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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,v.JOSE GONZALEZ-PORTILLO, ALSO KNOWN AS JOSE GONZALEZ, ALSO KNOWN AS VINICIO REYES, ALSO KNOWN AS ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,v.JUAN MARTINEZ-ROJAS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,v.JESUS A. FUNES, ALSO KNOWN AS RODOLFO AVILA, ALSO KNOWN AS JESUS A. FUNES-GOMEZ, ALSO KNOWN AS JESUS A. GOMEZ-FUNES, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 96 CR 10009 Joe B. McDade, Judge.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 96 CR 10003 Joe B. McDade, Judge. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 96 CR 40016 Joe B. McDade, Judge.
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Jose Gonzalez-Portillo, Juan Martinez-Rojas and Jesus Alberto Funes were all convicted of violating 8 U.S.C. sec. 1326, which prohibits deported aliens from returning to the United States without first gaining permission of the Attorney General. At sentencing, the defendants sought and were denied downward departures from the United States Sentencing Guidelines range based on the fact that they were deportable aliens. The defendants argued that their status as deportable aliens would lead to harsher conditions of confinement because it disqualified them from serving any portion of their sentences in minimum security institutions, half-way houses, community correction centers, or home confinement. In addition, they will face deportation upon completion of their sentences. We have consolidated these appeals to consider whether the district court erred in rejecting deportable alien status as a basis for downward departure.
In general, we review decisions regarding departures from the Guidelines range for an abuse of discretion. Koon v. United States, 116 S. Ct. 2035, 2043 (1996); United States v. Purchess, 107 F.3d 1261, 1270 (7th Cir. 1997); United States v. Otis, 107 F.3d 487, 490 (7th Cir. 1997). That standard applies to both factual determinations and, as here, "review to determine that the discretion was not guided by erroneous legal conclusions." Koon, 116 S. Ct. at 2048; see also Purchess, 107 F.3d at 1270. Although Koon adopts this unitary standard for both legal and factual determinations, it does not require deference to the district court's resolution of purely legal questions. *fn1 Koon, 116 S. Ct. at 2047, see also United States v. Gonzalez, 112 F.3d 1325, 1328 (7th Cir. 1997); United States v. Tai, 41 F.3d 1170, 1176 (7th Cir. 1994). *fn2
18 U.S.C. sec. 3553(b) authorizes a district court to depart from the applicable Guidelines range when "the court finds that there exists an aggravating or mitigating circumstance of a kind, or to a degree, not adequately taken into consideration by the Sentencing Commission in formulating the guidelines that should result in a sentence different from that described." Guidelines section 5K1.2 contains the Sentencing Commission's policy statement on departures and finds them appropriate when there are factors "that have not been given adequate consideration by the Commission," or if "in light of unusual circumstances, the guideline level attached to that factor is inadequate." In its discussion of 18 U.S.C. sec. 3553(b) and U.S.S.G. sec. 5K2.0, the Supreme Court in Koon summarized the proper approach to departures in this way:
If the special factor is a forbidden factor, the sentencing court cannot use it as a basis for departure. If the special factor is an encouraged factor, the court is authorized to depart if the applicable Guideline does not already take it into account. If the special factor is a discouraged factor, or an encouraged factor already taken into account by the applicable Guideline, the court should depart only if the factor is present to an exceptional degree or in some other way makes the case different from the ordinary case where the factor is present. 116 S. Ct. at 2045 (emphasis added).
Here, defendants were sentenced under Guidelines section 2L1.2, entitled "Unlawfully Entering or Remaining in the United States." The guideline applies to infractions of several Title 8 immigration laws, all of which pertain to unlawful presence in the United States. See U.S.S.G. Appendix A. Thus, as noted by the Sixth Circuit,
[a]ll of the[] crimes [to which section 2L1.2 applies] may be committed only by aliens, and most, if not all, of those aliens are deportable. See 8 U.S.C. sec. 1251(a)(1)(B) (an alien is deportable if, inter alia, the alien is in the United States in violation of the immigrations laws). United States v. Ebolum, 72 F.3d 35, 38 (6th Cir. 1995).
Because deportable alien status is an inherent element of the crimes to which the guideline applies, this factor was clearly "taken into consideration by the Sentencing Commission in formulating the guideline[]" (18 U.S.C. sec. 3553(b)) and was accounted for in the offense levels it established. Like the Sixth Circuit, "we must assume that the Sentencing Commission took deportable alien status into account when formulating a guideline that applies almost invariably to crimes, such as 8 U.S.C. sec. 1326, that may be committed only by aliens whose conduct makes them deportable." Ebolum, 72 F.3d at 38; see also United States v. Clase-Espinal, 115 F.3d 1054 (1st Cir. 1997) (Stipulation of alienage and deportability does not justify downward departure from section 2L1.2 sentencing range because Sentencing Commission would have considered deportability of aliens convicted of illegal reentry.)
Defendants cite United States v. Smith, 27 F.3d 649 (D.C. Cir. 1994), which held that the harsher conditions of confinement faced by a deportable alien may justify a downward departure. In that case, however, the defendant had been convicted of possessing cocaine base with intent to distribute and was therefore sentenced under a guideline that did not already take his deportability into consideration. For that reason, the defendant's ineligibility for minimum security or other less onerous forms of incarceration did subject him to harsher conditions of confinement than others sentenced under the same guideline. *fn3 His special status may indeed have constituted a factor not otherwise taken into consideration in the formulation of the guideline under which he was sentenced. But that distinguishes ...
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Saturday Night With The Ecuadorian Police
Last night was no different.
Somehow, in my path to a BBQ, I signed my name to four copies of an official statement regarding the murder of one Francisco Flores Flores, better known as Paco. It's another chapter in a unique story that I'm involved in only tangentially, mainly as a translator. Basically, an Ecuadorian friend of a friend was murdered in what was thought to be a home invasion and robbery, since his car was taken and later found burned on the side of the road.
Not exactly. . .
As more details emerge, it seems that this may have actually been a crime of passion based on a secret lifestyle that was being lived by the deceased. The family didn't know anything about it, although the accused was living with the deceased, but in an odd twist of fate, my gringo friends hosted a party for the Carneval where the number one suspect may have made his appearance. As the only ones who have met the suspect, we needed to come into the police stations to make a formal statement and look at some photos taken from Paco's computer to see if we could ID the suspect.
The police station was nothing like you might expect, even counting terrible TV stereotypes. The inspector was dressed in street clothes, and the waiting lounge had Bend It Like Beckham playing on the TV. There was one uniformed officer at the door, but everyone else seemed as though they had just wandered in wearing whatever. A small child (no idea whose!) slept on a couch behind the main desk.
