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November 13, 2000
DAVID SMITH, KIMBERLY SMITH, FRANK CRACOLICI, JESSE Y. HARRIS AND MARCELENE HARRIS, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,v.THE FAIR HAVEN ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, JOHN M. RIDGEWAY AND DONNA M. RIDGEWAY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.
Before Judges Baime and Wallace, Jr.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Baime, P.J.A.D.
Argued October 18, 2000
On appeal from Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Monmouth County.
Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Law Division sustaining the grant of dimensional variances by the Fair Haven Zoning Board of Adjustment. They assert: (1) the Board lacked jurisdiction, (2) Board members engaged in impermissible ex parte communications during site visits, (3) the Board improperly limited the testimony of objectors, and (4) the grant of the bulk variances was arbitrary and capricious. We find no merit in plaintiffs' first three points. However, we remand the matter to the Board for reconsideration due to the inadequacy of the factual findings set forth in the resolution granting the variances.
We need not recount the facts at length. In 1989, the predecessors in title of John and Donna Ridgeway applied to the Fair Haven Planning Board for a subdivision of their property. Lot 23 contained a house which did not conform to the front yard setback requirement of the applicable ordinance. The house had been built before the Civil War. Included in the subdivision application was a request to construct a two-story addition. The proposed addition did not increase any existing non-conformity because the front facade setback was maintained. However, the then-existing garage was to be relocated to a conforming position. The Planning Board granted approval to the subdivision of the property and the proposed addition.
The Ridgeways purchased the property the following year, but they took no action to construct the proposed addition. The matter remained dormant until 1998, when the Ridgeways applied to the Zoning Board to construct a two-story addition to the house. The proposal differed from that previously approved by the Planning Board in various particulars. As we understand it, the Ridgeways' plan was to move the proposed addition from the rear to the front of the house, further encroaching on the front yard setback. Their application requested dimensional variances to:
(1) reduce the required 100 foot minimum frontage to 99.54 feet, (2) reduce the required 100 foot minimum depth to 99 feet, (3) build on a lot fronting on a street that did not comport with Borough standards, and (4) enlarge the existing structure having a front yard setback of 12.3 feet where a minimum of 30 feet is required. We have no occasion to further characterize the bulk variances sought. It is fair to say, however, that although the proposed addition vastly expanded the living space allowed under the Planning Board's earlier approval of the subdivision, the new application reduced the front yard setback a mere foot.
We need not describe the heated arguments that ensued. The Zoning Board considered the application in the course of several meetings. Although the issue was hotly contested, the Ridgeways presented substantial evidence rebutting the claims of nearby property owners that the proposed addition was too large and was detrimental to the zone plan. Much of the Zoning Board's attention was focused on concerns that part of the property was occupied by a cemetery consisting of the graves of freed slaves. The evidence presented on this subject can fairly be characterized as equivocal. Apparently, the proceedings were widely reported in local newspapers.
In any event, the Zoning Board granted the dimensional variances requested by the Ridgeways. In its resolution, the Zoning Board cited the testimony of the Ridgeways' witnesses to the effect that the proposed construction would have less of an impact on neighboring properties than that approved by the Planning Board a decade before. The Zoning Board also addressed the specific claims of several of the objectors, finding that they lacked substance. Noting that "one of the objectives of zoning is to improve properties and provide additional space," the Zoning Board concluded that "the proposed construction would not be detrimental to adjacent properties." The Zoning Board conditioned its grant of the bulk variances on continuous monitoring of the construction by an archeologist and municipal officials.
Plaintiffs brought an action in lieu of prerogative writs challenging the Zoning Board's decision. Among other arguments, they asserted that members of the Zoning Board had engaged in impermissible ex parte communications while visiting the site. The Law Division judge remanded the matter to the Zoning Board for supplementation of the record concerning visits to the site and any conversations between members and other individuals. After the record was supplemented, the judge found that none of the discussions between members and other individuals was improper or prejudicial to the rights of the applicants or the objectors. The judge also rejected plaintiffs' other claims. Specifically, the judge concluded that: (1) the Planning Board had relinquished jurisdiction after approving the subdivision a decade earlier, and, therefore, the Zoning Board had the authority to consider the Ridgeways' application for dimensional variances, (2) the Zoning Board conducted its meetings in an appropriate fashion, and (3) the grant of the variances was not arbitrary or capricious. This appeal followed.
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I've been around the internet from it's very early days, the days before pictures!! I had a Compuserve account and a network of friends that for a few years never knew what each other looked like. Then pictures arrived, albeit very slowly, and over time networks of friends sprung up and then there was Facebook. The ultimate network to bring people together and share pictures and birthdays and ideas. The problem with instant media and instant response is that people are doing more posting than reading. Very often people read something but don't actually take in what has been written as they are instantly in posting mode so they kind of get the gist of what was written kind of like Chinese whispers where people "hear" what they want to hear not necessarily what was said as they are so eager to pass the message on. After all speed is everything and whoever posts first wins, or something like that.
One person who read my last post, let's call him Bob, decided that he would take it upon himself to post to one of the communities we are both a part of and this is where the Chinese whispers, internet style, came in.
My post was a little dig at a runner I know that continually puts down other people for running slowly, basically if you can't run faster than 1:45 for a half half or sub 4 hours for a marathon then you aren't a real runner and shouldn't be allowed to run with the "good" runners. He posted the other day that he was devastated to miss his PB by 10 seconds and this was caused, in his opinion, by slower runners on the course. As he runs a sub 1:15 half, there can't have been many "slower" runners to get past as he always starts at the front. He proceeded to flame the group and was ejected.
Now when Bob posted onto this community we are both part of it suddenly became about Bob, he describes a "us or them" scenario happening where he is the "them" and Bob is a different "type of runner" to the rest of the group and he is upset that there is this division in the group and that the group doesn't want him there because he is so special and fast and that I think that Bob shouldn't post anything he does good or bad.
Poor old Bob!! But it wasn't about Bob at all was it? Bob wasn't in my post at all. That's just the Chinese way he decided to take it and he gets more clicks and likes by becoming the victim.
The Internet then did what the internet does so well. It kind of stopped "listening" and just went to writing mode. Comment after comment about how the group was so inclusive and special, and to be honest it is a group full of positivity and encouragement, there is no "us or them" there is no division of runners. This turned into "my best time is….", then the cliches started, you've got to love a good running cliche; "You're lapping everyone on the couch" "Finish Lines not Finish Times". "You're better than the couch potatoes"
Now other people are threatening to leave the group because Bob said he might. So dramatic, I love it. I'm not sure if this is what Bob intended but I LOVE IT!!! Then there came the post that I think secretly Bob had been waiting for. The head man, the top admin, begging Bob not to leave the group. Oh how the angels sang in Bob's ears, he really had become a true "them" someone stood apart from the group and worshiped. Bob was filled with the joys of Elitism, he was a Facebook running group GOD!!.
