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I drew solitude over me, on the long shore.
--Robinson Jeffers, "Prelude"
For whatever does not afflict his soul throughout
this day, shall be cut off from his people.
--Leviticus 23:29
What is a Jew in solitude?
What would it mean not to feel lonely or afraid
far from your own or those you have called your own?
What is a woman in solitude: a queer woman or man?
In the empty street, on the empty beach, in the desert
what in this world as it is can solitude mean?
The glassy, concrete octagon suspended from the cliffs
with its electric gate, its perfected privacy
is not what I mean
the pick-up with a gun parked at a turn-out in Utah or the Golan Heights
is not what I mean
the poet's tower facing the western ocean, acres of forest planted to the east,
the woman reading in the cabin, her attack dog suddenly risen
is not what I mean
Three thousand miles from what I once called home
I open a book searching for some lines I remember
about flowers, something to bind me to this coast as lilacs in the dooryard once
bound me back there--yes, lupines on a burnt mountainside,
something that bloomed and faded and was written down
in the poet's book, forever:
Opening the poet's book
I find the hatred in the poet's heart: . . . the hateful-eyed
and human-bodied are all about me: you that love multitude may have them
Robinson Jeffers, multitude
is the blur flung by distinct forms against these landward valleys
and the farms that run down to the sea; the lupines
are multitude, and the torched poppies, the grey Pacific unrolling its scrolls of
and the separate persons, stooped
over sewing machines in denim dust, ben under the shattering skies of harvest
who sleep by shifts in never-empty beds have their various dreams
Hands that pick, pack, steam, stitch, strip, stuff, shell, scrape, scour, belong to a
brain like no other
Must I argue the love of multitude in the blur or defend
a solitude of barbed-wire and searchlights, the survivalist's final solution, have I
a choice?
To wander far from your own or those you have called your own
to hear strangers calling you from far away
and walk in that direction, long and far, not calculating risk
to go to meet the Stranger without fear or weapon, protection nowhere on your mind
(the Jew on the icy, rutted road on Christmas Eve prays for another Jew
the woman in the ungainly twisting shadows of the street: Make those be a woman's footsteps; as if she could believe in a woman's god)
Find someone like yourself. Find others.
Agree you will never desert each other.
Understand that any rift among you
means power to those who want to do you in.
Close to the center, safety; toward the edges, danger.
But I have a nightmare to tell: I am trying to say
that to be with my people is my dearest wish
but that I also love strangers
that I crave separateness
I hear myself stuttering these words
to my worst frineds and my best enemies
who watch for my mistakes in grammar
my mistakes in love.
This is the day of atonement; but do my people forgive me?
If a cloud knew loneliness and fear, I would be that cloud.
To love the Stranger, to love solitude--I am writing merely about privilege
about drifting from the center, drawn to edges,
a privilege we can't afford in the world that is,
who are hated as being of our kind: faggot kicked into the icy river, woman dragged
from her stalled car
into the mist-stuck mountains, used and hacked to death
young scholar shot at the university gates on a summer evening walk, his prizes and
studies nothing, nothing availing his Blackness
Jew deluded that she's escaped the tribe, the laws of her exclusion, the men too
holy to touch her hand; Jew who has turned her back
on midrash and mitzvah (yet wears the chai on a thong between her breasts) hiking alone
found with a swastika carved in her back at te foot of the cliffs (did she die as
queer or as Jew?)
Solitude, O taboo, endangered species
on the mist-stuck mountain, I want a gun to defend you
In the desert, on the deserted street, I want what I can't have:
your elder sister, Justice, her great peasant's hand outspread
her eye, half-hooded, sharp and true
And I ask myself, have I thrown courage away?
have I traded off something I don't name?
To what extreme will I go to meet the extremist?
What will I do to defend my want or anyone's want to search for her spirit-vision
far from the protection of those she has called her own?
Will I find O solitude
your plumes, your breasts, your hair
against my face, as in childhood, your voice like the mockingbird's
singing Yes, you are loved, why else this song?
in the old places, anywhere?
What is a Jew in solitude?
What is a woman in solitude, a queer woman or man?
When the winter flood-tides wrench the tower from the rock, crumble the prophet's
headland, and the farms slide into the sea
when leviathan is endangered and Jonah becomes revenger
when center and edges are crushed together, the extremities crushed together on
which the world was founded
when our souls crash together, Arab and Jew, howling our loneliness within the tribes
when the refugee child and the exile's child re-open the blasted and forbidden city
when we who refuse to be women and men as women and men are chartered, tell our
stories of solitude spent in multitude
in that world as it may be, newborn and haunted, what will solitude mean?


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It was not all that long ago that we posted about our Coach and what we in Rip City thought about him. The consensus was that Nate is doing a heck of a job, but it LMA or Roy wanted him out he would see the door.
Last week we were hit with the news that Nate declined the opportunity to negotiate a new contract and instead wanted to "earn" it. Since this is a slow time (between the Draft and before summer league) sports radio and the blogs lit up with the little nugget nestled in the Oregonian.
So what does this all mean? First, it is important to note that we here at the OG support Nate and feel he is one hell of a coach. Look at our team last year. No one outside of Portland expected much of us after Oden went down. And in all honestly, not many in Portland expected a .500 season. A lot of that has to do with our team, but lets not forget that Nate lays the foundation. So we are on record as supporting our coach.
So….why the big deal that Nate said he wants to earn his contract? He never said he wants out, he simply said he signed a 5 year deal and he will honor that deal….good enough right? RIGHT?? Well not really…at least for some.
Let's not forget that Nate left Seattle on his own and was rewarded with an excellent contract. He has shown he is not afraid to leave a comfortable place and go for the money. If Mr. Sonic could leave the Sonics like that he could surely leave the Blazers just as easily.
Portland's new sports radio station 95.5 The Game (which by the way provides amazing Blazer-related content ever day…thank god) was buzzing. Every explanation was discussed, every opinion was given, and Nate himself even went on Wheels After Work to explain his words.
Here is a quick rundown of what Portlanders think about Nate's situation:
1. He is holding out for lots of money
2. He is being honorable and serving his contract and will deal with it later.
3. He is going to bolt for another team in 2 years.
4. He is not the coach for this team
So, let's cut through all of this and look at it from the one standpoint that has not been discussed.
First, Nate makes $5 million a year. A top tier salary for a coach in the league. Phil Jackson makes $10 million a year, top of all coaches. If the Blazers wanted to extend Nate right now you would see him get a jump in salary. Probably $2 million a year or more. Just to be conservative and for sake of argument we will say he would get a $1 million jump per year. So an extended contract at the minimum of $6 million a year keep him at the top of the league, and very happy. Its hard to turn down $6 million a year. So, we all know Nate turned down some serious cash. Let alone the fact that the team wants to keep him…job security and money is hard to pass up. So why do it?
Well, that is easy. Nate wants more money. Just like any player, or person in a job if they see the ability to make more they will go after it. So why does this concern people? IT SHOULD NOT. Let's look at this from a different angle. If Nate were to jump at the chance to resign he would be saying a lot of things. The loudest is the fact that he is going after job security. If Nate were to sign a 3 year extension at $6 million a year he is guaranteed $18 million at the minimum. No matter how good or bad the team is he gets his cash. So passing up speaks volumes about what Nate thinks about this team.
What Nate is telling everyone is this team is DAMN GOOD. Who better knows the team then to coach? If Nate were to jump at the chance for job security he is telling everyone that he is unsure about the success of the team and wants to secure himself because this team may not live up to expectations. What he is saying about not re-singing is that this team will succeed and he is in line to cash in. No person in his position would turn down guaranteed money if the team was bad. And no person would sign for millions less when they knew the team would blow up like expected putting them in line to get a bigger payday. By riding out his contract he gives up security, but he also gains leverage when we start our march to a championship.
So while the rest of Rip City freaks over this news, read between the lines, understand that what Nate said by not re-singing is music to our ears. When our team goes above and beyond what even we expect and Nate is getting Zen like money remember this post. Thank you Nate for showing us you believe in our team, and letting us peek behind the curtain to our assured success.

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I'm just gonna dive right in (so to speak), with no particular order, to pull up some of the pre-production art for various segments of Disney's Fantasia that I find amazing and inspirational.
The Pastoral Symphony sequence, based on Beethoven's masterpiece, was/is my favorite. With its mythological subjects and locale, its a time and a land I would like to visit—but even more so if the film had been more loyal to the prep drawings such as the one above.


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This page came together really fast with the adorable Sassafras Nerdy bird papers & stickers from the Noel Mignon playdate kit.
The papers go so far because they are double-sided and have a separate border on the bottom. I only used 2 different papers on this layout!
It was my last hurrah from this 2010 NSD weekend!
Warning: If you are looking for the Dear Lizzy Fireberry puffy alphabet thickers - I am sorry but they are ALL in my stash because I have snatched up every last one! They are DELICIOUS. I need more ;)
products used: Sassafras Lass Nerdy Bird Cheery & Sprightly papers & Nerdy Bird Sweet treats stickers, American Crafts Dear Lizzy Fireberry puffy thickers, Daisy D's Victorian border rub-on tape, October Afternoon Fly a Kite label stickers.


