text: I have the privilege of working on an eco-house project near Bristol for the past five years, the site is a steep, secluded valley with stunning views out to the channel. We have been developing, planting and landscaping the site as this stunning house went up and the clients moved in. The area is about six acres in total, it has a roundhouse retreat space in the woodland, a series of balancing pools down the valley, and terraced fruit and vegetable gardens. The project is now almost complete, the new office space is in and I need to bid a fond farewell to this once in a lifetime project.


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Lora Alice Shurtliff Bush, age 81, died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in Henderson, Nevada. She was born March 28, 1937 in Overton, Nevada to Norman E. and Adelia Winsor Shurtliff. On May 22, 1954 she married V. Frank Bush in Kingman, Arizona. They were later sealed in the St. George LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on January 15, 1997.
Lora was the youngest of five children and as a child; her favorite activity was working with her father in the Shurtliff print shop. She spent all of her childhood in Overton until she met her husband, Frank Bush. After they were married and due to his Military service, she lived in Okinawa, Japan about 3 years. Then they lived in Las Vegas, Nevada for a short time while she earned her Bachelors' Degree in Education from UNLV. She worked in Elementary Education for many years, impacting many young people in the valley.
It's worthy to note that she balanced full time work, motherhood and care giver to her sweet husband who had Multiple Sclerosis.
Lora was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and loved serving in the Overton 1st ward. One of the highlights of her life, (besides her family) was her LDS mission in Los Angeles, California. She served in the Family History Center and loved every day she was there.
She enjoyed sewing, reading, genealogy and serving in the temple and spending time with her family. She will be remembered as a faithful friend, sister, mother and member of the church.
Survivors include two sons and two daughters: Richard (Barbara) of Mesa, AZ; Vincent Timothy(Kelly) of Sparks, NV; Carolyn (Leonard) Zeedyk of Henderson, NV; Ginny (Doug) Cannon of St. George, UT; 22 grandchildren; 35 great grandchildren; two sisters: Nan Crutchfield of Salt Lake City, UT and Dorothy Fetherston of Overton, NV.
Funeral services will be held Monday, June 4, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Overton 1st Ward Chapel. Visitation will be Sunday, June 3, 2018 from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Moapa Valley Mortuary and again from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. prior to services at the mortuary. Friends and family are invited to sign our online guest book at www.moapavalleymortuary.com

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Zeitgeist – 2011
August 5, 2011
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The stock exchange internationally as I write this is said to be in chaos.
Please watch these videos……they so make sense about what we as responsible societies should be doing.
Zeitgeist – The Movie
August 4, 2011
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I would never have thought that this movie would be part of my Quaker journey. Please watch it. It is really interesting. It's a couple of hours long……. but I guarantee it's worth it!
Are you sick of the lies and corruption in society, of the greed and power of the few? Do you want to end poverty? Do you want to find peace inside?
Questions for Reflection
May 28, 2011
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My Journey – reflecting….
Following on from my last post about "Becoming a Quaker" I have started the online course, and I have several things to do – mainly reflection of why I want to commit to be a Quaker, who am I and what is my faith.
Where have you come from on your spiritual journey?
I don't know how to answer this at the moment.
Most of my life I have believed in "God", "the IS" or whatever name one calls it. However, I am currently having a crisis in my faith. I'm not sure what I believe in anymore. I feel that I am almost starting my search from scratch.
What treasures do you bring with you?
A questioning mind. A love of learning, a compassionate heart (i'm too flippin soft!), and a passion for equality, respect and truth.
What do you want to give up or leave behind from previous faith experiences?
What brings you to Quakers?
The Community of like minded people who hold similar values. And the belief to see that of God in EVERYTHING.
Short answers I know. Much thought though.


text: Hi Amir, What about Pegasys (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15096276&query_hl=12) or Taverna (http://taverna.sourceforge.net/) as possible systems? These are graphical based system as well but they would be able to do what you described below. Cheers, Will On 10/3/05, Amir Karger <akarger at cgr.harvard.edu> wrote: > Several people mentioned 2-D graphical workflow tool in a "Bioinformatics > workflow?" thread on bioclusters. (I'm redirecting my non-cluster-y question > here.) While still a newbie, I'm getting the impression that many > bioinformatics workflows are mostly linear, with obvious important > exceptions like conditions and loops. For example, I had a client last week > who wanted to script: > > 1 blast [sequence=..., program=...] > blast.out > 2 get hits from blast.out > blast.hits > 3 find hits with 50-70% sequence identity from blast.hits > blast.good_hits > 3 download/fastacmd sequences for IDs in blast.good_hits > hits.fasta > 4 clustalw hits.fasta > publishable_result (OK, not really) > > Our current model is to help people to write shell scripts, but that doesn't > work for all users. It seems like a two-dimensional workflow tool would be > overkill for the above. All I need is a tool that combines > Pise/iNquiry-style "select a bioinformatics tool, input parameters" with the > ability to save a set of commands. > > Of course, it would be much less powerful and flexible than the 2-D workflow > tools. But "protocols" (http://biopipe.org/protocols/) might be an easier > sell to computer-phobes than directed acyclic graphs. > > Is there anything out there that does this? I'd much rather steal than > build. > > - Amir Karger > Computational Biology Group > Bauer Center for Genomics Research > Harvard University > _______________________________________________ > Bioinformatics.Org general forum - BiO_Bulletin_Board at bioinformatics.org > https://bioinformatics.org/mailman/listinfo/bio_bulletin_board > -- William Hsiao PhD Student, Brinkman Laboratory Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr. Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6 Phone: 604-291-4206 Fax: 604-291-5583


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For those of you who couldn't make it to the Miami International Boat Show, here's some of what you missed courtesy of KVH designer Margot Ricci:
Boat owners stopped by to check out the new Tracphone V3, which generated tons of buzz at the show.
The KVH white and grey domes were everywhere along the docks.
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Are You Being Flocked?
193 Bourke St Melbourne, October
The campy title of the exhibition suggests a neat cross between fancy wallpaper and group mentality. But who is part of the flock? Stephen Bram, Tony Clark, Marco Fusinato, Melinda Harper, Fiona McDonald, Anne Marie May, Callum Morton, John Nixon, Rose Nolan, Kerrie Poliness, Kathy Temin, Gary Wilson plus Constanze Zikos, who curated the show and DJ's on Saturday nights in the bar downstairs. Okay, so the list reads like a year on Flinders lane 5 years ago - and everyone got a look in - hardedge, faux-naif, fluffy, knitted, painted, abstract and architectural. So why don't we do it in the road? Most of the artists in the exhibition are usually treated to pristine white gallery spaces and heavy institutional hangs – the sort of pedigree you wouldn't expect to grace the walls of the one-bedroom-and-sink-sized rooms above the bar. But we're all friends, aren't we? Stay in groups uh.
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The night of 8th/9th October saw RAF Bomber Command mount two big attacks. 504 aircraft, including 26 Wellingtons, now regarded as antiquated and making their last bombing raid, went to Hannover.
The weather was clear over Hannover and the Pathfinder Force was able to accurately mark the town. In turn the bombing was very concentrated leading to probably the most devastating single attack on the city in the war. Nearly 4,000 buildings were completely destroyed and 30,000 sustained damage. But German nightfighters were well organised, the controllers having anticipated that Hannover was the main target – and 27 bombers were shot down.
The record size of the 'diversionary' force – 119 bombers were sent to Bremen – had not had much effect. There were three casualties from this force, all Stirlings. One of them almost made it back to crash land in England. Phil Dyson, piloting C-Charlie, had hoped to attempt a landing at RAF Woodbridge, which had been specially built with long runways to accomodate aircraft in some distress:
But hopes were dashed when 'Bud' Rattigan our Canadian wireless op calmly informed us that the whole of East Anglia was enveloped in a thick ground mist. We were left with the alternative of ditching the aircraft.
Coming up to the East Anglian coast we were at 3,000 feet and I made a slow turn to run parallel with the shore. It was very dark but the land was more discernible than I thought it would be and the coast ahead appeared to be long and straight.
Ditching was something one could not practise, but learning the ditching procedure was a lesson which each individual crew member took very seriously. The pilot had to be securely strapped into his seat — and I was not and could do little for myself for I needed both hands to control the aircraft.
'Norman', I called to the bomb aimer, who occupied the adjacent seat, 'Fasten my seat belt'. There were four stages which met on a central clip-in device. It was dark and Norman groped around.
Meanwhile, throttle back and reduce speed one-third flap and to the wireless op, 'Bud', who had already sent out distress signals, 'Let the trailing aerial out.' I needed his instant warning when the aerial touched the water at 20 feet as the signal to cut the engines, pull back on the control column and stall C—Charlie in tail-first.
We were down to 500 feet and Norman was still fumbling around. 'Norman, strap me in quickly and hold the strap across my chest.'
It seemed no more than seconds after I had throttled right back that C—Charlie hit the water with an immense thud and the impact threw me forward with an almighty bang as my head struck the window in front and we went down.
Momentarily concussed, a flood of cold sea water crashed through the hatch above and instantly revived me and I jumped onto the seat and squeezed my bulky figure through that small aperture. Miraculously, C—Charlie was afloat and I could see my friends climbing out of the mid upper gun escape hatch one by one, all except one.
We found Norman Luff,the bomb aimer, entangled with the control column and we freed him and dragged him out of the pilot's escape hatch. Down by the port wing the dinghy was there and waiting, fully inflated and we gingerly clambered down, fearful lest we put our feet through the base.
Pete cut the lanyard and Jack and 'Bud' inexpertly paddled us towards the shore where we could see a light and hear a voice shouting repeatedly, 'Steer this way, straight towards the light'. In a few minutes we entered the surf and stepped ashore where the voice continued. 'Now one behind the other and follow me' and we crunched our way up a steep shingled beach.
At the top we could hear female voices and they led us towards a large house where we took off our soaking uniforms and flying kit and wrapped ourselves in a variety of garments. They tendered first aid to Norman who had a deep gash in his leg. They fed us and eventually provided us with beds for the few hours left before dawn.
These angels were members of the Women's Royal Naval Auxiliary and 'manned' a listening post where they had heard our Mayday call, never dreaming we would drop in to visit them at Hemsby, which lies 10 miles north of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
In the early hours of the morning I slipped out of the house and saw the huge tail of the Stirling standing like a sentinel 300 yards off shore. Later we all lined up with several of our hostesses to have our photographs taken with our staunch friend C—Charlie in the background. We had been very lucky in a number of ways, not least in the fact that we had landed just off a mined beach.
This account appears in the third volume of Martin Bowman's comprehensive study of Bomber Command: Reflections of War: Battleground Berlin (July 1943 – March 1944) .


