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Sunday, July 30, 2017
Living a "PLAN B" Life with a "PLAN A" Heart
It seems we all have a Plan A that we expect from life, expectations that we really want to happen and that we really want to achieve, but sometimes life has other plans and all of a sudden we are living Plan B.
Sometimes Plan B looks similar to Plan A and we adjust readily. Sometimes Plan B feels as meaningful and wanted as Plan Z. Life throws these crazy curve balls at us that we didn't see coming and all of a sudden we feel all we are doing is dodging bad pitches and wildly swinging back in hopes of contacting something that looks like normality.
As I sit here today my heart is heavy for several people in my life dealing with the ugliness of cancer or potential cancer. My heart feels burdened for the families that are living out Plan B that looks a lot like Plan Z...a plan they never would have chosen. It really puts things in perspective a bit for myself.
As I think about the next few weeks and school starting back and the things that are weighing heavily on me I realize how much of life feels like Plan A most of the time if I will just focus on the good and reflect on the positives.
As educators we often find ourselves throwing our hands in the air (mentally) and thinking "Well that didn't work!" or "Will they ever understand that!" or heaven forbid that fleeting thought of "I don't think that student can do this." We find ourselves living in Plan B because just like a reflection of the world we live in, our classroom is messy- its dynamics, its students, its teacher, and the families that are represented all live in an imperfect world. Let's face it, life is messy.
As we start this school year with goals we want to accomplish and new ideas that have been made priorities for us, let us be gracious to remember we are all living in a Plan B world. We all have burdens and barriers that make learning hard and teaching hard. We all work with people who have expectations that impact us as well...chances are their expectations have become Plan B as well, in order to create an environment that works with everyone else's needs.
Life is not perfect but it can be perfectly ok when we allow ourselves to accept Plan B and make the most of it. It means to keep plodding along. It means to remember that co-worker or student you are working with day in and day out that just rubs you the wrong way may actually be living out a Plan Z life right now, be patient and forgiving. It may mean a lesson plan bombs because you just don't feel equipped to do what is being asked of you but you have the ability to fail forward. Learn from the moment and turn that bad situation into something that causes you to grow into a better you. You may have seen your class roster and are already thinking "Oh no, this is going to be a hard group of kids" but rise to the challenge of a Plan B year and prepare yourself to do your best.
My youngest daughter and I went to her college orientation last week and on the way up there Kendall said, "Mom, I'm going to thrive in college." Yes, her word...thrive. I said, "That's good to know!" I love that she is a Plan A kind of thinker. I also know she knows what it's life to feel like life seems unfair because at age 11 she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes...believe me, that August day 7 years ago was a Plan Z feeling day. But she's pushed back, she's living the life she wants to live and she isn't giving in to the alternative plans that were pushed on her.
My challenge to myself and to the other educators out their today is to keep your Plan B days in perspective. This might not be the path you thought you would be going on but it doesn't have to be a bad path, just choose to keep moving forward. We rarely grow when we are comfortable. Be willing to accept, adapt, adopt when need be. We live in a fallen world and we are all impacted by that.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
3 Ways Tech Can Negatively Impact Classroom Learning
As an instructional technologist, I am always looking for tools to aid in the learning process. I believe wholeheartedly that when integrated well technology adds engagement, opportunities for advanced/deeper learning, and possibilities for teachers to be more relational. That being said, I also believe that technology can become a babysitter and the idea of putting access to the world in the hands of students as a babysitter is a little unnerving to me.
This blog post is to help teachers think critically about the way they integrate technology. The following are 3 ways that technology can negatively impact classroom learning:
- Not choosing the right resource for the job. Think of all the decision making going into choosing a textbook. If you are using technology as part of instruction, the same level of digging deeper to see if it is a quality app or website needs to be done. Common Sense Media does a great job in helping you decide if an app or website is a good choice through their review portion of their website https://www.commonsense.org/education/reviews/all . There are also probably people on your campus or in your school district that can give you some suggestions on good edtech choices...do you have a tech coach? math coach? literacy coach? curriculum coordinator? Ask them what they would suggest for your task at hand.
- Not using educational technology intentionally. There is a big push, and rightly so, towards station rotation blended learning. Walk into a classroom that has access to technology and you will often see subjects being taught in small groups with at least one being a tech-based option. This is a great way for teachers to work with smaller groups or individuals in order to help students fill gaps or personalize their learning. Be careful of the culture of this type of classroom though. Set the classroom up so you can make sure the students using technology are on task the whole time they are in the technology-driven rotation. If not, you have just decreased their math learning time by whatever time they have spent in that particular rotation. If you are not being intentional and checking to see if they are truly on task each day, you are undermining yourself. This might mean starting the year with a volunteer working the room while you teach your small groups. It definitely will mean explaining to your students that every rotation is as important as the other. Which leads me to my third point...
- Not looking at data. Orange may be the new black but Data is the new teacher homework. We aren't use to looking at data daily but whatever amount of time you used to spend grading papers every night, now use it to look at your student's daily data. This data allows you to see the gaps and reassess to best meet needs THE FOLLOWING DAY. With the advent of intuitive assessments that adjust to students knowledge, we can meet the students where they are but this is only good if it is being monitored and used.
There are many teachers not using technology as a true teaching tool in the classroom and more for creation and curation but if you are tapping into this gift of technology by using the tools that support your classroom teaching, make sure you are not lazy with the way your are utilizing it. It's easy to look around the room and think, "they must be making progress, everyone is on task" but you have immediate feedback in the form of formative assessments using technology...utilize it to feel confident you are meeting needs as best you can.
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
QR Codes for Class Night Sign Ups?
One of the things I'm quickly learning as an instructional technologist is that teaching parents how to use technology you are using in the classroom eases their mind a bit and gives them a sense of understanding. In our elementary school we use QR codes quite a bit to help students easily access information, websites, and videos as part of their learning and sharing.
As I started thinking on this, I decided why not introduce parents to QR codes on the first day of school? Our teachers have sign up sheets outside their doors each year for our PTO to access for volunteers as well as the teachers themselves. What if instead of a pencil hanging there, there were QR codes that linked to a sign up on Sign Up Genius? I use the free version of Sign Up Genius and I love it because it is real time for whoever has the sign in credentials, it has pre-made templates to help in whatever type of sign up you are trying to do! Here is a how-to video on creating QR codes for yourself:
So here are a few things I think would be neat to use QR codes for school:
- Teacher introductions. Create a quick video of yourself with fun facts about you and post it outside your classroom door.
- Instructions. Busy teaching a small group in a rotation? Create a QR code for the other groups so the students can hear you giving them instructions for each rotation when they get there.
- Weekly updates. Create QR codes that are dynamic (can change to a new place) and do your weekly reminders and updates.
- Student sharing. Have students create QR codes to link to something they have created regarding their learning and post them outside in your hallway as a gallery of learning.
- At the front door. Create a QR code that tells visitors where they are and what the process is for entering and visiting at the school.