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This is part of the Prince Charles Cinema's Classic Film season. Details here.
Chicago Reader review:
An appealing mess. Director Tim Burton joins forces with writers Michael McDowell, Warren Skaaren, and Larry Wilson, and a cast headed by Michael Keaton as the eponymous lead—a scuzzy miniature "bio-exorcist"—to create a rather original horror comedy out of what appears to be a strong first-draft script and a minuscule budget (1988). Faces stretch like Silly Putty and a ghost couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) try to oust a yuppie couple (Jeffrey Jones and Catherine O'Hara) from their New England mansion. The pasteboard special effects, which have a special charm of their own, make up in verve and imagination what they sometimes lack in polish, and Keaton has such a time with his extravagant turn as a demonic hipster bum that one can forgive the less inspired contributions of Glenn Shadix, Sylvia Sidney, and Dick Cavett, among others.
Jonathan Rosenabum


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She would be loathe to admit it, but my roommate has been giving me attitude about the lack of home-cooked food around here during my post-operative convalescence. So I ventured bravely into the kitchen today to try and prepare a proper dinner. I had a package of half-frozen chicken thighs in the outside fridge to contend with, but what to do with them that didn't require a lot of cut and chop? Once again, I turned to Pinterest for something easy and tasty. I found a recipe claiming to yield THE BEST CHICKEN IN THE WORLD! I don't know about that, but it was really scrumptious, and super-simple.
Maple Dijon Chicken
(Source: Witty in the City, via Pinterest)
You can use 4-6 boneless skinless breasts, but I used eight bone-in thighs that I sprinkled liberally with black pepper and granulated garlic (as is my way). Mix together 1/2 cup Dijon mustard, 1/4 cup real maple syrup, and two tablespoons rice wine vinegar. Poor that over the chicken, turning the pieces to coat, and bake at 425 for 40-50 minutes, flipping the chicken in the sauce once halfway through cooking. When it's done (=165 degrees), sprinkle with a little chopped fresh rosemary (I used dried--it's winter!). Serve the chicken with some of the pan sauce spooned over each piece.
When I make this chicken again--and you can bet I will--I'll make pasta or rice on the side to soak up even more of the yummy sauce! But I had a hankering for potato salad, despite the difficulty that I would have in using a peeler with my recovering hand. I also had a desire for a really lemony, garlicky hummus (because I saw Kathy Najimy make some on Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off). So in flash of what turned out to be culinary brilliance, I asked myself why the two couldn't be deliciously combined? As it turns out, they can!
Hummus Potato Salad
3 lbs. peeled waxy potatoes, cut into chunks, boiled in salted water until just tender, then cooled
1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas, drained
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced (or 2, for the faint of heart)
4 scallions, ends removed and chopped
1/2 bunch fresh parsley, stems removed and leaves roughly chopped
1/2 cup prepared vinaigrette (I used a champagne variety--something light in flavor)
juice of one lemon
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon tahini
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
pinch of cayenne, optional
salt, to taste
Combine the cooked and cooled potatoes with the chickpeas, garlic, scallions and parsley in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the prepared vinaigrette, lemon juice, olive oil, tahini, black pepper, and cayenne (if using). Pour the dressing over the rest of the ingredients in the big bowl, stir gently to combine, and add salt to taste. Serve immediately at room temperature or chilled.


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Monday, August 25, 2008
A note of thanks to a client
You humble me.
From the moment we first met, I've wondered at you. I'm not surprised anymore with the strength that you show; I'm astounded with it.
You have such astonishing resources of love and emotional resilience.
You let me see behind that mask of confidence on your face today; you admitted you were afraid and you cried long pent-up tears, but all I saw was your grace.
Today was your first step towards realizing some of your goals and I want to thank you for letting me play my part.
You are an exceptional woman. You can't see that yet, but I hope one day you'll have pride enough to match that self-confidence. It's been hard won. You've come this far with almost no support from anyone.
I hope you know I've been cheering you on and will continue to. You deserve your very own cheering section, I think. I'm so very happy for you.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
This is the note I would've liked to tape onto the plant I brought D. as a housewarming gift today. The silly plant made her cry; I can only imagine what this note might've done.
Some people just have so much crap unjustly heaped onto their plates; others of us are so very lucky. I'm grateful that my job reminds me I'm one of the lucky ones and that there's a lot to be learned from the poor and others that society tends to discount.
On second thought, I may just send it... it might be good for her to hear.
15 comments:
- Lynne said...
Send it Laura.
- 25 August, 2008
- Harmony said...
nice job!take care!
- 25 August, 2008
- z-silverlight said...
Send it, a person needs to know that someone cares and is supportive.
- 26 August, 2008
Send it. How often has she heard such rich supportive words about her life?
Wayne, PA
- 26 August, 2008
- Jayne said...
Oh, I'd send it for sure. You never know what those words might do for her soul. This is why you do what you do Laura. No doubt. You can "see" what people go through and be such a cheerleader.
- 26 August, 2008
- Julie Zickefoose said...
If there's one thing the world is short of, it's sincere emotions, beautifully expressed. That letter would be a gift to her. She knew all that was in the plant, which is why she cried, but how wonderful to have it in writing, too. Send it!
- 26 August, 2008
- Julie Zickefoose said...
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- 26 August, 2008
- robin andrea said...
It's a beautiful note. Sending it would be a lovely gesture, as long as you felt safe in doing so. A note this rich reveals much about the author as the recipient.
- 26 August, 2008
- MojoMan said...
Another beautiful post to forward to my young social-worker daughter. I feel sure she will always share your sensitivity and compassion.
- 26 August, 2008
- KGMom said...
What an amazing woman you are, too, my dear. How many people in your position would be thoughtful enough to take a plant to a client, and be wise enough to see the strength and want to celebrate it?
- 26 August, 2008
- Mary said...
Send it, Laura! Everyone needs affirmation, especially ones who rarely feel it.
- 26 August, 2008
Yes, send it. People need to know that others care.
Good for you, Laura.
- 26 August, 2008
- Sekhar said...
As everyone said, send it :)
And nice post.
- 26 August, 2008
- Rabbits' Guy said...
What goes around, comes around! Ship it!
- 26 August, 2008
- LauraHinNJ said...
All: Thanks for the encouragement. I think it might be best to wait a while and rethink it then.She's a great lady and probably does need to hear it, but like Robin Andrea said, I'm not sure I feel safe enough telling her so just now.
- 27 August, 2008


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Starting Over--again.
Some of you have stuck by me for the last five years or so that I've been blogging. I've been pretty quiet the last year or so. I haven't really felt the groove. Yet at the same time, I LOVED blogging. I loved feeling like I had an audience, like I was heard. And I think that's really what it's all about. We, no matter who we are or what we are blogging for, want to feel like we are heard.
I'm currently back in school. Back in grad school, back in an MAT program--but this time at Western Oregon University instead of OSU. I like it a lot. It came about rather suddenly, so it's been an adjustment for me and my family. To top it off, I started a Junior Roller Derby league about the same week that school started. I'm SO GLAD I did, but it's made for a rocky start. My family's equilibrium was definitely off-kilter for a bit. I think that now, nearly two months in, we are finding solid ground again and getting the kinks worked out of our schedule. I'm grateful that my kiddoes are older. That makes it a lot easier.
One thing I'm doing differently this time is that I am working on an ESOL endorsement. ESOL, in case you didn't know, stands for "English for Speakers of Other Languages," and is essentially, in it's simplest terms, a pedagogical method to help facilitate learning for children who don't speak English as their first language. Not so simply, it's fascinating stuff! I'm surprised at how much I like it--how much I am enjoying my classes in these areas, and how much potential there is for improving my teaching in my content areas (Biology and Music, in case you didn't know). That's part of the reason I'm resurrecting my blog--one of the classes I'm taking is all about technology for ESOL teachers and how they can use them in their teaching. So far, I've really gone beyond my comfort zone and learned about Google Docs, Slide Rocket, Prezi, and more. It's kind of blown my mind. I had no idea that there was so much good FREE stuff out there! I may have even found a new favorite photo-processing site; something I'm grateful for, since my beloved Picnik is shutting down (well, technically they are moving to Google +, so I may not lose them totally).
Our assignment this week was to create a blog. Since I HAVE a blog, albeit a terribly neglected blog of late, I didn't creat a new one, but rather re-acquainted myself with my old one. It's a bit unfamiliar--the dashboard is different, and things are a big dusty; my knowledge of how to use all of the tools and tabs withing blogger a bit rusty, but still--here I am! I can't promise I'll continue blogging regularly, but I can tell you that I truly missed the outlet, and can tell that part of me needs to be blogging.
But how would you use blogs as a classroom teacher? I certainly wouldn't be quite as forthcoming if I were writing this blog with a teacher hat on. I believe that there should be some kind of line in the sand--that teacher's need to maintain some kind of aloofness--especially in this age of prevalent social media--in a time I've heard referred to as the "almost now." Yet I feel that blogs are a powerful tool. I think a teacher could easily stay connected with parents and students--assignments could be posted in detail in blogs. A teacher could give samples of the works he or she is expecting to receive in those assignments. Students could be assigned to write blogs--but be in character. For instance, biology students could write from the standpoint of a famous researcher; history students could be a character in history; and ESOL students could have a rich and varied language exploration right at their fingertips.
I still tutor Korean students in the mornings. Many of them attend English academies after their regular school day is done. These are a version of a "cram school," where grammer and vocabulary are learned by rote day after day, night after night. I think that there could be SO MUCH MORE to the study of the English language. Why not discover great poetry (or even bad poetry for that matter)? Write limericks? Act out plays? I think that ALL of these are better ways to learn and immerse in language study. As a singer, I've sung many songs in languages I do not speak. I still have had to learn a bit about what the song says in order to give a decent performance. Blogs can be a part of that. A student could write stories--even if it's just their own stories--and thereby learn more about the mechanics of sentence structure and vocabulary than rote memorization can provide.
Blogs connect people. And those connections are really what it's all about--whether you are connecting teacher-to-student, or teacher-to-parent, or in any other capacity.


