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Sunday, October 26, 2008
I Never Heard The Bullet
I used to know a kid named Motaz back in my Oregon days and in someways I still "know" him by way of the great site that is Facebook.
Anyway, he has this band that is going around the Oregon/Washington circuits and making some noise at the same time. I finally gave his band/him a listen, and they can only be described by two words: Simply. Dope.
I'm not one to venture too far into the realm of rock music, but damn, if I hear good music, its exactly that, Good Music. At first glance they might sound like any other up and coming up band but, when you listen to their music you quickly realize that they are poised to be your favorite band's favorite band pretty soon.
The Members:
Motaz (piano/vocals)
Kaycee (Drums)
Tabor (Bass)
Jesse (Guitar)
Dustyn (Guitar)
Something that you realize when you press play is that...dude brings it on the track. Motaz's voice pulls you into the song and keeps you listening to the whole thing. His voice and piano work brings a refreshing splash of R&B to the otherwise straight rock song.
Seeing that I am going off their myspace songs, and that this isn't an official album review but rather an introduction of their music to the AZ market. I'll just drop the link to their page and let you go crazy with their songs and make your own judgment.
I Never Heard The Bullet's Myspace page
Motaz's Myspace page
Thank me later.
Labels: dope, facebook, I never heard the bullet, myspace, rock
Blah Blah Blah
Ahh, feels good to be back. I hadn't posted in a while and I'm sorry, I didnt mean to just ignore you guys like that.
I know how much you depend on me to get through your day.
Anyways, the ast week of school was hexie hard and I should be able to put up my Random Thoughts more often. Like today. Just for you. Free of charge.
andddd, lets take a moment of silence please. The AZ Cardinals just scored a TD to take a 14 pt lead in the third quarter...ON THE ROAD. WOOO!
I'm calling it right now. AZ cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC championship game. Was that prediction bias. Yes, Yes it was.
....so i really dont know what else to talk about, cus frankly I'm speechless. I went to go get some pancakes...and the panthers just tied the game in 51 seconds. WTF?
Never again am i gonna leave the spot on the couch in front of man's gift to himself, aka the Television, during a cardinals game again.
Unless Im gonna go get pancakes....like right now. Peace out!!!!
Labels: Cardinals, Eagles, NFC prediction, pancakes
Friday, October 17, 2008
Ode to Mark Wahlberg
I'm not even gonna write anything. I'm just gonna let his Wikipedia page do the talking.
But I have cut some paragraphs, read them...now:
On his persona early on in his career:
Mark's cocky, street-wise persona contributed to his fame. During concert performances, he was known for stripping to a pair of white briefs, gyrating his hips and rubbing his crotch.[12] In the dedication of his 1992 book Marky Mark, co-authored with photographer Lynn Goldsmith, Wahlberg says in the preface that "I wanna dedicate this book to my cock"Brokeback Mountain:
Wahlberg was also considered for a role in the film Brokeback Mountain. It was originally intended to star him and Joaquin Phoenix, but Wahlberg was uncomfortable with the film's sex scenes and his role ultimately went to Jake Gyllenhaal.His video game
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch had their own video game in the Marky Mark: Make My Video game series on the Sega Mega-CD. Using various effects, the player is supposed to produce new versions of the videos to Marky Mark songs like "Good Vibrations" and "I Need Money". PC World.ca listed it as the eighth worst video game of all time.How did this guy go from a John Cena look-a-like rapper to one of the best actors in hollywood? haha. It seriously amazes me. Just watch the video below, his 1991 number 1 dance hit, Good Vibrations:
Oh wow.
And just for kicks, I posted the SNL skit "Mark Wahlberg talks to animals."
It's pretty funny, I thought, but apparently Marky didn't. being quoted as saying the following:
"Someone showed it to me on YouTube. It wasn't like Tina Fey doing Sarah Palin, that's for sure. And "Saturday Night Live" hasn't been funny for a long time. They've asked me to do the show a ton of times. I used to watch it when Eddie Murphy was there and Joe Piscopo and Bill Murray. I don't even know who's on the show now."
Dear God,
Help Common in his new relationship because I don't know if he knows what to do with that. Lol.
View his new girl...
View Him....
Speechless? Yes. May we all offer our advice to our brother and help him through this
glorious ridiculous situation.
Biggest Common Fan.
p.s. what would their children look like? Gorillas? Grizzley Bears? Is that even possible?...I mean come on, look at them...it has to be. lol
Labels: Buffness, Common, hercules and xena, Serena Williams, Wow
The Unauthorized Biography of Bob Marley (U.B.B.M)
Man, I peeped this at some of my favorite blogs and just cant get enough of how DOPE it is.
Shaun Boothe really went to town on the Nas beat (read: Unauthorized Biography of Rakim). And the story he tells is nothing less than ON POINT.
I'll stop talking and let yall watch it. Enjoy!
And to think...this is the 2nd of 12 songs/videos he is putting out! The first one was about the Late...the Great James Brown.
I think I'm more hyped about the next 10 vids than all those homeless/poverty-stricken kids hearing news that Angelina Jolie wants to adopt another kid soon.
Lol, jk. I know I am.
Labels: Bob Marley, Nas, Shaun Boothe, Unauthorized biography
Oh No He Didn't......Yes He Did!
Seeing that I missed the final presidential debate this past wednesday, I ended up watching the entire thing on quite possibly the greatest website ever created.
While watching it though, I couldn't help but notice the following point of the debate:
Question - Was this the turning point of the debate.
Answer - Yes
I think after that moment of shear bewilderment on McCain's part showed that his highly agressive and (what seems like) pre-planned attacks, have backfired. Badly.
His facial expression just screams "oh dear god, he got me."
and so I, Shadow, will humbly say this on behalf of Barack Obama directed towards the McCain/Palin camp:
Labels: debate, got em, I thought joe was made up lol, mccain, obama, yes we can
Monday, October 13, 2008
We going to the 'ship, WHAT!
Ok.....so this was supposed to be posted earlier using my phone....but of course i had to press a button that deleted everything. I guess it was God telling me not to be stealing company time (read: the office episode last week season 5, episode 2)
It was a good weekend in football this past weekend. The Pats officially suck now, Atlanta is defying the odds and are 4-2, and the only clear cut power house is the Giants. And as I write this, they are having a tough time with the lowly browns. Gotta love parity!
My eagles came by HUGE for me. Dropping 40 pts on the 49ers...and that last Def. Td gave me the win in one of my fantasy leagues.....WOOOO!
The Cardinals also won in OT taking me back to the '98 Cardinal's playoff race. Damn, those were the days. Hopefully we can keep it going.
*I said that at the beginning of the year...but i just made if official*
We (The AZ Cardinals) are going to represent the NFC in the SUPERBOWL!! BAM!
And to all who disagree.....2 words.
Labels: Cardinals, Eagles, Fantasy football, hi hater, Maino, NFL
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Weird Al Yankovic - Whatever you like (RMX)
After a long hiatus from the last song he dropped....Weird Al Yankovic is back! You know your song is a HIT when he jumps on to parody it. Songs posted, as well as the lyrics underneath it. Enjoy!
and hopefully T.I. doesnt take it up the butt like Eminem did when W.A.Y. did "Lose Yourself"
Hey girl,
You know our economy's in the toilet
But I'm still going to treat you right
I said you can have whatever you like (if you like)
I said you can have whatever you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
Tater tots, Cold Duck on ice
And we can clip coupons all night
And baby you can have whatever you like (if you like)
I said you can have whatever you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
Take you out for dinner, anywhere that you please
Like Burger King or Mickey Ds
And baby you can have whatever you like (if you like)
I said you can even have the large fry (large fry) yeah, yeah
Baby, you should know I am really quite a sweet guy
When I buy you bathroom tissue I always get the two-ply
Want it, you can get it, my dear
I got my Costco membership card right here, yeah
You like Top Ramen, need Top Ramen
Got a cupboard full of 'em, I'll keep 'em coming
You want it, I got it, go get it, just heat it
Dump the flavor packet on it and eat it
Pork and beans and Minute Rice
And we can play Cribbage all night
And baby you can have whatever you like (if you like)
I said you can have whatever you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
I can take you to the laundromat downtown
And watch all the clothes go round and round
And baby we can go wherever you like (if you like)
I said we can go wherever you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
Hottest shorty I know, if you had some lipo
You could be second-runner-up Miss Ohio
Seven dollar bills…(Read More)
Up inside my plastic billfold
Buy you a bagel even if it isn't day old
And you never ever gotta wear your sister's old clothes
As long as I'm still assistant manager at Kinko's
Cut your hair with scissors and a soup bowl
You ain't got to pay me, that's the way that I roll
My chick can have want she want
At Wal-mart she can pick out anything she want
I know girl you ain't never had a man like that
Who doesn't make you buy generic brand like that, Yeah
You like my Hyundai, see my Hyundai
I can take you to see your cousin Phil next Sunday
But that's kind of far and I'm not made of cash
Do you think you could chip in for gas?
Mac and Cheese would be all right
But let's send out for pizza tonight
And you can order any toppings you like (if you like)
I said you can even have the last slice (the last slice) yeah, yeah
Ran myself a cable from my neighbor next do'
Now I can get free HBO
And baby you can watch whatever you like (if you like)
I said you can watch whatever you like (if you like) yeah
And you can always ride the city bus
Got a stack of tokens just for us
Yo, my wallet's fat and full of ones
It's all about the Washingtons, that's right
You want White Castle, need White Castle
Long as you got me it won't be no hassle
You want it, we'll get it, just don't be a hater
If I grab a bunch of napkins for later
Thrift store jeans on sale half-price
