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Based on an idea from my daughter, Thea Eiland, The Stone Girl focuses on a small group of young girls living near Native American lands in the Southwest, each of whom wrestles with social/family challenges they must overcome in order to make an important decision upon which they can all agree involving a mysterious Hopi artifact.
Initial read-through cast: Phoebe Clark, Thea Eiland, Kira Houston, Fiona Morrison and Fiona Nash.
Audio Excerpt from The Stone Girl coming soon (mp3file format)
An adaptation for stage of the science fiction screenplay Enemy Within (see below).
It is a starlit night in the not-so-distant future at an isolated Top Secret medical facility supervised by Dr. Silas Frederick, the U.S. Military's top medical officer, along with Jim Masterson, a well-known 3-Star general, and his wife Sara Carpenter, a noted astrobiologist. Spotlight rises on Louis Grand, who lies in a coma on a hospital bed hooked up to a wireless advanced multi-telemetry monitor. His slow, comatose heartbeat pulses at a rate of about 10-12 beats per minute. Steadily, steadily - until an alarm goes off! Then all is as it was. For a brief while.
Through flashbacks, traumatic memories and eventually the coming to a head of resentments and secret plots, we discover the extraordinary events that led to Louis' coma, how it has changed him, and what is to become of him, and possibly the rest of the world.
Audio Excerpt from Heaven Sent coming soon (mp3file format)
A new full-length, three-person piece involving a unique love "triangle" and a murder - and a big twist at the end. It is an adult drama that takes a head-on look at traumatized characters grasping for life preservers in stormy waters.
Soon going into development towards final draft, many thanks to the help of actors Janet Dauray, Michelle Mount and Jud Pierce.
Audio Excerpts from Previous Draft of All For One (mp3file format)
Star Bright accepted for publication by JAC Publishing and Promotions, publisher for Super Cooper and Philosophical Differences
Available for purchase from JAC Publishing and Promotions - Star Bright
PDF of a to-the-letter recreation of the interview I did with Christina Collins from CNC's Harvard Post: Post Interview, 08/02/07
Free Public Reading w/ a terrific cast at Harvard, MA Public Library a great success!
Into a hospital set straight out of a Magritte painting "with stars shining above a hospital waiting room and birthing room," Jamie, a B-movie actress and her microbiologist husband Elliot enter, anxious for their individual reasons about meeting Holly, the birth mother of the baby they hope to adopt. Their story unfolds in parallel to that of Dehlia, another pregnant woman, one whose medical condition places her baby at risk. Then there are those with ulterior motives: a seeming cafeteria worker who hangs around the waiting room, the wholly unreliable man in Dehlia's life who shows up late as always, a young man popping up at the end of the first act claiming to be the birth father of Holly's baby, and a mysterious little girl who is "waiting, waiting" for something. A comedy with serious underpinnings about the families Fate seems to create.
PDF of a to-the-letter recreation of the interview I did with Ellie Vinacco from CNC's Harvard Post the following week: Post Interview, 11/17/06
Audio Excerpts from Star Bright (mp3 format)
Janet Dauray
Barbara Schapiro
Viv Tyndall
Janet, Barb, Bob and Viv
Now available for purchase from : JAC Publishing and Promotions - Super Cooper
He put the lump in schlump. That's Cal Cooper, small town man-boy always at the ready behind the counter of his dad's butcher shop, a place where most folks aren't what they seem. Lately Coop's been getting the weirdest cravings: for toothpaste, cigarette butts, even ammonia! Not to mention for Lana, his fiancé. It all seems to correspond with the recent shortage of the peculiar green serum his adoptive parents have been giving him since he was a baby. And with the entrance onto the scene of the very British, provocative but not very kosher Lois Lanagan. Soon Coop, much to his wonderment and consternation, finds he is able to do things he could never do before. Like sense what people are thinking, hypnotize virtually anyone at will, perform inhuman feats of strength. Cal's best friend Lexie loves watching him tear phone books in half. If only Cal could fly! Oh well. So what has he become? Not a bird. Not a plane. It's Super Cooper. A warm comedy about families and social consciousness. For the hero inside of us all.
Audio Excerpts from Super Cooper (mp3file format)
Available for purchase from: JAC Publishing and Promotions - Philosophical Differences
Winner of Honorable Mention in Writers Digest Script Competition
1 of 3 plays selected for Stageloft's New Plays Festival
It may be a long off-season for poet Sam Klein. He just can't seem to hit Fate's change-ups, and now he's whiffed in the game of marriage -- again. Third divorce. The good news? At a chance meeting in a shrink's office, a psychic senses that Sam and the lovely young woman in the next seat have loved and lost each other countless times over myriad lifetimes. Jackie's her name. Sure enough some months later, Sam and Jackie meet again -- for the first time they think. Soon he's in love anew. And we know love is grand! But -- wouldn't you know it -- she's involved with someone. Teri's her name. Figures. But down is not out. Sam and Jackie become fast friends, and discover they both have desperately wanted to parent a child. "Tick tick tick," says the biological clock. What follows are angst, laughs, poetry and complications.
Audio Excerpts from Philosophical Differences (mp3file format)
An excerpt from a comi-tragic monologue about birds-and-the-bees education in elementary school, and a high school girlfriend
My junior high school, with its keen insight into the sorts of angst that plague kids in those hormonal years, devised a truly sensitive, and remarkably discreet program to respond to our lust for knowledge: a school-wide assembly. All the girls and their moms one evening, all the boys and their dads the next. And my dad was not about to shirk his fatherly responsibility. Especially in a public forum. Unfortunately. See, he ran the TV station there, gave editorials every night; everybody knew who he was.
No place to hide.
So they herded us into the school auditorium, all of us seeker-sons skulking in the shadows of our all-knowing fathers who, we knew, were bent on exposing us as the facts-of-life greenhorns we'd never owned up to being....
Suddenly...the house lights streamed on, the headmaster, Mr. Bates - I kid you not - grabbed the microphone and bellowed, "Questions?"
And wouldn't you know it, my dad, bless his heart, launched a hand straight towards the ceiling. Whereupon I slumped into my seat, wishing I could just, you know, merge with the cushion fibers, beseeching the Lord: "God, please don't let him call on my dad!..."
But I suppose I wouldn't have a story here if Mister Bates hadn't; so you know he did. "A question from Mr. [reverb] Eiland...Eiland...Eiland?"
So here it was to be, from my dad the community role model, with [chant] the whole world watching, the whole world watching!
We're talking about the pinnacle of prepubescent revelation, my personal heritage of the manly arts passed down as a shining torch from my father and his father before him and on through the vast sea of generations, the defining moment of my evolution from the libidinal sandbox to PG adulthood.
"Mr. Bates," my dad said in a voice of golden command, "would you please explain the importance to these young men of wearing athletic supporters when they play sports?"
Winner of Honorable Mention in Writers Digest Screenplay Competition
Stage adaptation currently in development with working title of Heaven Sent.
On a rainy summer night, a meteorite crashes, hissing and smoking, onto the White House lawn, and becomes perched like some burnt balled up dragon in its crater bed. In the crater, something emits a small dim light, then fizzles out, heating speculation that a hostile intelligence triggered the incident. Soon after, a previously invisible spacecraft is discovered hovering over a mountain pond. A young black man from South Chicago, Louis Grand, is presumed hostage inside. Hurled terrified and confused into this crisis are a scientist and her husband, a general, the foundation of whose marriage is just starting to fracture. In the wake of some ambiguous behavior from the aliens, with the greatest single scientific advance in the history of the world - and the world's survival - at stake, Dr. Sara Carpenter-Thomas must make the hardest choice of her life. A choice with consequences the likes of which no one has ever before had to consider.
The children's book I wrote for Thea about her birth and adoption, and which I had illustrated by the gifted Samantha Busfield, is now available for sneak peek and purchase if you like at my Thea book page on Blurb.com. If you have a young adopted child, or know someone who does, it was designed to provide a means of helping adopted kids understand and feel proud about their being adopted. When you get to the page for the book, you can click on "Review" to see the first 15 pages in low-resolution PDF.
The children's book I wrote for Charlie about his adoption, which I had illustrated by the gifted Samantha Busfield, is now available at my Charlie book page on Blurb.com, where you can preview the whole book and purchase it if you like. If you have a young adopted child, especially adopted internationally, or know someone who does, it was designed to provide a means of helping adopted kids understand and feel proud about their being adopted.
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Daddy's blue Toyota 4runner bucked like a wild bronco. It had seen a big North Carolina trip, many Florida trips. . . . All too many trips! Now, on it last trip, it just barely huffed and limped to the side of the road.
"Oh no! Why today, of all days?!" Daddy groaned aloud. It was January 6th of the new year 2006. It was the day Mama and Daddy were to celebrate Daddy's birthday!
PICTURE DESCRIPTION: On the side of a small wooded road, Daddy, standing beside his weary-faced, stalled-out blue Forerunner, gestures to the sky. Unseen by him, a quetzal family of three laughs at him from atop a nearby tree. Was this their practical joke? They wear winter garb.
. . .
Finally the tow truck showed up interrupting Daddy's reverie. The driver hooked up the broken 4runner, lifted it into the flatbed, and drove off with a downcast Daddy.
PICTURE DESCRIPTION: The tow truck zooms off with Daddy's sad-faced car on the flatbed, Daddy in the passenger seat, and the Quetzal family secretly riding on the roof of the cab. The daddy quetzal points forward.
Soon Mama and Daddy drove off - in Mama's car - to squeeze in a late, second-choice movie, and to deal with a day that was sliding downhill fast.
But on rare occasions, a day's turn can blossom into a life's turn. And so it was on this day for Mama, Daddy and Thea's life.
As Mama and Daddy pulled into the parking lot of the old Leominster Cinema, Daddy noticed in the lampposts' luminescent circles of light, the first fall of big, feathery white snowflakes. And magic happened!
Daddy's little silver cell phone shimmied and rang. Mama looked at the caller ID. "Oh my gosh! It's Traci!"
PICTURE DESCRIPTION: Mama and Daddy sit in a silver Nissan Pathfinder in the cinema parking lot, with light, fluffy snow gliding down, highlighted in the circle light of the lampposts. Little Silver Cell Phone is ringing excitedly, with a light on the For This Child button. Daddy Quetzal holds an umbrella over his wife and daughter as they perch on the top of the light post. A kind of magical aura surrounds them.
Traci from the For This Child Adoption Agency was calling to tell them about a beautiful little boy who had just recently been born in Guatemala, and whose birth mother, from the ancient mountainous city of Quetzaltenango, was unable to take care of him. His birth mother wanted the best possible life for Charlie, and so in a wonderful act of love, she made an adoption plan for him.
Mama, Daddy and Thea were matched with Charlie!
And only a week after Mama, Daddy and Thea had, together, mailed off their adoption packet at the little Still River post office on New Year's Eve Day - never imagining that their Charlie had been born just two days before! Over the phone, Traci said a picture of the baby boy awaited them in their email back home!
"No one has ever had a better birthday present that this!" thought Daddy.
PICTURE DESCRIPTION: Daddy has a cloud-like daydream bubble of a smiling baby Charlie wrapped in a big birthday present package, and visible from the outside.
. . . .
©Robert A. Eiland, 2002
In its entirety, as published in Branches, a publication of Act of Love adoption agency
A little silver phone in your pocket quivers and rings, you answer it, your life changes. How did such a little thing amass so much power?
Seven years ago, during the first year of my wife Sharlotte's and my relationship, we pointedly decided to dispense with birth control. Ten weeks ago, we met our daughter's charming, and very pregnant, birth mother. We drove away after a three-hour visit trying to hold steady amidst a dauntingly complicated sea of emotions.
Seventeen years ago, I chose to end a marriage primarily because my first wife grew to realize the course of life best suited to her needs and aspirations did not include parenting -- and I realized I wanted to become the person I'd become by being a dad. Then after eleven years of playing Survivor in the world of dating, I met and fell in love with Sharlotte, both as a life partner and a mother for our children. I just didn't imagine at the time that the journey to the "mother" part would be so fraught with setbacks.
And that the setbacks could eventually lead to such joy: our Thea Deanna.
The physical road to that joy started with our driving down Interstate 81 at night on the 4th of July, heading south for Thea, our baby girl soon to be born, as the multicolored fireworks burst over the tree line on the east and the west, reflecting both our exhilaration and our sense of the surreal.
Although Thea's birth mother had asked us by phone to come down as soon as possible, it turned out Thea was two weeks late - and induced at that! So Sharlotte and I had two weeks of having to bide our time - cell phone constantly at our fingertips - and handle the nervousness about whether the adoption would work out. That I was nervous seemed to fly in the face of all indicators, overt and otherwise. We were so very moved when Thea's birth mother said to us something like:
"I have prayed and thought long and hard about this. I wish you all could have a child in this way, and I'm sorry you can't. But it's nurture over nature every time. I feel like I'm the vessel to bring this little girl into the world for you to parent."
Sharlotte and I arrived at the birthing room at about 7:30 the morning of the inducement, our Thea's birth day. In that one breathtaking instant, we had walked through a kind of magical doorway, into a palpable energy, audible but not visible. Thea's life force. It was her heartbeat amplified by the fetal monitor. It thumped steadily between 150 and 200 times a minute. We sat vigil with her birth mother, waiting, chatting, operating as though we moved only within an ordinary plane; while Thea's heartbeat drummed out the extraordinary message of a world, a life soon to be revealed; and an adventure soon to reach its next episode.
As Sharlotte and I were returning from our lunch break, a nurse came out and informed us the birth mother had decided not to have us in the room during delivery. For an abundance of possible reasons, her change of heart was understandable. And a little nervous-making.
We had to wait twenty minutes after hearing Thea's first cry in the world before we were invited in. During that wait, after all this time waiting, worrying, grieving, planning, we acknowledged to each other that it was possible Thea's birth mother was changing her mind. Though she had stated outright that she understood she would continue to go through a whole range of emotions and reactions during delivery and post-partum, could anyone really predict with absolute certainty the conviction of the heart in the ruthlessly real face of this little baby girl? We reaffirmed that if this were to be the case, then we would have to hold to our faith that it would ultimately be the best thing for this baby, regardless of how devastating to us.
As I waited, I think I was simply overwhelmed, unable to process, and moving in and out of psychic numbing. This was true even as I stood in the birthing room and witnessed Thea's being handed to Sharlotte. When it was my turn to hold her, I whispered, "Welcome Thea Deanna. Daddy and Mommy are here."
About two hours after Thea was born, just after we'd taken her to the nursery and placed her under the warming lamp, she clasped my thumb with her impossibly delicate, baby-long fingers and fell asleep. The numbing chaos and exhaustion in my head metamorphosed into something clear, pure and akin to bliss, only more peaceful. And full of rightness.
All the pain, the anxiety, the turmoil and disappointment we went through are floating in some alternate dimension of our consciousness, at least for now. Because everything we went through led to this baby girl, our Thea, no other.
Bob has published three plays, with three more currently in development. Philosophical Differences, won Honorable Mention in the Writers Digest script competition, and was selected for Stageloft Repertory Theatre's New Playwrights Festival. It, along with Super Cooper, and Star Bright, are published by JAC Publishing and Promotions, and are available for purchase on Amazon.com. His screenplay, Enemy Within, also received a Writers Digest Honorable Mention, and is currently being adapted for the stage.
Bob graduated cum laude as an English major and Drama minor from Tufts University, during which time he wrote for the Tufts Observer and the Akron Beacon Journal in Ohio as an intern. After graduation, he worked as an editor for Xerox/Ginn Publishing.
Bob was founder of the Gazebo Players, Gazebo Players, which has been performing Shakespeare in the Park productions for over 10 years. He has been active as a director, producer and actor for many years. He directed The Miracle Worker twice to critical acclaim, as well as To Kill a Mockingbird, The Night of the Iguana, Androcles and the Lion, Murder Has Been Arranged and The Most Dangerous Woman, a one-person play about Mother Jones written by his father, Ted Eiland.
A few of Bob's favorite roles as a stage actor have been Charly in Flowers for Algernon, John Proctor in The Crucible, Ford in Merry Wives of Windsor (twice!), Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, Duke Orsino in Twelfth Night, Biff in Death of a Salesman, Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace, Zach in A Chorus Line , Applegate the Devil in Damn Yankees , Jud in Oklahoma and Bill Sikes in Oliver.
He has worked at Stageloft Repertory Theatre, Piccadilly Theatre Company, Masque Theatre Company, Oktoberfest Theatre, Arlington Friends of the Drama, Theatre on the Mount, Southboro Players, Medway Players, the Framingham Civic League and the Berlin Players, among others. He has produced, directed and acted in staged readings of Old Time Radio Theatre productions for he Harvard Friends of the Arts (HFOA) each year since its founding.
In film, Bob has played principal roles in Michael Legge's Braindrainer, Night Basement and Alien Agenda: Under the Skin; and in Teja Arboleda's mockumentary Got Race! He was John Hammond, P.I., a character based on Humphrey Bogart's Sam Spade, in Big City Blues, a United Way fundraising film.
After his time as an editor, Bob spent five years as a social worker and director of a children's outreach program outside of Boston. For over twenty years since, he has run EGS Elite, a retainer-based search firm for high tech executives, and CTOs, Distinguished Engineers and Technical Fellows.
PDF of Bob's theater resume.