Now the small problem is that other people read my blog post and some of them read Bob's post and they now think, because of that post, that I was writing about Bob. Some of these people now think I have something against Bob because Bob can run faster than me. On the contrary, I enjoy reading Bob's blog mainly because he gets so cross at himself. 🙂 Reading about someone achieving what he does interests me and I am constantly amazed at the times he achieves but , dum dum dummmm, he doesn't inspire me. I don't run fast, I run far.
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A quick entry that's good for a laugh. We were cleaning out the refrigerator only to find a few pieces of long forgotten chicken. Rather than throwing them in the garbage, Jacob voted to throw them in the backyard where 'something' would come and eat them. Although I was hoping it would be the neighbor's cat, I noticed as I was watching a bit of TV that a friendly raccoon was climbing down one of our trees and having a feast. The raccoon was so comfortable with his dinner that he didn't even mind Jacob sneaking outside and getting this snapshot of him. I guess it's nice that he poses for his photos but I really hope he stays out of our garbage cans.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Apple Oatmeal Bread and Chicken Asparagus Bread
The other recipe I had to share was my chicken asparagus pasta. The ingredients can be changed based on taste, feel free to add more or less of anything or add some ingredients based on seasonality including fresh tomatoes when you add the asparagus, onions, fresh mushrooms, or fresh herbs.
-1 bag of Amish Naturals wheat pasta (from Clintonville Coop)
-1 bunch of purple asparagus, chopped into bite size pieces (Worthington Winter Market)
-1-2 chicken breasts, chopped into bite size pieces (North Market Poultry and Game)
-1 tbsp. oil
-1 tsp. dried oregano
-1 tsp. dried basil
-1 tsp. onion powder
-1 tsp. garlic powder or 1 clove minced fresh garlic
-1/2 cup mozzarella (Meadow Maid cheese from Worthington Market)
-salt to taste
-pepper to taste
Heat the oil in a skillet and saute (and garlic clove if you are using it) the chicken until cooked. While the chicken is cooking, cook the pasta separately according to the instruction on the package. When the pasta has a few minutes left to cook, add the asparagus and dried herbs and saute until heated but still firm (it should turn green). Once the pasta is drained, place it back in the pot and add the chicken mixture, cheese, salt, and pepper. Stir and serve. This dish is excellent with a bit of fresh spinach or lettuce on top.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Mulch and Bricks around the garden
Monday, April 12, 2010
Supports for Vine Plants
Ode to the Saturn
Jacob's lovely Saturn wagon really served us well this weekend and I shall be forever grateful that it didn't die on the highway as I had feared it would. Sunday we had to drive all over town getting vermiculite, plants, and other soil mixings. First stop was Oakland Nursery where we purchased 75 strawberry plants (all four varieties - 2 ever-bearing and 2 June-bearing), eight horseradish roots, and a Bay Laurel plant. They were out of vermiculite so we had to plan another stop at the Dublin location. Next we were off to Lowes for 20 of the 40 lb. bags of compost and three of the 3.0 cu. ft. peat moss containers. If you ever need to feel true fear, pile all of this into the back of a Saturn wagon that has a big crack in the windshield and 147,000 miles on it! The wheels were definitely less than happy, but by golly, it got us home safe and sound where we unloaded and headed back out to pick up our vermiculite, eight varieties of lavender (we just couldn't decide), five chive plants, some Snowville Creamery milk and tasty cheese (from Whole Foods). Once we got home, we filled the last four and a half beds and put down the grids, so the beds are officially full!!!! Yippee!!!!! I am so happy we won't have to do that every year. We put 64 of the strawberry plants in the beds and the remaining are going to try to tough it out in one of the herb gardens by the lavender along the fence. We put in the chives and horseradish along the sides of the house. The area where we dug holes for the horseradish looks a bit ragged this morning but I'm worried about covering the horseradish roots too much. It kind of looks like a dog was let loose on the side of the house but it will look better soon… The Bay Laurel plant is happy in its new home in a big pot out front. We didn't put that in the ground because it will need to come inside during the winter. After five hours of intense labor, both of us were thoroughly exhausted but we got to enjoy a nice glass of wine and sit by the garden to take in the results of all our hard work. It was a very nice evening.
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Hey Everyone, meet Erics and Bob! Over the weekend we noticed that there were quite a few hefty looking mosquito larvae in our lovely rain barrel, so we did a bit of research and found that people oftentimes put feeder goldfish in their barrels to eat the mosquitoes. I guess you feed them normal fish food a few times a week and the rest of the time they eat bugs and stuff. I guess they should be happy since they will no longer be food for piranhas (although they do have to live in the dark). We got eight little fishies and some food, which ended up costing around $5. Not bad for pest control (plus they put extra fertilizer in your water)! It will be interesting to see how they do with temperature fluctuations, I don't have a very good track record when it comes to keeping fish alive, so we'll see… It was pretty funny putting them in the rain barrel because our barrel is fairly large and black and we can only look inside through a hole with a few inch diameter. The fishes went in and disappeared into the murky depths. I figure if they don't float up, they're still kicking but I do have a vision of one day far down the road looking into the hole and seeing something like a large carp suddenly swimming by the surface! However, if anyone has any advice to help us keep the fish alive, it would be much appreciated. I need all the help I can get…
Thursday, April 8, 2010
What's On the Menu - 4/2-4/9
Saturday - Breakfast was a guilty indulgence of apple coffee cake from Sue's Bakery at the market (Typically Jacob and I will get something from her each week. It's not local ingredients, but it is locally made by a very wonderful person so we want to do our little part to support her and have an excuse to stand and chat for a while). For dinner we grilled Gerber's kielbasa and grass fed beef hamburgers with locally made bread for burger buns. We had a side of Nathan's local pickles and mashed potatoes which I mixed with some wild onions from our backyard, Snowville Creamery milk, Horizon sour cream (we had it left over from a birthday cake), Amish butter, and Meadow Maid grass fed organic cheese and then baked it for a little bit. For dessert, we had a chocolate Guinness cake that was a special birthday cake that caused us to break the rules for an evening (we did still use as many local/organic ingredients as possible).
Sunday - Aside from leftovers, we had an Easter dinner and snacks with my parents, which weren't local, but because it was a family meal, we let it slide.