The underwear at Goodwill is nice
And baby you can have whatever you like (if you like)
I said you can have whatever you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
Baby, I can give you anything you please
Even share my government cheese
And baby you can have as much as you like (if you like)
I said you can have as much as you like (if you like) yeah, yeah
Labels: funny, random, T.I., weird al yankovic, whatever you like
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Just Another Lol Moment
oh god.
I really think this is fake.......but can completely believe it if you told me it's real.
Reminds me of that South Park WOW episode. haha, classic.
Electoral Sentiment
So as I was getting ready to go to bed, I was informed of a heated discussion that was taking place on the myspace message boards regarding this year's presidential candidates. Seeing that I don't have a profile anymore on myspace, I asked if the bulletin postings could be emailed to me, just for my own entertainment. What I read was something that was completely uncalled for, it went as follows:
"OBAMA= great speaker
HITLER= great speaker
both said what they needed to say to get where they wanted to get and then we found out all the lies hitler told, hopefully we dont make the same dumbass mistake those people did.."
Ok, now take a moment and take in the gravity of the statement.
Democratic Presidential Nominee Senator Barack Obama(IL) being compared to one of, if not THE, worst leaders in the history of the world.
soley on the basis that they can both speak well. Excuse me? If you are reading this and are simply appalled by the statement, then you're not alone. By reading the statement one can only assume that the writer is trying to say the following things
First - if you are a great speaker, and want to be a world leader, then you are like Hitler
I can speak pretty well, and so could Ronald Reagan......
Second - any politician who says "what they needed to say to get where they wanted to get" is a second coming of Hitler.
lol, in that case, leaders the globe over are Hitler 2.0's
Now hopefully this was just someone's idea of a joke. A sick one. But a joke nonetheless.
As already known I am an Obama supporter, and while I do not agree with everything he states, I do believe that his proposals are better for this country than those of Senator McCain (R-AZ).
This entire thread brings light to something that turns me off from political debate completely: People making wild/crazy/often offensive statements about one candidate or the other. Like I stated it could be a joke, which I highly doubt, or, more likely, people talking about issues that they are either vaguely familiar with or not at all. And this is what scares me about the outcome of this election. Too many people are going to go to the polls on the day in November and cast their vote for a candidate based on emotion/race/what the news stations said/who their friends(family) are voting for. That, that uneducated, borderline ignorant mindset is what is going to determine this election. At least in my opinion....which is the purpose of my blog
Thomas Jefferson's dream of a completely enlightened electorate is not close to being achieved if certain portions of that electorate still are thinking like this.
In closing, if your vote is going to be influenced by what I mentioned earlier....then you should not vote. If you're not smart enough to go out and do your own research and/or watch the many speeches and debates to form your opinion, your right to vote should be revoked.
Ok maybe not that far, but serioulsy people, this kind of slander isn't necessary and puts a serious dent in your intelligence level in the eyes of others. Simply put, that was dumb.
If I was to ask you what the economic/foreign policy of either candidate is in your own words...would you be able to answer? Exactly.
Good Night.
Labels: absurd, dumb, enlightened electorate, hitler, obama, slander, vote, Wow
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Love Lockdown (Official Video)
During the VMA's this year we all patiently waited for Kayne's new song from his then (and now i guess lol) upcoming album 808s and Heartbreaks.
Then after all the remix's and and freestyles and what have you (all of which were dopeeee!!!)...I now present you the Official video for Kanye's Love Lockdown. YEA BOY!!
now that we've all obsessed over this song...I leave this message to Kanye: Bring on Heartless (newest single)....matter fact, bring on the whole album! Nov. 25th seems soooo far away lol.
Labels: 808s and heartbreaks, kanye west, love lockdown, music video, official
Just another LOL Moment
So I was on Facebook the other day, just peruzing the internets like I do sometimes while taking a break from reading...and read this kids status....then read the comment.
I couldnt stop cracking up! haha, I couldnt believe that someone said this.
the people being friends to begin with was funny as hell too me too
Everytime I look at it, it makes me laugh hahaha. Enjoy.
Labels: cum, facebook, hilarious, lol, status updates
Monday, October 6, 2008
I Stack Chips....call me Pringles.
haha, so recently I started started to buy and sell (excuse me, i should say trade) stocks. And that ish is HARDD lol. I doesnt help though that the economy is going down faster than........I'll leave it to your imagination lol
It's pretty addicting though....matter of fact, thats what i did at work allllll day. Just pretended to do work while I had Yahoo Finance up watching all my stocks go red and the DOW going down 800 points. To say the least....I was sad haha.
But, it was just one day...and lets all pray we get better if not for the country....but my portfolio lol.
And speaking of addictions......I confessed earlier to fellow blogger YonZaDon.....I am officially addicted to texting. I dont know what it is....maybe its the thought that someone out there is waiting for what I have to say.
or maybe its the feel of the keys on my fingertips, as they pound away on them.
or maybe its the sound of the keys getting tapped, almost like the sound of popcorn poppin in the microwave
or maybe its the fact I have unlimited and try to see if there is some hidden limit haha. ok probably not this one, but that'd be crazy right?
idk about yall but send/recieved i had 6700 last month.....i was like wtffff!! when i saw that on the bill. But at the same time, i was all proud and felt like I accomplished something with my life haha. Ive kinda set that as my next goal...the month I break that...whooooooo! That would be dopeeeee.
Oh god...this isn't gonna help my addiction, its like a sickness....I'm like a texting nymphomaniac
*texting pause, will be back*
Im sure people have gotten higher than that...but i dont care, this is like a game to me now. It's ON!
Labels: addiction, crazy, game, stack chips, stocks, texting
You never thought that hip hop would take it this far
For how wack some tribute preformances were....this is still a great show in my opinion.
Im talking about the VH1 Hip Hop Honors Awards Show of course. I like watching it to see all the old school cats that nobody ever talks about anymore, but I (and many other wannabe old heads like me) still bump in my good old xB. This year's nominee's included Too $hort, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Naughty by Nature, Slick Rick, and a tribute to Issac Hayes. Overall it was a good show, except they could have done without the coonery of Flava Flav....in a perfect world Sammy, in a perfect world.
*side note: Paper Trails by T.I. is the year's best album so far*
**side note 2: albums still to come in 2008 Kanye's 808 and Heartbreaks, Common's Invincible and Jay-Z's Blueprint 3. Atleast Paper Trails still has some time to get some sales lol**
Labels: Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Flava Flav, Hiphop honors, Naughty By Nature, Paper Trails, sickness, Slick Rick, Too Short, VH1
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Laughable Losers
This post is dedicated to my cousin Abdulwahab, and to every other fan of the Chicago Cub(bies).
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Labels: baseball, cubs suck, its been a long time, lol, losers, MLB, playoffs, voluntary agony by cubs fans
*Diddy's second verse = one of the best evvvvvvvvver*
no more typing......my point is self-explanatory
Labels: ahhhh, diddy, i need a girl, part 2, this is what I need
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Open up the vents
School is hard as shit.
I like working.....mainly for the dinero
I think Im trying to please too many people
Graduate school? ahhhhh.......
I wanna tavel.....right now.
I wish the stock market went 24/7, I hate waiting for the next day.
I hate it when people get emotional over dumb things in a conversation
I cant remember the last time anyone told me good job
Can i handle moving out?
Im too lazy to work out
Am I too nice?
Sometimes I just wanna stay home and not go out.....
and my fantasy teams are garbage.....except ESPN (thank god) lol
I just wanna get away for a while....like southwest airlines
I think I got all of the emo out of me...haha.
Labels: lol, me, on my mind
Punchcard Promises - My plea for you to vote
Before you do anything....please watch the below video I found over at Yon's blog.
Ok, first of all, big ups to the celebs that came out and used their power of image to support such an important topic. Really, I commend them, they could have just easily not.
Second, this isnt a plug for/shot at any party. They spit the truth from recent events and as a means of motivation for yall
I have a lot of friends out there who aren't gonna be voting this election. It baffles me as to why not. They are giving up an opportunity to make their voice heard in regards to the highest office of this country and, in some respects, the most influential position in the world. Quite frankly, there really is no reason not to vote. I mean, It's not like you can vote for the president everyday. This is a right that had been denied to many and restricted to many more. After all of the effort put in to allow suffrage for all, to not vote would be, in effect, a slap to this countries history and everyone that worked to make this right available to everyone.
Personally I'm Excited as hell to vote in my first presidential election. and honesltly, yall should be too...whether its your first (like myself) or your 5th. Whether you rep the donkey or the elephant or.....whatever the independant party is. Go out in November and place your vote for who you think should be the next leader of this country.
You have until the 6th of october to register. So hurry!
You really have no right to complain if your candidate didnt get picked if you didnt even put your say into the debate to begin with. Just saying.


