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I Love You a Bushel and a Peck, Silver Affirmation Jewelry, Fine Silver Necklace
I love you a bushel and a peck, and a hug around the neck. Memories, anyone? Capture those special memories (or make new ones) with this custom necklace.
This necklace is a substantial size (check pictures #3-4 for size reference), and hangs in a tag style.
The edges of this piece are intentionally "rough" to create the weathered look that I love. If you would prefer clean edges, just let me know!
Each piece is handmade from fine silver, and hangs from an 18 inch sterling silver box chain.
Not familiar with fine silver? Here are the facts:
Fine silver has a higher silver content than sterling silver.
Fine silver is more valuable than sterling.
Due to being 99.9% pure silver, these pieces will not tarnish nearly as quickly as sterling.
This pendant was formed from scratch in my studio. It was kiln fired at over 1500 degrees before being filed, polished, patinated, and polished again. I have hand finished this piece by leaving an antiqued finish on the lower spots, and spot polishing the highlights. The result is a one-of-a-kind piece with gorgeous dimension.
A perfect gift for someone special in your life! And don't worry - gifts for yourself are well deserved too!
Don't forget to add a polishing cloth to keep your treasure perfect. I recommend only lightly buffing the raised portions of your pendant, as to not disturb the intentional lowlights.


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Indramat's DKC drives work together with MKD servo motors in a line that Indramat called ECODRIVE because it was their most economical option. The goal was to make automation more affordable for factories and other companies working with applications like handling, packaging, and assembling. The DKC 06.3 is a particularly robust option.
The DKC06.3 is the DeviceNet drive, one of 4 fieldbus drives made in the DKC line, and the single most popular fieldbus drive. Designed to work with AB controllers using the DeviceNet remote I/0 specification, the DKC06.3 can use all of the standard operation modes (Velocity, Torque, and Positioning) along with Motion Blocks to give a wide variety of servo control options to PLC controls not necessarily designed for direct servo control.
The DKC06.3 is easily identified by the X60 DeviceNet connector and the H63-H65 diagnostic lights.
So you're troubleshooting a problem on the line and you find that the problem is a DKC 06.3. Now what?
No Indramat component is designed to be repaired on the machine. Instead, the modular design allows you to pull a faulty part off the machine, replace it, and get back to work with minimal downtime.
With a legacy part like this, you may think that you need to upgrade, and maybe upgrade a number of other components along with it. The cost might make your head swim. Then you might think about turning to eBay or a local third-party repair shop. That's just a gamble.
Instead, choose factory repair or reman. Your part will return to you like new, ready to get back to work. And, with our wide supply of emergency replacement parts, you don't have to leave your facility idle while repairs are being done. Call us today for immediate assistance.

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When I worked at the Power House, there was an inmate named Donny. Donny taught me what he knew about working in the sewers and working around the Power House, along with another inmate who got me the job. However, the COs at the Power House didn't like him because they knew he was lazy. In fact, Donny slowed me we could hang out at in the camp so we wouldn't get in trouble and still get paid. I didn't want to focus hang around the camp because I really wanted to learn as much about HVAC as possible. If I wasn't going to learn HVAC then I wanted to be in the library writing. So when Donny drove around to do his thing, I went back to the Power House to learn more about HVAC and to help other inmates.
My work ethic and proof of my high diploma got me a raise from $0.12 an hour (which was a grade four or also called number four) to $0.17 an hour (which was a grade three or number three). Donny had congratulated me; however, I heard rumors that he was upset that I got a raise in less time than he did. Shortly after that, Donny's work effects worsen, even to a point where he had no call, no shows, which could have gotten him sent to the hole. Suddenly, an inmate who was a number 2, quit, which meant there was possibility that someone at the Power House could get $0.24 an hour. Donny thought it was going to be him because he felt he was there the longest and worked the hardest. The COs promoted me.
With in a few days, Danny quit the Power House. In order for him to quit, he had to ask the COs at Power House for permission, get the CO's permission from where he want to start his employment, and then have the camp counselor sign off on it. By switching jobs, Donny made grade four pay, $0.12 an hour. A few weeks, he asked for a transfer to a new prison camp.


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If the Court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the patient is suffering a mental disorder and meets one or more of the four criteria, the Court will enter an Order for Treatment. The length and terms will vary. At the expiration of the court-ordered treatment, the patient may be unconditionally released by the treating agency. If further in-patient treatment is indicated, the patient must be re-petitioned and the process outlined above is repeated.
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This has been sitting on me a long time, where to start my contribution to the storied Top 5 Dead or Alive series, but it has finally come time. I saw Moana the other weekend with my kid (Read our review, then go see it. It will rearrange your expectations of Disney.) and got into a long conversation with her about who my favorite Princess was — this is serious business among 5-year-olds — during which I just kept coming back to Lilo: Lilo the not-a-princess, beat-down-throwing, wild-alien-taming Hawaiian who lives with her sister Nani and generally terrorizes her end of the island of Kauaʻi. No Disney heroine or villain deserves the honor of the Top 5 more, none is more complex or more hilarious, and none is as under-rated or under-appreciated. Lilo is the up-down, right-left, and all-around trillest Disney heroine ever, and here, she's gonna get her due. Lilo Pelekai (yes, she has a family name, get with the Google my friends) is Ace Number 1 in my Top 5 Dead or Alive: Disney Edition.
1) "I break chains all by myself
Won't Let my freedom rot in hell
Hey, I'mma keep running
'Cause a Winner don't quit on themselves."
When I first saw the opening, where Lilo takes a picture of the white tourist who has lost his ice cream, I laughed out loud. Lilo will flip the script on a body in a minute — turning the observer into the observed — with style. Let's be honest, 5 minutes before, you wanna bet that tourist was trying to take her picture, being "native" and "natural"? Now she's demanding her right to be the subject, not the object, on her own island in her own hometown. And then to find out she collects these pictures? As her own hilarious, bizarre museum of white tourists? You know from just this bit that this is Lilo's story, from her perspective, and she's not going to let anyone take that objectivity from her. Besides, cruel and painful as it may be, for those of us who don't sunburn, seeing lobster-red white dudes on the beach is funny.
