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My blogging duties have obviously fallen by the wayside. I haven't posted anything substantial since April, and I guess some will say I never have.
To the same sex marriage detractors who say its not really marriage if its two men let me say this, you know not what you speak about. 8 months into my separation I am just getting over the turmoil in my life. Losing a spouse is awful to put it mildly. It is said it takes 6 months to get over a death, well this is harder. That part of my life is dead but I see his zombie almost daily. A constant reminder, like salt in a wound.
The worst aspect is I have come to a realization that I no longer have an identity. After years who of conceding little bits of myself to placate another I find myself only with my man bits intact, nothing of an individuality left. Where is that sk8er boi gone? Where is my snowboard?
Where has the fun in my life gone? Once upon a time I couldn't choose between the daily options. Now I find myself always at home. A tired man getting older and now with gray hairs.
Half of the person I was for the last 7 years is gone and the other half is unable to stand on its own. No longer twenty something, I'm nearing the midway of my 30's. The biggest shock was accepting I wasn't that young guy with everyone's eyes fixed on me. Now I'm just background noise. When did that happen?
Being from out of the province, and meeting my future ex husband upon arrival, the only friends I had were friends of his. Did I mention his intense jealousy and my inability to even speak with a stranger? I shouldn't blame him, It's my fault for placating. No one to blame but myself. So not only am I husbandless, I find myself here nearly completely alone except for a few friends with extremely busy lives. All of them couples.
Who am I? How do I go up from here? How do I reclaim me and carve out a new separate future?
I'm sure I'll figure it out but I really hate this shit.
But I do know one thing, when I am back, no man will ever dismantle me piece by piece again.
Oh and on the subject of politics:
Stevie Harper still sucks. Glad to see him running tail between his legs to have the Queen to save his demagogue ass. Nothing better than see a republican run to the monarchy. LOL. At this point does Harper even stand for anything at all? 30 billion dollar deficit. He's conceded on almost all fronts. Whats next? Will Stevie legalize marijuana? OMG What a loser.
Iggy rules. Period.
About the coalition. It was useful but like jumping in bed with people you don't know, the Liberals should be wary of what they might get. Recommend this Post
Saturday, December 20, 2008
8 months in...
My blogging duties have obviously fallen by the wayside. I haven't posted anything substantial since April, and I guess some will say I never have.
Posted by Jay at 8:25 p.m. |
Labels: Living Hell, Same Sex divorce, Same Sex marriage
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Conservatives. Yesterday's solutions for today's problems.
Its called alternative energy and it isn't in a V8 and it doesn't burn gas, no matter how much you wanna cater to just one province.
Look up hydrogen and get back to us.
Or better yet, just leave. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 4:28 p.m. |
Labels: conservatives, idiots, regressives, supposi-tories
Friday, August 15, 2008
What Conservatives stand for.
Everything that the conservatives do is actually the exact opposite of what they say. And I mean everything. They are the antithesis of what their supporters voted for. Unless of course they are just as bad and two faced.
National Security. Leave a top secret document at a hoochie momma's place. She has ties to biker gangs.
Classified document about the environment. It actually became litter. And also flies in the face of what they said about national security.
They said they would cut government spending. They have increased it.
Elected senate. Appointed Fortier.
The list goes on.
So when they say "stand up for Canada".
You get the picture. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 5:13 p.m. |
Labels: CPC, sopposi-tories, two faced
Monday, August 11, 2008
For my lost love.
I miss you dearly. I still dream our dreams.
I am almost back to normal (a new normal) I hope to return to regular blogging this fall. Recommend this Post
Friday, May 23, 2008
How dumb are the Conservatives?
They are so dumb that it takes Peter MacKay, Stockwell Day, Jim Prentice, Helena Guergis and Gary Lunn to handle the Foreign Affairs Post held by the aloof Maxime Bernier. So we have 6 people handling Foreign Affairs and doing a piss poor job of it.
Don't believe me?
Afghan detainees - Peter MacKay - useless no matter where they put him.
death row inmates abroad - Stockwell Day - who decided to just let them die
proposed sale of the Radarsat 2 satellite system - Jim Prentice - made a decision contrary to Con policy of selling off to US because it might help them in the polls to "look" pro-Canada
Brenda Martin case - Helena Guergis - self-explanatory unless you live under a rock or a conservative (same density)
Summit of foreign affairs ministers of Arctic nations in Greenland - Gary Lunn - screwing with diplomacy by just showing up. It was a meeting of Foreign Affairs ministers not twatwaffles.
So what exactly does Maxime do anyway besides make mistakes?
Why are so many people handling one file? My guess is they have nothing to do. This government ran out of ideas well over a year ago with their 5 then 4 priorities which they gutted before implementing and have since become just reactionary possibly due to the near daily goofs or scandal on the part of the government.
So is it fair to say that a conservative is only 1/6 as capable as a liberal? It sure looks that way. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 2:23 p.m. |
Labels: 6 for the price of 1, Canada, CPC, Foreign Affairs, Maxime Bernier
Friday, April 25, 2008
An example of Taxpayers dollars being used for Conservative propaganda
This turned up in my worplace mailbox in the Riding of Don Valley West. It's from Peter van Loan whose riding is actually York-Simcoe, which is a considerable few ridings away. These are known as the 10 percenters and the Conservatives are blitzing ridings at taxpayers cost with these. Its a propaganda campaign for the Conservatives and you have no choice about it. They are not using their money, they are using yours. Besides abusing taxpayers dollars with this, they are also causing financial issues at Canada Post because Conservatives are abusing this so much they can't afford to subsidize the postage. The cost being incurred is quite shocking.
There is really nothing that can be done except kick them to the curb if an election is ever called. They are not breaking the law because they are utilizing loopholes, but they indeed have shredded the spirit of the law.
For your amusement and disgust I present your taxpayers dollars going down the tube.
And its not like they have a shot in hell of winning this riding, these constituents wouldn't even elect a moderate Tory leader named John Tory. Pissing in the wind at your cost. Todays Conservatives and Canada's Ailing Government™, makes you proud doesn't it? Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 9:36 a.m. |
Labels: 10%ers, CPC, PVL, tax dollar abuse
Friday, April 11, 2008
More Conservative Intolerance towards minorities.
Calgary MP and Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity Jason Kenney, in an 8 year old video, suggests members of an ethnic minority will use "the race card" to win arguments.
No surprises there. This is typical neo-conservative thought. The very reason none of the Harperite MP's, except a couple, are allowed to speak. Those who can, cannot stray from a set list of topics. For good reason obviously. Tom Lukiwski's comments were unacceptable and Mr. Kenney's is equally repulsive. They tried to write of Tom Lukiwski's comments as insignificant due to it being 17 years old even though he was a 40 year old man at the time. One does not grow up after that point. Sorry. Lets see how them to try and right off something recorded since adscam, the favorite red herring of the neo-cons.
The Hidden agenda has not gone away. It is still easy to find snippets of full neo-conservative thought from current MP's to compare and contrast with their poorly thought out policies. Mr. Kenney's comments are indeed scary when you look at the immigration bill the neo-conservatives buried in the budget. Even scarier, he's the Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity. Obviously to him Canadian means white and Multiculturalism is just a dirty liberal idea. Any questions about that means you are using the "race card".
1+1 still equals 2.
Personal Note: I may not be blogging much, even less than I have. I am currently working through 3 major blows dealt to me by life. Stay tuned. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 10:47 a.m. |
Labels: immigration. Neo-Conservative thought, Intolerance, Kenney, Lukiwski, minorities
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Thoughts on Monday's By-Elections in Toronto-Centre
Last night I had a gathering at my home with friends. One of the many topics that came up were Monday's by-elections as we are in Toronto-Centre. There were 11 of us present and I know that 5 of us vote liberal, with the other 6 voting NDP. In the past of course. Monday I believe will show some problems for the NDP. Only one of the 6 of my friends who vote NDP will be doing so in the by-election. Three seem to be leaning Green and two to the liberals. The main reason that I could get from the discussion about changing vote was mainly from the strategy the NDP are using. We are all familiar with how Harper bully's the Official Opposition, something that would happen to any party if they were the Official Opposition in this parliament, it is what we all hate most about how Harper governs, no matter which party, one time or another all the opposition parties have felt this.
