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Friday, May 7, 2010
Embers by Laura Bickle
Embers by Laura Bickle
Truth burns.
Unemployment, despair, anger--visible and invisible unrest feed the undercurrent of Detroit's unease. A city increasingly invaded by phantoms now faces a malevolent force that further stokes fear and chaos throughout the city.
Anya Kalinczyk spends her days as an arson investigator with the Detroit Fire Department, and her nights pursuing malicious spirits with a team of eccentric ghost hunters. Anya--who is the rarest type of psychic medium, a Lantern--suspects a supernatural arsonist is setting blazes to summon a fiery ancient entity that will leave the city in cinders. By Devil's Night, the spell will be complete, unless Anya--with the help of her salamander familiar and the paranormal investigating team --can stop it.
Anya's accustomed to danger and believes herself inured to loneliness and loss. But this time she's risking everything: her city, her soul, and a man who sees and accepts her for everything she is. Keeping all three safe will be the biggest challenge she's ever faced.
* This review is done from a book Novel Reads received from the publisher.
Anya Kalinczyk, as the BCC says is a Fire Investigator by day and spends her nights for DAGR, the Detroit Area Ghost Researchers. Lately, Anya's been trying to figure out who has been starting several fires around town and leaving no clues behind. When DAGR calls her in on a particularly bad haunting. The group generally only calls Anya when they have to choosing to reserve her for the cases that are simply to hard for them to handle themselves. You see, Anya is a Lantern. A very rare type of medium that can devour ghosts. It's hard on Anya to do this not just physically but emotionally, as well so she is a last resort. When Anya finally traps the spirit and gets ready to devour her, the ghost whispers, "Sirrush is coming."
Anya knows little of Sirrush, just that he was once revered as a god of fire but after this experience with the ghost, who turns out to be that of a young girl, the name Sirrush and the fact that he is coming seems to be just about all the spirits can talk about. What's worse, is it seems the fires could in fact be related to Sirrush and his return. What's more, it would seem that perhaps Anya isn't the only Lantern out there--she just be the only Lantern out there with the desire to stop Sirrush from rising.
Embers takes the reader on a fast paced, page turning adventure, as Anya, Sparky, and DAGR race to save Detroit--and Anya herself--from demons and ancient gods. Bickle has written a fantastically believable world that a reader can get lost in. Embers, is hands down, bar none, the best Urban Fantasy written by a debut author, hell, written by anyone, that I have read in a very long time. I look forward to reading more about Anya and Sparky and the mishmash of others that complete DAGR in Bickle's next release Sparks.
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Here is the link to the poll I started: What is your favorite subject?
Google Docs was much easier to use! I really enjoy it. It's user-friendly and so convenient! Here is the link to a document that was shared with me - just click here. It has response activities for readers. It can be used for a center. I used it and it works well!

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Sunday, September 06, 2009
Life Comes At You Fast
The day went swimmingly (excuse the pun). We laid by their pool for a bit, which offered a spectacular view of the lake. Then we decided to take a boat ride so the kids could tube. They loved it and were all smiles as they took their turns. Then some of my friend's family arrived by boat, so we went back to the marina to hang out with them for awhile. It was so hot that we all jumped into the water off the dock to cool off. We spent the last hours of the day floating in the water and chatting. It was so relaxing and we were just starting the dialogue of "what shall we do for dinner?" when Curt climbed out of the water with blood running down his face, looking confused.
To be honest, at first I thought he was playing a joke. But as the blood covered his face at an alarming rate I realized that he was in trouble. Turns out he was swimming towards the dock with his eyes closed, overshot and came up under the dock into a piece of metal, splitting his head open. It didn't take long for us to determine that our day of fun had taken a turn for the worse and, instead of dinner, we were headed to the hospital. We quickly packed up kids and belongings and I drove the 45 minutes back to our neck of the woods to take him to the ER with him holding ice and paper towels on his bleeding head the whole way.
Six staples later, he is home and doing fine. Moving a bit slower than normal, but fine. We have changed our weekend plans from going and doing to resting and reflecting. At first I struggled with feeling angry-- not at him, just in general-- about our plans being so dramatically altered and our "fun" being called on account of injury. But as the night progressed, I realized how much worse it could have been and changed my attitude from one of feeling sorry for myself to one of praising God that we were all home and safe. A bit battered, but safe. Last night Curt said that he was very grateful that the impact with the metal hadn't knocked him out. He would have been under the dock and slipped quietly underwater. I shuddered at the thought.
I thank God for having His hand on Curt yesterday and for His patience with me to catch up with His grace and His goodness to us. My faith statement for today? I am protected from all harm and evil in Jesus' name. (Psalm 91:14-16)
7 comments:
- Pryncss Briana said...
Praise God for being The Good Shepherd and taking care of those who trust in Him.
- September 6, 2009 at 2:47 PM
- Jennifer said...
So glad things were not much worse...and you got in so much fun before the accident! Wow - how scary that must have been!?! Hope Curt is feeling great soon.
- September 6, 2009 at 11:57 PM
- Hannah said...
