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Dear Abby,
One of the things that has greatly influenced my life is reading. You may have discovered by now that reading another's life story or reading about the history of our world can direct the path of one's life. Other than the Bible, I enjoy books that help me in my Christian walk, biographies of famous people, books about our country, some of the great literary works and some for sheer pleasure like children's poems and the one I recently shared with you, "Papa's Wife."
There is nothing like holding a good book in your hand and turning the pages with great anticipation. I have Kindle on my ipad but it just doesn't hold the thrill for me that a regular book does. Here is a list of some books in my library that you might enjoy. They are not listed in any particular order. They are:
Books by Bess Streeter Aldrich such as:
A Lantern In Her Hand
Song of Years
White Bird Flying
Spring Came On Forever
Jane Eyre
Little Women
Uncle Toms Cabin
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Hiding Place
Biographical novels by Irving Stone:
Love is Eternal
The Presidents Lady
For Those Who Love
Books by Elisabeth Elliot:
The Shaping Of A Christian Family
Keep a Quiet Heart
Gateway To Joy
Gods Guidance
Passion and Purity
Quest For Love
The Path of Loneliness
Discipline, The Glad Surrender
The Pursuit Of God by A. W. Tozer probably impacted my spiritual walk more than any other book besides the Bible.
Spiritual Authority by Watchman Née
Rivers of Living Water by Ruth Paxson
Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
Bible study books by Elizabeth George, Beth Moore and others.
Missionary Biographies about Isobel Kuhn, David Livingstone, Jim Elliot, William Carey, Gladys Alyward, Hudson Taylor and many others.
At this time I am reading "Heaven" by Randy Alcorn.
Abby, you are welcomed to my library anytime. I look forward to your excitement when you read some of these books. May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other. I love you very much.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Dear Abby,
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Dear Abby,
There is no way I can describe to you the joy of being a grandmother. I was privileged to attend the births of all seven of you and then spend the first week caring for mother and baby. The bible says that "Children's children are the crown of old men..." (Proverbs 17:6) Our grandchildren are an adornment to our lives. Think of getting all dressed up and then adding the jewelry to your outfit!
You are blessed to know both grandmothers, great-grandmothers, your grandfathers and one great-grandfather. Mamaw is eighty-nine and grandmother is eighty-five. We don't see them much anymore because they live in different states but I want to tell you some things about them. This is part of your family history and one day you can tell your children about them.
Mamaw was born in Kentucky and grew up in a place known as "the land between the lakes." She was a farm girl and loved the outdoors. She said she loved riding horses and being outside with her father. She graduated high school and went to Michigan to work. That is where she met and married Papaw. They lived in Michigan until retirement age and then came to Knoxville where Papaw was born. She was a full-time homemaker and a good cook. She worked very hard caring for her family and it's no wonder her three sons adore her.
Grandmother and Granddaddy were both born in North Carolina. She went into nursing school and worked most of her life in a hospital. Grandmother was not interested in cooking and allowed me in the kitchen at an early age. I loved to cook and please my dad with tasty foods.When I was young we had a housekeeper that cared for us while both parents worked long hours to provide for us. (They had five children.) Papaw worked in a steel mill in Michigan and Granddaddy worked in a paper mill in Savannah, Georgia where I grew up.
All four of these great-grands have given testimony of a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Perfect? No way! But they were hard workers and good parents. One day we will all be reunited in Heaven.
Abby, growing old is a privilege. We are not guaranteed a long life. It is a gift from God. Having said that, I must also say that it has difficult challenges. Having cared for others for so many years, they now need to be cared for. Mamaw is beginning to forget people and other things. Grandmother lives alone and takes care of herself. She struggles with loneliness. What does God expect from us when it comes to them? We are to honor them as our parents no matter what their age. We are also to care for them as the needs come up.
I was able to help Mamaw for years before Papa got so sick. Now she is living with Uncle Steve and Aunt Kandi. I will gladly care for my mother when she needs it if that is what she wants. Whatever I do, it will never be enough to repay them for what they've done for me. Grandparents are a gift from God. Yours have never done anything famous or outstanding but they have all been hard workers and good parents. Pray for us and love us as we do you. Continue to include us in your life as much as possible for as long as God allows. May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other. I love you very much.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Dear Abby,
Hospitality is a large part of your heritage. Papa and I were blessed to have parents that taught us by example to be hospitable. Most Sundays at our house there were extra people around the table. With five children in the family, three of us teens at the same time, we often hosted youth groups or individuals in our home. Our parents had many friends and relatives that came to visit. One summer a cousin lived with us because his parents were going through a difficult time.
There are different ways to show hospitality. There is a couple in our church that have opened their pool up for families in our church. What a blessing that has been to so many. Last week I was invited to an older woman's home for a cooking lesson. She taught me to make her famous meatballs and gravy. We had a wonderful time of fellowship. Another woman in our church has hosted a Christmas cookie decorating party. She is known for her amazing artful cookies.
When Papa and I got married we were always hosting someone. In college we served popcorn and koolaide to other young couples. Once we hosted 27 college kids for Thanksgiving in our tiny apartment. When your mother was growing up we had a variety of people in our home. We had missionaries, evangelist, other pastor's families, neighbors, relatives and a lot of friends. We also hosted church activities in our back yard.
A few years ago a young woman came to our church with her sister. I did not recognize her until she told me her name. She had been a friend of Amy's in school days and had been in our home on several occasions. She told me that she always loved coming to our house. She even recalled a meal she ate with us that included an apple cheese casserole that she liked very much. I cannot tell you how that impacted me. I have thought about it many times since then. We never know how our hospitality will impact another.
Your parents also are very hospitable. It comes out of a generous heart and a love for serving others. I always enjoy going to your home. We have spent the last few Christmases and Thanksgivings there and what a great time we have.
When you are grown remember to practice the spirit of hospitality. Share what you have even if it is popcorn and koolaide! You never know what kind of burdens another may be carrying and how your kindness may help lift their load. I assure you the blessings will be all yours. May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Dear Abby,
Even at your age life has its ups and downs. The only way to remain peaceful is to be of a "steadfast mind" (Isa. 26:3-4). When all the drama of being a teen girl is front and center you must practice steadfastness. It simply means that you are aware of being supported by someone bigger than any human prop.
You must be trusting the Lord to sustain you. In Psalm 18 He is called "OUR ROCK", "OUR REFUGE", "OUR STRONG DELIVERER", "OUR FORTRESS", and "OUR HIGH TOWER"..... you get the picture. I remember my teen years fondly. I also remember that I was struggling to form the right responses to life's difficulties. Now is the time to learn that God is the one who will not disappoint you. He understands when others do not.
I have observed many Christian women that have wavered up and down when dealing with difficulties. They are fretful and unstable. On the other hand, I have seen others remain calm and at rest because they are of a steadfast mind. They have learned to trust in the Lord and not human reasoning. They know that He is who He says He is and He will sustain them.