Meals for the Work Week - Breakfast was the local bread we bought for the burgers with local strawberry jam. I also indulged in some hot chocolate type drinks throughout the week which are left over from our processed food days. Lunches were either leftover pasta and sauce or leftover chicken and rice pilaf from Easter dinner. Dinners were leftover kielbasa, burgers, and potatoes or leftover chicken and rice pilaf all with local lettuces as a salad. Wednesday I went to dinner at Fiesta Jalisco with my mom which wasn't local but we are allowed to go to restaurants according to our rules of the diet. My snacks consisted of local apples, carrots, and celery. I am so grateful to a coworker who brought in some beautiful, large, delicious apples grown by her son so she saved me from depending on the tiny Ohio gala apples I bought from Whole Foods. Desserts were fair trade chocolate bars and leftover cake. Overall, my track record for the week was not fantastic, but the philosophy for this week was waste not, want not.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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A really great sustainable co-worker alerted me to a nice article in today's Columbus Dispatch called "Pay Now, Eat Later." It's all about Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs) – what to expect from one and a comprehensive list of farmers' who take part in CSAs. Check out the article at http://www.dispatchkitchen.com/live/content/food/stories/2010/04/07/main.html?sid=101.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Bottling day
Saturday was bottling day and two of my friends, Hayes Griffin and Grant Dubbe came by to help. It's kind of a three person job to keep things moving. One to fill the bottles, one to cap, and one to pass empty bottles and grab the capped ones. We added the priming sugar to a couple cups of hot water and mixed it in with the beer and started bottling. Once we got rolling it didn't take too long, and there were not nearly so many spills this time around. All together, we got 48 bottles, an even two cases! They should be ready and fully carbonated in a couple of weeks. One thing I'd like to improve on is keeping as little of the "trub", AKA Shit at the Bottom of the Bucket, from escaping and ending up in the bottled beer. It's not a huge deal because it settles at the bottom of the bottle anyway and you just don't drink it dry, but it is kind of unsightly and if you do happen to get a taste, it's not so pleasant. Hayes mentioned using a coffee filter, so maybe I'll pick some up next time I bottle.
Food Confessions
The past few weeks have had their challenges with our local foods consumption. I have had to purchase certain items that are not on our list of 'acceptable' items and I felt compelled to write a blog entry about this. It's important to know that nobody is perfect and slipping up from time to time is expected from everyone. We are by no means perfect. In the past two weeks, I have purchased the following:
-Organic sour cream (part of a birthday cake)
-Guinness (part of a birthday cake)
-Two small bottles of caffeine free diet Pepsi
-Diet tonic water
-Peanut butter (it's locally made but the peanuts are not from Ohio)
In terms of non-local purchases that are within our allowances, I have bought the following:
-Environmentally friendly vodka
-Organic, fair trade vanilla
-Fair trade baking cocoa
-Fair trade chocolate bars
I guess in the grand scheme of things, it isn't bad for a two week span but each purchase I make that isn't local just drives me nuts! But now that I've admitted it, it's back on the bandwagon and from now on I am going to try to be better about reporting my weekly menus so it's all out there in the open. Ugh. I want some potato chips. - Katie
An Exhausting and Rewarding Weekend
Whew! What a weekend of work. Friday evening my daring friend, Lauren, and I decided to attempt making fresh pasta because I picked up a pasta roller the weekend before. I had tried doing this once long ago and didn't think it had been too bad. We tried a whole wheat pasta recipe using Amish whole wheat white flour from the Clintonville Coop mixed with a little of our all-purpose flour from our life before local. The eggs were from Carousel Watergardens Farm that we picked up at the Columbus Winter Farmers Market. While Lauren kneaded the dough, I whipped up another batch of crackers for munching over the weekend. Later on we discovered the delectable wonder of the Meadow Maid baby swiss cheese that we get at the Worthington Winter Market. Once the dough was kneaded and had been properly refrigerated, we started rolling it out, which didn't work out as well as we hoped and resulted in us getting flour all over the place! Unfortunately, we didn't read our instructions close enough and our stomachs were growling, so instead of rolling the pasta and then letting it sit for a little while, we cut it right after rolling, which resulted in a lot of little dough balls mixed in with our spaghetti. We ended up getting through 3/4 of the dough before deciding it was time to get cooking. We accidentally overcooked the pasta by a minute or so (which made the noodles somewhat mushy but the dough balls were al dente, haha!). Approximately two hours after starting our project, we sat down to a hard earned meal. We topped the pasta with Zapico pasta sauce that had some browned local hamburger mixed in. Despite the fact that the noodles weren't perfect, they were edible and we were pretty proud of ourselves for trying something new. However, next time I go to make pasta, it will be a rainy weekend all-day activity that I don't expect to depend on for a meal that day.
Saturday we bottled our beer, which Jacob will post an entry about, I'm sure! I will say it was a lot of fun with friends.
Sunday, we constructed the bed for the peas and filled that one along with one other raised bed and planted spinach and peas. We still have four and a half beds to fill and we will definitely be happy for next year when we don't have to do this again! As we worked in the garden on Sunday morning, we realized that we had some success to report. Our onions have started popping up and look absolutely beautiful. For the heck of it, we had placed another small batch of them along the side of the house in poorer soil and those are doing just as well! The yellow onions seem to be a bit slower than the white ones, but they are still coming along. But the happiest discovery we had were spotting the little baby asparagus spears popping up (they are a little hard to spot because they are the same color as the dirt right now, but one of them is right in the center of this photo.) We had planted the two year old roots a few weeks ago and were sort of holding our breath until now. Of the 18 roots we put in, seven of them had decided they wanted to peek out at the sun yesterday. Slowly but surely, our hard work is paying off!


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"A portrait of my children, once a week, every week in 2015."
I have jumped on this bandwagon in which I will be taking a portrait of my child each week this year. This is a huge new years resolution and I am hoping a praying that I am consistent with it. Here are some of our photos of how we spent the new year:
My husband has always made a tradition out of watching the last sunset of the year. I am very thankful for this tradition, it began eight years ago when we first started dating.
I believe it is a wonderful way to end the year!
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In case you have had your head in a whole in the ground and aren't aware, November starts in two days.
For the last couple of years, I have done some kind of Thanksgiving Challenge both for myself and on my blog.
This year is no different.
Here is the challenge that begins on Friday, November 1:
Instead of finding random things to be thankful for each day, how about finding something about each person in your family to be thankful for each day. For us, I am thinking that our wall of thanks will look a little different this year and we will put notes of thankfulness either in quadrants on the one door that we used last year, or put those notes specifically on the door to the room that each person sleeps in. That way, there is a reminder each time they enter their room that the rest of us are thankful for them and here are some reasons why.
Is this going to be harder than in years past? Absolutely!
But it will really make us look hard at one another and the things that make them who they are and why we are thankful that they are a part of our family.
Are you up for it? Let me know in the comments and let's practice being thankful for those that we live with!!!!


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In 1972, President Richard Nixon visited China, opening diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. Despite its communist government, the US began a relationship with China that shifted the balance of power in the Cold War, putting pressure on the USSR and its satellites.
In 2009, the Obama administration, headed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, announced their intention to "reset" relations with Russia and (then) Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. This attempt, we now know, failed. President Obama has been equally ineffective at moving China away from its aggressive economic and military policies.
However, earlier this month, President Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to sign multiple agreements on both economic and military issues. President Putin affirmed: "Today China is our key strategic partner."