The government staged a whole set of confidence votes to cause an election that frankly right now would possibly bring in a conservative majority. If your a partisan hack sure you could spin it as something needed to be done but the average progressive sees it as pranks that risk the progressive society we have and could care less right now about party politics. So what do we see occurring? The NDP are also trying to play these games of setting traps and wants to trigger an election because it thinks it can get some of the liberal vote. On top of that its blatantly obvious that Layton is making good use of the Conservatives giving them a free ride. The possibility that in a single election cycle the NDP could get enough votes to secure a majority and save our progressive society is a pipe dream. It's impossible, so people who could care less about party politics are seemingly moving to either back the liberals to block the conservatives or are moving to the Greens because they are disturbed by the campaign literature that has been handed out by the NDP which I am told is along the same lines as the stuff the Conservatives are using. The "not a leader" type stuff. The now former dippers say thats what they hate about the Harper government, the negativity, so why would we support it in the NDP? We want it gone not more of it. The new Greens say they want a new voice, a new party. The new reluctant new liberals say they want Harper out, even if it means they have to vote Liberal. (Not flattering but hey its a vote!)
It seems other Dippers are moving to the Greens for other reasons.
Now, of course, this is just commentary from a group of people and may in no way reflect on what happens on Monday. I believe, though, we will see something interesting. On Monday, the Liberals will increase the amount of the vote from the last election for Toronto-centre and the Greens will come in a strong second. Where the NDP will place I don't know. I think the Conservatives and NDP will be battling for third and fourth. Hopefully the Canadian Action Party comes in dead last. Really, who would vote for a party that has "911 was an inside job" posters and various other conspiracy theories you see on the far left but at the same time they are anti-semitic and anti-immigrant like you usually see on the far right. What a f**ked up mixed bag of kookery.
What happens in the other three ridings having a by-election, I have no idea. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 1:52 p.m. |
Labels: By-Election, conservatives, Greens, liberals, NDP, Toronto Centre
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Cash for Souls: Missionaries nothing more than parasites?
I called this one long ago and had a freak claim otherwise and get nasty so imagine my surprise last night when CBC showcased what has happened in Thailand since the tsunami.
Missionaries swarmed the country post tsunami supposedly to help end the misery but instead they brought more. Promising no more Tsunamis if you convert, giving cash to people so they would convert, approaching entire towns and denying assistance unless the whole community converted. Makes my stomach turn.
Besides peddling delusional lies, they have destroyed many people's traditional lifestyles in the process.
These groups should be banned completely worldwide. If we look at our past we can easily see they haven't changed their wicked ways one bit. Despite the claims of the terribly delusional Adam (commentor from the post linked above)
Anyhow, the video is available here and I think its about 15 minutes.
And to you religious crazies, don't bother to comment. You exist in a realm where facts are considered false and the most delusional thoughts are the truth. I have no desire to have a "conversation" about your baseless fabrications thank you. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 6:13 p.m. |
Labels: cash for souls, Christians, convert or starve, Evangelicals, food for souls, missionaries, relusion
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Fortier has no authority to criticize the senate...
...especially when you yourself were appointed and have only showed up for 5 votes out of 34. Not to mention having a Minister porfolio without being a minister or even elected.
If you want to fix the problem you say is there then stop being a part of it. If it matters so much then resign. Staying in a place you hate is not something sane people do unless its for the public money and not having to work for it or face the electorate. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 1:30 p.m. |
Labels: Appointments, CPC, CPC hypocrisy, Senate, unelected Cabinet Minister, unelected Senator
Friday, February 29, 2008
Harper on Obama on NAFTA
Mr. Harper you should not be interfering in another countries political process. We all know you wanna fight for the Republicans as members of Republicans International.
Besides, its just pre-election talk. Obama is using NAFTA to score points like you used accountability and cleaning up government and we all know you didn't mean that. The difference is Obama hasn't run a nation-wide Presidential campaign on lies yet.
You, Mr. Harper, apparently did. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 12:10 p.m. |
Labels: bribes, Cadman, corruption, CPC, CPC lies, so-called accountability and transparancy
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
What the New Tax Free Savings Account achieves
The new tax free savings account must have conservatives drooling. It allows for the rich to sock away money at the expense of those who live month to month. Other types of savings such as RRSP's, RESP's etc. allow you to save for a specific reason. This one doesn't, in fact there are no strings. Put away cash and use it whenever you want and avoid paying taxes.
The only thing this new savings account will achieve is to undermine our progressive income tax system where those making the most pay more taxes.
Now the the rich can hide excess cash interest free in the ideologically driven idea of a tax free savings account. They may have finally hit the holy grail of conservatism and that is to allow the rich to pay less tax. Recommend this Post
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
This year is very significant. Besides the Titannic disaster something truly monumental happened, the Conservative Government of Canada, headed by Sir Robert Borden posted a surplus.
Now posting a surplus is nothing new, if you are a Liberal but for a conservative its quite the task. How much of a task you ask? Well 1912 was the last time a Conservative Government posted a surplus. You can argue that Harper has also but he inherited the great financial situation we Liberals put this country in and rumour has it that the current Conservative one may have a deficit on the way, which is why we saw Mr. Prentice out and about yesterday debating facts. When one has to debate facts in order to make their budget next week look somewhat okay its not the sign of a good budget.
It is also interesting to note that Flim Flam Flaherty wasn't the one discussing deficits and surpluses. Great idea as he wouldn't know what a surplus was even if it flew up his ass judging by his time as Finance Minister in Ontario. Also smart not to have Flaherty criticize Rae's budgets because Flaherty was way way worse and actually was a finance Minister. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 3:05 p.m. |
Labels: 1912, Budget surplusses, CPC, Deficits, ineffectual Conservative Governments, liberals, Tory Hard Times
Friday, February 15, 2008
Memorial honouring Gay Holocaust Victims to be built.
This has been a long time coming. Homosexuals, originally, were not considered victims of the holocaust and Between 5000 and 15,000 were held in concentration camps as members of an anti-social group. 60% of these people died while in camps. Many Nazi soldiers would use the pink triangle tattoo forced on them as identifiers as a target to shoot at.
Unfortunately it didn't stop there. After WWII, Gay men were not recognized as victims of the Holocaust and were re-imprisoned by the authorities because of their sexuality and were denied the reparations and state pensions available to other groups.. In 2002, the German government pardoned the gay men who were imprisoned by Nazis.
The design of the Memorial to homosexuals will be similar to the one picture above for the Jewish victims.
Many on the right (wingnuts) frequently reference the Holocaust as the reasoning for supporting the Jewish people and Israel, yet cannot afford the same respect to other victims of the holocaust. Bigots such as SDA come to mind but no one expects much better of such people. In one post she pays respect to the Victims of the holocaust and the next she is making jokes out of the tattoos that were forced on the victims of the Holocaust. See how that works? Its an attempt at inoculation. I have also read a couple posts at the Blogging Tories about a so-called "brown threat" and insinuating all Muslims have a secret agenda. Thats how the Nazi's turned its population against Jews. Spreading falsehoods about a minority group of people and because the average person doesn't know much about said group they are more likely to believe what others tell them.
Governments on the other hand shouldn't be ignored when acting similarly. The current government has taken to trying to rescind same sex marriage rights or play little games with age of consent. Treating gays and Straights differently when both are equal citizens of this country. They seem to have found more votes in their bigoted core voter base than they could ever get treating people equally but then again fascism does come from the right side of the political spectrum and the current one does employ some similar techniques when it comes to dividing a population and turning it on itself for political gain. I'm not saying that our current government are fascists but they seem to have no qualms about where they get their techniques (blaming a group for everything they fail at or are unable to do) in their continually failing attempt to secure a majority government. We have division in this country now that is the worst I have ever seen for Canada and its not over an important issue facing the nation like free trade or GST. Its more McCarthyish with Communist replaced by Liberal. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 12:05 p.m. |
Labels: Conservatism, fascism, Holocaust, Homosexuals, Jews, memorial, Rightwing
Monday, February 11, 2008
Yes We Can
All I can say is wow. What a powerful speaker and a powerful song.
