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Last weekend, hubby and I did the "Fight For Air Walk".
We walked 5 kilometers to show our support and raise money for everyone who fights to breathe, such as those with lung cancer; asthma or emphysema. This is a cause close to our hearts. My daughter lost her beloved godfather to emphysema. I lost my best friend to lung cancer when I was only eighteen, and my cousin who had asthma and fought for breath his whole life finally succumbed, too early in his adult life, to lung disease.
We got there bright and early to register on a beautiful Southern California autumn day.
Some people walk the distance and others run. We know a lot about lung disease, but there is so much we don't know.
It was a glorious day in San Diego at the Embarcadero Marina Park.
So beautiful in fact, it almost felt like we were cheating!
I didn't want to lug my Canon, so hubby took these photos for me from his iPhone. Not to shabby if I do say so! You can tell however, that just as he is a man of few words, he is a picture taker of few pictures.
The walk was along the sea wall and through the park including Sea Port Village. We had a gorgeous view of the Coronado Bridge where we also love to sail!
Puppies were encouraged, along with strollers, wheelchairs and anyone else who wanted to walk. There were huge teams like Sempra Energy, and Beta Engineering. Lots of University's brought their service orgs and I high fived a few of my Alumni from University of San Diego. Go Torero's!
Hubby and I wore our Loyola Marymount Sweatshirts, which was just a happy coincidence, and all the cheerleaders and encouragers along the route would yell, "Go LMU" whenever we passed. So, we decided we were team LMU for our son Cooper's University which he will graduate from this May. Go LMU! Go Cooper!
We brought our pups along, including Kieran the Alpha Dog. Think, pint sized Kujo! Before we got there I had a stern talk with him (the tiny 7 lb. lucky pup who's lucky he hasn't been some pit bulls hors d' oeuvres yet), about what we were doing and why we were doing it. I told him there would be many people and OTHER DOGS whom he would feel he'd have to guard me from with his very life. I explained that it would not be necessary this time because, everyone should have the chance to walk for the Fight For Air Walk and he should just be a good boy, keep his nose to the grindstone and WALK
without being a big alpha jacka... like the good puppy I know him to be. And guess what? He DID!!! Not one incident. Not one bark or snarl or growl. It was like he knew how important this was. WHAT a good boy! That's why I love dogs. Dogs just know these things.
We did it! You can do it too. If you'd like to donate, go to "Walk For Air". Eighty-one cents of every dollar raised by the American Lung Association goes directly to education, research and advocacy.
You can walk just because you think our children deserve to breathe clean and healthy air! Thanks xo
Our event was a tremendous success for all involved. More than 800 walkers participated and thanks to you we have raised over $164,000.00!
You can walk just because you think our children deserve to breathe clean and healthy air! Thanks xo
Our event was a tremendous success for all involved. More than 800 walkers participated and thanks to you we have raised over $164,000.00!


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Father George or Father Carlo at 916-772-4717, or the Diocesan Vocations Director Rev. Jovito Rata at (916) 773-0258 OR at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also visit the diocesan vocations website at considerpriesthood.com
Your parish clergy and the Diocesan Vocations office help with priestly as well as religious (order) vocations for men and women.

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Let's do this thing. I picked the month of June out of the air. NaNoWriMo sets its arbitrary goal at 50,000 words. Do we want some sort of similar goal. Can an industry professional tell us how big adventure modules range? Even just a single yardstick ('The Keep on the Borderlands is X words long.') would be helpful.
Other things we probably need:
a nifty graphic
a website of somekind, maybe? a forum? a group livejournal? I dunno.
a place to host completed modules (TheRPGsite Companion could work.)
a list of places to send press releases, forums to notify, etc.
enthused people spreading the word
Stuart has already committed to writing a D&D adventure module. I'm going to write an adventure for something. Who else is in? What am I not thinking of?
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Bright red maraschino cherries placed on top of the soft serve, and mouth-watering hot fudge drizzled from the top curl to the bottom base...
And the final touch -- Beautiful whipped topping stars added to the addictive brownie delight dish that many have craved as much or more than the ever-popular banana split.
I couldn't make one to show you today, but I envisioned it happening...with YOUR HELP.
Even though, we didn't receive any donations, today was very productive and motivating. After all, it was the first day of the action/buzz.
Here is what we accomplished today:
* Lawn received a first cutting with our billy goat self-pull mower.
Whoo...it was thick, even the billy goat stalled and resisted!
* Large bag of trash collected along with a golf ball!..
.great memories of the hundreds I've collected in the past
that came flying over (many times hitting the windows)
from the golf course.
* First pass made to remove tall, prickly weeds. There are lots of them! My allergies made me quite aware, too.
* Readerboard resurrected from back of parking lot and placed on the flower box once again. Added letters/numbers for message. It seems there are never enough correct letters for the other side. :-)
* Picked up fallen privacy panels from previous playground area, stored indoors.
* Replaced insulation and fallen ceiling tiles in dining room. Itched, scratched...I welcomed bath time upon arrival back home!
A Great Visit
Subway employees came by and we talked about our plans. They were most supportive and graciously conveyed their desire to see us reopen and offered to see what they could do to help. My mind flashed back to their store's grand opening day and how our business supported them with a welcome message on our readerboard that encouraged folks to patronize the new restaurant. They even came and took a photo of the sign.
Also, thank you to a few other folks from Clay and Sturgis who came by to chat.
Returning again tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8, 12 noon - 6 p.m.By faith we're moving forward. We look to see YOU at the former DQ, Ryan's drive thru!!
Future additional fundraising plans - Community Yard Sale with $25 vendor booths and Bake Sale
I'm also willing to offer my housecleaning services for $10 per hour if anyone has a need. You can reach me at 270-860-4293 via text or phone.
If you have ideas for fundraising, please feel free to share on the Traveling Webster County KY Facebook page. I want to do everything I can to put feet to my prayers and let God show us his direction.
Stay tuned for Wednesday's update!
Thank you to all who are caring and sharing. Please keep it up!!


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|Mantua under Gianfrancesco Gonzaga (1407-1444) : war, politics and diplomacy in a Lombard buffer state
|Roberts, Roberto Allen
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This thesis aims to assess the importance of Gianfrancesco Gonzaga and his state in early quattrocento politics. The central geographical position of Mantua placed it in the forefront of the conflict between Venice and Milan which dominated Gianfrancesco's life. It was a conflict during which both protagonists tried to exploit Mantua to further their own expansionist aims. Such a clash of interests naturally placed immense pressures upon Gianfrancesco. As always, his primary aim was to maintain the existence of his state and this meant that he had to manoeuvre himself between the two rivals. He was to place the strategic advantages of Mantua and his own talents as a military commander first of all at the disposal of Venice, the traditional ally and protector of the Mantuan state, and subsequently, in 1438, when he became suspicious of Venetian motives, at the disposal of Filippo Maria Visconti. The central portion of the thesis investigates Gianfrancesco's relations with these two very different masters and attempts to clarify the issues and motives which prompted his change of loyalty in 1438. In many respects, the role which Gianfrancesco was called upon to play was an unenviable one. While it is true that he himself obtained a considerable degree of prestige as Commander of the Venetian army as well as the 'kudos' of an Imperial title, the dual role of ruler and soldier of fortune which had been thrust upon him bristled with problems, and these are also investigated in this study. The period of Gianfranceso's rule provides us with an excellent opportunity to observe the problems and decisions which confronted a small state like Mantua at a time of political crisis. The part which Gianfrancesco and Mantua played in that crisis has been underestimated and this thesis attempts to redress the balance.
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December 22, 2009
Artistic Process: How did you learn the discipline you work in now?
"I learned the bulk of my skills between the ages of 8 and 18 from the women in my family. My mother taught me how to sew from Simplicity patterns. My Chinese grandmother taught me how to crochet (there's a way to break a language barrier). And my mother, girlfriend, and I struggled through many a knitting patterns to figure out fair isle and cables. Embroidery is something I picked up in middle school. I have a wall at home covered with my samplers; one dates back to 1978. I love the idea of traditional skills passing down from one generation to the next. Although the next generation in our household is more concerned with conquering another level of the latest Pokemon game. Is there a Sewing Mama game for the DS?"
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- KimmChi said...