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Friday, November 30, 2007
NaBloPoMo 2007 Ends!
To say goodbye
To all our Family!
Because it's OVER!
Pee 'cuz I gotta go!
O-M-O -Zero - Seven!
This has been a fun month of writing some well thought out posts and a whole lot of crap ones! Hopefully next year my November won't be quite as crazy as this one was, as I'd like to be able to see a marked improvement in my writing by the end of the month! I'd also like to be able to spend more time reading and commenting and finding some new blog buddies. There's nothing like feeling a sense of community in the vastness of the Internets!
Here's a shout out to all those who took on the bigger challenge of NaNoWriMo!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
30 years ago
I was all of 3 years old. I was already asking my brother's swim coach when I could join the team, and she'd tell me when I could swim the length of the pool she'd let me join. I worked really hard with the neighbor's daughters who were all lifeguards and was on that team the following summer.
I was following my brother everywhere he went. He was my idol, my everything. Being 4 years older I'm sure he got tired of me from time to time, but mostly he let me toddle after him. He taught me to build mud cities, bridges and tunnels for his hot wheel cars, but I remember I wasn't allowed to play with his Star Wars figures!
20 years ago
I was barely a teenager and all awkward and nerdy. I was very actively competing in Ice Skating and had just recently quit gymnastics, community theater and dance, because my mom said I had to choose, but was still allowed to swim on the community summer team.
I was in my final year of Middle School (grades 6-8). I was FINALLY 1st chair 1st flute in band, which was sooo big and I was in the District Honor Band. I adored science and hated history. I had been moved from advanced English to regular English because advanced was full and I had tested just below the cut-off, and even though I had always been in Advanced they were pulling me out. This pretty much was the turn of my reading abilities from slightly advanced to CRAP! I was never challenged in writing and reading in school after that and I lost interest.
I had a crush on Rob Sirwell but he said his parents were getting a divorce and was not in the right place for a relationship (relationship? who said anything about a relationship? I just wanted to hold hands and talk on the phone, maybe go to the mall, get some pizza!).
My best friend was a cheerleader and I REALLY REALLY wanted to be one too. I loved the dance and gymnastics elements of it, but mostly, I loved that freakin' skirt. I WANTED THAT SKIRT! I wasn't too keen on the image though. Yea, sure, they were popular which part of me wanted to be too (don't most kids at some point?), but at the same time I didn't. I went to the try out clinic for Jr. High, but never tried out. I told everyone that I didn't want to become snobby, but really.... I didn't want to be rejected. I later got that skirt in high school, but not for cheer. BTW - I still wish I had gone out for cheer.
Oh and a very outstanding thought on my mind during this time... When the hell are my boobs going to grow? Boob envy big time! Ok really, the body issues started about this time in general. I gained 15 pounds over the summer and went over 100 pounds after cutting back to just Ice Skating plus puberty was in full swing (minus the boob part DAMN IT!) and I recall being completely devastated. I HAD HIPS! No boobs AND I could no longer fit into the skinny Guess Jeans!
10 years ago
Around this time I had started down a career path I had not really planned on. I was on my 5th year of being enrolled in a Jr. College working on what I wanted to do when I grew up. I had gone from a Biology Major to a Computer Science Major back to Biology and then to Business. I was still not really working on my GE requirements to transfer and was continuing to take classes that simply interested me.
I had been working at a big company for a few years which started off as a 2 week temp assignment doing clerical work while I waited for an accounts payable position to open up at my friend's mom's office. This job was where I met some of the best friends a girl could ever ask for, and I switched over from a business direction and into high tech.
Along with my friends from this company, I was very much into country music and was off dancing 2-4 nights a week at a local country bar. I even competed a few times in couples, and I learned every line dance there was to learn back then. Yee Haw!
I moved out of my first apartment and into a rented house shared with my brother, his girlfriend and a high school friend (who was the lead singer in a bar band and had a different girl keeping me awake every weekend - good times!). The house was dubbed 'The Blue Room Yacht Club', as it had an in-law suite behind the house which was painted blue and decked out in a Nautical motif. The stereo and TV were out there, so most of the noise was out there too, which allowed the house to be relatively quiet. It was quite the party house.
Soon after I moved into the house, I adopted my two fur babies at 6 weeks old. I only had the intention to bring one home, but as I was walking out of the garage where they were kept, with one tiny grey kitten in my arms, the runt of the litter just looked so sad and helpless that I had to take him home too. They were small enough to both fit in my hands which is hard to believe now at 14 pounds each. I wouldn't name them until I got to know their personalities so we had a white board up in the house for people to leave suggestions. After each party we had quite a few to choose from. In the meantime, they were nicknamed Mousy and Ballsy, as that was their personalities. On the day of their first vet appointment I just couldn't put Ballsy on the record, so I called for a vote of the names on the board. He was a little crazy acting, so Cosmo it was (as in Kramer). Mousy stuck, even though he's far from the mousy one now.
A few weeks after the fur adoption, I began dating the guy I thought I was going to marry but a few months and a new mortgage later, I realized I couldn't stand living with him. So I suddenly found myself living on my own for the first time, with 2 adolescent cats who kept me up every night.
30-20-10 years ago I was a pretty different person from who I see in the mirror today. I'm certainly no longer drinking a lot of beer and doing Jägermeister shots in the parking lot of the country bar (I know at least one of you reading this remembers that!). I've gotten over gaining those pounds that put me over 100 on the scale, but I'm still waiting for the boobs. It is good to look back and see a few constants though, like my friends, my love of science, my cats, and I'm still working on what I want to be when I grow up. Oh and I still idolize my brother too!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
PIF (Pay It Forward) Exchange
PIF Pledge:
I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don't know what that gift will be yet and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days. That is my promise. The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog.
The ideas of what to make are all a swirly distraction in my head. I could knit something, or pull out the glue gun, or maybe the sewing machine (oh wait, my sewing machine died, so needle and thread?), or maybe some butter and sugar with a little flour to keep it together....
But you already know that I'm not down with the crap gifts, so hopefully it'll be something you will like and will use (or eat!).
You don't have to be crafty to join in. Come on along!
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Happy Birthday Mom and Papa!
Last Tuesday was my Mom's 75th Birthday, and even though she doesn't read this blog I shoulda mentioned it...you know, just in case!
And today, today is my Father's birthday. I think he's 71. He doesn't get on the computer unless my mom is showing him something, so there is little chance he'll see this. But just in case...
I think it's amusing that my parent's birthdays are 4 years and 8 days apart, and my brother's and my birthday are 4 years and 8 days apart. Hmmmm..... November to August is how many months?
Monday, November 26, 2007
Hug Me Pillow
Here is a sampling:
I've slept on this pillow every night since I got it. I bought it to give my husband the "cold shoulder" for some long forgotten misdeed. However, was I surprised to find that this is the most comfortable pillow I've ever owned.
If you're bothered by a girlfriend whose body temperature rises dramatically when she falls asleep, but they still want you to constantly hold them, this is a fantastic purchase. By placing the Hug Me Pillow in between you and her, you'll keep her happy, without suffering through another boiling, sleepless night.
I bought this pillow to keep my company on nights when my husband, a correspondent for the Trans-Alaskan News Network, was out of town. The pillow exceeded even my wildest expectations. I'm told the pillow was modeled after Brad Pitt, and I believe it! When I first nestled against the soft, but firm chest of my new "husband" I slept better than I ever had before. Now I don't mind when my husband goes out of town!
There were a few reviews which I couldn't tell if they were real or a joke so I passed on sharing those, but it sounds like there are a number of satisfied customers that feel a little more safe and warm in the night.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
From a List of Movies to this....
Christmas Movies? Already?
I mean, I realize that there are already a few in the theaters, we've already survived Black Friday, and I'm even thinking about getting the lights up today, but I'm not ready to start thinking about the movies yet. I'm just barely ready for 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown', and I don't think I'd even think that would hold my attention long enough.
To me Christmas movies means Winter Break from school and wasting time in front of the boob-tube watching whatever was on. They aren't quite nostalgic for me yet, except maybe those oddly animated Christmas Classics of Rodolph and Jack Frost. I never really cared for 'A Christmas Story', however I am still a fan of 'A Christmas Carol'. I did enjoy 'Elf' when we finally saw it last year, but most of those other ones I could pretty much pass on this year.
Perhaps it's because I'm still kidless and I'm in this in-between mode of what this time of year means to me. Perhaps it's because these last few months have been sort of crazy between the wedding, and the surgery and then me diving head first into work, that I haven't slowed down enough to realize I need to slow down to reflect on this season. Perhaps it's because I want this Christmas to just sorta slide on by since we aren't going to visit either my brother or Eric's sister this year. I thought I really wanted us to spend our first Christmas with just us (and my parents because they'll be involved I'm sure), but maybe I'll have to rethink that.
Who knew Glinda's post about movies would trigger so much introspection. Thank you oh mighty Good Glinda, for you may have saved Christmas!
Let There Be HEAT!
I flipped the switch over to heat, all ready for that dusty hot smell that comes from the vents when the heater is used for the first time in a while. I stared at the thermostat checking the numbers to make sure the heater program I had set last year was still adequate for this night. The heater wasn't coming on though. I looked at the furnace sniffing for gas, afraid it was going to blow up in my face. I went back and forth between the thermostat and the furnace a few times and then decided to just wait.
15 minutes went by and still no heat. Something was wrong and I asked Eric to look at it for fear of blowing up our house and the neighbors along with it. He did the same thing... looked at the thermostat, sniffed the furnace.... still no heat. I started thinking about repairman bills and that we'd have to wait a little longer for our kitchen remodel and then Eric started pushing buttons on the thermostat and the heat started blasting.
Apparently we've been in A/C mode too long because neither one of us saw that the thermostat was set lower then the temp in the house, I mean that's how it works for the A/C! I guess it wasn't THAT cold, but if we were in an area of the world where we HAD to have some heat, we may be frozen by now. Thermostats... who knew they were so complicated!
Saturday, November 24, 2007
All Man!
Him: Mmmmmm
Me: GROSS!
Him: Smells like CHICKEN!
Me: Please roll down your window!
Him: If you didn't know that was a burp, you'd say, 'Mmmm smells like chicken!' too!
Me: That may be true, except that I do know.
Him: Mmm Tastes good!
Earlier in the evening Eric was taking care of some personal grooming. I walk into the bathroom to find the sink littered with plucked out NOSE HAIRS!
Me: EWWWWW!
Him: What?
Me: THAT! (pointing to the sink)
Him: Oh yea (as he reaches for some toilet paper to wipe up his mess). Man, my nose feels lighter!
My husband, he may have no shame in letting a tear fall or talking about his feelings, but he's ALL MAN! I think I may even go as far as to get him a 'personal grooming tool' for Christmas. I've been talking about getting him one for years but it just seemed so cliche... but that's it, he's totally getting one!
Friday, November 23, 2007
Apparently other people liked it too, because here's a live remake of it.
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Since it's a beautiful day today and my dad thinks that all turkey is dry turkey, I am grilling up some ribeye steaks. Hopefully the propane tank won't run out and I won't char or overcook them (I tend to do that when I get nervous). Funny how I can cook in a restaurant kitchen in the middle of a dinner rush without the nerves, but as soon as I get home and am cooking for a few friends and family, I forget where my head is. I put way too much pressure on myself to impress and to express that whole food = love thing (yes I reference that a lot in this blog, but hey it's the phrase of my life).
I'm also making some dinner rolls, pumpkin pies, roasted delecata squash, sauteed mushrooms garlic and shallots for the steaks and a household favorite of brussel sprouts. Eric has also requested a salad so I'll figure that out at some point in the next hour. My mom is bringing a dish of scalloped potatoes to make sure we have enough starch and cream in the meal, because it was looking a little too healthy to be a proper Thanksgiving meal!
I hope everyone is enjoying a special time with their families today (even if you aren't celebrating the US Holiday), it's still important to be thankful.
Happy Thanksgiving all!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Thankful for Kitties
If you're wondering why they were drilled out, its because a cat's mandible is weak at the point where those two teeth are (right behind the canines), so our vet chooses to essentially break the tooth instead of risking breaking their jaw. Umm.. OWWW!
I was dreading this appointment because I knew Mousie is prone to bad tartar build-up and I was pretty concerned about the sedation. I'm currently pretty hyper sensitive to the thought of death right now, so the vet was really kind and took the time to call me as they were coming out of sedation to give me the low down on how things went. I must say I LOVE our vet because he never rushes a fur parent and will tell you as much or as little information as you want, I want it all so we chat a long time and he never makes me feel like I'm taking too much of his time.
So now I have 2 kitties at home, both a little not themselves. Mousie (the one that had the 2 teeth extracted) is a little high on pain drugs, staring off into space with his tongue sticking out because the pain drug is absorbed locally AND makes him high. Cosmo is still just a little scared and jumpy while being really sleepy, but mostly that's just how he is.
This holiday weekend I will get to spend some good cuddling time with my boys trying to make up this day to them and some fun wrestling time with them to get them to take their antibiotics and pain meds, and introducing the wonderful world of CAT TOOTHBRUSHING!! Good times! We'll see how it all goes. At least the cuddling will be nice.
I figured since lots of folks write about their kids, I wouldn't feel at all silly writing about mine....even though they are covered in fur and poop in a box of sand. Don't you wish your kids did that?
Oh... and apparently the fact that I've been feeding them bits of ham is effecting them. Cosmo's cholesterol levels were elevated at 244. I guess he needs to eat more oatmeal and veggies and no more tasty meat treats!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Pie Luck Contest
As an annual fun thing to do at work, every year during the week of Thanksgiving we have a Pie Luck Contest. That is, a Pie making contest. Last year I had every intention of entering but I simply ran out of time. This year, I was asked to judge but I declined because I really wanted to have a go at it.
Taking inspiration from last year's winner I decided to enter one chocolaty super sweet concoction which I wouldn't eat by choice.. just too much sweet richness, which came out as a Peanut Butter Cup Cream Cheese Pie. And the other entry was my signature Caramel Apple Tart (yes I realize that it's a pie contest and not a tart contest, but I saw tarts in there last year so I'm calling it legal!). I went with 2 entries because I wanted to enter one that showcased something I like and then something "they" like.
This year we didn't have nearly the turn out we did last year. Last year we had up words of 40 pies entered. Many people had multiple entrees, and they spanned the gamut from way chocolaty sweet to almost savory, many varieties of pumpkin and nut pies, and even a few ice cream pies which didn't hold up well for the judging. This year we only had 14 entries and 2 of them were my own, and another 2 were my teammates, so I was a little uncomfortable having entered twice. I mean, 2 out of 40.... wouldn't even get noticed, but 2 out of 14? NOTICED!
Well.... after much sugar ingesting, and watching the judges circle the table of pie slices (which had no names or descriptions on them), they announced the winner of the 3 categories.
- Best Looking
- Best Overall
- Least Overall (a nicer way of saying worst)
Much thanks to J,Py and Maya for giving me some great feedback on the first trail of the Peanut Butter Cup pie.
** apologies on the lack of photo quality. I didn't have much time to fiddle with lighting and focus and such, since I was also on the committee to set up the whole deal and slice up all of the pies for judging.
Monday, November 19, 2007
The Four MeMe
J over at Thinking About... tagged me for this one, and even though I posted a MeMe this weekend and I have some thoughts about content for today, I shall go forth with the MeMe as I am super slammed today!
MeMe Hoooo!
4 words to describe my response to this meme:
Resigned - to doing a MeMe
Relieved - to do a MeMe
Reminiscent - thinking about stuff for the MeMe
Reeling - to think about witty things to say about myself, for the MeMe
burger flipper and drive through chick (the high school job, turned college job at a family run burger joint)
Barista (managed a little independent coffee house until the owner had a mid-life crisis)
Kitchen and Bar manager (before I was 21 I as meeting with micro-brewries and deciding if I wanted to pimp their brew, it was SWEET!)
Seal care taker (fed, medicated, cleaned and did rescue/release)
4 movies I'll watch over and over:
The Wedding Singer
When Harry Met Sally
Star Wars
4 places I've lived: This is sad. All of the cities I've lived in have shared borders.
Concord, CA (2002 - 1994)
Pleasant Hill, CA (1998 - 2002)
Walnut Creek, CA (1997 - 1998)
Pleasant Hill, CA (1974 - 1997)
4 shows I watch:
Grey's Anatomy
Biggest Looser
Little People Big World
4 foods I love: Do you see the pattern?
Whipped Cream
Creme Brulee
Ice Cream
Cream Cheese
4 places I've been:
4 websites I go to daily:
Google Reader
Yahoo! Mail
My Google Page
511.org (traffic reports)
4 places I might rather be:
in my Kitchen - Baking
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Impress your girlfriend and win the UK Lottery!
I have used Yahoo! mail for over 9 years now (really, only 9 years?), and through much of the beginning of the rise of spam, the filters they used were great and I never really had to deal with the drivel which comes along with Internet mail. However, over the last few months it has gotten increasingly worse.
Oh sure, the majority of the spam is caught by their filters and it lands in my spam folder which I occasionally scan for mail which ended up there by mistake. However lately I mark at least 20-30 mail entries as spam a day. I'd think that by marking it spam, that I am "helping" teach the filters, but I'm starting to doubt that more and more. Now granted, the spammers of the world are getting more and more savvy but come on now! If spam can't get through to my work email inbox, then it shouldn't get through to my Internet account either.
Hmm... perhaps since I work at a company which our main money maker is a spam blocker, that should shed some light as to why I don't get any at work. Clearly Yahoo! Mail needs to buy our product!
So tell me... is it just me?
Saturday, November 17, 2007
The Name Meme
Since I'm just getting home from hanging out at my friend and blog buddy, Autumn's Mom's, house warming party, I shall do a MeMe I grabbed from her (who grabbed it from Ms. Mamma). I actually filled this one out a few weeks ago but was saving it for NaBloPoMo for when I needed something personal but quick. So here you go!
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & first car) - Yoda Tercel
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)- Butter Pecan Shortbread
3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) - C Bee
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) - Blue Panda
5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first) - Beech
6. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink) - The Green Mojito
7. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers) - This is the saddest thing to say, but I don't know either of my grandfather's names!
8. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter) - Loften London
9. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, favorite flower)- Summer Hydrangea
10. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now + "ie" or "y") - Passion Tanky (I don't know what kind of Cartoons you watch, but that doesn't jive with me!)
11. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)- Yogurt Japanese Maple
12. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + "Tour") - The Internet Surfing Lightning Tour
13. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) - Rebecca Concord
14. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's & father's middle names ) Leola... Just Leola (my father doesn't have a middle name)
Friday, November 16, 2007
Willy Nilly
So I'm going to go back to my willy nilly thought paths and wish you all a happy weekend!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
First off I LOVE duck. LOVE IT! Sure, sometimes it gets too rich or fatty, but this restaurant cooks it so well. And then in the salad, they pair it with lettuce, but not as much as you'd think of a salad, just enough to cool things off and add a crunch. There are so many flavorful little additions in it that give it so much character and texture like cucumber, mint, Thai basil, carrot, tomatoes, cabbage, red onion, green onion, CHILIES and a sweet and spicy vinegar sauce. Even though it's called a salad, I put it over rice because it's not quite enough to fill me up and that sauce shouldn't be lost and the rice helps to save it!
So here it is!
BTW - My co-workers just couldn't get why I'd be taking a picture of my food. Apparently me saying, "It's for the blog!", doesn't mean anything to them. They have no idea!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
WHY? WHY must the Earth tilt away from the Sun? Oh WHY?