As the owner of the best Spanish, I got to serve as the translator back and forth between the inspector and my group of Americans. It was a challenge, but also really interesting. We worked together to type up the final statement, and since I helped I had to sign it as the "traductora" before they printed it off on an antique dot matrix Epson. Somewhere there was a copy machine to make the four copies, and someone at the station has Internet savvy since they had accessed Paco's computers for the photos.
The whole process took a little over four hours, from our initial visit to the photo id attempt (no luck, sadly). I was completely exhausted by the end, but it was also fascinating to see how the police system works here to do an investigation on a first hand basis.
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This is kinda unsetteling. I'm glad you were able to help, but sad to hear you were witnesses (of sort) to such an awful thing.ReplyDelete
This is all fascinating. I hope that you get to see as much of the drama unfold as possible while you're there. Speaking from experiences in depositions, it can really be remarkable how much of an impact a translator can have on evidence acquisition. The nuances of the questions, and of the answers, are often the difference between figuring out what's going on and not. Too often, those little details are omitted from the translator's explanation of the answers of the witness (or of the questions of the examiner). I'm sure that, for the translator, it is extremely tempting to clarify what the question probably meant or what the answer most likely intended to convey, rather than just providing a precise recitation of each. Really interesting stuff. Keep us posted!ReplyDelete
It was interesting too because although there was only one official statement being made, I actually was representing a group of party goers who had all met the suspect. I did as well, but I didn't know the deceased as well as the others. However, after talking it over with the investigator for the case, he said that because our statements were likely to be totally similar we would just do the one deposition.ReplyDelete
Another element that was challenging was how to handle the element of homosexuality in the case, especially since the deceased's brother had accompanied us to the station. The family is taking that bit hard (Ecuador is a conservative and very Catholic country) but the Norte Americanos are pretty blase about it. So some nuance to handle there too, while still trying to get the facts across.


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I talked to Madelaine, a student at my pilates class today. I learned that she spends the summers in Italy. Her husband teaches art to MICA students in Montegiovi, a small town in the Maremma, not far from Grossetto, and therefore not too far from Montemassi, where my sister Karen had a home for fifteen years. Madeleine was familiar with Castiglione della Pescaia, with the sculpture garden of Niki San Phalle, with the Etruscan villages throughout the valley. It was surprising to encounter someone who is has intimate knowledge of a part of the world that I have visited many many times in my life! It also happens to be one of my absolute favourite parts of the world.
Madeleine is very enthusiastic about my plans to move to Ecuador. I expressed my envy at her yearly two month sojourn in Tuscany. For Madeleine summers in Italy are ordinary, and a year in Ecuador is exotic and a great adventure. I would move to Italy in an instant if it were possible. I suggested to Eric that he take a sabbatical in Italy, but it appeared the opportunities were limited. For Eric, there was really no other choice but Ecuador. The electric fish that he investigates happen to come from the Amazon, he feels comfortable in Quito and in the jungle and after visiting at least once yearly, he knows so many people there, perhaps more than he knows in Baltimore!
I would be excited about a year in Italy, but am equally thrilled with a year in South America. I am not sure I would describe it as exotic. It is certainly new and different and adventuresome and life changing. Our lives will never be the same after this year away. We will have an entirely new perspective on our lives and the world. We will learn another language, adjust to a new culture, experience all sorts of obstacles and perspectives. I wonder if we can come home again. Of course, we will be coming home, Eric has no choice with regard to Johns Hopkins and the rules of the sabbatical. But I do have this fantasy or suspicion that we may fall in love with our lives in Quito and not want to return.
I spoke with a woman who had spent a year with her husband and daughter in Otavalo. She was a patient of a colleague of mine. She was incredibly nostalgic about her year in Ecuador and was worried about her daughter, who wanted desperately to return. She had only good things to say about the people and the culture and the experience.
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It is often said that sustainability's major challenge is to bring various stakeholders together on the same table – biologists with designers, CEO's with the workers, NGO's with private sector etc. Sustainable development is a systems issue which can't be treated in isolation. For example, just looking at the increasing financial bottom line is not a healthy indicator of prosperity, when, on one end, the worker conditions down the supply chain are inhumane and deforestation is disturbing the bio-diversity at the other and banks in between are lending monies to companies that allow the often "unintended consequences" to repeatedly take place.
Let's consider a simple example. A is a mining company. B is a bank. C is a software services provider.
A decides on a site to start its mining activity to mine raw materials out of the earth. The site offers maximum mining potential with minimal costs (labour, technological social, political). A goes to B for investment and loan. B offers to invest and give the loan as it sees future returns. C provides all the software services to A and B to fulfil their business interests.
In the business as usual scenario, this is may be fine. However, when you view it through the lens of sustainability, things change.
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B, the bank, looks at the sustainability of A's operations and only then provides the loan.
C, only when it is convinced that the new project will be beneficial to all the stakeholders concerned (which also include the scope of its extended enterprise), will it offer to provide its services or else will let go of this money-making opportunity.
In the above example, all the three companies can work independently of each other pursuing their own goals of sustainability, or they can work together to achieve real sustainable development – which brings a overall systemic change.
Tata Steel, Yes Bank and Infosys are three of the 25 companies that recently received awards for sustainability at the CII ITC Sustainability Awards. All the three are creating a positive sustainable impact. But won't it be nice, if all three in reality co-create their work together!
For seven years, CII ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CESD) has been doing an excellent job of rewarding companies with Sustainability Awards based on rigorous assessments on various sustainability criteria. That does motivate companies to strive for a more sustainable environmentally friendly behaviour, but will not cause real developmental change.
Rewarding multiple companies for a common goal
The theory that if everyone cleans their own backyard, it would result in a cleaner world, does not hold true. That works on the principle of self-interest (the hard-core capitalist idea). What we need is a collaboration between people that not only promotes self-interest but also a concern for the neighbour's interest. The theory of planting good seeds for yourself and for your neighbour works well here, because when the winds blow, they will carry the good seeds from the neighbour onto your own fields.
So, keeping this thinking in mind, I think it would be much useful in bringing change if combined awards are awarded for collaborative efforts between the companies coming together for a common sustainability goal.
For example, Tata Steel may have launched a Renewable Energy project to illuminate about 1600 villages, produced the first branded Lead-free galvanized sheet, launched Tata Steel Skill Development Society and measures and improves the Human Development Index in villages around its operations – but the real change is when , Tata Steel provides its steel to only fuel efficient and greener cars, to energy efficient buildings etc.
Yes Bank , may have facilitated inclusion of 200MW of clean energy in India's electricity grid with massive debt exposure to wind, solar, and waste to energy projects – but real change will only happen when the bank follows the Equator Principles and refuses to fund non-renewable energy projects.
