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I just love fall! It is my absolute, very favorite time of year! I love the wonder of the changing leaves, the smell of smoke from chimney fires, the warmth a good cup of coffee offers, and the chill in the air! I find all of my favorite things about fall in one of my favorite places…the mountains!
My family and I met some dear-to-our-heart friends a couple of weekends ago in Hendersonville, NC. We spent two days hiking to waterfalls. Each morning began with a cup of coffee and each evening ended with good conversation around a cozy wood fire.
Our first day we hiked to Hooker Falls, Triple Falls, and High Falls in Dupont State Forest. Triple Falls was a beautiful, fascinating spot. We climbed up rock walls, which in my opinion were treacherous! I was like Mama Hen, hovering over my chicks! Anyway, the photo ops were worth putting our lives at risk! We carried picnic lunches with us and decided to dine on the rocks at Triple Falls. We hiked on to High Falls and enjoyed spending some time at a covered bridge overlooking the falls. The 3 boys enjoyed skipping rocks, and the 2 girls watched and giggled. On the hike back to the parking lot, Luke complained about being tired, so he rode on Brad's shoulders most of the way down.
On day two, we visited Caesar's Head State Park and then headed to the Waterfall Trail to hike to Raven Cliff Falls, a 400 foot waterfall. The trail we hiked this day was one of the prettiest trails I've ever been on. The trees were at their peak of color and everything was so beautiful! Thank you, God, for fall! When we arrived at the observation platform, we ate our picnic lunch on benches in a gazebo. As Logan ate, he looked down, spotted a dollar bill, quietly left his seat, walked down under the deck and retrieved his find before telling anyone what he was doing. He wanted to make sure he was the one to get that dollar! Logan makes me laugh!
On our hike back, we stopped at a vine hanging down from a tree beside the trail. All 5 kids and both moms took a swing on the vine over the trail. It was great fun! Luke did not complain one single time on the return hike, and our friend Trevor paid Luke one dollar for walking out of the woods on his own two feet! It was a 4.4 mile round trip hike!
The next morning, the five children led our worship service on the deck. Logan and Evan played guitar while Lindsay and Claire sang worship songs, Luke prayed and quoted some verses from the book of James, and Evan preached on James 4. It was wonderful!
Fall in the mountains is wonderful!


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Jul 31 2013
Sign the AVAAZ petitionPosted by Greg Parker in News
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Jul 30 2013
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – 1990Posted by Greg Parker in News
A business forum I frequent has a never-ending series of life-enhancing articles along the lines of:
The 5 things you must not say when you are after a raise in pay.
The 8 characteristics of the most iconic CEOs.
The 3 things that successful entrepreneurs practice every day.
9 ways to improve your overall work experience.
And I could go on ad nauseum. Could I just say that if you are writing one of these articles that 1) You clearly don't have a clue about the subject. 2) You don't even have the talent to come up with an original title – we're talking 1990 here – 23 years ago and counting!!
Whilst in grump mode I would like to share an experience that had me rolling about on the floor laughing for a good 10 minutes. "The Dilbert Principle" arrived through the post this morning and as with all new books I turned to the back cover. One of the "Management secrets" was the "use of humiliation as a Management tool". Oops – rolling around on the floor laughing again 🙂 🙂 🙂
Yes it has been cloudy for the past few nights.
By the way – as I'm still very much in grump mode – if you actually bought and read "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" then I'm willing to bet the house you also have "How to Win Friends and Influence People" too. That's pretty much an in-joke I'm afraid.
Jul 25 2013
Just getting more than a little bit fed up with the nonsense nowPosted by Greg Parker in News
O.K. so this is another of my non-astronomy observations – sorry – but I am getting really cheesed off with the current Government thinking we are all a complete bunch of idiots.
So we have UK economic growth of 0.6% as measured over the last quarter – do we really? So if you can measure to 0.6% you must be able to measure with an accuracy of at the very least 0.1%. This cannot be above the noise level and these numbers are basically completely meaningless – but it does allow the Government to give the impression that there is some growth (even if it is tiny) and makes everyone feel good and believe that the Government is on the right track. Well that's the idea anyway. Trouble is, even Joe Bloggs has sufficient intelligence to know this is just a pile of garbage.
Jul 20 2013
The mini-WASP array captures globular cluster M10 in Ophiucus on 09/07/2013Posted by Greg Parker in mini-WASP Array
Another object bagged by the mini-WASP array during the recent period of clear Moonless nights. This time it is the Globular Cluster M10 in the constellation Ophiucus. 7 x 10-minute sub-exposures on all 3 cameras.
Jul 20 2013
The mini-WASP array captures the NGC663 region in CassiopeiaPosted by Greg Parker in mini-WASP Array
Lovely clear night again last night, but with a blazing Moon in the south it meant imaging towards the north. Decided on a cluster rich region close to Ruchbah in Cassiopeia as the target. Mini-WASP array, all 3 cameras firing, 20 subs at 5 minutes per sub on each camera. Looks like cloud tonight, so I'm glad I made the effort to get some imaging done last night.
Jul 19 2013
Made in HeavenPosted by Greg Parker in mini-WASP Array, News
It's 11:30 p.m. – I'm in the NFO control room. Queen is on BBC4 and "Hammer to Fall" is blasting out, expecting the ASBO to be delivered any second. All 4 computers monitors on, I'm imaging 7 clusters and a planetary nebula near Ruchbah with the mini-WASP array. Can it get any better than this? I think not 🙂
Jul 19 2013
Two Carbon stars in SagittaPosted by Greg Parker in mini-WASP Array
Lovely clear evening last night, but there was an annoying Moon hanging around for most of the imaging session. Never mind, the Moon isn't too much of a problem when you're taking star shots.
The one frame has caught two Carbon stars in the constellation Sagitta. The central star is X Sagittae HD190606 and towards top right is BF Sagittae (looking a lot less red) GSC 1629:945. Carbon stars are invariably (no pun intended) variable stars and typically the brighter they are (during the variable period) the less red they appear. Maybe BF Sagittae was near peak brightness??
Image captured using all 3 cameras on the mini-WASP array, 255-second subs and around 20 subs per camera.
Slowly working my way through the Carbon Star Observer's Checklist 🙂
Jul 18 2013
Science and GodPosted by Greg Parker in News
Science and God
Oh dear, that old Chestnut again, can anything new be said on the subject? Probably not, but then again, as we are now in the 21st Century, perhaps it is a good time to re-assess the situation.