I always love the tradition of passing down handicrafts to the next generation, an dthat next generation always makes it a bit more contemporary. I bet your Mom never thought you'd focus so much on recycling in your work!
- December 24, 2009 at 6:52 AM
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Monday, 15 August 2011
Jára Cimrman
Since 1966, when his papers were re-discovered, Cimrman has been the subject of multiple books, films and radio programmes; and a long-running series of biographical plays are continuously enacted at a playhouse uniquely dedicated to his exploits, in the neighbouring suburb of Žižkov (Prague 3). But today's photo comes from the south of Prague, from Michle (Prague 4), and shows a sign affixed to a hotel where the famous man once breakfasted.
Needless to add, Cimrman is a fiction, the brilliant invention of the equally polymathic, but real, Zdeněk Svěrák. But the enduring popularity of this Quixotic figure has made him one of the most popular figures in Czech history, as proved by the fact that he was voted the Greatest Czech in a TV poll in 2005. When Czech TV disqualified him on the grounds that he was not an actual person, there was a massive public outcry, which saw Cimrman rightly restored to first place, albeit in a special category all his own. He would have been delighted.
Topics: People
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- Valladolid Daily Photo said...
Ha, ha, ha, very original sculpture.
- 15 August 2011 at 15:13
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
8 comments:
- Anne Johnson said...
Dear Anne,
Has anyone ever told you that you're a moron par excellence? Just sayin.
- October 30, 2008
- Pam said...
Haha! I did that too... took a minute or two to figure out what I had done (and longer to figure out WHY!)
- October 30, 2008
- sageweb said...
Oh well now to comment about the Phillies...yippee for you!
I loved your phone call from the Heir.
- October 30, 2008
- mrsb said...
Oh, gosh, don't you HATE when something like that happens?!
- October 30, 2008
- Evn said...
I think a few dropped comments are a mild sacrifice if it means putting the muzzle on ol' Billy Boy.
- October 30, 2008
- THE Michael said...
Since the comment section has been disabled, and this comment can't possibly be recorded, I will refrain from giving you step-by-step instructions on how to enable it. However, if you call me within the next hour, I will throw in a page of unsolicited advice on any problem you might be having aside from rude commenters. Our operators are standing by, so call now, because they have arthritis and would really love to be sitting down about now. Don't you care about our poor, disabled operators who are struggling to get by, making slave wages standing by for your call which if you had any compassion at all you would be making right this instant? For Gods sakes, woman, have mercy!!!!! CALL NOW!
- October 30, 2008
- yellowdog granny said...
don't aske me~...ha..
too bad we can't figure out how to muzzle ole billy boy in real life too...
- October 30, 2008
- yellowdog granny said...
i love the phone call to the heir..wish he could do all that to...but think it will take 2 terms to do it all.
- October 30, 2008


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[olympiaworkers] On Solidarity
On Solidarity
Down in an old buoy tender, a small ship that places buoys in the water and
repairs buoys, I am working down in a very small tank below the bilge. We
are working on rebuilding a sea water system that supplies sea water to the
ship. On ships sea water is mainly used for the firemain, cooling water,
flushing water, and ballast. The sea water comes up into the ship in what is
called a sea chest, that is an opening in the bottom of the ship that is
like a square box. Most ships will have a number of sea chests, depending
upon their needs. If the piping of the system goes above the waterline that
system will need a pump to move the water down the line. If the system stays
below the waterline head-pressure will move the water.
The system I am working on needs pumps. This means that the pumps also must
be below the water in order for them to be primed. The forward sea chest is
located down in a tank and has a 6 inch pipe coming out of it. Most piping
used is schedule 40 pipe, that has to do with the wall thickness of the
pipe, and it is good for up to 150 PSI. But on salt water pipes schedule 80,
double the wall thickness, is used because salt water corrodes steel pipe.
So 6 inch schedule 80 pipe is rather heavy. Because of where the water line
is most of the piping must be run through two tanks then up to the pumps.
These tanks are small with not much room to work and only two people can
work down there at a time. That means one pipefitter and a welder. My pipes
come down through a soft patch in to the ship, but getting them to the tank
and down through tank cover, I need help. "Hey buddy can you give me a
hand?" I ask a near by pipefitter. That worker knows that in order to get
the job done at times we need to help each other. Without question, without
having to be told by some boss, that worker helps out. You can see this on
most jobs. This is natural solidarity, the willingness to give a hand when
Wake-up in the middle of the night. Try as you may, you just can't go back
to sleep. So many worries, so damn alone. Bills adding up like maggots on a
corpse. You pay some some of the bills, then don't have the money to pay the
other bills. Do you pay your rent and not pay your lights? Do you pay the
tickets on your old clunker of a car or to you buy clothes for the kids? Do
you fix your car so that you are legal or do you buy medicine for your
aching body?
The judge asks you if you have anything to say and you tell that beast that
you only have so much money and if you fix your car, buy insurance then
other needs will go unfulfilled. The judge says, as that beast has said to
countless folks just like you, the law is the law and there are no
exceptions to the law!" But you know that the laws are all written for the
rich and damn the poor where ever they maybe.
So there you are alone worrying about the way things are. It seems you were
born into a world that ain't meant for you to ever make it. But you see on
TV all them well off people and wonder why, no matter how hard you work, you
will never be among them. They are well off because you and millions of
other folks aren't. Countless times throughout your life you are told about
personal responsibility. How what ever happens in your life you, you alone
are the one to blame.
You seek help and though there are programs, they all belittle you, shame
you for the idea that someone else has to help you out.
Charity is the act of those that have more than they need giving to those
that have less than they need. Their hearts bleed for you all the while they
make it known that they are the better people and one such as yourself
should be forever thankful. Though you are taught not to question the way
things are, can you help but wonder why most of the people are just like you
and the better off folks are so few?
The answer is greed. The rich folks believe that it is their God given right
to exploit the world and all who live upon it for their personal wealth. And
that the bad people of the world are those that seek to change that
We bleed and die for the rich, fighting their wars where we try to kill
people of other lands who are just like us. We bleed and die for the rich in
the factories producing their wealth. So what can we do about this? Line up
behind politicians and parties where we delegate to others our hopes for a
better life? That be nothing more than a fool's path for there is no one out
there we can depend on but ourselves. There is something out there that the
rich folks fear. They fear it more than an enemies army or even the wrath of
their God. That such dreadful horror of the rich is solidarity of the
exploited and oppressed. While plundering the earth and robbing the people
to amass their great wealth, the capitalist class has also wielded epic
effort historically to keep working people divided and fighting among
themselves. They know that if working people stood together in solidarity,
their way of life would end. Solidarity is more than a slogan or a song, it
is a natural instinct. Solidarity is the people helping each other fulfill
their needs.
Natural solidarity can be found throughout our society. It could be just
helping someone whose car broke down. Or in times of great need leading a
hand. I remember a few years ago when a river was flooding its banks and I
went down there to help build a wall of sandbags. I knew the people who
needed help. As I was doing my part I looked around and saw that there was a
number of people helping out that did not live there. I asked one person I
knew who were those people and he said that some of them he had never seen
before. They were just there to help out. There were even kids there helping
out. As I was working a young girl, no more than 8 years old, comes up to me
and hands me some water to drink. I looked into her eyes and I could see
that she wanted to help, no one had to ask her to do that. Natural
solidarity is an instinctive part of humans. She was no less important than
anyone else there because she, like everyone else, was doing what they were
able to do to help. Natural solidarity does not need bosses or great
philosophers, people can see what needs to be done and they do it. I later
asked around to try to find who asked that little girl to hand out water
bottles. I found out that she saw a box of water bottles and just started to
hand them out to people working to hold off the flood. That is natural
No society can function without natural solidarity. In the society we live
in we have this thing call capitalism that seeks personal profit for
services and the production of goods. This system suppresses natural
solidarity and replaces it with personal greed. Everything is looked upon by
the capitalists as how it can be exploited for profit for a few. It is for
that reason that working people are exploited, the environment is polluted
and so on. This has created a world where most people do without so that a
few can have far more than they need and is doing great harm to our world's
eco-systems. This will continue as long as we are forced to live under this
system. Capitalism cannot be reformed.
Shall we leave the survival and well-being of the people and the planet to a
system that cannot change its direction away from the exploitation of all
for the benefit of a few? It does not take a great look at our world to
clearly see that a change must take place. History has given us many
examples that changing who runs the system or even changing the name of the
system does little or nothing to change the exploitation of people and the
planet. Matter of fact some of the worst polluters have been so-called
socialist states.