Awwwww! Poor Mr. Whalen. That has to hurt. Hope he feels better soon!
- September 7, 2009 at 8:30 AM
- Arlene Grimm said...
Hope today is a better one Marybeth. Sometimes God has a different agenda than we do!(We are studying Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges in Sunday School and this is one of the things that has been brought home to me.) I like to be in charge of all situations and get frustrated when there is a change in plans. Praying for you!
- September 7, 2009 at 8:53 AM
- Mary said...
Thanking God along with you that Curt is doing well now. What a horrible nightmare that situation could have been. Enjoy your downtime, even though it wouldn't have been your first choice.
Mary in AZ
- September 9, 2009 at 11:01 AM
"I thank God for ... His patience with me to catch up with His grace and His goodness to us" ... thank you for making that statement so that I could have this reminder. Gods blessings to you and yours and I hope Curts wound will heal quickly.
- September 9, 2009 at 2:25 PM
- Melissa Stover said...
oh that sounds terrifying. i'm so glad it ended well.
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This is a beautifully detail digital baking download I created from a 1915 food extract bottle products illustration. I recently posted a similar digital baking download here of bottles of food extract and colorings. This digital baking clip art would be great in a project related to homemade goodies, such a cookies and other desserts. I think the baking illustration alone makes a great gift tag design!


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Judge not!
How do you explain this to a potential employer?
That the reason you never stayed at a job for long
and found it hard having a job description
or why you never knew how to answer the "purpose" or "5 years time" question
or why you don't have a particular 'set of skills'…
is because maybe you're just okay with being a Catalyst.
or so you think.
😀 😀
Changes in Men
Love should be expressed in words and action
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Fire Control for dummies
The race for our soul
The more you look
Sometime last year, I did a blog post on this.
This is the Blackboard art for that post.
Hope you're all having a great week.
Also thanks to Jaycee for her guest post here.
There's always something behind that action you took
or are about to take.
Why are you working where you are working?
Why are you in that relationship?
Why do you want to become the President or go into politics?
Some motives are good, some bad.
..money, making a difference, sex, envy, love, etc..
Sometimes, we deceive ourselves on our true motives.
BUT one thing is sure, we are NOT ignorant of our motives.
Search yourself. Watch that motive.
Sealed lips
DK the killer
Things take time
People will always talk
A million soldiers
We are scared of opening up our hearts;
scared of being vulnerable…
probably due to previous experiences
or because we feel secured in our shell and guard.
Truth is, we miss out on the interesting things in life when we do this:
the tears, the thrill, the love, the warmth, the hurts,
the joy of forgiveness, etc…
Open up your heart!
Trust and love freely.
["a million soldiers" was inspired by a valuable discussion I had late last night/early this morning with a friend 🙂 ]
Failure is an option
Sides to a coin
Lean on me
Hugh McLeod says everyone has their own private mountain everest they were put in this world to climb.
However, I will add one more option – the last on the list.
Choose wisely.
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Satan can't fly
One day, I was discussing with an elderly man – a wise man indeed.
He told me how important it is that we move forward in life..
..academically, socially, financially, politically and so on.
He also told me that satan can also move back and forth on the same plane.
He added that for us to avoid satan, it is important we move up as we move forward.
And I asked, "How can we move up?";
He replied, "You move up spiritually!"
What do these humans do?
Welcome to Blackboard. Illustrations/Art straight from the heart.
What do these humans do?
There's something about the way we view people/things not within our "circle of the known" (i.e friends, relatives, fellow citizens, etc).
For instance, I can't differentiate a Japanese from a Chinese or Korean; To me, they all look alike – Asians…however, on a closer look, they actually have very noticeable differences.
The same goes for the way non-Africans look at Africans or non-Nigerians view Nigerians and can't really differentiate between Yorubas, Ibos or Hausas, etc…
Same goes for the way we view on our leaders (at home, school, office, nation, etc).
Same goes for the way Christians view non-Christians; Muslims..non-Muslims, pagans..non-pagans.
If only we'd step out of our comfort circle of 'idea' or 'notion' about something, someone or group of people; only then can we see the beauty of the other things and what they are made of, things they can do, the differences they can make.
Same goes: human definitely have sex. It's what they do. It's not all they do!
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Indices Close Strong
The stock market indices started the week off with a bang. They ran up sharply from the get-go, and within minutes they hit their overhead resistance and backed off. The Nasdaq 100 came back much sharper because Apple Inc. (AAPL) was down on the session early on and then reversed. That helped the indices in a beautiful, 5-wave rally intraday, closing at the highs for the day going away on a big spike in the afternoon, particularly in the last half hour when they exploded.
Net on the day, the Dow was up 102.83 at 13,237.38. The S&P 500 was up 16.92 at 1439.50. The Nasdaq 100 was up 36.17 at 2654.26.
Advance-declines were 2 to 1 positive on theNew York Stock Exchange, and 2 1/2 to 1 positive on Nasdaq. Up/down volume was 5 to 1 positive on New York, with total volume of 625 million shares. Nasdaq traded over 1.85 billion, which is big volume, and had a 2 to 1 positive volume ratio.
