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Write Mindfulness
February 21, 2010 § 54 Comments
Last Saturday, from 10 to 1, at the Katonah Public Library in Katonah, New York (what a coincidence!), I had the joy of leading a delightfully diverse group of people in a workshop in "Write Mindfulness." The name was meant to convey what we were trying, first sitting quietly and letting life flow in through all our sense doors, then describing what was present right then and right there–and then, still grounding our writing in sense memories, we wrote about our names and times we have been lost or lost something. How lively it became! There were people there who had never meditated before (I could tell because they kept their eyes open, warding off group hypnosis)–and I'm sure it seemed odd to them, the suggestion to be still experience how the body links us to different places and times, different worlds. But as people began to share what the wrote about how they felt about their names, for example, laughter started to warm the room. France, Poland, England, Sicily, Austria, memorable relatives and other characters from all times (and the movies, including me. I was named after Katherine Hepburn in "Philadelphia Story") came into the room. There was (for me anyway) a rollicking mutual recognition that we actually inextricably connected to others and to the whole of life, even though most of time we don't remember this. It might have sounded mawkish at first– my aim and hope was to help everyone there see how gifted everybody is–gifted with eyes and ears and a heart (the most sensitive recording device). But by the end the room was full of rich, touching, funny evidence. We are gifted! If only we could know that more of the time.
Recently I learned that the Latin root of the word patience means to carry. I've long contemplated the word "suffer" — that it also means to bear or contain. I remember once hearing the formidable Madame de Salzmann say "You have to learn to hold a question, to carry a question (and she meant an essential question, like "Why am I here?"). The head can't rush answer.
Patience. I'm thinking it's a bit like easing into water (I live near a little lake and nobody in my little family likes it as much as I do). It can be cold and frightening at first, then the water carries you. Liberates you! Then new experiences outside the cage of your own ego come flowing in…You are not what you think you are…….you are more…….
§ 54 Responses to Write Mindfulness
Hello…isn't it fun to look at the etymology of words. One of the joys of seminary, believe it or not, is the Hebrew English lexicon. It is organized etymologically in that each word is attached to a verb root or cognate. You can see the evolution of the meaning of a word as you scan down the list of words that sprang from the verb root. Perhaps I will be a linguist in my next life.
Speaking of suffer, one of the words I have come to love is compassion. It translates in the Latin to "suffer with" or as you allude to, to "bear others burdens with them." Puts the idea of compassion in a whole new life.
Shalom, my friend…
I attended the Write Mindfulness worshop on Saturday and continue to be fascinated, provoked and in awe of the exercises and cues Tracy presented. What an opening experience and letting go. Writing about a personal experience, like origin and feelings of your name, can release the attachment or being entrenched by that story. It is just a story, a good one, a real one , maybe even amusing . Speak it from your feelings and move in on out!
Sharing by writing or reading out loud with a group as settled and prepared,( by Tracy) brought us to the universal consciousness of we are all one or at least we are all the same even within our individual stories.
Thanks Tracy and everyone, when can we do it again?
Who am I? Why am I here?
These are questions that have been asked throughout our history.
"All of Life Is a Story" was my theme for school and my fourth grade writing class.
I would tell the students to look at the world and all the stories that have been told…the Bible….Fairytales….newspaper accounts. History books, ad infinitum.
And then I would tell them that they too are "story tellers" For instance, when they go home from school and Mom asks', "How was your day?" Their answer was their "story".
I also explained that now we are a part of each other's story. (We had a lot of fun in my writing classes.)
Yes, we are part of each other's stories, and that does bring about compassion, when we open ourselves up, especially our vulnerabilities.
It takes patience and persistence, along with a willingness to open ourselves to the world, and our God, but most especially faith and humility.
Why are we here? Who am I? I can't answer for anyone but myself………..I think it is to love and serve God with our whole heart and soul, and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
We are "story people" who are meant to share and to walk together, in community and understanding.
I wish I could have attended the workshop, Tracy. It sounds like a wonderful experience!
Ahhh, dear Tracy, you dost love to wrestle with such light themes….
What a nice piece. Very timely for the universal mind. These thoughts have been with me all week long. I have been sharing with some of my fellows who are strangers to meditation. It is exciting to have validation. Keep up the great energy!!
This whole string of posts and responses touches on my favorite word etymology: humility, which shares its origins with the word humus, as in the forest floor. Through humility, the false self dies and falls to the ground, decomposing into the soil of my being to nourish the real self into bloom. In this way nothing—not even the false self—is wasted or useless, but part of a cycle. I think the final death, the Big Exit, must be something like this also.
Lately I've been working on responding in new ways to old situations. This is like little mini deaths that leave me just a bit more free than I was. So much of my interaction with reality is based on patterns which are not freely chosen. Letting these go can be difficult, but doing so leaves me standing in the open, happy to be visible at last.
I love the analogy of the forest floor, "compost for a richer soil"!
This is a wonderful theme, and I'm so grateful to Tracy for bringing it up for discussion.
It is especially apt for the season of Lent…a time that Christians are called to fast and "give up" something…self abnegation in preparation for the feast of Easter… abstain so that we may be filled.
Peter Russell, a favorite author of mine, speaks of "looking at things in a different way". Is this what you mean, Peter? I know I've found that advice hard but beneficial.
I agree that old habits die hard! So many times I find myself saying, "Let go, let God"!
However, I think it's not so much perfection as it is progress. I know that I will always struggle with something. That's why I need to hear and be inspired by people like the ones on Tracy's blog. We can encourage (from the word "cor", "heart") one another by writing or speaking from the heart.
"looking at things in a different way". Is this what you mean, Peter?
Yes, Elizabeth, definitely. And more specifically to my case:
Trying not to respond with fear, anger, or frustration to my circumstances
Trying to put greater faith in the support of the universe and God's plan for me
Trying to trust more fully my impulses and instincts regarding what I'm meant to do with my life. (The inner command, as Herman Hesse put it.)
I struggle with these things at times. Interestingly, and relevant to Tracy's post, I also struggle with patience. Much better than I used to be, but I still get that hurried, urgent feeling now and again. I have faith in the outcome, but I struggle with keeping my balance in the mean time.
Yes, I think that the word for me is "react"…I react instead of taking a deep breath and then "respond"… And I find that most times I'm reacting out of fear. Even anger, when I really look at it more deeply is coming from fear, real or, mostly "unreal.
I think of Mark Twain's quote, "My life has been filled with many tragedies-most of which never happened."
If I can manage to get my ego out of the way, shift to the other person, then I can see things from a different perspective.
I love your trust in your impulses regarding what you're meant to do with your life.
I went through a very trying transitional time a few years back, and the biggest struggle was trying to stay open to what God and the Universe wanted me to see and do.
I learned some great insights during that time, and taking the right action was a huge part of the process…"getting out of self" so to speak.
There is s saying,"faith without action is dead", and I believe it!
I do think balance and patience, trusting and having faith in our God is the answer. But struggle daily, I do! And it seems that I am not alone.
Thanks for answering me.
That's an important distinction: react vs. respond. But sometimes even when I pause, breathe, go through all the preparatory moves, I still end up wrestling with fear, anger, frustration, etc. So lately I'm trying a different approach. I'm sort 'experimenting' with new responses—deliberately chosen responses.
It really helps, that element of choice. I'm almost enjoying it.
: )
Hmmmm…it's hard to know where to begin on a topic such as Life after Death…I know, God!
How 'bout some God etymology? The Greek word for spirit is pneuma which originally meant air. From it we get pneumatic such as the pneumatic wrench that mechanics use to tighten and loosens tire lugnuts. Lugnut, nice word, may have to write a poem about lugnut…and knucklehead. Anyhooooooo, pneuma came to be identified with spirit and later was mated with hagios, which comes to us in hagiography, the study of the holy ones or saints. Thus, pneuma hagios means the Holy Spirit in the New Testament.
Ah, per usual, the Hebrew is even better. Ruach means moving air or wind in Hebrew. In Genesis, ruach appears and moves over the waters…God's Spirit, or ruach, moves over the waters and begins the Great Creative Act. Also, God "spoke" creation, from his mouth came creation, word and Spirit. Hence, Jesus became known as the Word incarnate for he was there at the moment of creation, begotten of the Father and through him, the Word, God spoke into being the world (Genesis becomes more fully disclosed through the revelation of Jesus Christ as seen in the prologue to the Gospel of John, perhaps the most beautiful piece of literature in the entire Bible).
Also in Hebrew there is another word, nephish. Nephish was originally the word for throat. It evolved over time to also mean breath, that which moves through the throat. This further evolved to mean breath, that is, the breath or spirit that animates all life. So breath moved from the biological to the transcendent animating spirit of all life. This is not to be confused with ruach which is the divine Spirit, nephish is the spirit that animates each of us. It is interesting to note that Jews historically have viewed the moment of new life to be when a newborn takes its first breath. That breath is the spirit that animates, or brings life, to that child. This is in contrast to pro-life advocates who see life beginning at conception. For Jews are an ancient race and in the days of the ancients life began when a child took its first breath. How much sense this makes when placed in an ancient context when the infant mortality rate approached 75%. There was so much death that life only began when that first breath was drawn.
So air and wind and breath foster creation and life. Gotta love the ancients!
Peter, you are a wiser man than I when it comes to react versus respond. This also relates to suffering and Death In Life. I was in a very toxic marriage for ten years that was filled with drama and high emotion. My ex had a tendency to fly into rages, uncontrolled "reactive" rage. I used to try to reason with her, then I tried responding in anger…nothing worked. She continued to be trapped by her rage and there was nothing I could do. She died to herself in those moments and became solely her emotion of the moment…there was nothing else present. It begs the old saw that you can't argue with a drunk.
Me, on the other hand, quickly learned that I simply could not communicate with her so I had two choices, I could react in return, I could stand and simply "take it" or I could walk away. Because I had three children, I thought it necessary to show my children calm in the midst of the storm so I would do my best to be calm in the midst of these rages. As time passed, I found rather than being the eye in the hurricane, I became dead inside. I would not allow myself to react in order to be calm but, ironically, I was simply repressing my reaction, or emotions, becoming DEAD in the process. Again, Death in Life.
Interesting, isn't it. A complete surrender to reactivity or emotion led to death in life for both of us.
It has taken much therapy and much meditation to reacquaint myself with my emotions. I became dead to them and now I often find I have to look for physiological manifestations as a sign of what I am feeling. I learned that when I was shaking in an intense conversation that I was angry. I was so afraid of letting the anger out, given the learned experience of my wife's rages, that I clamped down on the anger and the only way it could get out was through physical trembling.
One of the other manifestations of lost touch with emotions is physical torpor or listlessness. This is a very common characteristic for adult children of alcoholics, codependent loved ones of alcoholics and for people suffering clinical depression. Suffering, and a dysfunctional adaptation to suffering, has led to death in life. A loss of God-given emotions due to trying to deal with extra-ordinary stress. I have exited my depression but still find that have depressive reactions to certain situations. Recently I found that I had no energy, I couldn't get anything done. After a couple of weeks of this and talking to my therapist about it, I realized that I was sad. My listlessness was a red flag pointing to sadness and resignation. It is probably hard for you to believe that I was so out of touch with my emotions that I didn't recognize sadness and resignation but that is what can happen when one dies in life.
I recently heard a woman speak who suffered unspeakable horror as a child. Her mother was an alcoholic but the family were respected members of the community and her father was a leader in the local Scot Presbyterian church. This woman began having flashbacks, or recovered memories, as an adult that she thought meant that her father had intercourse with her as a child. She confronted her mother about it and her alcoholic mother simply looked at her and said, "It was your job." The woman, utterly devastated, went to her father and asked him if it was true. Her father simply said, "It's too painful to talk about." For years, from before memory until her first period, her father had intercourse with her.
Pause and take in the horror of all this. Visualize and "feel" the emotions that this poor woman must have felt as a child and then again as an adult when something beyond imagining became real.
This woman died in life…
Like me, she died to her emotions…
Suffering CAN bring death while still living…
Life can only be regained by living through that suffering again…by speaking the words out loud…
Sometimes the words have to be spoken over and over again before life can emerge once again…
Even then, this woman has lost touch with her emotions…they are like disembodied entities she sees in the distance, shimmering like a mirage.
Over time, through intense therapy, prayer and love, this woman has closed the gap with her emotions, the distance has shrunk and she now recognizes them by what she describes as a delayed intellectual experience of analyzing her physiological cues as signs of what she is feeling…
This is the downside of suffering…the death to ourselves in life from which we can recover and gain wisdom…but often at the cost of being in touch with our emotional selves. It's like we suffer such pain and the wounds are so plentiful and raw that we go into emotional shock to protect ourselves, to protect ourselves from the pain. The wounds may heal but when I heard this woman speak, she still had to pause while she teared up, took a deep breath and started her narrative again.
There are some things so terrible that we can only turn to God…a pain so deep "that we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God." (NRSV, Romans 8:26ff)
Scott, thank you for being so honest and open, baring your soul and your experiences to those of us on this site!
As for God and breath, I couldn't help but think of what my sister said to me this summer when she was visiting from the U.K. "The first thing we do when we are born is breathe, and it's the last thing we do when we die." So, breath is life and without it we cannot live. I believe that it is God's Life in each of us.
Your next post is so much to take in and think about!
It must be difficult to have gone through what you experienced in your marriage!
I hope that you can look with some compassion on your wife because forgiveness is so important. Otherwise it's like a poison to our psyche! But you probably know this better than I.
When shutting down our feelings, we become "helpless". At least that was the case for me.
I was in an unhappy marriage too, but what I found was that I became passive-aggressive.
