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This year I had two specific dairy-related cooking goals. I wanted to make homemade mozzarella cheese (stretching that hot cheese looks so fun!) and homemade yogurt. As I mentioned briefly in my last post, the mozzarella cheese was a flop. I so badly wanted it to work, but I think it had to do with using milk that I believed was pasteurized but was really ultra-pasteurized. So many rules! Anyway, last week I attempted to make homemade yogurt for the second time in my life. I tried to make it 4-5 years ago and it was a flop. I did exactly what I was supposed to and waited all night only to uncover it in the morning and find a runny, tangy bowl of milk. Determined to try again, I found many different recipes on Pinterest and went ahead and tried one from America's Test Kitchen. The folks there test the bejesus out of their recipes so I trusted this recipe not to fail me. And it did not! It worked perfectly the first time. Making yogurt from scratch sounds like a major ordeal but I assure you, it is very hands-off and quite easy and you don't need any special equipment. Well, except I am pining for a super expensive digital thermometer.
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Makes about 5 cups
8 cups 2% low-fat milk
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1 C. plain 0 percent Greek yogurt (Be sure that the "starter" yogurt you choose contains live active cultures)
1. Heat milk in a large saucepan over medium heat until hot and steaming but not simmering, 170 to 180 degrees. Stir in milk powder, transfer milk mixture to a large bowl set over an ice bath, and stir milk occasionally until it cools to 110 degrees. *I didn't make an ice bath, but just kept the bowl at room temp and monitored the temperature every 10min. until it was cooled. I used a candy thermometer clipped to the side of the bowl. It took 30-40min.
2. In a small bowl, whisk yogurt and a ladleful of cooled milk together until smooth. Add yogurt mixture to remaining cooled milk, and whisk to combine.
3. Cover large bowl tightly with plastic wrap, and poke several holes in the plastic. Preheat your oven to whatever temperature you like but only for 1 min. Turn oven off but keep the light on. The oven should remain between 90 and 100 degrees. Place bowl in oven and ferment until yogurt has thickened and set, about 7 hours. *I set the bowl on a cookie sheet and covered it with several kitchen towels to sort of insulate it and keep it warm and cozy. I checked it after 5 hours and it was pretty set but left it in the oven overnight for good measure.
4. Set a mesh strainer or colander over a large measuring cup or bowl and line strainer with 2 coffee filters or a double layer of cheesecloth. Add yogurt, cover strainer with plastic, and refrigerate yogurt until about 3-4 cups of liquid have drained into the measuring cup or bowl. *I only let mine strain 2 hours and plenty of whey had drained. I didn't want a very thick, sour cream-like consistency and this was just enough.
Transfer yogurt from strainer into a clean, airtight container, discarding drained liquid. At this time you may add vanilla extract to taste and/or any sweetener you prefer. I added 1/4-1/3 C. of white sugar and 2 tsp. vanilla extract to mine and it was great. Serve with honey, fruit, granola or any other topping of you choose.
Yogurt can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.
I have read that you can use your own yogurt to start subsequent batches of yogurt but have yet to try it out. This also takes some planning so that you either set aside a little bit right after you make it, or make sure not to eat the entire batch in order to start the next.


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There is one room in my house that has yet to have any improvements done since we bought the house two years ago. Many would guess the obvious….kitchen, bathroom, basement. But I would have to tell you to keep guessing. The single room that has yet to be touched is the living room. Yes, you read correctly, the living room. Today I am putting a stop to this madness. Starting today I am giving myself exactly one year to remodel my entire living. This includes but not limited to furniture, wall art, tables, a rug, and whatever else belongs in a living. However, this isn't just any ordinary challenge. Considering the economy and the fact that I am a teacher, I am challenging myself to remodel my living room with items I find at the thrift store, garage sale, or items people are giving away. The goal is to have a living room that is comfortable, stylish, and welcoming without breaking the bank. Let the Challenge Begin!
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IYCS Africa organized a Sub-regional training session in Nairobi, Kenya attended by 28 Eastern African National Leaders from Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda. 12 Males and 10 Females 2 Animators and 4 Chaplains participated
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Illinois Republicans didn't lose the election for governor by 19,000 votes last week when Bill Brady conceded to Pat Quinn.
They lost the state's top elected position by 193 votes last February when Bill Brady won the GOP primary.
Amid a national Democrat "shellacking" by Republicans (to use President Barack Obama's word), the Illinois GOP was overcome by fumes.
You can't blame Brady. He was probably as surprised as anyone that a resident nearer to the party fringe, not to mention one from downstate, won the primary back then. Especially against a more moderate, big-city state senator named Kirk Dillard.
So, now that it's over, I returned to the man who lost the opportunity to run against Quinn last Tuesday and asked this question:
How do you think the numbers would have differed in a Dillard-Quinn election?
"I would have beaten Pat Quinn," the Hinsdale Republican told me.
Dillard didn't say that in an "I told you so," sour-grapes kind of way. It was a matter-of-fact declaration.
You'd be hard-pressed to find evidence to dispute that.
"I had the experience of managing state government well as Jim Edgar's chief of staff during a recession, a plan to make Illinois a 'destination economy' for job creation, 'best in class' education platform and a suburban base," Dillard recalled from his stump speech.
Brady was far less attractive than Dillard would have been to the GOP middle and to Chicagoans, who voted more than 75 percent in favor of Quinn. Even though Chicago is a solid Democratic voting bloc, you would think in the first election after Chicagoan Rod Blagojevich went down in flames the GOP's man would have done better.
Quinn was Blago's lieutenant governor and running mate, but that connection was never adequately exploited by Brady. I don't know whether it would have been by Dillard, but something tells me he would have been more aware of the location of his opponent's jugular.
After all, if Dillard could survive doing a commercial for Barack Obama in the Iowa presidential caucuses and not be strung up by his Brooks Bros. necktie, then he has the political brawn to have taken down Quinn.
Dillard, considered a keen political realist, says he had more than just "strong downstate roots." He says he had "a unique ability to reach into the minority community and Chicago white ethnic voters." Brady did not reach minorities or Chicagoans and did not do as well downstate as he should have.
So, what happened? What does it say about the GOP in Illinois that the party cannot win the biggest state position during a national "shellacking," not to mention coming off a Democrat like Blago and against Blago's former right-hand man?
To that question, Dillard is more diplomatic.
"Bill Brady ran hard, and I tried to help him by the manner in which I conceded last spring and by reassuring my base that he was a normal business and family man," Dillard said. "While it's disappointing for the Illinois GOP in a national 'shellacking' not to have won the governor's race, we did pick up four congressional seats, several seats in the General Assembly and took back two constitutional office positions."
Looking back on the minuscule margin by which he lost the primary and witnessing what turned out to be a terrible showing for Brady, Dillard could be forgiven if he was bitter and asking, "Why me?"
But he isn't, at least not publicly, and he wouldn't bite on my question about whether he is angry and counting 193 votes in his sleep?
"I believe firmly that God opens doors when he closes a window," he said. "I have a great wife, healthy children, understanding law partners, and losing a governor's race while it stings for a while is not the end of my life."
Considering the state of the state, aren't you actually happy you're not the guy with "Governor" before your name and inheriting a $13 billion hole?
"Following the primary, Governor Edgar consoled me by exclaiming that I would live an extra 10 years because the stress of cleaning up the state's mess is gigantic," he said.
But then he gave this addendum: "I wish I were the incoming governor because I love challenges and thought I was uniquely experienced dealing with the state budget and the legislature to make Illinois work again."
I finished by asking Dillard whether he heard the big sigh of relief from House Speaker Mike Madigan, a Chicago Democrat, when Quinn finally won. In Springfield, Madigan is considered the state's real puppeteer who controls all government strings.
"Thanks for thinking of me," Dillard said. "I look forward, not backward. I'm going to focus on the future and try to offer Governor Quinn and my colleagues substantive ideas."
So, he's not governor, but he is a leader with stateliness, and that is a quality Illinois lacks.
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On The Late Show with David Letterman last night, the guest was Matt Damon. The interview started off by discussing the "Matt Damon is dead" rumor which is obviously not true noting that he is alive and well. It was a funny interview with the exchange of stories between Damon and Letterman.