Stepping back and reviewing the hourly chart patterns, the indices were up sharply at the get-go, pulled back sharply but held. They ran very hard midday, only to pull back quite sharply in the afternoon, held support, and then exploded into the close as short covering took over. Although the indices closed near 1431 S&P 500 and 2664-5 zone NDX, both of which are resistance levels, it sure looks positive for more upside going forward as the S&P 500 held its major trend line over the last few weeks.
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Chippie boss stops serving unwrapped food after customers' outrageous claims including 'chips made my car smell'
Gary Brown has people trying to bill him for dry-cleaning and moaning about splinters from wooden forks
A CHIP shop boss has stopped serving unwrapped food over health and safety fears — and moans from customers about spilt vinegar.
Gary Blown, 34, has had people trying to bill him for dry-cleaning, others complaining over smells and some moaning about splinters from wooden forks.
He blames today's compensation culture. He said: "It's mad, but with the complaints we've got to be careful. I don't want someone slipping on vinegar and saying we are liable for it.
"One time a woman threatened me because her car stunk of vinegar after she ordered chips in paper. She said, 'I've got vinegar all down me'.
"I told her she could have had them in a box. Trying to bill me for dry-cleaning and a valet was ridiculous.
"We used to have the traditional wooden forks but someone said they got a splinter so now they're plastic."
Gary has faced flak over the new rules at his Great British Fish and Chips in Chobham, Surrey, with one regular refusing to pay 20p for a box, a charge Gary introduced after a council warning over customers' litter.
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September 7, 2013
A $500,000 gift has given new impetus to Albion College's fund drive for Phase II of the planned improvements in its outdoor athletic facilities, expected to cost $3 million. The gift, which came in August from anonymous donors, will support the construction of a new soccer/lacrosse complex.
"We are very grateful to these community-minded donors for their generous gift, and the fact that they wanted to be sure it addressed some of the College's current priorities," said Interim President Mike Frandsen. "Enhancing our outdoor athletic facilities will benefit our varsity teams and the entire student body."
Reconfigured to a north-south orientation, the new varsity soccer/lacrosse complex will have artificial turf and permanent bleachers and press box facilities. The addition of stadium lighting will also allow for extended use of the field to aid in scheduling athletic practices and events outside of class time and enable the College to host both high school and collegiate tournaments.
"This generous gift gives us important momentum for our athletics campaign," said Athletic Director Matt Arend. "We deeply appreciate this tremendous vote of confidence in Briton athletics and all that we hope to accomplish through these improvements."
The athletics campaign will also support the reconfiguration of the College's baseball and softball stadiums. Also planned are a new entrance to Alumni Field, serving as a gateway to the entire complex, and a centrally located outdoor plaza that will offer a gathering space for players and fans.
For more information, please visit: www.albion.edu/athletic-upgrades.


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Why I Wouldn't Buy The Sims 4
The Sims 4 has been announced by EA and Maxis and now we know that it'll be released in 2014. As a longtime fan of the series, I'm actually pretty excited by this announcement. The Sims 3 has been a pretty big success despite the constant bugs and the fact that it took outside modders to get many players games working properly. Regardless of the constant patching and modding updates needed to play The Sims 3 without crashing, people are excited and wary for The Sims 4. There has been a lot of discussion going on about what features fans would like to see. I on the other hand, would like to focus on what features I do not want to see in this game. So here it is my list of features that would force me to wash my hands of the Sims series.
Adding SimCity features
Don't get me wrong I enjoy SimCity but I don't want it mixed up with The Sims 4. There are some that would like to see multiple playable cities that our Sims would be able to travel almost freely to each. And while I understand the desire I don't see it ending well. Sims at this point can travel to different location using expansions like World Adventures or University Life and already traveling can take an inordinate amount of time depending on your computer. The Sims 3 already requires a lot of CPU power and adding more complex features like those we see in SimCity can turn an already potentially lagging game into a nightmare.
Needing other players
We've already seen bits of this feature added with expansions like Showtime, where in order to raise your Sims level you have can send them to other players' games. Even when this works it can be a pain and more often than not your friends Sims doesn't show up to your concert. EA/Maxis has slowly been adding more social features to The Sims 3 so it isn't outside the realm of possibility that other aspects would force you to rely on friends in order to advance. For example your Sims is an Interior Decorator; to advance in that career past level 5 you have to send your Sims to other players' games. And you'll have to do it every single day otherwise your Sims will never advance during play. Yeah not a fan.
Micro transactions
EA has been all about micro transactions in the Sims series. The Sims Social was one giant micro transaction and you can already purchase objects from the store during Sims 3 gameplay. Well what if that continued? Yes I understand that it's ridiculous but it does feel like a natural progression since we allow so much of it already. What if in The Sims 4 you need micro transactions just to advance through the game. For $1.99 you can unlock new characters or houses. For $2.99 you can unlock extra family slots. I think I'd write off the series completely.
