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My younger daughter Erika is nearly two years old and is starting to say quite a few words. Usually she prefers to point and grunt to try and get what she wants. Depending on her mood at the time I may keep asking her what she wants until she talks. If she just wants some milk and she is crying and banging her head against the fridge hoping that I'll get it for her it is pretty unlikely that I'll get her to say, "Milk please".
Today while we were sitting eating supper she looks at me and say, "Dad, apple juice". I think food actually dropped out of my mouth when she said it. The last time she asked me for juice it was, "ju". I said juice, get it for her, and everyone is happy. I was so excited to hear three words strung together (that make sense) that I jump up and run over to the fridge to get her some. As I'm about to open the fridge Isabelle yells over we don't have any.
I try to explain to Erika there is no more juice would you like milk or water. Of course she is not a happy camper. "NO! JUICE" she yells back at me. I know when I tell her there is no more juice she is interrupting it as: no, I'm not going to let you have juice. Just like, no, don't stick your hands down your diaper to explain to me that you've pooped. Or no, don't use my shoulder as a Kleenex (use your mom's). At this point I'm looking around the kitchen for anything other than milk or water and I notice she started eating again. I quietly sit down and start eating again trying not to draw any attention to the fact that she got nothing to drink… Sometimes short attention spans can be useful.
July 27, 2005
Where is the Apple Juice!
My younger daughter Erika is nearly two years old and is starting to say quite a few words. Usually she prefers to point and grunt to try and get what she wants. Depending on her mood at the time I may keep asking her what she wants until she talks. If she just wants some milk and she is crying and banging her head against the fridge hoping that I'll get it for her it is pretty unlikely that I'll get her to say, "Milk please".
July 24, 2005
Show, don't tell – Link from Coding Horror
This post over at Coding Horror is about the introduction to The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky (also lists off the posts that make up the book). What's great about the introduction is it the demonostration between "showing and telling".
July 20, 2005
WinForms UI Thread Invokes: An In-Depth Review of Invoke/BeginInvoke/InvokeRequred – Link
Good reference article on properly accessing GUI components from other threads.
July 19, 2005
Hurts So Good
I started reading Joel on Software this morning. While I was reading the introduction I came to a part that said, "Managing software projects has nothing at all to do with programming". I laughed (cried a little inside) and kept on reading. I was thinking a lot about that statement as I came home on the bus today.
On a really good day of coding I could reflect and say I kicked ass today. I worked 10 hours straight building this component or finished debugging a really difficult problem. After that my brain would be mush, but it was a good mush. It hurt so good.
To me it is kind of like jogging. When I wasn't so lazy I was going to the gym a couple times a week and I would jog on the treadmill for 25 minutes. Each time I would push myself to go a little further. Near the end of the run I would try to crank up the speed and sprint the end. When it was done I would feel like I wanted to puke but that was ok if I could beat my best distance because I felt like I accomplished something.
To me the same applies to coding. After a good day of coding my brain feels like it has been through the Egyptian mummification process and it feel great because I'd have something to show for it. The beer at the end of the day would be the icing on the cake. Those were great days.
Today I also experience that same brain liquefication but without the natural high of coding something really cool to dull the pain. There were some good parts of the day that I was able to help a couple people out with their projects but then there were the others. The meeting request from hell that I bitched about last week showed up again (the good news is I don't have to go (insert dance of joy here)) but there was no updated agenda 🙂
Then there is dealing with people that only have RAM. When these individuals go to sleep mode what was stored in RAM is lost. Everything that people have tried to cram into their RAM throughout the day has been wiped out and we are doomed to go through the same process at a later date. I'm personally starting to feel that trying to re-educate these individuals will only lead to my insanity (isn't the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results?). I could try permanent marker… that could be fun. Important information that should be shared with the client could be written directly on the face. That way what is communicated to the client is the same thing communicated to the development team… I think I'm on to something here. I'll pay for the markers myself I just have to talk a couple developers into holding them down while I write.
Some days it is harder to pick out what I accomplished but the more I think about the today the more I realize that it hurt so good, it was a good day.
Bottom line, Joel is right. Programming has nothing to do with software project management (not that I'd classify myself as a PM, just somewhere in the middle). The highs are different and the lows are different but at the end of each day the beer tastes just as sweet.
Now sing it!
Hurts So Good
John Cougar Mellencamp
(John Cougar Mellencamp/G.M. Green)
When I was a young boy,
Said put away those young boy ways
Now that I'm gettin' older, so much older
I love all those young boy days.
With a girl like you, (with some code like you)
With a girl like you, (with a compiler like you)
Lord knows there are things we can do, baby,
Just me and you.
Come on and make it
Hurt so good.
Come on baby, make it hurt so good.
Sometimes love don't feel like it should. (Sometimes deployments don't feel like they should)
Hurts so good
July 18, 2005
Dad, they fell off the couch
I walk downstairs and before I can open my mouth Isabelle says,
"Dad, the cushions fell off the couch". Trying not to laugh I ask how
the cushions made it under the chairs. Of course there is a shrug of
the shoulders and "I don't know". I guess that the chair on the carpet
just isn't comfortable enough. I feel kind of responsible for this because they don't know any better.
Sandy wasn't home and it was the perfect opportunity to teach the kids
a good lesson, one that they would never forget, what the cushions are
really for… building a fort!
July 13, 2005
Dynamically Writing and Executing Native Assembly in C#
I thought this was kind of cool (geeky cool of course). Don't know if I'd ever have a need for it but it is still cool.
July 12, 2005
The Game is Afoot – Eric.Weblog
There is a lot of great information in this post .
A couple parts below:
Experienced people know that execution is more important than idea. In fact, the more jaded and cynical folks in our industry would say that software product ideas are worthless. Without a doubt, great execution on a good idea is far better than poor execution on a great idea. If you want to beat your competitors in the market, focus on being a team that can get things done. Perfect execution on a terrible idea will get you exactly the results you should expect.
There are two groups of people who have opinions about which software product is the "best":
- Us. The developers. The geeks. The people who create the products.
- Them. The customers. The normal people. The people who buy the products.
Here's the lesson that developers must learn: The customers hold the only opinion that matters. Sometimes their choices don't seem to make any sense. They prefer one product when we know the other one has better technology
It is a long post but worth the read.
July 11, 2005
Another Monday
Now I don't mean to complain… wait… maybe I do. No actually I do, this drove me nuts today.
I received an email and meeting request (from different people) from outside of the group that I work with. Both of these made me shake my head. In the email was a document that was setting the expectations for our project managers. The section that caught my eye was:
Customer Satisfaction � quality
Adherence to process
I'm probably just being anal but putting "customer satisfaction � quality" third on the list? Did anyone read it before sending it out? Is this really the order of priority that projects should be run? Project managers should be rated based on these criteria? Now of course a customer isn't going to be happy if the project goes way over on time or budget but if crap is delivered on-time and on-budget that won't help customer satisfaction. If the project is going to go over on time and/or budget project managers will be in a better position with the customer if the quality is good.
My second gripe of the day was related to a meeting request (oh ya another one). Yes of course this meeting request didn't say what the meeting would be about but it did say that it would be updated two days before the meeting on what would be covered (that is good). I think what really got to me was the fact is without having an agenda it is already planned that this meeting is going to need 3 1/2 hours! Now I can't give an exact time but I'm pretty sure that my brain shuts off after about 45 minutes (can't say for sure because my brain is off) so when I see a 3 1/2 hour meeting request I want to cry. I'm actually hoping that after seeing the agenda I can somehow argue that there is no reason for me to be there. It is probably unlikely that I can get out of it and even if I do I had to push off a two hour meeting to attend. This isn't sounding like a win-win situation.
Reading Between the Lines – link
I just started reading this blog a few days ago and there is some pretty good stuff in there. This post was on the importance of giving clear (corrective) feedback.
July 8, 2005
Why do we fall?
Why do we fall?
