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- Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Monday, 23 March 2015
Card 2 for CD Sunday challenge - Sentiment
I would also like to add this card to the following challenges;
613 Avenue Create 116 - anything goes with the optional twist purple. (This was easy for me as my favourite colour is purple)
Come and Get it challenge - things with wings (there are butterflies on the image)
C.R.A.F.T. challenge 303 - mothers day/female
Crafty Hazelnut's monthly pattern paper challenge - anything goes covered with pattern paper
Cute Card Thursday 365 - spring fever
Inspiration Destination 25 - anything goes
Polkadoodles - birthdays
{PIN}spirational challenge 136 - spring
Scrapping 4 Fun 38 - spring or Easter
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Thanks for playing with us at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this week!ReplyDelete
Monica - DT
wonderful cardReplyDelete
Beautiful card, Margaret.ReplyDelete
I love the. Colour combo and the image for this card Margaret and the sentiment is lovely. Thank for your second card for our challenge at CD Sunday. You've been very busy. Wynn DTReplyDelete
Very pretty. Love your colour pallet. Thank you for sharing with us at the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge. - Myrna DTReplyDelete
Very pretty and so well executed! Thanks so much for dropping this off by our house here at 613 Avenue Create!ReplyDelete
Chana Malkah, Owner
Lovely card, pretty colors.ReplyDelete
Thank you for your entry at Scrapping4funChallenges.
Rachelle DT
Lovely your card.ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us at Inspiration Destination.
Hope we see you again a next challenge.
xxx Michelle (DT)
Beautiful card hun. Thanks for sharing your beautiful creation with us at {PIN}spirational Challenges.ReplyDelete
Naz xxx
wonderful card :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for playing along in the 613 Avenue Create Challenge.
This is absolutely gorgeous! And your colouring is fantastic! Great colour combo and that image is super cute! Thank you for sharing your wonderful project with us at Come And Get It challenge. NevaReplyDelete
Superb card, love the colour. Perfect for our challenge over at Polkadoodles this time.ReplyDelete
Jenny x
Polkadoodles DT
Thank you for a second card Margaret. Very pretty and again the sentiment is great.ReplyDelete
Carol xx
CD Sunday DT
Such a lovely sentiment and I love the colours of this card. You are spoiling us with two lovely cards.ReplyDelete
Jocelyn x
CD Sunday DT
Another CD i love, beautiful card Margaret.ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us at Cd Sunday.
sue-b DT x
What a sweet creation, Margaret! Thanks for playing along with Polkadoodles Birthdays challenge .ReplyDelete
hugs, Asha (DT)
What a lovely card!ReplyDelete
Thank you for participating in the last {PIN}Spirational Challenge. A new one has just begun... I hope you'll check it out and play along with it, too!
Fabulous, love the image, the colour, the design. I love itReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us this time.
Christine xx
CD Sunday DT
Thank you so much for joining my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March challenge with your lovely crafting - hope to see you again soon xReplyDelete
Lovely! Thanks so much for participating in our {PIN}SPIRATIONAL challenge!! Hope to see you again for our next challenge!!ReplyDelete
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Pyaar hamara hero,dosti hamare heroine (ishqbaaz ff) Episode 1
Hey hi and hello. hope u all had a happy nd safe Diwali.i really want d no of comments to increase. so silent readers plssss do d needful.
All suggestions nd critics r welcome will fa sure concentrate on all d 3 couples. OK too much of talking .lets get into d 1st episode::::
(its morning. a room is shown in d oberoi mansion. a girl wakes up yawning .she sees d time.)
girl:thank god! I dint oversleep. Today is sahils PTA meeting at school.i have 2 get ready.(u guessed it right. it is our pannika opps anika.a man is sleeping on a couch parallel to her.)
anika:billuji hasn't yet waken up.( yes it is our sso.she tiptoes out.she gets ready,has a bath nd comes to her room.shivaay is still sleeping.she takes her phone nd calls sahil)
anika: sahil did u have yourbreakfast?remember its your PTA meeting today. be ready I will come nd pick u up.
Sahil:ok anika didi.love you.
Anika: love u too.(while she is speaking,shivaay gets up nd stands behind anika,which she fails to notice.he stretches his arms nd anika turns nd stumbles,as shivaay is standing is close to her.she is bout 2 fall when he catches her. Ohh Jana plays.they have an eyelock .its a beautiful one with the curtains moving behind them nd d sun-rays touching them. They break it nd get awkward.)
Shivaay: cant u be careful? U never utilize ur eyes properly!
Anika: y r u worrying? I can take care of myself.
Shivaay: I have seen that.everytime I save u. now where r u going?early in d morning?
Anika:its PTA meeting in sahils school I have to leave,
Shivaay: all right. Shall I drop u?
Anika: no need.i will go by myself.. anyway u said u have an important meeting today.so its ok.
Shivaay: ok.but be careful. I cant leave my meeting to come nd save you.(he leaves,anika stares at him)
anika:only now he suggested 2 drop me.next second he changed his words!!!! wait a min, why am I even thinking bout him. I have to leave. She also leaves d room. The scene shifts.another room is shown.a girl wakes up stretching her arms.)
Girl: wow,what a dream I had??? my god! I met Ranbir Kapoor! But wait where did I met him? Hardly had a glance when dis stupid alarm went off! No worries, I'll for sure meet him today.she tries to get up holding d bed when she experiences severe pain in her legs nd someone holds her shoulder,a guy wit long hair,yes its our nandhini nd omakra. Music plays nd they have an eyelock)
omkara: y r u taking unwanted stress? Doc has told u 2 take rest na?
Nandhini: oh gosh omkara! Each nd every doc says d same thing! Whether it is a normal fever or a major phenomena, all docs say d same thing.
Omkara: I agree, taking rest cant improve ur condition,but it wont get worse.
Nandhini: it will get worse for me only if I take rest. I am very hyperactive by nature,thats why d accidnet haunted me. I was not able to move for 3yrs.(om's face gets pale nd is buried wit guilt,she notices it nd realizes that she had slipped her tongue) ohh come on now. Dont start ur senti dialogues now! I was just telling u bout me! Now smile! Thats better! Now will u let me get up?
(he smiles nd helps her get up nd he also gets ready. At the beakfast table.. rumya r sitting, sowmya is busy over her phone.)
Rudra: who is she texting to? (He tries to get a glimpse when nandhini comes there.)
nandhini: good morning guys.
Sowmya: good morning did. Come sit.(she helps her sit.)
nandhini: whom r u texting to huh?
Sowmya: rehaan. He told he would pick me up.
(rudra's face is red with anger.)
nandhini: wow! R u guys planning a date?
Rudra: haan did, date ki naam pe they go see documentaries on mosquitoes nd fungus!
Nandhini: really? Thats interesting! ( she laughs,sowmya glares @ rudra, when rehaan comes an calls sowmya she smiles seeing him nd rudra angry.)'
sowmya: hi rehaan. This is nandhini didi.( they shake hands)
Nandhini: well rehann I really appreciate ur creativity on seeing documentaries on ur date.so what documentary r u gonna see today?(rudrs laughs luking at rehaan)
rehaan: no didi, I have booked tickets for aye dil hai mushkil!
(sowmya nd nandhini r surprised nd rudra stares open-mouthed at him!)
sowmya: wow rehaan I never knew u can be romantic!!!!!!
rehan: it was rudra who enlightened me bout dis! (nandhini couldnt control her laughter) thank u rudra, sowmya shall we leave?
( they leave rudra is seething with jealousy. Scene shifts. Prinku is waiting for someone outside her collage., ranveer comes there nd hugs prinku)
ranveer: is everything ok?
Prniku: no ranveer. I am l little worried for us. For how long will we hide our love? Dont u think its better we inform all of them? Now that all problems are solved?
Ranveer: I know! But cant u wait for a little longer? Only now all prolems are solved, give ur family members a little time to come out of it. Then I promise we will tell them! Ok? ( she nods her head)
PRECAP: tia nd roop plot against d oberois…. anika's life is at threat…..
shivika have a fight. Rumya have an eyelock. Nandhini nd omkara have a heartfelt conversation.
Thats all of today guys. Ik its a little boring nd short but I have heaps of work 2 be completed. I will add more romance in d subsequent episodes. But do drop in ur comments!!!!!!!! bye for now

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Hi everyone, first off I just want to apologize on the lack of posts recently I have been busy away at my families, who I hardly see so I have been spending time with them before I go home in the morning.
I also just want to give a quick update, basically apart from being away I just haven't had the motivation to post. I have plenty of idea's in my head what I want to do but I just can't be bothered to do write them up.
I start college on Wednesday too and I am nervous about it!
Sorry again for not posting but I hope you all stick with me and I will be back posting very soon!


