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It is the new accessibility feature in IE 8.0. You can use less of the mouse and more of the keyboard to select portions of content in IE 8.0.
It is not turned on by default, but you may turn it on by pressing the key F7 when your cursor is placed on a web page opened in IE 8.0.
The first time you click F7 while you are on web page you will see the following message.
You can read more about it by clicking on the hyperlink in the message.
Here is a demo.
Caret Browsing turned off (default)
Click any where on a web page opened in IE8.0 and then try to use your Shift and the navigation keys (right,left, top, down) to highlight content. You will not be able to select text.
Caret Browsing turned on
Click anywhere on the web page. Hit F7. Enable the Caret browsing. Now with the Shift and navigation keys (right,left, top, down) you can select content just like you were able to do with your mouse.
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It's actually happening again…another delay. This time 29-year-old "alleged dog abuser" is asking for a delay to gather more facts for trial. There has been two years of delays and rejections of plea deals. She's tried trial diversions and anything else that will allow her to avoid any punishment for her "alleged" crime.
It's certainly not surprising that she is trying to out wait the prosecution, hoping they will eventually drop charges to a minor slap on the wrist. But the question is why is the judge allowing this to continue? Two years isn't long enough to prepare her case…really?
After being previously denied for a pre-trial conversion she told a reporter "Everything happens for a reason." She evidently had a reason for starving and discarding her dog. It reminds me of a comment Michael Vick (AKA Vick the Dick) made several years ago that he wouldn't change a thing about his past because he wouldn't be where he is today. Of course he has more endorsements now than he had when he was a selfish over-rated quarterback for the Falcons that flipped off his fans if they booed them, and thought torturing dogs to death was a good source of entertainment.
When will the Judge say "Enough is enough" and make her face the jury of her peers?
Time will tell….evidently she has plenty of it.
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Friday, March 03, 2017
PA: Wounded Victim Disarms Robber, Shoots Same
The victim in a south Allentown holdup last week was able to wrestle a gun away from one of two alleged assailants and return fire after being shot in the shoulder, according to court records.
The injured man shot Kornelle Davis, 21, in the left side of the chest, but the other alleged robber fled the scene of the Feb. 22 robbery attempt near 17th and Lehigh streets, court records show.
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"What if you could immortalize your tricks and share them with the world?," a real badass voice asks in a promotional clip on Youtube called "Kickass skateboarding (since now)" and expands: "Wouldn't that be kick ass…!?"
It's a clip promoting the Syrmo Smart Pad, a product that claims to be for "for all those that had a second of glory that deserves to be eternal". The new tech gadget comes in shape of a riser pad. It's got a built-in motion sensor which enables you to track board movement, measure ollie hight, distance travelled etc. The producers tout their smart pad lets you review your skating stats in a corresponding app and share your session on social media, "analyse tricks and improve them, beat rankings, beat your friends or other skaters and level up your position in the rankings, challenge friends to beat your records, choose new skateboarding routes and many more".
»For all those that had a second of glory that deserves to be eternal« – Syrmo press release
Now, I might be old and not the target group (though roughly about as old as one of the dudes skating in the clip), but frankly, I don't know if that's really what skateboarders want (despite the claim it was designed and tested with "in collaboration with real skaters". It even says in the promotional email "skateboarding is a sport that has barely changed in its 50-year history" – but for a reason! Doesn't skateboarding offer enough challengs as it is? Is the official stack-of-boards-meter not enough measuring anymore? Does anyone really want to sit down and interpret their session on their smart phone to improve skills, let alone outrival his mates or random internet trolls? A bit of healthy trash talk in a game of SKATE will do us, right? Plus, chances are, if you're even riding riser pads, you're some hesh dude, slashing and slappying away carefree and are even less likely to give a fuck.
Well, to end this with another quote from the clip: "The skateboard is dead. Long live the skateboard" – up to you guys, you be the judge.


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Max's Allegheny Tavern resides on a quiet, unassuming street, nestled between brick churches and two-story houses. The interior of the bar is dim and quiet, with occasional customers sitting down on brown leather seats or wandering into the dining hall. This room is bright and sunny, decorated with old photographs and paintings of Pittsburgh, serving as a cultural and historic repository. Because the bar is closed at the time, the bartender is kind enough to show me the party room, a former rathskeller. This cool, large basement, originally used for chilling beer, became a famous speakeasy during Prohibition years, allowing the restaurant to continue to turn a profit ("About Max's Allegheny Tavern.").
The tavern was founded by George Rahn, who sold his saloon on East Ohio street in the early 1900s and built the Hotel Rahn, operating a bar and restaurant with his wife on the first floor. George, a descendant of immigrants, served traditional German foods and local Pittsburgh beer. This allowed the local German immigrant community to meet, keeping culture and traditions alive. Although Prohibition exacted a heavy toll on the tavern and bar industry, speakeasies like Max's thrived, providing an enjoyable, albeit illegal, form of entertainment among the poverty and difficulties of the Great Depression. Allegheny County was hit hard by Prohibition, with one third of all workers unemployed. In this environment, illegal gangs flourished, some founded by immigrant Mafias who had moved to America, expanding their empires. However, Max's Allegheny Tavern did not import alcohol, so its owners and patrons were spared from the violence and illicit actions that other bars faced (Mellon, Steve.).
Upon glancing at the menu, I notice that the food described is a collage of the traditional and the modern. Between Knackwurst with Kraut and Bavarian Nachos, the intermixing of cultures embodied by Pittsburgh is obvious. The food is rich and heavy, and is deemed authentic by many of the Tavern's patrons. The rich, smoky aroma of the sausages and reubens pervade the cold air, and drift along the tranquil Pittsburgh street.
1- "About Max's Allegheny Tavern." About Max's Allegheny Tavern. Max's Allegheny Tavern, n.d. Web. 03 May 2014.
2-"German – Building Institutions, Shaping Tastes – Immigration…- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources – Library of Congress." German – Building Institutions, Shaping Tastes – Immigration…- Classroom Presentation | Teacher Resources – Library of Congress. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 02 May 2014.
3- Mellon, Steve. "Pittsburgh: The Dark Years." Pittsburgh: The Dark Years. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, n.d. Web. 04 May 2014.


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I am a total 'newbie' to challenges & found your site & would love to enter! I don't have a blog at the moment so have to email my entry for the 'Male card' challenge.
Hope you like it!
Thanks a lot for the opportunity to enter.
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Tamsyn Murray currently writes the Stunt Bunny series for Simon and Schuster and the YA Afterlife series for Piccadilly Press. Her most recent YA novel, My So-Called Phantom Lovelife, was shortlisted for the YA Romantic Novel of the Year RoNA and her books have been translated into five languages. She lives in London with five rabbits, one cat, one dog, one husband, one daughter and one very small son. When she isn't writing, she likes to sing. Her family wishes she didn't. Do tell us what made you want to write and how you got your first break?
I actually owe my success in part to another RNA member - Jane Wenham-Jones. It was reading her book, Wannabe A Writer?, that kicked my writing into life. I'd toyed with it for years, starting things and never finishing them, and Jane's book suggested trying to write short stories for the women's magazine market. I wrote a couple and struck gold with My Weekly. That gave me the confidence to branch out into YA fiction and my first novel (My So-Called Afterlife, Piccadilly Press Ltd) was published less than two years after that first hit.
Do you juggle writing with the day job? What is your work schedule?
I still work full-time, although I'm currently on maternity leave. At the moment, I squeeze in snatches of writing here and there while the baby is napping but I'm hoping one day to be able to make writing my full time job.
Teenagers are notoriously picky, what do you find are the particular challenges in writing for young adults?
For me, getting an authentic teen voice is critical and one of the hardest things to achieve. I'm not necessarily talking about the language used, more the tone you adopt as an author. There's nothing more cringe-inducing than reading a book where it's obvious it has been a long time since the author was a teenager.
I also think it's important to ensure that romantic encounters are age appropriate - it's unreasonable to think that sixteen year old characters would be content with chaste little kisses but I know that my YA books are read by a younger audience than I intended so I'm careful about what I write. It helps that a lot of my characters are ghosts. However, I do think YA fiction should reflect the realities of teenage life and sex is a reality for many teens so I wouldn't shy away from it if the story demanded it.
You also write for younger children, what is the inspiration behind these books?
What do you enjoy most about being a writer? And which is the hardest part of the job for you?
I love letting my imagination run away with itself and seeing where we end up. And I especially enjoy the sense of achievement when I finish a first draft, knowing I've got a story I can polish and hone to become something a bit special. The hardest part of being a writer for me at the moment is finding the time to do it - anyone got a cloning machine they can lend me?
Have you ever won or been short-listed in any competitions or awards, and do you think they help with a writer's success?
Being nominated for awards is something which gave me a real buzz - when I found out I'd been short-listed for the Romantic Novel of the Year YA RoNA this year, I was utterly delighted. Even though I didn't win the prize, I was in great company and really enjoyed the glam award ceremony last month.
What is your craziest ambition?To appear on a TV talent show like Britain's Got Talent!
What was your favourite book as a child?The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner
If you could know the future, what would you wish for?To have no regrets.
My So-Called Phantom Lovelife
I knew the boy was different when I saw him walk on water… When fourteen-year-old Skye Thackery meets Owen Wicks, it's not exactly love at first sight. She's getting over a broken heart and he's – well – a ghost. But as Skye gets to know him, she can't help wondering what it would be like to kiss him. Dating a ghost isn't easy, and things get worse when Owen declares he's found a way to stay with Skye forever. His plans make her uneasy – the shadowy organisation which claims to be able to help him is bad news, and it seems Nico, her ex, is involved too. As Owen prepares to risk everything, Skye begins to wonder if she really has a future with him, or if his desire to be more than just a ghost will cost them everything.
Third in the Afterlife series.
Published by Piccadilly Press Ltd.
Thank you Tamsyn for finding time to talk to us today, it's been fascinating and I hope your rabbits don't escape again. We wish you continuing success with your books.
Best wishes,
You can find out more about Tamsyn and her books here: http://www.tamsynmurray.co.uk
Twitter: @TamsynTweetie
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To sort a result, use an ORDER BY clause.
The most general way to satisfy a GROUP BY clause is to scan the whole table and create a new temporary table where all rows from each group are consecutive, and then use this temporary table to discover groups and apply aggregate functions (if any).
ORDER BY [col1],[col2],...[coln]; Tells DBMS according to what columns it should sort the result. If two rows will hawe the same value in col1 it will try to sort them according to col2 and so on.
GROUP BY [col1],[col2],...[coln]; Tells DBMS to group (aggregate) results with same value of column col1. You can use COUNT(col1), SUM(col1), AVG(col1) with it, if you want to count all items in group, sum all values or view average.
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What is the difference between GROUP BY and ORDER BY in SQL?
To sort a result, use an ORDER BY clause.
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An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.
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Just a real quick post today---yesterday I spent most of the day getting ready for a Christmas card stamp camp, and I'll post a couple of them later in the week, but I did have a chance to CASE a simple but fun card I had pinned by Tammy Fite using the new set Perfectly Preserved and the pretty Orchard Harvest DP:
The closed view features the jar image stamped with Stazon on a transparency sheet and topped with a plaid topper. When you open the card you see this:
I'll put a sentiment at the top of the inside when I decide what I want to use it for! I made a mask with a post-it note to stamp my sweet little apples! I did a couple more and I can't wait to share them with you as well!
I was playing around with some of the features from Picasa:
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"Cherry Cherry" 4X4 Acrylic on Canvas
I have been spending many hours over the last few days getting started on Daily Paintworks -and there is so much to learn. I have posted countless items on Etsy and, while it is time consuming, at least I have it figured out! There is always so much to learn on a new site and each one seems to have different listing procedures.
One thing that is completely new to me is using the auction feature. I know I will learn as I go along and it will become easier. In the meantime, I have a lot of computer work to do so I can get some paintings listed. No time for painting for a few days!


