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Is it almost Valentine's Day? Here are a few gift ideas for the animal lover in your life, or even for yourself, because you are a sweetheart to all the animals, aren't you?
ASPCA's Logo Pawprint Heart Sterling Pendant, $28
PETA's 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' T-Shirt, $20.
So I revert to being a five-year old during certain holidays...Valentine's Day being no exception. The past two years, I handed out those cute little Valentine's cards (Winnie the Pooh and Ratatouille ones, if you must know the embarrassing details) and chocolates to my co-workers, and it was a huge hit. This year, I may treat them to these vegan sweets from Endangered Species Chocolate:
Endangered Species Dark Chocolate Love Treats (24-pieces), $6.72, or a set of three bags for $18.50
Farm Sanctuary's 25-piece vegan chocolate box comes adorned with a mini-button, which will last longer than the chocolates will. $35. Visit their online shop.
Flowers last a few days, but a Farm Sanctuary rabbit sponsorship gives all year! You can sponsor a rabbit or chicken for just $10 a month. Call me a crazy fool, but I think this is the most romantic gift yet.
Then, plan a visit to their Watkins Glen shelter in the late spring to visit your friend in person. Stay at one of their three rustic cabins (open starting May 1), enjoy a vegan continental breakfast, and stroll their peaceful and breath-taking grounds. Plenty of opportunities to hike and go wine touring too.
The fine-feathered good life...
The way it should be...
Flashback to my visit, including Watkins Glen dining.
The Ginger Cat Bed & Breakfast, which looks like an adorable Plan B if the Farm Sanctuary cabins are booked, offers a list of vegan-friendly wineries in the Finger Lakes region.
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Good mood; bad lunch news
So I've been in a fairly good mood all day and even had a good night last night. Work's going well, today was payday. Heck, everything's looking up. I head out to lunch with two of my boys and we decide to nosh in our favorite Mexican diner (Amigos). To our dismay the menus have changed for the worse. The food costs more. The service was deplorable and when we finally got ready to go it took about 15 minutes to get a ticket to the cashier so that we could pay and leave. ARRGGHHH! Their hallmark, their fast service at lunch time is even gone. Well, nothing to do for it but to look around for the nearest Taco Bell. Still an enjoyable day but just bad news for the lunch crowd here at work. Too much to pay to get the same ol' service.
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I know there are more important things in the world, but...
1) England takes on Russia today in a Euro 2008 qualifying game, with my beloved John Terry as their fearless leader!
2) Led Zeppelin is reuniting for one show!
3) John Stewart has been confirmed as the host of the 80th Academy Awards, which will take place on Feb. 24, 2008.
4) The incomparable Kathy Griffin dishes on her Emmy win and the awful VMA's.
5) One of these days, I need to get my ass over to Georgia and to one of Robby Ginepri's charity tennis events at his own club (Old Towne Athletic Club). He's hosting a LADIES DAY this Friday, Sept. 14th!!!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
More Important But...
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Tide Hands2
November 21, 2012 by rebelwithalabelmaker
Saw the Leonard Cohen concert yesterday–amazing. Made me want to post a poem.
Found out that someone I care about a great deal is having a major operation today. Which made me want to post this particular poem.
Tide hands
at dinner
we are all strangers, stiff
like coral
our ticklish feelings coated by a hard layer of nervousness
Patricia's words move like a school of minnows
darting into crannies, exploring
she finds favourite topics, curled
like timid fish under layers of seaweed
and brings them into light
she builds us into a tiny ecosystem
around the dinner table
current always tugs the conversation to my husband's work
people lean in to hear of cancers, banished like slimy dragons
his hands like comets streaking in to coax a heart to life
his breath in a dying woman's lungs
I never see them
the covenant of druids he works with
huddled over the operating table as though it were a cauldron
they wave magic hands
some days he comes home flying
bubbling over with flocks of long words I don't understand
sprinkling them about the kitchen like lily petals
his hands flutter like leaves in a stream
as he illustrates each step of the day's triumph
other days he comes home a dry hollow
eats supper quietly
watches the wall behind me as though the operation were playing there
a film that follows him all evening and to bed
waits in the shadows behind the dresser
with a dry grin
gnawing on the bones of the day's work
blowing dust into every hollow of his face
crumpling the soft bed of his forehead
with dry cracks
these are things the patients do to us
like an unseen moon
they fill or empty him like a tide pool
they dart around him like invisible ravens
abort conversations
and peck at him while he is trying to sleep
at four in the morning
we have been laying curled like phosphorescent fish in the dark
the duvet rising like silt around our soft edges
the phone rings
imbeds itself in his ear like a fisherman's hook
drawn out of the house and through the snowy streets
by an invisible gravity
I am told that Patricia has terminal cancer.
I spend days trying to inspire him
to coax him into some new magic into his hands
my words always orbit back to the disease, lodged
like pebbles in her lungs
I point out all of her tiny kindnesses and skills
ask him to check the books again
to leaf through their pages for a cure that may be
nestled like a pressed flower there
Pat was rushed to the hospital last night
coughing blood and gasping
a fish flung into the air
Gary and I laid in bed
fingers tangled
hands tied
and watched the moon push a new day through the curtains.
2 thoughts on "Tide Hands"
Great poem, Liz
I have always loved this one. I think it is your best. Mum