"So that we can learn to pick ourselves up". That was from Batman
Begins. Normally I have a hard time remembering anything really
specific about a movie but that really jumped out at me. I think it was
because I started thinking about all the stupid things that I've done.
In most cases when I've picked myself up again I could say that the
experience changed me or I learnt something. Looking back I would not
want to avoid the fall if I could because for better or worse it has
help shape who I am today.
Today, I have been considering another question.
Why do we die? Yeah I know, your thinking how much "defense" did Mike
drink today? (under the news section some may have noticed it says,
"the best defense is a strong beer")
The best that I've come up with is:
To remind us life is a limited time offer. Act now; don't miss your
chance to live it. Do the things that are really important and not just
important for the next quarter.
I was reminded of a song by William Shatner
. It was one of my least favorites when
I heard the album but reading the lyrics it says it all (well today it
You'll Have Time – William Shatner/Ben Folds
Live life
Live life like you're gonna die
Because you're gonna
I hate to be the bearer of bad news
But you're gonna die
Maybe not today or even next year
But before you know it you'll be saying
"Is this all there was?
What was all the fuss?
Why did I bother?"
Now, maybe you won't suffer maybe it's quick
But you'll have time to think
Why did I waste it?
Why didn't I taste it?
You'll have time
Because you're gonna die.
Yes it's gonna happen because it's happened to a lot of people I know
My mother, my father, my loves
The president, the kings and the pope
They all had hope
And they muttered just before they went
Maybe, I won't let go
Live life like you're gonna die
Because you are
Maybe you won't suffer maybe it's quick
But you'll have time to think
Why did I waste it?
Why didn't I taste it?
You'll have time
'Cause you're gonna die
I tell you who else left us
Passed on down to heaven no longer with us
Johnny Cash, JFK, that guy in the Stones
Lou Gehrig, Einstein, and Joey Ramone
Have I convinced you?
Do you read my lips?
This may come as news but it's time
You're gonna die
You're gonna die
By the time you hear this I may well be dead
And you my friend might be next
'Cause we're all gonna die
Yeah, oh maybe you won't suffer and maybe it's quick
But you'll have time to think
Why did I waste it?
Why didn't I taste it?
You'll have time
You'll have time cause you're gonna die
Yes, you're gonna die
You're gonna die, I tell you
You're gonna die
You are gonna die
'Cause maybe you won't suffer maybe it's quick
But you have time to think
Why did I waste it?
Why didn't I taste it?
You'll have time 'cause you're gonna die
Live Life
Life life like you're gonna die
Because you're going to
Oh yes
I hate to be the beater of bad news
But you're gonna die
Maybe not today or even next year
But before you know it you'll be saying
"Is this all there was?
What was all the fuss?
Why did I bother?
Why did I waste it?
Why didn't I taste it?"
You'll have time, baby
You'll have time
'Cause you're gonna die
You are gonna die
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Meet the Muse Team
As part of the Muse Storytelling Process, we define the purpose of a story using five Keywords. Below you'll find the personal Keywords for each team member — a representation of their personal purpose.
Patrick Moreau, Founder
I am, quite literally, obsessed with story. No, not that word 'story' that often gets tossed around with little meaning. The story that refers to the timeless tradition shared well before we had written language. I believe that story is unparalleled in its ability to bring people together.
I've worked for some big brands, directed several documentaries, won some Emmys, but more than any of that, I'm a real dude that loves the craft of filmmaking and how it's a skeleton key to unlock so much wonder in this world.
Rebecca Rapple, CEO
While I've done many things and worn many hats in my life, I've always been a storyteller.
I'm driven by curiosity and my core desire is to understand what makes us the same and what makes us different. I want to understand people, to understand who we are. And I believe that real stories, told with care and intention, can help us understand and appreciate one another and ourselves.
For fun, I love the steep part of the learning curve more than anything. Throw me in the deep end! And swimming, so my metaphor is apt.
And yes, that's my pup, Kaiya Jean. She's a muppet. Or Chewbacca. The jury is still out.
MY PERSONAL KEYWORDS: Curiosity, Strategic, Original, Playful, Growth
Madeline Saporito, Head of Film Production
I've produced films across Australasia, the Middle East, North America, and Europe. Behind the scenes, I'm juggling hundreds of contractors in our network to make sure we meet thousands of client expectations. And whilst it keeps me busy, I love that I get to build great relationships with really good people.
What we create together inspires me to be a better human and learn new ways of thinking. There is nothing more exciting than a challenging story that disrupts an industry, inspires new conversations, and changes perceptions.
MY PERSONAL KEYWORDS: CHALLENGER, ENERGY, HEART, empowered, impact
Siouxsie Alarcon Brown, Director of Operations
I'm from a long line of storytellers, jokesters and pranksters.
Storytelling is in my blood. I've been doing it professionally for the last 20 years. The most important thing I learned from that experience was respect of the story. Is it honest? Does it truly touch people?
The philosophy and backbone of what Muse stands for is something deep down aligned with my beliefs.
VARINA SHAUGHNESSY, Lead StoryFinder
I'm kind of a people person — always have been. I'm the type who will walk into a brewery and know the bartender's life story by the time I leave. Wired to forge and foster authentic human connections, I'm driven by an insatiable desire to make the world a better place. While working with nonprofits in East Africa and South Asia, I discovered something: stories — real, human stories — are powerful. Stories have the ability to change hearts to move minds. They can bring people together, humanize enemies, communicate complex concepts, and inspire action.
Now, armed with story, I've taken my extreme extroversion and aimed it at making our broken world a little more beautiful. So come and say hi. Just, you know, be prepared to get immediately invited to pizza night so I can hear your story.
MY PERSONAL KEYWORDS: Passion, intrepid, doers, challenge, see
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I've been a door-to-door canvasser, an elementary school secretary, and the frontman of three failed garage bands. Thankfully, none of that spoiled my interest in hearing what people have gone through, and what they hope for.
I love being emotionally moved by people, and I love seeing others be moved. Whether that means laughing at a joke, crying at a movie, swaying to a song, those are the moments when the "cool" cracks. For a long time I dreamed of having a job that would let me do the moving.
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I aim to practice radical empathy in my daily life, helping people to share their stories and build their communities, one connection at a time.
Kristina Koenig, Muse Bookkeeper & Lover of Spreadsheets
I love wondering at the details of things: How does this work? What does that do?
Detailing the numbers is what I do to help teams conquer milestones and realize dreams — the stardust within all of that glow! I've worked with many small teams, from construction to coding, and I love the agility and exuberance that comes with a close-knit and idealistic group. You get to learn things — try things that might fail, and then get up, dust off, and get going again. Sitting behind the scenes of stories, I get to see firsthand that at the other end of every set of numbers is a human reaching, moving outside their comfort zone, trying to up their game.
So bring on your, "I'm not sure this will work" — I bet I've got a spreadsheet for you!
MY PERSONAL KEYWORDS: creative, INQUISITIVE, Dreamer, WELCOMING, inclusive
Gina Russillo, Executive Assistant & Wearer of Many Hats
To me, stories are magic.
I am, and have always been, a word nerd. My favorite thing about books is the way I feel when they suck me in and hold my attention so tightly that I forget everything outside of the world within the pages. When I get so immersed in the setting and so invested in the characters that, upon finishing, I look up to realize that hours have passed since I began and now it's dark and I've skipped three meals and I really have to pee.
You know— that feeling.
That's what I want to do for others: Tell a story so compelling and captivating and meaningful that it transcends everything and transports them to a place they'd never thought existed, or to a mindset they'd never considered.
I believe that if a story has the ability to impact even a single person, it's worth sharing. Everyone's got a story within them, and there are few things more fulfilling than being a part of something that inspires people to let theirs out.
MY PERSONAL KEYWORDS: LITERARY, FANTASY, Genuine, true, discover
Tim Morgan, Lead Software Developer
I've been a full-stack software developer for almost 20 years, focusing primarily on web and mobile apps. I enjoy solving unique problems and helping people. I find the energy of startups inspiring. I'm a fan of the Muse process because I've seen it just plain work repeatedly.


