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We are sitting in a circle, talking. Up above the sky is blue, and clear. Someone makes a promise; someone else shakes his head. Finally I get everyone's attention. I stand up and speak:
"If the world that comes after this is not one-world, but all-world; and if the life that comes after this is not my life, but all-life; then what should we do? I mean today; I am talking about the morning -- this morning, which began when the sun rose in the east and slowly burned over the clouds until they were all gone, and there was no trace left of the way they turned purple, then gold; and no reason to cry about it. Doesn't everything end, and soon than we think? Today I am bones and skin and soul. Tomorrow I may become the nothing for which we have no language to describe, the best words just signs pointing past themselves to something we can never imagine. Will you spend your life trying? Should you?"
When I sit down I feel the grass beneath me, and a wind comes in from the west and it runs through us, or we are spun through it. Someone leans in to tell me something; the rest are talking again. I overhear Jonathan and Wendy:
Jonathan: I am interested in ideas. With the right idea, I can stop time. I can build a thought, or a city of thoughts, and disappear inside. God is an idea and if I understand Him right I will find Him inside me, waiting for me in my mind, which is where He's always been.
Wendy: What about things?
Jonathan: What things?
Wendy: The table, the chair, the sunshine the sunset.
Jonathan: They are not as interesting, and besides, whenever I want I can think "chair" and there it is; and I change its shape or color or stack them so high, I might find God there at top, waiting for me.
Wendy: But you can't sit in it. You can't pass the time.
Our circle has gotten smaller: three of us left, explaining they would like much to stay but were tired and needed to be up for work, bright and early. Two others must have quietly slipped out. Jonathan is watching Wendy and Wendy is watching the horizon, where the north star has quietly slipped in and joined us. Some others are talking in hushed nighttime voices, though it is only dusk. Ivan stands up, and makes a speech:
"You spend a lifetime trying to please people, but when you die, where are they there? I think you die as you dream, which is to say: alone; whether or not you held, whether or not you were loved. What should we do about this? If you cannot come with me, what good are you? If you cannot love me enough to make me stay, why--"
Ivan breaks off and sits, suddenly. He is crying. "There there, Ivan," I say, and rub his back. His strong shoulders jerk each time he swallows a sob. Jonathan stands:
"The Self is the author of all creation. The mature person has awareness of this: whenver I speak to you, I am speaking with an aspect of myself. Because the immature person does not have awareness of this, he becomes attached; unforuntately, for him all his attachments will be unbearable so long as he does not recognize himself in the other. The more he tries to run from himself into the arms of others, the more he will hate them; for they each reflect back his own emptiness: the eyes of his lover and the eyes of his killer look exactly the same."
Someone interrupts: "What about love?"
"Love for the mature person is the voluntary surrender of awareness. It is a metaphysical transformation in which I confuse you for me and me for you -- like when you are little, and cry whenever your mother does. What emerges is a single Self, which in turn creates a new world around the lovers accessible to and understandable by only them. For all of us, waking life is like a dream: all the people you meet are your own creation, and in each of them you find an aspect of your own Self."
When he finishes I look around: Ivan is still sitting with his head in his hands, there are a million stars above us, and only Wendy is left. Jonathan seems unsure of what to do next, and then sits down.
Wendy: That was a very nice speech.
Jonathan: Thank you. It's true, you know... what I said about love.
Wendy: I know.
Jonathan: Do you love me, then?
Wendy: I don't know.
Jonathan: Will you love me tomorrow?
Wendy: Maybe.
Jonathan: That, at least, is something to think about.
As he starts to walk away, Wendy calls after him: "Don't stop time too long... you might miss something." He looks back and smiles.
But he does.
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Had a go at Macramé in the last month, inspired by a lovely lady called Lisa, she told me where to look for idea's and I have bought some of her work for presents. Ever piece I make I will be thinking of her!
I do like Peruvian beaded macramé but I wouldn't wear it myself, so the things I am making are fairly simple. Hope you like these couple of examples

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Easy Crockpot Baked Potato Soup
4-5 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 cup diced onion
2-3 celery stalks, diced
3 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cups cream or half n half
1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled
shredded cheese
Place potatoes, garlic, onion, celery in the crockpot and pour the broth over the top. Add salt and pepper and stir to mix. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours or until the potatoes are cooked. Then add the cream and 1/2 cup bacon to the soup. Stir and cook until soup is hot.
Serve with the rest of the bacon bits and shredded cheese.
*I was lacking one potato, so I added about a cup of tater tots as a substitute and they worked awesome!
Easy and delicious!


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One of the many blogs that M reads is the blog of this fellow, Ernie. While it's not on my
list of daily sites to see, Ernie did something the other day that inspired me. This person has started (and finished) a project trying to get 100 people to post 100 things about themselves on their blog within 100 days. This 100 person goal was achieved in 10 days.
While we were at Wendy's farewell party, Kari commented that she did know if she's be able to do that. Write 100 things about herslef. I confidently said that 100 things would be no problem. Mostly because I'm pretty self-absorbed (self-assured as Kari says). So it's time to put my money where my mouth is.
100 things about me
1. I was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
2. I have brown hair and brown eyes.
3. My ancestry is about 3 parts Scottish and 1 part German.
4. One of my nicknames in highschool was Casper. (guess why)
5. I have lived in the Czech Republic for more than 2 years.
6. I speak English well, Czech barely, French lazily and can only read easy German.
7. I went to Queen's University.
8. I played varsity Basketball for 4 years of highschool. I was in the starting line up for 1 of those years.
9. I started playing the piano when I was 3 years old.
10. I generally only enjoy books if they're about aliens, wizards, Templars or philosophy.
11. I studied film and art history at University.
12. I learned most of the skills I use in my present job from the student newspaper I was invovled in.
13. I have a grey cat named Zeus.
14. I worked in a record store for 5 years.
15. I loved music more before I started working at the store than when I left.
16. I started playing the double bass when I was 11 years old.
17. My double bass was made in Czechoslovakia, but didn't make the trip back when I moved to Prague.
18. I'm learning how to knit.
19. My favourite colours are blue, black, green and red.
20. I can't run or play any high impact sports as I messed up my knee by playing high impact sports and running while I was growing.