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I have visions of something like this for our breakfast nook. {image courtesy of Ballard Designs} I also have these visions with less of a budget...so my question to you is, where can I find a more affordable version of this party table? You know the kind you cover up with a big tablecloth, like this awesome-must-have-it burlap one?!!! love, love, love.
and thank you :)


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When it is solved as you say it will be over . At that time when Jesus comes there will be no switching over to Jesus from Islam . God did say he would deal with the Jews who were blinded partially to Jesus . But even the Jews will not get a free ride . At the moment Jesus sounds the trump you fate is sealed no matter who you are .
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Originally posted by mideast
That question is
If I follow whatever Jesus tells me to do , will you follow what Mahdi is asking you ?
Why should they, and why should you?
Those are the questions which are actually important.


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Living in the Past
I am a child of the 80s, a decade of contrasts. On the one hand, outstanding music (if you don't like it, I don't care), and on the other, fashion statements and hairstyles that would probably be best forgotten. I was reminded of both yesterday after discovering a wonderful link to hundreds of 80s music videos. I reminisced through viewings of Scritti Politti's Perfect Way, singing along (quietly) to the Psychedelic Furs, and tapped my toes to And We Danced, by The Hooters, to name but a few. Aaaah, bliss. And of course, such joy is not limited to the music from my coming-of-age years, but also to the movies and the television shows of this gone-but-not-forgotten era. Who could forget such classics as The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, and virtually every other Brat Pack film? What teenage girl didn't envy Molly Ringwald for always beating the odds and getting the cute guy at the end? With half the population of the United States running around saying, "Whatchu talkin' about, Willis?", and the other half running around trying to figure out the words to "Pass the Dutchie" and "Come On Eileen", the 80s were glory days indeed.
The 80s were happy, more innocent times, where no one worried about planes being flown into buildings, toxic white powder being sent through the post, or people not being able to accompany their loved ones to the airport gate. We wore our hideously loud, patterned (remember paisley?), oversized shirts with no fear, went preppie (remember the pink and green combo, Izod shirts with the collars up?) with no immediate concerns for our safety. They were good years for growing up. Our parents weren't afraid to let us be outside after dark during lazy summers, nor were they worried when we wandered around the mall with friends, boys and girls eyeing each other over the 45s in the record store.
Oh, how the times have changed. Here I am, twenty years older and about a hundred years wiser, and to say that I'm troubled by the times in which we live would be an understatement. Today's youth are far savvier than I could ever hope or want to be, robbed of their innocence at increasingly younger and younger ages. I long for the good old days, before violence became so normal, before drugs became so prevalent, before coffee became so expensive.
And now, it seems I may have to chance to go back, at least in a sense. Without me noticing, it seems that my twenty-year high school reunion has crept up on me, and will be held this summer. To my great fortune (though Husband is clearly less keen), it coincides with our annual trip to the US to visit family and friends, and I find myself greatly looking forward to the reunion events. I look forward to catching up with old friends, and to showing everyone how far I've come. I look forward to seeing how people have changed, who they've married, how they're doing. I look forward to showing off my little family. Ever since the reunion was announced, there's been a flurry of emails between old classmates, and the excitement is steadily growing. One thing that I find kind of scary is how many of them still live in the area where we grew up, how many of them are still friends who regularly spend time together. Some of them are parents of children who go to school together, and even run into each other at school sporting events. Some of them are high school sweethearts, miraculously still together twenty years later, which is just amazing.
I can't wait to take this trip down memory lane, to remember the good times from my youth (while conveniently forgetting the bad times, of course!), to dance to the songs that we danced to twenty years ago, to laugh about simpler times and long gone bad hair days.
"What a long strange trip it's been…"


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States of Good Health
Most of us probably don't consult the United Health Foundation when it comes to choosing a place to live. But maybe we should.
The 19th annual "America's Health Rankings: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities" released Wednesday by the UHF in partnership with the American Public Health Association and the Partnership for Prevention takes a hard look at the many factors that contribute to a state's being a healthful place to live. Analyzing data that falls into four broad categories -- personal behavior, community and environment, public and health policy, and clinical care -- the report each year ranks states according to all kinds of criteria, from the percentage of residents who smoke tobacco to the percentage that are obese.
Vermont tops the list, with high marks for low prevalence of obesity and low premature-death rate. Way at the bottom, where southern states tend to fall, is Louisiana, where lots of people are obese and many children live in poverty.
Virginia comes in at #20, and Maryland's in the middle at #26. Washington, D.C., gets analyzed but not ranked. The report lays out each state's strengths and the health-related challenges it faces; so take a half hour or so to check it out. (Maryland is on page 54, Virginia on page 80 and D.C. on page 85.)
It's interesting to look at how your home state fares and to think about what you might do personally or through public channels to boost its rating for next year. It's also fascinating -- and unsettling -- to check page 13, where a chart compares the U.S. to other developed nations in terms of health care and healthy behaviors. For a country that spends $2 trillion on health care annually, we don't make a good showing, especially when it comes to the percentage of us that are obese.
The report's introduction, written by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A., of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, makes a case for concentrating on prevention rather than dumping so much money into fixing people who are already sick. That makes sense to me, but we can't exactly stop caring for the ill in the meantime.
In other health-ranking news, SELF magazine's December issue names Bethesda/Gaithersburg/Frederick as the healthiest city in America for women. That's based in part on the area's high number of ob/gyns and internists per capita and the scarcity of toxic sites. (For the record, Men's Health has ranked cities for health, too.)
Would you ever pick a new hometown based on what you know about its health-related features? What kind of action can you see yourself taking to help improve your own state's rating?
Or is this all just an intriguing parlor game?
Jennifer LaRue Huget
December 5, 2008; 7:00 AM ET
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You failed to note Bethesda/Gaithersburg/Frederick have higher than average suicide rates, according to that erudite magazine, Self. Frankly, I pick my hometown based on what I can afford and where I work, not based on the available medical services. It's all just a silly excuse to write magazine articles which people skim through, discard and forget.
I live within driving distance of Johns Hopkins, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Bethesda Naval Hospital, Washington Adventist, all the teaching hospitals in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. If none of them can repair my ills, I'll just give it up.
Posted by: Baltimore11 | December 5, 2008 10:47 AM | Report abuse
Good jobs equate to good health.
I'd pick where I live by where I can earn the best living.
I'd be almost guaranteed to find good health care then.
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"I see your point, but…"
"I hear what you're saying, but…"
"I know you have to do your own thing, but…"
As soon as you add the word "but" to the statement, you've nullified everything that came before it.
"I see your point, but…" (You're wrong, and I am right.)
"I hear what you're saying, but…" (You need to shut up because you're wrong.)
"I know you have to do your own thing, but…" (Actually, you don't. You need to do what I expected you to do.)
"You did what you needed to, but…" (You didn't do what I wanted you to, and it annoys me.)
"You put a lot of effort into it, but…" (You fell short of the mark and you should have worked harder.)
This is grating on me because I'm getting it a lot lately. It's irritating and it's dismissive, and it lacks communicative ability. Most of the time it's just something people use because they can't think of another way to say what they think; the reality is that it's a passive aggressive way to tell someone else that they're wrong, or they've done something the person speaking doesn't like, approve of, and wants changed.
It's been brewing in the back of my head for a while, but the catalyst for I've-had-enough-dammit came in the form of email that took me to task for declining an invitation (order to appear?) to be part of a book signing on the other side of the country. Never mind that I didn't need a reason other than I've never done a book signing and I don't want to; it felt like every similarly worded criticism I've gotten in the last six months boiled over in that one email.
"I know you can't hear on the phone, but I'm calling you anyway." I don't believe you, so I'm calling and you better pick up.
Hey, guess what? I gain nothing by telling people I have hearing difficulties, especially where the phone is concerned. Not being able to hear on the phone is nothing but a pain in the ass. If I have to take a call, I sit there struggling to understand what the person on the other end is saying. I can hear them speaking, but it's a garbled mess and I have to strain to make sense of it. I have to guess a lot, and I'm wrong a lot. It doesn't matter who you are; if you're on the phone with someone and 75% of the conversation is them asking you to repeat what you just said, and they still don't get it, you start getting irritated.
I end nearly every phone conversation with a bitch of a headache and feeling a little bit diminished, and even a little bit sad. I'm losing my hearing—not just on the phone—and I know it; I don't need you to make me feel like crap about it.
You have my number? Text me. I can still see and read. Or email me. Message me on Facebook. But if you're upset with me for not calling…that's on you, not me.
"I get that you have a bad back, but you participated in those walks." If you can do X, you can do Y, and because you chose X you obviously don't care enough to do Y, so you suck.
"You can't travel, but you went there." Mostly, I don't believe you, so show up here, or else you suck.
Yes, I did those walks. I'm not sure what you think those walks were like, though. I had a metric ton of fun on them because I was with friends, but don't get the impression I was bouncing on soft fluffy clouds farting sunshine out my ass. Those walks took a lot out of me and took a while to recover from. But I can walk reasonable distances. And guess what? Walking is very good for your back. Training walks may be what keeps me out of a wheelchair.
But hey…I also didn't say I couldn't travel.
What I cannot do is travel alone.
Atlanta wouldn't have happened at all if not for DKM. I can't travel alone, especially flying. On the best of days I'm a tense flyer; the idea of hurtling through the air in a giant lipstick tube bugs the bejeezuz out of me, but to it I now have to add uneven cortisol levels. You know that feeling of fight or flight? That's adrenaline and cortisol at work. Put me on a plane and my cortisol levels soar. My adrenaline jacks up.
That's probably not so unusual in anyone doing something that scares them…but then you add reactive hypoglycemia to the mix, and you have plummeting blood sugar levels. Either one of those separately should be easy enough to deal with, but if you put them together it's a recipe for some not so good things to happen.
The real problem is that when I have skyrocketing cortisol and my blood sugar is plummeting, I don't always recognize what's happening. I get twitchy and irritable, but I don't necessarily realize what's happening. By the time I might figure it out, my blood sugar could be in the toilet and my blood pressure so high that something inside is going to have to give. And by then, I'll either be out cold or dead. I'm not too fond of either happening. The former might have strange people digging through my pockets; the latter is a bit too permanent.
The first day in Atlanta I felt wrecked. I spent the day plastered to the hotel room bed for the most part, playing with my iPad because I didn't have anything else in me. I ate breakfast because DKM got me out of the room and down to the restaurant; I ate dinner because the team got together for it. Otherwise...yeah, no mental faculties to push myself to get food on my own.
In addition to having DKM's supervision, I also had dozens of people out there walking with me who knew I might need help. On day three when I got separated from my team and walked alone for the last half, no fewer than 5 people on every mile checked to make sure I was all right. The word was out; look for the woman with the neon pink hair and pink cammo pants. What seemed like coincidence at first became obviously organized because the questions were the same and quite pointed.
How do you feel? Are you drinking? Have you had electrolytes? When was the last time you ate? What did you eat? Have you had any sugar? Any salt? Are you sure you're all right, because I can get you a sweep van.
One stubborn walker wouldn't go ahead of me until I'd slugged back enough of the sports drink in my bottle to be deemed sufficient. He was probably right, too, because I started feeling a little spunkier after that, for a while anyway.
Atlanta was possible because DKM chaperoned me, and all along the route people had my back. If I didn't have a teammate walking with me, I was surrounded by people who were aware that I might need help at some point. I was also surrounded by people who might not have been aware of that, but were ready to spring to help anyone who looked like they needed someone.
If DKM hadn't been going to Atlanta for the walk, I wouldn't have gone. If I hadn't known I would have help along way if needed, I wouldn't have gone.
So yes, I can travel, as long as I have someone with me—someone who knows what to do if I get into trouble. Someone who can recognize it, because chances are I won't realize anything with me is off until I'm past the point of being able to do anything about it.
I don't travel alone. Period.
I'm especially not traveling for a book signing that would require the Spouse Thingy to burn off vacation days and for me to spend several hundred dollars for books I would then have to spend a hundred or so to ship, then spend a few hundred on a hotel room, then a rental car, and food, and incidentals…all with the very high risk that I wouldn't sell even half the books, and would probably sit at a table for hours on end alone, worrying about what the hell I'd do if my meds wore off.
"I totally understand that you don't want to do public speaking or book signings, but this one is different." You're a writer, you should be good with words, and I promised my friend who owns the bookstore that you'd do it.
No, this isn't different. And being a writer does not equal being a public speaker. I stumble over words when I'm speaking; I get to go back and edit them when I'm writing.
I appreciate you asking, but…


