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Can one understand the experience of being a prisoner without ever being in a prison cell? This question might seem strange at first, but those who have met and talked with the family members of political prisoners in Syria will definitely know the answer. In a recent article, my friend and a colleague, Yassin al-Hajj Salih (in An Anahar Literary Supplement, June 27, 2004), accurately describes life inside prison, calling for bringing the prison experience into the light, in all its different aspects, until nothing remains unknown or overburdened with suppressed memory. In this essay, I will attempt to explore the other face of the Syrian political prison – the face viewed and lived from the outside by the family members of the prisoners, in order to shed light on the prisoner experience in all its manifestations.
The reader may wonder about the necessity of telling the story of political imprisonment in Syria lest memory fade. Is it a desire to learn from historical experiences? Is it related to our current situation – so that we may save those who are forgotten in the dungeons of Syria's notorious prisons? Is this a warning for the future, so that the prison experiment may not happen again? Is it for condemnation, exposure, accountability? Are we trying to make peace with ourselves, or the other? To open new wounds, or to heal them?
Some would ask, what is the purpose of airing our "dirty linen" and disclosing the catastrophes of the past at a time when Syria is trying to end years of oppression. Some would ask whether our purpose is to eat grapes, i.e., put an end to political oppression and the abusive police powers, or simply to get even with the vineyard watch-guard. Shouldn't we push for the release of the remaining prisoners of conscience and forget about what happened to previous prisoners and their families, as long as in the end everyone will be out of prison? Isn't it our objective to get them out and "free"?
We will not dwell on this entire complex menu of questions, but we will say that oppression, silence, and stress are enough to kill a human being. There is virtue in speaking out as we are doing here, since this is the right process to liberate both victims and oppressors from fear and suppression and mute dishonor. We have seen over the past few years a series of testimonies by former prisoners of conscience in Syria, starting with Reda Haddad, Riyad al-Turk, Faraj Bairqadar, and more recently including Maher Arar and Marwan Habach. The Syrian authorities did not only ignore these testimonies, but rejected them and continued their policy of oppression and arrest. Today, they justify these actions on the grounds that they are acting with less violence and more care for human dignity.
The authorities point out that oppression does bring political stability. They proudly point to their release of prisoners belonging to the Islamist groups, demonstrating that these individuals have learned their lessons and are now silent. The authorities ignore the fact that these former prisoners were subjected to extreme conditions of oppression and long prison terms. We do not believe that differences should be resolved through these means; the individuals who are silent today as a result of oppression have not truly healed; this is a bad omen for the country. This suspended suppression of sentiments could explode at any moment in dangerous and unknown ways.
What follows is a narration of the experiences of prison from beyond its bars, a narration that relies on bits and pieces of individual experiences, most of which took place in Syria in the 1970s and 1980s. These testimonies, narrated by others, have been held in my personal memory, which thus bears total responsibility.
Those sent to jail for political reasons in Syria leave their loved ones suddenly, without prior notice, and go into a world of darkness. They no longer belong to humanity, but are forcefully thrown into the dungeon, where time does not matter. Their destiny, their future, and the date of release are all unknowns; they are subject to the whims of the authorities and their absurd decisions and intelligence reports. Moreover, those sent to jail leave a heavy void in the hearts and minds of their community, a void that no one can fill. Time cannot fill it either, as only its owner can reclaim it. It is a void as it is related to Space, and we call it absence as it is related to Time.
From the perspective of their families, the absence of political prisoners is unlike the absence of the dead or the traveler. It is forcible absence, and you know when it starts but do not know when it will end. It is a sordid absence, neither temporary nor permanent. It is a suspended absence, where time moves very slowly and heavily, as the family patiently awaits the return of the loved one. Therefore it is an absence marked by a sense of presence, the powerful presence of the imprisoned individual in the minds of those he leaves behind. It is a killing absence that has the taste of bitter despair, a despair that creeps like cancer into the lost hopes of family members, between the possible and the impossible. It is an absence that cannot be adapted to, accepted, or internalized by the family. It is an immediate absence, temporary, deceiving, and could last a generation.
The visitor to a given prisoner's home will encounter deep sadness in the tears of women, the gloominess of men, and the fear in children. The visit will remind you of funeral homes, but the dead leave us forever and then normal life resumes, with the departed's legacy finding its place in the collective memory. In contrast, the absence of the prisoner is tantamount to a suspended state of mourning, with personal effects uncollected, the inheritance frozen, the memory hesitant and paralyzed, unable to perform the role it would have if the cycle of life has stopped but continually moving from presence to absence.
The Angel of Death visits momentarily, reaps the soul of a person, and leaves a dead corpse. This corpse finds its way to the graveyard after specific rites. However, the Angel of Prisons arrives under the wing of darkness, making a lot of noise with weapons and equipment, getting every member of the family out of bed, terrorizing them, and snatches away its victim, both body and soul, leaving behind only absence and some photos hanging on the wall awaiting an uncertain return.
Waiting Season
The prisoner's family does its best to become accustomed to their new bread, "waiting." At times they dip it in the bitterness of despair, and at others the salt of hope. The mother or wife attempts in vain to stop the wheel of time as she awaits the return of the prisoner. She keeps his belongings in the wardrobe, leaving the room unarranged, the books resting on the shelves of time. The wife applies makeup each morning, trying to preserve her femininity, which is about to fade under the pressure of waiting. Children grow up and become adolescents; their new clothes purchased for special occasions don't fit any more. They keep repeating, "God willing, our father will be with us at the next feast."
One year goes by, two years, a decade, two decades. Conditions of the household change, belongings and furniture get turned over, the family even moves to another place. The wife becomes old and lonely, or maybe seeks a divorce. Children get married and have wedding ceremonies, or go without them. The parents of the prisoner pass away without a funeral.
Many Syrian political prisoners who were released in the 1990s after an imprisonment of 20 years had not been permitted any visits, news, or letters from loved ones. They returned to their neighborhood and home to find out that their home was no longer there; sometimes the entire neighborhood had given way to modern development. Some found out, long after the fact, that their parents were no longer among the living, or that their wives had married someone else after losing hope that their husbands were still alive. Many prisoners started their jail term young and energetic and left a remnant of a person. When some found their homes the key would not work in the door. When the released prisoner eventually found his family, he discovered that they had been waiting for him for 20 years: they did not live their lives – no marriage, no divorce, no celebration. Yet, they could not easily recognize his face.