So after much pain and sorrow in our marriage we have become wiser, better people, but not without some irreversible, painful memories. We have both had to forgive one another for our part in the dynamics, and our marriage is stronger today.
I have been told that faith is the opposite of fear. However, I have a close family member who struggles with addiction. When I went to my spiritual advisor and told her that I was afraid of what might happen, and then added that fear is the opposite of faith, so I should not"fear", she corrected me!
She stayed with me in that "fear" and validated it, taking me through the whole experience of what I was feeling, all the way to his possible death, and then acceptance of how sad that would be. She told me that I had done all I could, and that God is with me and my family. I don't remember her exact words, but something to the effect that in some mysterious way, God is with us, and that we don't always know the mind of God.
I walked out of that meeting with a much lighter heart. I believe that she took me through what is called in the 12 Step program, the first three steps: "I'm powerless, God is in charge, and turn my will and life over to His care."
As I said in the beginning, you have given me a lot to think about. You are a very wise person, and your children are very fortunate to have you as their father! I suspect that they know this! :~)
Thank you for your response. Something you said was echoed by a friend today. Something so simple and straightforward that I forgot about it until now. Something so obvious that I could not see.
It goes to the redemptive value of suffering. I will get on my soapbox for a moment for, if I am not mistaken, the redemptive value of suffering is at the core of the Christian message. Jesus was the Messiah. First century Jews expected the Messiah to be an earthly warrior king, a successor to King David, the King above all kings. The paradox of Christianity, which Gandhi and MLK Jr. embraced, is that strength is in weakness, that Jesus' willingness to go to the Cross, the ultimate act of submission, unleashed the greatest power of all time. Isn't it amazing, I go to seminary, read the Bible, study the Greek and Hebrew, learn church history and I cannot apply the most basic message to myself.
Today, at this moment, thanks to you Elizabeth, I finally realized that my suffering was not for me but for my girls. When you hurt so bad you collapse into yourself and cannot see beyond your own ego horizons. Now I know clearly that all of this has been for my kids. How does a father forget that?
Thank you, Elizabeth.
I don't know what I and someone else said that caused you to have this enlightening experience,.
I do know that you have been suffering. Sometimes when things happen and we do the best we can, we still have a hard time forgiving ourselves because it's not the way we want things to turn out.
And the last part of my last response above still stands!
Shalom, Peace
My heart smiles with the knowledge that you and your husband were able to fight through the hard stuff and get to the other side together. I am sad that my wife and I were unable to do that.
My heart also smiles that you have a spiritual director that takes you fully through your fear to the other side where God awaits.
I would agree that we do a poor job of educating our own in terms of emotions. I have had the privilege to be educated over the last few years about our emotional make-up, how to recognize body cues, the rainbow of emotions and how to begin to recognize emotions in myself. This last step goes to what Peter referred, being able to respond rather than react. The crucial step is to move the emotion from the lower brain to the upper brain, from the primal reaction center to the higher functioning brain. The simplest step is to say "I am angry. Why am I angry? Ok, what do I want to do with my anger?" Just a rational recognition of emotion allows one to act upon it but with an element of choice. Thanks, Peter.
Tracy, you are right, it IS as if a space opens. There grows a space and a distance from the emotion so it does not overtake you. That space gives you the time and presence of mind to understand or hold the emotion, turning it around to look at it. I like the holding it like an inarticulate child…letting the anger abate as it would it an two-year old's meltdown…overcome with emotion but unable to verbalize it. Nice….
Is Thich Nhat Hahn the Buddhist who became good friends with Thomas Merton?
I think the emotion that Tracy describes at the end of her recent post is close to "agape".
I attended an eight-day intensive family systems therapy clinic about ten years ago. I will never forget the moment when I realized with bone-deep knowing that my intellect had been, for my whole adult life, trying to do the job of my emotions. I learned in those eight days that my being comprises regions in which all of my aspects are relevant, but in which some are better suited to lead than others.
Scott, your story is amazing and reminds me of a relationship I once was in with a person who would literally disappear from view, replaced by someone I did not know. My therapist actually called it a form of possession, not by an entity, but by an energy, perhaps that of a past abuser which overpowered part of this person and came to take up "residence."
Tracy, thanks for mentioning Tich Nhat Hahn. I love his advice to think of the abuser as a small child, being abused. This is intended to free us from our anger without rejecting it, so we can manage it with compassion and have greater courage about acknowledging where it comes from.
Artxulan, I agree with you when you say that our emotional miseducation "… increasingly in our world, is being reflected in violent and painful ways." But I firmly believe that the "Paths for change of Being" remain open to us all no matter what our state might be starting out. In fact I think that the more we need those paths, the more tributaries exist. We have never seen a world where transformation is the true priority, but I'm convinced that creating that world is why we are here.
Elizabeth, your therapist sounds like my therapist! Lucky you!
It's funny you should mention the idea of a possession by an energy. I remember talking to my ex-wife one night and she was telling me about something that someone had done. The "event" was extremely innocuous and I could not understand her extremely negative interpretation of this someone's motivations. Suddenly I had this very clear sense that there was a giant blackness deep inside my wife and from this blackness out of her mouth came a stream of darkness. This was years ago but I still remember my jaw hitting the floor.
I related this event to a friend of mine whose father was a recovering alcoholic. She nodded her head and told me for the first time that her father's mother had warned her once to stay away from her father when his eyes turned black…that only happened when he was drinking…my ex struggles with alcohol.
I recently received an e-mail from a young woman who was upset that I had brought up the topic of evil. She is a PhD candidate in psychology and does not think that evil exits in the world. Maybe it's my advanced age 😉 but I firmly believe that evil exists. An energy, per your therapist.
I have seen this evil inside of my ex-wife. It wasn't her, it was something inside of her. Something lives inside of her, this person I was married to for 25 years and I have no idea what it is. She is profoundly frightened by it but refused to admit it exists. She is trapped in the midst of this terrible thing, memory, entity, energy…you name it.
Evil does exist…sometimes it is simply cruelty made common, sometimes it is a snide comment that causes damage for years to come and sometimes it is something so catastrophic that people will still deny its existence, i.e. the systematic extermination of 7 million Jews or 5 million Congolese. I have no trouble with the theological assertion that we live in a fallen world.
Peter and Scott,
Yes, I too believe that evil exists. I suppose that some would scoff at exorcism, but I don't.
As for alcohol, I believe that the Latin saying,
"Spiritus contra Spiritum" applies. I have seen it too!
It's such a mystery, isn't it?
I sure don't have the answers, but I do believe that Good will ultimately overcome evil.
Very mysterious. Kind of scary. I went to a Jesuit high school and had a teacher who was fond of telling exorcism stories. Nothing memorable, really. I think he just liked to remind us of its existence. I wrote a paper on demonology — a high school sophomore's take on it mind you — that drew a lot of attention.
The work-a-day world grinds on and there is so much swirling around us. Around us and within. But I lean more toward some kind of final integration than toward a triumph of light over dark. I have this idea that the story of Jesus will not be complete until Satan himself returns to the fold.
This is a really interesting subject, and I am taking in all that you have to say!
Peter, I wonder what helped you to come up with this idea? It's fascinating!
And artxulan seems to flesh out your idea, I think.
If we are made in the image and likeness of God, then God must have some evil too. I'm sure there isn't too many who would disagree that man is capable of horrendous evil, as evidenced in history. Scott pointed that out.
I read a book about scapegoat by Rene Girard…anybody heard of him?
He espouses the theory that we "scapegoat" others and project our failures on others, thus relieving our own conscience. This is also done in a crowd…can't remember the name for that. We also see it in wars. Things aren't going well in a country and there's "tension", so the country projects the "problem" onto another country, thus starting a war, and then there's relief. I'm just giving a light synopsis of the book It's called "I Saw Satan Fall like Lightening.'
He is writing about violence, but certainly violence is a form of evil!
Yes, I think you are both right. .. God is Whole, and we strive to be "holy", but to integrate means exactly that…good and bad integrated into the Whole.
I think that Parker Palmer, another author, put it best. He wrote:" Wholeness does not mean perfection. It means embracing brokenness as an integral part of life."
I would like to hear more on this subject!
I think I got that idea after reading Paradise Lost. I found the Satan character in that story very compelling, in a literary-villain sort of way. But I'm not sure exactly what led me to that idea. It's just been "what I think" for a long time. I remember having a spirited conversation with a fellow monk years ago, who insisted that the idea was crazy. She required that Satan be punished for eternity. (She was also a big fan of Paradise Lost.)
As for the integration idea, it's just the only thing that makes sense to me when I think it all through. How could something be left out? More reconciliation of opposites! I just have this idea that we're living a story, a vast, ancient story that still contains many chapters full of outrageous surprises. At the end, if Satan is still brooding in the frozen center of hell, well, it won't really be the end. The final act will be a long conversation between God and Satan, (maybe all three persons of the Trinity and Anthony Hopkins plays God the Father) in which God finally convinces his favorite angel to come home.
The obvious sticking point is exemplified by Hitler. Even Hitler has a place at the table? Well, yes, at the end of a very long road of growth and transformation. But that road — Artxulan's Paths for change of Being — is the road we all take. The mind blowing part is, even Jesus took that road. It led him to the mount of transfiguration where his humanity and his divinity became fully interoperable (if I may get all Web 2.0 on you for a moment), and that is the prime example of the integration we're talking about.
Trying to pin this idea down with language can really keep you busy. But this topic is one of the reasons why we need our variety of world religions. Each has a different take on it and each has something to add to the truth, and nobody has it exactly right. We're talking about the most basic nature of reality.
Wow, you guys rock my world. Evil and God, or however you choose to describe it. This is the great debate within Christian circles in the West. To use the language of theology, it is known as Theodicy…the relationship between God, evil and justice.
I am always amazed by the level of anger implicit in aetheists' arguments. How can a loving God allow evil to be? How could a loving God allow for a tsunami, an earthquake in Port au Prince, my wife to become an alcoholic, the rape of a 4 year old by her father.
The ultimate answer is that we don't know…that it is a mystery to us until it isn't…not until we know all at the end of this age, our age…
The most cogent and persuasive reasoning I know is that evil is the absence of God, not necessarily the opposite of God (as in Elizabeth's fear vs. faith). Evil does not exist at 180 degrees to God, it exists at zero degrees of God. Got to go for scones. I'll be back…
Yes, "Love"…true and real Love is a commitment. And part of love is forgiving.
I love the gospel story where Peter thinks he's going to make some "points", so he asks Jesus how many times we have to forgive, seven??? Jesus replies to him that 7 isn't enough more like 70 times 7!
I think in that statement, Jesus is trying to tell us that forgiving isn't always a one time matter. If the hurt and resentment go deeply it may be a commitment to an on-going process.
I have been told that what helps to forgive is to pray for the person that you are having problems forgiving. Pray for everything that you want! So, may this person be happy, be healthy, have an abundance of prosperity, and be at peace with the world and themselves…sort of a metta kindness meditation. And when we do this, many times our resentment is lifted. That's a huge part of love too, I think.
Jesus is my Master too!
Many thanks for your message!
Yes! If I may add some of my potentially misguided thinking…
"Evil is the absence of God." — Maybe, evil is the inevitable result of a personality which will not allow God access.
"How can a loving God allow evil to be? How could a loving God allow for a tsunami, an earthquake …" — Maybe these things are the inevitable result of the vast collect of personalities that will not allow access to the transforming power of the mere presence of God.
Maybe even the natural world is put out of balance, in some cases horribly and destructively distorted. And this imbalance with it's teeth and claws can and will come for any one of us at any moment. It spins out of balance and out of control until we all, or at least enough of us, do the work of consciousness that will allow God into our lives, and therefore into the world, in sufficient "quantity" to restore balance and reveal the original idea of creation.
What if God has, quite voluntarily, given us the power to allow or deny him access to his own creation? He made rules to govern his creation, and even he must abide them?
This is how I make sense of free will, which for me is the answer to the objection of the atheists you mention.
God doesn't allow suffering. We do.
Enjoy your scones. Yogurt and granola here.
Peter, I enjoy your curiousity almost as much as the white lilac cake I had instead of scones. "I'm in heaven, i'm in heaven…
I'll go back to the language I know…the second creation story in Genesis, not the ruach moving over the waters but the story of Eden and Adam and Eve says what you say in your "maybe even the natural world is out of balance…" It is a theological explanation of our relationship to God. Because of our pride, we are separated from God and act out of own free will. Because of that, we live in a world where God allows us to make mistakes and grow…to grow back to the place from whence we came…Eden…a new Creation…the post-apocalyptic heaven…the kingdom on earth or heaven itself. It is all metaphor but it is all to say that God has put us in a place where we are allowed to make mistakes…we have the freedom to fully screw up. You hit the nail on the head, brother.
I just wrote a long response to what you have all written, but unfortunately, I am on my little laptop,and erased the whole thing!
So, I'm going to try and write it one more time!
Theodicy and Universalism are both addressed, or implicityly looked at in "The Shack". Did anyone read it? I think it was really good!
It is a book that has touched many people. A young man that I know who lost his 5 year old in a tragic auto accident recommended it.
I also think of Paul on Love. In 1 Cor13:1-13.
He tells us about love,and how to practice it. But also he says that" we see now in a mirror dimly, but then we shall see face to face, and I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood."
This means to me that I am not seeking everything clearly and I don't even really understand myself!
and, yes, "coincidence of opposites!
I see it everywhere in all the writings…
I've been on the road with my husband,and we will be for another couple of days. So I've missed all the dialogue, but at least I can reaad the comments at night and in the morning.
PeAce and blessings to ALL!
Blessings to you Elizabeth. I read the Shack and enjoyed its story of redemption as well. The theology also was well considered as well. It left me in tears. Have a good trip!
I got here from Yahoo and have got to say this is a excellent blog for skating!