1. Late Work Hours. I end up staying at work WAY later then I intend because once the sun has gone down I loose track of time. Let's just say that Eric doesn't even call to check in on me anymore when its 10pm and he still hasn't heard from me. Don't worry, he knew that November was going to be like this. I also saw an opportunity to go home "early" last night (6pm) and even though I was asked to stay late I didn't. I missed my lovely! We even planned this big healthy meal but by the time I drove into town I was too hungry and tired and getting my crank on, so I stopped at Panda Express. Mmmm Orange Chicken!
2. Seasonal Depression. Oh sure, you could say that I get all cranky because of the way too much work to be done at this time of year which was planned by the powers that be, or it could be just the general stress this season brings or we could say that not getting enough sunshine in your day will lead to the blues. Whatever it is, I get this weird manic mood thing happening this time of year. I'm way cranky, and then belly laughing, and then crying, and then all warm and fuzzy and want to hug everyone around me. I suppose that's not depression but its weird!
3. Vitamin D production and Bone thinning. OK, this may be a stretch here because I do have a big south facing window in my cube which I have drawn the shades on because the sun is too bright and throws a glare on my monitor, but I don't get out much as it is and I'm not exercising since I'm at my desk while the sun is up and I don't much like to go for walks or runs when I get home so late, even though Eric says he'll go with me, because I find it way too creepy that's when the creepy people come out (which I know the creepy people don't exclusively come out at night but that's how it works in my mind so just go with it OK?). I could start utilizing that gym I've mentioned the office has provided which is on the same floor as I am, along with showers so I don't really have a good excuse except that it takes time and I'd much rather go to lunch and socialize, which I do occasionally walk to so there goes my thoughts that I'm not doing any weight baring exercises or getting my 15 minutes of sun a day for adequate Vitamin D production. But still.... its not consistent enough and I need to do more weight baring exercises as Osteoporosis runs in the family (on both Eric and my sides so our kids are going to be screwed!). Besides.. .Oprah's Dr. Oz said so!
Another bad side effect... RUN ON SENTENCES!!! Yes I realize this post was full of them, but I just couldn't stop the flow of the poorly constructed thoughts and sentence structures. They just kept coming. Hell, I don't even remember what my point was that I was trying to make here, but let it be known.... I need my longer daylight filled days back (and this work project to be done wouldn't hurt none either).
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Music Memory Triggers
As my husband said about facing the death of someone we know:
It's shocking. It pops our bubble of believing that we and those we know will just keep on living indefinitely. This whole consciousness thing is strange, knowing that we're all gonna die.
I'm guessing these feelings are what is drawing me to listen to music from "back in the day". Mainly 80's and early 90's love songs fill my play list. Tonight, I threw in a lot of Air Supply, Chicago, Christopher Cross (oh yes, you know you don't want to love him but you do!), Genesis & Phil Collins. I have found that I am playing certain songs over and over again, and I feel myself getting more and more emotional with each song. These were the artists I listened to, danced to and cried to, even though I was far too young to know really what they were singing about.
I guess that some memory or tragedy in my life is being triggered although I don't know what it is. It must be something that happened to me as a kid, since I remember crying to these songs even back then. My therapist says that when we are dealing with an emotion that small memory triggers may elicit stronger then normal responses as those "gates" are open. There are so many events in our lives that we gloss over and don't "process" to truly get passed them. I know I hold many of these types of feelings back there in the safety of memories I have blocked out. Part of me is finding comfort in these songs and feeling the emotions, and part of me is feeling stuck and wants to continue to gloss over.
Perhaps now would be a good time to call that therapist. I haven't spoken to her since before my surgery. But really... it's so much easier to not.
I'm sorry for all of the morbid posts. I'm not really feeling all that down, just sort of coming to terms with things I guess.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Scar Management
So, I'm not at all surprised that my surgery incision ain't so pretty. Besides having scar tissue internally that makes the area puffy and move funny, the actual incision is still painful, discolored, jagged and raised.
I tried using the VERY expensive Mederma gel but it gave me such an itch that felt like it was coming from inside where I could never get at it. I decided the discomfort just wasn't worth it.
Then I started using just Vitamin E oil while doing scar massage to help break up the tissue. I've read this technique can takes months to know if its working, but might as well try. At least the skin will be soft!
All along I had read about plastic surgeons recommending Silicon Gel Sheets to help both Hypertrophic and Keloid scars. My scar has both types of scar tissue, so even though I was hesitant to spend anymore money on something hardly anyone but myself, my husband and my doctors might ever see, I went ahead and ordered some. Most reports say the biggest changes will be noticed in the 3rd month, so I still have a while to wait to see if this treatment is worth it.
I know there are a number of people out there who have had surgeries, so I'm curious if you have tried any of theses techniques or products, or have any suggestions. I'm sure a number of you have also have "this type" of surgery or a c-section so you may be able to shed some light on how long it really takes to heal. The numb parts and the painful parts are one thing, but this scar is really bugging me.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
When is it too much?
They have been taking these pups to a great veterinarian who is up to date on all sorts of fancy procedures. When one pup got cataracts he referred them to an animal eye specialist. When the other was no longer able to control his hind legs, they referred them to an animal ortho specialist to do an MRI and possible surgery on his spine.
This past year, my parent's have been dealing with their own vet issues. They have one cat who was a stray that is in end renal failure who requires injections every other day and she takes him to the vet for most of them at $12 plus the cost of the fluid each time. I do it when I can, but it has been 2 years now and I basically only do it when the vet is closed. They also lost the last 2 cats I had when I lived there, one was also in end renal failure but wouldn't allow us to inject him and the other had her own issues and had gone blind. They were both at least 17 years old and I begged them to put the 2 they lost down, but my father just couldn't do it (at least that is what my mother said). I think neither of them had the strength to do it, and I had already lost my connection with them so it was easier for me to suggest. Both of them died within a month of each other, but the stray gets stronger and stronger (and meaner and meaner) each time I see him.
With all of these decisions being talked about it got Eric and I talking about how much would we do for out boys (of the feline persuasion). Eric says he has a hard time stomaching the thought of spending money on pets but knows that I would go to much further means to care for my boys (I've had them since they were 6 weeks old). They are now 10 years old and have been my companions and babies through some tough times. Thankfully (knock on LOTS OF WOOD) they are in good health.
I don't know how I would make the decisions my Sister-in-Law and her husband have been having to make. How can you put a price tag on the life of a family member, but at the same time keeping a level head that they are pets. It is legal to euthanize an animal and in some cases this seems more humane. You can't explain to your pet why you have decided to put them under the knife and why they are enduring the pain of recovery and that yes someday it will improve their quality of life... maybe.
When it comes down to it, I hope I will be able to reasonably judge whether or not an expensive surgery will improve their quality of life or will extend their life and make it better, not just extend their suffering because I can't do what may be more humane. Who can say if 6-12 more good months is worth the money or if a 50/50 chance of a surgery's success is worth it. You'd never think twice if it was your child, right?
Have you every been faced with such a decision? If so, what did you do? If not, what would you do?
Saturday, November 10, 2007
We've got spirit! Yes we do! ....
Even though we didn't know the name of the school we were at (out of my school's division), we had a blast. The game took 3 hours and it was tight for a few quarters. Both teams were undefeated so it made for a pretty exciting game. It was fun to watch the parents and the "spirit squad" and all of the little school traditions. By the 4th quarter we were all cheering and clapping along with the girls and really getting into the game. I didn't grow up with football so I'm still very much learning the game and it was pretty darn fun to actually WATCH the game and get all caught up in it.
I was a little bummed that they didn't have a band to play all of those little songs, but they did play recordings of bands playing those little songs. You know those songs. All of the exact same songs I played in the stands many years ago or performed to on the field (Flag girl here!). I found it quite amusing that the songs haven't changed much. My high school no longer has a marching band as my director retired and they got all artsy and only focus on symphonic music and theory and stuff (they really are quite good, but I was very sad to hear the tradition of the Marching Band was over).
Eric had a great time and this game has only wet his whistle for some football fun. He's now talking about getting us to a Wisconsin game (his Alma mater). I told him maybe if they come to California (which they won't), because me and cold don't go well together! Ok, maybe I'll go visit Wisconsin in the fall one of these years. It's not too cold in the fall there is it? Mind you I think low 60's is COooooold!
Let's Go Badgers! Let's Go!
Friday, November 09, 2007
Co-workers and Friends
This news of course makes me grateful for mine and my family's health, but it also has made me realize how lucky I have been to work with the people I have found through my jobs. I have developed my closest and most lasting friendships though work. I have also grown my career thanks to these friends as we have developed a network of knowledge and opportunities.
Tonight, please hug each other a little tighter.
Thursday, November 08, 2007
LOOK OUT! Crazy lady coming through!
Not just a day that seemed out of control, but more that YOU felt out of control?
That's me today.
It's only 10:15am and I'm already wondering if I am PMS-ing and looking at the calendar which shows me that there is no way this is PMS. I'm just going insane.
So far I have been rude on a call for work, I have been rude to multiple people, including my boss on IM, and I have had to stop myself from freaking out about some little work things before I had the whole story (THANK GOODNESS that I stopped to get the whole story before I went running to yell at someone, because today I'd actually yell instead of handling things in my normal calm and very professional manner.)
I honestly feel like I'm on speed or something.
It seemed to start this morning when I was driving to work and traffic was flowing nicely, and then some guy cut me off and then flipped me off... HARD! shaking his hand, like he really wanted to make sure I saw him. When he was behind me, I think I had slowed down a touch (you know to maybe 70 mph) as he had something hanging out his passenger window and I was looking in my mirror to try to see what it was via the lights of the person behind him since it was still dark out. Then suddenly he flew over 4 lanes and then back over within a few feet of me to flip me off. I immediately began replaying the previous few minutes in my mind to find out how I had pissed off Mr. AgroMan. Within moments he did the same thing to the person in front of him and then slammed on his breaks (I guess trying to make some sort of point). Thankfully his stupidness didn't cause an accident, but I watched this guy continue to be stupid for at least another 15-20 miles (mind you he never got far away from me because he kept flying all over the freeway, but I finally lost him at the bridge toll plaza).
Since that initial flipping off, I have been on edge a little. And then one little thing happened at work (aka a phone dying on me while on a conference call) and the crank has taken over.
I've eaten so that's not it.
I slept pretty well last night, so I've ruled out sleep deprivation.
I didn't end up exercising last night, so I'm thankful I have a yoga class at noon today.
But for the sake of my co-workers, I think I'm going to go for a walk now. Maybe a visit to our prayer/meditation room would be a good thing too. Although just slowing down to type out this post has helped too.
So thank you my dear bloggy friends. You have no idea how much you just saved me today!
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Another late night at the office
A: Get on the road and just sit in the traffic hoping that the traffic website was all wrong?
B: Wait and hope it'll lighten up soon, so that you don't have to waste all of that gas and aggravate your nerves, and spend some quality time with the Internet?
C: Hunker down for a really late night at the office and get all of those little nagging tasks done and maybe even get a good chunk of a big nasty project done, while eating whatever snacks you have stocked your cube with, with the hopes that traffic will totally go away before you start nodding off?
So yea, I'm bitching about my commute YET AGAIN! It's after 7pm and our local traffic website is all full of red and black lines on my route home. Even my alternate routes, which are way out of the way, are really gross looking. There are a ton of accidents because people just can't NOT run into each other (you aren't driving bumper cars people!) and CalTrans, the California Transportation Agency, has somehow come into lots and lots of money or they are trying to dry up their budgets before the end of the year because they have suddenly decided to resurface ALL of the freeways up here simultaneously. BRILLIANT!
Even though I have been wanting to stop this blog from being a bitch fest (yes I realize the majority of my posts are complaining about something or another), it just seems like the negativity keeps rising to the surface at about the time I have a touch of time to write a post. I do hope I can stop bitching. I really don't like to be thought of as a bitchy person.
Ommmmm. Ommmmmm.
Oh! Sweet! I just realized that I have workout clothes here AND our office recently turned a conference room into a gym. I forgot my iPod though, so I'll just have to workout with my thoughts. Maybe I'll step my way through the negativity.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
I started baking for Christmas gifts when I was a kid and over the years, these cookie gifts became actually more expensive then buying store bought gifts but I felt like I was giving a part of myself to my friends and family and could more accurately express my emotions through my cooking. After all food = love!
Well, not everyone sees these cookies as a gift. They've almost become expected. I realize that everyone has different gifting views and traditions so it's difficult for me when I want to give in a non-traditional way.
So last year I started knitting and had planned out all of these gifts I was going to make over the next year. It's now November and I haven't finished a single one. I feel both an internal and external pressure to be able to give a gift which isn't gone in a few bites and can be wrapped in paper and put under a tree. But I don't want to become that aunt or grandma who gives those gifts that she thinks are GREAT but aren't really received well. I was one of those kids who totally didn't appreciate the time and effort put into a handmade gift, so I don't expect much more, so should I bother?
This is a really tender spot for me because I want to please people and to make them happy, and frankly I want to be loved and accepted. I realize a gift does not make or break the love but there is still this psychological thing in there that makes me want to throw aside my values to please others. I don't know if I am projecting or if the number of gifts and how big they are is really as important as it seems but it sure feels like it.
Monday, November 05, 2007
Bite Guards are so hot!
A week later the guard came back from the lab and we popped it in there to see how it fit. OWWWW!!!
Now this thing is hard plastic made to "click in" on the top teeth. Well it didn't click... it crunched and I squealed. He said he's never heard one of these make so much noise and he was startled by the noise I made because in the 30 years I've been going to him, I hardly ever complained of pain. After 30 minutes of him putting it in, me pointing out what hurt and then him grinding down spots he said to try it for the weekend and then come back on Monday AM to make any additional adjustments.
That night I clicked it in, Eric proceeded to tease me, and I went to sleep. I woke up sometime in the middle of the night to memories of braces as my gums were swollen, at least one tooth had moved so I couldn't bite fully for half a day and the insides of my lips and cheeks were swollen & sore. That thing was taken out and did not return to my mouth until this morning in the chair.
I asked him... "What's the deal with sending me home with a torture device?"
More adjustments were made and hopefully tonight it won't hurt so much and will keep me aware of my clinching so I will stop. I'm getting pretty tired of soft foods! And um.... that bite guard so doesn't bring on the sexy! Especially the drooling part.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Lazy Sunday
When I went back to work, I was exhausted after a day of work in the office, so I started working 2 days from home. Then I was able to only work 1 day from home and was doing ok, but even then I was still sleeping a ton on the weekend to "catch up".
But this week I had 2 parties to go to both of which kept me out until the AM. It felt so great to be out of the house and to be social. But today I am pooped! Completely pooped! My face and eyes actually hurt. I feel like I have a hangover but without the alcohol consumption. Had I known I was going to be hungover the next day, I might as well of had a drink or two!
Thankfully we had very light plans today, because not much was accomplished. We woke up after noon and went to the grocery. It's now almost 7:30pm and I still haven't put all of the groceries away because that would require me to clean out the fridge (which hasn't been done for quite a while). I bought ingredients to make little pecan tassies (little pecan pie like cookies) to take to the office tomorrow, but they never got made. I bought the makings of a fancy-ish dinner.... but I sat on the couch and ate Halloween candy and snap peas (great combo huh?), so I'm not hungry now, which means Eric is fending for himself.
I realize that the clocks were changed so it may seem really early, but I'm going to bed soon anyway.
It's days like these when it's nice to not have too many responsibilities!
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Zombie Prom 2007
So far we have some nice pieces from Goodwill which includes a lovely black velvet and iridescent teal taffeta number for me, and for Eric we found a red and black hounds tooth jacket with a sweet black velvet collar (you know you want one too!).
We just got back from a few drug stores which had clearance bins of their leftover Halloween CRAP, and we found a few little makeup kits and I got a can of Aqua Net which is totally required for the 80's hair. Hopefully my recent perm will help out!
Wish us luck.... we're off to put on our costumes and then .... rip them up and pour blood on them.
*Due to time constraints (supposed to be at this party in an hour), I'll add pictures to this post tomorrow.
**Sunday AM update -- I forgot our camera!!! But some friends got a few shots of us, so I'm waiting for them to send them to me. Stay tuned.
As a teaser... let's just say I had completely forgotten the power of Aqua Net, a curling iron and a lot of back combing.
***Sunday PM update -- Ok... ok... here's a little cut and paste work from a group shot I found on facebook. My hair was never that fantastic in the 80's!
Friday, November 02, 2007
Day 2 and I almost didn't make it
Last night my company had a most excellent party at the Exploritorium in San Francisco. Granted yes, it was held on a Thursday, it still totally rocked. Last year's party was very fun as well, but this year's party .... well, let's just say that this year I didn't hesitate visiting the open bar, I ate a lot of great food including the best Risotto I've EVER had, danced to a really good DJ and a really bad Neil Diamond cover band (they were great as far as Neil Diamond bands go, but it was more the fact that it WAS a Neil Diamond cover band which made it bad), took some cute photo booth pictures with my husband, played with a lot of science experiementy thingys, and laughed with some of the best people I've ever worked with.
The party was officially over at 11pm, and we left to head back over the bridge. We took along one of my co-workers who decided that public transportation to the other side of the Bay would be fun which would take her 2 hours plus a lot of stress to make it back home. Once we dropped her off, I asked Eric if he would mind if we went back to the city to hang out with the kids who were continuing the party at a nearby bar. By nearby I mean it was nearby to where the original party was... you know, back in San Francisco... not in Oakland which is where we were as I asked this (lets just say this is a good 30 miles away plus bridge toll). Being the wonderful husband that he is, he said he'd take me back and let me hang out with the cool kids to try to up my social status at the office. This office where I have felt to be a very awkward pre-teen amongst all of the really cool seniors, and have been trying to get my break into the inner circle since I got there.
We found the gang at their 2nd after party bar, and continued to move with them to 2 more bars until closing time and then onto a pizza place for some drunken pizza eating (we were completely sober by this point... well Eric and I were at least). By the time we got home from our 2nd venture into the city, it was 3:30am. Good thing I had planned ahead and took the following day off! Even though I'm very tired now, I'm really glad we went back to do a little bar hoping because of that whole not getting out to do much factor, and even though my co-workers may not all remember that I came back based on the state we found them, Eric and I had a great time.
When I got home I did contemplate logging on to write my day 2 post since it was technically the 2nd day already, but I figured I had time.
Of course, I had already filled up my day off with plans of sleeping, a dentist appointment and a whole lot of hanging out with my good friend Liz on her last day of maternity leave, so this is why I am just now finally sitting down to write this post, now with only 1 hour to spare. I really can't be doing this kind of thing every night, so I had better figure out a better system and schedule. Oh and don't worry. Not all of my posts will be of the 'what I did last summer' (or last night) types of posts. I'm sure something more insightful will this way come because that's just how the randomness of my brain works.
Cheers! (with water of course!)
Thursday, November 01, 2007
NaBloPoMo 2007 Begins!
LOLCATS Ho!