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Re: Ralph Allen DANIELL and DANIEL(L)s of Truro
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margaret flanagan 12/19/05
I am not sure if anyone else her has come across this, but I thought it extremely relevant.A year or so ago a contact sent me this (I quote from his e-mail to me):
"I have seen the proceedings of the Court of the Exchequer that sat in Truro in April 1754 and that contradicts the 1715 theory. Giving evidence to the Court (andI quote) "Thomas Daniell of the Borough of Truro in the County of Cornwall gentleman aged 34... a witness sworn and examined deposeth as follows :........ this deponent saith that he has known the Borough of Truro for 20 years last past...... " I do not believe that he would have given the wrong age nor that the clerk to the court would have recorded it or his evidence incorrectly. Other witnesses clearly state that they were born in Truro.So this suggests that Thomas was born c1720and not in Truro."
So - it seems we are looking not for Thomas Daniell, born 1715 in Truro, but Thomas Daniell, born c1720 somewhere OTHER than Truro.Does this ring any bells anyone?
Paul Geddes
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Blog post that frames wikipedia's success interestingly, touches on social science and the future of web browsing, with some wiki business analysis in between.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
David Hahn (born October 1976) attempted to build a nuclear breeder reactor in 1994 in his backyard shed in Clinton Township, Michigan, at the age of 17.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Wikipedia is highly trusted in Japan. It's not clear whether the respondents were thinking of the English or Japanese wikipedias, or both. Maybe the Japanese version has fewer mistakes than others because of cultural factors; I'd be interested to see similar surveys in other countries.
(Thanks to Ken for the link.)
"One of the main difficulties of the San Francisco burrito is the issue of structural integrity...During this time, some elements of the San Francisco burrito experience became politicized...These comments likely reflect a larger anxiety among San Francisco burrito fans of all ethnicities that economic and cultural changes in the Mission could destroy the soul not only of the neighborhood but of the burrito."
If you want to stow away on a train, Freighthopping offers the following advice: "while railroads have shifted away from boxcars as a means of transport, there are still many places to ride, such as gondolas, grainers, and unoccupied engines at the front or rear of the train."
Human mail is the transportation of a person through the postal system, usually as a stowaway.
Monday, April 10, 2006
The meaning of life (not to be confused with The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything)
Examples of hyperreality
- a sports drink of a flavour that doesn't exist ("wild ice zest berry")
- a plastic Christmas tree that looks better than a real Christmas tree ever could
- a magazine photo of a model that has been touched up with a computer
- a well manicured garden (nature as hyperreal)
- Disney World, Las Vegas and Dubai (the first e.g. discussed by Boje, 1995)
- pornography ("sexier than sex itself")
- entertainment news programming and supermarket tabloids
The short, strange story of Burned Fur.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Cool maps showing laws on Abortion, Homosexuality, and the Death Penalty.
Wikipedia as charity: A modest beginning to vetting ("blessing") wikipedia content (from SOS Children).