2) "Me steady rhyming, and I'm so sick and tired of
Being forced to put suckers in their place
You make me mad enough to punch you in the face…
Try to play me, cease it, you don't know me"
This scene is from Stitch Has a Glitch, in case you're not as versed in the Lilo universe as I am. This is not the first time, nor the last, that Lilo has to put Myrtle, and the other little snot-nosed 7-year-olds of the island, in their place for making fun of her toys, her style, her commitments (sometimes you have to give sandwiches to the fishes), or her family. I'm not saying that I encourage my kid to get into fist fights in the schoolyard, but I will say that if I were dearly departed and my kid threw a whooping in my good name, I'd be damn proud. Lilo stands up for what's important and takes no shit, especially from folks who don't know what they're talking about. That is admirable. If Cinderella were even half this assertive, those stepsisters would have been managed long ago.
3) "Funny you're the broken one
but I'm the only one who needed saving"
That's it. That's why she picks him. Her ability to read past the outward appearance to the reality inside another creature, and her confidence in that ability, is what sets Lilo apart. It extends to everything and person she encounters — David, the other aliens, Mr. Bubbles (aside here to give Mr. Cobra Bubbles his due as perhaps Disney's best FBI agent). Her assessments are not a naivete, but a sharp eye, that extends to herself. She knows she isn't like other kids and embraces it.
Sure she wants some normalcy in her life, to have her parents back for example, but she never wishes to be normal. She definitely struggles with the gap between her intentions and her results, learning that regardless of what's she's trying to do, she is making Nani's life — and therefore her own — more difficult. But even that doesn't lead to her wanting to change herself, only finding ways to channel that energy and desire in more productive ways. She only wants to live her best, truest, life and she knows she can give that to Stitch too, even when he thinks it something he can't have.
4) "I'm the first to issue an admission of my bad behavior
I'm a mouthy little drunk and I'm a tyrant when I'm angry
Clumsy with company, careful with family
Break bones before promises, throw stones before towels"
This is the theme of the movie: Ohana means family, and family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. But it goes beyond a motto for Lilo. It drives everything she does. Why is she feeding sandwiches to fishes? To commune with them over the death of her parents. Why does she fight with Myrtle? Because that loud-mouth deserved it. Why does she fight with Nani her sister? Well because that's what sisters do, but also all they have is each other and the intensity of that dependency is extreme, and perhaps a little desperate. They are all each other has. They know, as Stitch says at the end, that their family…
"Is little…and broken…but still good. Yeah. Still good."
Her dedication to her family is infectious, pulling in Jumba (the evil scientist) and Pleakley (the mild-mannered academic), who go out of their way to protect Stitch from Captain Gantu and the United Intergalactic Federation, despite their own orders. In the end, her Ohana is no longer little, though it is still quite weird by some standards.
I live a life of adopted and blended families, families of choice mixing with families of blood. This message, that you can and should define who is family and whom you embrace and take responsibility for, is so much deeper and more real than any other Disney "family" lesson. Lilo and Nani were showing the power and love of sisterhood 10 years before Elsa and Anna hit the streets.
5) "I am not a pretty girl,
That is not what I do.
I ain't no damsel in distress,
And I don't need to be rescued."
Lilo is adamantly not a princess. That matters on multiple levels. Disney traditionally has made it's bread and butter selling a heteronormative, hierarchical relationship model that positions primary connections as being between men and women, with women gaining access to power and authority through that relationship. That is, princess-ness is something that is conferred either by the father or the husband of the "main" character — she must marry the prince to come into her own. As such, this representation shuts out…well…a lot of other positions. This is a pattern that is changing. Moana, for example, has no romantic lead, but it does have a male father figure in Maui. Frozen is famously a story that centers the relationship between two sisters, but there is romance. However, Lilo's primary relationship is with an alien pet and the identity of her father is important only insofar as he is absent.
Being a non-princess story, Lilo doesn't have any of that baggage — she is who she is all by her self. She provides an outlet of representation for kids, girls in particular, for whom princess-ness has less attraction, or who are not yet enamored with heterosexual romance. You can love Lilo and not like boys in a way that being a fan of Ariel doesn't really allow. There is no class aspiration, no rags to riches, and no male savior. Her "weirdness", her fascination with Elvis and tumors, her lack of grace — all sets her up as an anti-princess and as such she presents a rare breaking of the Disney mold. Further, she and Nani were the first Disney female characters who wouldn't fit in size 5 dress. What? Size equality too? Yes, I'm telling you, Lilo is the truth.
Almost 15 years later, Lilo remains a favorite. She and Stitch still feature in stage shows at Disneyland, and still sell merch at the Disney store, so I know I'm not the only fan. There is no other non-Disney princess who has brought this much to the game or whom I love more. I'm here for Lilo and her family. Ohana to the end.
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Shanta Kaneshiro
Thank you. I was born and raised in Hawaii and it blew my mind that this movie was being watched everywhere. If felt like it was made by us for us. So many details filled my heart. I love this movie and its sequels. I love Moana too but differently. 😉
This is my "self care" movie. Whenever I'm down, I pull this up on Netflix. I will never get tired of Lilo, her weirdness, or her love of Elvis


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Indiana Downs has increase in average handle
Indiana Downs closed out its 2010 meet with a bang Wednesday evening, handling More than $2.6 million for the 13-race card. The Shelbyville, Ind., track had never handled more than $2.1 million on any given card. Daily handle for on the meet's live races averaged more than $1 million for the first time in the track's existence. The average daily handle from all sources was $1,017,355, up more than 3 percent from $983,848 in 2009.
The track, with its adjacent casino, charges no admission fee, so attendance figures are unknown.
Field size was up slightly over last year, with an average of 8.86 starters compared with 8.83 las5t year.
Indiana Downs ran 60 dates this year two fewer than in 2009, as two dates were lost to inclement weather. Average daily ontrack handle was up a fraction at $2,254,694 this year.
Thr track's general manager, Jon Schuster is very happy with the 2010 meet.