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New Delhi, April 6:
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Bhartruhari Mahtab on Thursday said the government should identify and "dispose of" Rohingya Muslims who have illegally migrated to India and "are being trained as terrorists".
Mahtab raised the issue in the Lok Sabha during Zero hour.
"Dark clouds have appeared in Jammu and Kashmir… Dark clouds of terrorism… There is emergence of a new insurgent group called Harakah al Yakin consisting of Rohingya Muslims and its presence is in Bangladesh, Myanmar and India," Mahtab said, raising the issue.
"This was reported by a Brussels-based international crisis group. Since then, 40,000 Rohingya Muslims have entered our country as refugees illegally through Bangladesh, the Bay of Bengal and the Myanmar border," he added.
"Myanmar is not recognising them. Indian government is also not recognising them as refugees. Should we treat them as stateless persons?"
Mahtab said, "Jammu and Kashmir is a very sensitive place for this country. These people are now being trained as terrorist. Intelligence report says the IS (Islamic State terror group) has already been in touch with them."
He also referred to a terror attack in Bihar's Buddhist shrine Bodh Gaya in 2013.
"This reminds me of an attack that happened in Bodh Gaya where IM (Indian Mujahideen) was involved," he said.
"As Myanmar is a Buddhist state, they are persecuting Rohingya Muslims. They are flying off to Thailand and other places. It is high time Home Ministry recognises them and… removes them," he said.
The BJD MP also asked what has the External Affairs Ministry done in this regard.
"The whole nation would want to know what the ministry has done in contacting the Myanmar government," he said.
"The Home Ministry should identify them and dispose them of as per the law because we do not have a refugee policy," Mahtab said.
He also said that it was "alarming" that many Rohingya Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir have got Aadhaar cards.
"The government should react immediately. We should not wait for cloudburst," he said.
Rohingya Muslims are a group of Muslims from Myanmar living in Rakhine state since the 15th century. According to some scholars, they are indigenous to Rakhine while other historians claim that the group represents a mixture of pre-colonial and colonial immigrants.
Following reports of atrocities against the Rohingyas in Myanmar since October 2016, the UN in February questioned the credibility of a government-led investigation into allegations of abuses against them.
In March, the UN Human Rights Council decided to send a fact-finding mission to clarify allegations of abuse by security forces against the Rohingyas.
The Myanmar government, however, rejected the UN Mission to investigate the alleged persecution.
Nobel Peace Prize winner and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday said "ethnic cleansing" was too strong a term to describe what was happening in the Muslim-majority Rakhine, according to a BBC report.
Reports said, the India government was working on identifying Rohingya Muslims who have entered the country over the past five to seven years and were staying illegally in various pockets, including in Jammu and Kashmir, for likely arrest and deportation under the Foreigners Act.
A terror attack in and around the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya on July 7, 2013, was targeted at international Buddhist tourists to avenge the killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, according to the revelations by an arrested SIMI and Indian Mujahideen suspect, reports have said. (IANS)