The Time of Photographs
Pictures capture the essence of time in a frozen frame; the images they produce before and after the jail terms are proof of the horrors of long years of prison. At the same time, pictures can be a lifesaver for family members in the absence of the real person. Family members hug the pictures as if they are hugging their own children, forgetting that a photo freezes time in a way that is both deceptive and different. Pictures are treacherous in their nature, because they expose the world of prisons in a way that produces tense and emotional moments for the family, bringing tears to their eyes. Time hits suddenly and mercilessly, as the family thinks of the absent person in the photograph reappearing; but after 20 years he is completely unlike the image in the picture. After all, did Nelson Mandela look like his youthful picture when he was released after 26 years in prison?
Many Syrian political prisoners returned home and received well-wishers in their living rooms, with their grand portraits hanging on the wall and revealing their youthful faces before the years and toll of imprisonment. The picture may have an old decaying frame, a dusty glass, and fading colors, and from within that old frame, the picture can tell more than the individual about what happened and what was lost during a 20-year imprisonment.
On the other hand, pictures can visit prisoners in their dungeons to keep them in touch with the outside world – pictures of a newborn in the family, or new furniture or a new home. These pictures provide a good medium of communication between the prisoner and his previous life. However, the family has no means of knowing what the loved ones look like in imprisonment; they have no photo of their husband or son in his cell. Even if a family visits its imprisoned loved one, the visit will take place in a confined environment; they would have no access to his day-to-day conditions, how he lives, what he eats, what time he is allowed to get out of his cell to breathe fresh air, what the toilet looks like in a prison. They do not see this void of knowledge as a blessing, but wish to know the world on the other side, to have a picture of their loved one no matter how ugly and painful.
Some children grow up watching the picture of their fathers or elder brothers hanging on the wall. A little girl lost her father to prison when she was a few months old. Two years later, her mother told her that the picture hanging on the wall is a picture of "Daddy." But when she accompanied her mother to visit him in prison, she could not relate the man standing before her to the picture on the wall.
The Visit
The visit is a temporary period of time taking place in a compartmentalized space, confined by the prison walls. Both the family and the prisoner come from totally different worlds to meet in this common ground that is watched and shaped by a guard. The visit might be a maximum of one hour, but sometimes it might only be a few minutes. The time between visits could be as short as two weeks, but more often it is six months or even a year. Some visits require lengthy procedures of approval and sanction, and complex interventions; visits in these circumstances take place once every few years. For the Islamists, visits by loved ones are forbidden.
In the 1980s, a family visit to prisoners in Syria was a great privilege, but it was also a passing joy accompanied by an indescribable loss of dignity. It was a privilege because not everyone was entitled to make such a visit. It is a passing joy since time is short, problems are plentiful, and intimacy is lost under the watchful eyes of guards. The family loses dignity as its members, women and children included, are exposed to insulting body searches from head to toe. The authorities may even verbally abuse them. Some families do not make the effort to visit loved ones so that they will not be exposed to such abusive behavior.
Intimacy is lost in many ways. A double-wired wall separates the visitors from the prisoner, so there is no bodily contact. The presence of the guard imposes an artificial sense of communication between the prisoner and his family. The guard writes reports on the conversations, which can implicate the prisoner or his family if any comments are not to the liking of the authorities. Many family members discuss details of their private lives that should not be shared with anyone, yet such details end up in written reports.
Families prepare homemade meals and purchase things permitted by the authorities in preparation for the day of the visit. Wives and mothers spend nights cooking favorite dishes and knitting sweaters, and then travel hundreds of kilometers to reach Damascus and visit their imprisoned husband or son. Poor families suffer economically as they sacrifice a good portion of their tiny income to secure the essential needs of their imprisoned loved one.
Although the visit is only a small hour of their life, for the prisoner it is the only window beyond the dull prison cell. When family members leave the prison they instinctively try to forget about this miserable experience. The few hours following the visit are very difficult. However, daily life and chores help fill the hours and people quickly abandon the nightmare of the visit. The prisoner goes back to his cell, but he savors the details of the visit and remembers every little detail. This memory stays clear and fresh in his mind for many months.
In one story, a family was allowed to visit its loved one for the first time in many years. The older daughter could not make it because she had just gotten married and had moved abroad with her husband. When the imprisoned father saw his family across the wire, he immediately asked why the older daughter was missing. His wife told the prisoner the good news and provided details about the daughter's husband. Three years later, when the family was allowed another visit, the older daughter showed up pregnant. The father was emotionally moved and had teary eyes when he saw his pregnant daughter. He started to ask about her husband, but the mother quickly explained that the daughter had divorced that man, returned to Syria, and married another man by whom she became pregnant.
Familiarity of the Prison
You cannot have different definitions of a prison cell, no matter its specific condition; in the end it has a single purpose: to capture the essence of a person's freedom against his will. Political prisoners suffer greatly compared to common criminals. Not only is their treatment more severe, but their sense of injustice is overwhelming since they lost their freedom merely because of the opinions they expressed. How can you convince a 10-year-old that his or her father is not a criminal when the child sees him behind bars? What can they tell their friends at school to explain that their father is not a crook? For many years, families were warned by the authorities not to say in public that their loved one was a political prisoner, so they had no good response. If they told the truth, they could be accused of conspiring against the state and spreading illegal rumors, which is punishable by law.
The family plays an essential role in protecting the reputation of the prisoner outside the jail, just as he tries to preserve his dignity behind bars. They are also crucial in giving hope that freedom is not far off. This role may be taken for granted, but those who know Syria in the 1980s and 1990s know how difficult it was to keep up one's face in society. Families spent much time knocking on the doors of those in power to get information on their disappeared loved ones. Some ended up paying large sums of money to gain such information, or for permission for a visit. Worse still is the case of families who lost several sons and never saw them again.
When things go bad, they do go bad all the way. Some families became very poor but were unable to sell their property because it was registered in the name of the imprisoned son or father, or the ownership was shared, with a share registered in the name of the one in prison.
Ghosts of Prison
Prisoners spend hours knitting together their worry beads made of date pits, or painting on a peach pit, or making a necklace or a bracelet out of colored glass pieces, creating small but pretty artifacts to give as presents to their families. These things leave the prison and enter the outside world, but everywhere they go they remain items from prison and retain the feel and touch of the prison. They are like Aladdin's magic lamp, caressed by family members in memory of their imprisoned son.
