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Monday, November 3, 2008
Painting in the tub!
Shaving cream with food coloring mixed in to paint in the bathtub with. Not recommended for white grout! We rinsed it off quickly so we didn't have any staining. Fun, fun, fun activity - until he knocked it in the water - then we had meltdown!
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Homemade Play-doh!
I've been perusing quite a few "homeschool" blogs, and we have been trying some new stuff lately. On this day, we made a homemade pumpkin pie play-doh. Oh my, it smelled lovely, but was a little too oily for me. We'll be trying more in the future.
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Making cookies!
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Having fun popping bubble wrap
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
The boy likes to run.... and JUMP
Ander likes to be active! He loves to run and run and run! Lately, he has been into hopping.
Today, we went down to "the fort" on Fort Caroline to let him get his running out of his system. What a beautiful day to go! We had a cup we picked up to throw away,and as we strolled along, Ander put his treasures in it - a small pinecone, Spanish moss, nuts, a few flowers, and leaves!
P.S. Ander has tons of clothes from my thrifting, etc., but you might not know that by looking at this post and the last. The same outfit!! I love these shorts! They are pretty much too small, so we had to get one more use before they get donated.
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Oh what they say!
Ander was placed in time out last week - I think for hitting his cousin Jessica. Anyway, I put him on the "the monkey mat" and heard him saying "This is ridiculous!" Oh my!!!
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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
When did my baby become a kid?
Daddy is out of town this week, and Ander and I have been keeping busy. Apparently not busy enough for him though. On Monday, we ran a few errands and then played at the children's museam for 1-1/2 hours. When we left, Ander thought he needed to go to the toy store too, so he said, "Can I, can I, can I, can I ....pwease....!"
I thought that was pretty funny, and then at dinner he cracked me up again (although I tried not to let him see it.) I was talking about making fish for dinner when Ander said, "I am ABSOLUTLEY not going to eat that!"
He's only 2-1/2 - oh my!!!!
I thought that was pretty funny, and then at dinner he cracked me up again (although I tried not to let him see it.) I was talking about making fish for dinner when Ander said, "I am ABSOLUTLEY not going to eat that!"
He's only 2-1/2 - oh my!!!!
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Spreading the love
Ander has recently begun saying "I love you". He says it to Dad and Mom. He also said it to the five year old girl he passed by in the wagon at the zoo. He also said it when saying goodbye to the boy and girl who remained at the gym kids lounge. "Bye Boy. Bye Girl. I love you."
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
Ander sings
Ander has begun singing songs with us. If I remember right, the first one he started singing was Happy Birthday. At home, he will act goofy with his singing when he is playing, but if we sing at gym or the library, he is so serious and doing so great!
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Sunday, March 9, 2008
See what I mean about the wind?
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Me and my Shadow
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
Beautiful Blues
I couldn't resist this picture of getting blue jammies on next to those beautiful blues! Love you baby!
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A Valentine and a Superhero
Our activity last week was to make a cake and Ander got his first experience with baking. He got to use the mixer and everything! (He thought it was pretty cool.) We decided to use Valentine decorations and surprise daddy. I couldn't resist the picture of him in his dress-up outfit and the Valentine cake.
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Fun at Hands On Children's Museum
We went to Hands On Children's Museum for the first time Saturday morning, and Ander loved it!
We joined as members as I can see Ander and I going here once a week or so for playtime. So cool - grocery store, 50s diner, puppet theatre, post office, bank, toddler room, ball pit, puzzles, basketball, trains, and so much more!!!! Looking forward to having fun!
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Impersonating Elton John!
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Making Me Crazy
Coming home from gym the other day, Ander was falling asleep in the van. He has been known to sleep for 5 minutes in the van and then not take a nap. Being the tired mommy that I am, I desperately did not want him to go to sleep. So, I started singing circus music and clapping my hands. Ander groggily said, "That is making me crazy!" I couldn't stop laughing ..... !!!
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While cleaning up Ander's room, I decided it was time to go through all the toys and put the pieces with the appropriate toys. When I had all the loose coins rounded up to put in the piggy bank, I picked it up to put them in, and what should I find - QUACK!!!! Hurray! One happy little boy and one happy mommy!! We had fun calling Daddy (who was in "See-waddle") to tell him what we found!
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Sunday, January 20, 2008
A stringed instrument, either accoustic or electric. This is not a guitar but according to Ander a "Peetar."
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Ander's beloved "Quack" has gone missing!
As a baby, Ander would never take a pacifier and didn't have a special toy or anything. When he was around 6 months old, he started going to a babysitter 2 mornings a week. I wanted to send something from home with him when he went, and that's when our love for Quack began. We received him at a baby shower, and he waited patiently in the closet until he was needed. Well, needless to say, Quack definitely became Ander's security blanket, and he desperately wanted him at naptime and bedtime.
I remember giving him the duck Friday night at bedtime, and don't remember seeing him since!! We've torn the house apart looking (still haven't gone through the trash yet - smelly proposition since we still have one in diapers). I don't remember him being in the van on our outing either. Arggh!!
Ander did pretty well yesterday at nap until he woke up in the middle of nap crying, "I need my Quack!!" Last night he did well. Today, seemed altogether too easy for him to go to bed without Quack. The real test will be when he goes to Michelle's house tomorrow and it is time to go for a nap.
....At this point, I think I am more upset about Quack's disappearance than Ander. That would be a good thing....
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I love french and I love flowers, hence the name of this post. As Haley stated in her post here, florals are here to stay this season and I have enjoyed every moment of embracing the trend. I wore this dress to my wedding shower this past weekend with my soon to be in-laws. It was absolutely wonderful. Added bonus – this dress was only $15 dollars at H&M!
Whether it be floral dresses or shorts – how are you embracing florals this season?
Have a wonderful weekend 🙂

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Today is reveal day for the Jasper & glass pearl challenge that is hosted by Lisa Lodge of PineRidge Treasures. I have to say when I got the kit I was a little disappointed in the Jasper beads as I thought all Jasper beads were more mottled but I was determined to do something with them regardless. It proved to be a challenge all the way. I purchased some snap rings at the hardware store to wire wrap the big beads too, that took me way longer than I thought it would to make them so in between I made the white pearls into jewelry, at least that turned out good. I wanted to be sure to have something done. Then back to the wire wrapping, I finally got all three pieces done and then was going to string them on some wire so I could add a little more wire wrapping. No that didn't work either as the wire wouldn't go through the beads, so I had to come up with plan B and that was to to string everything on beading wire. Then I decided to add one more challenge and that was to use some crimp bead covers to hide the crimps. I really love how it turned out, the earrings don't match it as I made them with antique gold rather than copper but I don't wear earrings anyway so it won't matter.
I had fun coming up with designs with the white pearls, I love making three strand bracelets and thought it would be fun to make one with white and silver. Mostly I've been making them with antique gold.
I want to thank Lisa for hosting this challenge, I can't wait to see what everyone else has made. The posts are starting out on Face book in the Pine Ridge Treasures group so check there to see more.


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Religious Tickets
Religious music used to be confined to halls of worship. Today, religious musicians bring their message to the masses with as many different styles as there are listeners. Pop, rock, funk, soul, electronica, hip hop and country are fair game for contemporary religious music and a talented handful of those artists cross over to the secular music charts to make religious concert tickets popular for all crowds. It's a great opportunity to express your faith alongside thousands of others or just enjoy the sonorous musicianship of acts who delve deeply within themselves to create such powerful religious music. Be sure to check out one of the religious concerts coming to your area.
Religious music is not only no longer confined to a church; it also has expanded it boundaries to include a wider range of acceptance and performance styles. Bands such as Switchfoot include Christian members, but they don't force religion down their fans' throats. Aside from stereotypical religious concerts, House of Blues Sunday Gospel Brunches celebrate the joy of being together and having fun. The events combine food with gospel music, and in that space, moral positivity joins with enjoying each other's company. This is just one example of an off-the-wall religious music event that Ticket Liquidator includes for our customers. No matter your faith, there's something for every soul under the sun with religious tickets from Ticket Liquidator.


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Sweet, M. (2011). Balloons over broadway: the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's parade. Boston, Ma: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.
This wonderful rendition of how the famous parade came to be by author Melissa Sweet does an incredible job of detailing its history. The illustrations and images bring this story to life, from the beginnings of Tony Sarge's dream of beginning marionettes to the public, to the grandiose display of balloons now known as the Macy's Day Parade. In addition to the illustrations, Sweet includes various newspaper clippings of the time displaying pertinent information to solidify her research.
This story is excellent for young readers searching for accurate information presented in a way they can understand. It also will be a perfect book to introduce creativity, symbolism, or a show and tell project.
Parents could also introduce these topics and home and create a family arts and crafts event.


