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Mayer Brown & Platt and Whitewashing Japanese War Crimes
Like the neo-confederates who claim the Civil War had nothing to do with slavery despite the clear secession statements to the contrary or Holocaust deniers, the Japanese right has increasingly sought to rewrite or gloss over their role in wartime atrocities from the Rape of Nanking to the plight of Korean comfort women who were forced to serve as prostitutes by the Japanese military during World War II.
Now Mayer, Brown & Platt, a national firm that represents Moody's and Unilever (whose many brands includes Dove soap, has stained its reputation by joining this cause through what appears to be a highly questionable lawsuit challenging the City of Glendale, California's decision to erect a monument to the comfort women claiming it presents an "unfairly biased portrayal of the Japanese government's purported involvement with comfort women during the Second World War." (Complaint Par. 7.) The complaint omits the fact that the Japanese government has publicly acknowledged and apologized for its treatment of comfort women during the war.
In 1992, Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Kato expressed Japan's "sincere apology and remorse to all those who have suffered indescribable hardship as so-called 'wartime comfort women,' irrespective of their nationality or place of birth. With profound remorse and determination that such a mistake must never be repeated," A year later, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono stated, "Undeniably, this was an act, with the involvement of the military authorities of the day, that severely injured the honor and dignity of many women. The Government of Japan would like to take this opportunity once again to extend its sincere apologies and remorse to all those, irrespective of place of origin, who suffered immeasurable pain and incurable physical and psychological wounds as comfort women." (See Wikipedia: List of war apology statements issued by Japan)
As the son of a Public Defender, I appreciate the fact that lawyers sometimes must represent unpopular and even repugnant clients, but as Marc Randazza capably and colorfully explains there is a line reputable lawyers should not cross. I agree with Marc's assessment here, a firm of Mayer Brown & Platt's stature should not be joining league with those trying to whitewash war crimes from the history books. No, Unilever and Moody's are not a part of this effort, but like the rest of us they should be appalled that their law firm has joined this cause.


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Golftec Lesson: Arms on the Backswing
My last GolfTec lesson focused on my arms on the backswing. Yes, still the backswing.
On the arms, I had been bringing my arms around practically behind my head, left arm bent, right elbow sticking straight out, club parallel to the ground with face totally closed. My "before" swing was not pretty sight. (In GolfTec, you end up with a "before" swing and an "after" swing that you can play back when you log in to your lesson online.) The goal was still to get my arms out away from my body, left arm straight, right arm tucked under at the correct angle. My instructor had me bring my arms back to where the top of the backswing should be, focusing on the correct form, several times, and then complete the swing from there. Another exercise was to complete the backswing while holding a golf glove under my right arm to help keep it tucked in. It exaggerates the position a little, but helps you get a feel for it. Another drill my instructor suggested for me to practice was to put my back against a wall or hedge and (gently) practice both the back and front of the swing. This keeps you from bringing the club way back behind you and helps keep your arms out. My "after" swing was a huge improvement, but the challenge will be getting consistent with this and making it my default backswing.
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Jeez, we ain't done a Crypto-Image for a while…what a bunch of slack bastards we are. Anyway, get your eyeballs around this:
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Several Premier League clubs will be hit by business rate hikes over the next five years as the rateable value of their stadiums jumps by up to 300 per cent.
Swansea City, currently embroiled in a battle to avoid relegation, saw their rateable value increase to £1.2m at the national revaluation on 1 April compared to £300,000 in 2010, according to ratings adviser Altus Group.
Its new analysis reveals that Southampton and Stoke City have been hit by rateable value hikes of 296 per cent and 293 per cent respectively while Burnley's have risen 280 per cent.
In all, eight of the 10 largest rises go to Premier League clubs.
Read more: Number of football clubs in financial distress doubles
Last season's surprise Premier League champions Leicester City have seen their rateable value go up 264 per cent.
Business rates are calculated on the basis of a "rateable value". For football stadiums and grounds, these are calculated using gate receipts – the maximum possible and the actual average – rather than local property values. This is weighted with an assessment of the club's ability to pay, based on whether it might go up, go down or maintain its league position.
According to Altus, matters of relegation and promotion can only be assessed using one fixed date before revaluation. In the case of the 1 April 2017 revaluation, the assessment was made two years ago. As a result, a relegated club can be left for years with a bill that was calculated when their prospects were better.
Altus executive vice president Robert Hayton said: "The worst thing a club can do is get promoted just before the date used for the revaluation and then crash out again soon after. There's no adjustment allowed mid list and you'll be stuck with your inflated rateable value for the next five years."
Read more: Man Utd overtake Real Madrid to become world's richest club
The grounds with the highest rateable values belong to top-flight teams with the biggest grounds, such as Arsenal (£6.13m) and Manchester United (£6.09m).
However, Premier League giants including Chelsea and Arsenal actually saw a drop in their rateable values, of minus seven per cent each. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur both enjoyed falls of minus eight per cent.
Hayton added: "This is a quirky area for valuation. The result is that the Premier League's superpowers – Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool – enjoy falls in their rateable values, while the Premiership's second-rank clubs face the biggest rises. They also face the greatest threat of relegation."
The final business rates bill is set using a multiplier of roughly half of the rateable value and then tempered by a system of transitional relief, cushioning ratepayers against unaffordable rises.