Infosys, may report under the GRI framework, and commit to be carbon neutral by 2020. It may also have a million square feet of built up area as Platinum LEED certified – but real change will happen when it says no or charges extra premium to software projects for companies associated with oil and gives discounts to projects associated with the renewable energy.
Sustainability must be considered in context with its surroundings – a particular company cannot be called sustainable since it's out of context – it's a collective whole that matters, not just some part in isolation.
I may have overstretched the expectations from these companies a bit, but isn't that what will bring systemic change?
Related reads:
- President of India gives away CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2012
- India's most Sustainable Companies rewarded at CII-ITC Awards
- How do you define your Scope of Extended Enterprise?
- 7 Overarching Objectives of Sustainability
- 9 Essential Principles of building a Sustainable Enterprise
- Collaboration 'Key' for Sustainability Success in 2013 (environmentalleader.com)
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A Whirlwind of a Summer in London
It has been a whirlwind of events this summer and I have tried to my utmost to take advantage of every minute. I've been to Cambridge, Bath, Exeter, Brighton, and I'll be ending my stay in England with a trip to Oxford this Saturday.
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Discussion in 'Gun Accessories & Ammo' started by JohnnyLoco, Aug 17, 2009.
Used but like new set of XS ghost rings for Marlin 1894 intergal ramp
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I'm too lazy to post pics of sights. They look like the ones on the XS site.
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|1,800 sq ft
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Quiet neighborhood home rental with plenty of off street parking. This house will give you a comfortable place to relax after a busy day on the lake or seeing the sights. Free WIFI. This is a complete home with 3 bedrooms & 2 baths (Beds for 8). There is a King bed in the master, Queen bed in the 1st bedroom and Bunk beds and a Queen Futon in the 2nd bedroom. The kitchen is large and fully supplied. The dining room and living room offer plenty of space to 'hang out' with a flat screen TV with cable & free wifi, and DVD's for any age. Right off the dining room is a shaded deck with gas grill, that looks out over your green and shady back yard. Your dog will love it, and if you don`t love dogs you`ll never know one has been here. The house is super clean and comfortable. The quoted rental price is for the upstairs portion of the house as described here. (City ordnance limits the occupancy of people ages 12 and above. The formula is: 2 adults per bed room ... plus 2 more = 8 adults. No limit on those under age 12). Extra sleeping pads available for extra kids :) Keep reading for other rental options:
For additional space and privacy, the downstairs can be added to your rental. It is newly remodeled and VERY comfortable. Including the downstairs in your rental will add an additional queen bed, a bathroom with shower and laundry, kitchen, and TV/sitting area. To better understand this additional 700 sq feet available in the downstairs, view the pictures described as 'downstairs'. The downstairs can only be rented as an addition to the upstairs. It is not rented out separately. So, if your party becomes larger after you have reserved the upstairs, the downstairs is usually available to be added on. If you would like more information about this additional space and rental cost, please contact the owner. (City ordnance will allow the addition of 2 more adults = total of 10 adults for the property- with the addition of the downstairs space).
Cleaning rate may be adjusted for parties under 5 and over 8 occupants. Talk to the owner about this adjustment.
My family and I have lived in Page since 1998 and my big house full of kids is now empty. So, I have decided to share my house and beautiful area with visitors to Page. I have taught high school math for many years but recently retired. Retirement brings changes and opening my home is one of them. I am excited to meet you when you visit Page.
Janell purchased this house in 1999
I have had wonderful people stay in my home and they have left great reviews. Their common consensus is that this rental is super clean, comfortable, spacious and a great home away from home. If I am in town, I may be staying in the downstairs portion of the home. So, I may get to meet you. :)
My house is located in a quiet neighborhood on the north edge of Page. It is within walking distance of both downtown Page and a 'rim trail' that circles Page. Glenn Canyon Dam is visible a few houses down at the end of my street. And, awesome views of Lake Powell are less than a mile walk away from the house.
A big THANK YOU to all my renters for being such great guests!! This my 1st year renting to vacation guests and EVERYONE has been fantastic. I did not really know what to expect but the people staying in my home have far exceeded my expectations in how they have taken care of the house, how they have left it in fantastic condition, and how they have just been enjoyable to work with. WOW. A big THANKS too for taking the time to share your comments on your stay.
A group of friends and I came from CO, WA, UT, & CA to run the Antelope Canyon Ultra race this weekend. Janell's house was the perfect space for us! We rented both the upper 3 bedroom and lower studio portion of the house which gave everyone enough room to be comfortable and rest up before and after the race. I've rented many homes on various home rental sites and hands down this was one of the best rental experiences for the following reasons:
1) Janell was very communicative leading up to the our stay and even sent a message during our stay wishing us a great race! I never once had to wonder what the check in procedures were or when we could get entry. Everything was communicated in advance without me even having to think about it.
2) The check in and check out procedures were all laid out in a nice binder so we didn't have to wonder about "do we pull the sheets?" or "do we take out the trash" or "do we need to turn down the heater."
3) Things are labeled in obvious places in the house. Signs next to the thermostat telling you what to set it at. Labels on the trash and recycling. Labels on a specific door handle to make sure it's locked. I just love an easy to navigate house!
4) She provided plenty of information on hiking trails in the area, restaurants, tours, and cool things to see in the area.
A personal reason that I love this house is it is very conveniently located a mere few blocks from the Page Rim Trail which is a beautiful 10 mile trail that runs around the perimeter of Page. It was so easy to just run right out the door and hop on the trail for an amazing 10 mile run!
If you're looking for a space for a group of 8-10 people, consider this house! Thanks Janelle!
Our family enjoyed our time at this property. We had sufficient bedrooms and the bathrooms were supplied with plenty of towels. Our fur babies enjoyed and appreciated the back yard. We loved that the dining table was expandable so we could all sit together for our meals. The kitchen was well equipped with plenty of plates, pots and pans and appliances. We would highly recommend this property for any family gathering.
We stayed in that house 4 nights. One have to admit that Page is very expensive in general and it's just full of tourists. It's really very well located to get to all the natural beauties you are surrounded by.
The house is old and you recognize it. The kitchen isn't a new model and also the bathrooms have lived their lives. But everything is working. I just can tell you that you don't get much for your money, we spend as much money for a night as we did in SF and this is just crazy.
House is really good and we had pleasant stay . Janell was supportive enough to confirm the house even though we booked last minute . It is very near to Lake powell and Horseshoe bend . Overall I would recommend this house for total 7-9 people . Thanks
Everything was in place. No need to look around for anything we needed + instructions posted just where we need it :)
Nice clean place to stay, everything needed is there, great parking backed our jet skis right in the first night. Very close to everything.