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Friday, June 2, 2017
GRILLED CORN SALAD 5 ears corn on the cob, shucked 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded & diced 1/2 cup red onion, minced 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 medium jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped 1/2 cup light mayonnaise 1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar 3 Tablespoons granulated white sugar 3 medium limes, zest and juice salt and freshly ground black pepper Grill the corn, dry, no oil. Just grill it until you begin to get some char marks on the corn. Cut the kernels off of the corn after grilling and place them in a large bowl. Add the bell pepper, onion, cilantro and jalapeno. In a separate bowl, combine mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, lime zest and juice. Whisk to combine the dressing ingredients and season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the vegetables (you may wish to dress the salad lightly and not use all of the dressing, so add a little and then assess if it needs more) and toss gently.
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Fujitsu aims to deliver by early 2011 a 10-petaflop supercomputer, which would be almost 10 times more powerful than today's fastest system. Fujitsu is building the supercomputer for Japan's Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, known as RIKEN. The system will be based on Fujitsu's upcoming Sparc64 VIIIfx processor, which has eight processor cores.
Fujitsu Aims for 10-Petaflop Supercomputer
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I feel I am excited, so excited I can hardly hold the pencil in my trembling hand. I think it is the excitement that only a free man can feel, a free man starting a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain.
– Different Seasons: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King
Tell them that I've made the journey
And tell them that my heart is true
I'd like his blessing of forgiveness
Before the angel sends it through
And I will know that I am clean now
And I will dance and the band will play
In the old out to cantina
'Cause we'll runneth over the ancient clay.
– Brandon Flowers (Magdalena)
I'll be graduating in a few hours. I have always imagined this day as a happy, exciting one with dedication letters – and with me without a care in the world. But… I actually feel a bit morose. The thought of starting over, entering a new school with new people as a new student (for the first time) penetrates my soul and depresses me each day. Thirteen years in this damn school, imagine that. These past few days have only been the bests of my life. But then again, I have asked for this much-awaited freedom for so long that it's too far away to back down. I'm slowing down and taking my time to evolve.


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Welcome to Louisiana(R) where the Bible Belters RULE
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Johnson ripped her colleagues on the court this week for affirming an 18-year prison sentence for a man who was arrested with 18 grams of marijuana.
Need I say more, when we see what the combination of Repubs and the rightwingnuts get POWER?
Insane, but SO Republican.....In FOXNews headlines, George Soros(D) is charged with donating TOO MUCH $$ to Dem causes.
RU shitting me?
Can you say Koch Brothers?


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Exercise is so important to your overall health and wellbeing. Again, you've probably heard that a million times, so I'll quickly tell you why it's important then jump to the good stuff about finding a fun workout that YOU will enjoy.
Why is exercise important?
Exercise will…
- Improve your mood
- Boost your energy
- Help you sleep better
- Enhance your sex life
- Combat health conditions and diseases
- Control your weight
- Put some fun into your life!
Why wouldn't you want to workout after reading these amazing exercise benefits?
Well, some people hear these benefits and go running to a nearby gym to sign up for a membership because who wouldn't want to experience the wonders of working out?
Sadly, the majority of the people who do this stop going to the gym after a couple of weeks. Why? Because they aren't doing something they enjoy. They come to the conclusion that they hate working out and will never do it again.
Find something that you like and move!
Like to dance?
Dancing is a great way to get fit, and it's fun.
By dancing, you can burn calories and get your heart rate going.
Dancing also, improves your flexibility, increases strength and gives you an opportunity to develop strong social ties, which contribute to self-esteem and a positive outlook.
A dance to try
Zumba is an aerobic dance class set to South American beats. It is safe for a range of ages and fitness levels because the steps can be modified so that it's very low-impact.
Benefits include:
- Calorie burn
- More stamina
- Increased bone density
- Improved balance and muscle tone
- Less body fat
- Lower blood pressure
Sign up for a dance class like Zumba, or do your own dance routine. Just get moving! You'll feel great afterwards.
Go for a swim
Yes, this might involve going to a gym or having your own personal pool, but it definitely doesn't have to.
Swim in a lake during the summer, or in an ocean when you're on vacation. It can be a lot of fun if your friends or family members join you. It can also be relaxing if you decide to go out for a dip, solo. Oh, and when the waves get crazy in the ocean, that's when you'll get a real workout. Just be careful because it can get pretty dangerous out there. You can also get a great tan!
Why swim?
Swimming has loads of benefits that will leave you feeling happy and healthy.
Swimming offers something no other aerobic exercise does: the ability to work your body without harsh impact to your skeletal system. –Michael Franco, Discovery Fit & Health
When you swim, you have the ability to do more with less. The human body becomes much lighter when it's submerged in water. When you're swimming with the water all the way to your neck, you only have to bear about 10 percent of your own weight.
Swimming will most definitely lead to results, such as:
- Increased muscle tone and strength
- Improved flexibility
- Weight loss/weight control
- Improved asthma symptoms
- Improved cholesterol
- Lower risk of diabetes
- Lower stress, higher spirits (endorphins)
- Can make you live longer
Have some built up aggression you want to relieve?
Try a kickboxing class
Kickboxing targets your arms, shoulders, abs, thighs and butt in one workout.
Kickboxing classes can differ slightly, but most involve learning basic fighting skills that will give you an incredible workout at the same time. (Trust me, it is so much fun!)
The kickboxing class I do is called Max-Fit (located in Jamestown, NY at Gaffar Adam's Karate Academy and Fitness Center). We usually start out by jumping rope (cardio). We also do many exercises that target our abs, as well as push-ups and other activities. During the second half of the class, we learn punching and kicking techniques and combinations and apply what we learned on striking mats or punching bags.
If you really put effort into it, it's an intense workout! Each class is different, and that's why I love it. You really get a full-body work out.
Kickboxing is a personal favorite, along with the elliptical and a quick sprint on the track!
Still not satisfied with the whole working out thing?
Only you know what you like. Get moving, and do what you enjoy.
Have any suggestions about workouts you like that others may want to try? Feel free to suggest. I'd love to try it out!


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Our Sunday school and small group met this morning to discuss what we could do as a group of committed Christ-followers concerning marriage in light of the SCOTUS decision. We confess that we are young and do not possess all the answers to the questions of our generation or the generations that precede us. Yet, here are some ideas we had and intend to faithfully live out within our sphere of influence.
- Emphasize biblical viewpoints concerning sexual ethics. We ought to always be faithful to God's word concerning sexual ethics. To confess Christ as Lord is to admit the Lord's personal rights to absolute supremacy in the universe, the church, and our individual lives (Acts 10:36; Rom. 10:12, 14:8; 1 Cor. 8:6; Jas. 4:15).
- Emphasize what we are for, not just what we are against. We are for whatever enraptures and enhances image-bearers. We are for the beauty of a man loving his wife as Christ loved the Church and for a woman joyfully submitting in reverence to his headship. We are for young men and women courting each other in holy and happy ways sharing inside jokes and spending quality time that echoes into eternity creating joyful noises in the midst of the angels. We are for singles wholeheartedly and profoundly magnifying the worth of Jesus while they're on mission for the kingdom. We are for adoption which vividly pictures the gracious acts of God in the Gospel wherein he takes children not naturally his and brings them into the fellowship of his joy. We are for those sanctified moments of grace where everything is as it should be and the pleasure of intimacy is not bought at the price of dysfunction.
- Know our views. The truth is not served by ignorance. An ignorant Christian is a travesty in light of all the access we have to Bible, theology, and philosophy helps.
- Lead by example. The Supreme Court of the United States has given us a wonderful opportunity. It was true before Friday and it is true today that the mere existence of godly marriages is an ornament for the Gospel. We showcase the relationship between Christ and His bride when we love each other well.
- Recognize we are in the majority. Many within American Christianity are capitulating and caving on the issue of so-called same sex marriage. We won't. We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses (Heb. 11). Also, the vast majority of Christians worldwide (around 2 billion) support the traditional viewpoint and have done so since the beginning. The American Church is but a drop in a bucket.
- Don't lax our views. If you marry the spirit in your age, you'll be a widow in the next. Francis Schaeffer once noted, "Truth always carries with it confrontation. Truth demands confrontation; loving confrontation nevertheless. If our reflex action is always accommodation regardless of the centrality of the truth involved, there is something wrong."
- Preach the Gospel. Use every conversation about marriage equality to express our view of marriage (Eph. 5:22-33) which requires us to be filled with the Spirit (Eph. 5:18). Make use of current events to explain the most important event- Calvary.
- Possess convictional kindness. We need to be winsome and happy as we refuse to move an inch while loving our neighbors well. Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing but with the truth. "The truth that can serve God as the mightiest of his archangels is robed only in love, her weighty limbs unfettered by needless weight, calm-browed, her eyes terrible with beholding God." We can neither afford to be loveless in our truth nor truthless in our love. There's a right way to tell someone they're wrong and there's a wrong way to tell someone they're right. We are both accountable to God for what we say and also how we say it. Bind the fetters of the Gospel with love.
- Support each other. Someone asked recently if I could name ten people who prayed for me daily. Why don't we do that for each other? Pray for each other's marriages. Invest time and energy into each other. Be good friends which will strengthen our marriages.
- Keep the conversation going. Nine unelected judges do not have the right to stop the democratic process. Until we are forcibly placed outside of the public sphere, we will kindly keep advocating our views.
- Update our language. SCOTUS did not redefine marriage because it does not have the power or authority to do so. Marriage is a prepolitical reality that the state recognizes or disavows. Government does not create marriage. God does.
- Avoid discouragement. As long as Jesus is alive and on the throne, there is hope. We've been called to be exiles from the beginning (Heb. 11:13; 1 Pet. 2:11). Nothing has changed.
- Pray and fast. We need a fresh empowerment by God's Spirit. We need Him to move. We need boldness and courage. We need words to speak and patience to love. How could we do something other than pray and fast?
- Be a hospital for the broken. The sexual revolution will have causalities. It is time to minister to a lost and broken world much like Christ did in his sojourn in this world. Francis Schaeffer again dropped some truth when he said, "Christian Community is the final apologetic of the Gospel." The Gospel is not only to be protected but enjoyed together in a community of faith. There's healing among us.
- Trust God's sovereignty. We don't mind being on the "wrong" side of history because we agree with C.S. Lewis who said, "History is a story written by the finger of God." God knows what He is doing and we trust Him.


