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I've been tagged in this author-tagging pyramid scheme of a meme that's been going around online. Somebody tags you, you answer ten questions, you pass it on.
I've been tagged by the gifted and talented William Kostakis.
And have in turn tagged these exceedingly fine writers:
Margo Lanagan
Bel Schenk
Heather Taylor Johnson
Look out for their answers early in January. Here are mine:
What is the working title of your next book?
Where did the idea come from for the book?
Parkour + concrete poetry. I'd been getting interested in both things, and one night I started thinking about them both together. Poetry already made sense to me as a way to represent parkour in words – the fluidity and flow you can get with poetry that's hard to capture with prose – and when I started to imagine what you could do typographically I got really excited. That was the beginning.
What genre does your book fall under?
The Penguin people came up with the tag "genre fiction meets literary verse novel". Don't think I can do better than that. (I wrote a thriller! Never thought I'd do that!)
What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?
It sounds like a cop out, but I wouldn't. I don't really know what my characters look like. It's like that when I'm reading as well – I tend to skip over the 'descriptiony bits', as they seem so irrelevant. So (if that wildest dream ever came true), I'd leave it up to someone who knows film and hope they got it right…
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
For Dee, parkour started out as a way to escape his mundane life, but when he is drawn into a frighteningly real conspiracy, it is parkour that will save him.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
Apart from a year or two of notes and ideas beforehand, the writing of the first draft took seven months. I can be so precise because I had an Australia Council grant that allowed me to take that time off from my full time day job. I knew I had to get it done in that time or it wouldn't get done. Love deadlines!
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Purely for the genre/verse novel tag I would have to say Dorothy Porter's crime novels (as presumptuous as that is).
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
Parkour + concrete poetry, like I say above. Once I actually got to the story, though, that's what kept me going. Finding out about my characters, finding out about their worlds, finding out what happened to them. I love my people, and it was a privilege to dive in and spend some time in their dark, passionate, intense world.
What else about the book might pique the reader's interest?
The Bruise Blog I wish I'd kept, for the brief time I was actually going to parkour classes! (Thanks to Parkour NSW for their awesome teachers, who bear no responsibility for this old man's physio bills!)


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One of the emerging trends in workplace charitable campaigns is clearly giving employees greater choice.
Formerly the exclusive province of United Way, work-site charitable giving now faces stiff competition from newly formed alternative campaigns that allow employees to support environmental causes, women's issues, non-United Way social service agencies and international relief agencies.
All in all, there are some 170 other federated campaigns in the United States. By making one payroll deduction, an employee distributes support over many agencies.

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Just a Couple Things...
Secondly, next week is drop-off week for Operation Christmas Child. If you're interested in packing a shoe box for a child in need, check out their website here. They're a great Christian organization who brings the message of Christ along with a shoe box full of toys and goodies to children all over the world.
And, finally, Chrissie took some Christmas pictures for us today. I wanted to get it done early before the holidays get too crazy. Here's a couple adorable ones of our boy.
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That's so sad, I'll definitely be praying for their family!ReplyDelete
I absolutely love the new picture of Luke you put up as your header!!!
I'm definitely praying for the family! I know how hard it is to see someone you love die of cancer :(ReplyDelete
Luke's a cutie, as always ;)
So sad about Tommy's sisters husband. We'll definitely keep everyone in our prayers!ReplyDelete
The first picture of Luke is adorable! He's getting so big!
oh my gosh!!!!! He is so stinkin' cute! Love the Christmas pictures! Way to go that you are getting things done for christmas! I have to wait for pictures until the baby is born. Good excuse but i will be rushing Im sure!ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry, I'll be sure to keep his sister in my prayers!ReplyDelete
I am so sorry for the families loss. It is so sad. I will keep them in my prayers.ReplyDelete
I LOVE the picture with the cookies. He is so cute!!!
So sorry to hear about Tommy's brother in law!!! I'll definitely keep your family and your sister in law in my prayers, espcecially with the holiday's coming up!!!ReplyDelete
Luke is so stinkin cute!!!!! He's getting so big!!!


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Before I head into the birthday post, let me clarify what an invitation means in Nicaragua: The person inviting absorbs all costs incurred by the invitee. Example- If i invite you to dinner- I'm paying. If you invite me- you pay. If we agree to eat dinner at the same time in the same place, we both pay for our own meals. If I invite you to my a party, all that may be required is a gift, and thats usually for you to deicide. If I tell you i am having a fiesta de traje it would be something similar to a BYOB or potluck depending on what you ask the invitee to bring. These types of parties aren't as common here from what i've seen. You may decide to contribute, but, again, thats for you to decide. Essentially, the custom here that if you are celebrating something, you invite people to celebrate with you, but its at your own expense!
That being said I wanted my co-workers, family, and friends to celebrate with me. My PCV (peace corps volunteer) friends understand that its ok, and even encouraged to contribute to the party if possible. But when invitations were extended to my nica friends and family... all sorts of confusion ensued. =/
In the end everything worked out fine, everyone had fun, and for the most part my funds are still intact. =)


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In today's economy, it is no doubt that we all either know - or are - someone in need: of a job, love, human friendship and company, food, clothes, shelter, warmth... Not all of these needs must be financially-based or job related. Sometimes just having someone come out and shake your hand and offer friendship and caring can help us continue to forge ahead even in the toughest of circumstances otherwise. I have said a few times that we are working on two major goals this year: becoming debt free and getting rid of the excess stuff that we have in sitting unused in our home.
I am more and more moved to achieving these goals as I hear about family after family - my own and those of friends - who are working so hard to keep what they have. I want to be able to benefit others where we can with what is not being used in our own home. To that end, there is a quote that Jeff first showed me that also helps spur me on and acts as a reminder that there is almost always more we can do.
"The bread you do not use is the bread of the hungry. The garment hanging in your wardrobe is the garment of the person who is naked. The shoes you do not wear are the shoes of the one who is barefoot. The money you keep locked away is the money of the poor. The acts of charity you do not perform are the injustices you commit."
-- St. Basil the Great
I have written about giving before - and the lessons I learned from my mom along those lines - but I try to find things that I can use to continue to inspire me in my mother's example. I am using this quote to continue to spur and drive me as I look at more and more in my house that is not benefiting me but that might be of great use to someone nearby. May we all be so lucky as to have something to share with someone else, to God's glory and to our joy. gm


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On Wednesday, March 29th, 2017, The George Washington University hosted its second annual Diversity Summit. The purpose of this was to shed light on the forgotten and silenced communities on the collegiate level and to question whether GWU is just diverse…or is it actually inclusive? The set-up was a conference starting at 8:00am and going on until 9:00pm, with different workshops all throughout the day.
I consider myself to be an activist, revolutionary, etc., but most of my knowledge extends to racial and gender accounts and theories. In order to be more inclusive and intersectional, I need to educate myself on other communities such as the LGBTQ+ community. In order to strengthen my allyship to said community, I planned on attending the "Allyship 2.0: More than 'Understanding' the 'Coming Out' Process" workshop. Unfortunately, due to previously arranged commitments, I was unable to attend that specific workshop. Instead, I went to the "Voices of Muslim Women" panel from 8:00pm – 8:50pm because I wanted to learn more about Western Feminism vs. Eastern Feminism. {The White community has just now started recognizing that Intersectional Feminism is a ~necessary~ concept, but many have yet to recognize the differences between Western Feminism and Eastern Feminism…according to my observations.} This is of interest to me because many times I have found myself in situations where I have to combat notions of Muslim women being oppressed by wearing a hijab. I elaborate on how wearing hijab is not required, it is a choice, misogyny is everywhere, culture is separate from religion, and how the hijab is empowering to those who wear it. I think to make my argument more effective, I need to understand how it is empowering to the women who unwaveringly show their identity through the hijab. Who better to ask than a Muslim woman herself?
The two women on the panel were Wardah Khalid and Mona Eldadah. After the group panel ended, I went up to them to ask my question. I wanted to get a more personal answer, so I did not want to ask in front of the whole audience. Upon approaching them and introducing myself, I said, "When I try to defend the dignity of Muslims, I often want to explain to the opposition that the hijab can be empowering. However, I want more concrete experiences to draw on, so how does the hijab make you two specifically feel empowered?" {In future encounters where I have to rely on this argument, I will let the opposition know that they are not the spokeswomen for all hijabis, instead two personal accounts I have come across.}
Wardah Khalid said what empowers her is that when she enters the room, people know what she is about. No one has to question her identity or is surprised when they find out that she has certain beliefs concerning religion. She is so proud to be a Muslim woman, and she wants people to recognize that the hijab is part of her identity, and it is not going to leave her identity. Mona Eldadah said she grew up just like many girls today: the standard idea of female empowerment is to expose yourself to males for self-gratification. She wants to be an example of how yes, that can be empowering to some women, but it does not have to be the only way of female empowerment. She mentioned how many girls feel like they have to wear a two-piece at the beach, and if they don't they will not feel as attractive as the other females. From wearing the hijab, she has learned to develop confidence from her modesty, not necessarily from what body parts she shows to the public. Neither of them condemns women who do not wear hijab – Muslim or non-Muslim. In fact, they explained to me the intersection between females and "Islamic character". They said they have seen females who are Muslim act in ways that make them think, "Girl what are you doing? Why are you representing Islam in this disrespectful way?"; they have also seen non-Muslim females who act in a position of "good character" according to Islam.
Wardah Khalid and Mona Eldadah were so well-spoken, and I hope they stay confident in their Muslim identities. I also hope that they will be able to speak at more events like this so that more people can be exposed to Muslims, normalizing their identity and character without judgments and generalizations impeding that.