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Well, my fabulous hubby turned 31 on Saturday. We didn't celebrate it on the day because we had a baby shower and 4 birthday parties on the calendar, plus I worked at the clinic and was there longer for an emergency!! But we did get a chance to celebrate as a family on Monday and it was so fun. The kids and I made ice cream cone cakes (31 of them!) and then we had an Easter Egg hunt - that was one of David's gifts from the kids. Here are some pics! This is David's birthday week and we are going on a date tonight - I am so excited. See you soon Babe.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Happy Birthday Sweetheart!
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- Stephanie said...
That is so sweet - love those ice cream cone cupcakes!
- March 12, 2009 at 4:28 PM
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
Ten Minutes
Okay. I know. I can see the flippin clock. I have seven minutes left to make a point, write that one sentence that will make even the manliest man swoon and maybe shed a tear. The ladies? Well, the ladies will just melt once they have taken in the one great sentence I now have only five and a half minutes to create.
So I am going to incorporate an exercise - a writing exercise into the already full to the brim morning routine. I am going to attempt to make myself write for ten minutes straight each day. Whether I continue to write is but a bonus. At least I will have begun picking up where I left off so many months ago.
Given my less than stellar record of seeing things through, especially things that have only me to over see, I am not holding out much hope..........Nah. Let's face it. Good intentions are easy to have, it's the follow up that separates those who do from flounders like me who usually don't.
Well, times up. That one great phrase will have to wait it's turn.
Posted by MRMacrum at 6:46 AM
Labels: Ten Minutes
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- BBC said...
I just write about my life and experiences and my thoughts on the world at large based on my life and experiences.
Hell, I'm five hundred posts behind.
- Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:16:00 PM
- Tom Harper said...
"Writer's blue balls," LOL.
I read somewhere a long time ago that the best way to write something is to just start writing. Get something written down. Anything. Write 'til you've filled a page (or computer screen) or two. No matter now Godawful it is, now you've got something to revise. And rewriting/revising is always easier than coming up with something out of the blue.
- Sunday, August 18, 2013 1:44:00 PM
Crummy, you old goober bastard, you write like real good so keep like, you know, like doing it.
- Monday, August 19, 2013 3:41:00 AM
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
A New Cookbook
Somewhere, I got a link to a cooking blog with the recipe for Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken and Rice. I haven't made this, but I bookmarked the page with the recipe on it. I vaguely remember reading the post because it had a cute story about a little girl and the downside to being a princess. It made me smile.
Then, sometime later, I was reading a magazine and, I can't remember which one, that highlighted the cookbook The Southern Plate. Being a southern girl, the name of the book grabbed me immediately. I knew I'd be laid up for a while so I went into the local library's website and reserved the book to take a look at. Yesterday, my sweet husband stopped by the bookmobile and picked up this book for me. I fell in love with it right away. It brought back so many memories of my mother and grandmother making these recipes. I have to have it! (I will be ordering it today)
Last night I spent hours looking through this book and reading Christy's wonderful stories about food, cooking and family. It is truly heart warming. The book is divided differently than most cookbooks. It's not separated by categories but by seasons. I love it….have I mentioned that?
Today I'm making Chicken Poulet from this book. I had two leftover chicken breasts from last night's dinner and all the other ingredients in my pantry so I whipped it up. It takes a few minutes to put together, but the beautiful thing is this; you put it in the fridge all day or over night, throw the last two ingredients on and bake just before supper. I can't wait to try this tonight. It makes me think of all the wonderful Thanksgiving flavors of turkey and dressing but with cream of mushroom soup and melted cheddar cheese on top. I can't think of a thing that cream of mushroom and melted cheese won't improve! I will definitely post a review of this recipe.
I have to get my own copy soon because I can see that I may ruin this library book by using it to make recipes. I tend to be a messy cook and splatter a bit. You can open any of my cookbooks and see right away which recipes I make most often. There will be splatters and spots all over the page.
If you want to check out Christy's blog, which has tons of fabulous recipes and stories, check it out here. If you're a southern girl or have ever dreamed of being a southern cook, try this. It's the real thing.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Surgery and Recovery Update
I realized one morning when I was home alone that I could crutch around and make my own sandwich, get my own drink etc, if I just had a way of moving it. So, I found the plastic grocery bags and threw everything in there and carried it by the handle back to my nest on the couch or chair. Nick had a brilliant idea and tied the bag to one of my crutches and calls it a saddle bag. Too funny!
So, in conclusion, I'm healing quite well, feeling good about being in my second week of recovery and thankful that I'm laid up when the weather's been so yucky. I'm afraid if we were having nice spring weather the last week I'd have been crutching around outside, crawling on the patio so I could pull weeds in the beds. I'm so ready for spring and a little yard work.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Project 365!
I couldn't resist posting this photo. It's so symbolic of what's going on right now. It's technically spring, but winter is hanging on. Notice the beautiful crocuses trying to bloom but there is snow nestled among them.
I thought it was beautiful.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
What a Man, What a Man, What a Mighty Good Man!!
Let me just say that my husband rocks! Since my surgery on Thursday morning he has been there, right by my side, taking care of me.
Nick took the day off on Thursday to go to the hospital with me. I was home around noon and all afternoon he brought me food, ice for my foot and whatever else I needed. Friday he didn't have class so he was home with me all day again. I got a home cooked breakfast and lunch, not to mention the delicious dinner he made. All weekend this man has done laundry, cleaned around the house, taken care of the boy and the dogs and most especially, me.
Early Friday morning the numbness wore off my foot. I woke up around 4:30 AM to go to the bathroom and as soon as I dropped my feet over the side of the bed, my incisions started throbbing. I crutched to the bathroom and back and was crying by the time I got back to bed. Bless his heart, Nick got up, got me more ice and a pain pill. He's a real trooper.
Our morning routine, since he has had to go back to school has been this:
Alarm goes off, Nick gets up and hits the shower. He gets me up and helps me down the stairs. He goes back up stairs to bring me all the stuff I might need/want during the day. My glasses, phone, book, magazine, icepack etc.
When he gets home, he makes me lunch and gets me ready for a shower. In a few hours, after doing his studying, writing papers, picking up the boy from school, etc. he makes dinner. Last night, he was back upstairs after dinner to finish his own homework and to help Alex with his. Around 9:30 last night, he helped me up the stairs, brought all my stuff up, drugged me and put me to bed. Afterwards he finished up shutting down the house, taking dogs out, and everything that goes along with it to finally fall into bed himself.
I feel so blessed to have a husband that loves me and wants to take care of me.
Friday night, Nick cooked burgers on the grill (our one nice day so far) and made a delicious dinner. I took this photo before he had finished putting it all on the table. When it was done we had baked beans and corn on the cob as well as delicious burgers.
Saturday, he made some queso dip for snacking. I caught him working in the kitchen.
Here is what the side table in the living room looks like after Nick leaves in the morning. He has brought the insulated carafe of coffee in for me, my ice water, my book, glasses, phone, calendar and kindle. Oh, and the "oh so important" pain pill, just in case I need it before he gets back home.
What a man.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Birthday Recap
I apologize for the lack of blog posts lately. Since I returned from Texas last Monday night, it's been a whirlwind. I knew I was having surgery the following Thursday so I was very busy trying to get my house in order. I wanted there to be groceries (easy for a school attending dad to be able to throw together a meal) and laundry done.
My 46th birthday was last Wednesday. Since I was scheduled to have surgery the following morning, I was under doctor's orders to have no alcohol that night. We decided a birthday should be celebrated with a little alcohol so we went out a night early.
Tuesday evening my boys took me to one of our favorite restaurants, The Red Parrot. I so love this place. We have never had a bad meal here. I ordered a lovely chilled glass of chardonnay and we had a dozen raw oysters for our appetizer. After a few of the oysters, I wished I had skipped the main part of the meal for more oysters. I LOVE them. Who would've thought?
I had the broiled stuffed shrimp and a delicious Irish coffee for dessert. I left feeling very satisfied and like a true spoiled birthday girl.
The following morning, my girlfriend Cindy, took me for a pedicure! What a wonderful treat, especially knowing that the next day I would have my foot cut on and would wish for those lovely toenails. She also brought some beautiful tulips and a birthday cake. What a sweet friend! My other friend and neighbor, Deb, brought over a cute birthday wine glass and a bottle of wine. She knows me well!!
Excuse the poor quality of the photo, I used my phone for this one.
That night I cooked dinner for us at home. After we ate, Nick presented me with both my birthday cakes… yes two! He didn't know Cindy had brought one over so he picked one up while he was out. What a guy!
Then he gave me a beautiful gift bag with my birthday present. I was really surprised because the one thing I'd asked for, he was unable to find. That's another story! However, I opened up the bag and found this.
An Amazon Kindle! I have been torn about having a Kindle because I do love to read a real book, but this just makes so much more sense. Especially with all the moving around we do.
It also had this beautiful red leather cover. I love red. I think he knows this about me.
I had a wonderful birthday! I am truly blessed to have a husband and family that loves me so much.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
iPod About Me