The change that must take place has to, in my view, take place not only in
changing systems but also in changing the way we live. We must not longer
seek to rule over each other by competing for political power. Political
power and greed as a purpose must be replaced with a common goal, that being
the well-being of all. And for that to become a reality, solidarity must
become a way of life. Solidarity is not charity. Charity only reinforces the
class system. Solidarity is helping each other out when needed.
In order to make solidarity a way of life we need to look upon each other in
a different manner. Though we all are distinctive individuals with each
having their own desires, hopes, skills and talents, we are all in the same
social boat together. All of us who are not of the ruling or managing
classes are exploited and oppressed in some manner. Some are exploited and
oppressed more than others, but as long as there is a class system in place
there is the reality of exploitation and oppression that we will always
face. In this society it is common to look at others as lesser than we are
and not realize that only helps keeps us in our place. That viewpoint only
aids the capitalist class in their purpose and helps keep all of us
exploited and oppressed.
It maybe race or sex or religion or ethnicity, it could be what part of town
someone lives in or what their culture is, the list of reasons people use to
think they are better than someone else is almost endless. It is not a
matter of having to like everything, but rather realizing what you do like
is directly connected to what everyone else likes. There are forms of music
and culture that I don't care for. That is based upon my personal likes and
dislikes. But that does not mean that I should view what I don't care for as
lesser than what I like or that those that like other music or cultures
should be oppressed.
The only way oppression and exploitation can be challenged is to organize
against it and to stand-up to it. This needs to be done by those of the
different types oppressions who directly effect. Oppression and exploitation
strips us of control over our lives and seeks to suppress our
self-expression that defines who we are. Thus the struggle for liberation
from oppression and exploitation needs to include self-determination both as
individuals and as groups of people based upon the different forms of
oppression and exploitation.
The culture of the class system grants privileges that are denied to others.
The further up the hierarchy of the class system one is, the greater those
privileges become something real. Thus how real other privileges are is
based upon class privilege.
Such privileges as race privilege and sex privilege are designed to keep
people in their "place" and it uses other oppressed and exploited people to
enforce this. Even though at the bottom of the class system these privileges
don't amount to much, the poor folks are told that if others, such as people
of color or woman, makes gains through struggle that they will lose
something and thus those people are a threat to them. The fact is that for
those of the working class there are only real few things that privilege
grants them:
1. The right to be less oppressed. A White worker is oppressed by class but
is not oppressed by race, and so on.
2. The right to help maintain the the system and culture of oppression by
helping to enforce it.
Back in the days of the old south (that is the south of the U.S.) there was
a system and culture of segregation and heavy oppression of Black people.
Black people organized a Civil Rights Movement to directly challenge
institutionalize racism. Many poor Whites were used to try to help suppress
this movement. Some did buy into the lie that Black people were trying to
take something that they had. Some just sat on the sidelines not wanting to
get involved. But a few realized that, as being very poor, as poor whites
were, that if you ain't got nothing you ain't got nothing to lose and those
that were trying to use them were those that had most everything and thus
were the reason they had nothing at all. And thus it was not Black people
who were the threat to them but rather those that exploited them were those
to blame for their situation.
Long ago when I lived in New Orleans a Black veteran of the Civil Rights
Movement told me that economically poor Whites gained more from the Civil
Rights Movement than did poor Blacks. The reason was that when the rich
White power structure, as seen in the White Business Councils, mostly
collapsed, that gave room for poor Whites to make gains. Though the system
of oppression and exploitation continued, and racism was still a part of it,
the struggle of Black people was no threat to poor Whiles but they also
benefited from it in real terms.
All resistance to the way things are is connected in two ways. First, all
oppressed and exploited people are that way because of the class system and
capitalism. Next, the privileges granted by the system are only a means to
help keep the system in place. Thus, all the resistance benefits all of the
oppressed and exploited. And the only protection against you or I from
oppression and exploitation is to get rid of all oppression and
We need to respect the importance of self-determination and not interfere
with that process. Some may point out that self-determination does not
always go where they would like it. But we all must realize that all
struggle for liberation from oppression and exploitation is a continuing
process, even among high minded anarchists. If we believe in the idea of
true liberty and self-management being the only means to get rid of the
class system then we must understand that others will reach the same
conclusion in time.
For example, the Black Panther Party was a self-determination organization
and was a progressive step in the process of liberation. It collapsed
because of government repression and the conflicts created by a hierarchical
structure. Learning from that a number of former Black Panthers became
anarchists. Along with other people of color, people of color have organized
together as anarchists and for them anarchism has become a part of
self-determination organizing.
Though we need to respect self-determination organization, but we also need
to realize that we do have connections and how well our liberation goes
depends on all of us. Thus, though we do not seek to control or interfere
with self-determination organizations, but in times of need and when asked,
we do need to stand in direct solidarity with them.
Forms of oppression do overlap. For example Woman may organize Women's
groups that include Women of color. So those self-determination
organizations would overlap with self-determination organizations of people
of color.
The largest area of overlapping is with working class self-determination
organizations. Yes such organizations as the IWW or anarcho-syndicalist
unions are self-determination organizations. The reason why this is true is
because they seek to organize working folks to the point that they can take
control over their labor and determine for themselves how they labor will be
used. That is called worker self-management.
Like all forms of oppression and exploitation, class oppression and
exploitation is directly connected to all other forms of oppression and
exploitation. And thus the working class directly benefits by standing in
solidarity with other self-determination organizations. This is important
for three main reasons:
1. All oppression and exploitation is connected and none can be liberated
without liberation for all.
2. By standing together in solidarity people learn about the cultural
oppressions that exist even in self-determination organizing. For example
there is still racism and sexism within the working class. Black
self-determination organizing could free Black people from the White power
structure, only to find some Black people replacing the White bosses.
3. The capitalist class is very powerful and well organized with its control
over governments. It will take even greater power to free ourselves. Thus
there needs to be united solidarity action by all oppressed and exploited
Solidarity should become a way of life for us all. It should be as much a
part of our natural life as is eating, sleeping or anything else. From
giving a helping hand to the person next to us when they are in need, to
standing in direct solidarity with other oppressed and exploited people, to
walking a picketline in support of striking workers, to standing together in
direct action against the dirty rotten system, solidarity needs to become
our reality of living and in that way we are creating a new world for the
well-being of all.
In Solidarity
Arthur J. Miller


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So I am irked. Orrin Hatch thinks that the rich pay too large a share of the federal income taxes in this country:
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) took to the floor of the Senate on Monday afternoon to defend comments he made last week about the poor needing to "share some of the responsibility" for shrinking the national debt.He's pretty careful to point out that his figures only cover federal income taxes. The total taxes in this country also include state and local taxes and sales taxes, for instance.
"It touched a nerve because last week after I raised this issue on the Senate floor, MSNBC and the liberal blogosphere -- presumably armed with the talking points from the Senate Democrat war room -- went ballistic suggesting that I wanted to balance the budget by raising taxes on the poor," Hatch said.
"I'm not surprised, but this completely misses my point and the point, and the point is this: no matter what these Democrats tell you, the wealthy and middle class are already shouldering around 100 percent of the nation's tax burden, and 51 percent pay absolutely nothing in income taxes," Hatch said.
"Keep in mind, I don't believe we should tax the truly poor, but now that's up to 51 percent in just over two years of this administration -- people who don't pay income taxes," Hatch said. "Are they all truly poor? I don't know. All I know is that it doesn't sound right that the majority of people -- the majority of tax units -- in this country do not pay income taxes, and the minority has to carry the burden."
But that's not what made me so irked (my new favorite adjective). Consider this example: A small community has 100 tax units. Ninety-nine of them have seen their earnings fall to 200 quatloos a month per household, while the taxable income begins at 300 quatlooss. One member, however, earns now a million quatloos per month and pays all the income taxes in the community.
Is a minority supporting the whole tax load? Sure. Is this unfair? Nope.
I made my example an extreme one but similar trends apply in the United States. The inequality in income and wealth is increasing, and the proportions in which the wealthier classes pay federal income taxes is roughly in proportion to their share in total incomes earned. Of course they have loads more wealth on top of that, and wealth is taxed much more gently than income.