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Here comes Malaysia's "haze season"!
It was early in the morning about 7am when I woke up and smelt a strong waft of burning smoke as if somewhere nearby was caught on fire or someone irresponsible was burning heaps of rubbish. I was expecting to get some fresh air into my lungs because that's what I always do when I wake up this early in the morning. Instead, all I get is the smell of haze. Oh great. The haze season has come. The haze was pretty terrible as I couldn't get a clear vision of my living room from my kitchen. See how severe it was?
It was all hazy everywhere in Melaka that day but the haze subsided in the next few days and I thought:
"Oh yes! It's not that bad already. Maybe Indonesia finally realize what they're doing and how they've made their neighbour's citizens suffer. Maybe they've stopped the burning."
This morning, Melaka turns hazy again.
And it got worse.
Alright. I'm so stupid to think they'll actually stop burning. The indonesians probably couldn't control the burning themselves because of the strong monsoon wind.
The air pollution index(API) in Melaka rises to 357 today while Muar, Johor hits 750. It was told that the haze will continue on until the end of July. Although the haze in Melaka is just half of Muar, it's still unbearable. I don't really know how people in Muar are going live in this kind of hazardous air pollution for the next whole month. Let's just hope that the API will stop rising. Oh god! Let's bring on the rain! Bring it on!
|This is how it looks like from my room window a few days ago when the API was still below 300. It looks all greyish like a dead town huh? Zombieland~ ^_^
|This is how Singapore looks like with API 400. You can barely see Marina Bay Sands!
No matter how bad the air pollution is, we still have to continue on with our lives. Everyone, drink more water, stay indoors(if possible) and pray for the rain!


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Jersey Reform Day. This site is dedicated to the day, now officially recognised annually by the States of Jersey, to mark the anniversary of the events of 28 September 1769. Jersey's own Independence or Bastille Day.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Innovation funding and mental health in Jersey
5 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2013 at 1:18 AM
So there is the challenge – are those the words uttered in 1833 or those mouthed today before the Scrutiny panel?ReplyDelete
1833 - It is not regarded as politically correct, even in Jersey, to talk about "lunatics" these days.
The really profoundly depressing thing is to hear Ian Le Marquand admitting on the radio that there is a problem here - with money and the cost of providing a service. This is a man licensed as a Church of England Lay Minister, and his view of the value of humanity is below that of the balance sheet?
Deputies Maçhon, Tadier and Constable Le Trocquer constituted the Mental Health Treatment of Prisoners Review Board
Three good and decent men (but your spelling is off, there's no C in Le Troquer)
That could be the hidden clue...ReplyDelete
and there is no c in Le Troquer...
and no H in Macon and I can't do the cedilla on here - but there might be more important issues to wory about in this context.
- AnonymousJanuary 15, 2013 at 5:46 AM
I am relieved to see that this subject is being aired, yet again. There is no room for the mentally ill in prisons.ReplyDelete
I feel that if all the mentally ill were removed from prison the prisons would be half empty and mental care homes and accommodation for the mentally ill in the community, with the resultant accommodation requirements and the attending psychiatrict nurses and carers would be overstretched.
The prisons have taken the place of mental care for too long.
- AnonymousJanuary 16, 2013 at 2:37 PM
The PODCAST for the excellent interview with Advocate Fogarty can be heard here: (paste in your browser;it will not work in Google search)ReplyDelete
It is interesting to hear a senior member of the Jersey legal profession making such strong, one might say damning (but that may not be Court language), condemnation of the under resourced and parsimonious approach of government departments in respect of the connection between mental health and the criminal justice system.
Only in Jersey, the sixth richest jurisdiction, can they get away with such deficient state welfare provision, by claiming a shortage of money. Solving problems by deporting the mentally elsewhere is not a new approach in these islands to social problems. It is the cheap option for avoiding responsibility.
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2013 at 11:23 PM
Advocate Fogarty details persistent unethical behaviour, malpractice, and incompetence by Jersey doctors and nurses. She should submit a formal complaint promptly to the Jersey Health service, and would be wise to copy it to the GMC & Nursing and Midwifery Council. This is not a problem that will be solved by throwing money at it, changing the laws, mounting class actions etc. - nor indeed by a SOJ scrutiny panel.ReplyDelete


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post4555757808056270688..comments2018-06-09T14:41:30.539-07:00Comments on Polishgenes Blog: Near Eastern origin of Ashkenazi Levite R1aDavidskihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-75991080471296190892015-05-16T21:54:31.690-07:002015-05-16T21:54:31.690-07:00So what, now we have R1a from Mesolithic Europe, a...So what, now we have R1a from Mesolithic Europe, and I can tell you now that Anatolia and surrounds was nothing like it is today during the Mesolithic and Neolithic.Davidskihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-13615813737291186432015-05-15T16:16:57.511-07:002015-05-15T16:16:57.511-07:00Davidski 2013: "He wants to see the split bet...Davidski 2013: "He wants to see the split between the two main lineages of R1a, Z645 and CTS4385 (which I actually somewhat erroneously referred to above as L664), to have taken place in Asia rather than Europe. But CTS4385 is firmly placed in Northwestern Europe, with all of its substructure there, and not a single case of it in Asia. So what Palisto needs now to cast doubt on the European Palistohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-6656428760656841882014-04-28T14:30:31.705-07:002014-04-28T14:30:31.705-07:00Guys, in all your discussions and debates about In...Guys, in all your discussions and debates about Indo European or Indo Iranians, you are forgetting the real source and origin of all these, the Indians or South Asians from where it all originated! Amit Kumarhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-66053391174294175852013-12-23T18:59:07.914-08:002013-12-23T18:59:07.914-08:00This hypothesis isn't radical at all. It's...This hypothesis isn't radical at all. It's been around for a while and is backed up by ancient DNA from Kurgans.

And now here's more evidence that Y-DNA R1a, or indeed R1, is an Indo-European marker.

http://eurogenes.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/ancient-human-genomes-suggest-three.htmlDavidskihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-70749681929209643482013-12-23T17:19:09.573-08:002013-12-23T17:19:09.573-08:00This means M583 could well be first Levite Jewish ...This means M583 could well be first Levite Jewish and then only later became Iranian. Either some Levites mixed into later Iranian populations (Medo-Persia arose after Israel/Judah were well in decline), or Levites and Iranians share partial descent from the same population (Mitannians? or Gutians or Mannaeans, as Onur suggests).