- At various places on campus. New cool building or football stadium? Create a QR code for telling others about the pride you have in these things and how it will be used for the betterment of your students. Both home team and visitors will be able to learn more about your school.
- Sports teams. Put a dynamic QR code on your school t-shirts that links to your roster and season stats.
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Wonderful Ways to Make Educational Graphics
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Canva - I love Canva so much that one day I tweeted about it and a stranger said, "Wow, are you getting paid by Canva? If not you should be!" Canva allows me to quickly make graphics for the top of handouts, for blog posts, for Twitter posts, for creating business cards, etc and I don't have to be a great graphic artist to do it because of all the templates. I have always used the free version of Canva, although I will say that is getting harder to do as it seems harder to find free graphic options on their platform but I do it! Create your free account today and give the things you create a more polished, professional look. The graphic above was created with Canva.
Typorama - Do you often take photos using your iPhone or iPad and want to turn them into a graphic? I do. I could always upload them to Canva but Typorama has become my recent "go to" when creating graphics from photos on my phone. They also have an endless free supply of stock photos that are easy to search by keyword that allows me to make inspirational graphics for my instagram edu account https://www.instagram.com/juliedavisedu/
Google Draw - Looking for a way to create diagrams and charts? Google draw is the bomb diggity! With a grid on your blank canvas and the ability to constantly save and backup to your Google Suites accounts, Google Draw is a natural for creating things like school maps, seating charts, scientific method steps, etc.
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Sticky AI - I haven't used this iOS app yet except to play with it but I see if becoming part of my graphic arsenal. Tony Vincent (learninghand.com) recently shared about it on Instagram. It allows you to turn selfies into stickers that you can upload to messaging platforms or save them and use them anywhere. what I like is the fact that the app automatically detects the background of the photo and cuts it away...something that takes forever to do in the past.
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Monday, July 10, 2017
Tech Connecting With Next Year's Students
- SeeSaw is a great student driven digital platform that allows students to upload content to share with you, their class, and even their families. Create a free account, share the class codes with the families, set the settings where you have to ok anything before it's posted and have the students do things like:
- Tell you how to pronounce their first and last name via a handwritten drawing of their name with voice over
- Tell you something fun they have done this summer via a photo upload
- Tell you one thing they want you to know about them via video
- Flipgrid is another way to have students use video to share something with you, think of it like the Brady Bunch opening. Check out this flipgrid I made to introduce the tool to some of my teachers this past school year https://flipgrid.com/1448e8 Perhaps you could use flipgrid this summer to:
- Introduce one of your first units and ask students to share one thing they already know about the theme (pre-test)
- Get with your grade level teachers or out of classroom teachers and introduce yourselves this way to the entire grade level
- Ask students to dress as a character of a book they have read this summer and do a quick book talk.
- Google Classroom Are you a Google Suites school? What a great way to create an "assignment" in Google Classroom and have students learn the basics of class communication and organization that is associated with all things googly!
While each of these things reach out to your future students, it also quite possibly reaches out to their parents as well. Introducing these tools to both students and parents at the same time creates an opportunity for parents to learn about the tools right off the bat! Don't require your students to participate...but if they want to, keep it up and start your relational learning of the students and families you are going to have the pleasure of working with ASAP.
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Celebrating with Cheesecake
It began as a national day of notoriety. However, festivities associated with this unique day of tasty imbibing can and do last for a lifetime…that is, if you are a devoted follower of cheesecake!
Traditionally, National Cheesecake Day is a July 30 cultural extravaganza for cheesecake lovers! Break out the plates and forks, Dear Readers!
Miss NiNi is unclear who created the delight-the-taste-buds' event.
Perhaps, the architect was a dedicated follower of this basically eggs, sugar, and cream cheese dessert.
An advertising agency might have been the "mover and shaker" behind the event.
Surprise, Surprise!
Dear Readers, the author could have been cheesecake fan, Dearly Beloved. But it wasn't!
Regardless of the day's history, the present and future of cheesecake baking rests in the hands of a multitude of pastry chefs and, yes, talented home bakers, too.
It wasn't that long ago when as a baking homemaker in my farm kitchen, Yours Truly hit the jackpot!
On a certain designated calendar day, experimenting with a cheesecake recipe was noted on the schedule. I meticulously concocted the ingredients and gently placed the springform pan and its contents into the oven. After the heat of the oven had altered the composition of ingredients, the cheesecake left its cozy warm box and began to cool. My Best of the Best Lemon Cheesecake was "eye candy"! Now, would the flavor and texture of this magnificent dessert production join ranks with its beauty? Indeed, they did!
A panel of judges at the distinguished Iowa State Fair thought so, too! They awarded the champion purple ribbon to this delicacy.
Delicious Defined
Fast-forward to the creation of Miss NiNi's dessert-baking business. It was only fitting that this lovely lemon cheesecake would serve as the anchor to Miss NiNi's roster of sweet-course yummies.
Additionally, flavors of Lemon Raspberry Swirl, Decadent Turtle, Velvet Fudge, Bailey's Caramel, Italian Tiramisu, Very Vanilla, Caramel Chocolate Chunk, Snicker's, S'Mores, Pumpkin Praline, and Chocolate Raspberry Swirl would join the menu.
But, let's return to solely celebrated National Cheesecake Day, Dear Readers. Now, why stop at just one day of cheesecake observance? As far as I am concerned, that day of cheesecake honor needs to be commemorated with the excitement of enjoying Miss NiNi's cheesecakes all 365 days a year! Hip-Hip-Hooray!
Many national bloggers and editors would agree to that! They had the opportunity to taste and impartially review Miss NiNi's cheesecakes. Check out all of the double-thumbs-up cheesecake kudos at missnini.com.
Dear Readers, you might just want to enjoy a personal slice of a delicious-defined Miss NiNi's cheesecake. Let's see if your taste buds come to the same conclusion as those at celebritycafe.com. "Miss NiNi makes the best cheesecake in the world!"
Miss NiNi

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"hell must break before I am lost;"
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I've mentioned in the past, to any who may be listening or care, or neither, my love of the poet H.D. Her work holds a power over me that I cannot, nor do I desire to, qualify or explain. Reading much of it closely, I find what I might ordinarily regard as flaws. Perhaps a bit ardent here. Overly esoteric there. Mostly humorless. But the spoken quality of her work is almost — why am I hedging?? — incantatory. I don't know how many angels and devils I've conjured over the years reading her poetry aloud; what spectral kingdoms I've summoned; or, for that matter, where they should reign. The greatest literature, perhaps, conjures this belief in ghosts, if not the ghosts themselves. Might it, too, dispel the difference?
If any hold the answers, if indeed these are proper questions at all, surely it would be Eurydice. Would that my reading tonight conjure the spirit of a defiance uncertain of its worth, in the face of a ruthlessness all too certain of its.