This is a flashback from February 2009. Someone tagged me in their own Facebook note where you had to answer the following questions turning on your iPod and selecting shuffle. I selected the playlist "recently played" At that time, I had to skip the Christmas music that kept popping up.
You'll have to keep in mind, that when I did this, I was living in Hawaii, my husband was commanding a battalion and was deployed, I had dealt with one Soldier's death and numerous crazy Army spouses/family members and was needing something lighthearted. Hopefully, you'll find a little humor in this and maybe offer up your own "About Me" post. Here it is.. exactly as it appeared 2 years ago.
If you got tagged for this note, you need to copy/paste this into your own facebook note, delete my answers, and answer the questions using your own ipod, iTunes or whatever it is that you use... I would not recommend a turntable or eight track for this exercise!
1. Turn on the iPod and select shuffle
2. Use the title of the song for the answer to the 1st question
3. Hit "next" and repeat process until you have answered them all
4. Don't cheat!
5. Tag some of your friends so they'll do the same
1. How am I feeling today?
Super Trouper-Mamma Mia Soundtrack
2. How far will I get in life?
Wild Night-Van Morrison
3. What is my best friend's theme song?
Take a Chance on Me-Mamma Mia Soundtrack
4. What was high school like?
Mamma Mia-Soundtrack again
5. How will today be?
Warm Love-Van Morrison
6. What is in store for me this weekend?
Fins-Jimmy Buffett
7. What is the best thing about me?
Does Your Mother Know?-Mamma Mia Soundtrack
8. What song describes my parents?
How do I say the words? Bryan Adams
9. How is my life going?
The Bitch is Back-Elton John
10. What song will they play at my funeral?
Angel-Jack Johnson
11. How does the world see me?
Livin' For You-Boston
12. What do my friends think of me?
Lay All Your Love on Me-Mamma Mia Soundtrack
13. Do people secretly think I'm good looking?
Mama Can't Buy You Love-Elton John
14. How can I make myself happy?
Keep On Lovin' You-REO Speedwagon
15. What should I do with my life?
If I Could - Jack Johnson
16. What is some good advice?
Roll With the Changes - REO Speedwagon (how fitting)
17. Will I get married?
Can't Fight This Feeling-REO Speedwagon
18. Where will I go in life?
Staple It Together - Jack Johnson
19. Will I Have Kids?
Live A Little - Hawaiian Style Band
20. What is my current theme song?
Cheeseburger in Paradise - Jimmy Buffett (I had to laugh at this one!)
Maybe, very soon, I will do this again and see how my songs have changed.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Pre-Op Appointment and Goodies
We filled out forms, medical history, medications I'm taking and allergies, etc. Then he gave us instructions. This is why I brought Nick. I wanted him to hear the Doc say "no weight on that foot for three weeks" (this includes driving since it's my right foot) I wanted Nick to be aware of just how much he was going to have to do to take care of me and to keep the household running.
After about two hours, I left there with several "goodies"
He gave me these two scrubby sponges/brushes. They are wrapped in silver below. I am to scrub my foot really well with one of these the night before and the morning of my surgery. I think that's just lazy. Why can't they scrub my foot when I get there? I really feel like it's going to need another scrub before they cut into it!
I'm home from my trip to Texas and I have to say, it was a wonderful visit. I saw so many old friends and really had a good time. I got home very late last night and have tried to get a few things done around the house today. I'm a little behind and feeling overwhelmed because in another two days, I know I'll be out of commission. I guess Nick will have to handle it all.
Tomorrow is my birthday and since I've been instructed that I can have no alcohol the night before my surgery (which is the following morning) we went out for my birthday dinner tonight. We went to a local restaurant that we love. I had a wonderful glass of chardonnay, raw oysters and stuffed shrimp. I ended my meal with an Irish coffee. YUM! I'm feeling very full, very satisfied with my meal and ready to go to bed at 8:00.
My good friend Cindy is taking me for a pedicure tomorrow for my birthday. What a doll she is. I really wanted to have my feet and toes done before the surgery and now I will! I may have an ugly bandage on my foot for a while, but there will be beautiful toes under there!!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Mothering a Boy
The nurse brought him to me for the first time after I'd settled into my room and said "Boys are so special" I looked at her with my wide eyed innocence and wondered why she would think boys were more special than girls. I know now, that she was trying to make me feel comfortable in my new role as the mother of a boy. She said "Boys always love their mommas. After a football game my son kisses his girlfriend then he kisses me." Those words stuck with me for the last 27 years. I remember those high school football games when JD would hug his girlfriend then hug me. I was so proud. Today¸ as I was reading about this woman whose heart was breaking at the thought of her baby leaving home, I remembered very clearly that nurse handing me my first born.
He's a man now. He has a college degree, a great job that he loves, and he is about to marry a girl that I absolutely love. I guess it's ok to take a little credit for how well he's turned out. I have laughed, worried, cried and prayed over that child. I can't wait to watch him start his own family with beautiful Meghan and see what an amazing father he'll be.
Here is a photo I took at the shower today. Forgive the quality of the picture, I took it with my phone. My camera is still at home!
Friday, March 11, 2011
After arriving in Phoenix yesterday, she called me and I told her I had done a little digging and her airline had ONE more flight to Hawaii but it was to Maui. I had no idea if they would even entertain the idea of sending her to Maui instead of Honolulu, but it was worth a shot. She found the gate, and sweet talked them into re-routing her to Maui where she could buy an inter island ticket and get on over to Honolulu.
I spoke to her as she was awaiting her last flight in the Maui airport. She said she was exhausted but glad to be almost there. She was so sweet and apologized for causing me so much stress. I told her it was ok, that I just felt as her mom, I should be able to take care of everything and how helpless I felt. I then told her I was proud of her and Zach for taking care of it and getting everything done. I guess I raised her right!
Then, of course, I got up this morning to the news that there was a tsunami warning for the state of Hawaii. Oy! I knew that she was staying in an area that was very high and that large waves wouldn't affect her, but I knew the potential of losing power for days and having some serious dampers put on her vacation was very high.
I've heard from her several times today and all is well.
I'm thankful to watch her become a responsible young woman and to see her make wise decisions.
I am having a great visit with some old friends here in Texas and am looking forward to my mom and aunt arriving tomorrow. The shower is on Sunday and should be a great time.
I have a girls' night out planned for this evening and I do believe margaritas are in my future. It will be so nice to hang out and not worry about anything for a while (is that even possible?)
I apologize for the lack of photos in my posts, but like a doofus, I left my camera in Rhode Island. JD will bring his tomorrow and I can take photos with mom, auntie, kids etc not to mention the bridal shower.
Thanks again for your sweet comments on my stress yesterday. It helps to know that my mom guilt/stress is all normal.
Happy Friday and have a good weekend!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Mamma Guilt
Let me start from the beginning.
Callie had a 6:10 AM flight to Hawaii this morning on US Airways. We were running just barely on time and hit construction and a detour. Still got her there with 40 minutes. She goes inside to check in and they won't even take her at the counter. They have a rule about being 45 minutes or so before flight time or you can't even check in.
Get this,..even with this delay, checking bags and getting a standby ticket, she STILL made it through security in time to board that flight, had they let her. But no, she has to wait and is told that all remaining flights are full. She was on standby for an 8:00 flight but it was a no go. She got standby for a 12:15 flight and just called to let me know she's on. This flight goes to Phoenix and she will take her chances from there to get on into Honolulu.
Her fiance', who booked the flight originally, is bound and determined to get her out to Hawaii for a week, so I feel like they will work it out even if it means a night in the Phoenix airport.
I am feeling terrible about this. She doesn't blame me for missing the flight but I feel responsible. She knows she should've gotten up earlier and been proactive about being at the airport early but once again, I have mom guilt. It is making me almost physically ill. I can't help her and I need to let her be an adult (she is 20 years old, after all) but this is hard!
Anyone else know about helpless, guilty mom syndrome?
I'm waiting around in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and postponing my trip to central Texas until I know she doen't need me to get her at the airport. I'm little stressed!!!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Weekend Movie
Oh, and let me add that Grown Ups had a rockin' sound track! I'm seriously thinking of downloading it to my iPod. Nick and I both made several comments during the movie about how good the music was.
Speaking of Netflix, so far, I've only subscribed to the online/wireless version and I'm a little disappointed at the selection. I realize that for a mere $2.00 more per month, I could have DVDs delivered to my house and have way more options. I'm thinking seriously of doing this, especially since I'll be homebound for a few weeks after my foot surgery. Anybody have Netflix? What do you think? Do you use it often enough for it to pay for itself?
I have a busy week ahead. Tomorrow is the last day home before flying to Texas. Sunday is my future daughter-in-law Meghan's bridal shower in my old home town. She's not from that town so these are my friends and JD's buddies' moms who are giving this shower. I'm very excited to see some people I haven't seen in around five years. I'm also excited to see Callie for one night before she flies off to Hawaii to spend spring break with her love and her sister. (they are both there now) I return to Rhode Island on Monday, one week from today, then am facing my surgery a few days later. I'll admit, I'm a little apprehensive about the surgery. I know it's the thing to do, nothing else has worked, but I am apprehensive none the less. I'll be glad when it's over and I am recovered. I have a feeling that three weeks with no weight on my right foot may be enough to send me right over the edge. I'll be needing some entertainment!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Project 365
I realize I've not kept up with this well. In an attempt to redeem myself, I am posting a few photos from the last week.