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It's nasty hot at the corner of Avenue 61 and Figueroa.
John Densmore, the drummer from the Doors, stands in the shade of his wide-brimmed hat, gazing at a damaged 120-foot mural with several other men. One of them is Luis Rodriguez, a local author who believes in his heart that L.A. and its lost boys can be saved by art.
It was Densmore, a Santa Monica resident, who initiated this little confab in Highland Park. When we first spoke by phone, he told me about how he had helped fund the mural project more than 10 years ago, so naturally, he was disappointed by its recent desecration.
Local artists had worked several months to complete the colorful tribute to their history, going all the way back to the Aztecs. The mural was dedicated to their friend Daniel Robles, a victim of gang violence in 1995, and in a neighborhood awash in graffiti, it had been sacred ground, respected and untouched by taggers all these years.


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Happy New Year, one and all. May 2013 be filled with many blessings for all of us. May we see great change toward the good, the positive, and the just the world over.
Murphy's Law
Murphy comes to town
one fine winter evening
six hours behind schedule,
having missed his connecting
flight from
and without
his luggage. Murphy recently
lost the farm, entangled in a get-rich-
quick scheme that backfired
leaving him without a dime
or even a penny. His wife left him,
his dog left him, his goldfish
and his bougainvilla
died. His arrival in these parts
is accompanied by uncontrollable
sneezing due to airborne allergens,
hypoglycemia, paranoid delusions,
bad gas, an infected boil on his rear end,
and a splinter in his right palm. Murphy
is on the bottom, yet remains
unmoved by his hard luck.
His bones tell him that if
something can go wrong,
it will. He's been here before
and he knows from experience:
the only place to go is up.
Lisa Vihos


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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Christie's in Bloom
My friend Lindsay moved to London town at the beginning of last year and promptly landed herself a job working at Christie's in Mayfair (fancy right?). Yesterday morning she snapped these pics of the front entrance looking a bit more swanky than usual. They are celebrating a three day long Masterpieces exhibition which includes paintings by Michelangelo, Goya, Monet, Picasso and Renoir. Imagine being surrounded by this stature of art, I'm so envious I may have actually turned to jade.
Not only does it look bee-yoot-ee-fool but apparently it smells rather lovely when you walk in too. Lindsay writes about her adventures in London town
but doesn't post nearly often enough! Hint, hint Linz!
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Tuesday Torture
Well I lost 1.4kg this week and frankly I am rather relieved. I wasn't expecting such a good result as I didn't cope very well with the long periods indoors over the weekend (our weather has been horrendous!) and passed the time by what else, eating. BUT clearly I must have made enough of an effort in
the 5 days before that so I'm still gratefully on
track and it's 7.5kg in total that I've lost.
Just when you
thought these updates couldn't get anymore self-indulgent,
I've worked out how to drop my WW weight graph into this post
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At Home: Courteney Cox
It's clearly a day for magazines because the July issue of Elle Decor is also out and it's featuring the Malibu home of actress Courteney Cox. A two acre estate high above the Pacific, that includes guest cottage
, tennis house & court, screening room and swimming pool. Not too shabby. After selling her John Lautner designed residence a few years ago she embarked on a completely different look and describes the vision for this home as "modern barn". Helping her create it, was architect
Michael Kovac
and designer
Trip Haenisch
I've started with my favourite picture from the house and one that sent me on a wild goose
chase for more Harland Miller paintings (found some
). I just love this particular
one, which speaks VOLUMES (pardon the pun) as I am usually no fan of purple.
You can see it again here on the left of the photo (actually the other painting is also a
Harland Miller). This is actually the entry of Courteney's home so a
good place to start a house tour don't you think.
The sitting area off the kitchen.
The sitting area of the master bedroom is simple and tied effortlessly
together by the Matt Palmer painting hanging over the daybed.
Kent Williams
painting hangs in the living room.
The master bathroom with chair and ottoman upholstered in velvet
Rose Tarlow Melrose House
and a sketch done by
Courteney's father while he was in high school.
The white oak powder room has a granite counter-top and zinc sink basin. A photograph
taken by her
Cougar Town
co-star Christa Miller (Ali) rests against the wall.
The kitchen in the screening house.
The bar outside that kitchen.
Beautiful flagstone flooring in the poolroom, custom-made pool table and painting by Arsen Roje.
...and after.
A concrete table designed by John Lautner has been saved from Courteney's previous home and
they've been paired with stools from Lebanon in this wonderful outdoor relaxing area.
Outdoor dining under French pendant lights.
One word, VIEW. Another word, MAGICAL. More words, the fire pit (wasn't I just loving
fire pits yesterday) is surrounded by a custom-made banquette. Courteney
says she has a coffee out here everyday. And why wouldn't you?!
More outdoor space for relaxing, this one includes a sofa and
cocktail table (both from
Saltwater pool in the flagstone patio.
What strikes me the most about her home is not just the breath-stopping views but the amazing art. From the huge oils by Harland Miller to the sketch done by her father in school to the photograph from Christa Miller, each seems to fit the room perfectly and add something that no other piece of furniture or accessory could bring to it. Personal and real. I love it.
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Vogue Cover: July
Well the latest issue of US Vogue is out and Emma Watson is staring out from its cover.
To be honest, it's going to be a long time before she's more than little Hermione Granger to me and as such this issue is just as disappointing as when Justin Bieber was on the cover of Vanity Fair. I don't think I'm becoming ageist but it's Vogue, people, VOGUE!
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New Face of LV
Well the rumours were true, Angelina Jolie is the new face of
Louis Vuitton
. Her first ad for their Core Values campaign was released today.
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The photo, taken by Annie Leibovitz in Cambodia's Siem Reap province, shows Angelina off in all her raw glory - she's in her own clothes, wearing no makeup (so they claim, but those eyes look a little made-up to me) and toting her years old Aldo LV bag, which incidentally, is no longer available and hasn't been for years. My guess is they'll have to crank up the production line again as am sure Ms Jolie is going to make it v popular.
Some other famous faces who have fronted the Core Values campaign for LV in the past.
Francis Ford Coppola and daughter Sophie Catherine Deneuve
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Sean Connery
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Bono and wife Ali Hewson
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi
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Well between the actors, the former president, the writers, the rock stars and the world champion tennis players, she's in rather glamorous company don't you think?
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Monday, June 13, 2011
House & Garden: July Issue
It's been out for a little bit now but the horrible wet weather this weekend gave me a chance to finally sit down and luxuriate in the pages of July's House & Garden.
Let me tell you what I am loving then...
...this cute white bowl, I'd use it at Easter time and fill it to the brim with chocolate and eggs. They are from
Villa Mondo
and come in all shapes and sizes.
I love fire pits. Not necessarily this exact style but the atmosphere they create.
Adore these floors. Probably too glossy to be practical for our household but LOVE how dark they are.
I can never go past a black frame picture wall. Ever.
I'm pointing out these children's rooms in the same house because...
p122 p122
...I noticed a couple of little goodies that can be found in my very own
The Princess & The Pea Doll
Stacking Apple Baskets
I'm a fool for Union Jack cushions and this one from
Laura Ashley
is perfect. Loved the colour combo so much I may or may not have been able to refrain. It may or may not be on its way to me as we speak :)
If you're lucky enough to be living in the UK (or Austria, Germany, Switzerland or Italy for that matter - LA will ship to you there), you have the option of buying it
in cerise, which I think would be lovely for a girl's room.
Finally, I'm interested to visit an open garden in Gordon next month. Am enjoying planning out some new garden beds so eager to have a look at some established ones and take away any pointers I can.
Not a bad issue I thought.
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I am having major issues with Deacon and his Wii. Before Thanksgiving he started getting into simple things like the Wii sword fighting games and other physical games like that. Then at Thanksgiving I bought Super Mario Brothers, more for me than anyone. Haha. Well Deacon was instantly in love and wants to play it morning until night. Before the Wii it was my tablet, so I know he just likes games and screens which is probably common in boys but now it's too out of control. Today I turned the Wii off and tried to get him to play with toys but he is really struggling and I struggle to know what to do with him. So today I let him paint, then finger paint.
Then I let him get in the bathtub with water and a huge bowl of "Orbeez". Probably not the best thing for home maintenance to have bits of squishy gel balls going down the drain, but it kept him off the Wii for an hour. After I finished cleaning up the Orbeez out of the bath tub I walked in the TV room to find him like this. That is a serious problem!
Part of the problem, is it's just so nice to have him out of the way so I can get stuff done, but then he also wants help every 5 minutes... I spent a ton of money getting him a marble set for Christmas, thinking it would occupy his time, but unless I'm right there with him, he won't play it. I need to spend more time playing with him, which I do a lot. But as soon as I step away and have to get housework done, or cook dinner, all he wants is the Wii. It makes me feel like a terrible mother! Brighton was so good about entertaining herself all day! Any suggestions of what other boys like to do that don't involve screens would be highly appreciated!