Matt starts telling a story that a week prior to his arrival at the Venice Film. He has no idea Brad Pitt was out promoting Inglorious Basterds when an overseas journalist asked him when he and Angelina Jolie will decide to settle down. So Brad ended up pulling a hilarious joke that he and Angie will only get married if "George and his partner can legally do so."

So when the same Italian journalist came and ask Matt "is it true what Brad say?". Having no clue, he just went on and said "Yeah, of course it's true". When the journalist asked 'Do you mean George Clooney have a boyfriend?' tried keeping a straight face and went on to sat "Yeah, of course he's got a boyfriend. 'And he wants to legally marry him?' We've been on him about this for years..."

It's "harmless little joke" as Matt calls it with Dave and told the he's pretty sure that Clooney is still laughing about it. Pitt, Clooney and Damon are known to be good friends who often joke and play pranks on each other. Now, we have to wonder if George Clooney is behind the Damon death rumors, or if he has something else up his sleeve.
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Franck Ribery, a Frenchman Bayern Munich winger, loves to bring more fun games back to his training after working under Louis van Gaal for several months now. He always had a reputation of being a joker in the dressing room. He regularly performs hilarious jokes to his team-mates and even former coaches Ottmar Hitzfeld and Jurgen Klinsmann during his first two years with the club.

So far he kept his head down and just followed orders. Although training with more serious approach is also working well for him, Ribery may be planning to lighten up his present coach Louis van Gaal. However, there are doubts in Ribery that Van Gaal would not see the funny side to any shocking pranks ideas he pulls.

After being able to fully train on Tuesday after recovering from a calf strain that he picked up while on international duty for France. Ribery could be available to make his first start of the season this weekend. This allows him to enable Van Gaal to pick him with Arjen Robben, giving him more match fitness in his first-choice team on Saturday. He could appear for France in their crucial World Cup qualifier against Serbia tonight.
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The Jets' starting quarterback rookie Mark Sanchez, the fifth overall pick of this year's NFL draft, is very excited and can't wait for the 2009 NFL season to officially begin. He is about to get a true educational experience since the defensive schemes and the speed of the game would ramped up more than just a notch compared to the preseason games on Sunday when they face the Houston Texans in Texas.

Sanchez first NFL game would give him captivating flashbacks, facing a fellow rookie and former USC college teammate, Brian Cushing, the Texans' strong side linebacker. Both rookies were roommates for about 21/2 years at Southern California. They grew pretty close and had their share of college yucks, pulling the kind of shocking pranks that stay in the memory banks forever.

According to Sanchez, Brian Cushing always had something going on in the house or something funny to say about practice or class. He used to have a snake in their apartment and when people would come over and fall asleep at their house. They would put the snake on their guests to see how scared they got which they taught was a pretty funny pranks idea.

At USC, Sanchez and Cushing saw players constantly come and go, and they were two of the mainstays, considered the vocal leaders of the offense and defense. When players needed a pep talk, they didn't mind firing their teammates up. Although the two have had hundreds of laughs together, there won't be anything comical if Cushing comes flying around the end and plants Sanchez on his backside. If that does happen, it's a sure bet that Cushing will do a little trash talking.

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He also blasted stars who are only interested in fame, insisting he hates the celebrity culture where people are celebrities as a by-product of what they do. He couldn't care less about people reading every little thing about Peter Andre and Jordan. He said they don't want to work, have no interests, no passions, nothing and yet they seem to be held up on pedestals. It does annoy him but can't do anything about it since his part of it.

Daniel's serious attitude appears to be in contrast to his 'Harry Potter' co-star Rupert Grint. Rupert has been spotted at several UK music festivals this summer and makes no secret of his love of wild nights out. He recently said that when he's drunk, he likes to cause mischief. He steal props like the broomsticks from the 'Harry Potter' set and bring them out to the pub for comedy value. It seems funny at the time, trouble is he usually gets too trashed to remember what happened the next day.

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The witness gave police a description of the SUV and the license plate number. An officer contacted the registered owner, who said a 25 year old Karla K. Tallon, had the SUV. According to Sgt. Beam, Tallon denied knowing anything about the incident when police called her. Another officer ran different plate number combinations, in case they had the wrong number.

Later, officers went to talk to Tallon and eventually admitted to them that she and her passengers were re-enacting a scene from the TV series because they thought it would be <acronym title="funny pranks ideas">funny pranks ideas</acronym>. They tied a 19-year-old man's hands with speaker wire and put napkins in his mouth to simulate the prank, Beam said.

She was cited on suspicion of obstructing a government operation because the incident used up police resources for several hours. She was ticketed after allegedly re-enacting a prank from the TVshow "Jackass" which features people performing dangerous, crude, ridiculous and self-injuring stunts.

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Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-29143112234441350602009-09-22T15:52:00.000-07:002009-09-22T15:53:38.637-07:00VP booked for dirty harrasing former company
Dr SPS Grewal of Grewal Eye Institute in Sector 9 approached cyber cell of UT police to help track down a person sending him and his employees, including women, vulgar and objectionable SMSes and emails. Registering a case under Section 66A of Information and Technology Act police had immediately begun their chase within a month.

Cops on Thursday finally achieved some success after booking Khushwant Singh of Mohali, a former marketing vice-president of the eye center, for harassment. According to members of the institute, he quitted at the institute after which he began acting funny and doing <acronym title="stupid stuff">stupid stuff</acronym> sending a vulgar SMS to a woman administrative officer and some objectionable emails to Dr. Grewal.