If you have any questions about the area, please feel free to email or call. Also, you might check out our tourism web site as it has lots of good information and pictures.
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I finally finished reading "Dewey" by Vicki Myron.
This was a wonderful, heartwarming true story, that weaves the lives of a small Iowa town, especially the life of the author, with the life of a cat named Dewey. He was found as a tiny kitten, shoved into the library night book dropbox where Vicki worked, and became the library's cat (his name is Dewey, like the Dewey Decimal system, get it? ha!) I have a special place in my heart for libraries, and this story is the perfect picture of why.
I truly hope a someone committed to making good family films picks this up and makes it into a movie! Yes, I am not always a fan of books made into movies, depending on how it's done, but this story is such a positive one that would be wonderful for the entire family if done well!
I finished "Dewey" during a four hour wait in the Miami airport, on our way to fly home. Since I had nothing else with me to read for the flight, I picked up the June/July issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray.
I was salivating for the entire plane ride - good thing I had some snacks in my carry-on! The best part of this issue is the total devotion to grilling, and the amazing number of useable recipes for adults and kids alike! So many good ideas for making tasty veggies, too, for those who find getting kids to eat veggies a challenge (raising my hand high!)
I've already made a recipe from this issue last night to take to a barbeque, and there are so many delicious ideas that I'm prepared for making them every day this week!
As Rachael says, Yum-O!


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We didn't make any last year so it has been on our winter list for more than a year.
Every time I'd bring it up, my kids would go into panic mode.
Seems a little strange to the rest of the world but to my kids making homemade hot cocoa mix is traumatic.
The back story - we made homemade hot cocoa mix for our teachers 2 years ago for Christmas. As I was pushing the lid on one of the last glass jars, we had a little mishap and I completely mutilated my finger. Completely. As in I cut through everything but the bone. It required 2 surgeries and 6 months of rehab to get some use out of my finger. Unfortunately for my poor kids, Hannah and Eli had to be the grown-ups and accompany me to the ER. They will NEVER forget this experience. If you have a weak stomach, close your eyes for this pic.
Pretty, huh?
Anywho, I really wanted my kids to have fond memories of making hot cocoa so I was determined to get them over this traumatic hurdle.
Sophie and Lawson to the rescue!
It's a little easier to be brave with your friends.
We spent an afternoon making
a mess hot cocoa mix. I worked really hard to let them do all the work and to enjoy the fun. That's pretty hard for an overbearing perfectionist but I'm learning that the process is way more important than the final product. I should have learned this 2 kids ago!
Hot Cocoa Mix (borrowed from Kendall Smith):
1 box (2lb 12 oz) powdered milk
1 box (2 lb) Nestlequik chocolate mix
1 bag (2 lb) powdered sugar
1 jar (1 lb) non-dairy creamer
Mix together in a very LARGE bowl because it makes LOTS!
Thank you, Melissa, for the very cool bowl. She loaned it to us for the ice bucket for a birthday party. We used it for the hot cocoa mix before we returned it to Melissa. Funny thing - she doesn't want it back now :)
I really, really wanted the cool 1 gallon glass jars for the mix. Abi pretty much went into meltdown at Walmart so we bought the plastic jars so there wouldn't be the risk of an injury. The process is more important than the final product, remember?
Every jar of hot cocoa mix should be decorated with lots of love and creativity. Remember - the process is way more important than the final product!


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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Now you see it, Now you don't!
Anyone recognize the scene in this picture? I was so excited to see this completely blank wall this evening, that I drove back around to take a photo just for you.
Need a hint? Here's what it looked like before.
That's right! After 11 months, the graffiti on Hartford Avenue has been cleaned off. It took the combined actions of the Mayor's office, the Downtown Business District, the Police and the Department of Public Works -- but eventually, the state Department of Transportation came and painted it over.
Perhaps there are cynics among our readers who think it's easy to get rid of graffiti, or that it doesn't matter since it might just get tagged again tomorrow. But -- and you can hum America the Beautiful here -- I'm glad to live in a town where people care enough to stick with the messy, boring work of getting this stuff done. So here's my public thank you to Billy Russo, Mayor Seb, Marie Kalita Leary, Karen Atwell, Police Chief Baldoni and even Mr. Spitola of the D.O.T.
To me, it's a sign that we might just be tenacious to make this whole thing work. We just have to stick with it. There's certainly plenty of other graffiti in town for us to practice on!
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Here in Holland many cities (large & small) are providing huge billboard-size walls in their parks for Graffiti Artists.
Located near roads, bike & walking paths, these walls are a huge hit. In addition to providing a public art-space for graffiti artists to show off their talents (many of whom are amazing artists!), it has indeed reduced defacing of public properties. The small percentage of destructive graffiti on public and private property is very noticeable.
Perhaps this idea is too obvious a solution for America's municipalities to think of all on their own? In any case, the news is out...maybe Middletown can take this ball and run with it? If it works, so what if Hartford follows suit and claims the credit for it.
The point is, these Graffiti Artist Walls really work here.
By the way, the neighbors walk past on a regular basis to check on the artists' in the 'hoods latest works. It's a very cool co-existence.
- July 29, 2009 at 5:41 AM
The Middletown Press did an article in Saturday's newspaper about graffiti around the city and how the DBD is sponsoring a workshop for business owners about how to deal with it. Can you link that story here?
Also, the city has yet to clean up the large amount of graffiti on the old bank drive-through (on the white-painted brick) in the brickwalk area that connects Court street (behind Klekolo) to College Street.
- July 29, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Where is the high water mark from the flood of 36 was it 38
- July 29, 2009 at 1:26 PM
It was 1936. Hartford Ave., South wall by the stairs. Unless someone stole it.
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Jonah's analysis of the Georgian situation, brilliant as it might have been (in another reality), failed to delve into root causes. So, for that, we must go to Renew America's crack geo-political analyst, Time/Warner Todd Huston.
See how it's done, Jonah?
Anyway, Time/Warner uses most of his column to show off his knowledge of Russian airport history, so let's just skip to the part where he presents his perfect-storm-of-wingnuttery thesis.
But, the question remains, why did Saakashvili decide to attempt to pacify the separatists in South Ossetia now? The only answer can be that he is trying to solve his problem now while Bush is still in office so that if things escalate too badly he can appeal to American intervention. Saakashvili understands well that if he makes this move after Obama takes the White House, the Georgians cannot expect any help from what will surely be a weak American foreign policy and a gutted American military.[...]Once Obama gets into the White House bad actors the world over understand that they will be on the rise. And Mikheil Saakashvili understands this and made his move accordingly.Obama's weakness has been the catalyst for this conflict.