Can you picture the battered Galileo leaving the interrogation by the Inquisition muttering under his breath "And yet it moves"? I can, very clearly, even though it is very likely that he never said those words at that time. Whilst on the subject, do you know how long it was before the Roman Catholic Church (i.e. the incumbent Pope) actually apologised for this travesty? We had to wait until the 31st October 1992 before Pope John Paul II expressed regret for how "the Galileo affair was handled". Better late than never I suppose.
Do "scientists" show any more tolerance or understanding towards Religious people? Far from it, the last decade has seen plenty of venting from several individuals who believe their own Godless view of the Universe is the "correct" way to look at things. Many "scientists" also express the opinion that as we learn more and more so the need for a God appears to be required less and less. Those with these opinions are of course very amateur "scientists"; those working at the forefronts of Cosmology fully realise that we are a long way from any real understanding of the Universe we live in, and that a God (or Gods) could help us out in explaining some of the more cerebrally challenging details.
As I have mentioned in posts elsewhere, it is a rather ignorant Religious person who has no time for science, because like it or not, that's the way the world operates. Likewise it is an equally ignorant "scientist" who discounts the spiritual side of Homo Sapiens, because again, like it or not, that's a level on which (most) humans operate.
The reason I have called this piece Science and God and not Science and Religion is quite simple. I have said all I am going to say about Religion above, Religion is not the issue here, God is. Religion is a mind-construct of Homo Sapiens. Religion and associated concepts such as Heaven were created, as Kryten so brilliantly observed in Red Dwarf, "to try and prevent you guys from going nuts". I have no time for any religion whatsoever, purely man-made constructs cannot give any "true" answers to the God question. They do seem however to be really good forums for pitting Homo Sapiens against Homo Sapiens. But not having any religious interests does not equate to having no interest in the existence of a God (or Gods). The God question is extremely interesting.
Does God exist? Even Kurt Gödel wrote a piece trying to answer this question, so I guess it must be important. The corollary of course is, if God exists, then what exactly is God?
I can be wrong right from the off on this one, but my "feeling" is (yes I am a member of Homo Sapiens I work with feelings as well as with numbers) – my feeling is that what we as a race call God is the Absolute Infinite. So that is going to be my starting point, if you disagree with that, then it is pointless reading any further to get any God answers.
If God is the Absolute Infinite, the Ein Sof, then I think we are entering very interesting territory indeed. Why? Because I don't believe there is ANYTHING in the physical Universe that is infinite. I don't believe there are an infinite number of photons, quarks or neutrinos. Our Universe it appears is finite in size and contains a finite amount of stuff within it. So everything we know (or ever will know) in the real physical world appears to be made out of finite quantities – Q.E.D. we won't find God in the physical Universe.
Where do we find Infinities? The only place I know of where we find Infinity and infinite quantities is in mathematics. Now that's strange. We use mathematics to explain the real world to a high degree of accuracy, and we even carry out integrations over infinity to give answers that correspond to realities in the real world – and yet infinity does not seem to be part of the real world.
So am I saying that God is Mathematics? No I am not. But can you see that Mathematics might give us a clue as to what God actually is? The Absolute Infinite was contemplated by Georg Cantor as an infinity that transcended the transfinite numbers. It should be noted that Cantor equated the Absolute Infinite with God! Cantor believed that the Absolute Infinite possessed mathematical properties including the reflection principle which states that every property of the Absolute Infinite is also held by some smaller object. It is sad to relate that Georg Cantor, along with several other famous mathematicians/physicists who dared to venture into the realm of the infinite encountered severe mental problems which led to death.
We are now coming to the end of this piece. How is it possible for a finite Mind to contemplate and work with infinite quantities? I suppose the trite answer is that it cannot and it leads to madness and death, which in itself is extremely interesting observation, because as we all know "Whom the Gods would destroy, they first make mad". But now consider the reason our finite minds can work with the Infinite is due to the reflection principle, so that every property of the Absolute Infinite is also held by some smaller object – ourselves for example!
I therefore believe it is possible for us "smaller objects" to know "the Mind of God" – but the quest is fraught with danger!!
Jul 13 2013
Today's Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) – Imaging DiatomsPosted by Greg Parker in EPOD
Got today's EPOD with a focus-stacked photomicromosaic of a Diatom Exhibition slide. Thank you Jim at EPOD for continuing to publish my work 🙂
Jul 12 2013
Witch's Broom region in Cygnus – an M25C composite imagePosted by Greg Parker in Hyperstar and SXVF-M25C, Sky 90 and SXVF-M25C
This is a composite image combining the recent 8 x 20-minute subs from the Hyperstar III with earlier Sky 90/M25C which incorporated H-alpha and OIII narrowband data.


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Hope is such a prominent idea in our society. I think it is because it is a term that can be used in so many different contexts. From hoping that you aced that Bio exam that you pulled an all-nighter studying for, or hoping that one day you'll have a family that you support with a stable job, hope is everywhere! So let's take a moment to define hope. Dictionary.com defines hope, in the noun form, as "the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best". So, in this way, it makes sense that hope can be used in many different contexts.
One huge example in society today where hope is used is disease and illness; or rather the curing of said ailment. And one of the most prominent diseases around, or at least advertised in the media, is cancer. Predominantly breast cancer, the media markets to our hopes that one day this horrible disease will be wiped out by selling us cute pink things that will supposedly "cure" cancer. From pink office supplies to gaudy pink rain boots sold by the NFL, everyone is getting in on the action to support breast cancer research. But what sort of impact is this really having on the funds to fight against cancer?
I recently read an article titled "The Silliest Pink Crap Money Can Buy, None of Which Will Cure Breast Cancer" (you can read it here for yourself). The article reminds its readers that, although these products that are marketed as donating to breast cancer research do in fact give money, it is a very insignificant amount. So although you may feel like you have good intentions by buying these products to help a good cause, it would in fact be more beneficial had you simply donated money directly. These marketers know that they are making themselves look good by donating proceeds, and by doing so they are raking in the profits.
But is this really all that bad? Although only small portions of the profits are donated to breast cancer research (usually somewhere around 10-20% at the most), they are still getting the word out. Even if you are not purchasing these products, seeing them on the shelves and on the web gets the idea of donating money into your head. So to say that these tactics themselves are totally bad would be a shame; we as consumers just need to realize which is actually the more philanthropic route and which is mainly routed in consumerism.
I think it's interesting that Jesus adopted the exact opposite idea. There are many instances in the gospels where, once Jesus has cured someone of some sort of ailment, he immediately turns to his disciples and tells them to keep this hush hush. Jesus didn't need any support for his cures, except for that of his heavenly Father. I'm not sure how advertisers can apply this particular idea to their marketing strategies; I just think that it is interesting how Jesus goes about "marketing" himself. Obviously it is working very well for him, because we are wonderfully "surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses" (Hebrews 12:1), we are able to fully pursue Christ right where we are, without buying a thing.


