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Okay, so Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Each year I try to choose a "scary" read to enjoy in October (usually my one creepy book for the year since I'm a bit of a wimp). This year I actually haven't chosen my Halloween read yet, and I really need to get on this! I wanted to try to choose a title that wasn't a bestseller (i.e. no Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson), but rather something that is lesser known. The following are the five books that I'm hoping to get to this fall before the leaves are gone and winter begins.
Unnatural Deeds by Cyn Balog
I mean first, let's take a moment to appreciate this cover. Even if I didn't know the premise of this book, this could totally be a cover buy! When I read the gripping description, I just had to know where this story was going to take me.
Book Blurb
Secrets. Obsession. Murder. Victoria is about to discover just how dangerous it can be to lose yourself.
Victoria Zell doesn't fit in, but she's okay with that. All she needs is the company of her equally oddball boyfriend, Andrew. She doesn't care what anyone else thinks…until magnetic, charming, mysterious Z comes into her life, and she starts lying to everyone she knows in an effort to unravel his secrets.
And then something terrible happens. Someone is dead and it's time for Victoria to come clean. Interspersed with news clippings and police interviews, Victoria tells her story to Andrew, revealing her dark, horrible secrets…secrets that have finally come back to haunt her.
Snow Fright by Amie and Bethanie Borst
Snow Fright is actually the third installment in a middle grade series, and one that I want to share with my niece (who is also an avid reader). The first two books in the series, Cinderskella and Little Dead Riding Hood, are such entertaining books! They are fairy tale retellings with creative, spooky twists (and a good dose of humor so it's not too scary for younger readers). I have a feeling this third installment will be just as fun. (Plus again… that cover art!)
Book Blurb
Sarah White is gorgeous even if she is a little bit rotten. A mirror arrives on her twelfth birthday and she thinks it's the perfect gift, but when the mirror swallows her whole Sarah finds herself in the dead center of the Underworld. Sarah now has to deal with her decaying flesh and sudden craving for brains. By the time Sarah escapes the Underworld, she finds her new zombie life less than appetizing. Even worse, she needs to return to the Underworld to save her friends, Cindy and Scarlet. With a poisoned apple, a crow named Raven, and a glowing necklace, Sarah sets off to rescue her friends. She must succeed, or she'll be a brain-craving zombie forever.
American Witches: A Broomstick Tour Through Four Centuries by Susan Fair
This is a non-fiction read that I'm super excited about. I grew up obsessed with the history of the Salem Witch Trials (and still read practically every book written on the topic). This book visits the history of American witchcraft and lore. Actual strange events and stories that have happened that text books and historical documents might not tell us.
Book Blurb
Throughout history, the specter of witchcraft has both mesmerized and terrified us. But witches aren't mere fairy book threats; American history is brimming with tales of their terror. From 19th-century murders to a bizarre monkey-faced creature straight from Hell to bewitched pigs hell-bent on revenge, American Witches: a Broomstick Tour through Four Centuries describes strange incidents that have long been banished to the margins of our history.
On a tour through four centuries of American witchcraft that's both whimsical and startling, we'll encounter 17th-century children flying around inside their New England home "like geese." We'll meet a father-son tag-team of pious Puritans who embarked on an anti-witch mission that involved undressing young ladies and overseeing hangings. And on the eve of the Civil War, we'll accompany a reporter as he dons a dress and goes searching for witches in New York City's most dangerous neighborhoods.
Entertainingly readable and rich in amazing details often left out of today's texts, American Witches casts a flickering torchlight into the dark corners of American history.
The Secret Keepers (Black Water Tales #1) by Jean Nicole Rivers
Okay, this is book one of The Black Water Tales, and I have had it sitting in my TBR pile for a little while now. Reason being, I am terrified that I will lose sleep over these books. Even reading the blurb makes me a bit nervous. But at the same time, I am super curious about this read… I can already see it playing out like a movie in my head… and I want to hide under the covers!
Book Blurb
It's midnight when Regina Dean she receives a harrowing phone call. On the other end of the line a scratchy voice whispers, "They found her, Regina…they found her." Over the phone Regina learns that the corpse of her best friend, Lola Rusher, has been found and she must return to her, Godforsaken, hometown of Black Water for the funeral of the beloved girl who disappeared when they were both only sixteen years old. Regina returns to Black Water and is reunited with a cast of old friends. Soon Regina realizes that the details revealed with the discovery of Lola's corpse do not make sense, especially the fact that Lola's body was dug up on the land of their childhood piano teacher. Determined to lay Lola to rest, Regina launches her own investigation, but someone in Black Water warns Regina to STOP DIGGING. She is thrown into a race to solve the mystery before she loses her mind or meets Lola's fate. Though Regina's hometown is a fun house of disturbing characters and distorted images, the truth about what happened to Lola Rusher will be revealed along with a most unexpected and perverse secret that threatens to expose everyone in Black Water. Everyone knows something, but no one knows everything…
Crooked Little House by Stefanie Snider
Although this book has a super short blurb, and I am already afraid to open it to page one. I found indie author Stefanie Snider on social media, and was curious about her writing after following her feed for a while. I have a feeling Crooked Little House will not disappoint anyone looking for a read that will make them keep the lights on!
Book Blurb
STELLA: a struggling artist trying to find her voice.
DENTON: an accomplished chef, head over heels in love.
THE HOUSE: unoccupied, it sat waiting. Lonely. Hungry. And as the young couple settled in, it almost seemed to smile…
Now I just have to decide where to start reading (and make sure there is plenty of room in the freezer! (Friends reference… anyone?))
Do you enjoy horror reads? What are some of your favorites?
I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween! -Holly


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Lately I have been obsessed with cute flat stationary, I mean really really obsessed. I constantly find myself on websites that specialize in custom stationary. And you know what? They NEVER go on sale! Ever.
Recently, I was ordering $0.99 Father's Days cards at tinyprints (a super great greeting card website), and I thought hey, that's cheap – why not check and see what else they have. Long and behold I found this :
Isn't it beautiful?I feel in love when I saw our names on there, yet at $1.59 a piece that was WAY outside of my budget. Plus when I add shipping and handling costs – $45 for 25 cards! That is like $1.80 a card. Way too much for me! (not to mention the $0.44 it costs to send a letter these days)
After being bummed for a few days, I came across a VistaPrint sale. They were offering free postcards – exactly 100 of them . All I had to pay for was shipping. I thought to my self, "hey self, postcards are just like the flat stationary that I have been
lusting after looking for."
After some searching and rearranging I came up with this:
Isn't it cool? I like it, and it is a little more manly, so that the hubby will be comfortable using them if he needs to…. (like that will ever happen!). Not to mention it happens to be Hokie colors! And since 100 post cards where free, I splurged for the matte finish and 100% recycled material (that way I can write on both sides)… total cost : $18.48. That is right, only $0.18 a card. 🙂 AMAZING! Now all I have to do is find some 4×6 envelopes and we are good to go! I can't wait to get these in the mail (I do have to wait 15-20 days, thanks to the lowest shipping possible!).
Tiny Prints cost for 100 cards: $126.95
Vistaprint cost for 100 cards: $18.48*
*plus I used e-bates, so I am getting 5% back or $0.92 back! Every little bit helps. And if you don't use e-bates, you should. (You get $5 for just signing up!)
Now that is what I call a deal! Check out VISTAPRINT's sale today!


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Query: Most employees at Sunshine Private School are foreigners; what is the duty of the Employment Equity Commission?
Firstly, the Employment Equity Commission (EEC) would like to acknowledge the public for keeping a watchful eye on the operations of employers with regard to the implementation of affirmative action. The EEC is entrusted with a function of ensuring the implementation of affirmative action at the workplace in order to redress the legacy of apartheid discrimination in employment as envisaged in the Affirmative Action (Employment) Act, No. 29 of 1998.
Expatriates (foreigners) working in Namibia are granted work permits by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration. An employer who employs an expatriate is required by law to appoint a Namibian understudy for every non-Namibian employed with the intention of transferring skills to such understudies. Regarding the issue of Sunshine Private School employing foreigners (or any other employer employing foreigners), the EEC hopes that the employer has complied with the provisions of the Act regarding the preferential consideration of Namibian citizens before expatriates are appointed. The EEC further trusts that the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration only grants work permits to expatriates when it is satisfied that employers complied with all the laws of the Republic of Namibia.
The EEC conducted an inspection at Sunshine Private School and it was established that it has been a relevant employer (employing more than 25 employees) since January 2014. All relevant employers are required to submit their Affirmative Action Report to EEC annually. Therefore, the Office of the Employment Equity Commissioner pressed charges against Sunshine Private School for failing to comply with the provision of section 27 of the Affirmative Action (Employment) Act, No. 29 of 1998) Act which requires relevant employers to submit their annual Affirmative Action Reports to EEC.
Thus, the school was instructed to submit its Affirmative Action Report to the EEC, which they were supposed to have done in 2014 when it became a relevant employer. The EEC will only then be able to act within its mandate in order to determine whether Sunshine Private School has appointed understudies once it submits its first Affirmative Action
Report to EEC.
• Ms Maria N. Hedimbi, Chief Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation, Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com


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I am still alive, just not mobile at the moment. I went on Tuesday and got an injection in my knee, but so far it hasn't worked. They said sometimes it takes up to 3 days. On Monday night before I went for the injection, my knee popped and went completely out. The pain when that happens is excruciating. I am having a lot of trouble walking. I could not even go grocery shopping today. Rick had to drive me for my shot. I did not sleep at all monday night. Last night was a little better, as I took a vicoden before I went to bed.
Rick is cleaning the carpet right now. He either needs money, or is feeling guilty about my knee. I will let you guess which one !!!!!!!!!!!
Briana I am sorry you are not getting your boy, but I am thrilled its a girl. I knew it was all along. It was such a strong feeling I had. I love you to pieces !!!!!!