The investigation lead to some shot off emails to other employees to defame Grewal and his women colleagues was also traced to a former woman worker whom happened to join the institute a few days ahead of Singh, but quit along with the accused dirty prankster. The institute initially suspected that it was just the work of a competitor, but to their surprise, it was a <acronym title="shocking prank">shocking prank</acronym> pulled by their former V-P.

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Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-28367466859060049432009-09-21T15:23:00.001-07:002009-09-21T15:23:31.149-07:00Billboard prank for college football coach Charlie Weis
Charlie Weis began his coaching career in 1979 at Boonton High School in New Jersey. He was named the 28th head football coach in Notre Dame history, agreeing to a six-year contract worth a reported $2 million per year.

Weis is the first Notre Dame graduate to hold the football head coaching position at his alma mater since Hugh Devore in 1934. His the first to serve as the Irish football coach on a full-fledged basis since Joe Kuharich in 1938.

Charlie thus far has taken it in stride stating "I'm the head coach at Notre Dame. I mean, welcome to my world." He knows there is a plenty of pressure to go around for a championship. But he should be used to that, since he was the offensive coach in Boston before heading to South Bend.

Like other typical NCAA Division I head football coach, he never played football at the college level. As he was preparing for his 5th year as Notre Dame football coach, someone decided it was time to give him a little extra "motivation" to have a winning year by pulling a prank in South Bend, Indiana. The still unknown prankster placed a <acronym title="hilarious jokes">hilarious jokes</acronym> billboard message giving out best wishes and noting his 5th year of head coaching as an internship.

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Stinky firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-49153276150169209892009-09-17T15:44:00.001-07:002009-09-17T15:44:48.949-07:00AHS students face discipline for prank racist remarks
A number of Anderson High students face discipline for a racial incident. The episode unfolded in the AHS parking lot as students were leaving school Thursday. A couple of students made inappropriate remarks of intentional inflammatory racial remarks shouting "white power". At least one of them covered his head with a sheet fashioned like a Ku Klux Klan hood according to the Anderson Community Schools officials.

Based from the information received by school officials investigating the incident, the actions appeared to have resulted from a student dare. Some students knew that the racially charged incident was planned, though it's unclear how many was involved. Anderson High School principal Pat Fassnacht said school officials have been contacting parents of students who were involved or who might have provoked the incident. He said a number of parents have been notified, though he declined to say how many.

On Friday morning, AHS increased police presence and metal detectors at the entrance. Reaction of the other Anderson students were credited by the principal since they took the incident as more of surprise and disbelief rather than get angry with the tightened security. The silly <acronym title="stupid stuff pranks ideas">stupid stuff pranks ideas</acronym> that turned into a serious prank will result in punishment ranging from suspension to possible expulsion according to ACS interim Superintendent Lennon Brown.

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Stinky firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-56883582018642908352009-09-16T15:25:00.001-07:002009-09-16T22:18:37.596-07:00Allen Iverson joining Grizzlies, not a funny stuff situation One of the N.B.A.'s most prolific scorers, Free agent Allen Iverson, were ignored by most teams allowing the Memphis Grizzlies to sign the 34-year-old Iverson. The one-year $3 million deal allows Iverson to possibly jump-start a stalled career and re-enter free agency next summer after a disappointing season split between the Denver Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons.

The frustration of this is not an off-season <acronym title="funny stuff"><acronym title="funny stuff">funny stuff</acronym></acronym> that led Iverson to call the coming season something personal. The Grizzlies at 24-58 in the standings, finished last season 29th of 30 N.B.A. teams in attendance, took the risk of Iverson's infusion among a young core comprising O.J. Mayo, Rudy Gay and the second overall draft pick this year, Hasheem Thabeet.

By Thursday afternoon, the homepage of the Grizzlies' Web site flashed a large picture of a smiling Iverson and a promotion for a season ticket coupled with an Iverson replica jersey. The thought of Iverson as the centerpiece in the franchise's marketing scheme and not the playbook has crossed his mind.

Iverson and Zach Randolph will be two of the team's veteran players and looked to assume new roles as mentors. In the past, both have been the subject of off-court issues. He will look to displace Mayo or Mike Conley Jr.in the starting lineup. Iverson may get an early shot at redemption when the Grizzlies begin the season Oct. 28 against the Pistons.

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Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-73306319051785335272009-09-15T15:14:00.000-07:002009-09-15T15:14:02.459-07:00Mariner's recognition for team Pilots after 40 years
It was an incredible day that ended with recognition at the Seattle Mariners game. A couple hundred longtime baseball fans experienced the Pilots, Seattle's first Major League Baseball team during 1969, who fell victim to bankruptcy after playing just one season.

They sat before 13 members of the old franchise in a Hilton hotel conference room and chuckled for several hours during the team's 40-year reunion. After all this time, after all the bitterness over having the team for just one season, the appreciation of those trailblazing players remains.

They were a motley crew of players who either just wanted a shot to play in the big leagues or needed to prove they still could play at this level, went 64-98 their lone year at a Sick's Stadium that was literally being renovated as the fans filled into the game. They spent the year playing <acronym title="stupid stuff pranks ideas">stupid stuff pranks ideas</acronym> on each other and trying to figure out what to do whenever the water stopped working at the ballpark.

It's the kind of story that a novelist couldn't imagine, but for the Pilots, it's just one of many funny tales. It's hard to believe that so much camaraderie could come from such a short period. The Pilots were a one-season wonder, perhaps even a one-season fiasco. They weren't around long enough to be considered a one-hit wonder. But they made an impression. And they'll stay alive in "Ball Four," in the minds of fans and in a new documentary expected to be finished in October.

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Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-57192916869562082772009-09-14T15:10:00.000-07:002009-09-14T15:10:27.920-07:00Favre joining Vikings may not be a stupid stuff idea
Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress finally landed his man at quarterback, Brett Favre, a future Hall of Famer who now enters the NFL for his 19th season. The former QB star of the Green Bay Packers for the last 17 years would now join his long-time nemesis, the Vikings. After shaking off the rust in a few preseason appearances, he's ready to play on Sunday's 2009 NFL campaign season opener matchup against the host Cleveland Browns.

Teaming up with All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson, the reigning NFL rushing champion. Favre now have a stronger surrounding cast than he did under the New York Jets last season. It is the perfect situation for him, having Peterson to carry most of the offensive load, allowing him to limit the use of his aging arm. Though still reliable, the stamina for his throw that he had before during his prime years with the Packers had now faded.

After ending a three-year playoff drought last season that won them the NFC North Division crown since 2000, the Vikings enters the season pegged as a Super Bowl contender after the acquisition of Favre, coupled with the greatness of Peterson and a stellar defense led by two mammoth tackles and a fiery defensive end. The embattled head coach hopes that this year will be the one that keeps him employed.

The Vikings are banking on Favre to lead them to a second straight division title despite playing in an extremely competitive NFC North. With their rival Packers, whom despise their former starting QB for doing a <acronym title="stupid stuff">stupid stuff</acronym> by joining the Vikings, and Bears whom expected to make some noise with their gunslinging quarterbacks and Detroit whom just starting to go to a rebuilding process. Minnesota hopes of making it out of the first round of the playoffs.