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… now that we've reached the second week of Lent, officially, I'm going to propose that we look closely at Ash Wednesday. I read somewhere (out there, on the web) that it's a difficult poem to understand. I don't find it so, but perhaps that's because of my familiarity with the Christian calendar and in particular with the practices of the Church of England, which was Eliot's faith. (My branch of the Anglican communion is not anywhere near as Catholic as Eliot's, but the shadow of it is there.)
So. First, some background. It's a poem by T. S. Eliot, in six movements. The movements mirror the six weeks of Lent, which, for people who may not know, comprises the forty days leading up to Easter. There are six weeks of Wednesdays, starting with Ash Wednesday — the ashes in question that we get smudged on our foreheads are made from the burning of the palms we got the Palm Sunday the year before.
Anyhow. Lent is divided into six weeks, and Eliot's poem has six movements. Immediately after the six weeks of Lent comes Maundy Thursday, or the day on we believe Jesus' last Passover was celebrated, the day on which the Last Supper was eaten, the day that ends in the Garden of Gesthemane. Then comes the Friday Christians call "Good", which is the day we believe Jesus was crucified. Holy Saturday is the day that he was dead, and of course Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection.
The forty days leading up to this big weekend are days of fasting and meditation, and are meant to parallel the forty days Christ spent in the wilderness being tested before beginning his ministry. During that time Satan appeared to him and the two had dialogues out there in the wilderness, with the devil tempting the Christ with earthly things, like food and riches and power.
So, knowing all this, and knowing that Eliot underwent an Anglo-Catholic conversion (i.e. he went in for the entire Catholic package that comprises High Church C of E), it seems sensible to apply what we know to the Christian ritual of Lent to Ash Wednesday.


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"I already wear it round my neck,
I never take it off,
Sizzling me pricey won't be a wreck,
I can not get enough!"
"I already wear it round my neck,
I never take it off,
Sizzling me pricey won't be a wreck,
I can not get enough!"
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My name is Alala. I am a dreamer. Let me dream.
From my youth, I used to make lights. I don't mean chandeliers, or torch lights, or something silly. I mean brightness, and sunshine, and beauty. I created lightness with my bare hands, feeding it to all who were around me. And I made them full. It was easy. It was easy because the light was all I knew.
I was born with the lightness. And then I was soaked in it. For years and years, and time upon time, I only remember smiles filling my days. Because that was what life gave me, and I showed it. Positivity, they call it. I was full of it. You could see it coming when I walked in a room. It was like a halo glowing over my skin.
Life was faithful in the rhythm it gave me, and my lightness helped me dance in tune- quick steps that filled the world with envy. And I was smiling the whole time. I was so consumed by the ease of my happiness… So I wasn't paying attention when it came. I was looking down at my feet in pride as the darkness drew closer.
This was my darkness: Succeeding was no longer as easy as I had known it to be; words like "ambition" and "career" saturated my space; stress did not immediately crumble after a hard day's work. Life changed tempo, and it hit me hard, and I let it. Life seemed to betray me, giving me something that I was not used to. It was only fair that I should have those days. But I hadn't seen how to handle them. I had no clear example of failure, or pain, or fear. So I tried to share the burden of the dark, and only widened its destruction. My lightness died, and I darkened others too.
For years, I gave in, even when I didn't have to. I lost my light, and I knew it. I felt it- the change; the alien nature of myself. I heard it when people would say "you used to be so…" Guilt took me too because there were people that had made a deal with my lightness-people who had seen me at my best those years back and wanted her. They thought she was powered by the sun and would wait to see her in the season when the sun was out. It was dreadful. They had been tricked by my change. I had tricked myself too. I hated this new girl as much as everyone else. But I didn't know where she'd come from, or how to banish her away. I tried sometimes, but she stayed because it was too hard.
Something had to shake my core for my real fight to begin- to show me how much my life had changed. Something did. Something moved. And I began to fight. Because my reflection became clear, and I knew I didn't want to be a stranger. So I fought to have myself again. I fought for the girl who made light so easily. And I won. She was waiting for me, as if she'd never left. As if she was telling me, "I have always been the real you". And she is.
Now I dance in the light again, not because my life is perfect, but in spite of life's perfection in changing the tempo. And that's the most exciting part. My light is stronger now, because it has come after a fight with the darkness. I fought it alone. And I won. I thought I'd forget the dance- of quick footed happiness- but I never did. I cleared my vision, and now I dance and smile, through the light, and the dark. And people say again, "you ARE so…" as they stand in my glow.
My name is Alala, and I'm a dreamer. But I haven't dreamt up a great year ahead. Because I'm prepared to dance and smile. I have been doing it already.
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The new Stabilo 'S Move Easy pen
Plus great Rollerball and Fibretip Styles
The funky, freaky pen that looks the part, writes like a dream and is great fun to use. Unusually, the pen has been made with a special left handed version with the grip moulded for a comfortable fit in the left hand. Top marks to Stabilo for looking after the left-handers for a change!
With its exchangeable rollerball tip, which is new after each refill, the Stabilo 'S Move Easy glides perfectly over the paper and it can be erased with a fountain pen eraser just like normal fountain pen ink.
Stabilo have even designed a cool online game to launch the pen
Thanks to its extra-soft grip area, the 'S Move easy is always comfortable to use. It also looks so special because its shape fits perfectly into your hand, making sure you feel extremely comfortable while you write.
It is available in 4 colour combinations and each comes with three spare blue ink cartridges that also each incorporate a new roller ball tip. You can also get spare packs of 6 blue ink cartridges.
You can buy all the styles of the great new 'S Move Easy pen in our on-line shop now.
Why is it left-handed?
The new Stabilo 'S Move Easy Left-Handed Rollerball is a very exciting development in pen design for left-handers. By carefully studying the most comfortable and efficient position for the left-hand to write most effectively and then moulding the pen body to exactly fit that position, Stabilo have created a pen which remains perfectly placed whilst writing, with little or no effort, and requiring the lightest of grip on the moulded rubber fingerplate. Anything Left-Handed are delighted to launch this pen in the UK and recommend it highly both as a training aid for teaching children to write, and as a comfortable and stylish pen for adult left-handers to enjoy.
Right-handed version
We have had so much demand for this pen from families with left- and right-handed children that we have stretched our normal rules and started stocking the right-handed version as well. You can purchase these in our online shop now.
Other Stabilo products
We also have the range of Stabilo Fibre pens available. These have special non-smudge ink and are great for left and right-handers.
|Stabilo non-smudge Fibretip 0.7mm basketball finish (code 522)
The sMove Skateboarding Game
Stabilo have created a great new skateboarding game to go with the launch of this pen and you can play it here.
It has cool background music and is a lot of fun (we have all been trying to get the high score in the office, purely in the interests of customer service!)
You can see full instructions and tips on the game by clicking on the "Info" button on screen, but here is our "quick start" guide (thanks to Edward for the research):
- Enter your name – put "Lefty " first so they know it is us lefties winning 🙂
- Choose a pen colour and ride "Goofy" (left foot forward), then Start (note that they use a left-hander to draw the ramp!)
- Use the left and right cursor keys to speed up in the direction you are going and then press [Space] when you reach the top of the ramp (as late as possible to get a high jump, but before you reach the top of the ramp or you will crash out)
- Watch out for Goodies which show above you on the ramp – pick them up by jumping into them to get bonuses
– For a grey-orange pen you get new rollers and more speed
– For a yellow-red pen you get a new board with more grip and improved driving behaviour
– For a blue pen you can learn a new trick that you can use for the next level up
– For a refill cartridge – you get more skating time in the current level
- To Accelerate – Press and hold the cursor key in the direction of travel
- To Jump – Press the space bar (plus hold the up button to go even higher). The later you press it the higher you go
- To squat – press and hold the cursor down button (we are not sure why, but it looks cool!)
- Tip on Jumps – don't use the arrow keys when jumping until lots of air has been gained otherwise you will hurt yourself
Have fun and don't forget to enter your high score – Let's get lots of lefties on top of the list!