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Baby wallaby is hand-fed from mother's pouch
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What a thrill to be able to hand feed this adorable, albeit a bit lazy, baby wallaby. The mother allows the cameraman to approach and offer some food to both her and her baby. The baby hilariously sticks its head out of her mother's pouch to grab a bite to eat!
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You ask me how many-th time I am watching this movie? 'How many-th' is a puzzle from schooldays which I am yet to solve. The puzzle is - How do you ask the question for this answer? ' Indira Gandhi is the 3rd Prime Minister of India'. Now, how do you pose a question for that? In Malayalam we would ask- 'Indira Gandhi India-yude ethramatthe Pradhana Manthriyannu?' How you do translate that into English? No idea; do you ?
But I am digressing. The movie that I have watched the most number of times, the one single movie that I would point out if you asked me which is the one single movie I wouldn't mind watching a hundred times - ONE SINGLE, ONE AND ONLY ONE - my unhesitating answer would be - 'While You were Sleeping'. And thats when I fell in love with Sandra Bullock - or Sandra Bullock as Lucy, the insignificant clerk in a Chicago Tube station.
I don't know how many of you have seen it, but my frustration for a long time was that I could not get a VCD of that movie ( I never could download one - until K showed me the Torrent-Pirate Bay route. Even then I felt unclean, watching a pirated, free download).
Sometimes I don't watch it from beginning to the end; I just go to the scenes I love most, esp., the last scenes at the wedding where Lucy says ' I was in love with you - with all of you' to the family. I am not ashamed to say that even after so many times, that brings a lump to my throat, my eyes well up; the couple of times K was around, he teased me like hell for the tears.
I wanted to know why I love this Lucy so much. Of course, Sandra is a beautiful woman, though I don't care much for her jawline and nose. Not really my type; I go for the Audrey Hepburn Mia Farrow Meg Ryan kind - the un-arty, waif-ish, tomboy-ish types, who look so vulnerable and helpless, fine boned with small breasts and thin legs - the kind you see in Mills & Boon, the kind I would like to protect, say that everything is okay, your Big Balan is here to take care of you blah blah blah.
Mulling over my love for Lucy - rather , trying to understand why I love this movie so much - I realize that I connect with Lucy in her loneliness. Lucy is an orphan - all she has is the memory of a father who died in a nursing home. Lucy works in a Tube station in Chicago and goes home- to a cat. By sheer coincidence, she gets this chance to be with a family - and such a jolly good family it is and that brightens up her days - and life; and falls in love with Bill Pullman. Lucy, like most of us, is yearning for love. Lucky Lucy, she finds it, whereas most of us still pines for the unfulfilled love.
For film pundits, 'While you were sleeping' might be a movie to shrug off, a light romantic comedy, but to me it is an insight to the lonely lives of the modern world and how the warmth of love could bring sunshine into those lives. Life in 'While you were sleeping' is not very complicated; it has a few fumbles and stumbles, but OK, because the characters in the movie are - decent human beings.
In fact, my friends, life is simple - but we make a mountain out of a molehill. We can make our lives simple and easy; but if it is not complex, we feel there is something wrong with us.
All we need is love, the capacity to love others and you get it back. I am reminded of the movie, 'Scenes from a Marriage', by Ingmar Bergman. The characters are so like most of us, looking for love all the time, getting into affairs one after the other, but blind to the fact that unless you love yourself, you cannot love anyone else. To love oneself, one has to know oneself. To know oneself, one has to look within. Whatever maybe your warts, love yourself. With love, comes acceptance of the Is, the acceptance of self. So long as we are dissatisfied with ourselves, we will be dissatisfied with rest of the world. But then, we are always looking for love from outside and contort our minds, trying to squeeze into other people.
Perhaps the reason I identify with Lucy/Sandra Bullock is that more than the common loneliness, we share the trait of finding pleasure in simple things. For Lucy, the ultimate dream is a ' stamp on my passport which says Italy' - for me it is that says 'Tierra del Fuego' or Chile or Argentina or Scotland. A friend of mine says that I am simple person, though the friend knows me only through my writing. Am I? Is that the real me in my writings? Or is that the me that I want to, as B said, 'to showcase'? Which is the real me? Let me tell you - I am all that I write. I am all that I am, that I wish to be.
But then - I know who I am; therein lies the secret of my happiness; to top up, you can add a couple of pegs of 'Director's Special Black' Whisky, which is my standard drink when I cannot afford Signature or Single Malts or Irish or Jack Daniels!!
P S: I am having a little celebration all by myself, celebrating K's admission to Psychology Hons. ;-)
************* Balachandran V, Alappuzha, 24.02.2012


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I was born and raised a Methodist, so the liturgical calendar was, for me, something that happened to other people. Sure, Christmas and Easter were the two big services of the year, and other traditions had developed over the centuries – Covenant Sunday, Harvest Festivals, Ladies Day – but ask me when the 12th Sunday after Pentecost was and I'd've looked at you as if you were crazy. Heck, I always got a little confused about Pentecost itself.
I'm getting old though, and I'm beginning to appreciate the quirks of the Christian year, especially the smaller, quieter festivals, the ones I'd never heard of. That's why today I'm thinking about Blue Christmas.
Blue Christmas is an acknowledgement that the festive season isn't, for a lot of people, the most wonderful time of the year. For many, this will be the first Christmas spent alone, or without a loved one. There'll be an empty place at the dinner table, one less present to buy and unwrap, a tangible emptiness in the room as the Queen's Speech comes on. Loss and absence are amplified, just as much as peace and goodwill.
So many churches will be holding services to support those who've lost family and friends over the last twelve months. And it feels right that these services are held on the longest night, because that's when loss is often at its most brutal, in the quiet, in the dark. These are the times we need a flickering candle to light the way out of the night.
So we remember our individual losses, but maybe, as communities, this is also a time to remember those losses that shook us corporately. David Bowie. Jo Cox. Terence Crutcher. 50 people killed in Pulse, 12 people killed in Berlin. There's a communal aspect to all this, and it's political and social, but it's also spiritual – how do we perceive other people? How does the dehumanised way in which others are treated scar our communities and our souls? How the hell do we stop things like this happening on a weekly basis? These are everyday questions, sadly enough, but on the longest night we need to see that candle again.
I think, deep down, there's a reason we seem to hold all our services of remembrance in the dark, cold months. Maybe that's when we need them most. And so maybe that's when we most need to remember each other, to remember those who'll be shedding tears this Christmas, to hold in our hearts those that most need to experience the hope and peace that the season promises. These are things that can't be forgotten behind the tinsel and 24/7 movies about Santa falling in love. These are difficult days for many and that's when we need to stand together, standing in the dark, following a star till morning.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light.
The hopes and fears of all the years
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The old saying has it that laws are like sausages—the less you know about how they are made, the more you like them. Theatre, however, may be more like a garden, and increasingly, audiences want to get their hands dirty. In every community I've visited of late—from the San Francisco Bay Area to Fairfield County—theatres are experiencing increased audience interest in the behind-the-scenes process of theatre.
This anecdotal evidence is borne out by Theatre Facts 2010, with attendance at workshops and readings increasing 29% and attendance at event offerings like backstage tours, talkbacks and cabarets rising an astounding 47% over a 5-year period. (A quick side-note reminder: these statistics are made possible by your participation in the Fiscal Survey, so don't forget to complete the survey by the final extended deadline of Friday, April 6!)
Clearly, a lot has changed since we first published Danny Newman's Subscribe Now! in 1977. Those changes have been nurtured through programs like our New Generations: Future Audiences, and recently, there's been a surge of audience research. To create a comprehensive home to better share, measure and implement this knowledge across the entire field, we are thrilled to announce our new Audience (R)Evolution program.
Unfolding over three years, Audience (R)Evolution will feature four phases: research and assessment, a convening, grant-making and widespread dissemination of audience engagement models that work. This program is made possible by our long-standing partnership with the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the assessment phase will be carried out with AMS Planning and Research. Visit our website to learn more about this bold, multi-pronged effort to help strengthen the bonds between our Member Theatres and the communities they serve.
Audience engagement is also a theme in our upcoming MetLife/TCG A-ha! Leadership Webinar The Future of Engagement: Social Media and Your Audience, with Shane D. Hudson, social media consultant for the arts. Registration is free for Member Theatres and has been extended to Friday, March 30. Read a recent interview with Shane here on the TCG Circle, and check out the archive of our most recent webinar, Machine Project: Seeing the Unconventional in the Everyday.
All of this model sharing and engagement strategizing will culminate at the 2012 TCG Conference: Model the Movement in Boston this June (and the early bird deadline is rapidly approaching!) Until then, don't forget to leave the gate to the garden open.