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Friday, May 01, 2009
May 1 May Day
The grocery store was closed today. Closed! Not all of them, of course, just the one I wanted to go to: Rainbow Grocery. I had a long list of things I needed: bulk nuts and chocolate, kefir and buttermilk, asparagus, and fennel, and greens.
But Rainbow was closed for May Day, also known as International Workers' Day. My peace and health loving grocery store co-op dared to close the first day of May to celebrate the social and economic achievements of the labor movement.
I could have gone to another grocery store. But instead I decided to wait it out and head to the grocery store tomorrow morning along with the dozens of others that were shut out today. I am sure there will be lines and crowds and complete aggravation. But Rainbow, its bulk food bins, and local and organic produce are worth waiting for. Plus, how can I not support workers' rights?
So I cooked from the pantry and made Olive, Apricot, and Pistachio Couscous to go along side the last of the leafy greens I had hiding in the fridge. It was a lovely light meal, though it was far more springy than the weather -- it poured nearly all afternoon.
Olive, Apricot and Pistachio Couscous
Adapted from Martha Stewart Living
1 and 1/4 cups water or stock
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 dried apricots, chopped
6 tablespoons coarsely chopped green olives
1 cup couscous
4 tablespoons shelled pistachios, toasted and coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
Olive oil and balsamic vinegar for finishing
Salt and fresh pepper
Bring water, salt, and butter to a boil in a small saucepan. Add apricots, olives, and couscous, swirling pan to submerge ingredients. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand for five minutes. Stir with a fork, then fold in pistachios and lemon juice. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.
Serve immediately.
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BP Won't Have Any Trouble Paying Its Record-Setting Criminal Fine
BP has struck a plea deal with the U.S. government over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and the massive, months-long oil spill that followed. Under the agreement, the oil giant will reportedly pay nearly $1.3 billion in criminal fines—a figure that makes it the largest such penalty ever—along with another $3.2 billion divvied up between several other government entities, including the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The settlement will be spread out over five years. Of course, the London-based company won't have to go looking too far to find the cash to pay it off. The company reported a net profit of about $5.5 billion in the third quarter of this year alone.
[FYI: The previous corporate criminal penalty record-holder was the $1.2 billion fine the Justice Department handed out to drug maker Pfizer in 2009.]
More details are expected later today at a press conference formally announcing the settlement, but the Associated Press reports that, along with the 10-figure fine, the oil giant will also plead guilty to felony counts related to the 11 deaths that resulted from the rig explosion:
The charges BP will plead guilty to include 11 felony counts of misconduct or neglect of ships officers, one felony count of obstruction of Congress and one misdemeanor count each under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Clean Water Act. The 11 counts related to the workers' deaths are under a provision of the Seaman's Manslaughter Act. The obstruction charge is for lying to Congress about how much oil was pouring out of the ruptured well.
The issue of rig and drilling safety has largely disappeared from the national debate about energy production, a topic that itself was swallowed whole by the campaign debate over job creation. But it's important to remember that in the immediate wake of the oil spill, the outcry over the Gulf spill was so great that environmentalists and their like-minded allies in Washington thought they could harness the demand for stricter drilling regulations to pass sweeping climate legislation that would curb the nation's demand for oil and gas and boost the development of renewable energy. That effort, obviously, fell short.


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Hello to all my future brides and beauty enthusiasts! My name is Tanesha and I have a small and fabulous business named: "Affair Hair By...Tanesha," located in Charleston S.C. I specialize in wedding/affair hair of all kinds and come to your location. I've been a hairstylist for over 10 years with dual licenses in both master barbering and master cosmetology so there's no texture or color of hair that I haven't worked with. I have even had the pleasure of living on the beautiful island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands where I specialized in bridal hair for all of the brides flying into the island to get married.
If you're on this site you were most likely referred to me by a wonderful photographer named Juliet Jones who was the reigning queen of bridal hair , but has since passed the torch to me to pursue her creative endeavors behind the lens. She does incredible work!! http://www.julietelizabethphotography.com/
Here are a few images that show a little of my work!
This first set is from a beautiful bride named Laura. Her wedding took place at the Rivercourse on Kiawah Island, SC. Laura had a ton of hair, so this formal style was perfect for her! It suited the location and style of the wedding.
I also did most of her bridesmaids hair, so I'm including a few photos of them too!
The second set are from Laura Pelzer's wedding (who owns the chic bridal shop downtown called Maddison Row). She recently got married at First Scots Presbyterian and was going for a style with a "vintage" feel. She looked stunning!
Stay tuned for my website that is coming soon! ps, click on any photo and it becomes larger. :)
Monday, June 8, 2009
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Man accused of killing Estero woman on trial
Prosecutors are fighting to put a man behind bars for allegedly killing an Estero woman.
Two years ago, Mary Ann Zarb disappeared for 12 days after hiring two men to remodel her kitchen.
Detectives say those men murdered her, dumped her body, then spent her money. Tuesday, the trial for Shane Simpkins got underway; he is one of the murder suspects.
Tuesday's testimony from Zarb's son was emotional. He recalled his concern when he didn't hear from his mom for several days back in 2011 and said he received odd phone calls from the man accused of murdering her - Shane Simpkins.
Prosecutors say 64-year-old Zarb trusted Simpkins – hiring him to work as a contractor inside the Estero home she moved to following her husband's death.
They say Simpkins and another man, Christopher Neuberger, took advantage of that trust. Prosecutors say they strangled Zarb and dumped her body in a rural part of Charlotte County before cashing thousands of dollars in checks from Zarb.
Deputies found Simpkins and several friends partying in Zarb's home after she went missing.
Simpkins' attorney pinned the blame on Neuberger - calling the state's key witness a murderer.
Zarb's son, Greg Lewis, broke down in tears on the stand as prosecutors asked him to identify pictures of his mother. He recalled warning her against hiring Simpkins the last time he saw her in person.
"I said, 'Ma, this guy has tattoos on his neck, his hands, his fingers.' I said 'change your door locks and don't let him back in this house,'" Lewis said.
Lewis also told the jury about several phone calls Simpkins made to Lewis in the nearly two weeks Zarb was missing. Simpkins told Lewis his mother had taken a cruise with a man, something Lewis did not believe, as Zarb was still mourning the death of her husband.
"He was trying to tell me he had nothing to do with this, he knew nothing about it, and he would do anything to protect her," Lewis said. "It was just very odd, and he changed his story a few times."
Simpkins wore bandages over those neck and hand tattoos in court.
As for Christopher Neuberger, he has pleaded guilty to the charges against him - including second degree murder.
As part of a plea deal, he is expected to testify for the state in Simpkins' trial.


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Diane Lane pulled open the door to the hot oven, leaving it slightly ajar. She and her husband, John, then stepped into the cold bedrooms of their cramped, second-story Bristol apartment to tuck Aaron, 2, and Rebecca, 6 months, under layers of blankets.
The next morning Diane Lane, 27, went to her part-time job in Farmington and dropped the children with her parents; the Lanes can't afford to pay for child care. Her husband, who not too long ago was making $35,000 as a motor coach driver, had an interview for a $7-an-hour job as a promotional searchlight operator. By the end of the day, the couple would meet at the home of Diane's parents to take warm showers.


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Bob Mortimer cancels first leg of UK tour
- Bang Showbiz
- 28 October 2015
Bob Mortimer has been forced to cancel the first leg of his and Vic Reeves UK tour after undergoing a triple heart bypass operation
Bob Mortimer has cancelled the first leg of his and Vic Reeves UK tour after undergoing a triple heart bypass operation.
The 56-year-old comedian has been forced to cancel the entire first leg of his and his comedy partner's '25 Years of Reeves and Mortimer: The Poignant Moments' tour so that he can properly recover from the surgery.
Bob's spokesman Neil Reading said: "Bob would like to thank his consultant and all the nursing staff at the hospital for looking after him so well.
"He now needs several weeks to fully recover, so unfortunately the first leg of the UK tour will be cancelled.
"Bob very much hopes to be fit and well enough to perform the second leg in January next year."
Reeves added: "I'm so pleased the operation has gone well and Bob is fixed. Many thanks to the surgeon."
The duo - who starred in a number of shows together including 'Shooting Stars' and 'Randall & Hopkirk' - were set to kick off the tour in Glasgow next month with performances also scheduled for Newcastle and Liverpool.
All ticket holders for performances from November 8 to December 4 are advised to contact their point of purchase for a refund.
It's hoped Bob will have recovered in time for the January and February 2016 shows to go ahead.