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The Interaction Designer will partner with the UX Visual Design, Editorial, and Usability Teams, along with business and technology partners to provide overall web / online User Interface direction based on continually evolving user-centric design and industry recognized usability concepts and practices. The Interaction Designer will be responsible for production of user interface (UI) deliverables including concept demos, site maps, and wireframes that clearly represent the on-screen user experience. The Interaction Designer will have a demonstrated expertise in User Experience, UI development, web and mobile design and usability principles. Interaction Designer responsibilities in this role include: supporting the overall User Experience discipline within the organization, performing industry analysis on web user behavior, engaging with business partners in the requirements phase of the project life cycle to review and improve screen design and flow, performing analysis on user behavior across the sites, and collaborating with technology in designing new user interface elements or solutions to solve existing problems and address future opportunities.
Interaction Designer Requirements:
• Responsible for producing User Interface deliverables, including: Concept Demos, Site Maps, and Wireframes.
• Must ensure the development of team deliverables aligns with the overall UX Team work plan and program objectives.
• Collaborate with tinternal teams and SMEs to develop a user interface that aligns with requirements and complies with usability standards.
• Lead Wireframe development sessions.
• Lead the evaluation of results of usability tests/focus groups to incorporate learnings into User Interface deliverables.
• Work the with the technology team to understand the documented technology standards for the platform and browser/OS specifications and bears responsibility to ensure UX assets track to technology and program standards.
• Collaborate with the content team to ensure the delivery of their inputs coincide with UX and downstream dependencies.
• Obtains stakeholder buy-in for the proposed designs.
Must have skills of Interaction Designer:
• Broad project team UX experience or related experience with demonstrated capabilities in collaborating across various business lines and with technology in executing user experience processes and documentation.
• Must be an experienced producer of wire framing web documentation using InDesign, Axure, Visio, html prototyping, and other design tools.
• Experience in usability design, navigation design, online content organization, IA/taxonomy creation and search optimization. Knowledge of web usability principles, with professional designation a plus.
• Mobile web and downloadable app design experience preferred.
• MUST be proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud, and Axure