This is the change that America needs and hopefully a little will rub off on our population because we also need change from what we currently have taking up useful space at 24 Sussex. Oh and in this video, an Ontarian named Esthero (a self described liberal and Humanist) makes a contribution to the vocals.
Why Change?
The change these people are singing about is not necessarily a new face. Change refers to the end of divisive politics. You know those tactics adopted by the Republicans and the Conservative Party of Canada. The tendency to speak in black and white, never admitting blame, preferring instead to blame a perceived enemy (liberals) for everything. If you don't agree with conservatism its because the liberals have ruined the country and everyone is tainted instead of admitting their policies stink. Basically how we've been governed these past 2 years.
The question is do we prevent it from getting worse or do we let it go on until we are begging for it?
I prefer to be proactive. Harper gotta go. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 4:37 p.m. |
Labels: Democrat, Obama, US Elections 2008, Yes We Can
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Stick by your plan Mr. Dion
Do not sit on your hands and abstain from voting against the governments confidence motion. The neo-tories do not have the default preferred stance on the Afghan Mission. Neither does the NDP. The population will not support an open ended war nor would they support sheer cowardice. The people of Canada wants a realistic mission that works and accomplishes the goal. Your stance Mr. Dion seems to fit what the population wants. Stick with it even if it brings the government down. The election will not focus only on the mission. There are many other issues such as the economy, the environment, and the unending list of Harpers broken promises and surprise social conservative ones. Not too mention he's made government more unaccountable and even less transparent in direct opposition to what he promised and campaigned on.
Let the writ drop and lets win the next election. We want a Canada thats richer, cleaner and fairer not the broken mess and division we see today, nor the lies on climate change repeated by this government and its cohorts, or the attacks on seniors incomes and tax cuts for the rich.
Mr Harper thinks leadership is being an asshole but we can show him its bringing great policies, consensus building and co-operation that makes a leader. All things he has failed on, especially with the lost opportunity to bridge partisan divides and work together to hammer out a future for the Afghanistan Mission. Instead he builds his firewall, keeps with his unwanted open ended war and then makes it a confidence vote. All this for a view that barely 1/3 of Canadians feel is appropriate. He's like a child sulking in the corner. Some leader.
Please do take your ball and go home. Recommend this Post
Posted by Jay at 2:05 p.m. |
Labels: Afghanistan Mission, CPC failure, Dion, Harper, liberals, Manley Report


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Today's scripture: 2 Peter 1:8-9
The exhortation continues …
Not only should we have all the qualities we talked about Friday, but they
should also be increasing in us. But look at the outcome: We will be useful and
fruitful. Our knowledge of Christ, our perseverance, our brotherly love can be
used by God to build His kingdom.
What a gift!
I have the privilege of speaking at women's groups throughout each year. I am
so blessed when women tell me how God has inspired them and encouraged them
through His words. It's amazing to me God chooses to use the broken and flawed
to fulfill His purpose. Each time I have the wonderful gift of speaking, I'm
humbly grateful. He's made me fruitful.
But Peter doesn't stop there. And this is the heartbreaking part of these
verses. If we "lack these qualities," we are blind. We have "forgotten [our]
purification from … former sins."
Oh, may that never be true! May we never forget what Christ has done for us!
May our remembering His sacrifice on our behalf create in us an urgency to be
all those things: loving, patient, kind, growing in knowledge.
It's the least we can do to show our gratitude.

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So, Mrs. Edge is in the kitchen, baking some apple crisp and banana bread. I wander in foraging for some food, and eat a few potato chips from the bag on the fridge. After a few mouthfuls I get irritated for going off my diet, so I decide to look for something healthier.
Spotting the large plastic spring clip that keeps the bag closed, I grab it and make some snapping motions toward Mrs. Edge — or more correctly, her boobs. "Get out, I'm busy," she says in an exasperated voice.
So I walk behind her, saying "Hmm…" in a loud voice. I then snapped the clip and say "Ow! Ow! Ouch!"
She turns around. "What the hell are you doing?" she asked. "Did you hurt yourself?"
I start laughing. "No, I just wanted to see the look on your face when you'd *thought* I'd hurt myself."
Mrs. Edge rolled her eyes and turned back to baking. "No surprise, Tom," she said. "If you'd really done it, it would not have surprised me one tiny bit."
Huh. Wait until next week when I try that trick with the vacuum cleaner…


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This is my first post for today please pop back later to see my MAWTT & Delightful Challenges creations!
Its time for another fab sketch over at Willow Sketchie & today I'm using one of Sharon's fab new Valentines images! I had great fun colouring this little cutie in!
Digi Stamps 4 Joy- Love
I Love Promarkers- Love
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
BMW's polarizing designer Chris Bangle is at it again. He has pushed his team to re-examine the purpose of the body of a car, and has come to the conclusion that it need not be structural. Thinking far outside the box, the BMW design team has developed a fabric body, stretched tight over a frame that can be shifted and adjusted according to the conditions. The doors appear to bend open, the spoiler grows out of the rear deck, eyelids open to reveal headlights, and the hood parts in the middle for access to the engine while suggesting strongly what a Terminator autopsy might look like.
Autoblog has an extensive writeup of the car, but to really appreciate how radical the fabric body is, you need to see it in motion.
1 comment:
- Kevin said...
It's a pretty neat idea. Beyond the metaphysics I see several practical benefits. Compared to steel, fabric should be cheaper and greener to manufacture, lighter, more resilient to dings and scratches, and more recyclable. I bet that re-skinning a 15 year old car would be cheaper than repainting a metal body. There are far fewer seams to seal and potentially leak. Likewise panel gaps do not exist because there are no panels.
If a car's exterior lines have nothing to do with its structure, platform sharing can be taken a lot further.
My biggest worry would be that any joker with a steak knife could slash his way inside my car.
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A Tiny Corner
Nothing in northern New England is too far from anything else (I'm not counting Maine, which is its own thing). And before yesterday I thought I'd been to every awesome area of VT/NH at some point. But, man, was I wrong. Just north of Bennington, VT, over the NY state line at times: incredible roads, rolling hills, bathed in late summer evening sun. A tiny little spot on the map, close to perfect.


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I just got Peanut to sleep and since this is the first time in four days I have been more than like two feet from him, I decided I would blog. J. Hogan has been a little under the weather this week and therefore VERY clingy to me. I am little exhausted, but really, I'm okay with it. He will be asking me to drop him off around the corner before I know it.
I thought I would fill you guys in on our week last week. I had not mentioned it on this blog due to my crazy safety OCD and did not want many people knowing we would be out of town. These feelings were only exaggerated since our beautiful cousin Lauren was house/pet sitting for us and I did not want her to be bothered by having to report a break in.
So last Saturday morning, Chris, J. Hogan, and I picked up our good friends Chad, Debra and their six year old daughter and began vacationing... or fleeing some sort of danger. I'm just not sure. Why else would you leave at 3:00 a.m.? But, we had more fun than you can imagine. The kids were awesome and I do believe J. Hogan will forever have a certain kind of love and admiration for that six year old sweetie pie.
I won't go into too many details... right now. I mean I could tell many tales on this blog and I might just continue this for weeks to come. I'll just give you some of the highlights.
First we spent one night in Cocoa Beach, Florida. That evening we gathered the crew and ended up at a place called Fishlips. Hmmm... That was my first thought too. It was great. We ate upstairs on a covered porch and had some wonderful seafood and ice cold beverages and all the while a great band entertained us. It was a lot like college minus the wonderful seafood, oh and I now have a child to chase. So here is the highlight - J. Hogan picked up his first girl. I mean THE BOY PUT THE MOVES ON A LITTLE GIRL AND WON!!! Here is how I think he will remember it -
"It was a cool fall evening at the beach. The band was playing "Brown-Eyed Girl." She was an older woman (a mere two days come to find out). I spotted her from across the room. Her dance moves were irresistible. I casually danced my way to her and once our eyes met, she never wanted me to leave her. Parting was such sorrow, but I will never forget her"
And that is pretty much how it went. I have it on video and thought about posting it, but I need to do some editing first. We all laughed so hard. He is such a mack daddy.