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Episode: 473: Cup Controversy
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Monday Morning Match is a short post - maybe a quote, inspirational story or idea - intended to spark some motivation inside each of you so your week gets off to a fantastic start on Monday morning.
With many sports in full swing right now, there's a lot of emphasis on teamwork. You've got the National Hockey League and the NBA starting their repsective playoffs while Major League Baseball just kicked off their 8-month season. MLS Soccer is in full swing as are many of the high school and little league sports teams.
Yes, it's true. In most cases, real estate agents consider themselves to be "independent contractors." They don't really have a boss and they technically can't be told what to do. But this is much more of a team game than people realize.
How's your teamwork this year?
How supportive is your branch manager in your efforts to achieve success in real estate and remain balanced in other areas of your life?
Do you have a coach helping hold you accountable? Can you share your goals and dreams with this person as easily as you share your challenges and fears?
Do you have affiliates who help you with your additional services such as mortgage, title, home inspection services and home warranty coverage?
Does your office or company have staff members who help make you look good? Do your receptionsists and office administrators work tirelessly to make you look good?
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."
~ Babe Ruth
Perhaps you have specific departments that help you leverage your talents to better serve your Buyers and Sellers such as a Marketing Department or a Relocation Department or Training Department.
How successful could you be if your IT Department and help desk wasn't available to help you navigate through viruses, email spam and other computer issues?
Are you a "team leader" who enjoys all the credit and recognition but you have assistants and specialists who work behind the scenes to get the deals to the closing table?
Do you have a recognizable brand behind you that has great recognition and respect in the community? You don't have to work for a huge company or the biggest branch in town but you should be proud to wear the logo on your chest each day. Do you?
When you meet with your Buyers and Sellers, do you use words like "we" and "us" more than you say "I" and "you"? When you make it more of a "team" effort to find the right house or get a home sold, there's more people invested in the outcome.
You see, real estate is much more of a team sport than people think. Sure, the "buck" stops with you but you don't have to be the one to feel all of the pressure either. When transactions successfully make it to the closing table, there are a whole lot of people who get to bask in the "thrill of victory" while each time something occurs that causes a deal to fall through, people will feel "the agony of defeat."
Just make sure that every once in a while, you thank your teammates for keeping you on top of your game.
Until next time, keep building relationships, solving problems and having fun.


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Saturday, 04. February 2017
New clues to the exhaust gas scandal at Volkswagen: A former top diplomat to Piëch have already warned of early problems in the United States. The bizarre story might explain why VW went to the Patriarch, surprisingly, to the winter grain "at a distance".
The former VW Supervisory Board chief Ferdinand Piëch allegedly already been in February 2015 by Avi Primor, the former Israeli Ambassador in Germany, investigations in the USA, due to exhaust tampering warned. It was revealed the scandal in September 2015. So Piëch might have perhaps already got about seven months before evidence of serious abuses in the U.S. market.
such As "Süddeutsche Zeitung", NDR and WDR based on their own research reports, it was Primor in February 2015 in the VW Headquarters in Wolfsburg to visit. Actually, it should go in the event of security issues, according to Reports. Primor've brought in two experts, the VW should be advised in matters of computer security.
how is this information obtained?
Later, have pulled Piëch and Primor, however, a Four-eyes conversation, writes the SZ. Primor is supposed to have said, in America there were problems with the exhaust gases, VW have cheated. Primor is supposed to have quoted from an unspecified paper. Where the Ex-Diplomat knew of the investigation and the sources from which the document originates, is still unclear.
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A copy of not wanted to give the Primor Piëch of it allegedly. The two men maintain a familiarity. You know for a long time. Of SZ, NDR and WDR, with this operation, and his alleged role in the exhaust gas scandal faced, said Primor, in a telephone conversation: "I don't want to say anything. Thank you for your understanding."
A Patriarch, pulling the emergency brake?
During his conversation partner, the Supreme chief controller of Europe's largest automotive group, the conversation was apparently lasting impression. With the information from the Meeting with Primor Piëch have addressed then in March 2015 at the Geneva motor show, former VW chief Martin Winterkorn on manipulations in the United States.
This topic should also be one of the backgrounds for Piëchs been surprising attack in April 2015 on the winter grain. Piëch wanted to get rid of the VW chief Executive at that time, with the words, "I'm at a distance to winter grain." Piëch should have said months ago to be Familiar, the exhaust gas affair was the true reason why he had before known of the fraud went public on winter grain.
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
Kansas City T-Bones
The identification with the victim—and not merely a victim, but a slaughtered and butchered victim, an Edible Martyr—appears illogical. Aren't sports designations meant to inspire unity within and dread without? The Giants must be mighty, the Vikings ruthless, and the Lions without fear. And the T-Bones? What of the T-Bones?
They must be… dead? Mere parts, disembodied and utterly nonthreatening! Where is the appeal? How does such a name stoke fan loyalty or the necessary killer instict among the players?
Look beyond sport. The meaning of the T-Bones cannot be found on the diamond. It exists solely within the cult of suicidefoodism, where man's vaunted, yet precarious authority must be defended, reinforced, endlessly celebrated. By assuming the guise of the defeated, the T-Bones proclaim their belief that their supremacy is self-evident—a statement only the victor can afford to make.
Still, to the unbeliever, the T-Bones name is a failure, transparent in its desperation.
Strike One: The T-Bones mascot is named Sizzle, a moniker intended to invoke the victim. Why then is he shown at bat, with such grit and determination? Are we meant to quail at the sight of this, this food? It arouses only pity. And disgust.
Strike Two: T-Bones merchandise can be purchased in the online "meat locker." The T-Bones don't go all-out with the dead animal theme, the way the Omaha Beef do, but it's still unsettling.
Strike Three: The T-Bones children's club is the bizarrely apostrophed 'Lil Chops. We will never understand the urge to cast children in the role of foodstuffs. (See here and here.)
T-Bones? Yer out!
(Thanks to Dr. Ted for the referral.)
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- downhillmtb said...
Thank you for your informational blog. You helped me find some good new brands and restaurants that I would like to try. You say, "the animals aren't complaining" with great sarcasm. But guess what...plants are living things too and you don't here THEM complaining either. Plants are living things too. But it's ok, it's all part of the circle of life. You would expect lions on the savanah to quit hunting antelope so why do you expect humans to stop consuming meat? It's been a part of our species since the beginning of time. Deal with it. You are wasting time with this website because it's not going to change anything. People are going to keep eating all kinds of meat long after you're gone.
- June 22, 2008 at 6:04 PM
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- June 30, 2009 at 2:44 PM
My kid's nickname is T-Bone and he loves the KC T-Bones..wears their stuff all the time! Also, every time we are at the butcher- yes, a real honest-to-goodness butcher who will cut you off any piece you want from a variety of carcasses- they print off "T-Bone Steak" stickers and put them on his shirt- it's adorable!!
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Saturday, August 20, 2011
To be happy now
Hi all :) Lama dah hilang, many things have been going on lately happy thing though. Alhamdulillah, I thought I was through with all that, but it turns out well I got that thing I did not expect, Well expect things that is unexpected lah kan :) Im happy for all that had happen, We all have our up and down kan. I had my downs and now I hope all I have for the moment is ups, please its been a great few month and please just stay that way. When I remember the time I gave up on everything I was through with everything, konon nak built higher wall around me but I actually I did built all those wall. Tapi nak buat macam mana, but those walls are still there thought it will always be there it will not magically hilang. And you I will always remember. You were fun to be with, Im happy that we met and had what we had. Perhaps another world, another life I hope we met again :)
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Christmas Songs Redux: Olivia Olson, "All I Want For Christmas is You" from "Love Actually"
Loved that film, and loved that song from her, which was originally sung by Darlene Love. We don't know who Joanna is, this paragon that Sam first-loves throughout Love Actually, but when we hear her voice and the lights go up on the school stage, we're impressed. Well, at least I was.
All other recordings with her singing it straight from the film have been blocked in the United States. So here it is from the soundtrack. It's a bit more syrupy, but what the hey, it is Christmas.
BTW, Olivia Olson is now 17. She has her own You Tube page that has music and news about her. She's turning into quite a beautiful woman. I hope that she's in mainstream film or in music soon.