The guard is a heavy man in a khaki suit, with a stiff face and big flat hands. This may sound like a comic image, but it is closer to reality than to fiction. Visitors will see a lot of those guards at the iron gate, or they may accompany you and sit in on the visit, watching and listening to every whisper. Visit after visit, year after year, you get accustomed to the sight of these guards and you may think they are a fixture in the prison. However, during a festival one day you walk out and visit a crowded souk in Damascus. There, at the far end of the street, you will see a big man holding the hand of a child. He is not wearing the military uniform, but he is the same tough prison guard. Your feelings are mixed and you give a strange shiver. You wonder how to interpret the scene, and you blame yourself for mixing the ugliness of the guard's face with the innocence of the child. You ask God how it can be that this guard is also a human being and not some evil spirit.
Once in the women's prison, a woman in her ninth month of pregnancy was brought in. She delivered the baby in jail and raised him between four walls. A year or two later, as the mother was bringing out the garbage with the child in her arms, a donkey brayed. It was the first time that the child had seen a donkey, and when they returned to the cell, the child spent hours repeating the sounds made by the donkey and mimicking its behavior. Another woman tells the story of her prison experience in quiet murmurs: details about torture sessions, her bloody and violated body lying on the floor, buckets of cold water thrown on her, followed by electric shocks that reverberated like thunder because of the water. Insults, beatings, yelling, her soul swinging between life and death. She reached a point where it did not matter anymore whether the beating and the electric charge were occurring or not. Her pain surpassed human capacity to endure. One day in the torture chamber, the telephone rang. One of the torturers answered. He turns to the master punisher and says, "Sir, they want you at home." The master punisher takes the handset and his voice transforms into one of loving whispers: "How are you son? I won't be late. What do you want me to bring home, my darling son?"
The bloodied woman on the floor wakes up to the gentle whispers of the master punisher, and she thinks to herself, "Oh my God, he is human like us!"
Last words
In his testimony about prison and torture, Reda Haddad, a Syrian journalist, wrote on his deathbed some words that summarize the agony he and others have experienced in Syria's prisons, as well as the hope that still flickers in the hearts of the victims. He said, "I am discovering 40 days after my release from jail that I have leukemia and blood discoloration. I left prison, but it did not leave me. Its traces went into my blood, but my spirit is still yearning towards freedom, dignity, and justice."
Haddad died six months after his release, but his words continue to punish us and challenge our silence, and his spirit is still floating over Syria, a Syria that is yearning for liberty, dignity, and justice through the voices of prisoners and those outside the walls who wait for the return of loved ones. To all of you: be an echo of Haddad's words, and bear witness – words are freedom.
Translated from the Arabic by Kamal Dib
The Arabic version of this essay appeared in An Nahar Cultural Supplement (July 11, 2004). This English translation, with permission of the author, is published exclusively in Al Jadid.


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June 21, 2011. It is still the third day of USIPP in USA. After leaving the Charles H. Wright Museum and having lunch along the beautiful Detroit River (and across from Canada!), we headed to the Ford Rouge Factory in Dearborn.
The Tour of the Ford Rouge Factory consists of five parts. Since we arrived a little late in the afternoon, we only did four of the five:
- The legacy Theater
Here, we learned the history of the factory: the striving of Henry Ford in maintaining the human resources and creating it into something worthwhile; the ups and downs it went through (repeatedly changing name of the factory), right up until the peak of its success; how then it became one of the main source of economy in Detroit; how the people of Detroit really depended on this one industry and the withdrawal of the city when the factory went bankrupt.
- Art of Manufacturing Theatre
This theatre is, to me, the most exciting. It is a 14 minute film explaining the process of car making. What makes it special is the 3D effect and loud noises. The room is shaped like a dome and screens go all the way around it. It was actually quite fun.
- Assembly Plant Walking Tour
This part of the tour is the longest, but the most interesting. During the half-an-hour walk, we saw the real process of building the newest Ford car. It was really my first time in a car factory, let alone seeing it being assembled.
- Legacy Gallery
I consider the Legacy Gallery as the icon of the Factory. The five antique ford cars exhibited attracted many of the visitors, including me of course. We took nearly a whole hour looking at them!
From this tour I did not only have fun, but I also learned what one person, Henry Ford, and his one industry can contribute to. His dreams of making automotive affordable to the public came true and without planning it, became the main source of economy for decades. The decline of its "power" has such a big effect on the city, which I saw through my own eyes the next following days in Detroit. Detroit is now like an abandoned city, schools are closing down, and people are moving out. I never thought I would see anything like it in the US. Maybe because the condition exposed to the general public, worldwide, is not as explicit. Still, however and whatever, the name of the ford factory will always be commemorated for its contribution to Detroit and the United States.


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Danny Jung was born in Seoul, Korea and at the age of two moved to Los Angeles, California. Later his family moved to Texas where Danny was exposed to different types of music varying from R&B, Funk, to Gospel. The summer before his first year of high school Danny heard this sweet sound of the saxophone and was amazed how it sounded like the human voice. He decided then that playing this instrument was his passion. Shortly after picking up the saxophone and discovering his other half, Danny was invited to perform various hymns at churches around town and it was then when he realized that his playing required a "soulful sound". Danny developed his sound by listening not only to other saxophone legends but emulating other vocalists as well. Danny went to the Univ. of North Texas, infamous for their jazz program to pursue a degree in Business Management(of course all he did was practice his horn!!). During his studies in North Texas, Danny accepted an award that offered a tuition-free education to the Berklee College of Music. At Berklee, he developed his talent and was exposed to many different types of music. After receiving his degree in Music Management from Berklee, Danny wanted to take his music to the next level so he moved back to Los Angeles, CA. where he made his demo with a well-known music producer and Berklee Alumni known for producing many smooth jazz artists. Danny was offered a record deal from Sony Bmg to record and write two albums. His first record "Make a Wish" produced by Sam Purkin and "Fourplay" member Nathan East was released in fall of 2000. The second record "Right On Time" produced by Danny Jung and Brian Simpson and was released in summer of 2004. Danny Jung's music has been ranked in the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts and has been exposed for the listening pleasure of all jazzlovers around the world. In 2005 Danny made is very own label JazzLife with some of his colleagues and produced his first Christmas album in 2006 "The Christmas Story" with producer David Mann. In 2007, Danny decided to take his music to a higher ground and decided to produce an album doing renditions of all his favorite hymns with all his friends in the industry. So his label after recent success from the past Christmas record, released the Danny Jung "All About Hymns" album....
