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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87043072018-04-09T08:19:57.556-07:00AmbidextrousTechnology , Humor, Sports, Random Talkyogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-27944110057753583272018-01-08T19:42:00.002-08:002018-01-10T17:27:35.256-08:00500 Miles

"How do you dare to unearth the dead ones? How could you do that?", that's like a million dollar question I am asking myself about my own blog. I haven't posted on this blog in so long that I had forgotten that I had a blog even. But as every post that tries to make the blog new one, I wanted to announce a new year with a great news and that is the publication of my first book 500 Miles.

Probably I wouldn't divulge much about the book here as I would prefer readers to read it and give me honest feedback. It has been a long journey to publish this book and over last few years, I struggled to even comprehend that I was writing a book. I doubted many times, I have received amazing support from my friends and family to continue to write. One thing that stuck in mind during this writing process, is to write anything and everything. May be that's why I say

"I don't have opinions about anything and everything, but my characters do."

The idea to write book came from the paintings by artist Bijay Biswal, which you can check out at Indian Railways.

These paintings capture the essence of Indian train stations, the work by Bijay Biswal is so real that it brings life to forefront. I couldn't resist, but find my own inspiration in these paintings to write a book about people and characters that I have watched through out my train journeys. I hope that I have done justice to my characters. I enjoyed writing these stories, I hope you enjoy them reading too. Any feedback will be appreciated.

500 Miles at Amazon India

500 Miles at Flipkart

500 Miles at Pothi.com

yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2018/01/500-miles.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-75854598857613886142015-09-14T10:18:00.001-07:002015-09-15T11:10:18.210-07:00Novak Djokovic - A Champion of Nerves

The delayed US Open 2015 final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer had put my plans in jeopardy for the Sunday evening. Since I had already committed to meet my friend, I decided to keep the match on back burner and get going with my plans. Grand slam finals happen every year, but these moments of extraordinary Tennis remind you to cherish Tennis (at least on personal level). I convince my pliable friend to change the plans. We watch tennis together while playing some video games.

Now back to the game. Last few years have defined consistency of Novak and extension of Roger's career in Tennis world. We are not strangers to their superlative display of Tennis. Roger's serve and volley game has evolved under Stephan Edberg, while Novak has added sharpness and knife like edge to his server under Boris Becker. Boris Becker was Stephan Edberg's nemesis, always. It seems Boris has taught all the tricks in his bag to Novak to overcome Roger, always (at least in recent history). Match started late. When the players took on the court, Roger looked unsettled from the beginning. First game went for 7 minutes where Novak getting 3 breakpoints which he was unable to take advantage of. But it didn't take him long to break Roger's serve. Roger broke back Novak's serve and that brought partisan crowd to its feet.

Novak is not considered affable tennis player compared to his opponents and he being consistent and number 1 in the world add to his woes. That's why when the crowd is against you and you are playing against the best tennis player in the history of game, it makes Novak more resilient and stronger mentally. That also makes me support him more. Back to the match, Novak won the first 6-4 with a resolve against crowd and the early fall he took on the cement court which did cause some bruises on his arm.

Once again, Roger's new weapon SABR(Sneak Attack by Roger) was in display, but I was astounded that he did not use as much he had used in previous rounds. Despite struggles by both players, the set eventually landed in Roger's pocket when he broke Novak in the 12th game of the set. Roger won that set 7-5. Roger's supporters which were majority in the stadium, cheered Novak's unforced errors and double faults, it was such a plight that an ardent tennis fan will cry for Novak. In amidst all drama, Novak has grown over the time with his nerves and mental toughness. It's hard to beat him in that area.

Third set was again neck-to-neck and Novak got the crucial break through after escaping a jam on his own serve. He went on to win 6-4. Fourth set looked cakewalk for Novak, but Roger showed why his still one of the best players in the history. Roger fought back with a break when Novak was leading 5-2. Those efforts were not enough for Roger to survive and Novak won the set and championship at 6-4 in fourth set.

Novak may not be people's champion, but he has earned enough to support him through his mental toughness. The more people don't support him (specially against Roger), the more he becomes resolve to win against his opponent. If his opponents need any formula to beat Novak, it should be to beat his mental toughness, otherwise nobody has got a chance for next few years.

yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2015/09/novak-djokovic-champion-of-nerves.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-32986904309158947602015-06-02T20:53:00.003-07:002015-06-02T21:19:38.739-07:00The rivalry to die for

There is something poetic about the rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. They have played umpteenth time and every match brings enthusiasm, rejuvenation or just a new life to tennis. If I die tomorrow, I will totally tell everyone happily that I was blessed to see Novak, Rafa and Roger in same era. The fierce competition, the rivalry , the elegance, the athleticism and just being human. Every sports produces finest athletes and comparing athletes across different sports is not new. Eventually sports is nothing but skill which you hone over the years, but there is also a factor of talent and many may disagree with me, but yes the hard work these players can put in.

A final before a final , that's how I describe tomorrow's match between Novak and Rafa, The two of greatest competitors ever born to play the beautiful game of tennis. Each others' fans are ready with their swords to dis each other and speculate who will win, but I just want to enjoy those beautiful ground strokes, those backhand shots or those drop shots on the beauty of clay court in Paris. If Vincent Van Gogh was alive, he would totally describe this match with The Starry night.

Rafa, the undisputed king of clay court in Paris, has been immensely talented for many years, but his recent struggle with his body is very inevitable. This is the first time in many years, he is without a clay title while entering into Roland Garros. The struggle before the French Open was very much making him vulnerable to fall to any player, but current form has been staggering, specially in this tournament. The constant struggle and win over it only reminds me of the Irish poem

 Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

His unbreakable record on the red clay is with him, I hope that gives him the confidence. Five-set matches are a different beast altogether compared to matches in ATP 1000 tournaments. Whether it is his elegant double handed backhand or his pre-match rituals , he has won hearts every where.

For a decade Federer and Rafa dominated tennis world on respective courts of grass and clay, here came another king of hard court who probably did everything to conquer other two warriors, but it was not enough till he changed his diet in 2010. Novak has become unstoppable force in last 4 years. His unbeatable record this year has been stupendous and probably he will overcome himself in that record from his 2011 record. His ability to come back from behind to beat his opponent with fatigue and his return is very well known. He has been great first server. Novak's overall strength in tennis is not just physical, but it is also mental where he has practiced Yoga for years and now he looks lethal on tennis court.

Another morning, another match between the two great warriors with different style and attitude towards the game, but hard core lover for the game. This French open has been revelation in the sense how top 10 players have been consistent with their ability to win matches on different surfaces. I don't like to speculate or nor I care about the result. I am ready to get enthralled for great strokes, rallies and some great tennis.

Go Rafa, Go Novak

P.S. - The images have been copied from wikipedia (Rafa) and Telegraph.co.uk (Novak) websites.

yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-rivalry-to-die-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-75094648162798936752015-03-21T12:22:00.003-07:002015-03-21T12:22:59.387-07:00Potatoes in our curry tonight

Match - India vs Ireland

Venue - Seddon Park, Hamilton

The excitement, the fervor, the enthusiasm, the joy , everything was there for a cricket fan in me. The match obviously was secondary, but it was still going to be a lifetime experience to enjoy a World Cup match in New Zealand.

After a long trip from all the way midwest, US to New Zealand, the weather was a welcome change, From frenzy cold to summer hot. I love summer.The hot day at Seddon park was perfectly set for a match which was very important for Ireland.India was already in quarter finals and thought they will take this match easily.

Moment of the match - When Virat Kohli on third man boundary to field. All Indian fans went berserk in that corridor of the stadium. "Jeetegi bhai Jeetegi, Anushka Jeetegi" started buzzing everywhere. As always Virat has that arrogant look on his face and don't really care about his fans or spectators.

Fan Moment of the match - When it is an India match, you can expect a sold out crowd. Indians are cricket crazy we know it. If I can travel all the way from US to watch India match, you can imagine the local Indians staying in New Zealand and Australia coming to watch the match. On the ground, there were like 95% Indians and rest were Ireland fans. Such was a dominance of sound of Indian fans was that Irish fans were dancing to Bhangra songs all the time. During all the crazy crowd, an Indian fan lost his wallet somewhere , but an Irish fan ran after him and returned to the wallet to Indian fan. Great gesture.

Hamilton & Seddon Park Experience - No doubt, New Zealand is my favorite country. From childhood, the cricket matches in New Zealand were exciting. They used to start in early morning in India and will go till 11 AM or 12 PM. The grounds were always exotic and very people friendly. Open spaces to sit anywhere you want. I always adored that part of cricket experience that you should be allowed to sit anywhere. Seddon Park is hell of a picturesque stadium with just around 12000-13000 capacity. But it's beautiful around sunset time.