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There are many reasons that I could offer you as to why I have not written in this blog for a year. For one, things have been pretty busy. My regular job has gone from one where I play the Wii and write sexual innuendo for the purpose of selling vitamin supplements to one where I respond to 2,500 emails a week and dream of the days I used to write sexual innuendo. I have also taken on a second job, much like a whore might work for two pimps to pay for all of those Star Wars toys that her bastard children so desperately need. With these and many other things going on, it has been hard to find time to write though it is what I love to do.
It isn't like anything has happened during this 2010-2011 season anyway. I mean, I went deaf for about a week. I also split my jaw open with the business end of a crowbar. I had what was single-handedly the weirdest day of my life with a certain former star of a zip-code-based television show from the '90s. I went to Disneyland. Again. Like a sucker. I had dental surgeries performed under the guidance of Tactics of the Spanish Inquisition for Dummies book. I also was about as sick as I have ever been in my life over the joyous holiday season. Oh, and I also went deaf. Did I say that already?
You would think that all of the various and sundry miseries would be perfect fodder for some good blog articles. But, as the fates would have it, the miseries themselves were what would keep me from writing on the blog. Not that the whole year was completely miserable. There were some good things that happened to me. Something in October, I think. Yeah, there were definitely a few minutes in October that went alright.
But much like the peacock in the backyard that spurned me on to write, like, two other blog posts last spring after taking a comparatively short hiatus, I have also had several other events that have made me specifically think "this is something that would be perfect for Bag Stranded." Yes, it is always nice to share my misfortunes with others so that you all can laugh and feel better about whatever inferior problems you happen to be going through. But I also like to share my opinion about certain matters, as I am planning on doing in the future. In my mind, there are few people whose opinions I genuinely value. My father, for one. A few wizened friends. My wife, because I have to. I really don't put much stock in my own opinion. But that won't stop me from sharing it.
Like Australian rules football. What is up with that? Am I right? I had a hard time sleeping one night so I tried to find something on television that would help me on my journey to a fitful night's sleep on my microfiber couch. I found just such programming on the delightful ESPN2. They were covering an Australian rules football game with two teams that were the best of the 1,434 teams playing in the league. This rousing match was between the Staewell Swifts Baggies and the Mitiamo Superoos. I know—an incredible match, by crikey!
If you have never had the chance to see a game of Australian rules football, set your DVRs to stun. The game is an interesting mix of American football, rugby, soccer, foosball, jai alai, and Maximus Meridius reenacting the Battle of Carthage in the Roman Coliseum. As much as the Australian people might try to distance themselves from the idea that their country was formed as a penal colony for the worst brand of criminals, their national sport keeps bringing them back to the crazy.
I watched the match for a solid hour and came to the conclusion that there were absolutely no rules to the game whatsoever. It seemed like one team would try to get the ball to the other side of the absurdly long and oblong field. However, once they got to the other end, they would either kick the ball, throw the ball, touch the ball to the ground, bite the ball open with their teeth, place the ball gently in the awaiting pouch of the end zone kangaroo, or just turn around and start running like mad toward the other goal line. If the ball should make its way out of bounds (represented by one of the countless squiggly, indiscernible lines spread out across the field) the referee is the one to throw the ball back in. But, in the interest of fairness, the referee is forced to turn his back to the field of play and throw the ball behind him, like a bride with her bouquet if the bride was deranged and the bouquet had to be thrown in a 50-foot vertical arc to the bridesmaids, all sloshed from a few cans of Fosters, who would fight for it to the point of biting off earlobes just to get a completely arbitrary amount of points for dropkicking the bouquet at some hidden area of the wedding dance floor.
The facts that things like Australian rules football exist fill me with a boyish fascination for what else the world has to offer. Not only what it has to offer, but what I can experience, summarily fail at, and then make fun of. It has my hope that sharing those experiences, as well as the countless other embarrassing experiences from my past, will keep me continuing to write on this newfangled media known as a blog (or LAWG, I think the B might be silent). I would also like to publish all of these painfully plagiarizable articles into an actual bound book, even if it is spiral bound. That way you can take Bag Stranded with you wherever you go and the internet does not yet exist. Getting published would be a long shot, but sometimes you just have to throw everything up in the air, behind you, in a 50-foot arc, and hope someone grabs onto it.
And hopefully sharing these experiences will also keep you coming back, though you have been so disappointed in me before. So, as my way of thanking you for waiting for me this past year, I would like to share with you my most embarrassing moment. It is important that you understand how big of a deal this is for me, though. When I first started my current job, I took part in the tradition of sharing my most embarrassing moment in the weekly department meeting. As I had done in nearly every instance before or since, I shared some little trite affair that was perhaps only marginally embarrassing. Those embarrassing moments were not an affront to God and man as my actual most embarrassing moment actually is. This is the very definition of embarrassment and it will be my pleasure to share it with you.
In my next blog post. Which should be up on Friday. As long as I am not too busy. Maybe let's just plan for the end of the year. The year 2012, just to be safe.


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Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Dame Judi Dench, Steve Coogan
Philomena Lee (Dame Judi Dench) was an innocent young Irish girl in the Fifties whose only mistake was to have unprotected sex. The resultant pregnancy left her disowned by her family and at the mercy of the sisters at the Roscrea convent. Required to work seven days per week in the notorious laundries her son is taken away her never to be seen again. On his 50th birthday she shares her long kept secret with her daughter. Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) plays former BBC journalist and disgraced spin doctor in need of a new project. A chance meeting with Philomena's daughter brings him an invitation to investigate her mother's case. Poles apart delve into the past which brings them together as they discover more and more surprises. This is based on a true story, infused with a righteous anger, about the cruelty and injustice at the heart of the Catholic Church. A real cracker of a movie and likely to bring an Oscar nomination for Dench. Coogan who co scripted and co produced the movie gives his best on screen performance (imo) to date. A fantastic piece of storytelling which necessitates watching the movie with a box of paper hankies . You will need them whether you laugh or cry. Well worth seeing.