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The Creature Walks Among Us is to be released on DVD August 24th from Fabulous Films .Following on from the cult monster movie classic The Creature from the Black Lagoon, this is the final film in the ultimate B-movie monster trilogy.
Half Monster…Half Man – a clutching claw at the heart of civilisation…
Steven Spielberg has confessed to seeing the Creature films several times during his youth and stated that they were a prime influence on his career.
In all 3 films the Gill Man in the underwater scenes was played by Ricou Browning who directed underwater scenes in Thunderball and Never Say Never Again.
The physical appearance of the Creature is apparently based on seventeenth-century woodcuts of two creatures called the Sea Monk and the Sea Bishop as well as the Academy Awards Oscar statuette.
Forrest J. Ackerman, a horror and science fiction writer for Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine, bought the mask and claws of the Creature's costume from a young man who had once used them as a Halloween costume. The costume pieces were discarded by Universal after production had finished on the three films and were later recovered from the studio's dumpster by a janitor, who thought the ensemble would make a good Halloween costume for his son.
The Creature, using the name "Uncle Gilbert", appeared in an episode of the TV series The Munsters (1964) The episode is titled "Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights."
Synopsis: A group of scientists, led by Dr Barton (Jeff Morrow), take a trip into the Florida Everglades to find the sinister Gill Man, capturing him for further medical experiments-and to utilise his ability to breathe underwater to further space travel. But the rampaging Gill Man pays the team an unexpected visit and is accidentally set on fire. In saving his life, the deranged Dr Barton discovers that the creature has lung tissue and can be transformed to become more human than fish. Put on display as a freak, the modified creature finds little acceptance in an intolerant world and embarks on a trail of revenge and destruction!
Extras: Original Trailer; Stills Gallery; Lobby Card Gallery; Poster Gallery
Release Date: 24th August 2015
Release Type: DVD
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 78 mins
Price: £14.99
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Jonathan Darin, a sales agent and team leader for the Jonathan Darin Team out of the Homer Glen office of Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group, has been named to the 2017 "30 Under 30" Class for Coldwell Banker.
Darin has been in the real estate industry for eight years and prides himself on his negotiating skills, allowing his clients' interests to be represented in the best possible way.
Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group is the No. 1 Coldwell Banker franchise affiliate in Illinois and Wisconsin and the No. 1 Coldwell Banker franchise affiliate in the United States, with 1,300 agents and 50 offices throughout Illinois and Wisconsin.


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What they say
Here is what former students say about courses, friendships, our library, youth and community work and preparation for mission.
Study and course work
"It was great, helped me to realise what I needed to know for ministry. Not saying it was easy, I put a lot of work into it. It was particularly daunting for me as a mature student returning to study after 35 years but the support was second to none."
"The youth and community work programme has a combination of both youth and community classes and theology classes. I really enjoyed the diverse range of assignments and forms of assessment which allowed all students to have an opportunity to flourish, whether class tests, presentations, reflective essays, reports or running a training event the wide range of assessments also gave opportunities for students to practice skills that will be key for their future careers and lives in ministry."
"It was a great chance to meet new people. From a networking point of view it's fantastic, I now know lots of youth and community workers and future church leaders who will be situated all over Scotland, and even the world. Which is great - but I've also made some great friends who have journey along with me in my studies, and grown with me and shared frustrations with me and been able to help me in my ministry when times are tough."
Andrew W
"The friends I have made have impacted me profoundly. We have been able to share faith, academia and life together. The four years I have spent with my cohort have seen us journey through many different circumstances and experiences. It would have been an entirely different and perhaps less transformative experience without this deep sense of community."
Library and resources
"Great, every thing I needed for the course was there and more. Anything in particular needed was readily accessed. The librarian was a wealth of knowledge."
"The library is amazing! If there was a book you needed to look at for a class it was there. Sometimes I would just walk in to the library and have a look around to see what was new or interesting and read that (obviously after all the course reading was completed.) It is such a great resource, in fact one that I often end up talking about with others. It's famous!"
Andrew W
Youth and community work programme
"This has been the biggest learning experience for me. Working in a church along with my studying has helped me hugely! As someone who is more practically minded than academic this helped put into practise what I was learning as I was learning. I didn't have to stress over the theory for 4 years and go into a job to learn that what I understood the theory to be wasn't what it actually was. I was able to wrestle with the theory then and there. If I understood something incorrectly I was able to see that first hand, and change that, get a correct understanding, and grow in my skills and gifting. For me, the learning didn't just happen in the classroom, that was only the introduction - the real learning took place when I put that theory into practice."
Andrew W
"The practical elements of the course were the most important and fundamental in my own personal development as a youth work practitioner. It allowed me the opportunity to test what I was taught and practically live out what Jesus was teaching me on the course."
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Sponsorship and support
"It wasn't until I entered the course that I found out I was dyslexic and both the
college and SAAS could not have been more supportive."
"SAAS were helpful in directing me towards the appropriate bursaries and grants in order to support my study. I was able to discuss with staff members on an ad hoc basis, payment plans and SAAS applications to which they displayed great knowledge and experience with."
Preparation for a life in mission and ministry
"You are already a missionary. You already have a ministry. Everyday when you go to school or work or Starbucks or the pub or to the gym or wherever you go you have a ministry. If you want help to focus that ministry and get some solid teaching under your belt and help in how make your ministry the best it can be from some excellent, and currently practising, lecturers - then come do the course. Even just a module or two will help you. But don't wait till you have a degree to start your ministry. Let God use you now!"
Andrew W
The greatest adventure anyone can have is in serving God. The privilege of a life in mission or ministry doesn't have to be in the context of organised church, or charitable Christian organisations. Instead, serving God is in the choice to put God first in your life. That is the greatest adventure. As a result of doing the course I am now well equiped with what I see as the tools for ministry. I have also become more effective in my own church. My intention is to continue study to Masters level as I have become motivated and excited about study over the past three years. I must thank all the staff at the college for their encouragement and support."
"The course was a great way to be built, empowered and challenged in a supportive Christian community. The practical nature of the course shaped me and helped prepare me for Christian ministry better than other courses or training would have."