About Time, I did not make a specific ethnic Onurhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-55187978311450090272013-12-23T08:03:20.989-08:002013-12-23T08:03:20.989-08:00"Native to the Levant" can be a tricky c..."Native to the Levant" can be a tricky concept. Arguably, Mitanni and Hittites were not native to the Levant, but they were around 3500 years ago.

All the old Jewish sources are pretty explicit: don't marry Canaanites. "Go to your uncle Laban to marry one of his daughters instead."

The Levite M582 looks like a derived endogamous lineage, exactly what About Timehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-719280172809395892013-12-23T06:31:00.504-08:002013-12-23T06:31:00.504-08:00It had to happen somehow, like maybe an non-patern...It had to happen somehow, like maybe an non-paternity event after an Iranian raid? I don't know, but the M582 is there, and it's not a marker native to the Levant. The upstream Z2122, Z94 and Z93 also aren't native to the Levant, or even the Near East.

The Near East in general has a thin sprinkling of a wide variety of R1a types, usually under Z93, without any clear Davidskihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-46553827075793121142013-12-23T05:35:22.887-08:002013-12-23T05:35:22.887-08:00David, my problem with this idea of "hidden m...David, my problem with this idea of "hidden mixture"' is that ancient Judea and esp the priesthood was one of the most highly literate and endogamous societies in the ancient world. When they mixed, it was obvious to all and openly criticized. Eg, when the northern kingdom mixed with Cimmerians the street prophets openly lampooned them and said it would lead to a downfall.
<br About Timehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-82649349944848577752013-12-23T00:56:11.660-08:002013-12-23T00:56:11.660-08:00Based on the estimates in the paper, M582 is 1000-...Based on the estimates in the paper, M582 is 1000-4000 years old. That's not exactly a precise timeframe, but it kind of agrees with the most logical assumption, which is that the M582 mutation appeared in what is now Iran some time after the early Iranians got there.

I suppose the introgression of M582 into the Jewish gene pool might have happened right after M482 appeared, but I Davidskihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-62714145032515916202013-12-22T18:56:31.625-08:002013-12-22T18:56:31.625-08:00Sorry to double post, but just to hash out what I&...Sorry to double post, but just to hash out what I'm saying. How do data contradict:

1. M582 origins in Proto Iranians or someone extremely close to that.

2. Subset of M582 is absorbed in first Proto Levites (Mitanni or similar, Surdata of Qiltu type elites near Judah). 3500-3000 years ago.

3. Bottleneck of Levite M582. Could have happened in revolt of About Timehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-80597708846850652472013-12-22T18:46:54.245-08:002013-12-22T18:46:54.245-08:00Why 2000 years ago and not at Levite ethnogenesis ...Why 2000 years ago and not at Levite ethnogenesis c 3000 years ago?

What caused the founder effect?

Could this have something to do with Alanians or similar instead of Proto Iranians?

Also wondering about the midrashic notion that most Levites were lost during Babylonian exile. Hard to imagine people separating then returning, but again these were an endogamous About Timehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-8955927947440166102013-12-22T18:20:16.637-08:002013-12-22T18:20:16.637-08:00Introgression can happen in many ways, but might b...Introgression can happen in many ways, but might be covered up, especially within a group that is supposed to be highly endogamous on religious grounds.

Fine-scale SNP phylogeography and STR variance are more informative when looking for the origins of Y-DNA markers, and these clearly show that Levite and indeed Jewish M582 is a subset of Iranian M582, which is in turn a subset of Davidskihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-17952166267492673382013-12-22T18:04:06.372-08:002013-12-22T18:04:06.372-08:00Could be that M582 started out somewhere in N Mide...Could be that M582 started out somewhere in N Mideast (Mitanni is my guess). Most stayed and ended up in Iranian speakers right at the source (Azeris, Kurds, Karman). Some became part of the Proto-Jewish or Proto-Levite population further south. Could be Surdata of Qiltu type local elites, who would make sense as a cultures elite in an otherwise humble Proto-Judeans context.

Other About Timehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-44806938006642013372013-12-22T17:47:52.298-08:002013-12-22T17:47:52.298-08:00The Levite M582 is the result of a severe founder ...The Levite M582 is the result of a severe founder effect and a subset of Iranian M582. Look at the STR tree in the paper.

Moreover, M582 is downstream of Z93 and Z94, which are both Indo-Iranian markers, and downstream of Z645, which is an Indo-European marker.

So no, M582 could not have traveled in time and parachuted into a Near East without any Indo-Iranians.

Davidskihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-77222502521753342132013-12-22T17:32:12.264-08:002013-12-22T17:32:12.264-08:00Looking more closely at the Near East pooled** big...Looking more closely at the Near East pooled** big data set from the paper, M582 really looks specific to what later were Iranian speakers.

That said, Levites have highest frequencies so are primary bearers of M582. It bears repeating, but Israel/Judah predate all Arabs and Iranians in documented sources.

Some Samarians/Northern kingdom populations were deported to the About Timehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-76068699173337051562013-12-22T03:43:55.867-08:002013-12-22T03:43:55.867-08:00What facts are these? I have already stated them ...What facts are these?

I have already stated them multiple times in this thread. I hate repeating myself over and over, so won't repeat again.Onurhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-28750474282090442322013-12-22T03:33:35.281-08:002013-12-22T03:33:35.281-08:00What facts are these?What facts are these?Davidskihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-7352053134050029702013-12-22T03:28:22.145-08:002013-12-22T03:28:22.145-08:00They don't just carry Z93. They carry subclade...They don't just carry Z93. They carry subclades of Z93 way down the R1a phylo tree which are most commonly found in Iranians and Indo-Aryans.

The Z93 lineages that you want to be in India (ie. those not characteristic of Indo-Iranians) are actually found in Europe.

So you still have no argument, just your own opinion not based on any facts.

I am not a Onurhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-65929386766589833932013-12-22T03:17:22.012-08:002013-12-22T03:17:22.012-08:00They don't just carry Z93. They carry subclade...They don't just carry Z93. They carry subclades of Z93 way down the R1a phylo tree which are most commonly found in Iranians and Indo-Aryans.

The Z93 lineages that you want to be in India (ie. those not characteristic of Indo-Iranians) are actually found in Europe.

So you still have no argument, just your own opinion not based on any facts.Davidskihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-27695009556776212852013-12-22T03:03:25.223-08:002013-12-22T03:03:25.223-08:00David, even hunter-gatherer Dravidians carry Z93. ...David, even hunter-gatherer Dravidians carry Z93. So apparently not all Z93 in Dravidians come from Indo-Iranians.Onurhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-46319717971620886492013-12-21T17:36:46.944-08:002013-12-21T17:36:46.944-08:00Onur, if you knew what you were talking about, you...Onur, if you knew what you were talking about, you'd know that you don't have any arguments.

Dravidians carry Z93 because they were conquered by Indo-Iranians.Davidskihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-14296718886761223832013-12-21T17:33:55.691-08:002013-12-21T17:33:55.691-08:00How about tentative "Levite-Iranian" for...How about tentative "Levite-Iranian" for M582?

If you use the "Iranian" part in territorial sense rather than ethnic or cultural sense, why not?Onurhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-70211274391538221812013-12-21T17:12:30.238-08:002013-12-21T17:12:30.238-08:00Fair enough. How about tentative "Levite-Iran...Fair enough. How about tentative "Levite-Iranian" for M582?About Timehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-82266711642183472942013-12-21T16:56:07.174-08:002013-12-21T16:56:07.174-08:00But M582 is much more specific and Proto-Iranian w...But M582 is much more specific and Proto-Iranian would not be a bad tentative label.

It is a pretty bad label since Proto-Iranic descendants are in no way restricted to Iran and environs and Jews and Jewish descendants while M582 seem to be so.Onurhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191565439230824899.post-19943130340418594022013-12-21T16:34:44.226-08:002013-12-21T16:34:44.226-08:00Would have been good to test other Middle Eastern ...Would have been good to test other Middle Eastern R1a for M582. There is at least one person from Al Shaybi al Qurayshi who is R1a (old family in charge of Abrahamic holy site). If Quraysh don't count as legitimate Arabs, I don't know who would.