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Friday was packed full of seeing friends at a play group- which is a real rarity these days- and making this pretty fantastic broccoli tuna casserole (as far a tuna casseroles go) and which was great for sneaking extra vegis in for the kids, which we can always use (as the girls generally live on a hearty diet of cereal and cheese). Here's the recipe-
1 box of tri-color rotini noodles (cooked and drained)
6 ounces velveeta cheese
1 can cream of broccoli soup
2 cups cooked frozen or fresh broccoli
2 cans tuna
seasoned salt or salt and pepper to taste
a bit of shredded cheddar cheese to sprinkle on the top
Italian flavored bread crumbs
|NOT my casserole, but you need a picture to inspire you
Mix first 5 ingredients together and then sprinkle with cheddar and bread crumbs. Pop in oven preheated to 350 for 20-25 minutes, take out, let cool and enjoy.
I threw a little birthday/Christmas party Saturday night and made a few recipes found on pinterest, or course and it was pretty amazing.
This cheesy bread pleased the crowd greatly:
smores dip that was a definitely Ana pleaser. There is still a tablespoon or 2 left over in the fridge that I refuse to throw away and am waiting until the girls go down for a nap so that I can lick the container clean:
|it most certainly was a decadent as it looks
Sunday was spent making "German pancakes" for Mike (otherwise known as crepes), his favorite meal- sauerkraut and kielbasa with mashed potatoes, and baking him a double chocolate cake since there is NO WAY he got enough chocolate the day before. This is my favorite picture of the cake:
|I saw that Naomi had an extra slice of cake on her plate after I had turned my back for a second and then I looked at the cake and realized she had hacked off her own piece- at least she is learning independence.
|Licking the mixer thingies after making some homemade white icing.
So that was our weekend, much more exciting then normal and I am looking forward to some intense gift wrapping this evening in anticipation of a "very-princess Saint Nicholas day" tomorrow.
I hope that your weekend was lovely and that Monday is not punching you in the face, like it pretty much did to me today,


text: Knock-Off Bags May Boost Sales of Real Thing Counterfeit items seem to have an unexpected effect By Sarah Whitmire, Newser Staff Posted Jun 4, 2011 3:10 PM CDT 2 comments Comments Counterfeit handbags and shirts seized by Customs are displayed at Ministere des Finances on April 22, 2010 in Paris. (Getty Images) (Newser) – A New York City councilwoman is trying to make it illegal to own a knock-off designer bag in her district of Chinatown, on the grounds that it hurts business for the real designer. Not so fast, writes Ray Fisman at Slate. Counterfeits may actually help those businesses by essentially acting as free advertising. He cites one study showing that when more knock-offs made it into the marketplace, sales actually improved in subsequent years for companies selling the real thing. Another study may explain why: "Subjects formed attachments to their phony Vuittons and came to crave the real thing when, inevitably, they found the stitches falling apart on their cheap knockoffs," writes Fisman. "Within a couple of years, more than half of the women—many of whom had never fancied themselves consumers of $1,300 purses—abandoned their counterfeits for authentic items." Designers should not stop going after counterfeiters, he writes, but it might pay for them to make the real items even better and pricier. (Read more counterfeit stories.) My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results without voting | 46% Annoying 8% Hilarious 33% Intriguing 3% Depressing 10% Brilliant 0% Scary


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Lesson Three: Expect Consequences for Disobedience - Judges 1:1-3:6
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"If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve . . . . but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."
Joshua 24:15 (NASB)
As a mother, I found disciplining my children to be less than fun and often very hard. There were times when I chose to simply ignore the problem; yet, that didn't help me train them to be the kind of children that were polite, kind, and forgiving. Although I didn't enjoy having to deal with disobedience and sass, imposing consequences on my children did affect their long-term behavior. When they recognized how unhappy they were when they failed to act positively, they changed their behavior. This week we will see that God is a great Father and as such, he often disciplines his children by imposing negative consequences for bad behavior.
Over the last two weeks we have set the stage for our study of the book of Judges. We saw God call one man, Abraham, out of the idolatry of his childhood into a relationship with him—a relationship in which he followed God in faith. We read of the great promises concerning a nation, a land, and a blessing to the world. Then, we tracked the story as God began to fulfill these promises. He multiplied Abraham's family until they numbered in the millions. Under the leadership of God's chosen man Moses, the nation left behind slavery in Egypt to return to the Land of Promise. After forty years of wandering in the wilderness because of lack of faith, God took them into the land and gave them victory after victory under Joshua's leadership.
Now we move into the times of the judges. This period began with the death of Joshua and ended when Saul became the first King of Israel. In the meantime there was no single leader for the nation. God was King, and the people were expected to listen to him and obey. What happened in reality was a far cry from the vision, however. This week we consider the period as a whole, and its sad commentary on God's people and their loyalty to the God who was faithful to them. They failed to see clearly and their world grew darker and darker, becoming more difficult to make out the light.
You may want to read more background information about this book and time period at the back of this study.
Day One Study
Before you read the introductory section of the book of Judges, you will find it helpful to understand how it is set up because it is not strictly chronological. There is a double introduction in this book: the first (Judges 1:1-2:5) presents the perspective of the people and the second (Judges 2:6-3:6) reveals God's point-of-view.4
During Joshua's life, the Israelites defeated the major kings of Canaan in a series of battles, detailed in the book of Joshua. Then, the land was divided among the tribes, and each tribe was to complete the conquest of their allotted land.
Read Judges 1:1-2:5, the first introduction. (FYI—The tribes of Israel are referred to as if they are individuals here. Judah is a tribe, not a person.)
1. Review God's instructions about dealing with the people in that land in Deut. 7:1-6. What was the essential command and what reason was given for it?
God commanded them using the word harem, meaning a devoted thing or to totally destroy. Why would God ask them to totally destroy the people? "The reasons appear to be threefold: judgment of the Canaanites, protection of the Israelites from Canaanite religious influence, and fulfillment of the patriarchal promises concerning the land." 5
More light: Read what your Bible resources or commentaries say about God's instructions in Deut 7:1-6. Write down your insights.
2. How well did the various tribes obey God's instructions according to Judges 1? List the tribes mentioned and specifics of their obedience or lack of it.
3. How did God respond according to Judges 2:1-3?
By failing to obey God's instructions about the people of the land, his people who were to love him alone adopted the idolatry of their neighbors and lived with the consequences. In Judges 2:4-5 we see their sorrow.
4. How did Paul describe two kinds of sorrow in 2 Cor. 7:9-10? Which sorrow would you say that the Israelites had and why?
God allowed Israel to live with the consequences of their own sin and disobedience. When we fail to completely get rid of our sins, patterns of thinking and acting, or friends who pull us down, we can end up with thorns in our sides, just as Israel did with the people of the land.
"If we examine our lives, the bulk of our failures—especially in spiritual matters, but not exclusively—are the results of outright disobedience to God's explicit, straightforward commandments, or of attempting to live in such a way that we blend into the world."6
K. Lawson Younger, Jr.
5. Sharing question: Do you have sins that you are holding onto, patterns of thinking or acting that are destructive, or other negatives that you have not totally destroyed? They are thorns in your side. How do they negatively affect you?
6. Responding to God: Write a prayer of commitment before God to repent and remove these thorns. Be sure that you specifically name the sin and your willingness to turn from it. Read Psalm 32:5 and deal with your sin as the psalmist did. Consider making this your prayer request for your group this week.
Day Two Study
The second introduction to the book of Judges is found in Judges 2:6-3:6. While the first introduction offers us the point-of-view of the Israelites, this one helps us understand God's perspective on the same events.
More Light: The first introduction to Judges has the story of a woman tucked away in it. Reread Judges 1:12-15, and think about what you learn from her.