21. When I was growing up I wanted to be a dancer, a singer, a figher pilot, a marine biologist, a psychologist or a hair stylist.
22. My favourite movie is The Empire Strikes Back.
23. I am an athiest.
24. I sleep with a stuffed animal that my parents bought for me just before I was born. It's a puppet bunny named Bundy.
25. I used to ride horses, but gave it up after being thrown from a horse named Joker.
26. I have a sister who is 5 and 1/2 years older than I am and almost 10 inches shorter.
27. I am strong in mind and body.
28. I often read and write the insides of words backwards. I've always called it dyslexia, but I'm pretty sure that dyslexia is more complicated than that.
29. I am allergic to peanuts.
30. I am an idealist.
31. My favourite foods are sushi, ceasar salad and salt and vinegar chips. Not all together of course.
32. Yesterday, a man on the tram looked at me like I was beautiful.
33. I spend too much of my time being angry.
34. I don't spend a lot of my time grounded in reality.
35. I am in love.
36. I bought a bicycle last week.
37. I grew up in a house on the lake.
38. I sleep the most deeply when I can hear water moving.
39. I am not afraid of the dark.
40. I want to see fireflies again before I die.
41. I am very picky about what I eat.
42. I am a creature of habit.
43. I am afraid of dying.
44. I am afraid that when I die, no one will know who I was.
45. I adore beauty products.
46. I love being under water.
47. I have hurt people's feelings. Usually not intentionally.
48. I hate wearing socks, though I understand the necessity.
49. I think cows are funny.
50. I can be a jealous person.
51. I am obessed with the notion that I might smell bad.
52. I one of my favourite pieces of classical music is the Herberdies Overture by Mendelson. (None of that is spelt correctly)
53. My mother used to make me wear the colour red all the time. I rebelled against it as soon as I could, but now, about 14 years later, I've come to embrace it and maybe recognize that it is a really good colour on me.
54. When I'm home alone, I dance.
55. I love playing card games.
56. My favourite season is fall.
57. I almost got a tan this summer.
58. I'm learning how to belly dance.
59. I think it would be gratifying to lash out and hit something.
60. I love my blog.
61. I've kept a diary or journal in some form for the last 15 years.
62. My sister says I have the handwriting of a serial killer. I think it's rather pretty.
63. I love Christmas carols.
64. I am not gifted with languages. Life would be easier if I was.
65. I do not suffer fools gladly.
66. I love reading, though I tend to read the same books over and over again. I don't enjoy most of the books out there today.
67. I think I'm pretty strange.
68. But I like that.
69. I can list all 50 US states in less than 5 minutes.
70. I am Canadian.
71. People often confide in me and ask me for advice.
72. I hope I'm helpful.
73. I have tried many expensive hair products, but my hair looks and behaves best when I use Pantene. It's a blow to my premium beauty product snobbery.
74. I have a very strong sense of smell.
75. I don't plan on having children.
76. My favourite musical artists include Massive Attack, Tori Amos, Muse, Nine Inch Nails and The Sneaker Pimps.
77. I am inspired by great deeds.
78. Noise makes me very tense.
79. I'm not interested in drugs and I think I'm an asshole when I'm drunk.
80. I have problems trusting people.
81. I think my father is brilliant.
82. I have a pretty amazing life.
83. I used to think that I wouldn't live to turn 24.
84. I look prettiest when I'm laughing.
85. I've tried to grow my hair really long so that I could, just once, dress up like Princess Leia. I don't believe in doing a half assed effort with the
costume, but my hair is really heavy, so I usually give up.
86. I am stubborn.
87. I tend to be very hard on people that get in my way. I need to learn to be better about that.
88. I cried last night because I realized that I don't know when the super-girls will meet up again.
89. I don't know what I want to be when I grow up.
90. I want to get married someday.
91. My favourite TV shows are Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Enterprise, The West Wing and Angel.
92. I love watching TV with M. Czech or otherwise.
93. I make the bed every morning.
94. I am an obsessive organizer. I think it's part of my fear of death.
95. My mother knows exacly how I work and knows exactly how to handle me.
96. My life has become better as I have gotten older.
97. My favourite books are Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien, Foccualts Pendulum by Umberto Eco and The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
98. I believe that there are answers to everything.
99. I am beginning to accept that I will never be a mathematical genius of any sort.
100. I think I'm funny and usually on purpose.


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Saturday, September 11, 2010
my shower chandelier
This is the candle chandelier in my shower! A couple years ago, I spent the night at my Aunt Ginny's house. I had not been there in a long long time. When I pulled back the shower curtain, to my surprise, I saw a beautiful candle chandelier! I decided that one day I would find the perfect deal on the perfect chandelier to hang in MY shower! And I did. $36. I love getting cool ideas from other people; and most of all, I love a bargain!
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A tree grows well when it is nourished from the day first. The best quality seeds sown in the best fertile land with sufficient water and manure and protected from the adverse climatic conditions shall produce the sweet fruit. But what use is of a tree if does not produce what is expected and is laden with burden of the rotten fruits only.
Likewise, any law or act is worthless if it does not produce the expected results. It turns out to be a limbless law which pleases the handful of people at the helm of affairs and the purpose of the larger population is hardly served. Right to Information Act 2009, after the lapse of about two and a half year is still to be implemented in letter and spirit. First, it remained a headless body for about seven years since it was first passed in 2004. In December 2010, a deputation of RTI activists including myself met J-K Governor N N Vohra and the leader of opposition Mehbooba Mufti seeking the appointment of the long pending posts of State Chief Information Commissioner with two Information Commissioners. Mufti said that she would be present in the next meeting of the selection panel, which she didn't attend twice due to some reasons.