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The US Census Bureau says that in 2011 minority babies outnumbered white newborns for the first time in US history. The percentage of white babies fell to 49.6% of children under one from April 2010 to July 2011.Hispanic and Asian populations in the US have surged by over 40% since 2000 and Hawaii, California, New Mexico and Texas have majority minority populations. Non-Hispanic whites are now 63.4% of the total US population.
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Theolia in Talks to Win Allies for 300 Million Euro Venture
Theolia SA (TEO), a French renewable power company, is in talks with candidates to join a venture with IWB Industrielle Werke Basel that will invest more than 300 million euros ($422 million) in wind farms, with deals expected in 2011.
"We will come out with our partners" before the end of the year, Theolia Chief Executive Officer Fady Khallouf said in a phone interview today while on a business trip in Germany. Theolia is in "very deep negotiations currently," he said.
Theolia Utilities Investment Co., a vehicle for utilities and other power companies, will have 100 million euros of equity investment and raise the rest through debt for wind projects in France, Germany and Italy, Theolia said in a separate statement.
IWB Industrielle Werke Basel, based in the city, is taking 30 percent and Theolia an initial 70 percent, to be cut to 40 percent as it finds companies willing to join, Khallouf said.
"We're an independent company not relying on an industrial group with a strong balance sheet, so either we go to the market and raise the capital needed or we have to find other solutions," he said, adding that the money will be invested over three to five years.
New investments in clean energy may have risen threefold in the five years to 2012 as the U.S. and Europe curb emissions, John Llewellyn, a Nomura Securities Co. policy adviser, said this month. Spending may rise to $450 billion in 2012 from $150 billion in 2007, he said. Investors should spend across sectors including manufacturing, targeting low carbon emitters, he said.
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European nations are striving to boost renewable sources as they pursue the twin goals of curbing carbon emissions and replacing aging fossil-fuel power plants.
The Theolia venture will buy wind farms from its Aix-En- Provence-based parent, which will be paid to manage their development and operation, according to the statement.
Theolia expects to open bidding in autumn for a turbine supplier on the first 100-megawatt phase of a wind farm it's developing in Morocco with the nation's state-owned utility, Khallouf said. It will then seek banks for financing, he said.
"We've already had declarations coming from local and international banks willing to provide financing and strong interest also from multilateral institutions," he said, declining to elaborate. The first phase of the project in Tetouan, near the city of Tangier, should enter service before June 2014, Khallouf said. The company aims to open bidding next year for the second phase, of 200 megawatts, he said.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Handing out your Business Cards at Craft Shows
I sell at two craft show each weekend throughout the Summer. I hand out hundreds of my business cards for my online Etsy shop Gypsy Moon Designs This Saturday I sold this Charoite necklace set which is a bit pricey to a women who lives in Michigan. She vacations each Summer in Montana and had my card from last year. She told me that she had been eying this necklace online and couldn't wait to see it in person. It thrilled me to hear that!
Saturday I had another customer who bought several pieces and I offered her my card. She told me my shop is book marked in her favorites. Another thrilling thing to hear!
Now, for some synchronicity...A few weeks ago I sold this Charoite necklace set to a woman also from Michigan. I am a born and raised Michigander and found it so interesting that this stone necklace set keeps selling to my fellow Michiganders.
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- High Desert Rose said...
what an encouraging post! Congratulations on your sale of the Chariot necklace! The fact that she kept your card and looked you up the following year is AMAZING!
Wonder if there is something in the genes that attracts this Michiganers to this stone. Something ancestral?
- August 24, 2009 at 1:08 PM
- Judy said...
That is wonderful! You obviously made a great impression on her...
You sure are a busy girl with that many shows.
- August 24, 2009 at 5:35 PM
- Celtic Cat said...
Congrats! Your jewelry is awesome!
- August 24, 2009 at 7:34 PM
That is so cool that your customers get to meet you in person and know you from your website. Congrats on the sales!
- August 25, 2009 at 6:56 AM
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The bandwagon continues to grow with more posts from pundits claiming Quora is the next big thing.
I find it to be cool technology deployment. Since we all have questions that we want answers to, the connections and sorting are certainly working.
I've learned not to judge the viablity of a new site based on people telling me that they don't have time to join yet another network.. so while I personally feel like all I do on Quora is answer friend requests, I like to remember how often someone asks me if Twitter is going to survive "because we just don't have time for that"
Suppose Quora were there.. with your connections in place from other networks and some default setting that took care of the chores of setting it up.. would you go there when you have a question?


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- Converse sneakers from Journeys
- Zana Di jean shorts
- Belt from Express
- Bracelets from Body Central
- Thrifted striped tank
- Hoodie from New York & Company
Every so often I like to dress down (Okay let's get real- it happens a lot!) and when I do I love wearing my Chuck Taylor low tops. I bought these a few years back, and I've found tons of uses for them. Wearing them with everything from colored jeans to sundresses, they've definitely been worth the investment.
For this outfit, I decided to pair a breathable neon hoodie with some casual yet preppy stripes. In order to keep it's laid back vibe, I wore the neon hooded sweatshirt and tank with denim cutoffs. This yellow and black (or navy) color pairing is sophisticated yet playful, and will work in professional looks as well.
Pop of health/fitness: Ahhhh! I can hardly contain myself, I'm leaving for Vegas in 3 days! I cannot wait to share with all of you what I did on my trips and some awesome photos as well. I will be posting looks each day, but will share with you photos from the trip once I come back!
Oh, health. That's right. So I haven't been working out as long as I've been wanting to, but I have been getting out to walk everyday. This has been helping, and so has the cutting out of the dairy/sweets/fried food. I have lowered my caffeine intake to one Diet Coke a day (sometimes none I'm pretty proud of myself!) and have been drinking more water each day.
I looked up the hotel we'll be staying at in Las Vegas and they have a gorgeous gym, so I will definitely be utilizing that.


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Yesterday, I headed over to my dad's place to relax and watch some cable TV. I just needed to get away from my own space, clear my head, maybe use the gym. Now, my father is a nature lover. He is an avid hiker and goes all around the globe with my stepmother taking in different sites and trails; he has a new deck to the back of his home that jets out into the wood; he has even climbed a glacier with my brother. Naturally, he also has a slew of bird feeders around his place. I'm not one to climb a glacier, but I do enjoy watching the feeders from time to time (especially when the squirrels get too close and my father reaches for his BB gun).
Now, as I was sitting in his big comfy chair filling my belly with food and my brain with The Real Housewives of New York City, I couldn't help but notice out of the corner of my eye the most insane parade of ravenous spring birds attacking the feeders. My theory is: It was probably the snow in April that made their instincts go crazy. I could have tested this theory, but, I figured I would just start taking fashion shots of all the birds that were catwalking at the feeder. This whole situation made me think of how anomalous fashion is - showing Fall clothes in the Spring and Spring clothes in the Fall. I sat there pondering the birds and the methods of fashion, and decided what Fall looks my new Spring friends might be rocking...
Rag & Bone F/9
Kris Van Assche F/W 9/10
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We are open 7 days a week and there are no restrictions on when you can book an appointment. If you have a specific date in mind, it's best to call the spa and see if we have availability. Our phone number is 443.540.4022. Thanks!
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Yes, their Saturday hours are 10:30 am - 6 pm.
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Why so serious? or maybe you need some refreshment, like a picnic? I was upset to see you ignoring the sky. It's too beautiful to ignore. Take your colorful clothes, bring your favourite books then shopping for food that you like and take it to meet your bestfriend. My multicolor-green-white-shirt fairly represent my spirit of picnic that day. Sound quite simple and fun, right?
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i love the FOOD network magazine. in this month's issue there's a recipe for rosemary bread; kind of like the macaroni grill's rosemary bread. this is a good recipe! serve it dipped in olive oil and kosher salt. add a shot of balsamic vinegar to the dipping oil, nice.
almost-famous rosemary bread
1 1/4 oz. packet dry yeast
2 tsp. sugar
2 T. olive oil, plus more for brushing and serving
2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
2 T. dried rosemarry
1 tsp. fine salt
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1. in a lrg. bowl combine sugar, yeast and 1/4 c. warm water. let sit until foamy, about 5 minutes.
2. add 1 T. olive oil, the flour, 1 1/2 T. rosemarry, the fine salt and 3/4 c. warm water. mix until dough forms.
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Size and speed.
This is the perfect combination for a college defensive back and 2011 Longhorn recruit, Sheroid Evans, has both.
The 6'1, 185 pound defensive back, who runs a 4.35 forty and a 21.3 in the 200m, hails from Dulles High School in Sugarland in the Houston area.
Sheroid's speed has carried him to two titles at the National Scholastic Championships in New York in 2010, winning both the 400m and 200m. This summer, he added a 400m hurdles win to his list of national titles.
That's not just speed; that's world class speed.
The Rivals Network rated Evans as the No.1 most athletic and fastest DB in the country, and the #16 overall DB.
But is he a football player running track, or a track star playing football?
This is a question with which Texas football fans have become familiar with the likes of Marquise Goodwin and Brian Roberson.
Right now, many would say Evans is a track star first, but the potential is certainly there for him to excel as either safety or cornerback at the collegiate level.
Evans' size is a huge plus. It allows him to play very physically, and his speed allows him to cover a lot of field.
While he may not make a huge impact in 2011, with his size, speed, and athleticism, not to mention the fact that he will be coached by one of the country's best defensive back coaches, Duane Akina, the potential is certainly there for him to become a great football player, and not just a track star.
It may take a year or two, but if he lives up to his capabilities, look for Sheroid Evans to become another great University of Texas defensive back on a long list of great Longhorn defensive backs.