Read Judges 2:6-3:6, the second introduction. (To be sure that you understand this, Judges 2:6 flashes back to Josh. 24. It is not chronological after 2:5 but happened before Judges 1:1.)
7. Compare this second introduction to the first one that you read in Judges 1:1-2:5. What differences do you see in the two points-of-view?
Read Joshua 24:1-29. (Notice that Joshua 24:28 is the flashback point of Judges 2:6.)
This is Joshua's farewell address to the nation. Because this was his last chance to speak to the people, he shared what was most important, the things that were on his heart for them, just as a father or mother might do on a deathbed.
8. In your own words, write a one sentence summary of Joshua's primary message to the people in Joshua 24:14-24.
Throughout this passage Joshua calls God the LORD, written in all caps. This is the name of God YHWH, probably pronounced Yahweh; he is not the same god as Allah or any other god. He desires that the Israelites know that he is the God they serve, not the idols of Egypt or the idols of the people who live in the land. YHWH is the God of creation, and he has specific qualities that we need to know so that we recognize him and trust him to always act in accordance with his character. Reread Josh. 24:15, your memory verse, with this in mind.
9. What did Joshua tell the people about the character of God in Josh. 24:19-20? What is your first response to that and why?
God's relationship with his people is much like that of a marriage. Love requires faithfulness to the one we love. In traditional wedding vows the parties promise to forsake all others.
10. What commitments did the people make to God in this passage in Joshua 24:14-28? Copy their promises.
11. Responding to God: Ask God to show you how loyal you are to him. Do your heart and loyalty belong to God or do you worship other gods? They are likely not gods of wood and stone but gods of your own making. Is your real loyalty to your family, your own time, your stuff, your position, your entertainment or fun? Ask God what is more important to you than he is, and wait for his answer. Confess this sin before him.
12. Sharing question: Share with your group what God showed you about your true love as you sat before him. Consider making this issue your prayer request this week.
Day Three Study
We are continuing to study the second introduction to Judges.
Reread Judges 2:6-3:6 in review.
13. What happened spiritually to Israel after Joshua's death (Judges 2:7, 10-13)?
14. How does this compare with the commitments you saw in #10 in yesterday's lesson?
In Judges 2:11-19 we see a cycle repeated over and over throughout this historical era. Fill in this diagram with your own words summarizing each part of the cycle.
15. What purpose did the severe consequences serve? In other words, what were the results in the lives of the people?
16. Sharing question: Share about a time in your life when a trial, a defeat, or a problem drew you closer to God.
17. Read Hebrews 12:4-11. Why does God discipline us?
More Light: Read about God's discipline in your Bible resources.
18. Responding to God: Thank God for loving you as a father! Write a prayer or poem below. Or feel free to draw a picture of you in God's loving arms.
Day Four Study
Review the historical cycle of the era of the judges in Judges 2:11-19 and in yesterday's lesson. Repeatedly, a judge delivered the people; however, after the judge's death, the people fell back into the cycle (Judges 2:19).
19. What did the tribes fail to do according to Judges 1 (man's perspective) that was the cause of this whole destructive cycle of idolatry? Compare Judges 3:1-4, which gives God's perspective on what happened.
When we become believers, God leaves us here in a fallen world, which can be a very dark place surrounded by sin and ungodliness. Yet, God uses the darkness in our lives.
20. Applying the principle of Judges 3:4 to our lives, in what ways might God be using our present culture and world in our lives? What might he be teaching us?
21. What does 1 Peter 1:6-7 add to your answer in the previous question?
More Light: Read what your commentaries say about Judges 3:1-4. Write down your insights.
Read Jesus' high priestly prayer in John 17:11-20, prayed the night before his death.
22. List the things Jesus prayed for us in this prayer.
23. Why does God leave his people in the world with its darkness (Jn 17:18)?
24. Responding to God: Write a prayer of commitment to read God's word and seek his wisdom so that you are able to see clearly through the darkness, therefore, walking without stumbling.
Day Five Study
Yesterday we saw that God allowed the nations to remain in the land of Canaan for a reason. These were people against whom God warned his people because of the incredible level of evil in that land.
More Light: Read about the Canaanites of this time period. Write down what you learn.
Our world does have a lot of darkness; there are days when injustice, evil, and hatred seem to permeate everything. God has his purposes in leaving us here. We have a mission to accomplish.
25. According to Matt. 28:19-20, what is our mission in the world? Write it in your own words but remember to include all its elements!
We cannot fulfill that mission if we totally separate ourselves from the world.
26. What are some practical ways that God's people can fulfill this mission in our culture and in our day?
27. Sharing question: Where are you involved outside of your church? Perhaps you participate in PTA or sports with your children; maybe your work is the place where you spend most of your time; or you may volunteer for worthwhile causes. Do you see yourself on mission there? What are you doing practically in that situation to fulfill God's mission?
28. Responding to God: Write a prayer concerning your part in God's mission. Ask for guidance and discernment.
Our story today is from Marla, who learned from some consequences at her work. I wonder how well she was able to represent God there and fulfill his mission for her!
Marla's Story
At my workplace, I had an eyesore bookshelf that took up the whole wall of my office. It was an open-faced bookcase that just seemed to gather old manuals, office supplies, and dust all the time. I needed a new file cabinet in my office and I needed the bookcase removed so that I could rearrange my office.
For two months I asked my boss to remove the bookcase. I sent him e-mails and verbally told him that I would like to fix up my office and the bookcase had to go. I stated that if he did not remove the bookcase I would tear it down. My boss let me know that if I tore down the bookcase I would be fired.
After two months of patiently waiting (or what I thought was patiently waiting), I sent him an e-mail stating that I wanted the bookshelf gone by Friday. Nothing happened, so I tore the shelving down. Consequently, my boss wrote me up for insubordination and put me on probation. This action also changed the working relationship I had with my boss.
The lesson God taught me through this experience is how much this is like my relationship with God. I wait for God to answer me within my time frame not his. I think I'm being patient, and when God does not act, I react. In doing so, I do not receive God's best and usually have to deal with the consequences of my actions.
A Mother's Application
Sometimes as our children grow, God has to use difficult situations in order to test them. Just as tests that we take in school are not designed to make us fail but to reveal what we really know, so it is with God's testing of us. His purpose is never to make us defeated or feel like failures; God wants us to see the reality of where we are in our faith. As the trials and sufferings squeeze us in life, what comes out of us is what is within. If you squeeze an orange, you get orange juice. If we have faith within, it comes out as we are pressed by the situations of life.
Trust God with your children, even their trials and sufferings. It is so difficult to see our children hurting, but we can know that God is at work in their lives. He will use the circumstances to help us see where they are spiritually.
As a young mother, just the daily pressures of parenting and being a wife brought out all sorts of bad emotions and responses in me—anger, resentment, and selfishness. They proved my immaturity in the Lord. I can look back now at various times of trial and see the progression of God's work in my life as he taught me to trust him more and more through my reactions. The times of testing revealed where I was with God.
Pray that you will be sensitive to these tests in your own life and the lives of your children so that you can see the results and learn from them.
4 Terry Muck, ed., NIV Application Commentary: Judges/Ruth by K. Lawson Younger, Jr., (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002), 61.
5 Terry Muck, 28-29.
6 Terry Muck, 79.


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Albion boss Chris Hughton admits he is looking forward to returning to home comforts on Saturday after three successive away games.
Following defeats at Hull, in the FA Cup, and then away to Rotherham, Albion ended a eight-game winless run with victory at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Now, with three successive home games coming up, starting with Huddersfield at the Amex tomorrow, Hughton is hoping his side can build on Saturday's success.
He said: "We've been good away from home this season, which has been a real bonus for us but if you have the opportunity to play home or away, you always choose to play at home.
"Our supporters have had three tough away days in the last three games, so I'm delighted for them to have the comforts of being at home and they'll be as good as what they always are."
Hughton is expecting a tough game against 16th-placed Huddersfield and said: "What I've seen of them in recent games is that they have changed their shape in the way they play, they're young with a lot of enthusiasm and legs.