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Thrilled to be returning to The Independent in San Francisco on Thursday, October 22, where we'll play old favorites and debut new music (but we can't give too much away). Tickets are available here, and details are below.
The Family Crest at The Independent
Thursday, October 22
Doors at 7pm / Music at 8pm
With Andrew St. James
If you're jonesing for some new music, our song Sparks, was released as a part of Songs for Tibet II, a compilation album celebrating the 80th birthday of the Dalai Lama and is available now on iTunes or Google Play.
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In a decided departure from Puckhound's Hound Central offerings of the past, the occasional ramblings, insights and streams of consciousness of a hockey dad, fan and a self-appointed hockey hound emeritus.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
The Hockey Life: Out for a skate
Since last August, about the time Colin started the school year, I began walking as a way to become healthier, lose some weight and clear my mind. For the most part, these walks are a solo excursion, done after dropping him off at school or in between freelance gigs and shifts at the paper.
When time and hockey seasons allow, mostly on Sundays, Colin will join me for a quick, as in 40 to 45 minutes, walk near our neighborhood, the last little stretch along what we've dubbed, because of the many residents we spy, Turtle Creek. Lately, though, we've added another walk to the lineup.
About every other Saturday, once again based on hockey and work schedules, we head off on what usually proves to be the longest walk of my week, more than 4.5 miles, with most of the route right along Coffee Pot Bayou and Tampa Bay here in St. Petersburg. To say that Colin walks, however, would be an understatement.
No, rather than slip on a pair of sneakers, he laces up his inline hockey skates for our trip. With the sidewalks on our route wide and smooth, it presents a solid opportunity for him to get in a little skating. As you can see, too, he doesn't take it easy.
With several long stretches of straightaways, he uses them for sprints. He often skates a good 25 to 30 yards ahead of me and then double backs, so I'm thinking he puts in more like 5.5 to maybe 6 miles by the time we get back home. For him, they're a great workout.
Of course, he draws greetings, smiles and double-takes. Seeing a kid, especially one wearing a hockey helmet and gloves, as well as carrying a hockey stick, isn't a common sight around this area. I'm sure he soaks it up. I do.
These walks, not surprisingly, have more than one purpose. They give us more time to talk. Not just about hockey, either, but about anything that comes up. School. Life. A certain someone up in Etobicoke, Ontario. Family. Cars. Even ospreys.
Step by step, stride by stride and word after word, we make our way along our route. He thinks we're just taking a walk. No, there's more to it than that. Much more.
And that, my friends, is what it's all about.
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MAP Makeup sessions are scheduled in the Library after school on Tuesday, September 3 and Wednesday, September 4 from 3:00pm - 4:15pm.- If you missed a session, or need to finish a test -MAKE SURE- you attend on one of these days.
Will you be able to bring your memory to life with words?
We covered a lot of new content this week.
Advanced Subjects and Predicates
Ways to Generate ideas for Memoirs
The naif (naive) narrative
M.A.P. Tests
My recommendation is that you practice your subjects and predicates here. You will be expected to incorporate these into your writing going forward. We will have a quiz on this topic on Friday Sept 6th
Be prepared - We step up the pace of learning next week!
- Monday - Unit 1 Wordstudy Test
- Tuesday - Your Life Slide show- Due
- Wednesday - Naive Narrative - In class Reading Response (make sure you have read the story BEFORE class and identified any red flag moments). You will have 30minutes to write about the NARRATOR: Link to Story
- Thursday -Subjects and Predicates practice worksheets 1+2 (Due - These will be given out Tuesday)
- Bring your most favorite song to class - It must be something that is at least 2 years old (you can just tab it on youtube)
- Friday - 1st Graded Reading Response Due - Will you be prepared?
- Friday- 'Reading Ladder' Self Evaluation - More on this next week!


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This week I was lucky enough to spend time with Barbara Molteno. Barbara is a speech and language therapist who specialises in voice management and in helping people recover lost or damaged communication abilities. She also provides workshops to help people whose voices are important for their work. Now that I am spending much more time delivering webinars and sessions in virtual classrooms, not to mention recording podcasts and voiceovers for e-learning, my voice is sometimes the only thing that connects me with my learners, so I wanted to find out if there was anything I could do to improve it.
Barbara made me acutely aware of how my voice sounds when I am not using it correctly and when I listen now to recordings I made before the workshop I can hear how not focussing on it lowers the quality of my vocal performance. In the workshop we covered:
• The impact of states of mind on speech performance
• Techniques for enabling the voice box to function freely
• How posture supports speech and conveys confidence
• The right breath support for a good voice
• How to project the voice with least effort
• The value added by resonance, varied pitch and clear speech
The techniques I've learnt are not complex but I think they will need a bit of practice to adopt permanently. Just being aware of how I can improve my voice when I am delivering was really quite a revelation. It has really made me think about how little I know and understand about this most important communication device that I simply take for granted.


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This astute, witty collection of essays has had a gathering trajectory. In recent weeks I've had more and more requests for reads. And publicity is emailing pretty much every day with new coverage commitments. If you're interested in issues of race, class and feminism you've probably bumped across Gay's work. She's been published in the NYT, WSJ, the LA Times, the Nation and Salon. Her tumblr has 100,000 followers. She's sharp, she's funny, and the word's getting out.
This is cultural criticism that doesn't look down its nose at popular culture. Gay is working from inside the trenches. She live tweeting episodes of The Bachelorette and her essays cover subjects as diverse as The Girls, Django Unchained, Jerry Sandusky, The Hunger Games, Chris Brown, Kanye West, Robin Thicke, Twilight, and (how could she not) 50 Shades of Grey. For a hint at her voice, check out this dating FAQ that she posted on tumblr last August.
Bad Feminist is an Indie Next Pick, has great advance reviews, and so far on-sale coverage includes USA Today, O, the Oprah Magazine, Vanity Fair, NPR, MSNBC, NYTBR, Buzzfeed, Deadspin.Com, WSJ, Elle.Com, New York Observer, Time, Time Out New York, The Week, Marie Claire, Mother Jones, Harper's Bazaar, Ms., Cosmopolitan, Paste and The Believer.
This trenchant collection assembles previously published essays and new work by cultural critic and novelist Gay (An Untamed State). Even though she loves pink, feels nostalgic about the Sweet Valley High series, and lets degrading rap lyrics blast from her car stereo, Gay is passionately committed to feminist issues, such as equal opportunity and pay and reproductive freedom. Writing about race, politics, gender, feminism, privilege, and popular media, she highlights how deeply misogyny is embedded in our culture….Whatever her topic, Gay's provocative essays stand out for their bravery, wit, and emotional honesty."
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"One of our sharpest new culture critics plants her flag in topics ranging from trigger warnings to Orange is the New Black in this timely collection of essays."
— O, the Oprah Magazine, 10 Titles to Pick Up Now
"A strikingly fresh cultural critic."
— Ron Charles, Washington Post
"Gay's essays are consistently smart and provocative. . . . Her essay collection will give you dinner-party conversation through September."
— USA Today, Jennifer Weiner's 10 Best Beach Reads
"Bad Feminist collects the very good essays of 'It girl' culture critic Roxane Gay." — Vanity Fair, Hot Type
"Let this be the year of Roxane Gay."
— Time
"Smart readers cannot afford to miss these essays…"
— Library Journal
Bad Feminist (9780062282712) by Roxanne Gay. $15.99 trade paper original.