In January, the deputation met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and convinced him to fix a date for the selection of CIC and two ICs. On January, 27 this year, the meeting of selection panel recommended the name of G.R.Sufi, who was serving as Chief Commissioner Income Tax as the first Chief Information Commissioner of the state. Sufi as the first CIC of the state was a ray of hope for RTI users. Before him the Public Information Officers posted at the commission were using peculiar tactics to discourage the RTI users in the state. Delay in reply and refusal of genuine information was the order of the day.
In some cases the RTI users had to face harassment. Some of the RTI users were thrashed and threatened as quick reaction for holding the Public Authorities (PA) accountable to common man. In many cases the PIOs asked the users to withdraw their applications else they would face the ill fate. About a dozen such adverse incidents have already taken place through the country, in which whistle blowers and RTI users have had to lose their precious lives. There is no significant change in this culture of the commission since the appointment of first CIC. PIOs are still slow in receiving the applications and disposal rate is even slower. RTI applications are not being taken seriously in many of the Government Departments. Disclosures as per the section 4 of J&K RTI Act has not been implemented in almost all of the departments. Training programmes for PIOs/APIOs and awareness programmes have not taken off. The fees of the RTI application as per RTI act is very high as compared to central government. Governmnet has been requested several times to reconsider the fees but to no avail. High fees is a firewall between a common man and the government and it is what government actually wants.
The PIOs are still enjoying the impunity under the so-called strong RTI Act. The penalties have not been imposed on the erring PIOs, who fail to provide the requisite information within stipulated period. PIOs are lax towards the RTI applications and deliberately refuse to respond or mislead the applicants. Appeals and complaints remain pending with the respective offices and even in SIC. Isn't it that the bureaucracy has superseded the duties of a Commissioner or there are some reasons which need to be discussed publicly.
It is the right time to firm up the foundation of the SIC so that the superstructure raised on it is strong and safe. Else it shall be hollow body without soul and mind, a tree with rotten fruits, a boogie without engine. It seems that State information Commission is just a robot with remote control in the invisible hands and if this situation continues in future then the fate of SIC is doubtful and it shall remain nothing more than a structure without walls and roof which will not deliver. It all happens to discourage the applicants and weakening the RTI regime in the state.
Government is now expected to appoint the remaining two ICs as early as possible to complete the quorum of the SIC and direct all the Public Authorities to implement the act in their respective offices for its smooth functioning. Otherwise, Commission shall be little beyond a lollypop to tempt the innocent population of the state.
Author is an RTI Activist and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


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text: We'll also visit the historical remains of Largo Argentina and the cat sanctuaries, the open air market at Campo dei' Fiori (once the piazza for public executions) and the Pantheon in Piazza della Rotunda. The Pantheon is known by many as the biggest architectual feat of all time. And don't forget Piazza di Sapagn with the Spanish Steps and the Barcaccia Fountain.Twins Romulus and Remus, who were sons of the god of war Mars and were brought up by a she-wolf, was in a challenge as to who would build and regulate an empire. After killing his twin brother Remus, Romulus started to determine and build Rome. But of course, opposite to the mythical belief, Etruscan Kings ruled Rome up to 512 BC. Then it was made into a republic. With the history of glorious emperors, Julius Caesar, Trajan, Hadrian and the remarkable Nero, the glorious history of Rome lives above history books. With its power and powerful armies, Rome was one of the greatest empires of all time. The greatest poets, historians and philosophers are born in this country, further declaring its hold and contribution to the world.


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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Ahhhh Summer....
Ahhh, the joys of eating a popsickle and letting it run all over you....Gotta love Summer!!
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
I'm Linkin' Up...Come Party With ME!!
I've heard that the way to expose your blog is to link up with various linky parties...well here goes!
attempting to
joining the following linky parties:
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If you're coming over to see my blog, please become a follower...
at least get me to 10 followers, I will consider that victory!
If you're going from my blog to these different linky parties,
be amazed and awed by the talented people
out there DIY'ing and being creative...
I'm so impressed every time I go check them out!
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
A Good Friend & A Collage Wall
So, I have this amazingly talented friend, Shelley...you may know her from her blog
Crazy Wonderful
, who came over on a number of occassions (taking time away from her projects) to help me make a massive slipcover for a $30 sofa I purchased at an estate sale. (More on the sofa later.) Anywho, while she was at my house one day, she
tripped over
noticed all of my stacks of framed photos that were laying all over the place. She suggested we do a collage wall and I
threw my arms around her and jumped for joy
said that I would love to have her help. I don't know about any of you, but I knew where my stuff went at my old house, I put in place, and virtually never moved it. I'm not one of those people who move stuff around the house on a whim, although I kinda like the idea and may try it more in this house...we'll see. I have been struggling with where to put stuff, so this was a golden opportunity.
So you can see that we just started laying the frames and miscellaneous items out on the floor, moving and fixing and seeing what looked right.
It's fun to see pictures of my girls as babies, me and T from our honeymoon mixed in with some of Harper's artwork, monogrammed silver platters and monograms...It turned out so cute! I needed some inspiration and Shelley is never afraid to dive in!
That's a good friend!
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No, that's not a click-bait headline. You really won't believe this. 😉
Let me start off by clarifying that this is a targeted pilot program/promotion for select Amex OPEN small business cardmembers. I wasn't targeted for the promotion but a friend was, and he forwarded me the below details. Usually I don't write about targeted promotions, but this one is so interesting that I can't not.
The promotion is called PointsMatch, and through it American Express is basically letting you redeem one Membership Rewards point in place of one American AAdvantage or United MileagePlus mile, towards travel on either airline.
The idea is simple. Membership Rewards doesn't partner with American AAdvantage or United MileagePlus, but if you find award availability on either carrier you can submit it to American Express and be charged the same number of points that either airline would charge. It's worth clarifying that the travel needs to be on American or United metal, so travel on one of their partner airlines wouldn't qualify.
Only it's better than that.