Memory of lifetime - Definitely one trip to New Zealand is not enough to appreciate New Zealand completely. I will be back , baby. But the experience in Hamilton has left me spell bound and I hope to explore rest of New Zealand in my next trip. The below picture is of Hobbiton where the movies LOTR and The Hobbit have been shot. The Hobbiton lies in close to a town called Matamata which is an hour drive from Hamilton.

yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2015/03/potatoes-in-our-curry-tonight.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-44785561533271202902014-09-08T17:13:00.000-07:002014-09-08T17:13:16.055-07:00New winners and new beginnings

Tennis has always been a sport close to my heart with all those childhood memories discussing about Edberg or Becker or Courier. Even when I had an argument with my dad about Graf or Seles, tennis was always growing in life. Players come , they dominate and they go. Tennis is also only game where the mental toughness is more required than any other game. One major reason for that is it is an individual sport and not a team sport where your team mates can cover for your flaws and make a better team. Tennis requires individual person just not physically fit, but also mentally strong and always prepare for all the different challenges life throws at you. e.g. Seles after a fan stabbing her in the back or Clijsters winning grand slam title after becoming a mom or Djokovic battling his health and improving his diet and then winning number of grand slam titles. One era ends and another begins. It is always hard to see old champions who we have started loving , lose and new players rising with totally different game. But that's life. Sun sets and sun rises. Probably we have to appreciate whatever we have in our hands rather than worrying about what we don't have.

 Since I have watched tennis from childhood and have seen how generations change in tennis, it is always easy to form new alliances along the way. Courier, Sampras dominated for sometime , Agassi came back from retirement to dominate the sport, Graf was ever dominating before Hingis and Venus Williams arrived, Federer dominated in first decade of 2000 and then Nadal stopped him , as Nadal was becoming new favorite, Djokovic arrived from the shadows of both great players to dominate the sport. Now we are in 2014 and last grand slam of the year, for the first time in decade there is no Nadal, Djokovic or Federer in the final.

 Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori are in US Open final after beating No. 1 and No. 2 seeds who were crowd favorites, specially after their thrilling 5-setter at Wimbledon 2014. Is this another new beginning? Marin Cilic with his strong first serve and volley game defeated Nishikori 6-3,6-3,6-3 to win his first grand slam title. Both are 25 and 24. With the new talent always coming to shore, old stalwarts are not forgotten , but just replaced with new champions. Dimitrov, Rionic , Nishikori and Cilic will dominate new few years. But we still have to see where Djokovic and Nadal go from here. They still have few more years left in them. Djokovic's marriage and arrival of his baby are definitely going to be top priority for him. It would be interesting to see him in Australian Open 2015 if he comes with same intensity of winning. There is some time to go for ATP World Championship, till then let's celebrate Marin Cilic's victory and Nishikori's resilience he showed during the last week of US Open.

yogesh malihttps://email@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2014/09/new-winners-and-new-beginnings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-44811394272672863542014-06-29T22:28:00.001-07:002014-06-29T22:28:07.083-07:00What do you listen while running?
Running is a meditation while being active. Running is a love for yourself. Running is a bliss. I have got to that point about running that the day I don't run, I feel I have lost some part of my body. I have been running from last year on and off, but the focus for running has come in last 3-4 months and every time I run, I feel I should run that extra mile. So what inspires you while running? Here is the list of my 5 songs I listen while running that keeps me on my feet all the time.

1) 500 miles by Peter, Paul & Mary - This song is very synonymous with running and it just keeps me pushing harder and harder for every mile I run. I think I can keep this song on loop while running and I won't get bored of it.
2) Sirens by Eddie Vedder - The song has such a profound meaning and it is a typical Eddie Vedder song where it touches your heart if you have followed his other songs like "No Ceilings" or "Society".
3) Make your own kind of music by Mama Cass - This is a very chirpy song and very refreshing dancing kind of song. Also considering its connection with TV show "Lost", the song has been in my playlist for long time now.
4) Final Countdown by Europe - I think this is my eternal favorite song considering how geeky this song is. From early 90s to till now, the song has always been in my every music playing instrument. Tape recorder, walkman, ipod, cd player, TV or even my phone now.
5) Demons by Imagine Dragons - Imagine Dragons' first album's song that made them famous. The deep meaning of the song and the voice of Dan Reynolds is very influential.
yogesh malihttps://email@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2014/06/what-do-you-listen-while-running.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-62239779690904092402013-08-11T21:53:00.002-07:002014-01-25T11:42:57.884-08:00Book Review: The Disappearance of Tejas Sharma and other hauntings

With utmost pleasure and interest, I am happy to write a review of a book. This book has more personal connection than any book I have ever read in my life, so I will definitely be biased little bit, but my opinion about the book is 100 percent my opinion and I am proud to say this book is a "Must read"

The disappearance of Tejas Sharma... and other hauntings

Manish starts with a folk story and while growing up in a small village in India, I have come across such stories. The main attraction of the story is the finesse with which Manish tells the account of the happenings in a small village. In general I love the book when I can relate to characters or happenings and probably I love this story even more because there are characters which I might have come across in my life. It is a big thing for an author to achieve this in his first book because it makes the stories personal and unforgettable.

One of the stories have a dangerous and humor touch at the same time. Manish's attempt at the humor is really praiseworthy because you chuckle at the end part of the story and then keep your eyes wide open in disbelief thinking "What just happened?"

Couple of stories have touch of Saki. Manish's writing is incredibly mind blowing and so perfect that you can create the mental picture in your head for these stories. These stories will give you the depth of Manish's knowledge and research about people and culture.

Story telling is the hardest art and if an author can keep its readers intrigued till the last line of the story, I think author has hit a home run. One of the stories "Her Unkept Promise", have that touch where Manish keeps you at the edge of the seat till the last line of that story. From this story, I can only say that author has so much potential to become a famous author in coming days.

Last time, I was terrified for whole night or there was a chill down my spine, it was when I watched "The Shining". Stephan King and Jack Nicholson is a combination which can create nightmares and cause you sleepless nights. I had a similar feeling with the central piece of the book "The Disappearance of Tejas Sharma". This story is a master piece in story telling and Manish has done a tremendous job. Since I know Manish personally, the certain aspects of the story are very close to my observation and those even make this story more chilling.

Hats off Manish, the book has been incredible piece of your hard work and this is just the beginning. Way to go !!

yogesh malihttps://email@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2013/08/review-of-disappearance-of-tejas-sharma.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-79577188698605801182013-05-30T09:00:00.000-07:002013-05-30T09:00:28.488-07:00How to spot-fix a cricket match !!

If you are from God's own country and have some connection to the country full of oil wells, you have necessary qualification to spot fix a cricket match. Next thing you need is a Nokia Lumia cell phone which you will gift to your future girl friend. Essentially, this girl friend will be your way to connect with D-Company. What is a D-Company? Well it is a company owned by a boss who is sitting on a couch and eating curd rice with both of his hands, also letting spill some rice from his mouth. You got the idea.

Once the girl friend contacts D-Company boss, he will give you the specific orders to play for a certain team, specially a team which is meager on budget and owned by Bollywood's Laura Croft. You don't need extra talent to play cricket, but you must be good at throwing tantrums and dancing, probably also future contestant for Dancing with the Stars.

Once you are selected in the team, you must show that you work hard and have something in you that you get whacked by northies. D-Company boss will send you extra towels (Made in Dubai) and you should use them to clean the dust on the ball and on your face. There is a coded signal you must give to a bookie during the match. Picking your nose is considered the safest signal. Your goal is to concede 14 runs with 3 balls. The foremost reason for such numbers is D-Company boss is a big fan of Pi.

Spot fixing a cricket match looks easier from this post, but lot of hard work goes into the process, specially when so many people are involved in the entertainment business, specially bookies. Go Rotlu , you are an official spot-fixer now.

yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-to-spot-fix-cricket-match.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-29438992525371411262013-05-07T09:56:00.003-07:002014-02-13T21:43:29.503-08:00There is a pleasure in the pathless woods
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more,
From these our interviews, in which I steal
From all I may be, or have been before,
To mingle with the Universe, and feel
What I can ne'er express, yet can not all conceal.
 - George Gordon Byron.

yogesh malihttps://email@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2013/05/there-is-pleasure-in-pathless-woods.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-89072188896771391952011-06-22T23:14:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:43:15.768-08:00Rahul Dravid - A Common Man

Rahul Dravid, the batsman and a common man who works hard, struggles for his runs, but he never gives up. Every time he steps on the ground, he battles with himself more than opponent. From last 15 years, it has been pleasure to watch him in action on the cricket field. He has that serious, studious student look which gives clear impression about him that he is learner of this game for life.

I still remember his debut ODI match against Sri Lanka in Singapore when he walked into bat with that typical white hat which is rare these days. He struggled against Muralitharan and then walked back into pavilion after scoring 4 runs. That first impression of him gave me enough to say about him and I thought he is almost another Manjerkar , but he made it bigger than Manjerkar. It has been a constant argument back home with father and brother where I always favored Dravid more than Tendulkar and my father and brother are staunch Tendulkar fans. It has always been hard to convince them about Dravid. Well it doesn't end there, it has been the same case friends too. If Tendulkar fans are stubborn, then probably I have learned to remain as strong as WALL in supporting Dravid.