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|18 years old!
Steve and I have always made a point of having a separate gift for each occasion, as well as a birthday cake on the special day. We typically have her "friends" party in the new year.
This year, however, she got a pleasant surprise: a quintuple birthday!
Party number one: her girlfriends invited her over for an informal party, complete with a homemade cake.
Party number two: she went out for pizza with two more girlfriends. (No cake on this occasion.)
Party number three: her boyfriend showed up with a homemade cake (made with his mother's help).
Party number four: we, her grandparents, her aunt and uncle and her boyfriend all went out for dinner. After the meal the waiter brought out a slice of cake with a sparkler in it. (She scarfed down that cake as if she hadn't been fed in DAYS!)
Party number five: we then came home to - you guessed it -- cake number four, an ice-cream cake!
No surprise we still have leftover cake, of three different varieties. I guess there's always room for more where cake is concerned.
Happy eighteenth, Emma-Lou!


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The world's most popular sport is attracting more interest than ever in the United States.
Football to everyone else, soccer to us, and in a world cup summer, the Menace should see a spike in interest.
Des Moines hosted Real Colorado in the second round of the Lamar Hunt Open Cup.
Nico Wright put Menace up 1-0 in the 5th minute. Alec Barlett added a second in the 39th minute before Dong scored a third to seal the game, 3-0.
Menace will play Minnesota Untied in the third round.


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Saturday, September 11, 2010
On Making Muppets
Jim Henson. Still the coolest.
Posted by Paul Hornschemeier at 12:18 AM 3 comments
Labels: Good People, Jim Henson, Muppets
Friday, September 10, 2010
This Week's Shirt (9.9.10)
This week at the Forlorn Funnies Shirt Shop: another day late, another archaically dressed celestial entity parading atop a single-button telephone.
That's right, it's everyone's favorite could-be-a-mascot-for-an-old-flour-company-or-a-strange-lilac-perfume: Monsieur in The Moon.
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Friday, September 3, 2010
This Week's Shirt (9.2.10)
This week at the Forlorn Funnies Shirt Shop: a day late yet again, but just in time for the earliest inkling of autumn, we're presented with that comforting hulk of a poet, Biggeespeare.
Shouldn't his mustache and chin hair be separated? What's with the white gloves? Would there really be a seam like that in his shirt front, given the time period in question? Biggeespeare only replies, in iambic pentameter: MMMRRAAAAAAAAWWRRR!
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The War On Blogospheric Terror
In case you somehow missed it, the Edwards Blogger pseudo-story reached its denouement this last week, when Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwen resigned their new campaign jobs, citing vast quantities of hate email, including death threats.
Anyone who puts his or her name out there in the public square is going to get hateful and abusive communications; I certainly do from time to time. But nobody should have to put up with threats of bodily harm, much less murder. In most jurisdictions in this country, conveying such "terroristic threats," regardless of the medium, is a crime punishable with fines or even imprisonment. I hope Marcotte and McEwan let some of their worst tormenters know their emails have been referred to the appropriate authorities for investigation and prosecution. Maybe a few of these creeps will get a sense of what it feels like to be hunted. --


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this is a nudie bar. girls are rough looking. dirty smelly..never go there again. outside is dirty and run down..not much in way of parking.
This is a strip joint with the nastiest women in the western hemisphere. Or, at least, that's what I heard. :)
Keeders Show Bar can be found at Page Ave 736. The following is offered: Bars & Pubs. The entry is present with us since Sep 7, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 12, 2013. In Jackson there are 25 other Bars & Pubs. An overview can be found here.


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Discover the wild side of you!
Any upcoming plans for X'mas and New year next month? Am so looking forward to festive season. Every year, this period is the best time to "officially" give oneself a break from a whole year's of hardwork. Once again it is time for goal setting! What's your new year resolution? Never too early to think about it now.
Past weeks have been awesome!!
One of the latest projects would be a highly anticipated interview with a young talented writer , Chris Barba from New Jersey!
(u will find his amazing articles from http://www.thinkchooselive.org)
Come Dec, we shall all have a chance to read about his tips in staying positive especially goals setting part to youngsters out there.
Now the highlight : First of all, Many thanks to my model Carrin and her mum Christina! For their team spirit and dare-to-try-new-experience attitude! It was a great time doing the make-over for them.
Profile 1 : Christina is blessed with fair skin. At her age, skin condition is actually in tip-top condition with little spots or pigments.
Her tip is : Start skincare young. So all these investments do pay off afterall! Together with Artistry Intensive Repair Peel masque just after 8 mins, her skin glows with radiance and foundation sets easily on her skin. Coz usually normal to dry skin has a problem with 'cakey' or ' cracky' foundation.
PS : A pair of good eyebrows is really really important! Never underestimate!
Profile 2 : Carrin , like her mum is blessed with fair skin with hardly any outbreaks. Her only main concerns are her eyes area which start to show signs of puffiness and dark circles. Last but not least, Carrin is also aiming to uplift her cheek area, giving it a more supple & toned feeling. These can be improved greatly by a facial massage known as Guasha . (Which will be featured in upcoming post soon)
However, we both went further into a more fiery, wilder look for her. A total huge contrast from her soft nature style. A heavier touch on the grey and black shadows to give smoky eyes and red hot lip color! Viola!
Tip of the day :
Don't be afraid to discover the wild side of you!!
November 30, 2011 at 1:00 am
Woo hoo! Looking forward to the holiday posts!
And I love the tip of the day, "Don't be afraid to discover the wild side of you." I've been growing my hair out a little and my thoughts are just that.