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source: USA Today
Which donut hole do you prefer, the "A Hole" or "B Hole?" That is ruffling feather of some franchisees.
Unfortunatley, there is not much the franchisees can do about it legally. Franchisees can only voice their opinion, sometimes it works:
Burger King recently acquiesced to franchisee pressure to tone down its advertising. In the spring, consumer groups and franchisees said that a kids meal with a SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon character giveaway was too sexy. In the ad, women with square derrieres dance to Baby Got Back. Same-store sales for Burger King are due at the end of the month, but on Monday, its largest franchisee reported a 5.5% sales drop in the quarter.


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|Rumble Falls
|Greater location(s)
|Pineapple Kingdom
|Kongs, Kremlings
Rumble Falls is the first level of the Pineapple Kingdom in Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.
It is also a stage in Super Smash Bros. Brawl; it is based off the scenery and feel of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.
In Jungle Beat
Rumble Falls is the first level of the Pineapple Kingdom. In it, one must climb from the base of a massive waterfall to the top. Rumble Falls had many unique plants which aided Donkey Kong's ascent to the top. Before completing the level, Donkey Kong had to defeat a Zinger to complete the stage.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Like Icicle Mountain from Super Smash Bros. Melee, Rumble Falls scrolls upwards at a continuous rate, meaning characters will need to continue to jump from platform to platform in order to continue going up. Also featured in the stage are ladders which can be climbed and what appear to be stone structures. Located in the background of the arena is a large waterfall, various plant life, including vines, and an airplane. Once the top is reached, and the scenery has gone above the waterfall, the waterfall will again start flowing in the sky taking away the sky background and replacing it with the background of the beginning of the stage, thus repeating the cycle.
Songs in My Music
|Jungle Level Ver.2
|Donkey Kong Country
|Arrangement: Motoi Sakuraba
|Jungle Level
|Donkey Kong Country
|Arrangement Supervisor: Kentaro Ishizaka
|King K.Rool / Ship Deck 2
|Donkey Kong Country
|Arrangement Supervisor: Shogo Sakai
|Bramble Blast
|Donkey Kong Country 2
|Arrangement Supervisor: Michiko Naruke
|Grab CD
|Battle for Storm Hill
|Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
| DK Jungle 1 Theme
(Barrel Blast)
|Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast
|The Map Page / Bonus Level
|Donkey Kong Country
Non-playable Songs
|Plays In
| Opening
(Donkey Kong)
|Donkey Kong
|Event No. 22 ("Monkeys Unite")