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South Dakota's US Senate race is going to be one to remember
I've been a bit over-busy at the office so I've fallen behind on blogging about the South Dakota US Senate Race. Here is a recap of where the race currently is and my brief thoughts about each of the candidates in the race at this moment (my thoughts are likely to change over the next few months). No matter what happens I think this will end up being a memorable Senate Race.
Republican Primary Candidates:
All five Republicans seeking the Republican nomination turned in the required signatures to make the primary ballot. I have listed them in order of their appearance on the ballot.
Stace Nelson – I have been pretty transparent in my support of Stace as the next US Senator from South Dakota. I believe he is the choice for anyone looking to get rid of status-quo type politicians in DC. An argument I hear against Stace quite often is that he takes a hard stance on certain small government issues and will fight against leadership when he believes they are going outside of the Republican stances on small government. To me that is one of the reasons to actually send him to DC. South Dakota does not need to send another Senator to DC that will simply do what the elite politicians there want him to do.
Mike Rounds – And speaking of status-quo politicians. Between entering this race directly after the 2012 election, his boast to raise $9 million in this race, and incumbent Senator Tim Johnson deciding not run again it gave Rounds the unique opportunity to enter this race almost as an incumbent. A good majority of the politicos have already deemed him the next US Senator from South Dakota. I hope that does not happen. A lot of his campaign seems to revolve around the fact people 'like Mike'. Is that really a reason to vote for someone who will have so much power? His campaign so far has been a mirror of his time in office as Governor. He does not appear to truly engage the public, or even his own staff for that matter. The Aberdeen Beef Plant EB-5 scandal is a direct result of policies implemented during his tenure as governor. He has gone on record as saying that big government programs such as EB-5 have economic value for the State of South Dakota. I have a feeling if he would be elected in DC he would become just another Senator willing to do whatever leadership there decides is best for the country. Mike may be likable, but I would rather have a politician that will not become part of the status-quo DC political culture.
Annette Bosworth – This is a candidate I hoped would offer something as a Doctor having dealt with Obamacare. Unfortunately she has not only become a disappointment, she has become a liability to the whole process by likely committing fraud in the act of gathering her petitions. I won't even bother to offer more words on her.
Jason Ravnsborg – I've met Ravnsborg a few times and must say I like him as a person. I'm still unsure about him as a US Senator though. He has a good history involving farming, military service, and practicing as an attorney. Yet when I talk with him I get this uneasy feeling that he simply isn't ready for such a high-profile office such as the US Senate. Personally I would have rather seen Ravnsborg run in the US House primary against Rep Noem. For someone of his unknown history and abilities that would have been a better first step into Federal service. Or run for a statewide office. No matter what I just don't feel he is ready for this office and don't see him as a viable candidate at this time. I do however hope he does not become discouraged from running for office in the future. He does have potential.
Larry Rhoden – Rhoden is an entry that makes me think: "why is he in this race". There is very little to differentiate Rhoden from Rounds. In fact their legislative history in Pierre are remarkably similar. A large problem with Rhoden is his lack of ability to inspire when speaking. He really hasn't learned how to get a crowd to connect with him. Until he learns that skill I believe an office such as US Senate will be out of his reach. From my viewpoint the only votes he will likely get in this race are from moderately conservative Republicans who don't like Mike, but aren't willing to go as conservative as Nelson.
Democrat Candidate:
Unfortunately there is only one Democrat candidate. I really hoped there would be a Democrat primary so the left-leaning portions of the state could decide whether they wanted a more liberal or more moderate candidate. With only one candidate they lose the ability to choose.
Rick Weiland – Weiland came out of the gate speaking against free speech and Citizens United. I agree with him that money from certain rich sources are creating problems with the current political environment, especially in DC. But this is not a new problem, it has existed since politicians have existed. I really wish Weiland could find a way to fight against special interests money without throwing the First Amendment under the bus. One thing I do like about him is his acknowledgement that Obamacare was not the way to go. He supports Medicare for all, basically as a single-payer system. I personally disagree with him. But I do think that would have been better than Obamacare. But unless Independent candidates are able to draw enough votes from the Republican primary winner I don't see him having much of a chance in winning this election. I do hope he puts up a good fight and maybe even proves me wrong about him not having a chance. Even thought I don't support him, I do support there always being a close race with actual competition between candidates.
Independent Candidates:
There is not just one, but two independent candidates for South Dakota to choose from this year. I think that is great! More choices at the ballot is always a good thing. Unfortunately there won't be a Libertarian candidate (Evans pulled out last fall) or a Constitution Party candidate. It is up the independent candidates to try making strides this year. Since most new voters are registering as independent I think this may become the type of candidate to look to in the future. I don't think either independent candidate has a chance of winning in 2014, but that doesn't mean they won't impact the election.
Larry Pressler – I know I just said I like independent candidates on the ballot because it offer choice. Yet this choice is what I stand against in a DC politician. Pressler has already served as US Senator for 18 years, and another 4 years in the House of Representatives. That is 22 years as a DC politician. Since his time in office he has lived in DC, but 'maintained' a South Dakota residence. This is case where we the voters must decide to reject any politician that wishes to remain a permanent part of the DC political culture on the taxpayer dime.
Gordon Howie – This is a more interesting entry into the US Senate race as an Independent. Howie is a former Republican State legislator and hopeful for the Governor's office. As a part of the Tea Party he has the potential to pick up some liberty-minded votes. I do however wish he would enter the race full-blown to win. Instead he has stated he will withdraw if Stace Nelson wins the Republican primary. I understand that contingency approach, but to me starting a race in that matter won't give him the ability to actually gain momentum after the Republican primary. Another apprehension I have about Howie as a candidate is his social conservative viewpoints. His adherence to social conservatism will likely turn off many independent voters that have more modern viewpoints on social issues. But, even after mentioning those downsides, I still welcome Howie to the race and am glad to see him as a choice on the ballot this fall.
April 8, 2014 at 4:32 pm
Good insights it will be a very exciting primary and I hope that supporters of Gov. Rounds (or any candidate for that matter) will not lose focus, and continue to look at the big picture, electing Conservatives!