The kicker here is that American Express would basically be paying cash for the ticket, so presumably you'd be earning miles and status for it. Per the terms & conditions:
For the avoidance of doubt, American Express does not book the Qualified Ticket as an award travel ticket under or through an Eligible Airline's loyalty program. The Qualified Ticket will be booked as a non-award ticket under the fare type designated by the Eligible Airline and, therefore, it may be refundable or non-refundable.
For example, take a ticket between Los Angeles and Tokyo, which costs 62,500 AAdvantage miles in first class:
Outright purchasing that ticket would cost $11,000+:
So presumably you could end up redeeming 62,500 Membership Rewards points for a paid ticket in first class on this flight, and would earn full mileage.
Of course this is on the extreme end of redemptions. American and United both aren't great about releasing saver level premium cabin award space on their own metal, so the promotion isn't as crazy as it would be if you could redeem miles for travel on their partner airlines.
Beyond that, presumably they're banking on people redeeming miles primarily for economy, in particular on domestic flights, where the value of doing this is marginal at best. In many cases you'd even come out behind.
But on the extreme end of the promotion, this is outrageously lucrative.
The other basic terms of the promotion are as follow:
- Valid through June 30, 2015
- Valid for one-way or roundtrip travel on American or United only
- You must contact American Express at least three days before your desired travel date
- Each offer recipient can book up to 15 itineraries during the offer period
Bottom line
This is an extremely innovative promotion on the part of American Express. They lost United MileagePlus as a transfer partner a few years back and scaled back their partnership with American last year on the lounge access front, so this is a great way to add value for frequent flyers of either airline.
Like most promotions, presumably 99% of people will be sub-optimally redeeming. But for those few that were targeted and are willing to maximize this promotion, it has the potential to be outrageously lucrative.
The only "red tape" here is the booking process, as it has to be done over the phone, which seems like a bit of a pain.
So, who was targeted for this promotion? And even if you weren't targeted, would you use this promotion if you were?
(Tip of the hat to Mac)


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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
she's lucky today
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what happen with 'd guy' ?? =( i feel so bad =( so sorry...
- 5:58 am
- Demetrius said...
anything for free is luck nowadays:) ...LOL
"Eileen", the soccer chick!! LOL
- 6:41 am
- H e n r i c k said...
Wow... you managed to catch them in KLIA. Btw, got monthly free pass one meh?! Never know about that...
- 10:43 am
- e-leen said...
lollipop: i tell u when i meet u or chat wit u online. Story is kinda long. ahahhaha. Feel bad for wat? Nothing lar..its okie..
demetrius: ahahha yea. Nothing is free nowadays.
henrick: purposely go to KLIA to catch them wan leh. :D yea. got monthly pass wan. The ticket i got for free is RM75 ticket.
- 4:02 pm
- Satkuru said...
ganas they are off to newcastle for ? studies ?
lol that guy damn yeng, ahahahaha.
- 6:30 pm
- e-leen said...
satkuru: yea. they are off to continue their degree in comp science.
- 8:53 pm
- Dann said...
i know why you wasnt keen on goin... =P
- 7:01 am
- e-leen said...
dann: ahahahha yea i know u know.... :P
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London is one of the busiest and most popular cities in the world. If you own a home here, you will know this already, but are you making the most of the space you have? It's all too easy to take the wonders you have on your doorstep for granted, and we're all guilty of this. For example, most homes in London have loft space. What do you currently do with yours? The answer to this question is probably that you use it for storage space, when in fact; it's a dumping ground for things you don't use anymore.
Consider a Loft Conversion
Loft conversions are actually becoming very trendy in London. You don't need any extra land to do it as you already have the space, and best of all, you add value to your property. After all, this will be an additional room in your home. When you first start to think about what you would like (there are many types of conversion available), consider how the extra space will benefit you most.
Are you extending your family? In which case, you could probably do with a nursery or playroom. Do you run your business from home and could do with a proper study? You can even add an extra bathroom with a loft conversion if you want to. As you're reading this, the first thing that may spring to mind is the cost. However, if you ask an agent how much value something like this will add to your home, it will more than likely save you money.
Other Benefits Aside from Extra Space
London has long since been famous for its affect on people from the ground, but there is another world to discover from the roof tops. After all this is where many working people in the 1800's preferred to spend their time. It was a place considered to be all of their own they could escape to, away from the harsh reality of life. Although times have moved on, London still has this to offer.
If you have a loft conversion installed, it will include windows, and the views to be had as a result of this are quite simply amazing. Depending on where you live in the city you could be treated to seeing such attractions as the London Eye, Houses of Parliament, or even Buckingham Palace from a totally different perspective.
You could even be treated to some of the most famous roof gardens London has to offer. One of the largest is what's now known as Virgin's Roof Gardens (formerly Kensington Roof Gardens). It covers over 1.5 acres of land, and is a rare treat on the eye in this bustling city that never sleeps. Other famous gardens are the Queen Elizabeth Hall (located in South Bank), Dalston, Shoreditch and Trafalgar each offering their own unique breath of fresh air.
In Conclusion
If you live in London, you'll be no stranger to city life, but that doesn't mean that you won't want to get away from it sometimes. Having a loft conversion isn't just good financial sense, it's also a great way of discovering a side to this fantastic city that many of us miss out on, especially those of us that live there.
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Monday, 22 December 2014
Sideburn GS
This is Gary Inman's GS I've had several a 550e (brilliant) and a 1000e (still miss it) but this is just so cool.
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Saturday, 8 November 2014
Winter is here so start working on yer bikes CRM speedo and Triumph seat
CRM speedo had packed in so fitted a cheap electronic one today it works but not sure how robust it will be. I have never been happy with the Triumph seat so stripped back to the bare bones and a 1960s Trophy 250 seat cover is going on watch this space.
Saturday, 25 October 2014
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Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek
Attempting to scare the birds away
The fruits of my labour
Proud little picker
Hehe, lol at you picking furiously!! Love the last photo. Looks like everyone had a ball!
I love strawberries...have never ever been to a farm and actually picked them, they do it here in Germany as well...hopefully next summer I'll be brave enough to stop and pick...