It's true that Iranian shows up pretty late in the Middle East. Unquestionable dates for Medes are later than I posted earlier, About Timehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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If you only read new releases or never haunt old libraries, then you have most likely overlooked Gwen Bristow. I would classify her as "an oldie, but a goodie." She wrote most of her novels during the 1930's-1970's. Her best known work of fiction is probably Jubilee Trail, which became a best-seller in 1950. It was made into a movie in 1954.
I first became familiar with her books a couple of years ago when I had read These is My Words and was looking for something similar to read. I think it was an Amazon suggestion. Anyway, I enjoyed Jubilee Trail. It is historical fiction, with some romance. I liked it because it was one of those epic tales with adventure and romance and characters that I really got to know. If I remember, it was a little bit cheesy, but just in an old-fashioned way. I plan to read more of her books (the only other one that I have read is Celia Garth). They are nice, clean stories that are easy to pick up and read. Some of them are a bit hard to find, but many have been reprint recently. If you are an historical fiction fan you might try to find some of these:
- Deep Summer (1937), ISBN 0-89966-025-8
- The Handsome Road (1938), ISBN 0-89966-028-2
- This Side of Glory (1940), ISBN 0-89966-026-6
- Tomorrow Is Forever (1943), ISBN 0-89966-027-4
- Jubilee Trail (1950), ISBN 1-55652-601-6
- Celia Garth (1959), ISBN 1-877853-58-5
- Calico Palace (1970), ISBN 0-671-82471-6