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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
We have one set of neighbors with young boys, ages 6 and 3, that love to ride their bikes around and yadda yadda and they're great! Perfect fit for our kids, and they have played here and Patrick has played at their house. We have a second set of neighbors who are retired but a number of times each week their grandsons stay with them. THESE boys are ages 9 and 11 and, while we were cleaning the house and preparing to move in, seriously headed across the street the moment they saw us pull into the driveway. Every time! They liked the play with the kids but one time we had NO kids and they just walked on over and inside anyway! Now that they are in school they head to our house the moment they are dropped off!
This is weird.
I've got a couple thoughts swimming about here -
1) I am happy there are kids nearby who like to play with our kids. They're friendly and polite and get along really well; our kids definitely enjoy them coming over.
2) I am totally weirded out by the age gap. Why would those older boys want to play with kids who are 4, 2, and 1 years old? I would understand it a lot more, I suppose, if it were girls, who often like to feel like babysitters and moms or some authoritarian-over-small-people figure, but boys? I'm confused.
3) We kinda feel like the grandparents are mooching. Seriously, we are not even completely moved in! For a month we were just coming here to WORK, so no, I do not want to watch your kids; now that we ARE moved in we are unpacking and painting and NO, I do not want to watch your kids! I am weeks (or days, please please!) away from delivering, do you think I don't have my hands full? Or do you perhaps think that because your grandkids are older they are babysitting rather than being babysat?
4) To be fair, I have not sent my kids to THEIR house to play, and I don't necessarily expect them to head here to ask if my kids want to go there... once you're together, let playtime begin!
5) I do not plan on sending my kids to their house to play. While the grandparents are very nice (we've met them), these kids are totally older and have access to things (like the internet, video games, etc) that my kids don't have, and they might not get that what's appropriate for an 11-year-old just isn't for a 4-year-old. Basically, I'm scared my kid will have a creepy experience where some older kid whipped out a Playboy magazine they nicked from their dad/older brother/whoever (and of course the sweet grandparents don't know) and now my kid's totally confused. So now it's back to being resentful because the only option I'm comfortable with is having extra kids at my house.
Am I being paranoid? Do you guys have any experience with something like this? Kathy, does Gideon hang out with Rushmore's friends? (Just putting that in writing is so ridiculous, I'm thinking "nope!"). What about you, Sherrye? Debbie? Mom? Anyone? I want to be polite but, at the same time, not dread 3:00 as the school bus is dropping its load and, consequently, MY load.
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- Elsha said...
Weird. If it were me I'd totally send them home (or back to grandparents I guess) with a, "We're actually busy doing (fill in the blank) so you'll have to come back another time." Also, I would definitely not send my kids over there.
- September 11, 2012 at 7:06 PM
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- September 12, 2012 at 11:21 PM
- Tante Sherrye said...
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Yes, it is odd, but Elsha´s solution is spot on.
I have always liked that my house is THE PLACE that all the kids would rather be. I know where AJ is, who he´s with, what they´re up to, what they are and are not eating, etc. Don´t be shy about rules & boundaries.
I suspect that you and Joe are the actual draw, your kids are a bonus. Your family is probably the one they wish they were a part of! (Dimestore psychology)
- September 12, 2012 at 11:33 PM
- Kathy said...
I agree with both of these statements. I've never had a situation like this. My kids actually often just play with each other or have play dates. When I do have younger kids around Gideon will pay attention to them, but only for so long. Maybe you should choose one day a week that is okay for them to come over. I wouldn't let my kids play over there at those ages. You are young and pretty and probably a little cooler then grandparents. Good luck, I do think that is tuff. There really are endless reasons why they would want to be at your house instead of Grandparents.
- September 13, 2012 at 10:22 AM
- Eric and Amy said...
We've got the SAME situation at our house and I'm just as uncomfortable with it as you are! There are times I'm okay with the kids playing here and Espen has gone to neighbor's houses a couple of times, but mostly I just want our family time. Lately I've run out of lines so I just say "We'll see you another day!" and ease the door closed even if they're still talking. :/ That's awful, isn't it?!
- September 13, 2012 at 7:04 PM
- Jeanette said...
I've been wanting to comment on this for awhile but every time I typed it on my phone it got deleted, so it took me this long to sit down in front of the computer to do it! My kiddos are by far the youngest in the neighborhood, the age range around her is between 9-13. I was SO grateful when they decided to include my kids. They even come over on a daily basis afterschool to see if my kids can come out and play. Granted they all play in the cul-de-sac outside together, and if my kids are out there I make sure I am doing something outside, but they are SO great at including my kids. Maybe it's still the novelty of us being around. Given all that, I would not let them spend lots of unsupervised time at the friends houses and I would not be a free babysitter for the neighborhood kids. We have had a few of the kids over at a time, but never for long periods of time and never really unsupervised. Maybe you could set a rule that your kids are only available to play if you are all outside playing and that it is a rare occasion that they get to come in the house.
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also phone number is dis-connected Hours of operation ??????? I find that it is very lax on the web site. Too bad as I come from Germany originally and we have friends that live here and thought to take the out for supper.
"Not the food that is terrible. it is the information on web site also phone number is diconnected"