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Why Phuket is much more than a tourist island
These days, when parting with our hard earned holiday cash, our expectations have been colossally elevated by the sheer abundance of choices and alternatives out there. We demand that our holiday delivers and below are some very good reasons why a holiday in Phuket could prove to be an unrivaled travel experience that not only exceeds your expectations, but smashes them into oblivion.
The Initial Consensus
Your initial perception of Phuket as a travel and tourism destination will be shaped through hours spent surfing travel review sites & social networks, keying in google searches and the heavily influential tips and recommendations from your social circle. This conditional filtering of the limitless supply of available information will ultimately sway your choice of whether Phuket is the travel destination for you.
In a general sense, every travel destination comes with a pre-conceived label attached, compounded and defined by millions upon millions of online, user generated experiences. As Thailand's largest and most developed Island, Phuket is largely perceived as being the most touristy, overcrowding and expensive holiday destination in the kingdom, with over 52,000 reviews on Tripadvisor alone helping to establish this perception.
Having lived in Phuket for the last 2 years of my life, my perceptions of this stunning part of the world as a travel & tourism destination have naturally evolved from this initial consensus and a new kind of filter emerges applying a new level of clarity and understanding to the vast abundance of readily available information.
Greater Phuket
One way in which my perception has evolved is that I am more aware of the Phuket that exists away from the main beach resorts such as Patong, Karon, Kata, Surin & Kamala. I am more aware of the 'Greater Phuket' Province, as well as neighbouring provinces such as Phang Nga and Krabi. I have discovered that Phuket as a tourist destination should not to be treated as in island in isolation.
The incredible places to experience in the greater Phuket province and surrounding provinces are all easily accessible, even during a 10-14 nights vacation and can comfortably be reached without eating too much into your holiday relaxation time. This makes Phuket a rich and diverse travel destination and provides an experience that few other holiday destinations can compete with.
Some Suggestions:
- Similan Islands
- James Bond Island
- Phuket's Off Shore Islands (Coral, Raya, Bon, Koh Khai, Naka)
- Khao Sok National Park
- Top 10 Memorable Activities in Phuket
Island Hopping
Island Hopping has long held a fascination and pre-occupation for travellers to South East Asia. In the Andaman Sea, travellors to Phuket are blessed with islands & beaches such as Koh Phi Phi, Koh Lanta, Raya Island and Railay Beach, Krabi all within a few hours by boat, so that you can gain that feeling of 'travelling around SE Asia' even under tight time constraints.
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A major draw to Phuket and part of the reason for it's huge popularity is it's International airport, the second busiest in the whole of Thailand after Bangkok. This means that you can book your flights in and out of Phuket and after spending some time relaxing at one of Phuket's world class beach resorts, spend a few days on any number of stunning island destinations to add an entirely different perspective to your overall Phuket holiday experience.
Have you combined a holiday to Phuket with other nearby island destinations ?
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Life Changing Decisions in Langkawi, Malaysia
You've all experienced the post-holiday blues at some point, despairing at the very thought of returning home and going back to the 'same old same old' routine. Some of you may have even made an on the spot decision to continue your holiday indefinitely.
Good on you! My decision to take an 'extended leave of absence' from the UK happened in an instant, but the actual 'doing of it' took over 12 months to materialize.
This decision was made on a sticky evening in the town of Kuah in Langkawi, Malaysia, as the clouds drifting slowly across the breathtaking mountain backdrop.
This was January 2009 and the end of an amazing 3 week 'blowout' in SE Asia.
We celebrated the run-up to New Year in Langkawi, staying at our ex-pat friend's apartment, and living like Rock Star Royalty.
New Year's Eve at Little Lylia's Chill out Bar, Pantai Cenang was immense and once we regained consciousness, we embarked upon a land and sea mission up to Had Yuan, Koh Phangnan, Thailand for 10 more days of serious relaxation and partying.
Now we had returned to where it all began, Langkawi, and I had just made up my mind on a decision that had been gaining momentum as the trip progressed.
Conversations with my ex-pat mate and witnessing first-hand the experiences a life in Langkawi could offer made it clear to me that Se Asia presented possibilities, such possibilities as:
1. Dining like a King Every Single Night of the week
Since we had arrived there all we had done was go out for the most amazing seafood, chinese and malay dishes, all night long and the bill would come to about 10 GBP per head.
At Places like Wonderland, a Local Seafood restaurant in Kuah Town, the quality and price of the dishes was quite simply unreal.
Not only that, you could bring you own booze just paying for the price of the mixers at the restaurant. A trip to the 'duty free off licence' meant you could get seriously sozzled for another 2 GBP per head.
2. Smoothing away the rough edges with the Cool Beach Nightlife
You won't find a more chilled out beach life than on Cenang. Sometimes it seems like no one's running the show, so if you bothered about little things like your food turning up you may be dissapointed. But you will meet some colourful characters that take laid back to a whole new level.
3. Living amidst Breathtaking Natural Scenery
Langkawi is one of the world's most beautiful archipelagos and is made up of 99 islands on the west coast of Malaysia, close to the border with Thailand. The best place to view this splendor is with a bird's eye view from the viewing decks and sky-bridge, some 700m above sea level courtesy of a hair-raising ride in a cable car.
4. I haven't even got to the Powdery White Sand Beaches and warm clear waters yet.
Cenang Beach has the most impossibly white and powdery sand, the kind where whole days can be lost just enjoying the sensation of it between your toes.
I am sure we've all felt like this at the end of a fantastic holiday, but these possibilities were playing on my mind, there was something more to this, there was a definate desire to break the chain of monotony in my life and go out there and experience something else.
Maybe you feel like I did back then, something a little bit more serious than the post holiday blues, of no real desire to go back to your life at home.
If you do, then my advice is to give it some serious thought, look at all the options. It took me a full year of living back in the UK before I finally did something about it. A full year of weighing up the pro's and cons, considering whether it was just an extended break of a couple of months that I needed or a clean break entirely.
Even then, I wasn't completely sure and I made the final decision whilst back on a 4-week holiday in Haad Juan, Thailand.
I decided once again, that this was not a long enough break for me and once I had made my final decision, the wheels were firmly in motion and there was no turning back … I went home, tied up all the loose ends and was back out in Asia within 30 days …
If you would like to know more about what life is like for an expat in SE Asia then please feel free to leave a comment or you can contact me directly via Facebook or Twitter at the addresses below.