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Today is the first day of summer and the longest day of the year…
I had a ME morning as Dave had an appointment with the dental college. He is finished there for a while… I washed our comforter, picked up around the house getting ready for the Molly Maid's visit tomorrow, fixed supper using our first bell pepper from our garden, and hosted the DASNI chat at http://www.alzinfo.com/community/chatrooms/ … I have been reading up on Dave's cancer, ocular melanoma. It is a very rare cancer. If you would like to read more about it here is a link telling all about it. http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Eye/Melanomaoftheeye#7688
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The first episode of Sailor Moon Crystal recently aired. I think I just assumed that by the time it aired I'd have come up with a plan on if/how to cover this series. Well... looks like I finally have to make a decision. Here's what I'm going to do.
I'll be posting short reviews. I won't be scoring the episodes, because this show is a new entity and I don't have any context for what an average episode of it might be. And at least for the time being, I'll just be posting my thoughts on the episode rather than describing the events of the episode. I mean, it's episode one. Every version of episode one has the same story.
I do quite like the opening. I'm not completely sold on the song yet, but there are some nice visual bits, especially the appearance of the Dark Kingdom.
In terms of character design... the new style is a bit controversial, and while I appreciate they're trying for something closer to Takeuchi's art style, right now some of the characters look a bit stiff. Another new thing: a lot of characters' hair got lighter. Ikuko, Shingo, especially Haruna. Umino looks pretty odd. As I said back in my episode one review of Classic, he's a tough one to animate because of the sketchy way he was drawn in the manga. Here, he looks... spikier than I'm used to, and somehow even more at odds with the other characters because of the increased level of detail in everyone else's design.
I'd say that Umino has changed the most, except there are two minor characters who are really different. Kuri, one of the two girls who accompany Usagi and Naru to the store, has an entirely new, short haircut. I like it. I don't know why they decided to redesign such a minor character, so I'm just going to assume it was one of Takeuchi's demands to make up for Haruka not being in the show yet. Takeuchi needs attractive androgynous women, they're like her power source.
Then there's Morga. Morga actually looks more human in her Youma form than the original did. For the most part, I'd say she's less scary, though there's some definite uncanny-valley stuff happening when she shifts from Naru's mom to her Youma form: the weird eyes and all those teeth can be kind of chilling.
The story stuck very closely to the manga version. Motoki shows up in this episode (he didn't appear in the original until episode two) but Beryl doesn't. There were some bits where Usagi's dreaming about the Moon Princess that I think weren't in the manga, but as this is a straight adaptation of one manga chapter, there has to be a bit of extra stuff to make it the length of a regular episode.
Speaking of which, there were times when things seemed to drag a bit, the pace slowing down to presumably extend the episode to its required length. I'm not opposed to shows with a slow pace - one of my favorite series is Azumanga Daioh, and that dedicated an entire, mostly dialogue-free segment to some characters walking through a park. Some bits actually benefited from being longer, like the first meeting between Usagi and Mamoru. Here, you feel like there might be some real, deep connection, whereas in the original anime he's just a jerk and a bully.
The battle is... well, I've seen some people say that there's less menace than the original anime version, with Morga being less frightening. On the other hand, there's less of what made that battle annoying, in the sense of Sailor Moon being utterly useless and then suddenly winning anyway. Her victory here seems a little more earned. My main criticism is that the Youma's minions aren't as interesting: in the original, you had a diverse group of women, and here they all pretty much look identical. Which, I dunno, maybe that's a conscious choice, since they're zombies and zombies are pretty anonymous, but there's just something especially scary about possessed schoolgirls wielding broken bottles.
Finally... this was a faithful adaptation for better and for worse, and by "worse" I'm mainly talking about the flashing odango protectors. I will actually give the show a pass on this if they find a way of using them consistently, rather than using them once and forgetting they exist.
Where does the show go from here? They seem to be following the manga extremely closely right now, though I don't know how much we can tell from that, as every version of chapter one was pretty much the same. The live action series was supposedly going to be closer to the manga, but we ended up with evil Mercury and Zoisite playing the piano. This is a 26 episode series, so if they do stick to one chapter per episode, the first arc will be done about halfway through. It is notable that, if they use the chapter divisions of the revised versions of the manga, 26 episodes would be exactly enough to cover the first two arcs, so maybe that's what we're looking at.
I'm not as big a fan of the manga as I am of the original anime. If this is a completely faithful adaptation of the manga, it's safe to say I'm not going to enjoy it as much as the original anime. But I'm going to keep watching. Who knows? Maybe this format will give me a greater appreciation for the manga's story.


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Thursday, February 25, 2016
On Physicians Who Refer to Doctoral Level Nurse Practitioners as "Nurses Who've Taken a Few Extra Courses"
Yeah, this one makes me mad on several levels. a) Nurse practitioners aren't the same as nurses in that even those without a doctorate have more education and training than RNs and LPNs. b) To get a doctorate in nursing (which could either be a PhD or a DNP), it isn't just a few extra courses that you need to take but rather a rigorous program consisting of between 30 and 45 credits. And c) I have personally worked with nurse practitioners and I can tell you for a fact that a large percentage of them are every bit as competent as physicians (especially for routine stuff). Yes, there exists a difference between an MD (or a DO) and a DNP but that doesn't necessarily mean that one is superior in all cases and being that the system is going to need ALL practitioners (nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, OTs, PTs, MSWs, etc.) moving forward (coverage expanding, a possible doctor shortage, etc.), it's probably best that these doctors lose the attitude.
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It's true that a great photographer can make beautiful images with a terrible camera. It's true that the quality of the lens will make more difference to an image than the quality of the camera body. It's true that the camera is just a tool.
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I think there can, and should, be more.
Photography for me is as much about the experience of photographing as it is about the images themselves. It's never as simple as just turning a scene into a photo. You're making choices, what to include and exclude, where to stand, where to focus, how to focus...
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Even since the 2008 election, much about our nation has changed
By Calvin Woodward and Christopher S. Rugaber | ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — We're heavier in pounds and hotter by degrees than Americans of old. We're starting to spurn distant suburbs after generations of burbs in our blood. Our roads and bridges are kind of a mess. There are many more poor, and that's almost sure to get worse. *The oddly American obsession with picking up and moving on — "this spectacle of so many lucky men restless in the midst of abundance," as Alexis de Tocqueville noted nearly 200 years ago — has given way to the un-American activity of going nowhere. But check back tomorrow. * Such swirling changes are not fodder for a State of the Union speech, but they are part of the state of the union nonetheless, between last week's Republican National Convention and the Democratic convention that begins Monday. The country that President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are vying to lead for the next four years is not quite the same as the one four years ago, not nearly the same as the one further back in time. * Our taste for McMansions, for example, has slightly soured in recent years in favor of more affordable abodes. * We, like, speak differently than our forebears, new twists on the same tongue. LOL. * Soldiers are flowing home from the wars; this is almost what peace looks like. * A snapshot:
Where we live
Like much else, where we live is shaped by how — or whether — we make a living. But larger forces seem to be at work in determining Americans' chosen places.