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|Lee Mead is just one major act at Morecambe's Platform this autumn
The early bird offer can be redeemed at local Visitor Information Centres and through the Platform's Box Office – this offer is not available for online purchases via the website.
Here are some of the highlights...
Christmas wouldn't be the same without a pantomime. So get your three wishes ready as Aladdin will be riding in on his magic carpet. Performances take place from Boxing Day 26th December – Monday 30th December. Tickets for this will make great Christmas gifts and cost £8 adult £7 child £26 family (2+2).
The new season begins on the weekend of the Seaside Festival. Take a trip down memory lane with Thanks for the Memory: They Played the Winter Gardens on Saturday 31st August at 12pm and 2pm. Presented by Duggie Chapman MBE, this show features rare film clips of comedy heroes, singers and music hall acts from the Edwardian era to the 1950s. Tickets are £5.
On Sunday 1st September local celebrity antiques expert Paul Hayes will be on hand to value your treasures. He will be offering free appraisals from 12pm then returning to the stage at 7.30pm for an evening of 'Seaside Rock'. The Paul Hayes Collection are performing 'Rock Back the Clock' with a line up featuring Eric Faulkner (Bay City Rollers), Derek's Dirty Hand and Hush. The evening is in aid of St John's Hospice and tickets are £10 including supper.
This season's highlight for fans of musical theatre will be An Evening with Lee Mead. The winner of Any Dream Will Do and star of West End smash hits: Joseph, Wicked and Legally Blonde, is bringing his solo show to Morecambe on Thursday 26th September. Lee will perform songs from his theatre shows and off his albums. He will also be bringing a superb band for an amazing night of music. The show starts at 8pm and Tickets are £25. This will sell out so it's advisable to buy tickets early.
There is more musical theatre from the Morecambe Warblers (Youth Productions) as they present Bugsy Malone. This promises to be a great show of slapstick musical comedy where the weapons of choice are 'splurge' guns and custard pies! Performances take place on Friday 6th September at 7.30pm and Saturday 7th September at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Tickets are £10/£8 concessions.
If high voltage rock and roll is your idea of a great night out don't miss 'For Those about to Rock' with Livewire, a fantastic AC/DC tribute. This six man band perform hit after hit including 'Back in Black', 'Rosie' and 'Highway to Hell' until the cannons fire ceremoniously bringing the show to a superb crescendo. Plus the ZZ Tops are also on the bill! Tickets are £18 for this amazing show on Saturday 14th September at 7.30pm.
Rockers will also be pleased to hear that Whole Lotta Led are back on stage at the Platform. Celebrating the 40th anniversary of 'Houses of the Holy', the band will perform the album in its entirety and several classic Zeppelin songs. Don't miss this performance from one of the most talented tribute acts in the UK on Saturday 21st September at 8pm. Tickets are £14/£13 concessions.
Traditional brass band music will be performed at the Last Night of the Proms by Wesley Methodist Church featuring the Pilling Silver Jubilee Silver Band on Friday 13th September at 7pm. Tickets are £9.
Morecambe Brass Band also brings their Remembrance Concert to the Platform on Saturday 9th November and they will perform their traditional Winter Showcase on Friday December 20 and the Christmas Concert on Saturday 21st December.
Hal Cruttenden is bringing laughter to the Platform this season. The 'Tough Luvvie' tour features Hal's warm and catty, straight and camp mix that has made him a regular guest on televised comedy shows. In comedy circles, he is being tipped as 'the next big thing' and is on stage on Saturday November 23. Tickets are £14/£12 and the show is for ages 16 and over.
Vintage enthusiasts should make their way to the Platform on Sunday 15th September to see the venue transformed into a vintage village hall and tea room. It will be open from 10am – 4pm and is free to enter and browse the stalls selling vintage clothing and accessories with traditional tea and cakes also on sale.
Alexei Sayle will be on stage reading excerpts from his hilarious memoir of his confusing life as the son of communist parents. He talks about his family and the life and times growing up in Liverpool. He will also answer audience questions on his dazzling show business career. This show is on Monday 23rd September at 8pm and is suitable for over 18s only. Tickets cost £15/£14 concessions.
Politician Michael Portillo will be talking about his extraordinary life story in 'Life: A Game of Two Halves' on Saturday 5th October. He will recall his political rise and exit as well as what he has been up to since then. Listen to his story and feel free to question him about it. Join him at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £15/£13.
Jazz fans can hear the James Taylor Quartet play their latest album 'Closer to the Moon' on Saturday 28th September. Bringing a new sound to their trademark styling, the worlds of jazz and classical music collide and result in a brilliant and unexpected marriage. JTQ fans will be delighted to hear James' first ever lead vocal performance on 'Closer to You'. Tickets cost £16.
Recreating the legendary music of Queen is tribute band, Magic. They will be performing all their greatest hits with a talented band capable of performing the complex harmonies of Queen's trademark sound on Friday 4th October at 8pm. Tickets £16.50.
Get your tiaras and bow ties at the ready and help raise funds for St John's Hospice at the Diamonds are Forever black tie charity evening. Dress to impress and receive a free Martini (shaken not stirred) on entry. Be dazzled by the sounds of Solid Silver, joined by special guests and dancers. Win big on the charity raffle and bid high in the auction to help raise funds for this worthy charity. Tickets for this event on Saturday 12th October are £8 per adult and £4 per child and include a buffet and free drink.
Later with Jools Netherland brings a non stop mini festival with an eclectic mix of indie/rock/folk/acoustic/tex mex/country and classic rock on Friday 18th October. Suitable for over 18s or 16 and over with an accompanying adult. Tickets are only £10 and these popular gigs often sell out.
Swoon along to 'An Evening of Frank Sinatra' featuring the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra on Saturday 19th October at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £13.
If the king of rock and roll is more to your taste get those blue suede shoes on and enjoy One Night of Elvis. This spectacular show is on Saturday 26th October at 8pm. Tickets cost £20 for this celebration of Elvis's career from the 1950s through to the Vegas years headed by Lee Memphis King and his world class band and backing singers.
Keep little ones amused during October half term with How to Catch a Star. Based on the best selling children's book, this adaptation includes music, storytelling and puppetry to bring to life the story of the little boy who loved stars very much.... A great show for small people aged 3-7 and grown up star gazers! There are two shows on Monday 28th October at 11.30am and 2pm. Tickets cost £6 adults/£5 child/£20 family (2+2).
Brian Kennedy has worked with Van Morrison and shared stages with Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker and is coming to the Platform on Friday 1st November at 8pm. Tickets cost £17.50.
On Saturday 2nd November, dazzling costumes and authentic musicianship come together for a night with Beatlemania. Be transported from their mop-top roots to the psychedelic Sgt Pepper era and beyond to make you feel like it was only 'Yesterday'. The event starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £17.50.
One of the best loved entertainers that Ireland has ever produced, Dominic Kirwan, is coming to the Platform to perform his latest concert 'My Ireland'. This promises to be an evening spanning folk, country and popular music at its best on Friday 8th November. Tickets cost £18.50
Local film director Chris Abram presents Times Past 3 featuring new clips obtained from the North West Film Archives from long lost promotional films captured in the 1930s. Chris will also be showing excerpts from his latest award winning local heritage films on Saturday 16th November. Tickets cost £10.
Join the Promenade Concert Orchestra as they perform Music for You – Your Hundred Best Tunes on Sunday 17th November at 3pm. This concert features harpist Maxine Molin as soloist. Tickets cost £14 adult, £12 concession and £6 child.
Celebrate St Andrew's Day with a Ceilidh with music from Striding Edge and a hot pot supper on Friday 29th November. It will be a great night of dancing and music – no experience necessary as the expert callers will explain all the dances and call the moves.
Celebrity magician Paul Daniels is showcasing his First Farewell Tour; From Legend to Leg End on Saturday 30th November. Performing some of his best loved tricks with a few new ones up his sleeve, catch him before he hangs up his magic wand. As always, he will be joined by the lovely Debbie McGee. Tickets cost £16.
In December, two talented folk bands are performing. The Houghton Weavers promise to deliver a fun and friendly evening of music and anecdotes on Friday 13th December at 7.30pm whilst Steeleye Span, one of the most successful British folk rock bands ever, are performing on Saturday December 14 at 7.30pm. Tickets for the Houghton Weavers cost £14/£13 concessions and for Steeleye Span £19.50.
Have you arranged your Christmas night out yet? If not, get your tickets to Jools Netherland's Big Xmas Night Out and join us for a fantastic evening of festive food and top class live entertainment from the show band. There are two party nights to choose from - Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th December from 8pm. Tickets cost £25 and include mulled wine and a hot carvery supper.
• More details about these acts and the many more on offer are available in the Autumn/Winter edition of The Platform brochure. The brochure is available to download online at www.lancaster.gov.uk/platform
If you would like to receive a copy of the brochure by email please send your details to: email@example.com
• Brochures are available to collect from the Platform, Central Promenade, Morecambe, visitor information centres and town halls in Lancaster and Morecambe and Salt Ayre Sports Centre, Lancaster.
• The Platform also has a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Morecambeplatform and a Twitter account @theplatformlcc