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Theme: Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy: passion and leadership
Mentor: H.E. Eat Sophea, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
The second session of the "Alumni Conversation and Mentorship Series" was organized on 19 December 2017 at Comme La a Maision Restaurant with the attendance of our professional guest mentor, H.E. Eat Sophea, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. This Alumni Conversation and Mentorship series was arranged in a professional dinner round-table meeting similar to the previous one and exclusively for AAA-C members who were invited from the academic and professional background related to the field of international relation, civil society leadership and who are working in the senior level / position such as program advisor, project manager, consultant and executive director to receive mentorship from a prominent senior individual.
This session was made under the theme "Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy: passion and leadership", guest mentored by H.E. Eat Sophea who is the Under Secretary of State of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia. She shared her experience as well as ideas for our alumni member about challenging she has faced and how to overcome them.


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Love and Vines
We are here to passionately cultivate your soul through wine, food and music.
As a self-proclaimed "wine-o", Sukari's mission is to make wine more approachable. You won't find any wine ratings or sliding scales on this blog. You will find out what Sukari is drinking and where she is drinking it. There will be wine and food and wine and music pairing suggestions (note: Suggestions, not Rules!). The overall experience you are having can affect how a bottle of wine or a meal tastes and how it feels going down. Here, we will focus on the experience, and will support you on where ever that experience takes you. Sukari is always looking to improve her tasting chops (which is always interesting!). She first learned about wine from her amazing Mom and continues to learn from weekly tastings (organized through wine stores and restaurants and those that she hosts on her own), tons of reading and her friends in the wine business. Sukari is a California girl, with a New Orleans soul, energy of NYC and the laid back elegance of the South, Atlanta to be exact.
Shomari has had a passion for food and music since his days on his big wheel. As a youngster he could whip up a full meal from just a handful of ingredients. As he grew up, so did his passion for food and music. He is a self-taught Chef and has worked in kitchens on both sides of the country. He now holds the dubious title of Family Chef. Shomari puts together beats with same passion that he uses to put together ingredients. The outcome is a smooth sound unencumbered by digital noise. The simplicity and elegance of the dishes that he creates and will share with you will let the natural flavors shine.
Let us take you on a fantastic voyage. Let us show you Love and Vines.


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Riderwood competes in annual tennis tournament
The Riderwood Tennis Team faced off with residents from three other communities in an intercommunity tennis tournament on October 3. Riderwood was joined by Ashby Ponds, Charlestown, and Greenspring. After some intense tennis action, three winners were crowned in the divisions of Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. Congratulations to Kelly McCafferty and Doug Shimmons from Greenspring, the Mixed Doubles winners; Kelly McCafferty and Minnie Mills from Greenspring, the Women's Doubles winners; and Bill Brustad and Ron Burrell from Charlestown, the Men's doubles winners. (Photos by Chris Taydus)
Residents & guests get crackin' at Crab Feast
The Riderwood Dining Services team hosted the annual Crab Feast in Maryland Hall on October 3. Residents, staff, and guests were invited to enjoy a plethora of Maryland crabs along with a collection of other crab feast favorites including chicken tenders, corn on the cob, watermelon, and brownies. The event was attended by over 150 residents and guests. This is an annual event so be on the lookout for information about next year's event. (Photos by Avedis Aghguiguian)
Autumnal colors begin to show around the campus
While the first official day of fall was September 22, some unseasonably warm temperatures combined with lots of rain have put a delay on the appearance of the autumnal hues on the trees of Riderwood. As of the end of October, only some of the leaves have begun their chromatic progression. That didn't stop the Riderwood grounds team from dressing the campus for the cooler temperatures that signal the beginning of the fall. (Photos by Chris Taydus)


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Both Match Reports written by Julian Blackburn
Devils send rivals Steelers home pointless
The Sheffield Steelers captain Jonathan Phillips was born and brought up just a stone's throw away from Ice Arena Wales, but he has had an illustrious career with the Sheffield side. He celebrated a testimonial year last year and has been a mainstay and captain for the GB hockey side for many years as well.
On Saturday night he brought his team to Ice Arena Wales hoping that a visit to his home town would end up as perfect and he could head back to Yorkshire after putting one over on his former team.
IAW was again sold out with the 3000 plus fans packed inside hoping for fireworks a day early.
The Devils piled on the pressure in the first shift straight after the face off. They had the Steelers pinned in their defensive zone and fired off several shots before Sean Bentivoglio managed to get a tip on an Andrew Hotham shot. The goal came just 55 seconds into the contest and settled the home fans nerves in what was seen as one of the biggest tests of the season so far.
The Steelers composed themselves and played themselves into the game and had it all tied up after 4minutes 45 seconds when Andreas Valdix scored for the visitors.
Both sides were missing key men with the Devils missing forwards Joey Haddad and Patrick Asselin and their very own testimonial man Mark Richardson who was suited up and on the bench. The Steelers were missing Colton Fretter who fell foul to a ruling from the department of player safety and were short of defensive options.
With these problems the Devils decided to play big defenceman Mark Louis as a forward. This was a perfect choice with him being such a fast and powerful skater and this frequently pitted him against the Steelers Zach Fitzgerald who seemed to be on the ice almost constantly.
The game was a great advert for Elite league hockey and was beginning to heat up. When John Armstrong got 2 minutes for cross checking, the Devils got their powerplay working and the outstanding Andrew Hotham benefitted by scoring the go-ahead goal.
Just 5 minutes later and the Devils were again on the powerplay after Matt Marquardt got called for cross checking. This time Matt Pope scored the goal that the pressure on the powerplay so deserved. The period ended 3-1.
To those looking at the scorecard the second period may have looked very dull, but it was one of the most exciting periods seen at IAW this year. The Devils D working fantastic to limit the Steelers to only 3 shots throughout the period. The game was fizzing with many expecting someone to drop the gloves. Several big hits went in and Fitzy (Zach Fitzgerald) was his normal aggressive self trying his best to cause incidents behind the play. At one point Andre Deveaux seemed to completely lose it with the match officials and can count himself lucky not to have picked up a misconduct penalty. He was not alone in his frustrations. As was the case on many occasions at IAW last year Paul "Thommo" Thompson the Steelers head coach seemed a frustrated figure on the away bench. He was constantly shouting and questioning the officials calls. The period ended with no further scores from either side and set the third period up for an exciting finale for the 3095 fans in attendance.
The third period continued in the same vein as the second with the Steelers toiling but the Devils defence well on top. Even when the Steelers went on the power play the Devils still managed to snuff them out. In the final minute of the game the Yorkshiremen rolled the dice and pulled their goalie for the extra skater. The move aimed at getting the game into overtime. The gamble worked initially with the Steelers netting with 31 seconds of the game remaining. Scott Aarsen scored the goal. This proved to be merely a consolation goal as the Devils managed to take possession from the face off and run the clock down.
This performance was the type of gutsy performance that has been so often missing this year.