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Kristin Cavallari might be one of the cutest pregnant women ever.
Wearing a little white dress, Kristin, 25, attended the Condé Nast Traveler Hot List Party at the Bel Air Hotel on Thursday night, and was absolutley glowing. Showing off her growing baby bump, Cavallari gushed to Celebuzz about staying in shape, wedding plans, and how she's leaving Hollywood.
You look amazing! Are you enjoying your time being pregnant, or do you want it to be over already?
You know what, I really am loving it! It's been a really easy pregnancy for me, I'm just extremely lucky and enjoying every moment.
You look incredibly fit despite the fact you're eating for two. Jessica Simpson has faced a lot of criticism regarding her weight gain. Do you think people are being overly harsh towards her?
Yeah, I mean, it's easy to sort of let yourself go and just really enjoy it. I am, but I'm also being healthy about it, I'm not just eating crap. You have to be careful what you're putting in your mouth, because that's the nutrients you're giving your baby. You don't want to just eat macaroni and cheese or whatever, so you just have to find a healthy balance. I mean, I'm definitely enjoying it, but I'm not going overboard. At the same time, you are pregnant so you might as well have fun and live it up! When else can you just let yourself go?
What specifically are you doing to stay in shape?
I'm switching it up between yoga and light weights. I'm also trying to walk a lot.
Have you had any weird cravings?
Not really, except the first couple months I was craving dairy.
How has Jay been handling everything?
He's great, he's so sweet and so excited. He's been wanting kids forever, so he couldn't be happier. He's been great.
Last time we talked you said you weren't in a rush to plan the wedding. Do you still feel that way?
Yeah, I mean we're talking about it a little bit, but for the most part it's still put on hold. Still not feeling rushed, or trying on dresses!
What about your living situation leading up the baby– are you really leaving Hollywood?
Pretty much! I'll be in Chicago. I'm posting up shop there for the next few months. I'll be back to LA a couple times, but that's pretty much it.
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Region: Oceania-Melanesia
Capital: Port-Villa
Population: 264,652 (2015 World Bank est.)
Currency: vatu (VUV)
GDP (current US$): 742,432,131.041 (2015 World Bankest.)
United Nations membership date: 15 September 1981
New York Mission:
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations
800 Second Avenue, Suite 400B
New York, NY 10017 USA
Telephone: (212)-425-9600
Fax: (212)-422-3427
E-mail: email@example.com
Further Reading:
Secretariat of the Pacific Community. (2017, May). The Pacific community's statistics for development division.
World Bank. 2017. World Bank Homepage.
World Bank. 2017. World Bank Open Data.
Updated May 2017


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High School/Adults- The Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia and Washington Speech present Wednesday Night Bingo! Adults and high school students with Down syndrome are welcome to join us on March 20th from 6pm-8pm for an evening of B-I-N-G-O! There is no charge, and pizza will be provided!
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Recipient Detail
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Organization: U.S. Army
Division: 148th Infantry, 37th Division
Born: 1892, Berea, Ohio
Departed: Yes
Entered Service At: Berea, Ohio
G.O. Number: 43
Date of Issue: 12/31/1922
Accredited To:
Place / Date: Near Ivoiry, France, 27 September 1918
Upon hearing that a squad leader of his platoon had been severely wounded while attempting to capture an enemy machinegun nest about 200 yards in advance of the assault line and somewhat to the right, 2d Lt. Baesel requested permission to go to the rescue of the wounded corporal. After thrice repeating his request and permission having been reluctantly given, due to the heavy artillery, rifle, and machinegun fire, and heavy deluge of gas in which the company was at the time, accompanied by a volunteer, he worked his way forward, and reaching the wounded man, placed him upon his shoulders and was instantly killed by enemy fire.


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Reply Advertisement, May 20th, 2019, 12:17 pm
Reply None (Guest), June 13th, 2014, 5:35 pm
Dammit Gold,your too late!!!
Reply Republic Empire (Guest), June 13th, 2014, 6:14 pm
Ah,damnnit. This battle is going to be one of the most epic yet tragic battle ever.
Reply Estarflame, June 13th, 2014, 6:31 pm
Reply Lockman, June 13th, 2014, 7:36 pm
Bad news: Kris is possessed and about to attack Gold.
Reply Whip the Rabbit, June 13th, 2014, 8:51 pm
Is it bad that I find overshadowed Crystal to be extremely attractive?
Reply Blaziken64 (Guest), June 13th, 2014, 9:14 pm
Lilo looks ready to kill
Reply EmilyAnnCoons, June 13th, 2014, 11:51 pm
@Whip the Rabbit: I would normally say no...because Crystal's design is clearly not that of a 10 year old girl... Unfortunately, if I recall, the writers/artists of this comic are using the idea that Gold and Crystal are only 10 in the story so...
Reply Guest, June 14th, 2014, 2:28 am
wait, so if this is the final battle and mewtwo will just possess the other if they lose... does this mean the winner is going to have to kill the loser?! nooooo i ship them WAY too much for that to happen!!!!
Reply Lady Darkrina, June 14th, 2014, 3:43 am
Uh oh... Gold is gonna have to kill her :c
Reply Aragorn199, June 28th, 2014, 2:31 am
Crys? Crys, noooooo!
Reply Guest, January 17th, 2018, 9:54 am
@Whip the Rabbit: Is it bad that I'm necroposting and think the same way?
Reply Enderstar, April 30th, 2018, 10:11 pm
@Whip the Rabbit: The only word I can describe her is terrifying.
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>Dr. Pattle Pun
>Professor of Biology
>Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 60187
>eMail: email@example.com
>Phone: (630)752-5303
I believe that Newton's theological views allowed him the freedom the study
nature without the intellectual baggage of his age. Nature for him was
created by God and worthy of study. However, once modern science was
developed, then there was no need to invoke Deity for a physical description
of part of nature. I believe that the hurdles faced by evolutionary ideas
are unsurmountable. They are just to wrong premise to use to describe what
happened in the past. I do not think the ID mentality will provide anything
for the physical description of nature. Witness ideas like the bootstrap
idea in particles physics which, albeit, very appealing were dead end ideas.
More recently the anthropic principle which is also devoid of any predictive
power. I always believed that theistic evolutionism is a hodgepodge of ideas
used to reconcile a wrong physical theory, which is supposed to explain the
question of origins, with the Christian faith.
Moorad Alexanian
Professor of Physics
University of North Carolina at Wilmington.