Lovely photo's
I just came over from PhotoStory. Your story about your trip to the strawberry fields is hilarious! It's strawberry season here in the southern part of the USA too, and I have an urge to take a trip to the strawberry fields with my family as well. Last year I started making jam and totally enjoyed the experience. You should give it a try!
We're buried in snow here. Your pictures are o summery! Beautiful as usual.
oh my goodness- this is just so not fair - we received 8 inches of snow today!


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So I never posted about Andrew's group in their shirts, so here it is. . .
Thursday we went up to school to have lunch with him. A couple of the other wives brought their kiddos and we had a little picnic.
The Hadleys with their daddies.
I think Hadley was eating something, ha!
Some of Team Herpes before Jeopardy.
(Yes, they all wore sunglasses and had a song/radio station playing while they entered. That's my boy!)
After her nap Hadley came out with all her animals.
Friday, we stayed in our pajamas all day, pathetic I know! I crafted a lot of the day getting stuff ready for the baby shower I'm hosting and starting on stuff for Hadley's birthday. One part of the day Hadley grabbed the stem from one of the fake flowers I was using, stuck it in her slipper and kept saying, "Com'on boy!!"
After nap we put Hadley in her first set of PIGTAILS!!!
This is the only picture I have from Saturday, I just thought Hadley looked cute in her "Mermaid" sunglasses.
Sunday night Hadley and I got ready for bed as soon as we got home from church and crawled into bed to watch Tinker Bell, it was awesome!
This morning we met some friends for an early lunch at Chick-fil-A and then headed to Marble Slab for dessert.
(Trying to decide which flavor to get.)
After ice cream we picked up the mug she had painted last week, which I love. I will be breaking it in tomorrow with a big fat cup of coffee!!
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If you're ever in the Las Vegas area, whether it be for business or fun, I highly recommend Vintner Grill. I recently was in Vegas for a personal appearance at Dillard's and stumbled upon this hidden gem, I was extremely impressed!
Vintner Grill isn't located right on the strip, this place is located a little far from where all the action is, but it is a nice area to be in if you want to stray away from the strip. This restaurant is very inventive, from the bread and butter they bring to your table, to their amazing starters. My favorite dish was the shrimp risotto, I was in heaven! They also offer an extensive wine list to pair with your meals, and many fabulous house made cocktails as well.
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Lectionary Sunday: Matthew 22:34-46
When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. "Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?" He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question: "What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "The son of David." He said to them, "How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"'? If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?" No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions. (NRSV)
In children's church this morning, I'll be sharing pictures of "Classroom Rules" from various elementary classrooms. As a teacher and a children's minister I've had so many different "Classroom Rules" lists.
Sometimes, with kids in Upper Elementary and Middle School, I'll have kids write their own suggested rules, and then facilitate a discussion on which rules we will keep, which can be combined with others, and which should be scrapped.
This summer, a particularly squirrely group of 3rd – 6th graders, fought long and hard over whether we should keep the rule, "No Socks." They laughed, debated and pleaded their case for "no socks." While I could hardly keep my eyes from rolling, they were taking advantage of creating a new set of rules, and they wanted it to have their own unique flair.
We love to create rules.
"I won't eat white carbs, except on Sundays, when I celebrate with my family."
"Forks, go on the left, and the dinner fork goes inside of the salad fork."
"If you run a yellow light, you have to hit the roof of your car."
"You must drink eight 8-oz glasses of water per day."
Teachers agree that the fewer rules you have and the simpler they are to understand the more likely students will actually follow them.
Throughout Matthew 21 and 22, you have stories of people trying to make things complicated, here's what I mean.
- This temple was supposed to be a place to pray, but you've made it hard for people to do that. Keep it simple, look the kids get it.
- It's simple, a fig tree is supposed to produce figs, if it doesn't produce figs it shouldn't be called a fig tree.
- If you couldn't tell me about the authority that John had to baptize, then I'm not going to tell you where my authority comes from either. I'll keep it simple.
- If your father tells you to do something, it is simple. Do it. Don't say yes and not do it.
- The landowner was generous to the tenants, all he asks is return is the payment of fruit. It was supposed to be simple. But you went and killed a bunch of servants and eventually even his son.
- The king is throwing a party, you were invited, now it's simple. Get dressed and show up. If you don't show up, he'll invite someone else. If you don't get dressed, you can't come to the party.
- You can debate and worry about taxes and coins all you want. It's really simple though, Caesar's image is on the coin, but God's image is on you. You don't have to make things complicated. Give God all that you are.
- Sure ask questions about the resurrection, but you don't understand, we're not going to be worried about marriage then. Your missing the point resurrection isn't about abstract philosophical, hypothetical questions. It's simple, it's new life.
It's less about rules and more about love.


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Hi There....
How's life?
Eerlier we discussed the benefits of meditation in our daily routine.
Before getting deep down in the realm of Dhyan & Yoga.
Here are some simple relaxing techniques...
Hope you will follow....
ADOPT a habit of breathing deeply. In order to function properly,
our brain needs three times more oxygen than the rest of our organs.
LEARN to empty your mind of all thoughts and worries.
This is could be easier said than done,but it will become
easier with time and practice.
WHEN u feel your mind is cleared from the clutter, try to concentrate
on your toes.
CONCENTRATE on relaxing and visualise tension draining out of them.
DO it with your other body parts.you can start with feet and end up
with your face.
WITH this you can play a MANTRA, it can be simple ''OM''.
It's positive vibe will creat a whole positive aura around you.
You can feel the divinity within you.
It's effectiveness depends on how much time you devote to this
exercise and how regular you perform this. Well...i suggest be regular
with this and make a difference in your day!
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Make A Little Difference.........
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American Horror Story : Hotel
Lady Gaga and American Horror Story? It's a match made in monster heaven. This is ok news if your a Gaga fan, I personally don't care.
The big news is not only the casting, but also the reveal of Season 5's theme. Each year, American Horror Story has a subtitle since Season 2.