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Besides "training" users to begin to search by voice, Google says it anticipates the new feature will be used by folks with hard-to-spell or complicated searches, or by those who literally have their hands full.
This new interface will be rolled out to Chrome users on Google.com in English this week.
Google Search by Image for the desktop, part of Google Image Search, builds upon the image-recognition technology the company previously rolled out for mobile in Google Goggles. As in Goggles, users input an image, and Google returns results it believes are related to that image, along with similar images. Users select an image by dragging and dropping, uploading, or inputting an image URL. Installing a Chrome or Firefox extension enables searching by image by right clicking on the image on the Web.
The company demonstrated a few ways people might use desktop search by Image. In one, someone had forgotten exactly where he'd taken a particular picture on vacation. When the photo was dragged and dropped into the search box, Google returned results related to a particular Greek island. The feature works best for images of things that are quite well documented, such as often-photographed tourist attractions or images that are seen frequently online.
[via GoogleBlog]


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The events need to be relevant. Forums which have something special, fresh and unique be it fun / knowledge / networking for the audience tend to work. Also events, by their nature are one on one interactive forums, they should not be viewed from a mass reach out perspective – there has to a special reason for engagement for each audience.
The brands need to spend a lot more time and effort on pre-research to address the changing levels of sophistication and exposure of the audience. The "newness" of the initiative goes a long way in making the impact. Content is critical to events – why should the audience choose an event over another. It is not enough for the brand to be a logo at the event.
Events which are restrictive to the audience at the venue will find the going tough due to the huge per audience acquisition costs. Events will need to be amplified and will need to touch a much larger audience base, be it by traditional media, ground level activation or interactive media like the internet or mobile, while ensuring a personalized engagement at the audience front.
Co-ownership is increasingly going to be the way to go, where best of breed partners will take the event experience to new levels and each partner will gain in their own unique manner. In a lot of cases the audience will tend to be a partner as well and contribute in terms of content.
Way forward is to open up the format by engaging the audience within the content creation and to co-create events with the audience participation.


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KRCC Flickr Photo of the Day, 5/26/10: "Vallejo's" by tOkKa
By Noel Black On May 26, 2010 · 4 Comments · In A Big Something, KRCC Flickr Photo of the Day, Photography
4 Responses to KRCC Flickr Photo of the Day, 5/26/10: "Vallejo's" by tOkKa
Betty Jo Cardona says:
Absolutely the best place in town to enjoy a flat enchilada, New Mexico style, with an egg, sunny side up, on top! Yummy!
Christina Martinez says:
My long time absolutely favorite Mexican restaurant in Colorado Springs. The green chile enchiladas and the chiles rellenos are my favorites, but I agree with Betty Jo about the enchiladas rancheras too.
Karen says:
One, if not my very favorite places for lunch!
tOkKa says:
–>> .. My ma used to go here when she was a kid in the 60s. i have not been here since i was a kid.
– guess i better change that.
The place also just ascetically looks just so cool .
~ t


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Tasty News: NEW Food & Comedy Podcast IN THE SERVICE By Kath & Jan
Somehow I made it to where I am today without waiting tables or tending bar. Please take that shocked expression off your face! Not surprisingly, I know very little about it, so I was intrigued when I heard about this new podcast called IN THE SERVICE. Two NYC women about town, with a combined 20 years of service experience, talk about the industry, bringing you "hilarious and horrifying" stories along the way. Interest peaked! What makes it even more fun is the ladies, who met working at a restaurant, have kept their identities SECRET because they'd like to keep those service jobs, for now. Kath, 13 years in the biz, has passed the bar and is looking for a job as a lawyer. Jan, 7 years in the industry, writes and performs comedy. Right from the get go we see the passion these women (with soothing NPR voices) have for their job. Kath informs us "a restaurant is an avenue to learn and meet the coolest people. It's a place to hone your skills and gets your hands dirty. It's where I've learned to become an empathetic person, a cook, an accountant, a hostess, and a student." Of course, like life, the podcast is loaded with the ups and the downs of the industry, from the Yelp reviews to the celebrity dish. On this podcast journey, you will also hear the stories of people currently in or have been in the industry, who are not Kath & Jan. So pop open the bubbly and have yourself a listen.
Episode 1 So You're A Real Waitress
Episode 2 Welcome to the Industry ft. Ursula
Episode 3 The Cool Kids Table at Family Meal ft. Audrey Stanfield
Episode 4 Waitress Was Mean
Episode 5 Women in the Industry ft. Charlie
Mentions: Check out upcoming episodes on iTunes.


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Ultimate Man is a villain who attempted to take over the world. His true identity is unknown; all that is known is that he was a scientist working alone in an observatory on a mountaintop, who, out of admiration for Superman's feats, decided to make himself into a superhuman by blasting himself with intense Cosmic Rays, causing his body to mutate at accelerated ways, thus simulating the effect of human evolution over billions of years upon his body.
The transformation granted him amazing superpowers, which he used to make mental contact with all the people of the world at once. He announced to them his superiority, but was quickly challenged by Superman, his former idol.
Superman was able to focus Ultimate Man's cosmic rays on him so intensely, that they evolved him into an ape-like figure.