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Address: Rosses Point Sligo
"Rosses Point stands at the very top of the list of Irish courses…..a tremendous test for the highest quality player and great fun for the modest competitor" Peter Alliss County Sligo Golf Club is widely regarded as one of the great championship links courses. It is located in the picturesque seaside village of Rosses Point just 8km from Sligo and is known locally as "The Point". Originally founded in 1894 as a 9 Hole course it is now a modern 27 holes complex with spacious clubhouse and modern facilities. The club is the home of the famous West of Ireland Open amateur championship played every Easter since 1923. It has hosted many other prestigious events including the Home Internationals, the Irish Close and the Irish Professional Matchplay Championship.


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An unusually short and fetching dark-haired young vixen (not unlike a mini Wonder Woman) who possesses an otherworldy/unparalleled gleam within her bright, mischievous, ultimately evil eyes. But her heart is as sparklingly pure and ambitious as it is shaded with desire for the other, darker side, which is unquestionably more than meets the casual eye, which is exceedingly unconventional and certainly tasty, but the sneaky bitch does have quite a tendency to f'n cheat at minature golf. She also has hickeys, adorable teenage-like feet, and a pimp. Bad Sparkle.
Bad Sparkle: "I have killer eyes. And I WILL use them. I also fear scarves. And I'm going to be an attorney. I'm dominant. GET OUT OF MY WAY."
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No cable. No power. No internet. No phone.
No nuthin'!
I'm sending a few emails from a spot in downtown. Laptop battery is dying.
I do not have TIME for a power outage!!
Trick or treat is tonight (we do a night early.) It's been postponed to tomorrow night (which is when it should be, anyway.)
Trick or Treat, POSTPONED due to snow. That just ain't right! Handy Boy is not going to like this!
Handy Man is already cursing winter. He's pacing around, muttering about moving to Hawaii.
I'm starting to pack.
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Sorry to hear about this guy. It must have been terrible to be a witness to the accident, It does tend to put a damper on a session.wavie_gravie wrote:I was typing on the keyboard with a huge smile. Making up names was fun to pass time til my next session. WHich came today after I posted the comments on making the sport safer.
I had a 2 hour session on my 17. I came in to try the hellfish. I looked to my left and a guy is getting lifted while being held by another guy.
The guy let's him go (seems under control). Next thing you know he's dragged 50 feet, not letting go of the kite, and bounces like a pinball into the rocks (boulders...3rd ave). His lifeless body is twisted on the rocks as I yell for a cell phone to call an ambulance.
I was positive he was dead. Everyone was. He came to, and was a bloody mess.
He knew his name, but not much else. I'd say he was lucky...REAL lucky.
no more bashing or joking for me. You win rockstar...have fun.
I will be on other posts from now on discussing safety, and more important...training, beach edicate etc... We need to work together not against each other.
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Coe College was selected as one of the country's best institutions for undergraduate education in the 2013 edition of The Princeton Review's "The Best 377 Colleges."
Only about 15 percent of America's 2,500 four-year colleges and three colleges outside the U.S. are profiled in the book, which is The Princeton Review's flagship college guide. It includes detailed profiles of the colleges with rating scores for all schools in eight categories, plus ranking lists of top 20 schools in the book in 62 categories based on The Princeton Review's surveys of students attending the colleges.
"We commend Coe College for its outstanding academics, which is the primary criteria for our selection for schools in the book," said Robert Franek, the Princeton Review's senior VP/publisher and author of "The Best 377 Colleges." "Our choices are based on institutional data we collect about schools, our visits to schools over the years, feedback we gather from students attending the schools, and the opinions of our staff and our 30-member National College Counselor Advisory Board. We also work to keep a wide representation of colleges in the book by region, size, selectivity and character."
In its profile on Coe, The Princeton Review quotes students who praise the college for its "tight-knit community feel" that provides "something different for everyone." Among comments about the Coe experience, students noted, "Coe has a very warm and friendly atmosphere" that works "for the betterment of each individual Kohawk through experiences, in and out of the classroom, as well as creating a mature adult prepared for the 'real-world.'" For many, the college is "an ideal size."
In a "Survey Says" sidebar in the book's profile on Coe, The Princeton Review lists topics that Coe students were in most agreement about in their answers to survey questions. The list includes: "Career Services are great," "students are friendly" and "student government is popular."


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Top 100 Agencies 2015: H4B Boston
H4B Boston—which recently shed the Back Bay moniker to reflect its more central location—is shining against the backdrop of a city known for its life-sciences community.
The agency established a strong footprint in the market during 2014. "Our first full year [2013] was more of a start-up-phase mentality," recalls Stephen Piotrowski, managing director of the Health4Brands network agency.
Firm leaders expect to repeat the double-digit revenue performance of 2014 this year. "We will continue to aim for double-digit growth until we reach a certain scale," Piotrowski shares.
The shop signed on five new assignments in 2014, including new business pitch wins from Braintree Laboratories and Boston Biomedical. Julien Jarreau, EVP creative director, is quick to point out that organic growth is an important part of the agency's top line.
"There's nothing better than a client awarding you new business based on a previous project's performance," says Jarreau, with a nod toward the agency's biggest client, Genzyme, a Sanofi company. The shop manages the US and global assignments for every rare disease drug in its portfolio.
The newest Genzyme assignments that H4B Boston has picked up include Kynamro for a rare type of high cholesterol called homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH); Thyrogen for postoperative thyroid remnant ablation; and olipudase, a protein-based therapy being studied for the metabolic disease Niemann-Pick Type B.
The team is busy working on a first-in-class oncology stem-cell product for Boston Biomedical, which competes with Macrogenics and Verastem at the chance to bring products targeting cancer stem cells to market.
The agency completed important prelaunch work to drum up awareness about cancer stem cells, Jarreau reports. "We focused on helping oncologists understand the role therapies designed to target stem cells play alongside radiation and chemotherapy," he says.
"The Boston Biomedical account reinforces our capabilities as a highly specialized agency with broad therapeutic experience in niche categories," observes Piotrowski. A client like Boston Biomedical is perhaps most interested in a service model that will scale up with them as they grow.
"Clients in different life stages may not want the full resource list, but we can scale our services to fit the need," Piotrowski states. "We are able to tap into managed markets, consumer, medical education, digital and more."
Piotrowski has learned that the market is simply different in Boston. "Our clients aren't just about business," he explains. "They expect us to have some skin in the game and trust is an important piece of the puzzle."