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Hey Arizona! Did you know that Nekter Juice Bar is opening up in our neck of the woods? So excited. 2 in Scottsdale and 1 in Chandler. They sent me a bunch of their juices to try this week and I'm hooked.
I want to do this with my family.
The real reason yoga is still dominated by women.
Today is the last day for 30% off everything at Pale Violet!
Love N'Tima's honest posts about motherhood.
Great concept and I feel like having everything planned for you would be a ton of fun!
Say hi to one of my newest partners: The Littlest Print Shop.
I want these boots in black! So simple and cute.
How I Won the War Against My Smartphone.
BBQ Kale Chips.
Etsy wishlist: one, two, three and four.
Stopping distracted driving: what will it take?
"He was the first man I'd met who wasn't afraid of me."
Love partnering with this brand, and especially loving this tee.
Kim Kardashian confession: I love her. And on that note: click here.
Do you Instagram? If so, get yourself some of these!
10 healthy salad recipes.
I am totally on the same page as Liz with this.
Tangled Tantrum recently sent us this detangling spray for Henry's hair....and it's SO GOOD. Seriously, if you (or your child) deal with knots and tangles, get this stuff.
Kindles and planes...and keeping it on during takeoff and landing.
Christmas music favorites. Too soon?
11 animals that are now extinct, thanks to humans. Sad.
One of the sweetest families I "know." Love these festive pics.
A day late, but still interesting: a brief history of "sexy" Halloween costumes.
And speaking of costumes, this tutorial is all sorts of amazing.
The ladies at Camp Wolf mailed us a fun package of goodies last week and Henry is loving the bowtie they sent. Check 'em out!
Can't wait to attend this wedding.
Yay! One of my favorite shops for kids, Darling Clementine, is turning 2 years old today! To Celebrate enjoy 20% off your entire purchase for 2 days with code 'dcturnstwo' at checkout.
Currently loving: one, two and three. And how about these moccs for babies...for $6.99! I got Charlie a pair this morning.
And finally, 8 of the creepiest places in US National Parks.


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Hankook Tire, one of the world's largest manufacturers of tires for passenger cars, issued a safety recall in 2010. Drivers experiencing problems with Hankook tires should consult the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) or the manufacturer to determine whether their tires may have been subject to this recall to receive free replacements.
Time Frame
On December 17, 2010, Hankook Tire informed the NHTSA that it would be recalling 17,729 tires. At that time, Hankook estimated it would begin notifying all registered tire owners in January 2011.
Defect Description
Certain Hankook tires of size P265/70R17S RH03, which were sold as replacement tires for passenger vehicles, may contain a defect that performance testing shows may cause the tires to experience less than expected sidewall performance.
Premature wear of the sidewalls of these Hankook tires may cause a blowout. A tire blowout can cause a dangerous accident that could result in personal injury and/or damage to the vehicle.
Hankook will replace the recalled tires free of charge. Notification began in January 2011 to tire owners on record with Hankook. Drivers who did not register their tires might not have received recall notification. Concerned consumers should verify with NHTSA or the manufacturer to determine whether their tires might be affected by this problem.


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Another set of headshots at Smartling's office. This was done very fast; about 20 people were photographed in a little more than an hour and I had a small lunch in between. Usually I did these headshots with a blurred out office space in background. But since these headshots are going into linkedin profiles and press releases white background seemed to be a better choice.
As you can hopefully see Smartling is a happy place to work at!
Curious bird
Visited Camden Aquarium. Made a picture of a bird.
Morning in NYC
On my way to office in NYC. Morning sun was blinding and shining straight along the street. Even after stepping into shadow I was able to see only contours. I am surprised that camera was able to capture pretty much all details. In fact I added contrast to make it feel more like I saw it!
"Photography these days is like food. People are so used to eat processed industrial food that they don't even remember what the real thing taste like."
- Frédéric Caunant (from facebook post)


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Under the watchful gaze of Christ, many people's minds are fused. This is part of the Avant-Garde Urbano festival, curated by Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada; it will feature Suso33, El Mac, Filippo Minelli and Run Dont Walk. See more by Blu. artist: Blu location: Tudela, Spain images by Ana Alvarez-Errecalde
akash Nihalani in India
Street artist: Aakash Nihalani location: India
artist: Husky Brown, location; London
aleria Urban Forms, Lodz, Poland
Aryz M-CityRemedChazme + Sepe SatOne + Etam crewKenor An superb festival in Poland; check out the website for more. artists: Aryz; M-City; Remed; Chazme + Sepe; SatOne + Etam crew; Kenor


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First, Joseph Smith is the sole witness to the claims he makes. Everybody else is a true believer, but does not themselves claim to have seen Moroni or the rest of it. In the case of Christ, there are over five hundred eyewitnesses. That's a lot of opportunity for somebody to crack under threat of torture or murder and spill the beans on how the whole thing was (as it had to be if false) a lie and a fraud. Nobody ever did.
Second, where is the St. Paul of Mormonism? He's a very anomalous figure and hard to explain apart from an encounter with the Risen Christ.
Finally, the apostles didn't just die martyr's deaths, they lived martyr's lives. Joseph Smith, in comparison, grew in wealth and power (not to mention that manly dream of multiple wives) right up until he went down (guns blazing) in a gunfight with the mob that came to get him. One looks in vain for the traces of the apostolic martyrs hacking away at their persecutors with swords. Indeed, the gospels actually record (again and again) the embarrassing vignette of Peter whacking off Malchus' ear in order to make clear that this sort of thing was Conduct Unbecoming an Apostle.
It's one thing to die as a sucker for a lie told by Joseph Smith (as some Mormons did). It's quite another thing to die for a lie told by oneself (as the apostles did if the Resurrection is false). Joseph Smith, blasting away at his enemies, shows us how liars die. The apostles, going with dignity to a variety of awful deaths, show us how honest men die."
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If you're going to spend some time in silence today then reading this would be a fitting way to spend it.
Please feel free to add your own stories in the comments
"I was in central London the day the July 7 bombings happened. I pulled up to the train station and was told the Underground was shut. There were rumours of a fire. I called my boss to tell him I'd be late and asked him which bus would take me from Westminster Bridge to Oxford Street. I began walking to the bus stop when my phone rang and my boss was saying not to get a bus as there'd been reports of an explosion on one. He told me to stay away from tourist attractions and government buildings. He tells me this as I stood on Westminster Bridge. If I were one to freak out, I probably would've thrown myself from the bridge into the Thames right then and there. Amidst all the chaos and confusion, as I fought to stand still in a stream of people pushing forward, scurrying in all directions and at a loss as to what to do or where they should go, I made a decision. I would go on. So I began walking.


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STEAM Studio
ASC's newest hands-on exhibition, the STEAM Studio. Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics come together in this exhibition with activities such as circuits, coding, and stop-motion animation.
LED Costume
C.J., a Pine Bluff middle school student, reached out to ASC to help create his dream "light up" costume for a school talent show. Using Arduino software, he programmed microchips to control blinking LEDs for his costume.
Stop Motion Animation
ASC integrated gallery artwork in this stop-motion animation created by local students with a Pine Bluff Art League member's landscape painting as the background.
Cardboard City
ASC's new Engineering & Tech Camp participants worked to build a city and the animate it by wiring circuits, constructing conductive cars, and coding microchips to make police cars, construction zones, and stop lights activate.
Engineering & Technology
Through hands-on building and experimentation, students were introduced to electric circuits, LEDs and switches, stop-motion animation, computer coding and apps, conductors and semi-conductors, and programming motors.