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Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem, Part 1
Stu Station is blogging through Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology. This is the first systematic theology I've read, although I have read numerous other theological books and a few that are basically doctrine-lite textbooks. I'm hoping that through this study I'll learn a lot and be humble enough to change my views as the Holy Spirit leads. At this point I'm planning on blogging twice a week on Grudem's Systematic Theology…but don't hold me to that!
"I am convinced that most Christians are able to understand the doctrinal teachings of the Bible in considerable depth, provided that they are presented clearly and without the use of highly technical language." Early on in the Preface in Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology (pg. 16, to be precise), Grudem 'tips his hand' and reveals up front what his beliefs are and where he stands on particular issues; however, he also committs himself to representing other positions fairly and critically. Reading over the list of his own personal beliefs, I find myself in agreement with the majority of them, with only one or two points that I desire him to further clarify, such as the "conserative view of biblical inerrancy, very much in agreement with the "Chicago Statement" of the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy" and his position as a premillenial post-tribulationialist. Wayne Grudem is a Reformed Charismatic, a position that intrigues many people including myself, so one of his positions comes as a shock:
"I hold that 'baptism in the Holy Spirit' is a phrase best applied to conversion, and subsequent experiences are better called 'being filled with the Holy Spirit';
That's shocking to me, and on the surface until I reach those specific chapters, I can only give a resounding AMEN! I realize not all people who hold to a Charismatic theology believe that 'Baptism in the Holy Spirit' is a separate, distinct, second work of grace (usually brought on by crisis), but I've had many lead me in rhetorical circles about how it's "one baptism, many fillings", and then immediately contradict themselves (to those who don't hold their views) by saying that you first get saved and then you get baptized by the Holy Spirit. But Grudem doesn't stop there:
"moreover, that all the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the New Testament are still valid for today, but that 'apostle' is an office, not a gift, and that office does not continue today."
Right there is where he radically departs from most modern, Third Wave Charismatics, firmly separating the so-called 'things of the spirit' and the truth of the Word of God. By this point everyone has seen a modern day "apostle" on the TV or news, and have realized just how corrupt they are. On this point, I am eager to see his reasonings and scriptural arguments, what the Holy Spirit has revealed to him. I won't let this blog become an anti-Holy Spirit, anti-charismatic blog, nor will I let the conversation be dictated by those who claim that in order to be open to the things of the Spirit you must accept such things as apostles. Hopefully we all, both regular readers and trollers alike, can find some common ground where we can both learn. Encouragement from Wayne Grudem on the importance of theology –
"I do not believe that God intended the study of theology to be dry and boring. Theology is the study of God and all his works! Theology is meant to be lived and prayed and sung! All of the great doctrinal writings of the Bible (such as Paul's epistle to the Romans) are full of praise to God and personal applications to life."
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Systematic Theology (What is Systematic Theology? Why Should Christians Study It? How should we study it?)
The definition Wayne Grudem gives for "systematic theology" is "any study that answers the question, 'What does the whole Bible teach us today?' about any given topic." I think this is a pretty good definition. Grudem goes on to explain the differences between systematic theology, historical theology, philosophical theology, apologetics, Old Testament theology, New Testament theology, and biblical theology. Quite a spread of things that could be studied. His example of what is systematic theology ("What does the whole Bible teach us today about prayer?") provides a good benchmark, as it shows it's not what an OT book teaches, a NT book teaches, what has the Bible progressively throughout history taught, etc, although there is often some bleed between the distinctives. "Furthermore, systematic theology focuses on summarizing each doctrine as it should be understood by present-day Christians (pg 23)…In fact, every time a Christian says something about what the whole Bible says, he or she is in a sense doing 'systematic theology' (pg 24)." Grudem hits an important distinctive right on the head:
It is of utmost importance…that each person person beginning such a course (study of systematic theology) firmly resolve in his or her own mind to abandon as false any idea which is found to be clearly contradicted by the teaching of Scripture. But it is also very important for each person to resolve not to believe any individual doctrine simply because this textbook or some other textbook or teacher says that it is true, unless this book or the instructor in a course can convince the student from the text of Scripture itself. It is Scripture alone, not 'conservative evangelical tradition' or any other human authority, that must function as the normative authority for the definition of what we should believe.
That point right there is why many in my generation are lost, hurting, and seeking after truth. We all have so great a crowd of witnesses coming before us that we no longer know what to believe. The church in America has become so established and mired in the certainity of modernism, each absolutely utterly convinced of the TRUTH of the beliefs that a whole generation has imperfectly embraced postmodernism, and are convinced that truth starts with us. As a generation, we've been lied to repeatedly by our elders, so it is little wonder that we have rejected the TRUTH of our ancestors and begun the search for God's Truth. I know full well how easy it is to want to believe something to be true, and to be convinced of the utter truthfulness of a position, all the while having a check in my spirit that something was not quite right.
I recently took a course through the Twin Cities Bible Institute on the Emergent Church, so my mind is thinking about the differences between modernism, postmodernism, the nature of truth and experience, and where the ultimate authority lies. I recognize full well the strands of postmodernism in my thinking, yet I am still historically a modernist. I plan on blogging about the differences between modernism and postmodernism at a later time, and while I was not convinced by all the arguments presented, I still learned a great deal and find myself in agreement with much of it.
Ok, back to Grudem's Systematic Theology…
Grudem and I are the same page with the two initial assumptions of this book: 1) Bible is true and absolute standard of truth, and 2) "that the God who is spoken of in the Bible exists, and that he is who the Bile says he is: the Creator of heaven and earth and all things in them (pg 26)." The assumption, based in Matt. 28:19-20, is that we are supposed to learn and teach doctrine because it's commanded, and has numerous benefits to our lives, such as overcoming wrong ideas about God as well as guarding against corrupt teachings. Systematic theology is like a jigsaw puzzle, allowing us to fill in the borders and a few large pieces. His emphasis on both major and minor doctrines is astute; the minors are seldom worth fighting over, but when the majors are threatened or reunderstood, traditionally cries of heresy haven't been too far behind.
How should Christians study systematic theology? Through prayer and with humility, with reason, with help from others, and thoroughly. "Studying theology is therefore a spiritual activity in which we need the help of the Holy Spirit." It's a long dead horse, but I'm so tired of people saying theology is "mental masturbation" or a strictly mind and reason based exercise devoid of emotion and the Holy Spirit. Hardly. Psalm 119:18 refutes that wicked notion, as also does 1 Cor. 2:14. James 1:19-20 is a good reminder of the humility we all need as we study theology.
"We find in the New Testament that Jesus and the New Testament authors will often quote a verse of Scripture and then draw logical conclusions from it. They reason from Scripture. It is therefore not wrong to use human understanding, human logic, and human reason to draw conclusions from the statements of Scripture."
Wow these chapters are long. Going forward, I may systematically address the text, or I may not. Perhaps I will summarize the whole and point out certain sections that the Lord points out to me as well. We'll see. I'll leave this first blog entry with this quote:
"The study of theology is not merely a theoretical exercise of the intellect. It is a study of the living God, and of the wonders of all his works in creation and redemption. We cannot study this subject dispassionately! We must love all that God is, all that he says and all that he does. "You shall love the LORD your God with all your your heart (Deut. 6:5)." Our response to the study of the theology of Scripture should be that of the psalmist who said, "How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!" (Ps. 139:17)"


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I wanted a fresh start in a place where no one knew me, where I could start over with a new focus on writing–and just writing. On the process, on the journey. On the…well, everything professional. So, I did it. I came here from my long-time, personal home at Wordpress because this is where all the trendy people are.
I've been doing a lot of doubting. It's hard to leave your home (wordpress or WV) and go somewhere new (Blogger/Boston). So when you read this, know that I want to be a professional but I'm not. I'm just a girl, trying something, trying to connect to a world I love–and I'm slightly failing. At least, I feel like I am. What do I have to offer the world of aspiring writers besides frustration and doubt? Nothing. Nothing really...but doesn't every author start that way?
Anyway, I'm taking a hiatus. I'm not ready attempt to dole out wisdom where it is not had. Not yet. Maybe, MAYBE, when I finish the first draft. But, then….maybe not. I don't know. Right now, I'm…I don't know.
As for this blog, I'll be back. I think...When it's time. Right now, I'm busy. I'm moving. I'm writing. I'm not sleeping. And more, I'm not ready to balance three blogs. So, we'll see other later...
Hopefully when we meet again, I will have a first draft, completed and rough. And happy.


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My previous posting was unfair to my ex. We tried to make things work, but it just didn't happen.
So now I've got a new post! What it's about I have no idea until my awesome droid razr phone comes to the store. There is a great big deal with the phone so I'll just give the skinny on the whole thing.
I got an upgrade and gave it to my ex and kept my iPhone; and a contract is 3 years. Now that we are separated I'm stuck with a broken phone(I have to be in the same room to get wi-fi. It's quite sad) but I used one of my 'product replacement' tokens that you get once a year. I got the razr but they told me that I had to sign on for another year.
Sure! I'm already in a 3 year contract and plan on making the razr my primary communication device and add data so what's another year?
So now I'm just waiting for the phone call from Rogers telling me to come pick it up and I will have a new phone.


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I always feel like it is hard to truly get into the holiday spirit when lives are so consumed with the mundane day to day things that have to get done. Which is always so sad. My little empathetic middle child, Luke, came up to me on the evening of Christmas and began to cry. When I asked him what was wrong he said "Christmas is over and I want it to be Christmas again." We talked about all of the fun time we will have between now and next Christmas. He was still sad but thought it would be fun that next Christmas he would be in Kindergarten. Now... onto the gift part..
Does anyone else have children that create these elaborate lists, then you get your shopping done early, and then their lists change? No? Just me... okay.
When Luke was asked what his favorite gift was he said it was his Fingerling from Santa (thank you Facebook world for telling me what to get my children!) Aiden could not decide on a favorite gift and said everything was his favorite. Leila's favorite (I think) was "Moana Dog" a.k.a. Pua, the pig from Moana.
I cannot wait to see what this next year brings for us. I am going to put together a list of New Year's Resolutions and how we did on our resolutions from last year. But anyway, here are some of my favorite pictures from our Christmas holiday this year:
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate!


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Minnesota Botanical - opening reception Sat, Aug 8, 6-9PM
The show of botanical art by a group of extraordinary Minnesota artists and teachers got an amazing boost by the participation of our local, independently owned, garden store Leitner's. The beauty of the art - with all of the three-dimensional feeling and coloration ranging from the subtlest gradations to rich and vibrant splashes - is accentuated by the live plants that have been selected specifically to accompany particular pieces of art. All of the "living art" is also for sale, but is going quickly!
This is not a "strict" show in the sense of showing only work of the formal tradition of botanical illustration - although there are outstanding examples of such work from several artists who are also teachers at the Minnesota School of Botanical Art. Also included in this show are fiber art pieces for the wall by St. Paul artist Joan Levine, depicting specific species of plants and flowers, and the richly detailed bead work jewelry by Jinny Washburn, inspired by the organic forms of leaves and blossoms.
As botanical art of the traditional style is painstakingly detailed, time consuming, and requires years and years of training and practice to become accomplished at, truly outstanding examples of this type of art can be rather expensive. For this show, we have selected some of the best artists working in this genre, but have also made sure that we have work available in a broad range of prices by selecting some work created on a traditional printing press - all original, numbered, signed, limited edition prints, but less expensive because the process employed makes it possible to produce multiple pieces.
Also, for this show, we have broken with our tradition of not selling reproductions - both the original works of art, and prints of some of those pieces will be available for sale. To say that we at The Grand Hand have "issues" with places that sell reproduction artwork for outrageous prices, under fancy names that make it sound like something more than just ink-jet printer copies of original works of art, would be an understatement... it really ticks us off... However, reproductions do have an important place in making great art available in some form to more people, and in providing artists with important supplemental income - as long as they are sold in an honest way. So, at this show you will find high-quality reproductions - prints and gorgeous cards - that give our customers an affordable entry point to enjoy this exquisitely beautiful art form.
Opening reception Saturday, August 8, 6 - 9PM! "Garden Party" - we will even have Pimm's No 1 Cup and cucumber sandwiches! Come relax in the garden with us, meet the artists, and enjoy great artful conversation!
- Ann
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text: This old steering wheel was shot in a fairly large junkyard at White Rock Point, Utah. For an untold number of years, it has been enduring this sunny, hot, dry environment on a daily basis. The age and wear it shows cause me to wonder about its history and what stories it could tell. The hard severity of these junkyard inhabitants occupying such beautiful land strikes the eye as harsh. Very intriguing for someone who likes to shoot photographs!