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Monday morning is the moment when most of the working world goes through the 'oh shit' rigamarole and gets started on the make work project of the week. Marching orders pass down amongst the ranks and people approach the work as gotta get it done. That there is no urgency never strikes us; if it takes more time than a week to do the work, so be it.
Generally by Wednesday, the work is all done. The middle of the day on Wednesday is the apex of the week - the target points for finishing are all laid out and suddenly next weekend is in sight. That the seven day treadmill is always five on and two off is a simple complexity that can always be counted on. The capitalist system does not allow change readily.
I tried to buck that system once. I was working at a zoo designing math and science programs for teenage youth. Since school covered my subjects on weekdays, i arranged to have weekend science at the zoo - monitoring water quality, animal health and getting to meet the kids. I had Monday and Tuesday scheduled off - but dang if the zoo management didn't keep scheduling mandatory meetings to keep me there on days off too. Their system did not work for me.
So the only thing to do is to leave the system and strike out toward a new system - that is the Weigh. The most difficult part to deal with, is that people in the system cannot see any other system and do not let you do your own thing. They keep pushing you back into their system by the inflexibility of getting anything done. The realization is - in their system, you are not supposed to get anything done. The system operates by churning itself. So in order to not conform, one must drop out (or drop acid). When i get told, the flow goes in one ear and out the other. No telling.
One of the problems with all systems is that work takes place upon the system, The people who work the system for their own benefit have a large advantage over the people who are worked by the system. Not having the group ethic means that they can parse niches to get what they want. That action here causes an effect there is completely lost - if it works for me, then it works and i do it. I believe that Ayn Rand saw this as the virtue of selfishness. All for one and one for one.
To some extent, that form works if everyone plays it as such. Unfortunately, the system wonks have embedded myths within that keep individuals separated from each other - by competition for limited resources. That all of everything was given freely originally is not a concern - ownership and payment are the capital of the system. Ooh the games they play to keep the wool in everyone's eyes. It requires multiple perspectives to sort it all out - monoculture leads to group-think leads to continuance of this failed system rather than the new weigh.
History is written in the short term by the people that won the last battle. The cost of getting the word out was limited to those who could afford to publish their work. The gatekeepers placed a huge barrier in front of the collective information source - the education system. In order to indoctrinate everybody to the same orientation, the schools controlled the access to information. Critical thinking was restricted to only certain quadrants and the answers to the questions were known to the teacher before the student was even in the information loop.
To break this pattern requires research directed learning. As a scientist, i use this train of thought to investigate whether the myth holds true or not. The myth is the collection of stories that we are told to keep us independent of each other - spinning our wheels alone rather than building to a scale that can have an effect. We are taught to play our hand close to the vest and to keep good information to ourselves for future advantage in working the system. It is time to question our pattern of questioning and belief. A teacher cannot validly teach, if not learning; while a learner is better formed in his weigh by teaching.
Let's start by asking, who am I? Where did i come from? We are the collection of our individual experiences, mitigated by interaction with other people and their experiences. When something happens to us alone as an individual, we can feel the experience for what it is and interpret it though our eyes and our past. We can selectively remember the parts we like, to embellish, and forget the parts that didn't make a note. We can sometimes even question whether it really happened.
When a second person shares our experience, then we can relate to each other and discuss what happened from the difference of perspectives. We come up with the story that consistently explains what we both saw and felt, in context to the happening with respect to each other. Have you ever had somebody deny an experience that you shared in common? The immediate feeling is betrayal. But there are some things that happen off-time - and two can share and keep a secret, so to speak.
When three or more people occupy the space to witness an event, the context that they take away is part of something that is beyond the individual to frame. The record of what happened is set in a different form, where the witnessing of the happening ensures that the happening did in fact happen. Yet just like the game of telephone, each person has a part of the whole but not the entire whole and little things didn't all get noticed by everyone along the way. The myth grows different from what actually happened.
Now consider this query - if things are not observed, do they happen? The Akashic Records, held in trust by the cetaceans, have a complete description of everything that has happened on this time line - via an independent observer. How is this possible? If we consider a holographic universe, where every decision that is made has a significance, then each choice that we make leads to a different outcome in the possibilities over time. Let's imagine that all the variables are set that the key decision comes down to one individual making a true decision.
What if - the decision gets made both ways and two universes are set off in different scales to where they can both run concurrently without ever having to bump into itself? If the decision turns out to be not critical, then the two timelines merge back later and nothing changes. If the change is key - the new pattern is birthed and both scenarios work themselves out on separate timelines in different dimensional universes.
At one point, i came up with a 13 concurrent world scenario within a grid of 64. My guess is that somebody digging thru the zone archives could find this information. Permutations of two and three lead to different segmentation of similar grids. It is all about simplification through symmetry. Small number ratios are a chemical phenomena. To reset a group to one changes the fractal scale of the order, and hence the fractal scale of the chaos. Order and chaos are yin and yang and neither can be absolute. Similar light and dark, black and white, strange and charmed.
Enough writing - to Unity Space to work this through. Namaste' ... doc
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Gluten-Free Scallop Chowder
Michael Sedano
Does Chicano food require a side of frijoles and rice and tortillas and a dollop a guacamole? No. Comida Chicana is whatever the cook prepares. Does it have to contain chile? Yes, with certain exceptions, like Chicano pankekies. After all, a day without chile is like a day without sunshine.
At a post-New Year pachanga, The Gluten-free Chicano was talking comida chicana, chile-making, and cooking in general with fabulous artist Pola Lopez. Not only is Pola among the very best Chicana painters, she's also a top-notch maker of chile: Rich with garlic and red chile, it's fabulous on a tamal, perfect as a dip on a chip.
I asked Pola, who originates from New Mexico, why the state's enchiladas, both green and red, are wheat-bearing dangers for celiacos and other gluten-adverse gente? Pola explained her home state is the capital of roux-based food. "The French influence," Pola says.
When I complained that corn starch was easily substitutable for wheat flour, Pola reasoned that her homebody cooks probably think the ingredient too Mexican, and it would thus fly in the face of that French influence. Tant pis, which is another way of saying chacun a son gluten habit.
I love the Land of Enchantment, except I can't eat their enchiladas and a lot of other food owing to that roux tradition. So I'm happy as can be that I'm a Californian and unconstrained by that dommage of a tradition.
In honor of Pola Lopez' delicious chile--she pulled her punches and didn't make it smoking hot, lástima--The Gluten-free Chicano offers this roux-based chowder.
1 Russett potato, cubed or minced.
½ Brown onion, chopped.
12 frozen medium scallops
¾ cup sharp cheddar cheese
½ cube butter
¼ cup gluten-free baking mix
3 cups boiling water
2 cups lactose-free milk
1 can creamed corn
Olive oil
Ground cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper
Make the Chowder base:
In a deep frying pan over medium flame, heat olive oil.
Stir in the onions and potato and cook until just fork tender.
Add boiling water.
I like russets because they fall apart as they cook and thicken the broth without extra work or tools.
After about ten minutes, add the frozen scallops, cover and simmer while you make the roux. I like frozen scallops in this preparation because they exude flavor as they defrost and will need ten minutes or so before they turn translucent white, during which you make the roux.
The secret:
If you know how to make a good roux, this chowder is an incredibly simple and elegant dish.
Learn to make a roux-based sauce; it is versatile. White sauce, or sauce béchamel, forms the basis of such meals as shit-on-a-shingle aka "creamed beef on toast" (serve on mashed potato for gluten-free goodness); a wondrous cheese sauce for vegetables and baked potatoes; macaroni and cheese; scalloped potatoes; enchilada sauce.
Melt butter and a splash of olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. The oil keeps the butter from burning, so don't skip it.
Sprinkle cayenne, salt, pepper to taste and stir into the boiling butter.
Add gluten-free flour to the boiling butter and stir until toasted light brown. I like King Arthur's Gluten-free Baking Mix, but other brands, or puro rice flour, work as well.
For chowder and cream sauces, use milk or half-and-half as the liquid. Gradually add liquid to the roux, stir and cook until thickened.
A thick paste forms at the first drops of milk. Stir vigorously as you slowly add all the liquid and the sauce becomes soupy. Stir from the bottom of the pan to ensure good results.
Lower the flame and stir frequently but not constantly. You can do some prep work like setting the table in-between stirrings.
In five or ten minutes the sauce will thicken until it coats the side of the pan and your whisk. Judge viscosity by eye and coating action. It should be thick enough to hold a whorl for a moment.
Stir cubed or grated cheese into the slightly thickened roux sauce. Keep stirring until all the cheese melts. The sauce continues to thicken, both from the queso and the gluten-free flour.
Combine Everything Into the Papas:
Stir in the can of creamed corn.
Stir the cheese sauce into the papa-onion-scallop broth.
Bring to a gentle boil.
Garnish with a sprig of cilantro or parsley, or a dusting of cayenne powder or coarsely ground black pepper.
This recipe serves four, or two with leftovers for a second meal. A hearty chowder makes the perfect meal after a cold day outside turning the earth or sweeping leaves.
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Thursday, May 07, 2015
Returning to Four Seasons at Capital Piazza, Singapore
I was in the neighborhood today and needed a quick bite before heading back to the office. So I figured that I'd come back to that Bayswater duck place and try some of that roasted pork that I wanted to get last time.
It was better than I thought it would be, especially with that crispy skin lined with just the right amount of fat. But the char siew behind it was a total bore, and the noodles were overcooked.
Next time, I'll still get this two-meat set, but with duck instead of char siew, and rice instead of noodles. And no, I won't line up for this stuff, be it in London or here. But it's better than Crystal Jade.
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|I am an Aries. Although I do not believe in astrology, I think this is exactly the right sign to have been born under.
Astrology: do we make a hullabaloo among the stars, or do they make a hullabaloo down here?
I am an Aries. Although I do not believe in astrology, I think this is exactly the right sign to have been born under.
"Millionaires don't use Astrology, billionaires do."
True wisdom comes from the overcoming of suffering and sin. All true wisdom is therefore touched with sadness.
Most of the Cancerians you meet will be sober. In fact, they may be so sober you wish they would relax a little over a cocktail.
A wise man shall overrule his stars, and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets of the firmament.
I've studied astrology for many, many years, and I feel like it's an incredibly challenging art.
"The stars have a strong effect on our daily shopping lives. Hollywood is astrology's only credible conspiracy."
Older people often mistakenly consider that the young people do not care about their country, but the reverse is actually true.
Cancers are good-hearted. They have good heads on their shoulders. Don't take advantage of that.
I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical. ~Arthur C. Clarke
The way that I see astrology is as a repository of thought and psychology. A system we've created as a culture as way to make things mean things.
"the world you are forced to inhabit does not match up to the world"
True wisdom consists in not departing from nature and in molding our conduct according to her laws and model.
The signs of the zodiac are karmic patterns; the planets are the looms; the will is the weaver.
A child is born on that day and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual karma.
The Best Zodiac Quotes
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology.
"Chiron reminds us that only through recognising and accepting our inner wounds can we find true healing."
Figure-flingers and star-gazers pretend to foretell the fortunes of kingdoms, and have no foresight in what concerns themselves.
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am all about money. I mean, just look how well my line of zodiac-inspired toe rings and homeopathic children's medications are selling on Home Shopping Network.
All anyone can see in a birthchart are tendencies that will become facts if he does not do something to alter them.
I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.
Faithful horoscope-watching, practiced daily, provides just the sort of small but warm and infinitely reassuring fillip that gets matters off to a spirited start.
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy: the mad daughter of a wise mother.
Love is not a condition of the spirit but a sign of the zodiac.
We need not feel ashamed of flirting with the zodiac. The zodiac is well worth flirting with.
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth.
We need not feel ashamed of flirting with the zodiac. The zodiac is well worth flirting with.
[D]reams, and predictions of astrology.... ought to serve but for winter talk by the fireside.
From Architecture down to the Zodiac, every science worthy of the name was imported by the Greeks
The signs of the zodiac are karmic patterns; the planets are the looms; the will is the weaver.
I believe in astrology as much as I do in genetics.
Zodiac Quotes
"I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.
Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology.
In youth, we clothe ourselves with rainbows, and go as brave as the zodiac.
The starry vault of heaven is in truth the open book of cosmic projection... ~Carl Jung
"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult."
Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles.
?The goal of our life's effort is to reach the other shore, Nirvana. Prajna paramita, the true wisdom of life, is that in each step of the way, the other shore is actually reached.
Anyone can be a millionaire, but to become a billionaire you need an astrologer.
I did a film about the Zodiac Killer. It turned out well
" As you think, you travel, and as you love, you attract. You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you."
There is no better boat than a horoscope to help a man cross over the sea of life. ~Varaha Mihira
A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.
When we allow ourselves to feel what we are feeling-without trying to understand it, explain it, or judge it-we reach a point where the true wisdom reveals itself.
The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
"Some other faculty than the intellect is necessary for the apprehension of reality."
The resemblance of the signs of the zodiac to the animals after which they are named... is as unimpressive as the predictions of astrologers.
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves; we are underlings. ~William Shakespeare
I don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage.
True wisdom, laboring to expound, heareth others readily; False wisdom, sturdy to deny, closeth up her mind to argument.
"If each of us were to confess his most secret desire, the one that inspires all his plans, all his actions, he would say: "I want to be praised."
Astrologers are agreed that the squiggles called a horoscope contain some sort of message to be decoded...
The stars which shone over Babylon and the stable in Bethlehem still shine as brightly over the Empire State Building and your front yard today.
"Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities and no more."
"When you cannot make up your mind between two evenly balanced courses of action, choose the bolder."
"Integrity simply means a willingness not to violate one's identity."
"Our concern must be to live while we're alive….to release our inner selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a facade designed to conform to external definitions of who and what we are."
"We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other people's models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open."
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CC license use estimates
Here's the latest on CC license use distribution. As with previous data they've released, NC licenses are still a majority of those out there. There seems to be a shift of five or six percent in the last year and a half or so, though this could be measurement error. More impressively, they've jumped from 45 M linkbacks to 140 M linkbacks (again possibly measurement error). Great to see the pool of openly licensed materials expanding regardless of flavor.