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VAN DER WALT, J.L.; WOLHUTER, C.C. and POTGIETER, F.J.. The intrinsic relationship between education and spirituality. Koers (Online) [online]. 2008, vol.73, n.1, pp.1-14. ISSN 2304-8557.
After having researched the phenomenon of (especially young) people turning their backs on mainstream religions and finding refuge in "new" forms of spirituality, the authors concluded that, as always, the education of children cannot be done justice to unless attention is also devoted to the development of their spirituality. To defend this contention, they firstly analyse religion as a phenomenon. They find it to be multi-layered, with spirituality forming the innermost layer. They then discuss the emergence of "new" forms of spirituality and find them to be alien to the Biblical concept of spirituality. After discussing the intrinsic link between education and both the "new" and the Biblical forms of spirituality, the authors find their initial conclusion to have been vindicated.
Keywords : divine service; education; religion; spirituality.


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It's time for rock'n'roll.
We're preparing our minds for our first UFOMAMMUT's US gigs ever, it'll be rad.
Vita is arriving this wednesday in LA and we'll play at NOMAD club with Moab our first concert on the 16th of October.
Then we'll be in SF on the 24th with ACID KING.
We feel totally excited, it'll be a show and exposition, we'll have posters and these brand new tees.
Cool, isn't it?
Anyway, we've to thank a lot our friend John Srebalus (the director of Such Hawks Such Hounds) cause he put us in contact with Mariana at Hellfire red and she makes the LA show happens.
Then Chuck Sperry and the Varnish for the one in San Francisco.
Ok, and not only cause we've to thanks a lot F***ing Gamboa for his Rickenbacker and Justin Mcneal at Secret Serpents for his guitar. Then Moab and Acid King for their gear. So, lots of help from everywhere! If I've forgotten someone (and I've surely did) please, forgive me (cause I've got a sort of fish memory, it lasts 3 seconds and then it turn to something else… what I was saying?… where am I?…).
So, just to remember You, here are the details:
10/16/2009 – NOMAD – Los Angeles, CA
10/24/2009 – The Varnish – San Francisco, CA
And You can buy tickets for the SF show clicking here.
Ok, it's all for now.
Listening to some music drinking a green thing making me powerful and ready to rock
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Apple owns more than 460 stores in 17 countries — more than half in the US
The Apple Store is coming to India — or at least a few
counters are, along with those signature wooden tables. They will be debuting in India in partnership with Tata-owned consumer electronics chain Croma, which will host Apple at six of its locations as a pilot.
"We are proud to partner Apple to launch the Apple Store in India and extremely bullish about it," said Avijit Mitra, chief executive officer of Infiniti Retail, which owns Croma. "These stores will be modeled on the global design and will offer the best experience to consumers, showcasing the entire range of Apple products."
The Apple space will be 400-500 square feet in area and will be set up at five Croma stores in Mumbai — Malad, Juhu, Oberoi Mall, Phoenix Mall and Ghatkopar. In Bengaluru, this will be at Croma in Jayanagar. They are set to open by Diwali next month.
The store design, furniture, fixtures and lighting will the same as that used in Apple stores globally and the sales staff will also be trained by the company. In India, Apple sells through premium resellers who run exclusive brand stores under the franchise model. Devices are also available at multi-brand mobile and consumer electronics retail chains and some of the larger neighborhood phone stores.
Apple hasn't been able to set up its own stores because of mandatory local-sourcing norms for single-brand foreign direct investment in retail, it is said. Going the Croma route gives Apple the opportunity to control the consumer experience without jumping through the bureaucratic hoops.
To be sure, this could also be a precursor for a possibly stronger retail presence.
CEO Tim Cook is said to have suggested an easing of the sourcing rules when he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US recently, according to two persons with knowledge of this. Croma said it has 97 stores across the country with 3.8 million customers. Apple owns more than 460 stores in 17 countries — more than half in the US. The company has significantly increased its retail presence in the country in the past year with five distributors as India has become one of the fastest-growing markets for Apple.
It's also accelerated the launch of new phones. Sales of the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus will start on October 16, just three weeks after the US. It also plans to launch Apple Watch in India by Diwali.
Apple sold 1.7 million iPhones in India between October 2014 and September 2015, the company's financial year, compared with 1.1 million units in the year-earlier period, according to market tracker Counter-Point Research.
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I am hopelessly afraid of heights. Yet, I like mountain-climbing analogies. Friends who have climbed mountains (crazy inspired shit like Kilimandjaro) tell me that it is the last few steps that are the toughest: the summit is deliciously close, and despite the burning pain, and the fatigue you dig deep and will yourself to reach the top. You then celebrate (do a little dance) only to realize that you must now climb down the mountain...
Board exams are the Everest of the med intern. For a whole year, they retreat into a study bubble; wall themselves behind medical volumes and jargon, ignore friends and family and prepare for the final ascension. I have become Tenzing Norgay to his Hillary - carrying on selflessly with the demands of everything non-medical in pursuit of his goal.
We will know in June if he does his little dance at the summit. I will know in June if he has left too much at the top to begin his descent home.
Monday, February 20, 2006
Board blues
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Tapered roller bearings:
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Clean up in Alberta
Cottondale Christian
One of the first projects was to provide a place for the mission station coordinators to reside while groups working in the area. A couple from White, Georgia, David and Connie Spear, offered their time and talents to do some renovations in our Joseph Hornback Disciples House to make it available for this purpose. In just a few days, they completely renovated a bathroom, leveled some areas of the house, and did some other minor repairs to the area that would accomodate a couple who would be overseeing groups of volunteers .
A youth mission group from First Christian Church, Huntsville, arrived soon after and did some major cleaning in other areas of the Disciples house and also did some volunteering in the community. They were followed on July 31st by Pattie and Rex Williams, Mission Station Coordinators from Cherry Log, GA. They did the preliminary work in identifying what work was already being done in Tuscaloosa. I drove them around town to see the devestation and they met with groups in the area that are also involved in long term recovery efforts. When they came, they also brought in the work trailers and mobile shower unit that would be used over the time volunteers would be coming.