You can choose to be steadfast. Read God's word, meditate on it, and ask God to make it real in your life. It will change you if you allow it to. You will find that He is trustworthy. You will become a solid woman of faith having proved Him in difficult times.
I want to be known for my steadfastness. I pray that one day you will look back at these years and tell your granddaughter that you made the decision to trust God in all your ways and that He did not disappoint you. I am telling you, my granddaughter, that He is trustworthy. He has never failed me.
May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other. I love you very much.


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Presenting you, Romans 12, a few key elements that count. You know, before I go to the key elements that count, I need to say that in our churches, and I'm specifically speaking to my generation and my context, which is your context, choir and bands and your context audience, and most of you who are watching online's context. To actually understand, and I want you to hear this with all fear of the Lord, to actually understand the Gospel. To actually hear the voice of Jesus Christ, "it has to be in a language that you understand."
You know, two Easters ago in Seattle, our senior Pastor, brother Vasile organized a special Easter service. And you guys all remember the Licurici (the church children's). I think you guys are gonna see them, tomorrow morning at this convention. They did a fantastic job, and they sang beautifully. Guess what language they sang, in Romanian. And, batranii se coteau (older folks nudged each others elbows). Ai vazut ca vorbeste romaneste? "Did you see that they can speak romanian?" "Ai vazut ca intelege romaneste?" "Did you see, that they do understand romanian?" And then, our senior pastor was inspired and wise and said, "Dragi tineri si drag batrani, eii acum ne-au cantat noua ca sa-i putem intelege noi. Acuma o sa li se predice in limba engleza, ca sa ne inteleaga ei." (Dear youth and older folk, the kids sang to us in Romanian, so we can understand them. Now we will preach to them in English, so they can understand us.") It was well said. Don't you think it's time, maybe in 2014, when we start to make more of a transition? So that our kids understand the Gospel? So that our kids can receive forensic righteousness? And so our kids can really understand, how to work out their salvation in fear and trembling? Because the kingdom of God is not english or romanian, dear friends. It's righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. And these are multilingual. Romanian American Youth. Well said brother Leonard, Thank You And God bless you.
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kenny cox... i was in kalalau at big pool with my friend iolani and i was trying to jump off the high rock. finally i did and i spalshed this naked guy that was laying there sun bathing.. i swam up and said oh sorry brah my bad didn't mean to splash you. and he said no worries and hopped in the water. after that we talked a little and he said he'd take us to a big mango tree so we followed him into the woods off the trail. We hung out there and talked for a while. shared stories. kenny he said his name was. eventually we went our separate ways but i definately regarded him as a good guy. very friendly and he seemed real.ReplyDelete
a couple months later i was semi jogging into kalalau to meet up with some friends that were there and i bumped into kenny along the way. we looked at eachother and immediatley remembered one another. i was happy to see him and we took time to share more stories about what we've been up to. kenny was really living with nature. eating off the land. thats always been a dream of mine but i never really jumped off and did it full on. we exchanged emails and i saw just so happy i bumped into him. i thought to myself about the times i've been in kalalau and met cool people and i thought.. kenny, glad i met him along the way. good person. sadly later i heard from my dad that one of the kalalau people had died and i asked who it was and as soon as he said kenny my heart dropped. i still had the paper he had given me with his email right on my bathroom counter and i was recently thinking about sending him a letter but never got around to it. kenny was solid. followed his heart and spread the good things.. see you down the road brothah.. aloha a hui hou


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The Cleveland Cavaliers have been building for what seems like forever now, and although they can still make the 2014 playoffs, that's looking increasingly unlikely. Mike Brown's men can become a force and indeed make the playoffs, but they may have to wait a year for the 2015 NBA playoffs.
In certain moments, the Cavaliers have looked every bit the young, dynamic team Dan Gilbert promised the city he'd deliver, but at other times, they've been a colossal mess that would tremble in their boots at facing a high school team. The stability within the organization will prove pivotal in them making the playoffs. If they can add that alongside a new player or two, as done with center Spencer Hawes, then they will find it hard to not make the 2015 postseason.
Do the players believe they can become a winner? It appears so, at least Dion Waiters does anyway. After the loss, he tweeted "I just want to give the city of Cleveland what they deserve, PLAYOFFS!!! That's y I play every game like it's my last!!!!" This could be a sign of the previously mentioned stability settling in. Waiters was a constant name being discussed in trade talks, but it appears the Cavaliers and their two-guard are in it for the long haul, and they both share the same goal: playoffs.
Barring an almighty turn in form, tbe Cavaliers will not make the 2014 playoffs, but the framework is definitely in place to be there a year later than planned.


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Rayveness & Jenner in My Friend´s Hot Mom – Naughty America
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When Rayveness can´t find her son on the phone, she shows up at his house and finds instead a very surprised and very naked roommate. It´s fine if you cover up for my son, Jenner, but don´t cover up for me. Now take off that towel and fuck your friend´s hot mom!


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Ours was a normal quiet one. I slept in, Steven cooked due to him not having to work the prior 3 days. He and Kieran left for Oklahoma last night, me and the boys stayed in. Didn't really feel like traveling. So me and the boys went birthday shopping for Kieran's birthday next week. No way in heck was I going to do it today. People who shop on Black Friday and want to are nuts. I prefer to not have to wait or fight my way through shopping. I will pay a few extra dollars to do so as well.
So here are my thanks...
I am thankful for
-My family
-Their health and my own, including mental health
-My God
-For not losing loved ones this year
-For a job I actually enjoy doing
-Friends and Coworkers
-My Church Family
-For my hobbies, including the derb
-For the nice weather we had yesteday
I could go on, but this is my general list.
I have seen a lot of sad stuff over the last 2 weeks. Some work related, some news related, and some with my friends and family. So I try to take every resonable effort not to take my blessings for granted. And it saddens me even more when I see others continually taking their own for granted. To some extent it angers me beyond belief.
Friday, November 28, 2008
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What is CAD?
Computer Aided Design
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CAD stands for "computer aided design". Typically it's a drafting application or an automated circuit board design or other automated designing product. Autocad is one of the …most recognized name. C.A.D is computer-aided-design and it means that you can create anything using computers ! CAD (computer aided design) was originally a 2D drafting application back in the 1970's. However, it is now fully integrated 3D engineering and architectural software which coordinates all engineering disciplines allowing for a fully coordinated designs of just about anything you can think of. In addition to creating engineering and architectural drawings, it can do bill of material take-offs from those drawings. CAD is widely used by the Department of Defense, Department of Transportation and engineering companies worldwide.
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CAD ( Computer aided design) Uses software to simulate a design of an object on a computer. Which can be changed and manipulated easily before you send off the final design.