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GREENWOOD – The Lander baseball team concludes the regular season on Friday night as the Bearcats match up against rival Erskine at Dolny Stadium at 7:00 p.m.
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Cameron Tekker (5-1, 4.64 ERA) vs. Alex Calvert (6-7, 3.98 ERA)
• Lander (20-27) has split its last four games, defeating Lenoir-Rhyne at home before dropping two of three games on the road against Augusta in the final Peach Belt Conference series of the season.
• The Bearcats locked up the No. 7 seed in the PBC Tournament and will face second-seeded USC Aiken on May 10 at 1:30 p.m., in Florence, S.C., in the first round of the double-elimination tournament.
• Catcher/designated hitter Reed Gray ranks 10th in being hit by pitch per game.
• Lander and Erskine have met 42 times, with the Bearcats holding a 28-14 series lead.
• The Bearcats are riding a 12-game winning streak against the Flying Fleet.
• With an 12-13 record at Dolny Stadium in 2017, Lander can clinch a ninth consecutive season with a home winning percentage of .500 or higher with a win.
• Lander is averaging 318 fans per home game this season, third-highest in the Peach Belt Conference.


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Monday, 21 January 2013
In defence of schools
But what's changed?
When I was a kid, the buses and trains were run differently than they are today. Buses worked in the snow. Trains had a limit, but when that limit was reached the Men In Orange would be out on the line with shovels. Transport did what it said on the tin back then. Today the trains shut down with no prior notice whatsoever once the snow gets past an inch.
Insurance was different too. Snow cover is hard to afford these days. Slipping on ice is now a suing matter, while back then it was one of those things.
Staff who work with students have less autonomy today. This is partly understandable; endless paedophile scandals and the general underfunded crapness of social services has led to overtightening of rules. Where it gets to the point where a teacher cannot help a child put on sun cream, or hug a child who is distressed, I for one think it has gone too far.
Yesterday, the buses would run, kids could be gotten home safely. If the worst came to the worst and a freak blizzard of biblical proportions snowed the town in at the last minute, the kids could be bedded down in the school hall and the cafeteria set to the bulk output of hot chocolate. It never happened, but if it did then the teachers would get on with the job and be praised for it.
Today, the buses won't run, parents will need to leave work early and drive their kids home (if they can). If the kids are kept in and our hypothetical blizzard happens, the teachers will be slammed for failing to foresee the unforeseeable, parents will become hysterical, the Sun will screech "but what if there'd been a paedo in there?!?!?!", and somebody will get sued into next Tuesday.
Headteachers today must - with no warning whatsoever - pre-empt the point at which the trains will shut down, the buses will stop running, and get the kids out with time enough to get them home. Heads must judge if it will snow enough to shut the transport the night before, and decide if the two hours teaching they'd get done are as good as a wasted day.
You'd need a masters in geology and the wisdom of Solomon to balance all this and, inevitably, the balance will be gotten wrong. It is natural therefore to err on the side of caution. I don't envy them the task.
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Masters in geology... check. Wisdom of Solomon... well, I don't think cutting babies in half is a good way to solve an argument, put it this way.ReplyDelete
We're damned if we do and damned if we don't. My Twitter feed has been split between the teachers who think it's lazy to close a school, and the teachers who are dreading trying to drive through the much thicker snow outside of the London bubble. I'm lucky to be able to walk to College - I always go in, unless the College is shut. But we manage cover for colleagues within the department, so if three members of staff are unable to come in, then the other seven staff members have to split it, meaning some students are unattended in labs, or classes get cancelled. The former leaves us open to a H&S nightmare, the latter ensures that the Management haul us over the coals for not doing our jobs.
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Thursday, 31 January 2013
20th Birthday Presents
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Wow, that is a lot of books! PerksOBAW is really good xReplyDelete
City of bones is an awesome book! I'm curretly reading the fourth in the series. They're releasing the film in august :) xxReplyDelete
Great present! I love reading so this present would make me happy as well:)ReplyDelete
Great presents :-) The Fault in Our Stars is AMAZING! Looking For Alaska is on my to-read list too :-) xReplyDelete
those cushions are gorgeous! xoReplyDelete
Where did they get the cushions from? They're lovely, a have a friend who would absolutely love the owl one! xReplyDeleteReplies
ah, I love the giraffe money box & the Tinkerbell pen! :D xReplyDelete
OMG I love the cushions! You're right, you wouldn't buy them for yourself, but they are lovely! Although, my boyfriend would hate them haha! :PReplyDelete
Such lovely gifts, the cushions are gorgeous! xReplyDelete
you got such lovely things! those cushions are so cute :)ReplyDelete
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CUTEST fox cushion, I have the owl now I need the fox xReplyDelete


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Friday, December 10, 2010
Macam Robert ( bak kata Dato' Ct)
Okay, stop sulking. Don't give me that.
You know you wanna laugh.
11 comments:
Its freaking funny, I know.ReplyDelete
"What the f* is wrong with you."
"You are mentally retarded"
"You are an idiot"
"There is nothing fun in 4.30 in the morning"
"Screw you, I'm going to dinner now"
Sorry, ada transcripts pulak.
hahaha kash, siap repeat lagi .. LOL .. memang effing funny :)ReplyDelete
Kuiz hari ini:Cuba kira berapa kali katun tu sebut iron man.
Memang kelakor. Got the link also from FB.ReplyDelete
Guys, I watched this video 5 times ( sadly) and I still can't stop laughing.ReplyDelete
hihihi i enjoyed this thanks!ReplyDelete
haha..sama2 :)ReplyDelete
Kalau real life macam ni kan best!
hopefully bukan your conversation with WanWon :D.ReplyDelete
ziff: tutup mulut, nanti masuk lalat.ReplyDelete
zakiyui: try the script in real life, dapat ke dak penumbuk dari ironman tegar.
syah: I think I've used "there's nothing fun about 4.30 in the morning" during our previous LSDs.


