baby. My iPhone/iPad does everything I need in this respect. Did we not have a term dematerialisation? No. Just me?
Anyways I'd really really like to understand this, just like the Nazbaztag, couldn't I just run a script on my laptop or iPhone? I get the ambient nature of this but my iProducts can be ambient too. My iPad peeps each time my inbox grows, if I could teach it to growl, now that would be an entirely different matter. Rawr!


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OK, So It's My Birthday.
OK, so it's my birthday. Everyone on my Facebook "wall" keeps reminding me. It's no big deal, although better than the alternative.
But thank you for the Facebook and email birthday wishes anyway. No gifts please.
(Well, a bottle of good scotch would be nice.)
In 58 years, the gifts I treasure most are my family. Tonight I will have dinner with them, at least some of them. I will see the others when I can.
I treasure family dinners whether or not it's my birthday. Tonight, we will have a nice meal and good wine, and we will finish off with a yummy cake made from scratch.
We will have good conversation. We will enjoy our time together. That's the best thing.
I love my family. So I will have a happy birthday after all.


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Saturday, 19 November 2011
Milk Stout
Since digital photography has come along and storing vast quantities of images on your computer has negated the need to print an image, I seldom chance upon the found photo anymore; it's become a very rare event indeed. My only joy now is stumbling across a photograph in a charity shop or flea market - but only if I find one where there shouldn't normally be one. For instance, this photo was found in a box of random paperwork whilst I was looking for knitting patterns in a charity shop in Weston-super-Mare. My golden rule is to never consciously search for them: they have to find me.
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Dogs You Don't Know
Given to me by my friend Mole Leigh back when we were studying in Weston-super-Mare. It was originally framed and she found it in a charity shop - someone once had this picture on their wall. I had it on my wall for a while too...
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Hey guys,
A little back story… Me and my 2 brothers started a company that we do freelance work on the side(pc repair/graphic+web design/software/networking). We all agreed that we needed a website redesign because our last one was awful and rushed… I wont even post it because it was that bad haha. So here is the design so far. It is by no means done, but you get the idea at least.
Here you go!
You are using htc for border-radius. Obviously, you were mindful of cross browser compatibility issue.
Kudos to you.
However, that same element size does not adjust when viewed in mobile devices.
Why not apply the media query where it's needed?
Also, <table class="menu"><tbody><tr>? Come on. This is absolutely unacceptable. Why would you be using table element for the menu?
Two things:
Are you really using all those 5 fonts and over 10 different weights?
For such a simple menu do you need to have two sets of navigation in your markup?
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
20 comments:
- JP said...
I suppose that at any given time, certain cultures will mass produce certain types of evil craziness where anger is externalized in particulary disgusting ways. Once you have a template, it's easy to get repeats.
America got the Columbine-style repeats.
China gets these "slaughter young children" repeats.
With a world full of billions of people, unfortunately, you are going to get this type of behavior from time to time.
There's no good way to eliminate serial killers and psychopaths.
- April 29, 2010 at 5:51 PM
- Thai said...
Is it really worth understanding why? I suppose it probably is but I think it will have to be someone besides me.
Agree JP
I like the idea of cultural template and copy-cat, etc...
- April 29, 2010 at 6:12 PM
- Dr John said...
I think it would be worth understanding why in hopes that it could be prevented but I do not think this is ever going to be a realistic expectation as JP points out.
I think there is something distinctly different behind the kind of pathology it takes to go into a school and shoot unarmed peers, who you may believe have ostracized and bullied you vs. going into a pre-school with a butcher knife and stabbing 4 y/o kids who you have no relation to in any way shape or form.
- April 29, 2010 at 6:28 PM
- Dink said...
A while back we contemplated whether thought caused emotion or vice versa. Something to do with David Hume...
Anyway, this horrible event in China got me thinking about emotion. There really aren't that many emotions; we've all probably felt all of them by junior high.
But the twisted cognition that triggered the emotion and the twisted cognition that then responded to the emotion by creating his behavior... a complete freaking disaster. Upsetting.
- April 29, 2010 at 10:13 PM
- JP said...
I don't think you can actually understand (or should you really want to understand) "why".
You can only really figure out whether you can prevent it before it happens.
Dr. John says:
"I think there is something distinctly different behind the kind of pathology it takes to go into a school and shoot unarmed peers, who you may believe have ostracized and bullied you vs. going into a pre-school with a butcher knife and stabbing 4 y/o kids who you have no relation to in any way shape or form."
I think the Columbine killers were more psychopathic.
The Columbine attacks were far more planned with respect to the intent to kill. They wanted to be mass murders and they were quite successful.
It's not hard to kill 4 year old kids with a large knife if that is your goal. In this article, he didn't actually kill them. He just stabbed everybody and sent a bunch into intensive care. Much more rage against the defenseless, but seemingly much less in the way of intent to actually succeed in killing.
Perhaps we need better screeing for psychopaths.
People going postal seems much harder to predict. Some people will just crack under chronic severe stress, particulary if they have severe trauma in their past.