Another way to respond Senator Water-Carrier For the Billionaires is by pointing out that if he wants to increase the tax-paying base for federal income taxes he should work for a more equal distribution of income in the society. Get jobs for the jobless and they start paying taxes! It's a win-win.


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*Monday 23rd 34F, +1C, gales, overcast, wintry showers. We were woken repeatedly by the roaring of overnight gales. Though it was only forecast to gust to 17m/s [38mph] it must easily have exceeded that suggest limit. The wind is expected to slowly subside during the day. With just a chance of sunshine later.
It stayed windy and mostly overcast. Rest day.
Tuesday 24th 38F, 3C, windy, overcast. As I went for a walk in early sunshine the sky turned leaden. Fortunately it rained only lightly. Blowing a 30mph gale for most of the day.
I left late morning under a heavy overcast with spots of rain in the air. Cruising at 19-21mph with a tailwind going. Coming back was a bit different. Only 18mph on my usual 31mph descent despite using the aero bars. Down to 6mph in bottom gear on one rise with my nose dripping onto the crossbar. Only 13 miles.
Wednesday 25th 40F, 4C, breezy, variable cloud with some sunshine. I enjoyed an hour and half walk to the woods. It was very odd to see half a mile of fresh mole hills running along the verge of the track every yard or so. But not one spoil heap had moved out into the crops. What was it about the field or the crops that they didn't like? I was treated to a whole collection of small birds foraging in a clearing deep in the woods. With Several Black caps and a Tree creeper amongst them. Nearby, three birds of prey were having a heated argument. There was rather a cold headwind coming back but at least it stayed dry.
After lunch I rode off into light rain to do some shopping. It brightened up later so I headed for the nearest LBS for some spare inner tubes. It rained hard for the last five miles coming home into the wind! With all the rest days due to injury and bad weather it has taken me almost 2 months to break the 1000km barrier. Lazy git! 23 miles.
Thursday 26th 36F, 2C, breezy, heavy overcast. The forecast is for dry but grey weather with the wind increasing to 25mph gusts. So, slightly less windy than it has been. Talking of which... I keep wondering whether all my tricycling was a case of OCD. I became so used to going out that my days would seem empty without a ride. I would even go out if I was in pain.
The perfect solitude of the woods and fields. Rough grazing with nothing to graze it but wild deer and hares. The only visitors, apart from myself, are probably huntsmen. Though I never see any other boot prints here than my own. Even the vague signs of former tractor or vehicle tracks are historical. Presumably there is not the woodland activity in this area that there once was. The major tracks through the woods do show recent signs of clearance and harvesting. The contours are often too steep and far too wet for modern, large machinery agriculture. There is very little in the way of outdoor animal husbandry. Most Danish cattle live year-round in large sheds being fed on silage and big bale hay. There is very little free-range pig farming. Most of the many millions live out their short and miserable lives in closed sheds. The few sheep in the landscape seem to be pets. In fact there are probably more ponies visible in the fields than any other animal. Yet "real" horses are almost absent.
This year I am taking far more rest days but don't feel so guilty as I would normally. Is this the thin end of the wedge towards less emphasis on tricycling? Or simply a symptom of grey-sky, winter blues? The yellow lens sunglasses just aren't doing it for me this year. I no longer feel the need to compete with myself at raising my average mileage. Is riding 8000 miles or 13,000km per year even a sensible thing to do?
Walked for an hour and half along new tracks in the woods. Saw 6 deer and several birds of prey. It keeps getting darker between brief brightening. It was amusing to watch two vast, 6-axle juggernauts reduced to a crawl to pass each other safely going in opposite directions on the local, blindly twisting rat-run. It has got so bad with GPS cheats that some farmers have had to put up signs on their drive entrances to stop foreign lorry drivers trying to take short cuts through their yards! The price of employing cut-price, Eastern European drivers with cut-price, car GPS units in the cabs of their international transport, HGVs.
A nasty headwind going to the shops. Returned at an easy 18-20mph, riding on the hoods, despite being heavily laden. The invisible speed restriction signs are working well. Not one vehicle passed the speed indicator board without it flashing. Average indicated speed is in the high 60s in a 50 kph, village speed limit. There is no board for the 60kph stretch where speed must be in the high 80s. 17 miles.
Friday 27th 37F, 3C, breezy, overcast with continuous rain or sleet. The wintry precipitation is supposed to continue all day. The rain petered out mid-afternoon so I had a short ride. Only 10 miles.
Saturday 28th 39-43F, 4-6C, breezy becoming too windy. Did my usual walk in boggy conditions. Went out on the trike after morning coffee . Crosswind going. Crosswind on the second leg. Headwind gale coming home! A few cyclists out training in the bright sunshine. Even a couple of racing bikes on car racks. Which is suggestive of something happening. Overtaken by an MTB'er who expressed delight in the good weather. Too heavily laden to stay with him on a long, uphill drag. That's February over with. 19 miles.
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Job DescriptionThe Symphony Technology Engineering Manager, IT Infrastructure - is responsible for ensuring the implementation of M2M wireless communication technology services for various business units of the company. This is achieved by planning, designing, and developing local area networks and wide area networks across the organization and assets for a variety of complex and large sized projects.
The Symphony Technology Engineering Manager, IT Infrastructure - will work closely internally and externally within the company IT, FM and Projects department, Operations and design departments, all company employees as well as externally with IT service vendors.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tea room business cards
Over the years I've made a point of collecting business cards from the various tea rooms I have visited. The very first one, up top, is from the Crumpet Tea Room in Rogers, Ark., since it was the first tea room I ever visited. Next is my favorite Georgia tea room, The Tea Room in Savannah, followed by others I have visited and enjoyed. I should point out that the Grand Hotel's tea room, Urban Tea Party and A Time Remembered have all closed, although I have lots of pleasant memories associated with these places.
Last weekend, I was at the Big Shanty Antique Mall in Marietta when I came across this little teapot tin for $2. I liked the handle on it, and almost the second I saw it I knew it would be perfect for holding business cards of tea rooms and tea businesses. Do you save tea room business cards? If so, how do you display or preserve them?
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I love the tin!!! It is perfect for your tearoom business cards. I think I need to come to Georgia to visit the antique malls!!! You and I would probably knock each other down diving for the same tea stuff!ReplyDelete
I have visited 3 of these tearooms -- The Tea Room in Savannah, Miss Mable's and A Time Remembered.
I journal my tea room visits and hosted teas and keep the business cards and photos in 3 ring binders with plastic sheet covers. My way is certainly not as cute as your teapot tin!!
I also collect business cards from the tea rooms I visit, as well as a menu if possible. My latest addition to the menus is a lovely one from Shakespeare's Fine English Tea Room in Palm Coast, FL. My tearoom scrapbook is also bulging with all the pictures from these visits.ReplyDelete
The Tea Room in Savannah is one of my favorites, as well as the tea room in Acworth, GA. It is so nice to enjoy afternoon tea and then browse their gift shops.
That is an adorable teapot tin. Another great tea find!
Angela, I just linked my post to your blog. LindaReplyDelete
I don't collect tearoom business cards ..... BUT NOW I WISH THAT I DID!! What a cute tin and great idea to store your cards in it.ReplyDelete
Do you remember the little "Calling Cards" book published by Victoria magazine years ago? Someone should publish a "Tea Room Cards" book. (hint hint Madame Editor) :-)
What a perfect tin for the business cards. I have a small basket I put them in.ReplyDelete
What an interesting and creative way of preserving your tea room memories, with business cards! So clever!ReplyDelete
- BernideenAugust 27, 2008 at 8:27 PM
What a cute Tin!ReplyDelete
Hi there! I thought of you when I heard a trivia question the other day: What industry uses the most staples? Tea! Yep, one in twelve staples used are for tea bags, according to a radio guy here in Savannah! LOVE Jane's birthday tea pix! WONDERFUL!ReplyDelete
Angela, I love your ideas! Keeping all your tearoom cards in that darling tin! For years and years, I saved any article I came upon that was about tea or tea-related subjects and things. Several years ago, the box of articles was overflowing, so I put everything in a scrapbook about tea, including the business cards from tearooms I had saved. But I like your idea better! :-)ReplyDelete
I also loved the photos you posted of Jane's birthday tea party. You are the best hostess ever!