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I have gone back through my blogs, and through some of my earlier shows, and when you consider the vast audience that is out there, I'm amazed that more responses don't come in. My opinion is just that, my opinion, and while it's based on things that are printed or said, it's still my opinion. Why don't YOU out there have more to say about what goes on in the country? Is it too much trouble to write your elected officials...or could it be that you're tired of getting a form-letter for an answer? They DO listen, eventually, and they DO answer, eventually...but you have to get their attention. There's a story about two farmers, Clyde and Henry. Clyde sold his mule to Henry and one day when they meet Henry says, "Clyde, how did you ever get that mule to do any work?" Clyde responds, "Well, you gotta walk around front where he can see you and then you whack him between the eyes with a piece of 2x4." Henry is aghast and this and says, "Doesn't that hurt him?"
Clyde replies, "Yep...but you gotta get his attention first." You can't walk up to a Senator and whack him one, even though you think he deserves it, but telling them, in no uncertain terms, what you are about, and asking for a reply, addressing THAT concern, will probably get you a decent answer.
There's a lot in this world that I don't understand, and one of those things is that administrations, both sides of the political fence, seem to be more intent on what's good for the party, rather than what's good for the country. Term limits would put an end to career politicans, and that would be a good thing. Another good thing, for the country, is for us to revere the men and women of "The Greatest Generation" because, as one vet put it, "...if it wasn't for us, you would all be speaking German now." The attempted closing of the World War Two memorial, by a government that doesn't seem to know much about appreciation, was just appalling to me. Kudos to the people who opened the barriers, and some of them were those very same elected officials that we gripe about. It's just beyond my understanding that the men and women who sacrifice so much for us are not treated with the utmost dignity and reverence. Maybe there should be a political party comprised of veterans and their families. That would encompass both sides of the political fence, but stressing neither. It could be that these folks would have the clear-headed
idea to put country first. I have a saying over my desk and it says "Non Sibi Sed Patriae" and translated from the Latin it means, "not self but country". I read somewhere that the veterans of WW2 are dying at about one thousand a day, and we need to know, and honor them.
There is SO much duplication in our government that it boggles the mind as to how ANYTHING gets done...or done correctly. No one in Washington seems to be aware that people are lying, under oath, to members of congressional hearings, or if they ARE aware, they don't seem to care. We don't have, or shouldn't have, an elite "class" of people in this country. We are a classless society, regardless of what you might hear or read. So much is said about "the middle class" that it makes me ill to think about it. Go around and start asking people what class they belong to and you're going to get some mighty strange looks and answers. Most Americans probably think they could be doing better, and that some people might have more stuff than they do...but then, there's others that probably have less too.
Should we break ourselves into little groups so that we can be identified that way? If you ask someone to describe another person, odds are they'll start their description with what that other person does...but that is not who that other person is, is it?
I don't pretend to have all the answers...I don't even pretend to have ANY of the answers, but I'll still ask the questions. So you, reading this, do you have a question that should be answered? Do you have an answer to a question that other folks might have? Let me hear from you and maybe we can work something out on some of these questions and answers.
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Election Day
Monday night I was actually on the computer researching how many registered voters there are in Missouri and how many people were expected to come out and vote so I could calculate how many votes we needed. :) I promised myself I would not get down about the results until the final tally because I knew in my heart of hearts that it was a battle.
Yesterday I also stood outside my polling place and handed out literature while I had my puppy mill girl, Jingle, with me Another woman was stumping for Ed Martin who came out heatedly against Prop B. She had all sorts of anti Prop B literature with her, but you know what? She had never once read the proposition. I was offended by that and I was also offended that this woman from North County came to MY South City polling place to spew her lies. Only one person was nasty to me when I tried to hand literature to him - it was this old man who said he was a "judge." When I tried to give him the literature he said "NO, HELL NO!" What an ass .... it's times like this where I hate always taking the high road. Sometimes it is just so not satisfying to be the better person. But, I knew as a representative of the proposition I couldn't do anything but smile and walk away. AARRGGHH Oh well, I hadn't voted yet so I went ahead and voted "no" for every male judge up for re election. Boy I showed him, didn't I? ha
When I went to bed last night, the results were pretty close and Prop B was losing. Everyone on TV was giving it a death sentence. Maybe it was lucky I've got a gnarly sinus infection so I'd rather sleep than get all worked up. But I wasn't really too stressed about it. I reminded myself to wait until all the precincts had reported. ;) But around midnight, it was so weird - Suzie came in and woke me up to get in my bed. She usually does this around 2, so I figured this was a "sign" to check out the vote and sure enough - we were actually up to 51% "YES" with only 4% not reporting. So, to wake up this morning to 52% - what more can I say but WOOHOO?!! And for all those naysayers who keep saying "It barely passed by 52% ... well that's what we call a simple majority BABY!" :)
Today was the day that both Burton and Bonham said goodbye to their little reproductive man parts ... as expected, Bonham is having a worse time. He actually was too hyper after his surgery so now he's very swollen and bruised. :( Burton is doing quite well, but I expected him to - he's the younger one. I need to give Bonham anti inflammatory and antibiotics for the next week and ice his "area" up in the morning and night.
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Thrill the Wine
Kala Nila's great post on the gift of tears really spoke to me; I've been known to shed a tear or two during Mass (don't get my kids started on that subject). Hey, what's odd about people tearing up when they find themselves face-to-face with the Creator of Heaven and earth present on the altar? The question isn't "why do those people have tears running down their cheeks?" but rather "why don't you have tears running down yours?" I realize that I am not the Lone Sniffler at Mass, but I have sometimes had to ask myself: Am I the only person who cries during the Offertory?
Perhaps an explanation is in order….
We Catholics pray the Lord's Prayer many times during the day. When we pray the words "Give us this day our daily bread," we're not just asking for a 20% off coupon to Panera Bread. We're asking that God provide for our physical needs, yes, like the food we eat. But we also ask that God provide for our spiritual needs by giving us the Eucharist, the true Bread from Heaven. And we are asking that God's will be done (the first petition in the Our Father) in and through us because that, too, is our bread. How so? Remember the incident in which the disciples urged Jesus to eat something, and He told them that He had food that they didn't know about, saying, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work"? Thy will be done – give us this day our daily bread – this is what we pray. God confronts us each day with His holy will – that, too, is our daily bread. That fulfillment of His will is my offering that I place among the gifts. As the collection basket is passed, I offer back to Him not only a couple of dollars, but also my thoughts and actions, my prayers and devotions, my pains and my cares, my joys and sorrows; I mentally place them in the hands of those bearing the gifts up to the altar. I do that so that Jesus can make those things HIS – HIS thoughts and actions, HIS prayers and devotions, HIS pains and HIS cares, HIS joys and sorrows.
Can it be?
This is how the Incarnation continues to work itself out in our world; as you and I offer up our "daily bread" to be united with His sacrifice, Jesus continues to live and act in His body, the Church. This "bread," our works, taken up to the altar, is then no longer ours. It is offered up by Jesus to the Father, Who, looking down, sees only Jesus and what He has done in this world:
We are on the altar under the appearance of bread and wine, for both are the sustenance of life; therefore in giving that which gives us life we are symbolically giving ourselves. Furthermore, wheat must suffer to become bread; grapes must pass through the wine-press to become wine. Hence both are representative of Christians who are called to suffer with Christ, that they may also reign with Him.