Cardiff Fire so so unlucky……
The Cardiff Fire came so close to getting their first and well-deserved win on the board this weekend. They went down 8-1 away on Saturday to the Bracknell Bees. As seems to be the case regularly this season, the Fire had only 16 players to the Bees 21 and were outshot 70-20. With these shot stats young netminder Jordan Lawday did a fantastic job to only concede 8. Jackson Price scored the Fire's only goal
The Fire put the result on Saturday night behind them and although being outnumbered in players to the same odds as the night before, the Fire produced arguably their best and most gutsy performance of the season.
The team battled so hard in defence but despite their best efforts they conceded after only 3 minutes. The Fire continued to battle hard and were justly rewarded with the goal that tied the game coming in the final minute of the first period. Michael John Stratford scoring with assists from Elis Sheppard and Kalle Allner. Allner is proving to be a great acquisition for Mark Cuddihy's side. He is a very strong Defenceman who is great on the attack and he seems to be settling in to his new side very well.
In the second period and possibly for the first time this season the Fire got the go-ahead goal with Sam Bryant scoring with assists from Sam Smith and Stratford. You could see the excitement and joy from the Fire players as they celebrated that goal, but celebrations were short lived, and they were pegged back within 4 minutes. The team spirit that has been evident all season remained, and the Fire scored again to take the lead for a second time, this time Jordan Powell scoring and Manning grabbing an assist.
The game was on a knife edge and small margins are what normally swing games. Whether the Fire players were beginning to tire with the extra ice time their small bench were having to do or whether it was a momentary lapse of concentration, but with only 5 minutes on the contest to go the Redhawks of Streatham tied the game up again. Callum Buglass , one of the Fire players on a two-way deal with the Devils, got a soft call against him for cross checking and the goal came from the resulting powerplay. Less than 50 seconds later the Fire were dealt a devastating blow when they conceded again. I think the team and all the fans had thought this was going to be the moment when we would finally all be able to celebrate the first win.
To rub salt into the wounds as the Fire went on a late powerplay, they decided to pull goalie Jordan Lawday and when they lost possession Streatham sent the puck the length of the ice for an empty netter. The end score line of 5-3 to the away side does not tell the story and is very cruel on the Fire who deserved the victory.
In my opinion I believe if the Fire had a full bench the fatigue may have been less, and in these small margins, this narrow loss could well have been a victory.
Jordan Lawday picked up a well-deserved man of the match. At one point he faced 45 consecutive shots without conceding.
I am sure a win is coming, and I hope I can be there to cheer the guys on as and when it comes.
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Pre-Ballet is a true beginner ballet class. The children are taught the French terminology from the beginning. All of the work is performed in a natural 1st and 2nd position or parallel. The class is performed in the center, which enables the children to work on balance and body awareness.
Ballet classes continue to build on the basic skills taught in Pre-ballet. Class encompass a broad range of styles with an emphasis placed on correct alignment without straining, gripping, or tensing the upper body.
Pointe class is offered to students who have a good understanding of basic ballet technique and are physically strong enough to participate. The class focuses on proper alignment and helping students to build strength and confidence on pointe.
Click here to see global schedule for class dates, times and teacher.


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It is said that "many hands make light work" and this is confirmed by the success of the fourth annual Down The River, Down A Beer on Aug. 12, at Lock 9 Park. For example, we had huge community support in the form of sponsorship, both in financial contributions or in services.
Thanks to the Brewery Sponsor: Unity National Bank, Barrel Sponsors: French Oil Mill Machinery Co., Mainstreet Piqua Inc., Piqua Arts Council, Protecting Our WaterWays (POWW), McColloch Baker, WPTW 98.1 and Keg Sponsors: Edison State Community College, Polysource Inc., Atlantis Sportswear, Crayex Corp., Koverman Staley Dickerson Insurance Agency and Case Sponsors: Miami Valley Centre Mall, Miami Valley Steel Inc., Palmer Bolt and Supply, Piqua Beverage Center, PSC Crane and Rigging, Scott Steel Inc., Hemm's Glass, Mark Reedy & Spencer Peltier Thrivent Financial, and Six Pack Sponsors: Piqua Country Club, P&R Specialty, Parker's Mobility Solutions, and Schirbyz Party Rental.
Special thanks to the guys at French Oil Mill Machinery Co., Cy Pleiman and his crew; Joe Davis, Dan Flaute, Josh Drees and Tom Wion for placing the River Fire Rings in the Great Miami River. Once again, the river fire rings created a very dramatic end to the event.
Thanks to all the great local food vendors. Thanks to Chef James and Jeff Cotner from Mulligan's Pub for delicious food and to Tom Kiser of TK's BBQ-N-Fixins. Thanks to WPTW, Chuck Black and Rick Muzzy for promotion of the event. Thanks to Joe Laber for putting up with Jeff Lange and me on morning radio interviews and for emceeing for the event. Thank you for providing music throughout the beer tasting and for the river fire rings.
Thanks to Mark Cantwil for providing engaging songs. It was wonderful to have a local musician for live entertainment.
Thanks to Mary Beth Barhorst, Readmore's Hallmark and Piqua Beverage Supply, The Cellar, Karoc Marathon/Corner Deli, and Miami Valley Wine and Spirits for being ticket sellers. A special thank you to MaryBeth at Readmore Hallmark for supplying equipment for the event, too.
Thanks to the guys and ladies from the Parks Dept for prepping Lock 9 Park and bringing in extra cans and bins, tables, helping string lights etc. and the Piqua Fire Department for safety in conjunction with River Fire Rings event. Special thanks to Bob Bowman and Ben Gover along with summer help/seasonal employees.
Thanks to all the businesses in Miami, Shelby, Montgomery and Darke counties for handing out flyers, hanging posters and selling tickets.
Thanks to the city commissioners for approving the use of Lock 9 Park to get folks out to see and enjoy our wonderful river and park system up close and personal. Thanks to the Miami Conservancy District for their approval as well.
Thanks to all of our volunteers; beer servers, river volunteers, event prep, and clean up, it could not have happened without ALL of you. There are folks who do multiple shifts; Mary Ellen Lange, Maria and Brad Bubp, Bill Carter, Pat Middleton, Tiffany and Ken Shepard, Bernadine Greenwood, Tracey and Ralph Quinter.
I would be remiss, if I did not say thanks to my wife, Cheryl, for all of her help in so many ways, especially in assisting with the beer-tasting research. It is a tough job, but someone had to do it.
Finally, a huge special thank you to members of the planning committee and event site volunteers: Lorna Swisher of Mainstreet Piqua, Jordan Knepper of Piqua Arts Council, Chris Schmiesing from the City of Piqua, as well as Brittany Van Horn, Jeff Lange from POWW and Starr Gephart, who provided Promotion and Social Media.
Down The River, Down A Beer was a fabulous event full of fellowship, food, recreation and some excellent beer. I think it further demonstrates that Piqua is a wonderful place to live, work and play. Thank you to all who attended. I heard nothing but positive comments and I think everyone had a blast.
With so many people to thank, it is apparent that this was a total community event, and without so much support it could never have happened. Hoping I did not miss anyone, if so, please accept my apologies.
Thanks, again. Cheers.