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One of the first courses that I taught here in the Department of Economics at the University of Iowa was a course titled, Natural Resource Economics, which I had never taught, but was a great deal of fun. In teaching that class we bumped into a type of economic good called a common resource (also mentioned in my Principles of Microeconomics course). Common resources are non-excludable (cannot be restricted usually due to a lack of property rights) and rivalrous in consumption (my consumption of that individual good reduces someone else from consuming that individual good). As an example, many animals that are hunted are common resources. Deer are not individually owned (as far as I am aware here in the US), and thus someone hunting a deer does not infringe on someone else's property right, so the deer is non-excludable, but once an individual deer is hunted, someone else cannot kill that particular deer, so the deer is rivalrous in consumption. Usually, to manage the species, hunters have to pay to acquire a license to hunt the animal and there is a "season" or a time period in which it is legal to hunt the specific species.
Here is an interesting twist. The New York Times reports that Utah has opened up a hunting season on coyotes, in which the state is paying (not being paid) to hunt coyotes - $50 per coyote with a quota of 10,000 coyotes. The argument for this government policy is that coyotes are a nuisance species, killing mule deer, which reduces mule deer herds and economic revenues from hunting and wildlife. So, the state has allocated a total of $500,000 mainly to pay hunters to hunt coyotes. As the article mentions, coyotes also prey on livestock, so a reduction in the coyote population benefits livestock owners, and taxpayers in the state of Utah are transferring their economic surplus to livestock producers.
Economically, what would increase efficiency is to require livestock producers to pay a portion of the price as a way of increasing the total economic surplus of this implicit per unit subsidy. What will be interesting to see is if some enterprising entrepreneur comes up with a way of fencing in coyotes and charging hunters to hunt their fenced in coyotes.
For a different hunting example, see my blog on the international bans on whale hunting.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Hunting and Economics
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I'm having fun changing up the characters to this new bookette.
It's only because it's digital that I can make so many changes.
It's amazing how I think I've decided on something, then I change everything.
First I think - "Oh no, I couldn't possibly do that!".
Next thing I know it's the only obvious choice.
Funny process... no doubt I'll have changed my mind again by this time tomorrow.
I like the term 'changing up' rather than painting.


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Menstruation and Sanitation in Schools – it matters!
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For too many girls periods mean missing school days: 86% of girls in Garissa, Kenya, report missing school during menstruation. In India 23% of girls drop out.
To continue education after they start menstruating, girls and young women need girl friendly toilets in schools: safe, private, hygienic, and separate. They need access to affordable menstrual materials and menstruation hygiene awareness.
This infographic demonstrates why menstruation and sanitation in schools matters. Because periods shouldn't keep girls out of school, point period.
For more on menstruation and girls' education, read our latest blog here!
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Very true. We should take hard steps in this direction.


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So I've been sussing out pop-up canopy tents for the past month or two...trying to decide what kind I want to buy. I want a white one for various summer shows...white is best as it allows lots of daylight on the paintings.
When we were in Florida last week I saw one at Home Depot at $100 less than what Home Depot in Canada was selling the EXACT same one for. I dont get that. It doesn't seem fair at all. I was going to buy it and bring it home but didn't want to be encumbered with lugging it through the airport.
While in Costco this morning guess what I came across?! A fabulous pop-up canopy tent for a reasonable price too. It's a Caravan brand, which is a good one. I was smitten. When I got home, I talked to Dave on the phone and told him of my discovery. I planned to go back next week and get one, but when he arrived home from work today guess what he was carrying in the door?! surprise! We set it up in the driveway just to be sure of how quickly and easily it would go up, and it's a breeze! I'm so delighted.
Friday, May 3, 2013
ready for all kinds of weather...
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It looks perfect for what you need! How sweet of your husband to surprise you like that!ReplyDelete
Beautiful. I'd like to know how you set up your stall too. This is super.ReplyDelete
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Oh the tent looks lovely Ma! What a nice surprise! XoxoReplyDelete
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Yes it's a good one, i'm a lucky gal!
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i dont know yet how i will set up my stall, but will take piccys when i do:)
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Yes I think it will have heaps of uses. the best thing is it sets up in literally about 10 minutes max.
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The Lexington County Sheriff's Department has released a voice sample of the person making false 911 calls to the county's dispatch center.
Click on the link and listen to see if you recognize the voice. Most of the calls are coming from the St. Andrews area.
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Does anyone have any experience with RainHandlers, instead of gutters? Would appreciate any comments...
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From the looks of RainHandlers on their website it looks like they'd only work in a down pour. If you just had a light rain it looks like it would drip down like you had no gutters at all. Not to mention that if you have a walkway within splashing distance of these gutters you and any visitors would get soaked.
That's my 2 cents...
I read somewhere that all that water being absorbed near the house can cause heaving problems in the winter and stress the foundation. Also, if you have clay soil, french drains are probably a good idea.
Hi- I too have looked into the "Rainhandlers" in the past(ten years ago) and thought that they might work. After spending the last five years installing nothing but roof drainage systems all I can say is that there has yet to be a single case where they have functioned well. Not one customer has ever wanted them installed- just removed for scrap. They may work well somewhere- I just have never come across that place.
In a slow rain Rainhandlers cause water to just fall off the eves and a heavier rain splatters water everywhere. The water is not diverted away from the foundation so extreme ground sloping or underground drains may be necessary.


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Oil consumption volume per 1 day country ranking Top 10
This graph is the Oil consumption volume country ranking Top 10.
United states has significant consumption volume.
United States is more likely to increase the self sufficiency rate by shale gas and shale oil in the future.
China exceeded Japan in 2003. In addition, consumption volume exceeded the production volume in 1992. China's oil self-sufficiency rate were 100% in 1992, 63% in 2000, sank 50% in 2007 and 45% in 2010. Oil shale is not heard so far in China. There is a possibility that the amount of reserves will be confirmed in the future.
By the way, they have accounted for half of world consumption in the Top 7, United States, China, Japan, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Brazil.
Russia is supplying energy to Eastern Europe and others by the thermal power generation. There seems to tend to a large amount of natural gas consumption. Russia is also supply natural gas to Europe by the pipeline. The consumption of oil may not major.
Jumped consumption in North America and Europe from the 1960s through the 1980s. Then, has increased rapidly from the 1980s to the 2000s in East Asia and ASEAN.
Consumption of the Middle East, Latin America, in Africa tends to increase the still small. There is not seen explosive growth yet. Future growth is expected.
The large oil consumption countries are characterized by large population, a certain size of industries and infrastructures.
Each country's positions are here.
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Well it's done 🙂 I finished it on Monday and gave it to Eu-Wen on Tuesday to give to the parents in question.
I know I said I might make this one more than 28 rounds wide, but it got to the point where I couldn't be bothered. It was taking over an hour to do a single round and I'd had enough of it!
Here it is:
It didn't lay completely flat in the photos, but it's since had a blocking and is a bit bigger and more even. It also feels quite soft – surprising since it's 100% acrylic.
Pretty happy with it! Now onto spinning and knitting 🙂


text: So here's a static video of an audio in video. I was baited too, but all's groovy in the hood. Rhythm n' blues/soul band Astronauts is back with a new single, I'm No Good For You. If only bad boys would actually tell nice girls this truth instead of keeping them wrapped around their finger, no? Word has it that the band's music video for said single will be out soon, so keep your eyes peeled.