And finally, continued reliance on the modding community
Don't get me wrong I love the modding community. In fact most of my Sims, clothes, houses and objects comes from the modders. I even have mods that help me play my game. However with news coming out that the most prominent Sims 3 modder, the one whose allowed most of us to even start our game fixing problems that patching constantly causes, is retiring after the last Sims 3 expansion comes out how can we trust EA and Maxis not to continue making the same mistakes. Each time an expansion comes out new bugs follow with it. And sometimes weeks before they get around to fixing it the modders come to save the day. I'm not sure that the fans of the series will be willing to tolerate this happening with The Sims 4 especially if there's no guarantee that modders can fix it.
So that's it my short list of thing that would cause me to put down The Sims forever. At this point I'm not sure what we can expect to see with The Sims 4 as there really isn't that much info being released. All I hope is that this advancement in the series fixes the problems that The Sims 3 has and continues to expand on all the good things that the game has going for it.


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11 comments:
- laila said...
lets continue to dream on
- 3:36 pm
- سمر said...
it's not just a dream anymore.. it's so real..
hopefully it'll be the beginning of achieving our larger dreams :)
- 11:52 pm
- Jamal said...
- 1:34 am
- hillz said...
بدي قلك انو هيدا مو حلم أمل.. غلطانة..
هيا كابوس لياللي عم يركضو..
غيري العنوان
- 2:17 am
- jooj said...
Raw7a bala raj3a Nshallah
- 8:28 pm
- Dedo Indicador said...
ليبانيس شعوب باليستينيانو ويستحق ان يعيش في سلام. اعرفها الحضنه البرتغال
- 3:17 pm
- واحد إفتراضي said...
هذا, حد اللحظة, أجمل ما خط قلمك
ظلي بخير
- 3:29 am
- Mo said...
يعني بجد
و خاصة بالشهر و نيّف يلي مضوا
ما أضيق العيش لولا فسحة أمل
أو كما يقال
ما أضيق العيش لولا دفتر الرسم
- 2:07 pm
a dream that became true..
good job
- 6:11 am
Myth of Isreal wanting only to have peace !
"In fact, this was no simple "clash" during an intelligence-gathering mission, as early reports in the Israeli media made clear before the official story was established. Israeli special forces launched the covert operation to capture a Hizbullah leader, Sheikh Mohammed Yazbak, way beyond the Litani River, the northern extent of Israel's supposed "buffer zone". The hit squad were disguised not only as Arabs -- a regular ploy by units called "mistarvim" -- but as Lebanese SOLDIERS driving in LEBANESE army vehicles. When their cover was blown, Hizbullah opened fire, killing one Israeli and wounding two more in a fierce gun battle.
(It is worth noting that, according to the later official version, Israel's elite forces were exposed only as they completed their intelligence work and were returning home. Why would Israel be using special forces, apparently in a non-belligerent fashion, in a dangerous ground operation when shipments of weapons crossing from Syria can easily be spotted by Israel's spy drones and its warplanes?)
It is difficult to see how this operation could be characterised as "defensive" except in the Orwellian language employed by Israel's army -- which, after all, is misleadingly known as the Israel Defence Forces. UN Resolution 1701, the legal basis of the ceasefire, calls on Israel to halt "ALL OFFENSIVE military operations". How much more offensive could the operation be?
But, more significantly, what is Israel's intention towards the United Nation's ceasefire when it chooses to VIOLATE it not only by assaulting Hizbullah positions in an area outside the "buffer zone" it has invaded but also then IMPLICATED the Lebanese ARMY in the attack? Is there not a DANGER that Hizbullah fighters may now fire on Lebanese troops fearing that they ARE undercover ISRAELI soldiers? Does Israel's deceit not further weaken the standing of the Lebanese army, which under Resolution 1701 is supposed to be policing south Lebanon on Israel's behalf? Could reluctance on the part of Lebanon's army to engage Hizbullah as a result not potentially provide an excuse for Israel to renew hostilities? And what would have been said had Israel launched the same operation disguised as UN peacekeepers, the international force arriving to augment the Lebanese soldiers already in the area? These questions need urgent answers but, as usual, they were not raised by diplomats or the media.
On the diplomatic front, Israel's ambassador to the UN, Dan Gillerman, REJECTED out of hand a peace initiative from the ARAB League that it hopes to bring before the Security Council next month. The Arab League proposal follows a similar attempt at a comprehensive peace plan by the Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, in 2002 that was also instantly brushed aside by Israel. On this occasion, Gillerman claimed there was no point in a new peace process; Israel, he said, wanted to concentrate on disarming Hizbullah under UN Resolution 1701. Presumably that means more provocative "raids", like the one on Saturday, in violation of the ceasefire.
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Friday, January 18, 2008
Fambly Friday
24 comments:
- Diamond Emerald-Eyes said...
You're getting a baby girl bean?
- January 18, 2008 at 10:07 AM
- Spirit and Ezra said...
Spirit sez... You'se is getting a girl baby bean!
Ezra sez... Maybe she can play wiff Kimo and Sabi's blurpy girl
- January 18, 2008 at 10:12 AM
- Chance said...
All da pink meens a gurl, but is it a noo blurpy or is it a sisfur? Ooooo yoo gots ta tells me.