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Since Alan Vega's passing in July, the influence of legendary protopunk duo Suicide has become especially apparent. Almost every new release seems to have a touch of Suicide — whether intentional or accidental. This week's records all have obvious connections to Suicide, but hey, I'm not complaining.
Playing loud from the nation's capital, Eva Moolchan is the artistic force behind the minimalist post-punk project Sneaks. Her new record "Gymnastics" features three instruments: voice, bass and drum machine, often opting for merely two. The songs are short — the lengthiest on "Gymnastics" clocks in at a quick 2:04 — but every track lasts for exactly the right length.
Sneaks is clearly an offspring of Suicide. Both projects utilize one drum machine groove per track and focus on constructing a mood rather than a statement. "X.t.y." relies on a fat bass and drum machine groove at first, then Moolchan's lyrics slip defiantly through the rhythmic gaps. Her lyrics sound like Jonathan Richman or The B-52's, though she never allows herself the adorable dorkiness of either group. "Gymnastics" is already gaining traction, and the record is scheduled for a reissue through Merge Records in the next couple weeks. Sneaks will continue to record with Merge, with a new record hopefully hitting at the top of next year. Allow yourself a quick treat and check out "Gymanstics" this week.
"Flood Network" from Katie Dey is definitely the best thing I've heard in a second — not to mention that it's Radio 1190's September CD of the month. Perhaps it's my penchant for electronic songwriting or my love of haywire technology, but for me "Flood Network" is a type of glitchy bliss. Katie Dey caused an internet tsunami after this year's "Asdfasdf" release through Orchid Tapes. "Flood Network" is longer than "Asdfasdf" and jampacked with interludes, stutters, bleeps and bloops.
The Suicide influence is harder to place with "Flood Network" but still distinct. The rhythms Katie Dey uses are altered versions of Suicide's classic sounds. Like Suicide, Katie Dey lets instrumental sections ride and she's never too anxious to stick her voice where it doesn't belong. The lead single, "Fear O The Light," is the most catchy of the release, but don't miss "Fleas," "Only to Trip and Fall Down Again" and "So You Pick Yourself Up." If you dig "Flood Network," I recommend peeping Spencer Radcliffe, Ricky Eat Acid and Cloud Becomes Your Hand.
Do you want to turn your life into a IRL version of Castlevania? If so, don't sleep on the new record from Tobacco, "Sweatbox Dynasty." Serving as the frontman for Black Moth Super Rainbow, Thomas Fec aims his synths at pop music. However, approaching Tobacco, he seems more interested in paranoia and dread. His new record is absolutely reminiscent of video game soundtracks, and "Warlock Mary" sounds like the final boss battle of your disturbed experience. Tobacco definitely uses Suicide's aptitude for spookiness — "Dimensional Hum" shares its dreadful feeling with Suicide's "Frankie Teardrop." If you wanna catch Tobacco, check him out at the Larimer Lounge on Oct. 18, or listen to Radio 1190 KVCU.
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While discussing the DARK KNIGHT RISES...
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Point him to the Replica Props Forum.ReplyDelete
- smartypants.7/24/2012 10:37 AM
No. It really wouldn't.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/24/2012 10:49 AM
It would be extremely painful... for you...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/24/2012 11:03 AM
You should get a mask like Hannibal Lecter wore.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous7/24/2012 3:22 PM
I have one!Delete
- Anonymous7/24/2012 11:03 AM
Too soon tag?ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous7/24/2012 1:39 PM
He's not talking about killing people, so no.Delete
Personally I'd love to one day move to a new city, don a porceline mask, a suit and a cape, and just wear that forever throughout my daily life. I sometimes just sit around and think about the logistics of it. What kind of work I'd be able to do without taking off the mask. I'd certainly have to be paid in cash. I could never set foot in a bank like that. All the shopping options that would be limited by this. I suppose I could probably find some place in a big city willing to sell groceries to a masked man, but at the end of it all it's never quite practical.ReplyDeleteReplies
The trick is to wear that sort of thing but keep a secret identity for the bank and getting food and whatnot.Delete
- Anonymous7/24/2012 11:30 PM
Swap "porcelain mask" for "burqa" and you could do that today.Delete
And if anyone complains, call them racist.
Nope!!! Instead get Batman's mask!!!ReplyDelete
- Dirge7/24/2012 12:35 PM
I can relate. I often wish I could wear a hood like Cobra Commander in my daily life. I would love it if no one really knew what I looked like.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/24/2012 12:51 PM
Wait, what did he say? I can't understand him...ReplyDelete
I would have agreed if he was talking about the luchador mask he wears in the comics.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/24/2012 5:42 PM
Why don't you just get a Reverse Beartrap instead.ReplyDelete
(Working model, please.)
- Anonymous7/25/2012 3:28 AM
He may actually be on to something. My roommate has been working on his Bane impression since Friday, which is highly entertaining (mostly because he is saying completely random stuff using that voice).ReplyDelete
I'm giving a "can't unsee" warning on this one:ReplyDelete
Bane mask = sideways Goatse.*
Not only could I not unsee it, the entire movie was like a Goatse metaphor. Batman, trapped in a deep pit, looking away in revulsion from what was happening on the screen...
*If you don't know what Goatse is, don't Google it.
- Anonymous8/20/2012 1:38 PM
I said this too, but to be fair, it's because I'm a projectionist. I want people to look up at the booth window and see Bane leering down at them.ReplyDelete


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TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma'an) -- Sudanese media sources have been reporting that Israel's air-force launched attacks on vehicles in South Sudan last week, Israeli news site Ynet said Sunday.
Published yesterday (updated) 25/12/2011 18:05
Al-Intibaha reported last week that two vehicles were hit, killing four people. In a second alleged attack on Dec. 18, a car was bombed.
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Crazy Tracy writes on life, the week Bush was re-elected for a second term.
I read this not long ago and was simultaneously saddened by the tragedy that was Bush's reign and hopeful of a future that begins with Obama.
In Aus, a little removed from the political climate of the US and the hype that surrounded Obama in the lead up to his election, I felt that really, it was a bit of an over-reaction. He's not perfect, he's still fairly conservative by most standards and well, I just couldn't get ecstatic about him. But when I read this, it really hit me - the wonderful change that he represents, the step forward Americans took when they voted for him, what his election means to so many people - those downtrodden, ignored and persecuted by Bush.
January 20, 2005
I joined that little "not one thin dime" Internet movement--the one where you protest the exorbitant cost of The Shrub's inauguration by not spending any money today. I've also had to ban TV because it seems every station in the free world feels it necessary to air every little fucking detail of this ass-lickin' prick's swearing in. It's true...I find it nearly impossible to be objective when it comes to this mother fucker. If he had any fucking class at all, he'd refuse to accept donations for parties and parades and balls (too bad he can't buy a set for himself) out of respect for our soldiers fighting and dying in Iraq. He'd not be so goddamned entitled and smug. He'd not blatantly disregard the humility so needed right now.
But he has no class...sans one. His. Right wing, God fearing, rich Christian white people.
I'm still so disillusioned with my country. Never before in my life have I felt so disenfranchised. Never before have I felt so like an orphan. There is no place in this country for me. There is no gentle, parental leader watching over me. There is no feeling of security or safety or acceptance. I constantly feel as if I'm about to be uprooted and sent to foster care, that my family will be torn apart, that my religion will be attacked, that my very livelihood will be threatened and destroyed. Gay, female, unmarried, Democrat...an outcast, a step-child tolerated because my existence is a reality that people must deal with, not because they want to, but because they have to.
I used to feel that it would be impossible to be sent away, to be corralled and cordoned off from society. I used to feel that what happened under Hitler's regime could NEVER, EVER, EVER happen here. I don't feel that way anymore. I feel scared. I feel exposed. I feel vulnerable. I have been engulfed of late with a feeling of absolute global disconnection. This is new to me on such a level. I have battled all my life with the feeling of separateness...on an intimate, personal scale (with my family, friends, partner). It is a feeling that I am just now getting adept at dealing with. But this thing...this large and looming fear of my country and the people who run it...well, it is sometimes enough to make me fear for my life. It may be dramatic, but so was the Holocaust. It was true nevertheless.