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Stinky firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-53435026569401343992009-09-13T18:47:00.001-07:002009-09-13T20:46:25.215-07:00Big Brother 10 Rodrigo upsets Lisa with a prank
Big Brother 10's Rodrigo has upset Lisa after playing a <acronym title="shocking prank">shocking prank</acronym> on her. He waited outside the toilet door, and as soon as the door opened he shouted "Boo!" in Lisa's face.

As Rodrigo began laughing and giggling behind her. The shocked Lisa didn't find it funny. She began walking out into the garden and muttered that his lucky that she is inside the Big Brother house, otherwise things might have gone bad for him. Rodrigo skipped out to the other housemates but Lisa reiterated her displeasure.

Rodrigo carried on laughing unabashed, and sat down with the other housemates in the sunshine in the garden. He pleaded that it was just an intended <acronym title="funny tees hilarious joke">funny tees hilarious joke</acronym>. Lisa doesn't care if it was joke to him or not. She honestly told him that he needed to grow up.

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Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-4380393161222764382009-09-10T15:17:00.000-07:002009-09-10T15:18:10.948-07:00Standup comic sued slander by her mother-in-law
Sunda Croonquist, a veteran stand-up comedian, is being sued by Ruth Zafrin, her mother-in-law. Her usual comic routine relied heavily on the mockery of her family. Typically using cultural references from her half-black, half-Swedish, Catholic-educated background. With frequent imitations of her mother-in-law, the in-law has grown tired and taken offense to all the jokes made at her expense by Croonquist.

Ruth Zafrin, the mother-in-law, is now suing comedian Sunda Croonquist for making too many mother-in-law <acronym title="hilarious jokes">hilarious jokes<acronym></acronym></acronym>. Ruth Zafrin, is Jewish, and says Croonquist is spreading hurtful lies with jokes like the one about her mother-in-law urging her to name her daughter Hadassah or Goldie something hard to pronounce, like Shaniquah.

Though defamation and slander still hurt even when committed by a comic on stage, a joke is still just a joke. Sunda Croonquist has been making them for years like the one about how her mother-in-law, the day she met, welcomed Croonquist into her home. But Soonquist can't be having fun joking about the in-laws any more, maybe it's time for some new material.

Since the lawsuit was filed, Croonquist has bounced back and forth between anger and humor. She's angry the action has estranged her husband and their two daughters from his family, noting bitterly, "This could have broken up my marriage." Being a regular in the comedy scene, Croonquist has somehow found a silver lining and the lawsuit had sparked in her more jokes about herself and that of her mother-in-law.

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Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-23345634467210904132009-09-09T15:43:00.000-07:002009-09-09T15:44:28.830-07:0010 things to know about TNA
1. Samoa Joe, one of the top wrestlers in TNA, gave an interview to Penthouse magazine where he talked about <acronym title="pranks ideas">pranks ideas</acronym> that wrestlers play on one another during backstage. When asked if he'd ever had a prank played on him, he responded.

2. Alex Shelley is Chris Jericho. NO! Don't dispute this, don't talk about his attitude backstage. I don't care. Alex Shelley can cut an effortless promo and wrestle. That is very rare. He is your Chris Jericho and gets pushed into the main event. I don't particularly care what happens to Chris Sabin.

3. Samoa Joe is your Stone Cold. Or was. I don't know if you can build him up after what you did to him, but he should have been and should be the focal point of your company. Give him a make up white, get that silly tattoo off his face and let him go back to making your company money.

4. James Storm, Robert Roode or Hernandez should be world champion now. The hardcore fans who follow your product have associated all of your world champions with another company. Only AJ Styles and Abyss were creations of TNA, and Abyss won the world title on a fluke. You need to create your own history using your own stars, and having wrestlers be the representative for the company who don't suck that we associate with being TNA originals is essential.

5. No more D-List celebrities seriously harms the TNA.

6. Matt Morgan is not great at cutting a promo. He is not too impressive in the ring. He is booked to look like a moron, which he probably is in real life. Why would you reward him with a main event push? What kind of message does that send to the other wrestlers? I bet he's a real sweetheart backstage who tries very hard. You need to reward people on talent in the ring and on the microphone.

7. Recognize opportunities to make history. If Kevin Nash or Booker T become a world champion, you can say you have the only person to hold a world title in WCW, WWE and TNA. I don't know why you would have either of these wrestlers and not want to create history.

8. I understand that they're afraid Kurt Angle will leave TNA, if they take away the title off from him, if you don't do everything to support him now that your star will go to Japan or quit the business. The shell of Kurt Angle is not worth the ghosts.

9. Don't be afraid to let everyone drop a catchphrase. Wrestling isn't art. It's there to make money. People with catchphrases will make far more money than people without them. WWE has been getting away from this, it's time for you to pick it up and run with it. This, more than any other point here, will take you to the next level.

10. Finally, have fun with it! You have a lot of young great wrestlers. You have most of the best women's wrestlers in the world. You have a solid core of veterans, a few home grown stars and a lot of tag teams. There is no reason your show should be unwatchable.

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Stinky firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-2309043616213514102009-09-08T15:14:00.000-07:002009-09-08T15:17:04.347-07:00Forest Park's Nate Brown stands out
Nate Brown, unlike many of his teammates, has been with the varsity club of Forest Park football team for the last four years. It's not just his tenure that sets him apart, but his temperament on the field and in the huddle.

Between <acronym title="funny pranks and hilarious jokes">funny pranks and hilarious jokes</acronym> pulled on teammates, he led the Bruins with 81.5 tackles in 2008, including 19 that resulted in negative yardage for the opposition. Brown has made a name for himself on the defensive side of the ball as an all-district linebacker.

The rest of the guys look up to him since he's the heart of the defense and understands what they're doing scheme-wise. Being part of the development of their school program helped him know what to expect and tries to help the young guys on the squad prepare.

Brown has been doing some preparing of his own this preseason, learning a new position as running back or half back in addition to his customary role at linebacker. Coach Chandler of Forest Park football team, knowing Brown has the best hands on the team, wanted to get more use out of his athletic tackle-machine and decided to try him as a running back this year. Brown always wanted to be on the offensive side of the play where he's the one going to take the hit and not other way around which he is well known for.

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Stinky firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-91129220195452709022009-09-07T15:23:00.000-07:002009-09-07T15:24:00.524-07:00Degeneration X overshadows young stars
Since 2006, after the DX seemed to go extinct era, WWE got a whole new turned over audience. All of those new kids and families had not seen the "PG-version" of DX. The old era of mocking good ol' Vinnie Mac serments. They happened not to experience the the <acronym title="stupid stuff hilarious jokes">stupid stuff hilarious jokes</acronym>, the joys filled with laughter, the <acronym title="shocking pranks ideas">shocking pranks ideas</acronym> regularly pulled off, the humiliation of McMahon, and the other elements of Degeneration X which made wrestling programming reach the highest points of their ratings ever.