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Chief-Consul of Consulate-General of Japan in Qingdao Visits SDUW
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On June 22nd, a delegation led by Mamoru Fukunaga, Chief-Consul of Consulate-General of Japan in Qingdao, visited Shandong University, Weihai (SDUW). Prof. Chen Guanjun, Vice President of SDUW, met with the guests. Relevant staff from Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Weihai Municipal People's Government, SDUW International Office and School of Translation Studies attended the meeting.
Prof. Chen introduced SDUW's history and its internationalization strategy, while giving a detailed introduction of recent exchanges and cooperation between SDUW and universities in Japan. Prof. Chen pointed out that SDUW has been attaching great importance to the cooperation with universities in Japan, and extended his wish that this visit could expand the cooperation between SDUW and top universities in Japan. Mr. Fukunaga said that it is important for universities in both China and Japan to strengthen cultural and educational exchanges and enhance mutual understanding of each other. He also expressed his willingness to advance the cooperation and exchanges between universities in both China and Japan.
During the visit, Mr. Fukunaga also held a meeting with teaching staff of the Japanese major from School of Translation Studies, discussing language teaching and student employment.
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A glimpse into our lives as a family with micro-preemies. Our twins boys (Lovingly referred to as our Miracle Men) were born almost 16 weeks early.
Our journey continues when our son Max was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 3. This is his story....
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Wes is Home!!
11 comments:
We are so Happy for you! God, please continue to bless this family! Looking forward to everyone being home! You are fantastic parents and a blessing to us all.ReplyDelete
Lynn Mulder
Praise God!!!! It's so great to see the pictures of Wes at HOME! We'll be praying for you guys as you continue to make trips to NICU until Max can come home, too... praying that that's soon! You guys are great parents and an amazing testimony to God's love and faithfulness. Thank you!ReplyDelete
I don't know if either of your remember me, but I went to HC and I found your blog through Sarah Bolman. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I am so excited for you that one of your little blessings is home. We pray they both have an easy transition being apart from each other and that you don't go crazy having your babies in two different places. I admire your faith and your comments encourage me. Enjoy your first week with little Wes at home!ReplyDelete
Kelli (Schonewill) TenHaken
This makes me happy.ReplyDelete
We are so happy for you! I can hardly believe he's actually home, I can't begin to imagine how the two of you feel! We'll be praying for Wes' transition to continue to go smoothly! We can't wait to meet him once you're "settled."ReplyDelete
Such exciting news!! We are so happy for you:)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Praise the Lord! What a blessing that the first day home went well. Enjoy your new responsibilities! I pray for rest and peace for both of you.ReplyDelete
Sarah Schreuder
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Poor Wes,so stressed at home, at least he is not worried about his brother having all the pretty nurses to himself!ReplyDelete
It's so wonderful that Wes got to come home!!ReplyDelete
We are praying that Max will follow soon and that you will be able to be a complete family at home.
We can't wait to see that big boy again.
Love you all,
Stacy, Geoff, Cassi, Evan & Sadie
- Uncle DanSeptember 3, 2009 at 8:48 PM
God gives us children for a timeReplyDelete
To nurture and to love,
To give them our encouragement,
With wisdom from above.
The greatest gift a father can give his children is himself.
Mark, that's what God, through Jesus Christ, did for us. Likewise it's been an encouragement to me - as a Father - to see you do the same to your boys.
It's my prayer that you will continue to be the Father - and the Husband - that God has called you to be.
I pray for you, Kate and the Boys often.
Uncle Dan
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2009 at 10:16 PM
So glad that Wes is HOME!! Praying that he adjusts to life at home and praying that his lungs continue to heal and praying for continued development. Continued prayers for Max that he will continue to heal and grow and get strong so he can join his brother at home!! And, continued prayers for you and Kate as you adjust to this new lifestyle with one babe at home and one at Devos. In 3 weeks it will be Jasper's 1 year anniversary of coming home from the NICU, I can't believe it has been a whole year already!! Even though you will be stuck at home for the fall/winter season, it goes so fast with everything these little one's have going on and after a long hospital stay the only place you want to be is home :) We will also be staying at home for most of this Fall/Winter season as well (thanks alot swine flu) Your family continues in our prayers!ReplyDelete
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- 1 3⁄4 cups water
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons salt
- 2 1⁄4 teaspoons active dry yeast or 1 (7 1/4 g) package active dry yeast
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Washington seems to have promised Israel that it will break Hizbollah as a price for the nuclear deal with Iran but this will not pass, says Ali Shehab in Lebanese leftist daily as-Safir
(translated by Mideast Mirror Ltd)
There is nothing on the ground at this juncture that suggests that Israel intends to open a front with Hizbollah. Neither the maneuvers to evacuate settlements in the Upper Galilee; nor the growing talk of scenarios for a future war in the Israeli press; nor the increasingly rapid revelation of modern systems designed to deal with Hizbollah's pilotless drones or the creation of new elite units that are meant to detect rockets and missiles before they are fired; nor anything else that has emerged publicly in the Israeli media over the past two months can be classified as a serious sign that a confrontation is imminent.
But Israel's preparations for war are worth noting, not only by way of preparing for the worst, but also because the signals issuing from within the Israeli military establishment and the domestic front point to major faults that need time to be remedied before Israel is ready to fight a war whose outcome will be already decided on the northern front.
Two days ago, some 500 Israeli officers discussed the various scenarios for a supposed war on the northern front. It was worth noting that most criticisms were focused on the Israeli units' logistical supply lines for fighting such a war and that are meant to provide military equipment and rations and transport the dead and wounded from the battlefront.
The conclusion reached by senior Israeli officers is that, so far, it is not possible to do without the air force and its special units in fulfilling the aforementioned missions. And this means that the ground forces are still unable to fulfill the tasks required of them without affecting their positions on the ground. And these assessments derive their importance from the fact that they provide rich material that can be used in confronting the escalating psychological war that Israel has been waging on Lebanon and Hizbollah for weeks.
When speaking about a month ago, Hizbollah Secretary-General Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah expected the coming months in the region to be 'difficult' and 'heated,' and he based his assessment on a realistic reading of the conditions in more than one regional confrontation. These include the undeclared international understanding on the need to destroy ISIS, as well as the Syrian regime and its allies' 'unhurried' advance in the Syrian arena. Washington is fully aware of the implications and consequences of that advance, especially if it continues in a gradual manner. And this is to say nothing of developments on the ground in the Iraqi arena.
It is clear that an American decision has been taken to put an end to ISIS during the current year, as President Barack Obama himself has declared. Previous American pressure to reduce the role of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) in Iraq confirms that the U.S. is rushing to reap the fruit of ISIS's defeat. Moreover, the U.S.-led coalition's revitalized air raids in Syria and the race towards Raqqa confirm this as well.
The only new development in the region has to do with the form that this confrontation is taking. And the main factor influencing this development is the fact that the U.S. wants a price in return for 'facilitating' ISIS's defeat. This price is: Hizbollahs' head.
U.S. President Barack Obama effectively tops the list of the most intelligent American presidents in the history of the White House. It is not easy to manage U.S. interests in an unstable Middle East. Obama enabled his country to overcome the financial crisis phase in 2008 by containing domestic public opinion via a series of economic, livelihood and social measures and laws, and by repositioning U.S. forces outside the country. And he developed new frameworks for relations with his country's allies in the region and around the world.
The 'Obama Doctrine' represents a desire to bend all parties' will, while sitting in the observer's seat watching endless conflicts that rage under a ceiling that is calibrated by Washington's interests. This explains his advice to Saudi Arabia to accept Iran as its partner in influence in the Middle East. But one fixed principle has to do with the U.S.'s continued embrace of Israel. After the nuclear agreement with Iran, the Obama administration tried to contain its smaller ally's anger by promising to get rid of Hizbollah and Hamas.
Despite all that has been said about tension in relations between Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu and Obama, Obama has not deviated from the role of a U.S. president who knows better where Israel's interest lies: Let the nuclear agreement pass and you can get whatever you want on your northern front!
On a parallel track, no reliable reports have reached the media yet regarding the scenarios for Lebanon's fate at the table of negotiations between the major powers. All previous talk of the fate of the Syrian refugees was no more than an expression of European desires concerning this issue; it did not reflect a decision that had already been taken regarding Lebanon alone, as it later transpired.
The above conditions converge on a single joint aim: It has become necessary to find a solution for Hizbollah as part of the effort to rearrange the Levant as required by the borders of the New Middle East that is being built on Syria's ruins.
The scene of a collapsed state in Lebanon is alluring from the Israeli perspective. It is true that Lebanese politicians usually measure the country's fate by 'taking the pulse' of international envoys in general, and American envoys in particular. It is also true that they have yet to detect any immediate international desire to 'abandon Lebanon,' as these politicians like to say. But it is also true that an agreement on the country's fate at the major powers' table will basically be based on a measurement of the country's weight.
And amidst the ruins of the collapsing state and regime structure in Lebanon, Hizbollah appears to be the sole card that is capable of bestowing any regional weight upon Lebanon.
The Americans are well aware of this, having tangibly experienced it on the battlefield in Syria. And since Israel's military option is currently postponed (for various reasons), there is no better option than to bet on stripping Hizbollah of its weight and weakening it by turning its constituency against it via banking sanctions. These will not end with lists to which new names will be added every month. They are more fundamentally dependent on another of Barack Obama's schemes announced in 2014 under the banner of Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund. Hizbollah heads the list of targets of that fund.