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WIP – Medallion QuiltPosted: July 30, 2014 Filed under: quilts | Tags: Angela Pingel, Medallion Baby Quilt, Quilter's Mixology 6 Comments
A couple weeks ago, I came home from vacation to find a book I'd put on hold at the library was waiting for me: A Quilter's Mixology by Angela Pingel. It's gotten great reviews and I was excited that my small local library had a copy.
I've been wanting to try curved piecing and as a "modern traditionalist", I was eager to see what Angela could do with just one block: Drunkard's Path. I was not disappointed. There are 16 projects in this book and I counted at least 4 that I wanted to do right away. I will definitely be buying my own copy of this book.
I'm starting with the Medallion Baby Quilt. The thing that caught my eye right away was the fabric Angela choose: Katie Jump Rope, one of my all time favorite lines. I have only scraps of it left and I'm hoarding it, ha! But I also love the simplicity and symmetry of the quilt and decided to make it first.
I photo copied the templates (included full size!) and glued them to cardboard ripped off the back of last year's school notebooks. I pulled out some bird fabrics that had been languishing in my stash and found coordinating prints.
It took about an hour to cut out the fabric. One thing I noticed is that the book is very generous when it states how much fabric is needed. For example, on this Medallion quilt, it says you need a yard of the fabric for the middle rings. I only needed about 22″, or a little less than 2/3 of a yard. Not a big deal, but it's helpful to know if you are trying to use what you have and you don't have a full yard.
I spent about 3? hours piecing. I tried to keep track, but was interrupted several times by my darling
squabbling children. This was one of the first times I've done curved piecing for a quilt. I've done some while sewing clothes, so it wasn't totally new to me. I've heard there are many ways to sew curves like these, and the way I found works best for me is a 2-pin method.
I fold each piece to find the center of the curve and pin. Then I match up and pin the tail end of the curve. I pinch together the two pieces at the top of the curve, with the L shaped piece on top and slide them under my scant 1/4″ foot. I sew a few stitches, the ease the two curves together, using my fingers to hold them in place and sew to the center pin in one smooth motion. The I do the same for the bottom half, using an awl to guide the last bit of the fabric under the foot it doesn't slide away.
Then I put all the blocks into rows and the rows together into a quilt top.
I'm not planning to quilt this right away. I'm going to be taking a class on free-motion quilting next month and want to practice before I tackle this project. So I've pulled fabric for another quilt from the book, the Nine Patch Curves.
I can't wait to see how this one turns out!
Whirligigs — The Michael Miller ChallengePosted: July 24, 2014 Filed under: quilts | Tags: Michael Miller Challenge, Modern Quilt Guild, MQG Leave a comment
I finished it! It was a challenge…a real challenge, but I did it!
This is my entry for the Michael Miller Fabric Challenge with the Modern Quilt Guild. I'm calling it 'Whirligigs' and it is the first modern quilt I've designed and finished!
The line of fabric from Michael Miller is called Pinwheels, and that name reminded me of the yard decorations that twirl around when the when blows. Some are shaped like windmills and some are of people and the legs spin in the breeze. So I wanted to do something that showed that sense of motion and also using traditional blocks in a modern setting. From making my twin car seat quilts, I knew I could use the same block to mimic spinning blades.
Cutting into the fabric was a little nerve racking, but I measured carefully and went to work.
First there were three…
then five…
and then finally eleven…five pairs of two and one that was not exactly like the others…
I auditioned about a dozen layouts, most of which I did not take a picture of and even the ones I did, I won't bore you with the unchosen options. In the end, I picked a layout and started adding the gray background. The background fabric is Kona Steel.
Finally, the top was done!
The next big challenge was the quilting. I wanted to do something really amazing, something full of swirls and swooshes…but I was running out of time and even more critically, I simply don't have good free motion quilting skills yet. I'm working on it, and I'm going to be taking a class next month, but for this, I needed to stick to what I could do well.
I cut a strip of swedish tracing pattern and scribed a wavy line using a quilting ruler that I had in the back of the rack. I pinned the template to the quilt and carefully stitched along it across the middle of the quilt. Then I used the arm thingie that attaches to the presser foot to quilt lines in dark gray thread about 2 1/2 inches apart from the middle to the bottom of the quilt. I flipped the template around to make a mirror image and did the the middle to the top.
But the gray wasn't dramatic enough. I grabbed some brighter colors from my thread bins and did lines in between the gray lines and that made all the difference. The quilt looked happy.
The lines aren't as nice as I wanted them to be. But I was coming up on the deadline and I was determined to finish before the last day!!
It took a few hours on the last afternoon to sew down the binding by hand and them the final hurdle: taking a good picture.
The weather here had been sunny for days…perfect picture taking weather…until the day I finished. Then it rained. So we set up some lights in the living room and my daughter helped take some lovely pictures. I do still want to take a couple more outside sometime…
It was done at last! I posted it on the Modern Quilt Guild forum and went to bed!
Finishing this quilt has given me a real sense of accomplishment. I know I did a good job, even though I won't be a finalist or winner. I'm very much looking forward to the next MQG challenge!
A Wall Quilt in Turquoise & BrownPosted: July 22, 2014 Filed under: quilts | Tags: Skinny Quilts, wall hanging Leave a comment
I didn't realize how much turquoise fabric I had in my stash until I started this project. A young couple in our church were getting married and I wanted to make them something, but not a full size quilt. I didn't have time for that! But I'd had my eye on a wall hanging from the book "Skinny Quilts" by Kim Schaefer, and I thought it would be perfect for this young couple. The quilt is called Fiesta.
After looking up their online registry to find out the colors they were planning to use in their new home, I started pulling fabric. The fabric pull came together very quickly…I had more turquoise that I'd known. I was surprised, because I don't really like turquoise or teal when it comes to what I wear…but apparently fabric is a different thing!
This was the initial fabric pull, but I ended up adding several more prints along the way.
The blocks are simple rectangles with frames, some have just one frame, others have two. I used a different layout than the book, I made my version a little smaller and even did a couple blocks with scrappy, pieced centers.
For the quilting, I did wavy lines up and down the length of the wall hanging…I was trying to give the impression of rain drops running down a window. I don't know if that's what someone would think, but I do like how the quilting turned out.
Overall, this was a fun and quick project that I would love to do again in a different set of colors. I've got a blank wall in our entry way that needs a wall hanging like this. Maybe in greens and cream/tan…or dark red and browns…or maybe bright colors to enliven the space…


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An insightful focus on a family of Yugoslavian immigrants in early-'90s Vienna attempting to outrun the holocaust back home, "Jugofilm" is a first-rate addition to the growing crop of films that have attempted to convey the root causes and complexities of the worst European conflict since WWII. Somber and small-scale, pic might break out of fest ghettos with the help of a smart foreign sales effort and travel abroad to critical plaudits and appreciative arthouse auds.
First-time feature writer-director Goran Rebic took on a tough challenge: To convey the horror and destructiveness of war while showing barely a minute of fighting. Austria-based Rebic, a 28-year-old emigre from the former Yugoslavia, gambles that viewers have seen enough TV news footage that he doesn't need a single frame of the real war to tally its casualties and the scope of its horror.
Safely ensconced in Vienna, the Serbian immigrant family of young Milan (Michi Jovanovic) seems far removed from the conflicts keeping them from returning home. The dangers of the war are clear to them, so they send for Milan's grandmother (Ratka Krstulovic-Kusturica) and his older brother Sascha (Merab Ninidze), who are still in Yugoslavia. But Sascha is taken off the train on his way out of the country, and for more than a year the family hears nothing of his whereabouts.
When he unexpectedly arrives in Vienna with his new Bosnian wife, Suza (Tamara Simunovic), the family reunion is joyous. But their joy is short-lived. Sascha has clearly been changed by his war experiences, and rumors are rampant through the emigre community that he participated in war crimes and atrocities. The film skirts his complicity in the Serbian atrocities currently on trial in the Hague, but instead humanizes Sascha as a Balkan victim of post-traumatic stress syndrome. This choice is a controversial one, but Rebic isn't searching for political answers, just human truths.
Sascha's father, Bora (Ljubisa Samardzic), plainly doesn't care what his son has done in the war. In fact, he seems to support what he sees as his son's admirable fealty to the righteous Serb cause. Bora's poisonous Serb nationalism slowly overwhelms his logic and the ties to his family and friends, and the increasingly haunted Sascha rejects his father's support. He also begins to doubt Suza's motives for joining him in Vienna and spends much of his time in isolation, working at a menial job minding the shark tanks in the local aquarium and pondering his future, as well as his kinship to the predatory beasts.
Any dreams the family holds for a better life are tragically doomed, and their plight is a vivid warning to those who think their middle-class lives are inviolate. Even a distant war can reach across borders and wreak havoc on the disengaged.
While the film's third-act resolutions tend toward the melodramatic, and Rebic too often underlines points he already has conveyed, the collision of cultures and ancient ethnic rivalries are impressively drawn through a series of simple betrayals and petty confrontations that reap disastrous results.
Led by Ninidze's mournful, perfectly measured performance, the work of the entire ensemble of actors is first-rate. Jerzy Palacz's subtle, controlled lensing contributes to the film's effective, if modestly budgeted, creation of a mood of inexorable sadness. One could fault its occasional lapses into didactic heavy-handedness, but such excesses don't obscure the voice of a gifted and resourceful young filmmaker.