So with this 2009 re-emergence of DX, WWE is back on their usual heavyweight prime time rating status. While it's doing great for the mass number of fans, it holds the sense of urgency to build up any new stars since DX is holding up the show. Though it was just doing fine for the majority audience, there are some fans that made a big deal out of it. Mostly non-DX fans and fans that weren't fans yet during the prime of DX uprise. They want WWE to still focuse on other younger stars that they idolize which deserves more constant, consistent, and focused TV exposure to build up their character.

But since the WWE runs the show in cruise control. They let DX fill up as much TV time as possible. It's not their problem as long as they get results, either the fans hated or loved the idea of it. Either way, both haters and lovers are still considered one audience. So far the it's doing wonders for them since the Youth Movement came to a screeching and procrastinating halt. After all it's also how WWE arrived at this "crisis point" to begin with.

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Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-25838545459238633192009-09-06T15:25:00.001-07:002009-09-06T15:25:39.875-07:00Old man got stuck on cubicle due to sick prank
A 57-year-old man, who only moved to Cairns seven weeks ago, had been a victim of a cruel toilet <acronym title="stupid stuff pranks ideas">stupid stuff pranks ideas</acronym> at Cairns Central shopping Center. The man said he visited Cairns Central regularly for a coffee every morning. But he didn't expect that he would experience the most humiliating situation of his life going there.

On his last visit, he had been in a rush to get to the toilet because of the food he had eaten the day before. Apparently, unaware and unlucky he happened to seat on the cubicle where some pranksters placed some strong adhesive glue. The man became stuck to the seat where he yelled out to another toilet user to raise the alarm. He had to be rescued from the toilet by emergency services and was taken to Cairns Base Hospital where he spent about 90 minutes as the seat was removed using industrial strength solvents.

Meanwhile, Cairns Regional Council community safety committee chair Di Forsyth hit out at the offenders and called for members of the public to help identify them. The council was disgusted that a gentleman has had to go through that because someone thinks it's funny, which indeed is a sick joke. It's it's quite a dangerous prank that could lead for some of the community to be outraged on it.

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Stinky firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-3620754735929269572009-09-03T15:23:00.000-07:002009-09-03T15:24:01.047-07:00Virginia Crisis Link Hotline prank triggers police response
Police reported receiving a call from a Virginia Crisis Link Hotline operator who reported an adolescent male caller "stated that he was tired of his parents abusing him and that he was going to take his father's shotgun and shoot them." Saturday, Aug. 15 at 3:31 p.m. The hotline was able to trace the cell phone number to Winchester and provide police with the address of its owner.

Three officers responded and searched the home, they found a black air soft gun resembling an MP-5 in the teenager's room, which they seized and held for safekeeping. They said they asked her whether her son was home, to which she replied that he was at the boat club with her husband.

Police reported they found her son a 13-year-old boy along with another 13-year-old friend and his 11-year-old brother at the boat club. The boys admitted to making the phone call "and all of them were extremely apologetic.

All three Winchester teenager who called the Virginia Crisis Link Hotline were advised on the seriousness of the call and how the prank call was not <acronym title="funny pranks">funny pranks</acronym> at all. They were just issued with a stern warning, but no charges according to the police report.

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Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-8395836885119855632009-09-02T15:33:00.001-07:002009-09-02T15:33:59.086-07:00Norman North HS first day glued door prank
Norman North High School had a sticky situation during their first day of class. After arriving at campus, the school's staff realized that someone put glue into a number of locks on the outside doors. They think it happened when people were on campus for an orientation session Wednesday night.

Robert Carbajal, a Sophomore at Norman North HS said, "I heard about it from a couple of friends of mine, and it was going around. I thought it was pretty funny at first because the doors glued shut, nobody can get in or get out so."

The Norman Public Schools Superintendent said the <acronym title="stupid stuff prank">stupid stuff prank</acronym> didn't cause any disruption to the school day and the incident was just an "inconvenience". At least 3 doors were glued shut and maintenance crews spent the morning cleaning the locks. It may have happened after people were on campus Wednesday night for an orientation. Students say it was a funny joke.

The district is reviewing surveillance tapes to see if they can identify who was involved, said Roger Brown, assistant superintendent.

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Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-62733527278633052782009-09-01T15:37:00.000-07:002009-09-01T15:41:56.566-07:00Buy Insult a Day Desk 2009 Calendar
Are you getting tired of how badly your Boss is treating you? Want to <acronym title="buy office humor and pranks ideas">buy office humor and pranks ideas</acronym> for your boss? <acronym title="Insult-a-Day 2009 Calendar">Insult-a-Day 2009 Calendar</acronym> is the perfect gift.

As unrelenting as it is unapologetic it delivers the kinds of atypical aphorisms you wish you had said to your rude boss. Featuring humorous insults, jabs, and jeers from well-known comedians, films, and television shows, this calendar will have you chuckling guiltily.
Stinky firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-40997966573924165442009-08-31T15:32:00.001-07:002009-08-31T15:32:58.825-07:00Archie comics risky new concept
Archie Comic Publications, a purveyor of the greatest Go-Along-To-Get-Along milieu in American comics, is said to release their 600th issue "Archie Marries Veronica: The Proposal" with an entirely blunder concept that could mess up the company. The story won't be a regular story of Archie Andrews and his pals live out their days on the little town of Riverdale. It would take place five years from now, in which Archie marries Veronica Lodge and spurns the good-natured, down-to-earth Betty Cooper.

Veronica and Archie are better off dating in high school than spending the rest of their lives together. Veronica would be much better off going to college and marrying an attorney or investment-banker in training, while Archie would be lucky to find a woman who will be content with what will likely be a hodgepodge of mid-tier salaried jobs and a couple of vacations in Florida.

A big factor why "Archie" has lasted on the industry, mainly because there are a lot of parents that encourage their kids to buy Archie books. It's just because they do know what they are getting from "Archie". All funny tales about teens and their crazy mishaps. Just innocent hijinks, <acronym title="practical jokes and pranks ideas">practical jokes and pranks ideas<acronym></acronym></acronym>. Marriage means having to get a job and worry about money not a fun thing for a reader who can barely figure out where his allowance is coming from.

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Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-80199781767664513512009-08-30T15:17:00.000-07:002009-08-30T15:18:10.880-07:00Having Fun with your Kids on Halloween Trick or Treat
Halloween is coming, people feels the need to <acronym title="buy Halloween tricks, gag gifts and prank ideas">buy Halloween tricks, gag gifts and prank ideas</acronym>. Kids are excited and ready to scare the hell out of their neighbors or get a treat instead. The older ones are thinking if they can still join the fun, more than just giving treats to little boys and girls. Definitely, Halloween would be nothing if there are no Halloween pranks and tricks. The very day is more frightening when nothing is making you busy, when you are boxed inside your house doing nothing.