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The worst losing streak in esports this year: 0-40
In sports, no matter what, there are great teams and poor teams. For hockey, you have your Pittsburgh Penguins and your Washington Capitals as well...
Another little pleasant surprise for me at Sony's Gamers Day was the PSP title SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike. Seeing as how I was never really got into the PlayStation 2's first-person shooters, I never got into the whole SOCOM thing -- mostly because I never had that Internet adapter. But, with the PlayStation 3 version coming out soon and this PSP title, I think my tune may soon change.
Before you write this off as just another SOCOM title, this isn't what you think. Tactical Strike is an RTS, a close-up and personal RTS and I like it, a lot. In fact, besides maybe Warhawk, it was probably the game I spent the most time with at the event. I'm a sucker for war games and I'm a sucker for RTS, so this was a perfect match for me.
In trying to describe this game, look at it as this: Think Ghost Recon, but instead of being in first-person mode and shooting people, you're just controlling the squad that does all the killing. You can set waypoints, upload custom teams, and set specific fire functions, etc. Even better is that the whole thing can be played via Ad Hoc and Infrastructure.
With games such as Tactical Strike and God of War: Chains of Olympus on the PSP horizon, maybe this little handheld's got a bit of life in it afterall.
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Thursday, September 06, 2007
Synaesthesia: cello - violin - reflection
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This photograph is the reflection of large boat masts on the water around Martha's Vineyard. When looking at it, photographer Marcia Smilack hears cello music. And when the picture is turned upside down, she hears violins.
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I love food.
Who doesn't, right?
For me, though, food is about more than three square meals. Dinner time means family. There's an unspoken open-door policy at our table. Welcome friends. Welcome hungry stragglers. Welcome neighbor kid who smells garlic and wants a meatball or two. Eating together means opening up a bottle of vino, and taking a moment out of the craziness of our lives to be grateful.
Growing up, my mother made dinner time a priority. She planned meals around everyone's schedules, making sure that we broke bread together. There were baseball games and high school musical practices to compete with, but family meals came first. My mother always made the table an attractive place to be too, with homemade food that suited the seasons and quenched our cravings. Chili and soups in the fall. Roasts in the winter. Pasta on Sundays, no matter what time of year it was. And always a salad – with the absolute best homemade dressing. My friends used to pop in at dinner just for my mom's salad. Weird, but true.
My grandparents lived with us, so oftentimes, Nana cooked with Mom. Some of our favorite days were the ones when Nana broke into the mood to make homemade gnocchi or even just sauce. My brother and I would come through the front door from school, begging for a piece of sauce bread before we even said hello. And Nana never disappointed. She'd remove the lid from her signature silver sauce-pot and ladle warm, thick goodness over a slice of soft bread.
Best. After school snack. Ever.
I'll admit it, cooking comes easy to me now. Growing up as a first-generation Italian probably has something to do with that. For Italians, food is life, and I'm no exception to that rule. For four years, I ran a successful in-home catering business. I cooked for big wedding celebrations as well as small get-togethers, like neighborhood jewelry parties. I made simple and delicious food for people who just didn't have the time, and they were so thankful. For me, planning meals is fun. I have to admit – I don't always enjoy preparing them at my kitchen island, amidst a crew of whiners who don't want to do their math homework, but that's part of my job description. So, I deal. We all do.
When my husband complains about the menu or his daily dish-duty, I threaten to stop cooking. He always laughs and calls my bluff. He knows that, for me, cooking for my family and even for myself is an outlet, something that inspires me. Even in this fast-paced society, where a protein shake and a half-caff soy latte can suffice for lunch for most of my friends, you'll find me in my kitchen around noon, tossing a salad with crunchy romaine, chick peas, tomatoes, onions and some chicken from last night's dinner. I dress it with my mom's oil and vinegar magic, and I have a healthy lunch to enjoy while I answer e-mails or brainstorm the next chapter of whatever I'm working on.
Maybe it's just that I'm the mom now, but these days it seems more and more difficult to keep families together at the dinner table. Activities seem more demanding. Homework seems endless. Kids are distracted by technology, their heads buried in Instagram and Twitter accounts, their communication more active in their Minecraft pseudo-worlds than in the real one. Still, this is where we are. This is what we have to compete with. So, we up the ante.
No more hamburger helper, people. There's a better way to lure your kids to the dinner table. And, it's not as hard as you think it is. I'm here to help.
I'm going to share some of my easy and sought-after "recipes" here on the blog. I use quotes, because these are just easy things that my mom and Nanas used to make for my family. No one ever wrote recipes for them until I started my catering business and had to compile them for my employees. These dinners are so simple to throw together on a school night when you have to get the kids to soccer and piano practice and then study for a science test. I'll post these once a week for you, and I'll include a vegetable, a starch, and a protein – just like my mom always did!
For my first food post, I am going to share the ever-famous Jackie's salad dressing. For all of you who have eaten this a zillion times and gone gaga over my salad, you will laugh at how easy it is! I told you so. I'm also going to share a family and friend favorite, my go-to helping hands meal. I love to make my mom's Chicken Verona, a.k.a. lemon chicken, and take it to a friend who is under the weather and needs a meal delivery. This was my number one seller when I ran Chez Vous, my in-home catering business, and several customers asked me for the recipe. I always gave it to them. Last, I'll post a recipe for my award-winning tomato casserole. When I say award-winning, I mean this recipe took the Catalpa Place block party first prize for the main dish category. Serious business, y'all. Honestly, though, everyone loves our tomato casserole. And, if you hate the word casserole, just call it provincial tomato bake. That's what I called it on the Chez Vous menu. Sounds prettier.
These are three things that are easy to make. Your kids will eat them, and they don't require crazy ingredients that you have to buy at the ethnic food or gourmet store. Have fun with these, and let me know how they go over at your table. Now, mangia!
Chicken Verona
8-10 boneless chicken breasts
1C Italian breadcrumbs
1C Parmesan cheese
1 stick of butter
Juice of 1 lemon
1 T garlic powder
Toss breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese. Coat chicken breasts in parmesan and breadcrumb mixture and lay in a baking pan.
In a microwavable bowl or Pyrex glass measuring cup, place the butter, the lemon juice and the garlic powder. Melt together in the microwave for 2 minutes then pour over the chicken.
Bake at 375 for 45 minutes.
Tomato Casserole
2 C Croutons – any flavor works
3 large tomatoes or 4 medium sized ones, sliced thickly into rounds
1 bag shredded mozzarella or Italian blend cheese
1 1/4 C oily Italian dressing (my favorite is Ken's Steakhouse Caesar or a balsamic vinaigrette)
Cover bottom of 8x11 casserole dish with croutons
Top croutons with a layer of sliced tomatoes
Top with a layer of cheese
Add another layer of tomatoes
Add another layer of cheese
Drizzle dressing all over the top
Bake at 350 for 40 min. or until cheese is golden brown.
Jackie's salad
1 head of Romaine or leaf lettuce
Some Tomatoes – grape or sliced
1 sliced Onion
¼ can chick peas
½ C Olive oil
¼ C Red wine or balsamic vinegar
1 tsp Salt
3/4 tsp Pepper
3/4 tsp Garlic powder
Directions – Place the veggies in a bowl. Atop the salad, sprinkle the spices. Add the oil first then the vinegar. Toss. Don't mix the dressing first in a jar. For whatever reason, it makes it taste different. Still good, but different!
NOTE – please add anything you like to this salad! Cheeses, proteins, nuts, berries. I love grilling veggies in summer when I have more time and tossing them into the salad with gorgonzola cheese or adding some store-bought rotisserie chicken and croutons. Even a fried egg is awesome on a salad. Try it. You'll be surprised!