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What is a pagan, anyway? If you don't like words and word origins as much as I do, you might want to skip a few paragraphs.
Dictionary.com offers these definitions, with the warning that points two, three, and five are disparaging and offensive.
1. one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks: no longer in technical use.
2. Disparaging and Offensive. (in historical contexts) a person who is not a Christian, Jew, or Muslim; a heathen.
3. a follower of any of various contemporary religions that are based on the worship of nature or the Earth; a neopagan.
4. Disparaging and Offensive. an irreligious or hedonistic person.
5. Disparaging and Offensive. an uncivilized or unenlightened person.
(pagan. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pagan (accessed: October 28, 2014).)
The word pagan appears fourteen times in the NIV New Testament; three of those times, it's Jesus speaking in what's commonly called the Sermon on the Mount. (I call it Kingdom Torah, but that's a blog for another day.)
Jesus said, "If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Matthew 5:46 – 47
Here the translators used "pagans" to translate telonai, literally tribute collectors. So how come they came right out and said "tax collectors" in verse 46, but used "pagans" in verse 47?
Jesus said, "But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him". Matthew 6:6 – 8
Jesus said, "So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Matthew 6:31 – 33
In both Matthew 6 passages, the translators used "pagans" to translate ethnikos and ethne, which mean "adapted to the genius or customs of a people, peculiar to a people, national suited to the manners or language of foreigners, strange, foreign in the NT savouring of the nature of pagans, alien to the worship of the true God, heathenish of the pagan, the Gentile." (Love me some British spelling!) (http://www.biblestudytools.com/search/?q=pagan&s=References&rc=LEX&rc2=LEX+GRK)
Non-word lovers, join us here.
All this to say, in first century Israelite usage, the Jews were "the people" and everybody else was "the peoples." The outsiders. The goyim of the Old Testament. The pagans.
So what would you have to do for Jesus to call you a pagan? Worship multiple gods? (See definition one.) Worship nature or the Earth? (See definition three.) Be an uncivilized and unenlightened clod? (See definition five) No. None of those.
You might be a pagan if…
- You
only love those who love you first.
- You
only say howdy to your own peeps.
- You
babble on in your prayers, telling God what he already knows.
- You
worry about what you're going to eat, drink, or wear when God has promised to
provide all that.
- You don't seek God's kingdom and righteousness before your own concerns.
You might be a pagan. Don't get mad at me; I didn't decide the criteria. Jesus did.
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|Pine nuts, with Brian's basil
Today it was basil: a plastic garbage bag full. Mrs. B, who likes cooking best when it comes in regimental proportions, spread out a counter full of work stations for leaves, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan and oil. We have now survived a morning of sorting, grinding, chopping and spinning. We freeze it in muffin tins; should last us about a year. Come to think of it, the last of the 2010 crop is still in the freezer.


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From the Huffington Post, an explanation:
So why are prisoners in the Philippines such excellent dancers? Because dancing is part of their rehabilitation. In July 2007, Filipino inmates performing "Thriller" became a viral sensation garnering over 10,000,000 hits on YouTube. The performance included 1,500 prisoners, who practiced up to four hours a day.
The man who uploaded the video below, Byron Garcia, is a security consultant who was hired to reform the Cebu prison after a series of riots in 2004. Amongst other initiatives he started an exercise regime that turned into dance classes. According to the "New York Times" the "inmates' health has improved and recidivism rates are down dramatically."


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Dirt is good, for so many reasons. But to my mr A, dirt is fun. He loves it and is keen to get into it every chance he can. He's 15 months old now and of course that means some of that dirt gets into his mouth too. I love that he loves getting dirty, even if that means that the first time he wears the pants I just made for him they get caked in mud. I have always "tried" had not to be too precious about the clothes that my children wear, allowing them to take in everything that means to be a child growing up. So when miss E comes out to me after preschool head to toe covered in all sorts, play dough, paint, sand, I just smile and say "looks like you've had lots of fun today". It's something that I feel is good for kids, just to let themselves go and not to be worried about what mum will say about their dirty clothes.
I've been going a little yoga pants crazy over the last few weeks, um yeah, I've made a few pairs. The photo doesn't show about another 3 pairs that are in the wash, or the other 3 or so pairs that I've cut out ready to be sewn up. I love the pattern and the kids seem to love wearing them so it's a win win situation. Miss E loves the green ones, great taste there they are made from merino and the waistband is made from fabric from my vintage swap partner that I finally got the courage to cut into as I love it so much.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Those pants look great! Might have to try the pattern too...ReplyDelete
These pants look awesome. I have a hard time seeing my lovingly made clothes for the kids become absolutely wrecked so I think I need to make some 'do whatever you want in them' outfits, then I can let go and stop being so precious. You're right, dirt is good!ReplyDelete
These pants look super comfy! Do they come in adult size!!?ReplyDelete
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Our hosts, Glenda and Danny Coffey of Jamestown, KY. My wife Nelda is to their left.
Danny Coffey and me in front of his office in Jamestown. Danny has been a Shelter Insurance representative for about 39 years. He is also a real estate broker.
Lure Lodge where the reunion was held. It is on Lake Cumberland. This photo doesn't do real justice to this fine facility.
Jean Mower, Nelda Coffee and Wayne Mower, Jean's Husband. The photo was taken in the dining room at Lure Lodge and overlooks Lake Cumberland. Jean was elected president to serve from the end of the 2009 to the end of the 2010 convention. She and Wayne are hosting the 2010 convention in Delaware. Watch this space and the Coffey Cousins' newsletter for details.
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Okay y'all, I have been super busy and haven't written in a while. It is 2:10 AM and I can't promise that this will be coherent.
A quick run down of activities that have kept me from posting (otherwise known as "life")...
I have been trying to wrap up Mother's Day Out for this year which had me crafting some pretty snazzy canvases (9 t0 be exact). That took a bit. Planning Little Miss's (Is that apostrophe right? I always get confused with the apostrophe before the s, or after the s, or is it apostrophe es...I'm confused...what's new, I know.) birthday party and Little man's birthday is quickly creeping up behind hers. I have also been trying to work on my meal planning, couponing (not going so well), coming up with some fun crafts for the kids for the summer, planning the summer schedules (camps, VBS, etc.), having my 11th wedding anniversary (whooo hoooo), among about 20 other things that I can't think about right now because I will have a mental breakdown.
I am also trying to save money on birthdays and I have been whipping up ribbon covered flip flops & hairbands for my daughter's birthday. (Note: Whipping up translates to: laboring over, hot glueing one's self, cursing under one's breath, and nearly taking off the tip of one's pinky finger)
Oh yeah, on top of that, I have been remodeling the boy's bathroom upstairs. I am laying the vinyl wood planks, repainting the vanity, adding a little artwork and doing some overall fluffing. Fluffing is not a good word for a boy's bathroom...let's say tweaking..yeah, that's better.
By the way, I have no pictures at this point. I will post some, but I am tired. I have also changed up the look of my blog and I am not thrilled with it, but I am tired. Do you see a recurring theme here? I don't care because I am tired. Hmmmm. I'll have pics, a new blog look and better grammar and spelling the next post. Sorry, but I am just...nevermind. Good night Blogland.
Monday, May 31, 2010
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Okay y'all, I have been super busy and haven't written in a while. It is 2:10 AM and I can't promise that this will be coherent.
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Market falls 4% in just seven sessions: Is it a good time to buy?
Markets have been on a downward spiral since August 2 when the Nifty50 hit a high of 10,137 levels in intra-day deals. Since then, the index has tanked nearly 4%, or around 400 points to 9,737 levels in intra-day deals on Friday.
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The recent fall has been triggered by rising geopolitical tension across the globe – one, between India and China on the Doklam standoff, and two the developments with North Korea and the United States.
"Clearly, the markets have been rattled by the geopolitical developments, especially relating to North Korea and the US. One needs to keep a tab on the situation, though I feel things can cool off over the next few days. The markets are completely dependent on how the rhetoric plays out," explains U R Bhat, managing director, Dalton Capital Advisors.
That apart, Sebi's order to ban trade in 331 suspected shell companies, sub-par second quarter results of select index heavyweights and the possibility of downside risks to the earlier growth forecast of 6.75 - 7.5 per cent for FY18 as highlighted by the Economic Survey on Friday were some of the other factors that have triggered the fall.
Also Read: Three reasons why market tanked over 4% from lifetime highs in 7 sessions
Given the developments, analysts say there could be more pain in store for the markets that have recently taken cognizance of the developing geopolitical situation. Though they do not wish to predict how deep and long this correction could last, experts do caution that the fall is beyond anyone's control as it is driven by geopolitical reasons.
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"Global events that are beyond market control have triggered the recently fall. If there is more action over the weekend, the markets will continue to fall in the coming week as well. A lot depends on the geopolitical front and to that extent predicting the road ahead for specific index levels is risky," says Jayant Manglik, president - retail distribution at Religare Securities.
Since its recent high on August 2, investor wealth as measured by market-capitalisation (market-cap) of the BSE listed companies till August 11 has dipped by over Rs 5.47-lakh crore, data show.
Also Read: Village near Doklam evacuated, India thickens Sikkim-Tibet border presence
So, should you use this market correction to buy?
Experts don't think so.
Manglik, for instance, does believe that though the fall will present an opportunity to buy, but buying in the middle of a storm is not advisable. Investors should wait on the side-lines before making a fresh investment, he says.
Others such as Gaurang Shah, head investment strategist at Geojit Financial Services prefers a staggered investment approach. "Invest 20% of the investible corpus now and then invest more it if the market falls further," he says.
From a long-term perspective, however, analysts do remain bullish on the markets despite the ongoing geopolitical tensions and high valuations. Fundamental transitions and lining-up cyclical drivers will raise the valuation framework till the gains actually play through, they feel. That could be in the next three years and the market is likely to trade at a 0 – 25% premium to average multiples of 16-20x PE.
"Valuations will revert, but only once growth (economy and earnings) and returns (RoCE, RoE) settle higher, and interest rates settle lower. Till then, India will trade high. We see the market at 11,100 in June 2018—at 19x 1-year forward—higher-end of the 16-20x market range we forecast over three years," writes Aditya Narain, head of research for institutional equities at Edelweiss Securities in a co-authored report with Prateek Parekh and Akshay Gattani.
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Snickers rank 4th in the top ten selling candy bars in the United States, so I'd say they're pretty popular! Want to know what makes them even better? (If that is possible...)
Snickers Cupcakes!!!!!!!!!!!!
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners. Recipe yields about 30 cupcakes. Combine sugar through salt in a large boil. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla and beat on low until just incorporated. Increase speed to medium and beat two minutes. Stir in boiling water, the batter will be thin. Transfer batter to prepared pans, filling each liner about 2/3 of the way full, approximately 1/4 cup of batter. Bake approximately 22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans about five minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
When cool, use a paring knife to cut a small cone shape out of the top of each cupcake. Add caramel sauce as desired. You can cut the point off the cone and add it back to the cupcake if desired.
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup caramel sauce
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 lb powdered sugar
8 mini Snickers bar for garnish
Beat butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about two minutes. Add caramel sauce, heavy cream and vanilla and mix to incorporate. Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating on low speed until incorporated to reach the right consistency. Increase speed to medium-high and whip about one minute until light and fluffy. Fill a piping bag and pipe onto cupcakes or frost as desired.
Coarsely chop candy bars and sprinkle over the top of cupcakes.