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Boxes, Boxes and MORE Boxes!!!
With only 5 days until the big move we've hit crunch time. I promised myself I'd pack everything cross stitch wise but my Lizzie Kate Harvest Blessings as soon as I finished my Dragon Dreams Ballerina Bunnies, which I kept, only to fine I misplaced the pattern. Luckily I left out my Fiddlestitch Cottage Ode To A Fiddle Head so I had to make a quick rush out to the store to pick up a couple DMC colors as the rest were packed, setting me back a whole 2 dollars ;)
The boxes are really starting to pile up, it's amazing how many boxes of books we've managed to accumulate. Took a spin by the house after getting yet another load of boxes and it looks like all the work we wanted is done and the house is empty just waiting for us. I'm so excited to be getting a cross stitch room although it'll need some paint. Go Habs Go painted on the walls will not be getting my cross stitch relaxation flowing ;)
Only a couple of days left!!!


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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Poster Show
Hey Everyone,
I'm gonna be putting some work in a poster show at Empire State Tattoo Studio in Long Island, NY. The opening reception is October 9th, and it should be a really fun time. Be sure to come out and say hi if you're in the area!
*Poster courtesy of the talented, and ever-industrious Stephen "Pheck" Ritsua!
Posted by Jeff Lance at 12:20 AM
3 comments:
- Love said...
Lovely Poster!
- October 10, 2010 at 1:44 PM
- Jeff Lance said...
Thank you! Unfortunately, this one isn't mine...
- October 15, 2010 at 8:36 AM
- Love said...
Nah, it's okiez! YOu can do a better one!! :D
- October 16, 2010 at 9:55 AM
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Boss Cock's Pleasure Ring--My first toy and a disappointing distractionI think I would have enjoyed using this product if it hadn't broken so easily. It is a good entry-level toy to experiment with if you aren't ready to invest in a higher-end toy.
Fits well, stays in place, better for both partners, still affordable, small
Fragile, compatible with only very small vibrators
I bought this toy for me and my girlfriend as a first toy for us to share as a couple. It seemed like it would give a little boost to our newly budding sex life. I was excited to take it out of the box and try it on. It fit me well and would comfortably fit men of most sizes. The vibrator that comes with the ring itself was the source of our problem. It was a small, cheap, plastic vibrator that quickly broke in half as I screwed on the battery cover. Make sure you take the vibrator out of the ring when you take the slip of plastic out of the vibrator. This was how mine broke -- cheap plastic, bad packaging process. This led to a disappointing first experience with sex toys. Luckily, we have moved on to better things.
Material / Texture
It has a slightly sticky gel plastic surface that felt like it would stick to dust and lose its shiny, fresh-from-the box appearance. It was very stretchy and stayed in place well. It had small imperfections on the surface that made it seem cheap. The texture itself was about what you would expect for a toy of this kind.
Shape / Design / Size / Fit
I chose this ring for its design and shape. It looked better to me than the other rings, and I liked the color choices. It was easy for me to put on and take off without too much fuss. It was a good fit for my girlfriend as well, and it was capable of reaching what needed to be reached during sex.
Follow-up commentary 10 days after original review
After contacting the maker of this toy - Evolved Novelties - to ask about replacing my Boss cock's pleasure ring, they replied very quickly with their warranty information. As long as you have the original receipt, and are not from Arkansas or Alabama(unfortunately for me), the broken product can be mailed in and replaced. I was happy to find that they have a warranty, even though it didn't do me any good. I look forward to replacing the broken vibrator on my own and continuing to use the ring where I left off.
Save your receipts! Tough luck to those of us from Alabama and Arkansas.
Save your receipts! Tough luck to those of us from Alabama and Arkansas.
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Do you have some alternative toys you could recommend?
That sucks about the bullet breaking, mine is going on nine months with no issues.
Welcome to EF. Good first review.
Jimbo Jones: I can't recommend any other toys in this genre because I haven't tried any yet, but I would say that this toy is worth buying as long as you are careful with it, based on the other reviews I have seen.
Dwtim: Thanks for the warm welcome. Sounds like I should give the ring another try. I guess I could contact the manufacturer and see what kind of customer service they have.
Nice review!
I've always wanted to try one of those. Might wait to find a really good one.
Thanks for the good info!! Great review!
Good review... thanks.
Nice review!
Very Helpful!
Great review, too bad you couldn't return it.
sounds disappointing
Thank you!
Appreciate great review!
Thanks for the review!
good review, thanks
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The United States designated an Indonesian radical group behind an attack in Jakarta as a terrorist organization on Tuesday.
The U.S. also announced sanctions on two Australians; both previously believed killed in the Middle East, and two Indonesians, one of whom is in prison in Indonesia. Sanctions come as a way to foil Islamic State group operations and recruitment in Australia and Southeast Asia.
The announcements occurred after officials in both Australia and Indonesia disrupted plans for attacks over the holiday season. The thwarted attacks were inspired by ISIS.
The State Department said it has designated the ISIS-affiliated Jamaah Ansharut Daulah as a terrorist group, which in practice prohibits American citizens from being involved with it and allows U.S. property to be frozen.
JAD militants are believed responsible for an attack in Jakarta in January 2016. The attack left eight people dead, including the attackers.
The sanctioned Australians are Neil Christopher Prakash, also known as Khaled Al-Cambodi, who was the senior Australian recruiter for ISIS, and Khaled Sharrouf, an ISIS fighter in Syria and Iraq since 2014 who carried out executions for ISIS.
The Indonesians are Bahrum Syah, who sent funds to militants in Indonesia from Syria, and his mentor Aman Abdurrahman, who from prison has recruited militants to the ISIS cause, authorized attacks and was ISIS's main translator in Indonesia.
The steps taken on Tuesday showed a continued U.S. commitment to anti-terror efforts in Australia and Indonesia.
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I used to own a big old fishing trawler - Lady Jane
After years of toil and fun, I've sold the trawler and bought a beautiful ketch - Arctic Rose
This blog is about the progress I made with Lady Jane and the start of a completely different lifestyle with Arctic Rose, and other fun stuff.
Friday, February 04, 2005
The last footing
The weather, although a bit cold, has been pretty good recently, so I have been working on cleaning up the last of the footings on deck. This project has had a high priority, simply because water has been collecting in these spaces, causing corrosion through the underlying deck and then holes into the hold below.
The picture shows the last of the footings to be cut out, before any work has been started. You cannot see it, but the first job was to weld a new plate into the foooting itself, because the underlying plating had rusted away almost completely. The footing is now cut and ground back to deck level, awaiting rust proofing and priming.
You can see the remnants of the large footing I've been working on in the background, partially filled with water. This, along with the one in the picture and it's twin, will soon be painted then concreted in, ending this particular problem for once and for all.
The next deck project will be the start of rubbing down and painting of the boat. I'm thinking of doing a 'top down' approach, starting with the top of the wheelhouse and working down to deck level. Then starting with the top of the mast and working down the forepeak to deck. I'll then start on the outside of the hull and then, finally, do the inside of the hull, including the fish hold.
I'm thinking that if I use a 'good enough' approach, the job will go faster and the returns in terms of time to completion and the overall look will be far better than trying to aim for perfection at every step. The objective here being to stop the rust and have Lady Jane looking good sooner, rather than later.
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I like this blog. Can you post a bunch of layout and plan pictures of LJ? This will help us envision what you write about and how things fit together. I am not sure if you can climb up the mast and take some, or tie your camera to a balloon (or something), but more pics would be appreciated.ReplyDelete
Cayuga, I'm not aware of any actual plans, or drawings for Lady Jane, although there may be some tucked away in archives somewhere in Belgium.ReplyDelete
I did a blog entry back in December with lines and text superimposed over a picture of Lady Jane, taken when she had been taken out of the water. This is a fairly accurate representation of the internal layout of Lady Jane.
In January I posed an entry which included the view of Lady Jane from the top of the mast, which is maybe what you were after.