"So, as with any game in this division, it won't be easy but we are at home on the back of a good win after a difficult time and the only way to maintain that is to give everything to try to win on Saturday."
Club captain Gordon Greer and striker Sam Baldock could both return for Saturday's match, while Uwe Hunemeier is still a few weeks away from returning.
Greer and Baldock missed Brighton's 1-0 win at Blackburn last weekend but Seagulls manager Chris Hughton is hoping they come through training today to be in contention.
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Gold movie starring Akshay Kumar shooting has begun from today onward. Apart from Akshay, Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor and Amit Sadh has join the star cast. Film is based on True events. How India as an independent nation got its first Gold in 1948.
Gold is one of the most anticipated movie that to be released in 2018. Film is directed by Reema Kagti and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. Film is slated for release on Independence Day (15th August), 2018.
Film first look is looking terrific and definitely one of the movie to watch out for in next year.
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This is the last signifier of the old business, and we've been very anxious to have it removed. Now when people pass by there will (hopefully) be less confusion about what's going on in the space.
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Rollatini with Pork and Rosemary Filling
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Herbed pork serves as a rich filling for rolled chicken breasts.
INGREDIENTS (for 4 servings):
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 pound ground pork
salt and pepper to taste
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded to 1/4 inch thickness
To Make Filling: Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute until golden. Add the pork and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook the pork, crumbling with a fork, for about 10 minutes. Stir in the rosemary. Remove mixture from skillet with a slotted spoon and remove all but 2 tablespoons of the pork fat.
Lay the chicken breasts flat and season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon equal amounts of the pork mixture onto each breast, and roll each one up tightly. Secure each roll with 2 toothpicks.
Heat the skillet with the reserved pork fat over medium high heat until almost smoking. Saute chicken on one side for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown. Turn over. Turn heat to medium and saute chicken until cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes.


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I see fresh, green shoots in the beer industry almost everywhere I travel, and a visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland this past weekend proved no different. Boundary Brewing, a cooperative with just barely 1000 owner-members, celebrated its first year by inviting some of its best friends over to the brewery for a collaboration.
Folks from breweries like Otterbank, Yellowbelly, and The White Hag drove up from the south to produce a Double IPA. Of course, they also shared a fridge full of the most interesting beers they could find, including Tired Hands Ourison, Boon Black Label Oude Geuze, and a 2012 Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise. Boundary's story is a great one, and I look forward to telling it in full soon.


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Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed in Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and the enslaved were now free.
JUNETEENTH FREEDOM WALKThursday, June 14 • 9 a.m.All ages are invited to participate in a 2.2 legacy walk from the Lincoln Recreation Center to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. After the walk, stay for the museum's free, educational storytelling program.
PRAISES AT THE PAVILIONTuesday, June 19 • 6:30-8:30 p.m.Enjoy an evening of praise through songs and dance signifying Juneteenth, a day of jubilee and freedom, at the Lincoln Recreation Center's W.A. Tarrow Pavilion.For more information, email email@example.com or call 979.764.3779.


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Thursday, July 7, 2016
weekend adventures | exploring hillwood gardens
Spring is always such a beautiful, yet fleeting, season in DC. It seemed to disappear even more quickly than usual this year, I think because we were traveling and because horrible weather (a month of rain) kept us from enjoying our usual outdoorsy activities. But in the middle of April, we had a weekend of perfect weather, so we took my mother to explore Hillwood Gardens for her birthday. The gardens were in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the sky was vivid blue.
Hillwood Gardens is an estate purchased by Marjorie Merriweather Post in 1955. Marjorie was the owner of Post Cereal, the founder of General Foods, and the richest woman in America. We toured the mansion, and it was ridiculous what money could buy - she collected Fabergé eggs, French and Russian art, and jewelry, had multiple estates, and a huge staff that kept everything running smoothly. I much preferred the gardens to the interior of the house (which was filled to the brim with all the expensive useless things that money could buy). But despite her tastes in decorating (so many portraits of herself!), Marjorie was a philanthropist, an excellent employer, a skilled businesswoman, and an animal lover.
But back to the gardens! I think of DC as such an urban space, and always find it surprising to stumble on gardens and wooded areas within the city. From the mansion's portico, there was actually a view across the lawn to the Washington Monument in the distance. Just imagine the garden parties you could have here. Someone get me a cocktail!
Most of my photos were taken in the Japanese garden because that was my favorite. But there was also a pet cemetery, a cutting garden, a French parterre, a putting green, a rose garden where Marjorie's ashes are located, and the lunar lawn which is watched over by Leo the stone lion and which offers that billion dollar view towards the Washington Monument. While I enjoy the gardens at the National Arboretum more, what's remarkable to me about Hillwood is that it was a privately owned residence. It's a lifestyle I just can't imagine living, though it was fun to pretend for a day.
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On the surface hiring should be simple. An organization advertises a job, a group of qualified applicants apply for the job and from that pool the recruiter/hiring manager selects the best person for the position. Maybe in the old days that's how the process worked but not so much now.
Think about this, recruiters report that at least half of all applicants that apply for a job don't have the basic qualifications for that job. As a job candidate looking for new opportunities one may think "why not" when they throw their resume at the proverbial hiring wall but in reality they are creating a bigger problem for themselves and others. On average organizations receive about 118 resumes for every job posting. Recruiters have learned now through past conditioning that at least sixty of those resumes aren't going to be a fit because unqualified people continue declaring, "what the heck" when clicking the resume submittal button. To save time recruiters will either employ an ATS to quickly weed through a candidate's qualifications or they will spend less and less time reviewing their resume.
According to the Ladders.com, recruiters spend an average of only six seconds reviewing each resume. If you think six seconds is startling then here is another stat for you, 61% of recruiters will dismiss a resume if it has typos. So forget whether you are the most qualified for the job, a simple slip of using "there" when a "their" was actually required could send a job candidate back to the drawing board. How many good candidates are eliminated for a mere typo or due to the fact that overburdened recruiters simply can't allocate enough time to adequately review resumes?
One solution that employers turn to in a battle for time is the applicant tracking system which screens candidates' resumes based on key words. According to one study, these talent management systems will filter out up to 50% of all resumes before the recruiter looks at a single one. The problem here is that the job requirements are often so unnecessarily numerous that good candidates unaware of how to avoid elimination by peppering their resume with keywords are eliminated sight unseen.
What we have is a catch-22. Candidates can't get jobs or even interviews because overburdened recruiters and ATS systems give them little chance. Therefore candidates apply to as many positions as possible hoping their resume will stick somewhere. This glut of resumes in turn creates more work for recruiters and as a result they increasingly dedicate less and less time to reviewing each candidate's credentials. The job candidate's plight worsens resulting in them applying to any and everything that remotely matches their qualifications in hopes of getting seen. And so recruiters employ more and more measures to filter job candidates that inevitably kick an increasing amount of good candidates to the curb.
The hiring process is flawed primarily because recruiters don't have the time to thoroughly evaluate the talent before them. We will never get candidates to stop haphazardly applying for positions. Employers must utilize solutions that help them save time but simultaneously give them a better understanding of the candidate and their qualifications.
Do you want to know what's especially troubling? Most candidates fail for attitudinal reasons and not skills which is something no human or robot can detect on a resume anyway.
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The cultural fit being really what gets you the job (company), means that a partnering Recruiter had better know his client Company's culture like the back of his hand.


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It's fair to say that most people who use eBay have a love-hate relationship with the auction site. For every bargain buy or smooth transaction you're forced to patiently wait weeks for items to arrive, or simply put up with people's stupidity.
We've been using eBay since the days when sending a cheque through the post was an acceptable, and common, means of payment. As such, we've come across all kinds of bizarre messages, requests and complaints over the years.