The question has always been asked to me , but I have never given any satisfactory answer to anyone or neither I feel like to give. Why am I so hard core Rahul Dravid fan? Probably here I will explain it better. Coming from a middle class family, I have always been taught to work hard and believe in simplicity of life. Probably that belief has led me to support Dravid strongly. On the other hand, Tendulkar is a genius, a rare breed. In this world, there are very few geniuses and Tendulkar is such a genius that it is hard for me to describe his talent. He has achieved everything in his life, that doesn't mean he hasn't worked hard or that also doesn't mean genius people don't work hard. Tendulkar might have worked harder than Dravid, but I feel he was bound to achieve what he has now. Life is no easy for anyone and it hasn't been for Tendulkar even, but when you see Tendulkar , you just realize how genius he is. We are lucky to witness him in our generation. So I can only dream of like Tendulkar, but it is not the same case with Dravid. Dravid is immensely talented, but he is not genius like Tendulkar. When I see Dravid, I see myself, a common man. Dravid is a common man who works hard, struggles for his dreams, but eventually achieves them. Dravid gives me that belief which I need to achieve greater things in life. Dravid has struggled, fought with his conditions, has made improvements in his game, played for the team eventually. Despite achieving so much success, still that man is away from limelight and still a common man.

15 years ago he made his debut against England in a test match and missed a century on debut. After 15 years he has remained center of Indian batting line up in test matches. That beautiful cover drive or that perfect straight drive makes wonder on everyone's eyes and make you fall in love with this beautiful game of cricket. His current inning of 112 against West Indies might not be fast paced, but he was never fast run scorer in test matches , but it has always a pleasure to watch his battle with opposing bowlers. He beats them first mentally and then physically. Technically he has remain as perfect as he can be, but the most important thing that he still considers himself student of this game and rates the game better than him. No game teaches you to be bigger than anything in life, it is you who have to keep the foot on ground.

Note - Picture has been taken from cricinfo.com.

yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2011/06/rahul-dravid-common-man.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-2546423913622816902010-08-17T09:35:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:43:42.646-08:00YFormulator

Few weeks back I released my first android application YFormulator. YFormulator is a productivity application for phones with android OS. Initially it was named Formulator, but due to some legal issues, I had to change it to YFormulator. YFormulator was a simple idea for different formulas personal as well as conversion. The idea behind this simple application came to me when I was thinking of creating an application for Electrical Engineers, but eventually I thought to create this for general public. Based on feedback, I will be releasing major update for this application. In this update, there will be some changes to UI and ads added to application .

yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2010/08/yformulator.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-17017965484807402192010-05-24T22:35:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:44:16.676-08:00Google TV

Recently Google announced its entry into TV market. I was kind of expecting this considering Google's money making model of advertisements. Probably with that announcement, we will be able to see the web on TV and even browse. I have always been a fan of Google products, but recent failures of Buzz, Wave, I am getting a feeling that Google might be doing the same thing what Microsoft did a decade back. When we were introduced to computers in India, it was all about Microsoft products, starting from Windows, DOS, Office. Human psychology behind using graphical user interface than command line interface is always stronger. Somehow, most of us got trapped in using windows more often. Geeky linux guys kept themselves glued to linux for years and even now open source struggles to make its presence through linux. Despite Google's efforts to support open source, non-profit organizations and its products in energy economy(powermeter) , it might just monopolize the world where friends might turn into foes. Concept of TV is so strong and since there is slow innovation in that area, I am sure even Luddite will appreciate Google TV. Finally it's all entertainment business.

yogesh malihttps://email@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2010/05/google-tv.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-48993607876058059212009-12-24T19:50:00.000-08:002010-05-31T19:29:42.167-07:004 Photos
Yeah, I know it's been a long I posted anything here. You can say I have committed one of seven sins (sloth, just for clarity). No excuse for that. So much hooked to twitter , that I was just procrastinating to post anything, here. I know even right now I don't have much to share. But in mean time, Moi, being inspiration for photography , I have created a photoblog here. It is just amateur work , so expert comments are welcome.
yogesh malihttps://email@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2009/12/4-photos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-40146626641117759742009-05-26T18:54:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:44:37.553-08:00IITs and Rat Race

These are the established IITs : IIT Powai, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Chennai, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IT BHU, ISM Dhanbad. The entrance exam for these IITs makes them prestigious colleges in India. Equation has changed from 2008. New IITs have been started at following places: IIT Punjab, IIT Patna, IIT Rajasthan, IIT Bhubaneshwar, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Hyderabad. In 2009, IIT Himachal and IIT Indore will be started. Beside these there are extended colleges , IIST, IISERs, RGIPT, IIMS. The rat race will continue with increasing number, but who is going to monitor the quality of education, specially in IITs here after. Instead of investing money in new IITs and their infrastructure, isn't it wise to convert existing some top quality colleges in IITs? When will Government learn this simple thing? May be my perspective is one sided and with no complete justification, but on first look , it does make sense.

Bottomline is We need quality of education and not quantity of education.

yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2009/05/iits-and-rat-race.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-82166937575414687452009-05-08T18:35:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:44:51.189-08:00Indian Premier League

Well, this has been a good season in south africa. I would have loved it if it would have been in India more. The most interesting thing happened to IPL this year is fake ipl player and his blog. I am a regular reader of his blog and laughs at every statement he has made about some inside scoop in KKR and IPL camps.

If you haven't read this blog, you are definitely missing something. Here is the link for his blog. I am sure you are going to get a good share of laugh . And if you don't understand the players he has mentioned , here is the list of players , he has mentioned.

Sticky something=Ricky Ponting

Bhookha naan=Buchanan

Appam Chutiya-Shreesant

Lordie=Sourav Ganguly

Dildo=SRK

Prince of Patiala=Yuvraaj Singh

Sandy Maddy Babe=Mandira Bedi

Bublee=Bret Lee

Babli=Preity Zinta

Stylebhai=Murali Karthik

Kishan Kanhaiya=Ravi Shastri

Buddhiman Baba=Wriddhiman Saha

Boy George=Joy Bhattacharya

Little John=Ishant Sharma

Meera Bhai=Harbhajan

Aaila=Tendulkar

Sheikh=Shane Warne

Big sis=Shilpa Shetty

Little sis=Shamitha Shetty

Big Brother=Raj Kundra

RDB=Ran Dev Bose

Mangal Pandey=Laxmiratan Shukla

Ganji Hanger=Sanjay Bangar

Shakespeare=Akash Chopra

Ghati Baba=Rohit Sharma

Big Mac=Mathew HAyden

VVS Ram=VVS Laxman

Calypso=Chris Gayle

Castro=Fidel Edwards

Skipper=McCullum

Pamela Indersingh=VRV Singh

Springbock=Rander Wyke

Bevdaa=Ryder

Batliwala=Mallya

Dewar=Rahul Dravid

Paedophile priest=Gilchrist

Lady Jaya=Jayawardene

Gilli Danda - Ashok Dinda

chikna pussy= David Hussey

Original Bevda = Jesse Ryder

Chinnu Popli = Sreevats Goswami

Chirkut Teli = Virat Kohli

P.S. - I may be wrong in identifying few players, but most of them are correct as per my logic.

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Yes, those are the words for Rahul Dravid. This person leaves no stone unturned to appreciate his personality in every aspect. From being the most humble, calm and a true performer, he shows the world what the class means. I owe a lot to Dravid in his today's innings against Rajasthan Royals. The man was criticized so many times and he has always proved he is a team man and always ready to prove his mettle on any given test. Gosh!!! I literally got horripilation when I saw his innings and the way he played today just provided a tight SLAP on Vijay Mallaya's face.

How do you feel when the world criticizes you and people around question your abilities and at the slightest chance you prove everyone what you are. Yes that is all about Rahul Dravid. He is the most genuine player who has proved again and again why cricket is called gentleman's game.

And he is the man who made me to write back on my blog. Hats off to Rahul Dravid.

**bows down for god in human form**

yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2009/04/winner-never-quits.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-83619502097620799102009-01-08T19:50:00.000-08:002014-02-13T21:45:22.445-08:00Windows 7
Windows 7 beta is releasing tomorrow to download for general public, OFFICIALLY. No big hopes from Microsoft, but at least hoping that i will get rid of Windows Wastea(Vista) from my PC sooner. More news about this can be found here. Microsoft is getting inspired from Mac and Ubuntu finally.

I have become more regular at microblogging these days , no time for mega blogging.
yogesh malihttps://email@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2009/01/windows-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-5221782031891359172008-11-26T14:44:00.001-08:002014-02-13T21:45:48.844-08:00Troubled Mumbai
Mumbai is in trouble again...any help you can provide in mumbai, Please visit Mumbai Help .