President Obama promised he would bring change to America, and he has. Our enemies stand stronger and united against us. Our friends have lost trust in us. Economically and militarily, we are weaker as the dangers around us increase.
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Ok so let me try my best to remember where i left off last time and go from there....
A long time ago in far off land there was a back lot, which had universal appeal... ok i cant do this anymore - so Wednesday i head down the metro train station - and the train was scheduled to arrive at 1035 and to my shock it turned up exactly on time - how i do not miss Melbourne's transport system and really envy everyone else trains systems compared to our own!
Anywho...i get on the train and head off to universal city - arriving at the studio i have the compulsory photo taken at the universal fountain before venturing in.. i love every minute of it - the whole place it quite commercial very family based but i still love it and enjoy every minute of it. The haunted house was hilarious cheap shocks but loved it - even got attacked by mother bates... lol then onto the Simpson's ride which was great - a roller coaster simulator - very well done.. then heading off on the studio tour - really well done and got to see quite a bit - the king Kong experience was fantastic! you go into a studio and the doors close behind you and inside is a 360 screen encasing you and a fight between king Kong and a trex takes place with the train shaking - very well done and very cleverly presented in 3D. the rest of the tour was great seeing some of the old sets- personal fav was the bates motel with the original house in the background. after the tour i go into Jurassic park - the ride was great and the drop was more then expected - loved it all the same! i leave the park around 330 and get back into Hollywood and go to the Hollywood museum - this was fantastic very well done and alot of memorabilia on show. the Hannibal lector cell was great a little freaky but still really well done. I finally get back to the hostel and as I'm walking past the parking lot next to me i notice a truck - im going i no that truck - it looks like optimus prime (transformer) and sure enough it was. there was a magazine party going on in the car park that night and for some reason optimus was there! so me and a guy from the hostel head off round the back way to see if we can get a photo with the truck - the Mexican guard who i don't think had ever heard of transformers let us in and went and got some great photos with it!
Later that night was a pub crawl...yes i went..and yes it was awesome...$3 pints...yes $3 pints =) love America - though we finished up at a bar with $8 corona's - it like i was back home being ripped off! lol i slept well that night lol
So Thursday turns up and lets say I'm not feeling to refreshed - anyway doesn't stop me, i head out the warner brother studio (WB) for a tour with a uk guy that i was in a dorm with - this tour was great because we were able to get out and wonder around the sets and get some great photos - the WB museum was exceptional unfortunately no photos but it was amazing - original batman/joker costumes (dark knight) watchemen costumes,inception, 300 etc, and a whole level dedicated to harry potter which was cool. continue through the lot and get to check out the WB classic car collection - THIS WAS AWESOME =) tumbler and batpod from dark knight, batmobile from tim burton batman, gran tarino, harry potter flying car, matrix car, cornial lee, mystery machine, it was just really cool :)
Got to have a wonder around the "chuck" TV set - im not sure it is on over at home but cool to see a working set all so fake lol get to sit in the set from friends and got to see all of WB props - they have alot lol
head back to Hollywood and chill in the hostel for a while, get in contact with a old school mate of mine Clancy who is staying just down from Kodak theatre with a friend and we have dinner in a classic 1950s hamburger diner very funky, then go off to madam Tussuad's which was a lot of fun and got some funny shots, end the night at hooters lol with a cocktail which goes down very easily and got to get a photo with a hooters girl - we were all very excited lol
come back to the hostel and have a game of beer pong - lost, just bit still a lot of fun!
TODAY - FRIDAY 13th
head out to paramount pictures studio - kinda a recap of Warner bros but still good to see there sets and which films have used them - amazing how some of the films have cheated lol after all its the magic of Hollywood! we walk around the set of a nickelodeon show - it had its own 1.5m filtered pool! amazing how much money the spend on these shows!! got to sit in the paramount theatre which was cool- only last week Spielberg and bay where putting the final touches on transformers 3! :)
head home and was going to do a tour of the Kodak theatre but they have all been suspend due to a performance coming up soon so bit upset i missed that. but decided to do a tour of Beverly hills and rodoe which was good seeing where all the rich ppl live and the houses are so big and so well maintained - didn't see anyone though :(
roedeo drive was incredible so expensive lol this was a really nice area of LA much nicer then downtown lol
back at the hostel now and ready for my trip out to San Fransisco tomorrow - a lovely 9 hour bus ride to look forward to lol well best go back my bags and get everything ready
will blog again when I'm back in Hollywood :0
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I am so excited to be saying goodbye to Blogger. I don't get along well with Google, and Blogger itself has given me some trouble too. More importantly, I've found a much better hosting company where my blog can be structured more like a website. I'm super excited for this because of the dichotomy of my desires to both have a blog that I want others to be interested in AND have a personal journal that I know doesn't appeal to everyone I want to target for other posts I make. With the new blog hopefully I'll appeal to more readers by being able to highlight certain topics, and have the personal side be less integrated.
I'll be keeping this blog for personal reference, but all new posts will appear at my new site. I'm working on transferring particular posts that will be helpful to have in certain categories on my new site. Bear with me as I transfer old posts and try to write new posts as well. I haven't quite figured out how to become a follower, or if that's possible through Google, so if you figure that out let me know, and for now just bookmark it!
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Thanks for all of your support, reading, following, and comments! I greatly appreciate it. Now, come join me at the new and improved One Love!
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I was going to continue the saga today but, I was just so excited about my BRAND NEW milking jugs that I just had to tell ya about it.
Milking?!?!?!? You say....That is kind of Pioneer of you Arica...Yeah, I know but I love to do it.
The experience it wonderful..
But, I have been having some trouble with my old jugs.. See I live about 30 mins away from the milking shed and with all the bumps in between here and there I end up losing some of my hard earned milk.
So when i went to plundering through the front*er book I found some jugs that i thought might be better for our journey home....When i found them i was so excited...I ran to the computer room and showed my husband.
"Great" he said....
spilled milk!!!
Game on.....Which do you think is going to be better...????


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Review: Splice
1.5 stars (out of 5)
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In its early stages of development, the cautionary sci-fi/horror thriller "Splice" surprises you with how non-horror-thriller-like it is. For a time, the bumps, jolts, screams and gore are markedly toned down in favor of the painstaking exploration of themes more provocative than simply the loss of innocence, virginity and limbs. Amazingly, it seems this typically-advertised, don't-mess-with-Mother-Nature freakshow might actually be a scary movie for mature and intellectual viewers. Oh, is that notion ever squashed. Designed to rope horror fans into some slow-boiling, sci-fi psychodrama, "Splice" thinks it's sophisticated, but it's in fact far worse than your average slasher. What it evolves into is a shockingly tasteless bit of sensationalism, which adds insult to inelegance with its absurd self-seriousness.