- April 30, 2010 at 6:50 AM
- JP said...
Dink says:
"Anyway, this horrible event in China got me thinking about emotion. There really aren't that many emotions; we've all probably felt all of them by junior high."
Emotions contain information and some emotional combinations are more subtle than others. Subtle emotions contain subtle information.
I don't think you can make proper decisions without emotions. I recall reading recenlty the problems caused in certain brain disorders where emotions were stripped out of the equation and the people themselves basically were no longer able to really function.
- April 30, 2010 at 6:53 AM
- Dr John said...
"I recall reading recenlty the problems caused in certain brain disorders where emotions were stripped out of the equation and the people themselves basically were no longer able to really function."
Spock seems to do ok.
I would agree we need emotions but the problem is we have way too much of them in general.
I am not sure we have an agreed upon definition of "psychopathic". I would disagree that planning for fame in the act of an atrocity signifies a greater level of psychopathy. It designates a different kind. I would say that a desire to reap such carnage on children is to me more debase and less human. Somehow it seems so contrary to what appears to be an instinctual protective response most have towards children. That is what makes such an act hard to fathom.
- April 30, 2010 at 9:27 AM
- JP said...
Dr. John says:
" I would disagree that planning for fame in the act of an atrocity signifies a greater level of psychopathy. It designates a different kind. I would say that a desire to reap such carnage on children is to me more debase and less human. Somehow it seems so contrary to what appears to be an instinctual protective response most have towards children. That is what makes such an act hard to fathom."
I see your point.
The entire assault on random children seems much more fundamentally incoherent and chaotic than acting out a preplanned slaughter fantasy against your classmates.
- April 30, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- JP said...
I remember some show I saw a few years ago where someone was trying to articulate a difference between the various degress of evil/psycopathy in various mass murder/violent types.
I wish I could remember where I saw that show. It seemed like he was trying to draw lines where no lines could really be drawn.
At some point you just pass the "Charles Manson" line at which point society recognizes that "this person needs to be put into prison for the rest of their lives and/or executed".
- April 30, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- JP said...
Would psychiatric hospitalization be of any benefit for somebody like this Chinese knife attacker?
- April 30, 2010 at 10:38 AM
- Thai said...
Re: hospitalizing Chinese killers
No, and even if it did, you'd need to examine coat/benefit vs. any other way money used such as better road safety
- April 30, 2010 at 10:50 AM
- Dr John said...
I agree Thai. It makes me ill how we have medicalised such behaviors. Psychiatry has no understanding of such evil nor any treatment yet it does not prevent the group as a whole in attempting to lay claim to some kind of explanatory pseudo-expertise.Sexual offenders are a wonderful example. There is no compelling evidence TX of any kind works. Psychiatry treats almost nothing effectively. Certainly not killers of childern.
The entire field of forensic psychiatry makes me sick. I have little interest in speculative explanations of wrong doing. I only care about just punishment. My psychiatric unit has become a Holiday Inn for law breakers. The police support this nonsense and often tell people "you can go to jail or the hospital". This is why the bubble is growing and will burst.
- April 30, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- Dr John said...
Also JP you get my point exactly. No doubt those two boys at Columbine were twisted but who of us has not fantasized about taking out our oppressors in a burst of glorious gunfire from our searing hot Uzi or raining down Ninja style death blows to our enemies in payback for our perceived slights? Ok maybe just me.
Anyway it takes an especially perverse mind to slaughter innocent children.
- April 30, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Thai said...
"Anyway it takes an especially perverse mind to slaughter innocent children."
My wife used to be absolutely fascinated by the mind of "evil". Though I have not noticed as much interest in this topic in years, she used to devour books on serial killers like Ted Bundy, etc...
I've always had a hard time with this fascination. From my perspective these people simply need to cease to exist and as they have done so much damage, as long as there is not a significant deterioration in the rate of convicting the innocent (which is a important issue to me), then the cheaper the better.
If death penalty is cheaper, fry them. If it is more expensive then keep them behind bars.
The situation is bad enough without having to compromise elementary school budgets in order to appease someone else's sense of cosmic justice.
PS- I'm not "pro" death penalty as the idea of harming people is not very appealing to me. I'm pro "get them out of the system"- period. Punishment is not my issue, I just don't want these people around. Punishment really seems more for someone we are trying to rehabilitate and bring back into the system.
Whatever fractal combinatoricsof neural cell clusters and environmental factors has led to this, it is simply outside the boundaries of my system.
- May 2, 2010 at 7:19 AM
- Dink said...
"But will they really pay all the damages given the negative externalities of dead wildlife, habitat destruction, loss of property values from oil on the beaches, etc. I mean, the losses are just going to be staggering.
If I keep this up, I am going to get all doomerish on everyone. I am already depressed enough."
I'm sitting on the barstool next to you sobbing into my own beer, Okie.