— Jim Burkhardt, event chair


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Foundation Donates to PMC Surgical Department
Providence Medical Center Foundation President, Sandra Bartling, recently presented a check to Christina Junck RN, Director of Surgical Services at Providence Medical Center. The $5000 donation represents the proceeds from the foundation's 2017 golf SCRAMBLE held at the Wayne Country Club.
"One of the many highlights of being the hospital foundation President is oftentimes I have the honor of representing the foundation Board of Directors in presenting donations to the hospital following successful fundraising projects. Last year's golf tournament was no exception," said Bartling. "These funds are being used to assist the hospital in purchasing various scopes for the Surgical Department," she added.
"Our hospital is blessed to have the backing of the community. Thank you for your support with our on- going fundraising," said Junck.
This year's PMC Foundation 4 Person Golf SCRAMBLE is slated for Friday, August 17, 2018, at the Wayne Country Club with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. For details give the Foundation Office a call at 402-375-7922.


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Friday, March 09, 2012
Les Bas-fonds
I'm slowly watching my way through Louis Jouvet's filmography, and Renoir's film is the first I've seen that really gives extended rein to Jouvet as a film performer rather than as an actor replaying stage material; I haven't see his performance in Robert Siodmak's Mister Flow, which appears to have been filmed earlier the same year, though it sounds as though it was something of a troubled production [I've since plugged that particular gap]. Here, he's paired with Jean Gabin, who plays more or less the same -- immensely charming -- character from films like the same year's La Belle équipe.
It's an apposite match: despite their differing acting styles, both Gabin and Jouvet were originally men of the stage, albeit the music hall stage in Gabin's case, and there's a joyous complicity to their work together. Both, too, were fairly careful in their choice of work: so many French actors of the period seemed to say yes to every role that came their way it makes Gabin and Jouvet seem cautious by comparison, though each probably had the occasional regret. Their scenes together crackle: they're first brought together in a scene of attempted robbery that foreshadows Blier's Tenue de soirée, in which the putative victims try to get in on the action.
Renoir underlines their complicity with a pair of mirror-image scenes, the first in which Jouvet stands impassively while on the receiving end of a lengthy brush-off by an unseen official, the second with Gabin talking up a storm to a silent police commissioner, again unseen until the soliloquy concludes. The difference between the scenes is key to the characters: Jouvet's Baron ultimately accepts his fall from aristocratic grace, serenely acknowledging an inner truth about himself, while Gabin's hard-scrabble Pepel is always on the make, trying to leave an unwanted life in the lower depths behind. He's almost jealous of his unlikely friend's inner peace, though they do share one treasurable sequence of riverside idyll, where life slows down and the sun and the peacefully flowing Marne come to the fore, washing other cares away for an hour or two.
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|Namco Museum is a compilation of seven classic arcade games, two bonus games, and three games making their console debut. Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug, Pole Position, Galaxian, Ms. Pac-Man, and Pole Position II are the featured games on the disc, with the first three available as separate arrangements with new graphics and other enhancements.
Pac-Man Arrangement includes speed bursts, warp gates, large ghosts, and six different power-ups to consume. Galaga Arrangement offers weapon power-ups, Ricochet Shot, Wide Beam, and Fast Shot, while Dig-Dug Arrangement includes additional enemy characters to face as well as boss encounters.
Two bonus games are unlocked after earning high scores on Pac-Man and its sequel, Ms. Pac-Man. By scoring at least 25,000 in Pac-Man, players can open up the puzzle game Pac-Attack on the menu screen. Scoring at least 20,000 in Ms. Pac-Man will unlock Pac-Mania for play.
All of the games feature adjustable settings in such areas as difficulty, lives, bonus points, and sound. Helpful tips are also available as well as three screen sizes (normal, medium, and small) to accommodate different television screens. Scores and options for each game can be saved directly to a Nintendo GameCube memory card with at least two free blocks.
This edition of Namco Museum is the first collection in the series to include a made-for-console game (Pac-Attack, originally released on the Genesis and the Super NES and also previously included in the Japanese-only Namco Anthology Vol. 2, and Pac-Man Collection). The "Arrangement" games in the collection were originally on the arcade's Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. The pitch of the music in Pac-Man Arrangement and Dig Dug Arrangement has been changed slightly from the original: it is higher pitched than in the arcade versions. This compilation was released only in North America on all three of the consoles on which it was released.
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Balder lived in a poor village of Asgard, and possessed a weak body; after a plague, his villagers of his village dead, and he decide, ask to Odin a strong body to help the Asgardians; but, Odin, don't attended and Loki listened and feigned be Odin; he give to Balder two scores, in Runes form, of Fehu and ī, and give a bit of his power to him; so, his body become strong an hard; anything could destroy it. But, Loki arrested his empathy for the other humans, and he forgot the reason to make a contract with Odin (Loki). After this, Balder thought to be an immortal God and asked reverently of the people's.
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He becomes a god warrior to fight for Asgard, but, he is a bad guy, like Surtr and Fafner. He met Shaka in Alfheim, and after the fight, Shaka discovered Loki cheated Balder, and stole his empathy for the humans, so, without empathy and piety, Balder is not a god. After the defeat, Balder loses his scores and he feels all the pain should be felt in these years, but Shaka removes his touch sense, for he has a good death.


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Both known for being two of the bigger players within the current sludge/noise landscape, Primitive Man and Unearthly Trance have collaborated with a full-on assault of dissonant noise and backbreaking riffs. Furthermore, unlike popular fashion, this newest split clocks in at just over forty-five minutes long; a must-have for any fan of either contributor.
As popular knowledge around these parts, it is well known that both Primitive Man and Unearthly Trance released two of the most popular albums within the subgenre back in 2017. The two are also signed to Relapse records, so I am sure that the label has wanted to put them together on an official release for quite some time now. Well, 2018 has been a great year for metal so far, and part of the reasoning behind such a claim lies behind the announcement of this release as well.
Right off the bat, as mentioned above, the split tallies in at the length of a traditional LP. This fact is especially noteworthy when considering that the most common length for splits within the metal genre usually last between ten to twenty minutes. Splits mostly refer to releases compromising of two songs, one from each contributor (hence the term). This one is notably special therefore, as the collaboration serves more towards the likes of a new LP from as it meets the length criteria and both bands have made a conscious effort to make the release play as such.
I quite enjoy the angle that Primitive Man takes with their music. The barbaric yet controlled vocal performances contribute significantly to the commonly-cited "heaviness" to their music. Such is best demonstrated on "Naked", Primitive Man's first official track on the split release. There is a certain aspect of progression to this song which expands enjoyably for its ten-minute duration. Following a droning guitar segment at the beginning, "Naked" devolves into this rhythmic pounding notion which works especially when coupled with vocalist Ethan McCarthy's unintelligibly-great barking vocals.