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Saturday, October 27, 2007
Living In The Past
I guess we are all accused of living in the past at some point in our lives. Well, why the heck would we NOT live in the past? The past is where everything has happened. It's where we have been hurt, learned about regret, had our hearts broken, made mistakes and lost trust. Our natural instinct is to protect ourself and put our guard up. And we learn from our mistakes and try not to make them again. I think that it is important to remember the past, but I guess the compromise, or the healthy way is to keep a handle on HOW much we think about the past. No one will ever move on with their life and learn to enjoy and live if they only look behind them. I must learn to keep all this in mind and allow things to happen and realize I cannot control the future, I can only hope for the best.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Approval, Do We Really Need It?
Ever since we were little, we searched for approval to make ourselves feel better. We may not have been aware of how important it was or that we were even looking for it. When we heard that "Atta Girl" or "Way to Go" or even better, "Good Job!" it made us feel so wonderful. The start of this need for approval began and continues throughout our lives.
Many people brag about their accomplishments so that they can receive the praise they are searching for. Others sit back and wait and hope that someone notices. When we hear something other than praise, it can be devastating. And what about when we do something we know will not win the approval of others? This is when lying comes into play. We have all lied to hide a mistake or to keep something from someone we respect. We respect those people for their opinions, but don't want to hear about it when we are wrong. We are so funny that way.
What happens when you are living your life the way YOU want to and don't expect any one's criticism or approval, and you get it anyway? Say for instance, from your boss, parent's or in-laws. That's when you have just got to hold your tongue and change the subject!!!!!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
There have been countless debates about parenting styles and practices over the years. From era to era you have to admit, things have definitely changed. I believe that children raised in the 50's, 60's and 70's experienced things a whole lot differently than the kids raised later. It seems that kids raised in the 70's made some pact or vow to be COOL parents and raise our kids with not so many rules. I may be wrong, but the way I was raised back then was perfect. Rules and structure and discipline worked wonders. I was a good kid and teenager. I respected my elders, I did not talk back, I hardly used profanity and I was not promiscuous.
Now days, it seems as if the kids my children play with are from another planet. They are rude, they don't have any manners, they don't listen and they are lazy. I wish my peers would see that there was nothing wrong with the way they were raised. Bring back the days of spankings for horrible behavior, the teaching of manners and respect and the limited time on the computer/video game machine and television. Give them structure and routines and schedules. Talk to them, listen to them and spend time with them. Don't use the television to baby-sit your kids. Stimulate them as people and give them praise and love as much as possible. There is nothing wrong with trying to not be like your parents, but if you turned out okay, then maybe they did did it right!!!!!
My Son Is Growing Up, And I'm Scared...
This is my baby. He is growing up and becoming a person and I am so scared.
Boys are foreign to me. I don't know boys. How are they supposed to be here in the 2000's? Are they supposed to be obsessed with video games and not want to do anything else? Are they supposed to pick on their older sister? Are they supposed to be moody and depressed about going to school? Are they supposed to not listen? How do you make sure you are doing the right things in raising them? My son is so different from my daughter. Is it fair that I expect him to be as easy to raise and as responsible as his sister - I think not. With my daughter, she was open to my corrections of her attitude and behavior and how to be a person. I would tell her once and she would listen. With Colton, I feel like all I ever do is try to teach and all he ever does is get frustrated with me.
When the kids were little, I read book after book about babies and how to handle them. I guess it's time to open some up again and figure this out. I am tired of feeling guilty. I think I need more alone time with this foreign person so that I can really get to know him and see how he works.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Taking A Chance
There comes a time in all of our lives when we have to agree to take a chance on something. It may be that we buy that dollar lottery ticket, drink the milk that's expired or drive a different route to work. Regardless, we are taking a chance on change, newness and the un-known and with that, we have to TRUST.
How far are we willing to go to trust our instincts? We may trust our health our finances or our reputation and so on. But what happens when we decided to trust our heart????? Hmmmmm..... that's a tough one. No matter how well we know ourselves, our heart has it's own agenda and doesn't always listen to logic.
Your heart may have been taken out, thrown to the ground, stomped on and broken. You may have felt that you would never be able to use it again. And, as time goes on, you have to learn to let it live, breath and trust. It's one of the most difficult things in the world to do. And, when you are face-to-face with the person who abused your heart and they are asking if they can help fix what they did to it and nurture it back to health, are you willing to take that chance?


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Genre: Fantasy, Faes, Wizards
Menage: MFM
Series: YES. Saga with same main characters
Stand Alone: YES if read in order
Re-issued/Re-edited: NO
Length: words / pages
Published by: SIREN PUBLISHING
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Cassandra's Dilemma (Forbidden Legacy #1)
225 pages
Published February 15th 2012
A woman on the edge.
Cassandra Belle is about to break the story of the century. But one well-placed bomb devastates her plans and leaves her on the run and in a fight for her life and her heart. Caught between wild allure and primal need, Cassie is torn by the desire to submit to both of them.
Two enemies on a mission.
The sexy Fae lord Helcyon wants to protect her, but his pleasure leaves her quaking at the loss of control. The dangerous Wizard Jacob wants to save her, but his war with the Fae frightens her even as he captivates her with passion.
With her enemies closing in, Jacob and Helcyon must challenge everything they've ever known to work together or risk losing her.
Jacob's Trial (Forbidden Legacy #2)
225 pages
Published June 1st 2012
New alliances are threatened…Wizard Jacob, Fae Helcyon, and their paramour Cassandra have set up a household together. Jacob and Helcyon have accepted the other in Cassie's life, but they must work to realize that they need each other too in order to become a true trio. Dark pacts are revealed…The Fae are trending worldwide, but the arrival of many dangerous beings, old foes, and new friends bring about charges of treason for Jacob and a new danger for Cassie. Intrigue closes in on all sides as factions jockey for power on the divided Wizard Council. One legacy may unite them…Helcyon and Jacob are determined to keep the woman they love safe, but danger lurks at every turn and the old ways threaten their futur
Hels's Gauntlet (Forbidden Legacy #3)
203 pages
Published August 19th 2012
After facing down the Wizarding Council and defeating their enemies, Helcyon, Cassandra, and Jacob have begun to find a balance in their triad. Cassie stunned her partners with news of her pregnancy, and the stakes are raised as the men must consider what potential her child will have. Government pressure increases, bombings disrupt Wizard and Fae business around the world, and splinter groups among the Fae make themselves known.
With the Danae on the hunt to bring Cassandra back to her side, Helcyon must block her every maneuver to shield his mate and best friend from a promise that dates back a thousand years. The shifting of oaths leads to the awakening of ancient powers, but history is unforgiving, and the arrival of Hels's brother adds a new complication that could destroy their futures before they even begin. When a dangerous gambit forces Jacob and Helcyon to make hard choices, Cassie must trust that her lovers will survive the gauntlet.
I rarely review a saga series but since I read these three books in a row, since it is a true saga with same main characters in each book, I wish to review them as a story.
I do not read a saga unless I have all the books in hand. I don't do HFN (happy for now). Each time it is frustrating to wait months before I get the continuing story going on. Plus I forget about all the details. Shoot me, authors! I read tons of stories in between and yes I do not remember your heroes. It gets forever before I jump back into the story and remember who is who etc. I tried a couple of time and nope, HFN is not for me.
I discovered Heather Long a few ago, I reviewed No regret, No surrender and looking at her work, I remember that I planned reading Cassandra's Dilemma. I was also in the mood to read some fantasy novel. Well, I got it: 650 pages that I read in a week-end. I did not know it was a saga, but once I read the names of the heroes, then book #2 and #3 were on the menu.
So lets talk about this saga.
My first impression is that it is not that much of an erotic story although I found some hot sex scenes but I thing the intrigue took the main place and even probably in front of the romance.
Is it a bad thing? I am not sure. I thought it was different and I love difference. In fact, I know I got addicted to the story because of it.
I do not read much fantasy with faes and wizards. It seems that the market is saturated with werewolves and Doms. Again, nothing wrong if the stories are well written but it is refreshing.
I liked the heroes, Jacob and Helcyon. They were interesting characters. They complemented each other very well. I liked that they were not friends when the story started. The evolution from compromising to respect to friendship to brotherhood was really nicely developed.
The heroine, Cassandra, was interesting. I did not relate because I thought she tolerated a bit too much from the guys. She was not weak, far from it but somehow I wanted to kick her butt to react more! 😛
I liked the secondary characters like the Glashtyn and the brownie, Leitha. Even the villains were interesting.
I have a few critiques tho. First, I thought that the heroine was not introduced enough regarding her gifts. One day, she was human and the next something else. The changeling family did not make much sense somehow and I wished I knew a bit more about them. Second, as I mentioned on top of this review, I thought sex were a bit lacking, not in intensity but in numbers. I was also a bit disconcerted that the love yous where only one way for a long time. I guess acts worth better than words but in a romance it was a bit strange. I also missed the part where Cassandra released Billy. In the end I did not connect the points between her being so emotionally involved with Billy the ghost and all of a sudden, he was remplaced by another ghost.
Before writing a review, I always try to know more about the author and the series. It seems that there is no book #4 in process. And in my mind, the story does not end at book #3. Funny because it is not really a frustration of mine but I truly believe that there is opening for the intrigue to go a bit further with a villain with a potential to turn into a final battle. I hope Heather Long will consider this option 🙂
Guess, you know already that I recommend this series. You'll spend a great time and get quickly addicted, just like me 🙂
NOTE: May I say that I regret deeply that SIREN PUBLISHING did not take into consideration to pick the SAME MODELS on each covers since the main characters are the same in each books (except one but methinks it is only because we do not find much models with long hair but what happened to the tattoo? Thanks the Heaven, she did not turn blonde in one of therm!). The author has no choice unfortunately. I just wished publishers would communicate a bit more with the authors so this kind of mistake would be avoided.
Overall Review: 4 STARS
Characters: 4
Plot: 5
Sex Heat: 3
Equality Level: 5
Credibility: 4
Originality: 5
Editing (poor/fair/good): good
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Today I got up about 4:30. Whyyyyyyy am I waking up @ 4:30 on vacation?????????? I stayed up until 7:30 talking to my husband. After that I went to sleep, got up at 10:00, went back to sleep and woke up @ 11:30, messed around, then went to Costco. Whewww, boy am I tired! ; D. I plan on watching a DVD I got from Netflix (Maintenance Man) + a bunch of other Netflix movies. I have posts waiting in my queue that I need to finish, but that's not going to happen right now. I'll finish up my post about The Quickening later. So, bye for now! Thanks for reading!