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The powerful association of music and memory has rarely been louder and more apparent than at the Rod Laver tonight. The mostly female, mostly 30+ audience exhibit a passion rarely seen at smaller gigs and it's a big night out for a lot of the crowd.
Before the band take to the stage we're blasted with advertisements for upcoming Rod Laver shows and AM radio classics which only accentuate the fever pitch of nostalgia we've already worked ourselves into. A brief blackness is followed by a burst of UV light and everyone stands amidst deafening cheers as the five-piece backing band, then Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle march on stage, wave and blast into the opening chords of Dressed For Success. Unsurprisingly, the crowd go nuts.
The duo dresses as if it was still 1990, and the sound has similarly changed little over time. Fredriksson is small and skinny in her tight black leather jeans, white jacket and iridescent bleached hair. Her voice is gritty, thin and impassioned; she looks like the survivor she is. Leaving the theatrics to Gessle and guitarist Christoffer Lundqvist, who strut across the front of the stage, hacking at their axes and amping the crowd, Frediksson's voice is as powerful as ever and her appearance is magnetic despite seeming tired and a little lost.
As the band move into Sleeping in My Car and The Big L several things become apparent; Gessle is a seriously underrated writers of choruses and pop hooks, even if their lyrical content is questionable at times (You're hiding under a halo, your mouth is alive / Get out of my way! Get out of my sight! / I'm not attracted to go-go deeper tonight anyone?), secondly, guitar solos! Every song has at least one and they're great fun; can't think of the last big hit that had the confidence to let a guitar sing for more than 16 bars. And finally, isn't memory a strange thing? Though many people are big enough fans to shell out $50 for a t-shirt, $20 for a program and/or Roxette beach ball, it's a fair bet that most tickets are sold to people wanting to hear four or five songs, and yet it's the lesser hits that trigger the bigger responses.
'It's been a while since our last show here," smiles Gessle to loud cheers. "Last time we were here was January 1995. We'll play some songs from our newest album Charm School," the cheering subsides. He pauses. "Just a few, but mainly tonight it will be your Roxette favourites,' we all cheer again. The audience sit impassively for the newer songs, though latest single She's Got Nothing On But the Radio gets a clap-along happening. It's a great tune and had it been released anytime before 2000 it would have been a hit, nowadays it seems only Eastern and Central Europe likes this brand of sugary rock.
Songs are deployed with expert precision, just as they were written; the power ballads (It Must Have Been Love, Perfect Day, Listen To Your Heart), and the crowd-rousing rockers (Dangerous, How Do You Do, Fading Like a Flower and the it's-so-good-we-have-to-save-it-for-the-encore obviousness of The Look). Every hit gets a big rock ending, every ballad sees several hundred lighters aloft and we love every moment of this strange, sparkly trip back to the 90s.


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I am overwhelmed at the staggering ideas that somehow god is telling some of us what to do. So many people claim god has given this law or that law or a specific design on morality to them. Yet so often these "god" laws coincidentally match up to what the person wants who is claiming this god law.
It allows the claimer to be right, to have control and to sit in judgement over those with a different set of morals who think there are other ways to live and be.
And I am underwhelmed by the people who continue to not respond intelligently in regards to this constant push and pull and dumbing down of human behavior. Right now it appears we are gathering collectively, intellectually, globally at a fork in the spiritual road. Anger, fear, resentment, selfishness, separation, violence on one path and respect, compassion, service, wisdom, abundance, acceptance on the other.
I hope this is not too trite, or overly simplified and sappy like some new agey wishful thinking. But today I have to talk about it.
I assume God is intelligent. Would any religious person have us believe otherwise about god? If god is intelligent and we are created in "gods" image, then should we not use this intelligence god is and has gifted us and the entire universe with? Some would say we do.
Some would say we don't and others would say we shouldn't. But, here is a thought: Borrowed from certain religious views. If god is an omniscient, omnipresent, omnipowerful force that intelligently created all this universe and if we are created in gods image. Then it follows that we have some elements of this omni-ability.
It suggests we have intelligence that can lead us to behavior that is coherent and respectful of each other and all of life. In the same harmonious way that the "creator" created the perfection of the universe. When we think of the technology, cultures and abilities we have developed and created over time is this not an expressing this intelligence?
It seems the creator tinkered with some things such as dinosaurs, meteors, star systems, black holes, bacteria, fungus, light speed etc. If so, why does this tinkering of intellectual expression stop with technology and not continue on into personal power?
It seems our measure of intelligence and human growth over millennia is our capacity for making things? Highly advanced technology. Why do we separate god from technology? And believe in god that has created laws and morality that is not connected to technology?
Or if it is connected to technology and creativity why do we allow ourselves to create technology that is destructive? We have created this human modern world that is dirty and apparently self-destructive. Is that a reflection of this god like intelligence?
In what way does this express "created in gods image"? Are we really listening to everything that "god" is telling us?
All of the issues in this political climate are too numerous to state here. If we are being morally encouraged and or judged by people who believe god is guiding them in morality then the intelligence of this morality must include the technologies we create and continue to develop.
Technologies that are convenient, helpful, dirty and destructive and which can be used for good as well as bad. Including food, cars, fuels, phones, fertilizers, poisons, clothing, shoes, electricity, medical science, guns, bombs, cameras, computers, paint, chemicals; do you get my drift with this?
It is a list of how we are and what we do that goes on and on. And yet somehow science (certain science) sex, prayer, patriotism, art, education are the realm of gods' morality laws. Ecology, corporations, banking, business, gadgetry, are exempt. And of course worship houses, war, prison, police and courts, are the absolute realm of these morality laws; using the technology to enforce them.
How does our technology, that grows and changes over time, relate to these laws and moralities handed down by god? This is not a rhetorical question I really want to know.
I have heard people say that satan is at work in much of this. That there is a war between god and satan. If so do the god law morality people continue to sin by using the technologies created or inspired by satan? Are we fooling ourselves to think that God and Satan are really controlling things?
I am not a christian, muslim, jew, hindu, buddhist, sufi, or any other religious order. I read and study and discuss with people regarding all of them. I am a man of earth, I am spirit wearing skin. I am really baffled by the right and wrong, blame and shame discussions that go on with humans.
And now we function at such a large scale that the absurdity of thinking one way is right over billions of people is as I said overwhelming and really just not smart. I also realize that simply by writing and posting this I am in the mix of this morality discussion. I am doing my best to be nonjudgemental and it is a real challenge when people say and do things affecting me and my loved ones that are punitive, mean spirited, violent, angry and disdainful in the name of god.
All the while espousing how god loves us...all of us.
So the place I am in today and the way I choose to live is; I continue to serve, help and offer solace. I will watch and listen for injustice and do my best to act in a healthy manner. But humans have the choice to evolve into higher being or not. To breathe vitriol or to breathe respect.
Our high technology puts us in this exciting place right now. Instant communication, collective actions, potential for immense growth, or immense destruction. I am not sure which fork in the spiritual road we are taking but I continue to be a hopeful pessimist.


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Hey guys! So, as most of you know, I studied abroad in Rome, Italy this past semester and had a "bella vita." Before leaving for Italia, I was planning on keeping a blog describing my encounters throughout my travels. However, my travels and studies took up most of my time and it was difficult to maintain even my own personal journal, let alone a blog. In fact, I'm still catching up on writing in my journal regarding my trip around Europe.
Let's just say I still haven't gotten over my trip to Italy. There's not a single day when I don't remember all of the beautiful things I came across as I would aimlessly
lose myself in the Roman cobble stoned streets.
Having a roommate that was periodically updating her own personal blog while we were studying abroad really inspired me to write about my travels as well. In fact, I even started to set up my own blog, only to come up with a title of "Dulce Far Niente" (the sweetness of doing nothing). Unfortunately, that was the only potential of the blog, a mere title. However, as I was reading more travel blogs, namely the "Frugal Traveler" in the New York Times, to reminisce about my own trips, I really became encouraged to write about my journey. I really felt like an outgoing and confident jetsetter this past year and I wanted to write about it.
As mentioned above, I'm still updating my journal about my Eurotrip, so writing about that would take way too long. Therefore, I decided I would write my first travel entry about Hyderabad, India. What better city to start off with than the one I know the best besides my own home? This is the city that I visit almost every summer, mainly to visit my dear family, to whom my attachment has been maintained ever since I was a baby. Hyderabad is the one foreign city that I probably know the most about, considering my annual trips to this place. I recently left for this beloved city of mine on August 3rd and came back on August 20th. Usually, two weeks is not enough to visit family and do everything you want to do in Hyderabad, but that was all the time I had this summer.
So here starts the Journal of a Jetsetter… Hope you enjoy!