This obliterates the prevailing fan theory that Season 5 would cover the gruesome fallout of chemical warfare. Instead, we should probably expect something a little closer to The Shining or Disney'sTower of Terror, but with blood and guts. If we're getting another ghost story like season 5 then I'm bored already.
But spooky bellhops and mysterious maids aside, what can we expect from Lady Gaga? Well, we already know that Season 5 will (a) have a modern setting and (b) undergo a fairly radical re-invention. There were many who hoped that re-invention would entice series starJessica Lange to stay. I don't think that's happening I ALSO don't get the huge speak of Lange. She plays the same bitch character every season. Not really something I care to see 5 seasons in a row.
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Even though Rowan was only 7 months old on Easter day, which also happend to be cold and rainy, Daddy still pushed him out in his stroller to get an Easter candy. Daddy ended up eating it, but Rowan did get to enjoy soaking the wrapper.
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Fariñas explains how Majority was 'bullied' in death penalty proceedings
Don't look now but it's the House Majority that's claiming that they were the ones "bullied" by the anti-death penalty restoration lawmakers.
According to Majority Leader Rudy Fariñas, it is the will of the Filipino people to reimpose capital punishment in the country, consistent with President Rodrigo Duterte's own desire.
"The people want the death penalty reimposed as expressed thru their representatives in our caucuses and shown by them in our sessions, but a minor group against it has been bullying the majority from expressing its will," he said Thursday, March 2, a day after the controversial measure was passed on 2nd reading.
Fariñas said that the anti-death penalty solons' bullying began when they "demanded" Majority solon to remain at the session hall during their interpellations against the bill.
"How many times did they prevent themselves from supposedly expressing their views by questioning the quorum themselves? They would not want to proceed with their interpellations if the majority of the members was not present to listen to them."
Fariñas earlier said that a solon cannot be halted from leaving the hall if he or she is not interested in listening to the proceedings.
The House leader claimed that the Majority was bullied again Wednesday when the anti-death penalty politikos "[introduced] amendments that were outrightly unacceptable since they were irreconcilable with the death penalty."
"After such were rejected, they would appeal them to the Body and demand nominal voting on every question," he added. Each attempt was voted down by the Majority congressmen, who were obviously superior in number.
"It was high time for the Majority to stand up to bullying tactics of a few members!" Fariñas further said.
The sentiment among the anti-death penalty solons was that they were "ran over" by the bill's passage .
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Don't mean to be negative wrt the original python couchapp and the new one in development, but we've moved over to soca (sammy on couchapp) that comes with a nice ruby (thor-based) CLI. It also lets go of the quirky, albeit logical directory structure that couchapp enforces on you. It loses 'clone' functionality in the process but we end up with a much more straightforward project where its much easier to use coffeescript, compass as post-build pre-push hooks and extending it is also very simple. It also comes with Sammy.js instead of evently which I find much better suited for couchapps (being a Sinatra fan, to be fair). Being a Ruby shop, it was the logical move for us but in general I find it a lot easier to comprehend and to work with. Having an Erlang configuration file suddenly pop up in my couchapp would not help the situation. Gabor On Apr 7, 2011, at 9:54 AM, bryan rasmussen wrote: > I would also prefer JSON. There are lots of tools to emit and > manipulate JSON, in my current build scenarios I am using javascript > to maintain and generate configurations, that would have to change > with erlang based configuration (or would at any rate need some new > coding) > > Thanks, > Bryan Rasmussen > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 10:13 PM, Hendrik Jan van Meerveld > <email@example.com> wrote: >> Hi Benoît, >> >> It does look readable and usable, but I have to agree with Sean that JSON >> would be much easier. >> Most users know JSON and don't know Erlang. >> >> Probably for you as a developer, changing the config file often, it will be >> easier or faster to edit in Erlang. >> For users that edit the file only once, they need time to learn some Erlang >> first. >> This way it will take normal users more time (learning time + edit time) to >> change the config file. >> >> Also if you translate your snippet from Erlang to JSON I think it will not >> be much more complex to edit. >> >> >> Kind regards, >> Hendrik Jan >> >> On 6 April 2011 18:58, Marcello Nuccio <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >> >>> What are the advantages of using erlang for the config file? >>> Scriptability? >>> >>> thanks, >>> Marcello >>> >>> 2011/4/6 Benoit Chesneau <email@example.com>: >>>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Hendrik Jan van Meerveld >>>> <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: >>>>> Hi Benoît, >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for working on improving couchapp which is allready great. >>>>> >>>>> Would an Erlang config file be readable for a non-Erlang person like me? >>>>> What would it look like? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Here is a snippet of current work (not public yet): >>>> >>>> % log level >>>> {verbose_level, 1}. >>>> >>>> % always check app on sent >>>> {always_check, true}. >>>> >>>> % dbs urls >>>> {push_env, [ >>>> % one db push >>>> {"name", "url", [Options]}, >>>> % multiples db push >>>> {"name", [{url option}, {url, options}]} >>>> ]}. >>>> >>>> % hooks >>>> {pre_hooks, [{push, "path/to/shell'}}}. >>>> {post_hooks, [{push, "path/to/shell'}}}. >>>> >>>> >>>> I think it's enough simple to be used by anyone, isn't it? >>>> >>>> - benoît >>>> >>> >>
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Saturday Night Specials
It's Saturday Night...
that means it's time for the SNS sale... Just write SNS in the message section and WAIT for a new invoice before paying.
tonight's sale will run until 6:00am EDT.
40% off Items in my SALE Section
20% off The Rest Of My Shop
I am adding new pocket mirrors tonight, and...my 1100th sale will get a FREE Mirror (my choice) as well as some other free goodies.
If you see a mirror in this photo that you would like held for you contact me through my etsy shop and if it is still available I will hold it for you!
one last final thing....I saw Nancy Drew yesterday and it was fantastic...very much the Nancy Drew from the books I so loved as a child!!
have a good weekend.