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I was digging through some of my image folders and I found these old cartoons I drew while Bush was still President (hahahaha! Past Tense, MF!). These were originally published in the school newspaper at my undergraduate alma mater.
Well, it seems that neither Blogger nor Flickr are willing to accept a 35Mb .tiff file and I don't have any conversion software on my system.
Pretty much what I was going to say anyway:
Suffice it to say that I will miss Bush for one thing: he was easy, and fun, to caricature. It may actually be better for all of you that the pictures aren't working, because one of them was a caricature of Bush in cheerleader drag and such an image may indeed scar your fragile and hope-addled minds. This is not to imply that you are feeble-minded, but that it's the kind of caricature that one needs mental bleach for. Believe me, I know, I drew the thing. It's one of the few cartoons for which I do not regret not having the original drawing.
Oh, wait...I can provide a link to the cartoon on Flickr (SFW, but still not suitable for children; also, please ignore the shit watercolors also there).
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Welcome to Rajasthan Tourism
It is popularly believed that Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling penned part of his famous novel 'Kim' in Bundi. In fact, so impressed was he by the place, that this is what he wrote about the Bundi palace:
'Jaipur Palace may be called the Versailles of India … Jodhpur's House of strife, gray towers on red rock, is the work of giants, but the Palace of Bundi, even in broad daylight, is such a palace as men build for themselves in uneasy dreams – the work of goblins rather than of men.'
Bundi is a magnificent town located around 36 kilometres from Kota. Dotted with palaces and forts, the place has a fairy tale quality about it. Bundi's charm lies in its location –surrounded by orchards of orange, guava, pomegranate and mango trees, flanked by the Aravalli range and rivers and lined by fields of cotton, barley and wheat. Situated far from the crowds, it is the simple rural folk that lend Bundi its allure.
Bundi was once ruled by the Hada Chauhans. Many historians claim that it was once the capital of the great Hadoti Kingdom, which was renowned for its art and sculpture. However, in 1624, Kota separated and became an independent state and this marked the beginning of the downfall of Bundi. Whether that may be, Bundi still retains its charismatic medieval grandeur. And just like Jodhpur and Rajput, the architecture of Bundi also possesses a noticeable bluish hue, designed to keep houses cool during hot summer, in the intricately carved brackets and pillars.
Come explore the wonders and sites that Bundi has to offer. There's always something to see in Rajasthan.
Sukh Mahal, a small, two-storied palace was a summer retreat of past rulers. Today, it is quite famous for being the place where Kipling wrote 'Kim'. Many credit the palace as a having played muse to the renowned novel. In fact, part of a movie based on the novel was even shot here.
Located near the Chhatra Vilas Garden, Kshar Bag, sometimes known as Saar Bagh, houses the memorial cenotaphs of the royal family of the Bundi state. It is located on the Shikar Burgh Jait Sagar Road.
Raniji ki Baori, also known as 'Queen's Stepwell', is a famous stepwell built in 1699 by Rani Nathavati Ji, the younger queen of the ruling king Rao Raja Anirudh Singh of Bundi. This multi-storied stepwell displays excellent carvings of Gajraj with his trunk turned inwards, giving the impression of having drunk from the baori on its pillars. Its high arched gate gives it an inviting appearance.Explore
Shaped like an inverted pyramid, the Dabhai Kund, also known as Jail Kund, is the largest of its kind in Bundi. The fantastic carvings on the steps that lead to the water alone are reason enough to warrant a visit.
Located outside the Chauhan Gate, the Nagar Sagar Kund, a set of twin step wells, was constructed to provide water during times of famine.
Built in 1345, Taragarh is one of the most impressive structures in Bundi. While it may be a bit ramshackle and strewn with overgrown vegetation, the palace grounds are a great place for a leisurely stroll. With its curved roofs topping pavilions, excess of temple columns and elephant and lotus motifs, the palace is a tribute to Rajput style.
As the name suggests, the 84 Pillared Cenotaph is a structure supported by 84 columns. Commissioned by Rao Anirudh, the Maharaja of Bundi, this cenotaph is a tribute to his beloved wet nurse, Deva, who he loved dearly. A popular tourist attraction, this impressive structure is decorated with carvings of deer, elephants and apsaras.
Located close to the Taragarh Fort, this picturesque lake is surrounded by hills and covered with pretty lotus flowers that bloom during winter and monsoon.
Nawal Sagar Lake is an artificial lake that is a major tourist attraction and can even be seen from the Taragarh Fort. There is a half-submerged temple dedicated to Lord Varun Dev in its centre. What makes the lake unique is that one can see the reflection of nearby palaces and forts in its waters.
About 67 kilometres from the town of Bundi lies this wonderful flat lake. There is also a town named after the lake. One can spot several migratory birds here such as bar headed goose and Demoille cranes all through the year.
Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary is located 45 kilometres from Bundi on the Bundi-Nainwa road. Covering an area of 252 sq. km., this sanctuary is home to a variety of flora and fauna. Established in 1982, it forms a buffer for Ranthambore National Park. The best time to visit is between September and May.
A personal property of the descendants of the royal family, this artificial lake gets its name from the palace on its banks. This palace houses an exclusive collection of paintings created by Italian prisoners. Beautiful gardens surround it and the lake. Make sure you obtain special permissions required to explore the palace and its grounds.
The Garh Palace in Bundi is counted among the largest palaces in India, even if it is a little less known. Inside, the palace is a collection a number of palaces that were built by different rulers over the span of 3 centuries. Garh Palace is known for its Rajput architecture, which is easily noticeable in the jharokhas and pillars, many of which sport elephant carvings. Some of the famous palaces here include Chhatra Mahal, Phool Mahal and Badal Mahal, but one of the most famous ones has to be the Chitrashala, which has a fascinating pavilion and gallery of miniature murals. The palace is open to visitors from 8.00 am in the morning till 5.00 pm in the evening. There is a small entry fee that has to be paid, and one has the option to hire a guide who can take you through the stories and history of this beautiful palace.
Be a part of the festivities and traditions that Bundi has to offer. It's always a celebration in Rajasthan.
A dazzlingly theatrical and lively event, it is held every year in the month of Bhadra (July-August). This week-long celebration filled with gaiety and fanfare pays homage to Goddess Uma by the seekers of marital bliss and love.
The Bundi Festival, celebrated in the month of Kartik (November), is a remarkable cluster of traditional art, culture and craftsmanship and visitors are left charmed by its magnificence.
Engage in the many activities, tours and adventures that await you in Bundi .There's always something to do in Rajasthan.
The gods have been very kind to the city of Bundi and have blessed it with life-giving water of the Chambal River and lots of bright sunshine. A visit to Bundi must include a river safari. Chambal River runs through deep gorges and high-rise mud walls, gurgling falls and pebbled ruffles.


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Love of music; capacity of enjoying music.
A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals.
The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.
Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones.
Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones.
The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score.
Music can improve learning, build self-esteem, reduce stress, and facilitate a host of other health-related activities. Being bored and sad can make your life miserable since human like us needs comfort like listening music. Music has an "excellent power to expel many other diseases" and he called it "a sovereign remedy against despair and melancholy.
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After the unexpected snow storm on a the first Saturday in February (read about the Snow Storm Adventure Part 1 here), my car was stuck in the mountains for a few days while the snow melted and I took the bus around town. But the adventure continued on Wednesday, when my awesome friend JJ volunteered for a car recovery mission. She was so generous and drove me all the way up to pick up my car at Watson Gap. I'm not sure how she knew this would be an "adventure" but she didn't seem as surprised as I was to find this:
|My tire was dead flat.
While I was changing the tire, a couple stopped to talk to us. They were out picking up their car from a trailhead two miles further down the road, which had been left there since Sunday too. They'd tried to pick it up Monday, but there was too much snow. His window had gotten smashed and a few minor things had been stolen. They figured it was probably the same guys that got my car and theirs. It didn't seem particularly malicious-- and knowing it happened to them too made it feel less personal-- if it had been I'd have had 4 slashed tires, but it would still cost me both in money to fix it and time. Plus, the psychological costs.
(Note that the next part was written a month later...)
In the past few weeks since it happened, having my tire slashed did had me reexamining my trailhead practices and attitudes. It was tough questioning my sense of safety in the place I feel most comfortable-- the outdoors.
I already take many of the recommended measure to prevent trailhead problems. For example, I call ranger districts and read online to find safer trailheads to leave my car. One suggestion I haven't done yet- getting a beeter truck- is very tempting and all my friends suggest this to me. But since this has only happened once in the four years I've been leaving it at trailheads practically every weekend, I'm reluctant to spend the money to buy another vehicle when my car is already paid off, and I cringe at the thought of paying any more at the pump for driving a gas-guzzler.
|50 MPG = Why I'm reluctant to get another vehicle
Even though I understand that it's totally ridiculous endevoir because my car will always be a honda civic hybrid no matter how much I dress it up in rural camouflage. Sort of like me attempting to fit in in the South-- rather hopeless, but it's fun to joke about.
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I am trying to set up my USB TC-08 Datalogger on Korora (based on Fedora). I followed the instructions on https://www.picotech.com/downloads/linux for Fedora. I have successfully set the permissions so my user can access the usb device without sudo, which succeeds the usbtest in /opt/picoscope/share/doc/libusbtc08. At this point, Picoscope still does not detect my device.
I compiled the example program for TC-08 downloaded from the git repository and it functioned without issue. However, Picoscope still does not detect my TC-08. I don't know how to proceed.