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Safety, Health and Environmental Specialist
Job Description
BAE Systems is looking for a SHE Specialist that actively promotes and support the health and safety programs at several sites throughout the Mission Solutions Business Unit within the Integrated Defense Solutions Business Area in I&S sector. Supports the site leads in their safety programs on a daily basis. Facilitates health and safety training for Company staff, subcontractors, and any parties required to participate to ensure achievement of exceptional health & safety performance including developing training content, and delivering course information.
Duties include (but limited to):
-Authors health and safety related documentation (reports, logs, records, safety hazard analyses and site specific risk mitigation plans), completing required information for daily reports and client communications in a timely and accurate manner.
- Ensures that all documentation is organized and uploaded to the shared SHE SharePoint site.
-Conducts regular inspections with site leadership involvement to assess safety, health and environmental systems adherence as well as identify potential loss and risk to employees and property. Takes appropriate actions to prevent loss and mitigate risk in accordance to company standards and practices.
- Ensures that deficiencies are corrected in a timely manner and to acceptable measures. Represents the Company in a positive and professional manner in client and regulatory agency interactions, serving as the primary point of contact for site health & safety within the Mission Solutions Business Unit.
- Collaborates with Project Managers to ensure that health and safety activities are incorporated effectively into project plans within the scope of the business unit. Reports health and safety incidents to the Company Incident Database.
- Conducts related investigations thoroughly, completing associated documentation accurately. Ensures and verifies implementation, communication, and documentation of corrective actions and corrective action close-outs.
- In addition to the accountabilities above, other responsibilities, tasks, and deliverables may be assigned
- Must also have the ability to communicate in written and oral formats with diplomacy and tact, and have aptitude for exercising independent thinking and reasoning. He or she must demonstrate success in teaching others health and safety concepts and requirements. He or she must be skilled in leading others without formal reporting authority.
Typical Education & Experience
Typically a Bachelor's Degree and 2 years work experience or equivalent experience
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Must demonstrate competency in the following areas: Excavation; Fall Protection; Confined Space; Health hazard recognition, evaluation and control of chemical, physical and biological agents; Personal Protective Equipment and clothing to include selection, use and maintenance. Must have some experience with industrial hygiene.
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SHOCKED and flabbergasted, I read the story that Andrew Chenge a.k.a. Vijesenti, a former cabinet minister expelled for allegedly being involved in mega corruption was appointed by Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) to probe the highly disputed UVCCM project.
It's too bad of CCM and Chenge altogether. I cannot get enough of this.What is so special for CCM to act in two shakes whilst it sits on mega scams such as Richmond, EPA, TICTS, IPTL, Dowans, Meremeta and such? Is it because the money said to be swindled belongs to the party not the hoi polloi it has ignored for long?
When will individuals behind the disputed Kiwira coal mine be named as the Parliament was promised by the minister for energy and minerals? Isn?t this a pressing and an important matter for CCM? It still tantalizes me. How can one put lipstick on a pig and say it isn't one as Barrack Obama America's presidential aspirant would put it in facing the thing head on?
I just can't understand the logic and motive behind this gimmick like stance. How can I, if the same person falls short of coming clean on allegations that he stashed over a million bucks in the off-shore banks in Jersey UK? Who'll trust those who appointed him if at all they have never brought the guy to book, let alone squeezing him to bring back our money?
Who is fooling who in this abracadabra really? Doesn't CCM really know the guy is a friend of some of the suspects in the deal? What justice can such a person do to Nape Nnauye that has already been lampooned for telling the naked truth? Will he be given two bites at the cherry really? Isn't this buying time so as to vilify the boy even a lot more? Does Nape know this, especially the waters he is swimming?
There were some politicians in the past who faced the same situation and had the same expectations. What became of them?
To jog Nape's mind a lot more, he's to recall what befell another youthful politician when she aimed higher than those guys wanted her to.
What is CCM trying to look for, if everything, is clear and open that there are abnormalities in the so-called contracts to swindle vijana. Why doesn't CCM want to face the reality that Nape's allegations are not far-fetched as one may goof? Why expel the boy instead of suing him for defamation? Is this a purposeful move to intimidate, disqualify or gag the boy and get away with it? Is the number of villains behind this crime bigger than Nape mentioned?
What are Yusuf Makamba and Kingunge Ngombale Mwiru putting themselves on the line for and why if they have no stake in the same?
To jog your mind, let me bring the whole big picture to you. It was alleged by Nape Nnauye that the project involving UVCCM's construction of one of its building smells, thanks to kickbacks. Nape did not mince words. He pointed a finger at Edward Lowassa, the former premier who was forced to resign for his role in the Richmond scam that saw the nation burning billions of shillings for doing nothing.
Another person implicated is the out-going chairman of the UVCCM, Emanuel Nchimbi. After this grimier reality came to light, CCM Secretary General Makamba summoned Nape. He humiliated the boy to the maximum. Good. The boy did not hit back. Things did not end up there. The UVCCM's top organs sat and decided to show Nape the door.
After UVCCM pulled a plug on Nape, some bigwigs including Jakaya Kikwete (Chairman-cum- president), former PMs, Joseph Warioba, Cleopa Msuya and Fredrick Sumaye did not subscribe to this. They allowed the boy to 'appeal' even though many still worry if justice is to be seen being done especially when controversial figures including 'Vijesenti' were appointed to look into the matter.
The thing is, are these creatures clean enough to do justice they've been fighting to foil and suffocate after being implicated? Is this the 'mizengwe' at work the ruling party has been accused of? I can't just make it out. If anything, it is too good to be true and much is left to be seen shall we face it point blank.
Is it fair for a camel to condemn the cow for possessing a hump? Come on folks, Chenge, as an AG under Benjamin Mkapa, as it is said, gave such unethical and unprofessional advice that saw our country ushering in loss making outfits, prominent ones being Richmond and TICTS.Where will such a person scoop patriotism and new true love for the same ship he has already wrecked? Which miracles will CCM apply to make such elements be born again in the first place?
This sage reminds me of the tale of a merry-andrew that searched his pockets when he lost his bull thinking it was there. In such circumstances Jesus would ask: You Galatians who bewitched you?
As for Chenge, even if those who appointed him have trust in him, I beg to differ and distance myself. He's not clean enough to do what he was appointed to do. If anything, there is only one thing he fits to do. To probe witchcraft related deeds in the House.
By the way, when will CCM come of age and do away with 'mizengwe' and other hanky panky? What a defining moment for hoi polloi to differentiate chaffs from seeds! Will Nape turn CCM on its head?
Source: Thisday September 16, 2008.


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India Uncut
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Saturday, December 10, 2005
Would you like to dance?
The Telegraph reports from Hyderabad:
Then again, some people would actually support this spend in the name of promoting Indian art and culture. Pfaw!
Steaming hot Mallika Sherawat goes for Rs 10 lakh; not-so-hot-anymore Jayaprada for Rs 35 lakh.All very interesting. But what made me sit up was this line:
Sounds incredible, but that's the moolah that was dished out to the actor-turned-Samajwadi MP for a 30-minute dance performance at the recent Lucknow Mahotsav.
And what about Hindustani classical music veterans Bismillah Khan, Bhimsen Joshi and Pandit Jasraj? The shehnai player was packed off with only Rs 2.5 lakh, and the vocalists for Rs 3 lakh and Rs 3.5 lakh, respectively.
Sources said the Rs 35 lakh dished out happily to Jayaprada by the Mulayam Singh Yadav government was possibly the "highest fees she got in her chequered career, the best she's got till date being only around Rs 5 lakh"."[B]y the Mulayam Singh Yadav government?" In other words, we paid for Jayaprada's performance. We poor taxpayers, led on a merry dance by an unaccountable government. And I'm suprised that this scandalous waste of taxpayers' money is not the focus of the story, but the trivial detail of one performer commanding higher fees than some others.
Then again, some people would actually support this spend in the name of promoting Indian art and culture. Pfaw!
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Days with the Circus
Over the years my grandmother told her many stories of her life as, "Baby Nona," which because I was so young were gone quickly along with so much of my childhood memories. Thankfully I have some stories as do each of my cousins and we have begun to share those to put together. Through the retelling of our stories and the pictures of her, her family and the circus that have surfaced since she died we are getting a wonderful picture of her early life.
My own memories of being touched by that long ago circus can be told through those velvety soft buckskin outfits that were in her upstairs closet when we were little. A cousin and I would spend long hours imaging a circus life as we touched first and then wore those native American outfits in that attic closet. We even got to wear them sometimes for Halloween which was a real treat as well as one of the most exciting thing for each of us. When we wore the buckskins we could almost reach out though the time warp and touch a life we could only imagine.
We never realized the gifts she gave us as children at the time. Those little tidbits of a her circus life were like fairy stories compared to our 1960s lives in suburbia.
Today I truly cherish the glimpses of those almost still life images from her very real past. I wish there were enough stories to build a book with, but I have to admit that even though they are scant in number they hold a large part of my imaginary life as a child.
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That's so exciting. I loved it that my grandmother smoked cigarettes and wore outrageous hats. I would have "died and gone to heaven" if she had been in the circus in her early days.ReplyDelete
I hope you and your cousins do manage to get it all down.
Thanks, Chris! It took us so long to realize each of us had a different story to share with each other since we're from all over the country and don't see each other very often. The whole thing has turned into quite the mystery!ReplyDelete
What an interesting life your grandmother led! When I was a kid, I loved reading circus stories. I guess, I am going to enjoy reading them even now :)ReplyDelete
That is a good story. Those were the days, when the circus was the entertainment ... not video games, or TV. We do live humdrum lives in many ways compared to our ancestors. We've got it easier, but sometimes we are less than grateful. Does convenience bread contempt?ReplyDelete
We have lost a lot with all our need of convenience. And honestly, the wonder has gone as well.
You took me back to the old days of American culture and how I really love it. I got inspired after reading The Catch Trap my Marion Zimmer-Bradley. Your grandma was pretty. You came a a great line of talented family. Again I really adore the layout of your page!ReplyDelete
Thanks Meam! I have always loved stories from the circus, too. I grew up on the stories grandma told, and of course the many found in children's books.ReplyDelete
I have not had a computer lately because we lost one to a lightening strike and I did get a newer one, but it has already been in the shop twice for repairs! I just got it back today, and hopefully this will be for the last time.
Hey Bax!
Thanks so much for the compliment on the page as well as what I wrote! Marion Zimmer-Bradley is a author I've read too! I'm into her Avalon series since I love the legends from the Arthurian legends!