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February 1, 2009
The Irresponsibility of nanoproduct releases
Burt Bees, "natural product" with nano titanium dioxide.
Natural....right? Safe right?
The consumer product industry has blazed ahead with applications of nanotechnology - they are in the supermarkets right now. There are pathetic gaps in definitions and testing to assure the safety of nanoparticulates that are being foisted, unlabeled, upon us in packaging, in food sprays, in nanoencapsulated nutrients. Where is the controversy? Is protection of the population something the Government has given over to Industry and proving its safety in the courts will become the citizen's recourse? Because its hidden in the slumber of ignorance we don't know what we are eating, wearing or spreading on our bodies. And we may not soon enough.
What is the status of the recommendations from the 2006 The Institute of Food Science & Technology: PDF
"the products of this technology should be considered more deeply by legislative and safety committees. At present, it is considered legal to sell such materials for use in foods, based on the clearance data for the macroscopic material and the level of detail that may form part of any related product purity specification. Furthermore, if food technologists consider that they are simply reformulating foods formed from the same ingredients, then it is unlikely that they will feel obliged to seek new toxicological advice or clearance for the final product. Given that there is no requirement to label foods containing nanoparticles, then consumers are unlikely to be aware of such applications in foods".
"While the regulatory agencies may be making these efforts a little late, because some products are already available and development has been started on many more, we can hope that current discussions will help consumers to benefit from improved and safe food products with a minimum of controversy".
Some groups are attempting to hault the flood of products with nanosilver "filing a legal petition with EPA demanding that the agency use its pesticide regulation authority to stop the sale of numerous consumer products now using nano-sized versions of silver, called nano-silver". Also here.
Should consumers have to battle in the courts, with each dangerous nanosubstance/ nanoparticle? Governments need to stop licensing new products and remove existing ones until such time as their saftey is proven. Why is there no common sense in governance?
Nano particles Without Macroproblems
By Barbara Karn and H. Scott Matthews
Little by little, nanotechnology has crept up on us. From a mostly academic exercise 20 years ago, it has swiftly progressed to the point where the technology is just about everywhere: in fact, there may very well be engineered nanomaterials in the clothes you're wearing at this very moment. If they were sold to you as wrinkle-free or stainproof, the fibers were almost certainly treated with nanotech processes that stave off stains and creases.
More than 500 products on the market today incorporate some kind of nanotechnology.
Read this article
Posted by anne at 8:33 AM
Labels: chemicals, farm politics, nanotech
4 comments:
- Eva said...
Thanks for the heads up on this. I guess even more careful label reading is called for. Do you know if nano products always are labeled as such or can they be called "silver"?
- February 1, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- anne said...
Labeling is not required for nano that I know of. Titanium dioxide in Burt Bees's sunscreen for eg, is not labeled as nano particulate.
- February 1, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- Laz said...
There have a number of studies that have shown that nanoparticles and Titanium Dioxide do not penetrate the outer layer of the skin. I agree that this area of technology is in dire need of legislation, but the Burts Bees is fine!
- February 5, 2009 at 7:32 PM
- anne said...
Hey Laz, do you have a link for those studies. Here is a page that lists a large number of studies indicating nano TO2 toxicity.
- February 5, 2009 at 7:47 PM
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We had an opportunity to take a trip to Salzburg but decided to stay aboard the AMALyra. The decision was based on several factors: 1) it is cold (33 degrees Farenheit); it is rainy; it is very foggy; all the shops are closed on Sundays (except the Christmas markets); four of the seven hours of the trip were on a bus; it cost $ 100 a person; I like to relax on the ship. The ship is not too far from Passau as I write this. The rest of the group will join us in Passau.
Continuing on in dense fog we passed one of several castles that would be visible under normal circumstances. We could not see most because of the fog. Despite the fog, I was able to get a picture of one of the castles standing on a hill above the Danube. It is currently occupied by members of the - yes - Hapsburg family.
After we docked in Passau we took an hour tour of Passau. We were unable to go inside St. Stephen's Cathedral, however, because of a Christmas concert.
Coming Soon
I will expand on these items in a later report:
Room - Excellent. The bathroom is especially nice for a ship and standard room.
Staff - Excellent
Guides - charming, attractive (especially Kati at Melk) and excellent
Breakfasts - Excellent
Lunch - Very Good Plus
Light lunches in lounge - Excellent
• Main courses of regional food: Very Very good to Excellent
• Vegetables: Good regional choices
• Presentation: Excellent plus
• Service - Excellent
• Permanent menu items OK
• Hamburgers: started cooking yesterday. Inedible by me.
• White wines; good to very good
• Red wines - Poor to fair
• Overall: A delightful experience so far. Highly Recommended.
Follow us as we spend much of December and a little of January traveling Europe.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Linz, Austria to Passau Germany - Sunday December 16, 2012
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- AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Hi Mom and John...sounds like ur having a good time, but cold! It is 50 here and after 83 in Hawaii...I can't get warm! Yesterday I was wearing my winter coat and gloves inside the house. Cojo books came...how nice..and different. Have a good day...stay warm and watch ur step..ReplyDelete
I'd love to be by a fireplace at that Austrian village! I hope you find some better red wine...keep us posted.ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear about the disappointing hamburger, but it sounds like the trip is overall a success - especially since your guide, Kati, is excellent!ReplyDelete
...and the fog makes the pictures of the castles so much more romantic!ReplyDelete
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text: Currently I have 5 projects that I am working on. Of course, I do still have some unfinished projects that I'm not working on at the moment. But 5 that I am actually working on. One is a little piece that is a beaded christmas pin by Mill Hill called Wintertime Snowlady. Lots of beadwork, which is fun. Then I have a baby announcement piece that will fit in a 5x7 frame once it's finished. I also have a piece that is called Song in Your Heart that I am making for my best friend. Then three pieces that I am making for myself, but also that I plan on entering into the state and county fairs, called Elemental Cosmos and Elemental Masks and America the Beautiful. Here are pictures of Song in Your Heart, Elemental Cosmos, Elemental Masks, and America the Beautiful that I am working on. I will post some pictures of my progress later on.


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Once again I am taken by the combination of lofty vocals and the dark and dirty. These two lads from Melbourne by the name of Trumpdisco do that dance quite well. The mostly electro driven duo is getting plenty of new attention with this dabble in the dubstep. Or as they call it, "Poo Rave". I can diggit. Check 'em out
Teenage Crime (Trumpdisco Remix) by Trumpdisco
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Last Monday (Kimi's 3rd Birthday) hubby found a small establishment where we can leave Kimi and Yaya Maning while we dine at Panciteria Lido. It's the "Play*Ground", an all-in-one coffee shop with computer shop, billiards-darts-sports bar, videoke, basketball arcade and a mini activity playground for kids.
|located at Caltex Station
Elizaldes cor. President's ave., BF Homes, Paranaque City
|the shops accommodating and happy staff
singing happy birthday song for Master Kimi
"thanks for the cupcake treat for the birthday boy"
The shop is great...i find it's interiors and wall designs so cute and attractive...
|so creative...turning the emergency light into a robot...
a great idea for our future house
|cute upside down train wall design...love it...
|the shops kids mini activity area
"with a small slide, seesaw, books and puzzles"
|thumbs up for Play*Ground
|cute hanging ornaments for kids
|the bar menu
'they offer pasta, pizza, rice meals, pica pica's, pastries and a lot more"
|this cupcake taste so great...so soft and creamy (3 for Php 35.00)
|Kimi enjoying the mini court
|Play*Ground Menu with the shops contact number
It's like Atos in Las Pinas, also an events venue for any kind of party.
Another cute, cozy and fun shop discovery for a relax coffee break with hubby and Kimi....


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I think that there is a very big clue as to who my secret pal is in the above photo- that yarn has got to be a clue... it's very beautiful varying from aqua to periwinkel tones. I'm pretty sure the fiber is silk- it's as soft and shiny as can be. At first glance I thought it was a machine made yarn- but as I untied the bow I saw that it's got some thick and thin and is navajo plyed- and no mill does that!
Another clue about my secret pal is that she is the princess of packaging. I think she might have experience in retail, industrial design, or guest industries- her packages are so beautifully crafted and chic. Major pampering!
Inside the package is a Procion adventure! I have never tried these dyes- and just yesterday I was talking to a friend who is a master of tye dye and batik and she told me that she gets all her supplies from Dharma Trading. I had just visited their website and was amazed and overwhelmed by the various offerings- and then today- as if by perfect intuition- Here is this beautiful package from my SP- it's Manos cotton and four colors of procionMX dye and the soda ash and urea! I am so excited to try this new dye process- I hope I don't mess it up.
When I took photos of this gift for the blog- I forgot that I had a sunset picture from the other day still on the disc- 3 of the the colors of the dye- *I think* are very close to the colors found in this scene! ( the black cherry is missing ) Nice huh?
Thursday, September 14, 2006
4 comments:
Wow! That was some fast shipping!! (sent it yesterday at around 3 p.m.)
Don't waste your time with the blog-stalking...I haven't posted photos of that one! Though I wanted to 'cause it's so pretty! ;)
So do I own a fiber shop...with excellent guest relations...hmmm....
Though on second thought, my blog *might* offer a hint or two...
- Sarah said...
I wonder if the speed of shipping offers a clue right there... nothing makes it to my house in a day!... at least that I don't have to sign for!
- KnitMongrel said...
hey! your dogs are SO adorable, and I'll make sure I don't tell mine you've got beer - they might be on their way to your place before I even know they're gone. :) thanks for the comment!
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lung diseases and their effects
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- When someone becomes infected with tuberculosis bacteria, immune system cells build a wall around he bacteria in the lungs. This forms a hard lump known as tubercles.
- Infected tissue will die, and the gaseous exchange surface is damaged, so the tidal volume decreases ( less air is inhaled with each breath ).
- It can also cause fibrosis.
---> Common symptoms :
Coughing up blood and mucus
Chest pain
Increase in ventilation rate
Shortness of breath
- Fibrosis is the formation of scar tissue in the lungs.
- This can be result of an infection.
- Scar tissue is thicker and less elastic compared to the normal lung tissue.
- This means lungs are less able to expand, reducing the tidal volume.
- Diffusion is harder and slower over a thicker diffusion membrane.
- The sufferers have a faster ventilation rate.
---> Symptoms:
Shortness of breath and feeling weak
Dry cough and chest pain
- Asthma is a respiratory condition, where the airway becomes to inflamed.
- Usually caused by allergic reaction to substances like pollen and dust.
- During asthma attack, the smooth muscles lining of the bronchioles contract and large amount of muses is produced.
- This blocks the airway, making it difficult to breath.
- Air flow is severally reduced
---> Symptoms
Wheezing and tight chest
Shortness of breath
- Emphysema is a lung disease caused by smoking or long term exposure to air pollution.
- It happens when small particles (smoke) get trapped in the alveoli.
- This causes inflammation, which attract phagocytes to gather around the area, and produce enzymes that breaks down elastin of the tissue.
- Without elastin, alveoli loses its elasticity, so it can no longer expand, and will collapse.
- This reduce the gas exchange, Increasing ventilation rate.
---> Symptoms:
Shortness of breath and wheezing
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|Two years ago at a wedding, Ages 15 and 24
It did get me thinking about my own age. When I was 21, I NEVER got carded. It actually kind of pissed me off. Did I look old? Before my time? It was actually pretty discouraging at the time. I was a sophomore in college, I was doing what all college kids did, but I didn't get carded? What was THAT about?
Here, six(ish) years later, I'm almost 27, and people confuse me for someone much younger, like...21. Let's compare, shall we?
|Age 21, at my friend, Jess's rehearsal dinner, with my friend, Kristen
|Age 26, heading to a film premier with my bestie.
About a week after my darling Jake turned eighteen, his younger sister, my Mini-Me, Laura, will turn fourteen. I think I'm less ready for her and Jake to get older than for me to get older. They were just so darn cute as kids!
|Sweetest kid in the world, with the biggest heart (Ages 10 and 23)
So, I've more or less finished week one of C210K, but I think I'm going to repeat it. I spent a lot of my time walking today. I was trying to run faster, and I think I got a bit burned out, and my hamstrings tightened up. I should keep a steady pace of walking 3.0 mph and running 5.0 mph. Speed will come later. Right now, I need to focus on endurance.
As for eating healthier, I honestly tried this week. I was snacking on a bag of clementine oranges (they are so fab, I must say), but after I peeled one, I found black stuff inside. After doing a bit of googling, I found out that a fly had gotten in there and done...something. *shudders* No, I didn't eat it. I was too grossed out to even think about food until I got home from work. I tell ya, ya try to eat healthy and THAT happens.
I think it's funny what people go through to look younger. I don't watch non-competition reality TV because, frankly, it's not as unscripted as they'd like you to believe. I've seen commercials for the Real Housewives, and I don't want to look young like they try to. If that's forty? I'll try to do it naturally. Keeping in good health and taking care of the body God has created for me to further His kingdom (she says after eating pizza and pie, but to be fair, I didn't eat dinner before work today).
I believe in taking care of yourself, acting your age, but having fun at least once a day, be it a joke or doing something you enjoy. Take your life into your own hands to make every day a better day. Be a positive influence to yourself and those around you. Don't dwell on the negative, but rejoice in the positive. I think that's what I want to focus on. I see too much negativity in my attitude in my day to day life. What can I do to make today great?
Considering it's almost Midnight now, I think I'll get a head start on tomorrow by getting some rest.
Peace out!
|I seriously adore these two, and they make me proud to be their "Big Sister." (Ages 14, 23 and 10)
- What do you do to stay young?
- Any health tips to share with the class?
- How old do people think you look? (Proud to look 23!)