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Hello friends, and welcome to the greatest week of the calendar year. The azaleas are in full bloom, the pine needles are in place, the magnolias are spectacular, JD is set up in the Hooter's parking lot on Washington Ave. and we have a perfect week of weather on tap at Augusta National Golf Club. And as always, with the help of their sponsors, Augusta National and CBS will continue to bring us 56 minutes of every hour of golf coverage.
The major story from this past week is who won't be playing in the Masters. In my 2014 PGA preview I said Tiger and Rory would battle it out come the weekend with Tiger beating Rory in one of the more memorable Masters of all-time. I would obviously like to take "back" that statement. (Did you see what I did there? Very clever.) Keep in mind, Tiger won a US Open with a fuc*ing broken leg, so if he can't even tee it up using the Bud Kilmer approach this week, his back is much worse than anyone thought. I honestly didn't think I would see the day Tiger missed a Masters before his 65th Birthday. I think his chase of Jack's record was the most interesting record chase in sports; to see it basically come to an end like this is really sad for the game of golf.
Just so I'm clear, Tiger now misses the Masters for the first time in 20 years on the heels of Lindsay Vonn missing the Olympics? Is it just me or is anyone else thinking Elin really knows her way around voodoo dolls?
As for the guys actually teeing it up this week, the million dollar question is…who wins? Lucky for you I have that covered.
Dustin Johnson (15/1)
- I'm rooting for DJ this week just so my fantasy of pictures of Paulina in nothing but the green jacket might come true! He has definitely been playing good enough this year to win this week but his poor performance in Houston leaves me a little bit concerned that his fiancé's recent publicity may have gotten in his head at the wrong time.
Jason Day (15/1):
Day will be the cliché pick this week. He will contend but he won't win.
Phil FIGJAM Mickelson (15/1):
You remember when you were under age and came home drunk, but the second you saw your parents your adrenaline kicked in and you instantly sobered up for a brief moment to be able to speak to them. Well, that's Mickelson at Augusta. The second he drives down Magnolia lane his adrenaline will kick in and his back pain will briefly go away. Problem was, you were still drunk and I think Mickelson will be fine the first round or even two but come the weekend his back pain will keep him from winning in 2014.
Bubba Watson (25/1):
I think it's pretty obvious that his allergies are a major concern this week after the WD at Bay Hill. Or was it the 83 that was concerning? I'm confused, but either way Bubba isn't winning again in 2014.
Adam Scott (10/1):
Tee to green and life in general, there is no one in the field better than Adam Scott this week. However watching his putter meltdown at Bay Hill a few weeks ago, I just don't think it will hold up for four days.
Luke Donald (50/1):
As long as they make Luke Donald play the back tees during the Masters this is one tournament he will never win.
Brandt Snedeker (25/1):
There is no one in the field that wants the green jacket more than Sneds. Problem is it keeps working against him. The second he gets into contention here he starts thinking too much and it leads to final round mental meltdowns. I really want him to win sooner than later but it won't happen until he calms down over the weekend.
Jim Furyk (75/1):
Look, even if he is in contention come Sunday I think we all know how that story ends.
Matt Kuchar (25/1):
Dude, if you can't win in San Antonio when the whole leaderboard collapses or close it out in Houston with a huge lead, I'm not sure Augusta is the best place for you to pick up a win right now. On that note, congrats to Matt Jones on punching his ticket into The Masters…by chipping in…in a playoff…after being down by 7 strokes. I'm guessing that didn't suck.
Lee Westwood (50/1):
LOL, just kidding…this is still considered a major right?
Angel Cabrera (60/1):
The anti-Lee Westwood. This guy only shows up in majors. As long as they play the Masters the Duck has a chance. He's obviously a long shot at 60/1, but with those odds how can you not take the Duck?
Patrick Reed (50/1):
How can you not take a top 5 player in the world at 50/1? Wait, what's that? Reed isn't a top 5 player in the world? But, he said….
Henrik Stenson (22/1):
Stenson actually is a top 5 player in the world, but when you are hitting hosel rockets with your wedge, Augusta is not going to treat you kindly.
Sergio Garcia (30/1):
Might as well be 3,000,000/1. He certainly has the game right now but Sergio sealed his fate forever at Augusta in 2009 when he said, "I don't like it, to tell you the truth. I don't think it's fair. It's too tricky. Even when it's dry you still get mud balls in the middle of the fairway. It's too much of a guessing game. They can do whatever they want. It's not my problem. I just come here and play and then go home." Yeah, you can't say that at Augusta. Billy Payne, Hootie Johnson and Bobby Jones will never allow him to win a Masters…ever.
Rory McIlroy (8/1):
The favorite this week in Vegas and with all the "experts". Lord knows he has the game to do it, and quite frankly should already have a green jacket, but that's the problem. Make no mistake, he will be in the mix come Sunday but the demons that still loom in his head when he makes the turn Sunday afternoon may never go away. I hope they do, but just ask Greg Norman about that.
Jordan Spieth (20/1):
Someone soon enough is going to win in their first trip around Augusta. Nothing would surprise me less or make me happier than if it was Jordan this week. His problem continues to be the one blow up round each tournament…he can't have one at Augusta and still win the Green Jacket.
And your 2014 Masters Champion is…
Harris English (50/1):
As I just said, a first timer will win here sooner than later. I think Harris English is the man to break the 35 year old streak. He's a long shot yes, but we have a #7 seed playing an #8 seed in the NCAA Championship, so why not. He grew up in Georgia, went to UGA, would make for an incredible story, hits it a mile, is extremely patient and above all else I have a gut feeling about him this week and I have a big gut. I've hit one long shot each of the last two years, Els in the 2012 British and Dufner in 2013 PGA, English is my golden ticket this year. You can thank me later.
As always, for the annual
'Twas the Night before the Masters Poem
A quick non Masters related note; it appears Golf Digest has caught on to what I have been selling on the Weekly Waggle for a while now and put
Paulina Gretzky on the cover
. Well done Golf Digest, well done. The PC shit storm that has come with it has been amazing to me. If it wasn't Masters week I would be all over that, but The Masters trumps all so I am saving that article for a couple of weeks.
Finally, regarding the Drive, Chip and Putt competition at Augusta. I wanted to call out a certain 11-year old on one of the cockier comments I have heard since Patrick Reed's last interview, but my wife wouldn't let me. So let's just say the D, C & P competition officially has its version of FIGJAM.
With that said, what a cool event, I really hope they keep it around long enough for my 10-month old to enter in 7 years. I had her hitting high draws with a driver and flop shots with a lob wedge in the back yard as soon it was over. It's never too early to practice.
Happy Masters Week to Everyone!
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
The Fitzgerald's new Big Red Car... Take 2!
Here are a few pictures of our new car, a 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan, that we bought last week while on vacation in Virginia Beach. We've been searching for a new car for six months after we realized that trying to take two children (and their belongings) anywhere in our two cars was almost impossible.
We've been happy with the new car thus far... it drives and rides really well.
The last picture in this group is what happened to one of our driveway lights this morning when Pat tried to back the new van down our driveway... learning to steer this car down our blindspot on the hill is going to be interesting.
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A few months ago, I started to receive the first of a series of emails from some of my Jewish friends. The emails had slight differences but the main point of each was that any self-respecting Jew should be outraged at the behavior of the University of Kentucky.
Because UK had buckled to pressure from Muslim groups and eliminated their Holocaust Studies program. The outraged emailers invoked the memories of the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust and said in various ways that by forwarding the accusing emails to another couple hundred people I would make sure that my ancestors hadn't died in vain.
There was only one problem with the emails. The accusation was a total lie. The University of Kentucky never did anything of the kind. None of the many people who forwarded the email bothered to check out if it was true. I actually did. The false rumor had spread like a virus to the point where the university issued a news release denying it.
The initial email apparently was the work of someone who read that the "UK" was scaling back Holocaust education programs and thought the article was referring to the University of Kentucky instead of the United Kingdom. By the way, it's not even clear that the story about the United Kingdom is true. And the person who sent this lie wanted it to go to 40 million people world wide!
I toured Auschwitz last year and it was a moving experience that I will never forget. Having said that, it boggles my mind that more than 60 years later in a country where Jews are completely accepted and have access to everything in American life that so many American Jews are obsessed with making sure that the world doesn't forget that we were victims of a horrible regime in a distant country sixty years ago as though nothing had changed.
I was surprised and disappointed recently at a meeting of the Desert Caucus--a pro-Israel PAC in Tucson asked Congressman Elliot Engel (D-NY)what he and the rest of Congress was going to do about the problem of anti-Semitism in America. The Congressman could have given an honest answer which is that there is essentially no anti-Semitism in America. There ARE people who hate Jews and there always will be, but these people are reviled and marginalized by everyone--not just Jews. Anti-Semitism is present when those bigots are supported by broader society which is clearly NOT the case here.
Congressman Engel knows this but--politician that he is--he gave the pandering answer which is that he is concerned because even though things seem OK on the surface, there is no doubt that just below that surface there is a huge problem. That was just what the questioner wanted to hear but there is no evidence that is true.
What I do know is that fifty years ago, I knew people who were getting nose jobs and changing their names so they would appear to be less Jewish. There were clubs, neighborhoods, professions, and private schools where Jews were not welcome. Today, people are very proud to be Jewish. No one is changing their name or appearance anymore--at least not for THAT reason. In addition, non-Jews seem very anxious to befriend, work with, partner with, and marry us--so much so that many Jewish leaders have declared intermarriage to be a crisis.
Intermarriage is certainly a challenge, but let's be honest. The main reason that there is so much intermarriage is not because Jews are less Jewish--it's because non-Jews are so much more willing to marry us than ever before. It's because our prayers to be fully accepted have been answered in America. How we deal with it is up to us.
Let's never forget our past but let's keep it in perspective. We are blessed to live in a time and a place where unbelievable progress has been made and our people have never had it better.
I had a friend once told me there is never enough anti-Semitism to keep some Jews happy. He was apparently right. Please forward this to anyone who sends you emails about this or other subjects about which they are so outraged without at least balancing them with other facts that show how wonderful things really are in so many ways. And let's make sure that things are true before we pass them on.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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So what is deco den, after all if you go into Hobby Craft or a similar craft store in the UK they would have no clue. Deco Den is short for decoration denwa, denwa meaning phone. Its the japanese art of gluing a bunch or adorable 3D stuff to your cell phone. However it doesn't need to stop there, it could be a mirror, a case, camera, jars, to be honest anything that you can stick stuff to and on.
Last year in Hong Kong I came across a shop that sold the tools for deco den, so I decided to buy! It wasn't until yesterday that I decided to do a bit of craft.
I chose to do a little mirror, so very straight forward, just squirt the silicone onto the surface and then using a cocktail stick swirl the silicone around to give the effect!
After that all you need to do is add your deco pieces
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By now, everybody and their dog has seen a thousand headlines reading something like "Jerry Jones Takes Shot at Tony Romo" or "Jerry Says the Only Difference Between the Giants and Cowboys is Eli Manning" but none of that is true. Anyone who reads my work regularly knows that I'm no fan of the Dallas Cowboys' egotistic owner, but he's not at fault this time. However, his comments should still make the headlines, but for a different reason.
No matter how good or bad the Cowboys really are, Jerry will always say his team is contending for a Super Bowl and expectations for a world title are present every season. That's fine; every team should believe it can win the big one every year. Otherwise, there'd be no reason to play the game, much less a 17-week season.
Jones didn't think his team would dominate the NFC East this year, but he did believe the Cowboys could and would get hot at the right time and make a serious playoff run.
"Just like the Green Bay Packers were last year, in a different way, they're a real inspiration of, frankly, what I had hoped that we were going to be, and that is a team that had played, had good days and bad days, but then near the end, really took off on a run and then really made improvement," Jones said. "They did it, and we didn't. We went the other way."
Truer words were never spoken. The Cowboys had a golden opportunity to possibly finish the season 12-4 and 11-5 for sure, but failed to do so. The Cowboys were 7-4 following a Thanksgiving win over the Miami Dolphins that capped a four-game winning streak. From there, Dallas was in the driver's seat with five games left, but fell off the wagon by losing five of its last six games.
The stage was set and the lights were on the Cowboys and Jerry's bunch flat out choked.
"I don't know that we would have been competing, had we gotten in the playoffs, at the level the Giants are," Jones said. "I thought Romo was competing at a level that would have given us that opportunity, but the rest of us need to play better and get better before we can be really jelling the way the Giants are."
See?! Jerry didn't take a shot at Romo! Instead, he actually praised Romo and said that everybody else in Dallas wasn't at his level. C'mon, man…even a big-time Jerry hater like me can see that!
Here's exactly what Jones said that's being blown way out of proportion:
"I don't want to take anything away [from the Giants] but the big difference was Eli came up here and started what seemed like a pretty significant [stretch]," Jones said. "But the quarterback play with Eli was the huge difference. But I was pretty impressed with how they've defense played the last three or four ball games."
In case you haven't noticed, Jerry has a Texas-sized man crush on Romo. He's not going to blame his quarterback for anything, even if it's actually Romo's fault. How was that, in any way, a shot at Romo? Exactly – it wasn't.
"We've got to look at the whole picture and make sure we don't compromise things because, again, I'm more into not squandering the prime years of Romo," Jones said.
Case closed, man. Jerry Jones is bound and determined that Romo will win a title in Dallas, so the Cowboys need to build around him. The latter part of that is the Gospel truth; the Cowboys need a better defensive line, secondary and depth on the offensive line. Until Dallas improves in those areas, it doesn't matter who's playing quarterback for the Cowboys.
Eli Manning is a better quarterback than Tony Romo, but Jerry Jones didn't say that and he doesn't believe it. If I can see that Jerry didn't take a shot at Romo, then anybody should. Jones needs a reality check in that the Cowboys aren't going to win a Super Bowl until he brings in some better players in the secondary and at defensive end to say the least. This team needs a reality check in that it needs to play better and not "squander" opportunities to be great.
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Source: New Scientist.com – By Jacob Aron
Carl Linnaeus, inventor of the scientific naming scheme for plants and animals, who has been crowned the most influential person in history. An analysis of links within Wikipedia articles by Young-Ho Eom of the University of Toulouse, France, and colleagues gave Linnaeus the title after they used the Google PageRank algorithm to come up with their list.
Google uses this algorithm to count the number of incoming links to a webpage, because pages that are linked to by a lot of other sites are likely to be important. Eom applied the algorithm to 24 separate language editions of Wikipedia to see if different cultures rated different historical figures as the most important.
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About two summers ago I made a theological excuse for my lack of regular blog posts. It had to do with the abundance of fine mountain biking opportunities and made reference to the great Quillen Shinn. Many years ago Shinn described three "texts" for the religious life. These three ways of connecting to the Divine were the Holy Bible, Nature, and Human Nature. Well, thanks to son #3 there is very little time for the solitary pursuit of biking. So, therefore, my "nature text" has to be something else.
I am spending a great deal of time in and around the Charles River, which is right across the street form the parsonage. Thanks to the generosity of my in-laws (Hi Margaret!), we recently acquired a canoe. Sons #1 and #2 are helping me make ample use of it. For folks way down stream (the science museum in Boston and Cambridge, for example) The river here is hardly recognizable. However, it is the Charles, too. It is also quite lovely.
These two pictures are typical of what we see on the river. I should give credit where credit is due and say that they are the work of Son#1. Maybe he's no Ansel Adams yet, but give him time. He is only 7 years old!