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Webster says it's a noun meaning a wild plant or animal. I'll bet the kids who have turned the word into a description of sadistic rampages never looked it up.
Webster says it's a noun meaning a wild plant or animal. I'll bet the kids who have turned the word into a description of sadistic rampages never looked it up.
Sociopaths like the ones who recently beat up and gang-raped a woman in New York City usually don't sweat over syntax. They just make up a word and go out and wreak havoc without reason or remorse.
There seems to be a generation of children in America with no sense of right and wrong, and New York has no corner on the market.
Newport News had to confront the ugliness of amorality last summer, when four kids went "wilding" in the city's East End and beat a 58-year-old man to death just for the fun of it.
That episode was not quite as grisly or sensational as what happened two weeks ago in New York, where a 28-year-old investment banker was attacked by a gang of teen-agers while she jogged in Central Park late at night. The young woman was smashed with a pipe and a rock, stripped and raped. She remains in a coma with brain damage.
I figured the horrifying crime would shock people, especially teen-agers. Then I looked in Monday's newspaper. There was a small news item reporting that five people attending a carnival in the parking lot of Hampton Coliseum were attacked and robbed in separate incidents by a gang of 15 to 20 kids running amok.
I hate those thugs as much as I hate the punks who violated that poor woman in Central Park. I hate them most for what they prove about human nature.
You see, I presume that at heart human beings are good, that our natural inclination, as a species, is not to hurt people for the fun of it. Deluded fool that I am, I subscribe to that corny old '60s theory that people would rather make love than war. I like to think that caring for others and being cared for by them is more instinctive than clubbing someone in the head with a pipe.
Even theologians tell me I'm painfully naive, if not misguided.
"One of the oldest doctrines on the books is the doctrine of original sin," said Philip Wogaman, a professor of Christian ethics at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. "There's good and evil in every human being. There's enough evidence of good to hold on to hope. But there's enough evidence of evil to discourage illusion. The biggest illusion is that we can get along dog-eat-dog. We have to figure out what brings out the good and what holds evil in check."
We'd better do it fast. Humanity's glass is starting to look half-empty instead of half-full. We are living in the age of "The 35-Cent Rule": A student walking down the hall of a public school drops 50 cents worth of coins on the floor. As he stoops to pick them up, he gets only 15 cents. Other students have grabbed the rest of the money for themselves.
That's a true story. But more, it's a symptom of a social disease that makes AIDS look like a runny nose. Woga man calls it "compassion fatigue." We've screamed, "Every man for himself," for so long that we've grown deaf to our own cries for help.
Then our children go "wilding," and we can't understand why.
For most of us, what happened in Central Park was like a poke in the chops from Mike Tyson. Its savagery staggered our sense of serenity. Its nonchalance caved in our confidence and buckled our beliefs.
Now, as we lean on the ropes, struggling to remain conscious of what we hold dear, we must decide who will win this fight.
We can go "wilding" ourselves. In my mind, I already did. When I heard that some of the Central Park rape suspects had been beaten up in jail, I reveled. I wanted those punks to know the same terror and pain their victim must have felt.
Score another round for the bad guys.
We're struggling, folks. We need a good corner man to hold the smelling salts under our noses and bring us back to our senses.
We've forgotten that if you keep extracting an eye for an eye, everybody goes blind.


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"It was very clear to me that Senator Obama had agreed to having public financing of the general election campaign if I did the same thing," he said after a town hall meeting here. "I made the commitment to the American people that if I was the nominee of my party, I would go the route of public financing. I expect Senator Obama to keep his word to the American people as well."Asked if he would use public financing even if Mr. Obama did not, he said: "If Senator Obama goes back on his commitment to the American people, then obviously we have to rethink our position. Our whole agreement was we would take public financing if he made that commitment as well. And he signed a piece of paper, I'm told, that made that commitment."
For the first time ever, the Democratic party is outraising the Republican party. The party and its candidate will have the resources to compete on a huge playing field, not just shoring up its blue state base and courting voters in swing states, but there will also be the ability to truly compete in those red states the GOP is holding on to by a thread.
Then again, if Obama is the nominee, he would enter the general election race as the favorite. It may well be that limiting the amount of money that can be spent — any major party nominee could raise more than $85 million if need be — would be to his advantage. The more the contest depends on free media like debates and the less it depends on television attack ads, the better for Obama, I'd think.
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It was three years ago that I made my first visit to this historic city in the low country. On that trip, Miss Chef was mostly occupied with a professional conference, and I did most of my exploring alone. This time, we took advantage of a hole in our schedules to enjoy a weekend away together.
The highlight came early, on Friday evening. After checking in at our hotel, we quickly changed and drove in to dine at McCrady's on East Bay Street.
Miss Chef has become a bit of a fan of Sean Brock, the young chef who has made a big name for himself in this city of big-name chefs. Like Miss Chef, he is focused on local foods, but he goes even further than finding and supporting regional producers. He has delved into the history of South Carolina foodways and the ordinary people who lived off the land, from plantation slaves to hardscrabble mountain farmers. He's been featured on several episodes of the PBS series "The Mind of a Chef."
The first minute of this video clip illustrates perfectly how much research this guy has put into his food.
He even made a trip to West Africa to learn how slaves imported and adapted techniques and ingredients from their homelands.
McCrady's is the fine dining side of Brock's restaurant business (his other restaurant, Husk, is more casual, but we couldn't get reservations!) So, although inspired by the most basic of ingredients, the dishes here are among the most sophisticated we have ever eaten.
Miss Chef and I agreed to go all out and have the chef's tasting menu, which consisted of nine courses, preceded by an undisclosed number of "snacks." We didn't keep track, but I think there were three or four of these small bites to entertain ourselves. This one was so simple and so tasty—it's a thin, crispy breadstick dipped in honey, drizzled with fennel pollen and garnished with rosemary flowers.
Simple flavors mixed brilliantly together. We are now eagerly awaiting the soft purple blooms of our own rosemary plants…
We didn't take pictures of every dish, but I'll share the ones we thought were particularly beautiful. Here's the best photo of the menu we could get (click to biggerize).
So, on with our meal…the first course, a salad of green strawberries and cucumbers, with a beautiful lovage flower as garnish.
I think edible flowers will be a new collaboration between my garden and Miss Chef's plates!
Lightly smoked trout with brassicas—cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale and the like—and two sauces, one of fermented cabbage and one of meyer lemon.
The dark cabbage sauce had such a rich, smoky flavor that we asked the server how it was made. And he knew! The service was pitch perfect, very well steeped in the philosophy and knowledgeable about the ingredients and techniques, all without seeming patronizing or superior.
The oddly named "Charleston ice cream" was introduced as the one dish that would never be removed from the menu, as it is a distillation of Brock's credo of local food reflecting the history of place. While I won't go into details, it is based on the rice described in the video above that created the wealth of the area, and set Charleston on its path in history.
It also makes a spectacular photo on its black plate.
The sweetbreads with red grits and a green lovage foam didn't photograph nearly as well.
The duck course was plated in a very delicate style. The servings may look small, but remember how many courses we're in the midst of.
The last photo we took was of one of the dessert courses, the "carrot crémeux," set on a shortbread crumble and interspersed with flavored meringue (I can't remember the flavor, either ginger or coriander is my guess).
And I also learned that begonia flowers are edible! All these years growing food on my front stoop, and I didn't even know it.
Miss Chef and I both agreed this meal was probably in the top two or three we've had. And if you've been following our culinary adventures, you know that's saying something.
Of course, we still had a day and a half to work off some of those calories, because historic Charleston is a city best experienced on foot. Other than some shopping on King Street and a stroll past Rainbow Row, we had no particular destination in mind, and just wandered down whichever street seemed most interesting.
There's not much scale here, but I swear this was a Hobbit door!
Miss Chef took lots of pictures of the ornate and unique wrought-iron gates that give the historic homes their particular charm.
I managed to get in the way once…
When he's not shingling our shed or building us bookshelves, Miss Chef's brother is a professional welder, so she wanted to share some inspiration with him.
That evening we stopped by The Gin Joint again for a couple of cocktails and bar snacks. Miss Chef's favorite, the Gin-Gin Mule, was no longer on the menu, but there was no problem ordering it by name. It came in a most charming copper cup and included a delicious candied ginger flourish.
For my second drink, I ordered a bartender's special—there is a list of adjectives on the menu, from which you can choose any two. I chose "sweet" and "fizzy"—"Let's girly it up!" I told the server.
I forgot to take a picture until I was halfway done…oops! Can you see the unique, single ice cube? It's almost as tall as the glass!
Sunday we did have a particular destination in mind as our last experience before heading home.
There was more than sealife here.
Swimming fish are frustratingly difficult to photograph well, but once in a while you find one that's sort of chilling out.
A view of Cooper Bridge from the terrace.
I recognize this bird, but can't remember its name!
This fellow was the total opposite of the last pelican I photographed---he stood stock-still and slowly moved his head for a variety of poses!
We really did see more fish than birds…Miss Chef took this one in the large central tank with the sharks and other jaw-droppingly huge fish.
And that was our brief tour of Charleston. Soon enough it was time to go home, reunite with the girls and cover up the garden for what I'm hoping was our last freeze of the year. This evening as I put the various coverings away, I thought I spotted some giant weeds popping up in the lettuces…
Silly me! Those are the radishes I planted! First seedlings of the year, just in time for April Fool's Day! Glad I wasn't fool enough to start weeding.