I will say that I'm not the most avid fan when it comes to the overt noise/drone aspect of Primitive Man's music. While a little misdirection within their riffs is part of the subgenre's definition, including a nine-minute track that essentially consists of a ringing noise followed by a guitar riff that distorts itself into eternity (or boredom) doesn't contribute anything more than me hitting the skip button. I mean, maybe that's part of listening to the "album" front to back and necessary for the "experience", but following a second or third listen, you're skipping that track (which is called "Love Under Will" for the record). If I'm skipping it, then I'd rather have another song included rather than some sort of instrumental soundscape. Such a point is exponentially magnified upon the startled realization that "Love Under Will" and "Naked" are Primitive Man's only contributions to the split. Perhaps one could raise the argument that the noise tag leans more towards inactive listening, acting as something to occupy the background of the room, hence the dissonant nature of the music; maybe I just don't get it.
Now that Primitive Man has successfully cracked the stage, Unearthly Trance play clean-up-crew. The similarities between the two's music becomes extremely evident once you get roughly halfway through Unearthly Trance's first track. The two obviously meet the required criteria to pull off a split together; crawling guitar riffs, maniacal vocals, and dissonant atmosphere. However, Unearthly Trance plays more towards the black/death side of the equation. While their music remains acceptably labelled as noise/sludge, there is a tinge of blackened death metal in the mix that feels fresh, especially after Primitive Man's weighty introduction.
While Primitive Man contributed two tracks to the release (albeit at roughly ten minutes each), Unearthly Trance delivers four numbers; thus results in a fair 50/50 divide in terms of time on the release. I was going to suggest that the split would have worked better if Primitive Man's longer, more taxing tracks would close off the record, as the release could chronologically build up to a massive height of heaviness. Although, following a handful of listens, I find that Unearthly Trance's more guided and consumable music gives the listener a well-deserved break from the pummeling that preceded.
Ultimately, the duo came out with a great collaboration. I'm thoroughly surprised that they didn't announce a co-headlining North American tour. Perhaps their fanbases are too similar, and thus their show turnout would not be maximized. Either way, look out for some announcements from the two, I'm fairly certain that their split has been gaining some traction within the community and therefore the two might consider a set of live dates. Make sure to check out this release if you're a fan of either band, but if you're new to either of them I'd recommend consuming their most recent full-lengths instead. I really like the cover for this release though.
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Below is a list of helpful books with life history information on various Arctic birds, fishes and animals (ordered by date published):
MacDonald, S. O. and J. A. Cook. 2007. Mammals and Amphibians of Southeast Alaska. Museum of Southwestern Biology – Special Publication No. 8. University of New Mexico
Wynne, K. 2007. Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska, 3rd ed. Sea Grant.
MacDonald, S. O. and J. A. Cook. 2009. Recent Mammals of Alaska. University of Alaska Press.
Tinker, S. W. 1988. Whales of the World. E. J. Brill: Leiden.
King, J. E. 1983. Seals of the world, 2nd edition. Cornell University Press.
Rearden, J. (ed). 1981. Alaska Mammals. Alaska Geographic.
Murie, A. 1962. Mammals of Mount McKinley National Park, Alaska. Pisani Printing Company, San Francisco.
Murie, O. J. 1959. Fauna of the Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula. North American Fauna – No. 61. Fish and Wildlife Service. [This book also includes "Invertebrates and Fishes Collected in the Aleutians, 1936-38" by V. B. Scheffer]
Gibson, D. D. and G. V. Byrd. 2007. Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Series in Ornithology, No. 1. The Nuttall Ornithological Club & The American Ornithologists' Union.
Petersen, M. R., Weir, D. N. and M. H. Dick. 1991. Birds of the Kilbuck and Ahklun Mountain Region, Alaska. North American Fauna, No. 76. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Kessel, B. 1989. Birds of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska. University of Alaska Press.
Bellrose, F. C. 1976. Ducks, Geese & Swans of North America. Stackpole Books.
Isleib, M. E. and B. Kessel. 1973. Birds of the North Gulf Coast – Prince William Sound Region, Alaska. Biological Papers of the University of Alaska, No. 14. University of Alaska Press.
Bent, A. C. 1961 [1938]. Life Histories of North American Birds of Prey, Part Two. Dover Publications, Inc. [hawks, falcons, caracars, owls]
Bent, A. C. 1962 [1929]. Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part Two. Dover Publications, Inc. [willets, plovers, tattlers, curlews, oyster catchers, etc]
Bent, A. C. 1962 [1927]. Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part One. Dover Publications, Inc. [woodcocks, sandpipers, godwits, snipes, phalaropes, etc]
Bent, A. C. 1987 [1923 & 1925]. Life Histories of North American Wild Fowl, Parts One & Two. Dover Publications, Inc. [ducks, geese, teals, mergansers, eiders, swans, scoters, etc…]
Bent, A. C. 1963 [1921]. Life Histories of North American Gulls and Terns. Dover Publications, Inc. [skuas, jaegers, kittiwakes, gulls, terns, noddies]
Bent, A. C. 1963 [1919]. Life Histories of North American Diving Birds. Dover Publications, Inc. [auks, grebes, auklets, guillemots, loons]
Lamb, A. and P. Edgell. 2010. Coastal Fishes of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd ed. Harbour Publishing.
Mecklenburg, C. W., Mecklenburg, T. A., and L. K. Thorsteinson. 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society.
Kessler, D. W. 1985. Alaska's Saltwater Fishes and Other Sea Life. Alaska Northwest Publishing Co.
Morrow, J. E. 1980. The Freshwater Fishes of Alaska. Alaska Northwest Publishing Co.
Evermann, B. W., and E. L. Goldsborough. 2012 [1907]. The Fishes of Alaska. U.S. Government Printing Office.


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Sunday, November 25, 2007
Christmas Answer #1
Yesterday we put up our Christmas decorations. I knew my husband, a well-known Grinch, was gone for the afternoon, providing us the opportunity to get out the tree (fake, pre-lit) and all the other festive items. My son, who is 7 years-old asked me a lot of questions about the Christmas traditions that I could not answer. Why do people put an angel or a star on top of their tree? What is "Noel"? Why Santa Clause? Why put out colored lights and decorations at all?
I don't like answering his questions with "because we have always done that." We are not particularly religious, so I want to give him satisfying answers that are based on fact, tradition, and not stories that were hijacked by a particular belief and changed to satisfy those beliefs. So I'm doing a little bit of research and would like to share some of my findings.
By the way, we were completely done and had everything cleaned up by the time my husband came home. He said, "A Christmas Bomb went off while I was gone." But I know that deep down he really likes the colored lights. In fact, he slept in the living room last night with the tree on the entire time.
Christmas Answer #1: Why December 25th?
Before I try to answer that question, we have to learn a little about Winter Solstice. A solstice occurs twice a year, whenever Earth's axis tilts the most toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to be farthest north or south at noon. The winter solstice, which happens around December 22nd or 23rd, is when the days are the shortest of the entire year, and the nights are really long. At least that's true for the Northern hemisphere. We have to remember that in the Southern hemisphere, it's the opposite, and that Christmas time happens during their Summer!