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post5701517810312475898..comments2018-06-20T03:37:09.601-07:00Comments on My Path to Mommyhood: Self Care For The BrokenJesshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-61285208161611188352017-04-20T10:23:14.708-07:002017-04-20T10:23:14.708-07:00They are definitely helping! I am so sorry about y...They are definitely helping! I am so sorry about your unfriending experience. I hate even the term, and when it is family and politically motivated that really sucks. Unfollowing is so much nicer. We were unfriended recently, and even the though the situation was different and a bit nastier, and part of me was grateful, it still was like, REALLY? I feel like the pro/con list of facebook gets more con every day. Good luck with your situation... do you talk outside of facebook? Maybe an alternate way of communication would be better. Sigh.

And every day a little better. Sometimes I wish I had gone somewhere where I didn't feel the compulsion to do laundry or take phone calls, but I think I am doing a good enough job trying to recoup. :)Jesshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-82075455492754145102017-04-20T10:20:28.692-07:002017-04-20T10:20:28.692-07:00Funny you mentioned Lupron...I was thinking this h...Funny you mentioned Lupron...I was thinking this has surpassed Lupron for me at this point. I will be happy to never take Prednisone ever, EVER again. A pipe dream unfortunately, probably, because of the asthma and whatnot. I am loving the "unfollow" feature. It has made things so much more pleasant. I am trying to do all the things, but once again I sort of overscheduled break and feel a little overwhelmed, even though it's all things out of love. I don't quite know what to do about this next week of school, but I know I at least have Monday off because my eye pressure spiked and they needed a one-week checkup and the only appointment was midday. So there's that.

Thank you for the hugs and the thoughts. I am looking forward to being less goo, which I do feel every day I reconstitute a bit more (and some days I slide back a bit but that's to be expected). Thank you so much.Jesshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-66835992850897706202017-04-18T17:31:53.835-07:002017-04-18T17:31:53.835-07:00These all sound like great strategies, and I can p...These all sound like great strategies, and I can personally vouch for quite a few of them. ;) I hope they are helping!

Unfollowing is definitely the way to go on FB, versus unfriending -- unless you're really in a vengeful mood...! My gun-toting Republican Trump-voting cousin quietly unfriended me earlier this year... not sure exactly when (because he didn't tell me, just disappeared from my friends list) -- but I am pretty sure it was right around the time of the inauguration & Women's March, when (I will admit) I probably ran a little amok liking and sharing a lot of anti-Trump articles & opinion pieces. ;) We are miles apart politically -- but I'll admit, it hurt. I only HAVE two cousins on that side of the family. He could have just unfollowed me & I would never have been the wiser. Dh suggested I just play dumb & send him another friend request. I might, eventually, but for now, I think I will just let things be. :( loribethhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-79312242030363743352017-04-17T07:33:45.808-07:002017-04-17T07:33:45.808-07:00The FB "unfollow" is wonderful. I'v...The FB "unfollow" is wonderful. I've unfollowed people at various times and it is amazing what a difference it makes mental health-wise.

It sounds like you are doing the things you need to be healthy and taking care of yourself. That's awesome and I admire your determination to do that - especially the hard stuff like the profile calls.

Prednisone is such a help but the side effects can be the devil incarnate. I took it once for a back injury, and only Lupron was more awful on the side effects. Prdnisone's a horrible drug especially when added to an already tough situation. Hope things get better and sending a hug and lots of firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-38662579679094776512017-04-15T15:34:44.149-07:002017-04-15T15:34:44.149-07:00I will take all the hugs! Never too many hugs! I a...I will take all the hugs! Never too many hugs! I am trying to force myself to nothing. Which seems against the point, but I have this need to do things to fill the space so I don't think about the things that are hard. And so much is hard. I am sad, but definitely think the month off is a good thing, like you said, Especially for any child that could come along. Hooray for peaceful feeds. Especially in these turbulent times! Thanks for the love and hugs, lady.Jesshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-46336445599159936202017-04-15T15:31:46.046-07:002017-04-15T15:31:46.046-07:00It was really hard to make that profile call decis...It was really hard to make that profile call decision. But, if I myself am struggling to add in those weighty decisions (not to mention the address anxiety of possibly driving/flying somewhere and also...I need to take care of myself right now, could I honestly take on that situation, even if it was the best possible one? Hard thoughts to grapple with.). I wish I had found unfollow sooner! I am doing an okay job. This list reminds me. I am still avoiding some things, and today the grocery store just about did me in, but ups and downs, you know? Thanks for your thoughts and cheers and support! Jesshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-1938437154858652102017-04-14T20:53:17.465-07:002017-04-14T20:53:17.465-07:00I unfollowed someone a week or so ago, and I reali...I unfollowed someone a week or so ago, and I realised yesterday how (relatively) peaceful my Fb feed had been. The "don't allow notifications" thing is good too, but I usually only remember to turn that on after I've received too many of them!

Everything else sounds good. The yoga, the directed meditation, the talking and not talking. I'm sorry about taking the month off, but that is such a sensible and responsible and loving (to yourselves, and to any child too) thing to do.

Sending hugs again. You can't have too many, right?Malihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-58813352720701654622017-04-14T06:38:55.146-07:002017-04-14T06:38:55.146-07:00I use the turn off notifications option too. Howev...I use the turn off notifications option too. However, the posts will still show up in your newsfeed. The only way to be sure you won't see something is to unfollow. (Any U/S photo post is an automatic unfollow for me, usually after a nice comment....and no hard feelings haha)torthúilhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-68540796304157371032017-04-13T10:02:49.523-07:002017-04-13T10:02:49.523-07:00Good for you, Jess! The unfollow feature is my fav...Good for you, Jess! The unfollow feature is my favorite Facebook invention. I'm still utilizing it to its fullest.

I really admire you taking the month off profile calls. I don't think that's something I would be able to do even though it's obviously for the best.

You're so good at knowing what you need and taking it, and I envy that. Amyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-17990001685958517632017-04-13T09:42:08.275-07:002017-04-13T09:42:08.275-07:00Oh, thank you. It was so fun to lie on my bamboo m...Oh, thank you. It was so fun to lie on my bamboo mat and hear your voice through my ear buds. A little surreal, but it was like being calmed by a good friend. Which is sort of exactly what it was. I hope your ears were ringing. ;)

I am trying. I am trying to not try to be okay anymore, to accept that strong can mean falling apart and picking myself up again in a different order. I'm all jumbled up. And I'm tired, so tired. I look forward to feeling less of a hot mess, one day.