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Energy drinks
I drink about 3 carb free monsters a day my friends think that is bad. What is the opinion as far as energy drinks ???
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I could never do the monsters, i never like the taste. If i needed pick me up, i would do those 5 hr energy shots. They work good and never made me jittery. But i gave those up because of my stomach issuses. I miss them though! They worked good!
Well I took one good swollow of a monster,and my heart started racing,I felt sick,so I talked to my Heart doctor and he said,dont ever drink any of those kind of drinks. He said any drink that has a warning on how many you can have a day is never a good thing, I stick to my coffee and Tea
well they don't HAVE warning labels on coffee and tea. That doesn't mean that they shouldn't have them
Its all about caffieine,I am not supposed to drink a lot,they prefer I drink none,but just have to have my coffee In the morning. But a lot of these energy drinks are loaded with caffieine in mega quanities at one time.
Thanks !!!!
My heart doesn't race in fact my BP was 88/53 but if a heart dr says no. I will take that advice !!!!! I like coffe but I haven't drank it since I found out I was diabetic
Thanks so much
Just monitor your blood sugars,coffee does spike mine a bit in the morning about 20 to 30 higher after i drink hot coffee,but then does regulate in a couple hours. Now diet coke does not bother me at all,kinda strange but all of our bodies react differently. My BP has never been that low,is that normal for you? just courious seems kind of low but maybe in a good way,as always talk with your doc if you have any questions or concerns
No that is low for me too I found out I was diabetic in the beginning of sept and I've drastily changed my life style I've lost 30# And I quit taking my BP meds I feel much better and it's come up to a normal range Now if I could quit smoking !!!
My blood sugar comes down every day today it was 150 and by the end of the day it will be 100
I know its hard to Quit, I have the same problem,I just enjoy it…lol
I also found out recently & have lost 20#, so please Keep us posted on your success for non-smoking. Even w/my list of pros/cons against it, I can't seem to get up the nerve to quit.
I'm down to 4 a day 2 on the way to work and 2 on the way home !!!! If my boss wasn't such a terd I might be able to quit !!! Not really that is just a excuse I like it !!!
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My Favorite Albums of 2014The Voyager / Jenny Lewis
Maybe it's a girl thing, but I drag my feet when it comes to Jenny Lewis. (Note that this is the LAST post in my Favorite Albums of 2014.) She's like the cool girl that everyone else in school adores -- not the homecoming queen, but the smart pretty one with quirky fashion sense. (If this were Heathers, she'd be Winona Ryder.) And, face it, I'm jealous of her indie It Girl status.
And yet, when I finally sit down and listen to her albums, her songs get stuck in my head, and the lyrics eerily reflect my own outlook on life. She spins a world in which everything is tentative, provisional, unreliable, a worldview perfectly reflected by her wary, waifish voice.
I might as well give into it. This is her third album, and I've liked every single one of them. Who am I kidding?
From what I can tell, Jenny Lewis is not the kind of chick that men ignore. Yet here she is, clinging to a relationship in which she does NOT have the upper hand ("bet you tell her I'm crazy") and slowly coming to the realization that the Other Woman's strength is precisely that she is not quite such as handful as our girl Jenny.
"She's not me / She's easy" -- maybe for you guys, that's an easy equation to work out. But for me and my (intentionally or not ) complicated female friends, watching this play out is HARD. I've been there; I've done that. But in the long run....
I love how the harmonies bloom on significant syllables, how the sophisticated guitar line weaves in and out like a watchful friend. It's a world of maybes, couldas, possiblies, and the song has just the right amount of doubt hanging it all out to show.
One of the reasons I hate year-end "best of" lists is that, sometimes, it takes a while for a song or an album to worm into your brain. This Jenny Lewis album is like that. The more I listen, the more I . . . well, like isn't the word. Absorb, maybe, or eventually click into the mindset of it.
Unfortunately, we live in a crowded musical universe where everybody's jostling for clicks, hits, downloads. Jenny Lewis's Indie It Girl profile may help her here; I'm willing to bet that there are another three or four unheralded singer-songwriters that I'll never know about that I would have loved, whose work will never percolate to the top.
But that's no reason not to finally admit it: Okay, Jenny Lewis. You're now officially one of My Girls.


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This certainly goes by without saying that the plans abound when the query arrives at wooing or for that matter courting your beloved. There stands a motley of ways to be able to propose and confess your love; also so many further ways to make them feel a wee tad bit special when you are not sharing the same cosy and haven of a room with them (Hint, Hint! even the same washroom, for that matter!).
But then again if you happen to get married, you dramatically enough seem and tend to run out of the long list of ideas to be able to impress or even express your impeccable and lofty emotions to your significant other half. Pause by and try and question yourself as to why on earth this happens? The answer my friend is pretty simple! Its just that we tend to take them ( Our Muses and Spouses, that is!) for granted and in the process the relationship loses its classy and romantic charm completely ( No pessimism intended here!)
But Hello there! Its Valentines Day! And with that, if there stands true love then there is always a way to revive that in face of the toughest of stumbling blocks, adversities and uncertainties for sure. Its time for you to make your partner feel as how much they are loved, wanted, needed and cared for and yes, there are quite a few ways at your arm's – length to be able to do so, though less popularized, but they stand there nonetheless! All you need to do is just brain shower a little bit!
It doesn't matter practically whether you are homeward bound to India or for that matter based at the US! Given the jet set technology propelled age we all dwell in, its not hard and fast a prerogative to actually hit a Bricks and mortar store for valentines day themed online gifting solution, all you need to is just move and click that mouse's cursor a little!
The Tale of the Crunchy Nuts and Chews
Picture this! Raring to give in to your gastronomic fetishes? You can never have your full with the satisfyingly crispy, crunchy and chewy. All you need to do is get your hands from the thick of the lot for California-grown walnuts, followed by almonds, rich caramel and much more, that are enrobed in layers of milk along with that of dark chocolate. Hand-packed with bestsellers, including Dark Almond, followed by Milk Walnut, Scotch mallow, Caramel and more. Nothing shall gratify your sweet tooth than these!
The Splendor of the Red Velvet Cake
This arrives as the classic mild chocolate Valentines Day themed cake filled and frosted with a that of a richly generous, sweet, cream-cheese frosting. This Seven-inch cake serves a headcount of 8 persons.
The Poetry of that of the 50 Long Stem Red Roses
This is unputdownable as You'll be sure to astonish anyone when you send them away this extravagant gift of 50 impressive Red Roses. Whether you send them to a friend or to that of a loved one you are sure to cleave your way to aesthetic glory braced with a lasting impression shaping up as a gift they will not soon forget.
In the Contemporary times and an universal occasion as that of Valentines Day, It was never so convenient to send valentines gifts to the US. What is more? You can very well indulge in Valentines that include beautiful basket arrangements to the standing ovation of exotic flowers reading in the petal order of lilies followed by orchids. The We are made for each other mutually themed arrangement of red roses is further inked with signature and personal messages as well. Whereas, the 'Hershey Bliss-Dark' card hamper arrives with that of a simple card sublimely saying 'This is all I could afford.' On the other hand, if this is any less then The 'soft & sweet' themed card hamper for US arrives with a adorable teddy-bear and with that of a box of Delicious Ferrero Rocher chocolates.


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More examples of what the QR codes could link to are:
- A text message
- A photo gallery
- Web page
- Virtual business card
- Video or music file
I love using QR codes! I find that it's an easy way to give information to others. For example, I was training teachers on using QR codes to differentiate instruction as well as on iPad apps for literacy. (It was a busy day!)
Anyway, I had QR codes for them to scan with their iPads. Each scanned code opened the iTunes URL for a literacy app. The teachers received a folder with their QR codes, leading them to various literacy apps that varied by grade level/subject area taught. It turned out really great, & they were able to envision how each student could have their own QR codes with instructions for an activity in centers, a URL on which they must practice, etc. If I were still teaching high school, I would have QR codes for them to scan to get their homework assignments. Those could be cataloged in a notebook for absent students to scan when they return from the absence.
So many uses! So easy to incorporate!
Thanks for the comment Amy! That is a brilliant idea about scanning homework assignments! I wish we could have had those whilst I was at school, would have saved a lot of time and effort in printing out endless amounts of paperwork, and would have put a stop to the excuses of 'losing' the work!ReplyDelete
I have just downloaded the app for this and scanned your code on the right.
Thanks for the post, and the content on the web, it's good to have an interactive experience when learning - even at 32!! :)