A very long time ago, people became afraid that the nights would become longer and longer, and the sun would disappear altogether! They would especially be afraid at the time of the Winter Solstice. However, the wise people would notice that by December 25th, the days were getting longer again! Then it was time to celebrate the return of the sun.
Many cultures and religions have celebrations around the time of the Winter Solstice. For example, the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, or the Muslim holiday of Ramadan.
But for the answer of Why December 25th for Christmas? Here's the short answer: No one really knows the day that Jesus was born, but they suspect that it was probably in the Fall. Early Christian church leaders selected December 25th because this was already the date recognized throughout the Roman Empire as the birthday of various Pagan gods. So, basically, it was already being celebrated for the birth of some gods, why not their god, Jesus? Eventually, when Christianity became more popular, they dropped the other gods and focused on Christianity's one god.
Religious Tolerance.org from Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance: http://www.religioustolerance.org/xmas_sel.htm
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice
Labels: Christianity, Christmas, cultures, December, Jesus, pegan, religions, Winter Solstice
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Thursday Thirteen #71
Today is Thanksgiving and I should be cooking my Mother's special creamy mashed potatoes, but I still have time. I already made the cranberry relish and cranberry chutney, so I'm just about set to go to my Sister-in-Law's home for a nice dinner. But first things first, I need to get my Thursday Thirteen for the week up!
13 Things I'm Thankful For
1. My daughter is fully potty trained. No more diapers for me! Except those that she wears at night--but that's just fine with me. The only problem is that she's so tiny, I can't get pants to fit her around the waist! Most pants in her size are made for toddlers who still wear diapers.
2. My son understands and appreciates the humor of Monty Python. Not bad for a 7-year-old! The other day we were talking and I said, "Well, I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition!" and he responded correctly, "No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!" and he grabbed a pillow and started torchering me.
3. My daughter has stopped sucking her thumb. She did this all by herself. She got a sore on her thumb (probably from too much sucking!) and requested a bandage. We kept the bandage on for a few days, and after a few grumpy days and nights, she was done with the thumb!
4. My son lost his first tooth this week. Probably one of the teeth that bit me while I was nursing! I'm thankful that he's growing and becoming a young man.
5. I'm extremely thankful for my neighbor, Brad. He's single-handadly responsible for bringing us to Creekistan and helping fix the house. All of the beautiful work done on the house is his.
6. My piano. We finally got a piano about a year ago, and I've been playing it just about every day. I've started teaching my children how to read music and play. I'm even giving lessons to a friend's little girl. My Grandmother would have been proud.
7. Satellite radio. I enjoy having good reception and a choice of stations. The only regular radio stations I can get around here are religious or country. Now I can listen to whatever I want.
8. Satellite internet. Since I can't get cable or DSL service here, it was our only choice for high-speed Internet.
9. Netflix. We don't get any TV stations and don't want satellite TV, so Netflix is our lifesaver! The turnaround is pretty fast (send movie back, day 1; Netflix receives movie and sends another one, day 2; and receive new movie at home, day 3.) Except for those days we suspect that our mail carrier is watching our movies before delivering them to us!
10. My laptop. I would go insane if I didn't have a decent computer with good software to work from.
11. Being able to stay at home full time. Yes it's hard living on only one income when you're used to two, but it's not that bad. My kids appreciate it, my home is running better, and I'm less stressed.
12. The beauty of the forest that I live in. Each season shows something new and interesting. I was sad to see all the leaves fall from the trees, but now I can see more sky between the branches. And now I can walk deeper into the forest without getting lost in the underbrush.
13. My husband is officially done with his Doctorate. We completed his dissertation earlier this week, it got approved, and now we're waiting on confirmation that early next month, he will officially be Dr. Evil Composer.
Labels: Thanksgiving, Thursday 13, Thursday Thirteen
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Thursday Thirteen #70
If it says "Forward this to (insert number here) friends and (insert positive action here) will happen," I almost immediately delete it, no matter what hex may befall me. I've been e-mailing for over 10 years and I've seen lots of hoaxes and bogus stories, and all kinds of e-mails. And I'm not afraid to tell the sender the truth.
Now I'm starting to see the old messages come around again. I guess, as far as e-mail is concerned, there's a sucker born every minute. Now that people who were initially reluctant to get e-mail or just didn't know how, are finally using e-mail. Those new users are gullible to the old hoaxes, just as I was over 10 years ago. I'm just amazed that these hoaxes cannot be killed off.
13 of My (not-so) Favorite E-Mail Hoaxes
1. Those that say "forward to 5 friends and see what happens!". Basically this doesn't work except to put yet another FW: e-mail address on a list and more of those annoying >>>>> all over the message so that it's hard to read the original text.
2. The Koran ( 9:11 ) says " . . . the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah." No such passage exists. It's purely a hoax to play on American patriotism.
3. Applebees will not give out $50 gift certificates to anyone who forwards a certain e-mail message to 5 friends.
4. Putting Vicks VapoRub on the bottom of your feet will cure night-time coughs. I just have to laugh!
5. Glade Plug-Ins will cause fires. I have received this warning message several times. After investigation, I found out that this is simply not true. It it was, they would have taken it off the market by now!
6. Kidnappers who snatch children in stores (or other public place), take them to a bathroom, cut their hair, and change their clothes. Frightening, and even plausible, but not true.
7. An Essay titled "The Paradox of our Time" was written by George Carlin. Simply not true! This is just another one of those laundry lists that cites everything that is wrong with today. Carlin didn't write such sentimental bull sh*t.
8. An atheist group is trying to get the FCC to ban religious radio stations. Simply untrue. The FCC has no authority to ban religious programming.
9. A form of the drug, Meth, called Strawberry Quik, is being handed out to children and it looks like candy. Okay, I'm sure it does look like candy. But drug dealers can't afford to give out bags of meth for Halloween.
10. Paul Harvey did not do a show on how Hillary Clinton helped two Black Panthers get away with murder, also untrue.
11. Any e-mail petition. They simply do not work and have no legality.
12. You do not have to register your cell phone on the Do Not Call registry.
13. Just in time for the holidays, the "Merry Christmas Virus" e-mail claims that a message with an attachment named "Merry Christmas" contains a virus that will "burn" the hard drive on the infected computer. No such virus exists, and if you have up-to-date virus protection software, (or a Mac, like me) you'll be okay. Just so you know, a virus cannot be passed around in a simple e-mail message. It can, however, be embedded in an attachment.
Just a quick word: Don't forward anything to all your friends and family if you are not sure of the validity of the message. Confirm it on www.snopes.com or just do a simple Internet search!
Labels: e-mail, Hoaxes, Thursday 13, Thursday Thirteen, virus
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Thursday Thirteen #69
13 Things that Happened This Week
1. The shingles are almost all on the house, with a few hard-to-reach spots still left bear. Hopefully that will be done soon!