It will be okay. I just feel a little phoenix-y right now. I'm in ashes at the moment. I don't know how I'm going to rise, in what form, what gets left behind in the flames. So hard. But to have this support, to have all these amazing things and people to get me through? I am the luckiest hot mess around. <3Jesshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-34147116619297622542017-04-13T09:39:17.304-07:002017-04-13T09:39:17.304-07:00Thank you. For this, too "be patient and gent...Thank you. For this, too "be patient and gentle with yourself." That is the hardest thing. I did too much one of the days, and I felt exhausted. Sometimes I have bursts of "I"m OKAY!" and then I'm reminded how NOT okay I truly am. Little steps are good. Picking myself up if I fall down again is good. Leaning on people who are there in all sorts of ways is good. Bryce is definitely fantastic, and even better, he's much, much better than he was. Now it's just the same allergy thing I have, no more scary choking-to-death coughing and fevers. Whew. So good news on that front! :) Thank you for your love and support. Jesshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-18257157319630507792017-04-13T09:37:14.403-07:002017-04-13T09:37:14.403-07:00Thank you! Self-care is super important. It's ...Thank you! Self-care is super important. It's not always easy to take it, but especially in dark times, in sad times, in the uncertainty of infertility and other losses, self-care is important. I wish you peace. Jesshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-90019191844979792832017-04-13T09:36:04.094-07:002017-04-13T09:36:04.094-07:00Sadly that doesn't surprise me at all. I feel ...Sadly that doesn't surprise me at all. I feel like in some ways I want to be sure that I have all kinds of plans in place for if anything like that ever happened to me, so that I could be sure that my wishes were fulfilled. Have you seen Captain Fantastic? I felt like it did a great job of showing how grief can make you want to disregard the wishes of someone you love.

Anyway, yes. Yes, I am better each day at Do Nothing. Well, not nothing exactly, but nothing stressful (today was my last day doing school check-ins for an hour or two, and I know I'm not even supposed to be doing that), everything restorative. My circle opens wider every day with acts of kindness and connection. It is not up to me to inform everyone of everything. I agree. My body and heart are bloody pulps. I'm not sure which is bloodier actually.

More blooms every day in the garden! And every day a little better than the last. (with the exception of Tuesday). I am trying to make my way through this to whatever is on the other side. It is hard, but necessary. I feel I lost myself somewhere in there and I am in a great position to rebuild and rediscover who I am and what's truly important. Hard stuff. Thank you for your thoughts and your love and your place in my circle. Jesshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-32277484385261216022017-04-13T09:31:10.326-07:002017-04-13T09:31:10.326-07:00Thank you so much. I like this list quite a bit my...Thank you so much. I like this list quite a bit myself. I have to keep reminding myself to come back here and do these things. Only these things. (well and eat and stuff too obviously) Thank you for reading, for aching, for the hugs. I am trying to get through, one heavy wading foot at a time. I so appreciate your words! Jesshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-5492838247357020162017-04-13T09:29:47.935-07:002017-04-13T09:29:47.935-07:00Wow, thanks for the hint -- I did not even know th...Wow, thanks for the hint -- I did not even know that was an option! It must be newish... But that's good to know. So many secret tricks to managing these things!

Oh no, sadness to your coloring book. I may have sent you a message. I am definitely trying very hard to take care of myself right now and rest. I am not good at it, so I almost feel like I need to hide things or have someone whisk me away to some retreat somewhere, but seeing as how I am not a celebrity, I will have to have self-control at home and force myself to do only nurturing things. Thank you for your support and love! :)Jesshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-43852204596638452682017-04-13T09:25:12.501-07:002017-04-13T09:25:12.501-07:00Yes. This has been lovely. I am thinking of moving...Yes. This has been lovely. I am thinking of moving facebook off my phone so I am not drawn into it. I bought this book, Irresistable, about how this technology is actually addictive and rewires your brain, and I haven't started it yet but I totally believe it. And FB? Lately so little redeeming there.

I love that book. I might have sent you a message. Even if you don't color it, the pictures and the words are fun. And helpful.
I seem to be feeling okay during the day but in the morning and at night I am full of poison grossness. I am losing my voice, so good thing I'm not teaching right now. But it has to be allergies I think if it's not all day long. I hope.
Every day is better than the last, with the exception of Tuesday, which made me feel like I was being tested biblically. But now things are better. I am sorry that you know what this feels like in terms of breakdownness, and I did go to the doctor Tuesday and I have some fun new prescriptions that are definitely helping. Especially with the sleep aspect, which is the root of so much evil. Thanks for the love!Jesshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-68074368512393955312017-04-13T06:41:31.736-07:002017-04-13T06:41:31.736-07:00It is an incredible thing to observe you moving th...It is an incredible thing to observe you moving through this Hard Time so mindfully, Jess. I'm so glad the meditation has been of use to you, and that you are allowing Mother Nature to nurture you (allergies aside) and being so clear on what you need and what you don't need.

I so get this feeling: "I want to be a hot mess and have it be okay." Everyone goes through Hard Things, and this post has so much to offer for when you're in the middle of them. The wheel will keep turning and you won't always feel like a hot mess. It IS OK, you will be OK; you are OK.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-6714690306012046412017-04-12T23:56:58.127-07:002017-04-12T23:56:58.127-07:00These are all great self-care activities and strat...These are all great self-care activities and strategies. Keep it up and be patient and gentle with yourself. All of the little steps add up and sometimes there is strength in those little steps, too. Sounds like you are surrounding yourself with the right people, both in friends and in seeking out a local counselor. You have a fantastic husband, and I hope he is feeling better, too.Jamiehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-14906171356931566262017-04-11T15:46:38.780-07:002017-04-11T15:46:38.780-07:00I'm learning how important self-care is - than...I'm learning how important self-care is - thanks for sharing what works for you.

Take care of yourself!countingpinklineshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-62701879102218094952017-04-11T15:34:02.451-07:002017-04-11T15:34:02.451-07:00I once attended a lecture where the speaker talked...I once attended a lecture where the speaker talked about emotionally managing loved ones of those diagnosed with terminal cancer. My naive self was shocked to hear that there are now people on staff at cancer centers to deal with the family as the patient is otherwise the one who is comforting and emotionally managing them following their diagnosis, leaving no time for them to focus on their health and put final plans together. Infertility cured me of that naivety, but it still leaves me shaking my head that the primitive response for many is to round it back to them when supporting others.

Jess, surround yourself with what heals you. Find those that listen, are willing to sit with you in the hard and generally get it. You get to decide who is in this circle, what advice is helpful and what is good for your body and soul. Your body has been through hell, but so has your heart. So do what is necessary and do not apologize for it.

I'm glad you took time to yourself to begin getting yourself back to a place where things will be okay. It's a hard thing to do (coming from someone who regularly fails to do this), but know you are inspirational in doing so.

Thinking of you. Wishing so much bloom in your garden tooCristyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-15722998631728957842017-04-11T13:45:17.923-07:002017-04-11T13:45:17.923-07:00Ah Jess, I'm so glad that you're taking ca...Ah Jess, I'm so glad that you're taking care of yourself. This is a good list; I like this list. I don't have any words of advice or comfort other than to say that I'm here, I'm reading, I'm aching for you. I will keep reading until you are feeling better, and then I will continue reading. Keep doing anything and everything to get you through this period. So many hugs. Maddiehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-49946573897556549552017-04-11T09:06:31.828-07:002017-04-11T09:06:31.828-07:00Just another hint for the FB feed if you comment o...Just another hint for the FB feed if you comment on something and you don't want to get future notifications for future comments, just click on the down arrow in the righthand top corner of the post and select "turn off notifications for this post."