"We are ecstatic with the year we had," he said. We had a good combo of new and old trainers and a much-improved program. We had some quality owners, trainers, and jockeys and the Indiana folks put on a great show this year."
Leandro Goncalves took the riding title with a win in the final race of the 2010 season, edging Victor Lebron 60-59.
Richard Kohnhorst won the trainers title with 22, three more than Tom Amoss with 19.


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Razer Sixense Ultra Precision MotionAt CES 2010, Jeff Bakalar takes a look at the Razer Sixense Ultra Precision Motion.
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How to Enjoy Sweets WITHOUT the Calories
As Valentine's Day is fast approaching, the candy industry is in full swing tempting you with all its sweet and delicious offerings. Consuming these sugary treats is not the only way to enjoy them. Montgomery County based-artist, Jennifer Kahn Barlow has taken a unique approach to transcending the impulse to eat confections and instead transforms them into approachable, colorful works of art, in oil on canvas.
I began my journey painting, life's most delicious moments, with a box of Ladurée macarons. The unique texture combination, elegance, and bright colors of the French macarons initially attracted me and from there I has painted over 15 paintings of macarons in the past 6 years.
Beyond the French macaron, I am constantly searching for the next treat to render in oil on canvas. My inspiration can come from a trip to the bin-candy aisle at the grocery story to standing in line for a half hour to obtain Georgetown cupcakes. I am constantly searching for the next sweet to immortalize on canvas.
Why paint sweets? My paintings of confectionary distill precious moments from the normal chaos of daily life. The indulgences speak simultaneously to a powerful cultural trend as well as a personal challenge. As a mother of two young children, time is the most elusive of all commodities and these delicious oases offer a brief hiatus from life's daily operations. Holding on to these glorious indulgences in a permanent state of joy is the goal of so much of my work.
It is said that artwork can tell a great deal about an individual, in this case, the artwork can also tell a great deal about my palate, as I can not paint something that I don't like to eat. Chocolate (dark), gummy candy, and French macarons are among my favorites. These themes seem to crop up again and again my her work; however, color, texture, and sheen also play important roles in choosing the sweet subject matter.
Next time you order dessert or choose a box of chocolates for your Valentine take a close look at its beauty, beyond your longing for consumption. Is it a work of art itself? Does it inspire you to immortalize it on canvas and hang it on your wall?
For more information about Jennifer Kahn Barlow and her mouth-watering work, visit her website at www.jkb-art.com and follow her on Facebook and Instagram.


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8:26 PMHolyday vacation days in Holy Land - Israel,Ashqelon
Shalom ,
We are husband and wife Alexander(32) and Anastasia(24), offer you unbelievable vacation by the Mediterranean sea in Israel Holy Land, city of Ashqelon - one of the oldest cities in the world and one of the large cities in Israel . Rail roads and buses runs from here to all the parts of Israel as well as tour bus.
"LAGUNA" - 2 bedroom apartment ,Full furnished apartment for temporary rental in Israel,everything is ready for your great stay. Apartment are fully equipped with bed linen, towels, kitchen utensils, air conditioning, cable TV, Free Wi-Fi high speed internet and everything else a family ,couple,traveller, student or businessman might need. You can rent an apartment for a short period of time.
Hall and kitchen:cable TV,Wi-Fi Free Unlimited Internet access,sofa,table and 4 chairs,refrigerator (500litre) ,microwave,oven,toaster,mini-mixer,electric hot plate and more.
Bedroom: couple bed and cupboard.
Balcony:Big cover balcony with view of the sea.
Building on street Yefe Nof ,entry 33.Apartment is on the 1 floor.Covered pool and SPA between entry 33 and 35.
Parking available for your car in the underground garage on -3 floor.Elevetor is present. Laundromats machine in entry 37.
24 hours building security.
Place is located 100 meters from the sea and the central beach, near marina (yacht club) .Right across the street from the house there food stores , bars and other attractions .
We offer reasonable price from $60 for couple
kids are always welcome.
We providing cheap transportation from airport to the Ashqelon apartment on certain days.
We also can help you with a car rental in Ashkelon.
We would be more than happy to show you the unique side of unforgettable the holly land of Israel ,we will help you as well with extra tours reservations upon your request .
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"I mean by a picture a beautiful romantic dream of something that never was, never will be - in a light better than any light that ever shone - in a land no one can define or remember, only desire - and the forms divinely beautiful." (Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones)
Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898) produced a vast amount of work throughout his career. He achieved great success in his day and was influential on a number of movements such as the French Symbolists. He was an idealist, he was in pursuit of perfection and this quest led him to the days of knights and maidens. There is a sensuous beauty in his finest works, and it is this which ensures his work continues to be popular. In addition to painting and stained glass, he worked in a variety of crafts; including designing ceramic tiles, jewellery, tapestries, mosaics and book illustration.
He was born in Birmingham; his mother died only a few days later. Through his father, a frame-maker, and other relatives, he was able to develop his natural gift for drawing, although he had little or no formal tuition before leaving King Edward VI School, Birmingham, to enter Exeter College, Oxford, in 1853. He was originally destined for the Church and with that intention he went to Oxford University.
It was here at Oxford University that he discovered the Aesthetic Movement. He was inspired by Pre-Raphaelite painters such as John Everett Millais and Holman Hunt, and by 1855 on a tour of North France with William Morris, he decided to become a painter. A year later he left Oxford without a degree and moved to London where he studied under Dante Gabriel Rossetti who was to be the prime influence over his career.
Working in a style inspired by the Pre-Raphaelites, his paintings depicted medieval and mythical subjects. Ethereally beautiful women and knights in shining armour often featured in his work alongside many Renaissance features. His classical style, however, was seen as outmoded by the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. The Victorian values represented in his paintings were seen as sentimental and the heroines with their submissive postures were seen as lacking the toughness of the modern emancipated woman.
Although elected an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1885, he resigned in 1893; other honours included the Legion d'Honneur and the award of a baronetcy in 1894. He died of heart failure and his ashes rest at the church in Rottingdean, Sussex, where he kept a holiday home.