As the consecration of the Mass draws near our Lord is equivalently saying to us: "You, Mary; you, John; you, Peter; and you, Andrew – you, all of you – give Me your body; give Me your blood. Give Me your whole self! I can suffer no more. I have passed through My cross, I have filled up the sufferings of My physical body, but I have not filled up the sufferings wanting to My Mystical Body, in which you are. The Mass is the moment when each one of you may literally fulfill My injunction: 'Take up your cross and follow Me.'"
On the cross our Blessed Lord was looking forward to you, hoping that one day you would be giving yourself to Him at the moment of consecration. Today, in the Mass, that hope our Blessed Lord entertained for you is fulfilled. When you assist at the Mass He expects you now actually to give Him yourself.
Then as the moment of consecration arrives, the priest in obedience to the words of our Lord, "Do this for a commemoration of me," takes bread in his hands and says "This is my body"; and then over the chalice of wine says, "This is the chalice of my blood of the new and eternal testament." He does not consecrate the bread and wine together, but separately. The separate consecration of the bread and wine is a symbolic representation of the separation of body and blood, and since the Crucifixion entailed that very mystery, Calvary is thus renewed on our altar. But Christ, as has been said, is not alone on our altar; we are with Him. Hence the words of consecration have a double sense; the primary signification of the words is: "This is the Body of Christ; this is the Blood of Christ;" but the secondary signification is "This is my body; this is my blood."
Such is the purpose of life! To redeem ourselves in union with Christ; to apply His merits to our souls by being like Him in all things, even to His death on the Cross. He passed through His consecration on the Cross that we might now pass through ours in the Mass. There is nothing more tragic in all the world than wasted pain.
Think of how much suffering there is in hospitals, among the poor, and the bereaved. Think also of how much of that suffering goes to waste! How many of those lonesome, suffering, abandoned, crucified souls are saying with our Lord at the moment of consecration, "This is my body. Take it"? And yet that is what we all should be saying at that second:
"I give myself to God. Here is my body. Take it. Here is my blood. Take it. Here is my soul, my will, my energy, my strength, my property, my wealth-all that I have. It is yours. Take it! Consecrate it! Offer it! Offer it with Thyself to the heavenly Father in order that He, looking down on this great sacrifice, may see only Thee, His beloved Son, in whom He is well pleased. Transmute the poor bread of my life into thy divine life; thrill the wine of my wasted life into thy divine spirit; unite my broken heart with thy heart; change my cross into a crucifix. Let not my abandonment and my sorrow and my bereavement go to waste. Gather up the fragments, and as the drop of water is absorbed by the wine at the offertory of the mass, let my life be absorbed in thine; let my little cross be entwined with Thy great cross so that I may purchase the joys of everlasting happiness in union with Thee."
"Consecrate these trials of my life which would go unrewarded unless united with Thee; transubstantiate me so that like bread which is now thy body, and wine which is now thy blood, I too may be wholly thine. I care not if the species remain, or that, like the bread and the wine I seem to all earthly eyes the same as before. My station in life, my routine duties, my work, my family – all these are but the species of my life which may remain unchanged; but the "substance" of my life, my soul, my mind, my will, my heart – transubstantiate them, transform them wholly into Thy service, so that through me all may know how sweet is the love of Christ. Amen." Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen
See why I'm crying? I will never perform a greater act than this offering of myself to be united with Jesus!
And lest anybody call these tears "feminine," allow me to present a manly man who actually prayed that he might be no stranger to the tissue box!
Grant me that visible sign of Thy love, a cleansing ever-flowing fountain of tears, that these tears may also bear witness to Thy love in me, that they may show, that they may tell, how much my soul doth love Thee: that in the too-great sweetness of Thy love it cannot withhold its tears. St. Augustine of Hippo
Go ahead. I'll share the Kleenex.
On the memorial of St. Giuseppe Moscati
Deo omnis gloria!


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The 2017 SuperChamps National Finals are set with teams training hard to try and claim some of the most coveted trophies in New Zealand as they battle for glory and pride of their club.
18 teams will be competing in Cromwell at the B Grades with 10 Men's and 8 Women's teams travelling to the Central Otago region. Both the Men's and Women's draws are topped by Auckland teams with Harcourts Eden Epsom seeded top in the men's draw and Remuera seeded top in the Women's draw. Cromwell last hosted the D Grades in 2015 so will be sure to show what they have to offer to the teams.
There will be 18 teams making their way to the big smoke of Auckland for the C Grades with 10 Men's and 8 Women's teams vying for the title. It's the neighbouring regions to Auckland who claim the top spots in their draws with Hamilton seeded to take the Men's title and Whangarei seeded to take the Women's title. Royal Oak last hosted the F/J Grade SuperChamps in 2014.
16 teams will head to the centre of the North Island, Taupo where they will compete in the D Grade SuperChamps. Again it is the neighbouring regions who are set to take the title with Hawera from Central the top seeds in the Women's draw and Lugton Park from Waikato seeded top in the Men's draw. This is the first National Event in a while for Taupo so they will be sure to put a great show on when hosting one of the best weekends on the calendar.
There will also be 16 teams heading to the mighty Waikato to try and claim the E Grade titles. In the Women's draw it is their Auckland neighbours Royal Oak who are seeded to claim the Women's title whilst the capital city and club Tawa are set to take top honours if seedings prove to come true in the Men's draw. Hamilton has a long history with hosting National Events having hosted the 2016 Junior Nationals and last hosting the 2012 D Grade SuperChamps.
In the F/J Grades event 8 Women's and 5 Men's teams will do battle at the Hawkes Bay Lawn Tennis Squash Club. With HBLTS having just had some of the best players in New Zealand with the Senior Teams event having matches played at their club they now welcome some of our newest players. The Hunterville men from Central are top of their pool whilst Auckland's Manurewa Women claim top spot in their draw with both teams being eager to bring the trophies home.
Full draws and team lists can be found on the SuperChamps event page.