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Former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser is not just some dipstick who loses his pants when travelling overseas and then comes up with some of the most improbable excuses for the absence of his attire.
No. He's a far bigger idiot than that as attested by his op ed contribution in today's Melbourne Age - The isolation of Hamas is impeding peace. The Fairfax people shamelessly accepted his contribution which is nothing more than an apology for one of the most vicious and dangerous terrorist organisations on earth.
Hamas is as much bad news for the Palestinians who it controls in Gaza as it is for the Israelis who it seeks to obliterate.Fraser ignores the Hamas Charter, the terrorism, the hate filled racist incitement and the disgusting indoctrination of children on Hamas television and would have us believe that his cutthroat mates are nothing but a bunch of boy scouts.
The man deserves a rocket in one of those places that were exposed that night in New Orleans when he, ... er had what the boys call, " a big night out".
Shame on him!
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Sunday, December 19, 2004
War News for Sunday, December 19, 2004 Bring 'em on: Iraqi policeman killed in fighting between insurgents and British troops near Basra. Bring 'em on: Ten Iraqi contractor employees taken hostage near Baghdad. Bring 'em on: Three Iraqi election officials assassinated in central Baghdad, heavy fighting ensues. Bring 'em on: Heavy fighting, air strikes reported in Fallujah. Bring 'em on: Northern pipeline attacked near Beiji. Bring 'em on: Three Iraqis killed in fighting with US troops in Ramadi. Bring 'em on: Five attacks on oil pipelines reported in past 24 hours. Bring 'em on: Four wounded in mortar attack on Sunni mosque in Baghdad. Bring 'em on: Ten Iraqis killed, 40 wounded by car bomb at Karbala bus station. Bring 'em on: Car bomb detonates at Imam Ali shrine in Najaf. Merry Christmas in Iraq. "Fearing insurgent attacks, bishops across the predominantly Muslim country recently announced that they would call off the usual Christmas festivals and celebrations. Some churches will also forgo Christmas Eve Mass, a step unheard of even during Saddam Hussein's regime. Attendance has plummeted. During the holiday season, Haddad's church would have been packed with more than 700 people. Last Sunday, only 27 brave worshipers showed up." Samarra. "But the attacks haven't stopped. Car bombs target U.S. soldiers at main intersections, mines are left on patrol routes, insurgents pop up and take potshots. On Friday, four mortar rounds landed about 200 yards east of the soldiers' base at an abandoned college building at the center of Samarra. On Saturday, in addition to the 11 a.m. attack that wounded three soldiers just off 40th Street, insurgents launched two other RPG attacks and planted an anti-tank mine nearby. The police force, which sputtered from the start, has completely disbanded, some of its weapons and body armor in the hands of insurgents. The City Council has not met in weeks. U.S. troops are hoping to use Iraqi National Guard and Interior Ministry forces to protect the elections scheduled to take place in less than 45 days." Rummy. "A new wave of criticism was set to hit US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Sunday after he admitted that he had not personally signed Pentagon condolence letters to families of soldiers killed in Iraq. But he has vowed to do so in the future, according to a Washington Post report. 'I wrote and approved the now more than 1,000 letters sent to family members and next of kin of each of the servicemen and women killed in military action,' Rumsfeld said in a statement to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes. 'While I have not individually signed each one, in the interest of ensuring expeditious contact with grieving family members, I have directed that in the future I sign each letter,' the defense chief said, according to the Post." British wounded. "The MoD has revealed that by last Wednesday, 2,862 personnel had been evacuated back to Britain - mostly because they were too ill or injured to be treated in Iraq. The evacuation rate is currently running at more than 25 soldiers a week, and includes 65 servicemen and women seriously injured in combat over the past four months." Operation Warm and Fuzzy. "So many wounded troops arrive at Landstuhl these days that suppliers around the medical center have run out of clothing. Wounded soldiers usually show up in the uniforms they were wearing when injured. Temperatures in Germany can be 70 degrees lower than those in the Middle East. Lt. Col. Richard Sirianni, chaplain for the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing, learned of the need for clothing after receiving orders to serve at Landstuhl beginning last September. Sirianni, a Catholic priest who counsels soldiers and families there, also found that injured troops needed long-distance telephone cards to call home. So Operation Warm and Fuzzy was born." Meanwhile, Lieutenant AWOL's excellent adventure in Iraq should be renamed "Operation Warm and Soft and Brown and Smelly." Commentary Editorial: "The cascading allegations of prisoner abuse, of which these are but a few examples, long ago demolished the president's claim that only a few bad apples were responsible. So did reports that soldiers and officers who complained to their superiors about this mistreatment were threatened with reprisals and even physical harm. Yet as reports of unexplained deaths, humiliations and depravity across the services multiply, President Bush has recently remained silent." Editorial: "We all know that war claims lives. But it is so easy to forget that war forever changes the lives of those who survive at home. This is one more reason the words of Sen. John Kerry, spoken at the Democratic Convention in Boston, deserve to live long beyond his candidacy. He said that before you go to war, you must be able to look a parent in the eye and say you've done everything possible to avoid this, but it is necessary. We'd only add that you also need to make the same profession to the spouses and children who will be left behind." Opinion: "But as this war grinds on, as these dead stack up, soldiers and their families are faced with the appalling suspicion that their troops are risking their lives in a cause that is uncertain at best and illegitimate at worst. While some voice private doubts, others insist -- often with increasing stridency -- that the war is justified, that the insurgency can be crushed and that naysaying undermines both national will and troop morale. I admire their steadfast faith, even as I recognize the dilemma. To disbelieve seems too much like betrayal. Skepticism and dissent appear inimical to service and sacrifice. Keeping the warriors and the war untangled is extraordinarily difficult, intellectually and emotionally. All that most of us can do is to mean precisely what we say: We back you." Casualty Reports Local story: Texas Marine killed in Iraq. Local story: New York soldier wounded in Iraq. Off-Topic Rant of the Day Things that make you want to puke. "After winning re-election and 'reshaping the rules of politics to fit his 10-gallon-hat leadership style,' President George Bush for the second time was chosen as Time magazine's Person of the Year." I wouldn't have a problem with this if Time had justified their selection by citing Lieutenant AWOL's staggering incompetence, ability to lie with a straight face on any topic, monumental arrogance, contempt for American democracy, smear-job campaign style, or any of the other characteristics that define this miserable specimen of ignorant and spoiled rich kid. Instead, TIME opts to suck up to the worst president in American history. I therefore award the TIME magazine editorial staff YD's coveted Brown Nose of the Year Award. 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Today my son Dave sent me a surprise from Amazon. To start off the platform he gave me an early gift of the Ferris Wheel that goes with the Merry go round I already have. It also plays hundreds of tune's just like the Merry go round and the lights flash with the tunes.
This is a good reason to get the last 2 quilts finished!


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The Brooklyn Follies
Paul Auster writes my favorite contemporary American lit-fic, probably because, unlike say Don DeLillo, he never skimps on the story, which he seems to care about for its own sake and not just as a framework for his ideas. The Brooklyn Follies is filled with incident, invention, and interesting characters, not to mention a couple of mysteries and some genuine (if momentary) thrills. It reminded me a lot of John Irving's early novels (especially The Hotel New Hampshire), but it's shorter and lot less heavy handed.
It is an English Major kind of novel though: there are references to Poe, Thoureau, Melville, Whitman, DeLillo; an important early scene revolves around a discussion of one of the character's senior thesis; the book's idea of paradise is being able to have the time to read all the books you'd want to read, and, oh, yeah, spend time with all the people you care about, too.
Like most of Auster's novels, there are stories within stories and a strong sense of approaching literature as a game to be played or a puzzle to be solved, but it's that addition of "all the people you care about" into the mix that distinguishes The Brooklyn Follies from Auster's last two novels. Those books - The Book of Illusion and Oracle Night - were more focused on the po-mo lit-fic gamesmanship and not so much on the larger world. This is a warmer book, almost a "feel good" book.
It doesn't end as well as it starts, not because Auster refuses to provide a satisfying ending a la DeLillo or takes a stab at ambiguity that feels a little bit too much like a cop out a la the recent Philip Roth novels, but because he tries to wrap everything up a little too neatly. I like that the book wears its politics on its sleeve (although at this date and considering Auster's audience, it isn't exactly an act of courage), but sometimes Auster's relatively schematic left-liberal worldview undermines his abilities as a novelist. Or rather, he's always been weakest (IMO) when it comes to creating characters, and so when filling out his casts he often resorts to stereotypes that will be recognizable to anyone who's kept up with American indie movies during the last 10 years. There's a Jamaican drag queen who's essentially a saint and a Southern Evangelic Christian who's the book's major monster. Structurally, the evil Christians show up at end, and Auster's somewhat condescending take on them wasn't enough to sour me on the book as a whole, but I wasn't as an enthusiastic fan of the book as I had been with fifty pages to go. (Also, IMO, the final paragraph was maybe a little redundant: I saw it coming from so far off that I felt a little let down that he made such a predictable move).
This lack of generosity and sympathy got me thinking about one of the few major American 19th Century Literary types who doesn't get mentioned in the book: my personal favorite, William Dean Howells. One of the things I like about a novel like A Hazard of New Fortunes is that Howells has affection for all of his characters, even if he treats their beliefs and ideologies with a bemused irony. The Brooklyn Follies could use a bit more of that, although, all-in-all, a pretty compelling, entertaining book.


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This a simple A2 size card
Using Spell Binder square dies to cut out the picture window and frame.
MCT stamps and banner die
Cricut paper dolls for the little girl with cap and gown.
Hope you enjoyed this, thanks for looking!
Welcome to my blog, you are at Hawks Nest Hobbies. My name is Debbie,I work full time night shift and am a true nightowl. I have a wonderful husband and two teenage boys. I started crafting several years ago but took off when a friend introduced me to the Cricut! ! Since then I have learned so much more, SVG's , embossing, dies, inking, the list is endless. Every project is different and I have a difficult time parting with them. Thank you for stopping by,come back soon.


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(this is it: baking soda, lemon juice, scrubber/old toothbrush, Modern Mermaids, vinegar & dish soap)Root Simple about sink cleaning. Normally I have had a stainless steel sink, where I have only used baking soda and water to make a homemade "soft scrub", with a few drops of tea tree for added smelly/antiseptic goodness.
Now that we are in our new apartment Homestead, the sink is a bit older and it is porcelain-you can for sure see a lot more stains! I was inspired by the Root Simple post on the "soft scrub" mix but with lemon-brills! Baking soda combo is great on its own, but with lemon juice-talk about hit of natural bleach power!
(sink before: cute but worn)
(after: pearly white!)
(look at the stains being lifted by some small elbow grease on my part)
I decided to take this on our new-but-getting-a-beating stove...check-check.
Just wipe with a wet cloth and DONE, so cheap and so simple!