Yes, it's all Obama's fault for becoming President in 2009 and doing away with the military, thus not being in a position to support Georgia after it provokes Russia in 2010, gets invaded, and becomes an unwilling member of USSR2 (this time it's personal). Sadly, Obama's weakness also leaves us totally vulnerable to the space alien attack of 2011, which results in the human race becoming the protein portion of Space McDonald's intergalatic Happy Meals.
So, the Georgian President had no choice but to go back in time and provoke Russia NOW, while President Bush is still in office and feeling women at the Olympics, in order to save humanity. See, it all makes sense now!
And, sadly, bad actors understand this and will be on the rise, thus doubly dooming humanity, which will be forced to deal with hammy performances of "Fiddler on the Roof" on top of everything else. We can only hope that Time/Warner sends an android back in time to kill Obama's mother before she gives birth to him. Otherwise, the future offers no respite from Russian hegemony, peace, and the cast of "The Hills."Posted by s.z. on August 14th, 2008


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Feat 2015: Fellowship Exhibit Artist Trust
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Galvanize Seattle, in Pioneer Square, is a co-working space "designed with growing tech companies in mind". It also made a wonderful pop-up art space for the FEAT 2015: Fellowship Exhibit Artist Trust opening night party on July 31st, providing Artist Trust Fellowship recipients with a backdrop of worn brick, painted cement, and other more conventional walls.
Galvanize was one of many satellite locations of the first Seattle Art Fair which took over the Centurylink Field Event Center July 30th – August 2nd. Artist Trust was the beneficiary of the fair, receiving proceeds from Patron VIP pass ticket purchases to further its support of individual artists in Washington State.
Three installations from the FEAT 2015 exhibit, notable for the impression that they could never be put together quite the same way twice, were Fade by Tom Gormally (Stained Wood. 8' x 15' x 3'. 2014), It's Not A Perfect World by Humaira Abid (Mahogany, Pine, Red Wood Stain. Dimensions Variable. 2015), and Within/Without Iteration 4 by June Sekiguchi (Router Cut Engineered Wood, Bamboo. 8' x 10' x 4'. First iteration 2012). Tom Gormally and June Sekiguchi were present at the opening and provided insight into their work.
"If anyone ever owned this, I wish once a month they would take it apart and put it back together differently," said Tom Gormally of his work Fade. The piece has two parts, largely constructed with pegs for easy assembly and take-down. One part is a wheel that has come down with a flat, with crutches from different eras as spokes, and a crutch as a kickstand, lending stability to the tilt of the wheel. The other part is a cart containing a number of handmade crutches, no two of them identical. The artist has come to see these crutches as individual souls. The theme of the work is mobility- physical, social, and economic, according to Gormally.
He was inspired by the different forms of the crutches that he collected, but did not have the ah-ha moment where he saw them as spokes in a wheel until he injured his back and was faced with his first physical mobility challenge. The idea of a cart was inspired by "New Mexican folk art death carts," which are of religious significance and evoke images of the movement of souls. Fade is a piece full of movement, with radiating lines and a spiky individualistic quality. It is not a piece about moving from one place to another in an orderly fashion, but rather a piece about each element proceeding in its own imperfect way.
June Sekiguchi also produced her work Within/Without during a challenging time in her life. It was on its fourth iteration during Feat 2015, having once been displayed in the window of the Seattle Art Museum. When she first produced the work, she was an artist in residence in Laos and refers to the time as "the best time in my life to do art, and the worst time in my life." Her mother had been in an accident that she would not survive. The piece consists of gilded bamboo poles, and engineered wood circles modeled after bamboo cross-sections that are slotted to allow them to be fit together in multiple ways. There was also an element of dynamic blue lighting customized for this exhibit by Spar Wilson, a local interdisciplinary artist who "enjoys creating both digital and virtual spaces, and watching how they can be combined." (Spar Wilson Artist Statement http://spar.cc/statement.html)
Sekiguchi wanted her work to convey the opposition that she was feeling at the time. Bamboo is a ubiquitous material in Laos, but Laos also has "highly carved, beautiful, gilded, lasting temples," said Sekiguchi. The artist played on this by gilding the natural bamboo, and giving natural paint to the artificial "bamboo" cross-sections. Her work is also site and situation responsive: at Feat 2015 it was placed in a dark corner lit only by Spar Wilson's light display. The arrangement of parts echoed Spar Wilson's light display by concentrating on a bottom to top bubbling movement. One viewer who was a scuba diver described the installation as a 'kelp forest;' another who fancies hippie culture saw the cross-sections as peace signs and described the installation as 'groovy.' It was placed next to a comfortable row of seating and provided a calmer, quieter space to speak than the rest of the bustling exhibition.
Humaira Abid's installation, It's Not a Perfect World, was influenced heavily by the wall it was placed against. It came spilling out of the worn brick with a lone baby bottle, a little pair of shoes, and several crushed red pacifiers strewn among a pile of bricks.The wooden bricks could have been building toys and the wooden items strewn and broken in play, or something darker. That was the dichotomy of Abid's exhibited work. Items of comfort and care, baby bottles, pacifiers, nail clippers, and safety pins were painted or splashed with red.It's Not a Perfect World was alarming, like lost innocence; yet, it harmonized well within its space and was not made sad by its dark possibilities.


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Bike Ride
Yesterday afternoon, Z and I went on a quest to find the nearest car wash station to have his bike's wheels filled with air. The last time he used his bike, his dad told me that he heard a hissing sound coming from the wheel and sure enough when he checked it, it's already flat. So we went out and took a walk, I was walking and Z was on his bike. Because his wheels are flat I was half dragging his bike along. I was not comfortable with the route we took because more cars and tricycles were passing by that way.
I have no choice because they said the nearest car wash is over there. After walking 15 minutes and still no car wash, I was starting to have second doubts. It didn't help that vehicles were passing by. I always tell Z to move right whenever we hear a vehicle coming but sometimes he gets distracted and almost collided with me. There was even a second that I was fearful for my life because I was trapped, Z was in my right and a vehicle passing by in my left. So, I decided to ask a passerby if he knew where I can get the wheels filled with air. He told me that he didn't know if there was something like that anywhere in the area. I was frustrated when I heard that so I abandoned that route and decided to go back home using another road with less vehicles passing. On the way home, I ask the village security guard about what we were looking for and he pointed me back from where we came from. I was torn between just going home and wanting to have his bike fixed. With a heavy heart I decided to go back again and after a few minutes we finally reached it safely. It took just a second to have it filled with air and all our efforts paid off. We went to the nearby playground and I was delighted there were kids with bikes there too. Another mother was there teaching her kids to bike without training wheels. She must have 4 kids with her from age 3 to 8. Z was hesitant to ride with the other kids but warmed up to the idea after a few minutes. He is really shy, I think he got it from me. We were there until 6:30 at night. He didn't want to go home at first but when I said something about mosquitoes he agreed to go home.