U.S. cities and closely surrounding areas are experiencing more growth than farther-off suburbs for the first time in at least 20 years. The cost and bother of commuting are part of the reason. The average commuter spends more than 30 hours stuck in traffic per year, says the Texas Transportation Institute, up from 14 hours in 1982.
As well, city life is becoming the choice of more young and old people, as the attractions and convenience rival the long-held American dream of affordable home ownership, which usually means farther out.
Meantime, the historic migration of Southern blacks to the North has reversed, with black populations rising in Southern cities and suburbs, especially among the more affluent. But the top recent development in where we live is that we aren't moving much at all.
Mobility is the lowest it's been in the 60 years it has been tracked by the Census Bureau, with only 11.6 percent of the nation's population moving in the past year. That's just more than half the level in 1951, the biggest year for Americans on the move, 21.2 percent. More adult children are living with parents because of economic hardship, fewer older people are able to retire to sunny climes and the housing bust further contributed to locking the restless in place.
Average home size dropped 5 percent from 2007 to 2010, to a little under 2,400 square feet. It's still a far cry from the 750-squarefoot , one-story, two-bedroom Levittown prototypes that sparked the suburban boom and brought modest homes within reach of the masses after World War II.
Nearly one in four of the country's 605,086 bridges is rated deficient.
How we communicate
Until World War II in residential areas and well beyond in rural America, telephone party lines were common. If you wanted to make a phone call, you had to wait for Velma down the road to finish gossiping on the same line, interrupt the chitchat to ask her to hang up — or just cover the speaker and eavesdrop on the juicy details.
These days, the dedicated landline that took over from the party line is itself fading, as Americans' favorite gadget, the cellphone, spreads in numbers and smarts. The number of people with wireless only and no traditional landline phone has grown fourfold since 2005, the government estimates. In 2005, fewer than 8 percent of adults lived in households with only wireless telephones. Now it's more than 32 percent.
The day the Democratic convention opened in 2008, Facebook announced its 100 millionth user. Facebook is closing in on its billionth user, sitting with Twitter as kings of the social-media mountain until something else knocks them off.
Who we are
• Fatter. The average woman has gained 18 pounds since 1990, to 160 pounds; the average man is up 16 pounds, to 196, Gallup found.
• Poorer as a whole, but richer than during the recession. The value of people's homes, stocks and all other assets stood at $62.9 trillion in March, the latest count, down from $66 trillion before the economy tanked but up from $51.3 trillion at the downturn's depths.
• Indebted, but perhaps not up to the eyeballs. Credit-card debt has declined about 14 percent since 2008. Americans also have less mortgage debt, but more student debt and auto loans. The savings rate, meantime, climbed to 4.2 percent last year, a big improvement from 1.5 percent in 2005. But then there is the government. It is indebted past the eyeballs.
• Hotter: The period from July 2011 to June 2012 was the warmest 12-month stretch on record. Altogether, the contiguous states posted an annual all-season average temperature of 56 degrees in that period, which is 3.3 degrees hotter than either of the years that Obama and Romney were born. The hottest calendar year on record for the U.S. is 1998, at 55.08 degrees, but that might not last this year's swelter and lack of winter. Most of the past 15 years have been among the steamiest on the books, and all 15 were hotter than Romney's birth year, 1947, and Obama's, 1961.
• More numerous. The U.S. has 314 million people. The country surpassed 200 million in 1968 and 300 million in 2006.
• More diverse. For the first time, more than half the children born in the U.S. are racial or ethnic minorities, and by 2040 or several years after, non-Hispanic whites are expected to become a minority of the population. Along with this trend has come a historic jump in interracial marriages, which now make up an estimated 8.4 percent of marriages, up from 3.2 percent in 1980.
• Addicted to texting.
Cellphone users sent an average of 13 text messages a day in December 2008, double the number from a year earlier, the government said. More recently, Pew researchers found the average teen sent more than 64 texts a day.
• Older. Between 2000 and 2010, the population of people aged 45 to 64 grew by close to one-third as the baby boom generation and those behind it grayed. That has helped to push the median age to 37.2.
A lot of young people are named Sophia, the top girl's name for the first time, and Jacob, No. 1 choice for boys for the past 13 years. So long Mary and James, the dominant names for more than 100 years.
What we think
On the issues of the day, the economy has no near rival atop the list of concerns. Pocketbook matters often rule, but Americans were heavily focused on war in the early going of the last campaign. As the recession deepened, though, and now with troops coming home, it's been the economy plain and simple — the issue ranked important by more than 9 in 10 respondents to a recent AP-GfK poll.
About half of us approve of the job Obama is doing, the poll found. About half disapprove. Voters are about evenly split on the race, and among those who lean to one man or the other, very few are open to changing their minds. Obama's years-ago vision of a nation soaring above the divisions of red states and blue states seems a pipe dream.
The sharp lines and stagnant views are evident in public opinion on gun laws, abortion, health care, taxes and the federal budget deficit — on which polling has long shown wide divergence. The Pew Research Center reports that partisan polarization on basic policy questions is at its highest in 25 years.
On Feb. 16, New Jersey Assemblyman Reed Gusciora and Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman congratulated each other after passage of Gusciora's bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Gov. Chris Christie vetoed it.
One exception has been support for gay marriage. In May of 2008 as Obama was wrapping up the Democratic nomination, just 40 percent of Americans told Gallup's pollsters same-sex marriages should be recognized by the law as valid. This May, 50 percent said yes to the same question, the most striking shift in social attitudes during Obama's presidency. Still, more than 30 states have passed measures against it and it's frequently a losing issue at the ballot box. There are no united states on this question.
Polarization doesn't stop at politics or policy, either. It appears to be embedded in personal relationships. A pre-convention Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll found Democrats and Republicans tend to be surrounded by fellow partisans — two-thirds of their friends and family share their party leanings.
Many of us belong to tribes tinted red or blue.
What we earn
- Few could have seen it coming back when Bill Clinton was scrambling to salvage his presidency from the Monica Lewinsky business, but his later years in office are starting to look like one of the economy's golden ages. Unemployment was low, the government miraculously took in what it spent and the stock market marched steadily upward, at least until the bubble burst.
Household income peaked in 1999, at $53,252 in today's dollars, and has declined since, to $49,445 in 2010. That puts households back to where they were in the mid-1990s.