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Towards Collapse returns to new home, VFD, on 17th February 2017 for the third instalment of our club night series. Your collateralized debt obligations this month will be:
SWARM INTELLIGENCE (Invisible Agent, Stasis, Acroplane, Acre, Ad Noiseam, Voitax Records) Swarm Intelligence is quickly building up a name for habitually reducing darkened basements to ruins. Blending ambient, rhythmic noise and industrial sounds with broken rhythms, he has captured the attention of techno and noise fiends alike. From droned-out ambience and densely layered field recordings, right through to distorted beats and industrial-edged basslines, Swarm Intelligence has honed his sound over releases on Invisible Agent, Stasis, Acroplane, Acre, Ad Noiseam, and most recently Voitax Records, where he just released his latest 12" called "The Lighthouse". His live set is a fearsome mix of clattering drums, snarling, abrasive distortion and dissonant textures and has seen him perform at a wide variety of events - from the infamous Maschinenfest to Boiler Room.
DEADFADER (3by3, Small But Hard Records, Robotic Elephant) As Dead Fader, UK-born, Berlin-based John Cohen draws on ambient, noise and techno to create panoramic and hard-hitting electronic music which packs an emotional punch.
Nolan Dialta (Cutting Room Records)
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Apple's Beats X earphones are likely delayed until 2017
Apple's Beats X earbuds, first announced at September's iPhone event, are unlikely to ship until early next year according to an email from reseller B&H Photo. Apple originally aimed to ship the $149 earphones in "Fall 2016" (which is still the ETA listed on the Apple Store website), but B&H sent out an email claiming that Apple now estimates shipments "will take at least 2-3 months." Apple declined comment when contacted by The Verge. B&H is a pretty trustworthy retailer as those things go — and an authorized Apple reseller — but Apple has yet to acknowledge any delay. If the B&H email is accurate, the adjusted timeframe for launch would be sometime in February or March.
The Beats X include Apple's W1 chip for simple pairing with iOS devices and a "Fast Fuel" feature for quick recharging. Beats claims you get "2 hours of playback after just 5 minutes of charging and up to 8 hours after just 45 minutes of charging." But aside from those two unique things, they're pretty much your standard neckbuds that many other tech companies are churning out, so it's not easy to determine what Apple could be having difficulties with. The W1 technology has already been integrated in two shipping Beats products: the Solo 3 headphones and the Powerbeats3 Wireless sport earphones.
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Friday, July 23, 2010
More Hop Harvesting and Drying
Here's some images of the hops picked and drying. My method is certainly not the most efficient for drying, but it's free! The hops will be dry enough to pack into ziplocks a few days, then it's into the freezer to hold onto the freshness as best I can.
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Hops are so pretty! Why do they have to taste so bitter? ;)ReplyDelete
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Two steps forward, one step back...
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i think it's part of the healing process. you taught me that. to visit the places that hurt--both literally and emotionally. it sucks. nothing about this season is what anyone would wish for anyone else. but you are doing it, priscilla. keep going.ReplyDelete
i often think of hannah hungard's "hinds feet on high places"--the character-Much Afraid-walks hand in hand with her companions, Sorrow and Suffering to trudge the mountain and get to the top. or the movie "meet joe black" where Claire becomes intimate with Death. sorry i think a lot in symbolism. we are operating on a plain of sorrow--most people will always operate on a plain of normalcy....and i think as time passes, we'll get closer to there but never normal. my hope is that you embrace where you are and your companions in this season. you'll get through today. and when tomorrow comes, you'll get through that. and the next day. and the day after.
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CENTRAL STATES SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST AREAS PENSION FUND, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,v.BELLMONT TRUCKING CO., INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Fort Wayne Division. No. 84 C 375 - William C. Lee, Judge.
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CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Defendant, Bellmont Trucking Co. ("Bellmont") appeals the district court's determination that it owes withdrawal liability to plaintiff, Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (the "Fund"), as a result of Bellmont's bankruptcy. We affirm.
Bellmont operated a trucking business. Its drivers were members of Teamsters Local No. 414. Bellmont, by virtue of its membership in the Indiana Motor Carriers labor Relations Association, was a signatory to the National Master Freight Agreement, which requires that employers make contributions to the Fund to fund the pension benefits of their employees.
In July 1983 Bellmont filed a petition in bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. At this time Bellmont's obligation to make payments to the Fund ceased. The Fund determined, however, that under the Multi-Employer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980 (the "MPPAA"), 29 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq., Bellmont had withdrawn from the Fund and thus incurred withdrawal liability. Bellmont admitted that if liability existed, the amount would be $110,122.80. The district court removed the withdrawal liability claim from the bankruptcy court. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment and the district court granted the Fund's motion . This appeal followed.
Bellmont argues that it should not be subject to withdrawal liability because the relationship between its former employees and the Fund remains unchanged. Of the eight employees who worked for Bellmont during its last year of operation, five retried. Employers are not obligated to make contributions to the Fund on behalf of retired employees. The other three presently work for other employers in the industry and are still represented by Teamsters Local 414. Their current employers are obligated to make contributions to the Fund on their behalf. Defendant argues:
Thus, all of Bellmont's former employees who still work have contributions made on their behalf to the Fund in the same amount and at the same rate as while they were working for Bellmont. The net effect of Bellmont's bankruptcy is that the Fund receives the contributions it would have (assuming the retirees had retired) -- the only difference is the change in the payor. The payee and the beneficiaries remain precisely the same.
Appellant's Brief at 8-9.
Defendant argues that the MPPAA carves out certain exceptions to the generally applicable rule for imposition of liability on an employer upon its withdrawal from the pension plan. Although Bellmont admittedly cannot take advantage of any of these statutory exceptions, defendant argues that two district court cases stand for the proposition that so long as the relationship between the fund and its workers/beneficiaries remains unchanged, no withdrawal liability should be imposed. See Dorn's Transportation, Inc. v. Teamsters Pension Trust Fund, 596 F. Supp. 350 (D.N.J. 1984); Dyck v. Southern Pacific Milling Co., 4 E.B.C. 1346 (C.D. Cal. 1983). Further, defendant argues that the purpose of the MPPAA is to create a disincentive for employers who deliberately withdraw from pension plans to gain an economic advantage. Because Bellmont did not "voluntarily" withdraw to gain an economic advantage, but rather withdrew because it filed in bankruptcy, defendant argues that no withdrawal liability was intended by Congress. Defendant also argues that the district court's decision unjustly enriches the Fund.