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LIRNEasia research fellow and board member of the Internet Society PH chapter, Grace Mirandilla-Santos participated in a roundtable discussion on the "Right to Access the Internet: Upholding a Human Right" organized by Democracy.net.ph (Philippines) and the Digital Empowerment Foundation (India).
Her talk mentioned LIRNEasia's broadband QoSE study and how its results have been used to inform policymaking and regulation in PH. This was in the context of telcos providing internet access but at what cost and level of quality (value for money). She mentioned some of LIRNEasia's early studies on Teleuse at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP). The research showed that in the Philippines, there are more Facebook users than internet users and was in line with her assertion that we need to examine the pros and cons of internet.org as the emerging (and more acceptable) universal access program of some countries, including the Philippines, very recently.
Grace (3rd from left) at the Right to Access the Internet: Upholding a Human Right panel, RightsCon 2015, March 24, 2014 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Manila.
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RightsCon 2015 was an international conference with 600 attendees from over 50 countries that discussed digital rights of users and the open internet. We thank Democracy.net.ph for inviting Grace to speak in their roundtable discussion; and Foundation for Media Alternatives and Internet Society – Philippine Chapter for the opportunity to participate at RightsCon.


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Twilight is struggling to come up with another lesson on the magic of friendship. What's a studious mare to do when she loses her muse?
For lack of a creative handle.
Twilight is struggling to come up with another lesson on the magic of friendship. What's a studious mare to do when she loses her muse?
that was funny XD
Sounds suspiciously like the plot to Season 2 Episode 3...
Which wasn't public knowledge when this story was written. For proof, you can go look at when this was posted on Equestria Daily.
Awesome story! Excellent job!
My life in a nutshell.
this was posted A LOOOONG time ago i remeber posting on the eqd post that this sounds like something they would do for an episode
Haha this is how Twilight should have handled Episode 3
Sound like Twi could use some UV therapy though, she might have a winter-depression
I remember reading this back when it was on Equestria Daily. I enjoyed it thoroughly then, and I was very amused when the same basic problem was used in season two.
I wasn't particularly fond of the song parody scene, but the rest of the story is great.
I didn't realize it until I was a few paragraphs in, but I had already read this story when it appeared on EqD. But it was so good of a story, I just had to read it again. Although the premise of season 2, episode 3 is similar, the story turned out differently anyway and that's all that matters. Very heartwarming story, I feel bad for Twilight.
Woah, this was before lesson zero...
You know, if Twilight's friends were like this in Lesson Zero, the episode would have ended a lot differently.
Also, this excerpt from Rarity sounds like the Aesop of Magical Mystery Cure, even though this story was published week before then:
"A true friend is one you can always count on for help..."
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- Whisk the egg with the sugar.add oil and whisk till well combined.
- In a separate bowl,mix the flours,baking powder,oats and walnuts.add a pinch of salt.Add cinnamon if you're using.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients slowly,mixing both.
- Mix with a spoon until it's combined.
- Take out a piece of dough,flatten it in the palm and place it in a cookie sheet.Or you can use cookie cutters,apply oil in the cutter and flatten some dough in it according to shape.Dough will be too sticky to roll out.
- Once the shapes are made,bake it in a preheated 180 degrees Celsius oven for about 20 minutes or until the edges are golden.
- Cool it in a wire rack.Once cooled store in an airtight container.
- Make the chocolate drizzle by melting chocolate and water,add the cornstarch and sugar and whisk until it thickens to a pouring consistency.Drizzle it on the cooled cookies.
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Nice and superb prop for Oats walnut cookies..Bookmarking the recipeReplyDelete
Absolutely gorgeous photographs.ReplyDelete
Super yummy cookies and love the clicks...very beautiful...ReplyDelete
perfectly done cookies...Lovely clicks too...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 15, 2011 at 4:20 AM
Absolutely stunning snaps.. Loved the small chest of cookies ... I am going to make these for the kids :)ReplyDelete
Thank you so much lovely people..feels good to share my passion for photography with you ..ReplyDelete
Gorgeous pictures and wonderful cookies Farwin. Your boys are very cute and it must be enjoyable to hear them speak new words, wait and watch there must be so much more in their store.ReplyDelete
Your photographs are just AMAZING! Mashallah!ReplyDelete
I'm not an oats person though but the cookies look real good!
I am huge fan of cinnamon in cookies, thanks a lot for the recipe!ReplyDelete
Very pretty pics Farwin...the babies do grow up fast don't they....i love it when my kids talk about food and give their opinions....it just makes food and eating such a family thing...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 15, 2011 at 1:02 PM
my tummy is hurting with heart-shaped chocolate-drizzled cookie craving.ReplyDelete
Oh...how delicate and healthy these cookies are! Beautiful pictures.ReplyDelete
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Simply divine and your photos are so lovelyReplyDelete
Hi Farwin, I thoroughly enjoyed browsing thru your lovely blog. The recipes and pics are lovely. Loved your styling too.ReplyDelete
Thanks for dropping by. Would love to hear from you often.
I can really hear a mom talking by reading your blog. I love it! I can clearly relate to what you are pointing at, I have a two year old who grows up faster than I can ever catch up with. If only she can be a baby forever. Thanks to the kitchen moments (where we go and bond, just mommy and daughter...)Thanks to recipes like these that we will be working in the kitchen that will be added to our collection of unique conversations and learnings and fun times...Thanks for the post! I love heart shaped cookies!!!ReplyDelete
Farvin,it is such a cute post!!! Loved the part where your kids talk like ,"know all grown ups" :)ReplyDelete
The cookies sound and look yummy,also loved all the pictures!!!