- January 18, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- Tybalt said...
You are getting a new blurpy?!?!?!
A GIRL blurpy?!?!?!?!
- January 18, 2008 at 10:16 AM
- Angus said...
A blurpy girl! Congratulations! Blurpy girls are so wonderful, as Kimo and Sabi will tell us all!
- January 18, 2008 at 10:40 AM
- Cheysuli and gemini said...
Oh that is a nice pink blanket. We love ours too!
- January 18, 2008 at 11:02 AM
- Captain Jack and Sir Dante said...
Pink = girl. Are you getting a new blurpy like Kimo and Sabi got?
- January 18, 2008 at 11:07 AM
- jenianddean said...
A blurpy girl!!! ::spin::
-Jasper McKitten-Cat
- January 18, 2008 at 11:16 AM
- Kaz's Cats said...
Do you mean another little bean sister for you? You're one very lucky kitty 'cos that means one more bean to spoil you...er, treat you right!
Gypsy & Tasha
- January 18, 2008 at 12:05 PM
- Daisy said...
PINK! That means a girl! Woohoo! Maybe she can be friends with Kiera!
- January 18, 2008 at 1:11 PM
- Parker said...
A girl babybean! WooHoo!
- January 18, 2008 at 1:37 PM
- DEBRA said...
A baby gurl!!!!!!!!!!!
Woo woo.
Dat is wunderfull.
- January 18, 2008 at 1:42 PM
- Kimo & Sabi said...
Are you gittin' a gurl bean too?!
P.S. our gurl bean is growin' fast - she can't fit into newborn stuff anymore - she's into 0-3 or 3 month stuff now.
- January 18, 2008 at 1:43 PM
I know, I know! It means that you'll be getting a little girl blurpy baby girl bean sister! *smile* How exciting!
Purrs and snuggles from Marilyn!
- January 18, 2008 at 1:49 PM
- Kellie The Orange Cat said...
It's a girl, it's a girl....how exciting!
- January 18, 2008 at 2:37 PM
- Samantha & Tigger said...
It's a girl baby bean!! You must be so excited!! So cool!!
Your FL furiends,
- January 18, 2008 at 3:23 PM
- Mickey said...
It's a girl!!!! WOOT!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK, So far the score is Girls 2 Boys 0,heehee!
Guess we need to wait on Lilly Lu's Mom & TT's Mom :)
Purrs Mickey
- January 18, 2008 at 5:38 PM
- Eric and Flynn said...
Yayyyy we fink it's a blurpy girl too.
- January 18, 2008 at 7:39 PM
- SophieKitty said...
Yippee! It's a girl! Girls are nice.
- January 18, 2008 at 9:21 PM
- The Devil Dog said...
That is SO cool. Another little girl. We bet she will be just as cute as her sister.
- January 18, 2008 at 9:37 PM
- Jimmy Joe said...
Oh man, Monty, you're gonna have a new girl mini-Bean? That's very exciting!
Your buddy, Jimmy Joe
- January 18, 2008 at 10:04 PM
- michico*Adan said...
That pink blanket is very suit you!
I like your photos of today, you are so adorable!
- January 18, 2008 at 10:33 PM
- Camie's Kitties said...
Well, congratulations on your girl. We know you will train her right.
Tiki, Tavi, Cody and Camie
- January 19, 2008 at 1:03 AM
- Poppy Q said...
I fink it means your mommy is going to paint the whole house pink cause she is having another girl!!! Yippee that should even up the numbers in your house a bit more!!!
Concatulations on that great nooz and thanks for sharing it with us.
Alas mum is not good at knitting booties but I is sure she could rustle up something for your new girl.
Poppy Q
- January 19, 2008 at 2:59 AM


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So only one of these looks similar to our house. The rest actually have optimistic numbers for Eppraisal compared to Zillow.
So I don't know who to believe. The best thing to do would be to have an appraisal done, but last time we did that it was $500. We had the appraisal done in order to refinance in Fall of last year. We were not qualified because we owed over 105% of the house's value at that time. I think the value was appraised at $200,000 at the time and we owed about $210,000. Now we have the mortgage paid down to a little over $183,000, and the interest rates are even better than the were last year, however it appears our house value has slipped even lower and we still owe more on our house than it is worth. I'd love to try to refinance at the great rates available these days, but don't want spend $500 for another appraisal only to be rejected again.
Anyway, here is one more example of how these could be completely inaccurate. My parents live in a different part of town, so I put their address in and difference between Eppraisal and Zillow was huge! $85,485 difference! And Eppraisal had the higher value!
So, I don't think I will be including the house value in my net worth updates in the future because I don't have an accurate number. Even the mutual fund prices change so much, I might only do updates once every quarter for now on.


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Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her. Hosea 2:14
I needed a bit of help understanding this section of Hosea before I was ready to write. Pastor J. Vernon McGee's Thru the Bible commentary was helpful to me.
Hosea 2 goes on to say in verse 15 "There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt."