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In a few days, the European Championships start in Milan. I thought a little about the womens all-around and came to the conclusion, gymnasts of the following list will reach places 1-8 in the competition.
Becky Downie (GBR)
Beth Tweddle (GBR) – if she is fit (& if she trained all four apparatus), she will be a strong competitor
Kim Bui (GER)
Marine Petit (FRA)
Youna Dufournet (FRA) – is she able to fix her nerves?
Sandra Izbasa (ROU) – I think it´s time for her to win the all-around
Gabriela Dragoi (ROU)
Ksenia Semenova (RUS) – but I also think, it´s time for Semenova to win the AA
Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS)
Ariella Käslin (SUI)
Anastasia Koval (UKR)
Yana Demyanchuk (UKR)
Lia Parolari (ITA) – Italy will cheer for her
Serena Licchetta (ITA)
Lieke Wevers (NED)
But… things never turn out the way you expect – in 12 days, we know more :-)!
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It has been an amazing year for me in terms of running. First, here are some statistics that I kept track of on excel over this past year, followed by goals for 2012:
2011 Stats / 2012 Goals
Total Miles Run: 1389.85 / 1500
Average Miles Per Month: 115.82 / 125
Average Miles Per Week: 26.62 / 28.85
Average Miles Per Day: 3.81 / 4.10
Apparently I could run from NYC to Lincoln, NE with a few miles to spare. Either that, or I could run to the southern tip of Florida with almost 100 miles to spare.
Also, here are my PRs as of today, along with my 2012 goals:
2011 PR / 2012 Goal
1 Mile: 7:04 / 6:59
4 Miles: 32:44 / 31:59
5 Miles: 43:40 / 41:59
10K: 54:27 / 52:xx
15K: 1:19:54 / 1:17:xx
HM: 1:54:27 / 1:49:xx
Marathon: NA / 4:29:xx
I don't know how realistic some of these goals are, but any improvements made will be a good things. I know that as a newer runner, improvements would come very quickly, but I know that eventually, it will take much more work to see even any improvements at all.
But numbers don't tell the whole story. The other day, while my mom and I were running, she asked me what I liked most about running, I realized that it wasn't just about the PRs and the numerical data, no matter how much I enjoy analyzing it on excel.
I find that running has done the following for me
- keeps me healthy and in shape
- gave me a whole new circle of friends
- gives me goals to aim for
- has given me the means to accomplish what I never thought I could do.
I have also learned a few critical lessons that will help me when it comes time for marathon training
- Listen to my body
- Don't try and increase quality workouts and mileage at the same time
- Running is part of my life, but don't let it be my entire life. There must be balance
I also have other, non running related personal goals that I hope to achieve, and this includes being more aware of what I'm eating and making sure I make healthier choices. Losing weight would be nice, but being healthy is even more important. It is also a goal of mine to incorporate more cross training (1-2x per week) and strength training (2x per week) into my life.
Thanks to everyone who supported me throughout this year, and I look forward to another great year of running, starting off with the Emerald Nuts 4 mile run to bring in the New Year.


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Strategy Informer: Were you not tempted to do a game maybe more mainstream, less RPG, less Oblivion to make it more accessible?
Pete Hines: No, not necessarily, we certainly spent a lot of time on things like combat and how does it feel to be playing the game with the gun in your hand in first person and third person because… You know, let's be honest, you do spend a lot of time, or at least most people spend a lot of time running around shooting stuff or getting in to combat of some kind, whether its Elder Scrolls or Fallout. So we did want that part of the experience to be very good. I think it's probably fair to say that we don't feel compelled to beat people over the head with the letters RPG and to insist that they acknowledge they are playing a role playing game. With Oblivion and with Fallout we like to have it be such that if you are hardcore and you want to get in to power gaming and the numbers and how you're levelling up, what you're putting skills in, what perks your picking and really sort of power game that… you totally can and if you want to spend most your time doing dialogue or whatever the hell it is, you can.
At the same time it's a game that is designed to allow you to do whatever you want, which is, you know, from my standpoint is fairly hardcore because most games don't. Most games, if they want to treat you like an infant, they'll just simply tell you what you have to do next and once you do that thing, then they'll give you the next thing you have to do. I think that's a much more simple way of playing the game. There are a lot of games that take that and take it to the tenth degree and make it an incredible experience. For us, we're doing something different, a sandbox game, go wherever you want, do whatever you want and so I think it can be both. I think it can be accessible but still be very open and sort of hardcore in terms of how you're going to play the game and all the different options you have… How you can finish this quest, how you can talk to this guy. I think you can do both, make it accessible and still be true to what it's about.
Strategy Informer: Would it be fair to label Fallout 3, "Oblivion with guns"? It seems as if the dialogue seems to be the same, the wide open spaces and there are a lot of similarities.
Pete Hines: Well, from the standpoint of both Fallout and Oblivion are kind of "go wherever you want" kind of games, so certainly from an engine point of standpoint, we designed it to be something where we wanted to give you big vistas and really sort of impress upon you the level of destruction as well all the possibilities. All of these places you can see, you can walk to in real time and go explore.
You know, the dialogue is exactly like the dialogue from Fallout so it may feel similar to Oblivion and I guess in terms of how it's structured, but it's sort of exactly the way Fallout presented its dialogue; You know what it is you want to say, how people respond back, trying to do a lot more with the dialogue in terms of choices of how you talk to people, the ability to unlock certain options in dialogue based on having a higher speech skill or having certain attributes that allow you to unlock a certain dialogue option that you usually wouldn't be able to get, different perks, you know when you levelled up you may have noticed "The Ladykiller" or if you're playing as a girl, it's called "Black Widow" where you pick that perk, then talking to certain people you get a dialogue option that you wouldn't normally have gotten. All of that is very different ad unique to Fallout in terms of giving the player options they wouldn't normally have gotten because of the type of character they are playing with; you get to say this because of who you are.
To answer your question, I don't discount that folks are going to call it that, it's based off the same engine, it's still doing big epic vistas, but I think Oblivion was a really good game, my only hesitance with that phrase is that it doesn't take in to account how much effort we put in to making this a very true Fallout experience with characters, dialogue and setting and all that stuff to make it very different and true to what the series is about. I think we'll certainly get that and I don't think that's ever going to go away but I think it probably sells the game a bit short.
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Street Theatre Company brings the classic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar to musical life as part of its acclaimed In Concert series beginning this Friday. The beloved theatrical brainchild of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (with lyrics from Tim Rice) tells the well-known Gospel story from the unique perspective of Judas Iscariot and explores the human side of Jesus' agonizing journey to Golgotha.
Artistic Director Cathy Street, who also directs the show, has cast highly-regarded performers from Nashville's incredibly talented pool: The show stars Randy Craft in the title role with Jimmy Saiz as Judas and Erica Lee Haines as Mary. The three-weekends-only production features cherished tunes such as "Everything's Alright," "I Don't Know How to Love Him," and "Superstar," led by musical director Rollie Mains and a six-piece band.
Jesus Christ Superstar runs at Street Theatre Company (1933 Elm Hill Pike) Friday through Sept. 14, with special performances at Holy Trinity Church (6727 Charlotte Ave.) on Sept. 19 and 20. Tickets range from $18 to $24 with a pay-what-you-can option on Sundays. For more information and to purchase tickets click here or call (615) 554-7414. Street Theatre Company is supported by Metro Nashville Arts Commission and the Tennessee Arts Commission.
Street Theatre Company is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to fostering professional, affordable, and accessible theater, music, and arts education in Nashville. Founded in 2005, the organization produces high-quality performances and educational workshops, and provides artistic opportunities for young people. For the past two years, Street Theatre has been voted Nashville's Number One Theater by readers of the Nashville Scene.
* Friday, Sept. 5 – Opening Night Reception: Patrons are invited to stay after the show for a wine and cheese reception with the cast and crew.
* Friday, Sept. 12 – Pride Night Reception: Patrons are invited to stay after the show for a wine and cheese reception supporting our friends in the GLBT community sponsored by Tribe Nashville.
* Every Sunday features a pay-what-you-can option beginning one-half-hour before curtain based on availability (cash and check only).
*Photo of (l-r) Scott Stewart, Tyler Evick, Matthew Hunter, Randy Craft, Jimmy Saiz, Erica Haines, Elliott Robinson and Wesley King by Heavenly Perspective Photography courtesy Street Theatre Company.