Sit down and get ready to seethe as we rattle off thirty things that infuriate eBay users.
eBay Sellers
When you receive a 'Question for Seller' and the answer could have been discovered by simply reading the item description
When you receive a 'Question for Seller' and it's in a foreign language
When you receive a 'Question for Seller' and it's in English, but due to poor spelling and grammar it may as well be in a foreign language
When you're selling a large item and state that only inland buyers can bid, only then to receive a message from a buyer another country asking if you'll ship it to them…
…which you eventually agree to as long as they cover postage costs. And then they don't bid
When you're selling an item on a standard auction and somebody simply messages you with "Buy it now?" No rough price, pleasantries or anything of the sort


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A giant. A short paragrpah does not do this man justice. Ted Hesburgh held an important title – in fact many important roles (150 honorary degrees), but it is his work that left the greatest mark. He was important in South Bend, to the Catholic community and far beyond. Here is a New York Times […]Read More
I have to admit that I did not recognize the name. Most everyone knows the name Jackie Robinson. Hockey fans recall Willie O'Ree as the first Black hockey player in the National Hockey League (1958 with the Boston Bruins). During his lifetime, Earl Lloyd deserved more attention for being the first African-American player in the […]Read More
To an older generation the was the Brooklyn Dodgers, the New York Giants, the Philadelphia A's, Braves (Boston and Milwaukee) and the Washington Senators (twice). To those later, there were the likes of the Montreal Expos, the original Winnipeg Jets, the Quebec Nordiques, the football Cardinals (from St. Louis to Arizona), the Rams (from L.A. […]Read More
Not actually Mr. Magoo – we do not know when the idea of the cartoon was born. But we do know the birthdate of the voice of Mr. Magoo. Jim Backus was born in Cleveland on February 25, 1913 as James Gilmore Backus. His career covered radio, TV and film. In addition, to Magoo he […]Read More
Three hockey games on the NBC networks, a remote from Lake Placid in honor of the 35th anniversary of the U.S. Olympic hockey team "Miracle on Ice", a feature on U.S. sled hockey's Josh Sweeney, a profile of the U.S. National Team Development programas as well as several features exploring hockey's influence and impact in […]Read More
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Before there was a stadium series and with much less hype, there were the Kings and the Seals in all-California NHL hockey. This game coming to you from "The Faboulous Forum" in Inglewood. This article was first published on http://www.journeysinto.com.Read More
There was a feature on NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday about Apple possibly getting into the car business. That, by itself, is an interesting notion. But what caught my attention and prompts this posting is learning as part of that feature that Sears once built and sold cars. In 1893, the company incorporated itself as Sears, […]Read More
Pitchers and catchers have arrived – the experts are making their expert picks. Baseball is resurfacing. With temps near zero, snow and a howling wind, we welcome it – maybe it means that spring is not too far behind. This song makes us think of baseball at its best (Pride of the Yankees – Gary […]Read More
Hopefully, Valentine's Day took care of your sweet tooth. Perhaps you are looking for something spicy. If you in and around Santa Cruz, California, you might consider heading to the boardwalk for the 34th annual Clam Chowder and Chili Cook-off and Festival. More than 70 teams compete for the local title of "world's greatest clam […]Read More
The PBS program "American Masters" and the February institution called "Black History Month" are cornerstones of contemporary culture. At their best they inform, entertain and enlighten. At times, however, both can come up short resulting in formula-like presentations. A PBS program about the life of August Wilson is programming at its best. Wilson (April 27, […]Read More
Raul Rodriguez, an acclaimed float designer who created hundreds of floral confections for the Rose Parade, has died. He was 71. Rodriguez's career as a champion float maker began at 15, when he designed his first Rose Parade float for the city of Whittier and took home a trophy. He went on to design at […]Read More
The Valley of the Sun and Arizona is such a draw – has been for a long time. The climate, the scenery, the lifestyle. BUt the place has sure changed in recent years. Phoenix has grown – they even play ice hockey there now. One can still get a feel for the traditions and Arizona […]Read More
That it's been a cold winter in much of North America has been one of the headlines of the last month. Blizzards, cold wind, drifting snow. But in the Yukon such meteorological events are commonplace. Winters are tough in these environs, so accept it and make the most of it. This is the spirit in […]Read More
The headline in the Arizona Daily Star in 1925 reads: "Cowboys are asked not to shoot up the town". The words of caution were written in reference to the Tucson Rodeo. Founded as a means to enhance winter tourism, the first Tucson Rodeo was first staged on February 21-23, 1925, at Catalina Field, a converted […]Read More
No reason – I just like it This article was first published on http://www.journeysinto.com.Read More
Today is Mardis Gras Day. It is also Pancake Tuesday. In an earlier posting, we spoke about Pancake Day. Officially, it is International Pancake Day, not for its connect with IHOP (there is none), but rather for the unique trans-Atlantic pancake race that occurs. No, not trans-Atlantic in the sense that they cross the ocean […]Read More
For as long as Bob Feller, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, remained alive, the business model for the Bob Feller Museum in Van Meter, Iowa, his hometown, worked perfectly. Every year, Feller invited famous retired ballplayers to the museum for fund-raising events. Guests included fellow Hall of Famers like Stan Musial […]Read More
A girl from New Jersey (Tenafly, Dwight School for Girls) made good. This article was first published on http://www.journeysinto.com.Read More
I know – it's a time of soundbites, icons and elevator pitches. In too many situations and settings it's style over substance. We seem to be losing our sense of what is driving what ( see Brian Williams). That is the spirit in which I read and hear of "Hockey Day in Canada" (that we […]Read More
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The French actor Louis Jourdan, best known for his role in the multi-Oscar winning 1958 musical Gigi, died in California on February 15, 2015 aged 93. Born in Marseilles, he began his career acting in French films before being lured to the US. Often seen in roles that capitalised on his Gallic charm, he described […]Read More
Harold Arlen was born (Hyman Arluck) on this date February 15 in 1905. He died on April 23, 1986. In between, he gained fame as a composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including […]Read More
Look at the news headlines and say the words "border" or "immigration" and you may well stir up a hornet's nest. But Brownsville, Texas an annual community celebration shows that it does not have to necessarily be that way. Charro Days, also known as Charro Days Fiesta or Charro Days Festival, is a two-nation fiesta […]Read More
Not that it helps much, but here's expressing our sympathies and solidarity with friends Down East – from Massachusetts to Maine into the Maritimes. What a tough stretch of weather ! Hang in there. As the baseball types like to say, "Only a few days before pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training" (Conveniently overlooking […]Read More
February 15 is flag day in Canada. This year is a special flag day. It is 50 years since the introduction of the red and white Maple Leaf Flag. Interestingly, the 50th anniversary observance is being described by many as low-key. We'll leave the why to those closer to the scene. Here we share with […]Read More
Michael Feinstein is one of our modern day treasures. Singer, pianist, and music revivalist, he is also an interpreter of, and an anthropologist and archivist for, the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. Feinstein recently reviewed a book on the social history of the Great American Songbook era. As interesting as the review itself […]Read More
There's an ugly construction site in an already not too pretty part of the New Jersey Meadowlands sports complex. The types that promote, build and profit from such schemes are telling those who listen that the finished project is to indoor ski slope. They also have been telling the rest of us that once completed […]Read More
Many now believe Louisiana French to be endangered, even as other aspects of the state's rural culture flourish amid the homogenizing forces of modern life. But there is also a hope that efforts like the show, along with a small band of Francophone scholars, activists and Cajun musicians, might nourish the language until it somehow […]Read More
It's not the extreme rivalry that it once was, and to some it takes a back seat to Boston-Montreal, but to those that can remember an earlier time Leafs-Canadiens is still special. In fact, try listing North America's sports' biggest rivalries and what do you come up with ? Yanks-Red Sox ? Lakers-Celtics ? Dodgers-Giants? […]Read More