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The paintings are hung along with their labels, prints are out in their print racks and note cards* are restocked.
Food is planned and ingredients purchased, waiting to be mixed up fresh.
So how is it that my "To Do" list seems to keep getting longer?!?
No matter how long the list grows, at noon on this Saturday (the 17th), the work stops and the fun begins! I am really looking forward it!
*Speaking of note cards, this week I created a new set using an assortment of my produce images, which you can see below. This set will be available at the Open Studio. If you are interested in purchasing some cards and can't make it on Saturday, just drop me an email. My email address is in the right hand side-bar.
©2011 Stacy L. Rowan


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Todays' afternoon has so far been painfully slow. If I squint my eyes in a way that more or less looks unpleasant to an onlooker (there isnt any by the way), I can actually see individual dust particles slowly making their way through their usual expressway, the beam of sunlight. If only I could tag a few of them with flourescent colours, I think I would be witnessing the unfurling of a magnificent aurora. These particles, they are normally a lot busier than I find them today, but then normally I am just about busy to ignore them. I think I am imagining them, for I am sitting in a cubicle surrounded by pot plants that have neither seen any sunlight nor any dust.
Lunch does this to me. Eyelids very slowly fall victims to gravity. The mind buzzes about in a desultory fashion, not unlike the static of a television that is yet to be enslaved by the matrixy-plug end of the coax cable. I woke up momentarily to look back at the unconscious use of a litote in the previous sentence only to be disenchanted instantly, it is after all not so unusual. There, I did it again to show that is not so unusual. And again. Anyway, litotes are the last thing on my mind now. Coming to think of it, except for the feeling of missing something or someone, everything else on my mind has been struck down as the things to be bothered with when hell freezes over, at which point it wouldnt matter much. Yes, I think it is the lunch, and the bit of cough syrup I gulped down late last night in the hope of lubricating the mind numbing wheeze in my lungs.
Usually, I counter this sort of listlessness with a cup of coffee but then today I am all too dispirited and overwhelmed with lethargy to even bother lifting my posterior off this cushy seat. Typing itself seems to be a lot of work. Fingers that usually race across the keyboard are now forming committees to discuss the need to type the next letter. Some are plotting and charting the longest path between two keys. Others have all too z plainly decided to act independently. The pinky is trying z to sneak in the z letter z without me noticing, which is absurd, it would have got away unnoticed had it z been the pinky in the left hand. It is not so hard to notice z the pinky in the right hand reach out and type z. I z wish it would z stop though. I wish I would stop this post right here and stop myself from pressing the Publish button. But then I know I am not going to. Here comes the inevitable click.


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If you want to understand the present and dream about the future you have to cherish the past. What place could be better than Paris for that? Getting lost in its streets, having a walk through its markets and SMILING after finding your treasures are some of the biggest pleasures in life...
Here you can find true little treasures as old Channel bags, the first Louboutin shoes, dresses from the polka era... Why don't you go and try your luck? It's in the Marché Serpette - Paul Bert at "Les Puces".
In the same "Marché" there is also this tiny stand which is better for ancient and luxurious jewelry.
Le Marché Dauphine
Isn't really far,
And there you should go
If you want to find
Lovely dresses from old times.
If your favorite hobby is excavating, well... at Rue Sainte Croix de la Bretonnerie you've got two amazing floors for it!
Also in "Le Marais", at 21 Rue du Temple, you have this wonderful shop called Hippy Market where they also sell amazing vintage customized clothes! You can also visit them online: www.hippy-market.fr
Credits: us
We hope you'll enjoy our little "treasure boxes" as much as Angela and I do.
And this is how our entry from and for the old times ends.


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Jim Calhoun to Serve as Radio Analyst for UConn-MSU Game
Ever think you'd see the day when you saw this in the UConn game notes?:
Seriously, this is must-listen-to radio. Watch the ESPN broadcast if you must, but by all means, turn down the volume. (Sorry, Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas, two of the best in the biz).
Labels: Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Jim Calhoun


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Almost There!
Two more fallen squares!
I think this will be the last one with eyelets... but I've learned to never say never.
As if I could make an afghan for a wedding gift and not include a square with a heart pattern!
I have Knitting On the Edge on its way to me, and it looks like it will arrive just in time to choose a border and frantically knit it. My new deadline? June 10. My BFF is coming up for her bachelorette party that day, and it seemed like the perfect time to give it to her and her fiance. If I don't have it done by then, I fear the project will languish until the July reception, and I'll be frantically finishing up the border then.
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Date Read: May 18-22 2016
Date Released: May 5th 2016
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Source: Review copy via publisher
Genre: Contemporary/Sci-fi
My Rating:
Note this review contains ranty spoilers.
Synopsis:"Last summer, Gottie's life fell apart. Her beloved grandfather Grey died and Jason left her - the boy to whom she lost her virginity (and her heart) - and he wouldn't even hold her hand at the funeral! This summer, still reeling from twin heartbreaks, Gottie is lost and alone and burying herself in equations. Until, after five years absence, Thomas comes home: former boy next door. Former best friend. Former everything. And as life turns upside down again she starts to experience strange blips in time - back to last summer, back to what she should have seen then . . .
During one long, hazy summer, Gottie navigates grief, world-stopping kisses and rips in the space-time continuum, as she tries to reconcile her first heartbreak with her last."
Here's a question that doesn't require a physics degree to answer: what do you get when you combine space time theory with teenage romance? A recipe for disaster that's what. The Square Root of Summer was one of the biggest jumbled messes I've ever read. Complete and utter chaos.
The premise is easy enough to understand – it's the beginning of summer vacation for Gottie and everything is falling apart. The boy she had a fling with the previous summer is back, add that to the grief she's still suffering from her grandfather, Grey's, death and Grots is a bit all over the shop. Everything reminds her of last summer, and it's grief and happiness colliding. Then her childhood friend returns to England and she's got her anger at his returning to deal with too. What wasn't necessary was the amount of science/maths used to drive the plot. Rather than memories, Gottie's actually travelling back in time through wormholes. What the.
I liked Gottie's character. She's a mess of feelings and was very relatable. The father figure and person she looked up to in life has passed away and she doesn't know what to do with herself. Little bits and pieces of her life before her grandfather's death keep popping up and these are constant reminders of a much happier time and place. They drag her down and I could really feel how depressed she got. With the way she got lost in her thoughts I could tell she was spaced out a lot and this added to her character. I'm not sure of her character growth in terms of her awareness about the people around her, but she grows as a person in terms of understanding death and letting go.
The romance is cute. The love interest so obviously likes her and he does all these little things to please Gottie but she doesn't realise it (as I said, she's got her head in the clouds most of the time). I loved that he cooks and loves baking! I too would like a boyfriend who makes me delicious food (y'all know I love my food, especially desserts. I mean have you seen my Instagram? Ahem). He's a bit geeky and very caring and observant. I totally shipped this. My only issue was that Gottie seemed so damn indecisive it was like she was giving him signals, stringing him along but didn't realise it. I attribute that to her being so clueless!
My goodness the secondary characters were all so well layered and developed. Delightful people! Through Gottie's 'time leaps'(?) I could tell her grandfather was the life of the party. He was this totally hippie, new age dude who everybody loved. Then there's Gottie's brother Ned who's in a band and comes home at dawn to puke in the grass and then fall asleep on the spot. Their seemingly absent-minded father who disappears into his own world a lot. Sof, Jason and Meg, the friends/ex-friends from a summer ago. Everybody was so different but take one character and put them with another and they'd have something in common – and Grey sort of brought everybody together too. Despite the, at times, messy relationships I liked that there were no real villains. There wasn't the beautiful bitch or a really horrible guy. There were just a lot of misunderstandings and ok I do admit Jason was a bit of a prick. I liked that all the characters were there, Gottie just had to open her eyes.
By this point you're probably wondering how bad the wormholes could have been to warrant this rating, given I liked Gottie, her feelings were portrayed realistically, I adored all the characters, and I thought the writing was beautiful and flowed nicely.
Oh my god the execution of the plot using quantum physics. Worst. Thing. Ever. I appreciate the effort Hapgood used to draw the diagrams to help the reader understand the theories. I'm also going to assume that the science behind it all is correct because it certainly sounded very scientific. And that's where the problem lay. The way the science was used to drive the plot did not mesh well. It was a physics class one moment and then the next moment emotions and romance that didn't connect with the physics. A lot of the book is Gottie going back to moments last summer and coming back to current time to realise hours have passed. But then she visits alternate realities and there's like GAPS in the space around her. Like there's an area in the sky that's missing blue and in its place is outer space. WHAAAAT. I didn't know what to believe, it was so disjointed. The going back and forth through the wormholes, then the idea of altering events in time. Thinking back, there was this moment in the book where it all happens and I was so confused, it's like that part in Interstellar with the sand and the lines like what was even going on. I don't know what she was doing, how she was changing stuff and how she was returning. And if you say quantum physics I will give you a blank look. The story really could have been better off without all the science. It would have been a perfectly swoony summer read with memories zzzzz. Then the ending happened and I was mega confused, like did she fix everything? Did anything need fixing? Was it just her feelings? It seemed like it. I DON'T KNOW lelelel.
Tl;dr I did not understand the plot and how we got to the end and thus I did not feel like I read a complete book ha.
Did this review make sense? Are you as confused as I am? Well that's how I felt reading this book. Send help. Actually, send me a brain. Maybe that's why I couldn't enjoy this.