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A while ago I bought a pair of high heel ankle boots. They looked like a work of art to me, and I bought them on sale, so I was excited about them. When I arrived at home with them, I made a video call to my husband to show him my beautiful pair of boots. His response at first, and last, glance, "Eww what? They look slutty!"
Not exactly what I had expected, as you can guess. Slutty is not what I had expected. That remark made me think hard about my 4.25 inch high heels. What would make my husband say that about my heels? They were to be a fashionable item. Nothing else. They were gorgeous. But why?
After doing a bit of research, I stumbled across an interesting observation about Western women. In most animal species, males display extravagant symbols of fitness to attract females. Males display themselves while the females calmly choose. Similarly, in many non-Western societies women are pursued by men. By contrast, Western women pursue men as often as men pursue women. Consequently, Western women, due to social dynamics, display themselves extravagantly, as often as men. Women, usually, are unable to wait and choose among the best men, rather they must display themselves and have men choose them instead.
According to Smith and Helms of Emory University, women wear high heels because in the western world women need to display their "fitness enhancing aspects". It is sexual symbolism. It highlights a woman's "reproductive value". It illustrates a woman's power, confidence and sexuality.
So attracting mates is an intrinsic animal behavior, to which human females are not immune. Since high heels force more sexually attractive posture, they have intrinsically become a physical symbol of a woman's reproductive health. As a result, every woman in high heels is signalling that she is available, whether she likes it or not.
I have answered my question. Life is unfair.


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Highlighting the Plight of the Mentally Ill
It was a bit refreshing to see some "man on the street" social commentary on Meet the Press this last weekend when they brought on a deeply disturbed woman to highlight the challenges of the mentally ill in this country as they struggle to succeed.
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It's truly inspiring to see someone achieve so much while suffering from such crushing insanity. She's a member of fucking Congress! I know, right?
Sorry I haven't been around for the last week, been traveling for family funeral and catching up on some work.
For the rest of you in need of a laugh today, here's Louis C.K., easily one of the funniest comedians working today, asking The War Criminal Donald Rumsfeld if he is a Lizard-person who eats babies during a radio interview. This is exactly how he should be treated everywhere he goes, with nothing but derision and mockery. Absolutely priceless.


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Does steam carpet cleaning get the padding or sub-floor wet, causing mold, mildew, or even damage the carpet?
Absolutely not. While I do use the most powerful deep cleaning procedures to clean your carpet, it does only that; clean the carpet. If you were to use a cleaner who had broken/cheap/out-of-date equipment or a lack of knowledge in carpet cleaning procedures it is possible to over-wet the carpet. My high-end equipment offers the most powerful truck mounted vacuum system available, so your carpet dries in hours not days. Also, if a cleaner is claiming that they clean the pad of the carpet with their standard cleaning, they are either uninformed or just lying to get your business. There are restorative procedures for cleansing the pad of urine and other local contaminants, but those are not accomplished with the industry standard carpet cleaning and are not recommended to be done to your entire carpet.


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Let's see what @brucecookhere did this weekend.
Get in the ring with #LinkFrogging
Back in the #cosplay game with goodies from @Comicpalooza
Family bonding over @Creedmovie
Here's how @brucecookhere spent his happy holidays.
Recapping the spoiler rich 8 Days of Christmas from Funko #Funko #FunkoPop #Hikari #VinylIdolz
Photo: Stacy Schwartz
Motorhead was more than just one of the greatest metal bands ever. So many have attitude, heaviness, apocalyptic visions, tales of debauchery; and many manage to effectively translate these into their music. But precious few have expressed ALL of these, often in the same song, as articulately as Motorhead and Lemmy.
I never met Lemmy Kilmister. I don't even have any particularly detailed stories of my many times seeing his band live. Well, none that don&rsqu...
A look back at the year that was.


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It happened like this: a well-meaning relative stocked the fridge with Naked Juice's Green Machine variety and talked all weekend about how glorious it was. She insisted I try it (ok, fine. I read Green Eggs and Ham. I'm down with green juice) and like a braindead fooh, I took a sip and THEN picked up the bottle to read the label. Fourth ingredient: wheat grass. Bastard wheat-beast!
Needless to say, this opened my eyes to a while new section of the drink fridge to watch out for. Thankfully, Naked Juice has redesigned their labels to indicate whether or not their flavors are gluten-free. Scha-weee!
I've mentioned before that there are several wacky bean companies I order from online. Here is a recipe that utilizes Native Seeds SEARCH's runner cannellini beans; large, white beans that are reminiscent of dried limas but about twice as big. If you don't have these on hand, large limas or another white bean will work just fine.
White Bean Dip
- 2 c. cooked white beans
- 1/4 c. olive oil
- 2 T lemon
- 2 T balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 t. garlic powder or 1/2 a small garlic clove, minced
- salt & pepper to taste
Combine the above ingredients in a food processor and mix until smooth. Alternatively, for a chunkier dip, you can mash the beans with a fork or potato masher in a bowl, then add the remaining ingredients and mix until combined. Serve with a rustic gluten-free bread, some fresh vegetables, cheese, and homemade olives for a fabulous lunch.
Oy, I've been slackin'! Actually, truth be told, I haven't been slacking at all. We've had house guests every single week/weekend since April! So aside from being 'zausted, I'm also not cooking when I don't have to and when I do, I'm playing it safe. So no new recipes to post just yet. But! Three things have inspired me to hit the decks again:
- A brand, spanky new stove. Shiny in all the right places, it lights like a dream. How have I lived without a "superpower burner" for so long?
- Farmer's market season! It takes farmers a while in Chicago, and then it takes me even longer to change my routine… but this morning I braved the threatening thunderheads and the (even more ominous) traffic to hit the Green City Market. Much to my delight the organic farmers were out in force selling all kinds of spring goodies: the sweetest carrots, delicate little strawberries, flamboyant garlic scapes, you name it. And there are even still CSA shares left to buy from Iron Creek Certified Organic Farms (cha-ching!) of LaPorte, IN.
- This recipe for Fennel Leek Gratin from the New York Times' Recipes for Health. I'm not sure how the word "health" and "gratin" landed together in the same sentence, but we'll go with it. I'll be trying it this week. Will let you know how it goes!
Life is good. I am ready to cook. Stay tuned!


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In April 2018, the overall monitoring indicator flashed "green" signal. The total score increased by three points to 26. The trend-adjusted leading index and the coincident index decreased from the previous month. The government will be closely monitoring the economic situation.
1.The Monitoring Indicators: The total score in April 2018 increased by three points to 26, flashing the "green" signal for the third month. Among the nine components, the industrial production index gained one point to change its individual light from "green" to "yellow-red". The index of producer's shipment for manufacturing and the sales of trade and food services each gained one point to change its individual light from "yellow-blue" to "green". The light signal from the rest of six components remained unchanged.
2.Leading Indicators: With revised data, the trend-adjusted leading index stood at 100.15, down by 0.41% from last month. Among the seven indicators making up the trend-adjusted index, building permits, and real monetary aggregates M1B had positive cyclical movements from the previous month, while the index of export orders, net accession rate of employees on payrolls of industry and services, the TIER manufacturing sector composite indicator, real imports of semiconductor equipment, and TAIEX average closing price had negative cyclical movements.
3.Coincident Indicators: With revised data, the trend-adjusted coincident index stood at 100.36, down by 0.59% from last month. Among the seven indicators making up the trend-adjusted index, nonagricultural employments had positive cyclical movement, while real machineries and electrical equipments imports, real customs-cleared exports, the index of producer's shipment for manufacturing, sales of trade and food services, the industrial production index, and electric power consumption had negative cyclical movements.
4.Lagging Indicators: With revised data, the trend-adjusted lagging index stood at 100.29, down by 0.03% from last month. Among six indicators making up the trend-adjusted index, the inventories to sales ratio for manufacturing, loans and investments of monetary financial institutions, and the interbank overnight call-loan rate had positive cyclical movements, while the manufacturing unit output labor cost index, employees on payrolls in industry and services, and the unemployment rate (inverted) had negative cyclical movement.
~~ Next publication date: June 27 2018 ~~
Related File(s) Taiwan Business Indicators in April 2018
Source: National Development Council
Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals
Department of Investment Services, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.