Time to cooperate.
yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2008/11/troubled-mumbai.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-34001954658546023122008-08-24T21:16:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:46:35.997-08:00When you feel like crying, just urinate

No..no this is not weird stuff...but a dialogue from movie "Mumbai Meri Jaan". Once in a time , there comes a movie which changes your perception about life, once in a time , there comes a movie which changes the way you live the life. Mumbai meri jaan is such a wonderfully directed movie , that I was almost crying. The finess of direction comes when you have five great people acting for you on the screen. Parel Rawal, Kay Kay, Irrfan Khan, Madhavan and Soha Ali Khan...well the star cast itself says something about this movie. This is a must watch movie and I am sure you will be moved at the end of this movie. Apart from direction and the reality shown from five different categories of society with poor(Irrfan Khan), lower middle class(Paresh Rawal), Hindu cynical extremist(Kay Kay), higher middle class patriotic software professional(Madhavan), a realistic journalist(Soha Ali Khan), the movie touches every body. In fact Irrfan Khan had silent role, but he outclasses everybody in the movie and set the bar of expectation high. Then , there are no words for Paresh Rawal who has grown into a veteran. And well , well .. director Nishikant Kamat , his first hindi movie , and he has proved his abilities , but I know his first marathi movie which was relased in 2005 "Dombivli Fast" which got lot of recognition. This man has seen mumbai more closely than anybody I guess. You can read about Dombivli fast here.

yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2008/08/when-you-feel-like-crying-just-urinate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-17330409467769569472008-08-11T20:11:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:46:04.106-08:00Finally GOLD

This is the moment to cherish for life. Despite somebody else has achieved something, the feeling has not sunk in completely...Abhinav Bindra did the unimaginable at the summer olympics for which all cricket crazy people were waiting...finally for sometime cricket took back stage. This is the moment why I feel to be proud to be an Indian...this is the moment which binds every indian together..this is the moment I feel even God will feel envy of...this is the moment that will be cherished for years or days to come till we win another gold. I hope by 2020, we will be topping the Olympics gold medal tally...(just for the information, China won its first gold in 1984 ..source timesofindia.com ...today they are topping the tally)..So with that hope, I feel India won't be much behind sooner. We need more bindras and more gold medals...Yeh dil maange more....AB proved at last Singh is King.:-). In the picture , you can see Chinese shooter's Zhu Qinan's emotions, after losing the gold , he cried a lot and he had also topped the qualifiers .Well somebody has to win , but I sympathsize with him. Winning the gold is easy , but winning the silver or bronze is more tougher as everybody goes for gold,nobody goes for silver or bronze.....but let me cherish this moment .

photo source : Indiatimes

yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2008/08/finally-gold.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-6410921069604341002008-06-16T19:55:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:46:20.228-08:00Into the wild
Recently I watched the movie "Into the wild" , and even before reading its story and watching it, i knew i am going to like it just because of its nice poster. Listen to the beautiful song "No Ceiling" from the same..

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yogesh malihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2008/06/into-wild.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-36373698920974270442008-06-15T18:30:00.001-07:002008-06-15T18:31:02.230-07:00LazinessThe blog is not updated because of my shear laziness. I will be back soon.yogesh malihttps://email@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2008/06/laziness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-22457155283260721302008-04-11T23:32:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:46:55.199-08:00Randy Pausch
You can find all updates about Randy Pausch  here
yogesh malihttps://email@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2008/04/randy-pausch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-56339605481297816752008-03-23T07:15:00.000-07:002008-03-23T07:27:40.694-07:00Virtual RealityDoes it really exist? One of the best lectures I have ever seen...well the lecture is not about virtual reality, but this CMU professor is well known in this area. The lecture is a must watch , it reminds me of movie 'Anand', is there anything better than this in life? Initial few minutes of the lecture will give you an idea why I posted it here.

" Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted "

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- Mark Twainyogesh malihttps://email@example.com://yogsma.blogspot.com/2008/02/thought-for-day.html


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1,000 Blog Posts
Soooo, yesterday's post by Chris was a milestone of sorts. It was The Blogulator's 1,000th post!
(Cue ridiculous cheering, clapping, back-slapping, etc.)
When Chris and I started this blog way back in September 2005, I never would have imagined that over five years later, we would have written in this thing over 1,000 times. I thought that snarkiness would die young. But no, snarkiness never dies. It just evolves(*).
(*)For example: Golden Globes voters, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, whoever the eff you are, I salute you for having the cajones/perviness to nominate Piper Perabo as one of the five best lead actresses in a lead role of a dramatic television series. As a random group of people who may or may not exist, your commitment to always making sure you nominate at least one hot, young, nubile woman who is likable but undeserving of an "acting" award in some random category is, at best, weird, and at worst, pervy. Hey HFPA, is your founding member DoktorPeace?
And that is what The Blogulator has done. Now it has evolved into a monster, with more contributors like Brigitte, DoktorPeace, Sean, OHD, and Sam. And we must acknowledge our dearly departed contributors (no, they're not dead IRL, just semi-retired from blogging) like Lady Amy and Nicole. Bloggers, we thank you.
To our frequent readers, I say, "Thank you!" and "Wow! I can't believe you read this frequently!" Thanks, readers.
And now, here is our list of our Top 1000 posts of all time.
1000) This one.
999) My interview with Michael Stipe (it was a hard day for me).
...Okay, this will take a long time. So, all I can say is...THANK YOU! See you at post 2,000. Everybody do the Double Dream Hands! FREESTYLE!

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Jul 17, 2010, 04:13 AM
Would anyone know how to fix this? The first subforum is abnormally big, and it doesn't show Threads or Posts on any subforums.
I would know how to fix it if it was the home page forums/categories (colspan would be changed in forumbit_depth1_cat), but the subforums got me stumped. :/


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Found out about a call for entries for a book about Creative Reuse...so beat feet to photograph the bracelet and wallet I made earlier this year using vinyl drawer liner, adhesive wall repair tape, rubber washers, and vintage mother-of-pearl buttons. The deadline is 5 January and I thought today was the 4th...so I was stressing when I really could have been a bit more relaxed.
Anyway, I figure the exercise was worthwhile whether or not my work is included in the book.


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Playtime New York opens it's doors at 9am this Sunday 12 February at the Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building. With over a 180 collections, a seminar on social media storytelling and a celebration by three artists of the themes 'Shaman', 'Party time' and 'Daily' it's bound to be a fascinating and insightful show. Not to be missed!
'Rituals' – the theme emerges as a common thread for this 14th edition. Shamanic rituals, daily humdrum or family celebrations, children's trends for autumn-winter 2017/18 will be reflect our deepest habits.
Shaman – Longoland is a Philadelphia based multi disciplinary design group lead by Joshua Ben Longo. He strives to create experiences steeped in curiosity, wonder, and magic through fantastical objects and spaces. Longoland specializes in, but not limited to, toys, furniture, illustration, installations, and art objects.
Party time – Jason Villegas is a Visual artist originally from Houston, TX, now working and residing in New York. His practice expands across multi-media platforms, ultimately becoming a collage of painting, drawing, sculpture, video, performance, and installation based projects. He has exhibited across the United States and internationally in such renowned spaces as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Contemporary Art Museum of Houston, Museo Ruffino Tamayo, Phoenix Art Museum, El Museo del Barrio, and Exit Art.
Daily – Lisa Laubreaux is a French illustrator. Her practice is multidisciplinary and follows an artistically experimental approach which has led her to use different print techniques such as engraving, screen printing, and Risograph printing. Her work has already won over festivals in France, the press and brands such as Petit Bateau.
Playtime New York Events
The ONE TO WATCH Awards
We will be walking the show on the Sunday Looking for the Pirouette One to Watch in two categories: Fashion and Design. The awards are dedicated to Fashion and Design brands four years old and younger, and will be handed to the two most promising collections of the season.
Results will be revealed during the show on Monday, February 13, 10:00 am
Earnshaw's seminar: WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
Tips and tricks of storytelling through Facebook Live, Insta-stories and more!
It's the hot new social secret: live action. We're pros at the pretty pics, and now it's time to get real.
Get behind the scenes of your favorite brands, blog s and mags and learn how they approach choosing the right social for storytelling and share their strategies with video based features like Instastories, Snapchat and Facebook Live.
Guest speakers:
Michelle Steinberg of domain New York
Jessica Pallay and Kaity Velez of Well Rounded New York
Kristin Young of Earnshaw's Magazine
Jennifer Cattaui of Playtime New York & Babesta
Tuesday, February 14, starting at 8:00 am at the restaurant space.
Playtime New York at the Metropolitan Pavilion & Altman building, New York, USA
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well, happy new year to all my loyal readers.
just came back to nampula from the ilha do mozambique.
spent NY's there. the actual NYE was really good. started slow. we, me and my guesthouse mates, didn't book a table at any of the local eateries. so, we were stuck without any dinner. no food, unless you called beer "food".
we made our way to the local movie house where they planned fireworks on the stroke of midnight. there were indian people setting out delicious food out on sidewalk tables. someone asked if the food was for sale. they replied that it was a private party but we could join in.
what a feed! several curries, chow mein like dishes, chicken. mmm... all washed down with fanta orange.
man those folks were nice...
fireworks were awesome.
my stay in ilha do mozambique will be best remembered for the number of ailments i was suffering. my left leg got infected some how. it started to swell horribly. i met a german med student who suggested that i take a course of cipro (antibiotic). within 24 hrs. the swelling had gone down. in the meantime i'd been fighting an upper respiratory infection (cough) with a 16 USD bottle of benylin cough syrup. after beginning the cipro treatment for my leg, the cough subsided as well.
two birds with one stone, eh.
no more infections please.
off to malawi tomorrow via mocuba, milange and blantyre. it's a rather obscure route. wish me luck.
cya on the other side.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
bon ano!!!!
well, happy new year to all my loyal readers.
5 comments:
- qtlibrarian said...
Dude I love Orange Fanta
- January 02, 2007 12:24 PM
- soapyDave said...
it's the nazi drink! glad to hear you're not the canuck who was arrested in Kenya. Happy New Year!
- January 02, 2007 8:43 PM
- dean said...
Happy New Year Al! I hate those bus rides, but they always end up being the best tales eh?
- January 03, 2007 12:57 PM
Good to hear the 'brothers and sisters' are treating you well! No one should go hungry on NYE!
LUCK wished at you for your travels...oh, and some good fortune too.... :-)
Mebbe you should have taken some polysporin along with you..... :-)
Be healthy!
Hugs fr the Haus Frau
- January 03, 2007 10:44 PM
HNY Bubba!
You'll be happy to hear that the Yapping Dog is now Secretary of State (for multiculturalism and Canadian identity).
Looks like the ol' bod was too used to the cozy NA lifestyle, huh? Let's hope this is the last of your health woes as you adapt.
Malawi sounds like fun. Thinking of adopting? Gonna be humid as hell, I bet. Nonetheless, fantastic country to visit. BTW, next time it's noon look down and see if you cast a shadow.
Say hi to Madonna for me.
- January 05, 2007 9:06 AM