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An Imperfect Role Model
An Imperfect Role Model
By Winnie Yu
An imperfect role model. As a mother, I used to think I had to set the perfect example, especially since I have two daughters. I had to work hard. I had to eat the healthiest foods. I had to dress well. I always had to arrive on time. I had to be nice. I could never tell a lie. I had to donate money to anyone who ever asked. And I could never mutter a bad word, even during life's most frustrating moments.
Striving for perfection, however, was exhausting. It was also impossible to achieve. Take the time my daughter Annie and I got rear ended by a reckless driver last year on our way home from a piano lesson. A few choice words slipped out of my mouth that day. Annie quickly learned that her mom was hardly "perfect" and never would be.
And that, I decided, is okay.
Even the most perfect among us are hardly perfect. We get angry. We get grumpy. We snap. We judge. Simply put, we don't always do what's considered the right thing. Most of the time, however, we're just decent people, trying to do the best we can. I call it being human.
Letting my daughters see my imperfections gives them — and me — room to breathe and allows them be the imperfect people they are. It frees them up to relax a little when they mess up. It also teaches them to forgive others when they are imperfect and to move on with the bigger picture in mind.


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GLORIA W. THATCHER, ADM'R OF THE ESTATE OF ANNE S. THATCHER, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,v.GARY L. EICHELBERGER ET AL., DEFENDANTS. — (STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INTERVENING APPELLANT.)
APPEAL from the Circuit Court of Ford County; the Hon. CHARLES
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Two issues are presented: (1) Whether an insurer can be subrogated to the rights of its insured to the proceeds of a wrongful death action, where the insurer paid a claim to the insured under an uninsured motorist provision of an insurance policy; and (2) whether a settlement agreement between the parties is final prior to its execution. We conclude that the insurer is entitled to subrogation and that the settlement was final.
The decedent, Anne Thatcher, died as a result of injuries she received in a collision which occurred on August 17, 1975, between the motorcycle on which she was a passenger and a truck. The motorcycle was driven by defendant, Gary Eichelberger, and the truck was driven by defendant, Larry Tribbey. Plaintiff, Gloria Thatcher, decedent's mother, was appointed administrator of decedent's estate. Gloria Thatcher subsequently commenced this wrongful death action against defendants, alleging that their negligence caused Anne Thatcher's death. Because defendant Eichelberger was uninsured, prior to filing the wrongful death action, a claim was made to State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm), intervenor-appellant, under the uninsured motorist provision of the insurance policy previously issued by State Farm to plaintiff. After negotiations, State Farm paid $9,000 to plaintiff as administrator of her daughter's estate. Plaintiff signed a release and trust agreement on February 20, 1976, which provided in part:
"For the consideration aforesaid, and to the extent of any payment made hereunder, the undersigned agrees to hold in trust for the benefit of the Company all rights of recovery which he shall have against any person or organization legally liable for such bodily injuries, and assigns to the Company the proceeds of any settlement with or judgment against such person or organization."
On February 24, 1976, plaintiff obtained an order from probate court authorizing both the insurance settlement, and the assignment to State Farm of rights of recovery against third parties on account of Anne Thatcher's injuries and death to the extent of the amount received from State Farm, including the language:
"[U]pon receiving that sum, the administrator execute and deliver to the company a discharge from liability under the policy with an assignment of rights of recovery against third persons on account of decedent's injuries and death to the extent of the amount paid."
Plaintiff subsequently filed this action for wrongful death, and State Farm filed an application to be made a party, asserting its rights under the trust agreement. The court allowed State Farm's application.
At a pretrial conference on February 7, 1980, a settlement was agreed upon by the parties. The docket entry by the court on that date indicated that counsel for all parties were present, and further stated:
"Parties stipulate that upon payment of $2,500 from defendant Eichelberger and $2,500 from defendant Tribbey (total $5000.00) to plaintiff; State Farm shall be reimbursed $3000.00 whereupon the cause shall be dismissed. Payments are to be made within 14 days. On joint motion of all parties, cause removed from 2/25/80 jury calendar and continued generally pending settlement."
On June 4, 1980, the defendants filed a joint petition, alleging plaintiff had refused to abide by the settlement terms and execute the necessary releases, despite the fact that the consideration for the settlement had been tendered to her. The petition requested that the court order the plaintiff to conclude the settlement agreed upon at the pretrial conference. At the hearing on the petition on September 16, 1980, plaintiff's attorney argued that due to recent case law, State Farm could not recover any part of the wrongful death proceeds. Plaintiff subsequently filed a motion to dismiss State Farm as a party, alleging that the trust agreement that plaintiff signed when she received the payment from State Farm was "void and contrary to public policy" under the Wrongful Death Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 70, par. 1 et seq.) and should not be enforced. State Farm filed an objection to plaintiff's motion, and the court allowed the motion based upon the precedent of In re Estate of Schmidt (1979), 79 Ill. App.3d 456, 398 N.E.2d 589, and National Bank v. Podgorski (1978), 57 Ill. App.3d 265, 373 N.E.2d 82. The written order dismissing State Farm as a party entered by the court included a finding under Supreme Court Rule 304 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110A, par. 304) that there was no just reason to delay appeal, from which order State Farm has appealed.
• 1 The statutory basis for the claim that insurance companies should not be allowed subrogation rights in wrongful death actions is section 2 of the Wrongful Death Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 70, par. 2), which provides:
"Every such action shall be brought by and in the names of the personal representatives of such deceased person, and, except as otherwise hereinafter provided, the amount recovered in every such action shall be for the exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse and next of kin of such deceased person and in every such action the jury may give such damages as they shall deem a fair and just compensation with reference to the pecuniary injuries resulting from such death, to the surviving spouse and next of kin of such deceased person." (Emphasis added.)
Based upon this provision this court, in Podgorski, held that an insurance company was properly denied subrogation in a wrongful death action settlement. The insurance company had made and, in the future, would be required to make, payments to the widow of the decedent pursuant to a survivor's benefit provision of an auto insurance policy it had issued to decedent. The court noted that the insurance company was making payments to the widow to compensate her for loss of support, while recovery under the Wrongful Death Act is for both loss of support and for losses occasioned in addition to support. Further, there was no formula available to the court to determine what portion of the wrongful death award was indemnifying the widow for her loss of support. The court found that the above quoted language from the Wrongful Death Act indicated a public policy to prohibit subrogation rights from attaching to Wrongful Death Act proceeds.
However, with regard to payment under the uninsured motorist provision of an insurance policy, it is noted that section 143a of the Insurance Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 73, par. 755a) requires that uninsured motorist ...
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I certainly hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July celebrations. I know I had a lovely time at the beach with my husband and friends. And, as we were at the shore, naturally we, along with hundreds of our 'closest' beach-going celebrants, headed down to the oceanfront with our chairs to enjoy a multitude of firework displays put on by five different beach cities. It was actually really nice because you can see all these shows, with some closer than others depending on where you are, and they are timed so you can see the end of one as another is beginning – about an hours worth of city-sponsored fireworks. At one point in time, I saw our cities show and in the background, with 3 other shows at varying distances away (due to the curve of the shore). I did try to capture it on film, but it was night – with a phone – so not the best of pictures!