Aside from April Fool's Day, Halloween night is the best time to play pranks on your kids, the perfect time to bond with your family. Indulge all the member in a horror movie marathon and give a consequence to those who got frightened by the film. You can also take them to a ghost tour or a home costume party.

When the streets are dark, you can hide behind the trees, and surprise them with the Halloween tricks that you prepared. Of all the people, they won't be expecting their own parents playing a prank on them. You can play dead to scare the hell out of them. And you can also pretend like a trespasser looting your own home. The children will be out for hours to play trick or treat in the neighborhood. Before you go out to watch them, you can plant your own <acronym title="funny pranks ideas">funny pranks ideas</acronym> inside the house, and make it work once you all arrive.

Act as if you are of their age. Loosen yourself from your childhood frustrations and giggle and stumble like you are only a grade school kid. Do things that he/she never thought you would do. Wear scary costumes. Dress like a scare crow or imitate some characters on your favorite horror movie. Buy glow in the dark Dracula fangs and stand from a dark corner. Call their names with a voice like Frankensteins' or other monsters. They will be startled by that prank even if they know that its a prank holiday. If you prefer just cooking in the kitchen, put a twist on your common Halloween dish, garnish them with spider or worm shape vegetables to make the food more chic.

Halloween day will be very fun if it is spend with your family. And there is more fun if the kids stayed safe until they are lying on the bed. While they are doing their trick or treat activity, you should stand by them to prevent accidents. We'll never know, there could be persons that intends to hurt or poison kids. Let them be visible on dark areas by putting glow in the dark tapes or necklace on their black costumes. Even better provide them with a flashlight to prevent them from getting tripped or being ran over by vehicles. Watch your kids and make them stay safe, failing to do so is the most horrible trick.
Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-34696804416273552672009-08-23T17:09:00.000-07:002009-08-27T15:16:20.873-07:00Teens fake abductions led to a 911 call
A group of four 17-year-old teenage boys were reported to 911 by frantic neighbors on Northland, Kansas City, Mo. Monday afternoon. They reported that they saw a group in masks , pushed a teenager into a trunk at gunpoint. Capt. Rich Lockhart with Kansas City Police were chasing them all over the Northland for a half hour because people were flood calling 911 in belief that something bad had happened to somebody.

But when the cops caught up with the apparent bad guys, they let them go. It turns out that the group were just goofing around and trying to pull off a <acronym title="stupid stuff pranks ideas">stupid stuff pranks ideas</acronym>. The four teens had a clown mask, gorilla suit, and air pistol and were pretending to abduct each other. With a cell phone camera they planned to place the video online for possibly a movie-making dream.

It was sheer panic for anyone not in the know. One mom saw the ending near Shoal Creek Elementary. No arrests were made and police said the boys weren't doing anything illegal, but their parents were called. I don't even know why kids would even think to do that, I guess to be funny, to get on YouTube," Cannon said. And if nothing else, an official warning to not try this at home

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Stinky email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574669732083035792.post-11466043078944015222009-08-23T16:40:00.000-07:002009-08-26T15:28:50.930-07:00Bored prankster led to mailbox stealing arrest
Although mailboxes are mainly used for delivering and placing private personal mails to every mailbox owner. Nicholas Charges Jennrich, a 26-year-old Cottage Grove man, decided to steal mail out of mailboxes in his neighborhood earlier this Month. He thought of it as a fun way of wasting his time due to pure sheer boredom.

According to police, the man was spotting riding a bicycle along Jeffrey Avenue South shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 8 in Cottage Grove. When he noticed the police, he tried to flee as mail flew out of his pockets. When police asked him why he had other people's mail, he said he was locked out of his house and got "bored".