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The long road south ~ ATS® in Chile
The ATS® scene in Chile is amazingly strong and wide spread.
It is brought to us by Victoria Vasquez, long time dancer that discovered ATS® and FCBD® about eight years ago on a VHS tape.
It is brought to us by Victoria Vasquez, long time dancer that discovered ATS® and FCBD® about eight years ago on a VHS tape.
Ever since then she's been pursuing the art form and doing a damn fine job.
Victoria and I improvising at her show in Santiago, Chile.
The ladies of troupe Banjara Santiago, Chile.
My shoes are on the mend just in time for the end of the world
Fin del mundo is just a four day boat ride, and then a bus ride away.
I was having some tough times, wearing through my clothes, my resources and especially my shoes. I've owned my Fluevogs (my shoes) for years, they fit like a dream and make me feel like I've got the feet of some rare deity, but they were worn out: soles peeling, seams breaking, zippers shot and the laces toast. I was afraid there was no way to revive them but I just can't seem to let these old friends go.
Lucky for me these shoes are fighters.
But I couldn't do it all on my own, so I asked you, my dear friends, for some help, and help it did come!
I was able to take my trusty zappatos to the boot doctor where I was assisted by the lovely and talented Julie Rea as she explained to our new friend what needed to be done.
Not only was the man confident he could fix them, he promised to have them for me the next day!
Like Santa Claus I like keeping lists, the naughty and the nice.
Here is my nice list, it consists of the donors, the money where your mouth is society that helps keep me on the road and the dream of tracking ATS® around the world. Thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you have done and continue to do.
Again, thank you my friends for being in the time and the place where you are able to help support this project and to keep me on the road, your love and support keeps me warm on all those long lonely nights. I'm thinking of you always.
Oh and Julie wasn't there to help me pick them up...watch the video to see what happens.
ATS® Santiago, Chile 2013
Victoria is an amazing teacher, and over the past eight years has spread ATS® in Chile from north to south.
The choli's have landed!
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Happy Farmgirl Friday Friends!
The dining room was home to a ten foot wide sliding glass door built in the 50s or 60s that was single pane and left the back of the house very cool. The door and wall sink at the corner making it very difficult to open and close the door. This was an urgent problem to fix.
Once he got the door removed Jerry started to see signs of termite damage, lots of it.
We got very lucky. It could have been MUCH worse. I sprayed everything thoroughly, saturating all of the wood. Then, after 24 hours I sprayed one more time. Now, Jerry can begin to rebuild the wall and floor.
Unfortunately, the sun faded and it got cold before he could finish so he put temporary walls up again for the night. Hopefully, I will have a brand new wall featuring a small window and recycled french doors we got from a yard sale by the end of the weekend.
For fun this week... oh yes we PLAYED!
We took a drive up to the end of our road...
I have been waiting for two nigies since last summer and it's looking more and more like that is a dream that is not meant to be. I am not giving up just yet though.
In the meantime, I am trying to research whether or not I can find a smaller jersey milk cow locally. That led me to attend my first stockyard sale this morning. I have to learn to do my own evaluation of body conditioning in dairy cattle so I can find a sound cow eventually.
Well, I could blather on and on for hours and bore you to death with all of my projects. We are warm, well fed and happy on our little mountain. I hope you are well this week too. Now let's get hopping!
Your Farmgirl Friday Hostesses are:
Dolly of Hibiscus House and me of course!
Now, it's your turn to link up for your weekly dose of farmgirl soul food!
Here are the rules for the Farmgirl/guy Blog Hop!
1.) Write a post about your farmgirl lifestyle and brag a little about your farmgirl talents while your at it! Share what being a farmgirl means to you. Include lots of photos of your farm, crafts, animals, quilts, home decor projects and thrifty make overs, your backyard garden, chicken coop, recipes, studio or workshop. You get the idea!
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3). Please include the Farmgirl Friday button ( or link back here ) in your post and remember to share this hop with all of your blogging friends!
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As always, thank you for your continued participation and welcome new friends and followers!
As always, thank you for your continued participation and welcome new friends and followers!
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text: Since B is from Thailand she didn't come to Minnesota well prepared for the cold weather that is here...and the much, much colder weather that is to come! We told her we'd make sure she had all she needed to stay warm for the winter. I took her shopping and we found some sweatpants, a long sleeve shirt, winter jacket, boots, hat, scarf and mittens. She was so appreciative. As a host family we do not have to provide that for her but we wanted to. She's so wonderful to all of us and we are lucky to have her and it's just a token of our appreciation. She wanted to take some photos so she could show her friends and family.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206612672018-05-28T23:19:25.813-06:00Creative ProcrastinatorHazehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-38014008466824793662011-12-17T09:57:00.000-06:002011-12-17T09:24:31.985-06:00Adventures in Knitting a Baby BlanketDeciding to knit a baby blanket was the easy part. Search through Ravelry for the perfect blanket design and then buy the suggested materials? Noooo, not Haze. That would have been far too easy. I had a vision. Fuzzy, like watching an old tv signal from an antenna that didn't quite pick it up .. but still a vision that I knew I had to follow.

I knew it had to be crib (cot) size. Not too big, not too small. About this wide (what you can't see me stretch my arms?) okay, about a yard/metre wide, give or take 6 inches. And roughly 50'ish inches long. Yes this was very mathematically calculated and precisely measured, why do you ask?

I knew it had to be edged with satin blanket binding. This was a no-brainer for me. Because what baby doesn't love the feel of satin between their fingers as they suck their fingers or thumb?

I knew it had to be varying shades of mauve, yellow and blue. This was part of the vision. You don't mess with the vision! I found the most colourful satin edging at....wait for it... Walmart. Yes, I bought satin edging that had all the required colours in it! When knitting a blanket, who doesn't go and buy the satin edging first?

Next I started the search for the yarn. This little grandbaby is going to be born and will live in Australia. Australia = Hot. Wool = Out. Acrylic=Out. Cotton = In. Bamboo=In. So with binding in hand to match/contrast colours, off I go to Ram Wools Yarn Co-op. After a brief discussion with the very helpful gal that was working that day, we chose Estelle Cotton Cloud. Soft, lightweight and hopefully durable (we'll find out). I purchased multiple skeins in yellow, mauve and a shade of blue that I always call pencil crayon peacock blue, and that didn't clash too badly with the binding!

I knew it had to be backed with blanket fleece. This would make it warm enough on those cold Australian winter nights (yes, it does actually get cold at night there... it's all relative) And it would also be a nice thick pad for baby for tummy time on the floor. And hopefully to be snuggled up with as baby grows into a toddler and beyond.

With Sating binding and a braid of the three yarn colours in hand, I trek over to the fabric store. I had a vision of (yes again with the visions) a deep blue that would compliment the peacock blue and contrast vividly with the yellow and mauve. Fail. I had 4 choices, Goldenrod (puke yellow), Hot Pink (my daughter had been very explicit in her command to limit the amount of pink...oh, did I not mention that at this point we knew our grandbaby was going to be a little girl!), Brown..really an ugly, pooh brown. Or White. White. Who doesn't think White is a great choice for a baby blanket that will be dragged around and used on the floor? Yes, I bought the White. I only have to make it, I don't have to wash it!

I knew I was knitting quilt squares and I wanted them all different textures. This is where Ravelry came in handy!! I found various knitted afghans that had been knit in squares. I knit the ones that moved me at that moment (again, this was all very specifically planned and thought out! Not!)

Now, quickly, glance up at the name of this blog. Creative Procrastinator. I know myself well enough to know that if I knit a bunch of squares that had to be sewn together I was going to have yet another bag with a partially finished project stuffed into a corner in my craft room. I decided to knit the squares together as I knit them.

I started knitting in June. Aylen Patricia Joan Robenn was born on July 20. I knew I was going to see her in November. I finished the blanket!!

I posted more information on the squares and more pictures of the blanket in progress and finished on my Ravelry Project page.

Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-15679181141359782832011-12-17T07:20:00.003-06:002011-12-17T07:45:27.682-06:00Merry Christmas!!This is Saturday... only about 4 and a half months after my commitment to 2 posts per week...