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In my last post on the subject (it's the friggin' previous one , just down the page, so I'm not gonna paste a link for that one!) I proposed the shocking concept of instituting a "fixed amount", "flat rate" tax to be paid by everybody, regardless of income or economic situation, and advanced that I would defend its morality in a later installment. The moment has come, and before continuing with the Manifesto itself I would like to justify such proposal and reconcile it with my contention that it would lead to a fairer society, more conductive to human flourishing. How can you call "fairer" a society where a millionaire discharges his duty with the product of fifty hours of his work or less (somebody who earns 1 million bucks per year, assuming he works 1,800 hours, receives 555,56 $ per hour worked, so would obtain the 28,656 $ I set as yearly amount of taxes by working the aforementioned 50 hours… 51 hours and forty minutes, to be more precise; somebody making ten million bucks a year would get the amount required to be done with his taxes in a tenth of the time, so a bit more than five hours would do the trick for him) while a housemaid has to work for three months and a half to obtain the same effect!!!!
Well, let's call it the "everybody pays the same, everybody gets the same" rule, which doesn't sound so unfair to begin with. Of course, that "paying the same" may require very different amounts of exertion, but we'll get to that in a moment. Before entering in the murky waters of how bad it may be that to achieve the same outcomes people, being different, require different levels of sacrifice (and if fairness requires us to reward the outcome OR the effort put to produce it), let's first grapple with some additional accusations that can be thrown to such scheme:
· As it is most markedly NOT redistributive, it perpetuates inequality. Guilty as charged, it surely does. So does not cutting the legs of taller people (height correlates strongly with higher incomes), not forcing those with deeper voices to wear vocoders to distort it (they are perceived as more authoritative without them) or not perpetually administering mind altering drugs to dumb down people with higher IQ (which is the –mostly genetically acquired, so basically unearned, and persistent through life- factor that most strongly correlates with higher incomes), and as far as I know nobody ardently advocates such measures to alleviate the glaring difference in outcome they produce… life is unfair, deal with it
· The same goal of allowing everybody to receive a UBI could be reached without making those that make less than 50 $/hour work in demeaning public jobs (they would be demeaning because everybody who earned more than 50 $/hour would find it more convenient to pay the money, so putting in the time would be associated with "not having made it"), by just charging a bit more to the top earners (say, a fixed percentage instead of a fixed amount, of the order of the very same 25% that needed to be collected, only in that version only the "real" earners would be paying it). I happen to think that work ennobles those doing it, and that a life in which you get something in exchange for something else has more dignity than one in which you end up depending on something in exchange for nothing at all. Even if it is more inefficient and the state has to exert some ingenuity to find jobs accessible to any level of skill or education than if it bought all its needs in the open market, I think it builds a healthier society if everybody (again, except the children, the elderly, the infirm and the temporarily sick) has to contribute something, has some skin in the game, and can legitimately feel they have "earned" what they get back (the famous UBI). Also, it would rob the selfish taxpayers of the argument you hear so much from the right (it used to be only from the far right, but it's becoming more and more common) that every cent the state spends it "steals" it from somebody, and that such stealing is more grievous as it is used to subsidize the lives of the "undeserving"
With that last point I think I've already cleared the objection towards the different effort demanded from differently capable citizens. That's unfortunate indeed, but it's better than the alternative, which would imply recognizing that the time of those unable to pay is so little worthy that it is not even requested. So although I feel (and to a certain extent sympathize) with the accusation of unfairness I think in this case it is better to push for a certain unfairness (regarding effort, not outcomes, as the same outcomes are demanded from everybody, which also means that everybody is guaranteed the opportunity to contribute to the same extent and provided to everybody) than show the ultimate patronizing contempt, which is considering the less skilled workers so useless that it is preferred to just pay them for nothing.
Having then (hopefully!) cleared that objection, let's proceed with the Manifesto.
The zero footprint rule
So far we have expounded how a society that ensures the maximum freedom while guaranteeing a minimum of dignity to each of its inhabitants, freeing them from both the unnecessary constraints and the paralyzing uncertainties that have shackled humanity in previous eras. But there is still one element to be considered regarding how to regulate production to avoid unjust accumulations of riches, which has always and everywhere been much enabled by the existence of externalities. Externalities are those costs that the use of economic resources (finite, scarce materials with alternative uses, in the immortal definition of Lionel Robbins) entails, but which are not borne by those using those resources, so in the end have to be paid by somebody else (who usually has not benefitted from its use). In the old times, use of common pastures or forests (being common, it's understood that no payment was required) was the only potential externality, and a most tenuous one, as the bountiful nature would replace the consumed goods without much effort (as long as there was no overgrazing or over logging). But with the increased dominion of man over Nature, many activities are performed that are rife with externalities, from the coal plant that pours greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere without paying a penny for it to the cellulose plant that poisons the river where it emits its waste (well, in most of the world that poisoning is prohibited, and the plats have to treat their waste to make it relatively innocuous, so that particular externality has been mostly internalized). Energy production is specially blamable, as even the supposedly renewable energies (solar, wind, hydro) have a deleterious effect at some point in their production (from the use of arsenic, tellurium or indium to manufacture photovoltaic panels to the iron and copper used in stupendous amounts in wind turbines for a meager handful of kilowatts) which is rarely fully priced, assuming somebody someday will be left with the tab (after the current producers have cashed in). Many times, the rich and powerful that can influence the legislative process can dump the costs on the poor and uninformed (sometimes quite literally, as exemplified by a lot of electronic waste from the first world that is sent to third world countries with laxer environmental legislation), or if that fails, on future generations.
That state of affairs is morally unacceptable, thus the only overarching regulation in any AT polity is the zero footprint effect: any economic activity is permitted free of charge (with one exception we will deal with in a moment) and without limitations, given it leaves no trace of it ever happening once it is terminated. As such activities may last well beyond their initiators lives, they should adequately provide for a "decommissioning fund" estimated as sufficient to devolve the site where they operated to green level, and during operations they should both ensure that no environmental impact is caused or, when unavoidable, pay a proper price (to be determined by an independent authority) for its mitigation. Would that make some activities we now perform gingerly uneconomical? Very probably, and that is enough reason in my playbook to stop doing them. Now with the exception: private property of land, or of any of its resources, is morally unacceptable. "Land" is a fiction for a parceled fraction of the Earth, which was here before we evolved, and which will still be around (hopefully) after we are gone (in what sorry state, if we keep on despoiling it as we have been doing for the last generations, is another matter). Understood that way, land can only be collectively owned. Each phratry would be assigned a certain amount, which would then dispose of as they see fit, given that they can never, ever, fully alienate it. My particular suggestion would be to lease it at market prices (which could be construed as an additional tax, a poll tax in the rich Anglo Saxon tradition, much as I said there should be no more taxes than the previously described), in order to have an additional source of revenue and also to have an objective criterion for its distribution (the more coveted spot would go to those more able to pay, but that is better than either distributing it to friends –thus casting doubts about the legitimacy of the process- or just letting people fight for it).
We will deal in more detail with how we propose to transition from our unjust, predatory, demeaning societies of today to the Anarcho Traditionalist paradise in another moment, but let it be known at this point that we are not (necessarily) advocating outright expropriation. A gradual transition can take place, where all current land titles are deemed valid for a hundred years (so all of today's owners can still bequeath them to their heirs), and subsequent sales are adjusted for a decreasing duration (so twenty years from now sales are valid for a period of just eighty years, and so on, until finally all the land has reverted to the phratria, to be administered publicly).
So there you are, in a nutshell our recipe for a more perfect, more humane society:
· Small groupings (phratria) with maximum freedom to give themselves whatever rules they deem fit, as long as they comply with a basic list of rights and their accompanying duties (the latter ensure that the former can be rightfully enjoyed), and that freely join other similar groups (Philae) to be able to jointly tackle greater projects for the collective good
· "Right of exit" so anybody unhappy with the rules of the group can join other ones
· Minimal state structure (roughly estimated to be around 3-5% of the population, between administrators, guardians and arbiters), the choice of who serves in what position to be hammered out by each phratry
· "Everybody pays the same, everybody receives the same": Universal Basic Income and provision of basic services by the phratry, with no exceptions, and universal payment of a fixed amount by every able citizen (in money or in time), equally with no exceptions
· Maximal freedom of enterprise, given that a) the land can be leased but not bought and b) the zero footprint rule has to be respected. Any degradation to the common goods that can not be avoided has to be priced and paid for
Damn, if it were not for the law of unintended consequences (which asserts that if such a society were actually ever attempted, only God knows what may happen and how it would eventually really look like) I would start campaigning for it right away!
Wouldn't you? If not, feel free to let me know why (in the comments section, that great unknown).