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Rosetta Stone shares surge on solid quarter, strong outlook
Shares Rosetta Stone Inc surged as much as 32 percent Friday, a day after the language-training software maker posted a strong quarterly profit, as investors cheered the solid growth in its international business and the push toward a recurring-revenue model.
The company's international business nearly tripled and contributed to 11 percent of total revenue in the fourth quarter.
In 2010 Rosetta expects the international business to contribute 13 percent to 15 percent of total revenue, up from 8 percent in 2009.
The company expects full-year revenue of $286 million to $299 million. Analysts were expecting $279.6 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
International business was ramping up faster than it expected and the acceleration of growth made the company's target of 30 percent to 50 percent contribution more achievable by 2014, Morgan Stanley said in a research note.
The brokerage, however, said its estimate conservatively remained in the mid-teens as it remained concerned about the predictability of Rosetta's business.
Morgan Stanley also eliminated its price target on the company's stock because of the volatility of Rosetta's shares.
Rosetta's shares are heavily shorted, with interest rising to more than 16 percent of the total float as of February 12. By comparison, blue-chip technology stocks such as Google and Apple have short interest positions below 2 percent.
Investors who sell securities short profit from betting stocks will fall. Short sellers borrow shares, then sell them, waiting for the stock to fall so they can buy the shares at the lower price, return them to the lender and pocket the difference.
Jefferies & Co, which sees the international opportunity as larger than the domestic U.S. opportunity, said while the transition could dampen earnings growth this year, free cash flow would be strong.
Jefferies raised its rating on the company to buy from hold and its price target on the stock to $29 from $24.
Shares of the Arlington Virginia-based company, which debuted in April 2009 at $18, have lost almost a fifth of their value in the last 6 months. They were trading up 26 percent at $21.90 in late morning trade on the New York Stock Exchange, having touched a high of $22.87 earlier in the session.
(Reporting by Sayantani Ghosh in Bangalore; Editing by Unnikrishnan Nair)


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To: Skiers, Boarders, Tobogganers, Lifties, Mountain Management, and Resort Owners
After several above average snow seasons in the alpine, we're finally seeing a significant, below average year. I know I often forget, but that's how averages work. 50 percent of the time, snowfall will be 'below normal.'
"Climate is what you expect, but weather is what you get."
Recently, in the 2010-2011 winter season, Mt. Washington on Vancouver Island was blessed with nearly 20 metres of snowfall, nearly doubling their 25 year snowfall average! This season, many mountains should prepare for a similar year, a couple standard deviations in the opposite direction, so I expect Mt. Washington will see between 4-6 metres of snowfall this year. But it certainly doesn't mean we were "due" for a bad season.
The seasons don't have a memory of snowfalls from the past, so since we've had 2 or 3 great ski years in a row, it doesn't influence our chances this year. And in fact,with neutral conditions in the ENSO index, I would have predicted a near normal snowpack this year.
Unfortunately from an economic standpoint, our local economies that rely on copious amounts of local, national, and international tourism will flat-line, because what ultimatelty impacts their bottom line is snow conditions and snow depth. I know I might be sounding a little harsh, but it's the simple truth.
Down the road in 2014 if we don't see significant improvement in January and February and drought conditions persist they'll be extreme repercussions for BC Hydro, Fisheries and Oceans, and our drinking water sources come next summer.
But, that's a significantly long time down the road, and the simple fact is long range weather models aren't very good yet and have much less skill than our deterministic high resolution medium-range models.
At this point, yeah I've told you the snowpack is pretty pitiful, but several quantitative graphs and figures might persuade you it's worse than you originally thought. The River Forecast Centre has a comprehensive website including automated snow pillow station data:
"ASP stations relay data from remote sites via GOES satellite every one to three hours. Snow Water Equivalent data are extracted for each site and plotted with comparisons to previous years' data. The near-real-time data are transmitted without verification from remote sites and posted without checking and are therefore liable to major errors and equipment failures. Data available include hourly temperatures, cumulative precipitation, snow depth and snow water equivalent."
1. Wolf Creek (central Vancouver Island)
- Near record low snowpack
2. Jump Creek (southern Vancouver Island)
- Record low snowpack
3. Disappointment Lake (Living up to the name!): Lower Fraser Basin
- Near record lows
When will this tenacious and stubborn ridging in the Pacific Ocean give way to our more typical zonal flow with low pressure system after low pressure system that coats are ski hills in beautiful champagne powder?
Here's one model's take on precipitation for the following week, deflecting most of it into central and northern BC, while leaving southern BC relatively unscathed, yet again. The oranges and lighter shades of red represent approximately 40-50 mm of rain, for the week. In normal seasons with ample storm systems, a typical evening will bring in excess of 50 mm into the local mountains for reference.
Some of the ensemble models and operational deterministic models are beginning to hint at another significant cool-down by early January for the South Coast. By no means is it a certainty or a lock, but it looks like we'll be on the back side of another giant blocking pattern over the pacific, which will allow cold air advection into #YVR and area.
If you're looking for an accurate source for mountain snowfall accumulations, I've found one of the most accurate sources to be at Shred FX, so head on over and check out if your local mountain will be winning the snow lottery this week and who will score some elusive champagne powder.
Next post I'll talk about this pattern change and if it'll be a more snowy pattern than what has been seen during our past couple of cold snaps. At first glance, expect some more snow in January 2014 Vancouver!