J. Vernon McGee explained that The Valley of Achor is where God judged the Israelites sin. It is in Achor where the Israelites learned important lessons and were restored. Verse 15 says that God will also bless the Israelites in Achor. However, this is a prophecy yet to be fulfilled. Ancient Achor is near Shechem and is still controlled by Arabs.
The Message version explains vs. 14 and 15 like this "I'm going to start all over again. I'm taking her back out into the wilderness where we had our first date, and I'll court her. I'll give her bouquets of roses. I'll turn Heartbreak Valley into Acres of Hope. She'll respond like she did as a young girl, those days when she was fresh out of Egypt."
Although these verses were written about the Israelites, they can provide lessons for all Christians. God wants to get us away from our temptations to sin. Once we let Him deal with our sins and restore us, then we will be ready to participate in His perfect will for our lives and to receive His blessing.
I've spent many years wondering why God didn't bless me. I said the special prayer of salvation and tried to live a good life. However, I've realized this past year that God isn't interested in me performing the bare necessities for Him. He wants me to consciously stop sinning on a daily business, to grow closer to Him, to study His word and to spend time with Him, to serve Him and follow His will daily.
I want the Lord to start all over with me - to allure me and draw me close to Him. I want Him to restore me and give me a passion to serve Him. I'd like for Him to bless me, when He sees fit. The Israelites still haven't received their blessing in Achor, so I understand that my blessing my take awhile to come. But I have all of eternity.
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I have the extreme honor of guesting over at Bird's Eye View with my good friend Michelle. She asked me about my experience writing in the unique genre of YA memoir.
While you're there, take some time to look around and leave a comment or two. Michelle's first literary work has been requested by several agents, so get ready to hear her name on the scene. I couldn't be happier for her!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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- August 27, 2011 at 7:44 AM
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I just noticed that the cyberdog must have eaten my original comment! Thank you again, Marcie, for taking time to share wise words that writers of all genres can benefit from. You are a true inspiration.
- August 27, 2011 at 11:05 PM
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Loved your post, Marcie! Hopefully I'll see more of you at Bird's-eye View!
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Tracking the 2012 presidential candidates positions and quotes on global warming, energy, and the environment.
Friday, January 21, 2011
2012 NH GOP Presidential Straw Poll
The Republican Party of New Hampshire will hold its first ever presidential straw poll on January 22, 2011. The close to 500 Republicans who participate in Saturday's NH GOP Annual Meeting in Derry will have the opportunity to name their preferred candidate for president, according to ABC News. The results will be posted on WMURPoliticalScoop.com sometime on Saturday afternoon, as well as on Twitter @amyewalter.
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I don't know about you, but the evil events of last week in Boston have saddened my spirits. Yet, rather than give way to melancholy, I am trying to focus on the good.
Floating around the blogosphere is the quote from Fred Rogers of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping'."
Such advice is helpful. It follows one of my favorite verses in the New Testament: "Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, and on the fine, good things in others. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about...and the God of peace will be with you." (Philippians 4:8,9 The Living Bible).
Following this advice. I listen to the birds singing their "cheer-up" song, and notice the flowers nodding their hello to spring. I look for lovely things like the palest of pink tulips around the lamp post in our backyard.
These pink and white double-petal tulips are so pretty, lifting their faces heavenward, attesting to beauty on earth, gifts from above.
How can I stay sad when from our front yard, we look across the road to the greening grass, then across the river to trees in their hint-of-green lace negligees?
Furthermore, I can see good within the human spirit. Rather than destroy, mankind has been cultivating beauty since Eden. Two weeks ago the Amish farmer across the road spread organic fertilizer on the dark soil. And already the field beyond the hedgerow is greening. Can you see his house and barn at the crest of the hill? There it is on the horizon; I only need to look up.
Indeed, all around are evidences of God's sustaining goodness, proofs of new life, and examples of human helpers who work to restore order where there is chaos.
As doctors and nurses in Boston work to heal the wounded, Penn DOT workers here in Lancaster work to replace the huge wooden, road-surface planks on our covered bridge. They also substitute fresh wood siding on the bridge after vandals busted holes and sprayed graffiti on the walls.
Another helper, a gardener, placed bulbs in the earth last fall, so daffodils and jonquils would bloom in the spring.
Good neighbors planted a redbud tree, just so everyone could revel in the dainty purple beauty.
Won't you join me in dispelling the lingering shadows left from last week's terrorism. Take note of the sunlight igniting the forsythia bushes near you, and let the beauty of springtime chase away the lingering shadows in your heart.


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Born and raised to be an emotionless killing machine, Nathan is one of the most lethal Breed vampires in existence. A key member of the Order—an elite group of warriors charged with protecting both mortals and vampires—Nathan executes each mission with flawless precision and a total lack of mercy. Now he must pursue a powerful, hidden enemy. But Nathan's hard discipline and training are no match for the fierce pull he feels toward a young woman he has no right to desire—a woman of wealth and high social standing who has long been promised to another Breed male, and who may also prove to be the key to rooting out Nathan's elusive quarry.