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The 2010 World Cup final match between Spain and Netherlands was highly physical as expected. By end of the match, there were more than a dozen yellow cards given and Netherlands defender Johnny Heitinga was given a red card for his second yellow card. It was certainly not the greatest championship match in a World Cup as both squads struggled with their attacks. Passes were wanting in accuracy as the pressure showed in both sides.
From kick off, both squads were determined to keep the opposing team from scoring a goal. The second half ended with both teams scoreless. It took two extra periods before Andres Iniesta finallyscored the winning goal at the 115th minute. The diminutive Iniesta took a pass from Cesc Fabregas to scrore the lone goal in the final match. This was enough to give Spain its first World Cup title.
It was not the best finals match we have seen but Spain deserved the championship with their great overall performance in the tournament.


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February appears to have flashed by.
And I appear to have been too busy keeping up to record many numbers.
No matter; let's see what I did take note of.
180: the number of lengths I put in at the pool.
3: the number of charitable donations ~ a bookcase via freecycle, a bag of clothes
to the kids'charity shop and a bag of Christmas-themed bric-a-brac to the charity shop.
22,999: the biggest total of my daily step count.
It was on the 8th, the day I visited our localish gigantic shopping centre.
And, yes, I'm still a stepcessive ...
Too Many: days of rain.
A Gazillion: signs of Spring ... if you take the time to look.
11: the age our beloved pooch reached.
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Way back on Media Day, after we'd finished up for the day, Lynx Director of Media Relations, Mr. Riley Denver smiled and said: "So, now you know how the hot dog is made." My first thought was that while I'd seen a lot of the Stadium I'd not seen previously, I was pretty sure that none of us had been taken on a tour of the concessions. Sometimes I'm a little slow.All hope is not lost. It's brutal to have had one's worst fears about the Rapidz ownership confirmed, i.e., "Who's going to hammer out a longer lease that the team can live with if Anderson, 'a mover and shaker in political and business circles most all his adult life' (The Citizen, April 29) is no longer around?"
I first met the man Neate has dubbed "Deep Fly" back in mid-July, during the Tribute to the Expos weekend. Deep Fly (DF) was also a friend of assistant blogger, Patrick Shanks, and our paths would cross again, late in the season. DF, Patrick and I, first discussed the Can-Am League issue during the Lynx final home stand while watching an evening game from the Rogers Television suite. DF suggested that working together, we might be able to find a way to get the Can-Am League here after all; the news that the deal that both the Lynx and Miles Wolff thought they'd secured had been scuttled was filtering out during that time. Shortly after the final game of the season, and spurred on by the anger of witnessing my son's confusion and tears over losing any hope of baseball in 08, I picked up the phone and called Miles.
That was September 5, 2007. It turned out that DF was one of the others who'd called -- but while I was blogging, he was organizing, arranging to have Miles in front of as many City councillors as he could on September 13. What would become a lengthy series of meetings, emails, phone calls, faxes and a friendship had begun. Our goal was simply to get that original plan back on the table, and then get Council to vote on it. It seemed so simple.
A preliminary meeting scheduled for September 11 was cancelled when DF's wife went into labour -- poor planning on his part, and with Miles coming into town on September 13, we were now officially scrambling. We had no choice but to postpone to the 12th. September 12th rolled in and we got together, some of us having had more sleep than others, and began to map out a strategy. DF thought that having reps from the Booster Club, Baseball Canada and the "petition people" in attendance would be important -- necessary actually. Media was invited -- and I guess that was where I fit in; I sent the first of many "media releases" and contacted the larger news outlets in town by phone, giving them a "heads up."
We first met Miles on September 13, just a couple of hours before the meetings at City Hall. DF picked him up at the airport and together with Jim Baba and Andre Lachance from Baseball Canada, Wayne Sollows (one half of "the petition people"), and Patti representing Cat's Pride, we sat down to discuss strategy before heading over to Laurier Avenue. "The plan" was that this was to be an informal "meet and greet," a chance for Miles to discuss his vision for a team and why it would be good for the City -- taxpayers and baseball fans alike.
Keep in mind, City council had not had the pleasure of meeting with Miles beforehand; the earlier meetings (Editor's note: Where the Lynx were present) had been held quietly and few if any councillors were aware of the original plan.
The first meeting was, in my opinion, one of the worst. Miles, a tall man, leaned forward in his chair, his arms resting on the table, loosely clasping his hands. He spoke confidently, with a deep voice that resonated clearly in the small room. He laid out his plan for the two councillors in the room, touching briefly on his own past and his experience with Independent League baseball. The councillors, while respectful, seemed unimpressed. What about parking? What about the legal issues currently facing the City and the current occupant of Lynx Stadium? The discussion, while candid, seemed more about the past and why this proposal couldn't work. It was deteriorating, becoming less about the art of "the possible" than just pure negativity and defeatism. The councillors then listened to Jim Baba and Andre Lachance as the two presented their hopes for Baseball Canada. Jim struck me as a quiet person, but he was confident and spoke well -- he clearly knew his material and his passion for baseball was undeniable. Andre made his contribution in French, engaging the councillors on a different level as they listened and asked more questions of him directly.
The attention returned to Miles. What about the debt? The commissioner outlined how he understood the debt and lease agreement and why he thought he could get it to work. One councillor disagreed with the interpretation and proceeded to
lectureexplain to Mr. Wolff that he didn't have the "whole picture." The facility, explained the councillor, was not yet paid for. I clutched my copy of the operating agreement tighter, but held my tongue.
Then, something truly impressive occurred. Perhaps irritated by the councillor's tone, Jim Baba stepped in and spoke again. While pointing a finger at Miles, he addressed the two elected officials with a direct voice, laying out the commissioner's credentials and achievements -- a strong decisive statement which said, in essence: Do you know who this guy is? All eyes turned back to Miles, who, appearing embarrassed by the accolades, lowered his gaze to his still clasped hands. Jim was unrelenting. This man is considered the guru of Independent Baseball.
My money's on him.
After meeting briefly with a reporter from CBC, we carried on to the second and third round of meetings, and they got progressively more positive. During a break between the two last meetings of the day, I turned into a motivational coach, gently suggesting to Miles that the intensity in his voice had drained a bit -- not surprising given the fact that he'd likely been up since very early that morning and he'd effectively delivered the same speech for several hours. While Darren Desaulniers of the Ottawa Citizen took notes, DF chatted with the councillors. The Sollows broke the day up between them with Carol covering the morning sessions and Wayne handling the afternoon. I had completely underestimated the importance of that petition; politicians, I discovered, are moved by numbers and opinion. Several of them examined it closely, paying particular attention to the postal codes beside each signature. Patti and Tricia (who showed a little later in the day), spoke convincingly about the history of the team and its importance in their lives and of the value of the park. Neate attended the afternoon sessions and quietly added his voice, during the session and afterward.
I pulled Jim Baba aside and made a quiet suggestion. "Jim, Miles isn't going to blow his own horn here, somebody's going to have to do it for him. What you said this morning, the 'guru of Indy ball,' that was beautiful!" Jim smiled, probably amused by my enthusiasm and lack of sophistication.
"Seriously, every meeting we're in from now on -- you've gotta keep saying what you said."
God love him, he did - with the same passion, fervor and conviction in his voice as the first time he spoke.
Not to get too flowery, but there's always hope. Shame on anyone who cries over red ink. It's onward and upward, but with feet firmly on the ground.