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The Height... At one of the one of the services, 'Archbishop King (what's it with all this kings???) raises her hands in the air and Oprah appears in the clouds(hmm money is talking) all decked in white robes with black knee high stilleto boots...
All the followers were shouting an some were so awed they wet themselves(on top human being like you... I really dont get Americans).
Then Oprah says," Blessed are those who come before me,"(umm sweety who you???)
Blessed... She continues with her blessed quotes and as a parting slot before she left in her ivory chariot she says,"Blessed is my church,enter ye now ad view my services on the giant flat screen sony TV...look within your gift bags you all have a certificate for a free tv(now I see why they attend the church...free gifts)then right before her 'chariot' leaves she says,'Peace be with you, and praise be to me'
Smh...May God in his infnite mercies guide and protect your mouth...Is this wat money does to people???
Well sorry OprahI only believe there are two religions christianity ad Islam....any other one is in your pocket...#thatisall
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
SHOCK: Times Square billboard Uses Obama Likeness To Promote Their Socialist Agenda!
OK, not really. Here's the real story, but I like this version better!
I was going to cut and paste the logo from yesterdays post of the Dearborn High School Terrorist Sweatshirt on the coat breast (for no apparent reason) but I gotta run. If you can think of a better logo or graphic for his jacket, feel free to mention in the comments.
7 comments:
- The Born Again American said...
How about...
"Even the clothes can't make this guy a man"...
- January 7, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- WomanHonorThyself said...
can u believe I have to look at this every day?..PUKE city!
- January 7, 2010 at 12:57 PM
- cube said...
It's good, but I like your's too.
- January 7, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- Z said...
Wait! CHINA? The OBAMA JACKET?
Is that like the MAO JACKET? I mean, it FITS philosophically, I wonder if it physically fit, too? :-)
- January 7, 2010 at 5:20 PM
- Chuck said...
Who needs a brain when you can look good in a jacket?
- January 7, 2010 at 9:13 PM
- DaBlade said...
Born Again- What if he had a really cool fedora? Nope. Still nothing :)
WHT- Can I send you a dozen eggs to use on your next pass?
cube- Why thanks. He still needs something in the pic. Like Born Again's tag line. Or just his round pepsi looking logo on the jacket. Oh well. Ill let it go.
Z- The Mao Zse Tung capitalist wind breaker :)
Chuck- I'll bet he's wearing shoulder pads to add a measure of gravitas.
- January 8, 2010 at 5:53 AM
- Always On Watch said...
I can't imagine having to look at this billboard every day!
Maybe the sign will come down; BHO is apparently objecting.
- January 9, 2010 at 8:17 AM


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While waiting for my Shapeways part to arrive, I went ahead and printed one of the DIYSG-003-B. The -B revision simply opened up the hole diameter for the camera mounting screws so that I could use a brass threaded insert.
I fired up the makerbot Replicator 2 and printed one from some blue PLA.
After a bit of cleanup and sanding the part, it felt pretty rigid.
I then inserted some brass threaded inserts.
Next using a soldering iron, I melted them in place.
For a quick fit check, mounted up a camera using some #8-32 socket head cap screws.
Overall the part is more than string enough to hold 2 cameras. I would want to paint it before mounting it for long term UV protection. I never painted PLA before, but I imagine the Krylon paint for plastics should work fine.


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Pampered Amy Burke lives in a New York mansion with her wealthy grandfather, Alexander Guthrie. She upsets him when, on the eve of their planned trip to Europe, she decides instead to live with her returning father, a sociologist, in an East Side slum, where he can make observations for a book. Although at first she is disgusted with her new surroundings, Amy gradually learns the joys of shooting craps, dancing the shimmy, and escaping from the cops. After she befriends John Graham, and learns that he had gone to jail because financiers headed by her grandfather made him the scapegoat for their improprieties, she disguises herself as a boy and with John breaks into her grandfather's safe. They are caught after finding papers which clear John's name. Amy's grandfather, who earlier, disguised himself to check on Amy and softened while observing her, promises to right the wrong. Amy and John marry and escape rice-throwing well-wishers by switching autos.


text: My PLN was nonexistent before I started this class. I did not even know what a PLN was. Now that this class is almost over, I ma happy to say that my PLN has grown so much! I have numerous people that can help me with my career. All the teacher's blogs that I have commented on have gotten in touch with over twitter or email and given me advice on furthering my career with teaching. One teacher, David Truss contacted me over the blog that I posted summarizing my visit to his. He gave me some advice and guidance on the future. It was very exciting and helpful to hear from him. David Wees also got in touch with me over twitter. Twitter has been a very useful outlet for contacting people and gaining information on the technology topic. I follow numerous teachers and kindergarten themed twitter accounts. I have also been able to meet with some teachers and talk with them about what they use, as far as technology goes, in their classrooms. My PLN is grown so much over the course of this class and I can't wait for it to get even bigger as further my career as a teacher.


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Waffle, Marie and Oliver at the George Patton Memorial at Lacey Park in San Marino. I guess he was born in San Marino before they shipped him off to a series of boarding school.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Waffle, Marie and Oliver at the George Patton Memorial at Lacey Park in San Marino. I guess he was born in San Marino before they shipped him off to a series of boarding school.
Friday, February 26, 2010
send a sweater
Dear mom
I miss you. Darn I think these people are on to me, so far my opportunities for fun have been very limited. They have me on a very short leash - really I'm on tie down. The only time they let me off solitary was to run around in the back yard, eat dinner, play with the squirt, chew on Waffle's squishy toys, and get furminated - other than that I've been forced to spend time sleeping on the dog bed it seems like this forced imprisonment will never end. *sigh*
If you can please send a pair of bolt cutters you can wrap them in a sweater, I need one after being furminated. Shessh any more fur and I'd be naked. The pups here seem pretty cool. The little yellow one and I played leap frog in the car on the way home from Tabasco's house, and the other black dog and I ran around the backyard. We took the game inside when it got dark but the people shouted 'time out' just as the game was gettin' good, Carrie muttered something about a 'furricane'. The yellow dog went into the kennel, and I got put on the tie down. That other black dog, got to wander around and eventually fell asleep on the sofa. Why can't I sleep on the sofa? Maybe we can try it when I get home.
Well I'm off to bed, but I wanted to let you know I miss you.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
It's Eye wipers Day
Please join us in raising awareness about puppy raising by celebrating International Wear Your Puppy Raising Shirt Day, this Friday, February 19.
What is a puppy raiser? Puppy raisers are volunteers who raise puppies for different service organizations. They get the puppy at 8-weeks old and turn them back in after about a year. Puppy raisers teach potty training, house manners, socialization, basic obedience, plus many other behaviors, depending on the service organization. Information on becoming a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs for the Blind can be found here.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Dog Meeting
The only time her little paws touched the ground. She is still not legal, so I had to carry her around. I should have passed her off to the figherfighters to haul around. She is 20.4 lbs
Thursday, February 11, 2010
The Smack Down
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Samsung Dog school
This one is in Korean, but I liked it the best.
This is the one I saw on TV, beautifully shot
What I noticed is that ALL the dogs are yellow or light in color. Don't think they like black dogs.
So what does this mean?
So I'm confused with dog behavior. Waffle has calmed down now and seems to really enjoy her new squeaky toy. She races to the kennel in the morning to see her, and has been pretty good at teaching her how to play tag. What I don't get is their behavior. Waffle will never be an alpha, she likes to think she is but at heart she is more scared than brave. So she has been putting the baby in her place and she seems to be pretty commanding when she does. The baby backs down but like a boomerang flies right back at her. The majority of the time they are play fighting, I pull the baby off when things get too heated, I allow Waffle to do her big blustery dog thing - because well it is her house. Both of them get placed on time out for being too mean (showing teeth) or when the furicane is just too much to handle.
but what to do the following dog behaviors mean?
*the baby will chew on/bite Waffle's neck skin or lips
*the baby chews on the big girl's ankles
*the baby rolls over and does the submissive thing BUT when the big girl walks away she pulls the sucker move and bites and or jumps on the big girl.
for the most part they seem to enjoy the interaction, and Waffle could escape the sharp puppy teeth but will rarely do so. She seems to be indulging the baby.....at least until it gets out of hand and then she puts the smack down on her.
But what does it all mean?
Monday, February 8, 2010
Living Well is....
Chelsie Belle- sorry to hear that you have been having so many problems with BC dog. So far the yellow dog is small enough for me to push around. She used to spook me out with her, little yappy-ness, but so far with a little prodding I have been able to train her up into a pretty good tag player. She still isn't my best-est friend, but she is a passable squeaky toy. BUT the best thing about being a pet is that I get to live the high life. Today I got to sleep in the sun while the yellow dog had to go to the bad place....i.e. the dog doctor. HA! TAKE THAT YELLOW DOG ! hope you like getting your 12 week shots, oooooooo and don't forget they take your temp too. waaaaaa haaa haaaa haaaa
I think you need to remind your mom who was here 1st. Just because she wants to play shouldn't mean that you get tossed to the side. seeeessshhhhhhsss, I mean you where there first, you never tell her she looks fat in those pants and that she really should lay off the garlic. Who warms her toes in the winter? Not BC... besides you loved her 1st and that means something. Until you came along her days where dull and grey. As a last resort I always fall back onto puppy eyes, mope around the house for a few days, refuse to give out kisses and maybe something good will come your way. It works look what I got today. mmmm trader joe liver treats.
(Carrie: hey I'm butting in here, these were the cheapest I've found at 2.50 for 2ounces! what a deal)
This is what BFF got as her treat. a bottle of wine and some bread, (not just bread, but butter croissant, I mean there is nothing other than butter and well croissant mmmmmm butter)
(Carrie: well now Waffle let's not tell fibs, that toy is for Truffle, it is impossible to find soft toys that don't have squeakies in there, a GDB no no for pups. So Truffle gets to play with softies that Waffle has already killed. It is 100% wool, all organic, and recyclable - hell who cares it is SQUEAKY free! I could have been 10 bucks and I'd still buy it. And Truffle loves it, it is stuffed with something that rustles and crunches when she chews it and best of all she got to have it first - I gave it her in the car on the way home from the vet and Trader Joes. Not a hand me down from the Waffler.)
I'm using the in your face method right now with BFF, I really want a walk before the rain starts. I hope I can visit my friends down at the park. Maybe if I drool on her she'll get the point.
gotta run, love and liver treats
Sunny Days
Friday, February 5, 2010
To Do.....
1) get mani and pedi - that dew claw is a little long
2) roll yellow dog in dirt
3) nap with mom
4) lure yellow dog outside and roll her in the dirt
5) nap in the sun
6) take peeps out on walk
7) eat lots of carrots
8) watch oprah
9) run outside and when yellow dog follows roll her in dirt
what are you doing this weekend?
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
working like a dog
I'm all over this wrapping biz
Tape Please
This is kind of hard when you don't have any thumbs
Have you seen the blue bow?
Least you all think that I'm just another pretty face, here are some pictures from this Christmas. Without me the Christmas Cheer would have been less cheery. I had to help wrap presents and you know how most people like to reuse the bows, well I had to help collect those too.
I did some shopping, well I think I did, the present for mom said 'from your favorite daughter' and that's me! All in all the peeps had me working like dog.... posing for pictures, take the peeps out for walks, wrapping presents, keepin' toes warm whewwwww and now I'm busy puppy sitting I guess it is true a dogs work is never done.
how hard do your peeps work you?
Monday, February 1, 2010
i'm a big girl
That Black Dog didn't seem to care, people kept stuffing tid-bits into her mouth, don't know what tid-bits are but she seemed to really like them. Hmmmmmmmm might be missing somethin' here.
Anyway, they had a scale and it said I was 18 lbs, BFF said I'd gained around 5 or 6 lbs
my feets are bigger and bff says my head looks larger-she used to be able to hold my whole head in her two hands, but now I can peep out and see.