a lovely post, and a gorgeous space, farvin! your words made me smile and nod my head, because every day, my three-year old surprises me with a thought or word that makes me realise how time flies :)ReplyDelete
thank you so much for dropping by my blog and leaving such a lovely comment
Kids are awesome... especially when they are young :) Your cookies and pictures--I love them all!ReplyDelete
Those pretty cookies look so delicious! A marvelous treat.ReplyDelete
Hi Farwin. Your space is beautifully created. Your cute little stories remind me of my little one who has turned 5 now. Not so old enough i know i know. Thanks for dropping by at my endReplyDelete
Salaams Farwin. Thanks for dropping by my space and for your lovely comments. You too have a lovely space here. I enjoyed reading your write up about your little kids. Kids are really cute and there are a thousand things we can learn from their perspective.ReplyDelete
Walnuts are my favorites and I tend to all them to almost everything I bake. The cookies look real cute in the little chest there. :)
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First time here. u have a nice blog with so many mouthwatering recipe collections. Love this cookie a lot. beautiful presentation too :)ReplyDelete
The cookies look delicious and your presentation looks fab.ReplyDelete
What a brilliant recipe! I love the walnut and chocolate combination anytime, but when its a cookie, that is just heavenly!! love it :))ReplyDelete
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Because this Father's Day weekend will mark exactly 52 weeks until the convening of the 221st General Assembly (2014) in Detroit, Michigan, on June 14, 2014, I invite you to join me on a trip that I am calling "Journey to Detroit and #GA221 via Heidelberg."
We have in our Reformed tradition the richness of a theological heritage, to which the Heidelberg Catechism belongs. When Elector Frederick III commissioned the development of the catechism in the mid-sixteenth century, he intended for the depth of the Reformed faith to take root in the Palatinate through careful and prayerful reflection, study, and memorization of the catechism by young and old alike. This was to be done in homes, schools, workplaces, and churches. The 129 question and answer pairs of the catechism are grouped into 52 Lord's Day sections, making it useful for corporate worship.
Beginning this Sunday, June 16, 2013 (Father's Day)—and for 52 weekends thereafter—I will post reflections on each Lord's Day section of the Heidelberg Catechism at my website.
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On-the-bike fuel has been on my mind a lot these days. What is your go-to? I've toyed around with some gels and, to my surprise, I actually happen to like Cliff shots! I also go for RXBars on longer rides. But I am constantly trying new bars and products to see what works. At the end of the day you can't beat homemade fuel— You control the ingredients and you can modify the recipes to your needs and tastes.I teamed up with Garmin to bring you this next recipe. I recently got the new Edge 520 for my bike, which is a device that allows me to plan routes on my rides, see my rpm, speed, distance, etc…It syncs to my Strava account which is always a bonus. There is nothing like new toys to get you motivated! Cycling can be intimidating and overwhelming, which is why I always recommend to start off small – don't buy everything at once! The Edge has been on my wish list FOREVER so I went for it and am so glad I did!New bike toys means more time in the saddle, which means — more fuel! I embarked on Raphas Women 100k July 17th and I supplied bars pre-ride. I had some recipes in mind but decided to create something new and fresh!The base of the bars are banana which offer carbs and potassium the perfect fuel for riding. The seeds provide protein and Omega-3s while the high fat content in the nuts slows down the absorption of the fruit. This way you don't have a spike in blood sugar then a drop later. Slow releasing energy is great on long rides because it keeps your food working for you. Gels can help when you need a quick burst but for longer workouts I love these bars! I plan on having them during my training all summer long.
They hold nicely together and can fit right in your back pocket. I showed up to my group ride with a bunch of these wrapped in foil for my friends they loved them. They are pretty easy to eat as well while your on the bike. I call them pocket fuel but you can really eat them whenever. Just keep in mind that "pocket fuel" is often dense because it needs to fuel you sufficiently! When on the bike you want to get as many calories as you can in one snack so you are not having to eat every hour. It needs to be something that will hold you over. This bar is packed with the nutrients that will keep you pedaling and pedaling strong.
These bars can even be used as pre-workout/run fuel but just keep in mind that you may want to give them time to digest since the nuts may make you feel heavy. My stomach is made of steel so I can eat one of these and do anything! Remember – nutrition and fueling during a race is so subjective; everyone is different. But it is always worth trying new things and seeing what makes you feel your best! Give these a try. I promise you won't regret it.
Wet ingredients:
- 5-6 medium size bananas
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup almond butter (any nut butter works)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry ingredients:
- 3 cups old fashion oats
- 1 cup pumpkin seeds
- 1 cup chopped up dried fruit (apricots, figs, dried cherries)
- 1/2 cup sliced/slivered almonds
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/4 cup chia seeds or ground flaxseeds
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- dash of sea salt
- In a food processor or blender combine all wet ingredients process until smooth.
- In a large mixing bowl combine all dry ingredients and mix.
- Add wet mixture into dry mixture and evenly coat everything.
- Line a pyrex with parchment paper and spray with non-stick spray.
- In your lined pyrex add mixture and spread out till it's about 1 inch thick. If your pyrex is small you may need to use two. If its too large just don't fill it all the way.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees till golden brown
- Let cool for at least an hour or refrigerate and then cut into bars. You can cut them however large you want. I did small narrow bars for a total of 27 bars. I like making big batches because they can be stored in the freezer and you will always have a homemade treat to take on a ride or snack on.
- To preserve freshness store in the freezer. They will last in the refrigerator for up to 3 days


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A day in Amsterdam
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Wonderful, wonderful photos Rebeccak.ReplyDelete
What a present!!!
Thank you so much for your good wishes, my dear friend.
Gorgeous photos. I visited Amsterdam a few years back; you captured the best of it.ReplyDelete
Such a fantastic photo essay! Love the second one especially :-)ReplyDelete
So beautiful! Boy, would I love to visit Amsterdam, though I heard you can't freely smoke the goods anymore in the cafes. Is it true?ReplyDelete
I looove this city, I really cant believe it exists! I hope i can retire there! Thoes trees killed me when I was there!ReplyDelete
owww i wish I could visit! me and my boyfriend really want to go, but accomodations are super expensive =/ReplyDelete
this made me wish i could go even more!
Your photographs are absolutely beautiful!!ReplyDelete
Couldn't help thinking of you: http://shewalkssoftly.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/enhanced-buzz-3611-1299784914-22.jpgReplyDelete
Oh, this makes me want to re-visit Amsterdam so much. I've only been once, a few years back. Completely fell in love with it and am itching to get there again.ReplyDelete
I also really enjoyed your post on the National Art Library at the V&A. In fact, the V&A is one of my top favourite places in London. Isn't it great that the museum allows photography?