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More confirmation that we (as Christians, as Nazarenes, and as missionaries) are called to simplicity, flexibility, and prayerful abandon, courtesy of the Green Book:
"If we ask God for so little it may well be because we feel the need for
him so little. We are leading complacent, secure, well-protected,
mediocre lives. We aren't living dangerously enough; we aren't living the way Jesus wanted us to live when he proclaimed the good news" -Anthony de Mello
"I am telling you my own experience and that of my colleagues: we could go for days on end without food; we could not live a single minute without prayer." -Mahatma Gandhi
"The less we pray the less we are likely to live the risky, challenging life that the Gospels urge us to; the less of a challenge there is in our life, and the less we are likely to pray." -de Mello
"Given the type of life I am leading, if I ceased to pray I should go mad!" -Gandhi
Which brings us back to a song that keeps getting stuck in our heads:
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
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Putting Pen to Paper: Writing Your Content
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After three long, tedious hours of baking in the summer's heat, the will-call line was eventually good to us, only to open a much smaller, but still never ending entrance line to FYF.
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The Roanoke Indians and the Croatoan Indians (called Hatteras after 1701), were two nations of the Algonkian speaking people of North Carolina . The original home of the Croatoan included what is now Hatteras Island from the current town of Buxton south, and the eastern part of Ocracoke Island . After 1650, and the closing of the Chacandepeco Inlet, they moved onto that part of Hatteras Island from Avon to Rodanthe. The capital of the Croatoan Indians was that of the same name located underneath what is now the Town of Buxton , N.C. The original territory of the Roanoke Indians was Roanoke Island and the Dare County mainland as well as adjacent parts of Bodie Island on the east. The Roanoke Indians called themselves " the northern people " because tradition says they lived at the north end of Roanoke Island. Their capital town was Dasemonquepuc located at modern day Mann's Harbor, North Carolina. The Hatteras Indians called themselves "the people of shallow waters". The tribes were ruled by a leader called " Manamatowick ". The paramount chief, or Manamatowick, usually controlled between six or eight towns, although some ruled as many as eighteen and could gather seven to eight hundred warriors. At the time of English colonization on Roanoke Island, Wingina, ruled over Dasemonquepuc, Roanoke Island , and possibly the towns of Tramaskecooc, Croatoan, Aquascogoc, Pomeiooc, Cotan, Secotaoc, and Secoton. Each town had its own subchief called "Werowances". *
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- The new dishwasher is finally in. It has 2 small dents and we need S's tiny fingers to use the hidden controls (which was the point of having them, so S couldn't use them). But it's in.
- S has had a rough week where she HAD to have a parent sleep with her at naptime or bedtime. More at bedtime than naptime, which made for an exhausting week. But she seems to have turned the corner and went to sleep on her own tonight. Hurray.
- Boston broke a temperature record today, at 68 degrees. We spent quite a bit of time outside
- Somehow Season 3 of Sons of Guns started last week, and we didn't find out until today
- I watched a behind the scenes show about Downton Abbey, and I now feel like I get the gist of it. Which has now sucked me into watching all of Season 1. Thank you Hulu
- I am doing more projects from Pinterest than I thought I ever would. Huzzah.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Obedience is Better than Sacrifice
During my daily devotion last week, I came across the scripture 1 Samuel 15:22
(KJV) "And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams."
To sum it up: "obedience is better than sacrifice"
I don't know how many times I had heard this scripture and this reference but never truly understood it until now. Before when I would hear this or read it, by "sacrifice" I thought they meant physical sacrifice. In the old testament they would sacrifice animals to God as an offering. I thought it meant that God didn't want us giving him anything superficial, because he finds more joy in us obeying him than trying to please him with our physical actions. Obedience is in the heart and not our physical actions. (And in a way it does still kind of touch on that, but this topic is deeper than I had thought to dig at the time.)
However, now that I've read this verse numerous times, I finally understood "sacrifice" in a whole new light. Sacrifice as in, when we disobey God it's like we're sacrificing our salvation. Every time we disobey God we're stepping outside of his covering for us and he can no longer protect us. We don't know if when we step out "this time", we'll be able to repent and come back to God. A lot of the time we're sacrificing our salvation over something that's only going to end up being temporal anyways. Also "sacrifice" relates to how in disobeying God we usually end up loosing something, or being hurt in the process of trying to do "you." We tend to think that our method of things will get us where we want to be faster, but often times we cause more damage to ourselves this way. So our best bet is to wait for God's instructions. Because Saul didn't obey God, he ended up sacrificing his position as King. A lot of the times when we step outside of the will, we end up missing out on opportunities God may have had planned for us. Most of the time if we had only obeyed God the first time, we could have avoided some of the harder paths we led ourselves down, or even avoided a few heart breaks along the way.
A lot of the time the trick of the devil is to make us think that, in obeying God we're sacrificing the "good" stuff we really want to do. He almost wants us to think we'll lose out on something by doing what God says. When in actuality we'll gain more than we think we'd actually be loosing. But it's all a matter of being obedient to the Lord. If we obey God now, then we won't have to sacrifice later. If we listen to what God is saying we can avoid having to suffer unnecessary consequences of our own actions. It's only once we make up our minds that God knows what's best for us that we'll realize our salvation is not worth sacrificing, especially over anything the world may have to offer.Why make things more difficult than they need to be, avoid the sacrifice and obey God.