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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Leaders of the New Cool... Or Not.
So, I went to check out the Leaders of the New Cool show at Lenny's last night. I was actually excited to get a chance to check out some people that I haven't had a chance to see yet, namely the Justice League's new artist, Laws and of course, Bobby Creekwater, who is arguably the most underrated emcee this side of the Mason Dixon. I also wanted to see how some groups had grown since I hadn't seen them in a while-- namely Hollyweerd. In my mind, this show was going to be somewhat similar to the This is the A show that went down a couple of years ago. Actually, in retrospect, that show was pretty terrible too... Yelawolf and Sean Falyon saved the day. Anywhoo...
Dude, this was seriously the worst show I've been to in a minute. It seemed like the DJ couldn't get handle on the crowd (really, neither could I) and ended being kind of all over the place. The show started super hella late for some unfathomable reason, and the opening acts--who were all pretty terrible had like 5-6 song sets, while the supposed "headliner"--Bobby Creekwater-- performed only a handful of songs.
Needless to say, I drove home (around 3 a.m.) mad, got up mad and am still a little mad about it. Really, I guess I shouldn't just blast this show. Really, the things that made this event unenjoyable are reoccuring in a lot of events I go to. Here are a few tips for the future.
1. Start the how before 12 a.m. No one wants to be standing around in a club waiting for acts to go on well into the middle of the night. A 8 or 9 p.m. start time would be ideal, people. The sad thing is, there were a few A&Rs and the like at the show. Warner and Jive were both represented and even Yung Joc fell through for a second. (If the unsigned acts were even interested in being signed- but that's another story for another day). Anyways, they ended up leaving before the good people even went on because it was so damn late. Now granted, most of the industry folk that were there really wanted to check out the dude Laws, (who can rap but needs to improve his stage show). But they would've stayed for the others too had it not been retardedly late.
2. Stop putting so many acts on the bill. I don't need to see 15 artists perform before the "headliner." That shit starts sounding the same around act #3 anyway. Also, the opening acts (I can't put any of them people on blast because I don't even remember who the hell they were) should at least be relatively entertaining and should not be doing 7-song sets.
3. Put good acts on the bill. If I didn't live here, and didn't know what was going on, and had just came to this show to see what was what in Atlanta, I would've left thinking it sucked. Sad, because there's actually some talent here (Fiona Simone, Boog Brown, Nesby Phipps, Small Eyez...).
I don't know. I may not be going to any more outings like this for a while.
Posted by Jacinta Howard at Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Labels: bobby creekwater, hollyweerd, live music, music, what i did last night
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Most people I know who attended the show last night enjoyed themselves. Most people who don't want to stay up late wont enter a club at 11pm. Most people showed up between 11 and 12. I'm a good friend of Laws and Justice League and know for a fact they waited on a few key industry people to come thru and talked to the promoter about holding off for them. I also saw the promoter get approached by those "industry" people who wanted to know how they could get down on the next shows.
- July 29, 2009 at 11:57 AM
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December 15, 1997
THE PEDRE COMPANY, INC., THE PEDRE COMPANY PROFIT SHARING PLAN, and R. PETER GUNSHOR, Plaintiffs, - v - LEE ROBINS, STANLEY A. DEITCH, CPI ASSOCIATES, INC., WINDSOR ASSOCIATES, EMERSON F. MARKHAM, MARTIN I. BLAUSTEIN and CONCEPTUAL PLANNING, INC., Defendants. LEE ROBINS, STANLEY A. DEITCH, CPI ASSOCIATES, INC., WINDSOR ASSOCIATES, and CONCEPTUAL PLANNING, INC., Third-Party Plaintiffs, - v - STEVEN BOUGHNER, Third-Party Defendant.
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This is an action by a Profit Sharing Plan and its trustee alleging breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. ("ERISA") as well as various claims under New York State law. Following discovery, defendants Robins, Deitch, CPI, Windsor Associates, and Conceptual Planning ("the Robins defendants") jointly moved for summary judgment. Separate motions for summary judgment were filed by defendants Markham and Blaustein.
The task of evaluating plaintiffs' response to these various motions was rendered somewhat difficult by plaintiffs' failure to comply with Rule 56.1 of the Civil Rules of the Southern District of New York. Indeed, what plaintiffs submitted as their Statement of Undisputed Facts under that Rule not only lacked the requisite citations to the record but also consisted, for the most part, not of a statement of facts at all, but of a series of questions. Similarly, the "Preliminary Statement of Facts and Prior Proceedings" in Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law submitted in opposition to defendants' motions never once cites to the record and abounds in non-factual conclusory statements. Nonetheless, on the basis of the Court's own review of the underlying record, as well as plaintiffs' clarifications at oral argument of the motions, the following facts, either undisputed or taken most favorably to plaintiffs, may be gleaned.
Sometime around June, 1982, plaintiff Gunshor, in his capacity as trustee of the Pedre Company Profit Sharing Plan ("the Plan"), an ERISA qualified plan, accepted a proposal from defendant Robins by which the Plan would receive 15% of the net proceeds of a large "wraparound" mortgage in return for the Plan's taking legal ownership of the mortgage and thereby providing certain tax benefits to the owners of the remaining 85% of the equity through derivative use of the Plan's tax exempt status. In execution of this agreement, the Plan, at the closing later that same month, became legal holder of a nonrecourse wraparound mortgage on a commercial real estate property that was already subject to underlying nonrecourse mortgages held by Sheridan Associates, a limited partnership Robins had helped to assemble. Simultaneously, the Plan entered into a Participation Agreement with Markham Associates, a partnership of Robins and other defendants, pursuant to which Markham Associates would receive 85% of the equity in the wraparound mortgage and the Plan would receive 15%. The net result was that, as a result of the legal ownership of the wraparound mortgage by a tax-exempt entity, certain tax benefits were created that effectively flowed through to the owners of the 85% equity; and in return the Plan received a 15% equity interest without having to expend any funds or put its capital at risk. Robins assured Gunshor that this tax avoidance scheme was proper and legal.
Robins subsequently proposed, and Gunshor subsequently accepted on behalf of the Plan, three similar agreements involving different real estate properties and differently-named partnerships but essentially the same terms and players.
In all four cases, the periodic mortgage payments by the limited partnerships were deposited in checking accounts in the Plan's name as holder of the wraparound mortgages, with the disbursement of funds from those accounts being subject to the applicable Participation Agreements. Checks were written on each such account to make required payments to the non-wraparound mortgagees and to deposit net balances in Dreyfus Liquid Assets accounts. Robins and defendant Deitch instructed Gunshor as to whom to make out these checks and for how much, and sometimes prepared the checks for his signature.
In the late 1980's, the parties to the arrangements began to fear that, because of declining real estate prices, the underlying properties might not be sold and the full benefits of the arrangements not realized. Accordingly, Robins proposed, and Gunshor accepted, that the Plan would agree to reductions in the amounts owed on the mortgages by the owners of the underlying properties in order to enable them to sell the properties at a profit. Negotiations with the owners of the underlying properties for these reductions was undertaken by Robins and Deitch, with Gunshor agreeing to each of the reductions that Robins and Deitch proposed.
The reductions resulted in correlative reductions in the net proceeds anticipated from the arrangements, but they also facilitated the sales of the underlying properties, which occurred between August 1986 and September, 1991. After the underlying properties were sold, the net proceeds and other remaining funds, representing the equity in the wraparound mortgages, were distributed pursuant to the Participation Agreements, with 15% of the proceeds going to the Plan and 85% going to the Robins-created partnership. The Plan received a total of $ 234,000 in proceeds, on an investment of zero dollars.
In 1993, the Plan was notified that the Internal Revenue Service was investigating whether the foregoing arrangements violated various provisions of ERISA. The IRS raised the possibility that, if such violations had in fact occurred, the Plan might not only owe substantial taxes but also might lose its qualification as an ERISA plan. In response, the Plan vigorously maintained that no violations had occurred, but also made the fallback argument that any arguable violations were exclusively the fault of Robins and his associates. See Robins Defs. Exh. 55 (Letter of Elliott I. Miller, Esq. to the IRS, dated January 6, 1994).
In the end, the IRS abandoned any contention of ERISA violations, but did assess the Plan $ 54,668 in taxes on the ground that the $ 234,000 in proceeds that the Plan had realized on these arrangements was "unrelated business income" subject to tax. After paying these taxes, the Plan filed this suit in April, 1994, alleging that Robins and his co-defendants were liable not only for reimbursement of these taxes and of the Plan's costs of defending against the IRS investigation, but also for return of defendants' own considerable profits, either because Robins and his co-defendants were fiduciaries of the Plan who had breached their fiduciary duties from the outset or because they were liable on state law theories of fraud, unjust enrichment, and professional misconduct.
Turning to the federal claim, the central questions are whether Robins and his co-defendants were fiduciaries of the Plan and, if so, whether they breached any relevant duty. ERISA broadly defines a fiduciary, in 29 U.S.C. § 1002 (21)(A), in the following terms:
[A] person is a fiduciary with respect to a plan to the extent (i) he exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of such plan or exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition of its assets, (ii) he renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any moneys or other property of such plan, or has any authority or responsibility to do so, or (iii) he has any discretionary authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of such a plan.
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This will be my most self-serving entry. It is entirely to do with an unsolved mystery in my personal life. When I started going to college at St. Cloud State University, MN, I was issued my first online account ever. I browsed the Web with Magellan, read my mail with Pine, and socialized on the "talkers" via Telnet. T3h k1dz will have no idea what I'm talking about.
I must've met new people through Usenet, probably some alt.soc.penpals group or another--long before these things were taken over by indolent and ignorant high school students too lazy to make their own private message boards--and I made many pen pals. I'm still in touch with my friend Hildegard in South Africa, after 15 years of acquaintance.
Someone must have found me on one of these pen pal groups and decided to mess with my head. Below is a section of a journal I wrote several years ago about my strange experience with this anonymous individual.
This was one of the strangest acquaintances I'd ever had in my life. And now, looking back on it, I know exactly what was going on and what I should've done to maintain it, but back then I was naive and unworldly and way too unconfident to play her little game. This was a young woman I know nothing about, borrowing her friend's email account. Her friend is named "Anna Gade", and she would borrow Anna's email account to chat people, like me. Again, she probably found one of my wordy, self-aggrandizing penpal solicitations, except she got my attention by being even more brilliant and culturally allusive, perhaps alluding to things that didn't really exist but with such cohesiveness and consistency that I believed they were real. She made herself out to be sitting on some straw mat, waiting painfully but patiently for my attention, as I breezed past her without any acknowledgement. Right there she had some pretty overblown perceptions about who I was - I must've totally misrepresented myself, for her to immediately portray herself in the vulnerable position of an inferior, longing for some icon's attention. And she played the victim card by advertising how intensely brilliant she herself was, and wasn't it a tragedy that I just never noticed. Meanwhile, I really thought this was someone in my physical environment, someone on campus, expressing a crush on me and, being as love-starved as I always am, have been, and will be, I ate it up. Here was a brilliant, cultured, literate woman singing her song for me and I was completely at a loss. Who was she? Where was she? You bet I kept my eyes open the following weeks. And again, I chased her off by needing to know too much about her, until one day she told me maybe two or three facts about herself (like being Anna's friend) and I never heard from her again. She just wanted to speak in allusions, she just wanted to tell a story with me. And once I knew that I wanted to tell the story too but for her the spell was broken, I was a wretched, mundane waste of carbon and she could have no more to do with me. I'm sure if she found this entry for her she would not consider saying a word to me, though she may be very distantly flattered to know she has not stopped running through my mind since our first contact. Hope that keeps you warm at night, Anna-Gade's-friend. Bitch. On the other hand, and this would be entirely in keeping with her character, she's probably forgotten about the whole mindfucking experience, doesn't remember me, doesn't remember talking to me at all, and wouldn't remember even if she found this page and read her entry. Wouldn't have any idea it applied to any segment or era of her life. I can see that happening too.