So no more promises. Well, One Promise. I promise to be true to my self on this blog. I will speak the truth. Might not be often, might be more often than not.... but it will be truth as it applies to me.

Since my last post I have been sick. Most of the time. Nothing serious, but just enough to get you down. Aches, pains, cough, sinus infection, ear infection, stomach pains..well that's been ongoing for a few years now, but intensified to the point of being sent for all those lovely, personally invasive tests that some sicko invented. If there is somewhere for them to stick a probe, they did it. Nothing. Nada. The medical profession has determined that there is nothing they can find that should be causing me the amount of discomfort I am having. It must be in my head...oh wait... maybe it is!!

I am starting to think that all my aches, pains and illnesses are related to my emotional being. To my inner self. To my spiritual being. It makes sense that if I am an emotional eater and I am fat because I am an emotional eater then it should also follow that my body can be adversely affected by the inner turmoil also.

I have started attending a yoga class. Warm Yin Yoga. I have attended once and really liked it. So much so that after class I purchased a 10 class pass. I'm thinking about attending the restorative yoga class later this morning....

It was my friend Faye that started me on the yoga journey this time (oh yes, I have taken a few classes a couple of years ago). Faye also got me to attend Aqua-size classes with her.... and now it looks like another gym membership may be in my future. Thank you Faye :) Physical journey started.

I have also started reading up on Chakra Healing. Not sure where I'm going with this, but I'm starting to look into it. It's been around for thousands of years, maybe there is something to it?

Does anyone have any opinions on this? Any recommendations for reading?Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-10696755040941804022011-08-05T15:20:00.004-06:002011-08-05T16:16:42.224-06:002011? Really?It's time to blow the dust off this blog! I'm going to commit to 2 blog reports per week.
One for my knitting and crafting, which I will post in a day or two.
The other weekly post (starting today) will be for the never-ending 'life style change' that goes hand in hand with being fat.

Yes, Fat. Not plus-size, not over-weight, not any of the other politically correct terms we hear now to describe someone of my size.... reality check.. I'm Fat. But that is NOT the end of the story. It's not the beginning either. I've been on this journey, or roller coaster ride, for most of my adult life. Sadly for the first several years I didn't realize that I was actually a healthy weight! Really, I'm 5'9" and used to think and feel fat when I weighed over 130lbs.!! I remember thinking I was going to die when I hit 160. What I wouldn't give to feel THAT fat again! My current weight is 250lbs. (Yes Oprah, it IS about the number when the number is that big!)

I cannot begin to count, or list all the diets I've been on. I've had several 'lifestyle changes'. I've eaten cabbage soup, grapefruit, protein shakes, Slim-fast, Atkins..Atkins does work if you follow it properly, trick is to stay away from the birthday cake and ice cream, heck they probably all work if you stay away from the ice cream! I even handed over my wallet to U-Weight Loss Centres, but I'm not saying anything more about them, they are bad for my blood pressure and sense of serenity... I'm currently a paid up member of Weight Watchers on-line, but can't remember my password, I own all the Biggest Loser Books (yes I joined there also, but cancelled my membership) I have bought and given away most published diet books. Currently own and recently purchased The Core Balance Plan, Dukan Diet and The Cleanse. I own several exercise DVD's, Wii-Fit, Treadmill, York Gym and AeroPilates (must admit I do like doing the pilates workout).

So that's a brief history of my journey. Sort of looks like my golf game, all over the course and if there's a water hole I'll be in it!.

So today is the first day of the next stage. I'm going to be taking everything I've learned from all the various sources and figure out what works for me. I'm going to commit to doing some sort of exercise every day and I'm going to journal what I eat, how I feel and what is going on emotionally. So that's today. I'll be back next Friday with a report on how Week One goes.Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-883015251772697892008-11-17T11:48:00.001-06:002008-11-17T11:49:29.339-06:00All Fixed?I've been battling with my Blog for a few months now. It looked all wonky and the photo's weren't showing. I think it's all fixed now? If anyone still has trouble with it please let me know.Hazehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-64184299582018560622008-08-18T12:00:00.002-06:002008-08-18T12:27:59.273-06:00I've been tagged... quite some time ago, but just now found it :)
09 June 2008

 I've been tagged...
 ... by Patti Blaine who is such a talented knitter that I am honored that she has looked at my blog.

Here are the rules of the game which are to be posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answer.

What was I doing 10 years ago?

10 Years ago? WOW! That was 1998. I was fairly new to cross stitching then and was on the hunt for OOP Teresa Wentzler designs. I had discovered E-bay and was avidly buying and selling...see the buying part comes first because I did more of that. I might even have been starting to plan my wedding...must have at least booked the venue.

 10 years ago I still able to curl and was on 3 teams, 1 mixed team from work, 1 mixed team from the legion we belong to, and one ladies team, which was a bit more serious than the other two. I started curling fairly late in life, I was in my mid 20's before I did more than just bonspiel (another way of saying we partied more than we thru rocks). Sadly curling ended for me about 7 years ago when my knees go so bad I could no longer be guaranteed that I'd be able to get back up out of the hack without tears.

10 years ago I was still in the same job. 10 years ago we lived in a tiny little house that we were renovating.

What are the 5 things on my to do list for today (in no particular order)
1. Stitching on a UFO RR piece that was supposed to be in the mail on August 11th, but I asked for an extension.
2. Laundry
3. finish covering the garden in newspaper and black poly.
4. Excercise
5. make a to do list?

Snacks I enjoy
My latest snack passion is sliced apple with peanut butter spread on it. My guilty pleasure is Taco Chips.... and chocolate... but not at the same time... and I'm not fussy about what type of chocolate, whatever is available will do ;)

Things I would do if I were a billionaire
I would buy land and build a waterfront home in Lac Du Bonnet, Manitoba (cottage country). I'd build "Safe Haven" for street kids/runaways in Winnipeg. This has been something I've been thinking about for years. To have the funds to just dive in and do it my way would be fabulous.
Leaving enough in an endowment fund so that Safe Haven would always have it's financial needs met would take a good chunk of money. I'd also set up endowment funds for scholarships for kids that live at Safe Haven.

Places I've lived
I was born in Ayr, Scotland. Lived in Ayr, Troon, Kilmarnock and Cumnock and London, England in the first 4 years of my life. Moved to Winnipeg when I was 4. Lived in Stonewall Manitoba for a year. I spent 15 years in Gillam, Manitoba from age 18 to 33, then back to Winnipeg.

People I want to know more about
I'm not going to tag anyone else right now because I'm not sure who all has been tagged already.Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-24261550370053158002008-07-18T22:31:00.003-06:002008-07-18T22:45:53.035-06:00Our Yard

Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-35269778544562926602008-07-09T14:14:00.005-06:002011-08-05T16:21:28.675-06:00Basement RenovationsWe've been renovating the basement of our 1970's bungalow since shortly after Christmas. I just now realized that I don't have any 'before pictures'. It was wood panelling painted yellow, 1970's geometric brown and orange rubber backed carpet, and hanging ceiling...you know, those ugly ceiling tiles. Really dark and dingy.

We pulled all the panelling off, upgraded the insulation, ripped down a closet that was in the middle of the space, tore down a wall that was used to create a 'storage' room. Moved shelving into the furnace/water heater room to use as shelving. Ripped out the wall that was used to create a 'cold' room off the laundry room. Insulated and drywalled, painted and put shelves in the space for more storage.

The old storage room became an space for my excercise equipment. We used laminate floor in this space to make it easier to clean and move the equipment around if I want. In the pictures below I put a black chair as reference. The main space is 15' x 30'. Tonight we'll be moving furniture down there. I'll take more pictures when it's furnished.

Hazehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-1383812457749553962008-05-03T19:36:00.004-06:002008-05-03T20:35:32.243-06:00The Left Twist stitchThe Left Twist is really a two stitch left leaning cable. You can put the first stitch on a cable needle and hold it in front, knit the second stitch, then knit the one from the cable needle. Or, you can knit into the back of the second stitch, pull the loop thru, but do not take the original stitch off the needle. Knit the first stitch, then remove them both from the left needle.

Hazehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-11845090068323411102008-05-03T17:39:00.004-06:002008-07-19T07:23:00.808-06:00how I Knit

There's a thread on Ravelry asking 'I'll show you mine if....' well it's all about the many different ways people knit. This is a bad video of How I Knit. First the Purl stitch, then the Knit stitch.Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-48229093685637316132008-03-31T21:11:00.006-06:002008-04-20T14:19:45.401-06:00Two-Colour Lever style knitting<

This is a bad video of how I knit with two colours. I suggest you turn off your sound as my husband, the not-so-professional photographer has a bit of a cold and coughs part way through the video. I don't speak, so I don't know why he had the sound on....

Anyway, I hold both strands in my right hand, one in front of my index finger and one behind. I do both knit and purl this way. I am now humbled at how hard it is to knit when someone has a camera trained on your every motion! I can't believe how nervous it made me!Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-54279218597145979182008-03-30T09:22:00.002-06:002008-03-30T09:28:35.240-06:00Casting OnI just found a 'new to me' cast on that I think may quickly become my favourite!