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What is a good routine for begginer runners. Im not wanting to do races, just build endurance. Help me out please.
I liked Run this town and Running for beginners. With Run this town I ran a bit longer than I usually do even though it has warmup and cooldown walking. If you search the workouts for running there are several running workouts that you could try.
I have created a workout called "Fun Run 30". It's moderate and a good start. As you probably can't run for 30 min (yet, but will change soon if you start), you should go like this:
- start running slow for 3-5min, depending on how fit you are
- walk for 2-3min
- run for 3-5min
- walk for 2-3min
and so on
Do this three or four times a week, each time you run a little longer and walk less.
For the beginning:
Make sure you run slow! Most start too fast
Try to breathe in 3-4 steps and breath out the same
Drink a glass of water before you start
Or you start walking (fast) for 30-45min and increase speed a little with every walk you do until you run.
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Success breeds envy like nothing else does, and along with it rivalry, competition, covetousness, territorialism, and resentment. When there was a famine of Reformed teaching in the land, the rise of new Reformed voices was a welcome sight, an oasis in a parched land. But as God prospers us, and makes streams multiply in the desert, eventually the streams can start to give each other the sidelong glance. Instead of being filled with gratitude to God for his kindness, we become so many Sauls, stewing resentfully as we hear the crowds singing, "Saul has tweeted to thousands, but David to ten thousands."Read the rest.
Envy is a movement-killer because it makes koinonia impossible. It operates close to home, assaulting our nearest relationships. I'd venture to guess that few men my age envy the opportunities John Piper has to preach at conferences. Instead we begrudge the gifts, talents, success, blessings, and opportunities of that pastor across town or that professor down the hall. At the college and seminary level, envy rears its head when someone else makes better grades, has more friends, is more likeable, is given more/better ministry opportunities, is better looking, more educated, more gifted, more popular, more intelligent, more esteemed, or more successful.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
"Success Breeds Envy Like Nothing Else Does"
Good word here on ministry envy from Joe Rigney:
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This Youtube video from 2004 is a sophomoric college parody of quick cures for this problem. Picturing the audience naked doesn't work. Neither does taking tranquilizers.
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Friday, May 21, 2010
Dem Congressman Compares Republicans to Al Qaeda
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- AnonymousMay 22, 2010 at 9:35 AM
Over 9,000 views on YouTube and ZERO Comments? Wonder why? Try writing something and find your thoughtful comment "pending approval" forever. Google = Democrats = Censorship. Someone should write a "Grayson is God" type of comment -- just to get the approval ball rolling.....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 22, 2010 at 2:18 PM
I'm sending this jacgkasses video to everyone I know and lining up contributions to the Republican who opposes him.ReplyDelete
Then in November we will enjoy a big celebration of his defeat along with the rest of the jackass Democrats.
Grayson said, "Why would you want to put people in charge of government who just don't want to do it." I guess he was referring to Republicans. My questions to him are, why do the Democrat/Statists want to destroy the greatest country in the world? Why do they want to TRANSFORM it into a socialist state? Why do they pit one group of Americans against another? Why did the Statists give a standing ovation to President Calderon after he condemned the State of Arizona for passing a law to protect them from the illegal invasion? Why do they want to keep people enslaved to government programs to garner their votes in order to stay in power? What is wrong with the people in the State of Florida for electing a buffoon like Grayson to Congress? So many other questions could be asked of why and how these Statists got into power, but what is more important is how and when can we get them out of office. Hopefully, the people will rise up to the occasion, become informed and fire them this November.ReplyDelete
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i was hoping to write something up about leap day. about how, for the last leap day, some friends and fellow activists and i attempted to organize a public-space reclamation project by making art, sharing music and food, engaging in guerrilla gardening, and gathering without a permit in a little sliver of a city park in the heart of houston's montrose district. about how it rained cats and dogs for the entire day, and still, a few dozen folks turned out and gave it their best, and how my life was forever transformed by the experience--and how i have reason to believe i wasn't the only one.
on this leap day, however, after spending a quite lovely and relaxing day with my little family, i find that i have definitely come down with the respiratory cold/flu bug that's been going around, and i'm pissed because i already had a cold this season, and now i have days of feeling run down and snotty ahead of me, and so, i just don't feel much like writing.
hope yours was good.
29 February 2008
what did you do with your extra day?
Labels: daily life, gripes, health
1 comment:
- jennifer said...
Sadly, my leap day wasn't much better. Maybe we'll have better luck in four years.
Hope you're feeling better now.
- March 4, 2008 at 11:12:00 AM EST
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On Wednesday 29 March 2017, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), received video calls from students attending Moree Public School, NSW; and Mt St Benedict School, NSW, as part of their civics and citizenship classes.
In the afternoon, the Governor-General met with students from Kilvington Grammar School, VIC, as they undertook a tour of Government House as part of their visit to Canberra.
In the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie, the Governor-General made calls to the Mayor of the Whitsunday Regional Council, Councillor Andrew Wilcox; the Mayor of Mackay Regional Council, Councillor Greg Williamson; and the Cyclone Debbie Recovery Coordinator, Brigadier Chris Field AM CSC, to convey the support of all Australians for those affected by the cyclone, and to acknowledge the contribution of the emergency responders.


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A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about country club dress codes.
It was inspired by an unfortunate aquatic incident that took place at the Kia Classic, when Michelle Wie lost her balance while trying to hit her ball from a water hazard. Some surmised that her ultra-short skirt... and her concern for keeping it in place... might have distracted her and contributed to the two point penalty she was ultimately given.
In the post I explored skirt and skort length, and the fact that so many LPGA players actually wear their skirts substantially shorter than allowed by the dress codes of the clubs they play at.
It got me wondering if these draconian country club dress codes were ever enforced; would a "normal person" be allowed to play in the tiny garments some of the pros wear, or would the "average Jane" be sent to the pro shop to purchase something more... substantial?
Well to some extent, that question was answered yesterday by LPGA player Sandra Gal.
The statuesque brunette beauty is known as @TheSandraGal on Twitter and posts there quite regularly about her life on tour. Her Tweets yesterday told an interesting story.
Sandra was in Palm Springs, and the day started out just fine:
... but upon arriving at the Country Club, the pretty German golfer encountered the dreaded dress code police:
... in the form of a dour-looking woman lurking the ladies locker room:
It seems the woman noticed Sandra's shorts, gave her a dirty look, and promptly reported her to authorities. The long legged LPGA pro was told to change.
This last tweet effectively answers our question. As long as she was playing in a tournament there was no problem with Sandra wearing the "short shorts", but once she was playing as a "normal person" they were deemed unacceptable and were suddenly in violation of the club's dress-code.
It's probably something us ordinary girls should keep in mind when we find ourselves inspired by those micro-skirts the ladies are wearing on tour. From the response Sandra received on Twitter however, it doesn't seem that too many guys have a problem with short shorts. At least not when they're worn by the spectacular Sandra Gal.
Thank's go to golf twitterer Bill Roberts aka: @balabill, for bringing Sandra's dress-code debacle to my attention.


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I apologize to all you hardcore followers for not posting in a while! We have been very busy lately and I'm been slightly distracted. I promise I'll get back to our normal schedule soon!
In the meantime, listen to some great Gourd music as you cruise through these awesome pics of our trip to Grand Falls on the Navajo Reservation last weekend. I'll randomly place some more videos throughout this post since this CD was the one we listened to our whole drive in and out. Enjoy!!!
The drive out of Flag was beautiful with the snow on the Peaks and the sun shining. It only took about 45 minutes to get to the Falls. The most time consuming part was maneuvering the dirt road and guessing which way to go at the fork due to the lack of road signs on the reservation.
{Drive out to the res...check out the gorgeous peaks!}
I'm assuming this car was a landmarker..."Take a left a mile after the junker in the middle of the field..."
{Lovely dirt roads on the res (rough roads) with scenic views}
The Peaks is a dormant volcano in Flag and many years ago...I don't know exactly when...it erupted and spewed lava over the land. The black rock we have left (in many places) is left over, cooled lava. Out at the Falls, there was black sand covering the land on the north side of the falls and sandstone covering the south side. Apparently, the lava stopped at the canyon to the falls, creating the black sand and leaving piles of lava rock in its wake. Kinda neat...
We only know this info, not because we are The Smart Family, heehee, but because we actually ran into a friend of ours that happens to be a geologist while we were picnicking at the Falls...I know...only in Flag do you run into friends 45 minutes outside of town! ;)
{Pile of lava rocks}
The Grand Falls only runs like this in the Spring due to the snow melt run off from New Mexico. The water was gushing at high speeds and falling into the canyon that then carries it off to the Colorado River. Pretty amazing sight!!
{The Grand Falls}
We decided to hike down into the canyon where the water was flowing into. It was a risky adventure as we had to carry a 2 year old, Jay was wearing his Keen's (not exactly hiking boots) and we had two adventurous "I can do it!" kiddos leading the way. There was one point that I actually stopped and said, "No, no more...we are going to fall to our death!!" Yes, it was a 2 foot path descending into this canyon and the other side was a drop-off onto sharp, pointy rocks and from there, a fast flowing river that would surely pull us under before anyone even knew you fell!! I had just gotten over my near death experience...I didn't think I could do it again!! But...I did and I'm glad I did...can you believe it?!!? Stunning!!
Can you see the two people at the top?
{In the Falls Canyon...up close and personal}
We weren't too far down, it wasn't the Grand Canyon, mind you. But it was an amazing sight to look up and see these little people staring down at us! I loved the shadows the walls created as the kids ran close to the walls (Zeek is actually peeing...boys).
{Canyon Walls}
QJ may have had to be carried down but by golly...he was determined to crawl his way out!! At one point, the same point I stopped early and said, "No Way!", he actually started laughing hysterically as I was trembling. I was in shock...the boy that's scared of Jay's "BIG TRUCK" wasn't scared of a 50 foot drop off?!! Go figure...
{Hiking back to the car}
This song is in honor of QJ for smacking Tika with his sippy cup!! (In case you can't hear the lyric its..."You boys need a spankin'...)
After finally making it back to the car, we loaded up and headed home. I would say within...30 seconds, QJ and Tika were sound asleep and within...5 seconds, Zeek had his PSP blaring in his ears and his thumbs attacking the controls...I guess you can lead the boy to nature... I don't think I was even buckled yet?!?
{The drive home...we were dirty and tired!!}
{Great song!!}
BTW- for all you hardcore Gourd fans that live in NoAZ, they are coming in April to The Orpheum!!! See you there! :)
{Can't introduce The Gourds without playing their best one...}
Grand Falls...to the soundtrack of The Gourds
I apologize to all you hardcore followers for not posting in a while! We have been very busy lately and I'm been slightly distracted. I promise I'll get back to our normal schedule soon!