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The Ditch Trail is a wide and rocky trails that has some turns that require attention but this is a great trails for every level of rider this trail has steep drops and clean turns offering intermediate riding on this trails.
A favorite among locals for leisurely strolls, the Ditch Trail follows an old irrigation ditch and is relatively flat with gentle grades and beautiful views of Mt. Daly and the Maroon Snowmass Wilderness Area on the East end. The West end of the Ditch trails takes on a different demeanor as it takes a sharp turn to the South and climbs up to the West Government Trail before descending to the East Snowmass Trail (no biking). Dogs must be on leash at all times on all Town trails.
Trailhead parking lot allows easy access to Ditch TrailMap Location of Parking Lot
Snowmass Village has everything you need to gear up for cycling. Local shops offer the latest in bike rentals and gear.
Riders of all abilities can take advantage of mountain biking clinics to work on everything from feeling comfortable on two-wheels to fine-tuning downhill freeriding techniques.
Snowmass Village is a cycling community at the core. Weekly races offer a fantastic way to meet and mingle with local cyclists while giving you the opportunity to challenge yourself to a personal best.
Getting to Snowmass is easy and getting to the trailhead is even easier. Snowmass Village boasts plentiful free parking at multiple locations making it hassle-free to get out of your vehicle and on to your ride.


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In one of my past posts, I discuss AdLib Yamaha OPL FM-synthesized music, and in particular, the music from the game Alpha Waves aka Continuum. Well I found another nice selection of AdLib music here:
and behold, it has Frederic Mentzen's Continuum! These are mp3s, and I don't know if the audio files were made from actually recording a Sound Blaster or something, or if they're just emulated, but either way, it's a nice selection, plus if you go up to the parent directory, there are more types of computer music to choose from.
"These are the elements of life/"
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The Mother of All Darkness believes that the triumvirate created by master vampire Jean-Claude with Anita and the werewolf Richard Zeeman has enough power for her to regain a body and to immigrate to the New World. But the body she wants to possess is already taken. Anita is about to learn a whole new meaning to sharing her body, one that has nothing to do with the bedroom. And if the Mother of All Darkness can't succeed in taking over Anita's body for herself, she means to see that no one else has the use of it, ever again. Even Belle Morte, not always a friend to Anita, has sent word: "Run if you can..."
my thoughts~
Maybe I'm starting to be de-sensitized by the sex because I enjoyed this book. Yes, I still think there is over the top sex going on (and I did skip most of it), but this book did something for me that LKH's books haven't done in awhile. It's made me want to read the next book. I mean, like, when is it coming out, I need to get on the library waiting list, that kind of want. Maybe it's because Richard is back and I definitely have a soft spot for Richard when he isn't being a wolf's ass. And he did seem to step up to the plate in Bullet. I've always said that I could accept a Anita, Jean Claude & Richard storyline. Now I would have to include Micah & Nathanial!