- But an even bigger rewind to an earlier time seems to be happening with the poor.
- In July, The Associated Press found a broad consensus among economists and scholars that the official poverty rate is on track to reach its highest level in nearly half a century, erasing distinct — if modest — gains from the 1960s "war on poverty" that expanded the safety net with the introduction of Medicaid, Medicare and other social welfare programs.
The wealth gap between younger and older has grown into an unprecedented divide. Older people always have more net worth than younger adults on average, but now those 65 and over have 47 times as much as adults under 35. It used to be only 10 times as much, a quarter-century ago.
Overall, the value of goods and services produced in the country has returned to pre-recession levels, although with 5 million fewer people working. That makes the U.S. more productive and competitive. But when combined with meager income gains during that time, it also suggests we're working harder for roughly the same pay.
What we pay
Housing prices have dropped by a striking 34 percent since late 2006. That's good — if you're buying.
Tuition is up 15 percent at four-year public universities and almost 10 percent at private four-year institutions from 2008 to 2010.
Gas? It's a rollercoaster. The U.S. saw 91 cents a gallon only 13 years ago, during Clinton's presidency. The average price hit $2 in May 2004, $4 in June 2008, then plunged before that year's election, spiked and varied, sitting now at $3.80 a gallon.
In 2008, workers paid an average of $3,354 for a year's worth of job-based health insurance, more than double their cost from nine years earlier, the Kaiser Family Foundation reported. In 2011, that average grew to $4,129. Not only did premiums rise, but many more workers were picking up the first $1,000 or more of health-care costs as deductibles grew and employers shifted more expenses to employees.
Scientists have found an alarming number of cases of the lung disease tuberculosis in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America that are resistant to up to four powerful antibiotic drugs. Tuberculosis is already a worldwide pandemic that infected 8.8 million people and killed 1.4 million in 2010. Drug-resistant TB is more difficult and costly than normal TB to treat and is more often fatal. The World Health Organization predicts that more than 2 million people will contract multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis by 2015.
Acts of piracy in the treacherous waters around the Horn of Africa have fallen sharply in 2012, according to statistics released by the U.S. Navy. The Navy credits aggressive patrolling by international forces and increased vigilance by the commercial shipping industry for the decrease. Data released by the Navy show 46 pirate attacks in the area this year, compared with 222 in all of last year and 239 in 2010. Nine of the piracy attempts this year have been successful, compared with 34 successful attacks in all of 2011 and 68 in 2010.
For six years in a row, the Swiss government has run budget surpluses, and some investors are complaining that the nation doesn't have enough debt. Since 2005, Swiss federal debt has been paid down by $20.9 billion. In some recent cases, short-term Swiss debt has had negative interest rates.
Occupy Wall Street, the movement against inequality that ignited in Manhattan last year, will mark its anniversary on Sept. 17 by trying to block traffic in the financial district and encircle the New York Stock Exchange. Protesters might try to make citizens' arrests of bankers. But the movement has been handicapped by internal debate and flagging interest, organizers say.
A bionic eye has given back partial sight to an Australian woman who has retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative disease causing severe vision loss. "All of a sudden I could see a little flash. . . . It was amazing," the patient said. The 24-electrode device stimulates the retina and restores partial vision, so that patients can pick up major contrasts and edges such as light and dark objects. It was designed, built and tested by Bionic Vision Australia, a consortium of researchers who are seeking to develop it further.


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Etzebeth retains Bok captaincy
Etzebeth retains Bok captaincySHARE
Etzebeth will again lead the side in the continued injury absence of No.8 Warren Whiteley, who has been ruled out of the tour to Ireland, France, Italy and Wales and is expected to be out of action for two more months as a result of his groin injury.
The lock, Etzebeth, took over the leadership duties at the end of June when Whiteley was forced to withdraw on the eve of the third Test against France in Johannesburg.
Etzebeth has subsequently led the Springboks in all six Rugby Championship Test matches.
Coetzee said Etzebeth has been impressive in the new leadership role so far this season.
"Eben has really taken to his role as captain of the Springboks and it makes sense to retain him," the coach said.
"I know he is well respected by talking to opposition coaches and referees, and he enjoys the respect of his peers."
Coetzee also added that Etzebeth is supported by a strong leadership group.
"With Eben at the helm for the year-end tour, we are looking forward to continuing our process of building continuity, cohesion and experience within this team as we also start to build towards the 2019 World Cup in Japan."
* Meanwhile, prop Coenie Oosthuizen, who suffered a fractured arm against the Wallabies in Perth at the beginning of September, is making good progress and will be available for selection.
Loose forward Uzair Cassiem sustained a rib injury against the Wallabies two weeks ago in Bloemfontein and the injury has ruled him out for an initial period of six weeks. He will also be available for selection.
Duane Vermeulen underwent a groin operation recently and the experienced No.8 is currently busy with the final phase of his rehabilitation and he is not available for selection.
Two other Springbok forwards are recovering from long-term injuries at the moment and can't be considered for the tour.
Frans Malherbe (prop) has been out of action since June with a neck injury and he is due to resume training early next year, while Jaco Kriel (flank) underwent a successful shoulder operation recently following his injury against the Wallabies in Perth and has been ruled out for six months.
Wing Ruan Combrinck is also out for six months because of his shoulder operation.
Meanwhile, it was confirmed on Thursday that the contracted group and identified Springboks will assemble in Stellenbosch from Monday, 23 October for a four-day training, assessment and conditioning camp in preparation for the year-end tour.
The Springbok squad for the end of year tour will be confirmed on Sunday, October 29 – the day after the Currie Cup final – and the squad will assemble in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 31 October.
South Africa's opponents during their month-long European tour are Ireland (November 11, Dublin), France (November 18, Paris), Italy (November 25, Padova) and Wales (December 2, Cardiff).


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SAN FRANCISCO – When it comes to the playoffs, no player owns a choke-like-a dog history like Bobby Bonds' kid.
The Mets' greatest nightmare, though, is right around the corner. What if Bonds finally comes through in the playoffs? What if Barry Lamar Bonds gets his act together on the biggest stage of them all, beginning tomorrow in Game 1 in the best-of-five series at Bonds' new playground, beautiful Pac Bell Park?
Bonds can't continue to stink up the postseason like he has, can he? Well, he's never been able to run to first base hard, and that seems pretty easy to do, so anything's possible.
For all his tough-guy talk, I've always gotten the impression that deep down, Bonds wants to be loved. In 1993 when I was covering baseball for a West Coast newspaper it was near the end of the season and Bonds was giving me his bad-mood brush off. After Bonds told me to get lost, I said, "Fine with me. But I do have an MVP vote."