While we were waiting, again with hundreds of others on the beach for a good many miles, there were those folks who brought along their own fireworks – sparklers for the children, high-grade fireworks firing off – all in all, very impressive and very scary. Especially as the bangs went off, and the ones on the ground smoked away with children running all around – and then there was the falling 'sparks' and debris from those larger ones set off by the water landing on folks all around (setting off some screams). The city firework displays are all set off on barges out on the water, done by professionals. Not so much the ones being set off on the shore – right around hundreds of people. While it was all good and fun, and everyone was celebrating the birth of our nation, it was actually a little frightening as well – considering how many of the 'fireworks' almost exploded right by us or went towards the houses instead of out to the water….
Naturally, as is my way, I felt the need to look up some numbers. The National Fire Protection Agency has research numbers specific to fireworks. And it's kind of frightening really. Perhaps the most frightening one is the sparklers, which all the children were running around with and what I believe most people feel are fairly harmless. This little temperature graph might make you feel a bit differently. We are afraid to let children near pots of boiling water or get too close to a fire, yet we let them run around with sparklers in their hands that are burning at 1200 degrees, almost 6 times hotter than boiling water. WOW! That's an eye opener. And, as a result, according to the NFPA, sparklers account for more than 1/4 of emergency room fireworks injuries – and who is it that is usually walking around with those sparklers – young children. Just to frighten you a little more with the numbers, the circle graph to the right shows the types of injuries that occur – notice, hand & fingers have the highest chance of injuries, with head and eyes tied for second. Again – think of those kids running around with the sparklers……
If we explore the data a little more, we find some interesting statistics:
So – makes sense, if we look at the graph on the right and the graph in the middle, that because sparkler related injuries are the most prevalent, that kids 5-9 have the highest risk for injury since they tend to be the ones running around with those sparklers. But notice in the circle graph to the left that ages 25-44 actually had more reported injuries, which, based on my own experiences and observations, also makes sense when you look at the type of fireworks that are causing the injuries (graph to the right) after sparklers – illegal firecrackers, small firecrackers, those with re-loadable shells. In other words, this is what 'the dads' are doing or the 'adults' or, as evidenced last night, the large group of college-age kids. They are the ones setting off the big, scary fireworks on the beach – and getting injured more.
Obviously, not many people think about statistics when planning for some fun on the 4th of July (or New Years or other firework-worthy celebrations). It's about the fun. But – my guess, especially with parents of younger kids who don't see the harm of those little sparklers – if you showed them some statistics, especially that temperature graph with sparklers at the top, there might be some reconsidering of the 'playing with fireworks' mentality. Math could save a couple of fingers…..


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Hello does anyone know if "John Petynghale" rector of Croft proved at Sleford Castle, 26 Oct. 1412 from Early Lincoln wills: An abstract of all the wills & administrations recorded..Google book....is related to: Thomas Petynghale 1425-1466; John Petynghale 1465-1560; John Paintengall; 1495-1575; Thomas Pettinghall 1543-1595
Also there is at 24 KETT'S REBELLION IN NORFOLK. full of wretchedness and misery one ofthe Jurors aforesaid present John Petynghale is he related?
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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Even though Elise started out a little rocky, her pressentation really shed light on how people with money treat those who don't. It was a really inspiring TED talk.ReplyDelete
When I first got the inkling of what your talk was about, I thought "communism!" However, you explained away this preconceived notion as you went. You didn't say we should give all to the poor and all be equal. You just said we can help in different ways.
I liked your experiences you shared about going to Mexico. It showed that you are not a hypocrite in what you are talking about.
Don't worry, talking gets easier as you do it more! Keep working at it, and you'll get it down.
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Elise shared her own opinion about how important it is to help the poor, and how we have misconceptions about how we help these people. Money isn't the only answer, and that shows our ignorance of the reality of poverty. She gave the class the confidence that we CAN help, rather than just stand and watch. Elise showed that she isn't just talking the talk, but walking the walk because she herself goes on mission trips to help others by building houses for the poor. This matters to her because she is practicing what she believes in.ReplyDelete
I agree with Mariah. We need to better help those in need, especially if we have money.ReplyDelete
Elise- Your point is very good. This has been an issue for years, and though it is frequently discussed, many people do nothing. Your talk will inspire the people who are able to hep to do so. You have showed them that anything they can give would be very precious to the poor. The idea of other ways of helping besides money was great!ReplyDelete
Elise did a great job. I really liked her topic and although she had a tough time in the beginning, she did a good job of fixing it and getting he point across. I really liked what she was talking about and she was able to make us all think a little.ReplyDelete
You had a really great speech! It is irritating to see a cruise ship that is huge, while people in Haiti are living in small homes. Many people remain ignorant of what poor people experience. I love how you go help out the church. It is great to see people who are not as priviledged as us to make progress. Excellent speech!ReplyDelete
The pictures that you compared on the first slide really made me aware of how much money we spend on non-necessities when others don't have basic supplies they need to survive. Don't freak out; you did really well! I am really inspired now to go out and help people who don't have as much as I do.ReplyDelete
You did a great job! It's ok everyone gets nervous you still did a great job! I really like your topic because it can connect to everyone. This talk makes me want to go out and change the world now. The only thing I would say is practice a little more but other than that great job!
Good job! Way to make your points! I think you did a great job of pushing through! Your message was really good and helped me see that no matter what age you are, you can still make a difference in the world.
Good job! I thihnk you did really well of showing all the different points of views, rich and poor. I think you had great images that really got the cold hard truth out.ReplyDelete
I think your idea of building relationships with the poor is really important, and outside of the box. I also think the program of Kiva is interesting, and I'm glad you included that.ReplyDelete
Your topic was very powerful! There is so much poverty in the world in every state, country, etc. It inspires me to want to help more for sure. You held yourself together very well through out the whole thing which can sometimes be a hard thing to do. I also think it's very cool thatyou wrote your own ted sentence for this! :)ReplyDelete
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Elise - You had a very interesting and eye-opening presentation of poverty. You obviously have a deep interest in this topic, and this showed in an emotional and impressive speech. The multiple images and stories were great, and enhanced your topic. Great Job!ReplyDelete
Elise- That is a great topic to talk about. There is a statistic that 95% of the wealth of the world is controlled by the top 10% of people. That doesn't make sense.ReplyDelete
I thought Elise's TED Talk was very interesting. Even though she started shaky, she brought it together and kept it together. She made a good point in saying that you do not need money to help people. You just need to care. Elise's TED Talk was inspiring.ReplyDelete
Elise, I think your topic is a very important topic! I think your ideas are very amazing and was very beautifully thought through! I like how you encorportated meaning and purpose into your talk! Great job!ReplyDelete
I think the overall presentation was very good. The points were creative and made the talk very effective. I thought it was an interesting topic and made me want to do something. Great job!ReplyDelete
I liked how elise used her mission trips to mexico. I also liked how she used her life experiences to show how important it is to help.ReplyDelete
Elise- I love you! Even though you started of a little bit rocky you came back and rocked it! I loved your pictures. You being in the picutes helped the audience connect with them. I loved your topic. You go girl!ReplyDelete
Elise- You adressed poverty, explained it, showed the problems of how we deal with it, how you dealed with it, and overall were very inspiring! I've been to other states in order to help the underprivledged, and I can easily connect. You showed us what was wrong with this picture!ReplyDelete


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How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!