I've been dreaming about going to Amsterdam for years now!!! I can't wait to go:) I love all the pretty photos you took.ReplyDelete


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Ride: XH Falcon Ute
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HI guys
OK, I admit I'm a newbie and don't know much about working on cars, but i thought i could replace my driver's side mirror on 1998 Longreach ute after some unhelpful person knocked the old one off.
I have removed the remnants of the broken mirror and purchased a new one, but am having trouble fitting it.
Can anyone give me a simple step by step guide to how it goes back in?
Do I need to remove the interior door panel or window guide to be able to slide it into place?
My old mirror had two screws that attached it to the metal of the window guide, but the new one
seems to have only the fittings for the 2 screws that attach it to the door rim and then a smaller screw which attaches to in the interior mirror control panel. Does this sound right?
Any help or comments would be really appreciated as this is getting really frustrating!
Thanks in advance...
Hey Jeremy,
I just had the passenger mirror off mine last week. From your description it would seem that you've found the two screws hidden behind the window guide to get the old one out (that took me a while to figure out). On mine there was a right angled plastic moulding that took the screws that passed through the window guide. That in turn was screwed to the main body of the mirros with a couple of screws, you may need to transfer the old one to the new one.
I fitted the mirror back in place by pushing the window guide out of the way to give a bit of wiggle room to get the mirror to slide into the upper angled channel of the door then pushed it down into the corner, hope that makes sense to you.
here's the section of the manual
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Ride: XH Falcon Ute
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Thanks SO much, that is really helpful!
So from reading that bit of the manual it looks like I need to remove the inner door trim to be able to undo the window guide so I can pull it away and get the mirror into position?
Any tricks to taking this door trim off?
HI Jeremy,
I'm not certain what you're unsure of, so I'll go through what I did, bearingin mind I only did the passenger side.
Taking off the internal door trim. 1st take the lock button off, I can get mine off by pulling it, bu tyou might need to wrap a rag round it and use a pair of pliers to get it off. It just pulls out so don't be afraid to pull really hard.
Remove door speakers if you have them, the inner door handle, the window winder and the trim around the opening handle.
Take hold of the door inner trim at the bottom corner (either one will do, but I use the one furthest from the hinge as it's easier for me) and yank it off, the trim is held in place with friction fit plastic fittings. You'll see what I mean when you get the trim off, some of these these and their receptacles may need to be replaced, but are cheap and readily available. Unpop all of these fittings (about 9 or 10 IIRC) and the trim will flap about only held in by the top channel at the window. I can get the trim off with a little pulling and pushing to clear the mirror adjuster moulding.
So that's the door trim off, I think you can avoid removing the plastic sheet if you'r willing to cut a hole in it instead to get to the wiring later. If you have to remove the plastic just pull it off gently, the glue will give, but take care as it bloody sticks to everything.
Unscrew and remove the mirror switch and disconnect it to get it out of the way and push the wiring down into the door
wind the window down all the way and pull out the channel guide at the mirror just enough to see the two screws, pull the channel guide out enough to get these screws out, then push the channel away from the mirror to allow enough room to slide it out. I didn't unbolt the bottom of the channel like the instructions say.
Fitting is a reverse of removal (as all the good manuals say).
A point to note is that the channel on my car was pretty rusty and I was pretty gentle with it so it wouldn't snap of bend excessively. Also there is the issue of the bracket that you reckon you don't have on the new mirror that you will need to remove from the old mirror and reuse.
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There is an old muso saying: 'Shit rehearsal, good gig'.
Don't always work. Indeed it's usually the only way to play the next gig. Especially when the rehearsal is really bad. And trust me we did not want to play The Golden Lion last Friday, May 31. It was that bad.
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Where is the bloody time going?
Two weeks tonight we play Golden Lion
So, I reckon time to gee up the boys.
So I sends 'em a text saying basically, hope your solo rehearsing is going well . . . keep it up . . . ensure you come to the gig knowing the set plus these four songs.
I receive a telephone call from the drummer man who tells me he has managed to find an app that allows him to have all the songs in one place that will allow him to access them . . . (eh?) ....Read Full Post »
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So it came . . . and it went . . . and it were great.
Guivey came down Wednesday night and I had a little bit too much to drink.
Thursday woke feeling slightly off-key.
Good days work. Came up with what we think is a stormer of a new track.
People downstairs from me came round with a bottle of wine to ask if we would go out the next day as they were having prospective buyers round. The bottle of wine they proffered as a bribe slipped down a treat. Didn't have the heart...Read Full Post »
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Apologies for the interecession but I have been ill.
Whilst I am realiably informed that I had flu and that is why I feel like shite I soldiered on like the brave little soldier I is.
I've noticed that Mr Neil Taylor also has flu . . . but is being attended by his very own geisha girl . . .I'm fine on my own chaps . . .don't worry about me.
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There's something about today's date that sends a shiver down me spine. Wonder why that is? It'll come back to me.
Talking to a friend about the Clash brought back memories of when we played Notre Dame in London a week after a famous Clash gig at the same place. Management had us pumped, press were in, A and R guys all over the place. Lights down.
Count in . . . 1 . . .2 . . .3 . . .4 . . .
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So I gets a call from Sybs the Drummer Man. No he's not lost this time but he is afraid SOMETHING is lost.
He's afraid that Mr Guiver - guitarmanextraordinaire - has lost his marbles . . . a ukism for nuts, gaga, frooty loopy, mad as a bag of badgers (when I first heard this I asked why . . . man said if you were in a bag with other badgers wouldn't you be mad . . .good point).
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So I thought that I would have an 'Honest Sunday' yesterday.
Unable to find anywhere to go to meet young ladies i have succumbed to the Internet. Had three dates last week . . . all perfectly lovely ladies but not a spark.
I suddenly thought that probably my . . . ahem . . . mercurial personality (ahem again|) might be the problem. I mean I just can't shut the fuck up. And the more I gabble, the more nervous I get and , we.., I'm not sure about the dates ...Read Full Post »
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Well the trawling through the back catalogue is throwing up some surprises . . . some good, some not so bloody good.