Jordana lives a life of glittering privilege as a member of a prominent Breed family in Boston. Surrounded by fine things and fawning admirers, Jordana wants for nothing—until she crosses paths with a dark, intense warrior from the Order and finds herself swept into an impulsive, sizzling kiss that neither of them will forget. As much as she tries to deny her deep feelings for Nathan, Jordana cannot resist the craving to be near him, to break through his forbidding walls and see the man he truly is. But getting close to Nathan will thrust Jordana into a treacherous new world, forcing her to risk all she has and all she knows about herself and her past. And loving this seductive man could be the most dangerous temptation of all.
Kindle Edition, 288 pagesExpected publication: August 5th 2014 by Delacorte Press
Series: Midnight Breed #12
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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I received an advanced readers copy of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
Crave the Night is book twelve in the Midnight Breed series. What I want to know is how come I never heard of this series before now?? Eleven books passed me by before I was introduced to it. How could that have happened? Have I been hiding under a rock? I am hanging my head in shame as I write this.
As you can probably tell from above, this is the first book in this series for me (still hanging my head), but I was able to follow along without reading the eleven that came before it. Boy do I wish I had read them all first if this one is any indication of how good they are. I think the only thing that I was missing was the back story on some of the secondary characters.
Crave the Night had the perfect balance of the paranormal and the steamy, is it hot in here or is it just me aspect. All too often I find that the erotic elements out weigh the story and it gets lost. This is not the case with this book. There is a good story to go along with the hot and heavy. I think fans of paranormal and erotic will be equally pleased. I also think that Nathan with all his hotness will appeal to most (or maybe all) women with his dark, brooding personality and looks to go with it. The pages definitely heat up and there are some very descriptive sex scenes so it may not be appropriate for younger readers.
The story and characters kept me fully engaged from beginning to end. I thought it was well written and it flowed nicely. It appealed to the adult in me where as I find that a lot of paranormal books appeal more to the younger me. This was a really refreshing change. Over all I really, really enjoyed this book and will definitely be reading all of the books in the Midnight Breed series. Lara Adrian is a new to me author that I will be keeping tabs on from here on out.
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The Motor City's oldest church building is Saints Peter and Paul at 629 Jefferson Street.
The cornerstone was laid in 1844 and it was consecrated as a cathedral in 1848--it is in the post-classical basilica style.
In 1877 Detroit's bishop deeded the church to the Jesuit Order so they could found a college--the school is now the University of Detroit Mercy. Adjacent to the church is the college's law school, most of the university is located on Detroit's northwest side.
The Jesuits wanted to close the church in 1971 and turn the historic structure into a law library for the college, but parishioners successfully sued to keep it as a house of worship.
That's the Michigan historical marker outside of the church.
UPDATE 9:10pm CST: There will be a mass mob at this church tomorrow morning.


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by Dan Sumerel
Although more than just a how to train horses book, the author does explain his training methods in easy-to-understand language. He also gives an interesting and often entertaining account of how he developed his own approach to horse training.
Sumerels interest in training started when, as an adult, he got his first Arabian geldings. Soon, he acquired an Arabian stallion with the dangerous habit of running away with his rider. Sumerel was determined to figure out how to overcome his new horses bad habit.
Because he'd had little prior experience with horses, he had no preconceived ideas about training. Using creativity and persistence, he experimented with various techniques until he finally found an approach that worked. (A clue as to how well it worked is on the books cover. The horse pictured is Sunny, the formerly dangerous runaway -- ridden by Sumerel with just a halter.)
Largely as a result of this first major training breakthrough, Sumerel found himself with a new career in midlife, as others asked him to train their horses. As he continued to polish his basic techniques, Sumerel's reputation grew until he had achieved his current success as a respected horse trainer and clinician.
In this book, Sumerel explains how to use the techniques that he gradually discovered and developed. With them, it is possible to find the magic and develop a better working relationship with your own horse.


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Adventures in cloth diapering, breastfeeding, baby wearing, and other slightly crunchy pursuits.
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I cheated. I had leftover homemade meat sauce, so I didn't want to put chicken in these. Instead I just combined cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese with salt, pepper, and garlic powder to make the filling, spread it on the lasagna noodles and rolled them up on top of the sauce. I topped it with a little mozarella and parmesan (the picture is pre-topping). It ends up tasting much like stuffed shells or something like that. I may try to make my homemade sauce without meat sometime and try the chicken version, but I bet the chicken version would be even better with alfredo sauce!
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This turned out well, but the flavor wasn't as strong as I was expecting based on the yummy smell. I think it would be ever better with a little dill mixed in.
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Several thousand people had gathered to celebrate African-American culture. I noticed that the mostly white tea party protesters were mingling in with the mostly black family reunion celebrants. The tea party people were buying lunch from the family reunion food stands. They had joined the audience of a rap concert.But the cries of the racism of Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and other continue, not because these people are truly racist, but because it is an easy route to take--if you have opposition to what a black President is trying to do, it must be racism.
Because sociology is more important than fitness, I stopped to watch the interaction. These two groups were from opposite ends of the political and cultural spectrum. They'd both been energized by eloquent speakers. Yet I couldn't discern any tension between them. It was just different groups of people milling about like at any park or sports arena.