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New Year New You
January 10, 2011
I have hit the ground running in 2011! I am thrilled to share new projects with all of you in these coming months. Mario, Avery and I had a wonderful holiday surrounded by friends and ended 2010 on a high note. It's now time to get back into the daily swing of things.
Last week, Mario, Avery and I attended the premiere of "Season of the Witch". We worked the red carpet and had a blast. I love a night out with my family where I can also sport some of my True Faith jewelry!
I have great things planned for 2011 for the True Faith line as well as Tru Renewal. I am anxious for all my fans to see what I have planned and I hope you all love it! It's a new year and I am ready for new things! What are your big plans for 2011?
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February 4, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Hi Ramona, I love you and your jewelry! You are an inspiration to me! I have started my own special niche jewelry line. I sell handmade one of a kind sea shell earrings!!
February 4, 2011 at 4:54 pm
I hope you do well on the new diet and I cant wait 4 your season of RHW"s 2 start! I am such a fan of ALL of em, but REALLY enjoy New York!!
February 4, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Wow Ramona, I didn't know you had a blog until today. It's cute.Can't wait for NY to start again. Really bummed it's been pushed back to spring.


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It Happened Here: Posters from the San Francisco Bay Area
May 8, 2013 § Leave a comment
The West has always beckoned to those in search of change. The adventurous came to California to put a stake in land, to chase after gold, and later, in search of personal transformation in the summer of love.
How did the word get out about the promise of the West? Posters provide an answer.
This summer Vintage European Posters will showcase a collection of posters from the San Francisco Bay Area in a show titled "It Happened Here." The show features posters about the Vietnam War protests, women's rights, black power, as well as selected works by Berkeley Poster artist David Lance Goines.
Don't miss out on this collection of local history!
The show runs from May 18 – July 3rd
Come visit us for the show's opening weekend
Saturday, May 18 from 10-6
Sunday, May 19 from 11-5
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Call us at 510 843 2201 to schedule an appointment.
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Friday, April 25, 2008
The saga continues...
Desiree's room is the next room that received a complete makeover. Gone is the blood red enamel wall. That thing always looked like it was bleeding to me. The inside of the closet was painted the same glossy red so it really looked like the portal to hell. She liked it but I think even she was beginning to tire of it. The whole room is now a peaceful shade of sand and it looks amazing. She also got a new light fixture that, thankfully, doesn't hum every time you turn it on. Progress!
Her bathroom has been repainted the same color (pacific sand - again, from Kelly Moore) and is ready for us to install the new light fixtures, mirror and cabinet.
Gee, it's so pretty that maybe we'll just stay...
8 comments:
I want to see what you are doing to your house. And why does everyone have to move away. Although I am envious that you will be moving to Washington I love that state. I would love to have a home on a lake.
- April 29, 2008 at 2:08 PM
- Jan said...
It has been a long time since I have written. I still check your site every day and vote for you. I don't want you to move but I am really happy for you that you are. I love the state of Washington I would love to live up there and have a house on a lake.
- April 29, 2008 at 2:11 PM
- Jan said...
Okay for the third time I haven't written in a while I am so happy for you that you are movie and so sad for us. I would love to move to washington and buy a house on a lake. Jan
- April 29, 2008 at 2:13 PM
- Jan said...
Now for what must be the tenth time. I haven't written in along time but everyday I still check your site and vote for you. I am so happy that you are going to make the move to Washington I love that state and would love to move there myself. Jan
- April 29, 2008 at 2:15 PM
- Lori Peterson said...
Hey Jan!
Thanks for the comments. I had to start moderating the comments because I was getting too many spam comments. When the spammers move on, I will turn the comment moderation back off and we can all talk again normally. Damspammers.
- April 29, 2008 at 2:18 PM
- Jan said...
Oh I thought It was just me and not knowing how to use the computer right. Jan
- May 2, 2008 at 2:35 PM
- Jan said...
Okay here we go again anyway is it me or the computer Jan
- May 2, 2008 at 2:36 PM
- Lori Peterson said...
LOL! It's not you!!! Your comments won't be shown until I approve them. I wish I could pre-approve people but it's an all or nothing kind of thing.
- May 2, 2008 at 2:57 PM


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Saturday, February 6, 2016
Things I like to do in my free time
I never watch T.V I cut that off a long time ago. I like to be productive in my free time so therefore I like to watch internet videos where often ill learn something educationally. Sometimes ill read some books on various topics like language, money, psychology. Often ill just take a walk outside my house to the stores because it gets me a chance for excercise but also to socialize and experience people. The only time I watch entertainment videos etc online is when its late at night and im too tired mentally to get in "education mode".
Friday, February 5, 2016
Deflation or Inflation?
I used to think inflation for sure but karl denninger slowly made me rethink my strategy. But still the federal reserve could do some more money printing just to keep the musical chairs going for a few more years before massive deflation comes in. I think if I had to guess right now maybe possibly some inflation for a little longer but eventually long term that deflation has to set in due to all the massive debts we are racking up.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Vacationing in the philippines
I recently got back from a vacation in the philippines for over a month. Wow what a culture shock. It was actually my first time leaving the country and the first few days I wasn't sure if I wanted to stay. I stuck to the tourist areas and over time got used to the new culture and being a "foreigner" and met some great people. Since im self employed im actually considering possibly moving here someday as a low cost alternative and because of the people. The visayas or Davao I think are probably the best for expats to live. I would avoid any place on luzon island because of the higher costs and lack of beaches and overcrowding.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Why I blog
The reason why I'm doing this blog is im a opinionated person who is independantly self employed so I have the time to share my thoughts on my experiences in life so that way others dont have to go through the same problems I did. So if I see any online scams or political issues or any other things worth discussing I will talk about it. I hope you appreciate this blog.
Monday, February 1, 2016
Im considering selling all my gold
I bought gold at the peak last year because I was sort of duped I think into thinking that gold would go to the moon when all the doom and gloomers were talking. Now im thinking of selling my gold soon when it goes back up again. I think peter schiff and all those guys make a lot of money selling books or advertisements and pumping up gold and doom and gloom. If deflation hits well then gold is gonna get hammered. No one really knows the future of gold at least in the short and medium term.