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Thursday, 28 October 2010
Phone Call
"Hello. Is that Elizabeth?" A gentle female voice inquired.
"Yes" For 'twas I, (the hospital tend not to shorten my first name).
"Hello, my darling, I am calling from the hysteroscopy clinic and we are just looking through the appointments for next week and I saw you have an appointment on Wednesday. Did you know that, my love?"
"Yes. Absolutely. To get the coil removed." I confirmed eagerly, this was a good sign that they were on top of everything, I mistakenly thought.
"Well, unfortunately the coil hasn't been in long enough to do its job. It needs three months." She delivered a crushing blow.
"But? What? I mean, I know and next week is exactly three months. 12 weeks." I stumbled.
"No because you have the coil inserted on the 11 of September so you see it can't possibly be three months. October, November ..."
"When I booked the appointment we counted 12 weeks, three months, let me check. Wait, a minute, 11 of September? I'm sure I had it inserted in August. Let me find the date." I'm on the point of doing the unthinkable, opening my blog on a work computer just so I can double check the day.
"Really, my love? [pause] Oh! yes here it is. 11 August."
Relieved, "Yes, that's right."
"So it still isn't quite three months, sweetheart."
"We counted it out when I booked the appointment!" An edge of hysteria creeping into my voice.
"Let's see" she patronised, "one, two, three, four, five" I could hear her tapping the weeks on her calendar, "six, seven, eight, nine, ten, er ... eleven, oh! Twelve. Yes you're right. Oh well, that's fine. See you next week, my love."
"Thanks, bye".
Another appointment crisis. This time averted. Just.
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- Anonymous28 October 2010 at 13:46
Gosh. That was like the extra surprise scare at the end of the rollercoaster ride, just when you think the worst is over.ReplyDelete
So much for all that just relaxingness.
Or maybe this is what NHS nurses do for fun in a quiet moment (all those pesky phone calls from desperate patients having been diverted to voicemail).
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Yeesh. How amazingly annoying. Getting you all in a panic for no reason!!! But, in such a sweet way...ReplyDelete
Huh? HUH? OMG, etc. Confidence-inspiring..?ReplyDelete
Still, victory was snatched from the jaws of incompetence.. in the end. Onward so, with new appreciation for people who can count.
Holy shit. Do they have ANY type of criteria for these people that work in your clinic?? Like simple counting skills for example?!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous28 October 2010 at 15:14
Ugh. I'm glad you managed to sort it out. Can't they count before calling?ReplyDelete
Bah! I love how during infertility treatments doctors advise to have very little added stress in your life. Between insurance companies and the doctor's office I feel like I am always trying to sort something out! I'm glad this crisis was averted!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, I want to hunt her down and make a dent where her nose used to be... the ever efficient NHS, I don't know how you stayed calm enough to sort it out.ReplyDelete
Aren't you just so proud to have the NHS as our medical support?!ReplyDelete
Good to know nurses can count?!?!
Glad everything is still on track.
- Anon - Berlin28 October 2010 at 17:35
Oh My God - if only that nurse knew that her error was right here for all the world to see....ReplyDelete
- Anonymous28 October 2010 at 17:43
Nothing like a little panic to get your heart racing. So glad they were wrong!ReplyDelete
Also, "my love?" Really?
I'm so glad things are still a go.
- Anonymous28 October 2010 at 18:57
In the immortal words of Snoopy, AUGH!ReplyDelete
Phew! So glad to hear that things are still on for next week - here's hoping that the coil will have done its job.ReplyDelete
Why are people so pig headed sometimes!!! SERIOUSLY! I'm so glad she realized her error (only because you showed it to her) and that you will be getting your coil removed soon! YAY!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous28 October 2010 at 21:55
Oh you are FUCKING kidding me??!?!?!?ReplyDelete
(and yes, that level of fuckupery requires copious swearing)
When I have conversations like that, I listen to the Amy Winehouse song that has the chorus of "what kind of fuckery is this?".ReplyDelete
Seriously though, do these people not realise how stressful phone calls like this are? Numpties.
- Anonymous28 October 2010 at 22:41
*mouth drops open*ReplyDelete
What the...???
oh she was evil. velvet sledgehammer all the way.ReplyDelete
Good grief.ReplyDelete
Could you take her some poison cookies next week?ReplyDelete
Shouldn't people figure that stuff out BEFORE they call and give you a heart attack? OY! I'm sorry dear. That sucks. At least you didn't have to wait more. Good luck!ReplyDelete
Apparently, no such thing as counting up the weeks from the correct date BEFORE phoning up the patient. Good for you for sticking to your guns. Imagine how dastardly it would be to get off the telephone, count them up, and realize that the silly cow had been wrong all along (but nonetheless postponed you).ReplyDelete
Coil, your days are numbered.
COAB! Honestly, if I wasn't laughing I think I would smack my laptop across the room. (PMS.) I can't believe the crap you're having to deal with!ReplyDelete
Holding breath til Wednesday. x
I've resisted word verification for ages but I'm getting so many spam comments at the moment that I think it is time. Sorry!


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Happy Thanksgiving
I fully intended to have pictures for this post but an incident yesterday took care of that. I had my small camera in my pocket and got on and rode Sage around in the round pen warming her up. She was perfect AND then we went to ride out of the round pen through the hoop gate. I did not duck fast enough, hit my head and unseated my self. Off I went over her rear. I reached up to try to catch me but I fell to the ground and landed on my ankle. It is not broken but painful and can not walk well.
Sage looked around at me like "What are you doing down there?" Then she went off to eat where she could find some grass still growing. Bob got to me and I told him to get Sage. He put her in her stall and by that time I had my boot off. If I hadn't I don't think I could have. I did get a pair of lace up boots on today so we can go eat but I won't be walking much.
Tomorrow, these boots will go back on and if the wind is not blowing a gale I am going to ride rain or snow!!!! Sage did nothing wrong, this was all my fault. Lots of ice and Excedrin has got me to this point.
After we eat (we are going out)we are going to go visit some friends. Lots of invites but we just wanted to do this for once. Our Spokane kids are all working and could have gone to any number of places but this is our choice this year.
So again, Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I am awestruck at the amount of people who read this blog.