So on Sunday, our 12th wedding anniversary mind you, we hopped on board a cruise to the Bahamas. This is our sixth cruise, but the first for our friends and J. Hogan. Honestly, the week leading up to our trip, I began to panic about taking a 20 month old on a cruise, but I just reminded myself that we love to travel and will not be the "leave the kids at home" kind of parents. Well, not all the time... maybe a few trips a year.
So the verdict - IT WAS AWESOME. Well besides the last night feeling like the boat was going to tip over from the rough seas. No really, I was actually in bed with J. Hogan and I suddenly found myself thanking Jesus Christ that we had a balcony room and asking him to give me the strength to swim through the door and to the surface with Peanut in my arms. Needless to say, the boat was arockin' and not in the good kind of way your mind just went to.
We had a blast. We visited Port Lucaya just outside of Freeport and had the BEST conch salad ever known to man or beast. We then went to Atlantis in Nassau which all I can say about is PURE PERFECTION. Chris and I promised all of the staff and the many pools and water slides that we would be back next year for a long stay. And that is a promise that I am just not comfortable breaking.
Other ship highlights included a great little Halloween party for the kids where J. Hogan won his very first trophy by winning the costume contest that might I add, he was technically not even old enough to be in. But he won - of course, because he is a mack. All in all, it was a great cruise - great cruise, great entertainment, great food, great ports, and most of all - great friends.
So Thursday we got off the ship and headed to the mecca of all happiness. No, I am not talking about the Burberry Store, but that place does make me cry a little every time I visit. There's just so much goodness. No, no... we went to Disney World!!!! We got to the resort around 12noon and tried our best to get the kids to rest - Chad and Debra 1 Reeves 0. Then put on our Halloween costumes and headed to the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. It was magical. I think I actually cried at one point. I mean not every kid gets to trick-or-treat for the first time at Magic Kingdom. I know he won't remember a thing about this trip, but we will, and the memories will be incredible.
If you are not familiar with Mickey's Halloween party, I urge you to go immediately to the website and book your next trip. The best way to describe is it is what you imagine Disney World to be like. They only allow 1/4 of the number of guests into the park during this time and therefore there are no lines. Did you hear that? THERE ARE NO LINES!!! We met tons of characters and walked on almost every ride. Chris and I have been to Disney many times, but never with kids. We were so surprised to find out that J. Hogan could ride almost every ride at Magic Kingdom. He had a ball... and a power nap... then another ball.
We played at Magic Kingdom on Friday too and then headed back to reality on Saturday. BOOOOO (I am using way too many CAPITAL letters in this post). These are just a few photos I thought you would enjoy out of the 393 I took... and I think the Debra took twice as many as I did. I will post more later. They are just that good, and I want to tell you so much more, but "The Mack" just yelled for "Ma-mee". That would be me - proudly me.


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"Welcome back aboard," Ophelia said, her voice coming in clearly over the communicator.
"Thanks," Kat replied. "Any word on Allison yet?"
"Paul and Lucy are operating on her," Ophelia answered. "I haven't gotten any updates since they arrived in Medical. Kat, meet me on the bridge. Leon and Farah, you're free to do whatever you like, for the moment."
"I'm on my way," Kat said.
She hurried to the bridge, glancing at the door to medical as she went. Both Grace and Yuri were waiting outside.
"You wanted to see me?" Kat asked.
"That's right," Ophelia said. "I'd like you to start going over the files we got from the enemy ship. Look for anything that could be of use, anything altered, anything that tells us why we were targeted."
"No problem," Kat said. She worked in silence for a while. "Hey, Ophelia, do you think she'll be okay?"
Ophelia paused before answering. "I honestly don't know. I hope so. She may love joking around a bit too much, but she's a valued member of the crew and a hell of a friend." There was silence for a while as Kat continued her work and Ophelia piloted the Cerberus away. "You know," Ophelia said. "Lucy didn't want her on the crew at first. She thought she'd be an undisciplined troublemaker. But I liked her immediately. She had a ready smile, a charm to her. I convinced Lucy to give her a month. At the end of that, Lucy had to admit I'd chosen well. She may be a goof, but she's also loyal, good-hearted and hard working, when she needs to be."
"She certainly loves to tease me," Kat stated. "At first, it took some getting used to. Especially when she set up that device to play an alert when I was a couple minutes into my bath. But I can't say I mind it any more. She doesn't go too far or mean any harm. I also can't deny that the ship is livelier when she's around. Maybe I should tell her that when she's well enough."
"She'll never let you forget it," Ophelia said. "But, it will mean a lot to her."
"I'm surprised to see you out here," Leon said, looking at Grace. "I thought you didn't like Allison."
"I don't dislike her," Grace said. "Not even remotely. I mean, I let her drop by to play with Wolfie on an almost daily basis. It's just fun to take the piss out of her on occasion and to scare her by hitting something close to her with a wrench. She knows I wouldn't seriously hurt her."
"Allison has referred to you as her 'friendly rival' on more than one occasion," Yuri stated. "She has speculated that if you had not been seeing Miss Jilani when I became a member of the crew you would have likely fought her for my affections. If only to spite her."
"Oh please," Grace said. "I don't chase after women just to get to someone else. I'd have to really like you."
"I was under the impression that you did really like me," Yuri stated. "Has our friendship existed solely in my imagination?"
"No… I mean… like you romantically," Grace said.
"I was cognizant of that fact," Yuri stated. "I was attempting to make a joke."
"Hard to tell with you," Grace said. "Still, you've started making jokes. Allison's really rubbed off on you."
"She has become the most important person in any universe to me," Yuri said. A good half hour passed in silence. "She will be repaired, will she not?"
"Paul will save her!" Leon declared, confidently. "If anyone can, he can. Besides, I've still got to get her back for all the jokes she's pulled on me. Especially that one where she replaced my hand held with a broken one and made me think all my data was fried."
Grace laughed. "I remember that. You thought the love ballad you'd spent months writing for my brother was lost forever. And then she did a dramatic reading of it over the intercom."
"I do not recall that," Yuri said.
"That was before you'd joined," Grace said. "It was shortly before we recruited Farah."
"She never really pulled pranks on me," Farah said. "She's just teased me a bit. I wonder, does she not like me?"
"She is concerned that you will be sensitive," Yuri said. "She has expressed a desire to preserve her friendship with you and avoid hurting you emotionally."
"I'm not that frail," Farah said. "I can take a joke!"
"You should pull a joke on her when she's better," Grace suggested. "I guarantee, she'll get you back."
"Ooh, good idea," Farah said. "I just need to think of something good."
"I'll help," Grace offered. "We'll make it a team effort. Assuming that Yuri doesn't warn her."
"Allison enjoys pranks," Yuri said. "Whether she is having them pulled on her or she is pulling them on someone else. I will not ruin her enjoyment."
They waited outside of medical, talking off and on. The hours went by. Finally, Paul's voice came over the communication system. He sounded tired.
"Ophelia," he said.
"Paul," Ophelia's voice answered. "What's the word? How…"
"Allison Aiza," Paul's voice interrupted. "Time of death, 02:47. I'm so sorry."


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Avery had his first piano recital yesterday and I even got to participate.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Piano Recital
3 comments:
- Alicia said...
How sweet! I think you might have a Beethoven on your hands!
- December 7, 2008 at 8:32 PM
- Mona said...
Thanks for sharing this. Hopefully he will continue to pursue music. Music can bring such great joy into our lives. Loved his bow at the end!