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I have recently picked up a few new hobbies. One being amateur photography, two editing those pictures and three learning how to do it all is a hobby in it self!
I have always loved taking pictures of everyone around me, never really liked having pictures taken of myself thought. That is until I realized that I wasn't in any of them. How were there ever going to be memories of me if I didn't allow someone to take my pictures? So I now have more pictures with Tamara than I do "with" my first born son. Maybe it's my age but I like to enjoy the memories of the moments.
This year with the help of my Husband I want to have a picture of me and as many Facebook Friends as possible.
So I started the year off with a Big Bang! I was off and rolling got a lot of pictures at different family events all the month of January.
Then it happened...
My pictures were no longer my pictures they were on other peoples posts and pages and tags everywhere except where I had put them! So I took them all down {except for ones with Johnny and Tamara}
One family member decided she was going to question my decision about sharing my pictures~
Okay People, I take the picture because I enjoy it, I share them because I love everyone that I take a picture of. Please don't take them and try and pass them off as ours. It is just RUDE.
February 10 at 5:26pm
February 10 at 6:34pm
February 10 at 10:28pm
February 18 at 6:24pm
February 18 at 7:04pm
February 19 at 11:51am
February 19 at 1:41pm
February 19 at 2:42pm
February 19 at 2:52pm
Now although she did so sincerely appolgize to me here she posted this just a few days later on her facebook page after she posted some pictures at her boyfriends dinner ~
February 27 at 8:54pm
February 27 at 9:15pm
I don't know what to do or not to do it because it is Ron's family and I really do not want him to lose anyone else, but this whole thing has really hurt me.
So now I have an even bigger challage on my hands because I really want a lot of those pictures up. I have been researching and trying to pick a web site that "does" pictures like the one here on google - picasa 3 or windows live photo but it is a lot of work and for what?
Really what am I doing all this work for? Nobody out there cares about my pictures but me! Just Kidding I know there are a few people...
So between that and going through and editing the hundreds of pictures from Sissy's Softball and David's Baseball I have quite a task on my hands.
I think my new water maker will be @atruemom what do think?


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Are you counting the days until Spring is really here? I am because that means you'll find me in the garden... I love gardening!
Come back and check in often because I've got some really fun things for the kids to have their own little gardens. If you live in the city, no worries... we'll do some "windowsill gardening!" It's important that kids know "where their food comes from"... and, I don't mean the grocery store!
Just wanted to give you a heads up as to what's coming for Spring. It's going to be an exciting Spring!
Meanwhile, keep those kids in the kitchen cooking up a storm :-)
Happy Cooking,
Jan McCracken, Culinary Coach


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Today Cloris offers up an easy-to-make dessert that's the perfect light ending to a summer barbecue. -- AP
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/8 tsp. salt
1/4 cup water
2-8 oz. containers vanilla yogurt
1-12 oz. pkg. frozen blueberries, thawed
In a medium saucepan mix gelatin, salt, and water. Stir over low heat until gelatin is dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in yogurt and blueberries until blended. Pour into 3-cup mold. Chill until set. Unmold to serve.
Sounds yummy, doesn't it? Just make sure the mold is totally set before you unmold it! Sad to say, I'm speaking from experience here, kitchen klutz that I am. What's your ideal dessert after the hot dogs and hamburgers? Let's hear from you. You could wind up winning a book from our Friday Book Club author. -- AP
the blog of Anastasia Pollack, crafts editor and reluctant amateur sleuth
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
2 comments:
- Kathy said...
Yes, a dessert! If you use fat free yogurt, you could eat this dessert without feeling too guilty. I think my favorite dessert is ice cream. No muss, no fuss, just scoop it out of the carton and always satisfying. I even like fat free ice cream and soy ice cream. Actually, I don't think I've ever met a dessert I didn't like.
- June 15, 2010 at 6:27 PM
- Janet said...
I have an old recipe from my mom which uses orange juice & crushed pineapply in a sugar syrup (lite) then freeze. Add a decorative mint leaf and a cherry and it is cool and not very fattening.
- June 18, 2010 at 4:56 PM
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For my birthday, my BFF Terri gave me a $50 gift certificate to drugstore.com which can also be used at beauty.com.
Oh, the dilemma – how to choose from thousands of products on the Web. It took me a week to decide how to spend my free $50.
I decided to go for makeup since I'm a beauty junkie. And to optimize my purchases, I only considered products that had more than one shade in the package.
Here is what I finally chose and I'm very happy with my purchases:
Nars Duo Eyeshadow in Underworld
A compact eyeshadow pair in silver and slate blue. The formula is silky, goes on smoothly, and lasts all day. I love the matte black compact with Nars logo. The shadow does not come with an applicator, but I'm a finger applier anyway, so that didn't matter to me.
Cost: $31
Too Faced Ooh La Rouge Blush Compact Duo in Pink Provocateur
This set comes with two complimentary shades, candy pink and rose shimmer, for contouring and highlighting. This set also does not come with an applicator, but who ever uses the blush brushes that come with the products anyway. The color goes on sheer and soft for a nice natural flush. And I love the Too Faced slogan: "tested on celebrities, not animals"
Cost: $19
I managed to spend exactly $50 and shipping was free. So all I had to do was choose.
What a great gift. Thanks, Terri!