For example. Giving a hand to China was written about thirteen years ago and was one that we tried in a get together in June 2000. A very traumatic yet sooooo exciting period of my life. I came upon a recording of the session which is pretty shit throughout BUT 'China' actually worked. A nice surprise.
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The search for songs that had disappeared continues apace. Found some tracks that me and Guivey wrote mid 80s and I reckon there's a chance one or two of them could stand a workout with the boys.
Had a date recently with a woman who badgered me into seeing the documentary. Good to know that it captures the spirit of the band cos I aint heard from her again.
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We have lost the true meaning of Christmas
Which is, of course, the birth of Jesus Christ, or a pagan fire ceremony, or a midwinter festival, or the Roman Saturnalia, or what you will. And who is or was Santa Claus?
This piece is taken from John Radford's Don't You Believe It! Sixty Things Everyone Knows That Actually AIN'T SO, illustrated by Donald Rooum.
Every year, the mass media complain that Christmas is starting earlier, followed by endless features on how to survive it, etiquette for the office party, how to cook a turkey, what toys and games children want this year, the whole affair being referred to, all too often inappropriately, as "the festive season".
At the same time those of a Christian persuasion complain that the story of the infant Jesus is being neglected, and encourage Nativity plays in schools and decorations in churches (including fir trees which have little to do with ancient Palestine). Others hold that Christians have usurped the original pagan meaning. "Santas" appear in red tunic and trousers trimmed with white "fur", and red caps are offered in every market – "Get yer santarats 'ere! One pahnd yer santarats!"
Changing Christmas
If one were to travel back in time at intervals of say two hundred years, "Christmas" would be radically different at each visit. There is nevertheless some kind of continuous thread. A comprehensive account is given by Ronald Hutton in The Stations of the Sun: A history of the ritual year in Britain (Oxford University Press, 2001).
The thread is that at least in Northern Europe the changing seasons have until very recently been of great significance for survival, and various stages in the progression, including the solstices and equinoxes, have been marked by ceremonies. Some of the most ancient monuments such as Newgrange and Stonehenge, dating back some 5,000 years, are apparently aligned on the midwinter and midsummer sun respectively. Of course we have no idea as to what took place then.
The Roman festival of Saturnalia round about the shortest day (which was not then established scientifically) was a time of feasting, giving presents, and general licence to suspend normal rules.
The Bible gives no indication of the date of Jesus' birth, and early Christians favoured the spring. The 25th December was first definitely mentioned in 354, and this was gradually accepted over several centuries (though never by some such as the Armenian Church). It acquired the well-known trappings such as the Three Kings, perhaps transferred from the Psalms, as the Gospels specify only wise men.
Various other holy days accumulated round the 25th, 1st January was named as the day of Christ's circumcision, and the Council of Tours in 567 ordained twelve days of Christmas. For the next thousand years many changing patterns of celebration developed, featuring, variously, religious services, feasting and drinking, songs and dances, folk plays, fires and lights, decoration with greenery of all kinds, and numerous customs and stories, with or without Christian connections.
Many were appropriate to the longed-for return of the sun and the start of a new year. But there is no real evidence for the survival of much older pagan ceremonies, such as mistletoe from its supposed use by Druids at midwinter, which seems to derive from a misunderstanding of a report by the Roman author Pliny. Mistletoe at Christmas is recorded in Britain only from the 16th century.
Modern Christmas
Much of this ended (in Britain) with the Reformation in the 16th century and the Puritan dominance in the 17th. For a short time all celebrations were forbidden, though not forgotten. Further radical changes came with the Industrial Revolution which largely destroyed the old agricultural way of life, with its seasonal rhythms and the community holidays that went with them. But in the 19th century Christmas revived in new forms, with an emphasis now on the family rather than on religion or the seasons.
The turkey was convenient for a family meal; formerly beef had been favoured for large feasts. Prince Albert helped to popularise the Christmas tree of his homeland. Sir Henry Cole is credited with the Christmas card in 1843, and one Tom Smith with the cracker about 1847, its funny hats and silly jokes (later additions) offering a faint echo of the ancient days of topsy-turvy misrule (as sometimes does the office party). Commercial interests ever more heavily influence present giving (and buying).
The fact is that there is no "true meaning" of Christmas. It has meant, and continues to mean, many things to many people. For some a welcome or unwelcome family reunion, for some an escape to warmer climes, for some, alas, a lonely bed-sitter. No group can claim exclusive rights.
There are also complaints about the supposedly modern use of "Xmas" –"crossing Christ out of Christmas". This can be found in 15th century printed texts, possibly as a labour saving device when each character had to be set by hand. But similar abbreviations are even earlier, such as Xpes maesse in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, originating in the 9th century.
This story begins with Saint Nicholas, who was reputedly born in what is now Turkey in 270 CE. He became in some way the patron saint of children, among other groups such as pawnbrokers, and was widely popular in Europe, in particular in Holland with the name of Sinterklaas. He visited children on the eve of his feast day (6th December) and put presents in their shoes, later stockings. (In the distant past there may possibly also lie a memory of the Norse god Woden who rode through the sky on his eight-legged horse Sleipnir.)
Dutch settlers took him to their colony of New Amsterdam, later New York, but the custom seems to have died out until in 1809 Washington Irving referred to it, using the name Santa Claus, and transferring the occasion to Christmas Eve. In 1822 Professor Clement Clark Moore produced his very popular poem A Visit from St Nicholas ("'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse").
Nicholas was now more of a magical spirit of the Northern winter, with fur clothes, bushy white beard and sleigh drawn by eight reindeer, who comes down chimneys with gifts. Almost the modern version, in fact. No illustration was provided, however, until 1863, when Thomas Nast presented him as a kind of large gnome, but now equipped with his red suit trimmed with white fur, and cap (which were not, as sometimes thought, the result of his being adopted by Coca-Cola in the 1930s). Later he became more human-like.