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"Defying expectations that he would immediately retire if the Republicans lost their majority, Mr. Hastert is preparing to remain in the House for at least the early months of the 110th Congress while he helps orchestrate a line of succession at home in Illinois and seeks to shape a political ending beyond his party's defeat.hmmm. that's interesting, given how close he is to 'al qaeda'. what does he know that we dont? (or perhaps he just likes non-commercial planes)
Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, he has rarely if ever flown on commercial planes because of security concerns..."
* speaking of which, reuters:
"Illegal drugs may be cheaper than ever before in Europe, with prices of heroin slumping 45 percent and cocaine down 22 percent over five years, according to the first Europe-wide report of its kind on drug prices* Big Tent Democrat at TL is armando.
Drug prices still varied considerably in different European countries, with cannabis ranging from 2.3 euros per gram in Portugal to 12 euros per gram in Norway and heroin going for 12 euros a gram in Turkey to 141 euros a gram in Sweden."
* krugman (thnx jen):
"You know what really had me terrified on Nov. 7? The all-too-real possibility of a highly suspect result. What would we have done if the Republicans had held on to the House by a narrow margin, but circumstantial evidence strongly suggested that a combination of vote suppression and defective — or rigged — electronic voting machines made the difference?* ejdionne:
As far as I can tell, the reason Florida-13 hasn't become a major national story is that neither control of Congress nor control of the White House is on the line. But do we have to wait for a constitutional crisis to realize that we're in danger of becoming a digital-age banana republic?"
"But there is good news here: This is a problem in just one congressional district. Control of the House does not depend on how this race turns out. It is therefore in the interest of both parties, not to mention the country, to be simultaneously aggressive and judicious in figuring out what went wrong in Sarasota and to use that knowledge to fix the nation's voting system before a major disaster strikes. Sarasota is the canary in the electronic coal mine."
* soto:
"The Bush White House can expect a lot of activity from the incoming Democratic Congress in January. First, Patrick Leahy promises that when he takes over the Senate Judiciary Committee, he will kick start numerous requests for information that Arlen Specter allowed to be routinely stonewalled by the administration. Leahy hopes that subpoenas will not be necessary, but rest assured he will not hesitate to issue them and quick. Leahy has a whole list of things he wants answers on, including the CIA's interrogation methods and its treatment of detainees, voter fraud, and immigration.
Similarly, incoming Senate Intelligence Committee chair Jay Rockefeller, who has appeared to be invisible at times, himself now promises that he will pursue a "cleanup agenda" when he takes over. Among the things that Rockefeller will dig into first will be the long-stalled Phase Two inquiry on how the White House manipulated intelligence on Iraq's WMDs. He, like Leahy, wants to investigate the CIA's warrant less surveillance program and Bush's direct authorization of the CIA's secret rendition and overseas prison program. Note that the administration's initial reaction to the Leahy requests was to indicate that the appropriate oversight body on the CIA should be the Intelligence Committee. This makes it imperative that Rockefeller get a spine, and for Nancy Pelosi to avoid a major mistake and name a House Intelligence Committee chair who isn't compromised."


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HRXⅡ-150SWb/ 150GWb
●Wide cable track
・The robot uses the wide type cable tracks for all axes.
The wide type cable tracks make it easier to run cables and
tubes for extra valves and special applications.
●Up to 8 vacuums
・Easy-to-read vacuum pressure meters.
・8 vacuums and 8 grips available for most applications.
・Small type regulator for adjusting the grip force
・These wide frames are more rigid; 40% more in 150GW model.
・Lightweight and stylish aluminum body. Arrange the positions of
the traverse frame according to your factory's layout.
・Standard grease catcher on traverse and kick linear guides.
●Wrist unit
・Grip angle adjustor (±3°around)
●Colored caps
・Unified layouts for cabling and tubing of the attachment. Colored caps make it easier to change attachments.
・EOAT attachments with various mounting hole pitches to accommodate every type.
Controller HRS-1300
●Built-in mold memories
・The controller can automatically back up 1000 mold memories into an SD card.
The controller can hold up to 2000 mold memories with an USB memory stick.
●HAL-NET(HARMO ALL-AROUND LINK-NET) (Option)
・Communication with HARMO F series peripheral equipment.
・The robot controller has the operation menu for the peripheral equipment.
・5 languages are available (Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, and Thai)
・European languages are optionally available.
●Vibration controlling ensures optimum servo motions
・In addition to automatic vibration control, acceleration and deceleration settings are available for each point.
Combining with EOAT weight control optimizes the servo motions.
●Different palletizing patterns
・Up to 256 points are settable with the free palletizing.The controller offers a wide variety of palletizings by changing the reference point
or the axial priority. (Some are optional.)
●Operation logs
・The controller can hold up to 150 logs to help you identify the cause of the troubles by reviewing how you have operated on which
|●Part grip circuit
●Runner mid release
●Password setting
●Mold memory
(1000 mold memories)
●Multi-row place (4P)
●Pass motion
●H.P. outside mold
●IO graph
●Auto off at run end
|●In-mold release
●E.O.A.T change point
●Fine point adjustment in auto operation
●Different pitch palletize
●Sampling counter
●Wrist flip en-route
●Takeout from fixed platen
●Sub arm control
●Initial reject counter
|●STEP operation
●Main sprue grip
●Equal pitch palletizing
●Wrist horizontal above mold
●H.P. backward
●Free palletize (256P)
●Reject release
●3 undercut points
|●1 vacuum circuit
●Logs (Maintenance, Error)
●Languages (Max. 5 languages)
●H.P. horizontal above mold
●Quick programming
(Additional 64 points)
●H.P. 1st entry
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My main man -- at least one of them -- has some pretty good stuff on the Tuck injury and some post-game scuffling in his blog today. You can read it here.
Interesting how Tuck called Flozell Adams "bush league." Adams has been doing that stuff for a long time. I remember Dallas had another tackle named Erik Williams who was one of the dirtiest guys in the league. He'd leg-whip his own mother, just for the heck of it.
Monday, September 21, 2009
My Boy Ralph
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- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2009 11:45 AM
Ernie, that would be Erik Williams. Kevin Williams was a little WR.ReplyDelete
Yep. My bad. Will correct.ReplyDelete
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As part of Kanye's 'G.O.O.D Friday' initiative, he released the track 'Monster', which will be on the album. The track also features Nicki Minaj, Charlie Wilson, Bon Iver and Rick Ross.
We're looking forward to this joint album!
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Galveston Daily News
April 14, 1874
Fire at Cameron
Public Records Destroyed
[Special to the Galveston News.]
Cameron, April 13, 1874.
Last Thursday, about 1 o'clock, this quiet little village was roused by a terrible roaring of fire and cracking of burning timbers. It was soon discovered that the courthouse was wrapped in flames. The discovery was made too late to effect any good, no fire engine being in the place. When discovered, the clerks' and sheriff's offices were almost entirely gone.
All records, books and papers of the court, tax rolls for last year and assessment rolls for this year, were entirely destroyed. Nothing was saved except the indictments found at the January term, 1874. The deputy clerk, Mr. Homan, had carried these home with him to issue capiases at night.
The work is supposed to be the doings of some one who was indicted, and desired to destroy the papers of his case. A small jug, with a little kerosene oil in it, was found under the steps to the courthouse fence.
A negro has since been arrested on suspicion. It is supposed he was instigated to the act by some white man. The loss is inestimable. Messrs. Ackerman and Smith's store caught fire several times, but was extinguished rapidly. No other house burned.


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Long day today started with someone wanting gas from Dusty who as it happens is moored abreast of me. Dusty isn't around until tomorrow so we pointed him at Tim's. Then The Bottles and I went off for tea at the Trooms.
Sunday lunch was at nb Oakfield followed by a walk to Kidlington Green Lock. The whole point of the walk was to see if we could retrieve Bones' horn that she knocked off the roof on her trip down last weekend. No luck in that department, but between us we retrieved 4 windlasses and a nice mooring pin.
I know one of these is from Charlie's place down in town, but he charges 30 quid for a lost windlass so I don't think he will get this one back.