Gordon Lightfoot has long been one of my favorites. Canadians have long been honoring Lightfoot – espeically after an especially scary period that almost killed him. He remains with us to hear the accolades and love – not just North of the Border either. Here is a Scott Simon interview with Gordon Lightfoot from NPR's […]Read More
Timeless, enduring..and felt especially on a day like today. Life at its best or perhaps as it might be…. This article was first published on http://www.journeysinto.com.Read More
New England Confectionery Company, or NECCO, has been producing candy sweethearts for more than 100 years. NECCO spends most of the year gearing up for Valentine's Day. Every year, the company sells about 2 billion candy hearts. CEO Michael McGee took a break to talk to Kai Ryssdal from PRI's Marketplace about the so-called conversation […]Read More
At first blush, it looks like another one of those promotion days – this one for a franchise pancake establishment with a blue roof (IHOP). But no this time it is the real deal – an authentic event with depth and substance. Many people are familiar with Mardi gras celebrations on the day before Lent. […]Read More
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We have written in the past of Halloween in Hell (Michigan) or Christmas-season at North Pole (New York) or Santa Claus (Indiana). So, I guess it was to be expected that at some point we would find ourselves speaking of Valentine's Day in a place called Valentine. Actually, there are at least for U.S. Valentines […]Read More
To many Valentine's Day is chocolate hearts, cards and flowers. For some it's at time for a special date. In Indio, California it's about dates as well during the Valentine's weekend. But the other date, as in fruit – at the National Date Festival The Date Festival dates back to 1947,and is itself an outgrowth […]Read More
It's going to be cold, real cold. But that will not stop folks from near and not so near from converging on Port Dover, Ontario because it is Friday, the 13th. You see, any time it is Friday the 13th, there is a motorcycle rally in Port Dover. It is a tradition that dates back […]Read More
Buzzfeed recently asked members of their community to share their favourite foods for under $10 from their corners of Canada. Here's what they came up with. This article was first published on http://www.journeysinto.com.Read More
In a time of standardization, many events and activities have become a formula-like (See Super Bowl "street fair"). Wickenburg, Arizona's Gold Rush Days is different. It is a throwback – an authentic community-wide celebration of the area and its heritage. Located about 60 miles northwest of Phoenix, Wickenburg, incorporated in 1909 is called The Dude […]Read More
It's that time of year again. With Mardis Gras Day on February 17, folks in the region are in seasonal form. Parties may be found in Louisiana, along the Mississippi Coast, and as far west as Galveston. We tend to be drawn to the rural versions so full of local traditions. Here we share you […]Read More
Brian Williams, Jon Stewart and Bob Simon. Three very different individuals, three different styles. But there is a common thread. All three have been associated with current events and on television. Bob Simon's sudden passing leaves us saddened – how random and tragic, a victim of an auto accident on Manhattan's 12th Avenue (formerly the […]Read More
Like the Sinatra song "There Used to be a Ballpark", there used to be a holiday today. Back a few decades ago Lincoln's Birthday was a real national holiday. Today it has been mostly replaced by the Presidents' Day three-day weekend. But in some places, Lincoln's actual Birthday, February 12, is still observed. In some […]Read More
Shows you how little I knew. I always had this image of Jerry Tarkanian as this slick Las Vegas night club type who was looking to beat the system Turns out that there many, many others (most on more bucolic campus settings) who were gaming the college "student-athlete" system. They perhaps were a bit more […]Read More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCju8TwQ-F0 Ed Sabol, whose vision that football could become riveting cinema gave birth to NFL Films, which marshaled exquisite photography, rhapsodic music and poetry to elevate pro football to the realm of myth, died on February 9 at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 98. The N.F.L. announced his death on its website. His […]Read More
Jimmy Durante (The Great Schozzloa) was born on February 10, 1893. So, Happy Birthday Jimmy Durante, wherever you are This article was first published on http://www.journeysinto.com.Read More
A piece of Americana and American Advertising history. "A musical slogan" and more (Montage of "the six most successful advertising jingles in America" at the start {"Where there's life- there's Bud[weiser]", "Now it's Pepsi- For Those Who Think Young" [Joanie Sommers, vocalist], "Winston Tastes Good- Like a Cigarette Should", Northwest Orient Airlines, "You Get A […]Read More
Better that it should have happened earlier (while he was alive), but am glad to see that Claude Ruel is being recognized for his achievements big and small. These comments from the Hockey Inside Out blog of the Montreal Gazette: "….It is possible that no one did more for this team for less recognition than […]Read More
The Beatles performed on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlm7JyCHwcE This article was first published on http://www.journeysinto.com.Read More
Claude Ruel, two-time coach of the Montreal Canadiens and a fixture in the organization for decades, has died at age 76. Best known as the coach who followed the legendary Toe Blake, Ruel led Canadiens to a Stanley Cup in his first year as head coach (1968-69). He is probably remembered to most in that […]Read More
It's a story increasingly forgotten. But back 50 years ago it was a big deal when Canada introduced a new flag. Younger generations presume that the Maple Leaf was always the national flag. In fact, the read and white flag is a relatively recent addition to the national landscape. The national flag of Canada was […]Read More
Billy Casper, Dean Smith and Norm Drucker. Another passing of a legendary sports figure. Norm Drucker might not be as universally known as a Dean Smith, but to those who can recall basketball some 4-5 decades ago he was an integral part of what many believe was golden age of basketball. In fact, he was […]Read More
It's a beautiful in the neighborhood – especially if you are visiting the Heinz History Center. You see, the Center is now home to the set from the legendary Public Television program, writes Roadtrippers. According to Dana Newkirk's piece, "The exhibit will treat nostalgia-bombing guests to a look back at King Friday's castle, the Oak […]Read More
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Billy Casper, a two-time United States Open victor, a Masters champion and the player with the seventh-most wins in PGA Tour history, died on February 7 at his home in Springville, Utah. He was 83 A brilliant putter with a superb short game as well, Casper was nonetheless overshadowed in his prime by Arnold Palmer, […]Read More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIWQa7S0Pn8 Jack Lemmon was born on February 8, 1925. He would have turned 90 this year. Lemmon was an eight time Academy Award nominee, with two wins. He starred in more than 60 films, including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts (for which he won the 1955 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), […]Read More
It was so heart-warming to read of the dinner in honor of Gordie Howe in Saskatoon. CBC News reports that Howe, 86, was all smiles as he made his way to the event, sponsored by the Kinsmen. Wearing a suit and tie, he shuffled through a hotel lobby, pausing briefly with a fan who shook […]Read More
Regretfully, hockey does not have a Fenway Park or Wrigley Field. We did – lots of them. But in their infinite wisdom the lords of hockey decided that ice palaces like the Montreal Forum, Maple Leaf Gardens, Boston Garden and Chicago Stadium were obsolete. So we have many "Centres" – Bell, United, Air Canada, Wells […]Read More
I suppose it was inevitable. A sign of the popularity of the sport. We have in the past often chronicled disputes between various communities claiming the distinction of being the home of or capital of a certain food or activity. For example, there's the battle for BBQ Capital, Chili Capital, Lutefisk Capital or Home of […]Read More
Babe Ruth was born on February 6, 1895. Though he passed away in 1948, he is still recalled today, especially on this, his date of birth. For example, in his hometown of birth, Baltimore, they will stage an annual Babe Ruth Birthday Bash. Traditionally the event would occur at the Babe Ruth House and Museum, […]Read More
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/10/101435/2118491-ronald_reagan.jpg It's February. Though we have not reached the birthdate of George Washington or Abraham Lincoln yet, today is the date of birth for an ex-President. Ronald Reagan was born on February 11, 1911 at Tampico, IL At the Ronald Reagan Memorial Library in a special program is planned to mark the birthday. Brigadier General […]Read More
It started as Harney Park. Towards the end, it was variously officially called 3Com Park, San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point or Monster Park. But to anyone who cared it remained Candlestick Park. That is until yesterday. That's when Candlestick Park started to be no more. After a long and checkered history of being the […]Read More