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some days i come out of the stalls full force ready to win the race.
breakfast with love notes in place? check.
good attitude due to more than five hours of sleep? check.
a full heart from time with god? check.
plans in place? check.
house clean? check.
some days i stumble out of bed, dragging, searching for coffee through sleep filled eyes. wondering how i will ever make it through the day let alone meet the needs of three, count them, three little ones.
it seems too much at times. i feel like that sixteen year old girl all over again. the one that is still trying to figure things out. the one that is unsure and unsteady. the one that is insecure and searching. fumbling and flailing. looking for someone else to lead.
yet here i am, thirty-four, with three precious babes trusted to my care, looking to me to show them the way.
i am mama. and it is my privilege to love them well.
i love them with food for their bellies. i know their favorite- chocolate chip pancakes, made by yours truly. the ones odd shaped and nearly see through. appearance is none of their concern. they only care how many chocolate chips are in each one and will voice their complaints of too little at times.
i love them with snuggles on the couch. they like to be shoulder to shoulder and sharing a blanket. sometimes we read fancy nancy or nemo and i do my best impressions of each character. sometimes we watch a movie like charlotte's web or cindarella or cars. it isn't the activity they love it's the nearness of mama.
i love them with silly songs and stories from childhood. they want to know what i was like as a kid. they want to know if i went to school. if i had a best friend. if i played in the woods. if i was ever stung by a bee. if i had ever seen a snake. if i had a garden. if i played in the pool. if i went to the beach. if i walked on the moon. they want to know me and i want to know them.
i love them with trips to the park and the bounce houses and starbucks for a chocolate milk treat.
i love them with play dates and sleep overs with their friends.
i love them with creativity. painting and play dough. moon sand and markers. crayons and coloring books. sidewalk chalk and silly string. sewing and singing.
i love them with a roof overhead, a warm bed and clothes in their closet and discussions of the importance of people, not things.
i love them with grace, grace and more grace. and they love me the same way.
love and love well.
"love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put into that action."
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2013 Macaulay-O'Sullivan Award Winners to be Honoured-FR
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Five UNB projects have been selected to receive the Macaulay-O'Sullivan Innovation and Administrative Service Awards for 2013. The Classroom Support Hotline, Computer Science Recruitment Team, Implementation of connectEd, the Information Technology Services Project Management Office, and the Implementation of the OCLC WMS Library System were chosen from a field of 12 nominations to be recognized with this prestigious designation.
Ceremonies honouring the winners will be held on Wednesday, October 9 at 1:30 p.m. in the Whitebone Lounge, Condon Student Centre, UNB Saint John. The Fredericton ceremony will take place on Friday, November 8 at 10:30 a.m. in the Lounge of the Alumni Memorial Building (construction permitting). All members of the University community are invited to attend.
The Classroom Support Hotline, led by David Kell, director of classroom technology & services at the Centre for Enhanced Teaching and Learning, UNBF, provides a "one-stop-shop" for classroom issues and deficiencies. Drawing on the expertise of the CETL Equipment Pool and Smart Classroom Support, the hotline provides immediate response to instructors from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily.
The Faculty of Computer Science Recruitment Team, led by Professor Brad Nickerson, has increased applications to the faculty by nearly 50 per cent through visits to high schools in New Brunswick, PEI, Ontario and Maine. Confirmations increased by 37.5 per cent. The team also held workshops for UNB education students to help these future teachers understand the importance of computer science.
connectEd was a bi-campus project that now provides a set of new integrated software tools—email, calendar, print and file sharing—across the institution. Led by Scott Chamberlain, project manager withInformation Technology Services at UNBF, the implementation involved literally dozens of technical support staff and was implemented in record time. It will save UNB $50,000 a year in licensing and maintenance fees.
The Project Management Office (PMO) has transformed the way in which projects are carried out by Information Technology Services. Led by Tracy Allen, director of the PMO, the new methodology is helping staff meet deadlines and budgets through appropriate resourcing, monitoring, tracking and adhering to industry standards. The implementation of VOIP service at UNBF is one example of the PMO's effectiveness.
The OCLC WMS Library System, led by Stephen Rosenfeld, director of library systems, moved the cataloguing system from an internally supported servers to a new generation of cloud computing. Greater functionality and access, as well as substantial savings, are the result. In addition, the transition was made seamlessly, with no loss of service or user complaints. Libraries benefiting from the change include Harriet Irving, Science and Forestry, Engineering in Fredericton, and the Klohn Commons in Saint John.
The Macaulay-O'Sullivan Awards were established in 2011 to recognize positive, immediate and creative initiatives that have an impact on the delivery of UNB's mission. The award is named in honour of Bev Macaulay (BScEE '28), UNB's first vice-president finance and administration, and his successor, James F. O'Sullivan (BBA '59), both of whom exemplified the highest level of service to UNB.
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Geri and I are spending a month in Austin, Texas, and it has given me the opportunity to take some photos in a new venue. One of Austin's biggest tourist attractions, as any native would tell you, is its bat colony. Yup, bats. 1.5 million Mexican free tailed bats live under the Congress Avenue bridge, the main bridge crossing Lady Bird Lake (aka Colorado River) in downtown Austin. They represent the largest urban bat colony in the United States. Most spring and summer evenings at dusk they leave their nests on the underside of the bridge to forage for insects.
First of all, we did see the bats, if at a distance of perhaps 200 yards. It seems that the bats left primarily from the south side of the bridge, while we were situated on the north side. So, unfortunately, I don't have any photos of bats to show. Instead, I had to resort to "indirect" shots.
While we were waiting for the bats to appear, I got a shot of a handrailing on a walkway under the bridge that was being bathed in the warm evening light.
Even though I didn't get shots of the bats, I did get a shot of a few of the hundreds of spectators waiting for the bats' appearance.
The next day we did some hiking along the river, including the bridges that cross the river.
Although this last shot has some technical issues, I did like the overall composition, primarily because of the individual fishing under the bridge who's in the center of the "eye" made by the arch of the bridge and its reflection in the river.
I think I never heard the term "ghost bike" until a few weeks ago, a term used for a memorial for an individual who has been killed while cycling. But since then I have seen a number of ghost bikes, including this one on the bat bridge.
Pretty powerful.
Finally, there were these signs under the bridge near the primary bat viewing area, written in both English and Spanish. Note, particularly, the sign on the far left.
Why this bridge? It appears that the bridge construction included the creation of narrow crevices on the bridge's underside that are the ideal size for the bats who like to pack together while sleeping during the day.
I suspect we will be back for another attempt at the bats later in our stay. Maybe I'll actually get some shots of the bats themselves. Stay tuned.


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An applause for KCON 2014!
Wow from a personal experience, I must say that this was the best KCON yet. For those who attended the previous two years to now you may have noticed the giant increase in the amount of people. This year KCON doubled last years attendance, having the P1 tickets sell out almost as quickly as they went up. Of course there were many giveaways on various pages in which you could win, and a congrats to those who did win their trips to the show.
Now upon getting there, if you drove, you experienced the fun maze of finding parking. If you were like myself, you went down the front past all 3 lots then around again and into the parking garage. Getting there early meant nothing if you drove around for an hour. Now assume you finally found parking, if you weren't there at 1 a.m. you experienced the line. Where I got stuck was way in the back near the out door stage and wated about 3 to 4 hours to get in. With each movement of the line, myself and my newly found friends counted the steps we moved up. It was horrid to listen to the VIXX fan engagement going on and then to hear that one of the girls friends had an autograph pass in which the line reacted all the same, a unison, "WHY ME??"