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As I was going through all of my photos from last year to decide which ones I was going to use for my top 11 of 2011, it was so hard to choose. I had heaps of fun ones to choose from. Looking back through my catalogue of pics, I really did notice a huge improvement in my photography. It was great to see that my skills have in fact improved and that I have learned so much. From taking happy snaps using my point and shoot camera on auto, to really thinking about composition, light and all of the other technical things that come along with learning to shoot in manual mode on my DSLR, it has been such a fun learning curve. So I have decided to link up with others at Click It Up A Notch and show you my top 11 photos of my little man for 2011. Here they are.
1. This is one of the first photos I took with my DSLR. I love capturing really natural pictures and this one worked really well. My son loves playing with our dog Max, even though he's double his size! They were just playing in the backyard. I used my zoom lens which works best because my son is so tired of me running around chasing him with the camera.
2. I love this one for so many reasons. It captures the personality of my nieces and nephews perfectly!
3. I must remember to take more of me with my boys.
4. Tommy was trying to climb up the ladder as I was taking photos of his cousin. So glad I had my camera in my hand because he was so cute trying to chase me up to the top!
5. I took this one of my nephew for my sister when he was just two weeks old! I convinced her to let me practise with her new little bundle. Newborn photo shoots are much harder than I had anticipated though!
6. This was taken as part of a mini photo shoot in the back garden with Tommy. I have been known to take my little man into the yard for a few practise shots. The trick is to find things for him to do that don't bore him otherwise I get a 'no mum' every time. I'm getting better at thinking of creative
bribes activities for him :).
7. I know, technically she is not my own daughter but my beautiful friend allowed me to take some shots of her kiddies a few months ago and she was just too precious to leave out of my top 11.
8. This one was taken at our pre-christmas family celebrations. My sister-in-law just bought a fairy floss machine and the kids were having such a great time, coudn't resist!
9. Tommy and his daddy fishing. If only I could capture every precious moment we share.
10. One of Tommy's many expressions.
11. This is not technically one of my best (as you can see by the focus) but I still love it because it's one of only a few family shots that I took this past year. I am making a better effort to get in the photo this year.
Check out more top 11 of 2011 posts from other photographers over at Click It Up A Notch.


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These are the thoughts and observations of me — a woman of a certain age. (Oh, my, God, I'm 60!) I'm single. I'm successful enough (independent, self supporting). I live in the burbs and work in the city (Chicago, the best city in the world). I'm an aunt, a friend and a colleague. I feel that voices like mine are rather underrepresented online or in print. So here I am. If my musings resonate with you, please visit my blog again sometime.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
But I don't wanna!
That leaves No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood. I don't really want to see either of them.
I'm sure they're both terrific movies. But the imdb.com plot summary for Old Men says, "Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande." Didn't Sweeney Todd deliver all the violence and dead bodies I need for a while? There Will Be Blood is an epic tale "about family, greed, religion, and oil, centered around a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business." That's not gripping me, either.
Which is not to say I won't see those two movies after all. When it comes to the Oscars, I have no mind of my own.
I'm IT!
Cricket's Hearth tagged me, and that makes me IT. I think it's neat to invoke a summertime kids' game on a frozen winter night.
4 Jobs I have had …
1. Babysitter (in high school; paid to eat potato chips and watch TV while the wee ones slept)
2. Receptionist at a real estate office
3. Secretary at Sears when it was still in The Sears Tower (I worked on the 6th floor of what was then the world's tallest building)
4. Associate Creative Director (my current job)
4 Moves I watch over and over …
1. Laura (a classic film noir from 1944; everyone in it is pretty and elegant and witty)
2. The Godfather (Spike TV has made it almost a weekly show, and I watch it dutifully watch)
3. The Way We Were (Poor Katie! Hubbell is beautiful but he is soooo not worth it!)
4. The Sound of Music (Loved it when I was a little girl, still love it now)
4 Places I have lived …
1. Carpentersville, IL -- where my basinette was located
2. Brookfield, IL -- where my family moved before I was 2; the house I lived in until I ran four towns over to …
3. Oak Park, IL -- where I still live now
That's it. Only 3. Sorry.
Cricket's Hearth had much better answers; she even met Elvis!
4 Shows I watch …
1. Law and Order:SVU (I keep hoping Elliott and Olivia will notice that they're in love)
2. Grey's Anatomy (McDreamy! Sigh.)
3. American Idol (But only after the finalists are chosen)
4. Hardball (HAH!)
4 Places I have been …
In acknowledgement of my geekiness:
1. The Truman Presidential Museum in Missouri
2. The Kennedy Presidential Museum in Massachusettes
3. The Clinton Presidential Museum in Arkansas
4. The Lincoln Presidential Museum in Illinois
4 People who email me …
1. My oldest friend
2. My best friend
3. My former boss
4. Robert Redford (OK, it's really spam from the Sundance catalog; just wanted to see if you were still reading)
4 Favorite things to eat…
1. Thin crust pizza
2. Burgers
3. Eggs Benedict
4. Salmon (esp. lox)
4 Places I would rather be …
1. Capt. Runaground, looking out onto the sea in Key West (aka "wasting away again in Margaritaville")
2. Chateau Elan Winery and Spa (see ticker below)
3. The friendly confines of Wrigley Field
4. Anywhere with my best friend (I miss him)
4 Things I look forward to this year …
1. A winning Cubs season (it's our centennial -- 100 years since our last World Series)
2. Longer hair (I'm letting it grow out and I'm at that awkward in-between stage)
3. FINALLY reaching my savings goal (to have 8 months' living expenses in the bank; I'm frozen at 7 but damn it, I will so save that last months' worth)
4. Being healthier (I figure losing weight and better skin will follow, right?)
I'm not tagging anyone because I did this meme before (I wonder if my answers were similar). But if you wish to play along, please let me know so I can read your responses.