This oil spill is going to be horrific. A lot of animals, through no fault of their own, are going to suffer. Joyful animals like dolphins and seals. But the real heartwrencher for me is the otters. The cute litte bastards are just so playful and enthusiastic.
So I've been following links to see how I could help the otters, but there isn't infrastructure yet. The seabird people have gotten some stuff set up, but I get the impression that no one is quite sure what to do yet.
So do I drive to the Gulf in the RV and catch some otters? They're fast and slippery. I'll need a trailer full of clams to keep them fed. Once I get them home I only have three bathtubs. Will the local rivers be too cold? The complexity is paralyzing me. Maybe the magic of youth (and the bliss of ignorance) is being only able to see simplicity and therefore able to dream and act without limit. Of course, disillusionment will come to them fast enough.
I swear I may lose it and go get some gulf river otters; regardless of the cost.
- May 2, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Thai said...
Dink, you put this on SRCS
I don't think Okie is reading this thread. He is in the jungle right now.
And agreed, the pictures are tragic.
- May 2, 2010 at 11:37 AM
- Dr John said...
Thai I swear I had a post asking for a fractal explanation of all this but did not think there was any way to ask without coming off as a smart ass and you go and give me a link anyway, without me asking. Hysterical.
- May 2, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- Thai said...
Oh, go ahead and be a smart ass. ;-)
There are cruel smart asses but I don't read any cruelty in your humor.
- May 2, 2010 at 3:15 PM
- Thai said...
I'm not sure if you have seen any of these reports.
Not sure if they are true or not but either way it is really really sad
- May 3, 2010 at 5:52 AM
- Dr John said...
I did not see that. i am never sure what to make of such statistics and wonder how they relate to poverty or economic issues in other perhaps poorer cultures.
- May 3, 2010 at 9:48 AM
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For wonderful web wednesday I'm going to participate in a popular phenomenon among bloggers, and that's the game of tag! Bloggers get tagged with various questions or posts and then it's their turn to post and tag others. I've been tagged before but haven't had a chance to join in the fun, but I did get tagged this past week by Tammy from A Mom in Red High Heels and I had to play along.
Here's the assignment:
1. Link back to the person who tagged you. (Tammy)
2. Imagine you could send a letter back in time to yourself, when you were 13 years old, what would you write to yourself?
3. Tag 5 people to inflict this on. (LeShan, Jennifer, Daria, Megan, Heather)So here goes (wish I really had this letter when I was 13!):
Dear Emily,
Those early teenage years are going to be tough ones, and Junior High and hormones won't make it any easier. Don't listen to those who will tease you for getting good grades and being well liked by your teachers, but then again don't let those good grades and being teacher's pet go to your head. You'll have a lot of good friends--don't let them down by indulging in silly gossip or backbiting, a common ailment of most teenage girls. Be a bit more open minded and loving of everyone you meet, and as hard as it will be, try to be a friend to the friendless. They're the ones who need a friend the most.
On the lighter side, those turquoise stretch jeans with matching turquoise and black paisley button-down top is not the fashion statement you think it is. And just because Claire's offers an eyeshadow compact with every color of the rainbow and then some, it doesn't mean you should actually use the yellow eyeshadow. Oh, and I think Mom figured out quickly you were applying blue mascara on your way to school. Moms just know these things. Those matching gym clothes with your name on them? Don't worry, high school will offer more options.
Keep true to your values as hard as it will be sometimes. Choose good friends--they will be a bigger influence on you than your parents. Continue to compete with those other honor students. Graduating second in your class may not be cool as a senior in high school but it's pretty impressive once you get to college. Most importantly, remember who you are and what you stand for. Thirteen isn't easy but being true to yourself and your values helps a heck of a lot. And don't worry, you will find a boy who will love you just the way you are and eventually have a 13-year-old girl (three, rather) to whom you can impart your own wisdom. Hopefully by then you'll have acquired some!
Love your family, love your friends, and love yourself. You have more than enough love to go around.
Why don't you try writing your 13-year-old self a letter? It's not as easy as you might think but it is a wonderful moment to reflect on those experiences that helped mold you into the person you are today. Junior High is never easy but we somehow survive. Remembering how you did so is a great way to start off the new year. --Emily
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tag, i'm it!
For wonderful web wednesday I'm going to participate in a popular phenomenon among bloggers, and that's the game of tag! Bloggers get tagged with various questions or posts and then it's their turn to post and tag others. I've been tagged before but haven't had a chance to join in the fun, but I did get tagged this past week by Tammy from A Mom in Red High Heels and I had to play along.
3 comments:
- the girls of gt said...
Fabulous advise to yourself, I'd say you've gained plenty of wisdom! Thanks for the chuckle!
- amominred said...
Emily, Great letter! Thanks for playing! Isn't it fun, silly and sometimes sad to reflect and offer advice to yourself? Oh, to do it all again at age 13...ummm, no thanks :)Blue mascara and yellow eyeshadow? School colors, I hope! lol
- CreativeOutletDesigns said...
Hey Emily! I got my letter posted today! :) thanks for the tag!