- December 7, 2008 at 11:21 PM
wow, avery! way to go - that was awesome!!! nice work! andrea
- December 8, 2008 at 6:53 AM
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The thing about hitting rock bottom is nothing else can bring you down lower. People tell me to be more positive and I'm finaly giving in. The only nice thing I can think of is, it can't possibly get any worse.
I've told myself that before many times, only to be proven wrong. But if baseless optimism makes others around me feel better, I will try to kid myself some more.
My big future plans have crumbled apart (again) so I'm stuck in this miserable armpit of a city.
I am swamped at a dead end job with no money, oodles of debt and a disdain for people in general.
I'm on the wrong side of 35 years old, have no prospects and a certain lady stopped talking to me.
I'm supposed to find some positive in that. So others around me can feel better.
Okay, the positive things going on...
I went to the movies the other night. Saw The 4th Kind. It didn't suck. Think Blair Witch except creepier.
Sonny got a new best friend this week, a cat named Attila-
They ignore each other, which suits me fine.
Oh yeah, almost forgot- I get all the Mexican food I can eat at a 50% discount.
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Tonight, I realized just how different Christian women can be from other women.
Kelly and I were downtown during Twilight Festival & we managed to avoid flyers from various political groups or companies or whatever. But some young guys were handing out flyers for a new church in town and we both took some, even though we have our own church to which we are hopelessly devoted. Why? Because, as Kelly said "I can't pass up a cute guy handing out the word of God."
Later, we were discussing what attracts us to certain guys, and we both agreed that hearing a guy pray melts our hearts. Even if there's not much else that we find endearing, a guy who prays sincerely & pours his heart out to God is going to catch our attention.
Other women may seek guys who can provide for them financially, but I think many Christian women will agree that that comes second to a guy who can be the spiritual leader of the relationship & has a burning passion for Jesus. Dedicated Christian guys are HOTT!


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Mutation and Evolution of Microsatellite Loci in Neurospora
Dettman, Jeremy R., Taylor, John W., Genetics
The patterns of mutation and evolution at 13 microsatellite loci were studied in the filamentous fungal genus Neurospora. First, a detailed investigation was performed on five microsatellite loci by sequencing each microsatellite, together with its nonrepetitive flanking regions, from a set of 147 individuals from eight species of Neurospora. To elucidate the genealogical relationships among microsatellite alleles, repeat number was mapped onto trees constructed from flanking-sequence data. This approach allowed the potentially convergent microsatellite mutations to be placed in the evolutionary context of the less rapidly evolving flanking regions, revealing the complexities of the mutational processes that have generated the allelic diversity conventionally assessed in population genetic studies. In addition to changes in repeat number, frequent substitution mutations within the microsatellites were detected, as were substitutions and insertion/deletions within the flanking regions. By comparing microsatellite and flankingsequence divergence, clear evidence of interspecific allele length homoplasy and microsatellite mutational saturation was observed, suggesting that these loci are not appropriate for inferring phylogenetic relationships among species. In contrast, little evidence of intraspecific mutational saturation was observed, confirming the utility of these loci for population-level analyses. Frequency distributions of alleles within species were generally consistent with the stepwise mutational model. By comparing variation within species at the microsatellites and the flanking-sequence, estimated microsatellite mutation rates were ~2500 times greater than mutation rates of flanking DNA and were consistent with estimates from yeast and fruit flies. A positive relationship between repeat number and variance in repeat number was significant across three genealogical depths, suggesting that longer microsatellite alleles are more mutable than shorter alleles. To test if the observed patterns of microsatellite variation and mutation could be generalized, an additional eight microsatellite loci were characterized and sequenced from a subset of the same Neurospora individuals.
MICROSATELLITES are composed of tandemly repeated, simple DNA sequence motifs of as many as six nucleotides in length. These loci are commonly found throughout both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes and typically are highly polymorphic within species and populations. In addition, these codominant genetic markers are relatively easy to score and have high reproducibility and specificity. As such, microsatelgelites have become one of the most popular classes of molecular markers and are commonly employed to investigate the population genetics of a diverse range of organisms (BRUFORD and WAYNE 1993; GOLDSTEIN and SCHLÖTTERER 1999). Although fewer studies have addressed the evolutionary dynamics and mutational processes of microsatellite loci, an understanding of these topics is beginning to develop (see ESTOUP and CORNUET 1999; SCHLÖTTERER 2000).
This study of microsatellite evolution in the model microbial eukaryote Neurospora had three main objectives:
1. To describe the patterns of mutation and evolution at multiple microsatellite loci: Are these patterns similar across loci and across species? Are these patterns consistent with accepted theories of microsatellite mutation and evolution?
2. To determine if microsatellites are appropriate genetic markers for inferring the phylogenetic relationships among species of Neurospora: At what level of phylogenetic divergence does microsatellite mutational saturation occur? Are the amounts of allelic homoplasy large enough to render interspecific comdressed parisons meaningless?
3. To determine if microsatellites would be useful for answering population genetic questions: What are the relative rates of microsatellite mutation, and how variable are these genetic markers within a single species? …


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Today I am joining Tracy at Transparent Life for a wonderful meme that she just recently started call Testimony Tuesday. She has only posted three others so far but I have been incredibly blessed by each one. Won't you join us in glorifying God on Tuesdays by posting a testimony of His Faithfulness in your life?
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will
strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
Yes I'm still on this scripture. God just placed a lot about this one on my heart to share. Today I will focus on the part that says "I will uphold you".
I used to have a job where I had to travel 2-3 times a year for the company. I don't like to fly. I don't like the hustle and bustle, hurry up and wait of airports, and flying makes me very nervous. On one trip in particular I was especially fearful and not able to shake it.
I sat there in my seat as we climbed up through the clouds and I prayed and asked God to protect us, make the flight safe, and to hold up the plane. The plane leveled off just over the clouds and I was looking out the window and praying. I could see the shadow of the plane gliding over the tops of the clouds. Then I noticed there was a faint rainbow that completely encircled the shadow of the plane. I was very intrigued by it and realized as I watched it that it stayed with the plane's shadow as we traveled.
At that moment it was as though God was saying to me that the faint rainbow that encircled the shadow, was itself a shadow of the glorious rainbow that He had encircling the plane I was in. I was reminded that the rainbow was a symbol of God's Glorious Presence and obsolute sovreignty over all things. He was telling me that He was holding up the plane just as I had prayed. The fear left me and I sat there in amazement that He would do something so wonderful to calm my anxious heart.
I did a little research before posting this and discovered that those circle rainbows are actually called Glories. That is just amazing!
Soli Deo Gloria ~ For the Glory of God Alone
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind ~ Luke 10:27


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Final casting is announced for the World Première of Pure Imagination, which celebrates the songs of Leslie Bricusse, one of the most prolific and well-loved film and musical theatre songwriters of our time.
Dave Willetts, Siobhan McCarthy, Niall Sheehy, Julie Atherton and Giles Terera will star in Pure Imagination, produced by Danielle Tarento and directed by Tony-nominated Christopher Renshaw (Taboo, The King & I, We Will Rock You). It will première in the main house at St. James Theatre, in a 4-week season from Thursday 24 September to Saturday 17 October.
The full creative team is also announced: Director: Christopher Renshaw, Musical Director/Orchestrator: Michael England, Musical Staging: Matthew Cole, Production Designer: Tim Goodchild, Lighting Designer: Derek Anderson, Sound Designer: Mike Thacker, Projection Designer: Victor Craven, Producer/Casting Director: Danielle Tarento.
Dave Willetts (The Man) has been one of this country's leading musical theatre stars for 25 years. He was the first person to play the leading roles in the two most successful shows of recent times, Les Misérables (London and Australia) and The Phantom of the Opera (London and Manchester) for which he won the Manchester Evening News Award for Best Performance. His other leading roles include Old Deuteronomy in Cats (London); Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar (London and Europe); Father in Ragtime (London); Adam Pontipee in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (National Tour and London); Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (National Tour); George in Sunday in the Park with George (National Tour); Max Von Mayerling in Sunset Boulevard (London), for which he received an Olivier Award nomination; Sir George Dillingham in Aspects of Love (London) for which he received a Whatsonstage Award nomination.