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- Laarni said...
I was also shy when I was still a child. daym. hehehe.
- August 27, 2008 at 7:40 PM
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It has been a while since I have done a proper journal entry.
I couldn't resist this one as it was inspired from some of the lovely messages I received from friends and family. I haven't included everyone as it was more inspired from some of the personal emails I received. I had thought to myself, "Wow this is so wonderful but it is electronic and won't last over time so why not turn the good wishes into an artwork?"
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Contents1. Introduction; 2. Applications in applied linguistics: Modes and domains (by Knapp, Karlfried); 3. Articles; 4. Current issues in LPP research and their impact on society (by Darquennes, Jeroen); 5. Legal linguistics as a mutual arena for cooperation: Recent developments in the field of applied linguistics and law (by Engberg, Jan); 6. Diaspora: Multilingual and intercultural communication across time and space (by Wei, Li); 7. Investigating language and the media: The case of newswriting (by Perrin, Daniel); 8. Linguistics in the service of communication disorders: New frontiers (by Ravid, Dorit)
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Tapas Ghosal (b. 1965)
Tapas graduated in Painting with a First Class First from Govt. College of Art &
Craft, Kolkata, 1989; and post graduate in Painting from Benaras Hindu University,
Varanasi (First Class).
His Varanasi works reflect a temporal and spiritual dimension. The pastel shaded
images are semblances of an isolated image of what the artist perceives beneath
the bustling activities there. His current series of paintings create meditative
structural spaces, melancholic in nature which enter into the inner realm of reality
and extract a kind of mystic, melodic silence.
Tapas' solo shows include – The Centre Art Gallery, Kolkata, ABC Art Gallery,
Varanasi, Art 'N' Soul, New Delhi; he has participated in several group shows
like All India Annual Art Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Autumnal Applause,
presented by Gallery Katayun, Kolkata, "Tradition and Paradigm" presented by
Oncidiem Art Gallery.
He has been awarded for Best Exhibit in Drawing from West Bengal State Govt,
Jamini Roy Birth Centenary Award, Kolkata, Gold Plaque for Best Exhibit, 2nd
All India Art Exhibition, Varanasi. His collections are in Corporate and Private
Collections in India, USA, Dubai and UK.
Tapas Ghosal
Tapas Ghosal (b. 1965)


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Franklin Park officials are considering the purchase of a new fire truck for the village fire department's fleet.
During a presentation to the village board in October, Fire Chief William Brehm said the village's current reserve fire engine had undergone at least $170,000 in repairs over the last 10 years. Meanwhile, the village's ladder truck had undergone about $278,000 in repairs over 13 years.
Because of this, he requested that village to invest in a new quint-style truck from Emergency One Inc., which would consolidate the functions of these other two, older trucks.
At the Feb. 6 Franklin Park Village Board meeting, Trustee Bill Ruhl, chair of the village's police and fire commission, announced that the village was moving forward with the proposed replacement plan.
"We're finalizing the specifications for the truck, so we know exactly what we're going with," Brehm said after the meeting. "We want to get it done properly, in order to make is sure there isn't anything in the design of the truck that we don't need."
During his presentation last year, Brehm said the quint truck would be able to carry more tools, such as special foam to put out vehicle fires and ground ladders, in addition to its 100-foot aerial ladder with a built-in hose and 500-gallon water tank with a 1,500-gallon-per-minute pump.
Once the specifications for the village's new proposed quint truck are finalized, Emergency One Inc. will provide a pricing quote.
"Then we'll bring that back to the board for approval," said Brehm. "We're still looking at a couple months before this goes back to the board, and then another 10 or 11 months to actually build the truck."
Alex V. Hernandez is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.


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that infamous nobody. that studio genius. that hopeless romantic. that guy. . .
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
who got the soap?
so i'm not 100% up on the "spend the night" etiquette, but i try my best. when my chick comes down here (remember we're in a long distance relationship) i try to have all the basic covered. she has a toothbrush, shower cap, aloe vera and other different chick toiletries laying around my bathroom. i'm not a cheater so i have no reason to hide or put these things away when she's not around.
but one thing i'm so unsure about is the SOAP.
now when she comes i always wash the towel and have a new one laying out for her. i usually give her my bathroom too, because we shower at the same time before leaving out and if i were to be in the shower with her no one would be getting clean..if you know what i mean. so the soap that's in the shower is hers. and i always buy a new bar of soap when she comes down. even though we're swapping spit. savoring one another's body....well to keep this PG i'll just say "fluids are involved. something to me just doesn't sit right leaving my bar of soap in the tub or saving her bar of soap from her last visit. so without thought i'll just lay out a new bar of soap along with the towels like at an hotel.
but when she leaves i'm left with a full bar of soap. just sitting there in the shower. waiting to be used. so do i toss it or use it? cause i'm a man. and men can't phantom throwing useful shit away. so my ass be in there using it when she leaves. is this wrong....? or is my mentality soap is soap a correct way of thinking?
clean but, confused in atlanta
7 comments:
- sunshinestar110 said...
yuuuckk!! Toss it!!!
- May 2, 2012 at 2:57 PM
- tha unpretentious narcissist© said...
Throw away a whole bar of soap.....why?
- May 2, 2012 at 9:00 PM
- Monique said...
Toss a whole bar of soap? No way! You better use that sucker.
- May 2, 2012 at 11:47 PM
- Freckles said...
i dont use bar soap. i am a shower was type of chick but i generally hae bar soap for those that use it. if you dont use what is it there for?
- May 3, 2012 at 3:07 AM
- DianaBoss said...
Why would you throw the soap away. It's soap. Soap is clean. WTF? I'm confused as shit right now. And @Sunshinestar has me even more confused. Am I nasty cause I don't understand what's nasty? I feel mad embarrassed right now for not understanding what's so gross about it. She's black right? Cause I know most white people don't use wash clothes and rub the soap directly on their bodies which I'm not down with and could then understand. And if both you and your girlfriend do that I'm even more confused.
- May 3, 2012 at 10:55 AM
- sunshinestar110 said...
You know u are never gonna use it, so u just gonna let it sit around and collect dust. You need to start buying shower gel...something in a bottle that u can continue to use after she is gone
- May 3, 2012 at 12:54 PM
- sunshinestar110 said...