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Say What? Smith on KU football's 1-0 start and what's next
KUsports.com football beat writer Benton Smith joins Nick Schwerdt of KLWN on Rock Chalk Sports Talk (14:05 mark) to discuss the Jayhawks' 1-0 start and what KU is capable of this weekend versus Central Michigan, and beyond.
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Ah, details. Well, so far on our trip we've stayed in 7 hotels. Three Best Western, two independent (Stardust and Rushmore Express and Suites), one Travelodge, and one La Quinta.
I have not gone to a single Starbucks location.
We haven't stopped at any fast food restaurants or at a Wal-Mart.
Next stop, Kansas City where we hope to find some BBQ!
Friday, August 17, 2007
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Ugly season over; Notre Dame falls 45-27 to USC
Notre Dame does deserve some props for starting the process itself. Ronald Jones set USC's freshman rushing record last season, surpassing Charles White, as he totaled 987 yards. The home crowd at the Coliseum was treated to a good showing Saturday, as USC defeated Notre Dame 45-27 in the 88th meeting of the intersectional rivalry.
Schwartz, Blues beat Wild 4-3 in shootout
The Schwartz-Stastny-Perron line is creating the model scoring opportunities Hitchcock likes seeing from his forwards. Paul Stastny also scored as St. No matter the time of year, players and coaches alike stress the importance of divisional games. With a scoreless overtime, a shootout was needed. "Luckily, I was sort of set enough that I could make and react to it".
Magical movies hypnotize the box office
It's the catalyst that kicks off a story that will end up spanning nineteen years, covering events involving Grindelwald , young Dumbledore, and likely several more witches and wizards we met during the Harry Potter years. Very mild spoilers for "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" coming up. Rowling penned the script for the prequel movie , which is set around 70 years before the Harry Potter saga begins.
Pitt outscores Syracuse in wild 76-61 victory
The win gives Pitt its second consecutive 8-4 season, and the team will have the opportunity to finish with its best record since going 10-3 in the 2009-10 season by winning its upcoming bowl game. On backup quarterback Zack Mahoney , who accounted for seven total touchdowns and 489 total yards against the Panthers: "I'm excited for Zack, I really am".
French conservatives voting to choose presidential nominee
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy was eliminated from the election to become the Conservative candidate and Fillon was the surprise, first-round victor, with more than 44 percent of votes, trailed by Juppe, with 28 percent. Former President Nicolas Sarkozy was knocked out of the primary's first round of voting a week ago and threw his weight behind his government's former No.
Who Won Dancing with the Stars 2016 Last Night? Season 23 Finale
After former National Football League player Johnson and his pro partner Arnold took third place, race vehicle driver Hinchliffe and Olympic gymnast Hernandez were the two athletes contending for the victorious title before co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews revealed that Hernandez was the Mirrorball Trophy victor.
Check out: Katrina Kaif raises the temperature in a bikini in Maldives
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif and her designer friend Manish Malhotra are now busy in the photo shoot of Harper's Bazaar Bride India and the duo seems to be keen on sharing the glimpses from Maldives with their fans. Manish has accompanied Katrina for the photoshoot. Probably this is just a tease for you guys to keep craving for more. She is drop dead flawless and her movies are a declaration to that.
Kanye West is suffering from paranoia
A source told the New York Post's Page Six column: "Kanye is physically and mentally exhausted ". 'Kim is doing much better and is strong. Now TMZ reports that Yeezus may be out pretty soon under the care of his "personal doctor", while Kim Kardashian remains at his side, despite all the family's elaborate Thanksgiving plans.
Kanye West allegedly suffering from paranoia
To add to his heavy work schedule and stress, Kanye has been grieving because November 10 was the anniversary of his mother's death. 'Kim is doing much better and is strong. The kids think he is away on tour. TMZ's sources say the paranoia has been building up inside for months, and the goal for West is to get him checked out of the hospital by this upcoming Monday so he can be under the care of his personal physician.
FBI Closes Brad Pitt Child Abuse Investigation, No Charges
The FBI is no longer investigating Brad Pitt regarding his involvement in an alleged incident with a child aboard a private plane on September 15, E! That said, Jolie's psych records are practically unrelated to her current custody situation with Pitt .
Kanye West: I didn't vote, but 'I would have voted for Trump'
West, no stranger to a provocative statement, also reportedly said he had been a Trump supporter for a while, but was advised by Justin Bieber's manager, Scooter Braun , to hide this opinion ahead of the election. "So Kanye West , I love him", USA Today reported . He referred to the president-elect's "non-political methods to speaking" as "futuristic" and "entertaining", claiming that it proved more effective than traditionally political rhetoric.
J.K. Rowling Drops Intriguing 'Fantastic Beasts' Tidbits on Twitter
Whether or not there will a " Fantastic Beasts " sequel depends on how well the first film does at the box office. "When I read the script, it was so filled with wonder and excitement, all the warmth of the Potter films but 70 years before and a new energy to it so I'm hoping you guys will embrace it as much as we enjoyed making it".
Kanye West in San Jose: I would've voted for Trump
Based on social media from inside the SAP Center, the audience appeared largely unimpressed with West's political opinions, and booed in response to some of his statements. "Rappers are philosophers of our now, celebrities are the influencers of our now, just look at the president, he wasn't in politics & won". The performer also asked for people to "stop focusing on racism", saying: "This world is racist, okay".
'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Releases Action-Packed Trailer
Some other apps have been modified with Star Wars themes, such as alarm clock, emoji and ringtones. The rest of the trailer showcases some of the action scenes that fans can look forward to in Rogue One , including a battle that features a new form of Imperial AT-AT (the AT-ACT, or All Terrain Armored Cargo Transport).
Goldberg staying in WWE, announces entry into Royal Rumble match
He is expected to brief them on his plans for the future in the company. WWE is undoubtedly hoping to top that this year, which is likely why both Lesnar and Goldberg are being brought in to help the first PPV of the new year pack a star power punch.
Tim Cahill takes to Twitter to congratulate former rival Steven Gerrard
At the global level, he won 114 caps for England, making him his country's fourth most capped player of all time after Peter Shilton, Wayne Rooney and David Beckham. I asked him, 'What great competition have you played and where do people remember you?' It wasn't [Zinedine] Zidane. "He's had a fantastic career - what more can you say?" He wasn't simply a brilliant player, but one who came up through the club's academy, spending 11 years there before making his debut and spending 17 years ...
Clinton's popular vote lead breaks 2 million
With California still counting, Clinton has 64,223,958 votes to 62,206,375 for Trump. And when President Obama defeated Mitt Romney for reelection in 2012, Trump tweeted: "The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy". A MI win would give Trump 306 electoral votes. Ironically, during the campaign it was Trump who had complained that the vote might be "rigged" against him and even threatened that he might not recognize the results of the election if he lost.
Black Friday kicks off in Portland
Now I am going to head into the Best Buy store and I am just going to grab some speakers if they still remain, you know? J.C. Penney may have discovered a new item for its Black Friday greatest hits to go with $19.99 boots and $2.99 bath towels: $20 pairs of diamond earrings have sold out.
The return of Gilmore Girls
When a much-loved series returns after a long absence, there's always an anxiety among fans that the spark won't be recreated - and fans of Gilmore Girls are more dedicated than most. The revival season is available for streaming on Netflix today. The revival also uses Hamilton , the Kardashians, Lena Dunham, and more to reconnect with audiences who've been separated from Gilmore Girls for year now.
Harry Potter prequel 'Fantastic Beasts' tops United States box office on debut
J.K Rowling published the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in 2001 after the first Harry Potter movie came out. The film cost a reported $40 million to produce and has netted only $1.1 million total, hindered by negative reviews of its revolutionary high frame rate.
Hurricane and quake rock Central America
Tourists stand at Juan Santa Maria International Airport before taking flights in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Nov. 24, 2016. But it said the storm would likely recover hurricane force and make landfall Thursday in the border region of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Kim Kardashian Spends Thanksgiving With Husband In Hospital
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West spent Thanksgiving morning together. Kim's mother and sisters carried on in her absence, with Kris taking the stage to accept an award on her late ex-husband's behalf. "And when Denise [Rich] called and said we wanted to honor Robert, we thought, you know what, it's time to really use a really big voice for a really big cause, for a really big deal".
Penn State defeats Michigan State to become Big Ten East Champions
The crowd at Beaver Stadium had been buzzing since the dramatic end of the Ohio State-Michigan game, and Trace McSorley made sure that Penn State finished the deal Saturday and qualified for its first-ever berth in the Big Ten championship game.
Gigi Hadid hosts action-packed American AMAs (and BF Zayn scoops award)!
Even without this performance, Sunday was still a big night for the Biebs, who was up for five American Music Awards: Artist of the Year , Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album ( Purpose ), Favorite Pop/Rock Song (" Love Yourself ") and Video of the Year (" Sorry ").
Philippine troops fire artillery at Islamic militants in south
Troops launched an assault on the Maute group militants in Butig on Thursday following intelligence reports that they were continuing to make explosives after being blamed for a September 2 bomb attack that killed 15 people in southern Davao city, President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown, military spokesman Brig.
Goodness Gracious! Ed Balls survives another week on Strictly
Craig Revel Horwood said: "I have great respect for them [Greg and Natalie], but closer to perfection for me, and the couple I'd like to save, [are] Claudia and AJ". "You prep every Saturday night into Sunday to get ready for your Monday training again and today, I don't have to train". "Maybe he's the good luck charm I ned to get that girl I really want".
After Months of Spouting White Nationalist Sentiments, Trump Denounces Alt-Right
On Tuesday, the president-elect distanced himself from the alt-right movement, saying he did not want to " energize " the white supremacist and nationalist groups. Mr Trump has drawn criticism from Democrats, minorities and anti-racism groups following his appointment of Steve Bannon , former head of the Breitbart News website that is linked to the alt-right, as his chief strategist.
Plenty of red-hot bargains for shoppers on chilly Black Friday in Longford
Black Friday has its roots in America and is always the day after Thanksgiving , celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.It is considered the first day of the Christmas shopping season and has been characterised in recent memory by people rushing out onto the high street looking for a deal .
Carmen Ejogo: 'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find' Them Gets Complex
Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them worked its magic at North American cinemas, taking an estimated $75m (£61m) over the weekend. " Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them " Presentation during Comic-Con International 2016 at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2016 in San Diego, California.
Kanye West is Being Hospitalized for Sleep Deprivation and Dehydration
Kim Kardashian is doing everything in her will to assure her husband is loved and supported during his scary hospitalization. Kris Jenner was in NY for the 20 annual Angel Ball when the hospitalization took place. He was yelling at them, telling them to bring him his damn children. West also said that he was hurt with Beyonce's act and urged her husband Jay Z to call him and "talk to me like a man".
Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life Netflix Review (Spoiler Free)
And let's talk about the fall episode because it gave viewers the "final four words" Sherman-Palladino has teased since the show's inception. Even the two leading ladies, Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel , admitted they had no idea what they were until they signed off on the revival.
Trump agrees to settle Trump University lawsuits
In May, Trump called Curiel "a very hostile judge" and a "hater of Donald Trump" in an 11-minute attack at a San Diego rally. Reports that a settlement was near, which cited unnamed sources familiar with the situation, began circulating early Friday morning and New York Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman later confirmed the speculation by issuing a statement .
News of Castro's death spreads at Miami cemetery
But Diaz-Canel has become known for being less accessible to foreign diplomats back in Havana, where the pace of normalization of relations with the United States over the past two years has left much of the government disconcerted and apparently without guidance to proceed.
Thrilling Rivalry Weekend Games Shake Up College Football Playoff Picture
MI has yet to play in the Big Ten Championship Game. It denied MI the Big Ten East title, and while Penn State won the division, Ohio State still stands a great chance of getting into the playoff. 1 vs. Big Ten athletic directors chose the Buckeyes, not MI - perhaps because quarterback Dennis Franklin got injured to represent the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl at a time when the conference would only allow one team to be in a bowl.
Iowa State's season ends in blowout loss to West Virginia
If this is so, then what happened Saturday was predictably unexpected. "There have been three or four times where we've been real close to putting him in", West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said of Pettaway, who had 30 carries. "It's debatable. They all go at it". He's like 'Yeah, let's do this, ' " Howard said of Pettaway. By halftime he was at 91 yards, and the 5-foot-10, 203-pound Pettaway was handling anything the Mountaineers ordinarily run with the other three.