"You have an MVP-vote,?" asked Bonds the politician.
"That's right," I answered.
"Then sit right down and let's talk," Bonds said as he made room for me on the bench. He was the perfect host for the next 20 minutes, answering every question in a forthright entertaining manner, even telling a reporter for the first time that the diamond cross he wore as an earring was his way of honoring his grandfather, not just a piece of gaudy jewelry.
Whether Bonds granted me the interview or not that day, he already had my MVP vote. There was no way you could not vote for the man as his baseball talents were staggering that season. He batted .336 with 123 RBI and 46 home runs, the most home runs he ever hit – until this season when he bashed 49. Bonds is still the most dangerous all-around player in the majors and one of these days he's going to figure out that all he has to do is relax in October and let his talent take him to new heights. Already, it seems as though the Mets have gotten into Bonds' head because of left-handers Mike Hampton and Al Leiter. If Hampton can shut down Bonds tomorrow the Mets will win this series for the one fault in Bonds' game is that he thinks too much. In October, he gets himself out. He's already behind in the count if you consider some of the comments he made over the weekend to a San Francisco reporter.
Bonds brought up Randy Johnson's playoff failures as a way to make himself feel better. "It's always me," he said. "It's like I'm the only person who's ever been in the postseason. Ever since I've been in the playoffs, since 1990, it seems like I'm the only one who's ever sucked in the postseason. That's how it's been."
You can be sure there will be a little bench-jockeying from the Mets, just to make sure Bonds doesn't forget he is a lifetime .200 hitter in the playoffs with one home run over 80 at-bats.
"You want to do well in those situations and you sometimes have a tendency to expand your strike zone because you want to participate in it," he explained. "When you know teams are trying to pitch around you and key on you, you want to prove them wrong.
"What happens is, you end up digging a hole for yourself and the next thing you know, you're not doing very well in the postseason."
If Bonds knows all this, which he obviously does, why doesn't he stop expanding his strike zone and getting himself out? He says a player goes through similar slumps in the regular season. That's true, but in the postseason the spotlight is so much brighter and Bonds' ego expands as much as his strike zone. In fact, the two go hand in hand. Big ego plus big strike zone equals big out.
If Bonds tries too hard, this time around, wanting to show the world he is the MVP, not Mike Piazza, then once again the choke will be on Barry Bonds.
Bonds is 36 with 15 major-league seasons behind him. You have to think that if he is ever to get it, now will be the time, especially with Jeff Kent's monster bat protecting him, and the Pac Bell fans showering so much love his way. Even though Bonds has never done it before in a big way in the playoffs, you get the feeling this is going to be his time of year, finally.


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New Line on Construction
Monday, October 17, 2011
A recently passed law covering environmental challenges to the proposed Farmers Field stadium has the potential to change the way big transit projects proceed in California. The new law, which benefits L.A.'s vision for a National Football League stadium in downtown Los Angeles, may also allow for expedited review (within 175 days) of California Environmental Quality Act lawsuits filed against the Wilshire subway.
State Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Van Nuys, the author of the stadium bill, has gotten the real estate and infrastructure construction industries' attention with his statements to the media that the new law also covers the Wilshire subway.
Here's how he put it: "The subway is a natural from a job-creation standpoint, from an investment standpoint, from an emission-reduction and air-quality standpoint."
Of course, he should have added my favorite standpoint – mobility – in this great big freeway of a city, but maybe he forgot.
Infill developers, engineering firms and the building trades may also like Padilla's belief that Thomas Properties Group Inc.'s ambitious office and residential development plans for the NBC Universal lot in Universal City falls within the scope of the new law. Designed to encourage construction and stimulate employment, the Farmers Field law gets to what is increasingly the heart of the problem: the lengthy delays caused by litigation challenging the environmental impact report required on any large public or private project.
It is not that CEQA is bad, it is that CEQA litigation has become a clog in the wheel of any economic development and transit expansion project in Los Angeles.
While Padilla and yours truly are perhaps just being optimistic, there is no doubt that the dysfunctional Legislature is looking for ways to unclog the economic development and jobs blockage caused by CEQA litigation. The lawsuits brought by often deep-pocketed and well-connected neighbors, who are less than excited about disruptive construction in their neighborhoods, delay and sometimes kill worthwhile public infrastructure projects.
Whether it actually applies to the subway or not, the new stadium law demonstrates a clear legislative willingness to help big job-producing construction that benefits society and the environment. And Padilla appears to understand that CEQA should be used to reduce carbon emissions rather than as part of the not-in-my-backyard forces' legal strategy to stop a train or other large project. There. I have hesitated to say it for too long because it seemed so harsh. But that is what many of these lawyered-up litigants are, and their litigiousness serves no one but the attorneys and sometimes themselves.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Among this week's TV picks is the widely-discussed "13 Reasons Why;" the documentary on Cleveland Indians' pitcher Addie Joss; the return of Bill Nye the Science Guy, and the premiere of the final season of 'The Leftovers.'
'13 Reasons Why' (Netflix)
There are so many spoilers about Netflix's latest "it" show on your social media feed, you might as well succumb and watch it. Based on Jay Asher's novel, it's about Hannah Baker, a pretty, witty, well-liked high school student from Normal Town U.S.A who commits suicide. Instead of a note, she leaves behind a box of cassette tapes chronicling the final months of her life. Uncovering the mystery behind the decision to take her own life is addictive, so be sure you have 13 hours of spare time before getting comfortable and pushing Play. - Joey Morona
'The Handmaid's Tale' (Premieres April 26, Hulu)
"The Handmaid's Tale" is an adaptation of a dystopian novel that depicts a totalitarian society where women aren't allowed to work or read, and some are enslaved to produce children for politicians' infertile wives after a widespread infertility epidemic. Early reviews are glowing, and there's an all-star cast including Elisabeth Moss and Samira Wiley. Definitely mark your calendars for this one, and use the time before the premiere to read the book it's based on. - Emily Bamforth
'Addie Joss: Revealed' - (SportsTime Ohio)
Cleveland Indians play-by-play announcer Matt Underwood produced, wrote and narrated this wonderful documentary on Addie Joss, who played for Cleveland from 1902 to 1910. If you're an Indians fan, the 30-minute doc is a must-watch piece of history. Joss was a beloved and tragic figure who often gets overshadowed among Indians pitchers like Bob Feller. Here are the remaining showtimes. - Marc Bona
"Bosch" (Amazon streaming - Season 3 premiere April 21)
"Bosch," based on the best-selling crime novels of Michael Connelly (who also serves as an executive producer), stars Titus Welliver as LAPD Homicide Detective Harry Bosch, a man haunted by the unsolved murder of his mother. The series effectively captures the essence of the gumshoe/film noir detectives of yesteryear. Also starring Lance Reddick, Jamie Hector and Amy Aquino.