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Is it legal for a sitting President to be "wire tapping" a race for president prior to an election? Turned down by court earlier. A NEW LOW!
FACT: The comparison between Watergate and Obama's abuses are meaningless. Our country has sunk so far into Emergency Security State Tyranny it is a very different country, in fact NOT the same country where Richard Nixon was President.
Nixon broke the law,
Obama did not.
EVERYTHING Obama did was legal, under the National Emergencies Act of September 14th 1976. If he had wanted to order Trump's assassination under the excuse that he was a Russian mole and a danger to national security he could have and it would have been LEGAL.
The ONLY reason Donald Trump was not assassinated is because they could not build or create from whole cloth a believable COVER STORY and they were not yet ready to create bloody civil war because they KNEW the Overt Military and the Covert Intelligence Establishment's paramilitary would not stand together, meaning, EVERYONE would have lost, meaning the Globalist power structure of the Deep State was in danger. Obama and the Deep Marxist/Globalist State were left with the choice of rolling the dice on the election or destroy everything. It is only the mercy of God they chose the former.
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Pauly can't wait until the 26th...
|Don't tell Spezzano that he's Mrs. Clause
|160 lb, 2-year old Yoda sits on my lap in the vet's office
|Shiloh is 1/2 Dane, 1/2 lab
|Uno is 3/4 lab, 1/4 Dane, 10 months old, 60 lbs
|Honey and Spezzano are great at "hold". Pauly needs work.
|Together only a week and the bond is already there. Tucker snuggles up to new client, Shane.
|PJ, Lu and Dale's grandson, with Pauly.
|Russel Jr. and Aries look cool in their shades, but Pauly can't manage to keep his on.
|Pauly sporting his Veteran's Day Pride
|Reese wearing Phil's cavalry cap
|Comforting each other on the ECAD float
|My two favorite foot-warmers
|PJ walking Pauly, who managed to perfect his "hold" command with the American Flag
|Goofy Reesey
|Barcelona, Madrid, Ace, Specht, and ?
|Bella and Jazmine
"The first ECADs graduation I attended was back in November of 2009. The young Phil Bauer had just been paired with Reese. Ace had just come in for Aries. A Children's Village graduate named Rashawn Plant came and spoke and said that ECADS had turned his life around. "Lu and Barbara may not give you what you want," he said, "but they'll give you what you need." When Lu took the podium after that she cried.
The tears were sweet, I thought, a sort of Hallmark, Disney, affect I attended a lot of boot camp graduations after that, and noticed that people often wept . There was one ceremony—also held in this building—at which every single speaker broke down. One seven –year-old autistic -syndrome boy was at his mother's feet, when she began to sob. "Everybody's supposed to cry," he said, as if it were one of those adult rules, he had no patience with.
Still, ECADS seemed too good to be true. Outside of the crying, it looked as if everybody was having a good time. Doing well while doing good. And what I wanted to know, was why doesn't everybody train his dog?
When I signed up for the train-the-trainers program that began July 5th—a date I won't soon forget—Lu told me it would be difficult. Boy, was it only July fifth? Seems a long time ago. Maybe 15 years. Lu told me I'd be frustrated. She said that afterwards, "your dogs won't recognize you. Your wife will wonder what happened."
I 'm not going to break down this minute, but I did some crying, and it wasn't for affect. I imagine you clients all know just what I'm talking about here, as do all the other trainers.
There's a reason everybody doesn't train his dog. Dog training is hard. Even dog handling is hard. It's frustrating. It's humiliating. And all the time you're struggling, you've got to be smiling too. And I don't mean smiling like a jack o lantern. You have to actually radiate genuine good will. When can you have negative emotions, one of our quizzes asks. The answer: NEVER!
Outside of the trillion tricks about dogs that Lu and her staff have picked up, the main problem is something the text book labels affective domain. Guts is what they call it in the world . Guts, or character or spine. You get to find out just how little of it you have. Nor do you make this discovery alone. Golden retrievers aren't the only creatures around here who get corrections. This old dog was corrected many times. Corrected by Lu and Phil, and often sometimes by students just passing by. And the corrections aren't the hardest part of it. The hardest part of the course was constantly failing to live up to Lu's impossible expectations.
When the class first started, Tara told me to watch Lu closely.
"Because she's a great trainer?" I asked.
Tara nodded. "Because she can motivate a butterfly."
"Nice phrase," I thought. Fact is, though, that I haven't been feeling much like a butterfly. You know those big fat, brown moths?
That's what I've felt like. I've felt like one of those moths that flies into a candle and miraculously he survives. Then the foolish moth turns around and flies back into the fire.
Not that I regret it. If a new class was starting tomorrow, I'd sign right up. I've learned a lot more than I've suffered. Not just about dog training, but about myself. I'm a changed man.
I never felt entirely alone, but then I never felt that I was entirely a member of the pack either. I went home at night. I have a beloved wife, you see, two grown sons and dogs as well. And they were just 25 minutes away. My wife and one of my sons are in the audience. Those of you who think I invented them in order to have an excuse to escape from time to time, might take a look.
Not that these sumptuous dorms tempted me. But I do regret not having connected more deeply with the rest of my pack. I'm sorry I didn't get to know Adam better. He's tough as nails, and smart and courteous too. And as for Lia, I don't know that anyone would have made it without Lia. Lia's not happy until she's got her own job done, and part of somebody else's too. Hana? Hana was all about kindness. Hana injected the humanity into the group. Hana, an actress, acted out the feelings that all the trainers were having. As for J.P.—well J.P. has a touch of Lu's disease. The guy can't figure out the meaning of the word "impossible."
Not that the trainers matter all that much. It's not about the dogs either. Although I do still have a yearning for Garrison. But then I know where Garrison is going and I approve. He's going to Elena. God bless them both. And this program, as Lu has always said is about the clients, before its about anyone else. Ultimately it's about Elena and Greg, about Heather, Elizabeth and Aileen.