@dianaboss i just don't like to reuse it..ive always been that way...the thought of where it has been bothers been...i toss them but i buy shower gel so we don't have that problem
- May 3, 2012 at 12:57 PM


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Since Disney Princess is one of the biggest entertainment successes of all time, it's not surprising that Disney is planning many more Disney Princess projects for the years to come. The company supports the Disney Princess brand year-round through consumer products, merchandise, theatrical releases, home videos, television, theme parks, a Web site, radio air play, and live entertainment. Additional kid-friendly electronic products especially made for smaller hands -- such as TVs, wearable VGA cameras, games -- are on the horizon, as is a new emphasis for older 'tween and teen fans.
"Today's kids are growing up with technology, and it is integral to how they play. They want the same functionality that their parents have, not a toy version. But they also want devices that are fun and let them be kids," said Chris Heatherly, vice president of Global Electronics for Disney Consumer Products. "Our electronics line strikes the perfect balance between play and performance, delivering high quality electronics in an undeniably Disney way that kids will love."
In addition to a Disney Princess Enchanted Line in 2007, the princesses' overwhelming popularity has also inspired Disney to gather more of its movie characters into their own supergroups as extensions of Disney Princess. Fairies are first. "Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg" is the cornerstone of the new spin-off called Disney Fairies, building upon the enormous popularity of Tinker Bell by introducing 6- to 9-year-old girls to her secret world and a new circle of fairy friends: Prilla, Beck, Rani, and Terrence. Each has a unique talent, personality, and look. Written by Newbery Honor-winning author Gail Carson Levine, the novel spent more than 20 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and is currently printed in 51 countries and in 33 languages.
To come are additions to the Disney Fairies line of chapter books; small dolls and role-play items; a "Disney Fairies" magazine launch in Europe; and a multicategory product launch scheduled for spring 2007. The computer-graphic animated film "Tinker Bell" will debut in 2007, with actress Brittany Murphy as the voice of Peter Pan's magical pixie. "To be giving Tinker Bell a voice for the first time is such an honor," Murphy said. "Tinker Bell" will be followed by three more fairy films.
In the next few years, Disney will focus on boy toys with the Disney Prince and Disney Pirate lines being developed using the Disney Princess model. For now, though, your children have a world of Disney Princess products to keep them happy.


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Ever since the first time I flew with them, I've been a big fan of Jet Blue. I'll admit it, it has so much to do with the tv screen right in front of you, with more channels than I get at home. Flying is so very boring and since I'm prone to airsickness, reading is often not an option, so being able to watch Project Runway for like five hours, is a blessing. Since the seats are "leather," I also don't get as creeped out by dirty upholstery; I can more easily pretend that the crew actually wipes the seats down between flights. Etc.
But reader, my Jet Blue bubble was cruelly burst as I attempted to get home from beach vacay and discovered, at the airport, less than three hours beforehand, that my flight home had been canceled. Not good, especially since it was a night flight and as such, the last flight of the day. Also not good was the message Jet Blue had left me on my cell phone (please note the airport monitors had yet to reflect that the flight was canceled) assuring me that I would be rebooked--two days later.
Phone calls were made. To make a really long and painful story short 1. I was talking to a rep whose understanding of California was so sketchy that she was suggested I instead fly to San Diego. For those of you east coast people, that's like telling a JFK passenger to go to Maine. You feel me? Not even close. Then 2. I learn that Jet Blue does not have agreements with other airlines and therefore does not have the ability to book me on another flight. Etc. After much back and forth, I got to a supervisor who understood the concepts of "San Francisco Bay area" and "I cannot live in the Boston airport for two days" and got me on a flight the next morning.
So I got to spend the night in the airport. Two positive things I can glean from this otherwise craptastic experience: there is something eerily, hypnotically beautiful about a nearly empty airport, the maintenance men driving the floor-polisher zamboni thing around in endless circles and I was so wasted with exhaustion that I slept the whole way home.
True to my nature, as soon as I had caught up on my sleep I was ready to give Jet Blue some feedback about my experience on their airline. While waiting to hear back from them, I did a little research and dscovered some interesting tidbits of information. Jet Blue does not have "interline" agreements with other airlines, so they really were not able to rebook me on another flight and therefore could only offer me their own flights, even if they were two days later. These agreements are expensive but when flights get canceled because of weather Jet Blue has a harder time recovering because of it, the 2007 debacle being an extreme example, and one that I am most grateful not to have experienced.
I heard back from Jet Blue a day ago and their response was along the lines of, "We're sorry you had a bad experience, and although we cannot compensate you in any way because it's the weather and what can you do! but we hope you give us the opportunity to serve you again." Not a very satisfactory response but we'll see ... not that other airlines are any better. The US government needs to take a lesson from China. Boy, that's not something I ever thought I would say.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Jet Blues
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Saturday, December 17, 2011
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...made your own mayo? One of the headaches of the Paleo-ish diet is diligently checking labels and coming to the realization that there isn't much in the way of store-bought sauces, condiments, and marinades that is Paleo friendly. Ok, fine. You can eat your salad with oil and vinegar 29 days out of the month.... but sometimes, don't you miss those creamy mayo based dressings? Now, you're probably not eating mayo on a sandwich anymore, but what about some aioli (fancy garlic mayo!) on grilled artichokes?
I've made mayo plenty of times with egg yolks, lemon juice, and oil- pretty much the classic way. However, the mayo you are used to eating is made with some sort of vegetable oil that is high in Omega-6's, which you probably are trying to cut out of your diet. So when I've made mayo, I've used olive oil which has a very strong flavor. This is fine if I'm making aioli, which has garlic blended right in, but otherwise it's a little much.
Another problem for some people is the fact that it usually uses raw eggs. I personally don't mind, but some do.
So I found another way to make "mayo"....
1 cup slivered almonds (I was just shy of a cup, so I used some macadamia nuts, too)
1/3-1/2 cup olive oil
2/3 cup water
1/4-1/2 t salt (optional)
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Put almonds, olive oil, half the water, and salt into a food processor or blender and let it go on high for a couple of minutes, until smooth. Add the lemon juice and the rest of the water and blend until combined. Transfer to a container and chill for a couple of hours.
This won't have the same texture as mayo, it's a little grainy. But it works! And the nuttiness masks the strong olive oil flavor. I used it this evening to make a salad dressing- just thinned it out with lemon juice and water, and added some fresh herbs. I've used this recipe before (subbed honey for agave syrup) and I liked it as well- a little tangier.
The rest of dinner consisted of grilled lamb chops with charmoula, and zucchini and tomatoes stuffed with crab and scallops.