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Kew Gardens is wonderful at this time of year. The bluebells and Rhode were in flower, as was the Wisteria that formed a shady pergola, and, indeed, the vivid red and purple bromeliads within the Conservatories. One particular highlight were the enormous flowering strelitzia reginae, though sadly the lily pads in the main conservatory were rather smaller than on my last visit. On the other hand, peacocks stalked the grounds and greylag geese swam in the lake before the Palm house, its shore dominated by flowering rhubarb.
Although much of the interest in Kew is ethnographic (for instance, the traditional Japanese house and Indonesian musical instruments made out of Bamboo) or based on curiosity (the Dali sculpture behind the Palm House) my interest was more historical (for instance, Burton's Palm houses with its heraldic statues and the classical temples scattered throughout the grounds); the contrast between the genteel eighteenth century design and the more naturalistic reinvention of the gardens by Capability Brown being particularly striking. The most fascinating buildings are William Chambers' Pagoda (though its brickwork is a little dour, and much of the building is in need of restoration; the Chinese teahouse and Dragon House at Sanssouci are superior examples of the eighteenth century fascination for Chinoisserie), and the Chokushi Mon with its wonderful kare-sansui gravel garden and burgundy Acers. The last time I visited the place had small plots dedicated to Japanese gardens, but I recall thinking at the time that the original was best.
One of my favourite places was the elegantly patterned parterre box garden behind Kew Palace with its wrought iron pillars and gazebos (again not unlike Sanssouci) painted in blue and gold. The one part I was not especially taken with is the most modern conservatory; although its contents are fascinating, ranging from cloud forest to desert, the building itself is rather unpleasant and contains far more concrete than one would ideally wish to see.
Nearby are the Hell Fire Caves excavated by Sir Francis Dashwood; somewhat spoiled by gimmicks but the underground stream and large banqueting hall are quite impressive nonetheless. Much the same applies to Dashwood's renovated church, build using flint in a traditional style but with an eighteenth century design. Particularly odd is the golden sphere at the top of the summit, apparently built in imitation of Venice and St Petersburg. Regarding West Wycombe Estate itself, the grounds remain dotted with classical temples and follies (albeit with tiling on the roof) while the otherwise Palladian landscape, like that of Kew, has been redesigned into a more romantic style from its rococco original. The effect is rather impressive, with the grounds being composed of quite densely grown woodland and lakes with Islands linked by bridges. It does rather create the sensation of walking in a <a href="
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I've also visited Hughendon Manor in Buckinghamshire; in truth not an especially interesting place, largely interesting because it was once owned by Disraeli. The house is essentially Georgian with some Gothic alterations; for example, intricate wooden panelling in the Gothic style; I was rather struck by a set of prints of Pottsdam, dating from the Berlin Congress. Similarly, the garden is most interesting for the collection of firs and pines started by Disraeli.
Elsewhere, I've been for a rather pleasant walk alongside the Kennet and Avon canal and underneath a bridge constructed by Brunel for the Great Western Railway. I hadn't actually noticed the plaque marking the bridge as a listed building before (the amount of graffiti, sadly, made it rather difficult to discern) but it is quite striking; two small arches on either side flank a fifth central arch which spans the canal. Although the area is rather dilapidated, the willow trees and buddleia made for reasonably pleasant scenery, while coots, swans and ducks nest nearby while vivid blue dragonflies flit around.
I've just finished reading Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera. Like Stoker's Dracula it is atrociously written (in a curiously staid manner which is ill at ease with the sensationalist plot). The interest of the story largely comes from the set pieces (unlike, say, The Woman in White); the same labyrinthine caverns as in The Castle of Otranto and the same oriental decorations as in Vathek. I'm reminded of something Umberto Eco wrote in an essay on Casablanca as a form of intertextual collage; "in order to transform a work into a cult object one must be able to break, dislocate, unhinge it so one can only remember parts of it." I've also been reading Kipling's Kim. What was surprisingly interesting about this is the extent to which identity is such an uncertain concept, as Kim howls his name over and over again; "letting the mind go free upon speculation as to what is called personal identity." Kim's identity exists within a liminal space between the idea of a noble savage and the civilising European, between his Buddhist master and the great game.
Dorian by Will Self is essentially a cover version of Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray (not quite as Wide Sargasso Sea relates to Jane Eyre). I've always been a bit ambivalent about Wilde; where How the Dead Live and My Idea of Fun left me indifferent and feeling that Self was best confined to short stories, Great Apes was quite striking, a Ballardian revision of Swift and Boulle; "the idea of depicting, allegorically, the anti-naturalism of the condition of modern urban chimpunity… the distorted relation between chimp's minds and chimp's bodies." Similarly, in Dorian, Dorian's chameleon like character performs a similar allegorical function (similarly Simon's art and Henry's novel perform a similarly postmodern role; Henry's distortion of reality in writing is akin to his warping of Dorian; "Dorian was one of those unusual beings who make a reality out of the fictions they cannot write") "the product remains the same… the packaging remains the same…artists always create themselves to begin with." As such, Dorian is "a social chameleon, adapting himself perfectly to whatever background he finds himself standing against." or "the chameleon is the most significant of modern social types."
The ending resembles that of My Idea of Fun in calling into question the reliability of what has preceded it, Accordingly, the novel is close to magic realism, suggesting the social reality in a superficial age is largely symbolic and arbitrary, thereby explaining one odd feature of the book; the lack of social change. The book is filled with vitriolic social commentary, but there is no sense of change throughout. Conversely, the original The Picture of Dorian Gray was a fable, where sir Henry Wotton's aestheticism is the dialogic heart of the novel, with Wotton commenting that murder contravened his aesthetic code as much as conventional moral codes. Wotton is less interesting in Dorian, resembling the cynical and self hating Lilly in How the Dead Live. The problem with this is that the novel does rather tend to become the moral fable Wilde saw too much of in The Picture of Dorian Gray, particularly with the introduction of AIDS as a theme; "the nasty moral majority saying it was all your minority fault;" Self is a (left-wing) moralist, where Wilde was an aesthete.
As a parallel to this, Derek Jarman's film, Sebastiane (or Beau Travail for that matter) sees Sebastiane condemned because of his own repression; the problem is that be retaining the christian narrative, Jarman turns Sebastiane into a martyr.
I suspect a more interesting portrayal of what a modern Sir Henry Wotton might resemble lies in Ravelstein by Saul Bellow, a novel that could be described as depicting the process by which the establishment strengthens itself by absorbing foreign bodies. Ravelstein, a homosexual Jew (although "he despised campy homosexuality and took a very low view of gay pride." Incidentally, Dorian says exactly the same thing of Wotton) with conservative philosophical predilections, oscillates between subversion and conservatism, buying expensive suits and spilling food on them. That is not to mention vacillating between the philosophical poles of Athens and Jerusalem, and spending time in Paris inspite of disliking the 'Anti-American' views and relativist philosophies of its inhabitants; "a bourgeois solution in bohemian dress.. I mentioned bohemianism because we need to feel we are liberated."


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Growing up a gay man in Aleppo was hard. When Syria's conflict broke out, Sammy was terrified by the prospect of military conscription. He knew his sexuality would make it even more dangerous for him. In 2014, he fled to Istanbul, Turkey, in search of safety and acceptance.
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The start of summer break has been everything and more than I could have possibly expected. I will proclaim one thing here right now. I hate very few things in life but: I HATE TRANSITION. I don't naturally do transition all that well anyway thanks to my beloved best friend OCD. But just when I cruise along in life good a transition comes and my #2 struggles. I mean struggles translated into makes it difficult for the rest of us that live with her. She doesn't mean to and in the times she isn't melting down she is so regretful and feels just awful. But man, it is hard.
She goes from zero to all out raging, mad, loud, screamy, hard to please, not really a toddler but acting toddler like in seconds. And I try and be the good mom and practice what the therapist tell us. I do. We all do. But when it is directed at you (and usually it is at me because I am her person) you just want a break.
She looks to me for ques on mood. If I am quiet and not bubbly happy she is mad she can't fix it. It sets her off. If I am angry she gets angry because I am angry. If I am happy she seems to change that too. And while I try and keep a mediocre and mellow mood all the time to counter this. Rarely, do I ever do mediocre and mellow.
And if I could just get in her head and tell her, "Girl, take a break" and she would go take her 15-20 minute break our lives would be much more peaceful. Instead, what happens we say, "#2 you need a break. Why don't you go play piano or write in your journal." We get all out war. We don't love her. We hate her. Why are we so mean to her? We love her sisters more. If we would just go away her life would be better. All of this yelled in our face with spit, high octaves and all the frustration a 7 year old can muster.
And while I can tell you I have thick skin and that stuff doesn't get to me, IT DOES. I hate it. I know she doesn't feel that way. But I wonder, what if she does? What if we have ruined her life? What if we aren't handling these meltdowns right? The hardest part is teaching her consequences of saying these things. Because there are consequences in the real world. Some parents would spank their kids. We don't. Some may even say that is why she is like this. I don't buy it.
What happens in her world is…it changed. She can't handle that. It is an absolute sensory overload. The warm humid air overloads her senses. A loud TV overloads her senses. A strong smell of BBQ can do it too. Can you imagine living in a world like that? I try. I would be miserable.
I just wonder if I could be a better mom by helping her to find words for what her head is telling her. To communicate I don't like it when it is hot. I don't like that smell seems so simple. So why can't I figure it out?
The good news is "this too shall pass" applies. In a few weeks, the transition will have been made and life will find some peace….Until the next transition.