Siobhan McCarthy (The Woman) recently starred as Mrs Lovett in the sold-out production of Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at Harrington's Pie Shop, Tooting which then transferred to the West End. She created the role of Donna in the original cast of Mamma Mia! for which she was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Her other roles include: Velma Von Tussle in Hairspray (Shaftesbury Theatre); Mrs Johnston in Blood Brothers (Phoenix Theatre); Chrissie in Dancing at Lughnasa (Phoenix Theatre); Fantine in Les Misérables, (Palace Theatre); Svetlana then Florence in Chess, original London cast (Prince Edward Theatre); Frankie Frayne in On Your Toes, original London cast (Palace Theatre); Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar (Palace Theatre); The Mistress then Eva in Evita original London cast (Prince Edward Theatre).
Niall Sheehy (The Boy) was a finalist on the ITV show Superstar. His musical theatre roles include: cover Chris in Miss Saigon (Prince Edward Theatre); cover Enjolras in Les Misérables (Queens Theatre); cover Fiyero & Dr. Dillamond in Wicked (Apollo Victoria); cover Sir Lancelot in Spamalot (UK Tour); Arab in West Side Story (Gaiety Theatre, Dublin); Lee Harvey Oswald in Assassins (Draíocht Theatre, Dublin); Ray Dooley in The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Int'l Theatre, Frankfurt); Carson/Peter in A Man Of No Importance (Union Theatre and Arts Theatre transfer).
Julie Atherton (The Girl) first starred in the West End in the lead role of Sophie in the West End production of Mamma Mia! Her other leading roles include: Serena Katz in the national tour of Fame and the Kolokolo Bird in the Stiles and Drewe musical Just So. In 2006, she played Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut in the West End premiere of Avenue Q (Noel Coward Theatre). More recently: Sister Mary Robert in the first UK tour of Sister Act the Musical; Therese Raquin (Finborough & Park Theatres); the world première of Shock Treatment, the musical sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show (King's Head Theatre).
Giles Terera (The Joker) was in the original West End cast of Book of Mormon. His other musical theatre roles include: Gary Coleman in Avenue Q (Noel Coward Theatre); Sammy Davis Jr in The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas (Strand Theatre); Quickly Robinson in Jailhouse Rock (Piccadilly Theatre); Luther in 125th Street (Shaftesbury Theatre); Mr Jefferson in Rent (Prince of Wales Theatre).
Whether writing alone or forming magical partnerships – including Anthony Newley, Henry Mancini, John Williams and John Barry – double Oscar and Grammy Award winner Leslie Bricusse's music has touched us all. He has composed over 1,000 songs and written the book, music and/or lyrics for more than 40 musical films and plays over a 60-year career. This heartwarming and uplifting show features 50 of his songs, including such favourites as What Kind Of Fool Am I, If I Ruled The World, Talk To The Animals, Feeling Good, Goldfinger and many, many more.
Leslie Bricusse has been nominated for 10 Oscars, nine Grammys and four Tonys and won eight Ivor Novello Awards in an illustrious career. His composing started as a student at Cambridge, where he co-authored, directed and performed in his first two musical shows, Out of the Blue and Lady at the Wheel, both of which transferred to London's West End. He spent the first year of his professional life writing another musical, The Boy on the Corner and the screenplay and score of his first motion picture, Charley Moon, which won him his first Ivor Novello Award. His later stage musicals include Stop the World – I Want to Get Off; The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd; Pickwick; Harvey; The Good Old Bad Old Days; Goodbye Mr Chips; Henry's Wives; Scrooge; Sherlock Holmes; Jekyll and Hyde; Noah's Ark; Sammy; Cyrano de Bergerac Kennedy; Victor/Victoria and It's a Dog's Life!
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Thursday 24 September – Saturday 17 October
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Ostrich politics
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What does 'Standing Up for Real Change' mean?
In the gobbledegook world of UKIP real change means recycling Conservative MPs as your own. Real change means blaming everything on foreigners.
In the nonsense spouted by Southend West's UKIP candidate, Europe is a remote place, and poor people in Third World countries do not deserve our support.
Brian Otridge believes in Southend so much he chose to move to Rayleigh.
Southend does not suffer from the tyranny of uncontrolled mass immigration (unless you count Cockneys as immigrants). I represent the most ethnically diverse ward in the borough and still migrant numbers are small.
Apparently we have a 'tax on our children when we die'. This leaflet is as incoherent as it is wrong.
If the Conservatives are the Nasty Party, Mr Otridge represents the Even Nastier Party.
Britain is best when it embraces the world; UKIP would have it skulking in the shadows.


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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Pumpkin Madness
Since I have been spending a lot of time indoors, between work, taking care of baby, and trying to keep my house from turning into a disaster area, I figure I may as well make it feel like fall indoors. Crank up the air and bring on the comfort food!
Inspired by J's pumpkin pie baking last week (still enjoying the fruits of his labor...) I decided to make a pumpkin soup. And not from a Libby's can. From the actual pumpkin.
I have NEVER made anything from a pumpkin before. So I had to start off with the fun process of cleaning out the seeds and stringy bits, which was surprisingly therapeutic. Like being a kid playing in the mud. It is interesting to see how many different ways people go about this process to make it easier - I simply used a big knife to cut it open, and a large spoon to gut it. ("I gut you like a sheep!")
The rest was easy - diced half an onion and an apple and sauteed them in butter. Once the onions were translucent, I tossed some* vodka in the pot, let that simmer down, then added a bit of chicken broth, water, and half and half. (Basically, I tossed what I had sitting in the fridge that sounded good.)
For seasoning, a couple pinches of curry powder, chili powder, ground about a quarter nutmeg, dash of cinnamon, and some* salt.
But we still ate it. And it was still good - probably not so much for someone who isn't a fan of texture, but the flavors were all there.
And it looked like fall. A messy, tasty fall.
Kind of like jumping in the pile of leaves your dad just raked.
* If you are reading this and thinking about following a "recipe", you'll notice that I say "some" a lot. Not a cup, or a tablespoon. Just some. I don't measure things when I cook. Which is why I seldom bake. Baking is all math and science to me - cooking is art. Just slap that paint on the canvas. :)
Listening to: the sweet sounds of no screaming...and a song from Sondheim's "Company"
Current Mood: autumnal. yes, I am making it a mood
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I totally agree with you on the baking!!!! I suck at it. I think you just hit the nail on the head with what you said, totally science.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 9, 2009 at 2:12 PM
I feel the need to pick up a wee pumpkin this weekend. will report back the results.ReplyDelete
Exciting! Can't wait to hear back. Send me a photo of the results and I'll post it :)ReplyDelete
A couple of falls ago, Jaycel made pumpkin cookies from scratch...they were delicious. I may feel compelled to put in a request for those this season.
The right dish (or bowl) goes a looong way too. That looks good.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 8, 2009 at 12:08 AM
First of all props ( I always feel like Cher Horrowitz when I use that word...) for cooking anything at all with a newborn on your hands! What did you do with the pumpkin seeds? I love roasting them, half a batch with kosher salt and garlic powder, half with cinnamon and brown sugar. Yum! Is it possible to read the blog of someone you hardly know and instantly feel so kindred you want to say, like the five year old inside of you, do you want to be my best friend?ReplyDelete


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Planes have been around for more than 100 years. The first modern helicopter first flew over 80 years ago. For the last 60 years engineers have tried to combine the advantages of both but currently only the V-22 Osprey is in production. Elytron will be the first to deliver aircrafts that can take off and land like a helicopter but fly with fixed wings at speeds unattainable by helicopters all with greatly reduced complexity and cost compared to any existing tilt or rotary wing aircraft. After 10 years of research into convertiplane wing and lift design, a box wing design with central prop-rotors was chosen providing aerodynamically clean vectored thrust.