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Friday, March 30, 2012
Faint Milky Way
I wasn't going to post a picture from the other night at New River, but I was thinking about Molly and I sitting on the rim of the gorge watching the stars come out and though, "what the heck?". Even if the photo didn't turn out like I had planned, we still had fun enjoying God's creation.
You can see a faint smudge going diagonally across the picture. That's the milky way. I'm gonna try again next month. Hopefully the same severe clear conditions occur next month during the new moon, then I'll try to make it up to Cranberry for another shot.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Beauty Mountain
My daughter and I went up to the New River this evening to try to get a photo of the Milky Way coming up over the gorge, but it didn't turn out like we hoped. There was just a little more than a sliver of moon, that, and the light pollution from Oak Hill and Fayetteville made the sky too bright. We had a great time anyway just talking and sitting on the edge of the gorge watching the stars come out.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Mount Olive
I took both of these pictures within sight of the WV Dept. of Corrections Mount Olive Correctional Complex.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Checkers Anyone?
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Cousins, that is. Another cousin born today at about 8 pm. Molly got a great picture of me holding her.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Spring is Here
I went to Charleston this afternoon and took Kim to lunch at our favorite pizza place, Graziano's. Afterward, she went back to work and I went for a walk around town.
It seems you can always get a good picture of Saint John's Episcopal (top) no matter what time you go to town and no matter the weather.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Spoke Too Soon
I said in a previous post that, "winter didn't come to WV this year". I spoke too soon. It came last night for a small show before spring.
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Lee Street
Saturday afternoon after shopping with the gals at Stray Dog Antiques on Hale Street.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Virginia Street
The first day of March. Winter didn't come to West Virginia this year so all the flowers and trees are budding and blooming early. I even saw a few people out mowing this afternoon.
Today was a great day to head out for a walk. I parked at Virginia and Ruffner and headed up to and around the Capitol, then back down the boulevard to Morris St. and back to the van. There were a lot of people out enjoying the day.
I was thinking about doing a photo-a-day for the month of March. I did one a few years back and it wasn't as easy as it sounds. We'll see.
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Hello, all! Trying to get back into the swing of things with blogging. Good news x2: VegNews has issued an official
for the use of non-vegan food photos. All is forgiven, as they have promised to use only vegan photos from here on out. Also, I'M MOVING!! :D I'm in the process of searching for an apartment and am so excited about having my own kitchen again and making tons of delicious summery fare! XD
So that's what ya'llz have to look forward to. To recap: let's start with the Akron Vegan Bake Sale for Japan. I may or may not have spent $30 on sweets... (hint: I did).
Cookies'n'cream cupcake = to DIE for. I bought two.
My pal Amy made homemade doggie biscuits! My pup loved these.
Delicous glazed doughnutty dragonfly thing. So sugary-delicious...
This is Gardein's new
Ultimate Beefless Burger
! Very "meaty" and kinda creepy... but tasty, nonetheless. If you're craving something that closely mimics the "real thing", go for this bad boy.
Had a hankering for spring rolls and lucky tracked down some vegan morsels at the local grocery. Dipped in sweet chili sauce with a side of creamy-spicy-slaw and some celery, this totes hit the spot.
My newest FAVORITE snack: Whole Soy vanilla yogurt with flax-pepita-hempseed granola. Unbelievable. I have a cup like this about every day.
Classic tempeh wingz with steamed broccoli. True comfort food!
Found some lacinato kale at the market and, although the leaves were kind of skinny-pathetic, they still made a mean kale chip. In love.
Picked up some spicy vegetable cutlets from the Indian grocery and was very pleased. Baked them up with some brussels and served them with ketchup (ha, authentic, I know). Lightly spiced with turmeric and other spices, these were very yummy.
Now for the most exciting pic, for it captures some of the deli-deliciousness of the new
market that opened up on the west side!! This place is like a mini-Whole Foods. Pictured here is mock chicken salad sammy, barbecued pulled "pork" sammy, and orzo with capers and sundried tomatoes in a creamy garlic sauce. Their deli has about 7-10 different vegan options at all times and they are always impressive! They have a ravioli bar with two vegan options and even sell vegan cookie dough balls for quick baking or face-smashing! I bought some maple creme cookies, as well! Can't wait to go back and spend another monstrous portion of my paycheck!
I'll update again soon with some more pix. Until then, bloggerinos! Oh yeah, and: Vida Vegan Con countdown is ON!!!!!
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Yesterday, we celebrated Mommy's birthday. It's been all the buzz around these parts, "Mommy's sixty!" "Mommy's turning sixty?!" "Can you believe Mommy's sixty?!" But it didn't really hit me until we were sitting at her birthday dinner and I saw the front of the card Munchkinhead made her. "Happy 60th Birthday Mother."
The numbers looked big and scary. 60? I feel like I remember when my grandparents turned 60. Maybe I do, maybe I don't really, but it's a number I associate with a certain image that Mommy doesn't fit at all. The math may say 60, but the fun factor is still stuck at 32, or at least somewhere in the 30s.
Just the other day, Mommy and I were in the pool pretending our floaty rafts were bumper cars and crashing into each other. Old people tell me all the time, "when I was younger, I used to wear shoes like you; when you're older you'll be stuck in ugly shoes like mine." But Mommy's shoes are still as fun as mine, so she can't be old.
We had a fun evening out on for her birthday. First, we all went to Cafe Centraal for birthday dinner. Minus the less-than-stellar surprise live music, it was quite fun. Munchkinhead was the designated driver and drove Daddy's car. Daddy called dibs on the front seat even though it was Mommy's birthday and Mommy let him take it. She, RonnyLew and I squeezed into the back. And I do mean squeezed. Munchkinhead dropped everyone off near the door and I took over the wheel for parking just in case parallel parking was required. After dinner, we took Daddy home and went to Leon's for frozen custard. Yum!
I'm guessing Mommy finished the evening in her sewing room. That may sound like an old-people thing to do, but she's been spending evenings in her sewing room since I was a little girl, so it's not.
Happy Birthday Mommy! This one's for you.


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Since all my nerd friends are asking me the same questions, I'm going to post what I know here on the blog. Marvel NOW is a creative re-shuffle taking place after Avengers vs. X-Men. It is NOT a reboot. It is NOT the New 52. Yes, many books will have new #1's, but the history is intact. It seems a whole bunch of Marvel creators were wrapping up runs at the same time, so Marvel is making this a big jumping-on event.
Marvel claims they will not be raising prices for this, but many of the titles involved are already at $3.99 now, of course, that includes the digital download code (instant trade program, I say).
A lot of books will be continuing without changes or reshuffles, that includes successful titles like Secret Avengers and Daredevil, or new launches like Captain Marvel and Hawkeye. Some books will be rebranded with the numbering intact, for example, (Red) Hulk will be re-titled as Red She-Hulk.
Here are a few of the creative teams we know about so far. (I'll update as new interviews come out.)
Uncanny Avengers by Rick Remender and John Cassaday. This is the launch book for the line, a combination team of Avengers and X-Men. The cover features Thor, Cap, Wolverine, Scarlet Witch, Rogue, and Havok. And they are fighting the Red Skull after he travels to the present from WWII to destroy mutants! I'm in!
Thor: God of Thunder by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic. This looks like a winner too, with Aaron telling stories in three different eras of Thor's life. In the past as a Viking god, in the present as an Avenger, and in the future as king of a decaying Asgard. Again, sold!
Iron Man by Kieron Gillen and Greg Land. I love Gillen's early talk about Iron Man as a Grail Knight; it sounds like we're getting lots of different armors going all over the world. I liked Fraction's take on Stark the CEO, but I'm ready for some action. I actually think Land's style will work well on this book too. Sold.
Indestructible Hulk by Mark Waid and Leinil Yu. Well, Waid says he's following the formula he used with Daredevil. More heroic lead, new villains like Attuma, Psycho-Man, and more. So how could we possibly pass this up?


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Saturday, January 12, 2008
Chabad Boxer
25 years old American Chabad boxer Dmitriy Salita (alias: Star of David, some call him the kosher knockout) was born in Odessa, Ukraine and lives in Brooklyn, New York. In all his fights he wears a Star of David on his boxing shorts.
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kosher knockout
LOL! :-) That's a good one! :-)
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Chuck Berry, c. 1973
The very first concert WC saw in Chicago was Chuck Berry at a small venue – the name of which WC has long since forgotten – on the west side of the Loop, in what was then called the Blues District. Berry was touring in support of his latest album, 1972's The London Chuck Berry Sessions, which included the unfortunate "My Dig-a-ling," Berry performed that song twice in his one hour gig.
It was a greatest hits show, with a loose group of local musicians backing him. They were surprisingly ragged at the start of each song. It turned out that was because Berry never told his local backing band the set list, never rehearsed and expected the musicians to come in on his guitar intro. He did his signature stage hop, a couple of short guitar solos and that was it. Absolutely no patter. The…
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