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Interesting examination today by Time Magazine about why Americans feel such hostility toward John Edwards.
It's partly self-evident. The North Carolina senator cheated on his wife and fathered a child outside of marriage, all while Elizabeth Edwards was battling the breast cancer that ultimately took her life.
But, as writer Jeffrey Kluger says:
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Why do we loathe John Edwards? A brainy explanation
Interesting examination today by Time Magazine about why Americans feel such hostility toward John Edwards.
7 comments:
- Archiguy said...
No, the actual reason is far more simple. Edwards, because of his efforts in defending the powerless from the excesses of Big Business and his dedication to fighting poverty (all of which is very true, no matter his personal shortcomings), became the enemy of the powerful corporate interests that run the Republican Party.
He was already being attacked for things as silly as his haircut, so when his infidelity was exposed, it was a golden opportunity for the big guns of the right-wing propaganda machine to fire a withering salvo. He was attacked relentlessly with a venom even Bill Clinton didn't have to endure.
The left has no equivalent attack machine, and no official propaganda arm like Fox News or AM radio talk shows or the right-wing blogosphere. All were trained on Edwards, effectively silencing him.
But Gingrich and other Republican philanderers and adulterers remain virtually untouched. The silly "liberal media" insists on focusing on their actual record and politically relevant comments. Imagine that.
The political conservative has been taught that such sins only count when committed by a liberal or Democrat. That's the world we live in now.
- January 11, 2012 at 12:49 PM
- Wiley Coyote said...
The political progressive has been taught that such sins only count when committed by a conservative or Christian. That's the world we live in now.
Democrats have no morals.
All one has to do is look at the case study called Bill Clinton and his extramarital affairs and his lying about them.
The worst thing a progressive can be called is a hypocrite.
- January 11, 2012 at 12:53 PM
- kantstanzya said...
Seriously? Equating what Newt Gingrich did with what Edwards and Clinton did? Only in the upside down world of liberal land could that be possible.
Gingrich cheated on two wives and married the women he cheated with. Not good but that's about it.
Maybe you should read the Edwards book "The Politician" by his former chief aid Andrew Young. He fathered a baby by his mistress and did everything including apparently stealing money from a 100 year old campaign contributor and breaking campaign laws. He was willing to say and do anything to keep the public in the dark just long enough to possibly become our President, Vice President or Attorney General. He lied numerous times on national TV and blamed other people. If even 25% of what Young says in the book is true we dodged a huge bullet.
And Clinton? The short version is he had numerous affairs before and after becoming President including with a young intern. He also was accused of rape by several credible women. Finally he lied under oath to cover up one of his assaults, was impeached, lost his law license and paid $850,000 to keep the case out of court to prevent further disclosure of abuse of power.
While Gingrich may be classified as a cad, both Clinton and Edwards are classic sociopaths.
- January 11, 2012 at 12:57 PM
- ncdave77 said...
"Democrats have no morals". That's a mighty wide brush there. Regarding politicians, I don't care about their personal mistakes regardless of party. In a position of such power, I'd almost expect these things. It's the hypocrisy of those the feign "outrage!" that gets me.. see Gingrich during the Clinton fiasco, for example. Heck, I'd never even heard of Gingrich's past until his own party started hounding him about it a few months back (just as his popularity rose). Even now, I'm sure I could tell you more about Clinton and Edward's slip-ups than Gingrich's. Wonder why that is.
- January 11, 2012 at 1:58 PM
- misswhit said...
Perhaps the 28,000 square foot home he built in Chapel Hill while railing against the wealthy and touting his mill house background might have something to do with it.
- January 11, 2012 at 2:08 PM
- Aroostercrat said...
And he lives in our front yard. We get enough jawing about being Southern hick trailer trash and now our supposed delegate to the "Nawth" turns out to be the snaggle-toothed, galloused-overalled, poster boy for Tobacco Road and moonshine and Daisy Mae. But, we in NC did not fall for the "Two-Americas," smiley All-American, John Kennedy imitator. He certainly had idol worshippers outside of this state. Who was gullible? Not the people of the Great North State! He will just fall into historical shameful near- anonymity with the likes of Jim Bakker, Jim Black, Mike Easley, and Meg Scott.
- January 11, 2012 at 2:59 PM
- Leemac123@live,com said...
All of the above is why I do not vote. I was raised up with F.D.R. Do we have one like him around now? Guess not! We don't have Bing Crosby or Kate Smith around now either and from the sound of our singers today there's none around like them. We hear about the extinction of certain birds, plants,etc.--but--people are still multipling. Seems as tho' the GOOD genes are shrinking and the weak genes are taking over. Who said "give me a few good men"? I would settle for ONE GOOD HONEST DECENT STRONG Humand Being--Male or Female and I just may VOTE. A strong male politician ask me years ago why I do not Vote. I told him I did not know the ones running. He said to vote either way and if I did not like them to vote them out next time. But a lot can happen during the next 4 years, case closed!!!
- January 11, 2012 at 4:01 PM


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Why? Why in the world is Leslie gone? If you don't know who Leslie Esdaile Banks (aka L.A. Banks) is, please check out her website. She was a talented and prolific novelist, who wrote romance and fantasy novels. Most people know her for the Vampire Huntress Series. Actually, "prolific" is not the word. A "Book Cranking Machine" is more like it. Leslie was seemingly always under a deadline. It was hard to catch up with her because that was a working sister.
Leslie died today from adrenal cancer.
I met her because of Rom. He found her email address somehow simply to say, "I love your work." When I went public as a professional intuitive, Rom took it upon himself to tell Leslie about me. The subject line of his email, as the story was told to me, was something like, "Check Out My Wife."
Okay...so if you see an email from a man you don't know with a subject line like that, would you open it? You're thinking "porno," right?
That's what Leslie thought!
But she opened it anyway, ready to reply back to Rom with a terse "delete my email address from your brain, brother."
But what she saw was a sweet email about my Angel readings. She wrote Rom back and said she would love a reading. She made a point of meeting us the next time she was in town. Leslie treated us like we'd been friends forever. And that's what everyone has said about her. She was friendly, gregarious, honest, and oh-so hilarious. She reminded me of E. Lynn Harris. They had the same joyous energy. You just wanted to be around them.
Leslie and I stayed in touch. I even got a shout-out in The Bitten, the fourth book in the Vampire Huntress Series. The last time I saw her was two years ago on my birthday. The last time we spoke was around Christmas 2010.
And this morning....I just knew. I saw her phone number in my address book and I heard, "It's too late. She's gone." I dismissed it because I didn't want to believe it. How could such a larger-than-life personality be gone? But it was true. Another loss. I'll miss her for the rest of my life.
It was my honor to have known you.
Rest in Power, Leslie.
Mother. Daughter. Spiritual. Lovely. Giving. Talented. Touched by the Divine.