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Yesterday after a very stressing day ! meaning GCSE'S , Chemistry , Physics and Biology I went to see Tokyo Police Club with one of my closest friends Victoria (http://www.prairiemyheart.blogspot.com/) .
I was soo surprised because I only found out that I was going 2 hours before the actual Gig ! I ran home got my stuff and rushed to the gig .
The band was beyond amazing although they only played a few songs because it was a very small gig, I was right at the front! plus not only we were right at the front, we also got to meet the band!, We got some of our stuff signed and a picture taken with them which I will put on later :) It was the sickest night I have had in such a long time and after such a shit week this was just what I needed!


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Sunday, August 12, 2007
Speaking of cultural halls...
(Proof that cultural hall decor is in fact a lucrative side-business...)
Another one of my friends (Lindsee FreakinCuteface Hill)got married this week, which is the phase of my life I guess... she was stunning as heck and the place looked just like her- and it was a high school reunion in almost every sense. I got to see some old, of course now married, friends... The decor was oddly reminiscent of MHS.... oh- and the bride and party warmed my heart by beginning the dance with a choreographed rendish of Thriller- (sing it) AWESOME!! This was great because Linz and I had always talked about how we wanted to dance at our weddings... and then found ourselves the only two on the floor for a while. "Linz... you do realize we are the only ones dancing, right?" (She just kept on dancin!) I will miss that girl- she is one of my very favorite people... I know I will see her but not as a fun, single person that I can play with...(dramatic sigh...)
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Agreed. Great post, great pictures, and I agree whole heartedly about Lindsee. I told her parents at church today that she was one of my most very favorite single friends, and now, she's basically dead to me. Okay, okay, not really, but kind of. I'm dramatic, that's all.ReplyDelete
I love so much about this post.ReplyDelete
I'm so honored that I made the blog! Sorry I'm a few days late. :( Um, anyways, do I look like I am truly a mammoth in that picture? The caption should have been, and here is my friend Mel who is an astonishing 17 feet tall, and taller in heels than her husband which she claims that she doesn't have a problem with until she sees a picture of it. Way to plant the seed of insecurity in me once again. Like my poor little self-esteem needed that in addition to all of it's other hardships!ReplyDelete
Anyhoo, you are soooo very adorable, and my favorite to see at none other than the cultural hall receptions!
Oh, and sorry to write a novel. You just get me all excited!
First off the decorations in your apt are fun-sorry your buddy is moving. As for the wedding thing and your friend moving on with life- I am sorry- but let me just tell you its worse trying to find married friends who want to "play" after marriage. What I mean is whenever I want a girls night out- its always- my husband this, my child that, we're busy, um we already had plans with another couple, or my favorite- let me check with my husband and calendar which really means i don't really want to hang out so I will try and find any excuse possible to not hang out- and don't forget the usual school and work. Seriously now that all my friends are married I have no one to hang out with! But- Emily- of course she's awesome- so if you'd like to come chill or watch a movie- lets do- Just because I am almost 25 does not mean I'm not a teen at heart which most people think married people lose.ReplyDelete


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New Oceanic Realms on May 30
Oceania World of Warcraft players will cheer up when the new servers are released. At post# 14, Ordinn said the following:
Ordinn: "The new Oceanic realms are currently slated for May 30. We had to push them back a few days, but it'll be worth it. If all goes as planned, they will be the first two realms opened on our new site."


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Gokarna: Meditation at Om
In between Goa and Udupi (the "city" that Manipal is a part of), lies Gokarna. Though we could have spent weeks exploring the different beaches in Goa, we decided to check out somewhere new on our way home…and chose to stop in Gokarna. We arrived via train on Monday afternoon and not knowing very much about the … Continue reading


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Yup, you read right. Get ready you Black Friday shoppers because K-Mart is pulling one for the record books. The company just announced that all stores will open at 6am sharp on Thanksgiving Day to kick off their Black Friday shopping event. The stores will stay open for a full 41 hours straight.
They are one of the first of many retailers to announce their opening plans for the shopping extravaganza and most of the time, similar retailers follow suit in order to compete and beat the competition. Sears looks to be following suit. Best Buy, Target and Walmart have yet to announce opening plans, but bet your money that they may follow suit.
K-Mart is being criticized by the aggressive plan as shoppers and workers take to the company's official Facebook page to leave comments and how they are heartless monsters for doing this to their employees. See full story below.
It's only been hours since Kmart announced its Black Friday plan — to remain open for 41 hours in a row beginning early on Thanksgiving Day. But online critics are throwing a red light on the plan, with some calling the company a Grinch for its aggressive approach to the start of the Christmas shopping season.
"Everybody thinks your executives are horrible people," a man named Christopher Sweet wrote on Kmart's Facebook page. Another critic, Ted Talevski, appealed to the workers: "This is a message to all Kmart employees! Do not go to work on Thanksgiving Day!"
Responding to the negative feedback, Kmart says that it will try to staff its stores with seasonal workers to accommodate employees who want to be with friends and relatives.
Amber Camp, who says she works at Kmart, said via Facebook that her bosses "are planning on all the employees to have some time so we can actually spend time with our families on Thanksgiving."
The criticisms began flowing soon after Sears, Kmart's parent company, announced that the stores that long promoted "blue light specials" will be open from 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning to 11 p.m. Friday night.
Sears stores will work a less aggressive schedule, opening from 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving night to 10 p.m. Friday.
"Kmart has opened at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving for the past three years," reports CNN Money, where we spotted the story about the backlash. "Last year, however, stores closed for a few hours at 4 p.m. to let shoppers and employees get to their Thanksgiving dinners."
The company's social media team repeatedly issued responses to the criticisms on Facebook, saying, "We understand many associates want to spend time with their families during the holiday. With this in mind Kmart stores do their very best to staff with seasonal associates and those who are needed to work holidays."
One person offered their own response to a similar statement on Twitter, saying, "yes, that's what the companies I worked for told us too, however we had no choice in the matter and I doubt your associates do either."
But some defended the move, saying that many retail employees would be happy to earn overtime. And others say they aren't bothered by the plan.
"Nobody is physically forcing employees to work at Kmart if they don't like the scheduling," one Facebook comment read.
Source: NPR
Coming from retail, this really grinds my gears. I do work for Best Buy and from my experience, the company tends to follow suit. But, it's the price one has to pay while working retail. The sucky part is that the corporate executives get to spend the holiday with their families while the store associates are robbed from their family time.
Some may argue that overtime is given and time in a half is given to people and they also claim that they will staff the stores with seasonal workers who are required to work the holidays. I feel that it's true to some extent, but only using seasonal workers is no where near enough to keep the ball rolling for a full 15 hours. Enough of my rambling, now we wait to see what Best Buy have up it's sleeve.... What do you think about this? Should K-Mart and other retailers open on Thanksgiving Day and rob their employees from the special and warm holiday?


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Denver. Four meetings. Four stations. 5 hours of sleep after 5,000 hours of driving (yes, 5,000 - Wikipedia it if you don't believe me). In between meetings, my buddy Kevin was nice enough to chauffeur me around and grab grub with me. Right before my last station visit at 5:45pm, I needed a caffeine pick-me-up. At Starbucks, my agent tells me about a new position that needs a special demo reel by Monday (the day before I leave for Brazil). I didn't have a video camera, camcorder, or any prep as to what to do, so I ended up using my digital camera and trying to think off the cuff.
This is what transpired: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGqGA6-QKU4
I hope that leads to a job. Seriously. >) (That symbol, by the way, is the Asian parenthesis happy face. Be sure to use in the future.)
|Staying classy. I freestyled later.
Honestly, I was still a little frazzled from the previous day's car accident. But come Friday, everything returned to normal - and then some, when I was back on the slopes. I did a half-day at Loveland, which is about 45-minutes west of Denver. Breaking the snowboard out of mothballs was an incredible feeling. Not gonna lie, saying I was rusty riding for the first time in more than 3 years, would be like saying Kanye's tweets are kinda strange. Drastic understatement. Kanye tweets about making good decisions in bike stores. What does that mean?
Here's my first run:
After a little while, I got the feel of the snow again. Albeit, my endurance was atrocious. If there were Viagra for snowboarding, I definitely needed some. My legs were burning pretty quickly. My hamstrings, calves, even thumb(!) cramped up at some point. Honestly, how does a thumb cramp up? As Charles Barkley would say, "That's terrible." Regardless of my terribleness, the day helped quell that urge I had sitting on my futon watching Warren Miller movies so many months ago.
|Roasted red pepper bisque if you're curious
On the drive back I stopped by Idaho Springs, which is a quaint little town that's like a 1-20th scale version of Sundance in Utah. It's an old western strip town, and right in the middle is Tommyknockers Brewery. I grabbed a southwestern buffalo burger with guac and pepperjack, and washed it down with a Jack Whacker wheat ale. It was a solid way to finish the day.
Saturday morning I was off to Vail and meet up with my UCSB brethren, Rahul and Bryn Deb. Denver to Vail is normally a 2.5 hour drive, but not this weekend. I left Kevin's place at 6:45am, but because of traffic and road conditions, I didn't get to Vail until 11:30. I decided to ride half day to save some of my quickly depleting dough, and also because my wimpy legs probably couldn't withstand 30 extra minutes of boarding.
|More powder than Tony Montana
|These two mock my snowboard gear. Bastards.
Riding turned out to be slightly more difficult because my goggles kept fogging up. My visibilty on the slopes was pretty weak. Then after landing in a gigantic pile of powder, I got some snow inside my goggles, which then froze. I futily try to fix the prob, and only end up scratching my lenses. With jacked up goggles, I had to make a couple long runs without eye protection, and the burn was sucky. I'm still dropping Visine several days later (or Walmart's generic counterpart). My bloodshot eyes make me look like an extra from "Half Baked."
Playing in the snow was all that I hoped and more. Slicing up pow pow, chewing up gnar gnar, it was classic. Despite being out of shape (thanks for nothing, Tony Horton), the mountains had a soothing effect on the soul. Just being in the environment was like one of those old Dimetapp commercials, when the whiny kid is sick and his mom feeds him some grape cold syrup, and he becomes instantly healthy. Loveland and Vail were my Dimetapp.