Now once you got into the convention the fun began. Most made a bee line to the outdoor stage where VIXX was being introduced with Danny and Dumbfoundead. I know I stopped there first and watched as the six men walked onto the stage and played with the audience. We all watched as the two luckiest people in the audience went on stage and fought in a battle of aegyo, in which the winner, or both in that case, hugged their favorite member.
After that many spread out and headed to the free market, or to the many booths. Lots of people joined the dance all day crew and learned VIXXs eternity and many other dances throughout the day. KCON 2014 hosted by Mnet and CJE&M Entertainment provided the fans with so many panels and the Running Fan activity booth. As the corespondent for the El Paso team, it made me so happy to see how far Ric Cruz and them have come with the idea. Which panel or event did you like the most, I know there were so many to pick from. Personally I loved the free market and the Running Fan booth.
So for day two the same thing consisted. Except, you didn't have to wait in line to get in. Once you had your pass you were free to go. I decided on heading in a little later, and joining the sleeping crew. But again, the panels were just so fun. I think from the time of seeing Jung Jun Young on the out door stage to BTS, then heading to the 'Bringing Hallyu to You' Panel, I had a full days worth of things to do.
Eric Nam also graced the VIKI tent with his presence, letting the many fans of his take pictures and talk with him. The line for that was almost like a mini KCON line and it just seemed to grow. Day two also consisted of Lee Seung Gi popping into the KCON fashion tent and interacting with some lucky fans of his.
At the end of the day, once you were completely filled with food, water, and lemonade, the concert series started. Day one consisted of VIXX, IU, Teen Top, B1A4, and G-DRAGON to close the show. Fans were insane as Danny from L.A, well more Dumbfoundead, came onto stage to begin introducing the acts. I don't think my ears ever rung so much from the amount of screaming but it was all worth it in the end.
Day two consisted of BTS, CNBLUE, Jung Joon Young, Spica, and SNSD to close it off. There were visually more people than day one at the concert and when the girls of SNSD came out, the roar of the crowd was almost deafening. It was amazing to see so many people from around the world come together to share their love and passion for the show.
So what was your favorite part?
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A personal view on music, all kinds of music.
Artist: Höstsonaten
Album: The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner – Chapter One
Year: 2012
Label: BTF
Fabio Zuffanti is one of the most hard working musicians in our times. He have a dozen projects like Finisterre, Aries, La Maschera di Cera, LaZona, Merlin, Quadraphonic, Rohmer, R.U.G.H.E., Zaal, Höstsonaten itself and his solo career and every year he pulled out of his hat one or two albums.
Like his 4 albums suite that was based on seasons: Springsong (2001), Winterthrough (2008), Autumnsymphony (2009) and Summereve (2011).
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Fabio Zuffanti already worked on the poem on others Höstsonaten albums, Höstsonaten (1997) and Mirrorgames (1998). But this time he decided to give full treatment to the poem in 2 albums, the Part 2 will be released in early 2013.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: Chapter One (2012) delivers great Symphonic/Acoustic Progressive Rock with a hint of heavy Hard Rock kinda parts and lots of great synths. He worked with lots of musicians in the album to deliver some epic feel, thing that the poem needed. And he achieved. It's Progressive Rock in the vein of the old Italian Bands with a touch of the new era and great vocals by a bunch of nice guests, one different in each track.
And all the great music comes beautifully packed in a very sweet Gatefold LP alike package. BTF (the label) worked hard and did a very good job.
1. Prologue (7:00)
2. Part I (12:25)
3. Part II (9:09)
4. Part III (16:52)
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I'm here! I'm ok!
Surgery went well. Dr. N did the best he could robotically. Was released from the hospital on Saturday, and have been home since. Just trying to take things as easy as I can.
From what I understand (although I'm still a bit foggy on the details), Doc was able to clean up righty and get rid of BIG GIANT CYST. Lefty, though, is in pretty rough shape. "Plastered" in place with the endo. The only thing he could have done with lefty was to remove it, and that would have required cutting into my uterus (apparently the endo has attached them?), so he just left it alone. I'm pretty sure he said my tubes looked ok, but that he'll want to do an HSG sometime soon to chem 'em out.
I go in this Friday to have my stitches removed, and Doc wants to see me 2 - 3 weeks after that.
Thanks much for all the well wishes, prayers, and good thoughts!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
I'm here! I'm ok!
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
adding to the humiliation
I just got the confirmation call from the hospital. I'm scheduled for a 1:30pm surgery, and have to arrive at 11am for all the intake stuff.
The humiliating part? A pregnancy test is standard procedure. Which of course requires FMU. Which means that I get to PIAC on Friday morning, and then store said pee in something clean, dry, and SEALED, so that I can TRANSPORT IT to the hospital with me.
I chuckled (jealously) at the idea of IF'ers that carried around positive pee sticks... now I have to carry a damn jug o' pee.
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Monday, April 14, 2008
the un-eloquent post
I'm wishing right now that I had the ability to write - to eloquently express the feelings and emotions I'm experiencing. Sadly (for me), I don't. I've never been a great writer - too left brained & logical for it - or at least that's what I'm going to tell myself.
See, if I were eloquent, or concise even, I'd be able to express just how scared I am today. Panic stricken, nervous, completely unable to think about anything other than that I am having major surgery on Friday.
I don't want it. Don't want to do this again. Don't want to go thru the 2 night hospital stay, the painful recovery, the inability to do just about anything for 2 weeks, followed by another 4 weeks of very limited activity. I don't want to get my hopes up that THIS WILL FIX ME, because, well - I've been down this road before. And it didn't lead me to baby. In fact, it led me right back here, to another fucking surgery.
Definitely not finding my happy place today. Have you seen it? Can you draw me a map?
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Friday, April 11, 2008
getting scared
Tax season is winding down - thank GOD - and other than the last minute bullshit we always have to deal with, and filing extensions on Tuesday morning, my work is pretty well taken care of. I've trained the 2 other employees that will be job-sharing my responsibilities while I'm on leave. Now I just have to sit here for a few more days, get some billing done, and handle those last minute things.
As thankful as I am that the work insanity is ending for yet another year, I'm realizing just how much of a distraction it has been for me. And just how much I have needed that distraction. Now, I don't have much to cloud my thoughts and occupy my mental energy. I'm left with the reality that in 1 week, I'll be having surgery.
Best case scenario (as unrealistic as it is) has me coming out with all of my parts after a relatively simple laparoscopic procedure, and only needing a few days to recover (but I'm still taking all of the following week). The worst case scenario has me coming out of the same procedure, but with a follow up meeting with the doctor to discuss a possible hysterectomy (partial or radical).
Now, I'm a somewhat intelligent person (or at least I think so. I hope you can look past my typonese and agree.), and I think I'm pretty realistic in my outlook here. I KNOW that my personal situation will fall between the 2 extremes. What scares me is not knowing where between. I'm confident I'll need the laparotomy, and will have 4-6 weeks of recovery (at least the first 2 of which will be pretty damn uncomfortable). I might lose a tube & ovary. I might have to lose more than that (altho not in this procedure). This might fix my problem & I might get pregnant in a few months. It might not, and we still may need to look for some intensely creative ways to fund more invasive treatments - or adoption.