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more friends, you know? but i'm not naive. i look fwd to when my tattoo
Best Friends Airbrush Tattoos
"She flew me out for the purposes of tattooing one of her friends," he said.
Police detective Francis Coppola's tattoo depicts two towering figures
Thanks to our friends at. Capitol Tattoo. in Washington D.C.
sign a picture of a friend's tattoo (not the real tattoo, unfortunately!
Both my friend and I were tattooed by a woman named Alex.
and more about tattoos in Japan. Friends, there is much to be learned!
Friends. Tattoo. Tattoo Fun (Set) for my next tattoo and came across this
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Here is a pic of my sister's and her friend's tattoo for her kids too -
Friends don't let friends make bad tattoo decisions.
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Here is my best friend's tattoo.. Not yet completely finished, first tattoo.
friends tattoos
Friend Tattoos Both my friend and I were tattooed by a woman named Alex.
Best friend's new tattoo.
she was caught by photographers giving friends tattoos in New York.
best friends tattoos. http:/randoncaldwellbeck.blogspot.com. Tattoos


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i'm still on this messianic secret thing, but now i pretty much finished my paper (except for editing). but writing about the messianic secret reminded me of something i read by john d. caputo in "more radical hermeneutics." he's a philosopher i really like (not that i know a lot of them), and i especially like his book "on religion." but that's beside the point...
in "more radical hermeneutics" he starts out by talking about how the secret of life is that there is no secret--no one knows THE answer, no one knows what they're doing, no one has a more direct line of access to whatever deity might be out there than anyone else.
instead, the secret is "that we do not 'Know' ourselves or one another, that we do not 'Know' the world or God.... That, if anything, is who we are, the ones who do not know who they are, and whose lives are impassioned by the passion of that non-knowing."
i like this way of looking at life--it allows us to be the fallible, not-so-intelligent creatures that we often are, to admit that we don't know what's going on or who we are, and to passionately seek after what might be, with any luck, a glimmer of the truth. it also puts us all on an equal playing field: no one knows what's true in some sense, and yet, all of us have the potential of finding truth as we passionately seek after it, in the midst of mystery and paradox and beautiful confusion. i think this makes life and faith so much more fun and joy-filled. we're not just seeking after some dogma, making sure that we say the magic formulas or know the right behaviors. instead we're on this wild, breathtaking journey towards the ultimate, not knowing where we're going or what it will look like when we get there, just trusting that it will be good in a deeper sense than we can ever dream.
this, i think, is the secretless secret of the kingdom of God which mark tantalizingly whispers in his gospel, calling us to keep looking, keep searching, keep asking questions, don't give up hope. on the same theme, read the words to david wilcox's song "out of the question" (and buy his cd if you like--it's worth it!).


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I've been a blogger for the Boston Local Food Festival for the second year in a row, which means I also get to cover the Local Craft Brewfest one of the festival's biggest fundraisers. This year's festival will take place November 22nd, at the Moakley Courthouse in Fort Point and you should definitely check it out!
There will be tons of local independent wineries, breweries and distilleries like Berkshire Mountain. I had the opportunity to interview Berkshire Mountain, an award winning distillery that started as an apple orchard! Check out my article on Boston Local Food Festival's Blog here.


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Over 10,000 views and of this prey pass photo on flickr in 24hrs and another entry in flickr explore.
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Bearded Readling Juvenile. 15.7.14.
Monday, 7 July 2014
Bearded Tit Juvenile taken at Far Ings 7.7.14.
Quite a few beadies around this morning at Far Ings. Managed to grab a few shots from the path before they were off. A few flocks came through, but never hanging around long.
Monday, 23 June 2014
Far Ings Nature Reserve 23.6.14.
Sunday, 15 June 2014
Saturday, 14 June 2014
Local Kestrel Nest Box 14.6.14
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Macro Butterflies 16.4.14.
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Far Ings Marsh Harrier display
A few distant shots of Marsh Harrier display over barton reed bed early this morning. Spectacular acrobatics. Great to see and watch.
Sunday, 9 March 2014
Snipe and Kingfisher at Far Ings 9.3.14.
Managed to get out for a few hours today, not a great day photography wise but I enjoyed it none the less. A pleasant, bright sunny day at Far Ings. I heard a Bittern booming on my way along the Humber bank. Not the first to be heard on Far Ings this year as they've been booming a couple of weeks by all accounts, but still a nice to hear and a sign that the spring and summer is approaching us again.
Friday, 3 January 2014
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Barn owl and Marsh Harriers 18.6.13.
Monday, 17 June 2013
Barn Owl.17.6.13.
A disappointing session photography wise this evening. But can't complain about being able to watch this bird hunt over a huge area at the corner of four fields of scrub.
Saturday, 8 June 2013
Thursday, 6 June 2013
Barn Owl 6.6.13
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
A Very Early Morning At Far Ings.4.6.13.
A few hours at Far Ings this morning. I started very early to avoid the atmospheric haze which quickly develops on warm days. From the top a Common Tern, then an hour following a Barn Owl and my all time passion the Marsh Harrier. Was lucky to get this bird hunting this morning where I wanted it. All things come to those who wait? Well I've done plenty of that on this species. It's pleasing to get a few decent shots with decent light. Could have done with the bird a little closer but its rare to get everything your own way in wildlife photography.
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Wow - what a couple of weeks I've had...
Last night I went to Microchip's Open House and shoot a lot of Marshmallows! Sorry - Microchip, but you will find a lot of them on your roof! It was fun, I also got to see a lot of cool stuff Microchip has.
Check out this HUGE awesome poster they had made for me!
Tomorrow I will be going to ASU for there Mini Maker Fair. That should be fun!


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Author: Kate Innes
Publisher: Mindforest Press
Type of book: 1266, 1284-1285, England, Wales, uprising, King Edward I, journey, travel, being set up, guilty of association, theft, daily life, disguises, monastery, myths, legends
Year it was published: 2015
A headlong journey through the physical and spiritual dangers of Plantagenet Britain, in all its savage pageantry.
Welsh Marches, July 1284 - the uprising in Wales is over, the leader gruesomely executed, the dead are buried. But for Illesa Arrowsmith, the war's aftermath is just as brutal. When her brother is thrown into the Forester's prison on false charges, she is left impoverished and alone. All Illesa has left is the secret manuscript entrusted to her – a book so powerful it can save lives, a book so valuable that its discovery could lead to her death.
When the bailiff's daughter finds it, Illesa decides to run, and break her brother out of jail by whatever means. But the powerful Forester tracks them down, and Illesa must put herself and the book at the mercy of an unscrupulous knight who threatens to reveal all their secrets, one by one.
Inspired by the seductive art of illuminated manuscripts, The Errant Hours draws from the deep well of medieval legend to weave a story of survival and courage, trickery and love.
"Kate Innes's glorious first novel is a lyrical joy. Up there with the best of Pat Bracewell and Elizabeth Chadwick, it offers utter immersion in an intricate, plausible world. A must read for the autumn."
Manda Scott
Main characters include Illesa Arrowsmith who is very devoted to her brother and happens to be a healer and often uses her healing powers for good. She is unconventional, isn't afraid of taking risks be it dressing up as a man, or rescuing her brother and so forth. Her brother, Kit, seems to be a never-do-well and enjoys working with his hands. There is also a knight that is loyal and dedicated to her brother and from whom she learns some secrets.
Nothing is hidden forever
The story is in third person narrative from Illesa's point of view. From the first few pages, I was hooked on the story and couldn't wait until I learned how it all tied together.I really couldn't find any faults with the story and really enjoyed reading it. The author feels extremely careful with details and it adds a whole lot to credibility of the story. The last quarter of the book was a bit confusing for me, but other than that, fascinating and unforgettable story.
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(From inside the book)
Having lived and worked on three continents, Kate Innes has settled enar Wenlock Edge in England, and it is this beautiful historic landscape that has inspired most of her writing.
Formerly a teacher and museum education officer, Kate now writes fiction and poetry amidst the happy chaos of her three children.
I've studied Medieval Ages when I majored in history (I kept my textbook even) and I have to say that the pictures, the characters, and the setting, it's as the author has secretly built a time machine and traveled there and then spun a story about it. The story feels real and genuine and I'm happy that she is more historical rather than contemporary. I really liked reading it, and found the plot fascinating and wasn't even sure where it would go. I also liked that she included myths behind what people of that time believed in which means that for those who are only getting into historical fiction of Medieval Ages, I would really recommend this be the starting book. A strong unconventional heroine, a fascinating story of discovery, and very imaginative time period of knights, kings, queens and myths and legends.
I won this from Goodreads Firstreads
5 out of 5
(0: Stay away unless a masochist 1: Good for insomnia 2: Horrible but readable; 3: Readable and quickly forgettable, 4: Good, enjoyable 5: Buy it, keep it and never let it go.)