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Tidak mengupdate blog sekian lame. Told my brother (just a brother) that I'm lost of words after eating too much of my favourite food, yakitori.
Yesterday I went out with friends after a long while. I feel alive again after such a long time cramping myself at a small, full of files and papers work desk. No complains though, cuz I love what I'm doing.
Has it occurs to any of u why I love orchids so much? Orchids are rare, I tell u. U might have the same colour and texture of roses but it is not easy to find 2 similar orchids. It's hard to take care of an orchid plant cuz it requires lots of attention too. And mind u, you won't need soil for orchids, u will be needing rocks:)
And what's so different about a purple orchid? Because it's purple. And there are several shades of purple orchids. It's hard to find purple roses but u can easily find a purple orchid:)
Though purple orchids are easy to find compared to purple roses, there are very few people who will take purple orchid home. Less people make it as decoration. And only the special ones will give it to their partners during Valentine's.
Few people view orchid as a beauty. Less people see it as a glory. Some thought it is poisonous too. Purple might be a yucky colour for some, and lack of petals is not beautiful. Sad to mention, orchids are not used to scent anything:)
So, purple orchids seldom rest in any man's arms. Cuz it has less romantic appeal. Purple orchids will be an addition to a bouquet of roses. Yet, it brings the glow. It has the strength as it stays long. And...a good choice for mothers on Mother's Day.
I have a suggestion for u: How about giving a purple orchid on Friendship Day? I bet the orchid will be blessed:)
Let's celebrate friendship. Forget the poison:)
Monday, July 20, 2009
sha: purple orchid can be poisonous
Tidak mengupdate blog sekian lame. Told my brother (just a brother) that I'm lost of words after eating too much of my favourite food, yakitori.
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Lamanya Sha menyepi.... malas nak update, ya ??
Kak tie pun suka purple ni, lebih kepada reddish purple... nampak ekslusif je, hehe.
Friendship day ? Bila tu ??
- 11:48 am
- cHeRyNa PiReS said...
Bukan malas kak tie...ade konflik sket:)
Betul kak tie cakap...nampak eksklusif...
Friendship day setiap hari...bile2 pon boleh:)
- 11:51 am
- azie said...
ai suka kalau warna dark purple cam dlm gmbr tu. cantekkkkkk sgt2
- 12:08 pm
- [yAN!e][pUTraJAya] said...
chantek nye orkid pepel....
warna kegemaran ku tu sha....rindu nye...
lama tak hapdet blog eh.....
- 1:02 pm
- *SiRibenMerah said...
sha, just enjoy ur day and do update ur blogs.. macam ada baca pasal orkid purple neh la.. hehehehehehe... aduhaiiii~
- 1:26 pm
- Pocket said...
Nice story!!
tp kalau pocket pikir pikir,
mcm metaphortically written jer nih,
(Btul tak hejaan metafortikally tu?)
mcm ada makna diantara garisan...
Purple Orchid...
- 6:19 pm
- cHeRyNa PiReS said...
---> memang cun pon kaler purple macam nieh...:)
---> sha miss sume org gak:)
---> bace kat mane tuh...jeng..jeng..jeng...
---> hahahaha...sape dpt interpret, eloklah...ingat pocket je ke pandai tulis metaphor:P
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It's an interesting time of year around our house. We're getting our 5th exchange student settled in and we're all still figuring out where we fit in this new family unit. This year we're hosting our first boy. He asked me the other day whether I'd noticed a difference -- well, besides the obvious. You know, tighty whities instead of pretty little panties and the like. Okay, so he didn't mention underwear, but you know what I mean. No dramatic differences so far. One thing we've learned over our years of hosting is that kids are kids -- no matter where they're from. It's a wonderful thing!
My husband has been taking the boys to school and my daughter (recently returned from
I was just getting ready to hop in the shower on Tuesday when the phone rang. I figured my husband had forgotten something, so you could have knocked me over with a feather when I answered it and it was our second exchange student. The answering machine was recording at the time, so I've been able to listen to the beginning of our conversation and you can clearly hear the shock in my voice when I said "HOLY COW!!" We lost touch a couple of years ago and I must admit that I figured she didn't remember her time with us very fondly. I'm paranoid that way.
But it was really wonderful to hear her sweet voice and we've exchanged e-mails and pictures. She's just as lovely as she ever was. She has graduated from high school in


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HUDSON – Interested in sampling beers from nearly 70 of the region's most popular breweries and food from 20 area restaurants all under one roof?
Saturday's fifth annual Spirit of Hudson Food and Brewfest at the Hudson-Concord Elks will be the place to be for craft beer enthusiasts and foodies.
The festival, which is only open to those over 21, will feature its largest selection of craft breweries and restaurants to date. Event organizer Justin Provencher said 68 New England breweries will be on hand and 20 restaurants from the Marlborough and Hudson region will serve some of their delicacies.
Breweries include local mainstays such as Hudson's Medusa Brewing and Framingham's Jack's Abby. Several new breweries, including Hopkinton's Startling Line Brewing Company, John Harvard's Brewery and Ale House in Framingham and Barrel House Z, will showcase their best brews, said Provencher.
"We've nearly doubled the number of brewers (since the inaugural event)," said Provencher. "We have a great lineup of brewers."
Each brewer will provide two or three samples to attendees, said Provencher.
Among the restaurants are Hudson favorites like the Horseshoe Pub, Rail Trail Flatbread, Hudson Creamery and Checkerboards. Marlborough's Chill Kitchen and Bar and Welly's will also serve up samples of their best dishes, said Provencher.
The festival gives the breweries and eateries an opportunity to highlight their best brews and food.
"It's a great opportunity to showcase Hudson," said Provencher. "It's an even better opportunity for the brewers to showcase their beers and malt beverages."
New this year are a photo booth, dunk tank and cornhole games.
The popular festival – which attracts upwards of 2,500 people each year – has continued to grow.
"We've outgrown the space we've used in the parking lot at Avidia Bank," said Provencher.
The event is co-organized by the Hudson and Nashoba Valley Rotary clubs as a joint fundraiser. The brewfest typically raises about $40,000 that is split between the two clubs. The Hudson club has used the money to fund local projects and events include the Hudson 150th anniversary fireworks and the Paul Cellucci memorial at Town Hall.
The event lasts from 4-7 p.m. Tickets are $35. To purchase tickets visit www.spiritofhudson.com.
Jeff Malachowski can be reached at 508-490-7466 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @JmalachowskiMW.


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A bill that would require the approval of a new state commission to remove any Confederate memorials in New Orleans and elsewhere failed in a Senate committee Wednesday morning.Knowing these lost causers, the answer is probably not. They've got at least one more stand in the courts. Then it's on to... oh I'm sure they'll think of something.
The party-line vote was 4-5 and followed 90 minutes of testimony, all from supporters of the legislation.
The measure, Senate Bill 276, would ban the removal of a wide range of war and other historic sites outlined in the legislation unless a seven-member commission granted a waiver.
The move is aimed at derailing plans to take down a statue of Robert E. Lee and other controversial monuments.
The New Orleans City Council voted 6-1 in December to allow removal of four monuments.
Update: I see what you did there, NOLA dot com. "Confederate monuments bill rejected in Senate committee, but will rise again in House"


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Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending June 6, 2010Broadway Box Office Tweets - Week Ending June 6, 2010
If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know that each Monday, I offer my quick analysis of each preceding week's box office on Broadway.
For your viewing pleasure, here are my tweets in chronological order for the week ending June 6, 2010:
4:46 pm June 6 - WICKED, LION KING, PROMISES PROMISES, FENCES, BILLY ELLIOT each earned $1 million+ last week at Broadway box office
4:47 pm June 6 - JERSEY BOYS has fallen below $1 million gross for first time in years grossing just $963,853 playing to 88.6% capacity
4:48 pm June 6 - ADDAMS FAMILY was also among shows grossing more than $1 million last week, too: $1,278,089 with 94.4% capacity
4:49 pm June 6 - Sold-out WICKED continues reign as Broadway box office's highest grossing show: $1,570,925 with av tix priced $108.55
4:50 pm June 6 - FENCES trifecta: week's top grossing play $1,024,317, highest average ticket price: $116.72, highest capacity: 101.7%
4:51 pm June 6 - NEXT FALL week's lowest grossing show ($116,150) & average ticket price ($47.12). Played to just 52.3% capacity.
4:52 pm June 6 - Week's lowest capacity was at HAIR, attracting 46.5%. Grosses $351,992 with average ticket price of $67.01
4:54 pm June 6 - In a down box office week overall, BEHANDING IN SPOKANE increased capacity by 3.6% to 72.9%. Grosses $483,113
4:56 pm June 6 - Biggest decline in capacity was AMERICAN IDIOT, losing 21.9% audience to 52.8%. Grosses down sharply to $612,380
5:00 pm June 6 - Last week, only FENCES and WICKED sold out completely. LION KING came close at 98.8% capacity
5:02 pm June 6 - AMERICAN IDIOT, FELA!, MEMPHIS, MILLION $ QUARTET (all Tony Best Musical nominees) lost 10% or more of their audiences
Feel free to comment and let me know if you're surprised by any of these results.
This is Steve On Broadway (SOB).
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Labels: American Idiot, Box Office, Broadway, Broadway Box Office, Capacity, Fences, Grosses, Jersey Boys, Next Fall, Wicked