The agency lives up to the expectation of giving back outside the office, and then some. "We focus on building a strong culture from a value perspective," Jarreau shares. "We like to give back."
The agency's head count is likely to settle around 25 by year's end—in no way a large number, but certainly a far cry from the three employees present on the day the agency opened its doors. Fluctuations have occurred as "we learned along the way that not everyone is built to work in a startup agency," Piotrowski quips.
Piotrowski is most proud that the agency has recorded zero account losses since its establishment. "That's a testament to the relationships we've built," he says. "But we need a backup plan. Client diversification, combined with our current work, will get us to our goals."


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IPG has one of the leading practices in Franchise and Distribution in Asia. Sean Hayes will attend the American Bar Association's Forum on Franchising.
From the event's brochure:
Welcome to the 36th Annual forum on Franchising at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida on October 16-18, 2013.
Starting on Wednesday, October 16, highly-experienced franchise attorneys will present Fundamentals of Franchising, the finest course available on the basics of franchise law. Two additional five-hour intensive programs will also be offered: an in-depth program on the theory and practice of mediating a franchise dispute, and Fundamentals of International Franchising, featuring experienced practitioners from both sides of the pond.
On Thursday and Friday, twenty-four engaging, unparalleled workshops cover a variety of legal developments and business challenges facing the franchise industry. Make sure to attend outstanding plenary sessions, including the popular Annual Developments, a survey of the key cases and decisions in franchise law over the last year as well as a roundtable of Past Chairs of the Forum.
For fun, join us at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Orlando on Thursday night and bring your entire family. On Friday night, enjoy cocktails and dinner followed by a beach party at Discovery Cove, a part of Sea World. Attendees can network in a lush tropical setting for what is sure to be a relaxing and enjoyable evening.
On Saturday morning, give back to the community that serves as our host as we head out to A Gift for Teaching, where volunteers will sort school supplies and other projects.
Don't miss the opportunity to join your colleagues, clients and friends at America's premier franchise law event.


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A 360 degree panorama of the area outside city hall and outside HMS Belfast. Tower Bridge is getting its last bit of light in the views of both panoramas. The square outside city hall often has outside exhibitions of photography, art, sculptures, ufo's, giant telescopes, that sort of thing. Its a great place to stop […]
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A 360 panorama inside Battersea Park bandstand. This is a very pretty park in London.
The Pearl of the highlands, situated in the interior of Iceland. This area is only accessible in the summer months, but a trip is very recommended ! Hike all day and enjoy a soak in the hot springs at night, this is one of the most beautiful areas of Iceland.
Sunrise in Landmannalauger at around 05:30 am. This is one of the must stunning landscapes I have ever seen. Accessible in the summer months this area near the Volcano Hekla, is in the highlands of southern Iceland. The mountains are given colour from the large array of minerals that can be found in the area. […]
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The chemistry that transforms hair from a mousy brown to a deep chocolate brunette, or from a graying blond to a golden honey, may seem like magic. In truth, it's a torture test that leaves hair dry, dull, and rough — the very qualities that, ironically, make haircolor look drab. But if you're one of the 70-plus percent of American women who cover their grays or brighten their natural hue, don't worry: This is one test you can pass with flying (hair)color. Some easy changes in your hair-care habits, along with pro-recommended products, will renew your tresses' shine and vibrancy and restore your faith in your favorite box of color's ability to work magic.
Don't Drown It
"Color's worst enemy is water," says New York City haircolorist Ruth Roche. In fact, the latest research shows as much as 80 percent of color fade is caused by water alone, not shampooing or scrubbing, says Jeni Thomas, Ph.D., senior scientist for Pantene. Here's why: Dye strips the strands of their outer lipid layer. Like the natural oils found on your skin, lipids make hair feel soft and smooth, and their loss has a cascade of negative effects. For starters, hair becomes more porous, which is why, in the shower, colored hair absorbs and releases water easily. As it exits, water takes along with it some color molecules, explains Thomas. Your dye job, whether applied at home or in a salon, winds up literally going down the drain. To minimize this water-induced fading, take these precautions:
- Think twice about becoming a redhead Red dye's large-size molecules leach out more quickly than those of any other hue. Whatever color you choose, stay within a few tones of your natural shade: Going from brunette to blond, say, requires bleaching, which makes hair especially porous and prone to color fade.
- Avoid excessive rinsing in the shower "Once you've shampooed and conditioned, don't tilt your head back and let the water just run over it for several minutes," says Teca Gil-lespie, a scientist with P&G. And if you like to wake up under the faucet in the morning, try to spare your hair.
- Stick to lukewarm or cooler "Heat makes dye leach faster: the hotter the water is, the quicker the color loss," explains Thomas.
- Use a color-protecting shampoo They're specifically formulated to be both gentle and protective, says Redken haircolor consultant David Stanko. Steer clear of clarifying shampoos — which can be harsh and stripping — except on the day before your color appointment. "If you're going for gray coverage, use one to remove silicones, waxes, and hairspray resins," says Stanko. "Otherwise, instead of penetrating the hair shaft, some of the hair dye may attach itself to those coatings and then wash out, making your color fade faster."
- Wash your hair less frequently Refresh on your off days by flipping hair over and spraying a dry shampoo at the roots to soak up oil. The new Suave Professionals Dry Shampoo ($3, drugstores) is colorless, so unlike most, it won't leave a white residue.
Beat a Dry Spell
If you feel your locks are fit to start a brushfire, the culprit, again, is that missing lipid layer. Your own scalp oils normally rely on hair's fatty layer as a transport system, says Thomas. Without it, they don't distribute themselves well down the length of the hair shaft. What's more, conditioners like silicones don't adhere evenly. So if you've been dutifully conditioning with no results, it's not your imagination — most of that conditioner has been rinsed down the drain. In short, your new hair chemistry demands conditioners specifically for color-treated hair.
- Condition every time you shampoo, even if you have fine hair. "You really want to make sure you condition the longest part of your hair. The tips can be years old and have the most damage, whereas the roots are only a couple of months old," says Gillespie. Start at the ears and work your way down to the tips.