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The Union Home Ministry has sought details about the mechanism adopted by telecom operators in Jammu and Kashmir in re-verifying pre-paid mobile customers. This comes a day after Home Minister P Chidambaram questioned how more than 1.6 lakh subscribers were re-verified within a period of 24 days that included several holidays and shutdowns in the Valley.
The Union Home Ministry has now sought to know how many special camps were organised by the telecom operators since January 22,when the ban on pre-paid mobile connections was lifted by the Centre. The operators have also been told to give details about the documents being submitted by subscribers for re-verifying the connections.
However,the State Department of Telecommunications (DoT) maintained that the telecom operators are fully complying with the guidelines issued by the Centre. They are activating the SIMs only after the proper documents are submitted to them, said D R Paul,deputy director general,Telecom Enforcement,Resource and Monitoring (TERM) Cell.
He said his department had not received any complaint against any service provider. They have been given some guidelines. They have been asked to match the photographs on the application forms with the subscribers and to seek proper identity and address proofs from them, he said. They are re-activating the mobile connections only after doing this.
On November 1,the Centre had imposed a ban on pre-paid mobile services in
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This is just to prove how awesome his new pea coat is. Apparently the good part about leaving your mission for two weeks to visit another country is that you get to spend your days serving in the temple and also buy pea coats for a fraction of the cost.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
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We made a dinosaur for Peter, ducks for Eleanor and Zari, and penguins (my personal favorite) for Theodore and Brooklyn. I was not able to be there when the kids opened their presents, but my sister Jocelyn recorded parts of Christmas morning for the rest of the family to enjoy. Here is a video of Peter and Eleanor opening their towel animals, and here is a picture of Zari in her duck, which she loves.
I am so happy that the kids like their towels so much. I am also thrilled to have married a man who (a) has brilliant ideas, (b) can sew, and (c) likes to join me in my projects.
Friday, January 09, 2009
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Garrett has also put his violin skills to good use, by performing several times while in Russia. It sounds like people with musical skill is rare, so it has been a great chance for him to use his talent. Garrett, aren't you glad all those years of practicing and getting nagged to practice more have paid off?
The members in his area had a Christmas party. Can you see Garrett's excitement over his Christmas goody bag? For anyone who has seen me excited, we practically have the exact same expression.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
proof that Ben and I will have adorable children
Brooklyn LOVES all gadgets. It is something about pushing the buttons and watching the lights.
Brooklyn also loves to taste everything. And I mean EVERYTHING. I loved watching her crawl over to something and lick it. Here she is testing Ben's cell phone.
Ben enjoying being an uncle, with Melissa enjoying all the free babysitters vying for Brooklyn's time.
Brooklyn has a favorite elephant stuffed animal. It has a magical ability to usually get to to stop crying if you give it to her. Did I mention that Brooklyn is the happiest baby I have ever met?
Brooklyn playing with a volleyball in the Dawson living room.
When we weren't playing volleyball, relaxing, or laughing at stories, Ben was usually working on b-school admission essays.
If anyone hasn't seen the "Dawson look," here it is. I didn't realize it was the Dawson look until the wedding reception in Oregon when I met all of Ben's brothers and they demonstrated it for me.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
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This is me smirking at the wonderful dinner after the wedding.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Christmas traditions
The Spencer Family Christmas Craft started early in our lives, one Christmas at our cabin. I'm not sure what started the idea, but that Christmas my mom decided it would be fun to have her girls decorate teddy bears. This was actually a brilliant idea since we were at our cabin and in the middle of nowhere (and you can only ice skate so much each day before you are frozen). I still remember making these bears using a hot glue gun, lace, and some beads. They were probably pretty ugly, but we had a really fun time. From here the crafts only got more intense and serious. We've made just about everything: silk paintings, homemade soap, t-shirts, leather books and journals, cloth diapers (for my sister Joc's kids), fly fishing rods, fly rod cases, earrings, and Christmas ornaments.
Obviously, Christmas is a big deal in my house. For weeks leading up the holidays, I have been asking Ben what are his family's traditions, since ours are so ingrained in my memory (and such a huge part of why I love my home during the holidays). This year we got to spend a whole wonderful week with Ben's family in Oregon. I couldn't have asked for a better Christmas, complete with a Christmas Eve miracle of finally arriving in Oregon after 18 hours of trying to get there. We woke up to a white Christmas, played games, laughed and told stories, and most of all just enjoyed being around each other. Ben's family is incredibly fun and laid back, which I just love.
Although Ben claimed there weren't many, I did witness some Dawson family traditions:
1. Having the biggest Christmas tree I've ever seen. Although this year's tree was smaller than in previous years, it was still huge. Since their family room has a vaulted ceiling, they can easily get a 15-foot tree (although "easily" is arguable about getting it inside the house). Last year Ben and I got to help put up the tree, which took all the Dawson muscle to get it upright and secure. And taking down the tree requires some power tools to cut off the branches to get it out.
2. Playing volleyball. A lot. My family is more of the outdoorsy type. We go camping in Europe, down hill ski, go fishing, and make our own trails while hiking, but we aren't much into organized sports per say. So I was a little scared to see if I could hack it with Ben's incredibly talented sporty family. (I have almost no athletic natural ability. Any sort of accomplishment comes purely from trying my hardest.) But I had nothing to worry about since (a) everyone was incredibly helpful when it came to helping me get better, (b) the Dawsons are really fun to play games with, and (c) I have a dominating under hand serve. I can't overhand serve to save my life, so luckily my serve circa 1995 can stand its own ground. We played volleyball despite the foot of snow on the roads. Take that for hard core!
3. Dawson family dinner. The Dawsons are big on family dinners with all the extended family. Cousins, aunts, and uncles show up for a fun night of delicious food, games, and most definitely laughing. It was so nice to talk to a lot of the people that I met briefly at the wedding. This tradition also includes a white elephant gift exchange, ensuing a lot of hilarious and sometimes scandal. This year the hottest items were body glitter with a matching pink puff, cross-stitched Kleenex cover, thin mints, and chocolate bars, which were stuffed down a diaper to convince everyone else they didn't want to steal them. One of the funnest parts was getting to spend time with the Dawson women in the kitchen.
4. Spending time with the family. One thing I love about the Dawsons is how much they enjoy being together and just having a good time. I couldn't ask for better brothers and sisters in law. I love that he still has siblings in high school; they are a joy to be around and so much fun. It didn't matter if we were hanging around the kitchen eating chili, relaxing in the living room, or rolling in laughter while telling stories, Christmas was all about spending time with family. And just so you know Melissa, I say made-up words all the time. Sometimes over the pulpit at church. Just ask Ben.


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I think I may have redone my nails four times within the past two days– okay, I know I did.
But I did end up with a successful mani ;) I think it's the gloomy Florida weather that's been making me so indecisive, I want my sunny beach days back!
This week, I decided that I wanted to go with something neutral and simple…my little sister will be singing a song at the All Children's Hospital telethon tomorrow (aired live on WFLA!) and I didn't want to go with anything too crazy or flashy, in the instance that I'm shaking hands with someone important and they're thinking 'Whoa, her nails…' inside his/her head (lol).
I love the subtle touch of polka dots in combination with the two contrasting shades– it was exactly the look I was aiming for…even if it did take three times before I got there.
For inspiration for my little sister's mani, I turned to my followers on Facebook and Instagram for their ideas for designs and colors.
I'm still debating on how to do her nails this evening so that it'll complement her outfit– she's wearing a colorful dress with hints of orange, white, green and pink.
What do you think? I could really use your ideas!