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These are a little late, she actually turned 6 two days ago but since we were out of town this past weekend we will celebrate this weekend with a party for the birthday girl. She was so excited about turning six, not necessarily about the number itself, just that it was her birthday! This girl is all about birthdays, it doesn't really matter whose it is. Of course the fact that she got to open presents made it all the better! Here's hoping this next year brings just as much happiness and fun as this past year has! We love you, Brianna!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Happy 6th Birthday, Brianna!
2 comments:
- Anonymous said...
How adorable~ I love the pictures~ she just looks so much older, plus I think she has grown a lot since we last saw her. Hope she has lots of fun at her birthday party this weekend. Happy 6th Birthday, Brianna.
Love Grammy and Gramps
- June 15, 2009
- CALISTA said...
Wow, these pics are SOOO cute! She has always looked great in hats. =) Can't believe she's already 6 though. =(
- June 22, 2009
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Birthday present to myself
I'm the big 29!!! Well, it's not really the big one, so to speak, but it's a big one for me. It's the last time I will celebrate a birthday being pregnant and it's the last birthday in my 20's. I'm seriously so ready to be done with the 20's and be in my 30's! really. At least I can say I had all my kids by the time I was 30...right? :) So onto the gift to myself. I've been overweight for most of my 20's, what with being pregnant 5 times (I know, it's not a good excuse, but I don't care...I'm still using it), and not really losing alot of the baby weight after each one. Laney's pregnancy was the worst! I gained about 55 or 60 pounds with her....yikes! Anyway, I'm ready to shed all this accumulated baby weight! Knowing that this will definitely be my last baby, I'm ready to start eating healthy and working out every day. I know I can do it...I was doing really well before I got pregnant this time, and I lost about 15 pounds. I felt so much better about myself! I would really love to lose about 40-45 pounds. I'm also ready to have my breasts reduced. =) That won't happen until I stop nursing Jett, which will be next Oct. most likely, but getting alot of this weight off will probably help me recover better from it and all that good stuff. I know I'll look way better in my 30's than I did in my 20's, but that's not the only reason I'm ready to do it. Heart disease runs in my family...my mom and grandma have both had heart attacks, so I'm like a sitting duck unless I lose this weight. My blood pressure and cholesterol have always been fine, but I know it gets worse as you get older. I really want to be around for my kids, and to be able to take them fun places like the pool or the beach without being self-conscious the whole time. Of course, I'm still going to treasure these next few weeks that I'm pregnant and can eat the things that I won't allow myself to eat after he's born. :) I'm not insane! Happy birthday to me!
Posted by Forever For Evie at 11:38 AM
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- Miss said...
Happy Birthday to you too!!
I love being in my 30's too!! =) it was NOT a hard age for me to turn..infact, I was quite proud of myself! =)
- Monday, 21 September, 2009
- Bekah (beksmuller) said...
Happy birthday to you! I always wanted to have a few kids before turning 30, looks like only one child will be born before then. Just a few weeks until I turn 30. Funny how you're eager for the 30's and I'm kinda dreading it!
Enjoy the last couple week of indulging in fabulous guilt free food. I commend you for your weight loss goal. Hope you can find enough support to make it easier :)
- Monday, 21 September, 2009
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Josh and I took the whole "labor" day thing a little too literally and decided to make it a big work weekend. The original plan had been camping, a big goodbye to summer, but then we realized how much we have to do to prepare for winter this year and how useful a 3 day weekend would be in jump starting that project list.
So jump start we did.
Saturday we mostly spent working on Zeke's new big boy room. I found, a while back, a bedroom set including a captain's bed with a bookshelf headboard, a nightstand, and a dresser for 300 bucks on Craigslist. Josh thought the deal was awesome enough to give me the go-ahead to buy it and the first thing we did this weekend (after breakfast and dissasembling Zeke's crib) was borrow a truck and go pick it up. Then we got right to the job of trying to fit all of that furniture (plus Blueberry's changing table...more on that later) in his rather teeny tiny bedroom.
Unfortunately we never did fit the nightstand. But hey, he has it available for when he moved upstairs into a bigger room.
And all in all I think the room turned out rather snazzy looking (if not exactly belonging in a Pottery Barn magazine). Here it is!
I think my favorite part is those drawers underneath the bed. Soo nice for extra toy storage and Zeke loves putting his toys away in them...we will see how long that lasts.
And what about Blueberry you ask? Well this is the part that really gets us excluded from the Pottery Barn magazine...she wont have a room. You see, we only have 2 main floor bedrooms, and since Zeke doesnt sleep thru the night regularly enough that we feel comfortable with him on a different floor we found ourselves a little stuck as to what to do. Then we realized a nursery is really pure asthetics. So Blueberry's changing table and all her clothes will be on Ezekiel's 4th wall.
And her crib will go on Josh and I's 4th wall. So in our world two 4th walls a bedroom makes.
At least until next winter (when they are 2.5 and 1 respectively) when we will either move Zeke upstairs and Blueberry into his old room or (even better) just move both children upstairs. I say hopefully both because we plan on them sharing a room together as soon as Blueberry is sleeping thru the night enough to go up there and we have this crazy dream that this might happen by the age of 1. It's honestly probably a less crazy dream than that of Zeke sleeping thru the night enough at 2.5...seriously...sometimes I lose hope in that child (we've had another rash of bad nights, grr...and after a good 2 weeks of sleeping too!). But at least at 2 and a half he's freaking old enough to come down to us instead of us having to go to him, lol. It's really all that I'm just way too lazy to trek stairs at 2 am.
So that took up Saturday. What with the fact that I also took the opportunity to get out Ezekiel's winter clothing and his old 1-3 month plastic tub to fill the changing table with Blueberry's first outfits. Plus we had to go out and buy a matress because the one that came with the bedset smelled like cat (gross) and return the truck we had borrowed. Plus, oh yeah, we have a toddler who requires semi constant feeding and playing.
Sunday was designated to yardwork. In particular (and for my part) it entailed creating large piles of sticks and weeds for Josh to collect.
I was pretty diligent.
Just call me the demon barber of Sanson Avenue. I was trimming back bushes (and we have several, all in need of a good trim) like crazy. It took me probably 5 hours, lol, we have sooo many bushes. But I actually love them. Josh and I are both so happy that our kids will have their own "little forest" in the yard. And trimming bushes is pretty fun work, if you ask me. You get to use those giant scissors. Although after 3 or 4 hours I did start to get a little philisophical about the whole thing and feeling really bad about it. I didnt mind the cuts I made for the health of the bush (diseased branches, or to help with air circulation for example) but all those poor branches that I whacked off because they grew the wrong direction and looked funny got me feeling bad. Who am I to say what shape or size the bush should take? Why do I have the right to inhibit nature in that way in a quest for what I think is "beautiful"?
Luckily before I got too sentimental and decided to turn our yard into a bird sanctuary so that we wouldnt legally have to mow anymore (a mayor did that once) Josh tapped my shoulder to bring to my attention that a pretty good storm was blowing in and maybe we should all go inside. I hadnt noticed between my deep thoughts and my war against a paricularly deep rooted weed.
The storm blew over, dissapointingly, in about 15 minutes. But it was about dinner time so we called it a day.
Monday we finished up the weeding and the last bush. After that we were supposed to rototill our garden plot (for next spring) and spread that winter guard fertilizer on the lawn. But we underestimated the size of even the smallest rototill and it looks like we will have to borrow a truck (again) in order to rent one. And we were advised to actually wait a few more weeks to fertalize (even though we were told memorial day and labor day are the times to do it). So we ended up just actually having a bit of a vacation. We will rototill either next weekend or the weekend after, and the fertalizing will take all of a half hour so we'll do that the last time Josh mows for the year.
So even though we ddint get EVERYTHING done, we got a lot done. One more work weekend for the rototilling and putting in more insulation into the house (another chore we have to do) and we will be done.
At least until leaves start falling and we get to rake them. And then, you know, the shoveling of snow. But THEN it will be spring...and we can start planting the new garden...and powerwash the house... Does the work every actually end?!?
A big boy room and a TON of yardwork
4 comments:
- Mama Kayla said...
Way to be productive! The room looks nice. :-)
- Tuesday, September 08, 2009
- Jen said...
Sounds like a product weekend. I love Zeke's new room!
- Tuesday, September 08, 2009
- k a b l o o e y said...
Great room! Love the new big-boy bed and the green bookcase. And holy moley: it's good to be young, I guess, because that sounds like an ENORMOUS amount of work to do in a weekend. Or a week. My back is aching and all I did was read. Good for you.
- Tuesday, September 08, 2009
- Equidae said...
loved the room and no work at the house never ends! sigh
- Wednesday, September 09, 2009
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Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents Chair Rich Boehne provided an update Tuesday on the process to replace President Goeffrey S. Mearns.
Mearns accepted the position of President of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana on Jan. 24. Boehne said that Mearns will continue to serve as the president through Spring Commencement on May 7. Prior to that date, NKU will name an interim president who will step in until the new president is named.
NKU has already issued Requests for Proposal for a Presidential and Executive Search Consultant to assist in the selection process.
Boehne announced that Regent Norm Desmarais has agreed to chair the search committee.
"Norm's professional experience and personal commitment to NKU make him a terrific choice. Norm is the chairman and founding partner of the Covington-based tech firm Tier1 Performance Solutions." Boehne said in a statement to the campus community.
Boehne said in the statement that Desmarais will guide the search process, but he won't be working alone.
"He will be in touch soon with faculty, staff, students, and members of our community as we build out the search committee," Boehne said. "This is important work, and also time consuming. I hope those of you asked to participate will be willing and eager to help select the next president of our outstanding university."
Boehne also calls on the NKU community to provide input as it drafts the job description for the next president.
"You'll soon see an extensive schedule of open forums on and off campus to gather feedback from the entire NKU community," Boehne said. "We also have the results from the recent presidential assessment, which will be helpful as we craft the profile. This period of information gathering is one of the most critical phases of the search."
Boehne acknowledged that transitions can be stressful, but also provide an opportunity to "recalibrate and consider what traits and experiences are most critical for our next president."
The target schedule outlined in the RFP calls for naming a search firm in early March; information-gathering in the late March and early April months; targeting and interviewing candidates over the summer; and concluding the process early in the fall semester.
The timeline for selection of a new president was included in a previously published NKyTribune story which can be found here .