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USC-educated Ecuadorean director Sebastian Cordero debuts with this gritty urban drama set in the impoverished edge of Quito. Salvado (Marco Bustos) along with his buddy Marlon (Fabricio Lalama), entertains himself with petty crimes such as stealing hubcaps. Salvado is a virginal teenager who lives with his widower father and his senile grandmother and is attracted to Carolina (Irina Lopez), the beautiful daughter of a rich family. Things change radically for Salvado with the arrival of Angel (Carlos...more
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The civilised British custom of pausing in the afternoon to enjoy a cup of tea accompanied by a light meal has aristocratic roots. Anna, Duchess of Bedford, is credited with establishing the tradition during the 1840s, creating this new mealtime to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner. As a fashionable society lady, her innovation caught on and so the custom of taking afternoon tea became widespread. Continue reading "The Appeal of Afternoon Tea in Mayfair" »
Disused Mayfair tube station to get new lease of life
Inside Down St Underground Station. Credit: TFL
A DISUSED underground station could get a new lease of life under new plans by Transport for London (TFL)
Proposals are being invited by TFL to find new commercial uses for Down Street station, just off Piccadilly.
The little-used station on the Piccadilly Line was closed in 1932 and was for a time used by Winston Churchill and his war cabinet as a bunker. Continue reading "Disused Mayfair tube station to get new lease of life" »
Hundreds evacuated after Old Park Lane fire
HUNDREDS of people had to be evacuated on Tuesday after a fire outside a hotel.
Six fire engines and thirty-five firefighters battled the blaze on scaffolding outside the Metropolitan Hotel.
London Fire Brigade were alerted to the fire at 5.12pm and fire fighters from stations Lambeth, Chelsea, Soho and Euston had the blaze under control by 18.30. Continue reading "Hundreds evacuated after Old Park Lane fire" »
The time a florist from the Royal Arcade helped catch a jewel thief
A new, occasional delve in to the newspaper archives to find interesting stories from Mayfair's history.
For this first look in to old newspapers for tit bits from the history of Mayfair, we find ourselves in 1924. Continue reading "The time a florist from the Royal Arcade helped catch a jewel thief" »
Merry Christmas Mayfair Shopping
When it comes to shopping for Christmas presents, a stroll around Mayfair's picturesque and salubrious streets offers rich pickings. Although just a short distance away from the frenetic hustle and bustle of Oxford Street, the discerning shopper is offered a truly civilized shopping experience. Mayfair offers a wonderful variety of shops, ranging from historic, vintage specialist independents to luxurious flagship stores from major brands, offering the polite, knowledgeable service which makes shopping a pleasure. Continue reading "Merry Christmas Mayfair Shopping" »
New Mayfair hotel opens for business
A BRAND new five star hotel has opened in Mayfair today.
The Beaumont Hotel has been created by acclaimed restaurateurs Chris Corbin and Jeremy King in a Grade-II listed, art deco building overlooking Brown Hart Gardens . Continue reading "New Mayfair hotel opens for business" »
British Land sells super-prime apartments at Mayfair development
DEVELOPER British Land has announced deals worth £210 million on eighteen apartments in its new Clarges Mayfair development.
Reports say that a new record was set on the sale of a Penthouse apartment at the development with a record breaking price well above £5,000 per square foot. The average capital value for the properties on which contracts have been exchanged is £4,750 per sq ft. Continue reading "British Land sells super-prime apartments at Mayfair development" »
Allens: A Mayfair Institution
London's oldest butchers, Allens, is to be found on one of the capital's smartest streets – Mount Street in Mayfair. Dating back to the nineteenth century, with its beautiful pink-orange brick façade and elegant tiled interior, Allens looks every bit the historic institution it is. The huge wooden hexagonal cutting block in the middle of the shop, however, signals loud and clear that this is a proper butchers. Carcases of meat, such as the matured beef for which Allens is especially famous, are strikingly displayed. The stock reflects the changing seasons, so during the game season, the shop is a carnivore's delight, filled with assorted furred and feathered game, while Thanksgiving and Christmas see it filled with turkeys. Its Mayfair location means that historically Allens's customers over the decades have included famous restaurants and hotels and chefs. This tradition continues to this day, with Allens proudly claiming to supply most the Michelin-starred restaurants in London. Legendary chef Marco Pierre White has called it his "favourite shop in London", while acclaimed chef-patron Michel Roux Junior, of Le Gavroche, says it is "a great traditional butcher". Other eminent chefs supplied by Allens include Chris Galvin of Galvin Bistro, Rowley Leigh chef-proprietor of Le Café Anglais and David McCarthy, Head Chef at Scotts restaurant, another famous Mayfair culinary institution. London's top hotels, including The Connaught, The Dorchester, The Berkeley and The Savoy, are among those Allens supplies. Continue reading "Allens: A Mayfair Institution" »
New book celebrates Mayfair's 350 year history
A new book has been released charting the history of London's Mayfair.
The attractive tome gallops through the area's 350 year history, starting from its time as soggy farm land and following its story up to the modern day.
Produced by Mayfair estate agents Wetherell, founded by the Mayfair Guru Peter Wetherell, "The Story of Mayfair: From 1664 Onwards" identifies seven periods in which Mayfair has experienced a "step change".
Each chapter gives a useful overview of the changes in each of those periods from 1664 up to the present day, and beyond, too, with a collection of predictions on how Mayfair will look by 2030.
There are excellent photographs throughout, and pictorials of Mayfair's lost mansions and also former mansions returned to returned their former residential use are particularly successful additions to the book. Martin Millard's cartoons to illustrate each chapter are very good, too.
The book can be purchased in paperback or downloaded for free as an ebook. More information on how to obtain The Story of Mayfair, co-authored by Peter Wetherell, Erik Brown and Oliver Bradbury, is available here.
The Arts Club to open luxury hotel
THE ARTS Club is to open a new luxury hotel in the heart of Mayfair later this year.
The private members' club at 40 Dover Street is converting rooms in its Georgian townhouse building into hotel suites.
There will be sixteen rooms in total and guests at the new hotel will also have access to the club's restaurants, nightclub and garden.
The Arts Club was founded in 1863 and was at first based in Hanover Square, moving to its current location in 1896. It benefited from a complete renovation in 2011.
Alice Chadwyck-Healey of The Arts Club, commented: "Many of the Arts Club members have asked us to expand our offering so we expect plenty of demand to stay. We believe that the new hotel will attract a very international guest, who wishes to relax in a high-quality, glamorous and discreet suite in central London."
The new hotel will open in the fourth quarter of 2014.