I am happy that you are taking care of you right now. You are not doing any good to anyone if you are so close to breaking down/current breaking down. Great job with the coloring! I have a coloring book which I should break out....although in the move I have no idea where it went. :-/Non Sequitur Chicahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-58971284013669813912017-04-11T05:10:38.228-07:002017-04-11T05:10:38.228-07:00I am so glad you are taking a time-out to refocus ...I am so glad you are taking a time-out to refocus on yourself. And I am so glad you put some controls on your fb feed. So many people feel like they just have to be so invested in every single person they are fb friends with, and it's just not true.
That coloring book you have sounds really cool. I have trouble getting in to coloring, but I have never been very artistic so that might have something to do with it.
I am sorry to hear that you are sick or have asthma and allergies acting up. All the prednisone should be helping with that at least somewhat.
I hope each moment is better than the last for you, until you are having more good than bad.
P.s. I have been through my own horrible breakdown period before, and I understand about the anxiety/panic-y feeing being a baseline state. There is no shame in some Xanax to help get you through the worst of it.Charlottehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Hill District Gets New Lease on Life
Bauder, Bob, Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Development is bringing changes that promise to help Pittsburgh's Hill District become a thriving neighborhood again, say community leaders and city officials.
About $93 million worth of construction is under way, and developers plan more than $30 million in other work this year.
The investments could transform the Hill, which for years has suffered unintended side effects of 20th century urban renewal. The goal is to make it a diverse neighborhood again, where families and commerce can thrive, said Marimba Milliones, executive director of Hill Community Development Corp.
"I think the Hill District will be a destination," said Milliones, 37, a lifelong resident of the Hill, a center of black culture in Pittsburgh until the 1960s. "We'll see home ownership. We'll see vacant parcels filled in with market-rate housing with affordable rates.
"It will be that place you go to that you can't find anywhere else. You'll go for the music, food and the unique business opportunities that exist."
Most of the work under way in the Hill is residential construction: the $180 million federally funded redevelopment of the former Addison Terrace public housing complex, and several smaller projects. Rounding that out is a long-awaited grocery store, a Shop 'n Save on Centre Avenue, costing $11.5 million and scheduled to open by mid-summer.
Residents say they're happy to see improvement after decades of decay since the wrecking ball razed homes and businesses to make way for the now-demolished Civic Arena.
"Time brings on a change, and I think we're ready for a change," said Effie Williams, 72. …


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In this page, you are going to find all the reflections assigned from the instructor.
1- An image that represents how I feel about this class… (01/14/2015)
2- Golden Line… (01/28/2015)
"Visual literacy is something that has been primarily confined to our arts classrooms; in the arts, students learn how to look at a painting and how to read, analyze, and deconstruct the techniques used by the artist. Page:44."
"Whether they are images in a text or a picture book, news photos in the morning's newspaper, or a digitally altered photo of a fashion model on the cover of a maga- zine—images are a major part of our world. Page:44."
3- Best Five Words… (02/04/2015)
4- February 11- Icon..
5- February 18- An Image that Speaks to me..
– Information disappears rapidly based on factors. (p. 29).
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We've all heard the name. I doubt most of us associate it with the Victorians, but it erupted during the era. August 27, 1883 in fact. It'd been giving warning since the middle of May, 1883, but people didn't take a whole lot of notice of it other than as something of interest. No one lived on the island anyway, what could possibly be the big deal? Even when it did erupt and destroyed ¾ of the island, . . if no one was there, what was the harm?
It wasn't the eruption itself that did the damage, it was the tsunami that ensued. It came slowly and killed approximately 40,000 people. We know that much of the island debris went into the air, but what didn't go into the air slid into the ocean. Add the lava to it and the earthquake and, well and you get tsunami. Sadly, 2004 I don't think there's anyone who doesn't know how an earthquake can result in that.
Still this all happened in a part of the world we rarely associate with the Victorian Era. I suspect many of our regular readers, though interested, might not see how it would affect their view of the era, either in writing or research about North America or Europe or even Australia. I sure never thought of it. But it did have a huge effect. For one thing the sound of the eruption could be heard 3000 miles away, all the way to Australia. The waves could be felt as far as France. But more than all that it was the effects of the millions of dust and materials that entered the air, eventually circling the entire planet.
One of the most vivid things the dust did was color the sky. Dust was thrown between 120,000 to 160,000 feet into the air, where the pull of gravity is so light it can stay up there for years. The refraction brought unusual colors to sunsets, which is reflected in the art of the period, and inspired poets. Tennyson particularly, in St. Telemachus, may have been inspired by how Krakatoa may have caused of the spectacular skies.
Had the fierce ashes of some fiery peak
Been hurl'd so high they ranged about the globe?
For day by day, thro' many a blood-red eve,
In that four-hundredth summer after Christ,
The wrathful sunset glared against a cross
Rear'd on the tumbled ruins of an old fane
No longer sacred to the Sun, and flamed
On one huge slope beyond, where in his cave
It also spawned groups of scientific thought such as The Royal Society's Krakatoa Committee which catalogue the effects starting to be seen around by the close of 1883. Additionally there were blue and sometimes green moons, along with occasional coronas around the sun and other planets in the solar system. The beauty of the skies, could also be disturbing, though. In Poughkeepsie New York, firefighters responded to a reported fire, which turned out only to be the "sky on fire" courtesy of dust from Krakatoa.
And then there was the temperature. It lowered for 5 years around the globe by as much as full degree. Scientists still ponder whether or not the dust lowered the earth's temperature or if somehow the lowering temperature of the earth spawned the volcano. Personally the former seems to me most plausible. The 1815 explosion of Tambora appeared to be the cause of New England's "year without a summer" in 1816, when frost and snow stay into June and July (Tambora was, incidentally, a larger eruption, but not part of our era).
That being the case, could Krakatoa be responsible for the blizzards in the late 1880's , like New York City's great Blizzard of 1888? http://lighteningstorms.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_great_blizzard_of_1888 ) Maybe the blizzard that hit Maryland in 1885 and 1889? Or perhaps the famous blizzards that ravaged the U.S's Midwest in 1886-1887? If so, a volcanic eruption half way across the world, three years earlier could be responsible for the sudden ending of the cowboy Era in U.S. history, because so many ranches went under the spring of that year. But that's fodder for another blog post. One way or another, Krakatoa effected lives around the world, from artists and poets, to the everyday man watching the sky for beauty—and snow.
Krakatoa, The Day the World Exploded, Simon Winchester


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With good weather we set out this morning going where our whim would take us.
This is a beach near Staffin and not far from where we are staying. Beautiful and calm this morning, although with rock shelters built to protect the boats, a good sized rock to hold the back of the boat down and still more other ropes to secure the boat, the weather must be really extreme here at times.


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Waking for our second full day in the valley and with the sun shining (see Blaise, I told you it does happen!!) we decided that a walk was needed and set our sights on the rather large hill behind the campsite.
With map in hand and packs full of water and food we set off up hill. Having looked at the route before heading off, I knew that it would be a reasonably tough walk but after the nice easy flat trail at the start, it was soon evident that 'relentless' would have been a better term as it just seemed to get steeper and steeper and never ending!
After a couple of hours (600m elevation gain) of solid uphill, we eventually reached the top, and some of the best alpine views so far, made even better as we had really earned them. Sitting eating our lunch of mountain shaped rolls, we drank in the scenery all around whilst resting our tired legs.
Sadly what goes up must come down so we made our way back to camp down what turned out to be a trail that was almost as steep as the one that we came up on. With thighs burning from the long descent, we made it back to base ready for showers, beer, a bit of the Tour de France, food and finally a well earned sleep!
Another day and fortunately for my quest of converting Blaise to mountain life, the sun was shining again! After the tough walk yesterday we decided on one today that was less straight up and down and went to explore the other side of the valley, seeing part of the village on the way that we hadn't seen before.
It was a really nice route which at times gave us great views of snow capped mountains, but involved a less (but not by much) of the steep stuff!
Passing meadows, old farms, kaleidoscopes of butterflies (apparently that's the right collective noun!) and some big cows, we meandered along the valley for a few hours before the nice open path closed in on us and ran alongside a building site, with brambles doing their best to rip holes in both us and our clothes! Eventually the path opened up again and we got back into the village looking forward to coffee, a bit more Tour de France and dinner in the village.
Getting our glad rags on (as much as we can anyway!), we slowly strolled into town as our legs wouldn't go any faster and went in search of food. Seeing that there wasn't a massive selection of places to go – and with Blaise craving pizza – we headed toward the crazy pizzeria! Stepping through the door, it turned out to be a really nice little family run restaurant and busier than we expected. Having studied the menu and decided that we'd let Peppa Pig live for another day, we ordered and watched the pizzas being made and put in the massive pizza oven whilst sipping on a glass of red wine. This place really did confirm the old adage of 'don't judge a book by its cover' as the food was amazing, great value and clearly the choice of many of the local villagers.
Food done it was time to return to the van and a film before we both crashed out – next stop France!!