I found it on You Tube It has a definite purl bump on one side and a nice neat chain on the other. It seems to be very stretchy. I'm going to have to play with it a bit more to confirm the stretchiness.Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-61383615226564257632008-01-24T17:27:00.000-06:002008-01-24T18:19:50.544-06:00Benign Positional Vertigoor as Pat calls me 'Dizzy Lizzy'. This has been going on for 2 or 3 weeks now. Went to the dr. and got some novo-betahistine for the symptoms...it helps a bit, but I can't walk on the treadmill. I've missed about 6 days now. I've still been doing Pilates 3 times a week, but it's not pleasant!

On a positive note, I have finished the back of Elsebeth Lavolds Borghild I'm using Austermann's Inka Colour in a Dark Teal tweed. Very pretty!

As I have 3 sweaters on the go for myself I've decided to finish all the backs first. Next up is Elsebeth Lavolds Blossom which is done to the armhole decreases. I'll switch off between this and Berroco's Pamela because Pamela is knit with Caron Simply Soft on 6mms and my hands get a bit sore. This one needs one more cable repeat until I decrease for the armholes.Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-2119664853290472522008-01-18T18:52:00.001-06:002008-01-18T18:58:37.368-06:00What to do with this yarn? Part 3

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How about now? Yup, all those beautiful cables, and they just disappear on this yarn. I decided to rip this out and knit something else.... But WHAT? Back to researching....
Yup, spent the better part of today on Ravelry looking at patterns. On several websites....

First I fell in love with the Wrapigan I was thinking I could do something like this.. but I can't wear that at work. So do I still want this yarn for something to wear on those cold office days, or am I changing my mind totally... Back to research. And yes... Berroco.com  WOW!! THIS IS IT!! Isn't that gorgeous!! But wait a minute. That's more cables that will just disappear.

I finally made a decision! I have pulled the back out of the drawer. I have ripped. Ripped right back to the decrease for the armholes, put it back on the needles. Yes, I have decided to just finish this as originally planned. No the cables won't stand out. But it will still serve the purpose of being soft, warm, snuggly and tough!Hazehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-76672865558064125382008-01-18T18:49:00.001-06:002008-01-18T18:49:51.889-06:00What to do with this yarn? Part 2

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Here it is, the back. doesn't look too bad right? Can you tell there are 4 large cables on that back?
Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-49271820420398879282008-01-18T16:00:00.000-06:002008-01-18T18:59:58.297-06:00What to do with this yarn?Rhetorical question, I don't really want someone to answer...

I bought 15 skeins of Caron Simply Soft Shadows to knit myself a sweater to leave in the office for those days they have the AC cranked when it's -40c outside. I opted for acrylic because it will take the abuse of being rolled over by the office chair, and should it grow legs and move out of my office, I won't cry over the cost....and quite simply, Simply Soft is soft and comfy.

After much research (you know, googling free patterns, getting sidetracked and reading blogs and bbs, shopping online etc.) I decided on Berroco's Pamela. It looks cosy, it's got big cables, which are a weakness to me, and it doesn't look like it needs buttons.

So I started knitting, and I was almost finished the back when it dawned on me that I didn't do my usual 'lengthen the darn thing because I'm 5'9" and don't like short sweaters' thing. I did what every good knitter does at this point, and tossed it into a drawer to be ripped back at a later date.

More later.....Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-65571899955565439302008-01-16T13:32:00.000-06:002008-01-16T13:57:59.946-06:00A New Year, A new me....(Part 2)In November I became serious about getting more some exercise.

Because I'm now over 50 (yes, as in Years of Age), my metabolism is slower than what it used to be, and the doctor informed me that quitting smoking was going to slow it down even more. This is not good news to my already overweight body.

Enter new treadmill.... and the will to use the treadmill for it's intended purpose, which is to actually walk or jog on it. Since the treadmill entered our home in November I have used it pretty faithfully (enough that the husband says he's proud of me). I try for 5 days a week. I've made it 4 and I've made it 6. I think I've even done all 7 days one week. I aim for 35 minutes, but some days my knees only allow me to go for 10 or 20. The 10 minute days I do it twice during the day. While I haven't lost any weight yet, at least I'm not gaining! I thought I'd gain quite a bit with the quitting smoking, in fact my doctor told me to expect 10 to 30 pounds!! I've been bouncing in the 5 to 8 range, and considering Christmas was in there, and I did NOT ignore the chocolates.... Let's just say I'm satisfied ;)

Now that Christmas is over and I'm nearing the 5 month mark (doctor also said the weight gain would slow down and reverse in months 6 to 12 as my body adjusted). I have now added 20 minutes of Pilate's every second day. My step-daughter comes by and does them with me. This keeps us both honest.

I also have a York Home Gym, so on the non-Pilate days I'm trying to do a good 15 to 20 minute routine with the weights.

Next up will be a change in the eating habits...but as I said, baby steps!

KNITTING!

I am knitting quite a bit. Over the past couple of evenings I knit a scarf for Pat. (That's The Husband for anyone that didn't know). I knit this one, using a Woven Basket Stitch.

Now it's back to work on Elsbeth Lavolds Blossom for me :)Hazehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-5179910714792123442008-01-15T09:34:00.000-06:002008-01-15T10:07:29.421-06:00A New Year, A new me....(Part 1)Maybe....I'm hoping...but I'm not the Creative Procrastinator for naught!

September 4th, 2007 I quit smoking! Yup!! I did it.

 I've been quitting for over 30 years (since I was preggers with my son...I managed to quit then from the time it started making me sick, about 2 months into the pregnancy, until delivery day...then as I was laying in the hospital bed, trying to tough out a 'natural delivery' (This was 1975), the nurse came in wheeling in an oxygen tank and mask.... I says, whooaaaa, that's oxygen right? That means I can't smoke with that in here right? She looked at me, my Husband looked at me... "you don't smoke"... I do now!! Get that out of here and bring me a cigarette!!" Ahh the good old days, when you could lay in a hospital bed, giving birth, and light up!....

 I digress.... since then I've been patched, acupunctured, hypnotized, zybanned and gummed. I've tried just about every quit smoking aid the anti-smokers have been able to come up with... nothing worked for very long.

This time I used Champix. It's a dopamine inhibitor put out by Pfizer. It's a 12 week program. Much like Zyban, you start taking it a week to 10 days before 'The Quit Day'. So I picked the Tuesday After September Long Weekend... this way I could spend the last weekend of the summer at the lake, smoking and drinking like a good Canadian!

 Come Monday the 3rd I so did NOT want to quit. I'M NOT READY!!! But I persevered. I had made the decision and I was sticking to it. I also had a cold from sitting outside most of the weekend..... anyway, Yes, I stuck to it. One of the side-effects of Champix is nausea. At Week 9 I decided to go off the Champix because the nausea was not going away. I thought if I get cravings, I'll go right back on it.... Well, it's been 4 and a half months now. I have absolutely NO DESIRE to smoke! Matter of fact, as much as I hate to become 'one of those'... I find it repulsive, stinky, and yes, gross. Champix is not for everyone. The Husband tried at the same time... he's still stinky ;).Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-17906101184336844402007-12-17T17:16:00.000-06:002008-01-15T09:48:46.084-06:00My Stashroom

Several boards, including Ravelry, have threads asking for us to show off our stash.....so here it is!

To the left is peaking into the door...oh wait, that doesn't look like a stash room, it looks like a computer room..... but behind that closet door...

To see more pictures of what I hide errr... store... in my stashroom you can take a peek HEREHazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-36229576256742491072007-11-05T11:18:00.000-06:002008-01-15T09:41:35.983-06:00New Needles and Swatching and more De-Stashing....I finally got my set of Harmony Options! They are beautiful. I admired, I drooled, I made DH drool (okay, he did the obligatory run his finger up the side of one needle, rolled his eyes and asked me if I wanted to go out and play in HIS toolbox. I organized. I knew I'd quickly loose track of what size is what, and never being able to find one my needle gauges when I really need one, I cut that cardboard that the tips were attached on, into strips that would fit in the slots in the little vinyl pouch. So each slot now has a label with the size of the needle that belongs there. So If I can just stay organized and put them back into the right slow But beauty does not necessarily mean they will be good to knit with. We all know that looks will only take you so far in this world.

I need to put these puppies to work. What would be the best way to try out all the sizes in a relatively short time? Swatching!! ahhhaa!!! My house could probably be seen from outer space the light bulb came on so brightly!! Once a month for nearly 2 years now I have been receiving this really nice little packet in the mail from Elann.com. It contains 4 'swatch size' samples of the yarns they will be showcasing the following month, plus colour samples of each of the 4 yarns, plus a news letter that has pattern ideas for each of the yarns (and I wonder why Elann gets so much of my take home pay..but that's another story).

I started with the most recent envelope (obviously because it was still sitting on my desk in fairly easy reach). I swatched, and I swatched. And I now have a basket with 2 years worth of samples from Elann all swatched up and labelled.Hazehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-89557386145218030802007-10-26T13:08:00.000-06:002007-10-26T13:18:37.604-06:00De-stashinating!(yeah, yeah, I know it's been almost a year...I forgot my password...;)

I've been doing way more knitting than stitching the last year...or two... so the past few weeks I've been going thru all my stitching stash and trying to be honest about what I will really stitch. I've weeded it down to the bare minimum to finish my WIPS and a couple dozen or so projects that I really love. How liberating!! I didn't realize just how oppressive it is to have all that stash waiting for my attention! It is a bit sad that all that empty space is very rapidly being filled with Knitting stash, which, by the way, takes up a lot more space that a stitching stash!