There are far too many questions floating around in my head. All I really want is quiet.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008
dusting off the cobwebs
just a quick check in post to let you all know that I'm still here, still alive, and still reading all of your blogs!
it's still tax season - I'm still having surgery (in 16 days!) - I have started to have a little discomfort from the cyst, but wouldn't consider it "pain" - still doing my best to prep the house, the job, the freezer, the pantry, the checkbook, and the Grumpster for me to be out of commission for a few weeks - and still trying to wedge in a little bit of time each day to just BREATHE. Sadly, that is going to get exceedingly more difficult over the next 13 days....
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Mozilla 1.0 Development Process
Friday March 1st, 2002
mozilla.org drivers have posted the plan for the road to 1.0, and how the tree will be managed. Basically, the tree will be under driver control for the entire time following the 0.9.9 branching, which is occurring right now. Large landings will have to be placed on the Patch Landing Tool so that firstname.lastname@example.com can know what will be going into the tree, and when. Click the Full Article link to get the whole scoop.
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The recent rape at Richmond High is a shocking, sick, violent act that fills me with incredible sadness. However, the articles about the rapists being animals make me feel ill too. A weapon of racism is to compare people of color to animals (therefore lesser/all the better to exploit them with). While those young men (and bystanders) need some serious help and there is no doubt that they are deeply disturbed, this case is an example of the prison industrial complex doing its work: the youth are being charged as adults. There are so many rape cases where men get away with it. It becomes a quiet, guilt-ridden struggle. Most rape is perpetrated by an acquaintance of the victim, and this acquaintance rarely gets punished. However, when there is a group rape that becomes public, there are double standards and gray areas – especially when the rapists are white/rich (remember the Duke case? or Roman Polanski?). Men of color become animals and women of color helpless victims/deserved it – while white men rarely are accused of being animals (what about that fucker who kidnapped a women and kept her in his backyard?) with the same vehemence. Instead, its more about the women who were raped – did they deserve it? I believe the best way to prevent rape is to teach men not be rapists, yet this is rarely included in discussion about women's safety.
Also crazy is that these youth are being tried as adults. This law is rife with racial disparities and injustices: "There are approximately 225 juveniles in California serving a life without parole sentence. California has the worst racial disparity rate in the nation for sentencing juveniles to life without parole. Black youth are given this sentence at 22 times the rate of white youth." – change.org While these men deserve punishment and education, life without parole will not help them or our culture reduce rape. I am inspired by Critical Resistance's mission: "Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the Prison Industrial Complex by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe. We believe that basic necessities such as food, shelter, and freedom are what really make our communities secure. As such, our work is part of global struggles against inequality and powerlessness. The success of the movement requires that it reflect communities most affected by the PIC. Because we seek to abolish the PIC, we cannot support any work that extends its life or scope." The recent hate crime legislation, which initially seems like something to celebrate, is put into perspective by this viewpoint: more people in prison won't solve our culture of hate.
And what about the victims? What growth comes from their aggressors being locked up? How does that heal their communities? As someone who hasn't experienced rape or robbery, I can't speak from the "victim" perspective – partly because I believe we are all victims of a system that hurts us, and I see the structures in place that make us aggressors.
On another note, here's a crazy story about rape and health care.
Personal transformative politics
Warning: the follow is very live-journal.
I grew up loving art and caring about design. I still do. And I guess my love for art/design perfectly expresses my struggle to establish personal transformative politics.
My family is Swedish, and Swedish textile and ceramic design mean a lot to me. The problem with them is, they're just things. And usually they are things produced commercially, and shipped across the world, and I have no idea who made them or how much they were paid and what the factory is like, and the desire to create them felt so separate from my political development. I grew up thinking how much I would love to be a textile designer, or a maker of beautiful things, but felt ambivalent, as I couldn't see how I could be a textile designer and also be invested in social change. I know that it would have be compartmentalized: textile designer by day, struggling to break into a competitive environment, and social activist on the weekends. Sounds hypocritical and crazy-making. But the idea of living a "dry" political life, which I had no idea how it looked or could be, feels unsustainable as well. I am afraid of giving up privilege and feel too invested in beautiful things.
Today I went to a talk put on by Catalyst called "Visionary Politics: Another World is Possible". A panel of organizers/movement builders/kick-ass women spoke to how their organizations built their politics and movements. Much of the conversation was about a transformative narrative, and how important it is to integrate a vision of a different world into your work. A woman from Critical Resistance talked about how you have to ask for what you want, and not what you need, and how this allows for an agenda and ideology that moves forward and is able to unite the material and ideological. A question was asked as well about self-care and how the organizers make sure they don't burn out. One of the organizers responded by pointing out how often this emphasis comes from white organizers, and while it is important, it can't be compartmentalized (a little breather in Hawaii or an expensive massage are great, but need to be seen as what they are: they still have the same consequences as any choice you make). She said that her politics are what sustain her; that by practicing her politics well helps her visualize a better material world. Other organizers spoke about the importance of a collective and how that sustains the work.
This spoke to me as I try to figure out what the hell I'm doing and how to unite that ideological with the material. I am constantly frustrated by trying to take in a wage, sustain my spirit, and navigate the world, as they never seem to match up. This wears me down. Even if I was doing textile design, which nurtures one part of my soul, it is such an energy and time commitment that I know that without it integrating my politics, I wouldn't do them. I'm not sure how deep my accountability goes. But I don't think this is a reason to shy away from building a narrative that unites my ideologies into all practices. And, I don't think its a reason to shy away from art. Visual communication is huge in building an alternative vision.
Seeing those organizers up there, talking both about heady brain ideas and practical on-the-ground manifestations of those ideas, helped me believe too that the radical, organizing Left isn't for insane, dried-up people that the media may have us believe. To be a radical is practical and bodily. It is growth and life and love. It's real.
Growing up in Whitopia
Here's an article from a new book, Searching for Whitopia by Rich Benjamin, that lays out the history of neighborhood segregation and how white people clump together and hoard resources. As someone who grew up in Whitopia, the logic of the white families makes sense; I grew up going to good schools, around greenspace, low crime, high perceived safety. The untold story behind that Whitopia is I grew up confused about whiteness with skyrocketing rates of drug and alcohol abuse. It was a segregated county where the Latino and black neighborhoods were "dangerous" and lacked resources, had underfunded schools (in comparison), expensive/poor public transportation, and very little protection for day workers. I grew up confused by the liberal/Democrat sentiments of color-blindness and bleeding hearts and the huge disparities and apathy of the residents of the county. Privilege was nice, but made me confused and not whole; living in Whitopia does not solve the problems moving there is supposed to solve. It perpetuates not only the dangerous consequences of the school/community/policing/housing/criminalizing policies and attitudes for people of color, but it makes the white folks who grow up there live in denial of both a racial identity and an understanding of the world they live in. It cripples true community. The privileges are shallow and for the short-run.