It used to be impossible to imagine, even when I considered that it had happened before, that they could one day come for me, take all my things, send my child away, strip me of my identity and crucify me for being who I am....but it's not hard to imagine anymore. As America becomes more and more fanatically religious, I become more and more of a threat to Her. I become the interloper, the thief, the rapist and the whore. I am the Jew. And George W. Bush, Jr and his regime are the SS.
Something so incredibly hard to believe is often not believed. They thought that about the Nazi Death Camps. "It's impossible! Who would allow that to happen? Who could do that? Why would the entire country go along with something like that? Somebody would stop it!" But it wasn't impossible. It was allowed to happen. Ordinary men did those things. And nobody stopped them for a very, very long time. Because we couldn't believe it was happening.
I would've believed it. I've seen evil. I've seen it fester and spawn. I've seen it move in casual ways through ordinary circles. The Shrub is always talking about "evil doers." He wants to find them. He wants to rid the world of their pestilence. All he really need do is look into the mirror.
I, for one, will not look at his face today. I cannot bear the smile. I cannot bear the cockiness. I cannot abide watching. I'll be in my room, in the corner, curled up in a fetal position with my hands over my eyes.
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Spring must be the time to start a blog. The Yonk just marked his 6th blogoversary and I just went past7 but DB Echo has been tapping away for 8 years now at Another Monkey, almost as long as the Blogfather. Harold occasionally writes about politics and invited me to help him build NEPA Blogs in the early stages which has become an online directory of local bloggers of all stripes. I don't post over there much anymore because he and Michelle usually post a link to a new blog that I spot before I get the chance to list it. They have built it into 'thee" place for information about the local blogosphere including a regular TV gig on WBRE.Cool.
My favorite features of Another Monkey are the astronomy posts and his Stained Glass Window project.
And we all know he has become a world renowned expert on Headless Rabbits.
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The Loyola ▪ Notre Dame Library is pleased to announce the donation of tapes and transcripts of interviews of many notable African American Visionaries that were recorded by the National Visionary Leadership Project. The subjects of these interviews have shaped American history in many different ways and come from all walks of life; some of these Visionaries are nationally recognized leaders, while others are known primarily in their local communities. LNDL is cataloging the materials and placing them on reserve for use by students, including those taking courses in Loyola's new African and African American Studies minor.
The library's holdings include videos of full-length interviews with Quincy Jones and Coretta Scott King (see clips below), among many others. Transcripts of many of the interviews are also available. The interviews cover everything from their thoughts on leadership and the civil rights movement, to anecdotes from childhood.
In addition to the acquisition of this collection, the faculty of the Loyola African and African American Studies minor are co-sponsoring an inaugural lecture by Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO of NAACP, on September 29. For details and to RSVP, please visit the website for the AAAS minor.
Coretta Scott King on her childhood:
Quincy Jones on America's racial future:
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The Buddy Project 12th March 2014 Written Episode Update
The Buddy Project 12th March 2014 Written Episode, The Buddy Project 12th March 2014 Written Update
Panchi and Kiya tells the students seeing what they had to suffer from, it's better if they cancel the fest for their safety. KD and Ranveer come there and they oppose the girls. They say they just can't get scared from the goons and back up. The students support the boys.
KD and Kiya have a bad argument on this matter. Sheeba supports the boys.
Some of Girish's goons enter the college. Sheeba and Piddi spot them. They catch one of the goons. KD says he won't spare him and was about to beat him up. Anirudh stops him saying they have to keep their cool. The girls suggest to cancel to fest, but Anirudh says they won't cancel the fest, instead they will agree to Girish's terms. He leaves. KD, Ranveer, Sheeba cannot believe Anirudh's decision. They can't believe he has got scared, while the girls and Piddi think Anirudh is doing this for their safety, he's concerned for his students. KD says he's not going to leave the goon. He chases him and asks him to call Girish. The goon calls Girish and asks him to come to college.
Anirudh shares his plan with Maya. Maya warns him. Anirudh says he doesn't have any option.
Girish and his gang come. The students, lead by KD and Ranveer, with rods and bats surround them. Girish starts getting worried. KD asks what happened to him now. They insulted them a lot and now they will be punished for it. All students start beating up Girish and his gang. Anirudh comes and stops the fight. He apologizes to Girish and takes him inside to have a discussion.
In the conference room, Anirudh agrees to all Girish's terms. The boys get angry. Girish says he just wants them to concentrate on Indian tradition rather than western. Anirudh asks what if they want the fest to happen the way he planned, any fees that they can pay. Girish smiles and says spot on. He asks them to give him half of the money from their budget and he won't say anything. Anirudh locks the deals. Girish is happy, but Maya has recorded everything. She plays the recorded video and smile disappears from Girish's face. The buddies are very happy as they finally understand Anirudh's plan.
Precap: Girish attacks on Anirudh with a knife, but Maya comes in between and her wrist gets cut.
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Not to be mistaken with the New York straight edge hardcore band.
I do like every Off The Disk records except the one by Red Fisher1. And like stated before I am a huge fan of the mid80ies/early 90ies melodic UK sound. I never heard their demo tape which is supposed to be brilliant and will be posted soon on Good Bad Music For Bad, Bad Times.
This 12" - one of the overlooked OTD records (you' ll find it in many cheapo lists of mail orders) - has some quite nice moments I also love when listening to HDQ, Instigators etc., especially the flip side has two great songs. There was also a UK version I think with a different cover on Boss Tune Age.
I do not have many infos, I only know that they existed about 4 or 5 years from 1990 on and also had two albums after this 12", which I - like always - never listened to; they were also a huge influence to many UK bands later and some members joined The Great Leap Forward.
Here is the description from the old - now offline - Off The Disk Records homepage:
"OTD 10 Shutdown- 12" 1000 pressed. Not as good as their demo which I still like a lot. Still some good moments here."SHUTDOWN - self titled (12") Off The Disk #10 1991
side a:
1. let her go
2. broken
3. imprint
4. so many years
side b:
1. king of fools
2. just be there
3. British way of life
4. paralysed
[OGG Vorbis, 256k, password: antithesis]
1 At least the artwork with the black - red contrast was nice. If it' s fine with "the Off" I am going to do Rupture, Factory and Monument too.


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Javier Peres –
"Matthew you disappeared for hours on the island yesterday...where did you go?? I heard it had something to do with a goat, a paper skirt and Terence KOH? Care to explain?"
Matthew Stone -
"Ha-ha! I think on closer examination of the photos it's a sheep! Do you think that if we print that it's a goat it will be? Well we drove out to the beach and did beach things, we drank pink champagne and sandy tequila, threw stones in the sea to decry the lack of talent in the world, laughed a lot and then drove back to the beautiful hotel listening to electroclash (did you know Frank Sinatra is dead?). On route, we kept stopping and taking photos of each other. Pretty standard for happy holidays I think! The first place we pull up to is a little church and when we get to the foot of it there is a little white goat waiting for us; only it's dead. So we are like.. "What the fuck!?", but only in a celebratory sense. Because weirdly. It wasn't surprising.
I was taught long ago that in the right company, under the right sky, these things just… well.. happen.
Then we left the goat and raced onwards chasing the sun over the hills and down a steep cliff to a private beach. Terence paid the guy who claimed he owned the beach €100 just to let us scramble down this almost sheer face. It was worth it though, because as we climbed down onto the rocky beach, we saw the top lip of the sun gasp a final breath of Grecian air and then as the sun drowned, Terence stepped into the sea wearing the Comme des Garçons paper skirt.
It seems the sea is a fan of couture because she claimed most of it."
These images and the text are an excerpt from an interview with Javier Peres featured in this month's i-D magazine.


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Bradley Jr. – Red Sox Work at "Restoring the Faith"
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Monday, Mar.11, 2013
By Saul Wisnia, Red Sox Correspondent (Read his blog 'Fenway Reflections' here): Follow @SaulWizz
Maybe you caught the ad on RedSox.com. A determined-looking David Ortiz stares out on one side of the page as a message flashes across the other:
It's starting to look more and more like Ortiz and his aching achilles will not be there for the first of those 162 chances, but there are plenty of other players who are helping get fans excited again this spring training after the worst stretch of Red Sox baseball since Billy Herman and Pinky Higgins.