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We are selling our own stuff.. (-̮̮̃•̃) All of it are still in a good condition. We just wear them a few times! ✌
The prices are reasonable! Only from RM5, RM10, RM15, RM20 & RM25... ALL BELOW RM25!! *wink wink..
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Half Hearted is a cuff down sock pattern. The cable and lace pattern is worked all around the leg, but tapers to stockinette on the foot. This pattern is available in two sizes of 54 and 70 total stitches. It is in charted form only.
Techniques: loose cast-on, cabling without a cable needle (details instructions included), increases, decreases, slipped stitches, picking up stitches, grafting the toe
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Blues in the Night: The First Chronicles of Bernie Butz is a five-story series that begins in May 1951. Bernie is a jazz reviewer and a part-time sleuth, since he seems compelled to involve himself in different scenarios involving the jazz musicians that he writes about. He started out as a law school student in New York City, but instead discovered the true love of his life ? jazz ? and began hanging around 52nd Street, the jazz capital of the world, where he became mesmerized by the music. Bernie has become a man dedicated to the music and the people who make it. Most of his time is spent in smoky dives, where the music is hot and the musicians? lives are even hotter. The first episode involves an extortion attempt on an up-and-coming saxophone player. The other four stories to follow center on murder and personal tragedies. The final tale is a murder mystery involving a trumpet player whose wife is found dead with the man she has been having an affair with, the horn player?s own drummer. Stay tuned for the next book in the series, Blowin? Up a Storm: The Second Chronicles of Bernie Butz.
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My baby turned 1 month old! How did that happen?! Where has the time gone?! The weeks have just flown by!
We marked the occasion with a little photoshoot with her and her monkey!
She wasn't keen on him at first...
Infact she wanted to get as far away as possible...
but then she started to feel the love...
and by the end they were best buddies, arm in arm and everything!!
Here are some of the things Ella is loving at 1 month old:
Her playmat/jungle gym - she will lie under here for up to a good 20 minutes now looking at all her animal pals, her favourite seems to be the white tiger! She is even managing to hit some of the animals dangling down too, although we think this more by accident at this point.
She loves listening to the music and she does these really cute cooing sounds when she is happy. I just had to take a video
She LOVES her Daddy! Everything is more fun when he is around! She especially enjoys when he does the 'this is the way the lady rides' rhyme with her.
She likes to lay across your lap, while you pat/rub her back. When Mommy does this, we also play a baby mozart clip from youtube which really calms her down and she will lay there for ages being pampered!
I'm happy to report she's a Kings of Leon fan! I'm pretty sure she couldn't be anything but...since I listened to their new album on continual repeat whilst I was pregnant and so it's what she's used to, but if she's ever crying and won't settle I can whack a KOL tune on my phone and she's happy in no time! Comeback Story and Wait for Me seem to be her faves! Although Daddy will report that she likes drum and bass too...the verdict is still out on that one!
The hairdryer. She sits in her little forest friends vibrating chair while I get ready in the morning, and it's positioned in front of the mirror which she seems to enjoy. At the same time I dry my hair and she loves the sound of the hairdryer! In her first few weeks of life it would put her to sleep every time, I even got an app on my phone that played the noise and when she was struggling to nap we would play it. These days it doesn't put her to sleep, but it does calm her down.
Her animal book. This was a gift from By's work. I didn't know babies can only see black and white when they're first born so she loved looking at these black and white pages with animals on. The dog page is her favourite - which Byron is just thrilled about!
The bath - she loves floating around in the water, moving her little legs around and looking at her bath book she has (thanks Auntie Nad!).
Things she doesn't love so much:
Getting out of the bath - mainly because that means she has to be naked which she hates! She really doesn't like to be cold! We warm her towel up in the tumble dryer, so when she first gets out we wrap her up all snug and cosy, but then as soon as you start putting her nappy and clothes on the tears start!
Same goes for getting her nappy changed, the cool air is just too much of a shock for her!
Being weighed by the health visitor - again she has to get naked for this!
Swaddling - we tried this at the start as we read that babies love to feel cosy and be wrapped up tight like when they were in the womb, and it's supposed to help them sleep through the night better because their involuntary arm movements don't wake them, but she hated it! She loves her arms and hands to be free, so baby sleeping bags are working out much better for her!
When we stop at red traffic lights in the car, she just loves motion so almost instantly falls asleep whenever she is in the car/in her pram...
but as soon as we stop at a red light she knows the car has stopped and she starts to cry! In Ella's world she would like all traffic lights to be green!
Sleeping in her moses basket in the day - at night time she goes down everytime after a feed perfectly and sleeps away...but in the day, she knows it's not as warm and cosy being in there as it is falling asleep on Mommy so that is her preference! We're trying to break the habit, but sometimes she's just too cute and snuggly to put down!!
As I said at the start I can't believe 4 weeks has flown by so quick! I still remember the day she was born as if it was yesterday! So for now we're just soaking everything in as much as possible and enjoying each moment because we know they will pass all too quickly!


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If you haven't heard already, the Kidsignments Sale - a giant weekend kids consignment sale - is going on RIGHT NOW at the Grant County Fairgrounds. The sale is Friday, Sept 28th & Saturday, Sept 29th from 8am - 4pm. If you're anywhere near Grant County and you have kids 12 & under, I suggest heading to the sale!
The Kidsignment Sale has clothes, furniture, strollers, bikes, toys, books, computer games, uniforms, coats, hats, mittens, shoes, diapers, baby equipment, etc. - anything & everything kids need. They accept cash, check, credit or debit.
AND, on Saturday, about half the items left at the sale are 1/2 off!
For more info, just GO to the Grant County Fairgrounds on Hwy 18! Or you can check out the website. :)


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Thursday, April 12, 2012
World Financial Center Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package
A World Financial Center building is being evacuated as the NYPD investigates a suspicious package.
The package was delivered to 2 World Financial Center in lower Manhattan, home to Nomura Securities.
"People were a little nervous getting outside," an employee at Nomura told The Wall Street Journal.
"But once we left the building everything was fine. Everyone's pretty calm right now."
This is a developing story...Live Video From Sky Fox HD
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Post Your Cool Feature Idea #7 Here
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Time-management is a key factor in a college students life. I would like to write about college students that are busy studying for class, balancing a part-time job and getting involved on campus and how they manage their time and stress without having a nervous break-down.ReplyDelete
Refurbished clothing is a big trend right now. Many thrift stores are refurbishing the clothes and then selling them again as new items. Who is doing this? Who are the designers behind this? And is it as big a movement in the rest of the U.S. as it is in Oklahoma?ReplyDelete
Learning Centers located on campus are good places to get helped with the subjects the students are lacking. Students can get tutored either in groups or individually. I believe this can be a good feature story.ReplyDelete


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Here is a short video promo for Smokin Jo's new outfit: TRNSSTR. David created visuals for the set, which happened at Red Light a few weeks ago. This was filmed by the lovely James Mountford. David is getting rather good at this visual malarky, still, this isn't a patch on Gordon ;)
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I cook... A lot. Here is where I will document, photograph, and review the recipes I make for my family. Eat up!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Black Bean Croquettes
I am always hesitant to post recipes that I think are only good. I guess I hope that every recipe will blow me away and make me drool for more. Well, this was a last minute, thrown together at the last second sort of meal. My sis had been visiting us for the day, and she left at 5:15, and I still had no idea what was for dinner. Oy. This comes from Eating Well, and I had all the ingredients on hand. It's a very simple, basic recipe, and it tastes good. It's nothing special or fantastic, and it didn't hold together all that well, but it tasted good. Basically, it's a black bean burger that should be in "ball shape." I still made them into patties, though, and served with rice. I might hang onto this one, and use it as a black bean burger recipe, if I ever have the craving... So, all in all, this was a sort of keeper. Liked it, didn't love it, but loved that it was easy peasy, and quick. It's also a good way to use up those cans of beans that are cluttering up the pantry.
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This is the view from our deck. Snow! Everywhere is the snow!!!
This is Kelly making homemade pizzas at our friend's, Bruce and Mary Kay Braun, house. All that soda on the counter they call "pop."
Beautiful dough!
This is Katie Braun, their daughter-in-law, trying to hide from me.
Mary Kay, Katie and Nolan Braun.
I love the mystery pictures that show up on the camera. This is Dara eating a very triangular sandwich.
Another mystery picture.
I looked out the window and what did I see? Green stuff in my garden!!!!
And green stuff in a pot...that I brought from Murray, Utah.
Ornamental onions that came with our garden.
Here is a dreary, yucky, foggy day before the snow came. Beautiful, but kind of a downer.
More of the beautiful downer. That should be a song "Beautiful Downer."
But then the snows came and the sun came out and it was cold, BUT SUNNY!!!!
Steve the Squirrel is still very busy. Actually, all three Steves are loving that Kelly puts out these big seed squares for them.
This fat...ter cat is Muffins. She has gained a bit of weight and seems to be happy living inside. I wonder what she will be like when Spring comes? The picture below is what her kitten looks like that has not been caught by the neighbor lady. I am not being mean...the cat really looks (or is) cross-eyed.