In Britain, a figure representing Christmas featured in an entertainment by Ben Jonson in 1616, and in numerous subsequent pieces including folk plays (perhaps older in origin) over the next 250 years, as Sir or Lord or increasingly Father, Christmas. He generally personified adult feasting and fun. Charles Dickens in his best-selling A Christmas Carol (1843) represented Christmas as a jovial giant in green robes, surrounded by ample food and drink.
In the 1880s Moore's version became popular in Britain, with a hood instead of a cap and the English name of Father Christmas. Today, he is mostly just Santa, sometimes with Claus as a surname (a film has featured a wife, Mrs Claus, and others a daughter, Annie Claus, and a brother, Fred Claus). He appears in stores, usually for some reason in a "grotto", though he is not now allowed to take young visitors on his knee for fear of accusations of abuse. Sad.
• John Radford is Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of East London
14 responses to "We have lost the true meaning of Christmas"
I like to wish people a "Happy Saturnalia." Here's what happened a couple of years ago, when I was volunteering at a Library-supporting bookstore in Berkeley, California:
Me (to customer): "Happy Saturnalia!"
Customer: "Happy Saturnalia, huh? Why aren't you out dancing naked in the streets for Saturnalia?"
Me: "Because it's too damn cold!"
The customer admitted it was too cold (and it was raining that day as well.) Mostly people wish me a Happy Saturnalia back, or give me questioning looks. I just like to do this because it's a wee bit subversive of the christian narrative that's all around us.
I've never understood why Christians, and it is mostly Christians who come out with this real meaning of Christmas stuff, can't celebrate Christmas in their own way and leave everyone else alone to celebrate it in theirs. There seems to be a part of human nature that wants everyone else to do things only in the way that we approve of. I'm happy to let other people just get on with their lives as long as they aren't hurting me.
I suppose that, until recently, Christians probably genuinely believed that Christmas really was all about the birth of Jesus, they like to point out that it was after all called CHRISTmas. In response I like to point out that our days and months are named after various Roman and Norse gods that no one believes in any more, so having the midwinter festival named after a god that no one believes in any more is hardly a problem is it?
I have already come across some Christmas speak when the devout Christian drops into a sombre tone of pseudo sanctimony and uses phrases like "the Christ child"; "people of faith"( this becoming irritatingly frequent); "the good news."
This is a really great article by Prof Radford, and it deserves to be more widely circulated. I think Dickens should get at least as much credit for the trappings of Christmas as Albert. All his life he was enthused and excited by the Christmas traditions: see for instance Christmas at Dingley Dell, from Pickwick Papers, published in 1837 (when Queen Vic had only just ascended to the throne). And, on the whole, Dickens is not much interested in the Christian trappings. "A Christmas Carol", for instance, is much more about human ill-doing, repentance and rehabilitation than concerned about conveying any explicitly religious message.
Haven't lived in the UK for many decades so it seems strange that Father Christmas is no longer a thing and it's now the Americanised… er… Americanized name: Santa Claus.
But then, from what I see of British TV, you've also lost or losing trousers (pants), accelerator (gas pedal), chips (fries), crisps (chips), films (movies), directional verbs bring/take (bring only), biscuit (cookie), shopping trolley (shopping cart), maths (math), teach you (learn you), zed (zee), ad nauseum.
Maggie: Indeed. We surrender so easily. And the standard of TV has plummeted to where the mindless junk level is now common. I still have a functioning and small local library and a brilliant librarian who advises and orders books for a modest price. Much better than a lot of TV.
She also has the exceptional virtue (from my point of view) of welcoming well behaved dogs and my Labrador happily kips under a chair while I choose books. I will be giving her (the librarian, not the dog) my usual Christmas bottle of wine soon.
One of the worst imports is added applause to deeply unfunny comedy programmes.
Developing Broga's point…
a modern manifestation of Christmas is in the relentless lowering of the (already abysmal) quality of television programmes as the celebration approaches.
As for greetings, mine are solsticial – but I'll wish you all a merry one later, it's far too early yet.
Brian Jordan: There is also an increase in divorces following Christmas. After hours of relentless watching of junk TV while consuming booze while static on the settee the victims of the joyful time of the Christ Child's birth wonder what the hell they are doing with their lives. In January they head for the lawyers.
Maggie, not sure which British TV programmes you've been watching; but I honestly can't think of any in which your Americanised (yes, I prefer to spell it with an "s"!) usages are preferred, except maybe "fries" and perhaps "movies". Maybe we're watching different programmes. There are enough options, after all; rather more than strictly necessary!
I had an interesting discussion about the use of the word math rather than maths as an abbreviation for the word mathematics. My thought was that, as the long version is a plural, then the shortened version should be also. Apparently this is not the case. The s at the end of the word mathematics is not a pluralisation but an integral part of the word, much as if the word had been spelled mathematix. So shortening the word to math is more correct.
Regarding other "Americanisms", Many of them are words from Elizabethan English that had fallen out of use in the UK but have been preserved in the US.
Surely there is no excuse for watching shit telly in this day and age. There is so much choice and, as a consequence, better content. Personally I hardly watch any television, preferring my computer and books.
Stonyground: We don't watch much. I like programmes about astronomy and archaeology which put life in perspective. "Humans are a group of biological organisms clinging temporarily to a speck of rock in a vast cosmos."
I watched a programme a little while back when the astronomer was asked how far away was the smudge of light on his screen. "Eight and a half billion light years ," he said. I wondered why God had bothered to create all the billions of stars and planets if humans were his only concern.
God is never mentioned on the astronomy programmes I have watched. Napoleon asked an astronomer why God was not mentioned. The reply, "I have no need of that hypothesis." (As far as I remember.)
Broga, I think that would be Laplace.
I agree absolutely with you about TV en masse. But there are are many valuable nuggets within the dross. I have just been watching the latest episode in the BBC2 series "The Blitz", about the devastating bombing of Clydebank in 1941, which among other things led to the overnight evacuation of 45,000 people – and still the shipyards kept going. I had honestly not realised the extent of the destruction in this part of my country, and I am quite ashamed that I didn't. I am now better educated and informed.
On topic:
Solsticial Greetings to all.