I've been selling my stitching stash off on the bay of evil (the_real_haze.) I've just about broken even on the buying and selling! Who ever says you can make a living selling on ebay lies!

I also am now on Ravelry! one word.. WOW!!!! It sure didn't take much to totally lose 4 hours of my life without realizing it! I can really see how I could spend way more time talking (or typing) and reading about knitting than actually doing it!

okay, that's the promised (to myself) post for today! I'm going to blog this weekend about my Master of Knitting Level One progress and I'm going to blog about my adventures in gardening!Hazehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-80614054451491550932006-11-12T15:48:00.001-06:002008-07-19T08:09:53.629-06:00baby & child sweatersI just got back from ThunderBay, where the sweaters I knit for my granddaughters and their cousins were very well received.

I knit this one for the newborn cousin. It's knit with Bernat Baby Blanket yarn. It's cloudsoft!

This one is for my 1 year old granddaughter. It's knit with Caron SimplySoft.

This one is for the 3 year old cousin. Knit with Paton's Astra.

And this one is for my nearly 5 year old granddaughter, knit with Caron Simply Soft.

and now onto Christmas gift knitting!Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-1141870919438410052006-03-08T20:18:00.000-06:002006-11-12T15:45:18.300-06:00Socks! Socks! and more Socks!I'm on a sock fetish this week! I've knit two pair for my DD's 29th birthday  And I've started a pair for myself

The one pair for Dana have the heels and toes in different colours. This is because I had knit her a pair for Christmas and she said 'oh you didn't have to make them match!'...so okay, I won't LOL!! I have 3 more skeins of Opal to knit up, then I'm going to use the remnants from each skein to make kiddy socks for the granddaughters.Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-1140464212242693212006-02-20T13:30:00.001-06:002011-08-05T16:20:30.346-06:00Not one stitch this weekend!! Dang that Nora Roberts anyway! LOL! I was caught up in reading Blue Smoke. Everytime I sat down in my stitching chair that book would end up on my lap! I finished it late Sunday afternoon, and as I was returning it to the bookshelf Dancing Naked at the Edge of Dawn, by Kris Radish flew off the shelf and into my hands!! So far, I'm really enjoying this one!

My stitching goal for this week is to get the quilt square stitched for Laura's Quilt. And if I'm really good, maybe get some more done on Firefly Fairies.Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-1140210864098891442006-02-17T15:05:00.000-06:002006-11-12T15:45:18.114-06:00Wow! Where did the last month go?I took a weekend trip to visit my grandbaby in ThunderBay. Took DS's sweater with me. It was a near perfect fit! Sleeves could have been an inch shorter, but he wouldn't let me shorten them...said he liked them just fine. But after all that I forgot to take a picture of him in it! I've emailed and asked them to send one, so we'll see LOL!

I never did start a knitting project for the Knitting Olympics. I've been switching off between reading trashy novels and stitching on FireFly Fairies. I've decided to add Aiden's (grandbaby) information to it and have it framed for her first birthday...which thankfully isn't until next fall!

Now DH has been pestering me for months to knit him a pair of sloppers...(sock/slippers). I haven't been able to find a pattern on-line tho. I thought I had found one HERE but after trying different sized needles to get the right size I still was knitting a small childs slipper LOL!! So if anyone knows of a good free mens slipper pattern.....Hazehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-20661267.post-1137771446889653272006-01-20T08:44:00.000-06:002006-11-12T15:45:18.002-06:00and for my next project....I have some beautiful coton, some rowanspun aran, and noro silkgarden all of which were to be made into sweaters for me!

The Noro SilkGarden - I did knit the 'Tilt' pattern from Knitty.com with this, but it hangs like a dishrag. I'll be ripping it all out and re-using the yarn. I'm considering knitting Isabella with it....not sure how the self-striping of SilkGarden will work with this, but I think I may knit a bit of it to see.....

With the Coton I have, I'm thinking of knitting Vanessa My yarn is almost identical to this pale blue.

And finally, with the Rowanspun Aran (it's a deep red with the flecks of multi-colour in it). I'm still pattern hunting, but I'm looking for something along THIS Line.

I'd like to join in on the Knitting Olympics as posted by YarnHarlot. Anyone have any opinions on Which of the 3 projects I should do, or any other suggestions for what I could knit with the yarns I have?Hazehttp://email@example.com


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The survey indicated the average interest rate on a 30-year FRM dropped slightly below the rate seen on a week-over-week basis. In addition, it still remains lower when compared to the previous year.
The typical 15-year FRM decreased week-over-week as well as year-over-year.
"U.S. Treasury yields dropped following announcements that many blue chip companies' earnings failed to meet expectations. This drove the 30-year fixed rate mortgage down," said Sean Becketti, Freddie Mac's chief economist. "Housing continues to be the bright spot in the economic recovery. Existing home sales beat market expectations coming in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.49 million homes. This is up 9.6 percent from a year ago and the fastest pace since 2007. Also, housing starts jumped 9.8 percent responding to strong demand in the multifamily market."
An improving housing market bodes well for those looking to invest in a new home in the near future.
Adjustable-rate mortgage rates increase slightly
While FRMs decreased, the average 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid ARM inched up from the previous week. In addition, the average 1-year Treasury-indexed ARM increased a bit on a week-over-week basis.
Fewer unemployment insurance claims suggest stronger economy
With low rates, individuals who are confident in their job security and personal financial situation may decide to purchase a home soon. According to a news release from the Labor Department on July 23, the number of unemployment insurance weekly claims for the week ending July 18 dropped to its lowest level since November 24, 1973. The number of initial claims fell to 225,000, which is down 26,000 from the previous week.
The Wall Street Journal reported on July 23rd that strong hiring numbers and low layoff numbers likely are key contributors to the news.
Improving confidence in job security and the U.S. economy will help drive continuing success in the real estate market. It will be especially helpful as young adults decide to start families and invest in a home to fit their evolving needs. The increase in home sales may be an indicator of this already starting.
Contact the Federal Savings Bank, a veteran owned bank, to learn more about mortgages.


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Amber Wilson Bagley
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Age: 34
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Amber Wilson Bagley learned her work ethic as a child, modeling the behavior of her parents and grandparents.
"I grew up in south Arkansas and they had a family business," she said. "And so everyone in my family went to work, including me and my younger brother. That's what we did. Everybody went to work."
Bagley's work ethic is demonstrated in both her professional activities and her community service. She has served on the UALR Bowen School of Law Alumni Board and on the executive board of the Arkansas Association of Women Lawyers. And in 2014, she will chair Eggshibition, the Youth Home fundraiser.
Bagley joined CGW&G in 2007, after having clerked for state Supreme Court Justices Annabelle Clinton Imber (now Tuck) and Tom Glaze. Her legal practice focuses on health care, employee benefits and commercial and corporate law, and she has been designated a Rising Star by Mid-South Super Lawyers.
Bagley keeps on her desk a quote by Martin Luther King Jr.: "If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well."
"My thought in life is that whatever your mission is or whatever you're called to do, you should do it well," she said.
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Today's segments include: citations, noteworthy, drafting, fully drafted, top ten BGG 2012 moments, and five favorite things. Let's knit together!
thanks to Cori, Irocknits for gifting the pattern for the For Good hat designed by Megan of the Stockinette Zombies. It is a lovely hat and a great cause! National Women's Health Network
November personal sock yarn club. tag your projects: tsknov2012club
Pinus Silvestris socks by Hunter Hammersen in Hazel Knits arisan sock colorway Sedge on size 1/2.25mm addi lace turbos. These are for SKA, Hazel knits Nov/Dec, Cookie Crumbs, Solid Socks, and the Knitter's Curiosity Cabinet. Yikes that's a lot!
Vanilla socks in Into the Whirled Pakokku sock colorway Pamukkale, on US size 1/2.25mm addi lace turbos. I'm doing these with the sweet tomato heel from Cat Borhdi. I purchased the book.
fully drafted
Happily Ever After Mitts by Susan B. Anderson in Gnome Acres fingering merino/nylon mini skeins on size 3/3.25mm signature circular. These are for the SSK KAL 1 to earn raffle tickets for the retreat.
top ten BGG moments
10. Tz'olkin
9. Texas BBQ
8. Escape
7. Space Cadets designed by Geoff, Brian, and Sydney Engelstein
6. Spiel-a-thon
5. Sushi
1. Hanging out with awesome friends
five favorite things
- Tempted Club
- Into the Whirled Club
- Movie: Wreck-it Ralph
- Thanksgiving break board games
- Cooking for family
So wherever you travel, don't forget your knitting, and engage your creative process!


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am I supposed to wait until January for this?
08 November 2009
Exactly how
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Well, Erica,ReplyDelete
You just need to come here to Michigan so we can attand Gwen's Beaver Island retreat. She's a wonderful teacher.
I have asked myself the same question. The best thing to do is to clear the decks of all other obligations so that when the book arrives, there won't be any interruptions!ReplyDelete
I'm dying to see it.
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