It's about people who can now be more independent from this day forward, more themselves.They were brave to come here, and they too must have felt more like moths than butterflies . Moths, or butterflies, they all got off the ground. They all were moving toward independence, out of darkness and into light Can't do any better than that in this world."
|Hana gives Tom Cat some lovin'
|Ben and Honey working on "light"
|My Cocoa-Bean
|Don't tell Pauly, but mommy let Reese into her bed
|Sprinkles does an "Up, Stay" Photo credit: JP
|Garrison and Sprinkles Photo Credit: JP
|Cocoa and Garrison holding each other's heads up asleep in the back of the car
|Cocoa is a superb shopper!
|Ben and Honey lift onto the bus
|Joplin and Cocoa enjoy their Sunday by the pool. Cocoa enjoyed it a bit more than she should have!
|Garrison being gentlemanly as ever.
|Crisco lookin' sly


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I got a chance to take a sneak preview of The Suspenseful World of Thrillers, and as someone who enjoys the genre (old Hitchcock movies are some of my favorites), I found the first installment of the new series really interesting.
The special starts off with trying to define what really constitutes a Thriller--my favorite definition? The ideal thriller "confirms your paranoia of the world."
Novelist Ken Follett, who wrote some truly splendid Thrillers that translate well to the screen, keeps it simple, saying a Thriller is basically any work about people in danger.
Of course, Alfred Hitchcock was the early master of film thrillers. As actor Kenneth Branagh puts it, Hitchcock had a clinical, "almost soulless objectivity" which made his thrillers work.
One plot device that Hitchcock especially liked was known as a Mcguffin. A McGuffin was intended to further the story, and keep the suspense going as long as possible by throwing an obstacle into the path of the main characters, who were usually just normal people suddenly plunged into extraordinary circumstances.
In Thrillers, a common McGuffin is that the characters cannot go to the police for help. In the classic Hitchcock movie North by Northwest, for example, police suspect Cary Grant himself of the crime he is trying to solve (and you see that now in movies all the time, the unfairly accused protagonist trying to find the real criminal).
Another observation I found interesting from tonight's special was the fact that Hitchcock frequently used blondes in his movies, at a time when brunettes were often cast as "vamps," but he gave them secrets and made them, though gorgeous, tough as nails (think Grace Kelly in Rear Window).
Of course, tonight's special doesn't just go into Hitchcock thrillers. I don't want to ruin it for you by going into too much detail, but rest assured that The Suspenseful World of Thrillers takes you right up to the present day, exploring themes like Thriller villains (a good villain, in my opinion, is *essential* if a Thriller is going to work!), Thrillers during war time and the changing role of women in Thrillers.
Which reminds me that if you have never seen Eye of the Needle, a classic Thriller based on a Ken Follett book that I myself only saw recently, you really should! It's a great movie that incorporates pretty much all of those themes I just described. Really gripping.
And it is part of the lineup for TCM's Thriller series!
That's right, with tonight's airing of A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: THE SUSPENSEFUL WORLD OF THRILLERS serving as the kick-off event, TCM will set aside each Friday primetime lineup in October for a different style of thriller.
Here is the complete schedule of TCM's salute to thrillers (all times shown are Eastern). You might want to print this out and stick it on your fridge or by your TV remote so you don't miss any of the fun. You can watch most of these movies with older kids, too. Thrillers are perfect for settting that Halloween mood!
TCM's SALUTE TO THRILLERS
Friday, Oct. 2 – Thrillers and Hitchcock
8 p.m *A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) – premiere.
9 p.m. *Rear Window (1954), James Stewart and Grace Kelly.
11 p.m. * Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) – encore.
Midnight Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Joseph Cotten and Teresa Wright.
Friday, Oct. 9 – Political Thrillers
8 p.m. The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh.
10:15 p.m. The Parallax View (1974) Warren Beatty and Hume Cronyn.
Midnight The Boys from Brazil (1978), Laurence Olivier and Gregory Peck.
Friday, Oct. 16 – Crime Thrillers
8 p.m. The Narrow Margin (1952), Charles McGraw and Marie Windsor.
9:30 p.m. *A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) – encore.
10:30 p.m. Lured (1947), George Sanders, Lucille Ball and Charles Coburn.
12:30 a.m. The Lodger (1944), Merle Oberon and George Sanders.
Friday, Oct. 23 – Gothic Thrillers
8 p.m. The Night of the Hunter (1955), Robert Mitchum, Lillian Gish and Shelley Winters.
10 p.m. Dragonwyck (1946), Gene Tierney, Walter Huston and Vincent Price.
Midnight *Rebecca (1940), Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier and Judith Anderson.
Friday, Oct. 30 – Psychological Thrillers
8 p.m. *Gaslight (1944), Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten and Angela Lansbury.
10 p.m. Night Must Fall (1937), Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell and Dame May Whitty.
Midnight *Psycho (1960), Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles and Martin Balsam.
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all across the land, sleeping in on a Saturday morning,
satin slides, and gingham hides,
as America has a good morning squeeze,
and warm hands find willing harbors,
and hot breath whispers over covers,
star-crossed, most, yes, but mostly lovers;
while stuck on the bottom of the national shoe,
I sit here pining and starving anew,
seething so strong that the bitter is sweet,
ready to leave when I can't find my feet;
not a thing to recommend it, even what I once loved,
this life is a bore, it's an uphill trudge;
it's one reason why wisdom is saved for the old,
if you had it young, life would remain untold;
no one would willingly enlist in this folly,
no one would gladly take up this cross;
no one, but no one, would covet such loss,
as this life supplies, at such a great cost;
kill me then, take me, so that I do no harm,
leave me, still wanting, still sounding alarms;
nothing is nothing and it completely surrounds me,
as slowly I vanish, and you just do not see.
January 24, 2009, from the forthcoming collection, Spoken Rage.
Copyright © 2009, Ricky A. Pursley. All rights reserved.
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Today I read 2 Chronicles 28 which tells the tale of king Ahaz who was, in my opinion, ridiculously stupid. This man basically offered sacrifice to all the gods of his enemies, every god he could think of, except the true God, Heavenly Father. His reasoning was that his enemies were triumphant on their military campaigns so maybe if he sacrificed to their gods they would help him. I guess this man never once bothered to open up the scriptures and read the doings of his own people.
As I was reading this chapter on this sorry excuse for a king, I couldn't help but wonder something. It stated in the scriptures that king Ahaz brought back the idolatry that was present when the Israelites first arrived with Joshua and Moses. So it got me thinking, I wonder just how fast the Israelites would have left their God and the true path of righteousness if they hadn't totally destroyed those civilizations? Some people, myself included, get bent out of shape when we read those chapters and hear the Lord order Joshua to destroy every man, woman, child and animal of those cities. And yet, if they hadn't, the Israelites were weak and would have fallen away that much quicker. The Lord does not delight in bloodshed, there is a reason when He orders and entire civilization destroyed. And when the Lord orders something done, we should probably align ourselves with His wishes. Until tomorrow.