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1. I can't spell WalMart right! WHY ONLY ONE L?!
2. I am obsessed with YouTube.. it's not healthy
3. I have been into all natural stuff lately! Loving rosemary oil for acne!!!
4. I want my hair reaaaalllllyyyy long. Like to my belly button. but not to my butt... That's too long for me... IDK!
5. I am obsessed with doing peoples make up but don't want to do my own...
6. I have been taking piano for 7 years and dislike it very much. I LIKE WHEN OTHER PEOPLE PLAY BUT I DON'T LIKE PLAYING.
7. I am always tired.
8. I ALMOST ONLY DRINK WATER! It was one of my new years goals and I think I have succeeded! I now only drink other stuff on special occasions and I let myself have like 8oz on Sundays.
9. I normally sleep on my futon instead of my bed...
10. My hair looks like it's been straightened but it's just naturally straight as a pin... a very straight pin...
11. I get bad songs stuck in my head... a lot.... *starts humming inappropriate song than realizes and shuts up...*
12. I love Weird Al's song Word Crimes... Just watch it. Trust me.
13. I don't know what else to write so I am going to stop on number 13 which will drive my OCD crazy. But I'm too lazy to care.
Friday, October 17, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Fall is my favorite season! The clear blue skies, the crisp air, fall leaves, hot tea, soup, outdoor reading, blankets, sweaters, practicing Christmas music, pumpkin picking, the fair, Thanksgiving, spicy candles, hunting, Pinterest (actually that's year round..all day ery day!), new fashions, darker makeup, down hair (I don't leave it down a ton because I don't want to have a heat stroke here in Mississippi), new Doctor Who episodes (I'M LOVING THE NEW SEASON!), dressing up for Trunk or Treat (I'm going as an 80's crazy person! Costume suggestions welcome!), sweet potato pie, fall break, cat memes... wait no that's a everyday thing too... but cats just seem... fallish..., good grades (JKJK I just put that in there cause I GOT A 90 ON MAH SPANISH TEST UHHU!!!! okay bragging over!) and best of all the cotton I just love autumn!!!
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Transformation Tuesday!
A month from now I will have had my blog for 3 years! So I have been looking at old posts! It's so fun to see my old likes and dislikes! There are things I had totally forgotten about!
I actually started this blog for photography, but like a lot of things I out grew that (I now just try to take a decent selfie)
Y'all have seen my teeth transformation. I am so so sorry....(I also think I forgot how to smile in this picture but I also had had my braces on for about 30 minutes when this was taken!)
Strange fact sometimes when I smile a random eye brow goes up... I have no idea why...
My life has changed a lot in the past 3 years. Some for the good some for the bad. But God has taught me so much through this crazy life I live! I wouldn't give it up for anything...
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Let's take a look at Saturday's special events at Jamboree. From morning to evening -- breakfast to banquet -- you'll find lots to keep you busy.
Jamboree Genealogy Idol Breakfast
Geoff Rasmussen sponsored by Legacy Family Tree
Attend the first-ever Jamboree Genealogy Idol competition as four contestants - 2 live and 2 online - compete for your votes. In the three rounds of competition, contestants will demonstration their gen-tech expertise and try to woo you with their favorite gen-tech secrets. Everyone will learn - but only one will leave with the title of Jamboree Genealogy Idol. The competition will also be broadcast to a live webinar audience who will cast their votes live. $pecial registration required.
War of 1812 Breakfast
Curt B. Witcher, MLS, FUGA, IGSF
"And the Rockets' Red Glare: Online Resources for War of 1812 Research"
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. This presentation will explore the growing number of consequential websites for finding War of 1812 Resources, from the new fold3 website to more hidden sources in the Internet Archive and special collections. Strategies for finding and using these sites will also be explored. Curt will also update us on the status of the collaboration between NARA and the Federation of Genealogical Societies to digitize the pension files from the War of 1812, thus assuring our descendants access to these valuable records. $pecial registration required.
Lunch in the Tent
"The Story of Hollywood - An Illustrated History"
Gregory Paul Williams
Lunch on your own. Born and raised near the Hollywood sign, Greg's interest
in Hollywood's history began when he wrote The Story of Hollywoodland,
a book about the neighborhood where he grew up. His connection to Hollywood
goes beyond an interest in its history, though. A puppeteer and a puppet designer
in the entertainment industry for 25 years, Greg's credits include Men
in Black and Men in Black II, Beakman's World, Child's
Play 3, Mighty Joe Young, Pee-wee's Playhouse, and The Showbiz
Show with David Spade. He also wrote a series of children's book
with Jim Henson based on the Muppet characters. Greg has devoted many hours
to the preservation of Hollywood's Historic District and continues to
be active in the community. You're welcome to eat during the presentation, but I'm sure that our
speaker would appreciate your steering clear of potato chips and crunchy dill
pickles. Free, seating is limited to 300.
Banquet - How Psychic Roots became an "Unsolved Mystery"
Hank Z Jones, FASG.
Hank shares his adventures behind the NBC-TV dramatization of his ground-breaking bestseller (now in its 6th printing) and relates even more amazing serendipitous experiences contributed by genealogists worldwide for his new sequel More Psychic Roots. $pecial registration required.
Current and New SCGS Members register here
Non-Members register here


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Every Wednesday I will post a book which I cannot wait to be released and it is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
Through the Ever Night
By Veronica Rossi
Paperback edition: 352 pages
To be released: 8th January 2013
Synopsis: It's been months since Aria last saw Perry. Months since Perry was named Blood Lord of the Tides, and Aria was charged with an impossible mission. Now, finally, they are about to be reunited. But their reunion is far from perfect. The Tides don't take kindly to Aria, a former Dweller. And with the worsening Aether storms threatening the tribe's precarious existence, Aria begins to fear that leaving Perry behind might be the only way to save them both.
Threatened by false friends, hidden enemies, and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night? - goodreads.com


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Parking Available at National Airport
One of the questions I was asked most frequently about today was, Will I be able to park
at Reagan National Airport?
The airport's parking facilities not only are next to the airport but also next to a Metrorail station, and parking for the trains was at a premium today.
The airport's Web site has a parking page that gives travelers the very latest on parking conditions at the garages and the economy lot. Look here for directions and alerts today. The times I checked today, there was plenty of parking.
At 5:45 p.m., there are almost 2,000 spaces of various kinds in the garage and more than 1,300 in the economy lot.
Anybody have trouble getting to the airport or parking there?
Tara Hamilton, spokeswoman for the airports authority, confirms that the lots and garages did not fill. She says there did appear to be more people coming to the Metro station at the airport and some may have parked. But others may have walked there, too.
Robert Thomson
January 20, 2009; 5:49 PM ET
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Ok, this wasn't quite how my lie-ins of old used to go, but I still count an hour in bed with little girl as a heavenly time even if does involve You Tube. Our favourite today:
Then little girl went to her daddy's and a little rain fell in my perfect day with his inevitable criticism of something, anything, as I handed her over.
Me, well I met someone very dear to me for brunch at Jamie's Recipease.
I pootled on home to hand over the keys to a temporary entrustee of my Darling Clementine, before embarking on a spot of Wii Yoga and Pilates.
Then I allowed the sun to weigh heavy on my eyelids as I sat in the garden in my favourite lounger and took time to just be.
Oh my Fing G how long has it been since I did that; truly nothing, no reading, no writing, no doing at all just being.
I listen to the birds nesting in the hedge above my head, I even watched them forage and feed. Wow, a garden peaceful enough to do that in, I repeat WOW!
Inspired by rest and the possibility of pottering I even trimmed the hedges by hand. Thus exercising biceps and not disturbing the birds.
Then I sat and just was some more.
A bath with some L'occitane lemon verbena bubbles (a precious gift -the bubbles not the bath, although now I come to mention it...) and an Elemis Exotic Moisturising Face mask, a freebie from when I could pay £100 for face cream and not blink...
Sounds glamorous until I tell you I used a pair of little girls knickers to tie my hair up, clean of course.
And now here I am feeling at peace, tippy typing a peaceful ( and some might say dull) post on my ipad (yet another gift) to celebrate a delightfully easy day, with much room to breathe.
A day rounded off in new Gap pjs, enjoying a supper of red wine and chocolates and an opportunity to catch up with emails, sky plus and an early night.
Oh another slight blight when my Alessi savaged the cork and I had to resort to the lazy fish.
I really do love my life but I have a long way to go before I feel I really live it.
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ABBADON'S GATEThis is the third book in the series, starting with Leviathan Wakes and continuing with Caliban's War. The first one was an action packed/mystery filled broventure through space that I thouroughly enjoyed, but found almost completely lacking of female points of view. Somewhere between Leviathan Wakes and Caliban's War, someone talked to the two guys that make up Corey and they apparently learned what women are and how they exist. The results are impressive, though if you were looking for the fixes, they're really noticeable. I don't know if they planned the novels to become progressively more "feminist" (read: egalitarian) and sort of flip flop some tried-and-true patriarchal sci-fi tropes, but they end up doing that, and it works pretty well in Caliban's War.
Let's drop some background: In The Expanse series, the solar system is pretty well populated, almost like the setting of the dreadful 2312, but a little grittier and significantly more real. There are three major factions: The UN, Mars, and the Outer Planets Alliance. You can guess who they represent. There is one main character who the story ostensibly rotates around, the man James Holden who has been the centre of a lot of political turmoil all because of the crazy billions-year old alien protomolecule superdevice discovered living inside of Phoebe. I don't want to reveal too much, but the results of the other two book are that Earth and Mars are no longer allied, the OPA is independent, and there is a giant Ring floating just outside Neptune's orbit. This book is about the Ring.
I'll be frank. Corey knows that it's obvious that the Ring is a hyperspace gate or whatever, and doesn't play with us at all: the prologue tells you that's whats up. These guys do great prologues. Leviathan Wakes was a good book, and the best part of it was the prologue. The characters are brought together quickly -- the new are introduced, and Holden is honestly the least interesting, which is a good and a bad thing. There's Bull, the grizzled Earther vet who's joined up with the OPA, Anna, a priest originally from Russia, then Europa, who just happens to be gay. (which is pretty normal by the Earth family standards of the Expanse. They tackle the overpopulation issue in an interesting way that I like!) Last, there's Clarissa, who wants to destroy everything that Holden is, for what happened in Caliban's War.
Mixing all these guys up is real fun. It doesn't take long for everyone to get through the Ring, in very dramatic fashion, and then things
the fuck
If you've ever read Rama II or Rama III. You'll know there's something as too slow. The action in the book literally slows down -- you'll know what I'm talking about when you read it. The humans discover there's an alien superstructure, but most of them can't get to it. Mostly because most of them are killed pretty quickly after arriving. Shit hits the fan really hard, really fast, and the pace somehow stays alive, but at the same time, I felt like nothing was being accomplished. Characters died, action happened, but once again the aliens are kept on the outer edge, a whisper or a vision, a brief interaction. Technically, the alien structure is attacking them the whole time, I guess, but it definitely doesn't feel that way.
The whole battle against the aliens is actually a battle between humanity, to try to get everyone to agree. Much like Crossroads of Eternity was about the characters choosing where to go, Abbadon's Gate is about deciding what to do once you get there, and find out it's crazy and friggen weird.
If you've ever read Mistborn, and gotten past the first book, you'll know what I'm about to talk about. Transitioning an action-based, adventure style mystery solving whip of a book into a introspective political drama is difficult. Rewarding if done well, but difficult. This book is an introspective political drama in space, with gunfights. There is plenty of action, and the writing is as always, great, but I felt like Cory had written himself(ves?) into a corner with this book, because while I get that the whole point is that its humanity that's the real enemy, the world they've put their characters in is one where they have no option but to turn on themselves, because the alien artifact is essentially unnaproachable, unreachable, and completely unresponsive except through some little side-interaction through Holden, who doesn't really do much of anything with the alien structure, except learn what he needs to do to turn it off, which is to make everyone agree. The actual puzzle-solving is done by the alien-ressurrected ghost of the second POV character from Leviathan Wakes, one sad, lonely, drunkenly stereotypical hard-but-tired Detective Miller.
I don't know why they chose to keep the interaction with the aliens to the minimum that they did -- the story is good, and I enjoyed the book, but the ending felt weak without some real climax with the alien power. Maybe that's waiting for another book, but this book needed one.
The book leaves off promising that there will be more of Holden&friends to come. Honestly, they've got quite the setting for an expanded universe -- I can't deny that I've thought of writing my own little fictions in their world -- it's a good one! While this book has its flaws, it also has incredible strength in the power of its character's messages. There's a real philosophical heart to this book, and it's one we should all get along with. If you're looking for a solid sci-fi book that respects women, this is your ticket. Though I suggest reading all the other ones first :D