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Friday, April 22, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Weather Prediction: Accuracy and Skill
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Terrestrial Fertilization to Sequester CO2?
One of the main uncertainties in the global carbon cycle is measuring the amount of carbon bound up in ecosystems such as forests and grasslands. This Net Ecosystem Production (NEP) converts CO2 to plant material, detritus, and some animals. Most escapes back to the atmosphere as respired CO2, but some is sequestered in soil organic matter and trees.
Most ecosystems are Nitrogen limited because fertilization with nitrogen increases NEP. Interestingly, many ecosystems are already fertilized by Nitrogen deposition from drifting clouds of various nitrogen compounds emitted by urban areas, industry, and agriculture.
Nitrogen deposition increases productivity and decreases respiratory losses from decomposition (Hogberg). But how much? And how much is too much? Natural vegetation may be satiated/saturated with a low quantity of nitrogen, and any more would begin acidifying the soil, killing plants and washing away to pollute the watersheds.
Magnani et al attempt to answer some of these questions and measure the size of the "The human footprint in the carbon cycle of temperate and boreal forests" of Europe. They find that the amount of nitrogen deposited in European forests confers a huge increase in fertility; they find no sign of a decrease due to Nitrogen saturation.
However, their findings rested on a number of unpublished studies, and a flurry of correspondence questioned their main conclusions. De Shrivjer et al point out that just because NEP continues to increase with increasing Nitrogen deposition, this doesn't mean that the forest ecosystems aren't loosing nitrogen as runoff. Indeed, it makes sense that at very high applications of fertilizer an increasing fraction would be wasted. Many farmers have to contend with the problem that, beyond a certain point, a doubling of Nitrogen fertilizer may confer only an incremental increase in crop productivity, while vastly increasing the amount of Nitrogen that washes off.
de Vries present a more central problem in Magnani et al's results: according to Magnani's data correlation, for every unit of Nitrogen applied to European forests, 470 units of carbon are sequestered. Yet the only plant material with a C:N ratio that high is pure xylem wood, and it seems unlikely that all of the deposited nitrogen is being used to grow tree stems. Furthermore, de Vries et al find that Magnani et al failed to control for a range of other variables that could affect forest NEP. de Vries reanalyze that portion of Magnani's data that is publicly available and find a more plausible -- and vastly reduced -- C:N ratio of 20 to 40 (20-40 units carbon for every unit nitrogen).
It doesn't end there, though. Magnani et al respond that they agree with De Shrivjer, but refute de Vries. Magnani point out differences between wet and dry deposition, to argue that their stoichiometric ratio is really closer to 175-225. They claim that this ratio is not implausible, even though it is much higher than actual forest fertilization experiments (Nadelhoffer). They explain this difference by suggesting that up to 70% of the actual nitrogen deposited is absorbed by leaves, whereas the forest fertilization experiments applied nitrogen to the soil. (Nadelhoffer).
{[It is not clear to me what the consensus is on how much nitrogen can be absorbed by the canopy, or why wet versus dry deposition matters. }
News and Views: Hogberg P. Environmental science: Nitrogen impacts on forest carbon. Nature. 2007 June 14;447(7146):781-782.
Original Paper: Magnani F, Mencuccini M, Borghetti M, Berbigier P, Berninger F, Delzon S, Grelle A, Hari P, Jarvis PG, Kolari P, et al. The human footprint in the carbon cycle of temperate and boreal forests. Nature. 2007 June 14;447(7146):849-851.
Questions: De Schrijver A, Verheyen K, Mertens J, Staelens J, Wuyts K, Muys B. Nitrogen saturation and net ecosystem production. Nature. 2008 February 14;451(7180):E1.
More Questions: de Vries W, Solberg S, Dobbertin M, Sterba H, Laubhahn D, Reinds GJ, Nabuurs G-J, Gundersen P, Sutton MA. Ecologically implausible carbon response? Nature. 2008 February 14;451(7180):E1-E3.
Response:Magnani F, Mencuccini M, Borghetti M, Berninger F, Delzon S, Grelle A, Hari P, Jarvis PG, Kolari P, Kowalski AS, et al. Magnani et al. reply. Nature. 2008 February 14;451(7180):E3-E4.
More Information: Nadelhoffer, K. J. et al. Nitrogen deposition makes a minor contribution to carbon sequestration in temperate forests. Nature 398, 145–148 (1999)
Follow Up: SUTTON MA, SIMPSON D, LEVY PE, SMITH RI, REIS S, Van OIJEN M, De VRIES WIM. Uncertainties in the relationship between atmospheric nitrogen deposition and forest carbon sequestration. Global Change Biology. 2008 September 1;14(9):2057-2063.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Antarctic Ice Increasing?
Most of this post deals with a paper by Turner, 2009.
My confusion started with a Watts Up With That post claiming that Antartica is actually gaining sea ice. As usual, a SkepticalScience page attempts a refutation, but to do so has to get into some complicated details.
from: http://nsidc.org/sotc/sea_ice.html
But Antartic sea ice is formed by a number of factors, including UV radiation from the hole in the Ozone layer, and land ice has been decreasing:"Ozone levels over Antarctica have dropped causing stratospheric cooling and increasing winds which lead to more areas of open water that can be frozen"
Apparently, land ice is more important in Antartica, and this had been decreasing. If the Ross Ice sheet collapsed, as it has numerous times in past interglacials, it would raise sea level by 21 feet.
Climate Change: Contrails
Aircraft Contrails Stoke Warming (Reuters, ):"Aircraft condensation trails criss-crossing the sky may be warming the planet on a normal day more than the carbon dioxide emitted by all planes since the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903, according to a study in Nature Climate Change." [This is about 0.025 Watts per square meter, according to the IPCC (2007)]
Citation: Ulrike Burkhardt & Bernd Kärcher Global radiative forcing from contrail cirrus. Nature Climate Change 1, 54–58 (2011)
Image from Earth Observatory: "NASA scientists have found that cirrus clouds, formed by contrails from aircraft engine exhaust, are capable of increasing average surface temperatures enough to account for a warming trend in the United States that occurred between 1975 and 1994."
Citation: Minnis, Patrick, J. Kirk Ayers, Rabindra Palikonda, Dung Phan, 2004: Contrails, Cirrus Trends, and Climate. J. Climate, 17, 1671–1685.
Image from Earth Observatory: "NASA scientists have found that cirrus clouds, formed by contrails from aircraft engine exhaust, are capable of increasing average surface temperatures enough to account for a warming trend in the United States that occurred between 1975 and 1994."
Citation: Minnis, Patrick, J. Kirk Ayers, Rabindra Palikonda, Dung Phan, 2004: Contrails, Cirrus Trends, and Climate. J. Climate, 17, 1671–1685.
"Trends in cirrus coverage and 300-hPa relative humidty (1971-19995) and estimated 1992 linear congtrail coverage. (a) Trends in cirrus coverage for all regions with more than 15yr of data. (b) Subset of (1) for all regions having trends sinifcant at the 90% confidence level according to Student's t test. (c) Estimated linear contrail coverage...Only observations taken from land stations and from ships are used for the land and ocean air traffic regions, respectively. (d) Trends in annual mean NCEP relative humidity at 300 hPa."
Citation: Minnis, Patrick, J. Kirk Ayers, Rabindra Palikonda, Dung Phan, 2004: Contrails, Cirrus Trends, and Climate. J. Climate, 17, 1671–1685.
"In response to the Minnis et al. conclusion, contrail Radiative Forcing (RF) was examined in two global climate modelling studies (Hansen et al., 2005; Ponater et al., 2005). Both studies concluded that the surface temperature response calculated by Minnis et al. (2004) is too large by one to two orders of magnitude. For the Minnis et al. result to be correct, the climate efficacy or climate sensitivity of contrail RF would need to be much greater than that of other larger RF terms, (e.g., CO2). Instead, contrail RF is found to have a smaller efficacy than an equivalent CO2 RF (Hansen et al., 2005; Ponater et al., 2005) (see Section 126.96.36.199), which is consistent with the general ineffectiveness of high clouds in influencing diurnal surface temperatures (Hansen et al., 1995, 2005). " (IPCC 2007)
Monday, April 11, 2011
Best Periodic Table Ever
I've been on the lookout for the best periodic table for a couple months now, and have finally found it. Various versions can be downloaded here. An explanation of the new format.
Physiological Toxicology
Different toxic compounds come to rest in different organs and regions of the body, depending on their mode of transport in the human body. For example, many toxins are "mistaken" for similar compounds, and stored accordingly. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are fat soluble and look like cholesterol, so they are stored in fat deposits. Lead "looks like" calcium, so it is stored in the bones.
Friday, April 08, 2011
Climate Crunch
Deconstructing ConclusionsDuring the winter of 2009-2010 I began investigating climate science, and since then have been reading in the field on-and-off. Again this last winter I have been reading way too much, trying to get to the bottom of various intricacies of the coupled earth-human system. Suffice to say, the Earth's climate is extremely complex, and every scientific sub-discipline has made its own peace with the devil in the details. Getting to the bottom of what scientists believe, and why, is no easy task, and after more than a year of research I have learned a huge amount about the Earth, but still am not definitively convinced about every aspect of climate change science.
This is as it should be. Science is complex and ever-evolving, and the Earth is a very, very complicated place. But provisional results and untested assumptions, although ever-present, make soft bedrock for climate policy. The truth is that we simply do not understand many of the key issues, such as feedbacks, in the climate system.
Many issues, such as divergence in tree-ring proxy records, don't by themselves discredit the theory of anthropogenic global warming, even if scientists can't explain everything. But they do begin to cast doubts. The issue of "hide the decline" probably falls into this category, because although some scientists chose to substitute instrument data for the misbehaving paleo data, the divergance can be explained. But is this explanation just hand-waving? How do we really know what happened hundreds or thousands of years ago? Obviously climate proxies may be complicated, idiosyncratic, and only reliable under certain conditions. It has been said that "trees are not thermometers," but this admission, even if carefully defined, can lead to increasing skepticism.
Unresolved Issues
Skeptic Science (SkS) has a great index of skeptic arguments, many of which continue to be problematic. They attempt to "refute" each argument, and they are the best source for good answers to most of these issues. But not every question can be answered definitively. Sometimes one question simply leads to three or four more. For example, they point out that warming is not due to the sun....but it is very, very, complicated. SkS explains why CO2 lags temperature in paleoclimate....but their response is not good system thinking, doesn't address the skeptic arguments about what the Vostok ice core means, and isn't especially convincing.
I've been researching climate change for over a year, and still am not close to understanding many of the major issues. What's worse, I can't find good evidence that the climate scientists understand all of the issues either! Much of science is dependent on good faith and trust, but at some point an explanation has to be convincing. Some theories (and I would put String Theory and Global Warming into this category) are too gnarly to be comprehended by mere mortals. They may be true, but I can't believe in what I don't understand.
The bottom line is that, if you really want to know,... its complicated. I'm officially revoking my previous conclusion, pending better explanations of the science. Maybe I'll have to wait to believe the models until they're proved true: until then I'll continue to entertain belief in multiple possibilities about this weird, beautiful world we live on.
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Slimming World Journey..... Begins!08:30
So today was the first meeting I went to and it was not as scary as I thought it would be. I was nervous but the consultant at the meeting, Siobhan, was so nice she put me right a ease. She took me aside and explained how everything was going to work and gave me my welcome pack with my food optimisation book, tips for easy exercise, menu ideas, food diaries and exercise logs. It cost €18 to join and it will be €9 every week thereafter. I think the group meeting after the weigh in will be the most beneficial as you see everyone else reaching their award weights and I think it will spur me on to reach those goals too. Not only that but the women share meal ideas and support, I can't wait until next week.
I am going to share my journey with all of you reading this so you know that if I can do it anyone can! So every Monday morning I am going to go for my weigh in and then come home to tell you all how I have done the past week and send the post live the next day! I will also try to give you as many tasty recipes as I can that I have found and tried over the time too!