Jackie Bradley Jr Highlights
Jackie Bradley Jr. has been the talk of Fenway South, with a .500 average (10-for-20) and terrific defensive work in center field. Manager John Farrell has said Bradley is not likely to make the team out of camp because he wants him to get regular at-bats in the minors rather than ride the pine in the big leagues. Still, it's good to know that Bradley — who hit a combined .315/.482/.911 with 42 doubles and 24 steals at Salem and Portland last year — is waiting in the wings if incumbent centerfielder and pending free agent Jacoby Ellsbury winds up hurt or elsewhere.
A highly-touted prospect for the Dodgers picked up in last summer's blockbuster trade, right-hander Allen Webster was also slated for Pawtucket this year but is making a good case to stick with the big club. He's struck out 11 and walked just one over eight innings, and is throwing his fastball 98 miles an hour. Like old friend Derek Lowe, Webster also has a very nice breaking pitch that induces lots of ground balls, and he seldom is hurt by the home run — last year allowing just two homers in 131 innings.
On the other end of the experience spectrum among incoming pitchers, Ryan Dempster has looked impressive on the mound and off. He has not walked a batter in his first three starts, and in one outing threw 25 of 28 pitches for strikes. The 16-year MLB veteran is also just the type of free spirit innings-eater this staff may need to keep things loose; since he wasn't here for the meltdowns, he shouldn't be under pressure to rebound. If he wins his 12-15 games, everyone will be happy.
Mike Napoli may not be the big-name guy Sox fans hoped to see the team acquire to take up the first base slot, and the non-stop talk about his degenerative hip and pending contract only made things worse. But Napoli has shown good pop early on and is chasing down balls left and right. His hip appears to be fine.
Among the holdovers, Dustin Pedroia has looked great with a .412 average in Grapefruit League play. The little second baseman with the big heart and bat is the kind of guy you love to watch at any time of year — along the lines of a Trot Nixon or Rick Burleson. You can tell how much he cares about winning; his emotion is the real deal and not just macho bravado.
Lefty Jon Lester has also been terrific, first by being appropriately remorseful to reporters and fans about his forgettable 2012 season, and then by holding opponents to a .103 average over his first three starts and nine innings. Clay Buchholz, another guy eager to put last year behind him, has looked sharp too and free of the hamstring pain that derailed him last summer. Any talk of a winning season in '13 starts with these two guys at the top of the rotation, so it's crucial that both get off to good starts.
As for John Lackey, well, his uniform certainly fits better than last year. Whether a reduced waistline results in a reduced ERA, however, remains to be seen (and early outings have not been very promising). Farrell is confident Lackey can rebound well from Tommy John surgery, and general manager Ben Cherington is counting on Big John starting 25 to 30 of those 162 aforementioned chances. Still, if fans are counting on this pitcher to restore their faith, it may be a long summer.
Jon Lester: Early results positive.
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Many years ago, when I was in grade school, I was watching The Swiss Family Robinson with a family of half a dozen or so friends of ours, homeschoolers. We reached the bit where the girl who you're still meant to think is a guy at that point is invited to sleep between the two brothers. S/he says s/he'd rather not. The oldest sister, who was four or five years older than I (and on whom I apparently had a crush--I was young enough that I remember very little) said, "Well, I wouldn't want to sleep between two boys."
To which I, thinking myself clever, responded, "Well I wouldn't want to sleep between two girls."
There was a rather mystifying complete silence.
As I grow older, I realize in more and more dimensions what I actually said.
It makes me laugh at night.
Welcome to Stormfield Manor. We're only a foyer and a sitting room right now, but soon there should be many rooms to explore. But for now, sit back, have some tea, and enjoy the scenery--you won't be able to see most of it once they put the walls up.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Quote of the Week
"Mercy and truth, my friends, have met together," said the General. "Righteousness and bliss shall kiss one another."
..."Man, my friends," said General Lowenhielm, "is frail and foolish. We have all of us been told that grace is to be found in the universe. But in our human foolishness and short-sightedness we imagine divine grace to be finite. For this reason we tremble..." Never till now had the General stated that he trembled; he was genuinely surprised and even shocked at hearing his own voice proclaim the fact. "We tremble before making our choice in life, and after having made it again tremble in fear of having chosen wrong. But the moment comes when our eyes are opened, and we see and realize that grace is infinite. Grace, my friends, demands nothing from us but that we shall await it with confidence and acknowledge it in gratitude. Grace, brothers, makes no condition and singles out none ofus in particular; grace takes us all to its bosom and proclaims general amnesty. See! that which we have chosen is given us, and that which we have refused is, also and at the same time, granted us. Ay, that which we have rejected is poured upon us abundantly. For mercy and truth have met together, and righteousness and bliss shall kiss one another."
-"Babette's Feast," Isak Dinesen
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Master bath vanity. I found some great brushed nickel hardware to dress it with.
The cabinets are a dark cherry, they look black in the pictures.
Entryway into house from garage. It's not much space but I wanted to have some beadboard in the entryway. I love the cottage feel of beadboard.


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An early morning, and very early Disneyland picture of the Mark Twain arriving from the cruise on the Rivers of America. Can you imagine that the only fence between the River and guests is the samll gardening fence? This scene has changed dramatically with the addition of New Orleans Square and the change with the brick walkway and the brick levee work. This shot does show how rustic Frontierland used to be.
Over Thanksgiving I spent a couple of days at Disneyland and was amazed at how crowded it becomes, as well as being shocked at the parking price-$11 to park at Disneyland. It is amazing that even without the 50th events, it still pulls in a crowd.


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A quirky musical journey through the history of pop and rock music. The songs, the bands, the records they played on the radio...
Friday, 28 December 2012
Jack Green - This is Japan
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Shinto and rock and roll at the Buddakan
Pick of the Week
"This is Japan" by Jack Green (1980)
With its references to 'Highway 2'1 and 'Indian Summer'2 Jack Green's "I Call No Answer" seemed like it was about Alberta. In fact Alberta seemed to have a profound affection for this English rocker in the early 1980's – it was a regional anomaly which does not happen very often.
In the early '80's I recall driving this particular piece of highway (the #2) a bit and one of my favorite road soundtracks for the ride was 'Humanesque" (of course vinyl recorded onto cassette tape – which always sounded better than the cassette tape format to me).
I had a pair of white canvas Nikes that lent themselves to the style of the times which I would sometimes wear a dress jacket over a tee-shirt and narrow leg jeans. It just was the style. If you look at the videos of the time, that is what they wore – the post-punk uniform if you will.
Jack Green seems to be underrated and somewhat forgotten except by his most ardent fans. Was he ahead of his time? Behind the times? Or was it a lot of things like life usually is?
The sound Jack Green made was derivative of a few experiences he had. He had been a member of the T-Rex and The Pretty Things (he was on the recording of 'Silk Torpedo' and "Savage Eye'). He had been writing songs professionally since he was 16 years old and had already had two hit singles in Holland and Germany. He was in the cast of 'Hair' and played with Richie Blackmore's Rainbow. Not bad credentials!
The influence of punk and then more new wave opened the door for his more punchy power rock. The guitar was the thing and he played it well. Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple) even came out to help out on "I Call No Answer" when Jack recorded it.
'Humanesque' still plays well from beginning to end (That is if you can get a hold of a copy – seems to be somewhat rare strangely).
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I might be the last one of all the parents to write, but not the least to appreciate the ILC program. It was Kelly's second time to go. I was a little bit disappointed to know that she was not even selected in the first round. When she was called for the interview, I did not have too much confidence if she could make it to the final. I tried to comfort her by telling her that it is fair to let other kids have the same opportunity. She surprised me again with her well rounded preparation and confident presentation in front of the board members. Since Kelly already had her experience from last year, I was not worried for her at all for her 4 weeks away from home. I tried not to call her and let her handle things independently.
By the way, kids were together with the two most wonderful chaperones. Why should I worry? To tell the truth, I did not have the time to read all she wrote everyday, but I tried to make sure that she wrote everyday. As she was always a last minute person, she managed to write and post except missing a few times for some reasons. It is fair to say that she is much better this year in terms of keep writing her blogs. She is obviously more mature and confident.