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Memorial Day and 4th of July Backyard Water Park
Red, White, Blue and Green! 4th of July Backyard Water Park Memorial Day and 4th of July means family picnics, backyard BBQs and lots of summer fun! Here's a complete DIY patriotic water fun park with 10 activities that you can set up in your backyard. All the guests, young and old can enjoy the fun! Be sure to make a separate area for the land lubbers who wish to stay dry. Your lawn gets a good drink of water and everyone can cool off. Educational and fun! Read more...
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BBQ Mussles
By Ken Smith
Ingredient: 1kg Large Sized Mussels - Check use by date
Dressing ingredients
Finely chopped parsely
Finely chopped onion
Garlic to suit - 2 cloves or garlic paste
Lemon or lime juice from 2 lemon or limes
100 gm butter
Splash of white wine
Sprinkle of salt and black pepper
Cooking method: Grilling/BBQ
Use a small pot - just add onions and cook lightly, then add butter and melt mixing in with onions.
Add garlic and lemon / lime juice and white wine, add pepper and salt.
Cook on low temperature
Check the mussels, if any are open tap on table, if they don't close then throw them out
Clean the mussels and pull out the beard of hair (using pliers makes it easy). Now with BBQ on medium temp, stand the mussels on BBQ grate with the side that opens up at the top
Don't heat the mussels too quickly, just cook a few minutes
As they open up spoon in the made up dressing and let them simmer away for a couple of minutes (don't overcook them)
Then lift them off BBQ and eat them straight out of the shell, savouring the beautiful juices
Enjoy while sipping on the rest of the wine
Ken Smith, Member for Bass looks to the sea for his K.I.S.S. Recipe inspiration.
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Karma at last!
I am probably jinxing myself majorly, but here goes...
Found 2 balls of Cherry Tree Hill sock yarn, I would estimate about 50g each for a grand total of $6. Yes, folks - $6 for what ammounts to $24 worth of yarn.
I have what is probably the most fantastic haircut of my entire life (it has layers). I am planning to buy product for it tomorrow. Yes, I am still Jenn and not a pod person from the planet Mars.
The dress we ordered from Penney's in a size that I was sure was going to be too small on me FITS! It not only fits, but looks good on me as well - to go with my fantastic 'do!


text: The second drill for bunting is to simply pracice with a target area. As you can see in the video, all you need is a 2 small items, in this case it's 2 shoes. Place the two items about 8-10 feet away from each foul line. Than, simply practice bunting the ball, but attempting to get the ball to roll within the area from the foul line to the item. The reason you would want to get it in this area is because if you bunt it too close to the pitcher, the bunt might not do its job, which is to move the runner to the next base.


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Weary Flat-Footed Travel Bug, IT geek, Multicultural Hybrid Mutant, Movie Buff, Foodie, Shutterbug, Couch Potato, Art Lover, Trekkie, Film Critic, Architecture Admirer, Lover of Chinese Poetry, Share Trader, Cook, People Watcher, History Junkie, Sickly Health Nut...
Movie Review
History of Chinese Language Cinema via Milestone Movies
My IMDB Chinese Language Films List (Contains links to 200+ reviews)
I consider myself an amateur historian in the Chinese language cinema. The above IMDB link provides a list of milestone (among other) films that charts the course of the development of Chinese language cinema. The reviews of these films therefore focus mostly on this aspect.
Glossary for Chinese Language Cinema
All my reviews of movies are kept in my Blog Archive under year 2007 (in the sidebar).
For examples,
A movie that was made in 1963 will be filed in the Blog Archive in June 3, 2007.
A movie that was made in 1998 will be filed in the Blog Archive in Sep 8, 2007.
A movie that was made in 2012 will be filed in the Blog Archive in Oct 2, 2007.
Featured Articles on Hollywood Film Industry (redrafting parts 2, 3 & 5):
Globalisation of Hollywood - Part 1
Globalisation of Hollywood - Part 4 (Movie Making)
A Hero's Journey is Born
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The Original Series
Decoding and Deconstructing Classic Films
Inception (2011)
Memento (2000)
Enter the Void (2009)
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Back on March 13, Kaye Barley from Meanderings and Muses emailed me that she had chosen me for a Fabulous Blog Award. (You can see her post on the subject at her place). This recognition comes with rules -- and I quote: "You must pass it on to 5 other Fabulous Bloggers in a post. (You might find their email addresses on their Profile page or, if not available, post as a "comment" to their latest post.) You must include the person who gave you the award, and link back to them. You must list 5 of your Fabulous Addictions in the post. You must copy and paste these rules in the post. Right click the Award icon and save it to your computer, then post with your own awards. To my way of thinking, this is not only a nice tribute, it widens the reading audience."
Whether from a paralyzing fear of success, too much time spent on Facebook, or sheer laziness, I haven't blogged since! But now I'm back and resolving to do better. How did I get started blogging anyway?
I remember a dinner party a year or so before we moved from City of Lakes where 3 of the 4 men present talked animatedly about all the blogs they kept up with each day. Onkel Hankie Pants was the fourth man, and I don't think either of us really understood what was being discussed -- we knew the word and that was about it. In retrospect, I think our friends were all reading professional or semi-pro political blogs, of which more later. We also wondered how these guys got any work done!
When we moved to Maine, we had a bit more time on our hands and we each got our own computer (my recipe for a happy marriage, especially in retirement or semi-retirement.) We were visiting different churches and looking at their websites, and one website recommended Songbird's blog. One visit and I was hooked. I started reading her blog regularly and then dipping into some of the others on her blogroll. About that same time my elder daughter started a blog. This daughter is the middle child, and as we know, the middle child is more peer-oriented; plus she was in the Pacific Time Zone, making telephone communication difficult. I read her blog simply to keep in touch! Some time later, Onkel Hankie Pants started blogging, and, not to be outdone, I began Exile's Return. After a while I joined the RevGalBlogPals blogring, and I continue to sample blogrolls. There are blogs on almost any subject, including many that interest me, and before the election I was even checking in fairly often at some of those political blogs mentioned above. (Now? Not so much, unless one of my favored bloggers links to one, except for my old college chum Rick Horowitz's funny take on politics and other aspects of the news.)
Some of my favorite mystery writers have blogs. Vicki Lane, who passed the Fabulous Blogger award to Kaye, who passed it to me, has a beautiful one -- just looking at her photographs of the Carolina mountains each day lifts my spirit. Some other writers have joint blogs (you'll find a couple in my blogroll) which is a Good Thing -- with only one post a week, they have more time to write more mysteries.
I wish all my friends had blogs! I've recently joined Facebook, and it's been fun keeping up with some more people that way, but the short status updates aren't quite enough for me. I want to know what you think! DorothyL and Goodreads have proven good ways for me to reflect on what I'm reading. I joined a site that promised to do the same sort of thing for movies, but I'm not pleased with it and I may need to follow Sisterfilms' example and start another blog for film reviews.
Without further ado, here's my list of Fabulous Bloggers -- check 'em out!
1. Meanderings and Muses -- where I'll be guest-blogging in June!
2. Cordeliaknits -- there is quite a bit about knitting, but more besides, and some great photos.
3. Are You There, God? It's Me, Elinor -- my younger daughter and a deep thinker, seriously.
4. Processing Counselor -- someone I don't know in person but who is in many ways a kindred spirit, and in others quite different, which keeps me interested in what she has to say
5. The Owl's Song -- taught me that people of faith and goodwill and eminently good sense come in all denominations -- even ones I've tended to think of almost as "the enemy."
And my Fabulous Addictions:
1. Reading and acquiring books: here's a photo of one of my TBR shelves,
note double-shelving!
2. Christmas music: here's a photo of where I keep it:
3. Genealogy: here's a photo of just some of my files and resource material:
4. Ripping Yarns: Here are two examples of the kinds of books and movies I call "Ripping Yarns"--
I'd probably count National Treasure movies as one of my guilty pleasures even without
Nicolas Cage, and Patrick O'Brian, while of another literary order entirely, writes a great Ripping Yarn.
5. And last but not least, How to Be Perfect books. These fall into many categories (if you look hard you can spot at least one in each of the two photos of bookshelves above) and here is my latest purchase, which I couldn't resist when I came across it in the used bookstore last week:
Bookstore Sign of the Day -
3 hours ago