For the past 60 years, engineers have tried to combine the advantages of airplanes and helicopters, but currently the Boeing V-22 Osprey is the sole realization to be in production. The Elytron family of aircraft is designed to provide the vertical take-off and landing capability of helicopters combined with the speed and efficiency advantages of fixed wing aircraft. Elytron's solution provides greater safety, speed, and simplicity of operation over any existing class of vertical take-off aircraft which makes it ideally suited for various uses, such as emergency medical services, search and rescue, air taxi, and oil exploration. The concept for the Elytron design has evolved over a 10-year period during which Elytron Aircraft LLC experimented with several quarter-scale convertiplanes, as well as full-size airframe modeling, extended flight simulations, and CFD simulations. The popular Verticopter flying-wing design with in-wing propulsion was the most successful of these prototypes but still had aerodynamic limitations. In 2012, Elytron Aircraft LLC invented a new and optimized wing configuration that addressed all of the earlier design shortcomings.


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Obama's war
by Ted Rudow III,MA ( Tedr77 [at] aol.com )
Wednesday Jun 23rd, 2010
Obama basically continued with Bush's policies. Let's be blunt about this. In Afghanistan, he went beyond Bush. He escalated the war. He went along with this policy of the surge. And he ordered more drone attacks on civilians in Pakistan in his one year in office than Bush had done during his last term. So, for the people of that region, Obama's presidency has been a total disaster. And it's not working.
They have a puppet leader, Karzai, who's developing his own sort of dynamic, because he's grown very wealthy through corruption and thinks that he has genuine support. One man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter, and what some governments consider potential terrorists are simply those who don't agree with government policies.
And the ones who are saying that this is an unwinnable war are absolutely right. It's a stalemated war.They can't win it unless they destroy half the population of the country. So that is what people see. And then, why are they surprised that people are so hostile to the United States in that part of the world?
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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I'm absolutely in love with Jantzen's 2009 line of Retro Swimwear. In my opinion, it's very flattering & forgiving in structure. Yesterday after work I got the urge (or rather I gave into the urge I'd been having for weeks) to go check out our local Marshalls. It's a rare occurance that I don't find an amazing deal in there!
So I walked in and was immediately greeted with their summer display area- Better known as the "make you fall in love with a million things you don't need" area. And fall in love I did. I saw this & was hooked:
Then, I tried it on, and knew it was love (this from a girl who HATES bathing suit shopping). Talk about flattering- the way the faux tankini top comes down below the top of the leg opening is genious. I've never liked seeing that area of the thigh right along your joint & bikini line- on anyone. I don't know why- It just made me squeamish (could be because of one too many woman who don't know the value of a good bikini wax or shave, but we won't talk about that). Well, problem solved. I love the polka dots, I love the tie in the back, I love the sweetheart neckline, I love the 50's glam feel, I love it all.
It even has detachable straps, shown here, in red:
And, it also comes in solid colors (more shown here):
I can't remember the last time I owned a one-piece bathing suit. But I've been keeping my eye out for one lately, and this sealed the deal. Can't wait to wear it for our week on the lake this summer.
Oh, and I can't finish without talking about the price. If you buy it direct from Jantzen, it will run you $100. If you buy it through an online discount site, it'll be about $80. Any guesses what I got it for??
Ridiculous, right?? I came home a very happy little wifey!!
ETA: Little did I know, this suit has actually gotten a good bit of publicity, shown here. I'm a wee bit proud I picked it out before knowing Elle & Vogue did too! ;)
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Dell PowerEdge T710 - Xeon E5620 2.4 GHz
Dell PowerEdge T710 - Server - tower - 5U - 2-way - 1 x Xeon E5620 / 2.4 GHz - RAM 12 GB - SATA/SAS - hot-swap 2.5" - HDD 8 x 300 GB , SSD 2 x 100 GB - DVD - MGA G200eW - Gigabit Ethernet - Windows Server 2008 x64 SP2 - Monitor : none
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I'm feeling more motivated with my debt repayment, and starting to really enjoy Portland. I realized a lot of my disdain for this city was my projections of my failed career life. Now that I have an awesome job I love and am learning, growing and connecting, it doesn't seem so bad. There are some really amazing things about this place and I want to cherish every minute of it. I do still have a case of severe wanderlust though.
I'm a dreamer and love to imagine all the places I want to go, sites I want to see, adventures that can only be held in my memory and never properly transcribed to words.
Paying off my debt is both my biggest deterrent to following my dreams of travel, while also the most motivating to actually get out of debt. Isn't that interesting how that happens? I really want to go to Istanbul, Paris, Cairo, Tokyo, Edinburgh, Bangkok, Santiago and more. Here in the states I want to go to Chicago, Austin, and New Orleans. I want to back to Lansing and visit my grandpa. I love the feeling of adventure and getting away. The feeling that time doesn't matter and that every moment that you have experiencing something new is an absolute treasure. A story that you will replay in times of sadness, or fear to remember that your life, at times, has been magical. For now, I'd like to reminisce about the places I've been.
Madrid, Spain: Madrid was my very first abroad experience when I was 21 (7 years ago!). I had saved up almost a years worth of my minimum wage salary to go study Spanish in Madrid and other Spanish cities for 5 weeks. Although, I talk a lot about my student loans here, this part of my education I do not regret one bit. Although I could have thrown this amount of money at my standing student loan debt, I am glad I didn't. Studying abroad changed my life forever. It helped me become (almost) fluent in Spanish, get jobs because of my new language skills, open up jobs in study abroad, and ignite a new, fiery passion for travel. I remember leaving home and arriving in Madrid tired and exhausted. I had studied Spanish for over three years and was regarded as one of the best in my class. I went to Spain and couldn't understand a word. The accent was different and everyone spoke so quickly, I couldn't keep up. I experienced first hand the real pangs of culture shock. Also, I don't eat pork and there was ham hanging from every restaurant window. I called home to my mom, crying and telling her I didn't know what I was doing. She encouraged me to stick it out and boy am I glad I did. My Spanish got way better, I got to try new foods, live with a host family, and travel to other parts of Spain. It was the first time I had been a way from home and I matured so much.
Amsterdam and Dordrecht, Netherlands: After a really crappy year in 2007, 2008 was starting to shed some sunlight. Things were starting to turn around for me. I had been living in a series of bad experiences, bad timing and bad luck (I am really amazed at the power of human resiliency). In 2008, I got a generous offer from friends to go to the Netherlands. I went to Dordrecht and Amsterdam for about a week and it was just the sort of reprieve I needed. I got to meet new and old friends, explore the canals, drink beer and watch curiously at those engaged in the "coffee shops" and red light district. My mindset and confidence shifted with this trip.