The MPPAA provides that "[i]f an employer withdraws from a multiemployer plan in a complete withdrawal or a partial withdrawal, then the employer is liable to the plan in the amount determined under this part to be the withdrawal liability." 29 U.S.C. § 1381(a). A complete withdrawal occurs "when an employer -- (1) permanently ceases to have an obligation to contribute under the plan, or (2) permanently ceases all covered operations under the plan." 29 U.S.C. § 1383(a). it is not disputed that Bellmont permanently ceased to have an obligation to contribute under the plan when it filed its bankruptcy petition. Subsections (b) and (c) of 29 U.S.C. § 1383 carve out certain exceptions for the construction industry and the entertainment industry. Subsection (d) carves out an exception for employers who contribute to a plan primarily for work in the long and short haul trucking industry, the household goods industry or the public warehousing industry if substantially all of the contributions required under the plan are made by employers primarily engaged in such industries. If subsection (d) applies, a complete withdrawal occurs only if
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Friday, 15 June 2012
These cute creations are by Katherine Hayes and we have a large selection of different animals in earring, hairslide and badge form. Pop in and get some super cute accessories! You can see more of kat's creations on her etsy shop, Rat Kat Bean here.
We've got some lovely woodcut prints by Edinburgh illustrator James Albon in the gallery. James has just graduated from Edinburgh College of Art and his work was one of our favourites in the illustration degree show. You can see more of his work on his website or pop in to the gallery for a look at a selection of prints we have.
Thursday, 14 June 2012
Jess Bradley
Next week we are excited to begin showing the lovely linocuts that are the handiwork of local artists Jess Bradley. Jess is inspired by nature and the prints we will be exhibiting capture a wide range of British wildlife from Puffins to Woodpeckers. They are all printed by Jess on her very own printing press at her home in the Scottish Borders.
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Lost Bridge Options?
I lost my bridge yesterday from lower back: molar/false tooth/pre-molar. Recementation is not an option as the pre-molar is mostly gone. Are there any other options, other than a new bridge or a partial? Possible to cement the molar, then use metallic filling mixture to cement the cap (over the old, gone pre-molar)side to the side of the pre-molar in front of it. The reason for that suggestion is that I have a front lower bridge "temporarily" cemented using that mixture to my capped eye teeth from whence the bridge broke -- 18 years ago! It has held that long. Help!
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If you have the bridge and did not swallow it, make an appointment with your dentist. They will need a dental X-ray to determine the amount of healthy tooth structure remaining. Sometimes there is enough tooth structure to perform a root canal and place a buildup and post. This will allow more tooth structure to cement the bridge. Many offices are now amalgam free and amalgam does not work as a cement. If the tooth is built up and other than the bridge coming out it is still a solid restoration, the dentist may be able to retro fit the bridge and recement it after the post and core buildup is placed if needed. Do not wait to make the appointment as the teeth will begin to shift and you risk the possibility of the bridge no longer fitting properly.


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So, what did I buy? The Samsung Blackjack.
It took me a while to decide on which phone... I've looked at a number of them over the past few months and decided on the Blackjack for several reasons including:
- It's on my provider (Cingular) so I don't have to pay the premium for an unlocked phone without subsidy.
- Its small and light, but still has a full qwerty keyboard (though my big fat thumbs are still getting used to it).
- It has data push available for email so I can set it up to get email from work (haven't done so yet, but one of my compatriots at Intel has gotten this done).
- It felt nice in my hands.
- I got it for a good price!
I've been very happy with it since I bought it. It's worked pretty much anywhere I've tried even internationally (though there's an update for it that I've yet to load that is supposed to fix problems with some international access).
Of course, once I bought it I had to go and get the typical set of accessories. I started with a belt clip leather case. I bought the one from Cingular since I wanted one right away (though since it had a plastic clip, I knew it wouldn't last long) -- then when I got home ordered a good one. My case of choice for any device is the case made by Nutshell. They claim their cases are "tough as nuts" and they are. I've had several for different devices and they have never broken in any way -- meanwhile the Motorola case from Cingular broke within 4 days (the clip broke off). See the pics below for the case.
Of course, I had to get my Gadget-of-the-Week-#5 Gomadic power/sync tip:
Which works like a charm, of course.
My other modifications include:
- A replacement home screen. I didn't like the options that I had built in, nor was I able to find any that I liked that I could download, so I bought a copy of Home Screen Designer 2.0 and made my own. You can see it pictured above (although pictures of the phone screen just don't seem to come out very well). If you like it and want to use it yourself, you can download it from here. I will not support it, I will not provide you with any form of help installing it, and I will not provide any form of renumeration if, when you install it, it causes your phone to go up in flames (in other words, you're on your own).
- I installed a good Irish ringtone -- a midi rendition of "The Sally Gardens" (an Irish Reel).
- I figured out (with the help of the web, but I can't find the link anymore) how to configure it to work as a data modem for my PC (and so far Cingular does not charge me for the data minutes). The one sad thing there is that I was unable to get it to work via bluetooth. I was only able to get it to work via the USB cable and I guess I can live with that. I've used it a few times with decent success.
- I figured out (again with the help of the web) how to substantially lengthen the battery life at the cost of slower connectivity. I'm not sure if I'll keep it that way once I get email push enabled (if I do), but for now, my battery can last several days without a problem -- before this fix, even the extended battery was wearing down by the end of a day.
I'm very happy with the phone -- been using it for a month or so at this point and it's held up great. I'll probably try to install the upgrade at some point soon as I have a trip to Brussels scheduled for next week.
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