OK, and here's a video about a climate change lesson with young students of color with some surprising responses.
And a cool website about the commercialization of breast cancer products,
And the latest insanity.
Obama wins the nobel peace prize, and other news
Well, Obama wins some stuff again. I think that this win categorizes my ambivalent feelings towards Obama in general, where I identify more with his general political ideology (though his actions aren't always reflective of his whole "Change" image) than other presidents we may have had, and I respect the huge job he has and the lines he is always walking. However, he hasn't stuck his neck out much for the people who need it. In general, his policies seem to enforce business as usual more than they disrupt through his constant compromising. But on the left, we walk a careful line of criticizing him, and criticizing what he represents to the general populace. He represents change and he represents addressing race in America, and these are delicate things. I find it interesting that anti-government radicals on the right and anti-imperialists on the left are sometimes united in their criticism. What kind of partnership could that bring? Anyway, with the nobel prize, I don't see Obama as having done much in his tortured political presence. But I have to hope that his representation as change will be strengthened and enforced, although to many I'm not sure his worth will ever be proven, by prestigious awards or otherwise. (Race Wire says it better here)
In other news, Obama gets an A in my book for hanging a Glenn Ligon piece in the White House. And here's a great article about Gangster Elmo from Racialicious.
Arm the Spirit
I just finished Arm the Spirit: A Woman's Journey Underground and Back from AK Press and really enjoyed it. Diana Block's chronicles of political awakening, committment, and vulnerabilities really appealed to me.
One section in particular that was pertinent was her return to SF after she comes up from underground. She is shocked by the political climate and the Left's fracturing. Here's what she says:
"As I walked around the streets of the Mission, I could still feel the insistent presence of progressive politics…Yet, as I began to investigate their programs and activities, it seemed that each one operated separately from the others, pursuing projects and goals that I supported, but without the breadth of vision or ideological orientation that was necessary to build a more unified political movement. In fact, the burgeoning non-profit industrial complex seemed, in many ways, to have taken over the spirit and structure of the left.
The positive missions and programs of the non-profits were distorted by the competitive drive for funds and marketable agenda, which too often seemed to mirror rather than challenge corporate templates. In the seventies, we had funded our political activities through salaries from 'straight' jobs, a multitude of benefit events, and individual donors who supported our goals…Now the situation had flipped and young progressive people searched for jobs with non-profit organizations that could fulfill their desire to do meaningful, social change work. But jobs were tied to funding and funding was tied to the thousands of foundations that had mushroomed in the past twenty years, efficiently modeling the corporate mentality for the well-intentioned non-profit sector. Instead of working together, each non-profit was fragmented to its own track, scurrying competitively to procure grants and recruit the youthful, passionate, hardworking personnel who would ensure its survival. I couldn't prove it, but it seemed like a deliberate, systemic plan to co-opt and disorganize the left under the guise of working for social justice."
Damn. I am only recently starting to see myself as a member of the left, which is weird. The sense of the "left" among my friends/classmates seemed to be more that it was a thing of the past, a funny mix of communists/organizers that had turned into rich Democrats that put on house parties for non-profits they like, or that they have been defeated and are now doing their small and quiet projects. This can't help but seem deliberate to me, or at least a by-product of deliberate action against the revolutionary left (COINTELPRO, etc). Without this historical context, the young leftists I know feel lost. As a white, middleclass college educated person, I know I keep finding jobs in non-profits that I believe in only partially (it's mostly a distrust of the non-profit foundation system), and keep getting shuffled along into a professional career path while I'm not really looking. Which is a privilege, of course. I am getting used to making compromises in my politics in order to find work, instead of making it work. And what contributes to that is fear (of not making money, of being a white anti-racist, of not owning my politics).


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For example, not mentioned below are the many billions in union pension funds recycled, reinvested in the major international private corporations named, in turn, who fund and sponsor these organizations, individuals, groupings and, specifically, their current, burgeoning GCC speculative, Middle East privatization bubble about which I have had so much info on previous blogs.
For another unmentioned example below is the completely corrupt, repressive, intimidating, threatening, harrassing, Fascist SEIU dictatorial labor union led by the Andy Stern gang, a major contributor and supporter of our Fascist Obooma, who used their Chicago connections and heavy handed mafia sleaze tactics to help Obooma get the Democratic primary nomination and bring the Democratic Chicago Mob/Sleaze Machine into the White House.
Of course, these are ALL the same people and resources who previously supported, assisted, contributed to counter-revolution in the former Soviet Union, Solidarity in Poland, etc., and they now turn around to pontificate about our current malaise. Thanks to their assistance the Old Left "Dictatorial"regimes and Parties everywhere have been either liquidated, purged, neutered, neutralized, marginalized, coopted, penetrated or infiltrated.
But, not content with previous damage, they maintain consistency in/with this previous approach and role, since they serve their above masters well and continue to propagate the smaller and larger Big Lies in all subsequent related matters, such as the Baath Arab Socialist Party, Saddam Hussein, anti-Stalinism, anti-Communism, Iran, the Iran-Iraq war, etc. and so on.
It is a long laundry list of Big and smaller historical Lies and fabrications and ideological sophistry, only some of which I can highlight in a blog entry.
So, the article to which I am referring:
And about Iraq and Basra.
Here's a related update which states things quite clearly and matter of fact, including "Related Stories" on the right hand sidebar, "Investors Ready For Iraq Business..."
Note, especially, the "minor" problem, that little hitch, caveat towards the bottom of the following article:
And for a few more details and specifics on the above from October 6, 2008:


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Deborah Rae CotaDeborah Rae Cota will be selling and discussing her series, The Dante Chronicles, about the ongoing magical battles of the Dante family and their son Eli
In Book I, The Kindred, The Dante family is alerted to an evil plot in a vision. The family forms a plan to end it, but it forces them to make a vital, heart-breaking sacrifice to survive. When the youngest Dante is appointed as The Sentry to combat the evil plotters, The Kindred become aware of him. The Kindred are unlikely heroes, each with their own special powers. Together they plan to foil the evil plot, and reunite the family once and for all.
In Book II, The Brotherhood, the Dante's are haunted by the events of Book 1. They seek the answer to a crucial message as the new King of The Dominion is crowned, and the sequence of events they believed halted are taking place, despite. While the Kindred must move forward, they are forced to look back and battle personal demons in order to respond to the strange message.
In Book III, The Traveler, the team is formed and ready, and missions should go exactly as planned. Right? An old nemesis has some new players he is toying with, and creates total chaos for The Kindred. With the help of former members of The Brotherhood, the team will learn a tough lesson that will ultimately strengthen them, but with great costs.
Deborah Rae Cota started writing when her 4th grade teacher encouraged her to enter a short story in a school contest. Deborah won.
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