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Monday, August 24, 2009
hola amigos and amigas!
how's everyone doin? yes an update, and today i'm posting a painting that i've been doing for a while now..yes yes..my ongoing learning process of painting on photoshop. i call this "ROBOFFITI" hope you enjoy..back to painting, and more updates! promise :)
smile it up!
28 comments:
- TJ Lubrano said...
Ciao! This one looks so cool! Well, my learning process with painting in photoshop seems never ending -_-'...I just started out haha.
Realyl, keep this up! You're really good!
- August 24, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- Wayne B. Medina said...
Thank you TJ! i am humbled by your comments! yeah the learning process is never ending for me
- August 24, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- Wayne B. Medina said...
oh and thank you for following my blog!
- August 24, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- michael robertson said...
nice stuff-great work!
- August 25, 2009 at 9:07 AM
- victoriaying said...
Sweet! Your characters are great
- August 25, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- Ken said...
hey dude, glad I found your blog, I really like your work, and this robot especially!! be back for more :D
- August 25, 2009 at 12:52 PM
- TJ Lubrano said...
@ Wayne: You're very welcome! I just stick around. I think I can learn a few things from you ^_^! Cya
- August 25, 2009 at 1:02 PM
- Wayne B. Medina said...
michael- hey thanks michael for checking out my site man! :)
Victoria- thank you Victoria! And thanks for answering my question on your blog. That'll help me a lot :)
Ken- yeah man, come on back! loving that profile pic dude! thank you for swinging by!
TJ- i hope you can girl :) heck i'll probably learn something from you :)
- August 26, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Yes! I love your photoshop stuff. You caught on to it so quick cuz you got SKILLZ!!
Bring on more paintings. We all love it!
- August 26, 2009 at 10:58 PM
- Stephan S. Royer said...
Wayne I'm humbled you stopped in to say hi, your work is just rediculous!! Such fresh & fun characters here... I will watch for updates!
- August 27, 2009 at 11:25 AM
- Ivan Aguirre said...
Fuuucckk!!!! cant stop looking at this mang. Wayne good stuff. Loving this painting. keep bringing every painting you do to the next level. your kicking ass. loving the lighting.
- August 27, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- Wayne B. Medina said...
heh, thanks Chrissy! i will bring more stuff :)...you do the same tho
Oh wow! Thank you Stephan for the comments. and i am very humbled by your enthusiasm for my work! thank you
lol thanks for the push man i won't let you down..and i'll bring it to the next level for sure man
- August 28, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Aaron Hartline said...
After starting my own site, im soon discovering -- there is way too many talented people in the world!
You are on top of that list. I really love your work!!
I'll be back often.
- August 29, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- Wayne B. Medina said...
oh man Thank you much Aaron! that is a very nice of you to say :) should i crawl under a rock now? lol...i'm probably blushing :) but yes definitely come back to the ville
- August 30, 2009 at 1:00 AM
- Sadie Figueroa said...
Awesome characters u have here! Love the fast sketchy post :)
- August 31, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- Tapan Gandhi said...
this is awesome. i love his sweet ass kicks!!
- August 31, 2009 at 8:08 PM
- Wayne B. Medina said...
hey thanks Sadie! yeah i had fun with those two :) thanks on coming by
heh heh yeah Tapan man, i just love me shell toes!..apparently robots who do graffiti too! :) go figure
- September 1, 2009 at 12:19 AM
- Trent Correy said...
Nice stuff Wayne! Loving your designs!!
- September 1, 2009 at 11:40 AM
- grahaeme said...
hey wayne. sorry i missed your post last week. just graduated so last week was crazy busy.
that robot is awwwwwsome.
- September 1, 2009 at 3:19 PM
- Wayne B. Medina said...
Thanks Trent!
Oh SNAP! Congratulations are in order here..congrats on a very difficult feat Grahaeme! that my friend is awesome.
- September 4, 2009 at 1:24 AM
- Desiree Cassidy said...
hee hee, this guy is awesome, love the brushes you used, it has a really sweet effect :) awesome, awesome!
- September 7, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- pakoto said...
ooh bruuuuutal! very cool work dude!
un saludooo
- September 8, 2009 at 3:48 AM
- Wayne B. Medina said...
Hey Desiree! nice to see you in these parts, and thank you for following the blog :) for this one i used a opacity brush my friend made..i'll see if i can send it to you if you want.
Hi Pakoto, nice to see you again :) thank you i'm glad you likes it
- September 8, 2009 at 3:43 PM
- ryan said...
I love robots!
- September 10, 2009 at 1:58 PM
- Wayne B. Medina said...
same here ryan! :) thanks for stopping by. i love your blogs too..especially the neat and vintage stuff, very cool!
- September 10, 2009 at 7:18 PM
- andres casciani said...
Hi Wayne! its great to konw artist like you that always have new stuffs and explorations, very interesting caracters!!
- September 18, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- Wayne B. Medina said...
hi andres! wow thank you for the comment :) yeah i try to do a bit of everything...key word "try" hehehe thank you for dropping by. you have some fantastic works on your blog which i'm sure i'll will be commenting on really soon!
- September 18, 2009 at 5:29 PM
- Jenea said...
haha cool work!!! can you drew for me one pictures???
- October 28, 2009 at 10:56 AM


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Sunday, March 19, 2017
Why small and rural arts groups may hurt the most under Trump's plan to gut the NEA
The NEA supports arts groups across the country, including major institutions in big cities, like Carnegie Hall or the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. But it would also mean the end of grants for dance, opera, writing, film, theater and other arts organizations in every state in the country — many of them smaller groups in rural communities.
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Hearing about the proposed NEA budget cuts has been disturbing, to say the least, and reading these examples of smaller arts groups in rural areas has hurt even more. So many of these places wouldn't exist without grants, and despite apparent beliefs, they contribute to the community and economy in necessary ways- creating jobs, educating underprivileged students, contributing to cultural identity. I can think of a few examples where small arts groups have been incredibly influential from my own life as well. From the summer art classes I took as a kid so my parents could work during the day, to the singing group my grandparents go to to leave the house and visit friends, to the "coal keeps the lights on" town I visited in Kentucky which was rallying around their neighbor on America's got talent. Art has been a necessary element of humanity for thousands of years, every article about this news hurts, and I hope eagerly that the cuts don't go through.
- Helena Hewitt said...
Obviously, it makes sense that small and rural programs would suffer the most when federal funding is cut from the arts. I doubt institutions like The Metropolitan Museum of Arts, while they might struggle, will completely disappear if all federal arts funding is pulled. The same cannot be said for small arts programs that bring arts to communities that otherwise wouldn't have them. I just did a research project and presentation on The Federal Theatre Project of the Great Depression and one of the major effects of this project was this project was that it brought artists and culture out of a very small number of large urban centers, essentially just New York and Hollywood, and exposed many communities to theatre that had never experienced it before. It seems that this budget may reverse that process and over the next years. If the current administration wants these arts programs to survive based solely on "voluntary contributions" artists in big urban centers may have to turn their attention to smaller rural programs as well as their own local arts programs to keep the arts alive across all of the United States.