Buenos Aires, Argentina: In early 2008, when the fog of my crappy year was starting to disappear, I wanted to do something crazy. Something that I would do by myself, something I would remember forever; an adventure. I had always wanted to go to Buenos Aires, so I waited to find the cheapest price and booked it. I imagined meeting cute Argentinean guys, getting lost, practicing my Spanish, dancing tango and more. Three months before my trip, I met my current boyfriend. All of a sudden my image of my Eat, Pray, Love (book is better than the movie, the movie sucks) vacation was disintegrating. But for those who care to know, my boyfriend and I said 'I love you' after three weeks and things moved very quickly! I told him I had planned to go on this trip, a journey really, but now it was different. I wanted him to come, but it was too quick, too much money. So I went on the trip myself, missing my newfound love. I arrived in BA, the air filled with music, tango, flavor and life. I checked into my hostel and was immediately greeted by a Brazilian named Luis. He wanted to show me around. Me, being naïve and dense, said of course. The long and short of it is that by the end of the trip my new Brazilian friend was promising me marriage, kids, and a life in Mexico. I don't want the first two things, but he promised me I would never have to work again. My partner and I laughed it off when I came home. The sites, the sounds, the color, movement and emotion in Buenos Aires really moved me. Also, please look up Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo
Colonia, Uruguay: I only spent a day here as I took the ferry over from Buenos Aires. It was a nice, sleepy, coastal town. I remember walking aimlessly, sleeping on the beach and just taking everything in. It's these moments of nothingness and contemplation that make me feel really live.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: You should know that even though I can't afford it, I look up flight prices to various locations weekly. It's a torturous game I play with myself, and sometimes I've been really lucky. Like in 2009. Do you remember that horrific airplane crash from Rio to Paris that disappeared into thin air, with weird flashing lights and they never found the black box? Yeah, scary business. Well, I happened to be looking at flights from LA to Rio a week after that happened, and I found round trip tickets for $438. I could hardly believe my eyes. I couldn't believe it, so I just kept going through with the process, until I bought two tickets for my partner and me (sad advantage to a terrible tragedy). Ooops, I guess we are going to Brazil! Brazil was enlightening, magical, and wondrous. The people are so gregarious and loving, given the country's very sordid political history. The music is booty shaking, and those caipirinhas are downright dangerous. The beaches are incredible and the geography is wonderfully diverse. It's also a place of extreme wealth and poverty. We went on a favela tour, which I had mixed feelings about. I definitely felt like the rich, privileged outsider going into a poor neighborhood to see how they lived. We felt better after finding out the tours were by locals and the money went back into the neighborhoods. We took motorcycles up very steep, and windy roads, without seatbelts. It was one of the first times I ever though I could actually die. The favela (I went to Rocinha) was complex, beautiful, functional and very interesting. Everyone was friendly. They had their own security carrying Ak-47's. It was a once in a lifetime experience, which left me thinking about things very differently. I stayed in a hostel with 7 other guys in the room, so there was little romance for my partner and I. The owner of the hostel suggested we go to a 'love hotel'. She said they were pretty common, as Brazilians don't typically move out until they marry. There was a love hotel involved, and that is another hilarious story that should be kept private 🙂 I desperately want to go back to Brazil as my visa expires this year, but with what is going on with the Olympics, World Cup and tourism, I don't know if it's the right time. Oh and I have 50k left in debt, but you know that will go away eventually.
Chiapas, Mexico: As part of my graduate school program, we had a class in Chiapas, Mexico! Yes, that is right! It was probably one of the coolest things I have ever done. I spent three weeks in Chiapas, practicing Spanish, creating theatre, learning about the history and more. The divide between rich and poor became larger and I started to question the role of the traveler. Chiapas is beautiful geographically, but wrought with poverty. It's a hard dichotomy to accept and I still ask myself how can we make this gap smaller? The trip was also life changing and unforgettable.
Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada: In 2011, after I had 19 interviews and still no job, I was starting to have an identity crisis. I wasn't sure if I should move from NYC, and I wasn't clear on the direction my life was taking. I decided to take a 5-day trip to Montreal. I took the train from NYC to Montreal and it was absolutely gorgeous. 12 hours of time standing still, greenery and friendly faces. Montreal was fun. I went alone and was already fairly depressed, so unfortunately the trip wasn't great. I realize that even if you are doing something fun and amazing, if you are not in a great mood, your mood won't magically change. I was questioning lots of things and in the thick of making another life changing decision (moving to PDX). I was about to head home just as Hurricane Irene hit and my train was canceled. I had to re-route. I re-routed to Toronto and spent two days there before going back to NYC. Toronto was lovely. Any Toronto peeps go to Jet Fuel Coffee? Badass. This past Thanksgiving, my partner and I went to Vancouver and spent time on the beach, Granville Island and more. I wish I would have been a blogger at that point so I could meet Girl Meets Debt and other pf bloggers!
Reykjavik, Iceland: Are you signed up with Travelzoo's top 20? If not, do it now and thank me later. I've been to NYC from PDX rt $122 and found this crazy deal to Iceland this past January. $600 for RT flight, hotel, bus and breakfast WHAT? For your edification, Iceland is crazy expensive. As in, we had fish and chips and 1 beer for dinner each and it was $50. OUCH! Overall, the geography, nightlife, politics, people, and lifestyle really impressed me. The landscapes were surreal. We rented a car and went around to see waterfalls, mountains, birds, hot springs and more.
In the end, I haven't regretted one of my trips. Yes, I have carried debt with them all and it doesn't matter to me. I have lessened the expense by using miles, finding deals, staying in hostels, filling up on continental breakfast and enjoying free activities. Aside from the Spain trip, most of my trips have cost between 1k- 1.8k for everything.
While I am still dreaming, tell me about your favorite places? Or what places are you dreaming of going to?


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This two story building is located on Main Street, downtown Sardis, in the local historic district. Unfortunately, the MDAH database only lists buildings on Main Street as "commercial building" with no other identifying information. Even looking at every one of the listings on Main, there is no information about this building, nor can I turn up anything else on it anywhere. That would lead me to want to skip the posting, but I just like the building, so here it is anyway. The building is currently being utilized as a thrift shop, based on the items on display. The columns at the entrance way are iron.
Sardis designated downtown as a local historic district in hopes of further economic development and preservation efforts. Many of the buildings still seem to be original, although others have clearly been altered in "updates." A few more of the Main Street buildings:


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The New PSE Vendetta XS in black finally arrived (http://www.psearchery.com/). A few days later, my new XR 2 sight also in black, and a Meta Peep from G5 arrived too (http://www.g5outdoors.com/). Now, all I needed was a rest.
Father's day arrived and I was given a new Tri-Van drop away rest and there I had all the major components. I then was off to Spot shooters Archery (http://www.spotshootersarchery.com/) and there, Jim Beasley would be there to help set it all up. I arrived on Saturday morning with all my new goodies in hand and he got right into setting it up.
First, the G5 sight then the Tri-van rest and finally a loop was added. It was amazing to me to see how easy it was to change the draw length on the PSE; just 3 screws and done!
Now, for the new G5 Meta peep and drop away. He put those on and had me draw back. The peep was right on so he tied it and completed it after a few more shots. He had the drop away working to perfection and tied it in. As Jim did all this, he was explaining everything and if I had question he had answers that were simple and easy to understand.
I spent about 2 hours with Jim at his archery shop and he did a great job setting me up. I am now ready to shoot and the next day I did. I love that PSE. It feels good in the hand, smooth, and quiet. The last piece I might add is a stabilizer but I'm not sure yet.
As far as the new G5 XR 2 site, it was a breeze to set up. After few shots , I was where I wanted to be for the first few times out.
The final piece of the puzzle was my arrows. I shoot victory arrows (http://www.victoryarchery.com/ ) and with my new bow, my arrows were too long. We measured them and had to cut 2 inches of the arrow.
Now the practice begins with the new rig all set up. I can't wait for October 1st to arrive and archery season here in Michigan to begin.
A big thank you goes out to PSE and G5.
I want to also thank Jim Beasley and Spot Shooters Archery in Holly, Michigan for taking the time to set me up!
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Here's hoping you don't vomit. I would. A lot.
Are you sh*%#@ing me? All I can say is, I hope they are working for you. And what are they doing to your liver?
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NaBloPoMo Day 3: What's your random obsession? The Tudors, tie-dye, the perfect sauerbraten recipe… Tell us a little something about your secret or not-so-secret love.
I love books. In fact, for a long time, I thought I wanted to be a librarian when I grew up. I mean what could possibly be better than going to work every day surrounded by stories and facts and ideas and recipes and all the other things that get tucked in between the covers of books?
I never studied library science, but I am the co-owner of quite a library. I was an English major and studied theology. I am married to a former history major and lover of mystery books. I am mother to a child who started reading by 5 and never stopped.
This is not to say we don't purge our books now and again. After all, you don't have to keep every single paperback you've ever read. But there is one particular genre that never, ever, ever goes onto the Used Book Store pile. Arthurian Literature.
Yes, I have almost as many versions of Le Morte D'Artur and related chivalric tales as George Lucas has tweaked and released of his Star Wars saga. I have read the poetry, the short tales, the long novels, the retellings by 19th-, 20th- and 21st-century writers. I have non-fiction books that trace the historical roots of the Arthurian myths, and even picked up some of the comparable tales from other European cultures.
And, of course, I can tell you which of the movies and television series are most aligned with the original source material and which are (for me at least) a total waste of time and why.
How about you?