Folks beyond baseball recognize the name Jackie Robinson. Hockey fans know of Willie O'Ree, the first Black player to play in the N.H.L.. But the name Val James does not mean much to many. That is about to change. Valmore Curtis James (born February 14, 1957) is a retired hockey player, who played 2 seasons […]Read More
Hearing of the passing of Mary Healy makes you appreciate just how much the world has changed. Some 50 years ago, Mary and her husband Peter Lynd Hayes were two names that commanded respect, but for as a young one back then I did not quite know why. Peter Lynd Hayes and Mary Healy formed […]Read More
Dr. Charles L. "Charlie" Sifford, a man who achieved great success on the golf course but made a much larger impact off of it, died on February 3 at the age of 92. Described as the Jackie Robinson of golf, his challenge to the PGA's "Caucasian-only" membership clause forced the desegregation of professional golf in […]Read More
Overlooked perhaps, but definitely not forgotten. "For more than a half century, "To Kill A Mockingbird" has stood apart a singular American literary masterpiece…" So started the New York Times. "….It brought fame to its enigmatic author, Harper Lee, who soon retreated from the spotlight to her native Monroeville, Alabama. She never published another book, […]Read More
Thank you Dave Stubbs. Thank you Elise Beliveau and family. In a time replete with exaggeration, distortion and too much disappointment, columnist Dave Stubbs has again reminded us of our better selves. In yet another brilliant Montreal Gazette piece, he writes of his recent visit to the Beliveau residence two months after the passing of […]Read More
Mickey Owens, Wrong Way Corrigan, Jim Marshall, Ralph Branca, Steve Smith, Bill Buckner, Grady Little, Jeffery Maier, Steve Bartman, and Joe Pisarcik. Now, in the wake of Sunday night's Super Bowl, many were quick to add the names of Pete Carroll and Darrell Bevell to the list of those whose most public and memorable errors […]Read More
Norman Rockwell was born on February 3, 1894 in New York. Interestingly Rockwell was born and raised in the Big Apple, though he did die in Stockbridge, Mass. and is now associated with New England. Years after his death in 1978 he remains strong in the consciousness of many, noted for his "realistic and homey" […]Read More
There are just some songs you don't hear any more. Here is one that they don't play on the Oldies station. This article was first published on http://www.journeysinto.com.Read More
A Dr. Pepper jingle I loved back in the 1970's This article was first published on http://www.journeysinto.com.Read More
It was once one of the those mainstay brands. Now it may be history. Headlines in today's paper a bankruptcy deal that would sell about half its store leases to Sprint Corp. and close the rest, meaning RadioShack would cease to exist as a stand-alone retailer. Radio Shack dates back to 1921, when it began […]Read More
Words do not do it justice. The Beanpot Hockey Tournament is a unique event, and one that cannot be captured without actually experiencing it. The Beanpot involves the four major college hockey schools of the Boston, Massachusetts area, Boston University, Boston College, Harvard and Northeastern. Held annually since the 1952–53 season, the tournament gives the […]Read More
Last week we wrote of Stan Mikita and wished him well. This week, we do the same for Al Arbour, a former N.H.L.er and coach, who probably is best known for having guided the New York Islanders to four consecutive Stanley Cup championships in the early 1980s, Though it apparently was reported last Summer, we […]Read More
It was quite an event – the Super Bowl game and all the surrounded it – before and after. Deflategate, non-responsive interviewees, decision-making leading to the final climatic play of the game. The TV ads, et. al. What stays with us most, however, are the observations of New York Times columnist John Branch in an […]Read More
Much like a football "expert" that chose Seattle just after the final play of the game, groundhogs from Pennsylvania to New York to Nova Scotia, in the midst of ice and snow, this morning opted for 6 weeks more of winter. For details in PA. In Canada Personally, I am just reporting. My views are […]Read More
Maybe it's better that Phil just stay in bed. As of 4 pm on Sunday, February 1, here is the weather forecast for Groundhog Day in Punxatawney, Pennsylvania: Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until noon EST Monday. Snow accumulations: 6 to 10 inches. Period of most intense Snow, through tonight. Snow ending, Monday afternoon. […]Read More
For a woman who composed or collaborated on some 850 songs over seven decades, Rose Marie McCoy, who died on Jan. 20 at 92, was largely unheralded, recognized only belatedly in a nationwide radio documentary. But her songs, spanning R&B, rock 'n' roll, jazz and gospel, were widely heard, recorded by scores of singers, including […]Read More
Notwithstanding Deflategate, here is equal time to the Patriots, in the form of a salute to the Boston Patriots This article was first published on http://www.journeysinto.com.Read More
The Seattle Seahawks are now the toast of the town and beyond (the 12th Man extends to Vancouver and beyond). But pro Sports in Seattle goes back a ways – and much of it is overlooked and forgotten. Remember the Pilots (Major League baseball in Seattle for one year before Bud Selig moved them to […]Read More
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It's America's unofficial holiday – Super Bowl Day. They some 115 million will connect with the game in one way or another. Our home is one of those mixed marriages. Down in the man cave the game will be on, while upstairs the Kitty Bowl or Puppy Bowl or a chick flick will rule the […]Read More


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Wow! Is January really over already? It seems like yesterday we were welcoming Lea, the new American Girl GOTY! There is a lot going on in the doll world right now and part of that is due to the fact that its Toy Fair season – Toy Fair is a HUGE trade show for the toy industry where the manufacturers (people who create/make the toys) and the buyers (people who decide what will be available for sale in stores like Toys R Us, Barnes & Noble, and your local independent toy store) get a chance to meet. The toy companies show off what is new for the year and the buyers decide how they want to stock their stores.
So, now that we have taken that little detour, Toy Fair London took place this past week and if you pop over to Swish & Swirl you can see just how BIG Toy Fair is – Swish & Swirl Toy Fair London and you can see even more photos of the THREE new A Girl For All Time dolls that are coming this year. I can't wait for Toy Fair New York in two weeks!!
I love Sharry's look back at 1970's life through the eyes of our favorite dolls. The kids at Julie Newman's 70s Time Capsule are in Art Class this week – how many of those classic crafts do you recognize?
Of course, by now, you have heard the news that Barbie is releasing a more diverse line of dolls – it was one of this week's big stories and everyone seems to have an opinion about it.
PenPalGirls is having a Chinese New Year sale and all of their non-preorder items are $8.00! I don't know how long these will last, but $8.00 is a great price!
And here is a little sneak peek of one of the reviews I am working on. Our friends at The Queen's Treasures graciously sent me their Farm Stand to review. Lea had so much fun picking out fresh veggies and fruit yesterday.
If you haven't entered our giveaway from My Doll's Life featuring the Hot Cocoa and Sweets set, you need to get your entry in! The giveaway closes tomorrow night.
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Can you believe it?
Looking back at my first post prior to joining this course, it's surreal where I am at now. It has been a long journey tinged with lots of sweat, tears and uncertainty. I remember scoffing at tutors when they said 'this course is going to test all that you have', thinking that they are a bunch of dramatics. I mean, how hard could it be?
As my views matured, I begun to gain a more realistic picture. The course not only asks you to be an excellent therapist, you'll have to be a doctoral level researcher and academic too. It asks you to address excruciatingly painful unresolved issues. It asks you to carry your clients difficulties whilst managing your own anxieties of being a trainee. To top it off churning out essays and research is a given part of the course. It certainly brings to fore and augments the self doubts and criticisms that you try so hard to bury and forget. In the race to the finish line, our cohort have lost half of its members, people whom I'm sure the whole cohort holds dear to their heart. All of them were incredibly passionate about the field. In the past, I believed that determination is the root of all success, as long as you try your best, you'll get there, but it seems that in reality, it's much more complex than that. One can't help but feel slightly jaded in the face of all that.
Having said that, you can't help but look back and think, did I really do all those things? Was I really capable of those things? It takes a holiday to realise how much pent up tension I have held within me. I may be somewhat jaded but definitely more settled in my confidence.