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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Sussner Design
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There are a few repeats on the menu this week, things I didn't make last week, dinners I was too tired to make, switched up desserts at the last minute, that kind of thing. It's fine with me – it just makes it easier to fill in the blanks. I'm also very pleased because at Christmas, a neighbor unexpectedly gave us a spiral cut ham and I'm going to glaze it and bake it on Sunday. Erik has to help out at the liquor store Sunday so it will be a nice thing for him to come home to, I think. Anyway, blah blah blah, here's the menu.
Dinner: roasted pork made into tacos (on corn tortillas with pico de gallo and refried beans)
Breakfast: eggs (did I mention we got a dozen fresh laid eggs from a local dude's chickens? We did. They are beyond delicious. I want to have my own chickens so bad, there aren't even words to describe how bad I want them), garden hash browns, bacon
Dinner: orange glazed ham, creamy green beans, mashed potatoes, buttermilk fantails
Breakfast: breakfast biscuit sandwiches
Dinner: cuban sandwiches (with leftover pork roast and Sunday's ham), french fries, corn (it's fresh corn on the cob time again! I'm so glad!)
Breakfast: blueberry buttermilk muffins, poached eggs, leftover ham
Dinner: shredded beef burritos, rice
Breakfast: eggs with bacon and scallion grits, toast
Dinner: beer and onion braised chicken stew, leftover rolls
Breakfast: "one bowl" refrigerator waffles
Dinner: that grilled chicken breast over charro beans and rice that I didn't make last week
Breakfast: cinnamon pecan oatmeal drizzled with maple syrup
Dinner: ginger scallion beef and broccoli, rice
Baking: I ended up making banana bread with some rapidly blackening bananas and carrot quick bread for Erik for lunch desserts last week, so I will be making that cinnamon chocolate bundt cake this week instead. Also on deck: Cuban bread for Monday's sandwiches and I think that's all I have for baking plans. This weekend, instead of baking, should be spent starting that Spring Cleaning 2011 spreadsheet I made a few weeks ago – I've got some deep cleaning to do, people!


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My freelance job has increased over the last few months which I won't complain about because a) I love it and b) this means more people are paying me. Niceness. But what this means is that I suddenly have to approach the time I dedicate to writing differently. And by differently I mean more structured. And by more structured I mean actually having a plan. Some weeks I have a whole day to attack the different projects I'm juggling, other weeks I have a sparse few hours each evening to select the most important script to work on.
This is what I do and so far I've beaten every deadline with loads of time to spare. Sizeable chunks my friend. Simple as that. I'm not breaking new ground here, I'd like to think that most people do this. But this is the method that I use to juggle and it's the most effective approach so far. I used to dedicate whole weeks to different projects but that was when I was writing to my own time scale. Now I've got people asking for work I've had to change and refine it. My most cherished writing tool, the humble whiteboard, becomes littered with the week ahead broken down into the days with corresponding items on the agenda to do. And they're achievable things. A day's breakdown recently was as follows:
* Sketch down some ideas for that person
* Re-read draft 3 of that film script
* Research that particular myth
* Print out the map for that recce
* Think about a title for this play
But the important thing is I write down small chunks of stuff to do for each day that I know are possible for me to actually do. The point of this exercise is having the foresight to know you can achieve them. What will happen is that the chunks will be so small in comparison to tackling your project as a whole, that you'll more than often end up doing the next chunk because you're motivated and focused. And that next chunk you might've planned it for in a few days time or the following week, but it doesn't matter, this is a good thing. If you're ahead of yourself things can only get better and your morale will be lifted. If you're falling behind it's because your chunks are cut too big or you suck at actually writing something that interests the author: you.
We all need a deadline whether it be self-imposed or if someone else is banging a desk demanding it by five o'clock. I've never actually had someone banging a desk but I've had someone sending me an email asking for the latest draft… I'd say that's the modern day equivalent. The best thing to do is embrace that deadline and treat it as your deity. Take it out for a spin, show it the sights, buy it a drink and take it to bed because it's going to fuck you either way. It's just up to you whether it'll be good or bad and if you'll come back for more.
[I look pretty vacant in the photo, I had just planned a whole narrative over five whiteboards…]


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Friday, September 21, 2007
Oxford Dipper Pool Lift Video
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Friday, September 07, 2007
Pool Lift Stability Vest
This video shows you how to use a RMT pool lift stability vest.
The vest was designed for people with no upper body or trunk stability. It attaches the user to the chair and straps them in for support.
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Thursday, September 06, 2007
Pool Lift - Splash Caddy Video
The Splash Caddy allows the pool hoist to be quickly positioned when needed. Once in place the splash is ready for use.
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My husband, J, and I made the decision to adopt around the middle of August 2015. It was a decision years in the making and one that we didn't make lightly. There were a lot of late night conversations, a lot of prayer, and a lot of tears. We know that this isn't going to be an easy process, and it's definitely not going to be a quick process. There is definitely going to be a lot of waiting. (After five years of trying to conceive, I think we're pretty good at waiting, but this is a whole new situation so it's really hard to say!)
During our intake interview (a quick phone call with a social worker) the process was explained in brief. After the intake interview would be an information session. After the information session would be a 9-week training course. After the training course would be the home assessment. And then after the home assessment would be the real wait. There was no time line for how long anything would take. The social worker who completed our intake interview told me that she didn't know of anyone who had waited for more than a year to get accepted into the training course, and during our information session they explained that the seats in the course were prioritized based on certain conditions. Based on our desire to adopt two children under the age of six we figured we were in for a bit of a wait. When we were being cautiously optimistic we hoped to hear something about our course mid/late February and when we were feeling less optimistic we expected we'd be starting our course in the early spring.
A week before Christmas Eve I took a break from wrapping presents to quickly check my email and was completely shocked to find an email from community services inviting us to a training course. I actually couldn't even open the email - I handed my phone to J and told him to read it first. We were invited to a course beginning January 11th.
That's today.
We're attending our first session tonight, I'm scared and excited and a lot of other emotions that I don't even have names for yet. I'm looking forward to connecting with other families in our area who are in the same phase of this journey and I'm looking forward learning more about this process and about what to expect as our journey continues. But I know everything isn't going to be easy to hear, I know there are going to be heart breaking stories and scary stories shared in this course. And while I can't claim to be "excited" about that part, I know that it's necessary and so so so important to know as much as possible.
This journey is like nothing I've ever experienced, but I love knowing we're a little bit closer to bringing our children home.


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