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According to Wikipedia,
The shotgun house is a narrow rectangular domestic residence, usually no more than 12 feet (3.5 m) wide, with doors at each end. It was the most popular style of house in the Southern United States from the end of the American Civil War (1861–65), through to the 1920s. Alternate names include shotgun shack, shotgun hut, and shotgun cottage.
The examples in this essay are from Main Street, downtown Vicksburg.
Often, shotgun shacks were built by a developer in a cluster to house factory or farm workers. This group of five on Main Street is one example. Sometimes shotgun shacks were built on a double row facing a short, dead-end road known as a court. Several years ago, I spoke to an elderly gent who remembered when the courts were teeming with families. In the morning, a truck would come around and pick up the men to take them to farms. The women often did domestic jobs in town. In the evening, the trucks would return with the men and the families would get together again.
When I first moved to Vicksburg in the 1980s, there were still dozens of shotgun shacks in the older parts of town. As the years passed, many succumbed to fire or demolition. The house at 1402, the second photograph, was destroyed by arson on February 23, 2010, only a few weeks after I took the photograph.
In many ways, these little houses are not well suited to modern residential patterns. They are small, and most people want more space now. Because they have a lot of surface area in proportion to their volume, they are high maintenance. And with thin walls and post foundation, they are hard to heat in the winter and expensive to cool with air conditioners. Often they were rental units in low-income areas, and maintenance was neglected. In some places, two units have been joined with a hallway, but they still end up being high-maintenance homes.
In the early 20th century, there must have been hundreds of thousands of shotgun houses throughout the South. But we are losing these characteristic forms quickly. Near the Martin Luther King memorial in Atlanta, two or three have been restored and are on display. I was amused to see how many tourists were curious to see them. Then I realized that in the last few years, so many have disappeared, possibly many suburbanites have never seen one up close.
In the future, I'll post more photographs of shotgun houses from other neighborhoods. This group was photographed in January, 2010.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Disappearing Architecture: Shotgun Shacks, Main Street, Vicksburg
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- AnonymousApril 12, 2010 at 11:33 AM
Andy, thanks so much for photographically preserving these little houses. Those who see them every day may not appreciate them as much as others, to whom they have become the tangible past. .... Martha Leese's daughter, Anna.ReplyDelete
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text: Rawalpindi- Ban has been imposed on the issuance of challan tickets to traffic rules violators in Rawalpindi city during the last half Ramzan. Orders have been issued for the wardens and inspectors to remain present on duty at intersection, markets, bazaars and shopping mall till the markets are closed at Chand Raat. They have also been directed to behave well with the citizens particularly ladies who do shopping in the markets till late hours of night. The wardens have also been directed not to stand anywhere in queues.


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In all regions of the developing world, women are at high risk of sexual and reproductive health problems. Many factors—individual, family and societal—make it difficult for women to obtain the information and services they need to reduce these risks. This issue of International Family Planning Perspectives examines how these factors play out in women's lives.
In the lead article, Fatima Juarez and colleagues examine changes in levels of induced abortion in Mexico between 1990 and 2006 [see article]. Because abortion remains largely illegal and clandestine in Mexico, their calculations are based on numbers of women aged 15–44 treated for abortion complications in the public health system and estimates of the percentage of abortion patients who had complications. Between the two years, the abortion rate increased from 25 to 33 per 1,000 women, and the abortion ratio rose from 21 to 44 per 100 live births. Noting that total fertility declined from 3.4 to 2.2 children per woman during the period studied, the authors conclude that Mexican women who experience unplanned pregnancies are increasingly resorting to clandestine abortion. To protect women's health, they recommend broadening the legal criteria for abortion throughout Mexico, improving contraceptive and postabortion services and expanding training in the provision of safe abortion.
In an exploration of factors that affect the timing of first intercourse among young people in Nyanza, a province whose HIV prevalence is one of the highest in Kenya, Eric Tenkorang and Eleanor Maticka- Tyndale find strong evidence of the role of cultural norms [see article]. Both males and females who rejected myths about HIV transmission and those who experienced less pressure to have sex were more likely to postpone intercourse than other young people. Moreover, cross-gender comparisons revealed an interesting finding: Although males are pressured to initiate sex very early, those who felt confident of their ability to resist the pressure were more likely to abstain than their less-confident peers. In contrast, belief in their ability to abstain was not associated with abstinence for females, who appeared to be influenced to engage in intercourse by social and environmental pressures. The authors recommend that HIV prevention programs focus on dispelling transmission myths and on countering the gendered pressures to have intercourse that young people undergo in early adolescence.
When social norms support early marriage and childbearing, interventions may need to involve community leaders and parents as well as young people, according to a report by Elkan E. Daniel and colleagues on an evaluation of a project in Bihar, India [see article]. The PRACHAR project, which sought to increase contraceptive use by young couples to delay their first birth and space subsequent births, reached out to the community by holding group meetings with young couples' parents and in-laws, disseminating reproductive health messages through street theater and wall paintings, and providing reproductive health information in group and individual counseling sessions with young husbands and wives who had no more than one child. At baseline, about one-quarter of women in both the intervention and the comparison areas wanted to wait at least two years for a child or wanted no more children. By follow-up (21–27 months after the intervention), that percentage had risen to 40% in the intervention areas, but had not changed in the comparison areas. Likewise, contraceptive use increased from 4% to 21% in the intervention communities, compared with 3% to 5% in the comparison areas. Knowledge about key reproductive health information also increased significantly. The authors conclude that culturally appropriate, community-based communication programs that target both young people and those who influence their decisions can lead to both increased demand for and increased use of contraceptives among young couples.
Also in This Issue
•In research examining how interview modes affect the reporting of sensitive behaviors, Barbara Mensch and colleagues found that reporting was more consistent among Brazilian women interviewed by audio computer-assisted self interview (audio-CASI) at both baseline and follow-up than among women interviewed face-to-face at baseline and by audio-CASI at follow-up [see article]. For example, when asked if they had ever had an abortion, 2% of women in the former group said no at baseline and yes at follow-up, compared with 10% of women in the latter group; those proportions were 3% and 9% for coerced sex and 3% and 6% for transactional sex. Moreover, the number of sexual partners reported rose at follow-up for 16% of women initially interviewed using audio-CASI and for 22% of those initially interviewed face-to-face. The authors suggest that use of audio-CASI to gather data on sensitive behavior may produce more reliable information because it appears to reduce social desirability bias.
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I never thought we'd naturally gravitate towards a more unschooled approach, but it's happening… all the color coded binders and folders I bought, the weekly summary sheets I designed and printed about 2 dozen of, the wonderfully organized box of supplies, the worksheets… it's all collecting dust, for the most part. Since we pinpointed the Bipolar diagnosis (with some characteristics of OCD and just general mood disorder) I have learned that on an unmedicated road, reducing conflict is really the best practice. We try to work around him and his wants/needs whenever possible.
But there are some things I won't budge on;
- We're still trying to figure out how we can fit video games into his life, since it's one of his major passions… but in a way that's healthy and constructive for him and us as a family.
- He's going through one of those "I hate everything" phases and I just can't deal. If something is served to you at a meal, and I spent time, effort, and cold hard cash on making it as likable as possible, avoiding foods that I know you genuinely dislike, you're damn well gonna eat it! We're done here, sir!
- The tv is not on in this house unless there is something specific we are planning to watch. A movie, an episode of Top Gear or Jeopardy, etc… no channel flipping. That goes for Seth & I, too. I grew up in a household that almost always had more tvs than people living there. Currently my parents and 16 yr old brother have 6 tvs in their possession. We have one. At times I wish we didn't have any, but I'm just not THAT crunchy. Silas likes watching Back To The Future and epsiodes of the Simpsons. I really like No Reservations and Bizarre Foods. We're human.
We're finding opportunities to learn in really odd places. We're rarely sitting down to do anything structured. Worksheets are rarely done and are a major power struggle between us, causing stress and grumpiness… and it's going really well. I'm as shocked as anybody.


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