2. I joined The FlyLady's mailing list - She help with reminders and suggestions for housecleaning and organizing, something I need. So far, I've cleaned my ceiling fans and kept my refrigerator clean, all in about 15 minutes a day.
3. My husband and a friend started their fall deer hunting. Right now they can hunt with a bow. So far, Humans 0, Bambi 1.
4. We cleaned out the storage bin that we've had since we moved to Creekistan. It contained all the stuff we didn't really need and furniture we didn't want in the way while we work. It's all sitting in the Bee House now. I may never need that stuff again.
5. I'm just about done transferring landscaping to my yard from a friend's yard. They recently purchased the house and don't want the bushes and plants that the previous owners planted for better curb appeal. I think they are crazy, but I'll take the free stuff!
6. It's getting cold, so now I have to get out the winter stuff and put away the summer stuff. Seems that my kids have outgrown the winter stuff from last year and now I need to find them warmer clothes.
7. I decided to start an eBay consignment business, tentatively named "Git-R-Gone". A lot of the folks around here have junk they want to sell but don't know how to use eBay. That's where I come in! My first client has some "collec table" burlap bags. We'll have to see how that goes!
8. While cleaning out the storage bin, I found out that I have too many kids books--if that is possible! I love having lots of books around, but I don't have enough shelves. I may have to purge some and donate them to the library.
9. I did manage to find my favorite children's chapter book, "Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles," and have been reading it to my kids. I recommend this book to everyone, adult or kid. It was given to me on my 9th birthday and has seen better days, but it can still be read and loved.
10. I'm putting the final touches on my husband's dissertation for his doctorate. Since he's a composer, it's a musical score, but not an ordinary score. It's very graphical and contains sections that call for particular beans to be placed in wood or metal bowls or balloons with rice inside to be swirled around. It's not easy trying to put that into picture/musical score form.
11. I also finished my Mother's Christmas letter. Since I do graphic design, I created the border and placed the text inside. I'm arguing with her about not using red text--I've always recommended staying away from red as it is hard on the eyes. She wants it to have a festive look. What do you think?
12. I, on the other hand, still have Halloween decorations to put away, let alone think about Christmas. But trips to the stores are a tempting reminder since they already have the trees up and decorated.
13. I managed to shoot an arrow into and help kill a large, grumpy possum that was irritating us. Something must have been wrong with it since it wouldn't move from it's spot in our yard. I didn't feel bad about killing it--I was probably doing it a favor as well as protecting my children. My family was impressed, especially my son, since I had to use his bow and arrow.
Labels: Christmas, hunting, Thursday 13, Thursday Thirteen
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Thursday Thirteen #68
13 Things That Really Scare Me
1. Bigfoot - My one true irrational fear. When driving at night in the woods, I'm always afraid of surprising one trying to cross the road.
2. The JFK Conspiracy -
When I was little, I saw a TV show about the assassination that featured the Zapruder film. For some reason, it scared me. To this day the idea that someone was killed, on camera, and that there seems to be a reality different than the "official story" makes me shiver. We may never know the satisfying truth.
3. Aliens from Outer Space - I once saw a planetarium show about close encounters of the third kind, not the movie, but the phenomenon. From that day I'm always wondering, late at night, if a grey alien is looking through the window at me.
4. Ouija boards - I'm amazed that these things are being sold as a "game". I think that nothing good can come from playing with the thing. I haven't had anything creepy happen to me the very few times I've trying playing with it, but I don't want to take any chances.
5. Photos of Ghosts - Especially those that show figures in mirrors. Although I think I could reproduce the effect with a properly place photo, this phenomenon happens too often to be ignored.
6. Art Bell's "Ghost-To-Ghost" - This is the version of Coast to Coast AM radio show when callers get to call in and tell their personal ghost stories. I happen to be listening to it right now, creeping myself out by sitting in the dark kitchen with my laptop. I hope that was the cat I just heard.
7. The movie Loose Change - This movie claims that the September 11 attacks were planned and conducted by elements within the United States government, and bases these claims on perceived anomalies in the historical record of the attacks. I'm not sure about these claims, but the way the evidence is presented is creepy. It makes you wonder! When I saw it, I couldn't sleep that night.
8. Unsolved Mysteries - A TV show hosted by Robert Stack. Just the music raises the hair on the back of my neck.
9. The music, Tubular Bells, from the movie The Exorcist. If you don't know what I'm talking about, check this out and then you'll know what I think just the music is scary!
10. Manfred Mann's Earth Band's song "Blinded by the Light" - When I was about 7, this song creeps me out, especially the eerie guitar part. It reminded me of some of the music used in a TV show about Bigfoot.
11. The Captain - The spirit that we believe that haunts our Creekistan home. I had a dream that at one time a riverboat captain had lived and died lived here. He even buried a treasure around here somewhere! He's not scary, but you can tell that he's around sometimes. A friend of mine asked me "Who's standing behind me?" and I had to answer "The Captain," since no one was behind her.
12. Serial Killers - Hopefully I don't need to explain this. I'm scared yet fascinated by these killers.
13. New Movie: House of a 1000 Muppets
Labels: 9/11, Art Bell, Bigfoot, Ghosts, Halloween, JFK, Muppets, Thursday 13, Thursday Thirteen
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I just wrote one of these. A blog/ where Nat just pours out her heart thing. But actually guys, Jesus is continually speaking, softly and I don't always want to listen. Sometimes I sit there and argue with Jesus about what he is trying to talk to me about. Sometimes there are tears. But I'm always humbled by his love for me. I stand humbled by Him. I'm being real with all ya all. Being here at university, it's exactly where I need to be. Being where God wants you to be has to be the best kind of peace ever. I fought before coming here though. I looked at all my different possibilities, I wanted to go back to YWAM, I wanted to take another year off, I looked at transferring, I looked at jobs instead of being excited for being at school. I wasn't excited, there was times where I thought I was excited, but it was mostly dread. I dreaded everything. Now that I am here, I can't believe that I wasn't excited for this. I missed out on so much that He was speaking to me, because I was worried about what people were going to think of me. How I was going to get the grades I need to stay and do well. How I was going to make friends. Who was going to be in my dorm. Fears that were not from Him, but rather somebody who has lost all power because Jesus won that fight. He has won. There is no fear in Jesus. No fear. I am learning how to be all here. Fully here. I am trying to make friends. I am trying to make a lasting impact because I want His love to shine through me. I have seen more then enough to prove that there really is a God out there. I've seen people healed, people completely transformed. I've been transformed.
I think that when you are where God wants you and has you, is an incredibly special place. It's even more special when you don't want to be there, because thats when the most growth happens. It's where you throw up your hands and surrender all, because you don't know where to turn next. It's where you learn what it means to fully trust, and also where you feel His love like you never have before. For me? University is honestly the last place I want to be right now. I am growing like crazy, being stretched and I am learning what it means to fully surrender my dreams. He is continually growing me and showing me, I can't wait to see what he has next for me. God, you are so incredible. Show me more of your heart. More of you Papa, that's all I want.
Blessings + Extra tight bear hugs,