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Just Cause 2
Posted by Ben | Posted on 11:42
Here comes another game review! In Just Cause 2, you are Rico Rodriguez, and you can do anything you want! Blow up, hijack, fly, drive, basejump, grapple, and swim in this game. I like hijacking aeroliners, but it's up to YOU what you do. (It's open-world.) I got a PS3 early this year. The game is really my dad's, we got it for him for his bday, but I play it just as much. Here is some pictures:
Helicopters, cars, boats, jets, bikes, tanks and more. Mods (computer only) and add-ons (computer and console). The aim of the game is to cause CHAOS (blow stuff up) to unlock agency missions, which progress the story, faction missions, stronghold takeovers, and black market items. When you complete the game you go into Mercendary mode. In this mode you have to get 100.00% completion. HAVE FUN!


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Hats are finally taking the center stage when Diane Kruger, who by the way replaced Kate Bosworth as the new celebrity candy to the fashion world, spotted a boater hat sitting primly next to Ms. Wintour, front row at Cavalli's resort 2009 show. Of course, you do not make fashion mistakes when sitting next to the queen of fashion and thus the 'hat' set itself to become a more widely acceptable statement.
Hats are great in many ways. Besides its aesthetic offerings, it was originally created with the intention to protect against harsh climates, most commonly from the sun (now known as UV rays). And it is with these intentions in mind that we should celebrate the return of hats again!
Sunglasses are simply just not sufficient to protect your face from the powerful sun rays. It's a known fact that UV rays hastened the deterioration of your skin cells leaving you dry and wrinkled like a prune. Many smart ladies, Nicole Kidman for one, swear by the hat to keep their looks forever young.
So how to carry this trend?
Many people become hesitant when faced with the hat option. Most of us make the mistake of not even making it an option due to silly reasons like hat hair. Hat hairs are things of the past; you can easily brush out one with a big paddle brush with some light hairspray.
The favorite hat on the street at the moment is the Panama hat. Many celebrities and models alike are taking on the trend with much gusto.
Samanthat Ronson thinks it's still a secret.
Rachel Bilson working it.
But like all fashion trends, always remember to inject your own sense of style and personality by trying out other variations inspired by the Panama. Play around with the colors, the length of the brim, and hatbands. Try boaters, modernized cloches, or for a dramatic effect (with full sun protection), a big rimmed sun hat!
Blake Lively attempts the Cloche... or is that a bucket hat?
Boaters - Flat-brimmed and flat-topped straw hats for a casual European coolness. Goes well with casual dressing. Adds a playful note to your outfit.
Cloches - Popular bell-shaped ladies hat of the 1920s brings back some old elegance or decadence to our modern day dressing.
Carrie showing us how it can be done - with bags and heels!
Sun hats - large brims big enough to shade your face and shoulders, but also to shout drama queen! Or just wear it with shorts and be the Holly Golightly of the 21st century.
OK, this isn't the greatest picture. Will try and search for a better one and replace this.
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We have really enjoyed having our garden this summer. We got a BIG surprise when we found pumpkins growing. We didn't plant any this year and we think they were left over seeds from last summer than never made it. We are lucky that we have lots of room in the back because they took over the field. I counted 18 big pumpkins.
For FHE we went on an adventure to the Anderson Pumpkin Patch. The girls were sooo excited to pick them after watching them grow all summer.


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On October 27, 2017, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka arranged the Freshers' Reception Programme (affectionately called Fresherz) for its newest BBA Batch, BBA 25th. The event was organised by the BBA 24th Batch, as it is the institutional tradition for the sophomores to organise the event for the freshmen. Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited was the title sponsor of the event.
The event started off at 5 PM with a welcoming speech from the BBA Chairperson, Md. Ridhwanul Haq, PhD. "Fresherz has just as much significance to this institution as any other event it houses, because it has an integral part to play in shaping the IBA culture," he said.
His speech was followed by a speech from the Director of IBA and the President of the Ceremony, Professor Dr. AKM Saiful Majid. He emphasised on the significance of the event by saying, "It is of utmost concern that the freshers be given the right kind of reception to emphasise how this place accepts them as one of its own and boosts their morale for the rest of the years they are about to spend here."
The final speech came from Ali Nawaz, the Chief Financial Officer of Beximco Pharma who attended the programme as a representative of the chief guest, Nazmul Hassan MP, Managing Director of Beximco Pharma. Being an MBA alumni of the esteemed institution, he became very nostalgic.
He also encouraged the freshmen by saying, "I am very proud to say that in most of the private local companies of Bangladesh, IBA-ites are holding the top-most positions."
After the speeches were done, Dr. Majid and the guest were handed crests as a token of gratitude for gracing the event with their presence.
The formal part of the ceremony was followed by cultural performances by the three current BBA batches, BBA 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. The entire auditorium sang along with the performers who covered songs such as "Summer of '69", "Wonderwall", and many more. Aside from the song covers, the event also featured electrifying dance performances and fun, engaging activities for the freshmen to partake in. After a series of wonderful performances, the event ended at 10 PM.
It is customary for Fresherz events to have a theme based on pop culture. This year's Fresherz was Oscar-themed. Starting from the amazing décor, lighting and photo booths to the "Black Tie" dress code of the event, everything successfully managed to recreate the atmosphere of the Academy Awards with commendable accuracy.
Ever since its inception in 1966, IBA has established its supremacy as the leading business school of the country in terms of not only academic performance and job placement but also in terms of extracurricular activities. So, those who manage to get in deserve nothing but the grandest and most heartfelt reception and this year's Fresherz has managed to give the freshmen exactly that.


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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Simple Cucumber and Tomato Salad
We've had a bumper crop of tomatoes this summer, so I've been preparing this easy salad nearly every week. The Princess and I love to snack on it in the afternoons.
I don't usually measure, just slice up the tomatoes and cucumbers I have on hand and layer them in a container, sprinkling each layer with a little sea salt. Then I pour about 1/2 cup of Italian dressing over the layers. I crumble some feta cheese over the top, thencover and refrigerate for a couple of hours to allow the flavors to blend a little.
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Hi Bees,
I have a credit card that I've had for 3 years (Discover, no annual fee, cash back) Never a late payment, always paid in full. I have a couple grand of a credit limit, which is great, because I never get near 50% of my limit, or if I do, it's for a few days when I've put a vacation or other large purchase on it, and then immediately pay it off.
Fiance has a credit card of MAYBE a year (Chase Freedom, cash back, no annual fee) I told him he needed to get one to start building some credit! He still only has a credit limit of $500.
We both plan on keeping our personal accounts and personal credit cards for personal purchases, but plan on combining for household expenses and having a joint savings and joint checking account for bills.
How should we go about getting a joint credit card? Should I add him to my current line of credit? Should we open another card / different card together? I'm going to be the one managing finances so I'm not worried about having a joint account, just don't know the logistics of it! Any suggestions from US bees?


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