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I should put a white stripe down the middle of this black hood, Readers!
We had a run-in with a skunk this week.
I'd say "I was skunked," but given the vulgarity of the urban definitions,
let's be clear on exactly what I mean to say.
I am not referring to my husbands remark when he returns home fishless
with the boat in tow and the bait bucket empty.
If you go fishing and catch nothing.
Hubby is too busy riding his four wheeler (one with a photographer's seat for me!),
to care much about fishing right now.
I was not referring to my Rolling Rock after it sits in the sun too long.
(of beer) gone bad
I am not making reference to my beautiful feet,
who have betrayed me as of late.
A stress fracture has sidelined my favorite stress relief--jogging,
for at least six weeks.
(I know it's hard to tell, but it's the fat, third toe on my right foot that has the crack).
To defeat overwhelmingly
This next one is not exactly the definition I'm looking for--but we're gaining on it.
To be sprayed in the face by wall hanging automatic air fresheners
I have a lot of these inside the Lamp Post right now.
I have the spray kind that the definition was mentioning.
I also have candles,
scented sweeper bags,
Stick Ups,
and these little gel gems I found in a three pack at Wal-Mart.
They remind me of my Grandma. She always had them in her bathroom.
I told my sister Kenyan once that the gel part was blueberry flavored,
and she licked it.
There's a sucker born every minute.
Even as far back as 1973.
There was another sucker born in 2004,
this, of the canine kind.
This, My Readers, is the true definition of getting Skunked.
Especially after Josie got sprayed,
and then ran into the house and rolled on the carpeting.
Yes, dog shaming.
I stooped to a whole new level of low.
Josie deserves it for the 2:30 am escapade on Tuesday night.
Gosh they are cute when they are babies!
And in cartoons!
When they do this----
not so much.
What did people do before facebook and 24 hour Wal-Mart?
A google search.
A public plea for help.
$7.88 cents later,
Eloise had a concoction:
baking soda,
Dawn dish detergent,
tomato juice.
5 baths later, Josie sprayed snout was tamed a bit.
She's back to her happy self,
but she won't go outside to pee at night alone.
Proof that even doggies experience Post Traumatic Stress.
Natalie isn't drawing skunks this week.
She's drawing these animals instead.
We received this drawing early this week with a note attached.
See the phone number at the bottom?
Unlikely for Eloise.
I do like the $500 that Natalie seems to be randomly writing.
Now I could definitely use that!
I think she is suggesting we need more insurance as well.
I accompanied Ellen on her Keri's Dance Studio field trip to Cleveland on Monday.
I forgot what it is like to ride on a school bus!
Charter your next trip and spare your lower back!
The show was in a fantastic theater, built in 1922.
I enjoyed the architecture as much as I did the dancing!
For your Learn Something New and Interesting Weekend Homework,
check out this link:
A student showed me it this week. Very interesting!
The Lamp Post is looking pretty.
It is all decorated for fall.
I thought it would be a nice day for Sam to have a friend over
to play in the leaves last Sunday.
Mother Eloise envisioned her son and school chum, playfully jumping in raked up piles,
and making memories like all kids should.
Sam's behavior last Sunday fell further than is usual Below Average.
After throwing a fit on the bowling lanes for a gutter ball,
the afternoon play date was cancelled.
Knowing that we had sealed our fate for a long afternoon,
Hubby and I put Sam in his room to think things over.
After he slammed the door, a muffled voice on the other side yelled,
"I'm calling a lawyer on Monday!!!"
Hubby and I flopped onto opposite ends of the couch,
tipped our heads back,
and exhaled.
After a few minutes, this hit me.
After reprimanding Sam for playing while he was supposed to be mulling things over in his bed,
he said, "It's a message. I like to write out my feelings."
It started out like this,
misplaced apostrophe and all.
It ended like this.
All I could think of while reading it was
If my son starts a blog someday I am going to have a serious drinking problem.
But for now, the RIGHT NOW,
Life is Good.
My lower back has recovered from a long ride in a school bus.
My dog has been de-stunked from de skunk.
And it's Friday night!
Time to watch my new favorite Net Flix series,
Friday Night Lights.
Thank you, Michelle for telling me about it.
I'll let Natalie say good night to all of my Dear Readers.
Enjoy your weekend!


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If you think a food blogger got sued by a Curry House by criticizing their food is out of this world, read on to see what is even worse happened in River Nile Cafe and Bistro in Lost World of Tambun. Food critics got bashed up!!!!
After finishing my meal, me and my few friends were busy snapping some photos. When we were almost done, I witnessed a commotion. A few of my church friends' parents got involved with some thugs. One of them got bashed up until laying motionless on the floor. Too afraid in to get involved alone, I stayed in the car and witnessed those involved and try to jot down their number plates. After the police arrived, I got out of the car to be closer. After meeting Jun Yen's dad, I asked anything I could help. The injured person was sent for treatment and I escorted them away to their cars, in case of more thugs coming their way.
The "manageress" which we saw earlier was so fierce and raised her voice in the commotion and acted as if they did nothing wrong when the police interogated. Earlier on, we commented that this woman don't dress up properly as a service head. She was busy attending to a few complaints by other customers before that, one even returned a bowl of soup for exchange. Yes, soups like this, so called Seafood Chowder, which has Crabmeat Filament Stick! Yuck! The Oxtail soup tasted like Adabi Sup Bunjut. Yucky!!!!
The Baked Scallop with Cheese (RM24) but was done half heartedly. The cheese was just melted and not baked. So watery! It looks like baby puke! Though the scallops was fresh but the way of cooking just spoilt it big time. Wasted our money!
My set was a Grilled Lamb Loin. Common, does this look like Loin to you or lamb shoulder? The worst part was, my friend who ordered Butter Mint Chicken got LAMB! an identical dish just like mine! Damn lousy service. Or the kitchen is manned by gangsters?! Dunno how to cook according to customers orders?
The Pasta Marinara also had a Crabmeat Stick. Damn it, we pay RM15+ for this type of shit? The pasta was not properly cooked and had some "flour odour". The sauce is bland and the presentation is just messy.
This is some Prawn Spaghetti. I bet I could find bigger prawns in my plate of Char Kuay Teow. Melted Cheese? Common, use cheese powder la, gangsters! So does my review/critic count? Well, if you can be so unsporting and hire thugs to beat up customers who voice our dissatisfaction of your food, you should be boycotted immediately regardless how good or bad your food is. Remember, RIVER NILE of LOST WORLD TAMBUN, please refrain from patronizing this place. Save yourself from a bad dining experience or threatens of being physically assaulted or possibility of car being vandalised should you complaint their food or service!