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Walkersville Bowling Center Is Your Home For Family Fun and Duckpin Bowling In Frederick.
Walkersville Bowling Center is your home for family FUN and family entertainment in Frederick, MD. Walkersville Bowling Center is a great place to have fun times with family and friends. At Walkersville Bowling Center you can have a great time at prices that won't break your family's budget. We have plenty of bumper bowling lanes just for kids! Bumpers are great to keep the bowling balls out of the gutters and smiles on the faces of your small children.
When looking for family fun in Frederick look no further than Walkersville Bowling Center. Walkersville Bowling Center Is 100% smoke free too!
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These mintbooks have a lamb and cross on the front and a bible verse on the back. Blue accents make this perfect for a baby boy christening. These are personalized with the baby's name and christening date.
These look like matches, but contain a single wrapped mint instead! Sprinkle them on the tables, toss into favor baggies, or place in a bowl at the end of your buffet. You'll definitely get a "Wow" from your guests.


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Officially licensed pet costumes from Batman, Star Wars, Spiderman, Snow White and others. Don't see what you want? More amazing costumes for your dog are on the way - just in time for Halloween! We can't tell you what they are, but there may be a few costumes for the adventurer in your dog, as well as some attire for dark knights ;).
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Least resistance path to home repair
December 29 2006
Earlier this week, I began what I expected to be a simple task -- fix a doorbell that was not ringing. I started with the most logical search -- "how to repair a doorbell". The first challenge presented itself in Google's search results -- I read seven of the ten links on the first page, and found seven different approaches to the problem. There were even different approaches to the "how to". The simplest told me exactly what to do -- test the button first, then the connections, then the transformer, then the chime. But I was amazed at how complex a purportedly-simple task could be:
Problems with doorbells are usually easy to diagnose and easy to repair. Don't call a home repair professional if your doorbell is broken. ...Yeah, ok.
Simply remove the cover of the doorbell, and test the doorbell with a neon test lamp by placing the probes against the terminals. If the voltage tester lights up your doorbell is unsafe. The push button is receiving too much voltage, and the transformer will require replacement.
I took a more basic approach. I removed the cover from the doorbell button, disconnected one wire, and put it in contact with the other. I knew enough that if that worked, it meant the button was broken, and if it didn't, it meant something in the chime was broken. When it didn't work, I moved on to the next logical step in the process. I went to Home Depot and bought a new wireless doorbell unit for all of $14. This was a far easier choice than trying to figure out clappers, grommits, unlabelled circuit breakers, and multitesters. And I never had to consult the pages of my other google search, "how to install a doorbell".
Score one for the wonders of modern technology.


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Open Thread: Friends and Family and Everyone Else
Here's a place to talk about the relationships in your life whenever you want.
There is so little evidence of my boyfriend's existence on my Facebook page, you'd think I'd Te'oed him. (Did I say that right? Te'oed?)
I don't say much on Facebook in general, but my page is specifically void of any mentions of the Boyfriend. There are no photos or stalker friendly check-ins. And the relationship status where I'm supposed to publicly declare my love for him? Omitted entirely.
He doesn't come up very often In Real Life either, because I don't volunteer any information about him. Instead, I wait for the opportunity to present itself. Take this conversation that I had last week with one of my favorite cousins for example:
Favorite cousin: I'm in town. I want to stop by and say hi. Where are you?
Me: I'm at my boyfriend's house.
Favorite cousin: You have a boyfriend?! Since when?
Me: Since almost 3 years ago.
Favorite cousin: Huh?! Why haven't you said anything?
Me: You never asked me.
As a matter of fact, the only place where I talk about my relationship with any real detail is right here on xoJane. I've discussed gender roles, racism, sexism, body image, and family problems, all as they uniquely exist between me and him. So some of you guys know more about us than some of my closest friends, all because my body of work reads like a chronicle of the evolution of our relationship.
But my body of work can also read as a log of the people and objects that I've put inside of my vagina. So there's that.
I'm protected by the impersonal nature of the Internet, so I share more with you all than I do with my friends, family and casual acquaintances who insist on sending me friend requests.
And I know that's atypical because a lot of people can't shut the hell up about their significant other. Especially in the new love phase when people possess the uncanny ability to bring up their boyfriend/girlfriend no matter how unrelated the current topic of discussion:
Me: Dude, this friggin hangnail is killing me.
Love Bird: OMG, I bet Johnny gets the cutest little hangnails. His cuticles are adorbs!
In fact, Lena Dunham recently gave this quote to Interview magazine, "I know there's some rule that you're not supposed to talk about your boyfriend publicly...but if you're in love with someone great, then I don't understand why you wouldn't tell everybody."
I actually do get what Ms. Dunham (who I think is totally rad, by the way) is saying. I can understand why a person who is in love would be bursting with so much happiness that their need to tell people would border on compulsion. But I've never felt the desire to head to my nearest rooftop and shout, "I love the Boyfriend!" I just don't operate that way.
And why am I so hush-hush about my relationship? I'm sure there's some reasonable explanation. I don't know what it is, but I assure you, it's completely logical.
Well, for starters:
1. I'm private about almost everything.
Especially with something like a romantic relationship that is deeply intimate. I prefer to keep things that are personal, exactly that: personal. So, yes, I have a boyfriend. I also have an extremely gassy intolerance to gluten, but that doesn't mean I need to go blabbing to everyone about it.
2. There's not much to say.
Or at least, there's not much that I think people would be truly interested in listening to. I don't share because I feel the need to talk. I share because I have something that people would want to hear. And there's only but so many times that, "The Boyfriend is a really, really great guy. I'm glad I found him," can sound interesting. (Don't "awwww." Are you "awwww"ing? Cut that shit out.)
3. We have lots of mutual friends.
Sothere are lots of opportunities for meddling, nosiness and smartass comments. This means that there are also lots of opportunities for me to have to fuck someone up. Get what I'm saying?
4. Jay Z and Beyonce.
I know, I know. I hate this laughably offensive and incomparable example myself. But in over 10 years, those two have said precious little about their relationship. I can't help but think that that has a lot to do with why they've had over 10 years to keep quiet.
5. Ain't nobody's bidness but mine and my bay-bay.
My relationship is all about me and him. No one else. So I ain't gotsta say nuffin'. Simple as that.
That all makes sense doesn't it? Because it's not like I'm trying to hide my relationship or keep it a secret. I just like keeping my favorite things all to myself.