The ILC experience really prepared the kids well for college both academically and mentally. By reading her last long blog, I am very impressed and proud of her idea to plan mock interviews to prepare other students for the ILC. I noticed that she uses the word "community" more often these days since she's returned. In my mind, when the kids learn to appreciate or give back what they received to their community, they are getting mature. A few years ago, we moved to Hercules from Davis and I thought we made a mistake for the kid. For the past two years, I actually feel lucky to have moved down here to live in the West county. Our school district has done an excellent job to overcome the disadvantages financially and geographically. They have worked so hard to unite the local businesses and community, to create such a wonderful program for our kids. When I proudly talk about our school district to my colleagues, they showed their envy in their eyes. I have not heard any other school district with similar program.
When I talk about our school district, I always mean the strong leadership from Mr. Ramsey, Ms Kronenberg and other board members that I could not name them individually, the generous sponsors and Don and all the staff involved. I really admire Don so much for his dedicated works. Please don't forget that he is a volunteer for us. He has done more than any of parents did. Mr. Ramsey really set a good sample for the kids and the parents how to follow the rules. I like the chaperones because they acted like parents, babysitting my smart but hard-headed teenager.
The party was over especially for Kelly. She is going to college next year. I don't know where she will end up. But I want her to realize that she might be smart but somebody else created the chance for her. She has to appreciate all the help from others and to give back to the community some day.
Finally, I wish more kids from our West county will benefit from this unique ILC program. No matter where you go, be proud of where you are from.
Million thanks again to the people that I mentioned above and not mentioned but involved. You all are great people!
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With spring arriving, the birds of the local area are beginning to show their breeding colors.
One of the more common birds here, are the House Finches. Their bright red cap and neck turn an otherwise, drab bird, into something worth watching.
However, I have seen House Finches in this area which were yellow where the red normally is. Several years, I attempted to get a photo of one which was visiting the apple tree in back, but was unsuccessful.
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking around town with camera in hand, when I heard a finch singing away. As I am prone to do, I lifted the camera to my eye, zoomed in on the bird and thought…"What in the world?"
This House Finch wasn't red, nor was it yellow. It was brown with a very slight hint of orange. I snapped away for a dozen or so images and then continued my trek.
Misty Dawn's Camera Critter Meme is a great way see critters the world over. Go to the homepage here to see more. Then join the fun and add your own.


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Stotra on Hanuman "Manojavam"
by Mantra & shlokas on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 12:04pm
Manaojavam Maarutatulyavegam
Jitendriyam buddhimataam varishtham
Vaataatmajam Vaanarayayoothamukhyam
Sri Ramadootam Saranam prapadye
Explanation Lord Hanuman, the son of Vayu, is as swift as the wind. He has controlled His sense organs, and is the most intelligent among the intelligent ones. He is the chief of the army of monkeys and the messenger of Lord Rama. Every day I bow down at thy feet.
Story (related to the Stotra)Lord Hanuman, the son of Anjani and the wind God or Vayu, also well known as the messenger of Lord Rama. He carried the message in the most critical times when no other person than Hanuman could have saved the situation. Therefore, he is known as Ramadootam, Messenger of Lord Rama. And why did Rama choose him as the messenger and none else? When so many other monkeys were at His service? It is because Hanuman was Buddhimatam Varishtham - the most intelligent among the cleverest.
When Vibhishana surrendered to Lord Rama and expressed his wish to join Rama's side in the war, it was Hanuman whose advice was sought by the Lord. Rama asked Hanuman what was to be done with Vibhishana.
When Lakshmana fainted and the herb Sanjeevani was to be brought form he Dronachala mountain, before the sun rise, it was only Hanuman who could travel as the mind, and reaching the mountain could come back on time. When search for Sita was to be made, it was Hanuman again who could cross the ocean in one gigantic leap and reach Lanka.
But the most wonderful job Hanuman did was when he had to give a message to Bharata. Since Rama had to go to Kishkindha and accept the hospitality of Sugriva, he was delayed reaching Ayodhya. Here Bharata having waited for fourteen years, was not ready to wait for a single moment more. He was about to enter the fire and end his life. At such a critical moment, and in such a short time only Hanuman could travel on time and save Bharata's life. So he was sent again. And Hanuman did the job well.
Such is the great hero Hanuman, to whom, we must bow every morning.
Hanuman was born of Anjana and Kesari Raja. Both of them could not get children for many years. On the advice of their Guru they vigorously prayed to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva was very happy about their prayer and gave them His darshan and told them Anjana will get a prasad from Wind-God after which she will be blessed with a son. Both of them were very happy and continued their prayer. One day when she was praying wind was blowing fast and something fell on her lap. When she opened the eyes and saw, it was the Prasad brought by Wind-god Pavana. She happily ate that and after some time she gave birth to a son. That child from his very birth began to exhibit extraordinary physical might and worked many wonders.
When he was a child, one-day his mother left him sleeping in the cradle and went to do her work. When he awakened from the sleep, the child was very hungry. He was searching on all sides for something to eat. He saw a big red apple in the sky. As he was having extraordinary physical might, he started going up and up to catch hold of that red apple. But actually it was the sun, not the red apple. The child was going very fast towards the Sun. Some devas thought it was some Asura going to fight with the Sun. they ran and told Indra. Indra got angry and came out on his white elephant 'Airavata' with his weapon 'Vajrayudha'. He gave a blow with his Vajrayudha to the child. It struck the child on his chin very vigorously. The child fell down unconscious. When pavana, the Wind-God saw this, he went to rescue the child. He took the child into a cave and sat there trying to revive the child's consciousness. When the Wind-God stopped flowing, all beings in the world started falling unconscious for want of air. Devas realized the outcome and went and prayed to Lord Shiva to save the world. Lord Shiva went to the cave, consoled the Wind-God, revived the child and blessed the child to be 'Sarva Shaktimaan'. Because of this Lord Shiva's blessing only the child got all intelligence and might, etc.
When he got the blow on his chin by Vajrayudha, his face became swollen and stayed like that forever. That is why his face is like this. Hanu means chin. Because of the swollen chin, the child got the name Hanuman.
Hanuman is the chosen messenger, warrior and keeper of the gates of the Lord of the Universe in the form of Bhagwan Sri Ramachandra. He carries Rama's message, fights His battles, and helps His devotees in their struggle against the forces of evil. He is the personification of Brahmacharya and all secrets of existence are open to his knowledge. He is the wisest of the wise, strongest of the strong and quickest of the quick. He represents the Rudra power of the Lord.
He was a minister and a companion of Sugriva whom he did not forsake even in the latter's days of misfortune when he was expelled from his home and kingdom by his brother Vali.
Hanuman first beheld Sri Rama in Kishkindha and discovered in Him the object of his love and adoration. When sending messengers in all directions in search of Sita, Sri Rama gave His ring to Hanuman and sent him to Lanka crossing the ocean, killing many demons on the way. Hanuman reached Lanka, discovered Sita, showed her Sri Rama's ring and gave her the message that Lord Rama will be coming soon to fight with Ravana and take her back. Hanuman could do what others could not even imagine doing. By a few leaps, he reached Dronachala Mountain and brought the peak itself to Lanka within the short period of a single night and saved the life of Lakshmana. It was Hanuman again who brought Sita the happy tidings of Sri Rama's victory over Ravana. The part played by Hanuman in this struggle was truly epic. On the conclusion of the war, Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Sita returned to Ayodhya in triumphal procession. Henceforward Hanuman lived at Ayodhya as a constant companion of Sri Rama.
When Sri Rama, after the fulfillment of the purpose of His descent ascended His Supreme Abode, Hanuman also wished to follow Him. But the Lord asked him to be in this world as His representative and attend all assemblies of men where discourses on His deeds were held and heard and help His devotees in their devotional efforts, assuring him of His living presence, within and around him at all times and under all circumstances.
Sita and Sri Rama lived in the heart of Hanuman and in every cell of his body as he showed on one occasion by rending his heart to the astonished gaze of all members of the royal court of Ayodhya. They live in him even now and will live forever. Wherever Sita and Rama are praised and their deeds are recited and extolled, there Hanuman is. For Hanuman is immortal and lives in the closest touch of those who possess genuine love for Sri Rama.


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2010 Spartans March Camp Information
This is a full weekend camp session. You are asked to sleep at the Boys Club Friday and Saturday night. If you have school functions and need to leave camp at any time, we must be informed so we can keep track of who is with us throughout the weekend.
All members
All members who have not already done so must provide their registration and medical paperwork upon arrival at camp. Your third tuition payment is also due upon arrival at March camp.
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