The first two seasons are worth the binge-watch before the upcoming third season premiere. - Nate Paige
"Bill Nye Saves the World" (Netflix)
This April 21, Netflix gets a blast from the past with the new show from the beloved "Bill Nye The Science Guy." Nye has been off the airwaves for years, but has remained a vocal science advocate in the public. On his new series, he invites experts and famous guests like Grammy nominee Steve Aoki and Golden Globe winner Rachel Bloom to discuss hot topics in science, tech and more. Can physics, chemistry and one of our favorite TV personalities save the world? Some heroes don't wear capes, just lab coats. - Nikki Delamotte
'The Leftovers' (9 p.m. Sundays on HBO)
With a mesmerizing season premiere, "The Leftovers" has set up viewers for an emotional and confounding ride during its final run. - Troy Smith
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This road is not for the faint of heart, it is the most dangerous and deceiving roads at the same time, and despite the seriousness of the severe, but it is one of the most distinctive ways.
It was dug in the mountain by the villagers living in this area. It took five years to dig and build. It is about 1.2 km long, 5 meters high and 4 meters wide. It is located in Tai Shan Mountain in China's Shandong Province.


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NaPoWriMo Day 10
GREETING CARD (A Spoken Word Piece)
I unfriended you today
Because you don't call (back)
And I cannot remember
Our last face-to-face.
I unfriended you today
Wondering what I did
Or didn't do.
I think
I saw this coming
A year ago or two.
I have been carrying
Your part as well as mine
For so long,
I began
to feel
That's why
I unfriended you today.
I remembered thinking
It seemed so odd
how you would walk behind me
Instead of beside me,
Even when my ankle was hurt
(I never got that).
I unfriended you today
Despite dozens of
Digitally designated "friends"
Who pay me less attention.
But we said we were friends.
That's what distinguished you
from so many others
bestowed with that
meaningless honor
which you made
more meaningless
by your neglect.
Is it just me, or
do you remember?
We had lots in common:
faith, family, talents,
and friendship.
How do I know?
I never saw you throw it away.
I never believed you could,
But the evidence compels me to act:
I had to unfriend you today.
But you probably won't ever see this,
(until it goes viral)
and even then,
you probably won't think this is about you.
I would tell you myself
But you don't answer
and you don't call (back).
I didn't click my mouse.
That would make me an hypocrite:
All the others would have to go
And I don't have that kind of time.
But make no mistake,
I unfriended you today
Every year, I remember your birthday
But when mine comes…
(Do I even have to say it?)
And I had to hear your big news fourth-hand.
Oh, Facebook is always fourth-hand.
Figure it out:
– First-hand – is when you tell me yourself
– Second-hand – your family member tells me.
– Third-hand – an un-related person gossips about it
because they want me to know that they
knew before I did and
That happened, too.
And I would have been so happy for you.
But you didn't give me the chance.
So, I unfriended you today
And now I am free
The place I saved for you
In my heart
is vacant.
Ready for that new friend who will
Like or Love me
Tag, Tumbl, Tweet me
Retweet and remember
my birthday,
Comment and call me (back),
Post, Poke or Pin,
visit, sit and spend
some time.
So, just because my profile on-line looks the same
And my "friend" list still contains your name,
Don't get it twisted.
I am dis-Pinterest-ed
and have Google subtracted you
from my life!
Happy Birthday.
by Cheryl Crockett
This is the Day 10 Challenge as it appears on napowrimo.net.
"Many of us have read and even written love poems. But have you written an un-love poem?
You Fit Into Me
You fit into me
like a hook into an eye
a fish hook
an open eye
–Margaret Atwood
An un-love poem isn't a poem of hate, exactly — that might be a bit too shrill or boring. It's more like a poem of sarcastic dislike. This is a good time to get in a good dig at people who chew with their mouth open, or always take the last oreo. If there's no person you feel comfortable un-loving, maybe there's a phenomenon? Like squirrels that eat your tomatoes. (I have many, many bitter feelings about tomato-eating squirrels). There's lots of ways to go with this one, and lots of room for humor and surprise as well. Happy writing!"
Back to Cheryl's NaPoWriMo 2013 Main Post
My daily haiku is below. I decided to post both poetic projects together.
Haiku #98
Cicadas so soon?
Give me all seventeen years
Or my money back!
by Cheryl Crockett
See Cheryl's Everyday Haiku 2013
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10 Comments on "NaPoWriMo Day 10"
April 11, 2013 at 6:43 am
Powerful, funny, up to date, emotional, poetic… brilliant!
April 11, 2013 at 6:51 am
Thank you so much for reading it AND for taking the time to write a reply.
I haven't written a spoken word piece in a long time. This was my favorite prompt so far!
April 11, 2013 at 6:56 am
It shows!
I already though it was great when I read the first 4 lines – I was suprised there was much more when i clicked on it. Glad I did, because it got a lot better than great 😉
April 11, 2013 at 7:05 am
You must be my new e-friend! 🙂
I will let you know first as soon as I upload audio of me reading (or maybe video).
April 11, 2013 at 7:28 am
Cool, I would love that!
Somebody made an audio of one of my stories, which turned it into a whole new story for me – a very special experience and a great present. You can check it on http://unassortedstories.wordpress.com/a-fools-fairytale/ if you're interested. The link to the audio is at the bottom of the page.
seekingmeme Says:
April 11, 2013 at 12:55 pm
I love your take on the un-love prompt! I really enjoyed the prompt, too, but the contemporary spin is nicely done.
April 11, 2013 at 5:50 pm
Thank you! Your feedback is very encouraging (on what has turned out to be difficult day). Have a great rest of your day.
April 12, 2013 at 1:15 pm
I definitely could relate to this poem. Some people just aren't meant to stay in our lives, unfortunately. May you have loved ones in your life that show you in multiple ways.
April 13, 2013 at 1:06 am
Absolutely! Most people, myself included, do not speak to the end of a friendship or acknowledge it. Somehow, we think a dead or dying friendship continues in a healthy way just because no one ended it.
Beth Camp Says:
April 13, 2013 at 12:42 am
I really liked this poem as well because it reveals exactly how this 'friend' failed to honor your relationship. The witty play on words and technology heightens what now truly defines friendship. Nicely done!