But it would seem to me that on an everyday level, we truly are reaching a largely post racial nation. That is not to say that there aren't pockets of racism, on both sides, but I think that for the most part, most Americans don't really give a toss about race. In fact, I would wager that for the most part, we simply don't care. Everyday we see more and more mixed race couples, bi-racial kids and the mixing of people from different races. For the most part, we don't notice or care--at least we don't in my world--limited as it may be.
So what drives the liberal left to cry racism? The obvious answer is insecurity. I suspect that a fair number of Democrats were surprised by Obama and don't know how to properly defend him as a President and politician. Obama's near instant arrival on the scene didn't give Democrats a time to vet him a little more, to plot a way to describe Obama in terms other than racial terms--i.e. our first Black President, a President for the post-racial America. In fact, I suspect that among Democrats, Obama is seen first as a black man and that is more indicative of a party more concerned with race than with policy.
I think the mish-mash of opinions and placards David Brooks saw among the Tea Party protesters is indicative of a general dissatisfaction with Presidential policies. But dissatisfaction with the President's race is not a factor.


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This is as much for myself to look at next year as anything else but in case you were curious, read on.
Nutrition Breakdown: I'll just do day of. If I did night before I'd want to get in to the whole day before, and then the day before that... you get the point. I did eat a bunch of pasta and a chicken sausage for dinner among other things.
Breakfast: Oats with walnuts, maple syrup, pinch of salt and a sliced banana. Tropicana Orange juice with calcium and vitamin D, lots of pulp. 1 Monavie active gel left over from last year. Coffee too. That is essential. All this taken in a little after 5, was out of the house by 5:35 en route to pick up Ohran at the Canyons.
Feed strategy: I went with drop bags for the Deer Valley feed zones and it worked well. My bag was bright yellow so it was easy to see. I drove over to the Park City feed the morning of the race and left a cooler. It killed any warm up time but it was worth it when I stopped and grabbed an ice cold bottle and some cold Gu's before heading up Sprio in the heat of the day.
H20 form: 2 hydration packs with 50-60 oz each. I used one for the first leg and then grabbed the other at the 2nd feed. I finished the 2nd one with about 30 minutes left in the race but didn't finish the first. I had a spare tube in each pack and a spare CO2 in my jersey pocket. I also carried a tube and CO2 on my bike. Gotta have backup!
Sports drink form: 3 bottles of Carbo Rocket- again the first I did not finish but the 2nd and 3rd I did. Maybe should have been drinking more early on...
Gel Form: 8 total Gu's, 4 Roctane and 4 Regular. 6 of the 8 were caffeinated, 2 not. 4 of these were done in the last 2 hours. I popped a Jet Blackberry up Spiro, a Blueberry Pomegranate Roctane on Mid Mountain, an Espresso Love climbing that bitch of a fire road past the Canyons, and then a Vanilla Orange Roctane at the start of the last singletrack climb. I was cramping there and I swear that as soon as the Roctane hit my mouth I stopped cramping. I'm not just saying that because I sell Gu either...
Block Form: 2 bags of Chomps. Non caffeinated, I get enough caffeine in the Gu's and morning coffee.
Solid form: 3 Fig Newmans, 1 big chocolate chip cookie that crumbled in my jersey. I started just shoving cookies or whatever in my jersey in Breck and it works well because you don't have a wrapper to deal with. Just grab a handful and stuff it in your mouth. Oreos taste fine soaked in sweat!
What was lacking: I had planned to stop ad the aids and grab a brownie or other sugary treat and a Coke but Tostado was super fast in the feeds (and blew through the last one) and I didn't have time... I think I could have used something like that at aid 3, maybe next year I'll put a Double Shot Starbucks drink, Redbull or Coke in my cooler. A handful of Sweedish Fish would have been a good jersey pocket addition.
Overall thoughts- I really can't complain as I managed to win the race and beat last years time by 9 minutes, though I think I could have drank and ate more early on. I tried to put some pressure on Tostado on Steps and started to bonk... bad. He passed me and I just sat behind him and started to take on calories. Those eventually hit the system and I was better by Spriro but if I had paid more attention to eating early that may not have happened. But how do you not have one of those moments in a hour race. Maybe its inevitable, better ask Dave Wiens. He seems like he has it dialed for that duration...
I also made myself a little sick by downing all those Gu's in the last 2 hours I think. They were necessary to get me to the finish but made me feel crummy for an hour after. Just a lot of sugar and caffeine in my stomach when I was already a bit dehydrated. This may have been avoided by fueling more early, though who knows. That's the theme though- early, early early!!
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Don't feel bad if you still haven't picked out a gift for your pops just yet — he'll understand.
Dads are notoriously known for remembering anniversaries and birthdays at the last minute — so this time around, he won't really mind if you've been pop-crastinating on his present.
To help you out, here are some down-to-the-wire Father's Day gift ideas for people who need something fast and frugal before Sunday, June, 16.
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The ShaveTech USB Razor looks as sleek as it sounds. This razor is about the same size and width of a smart phone, making it easy to fit into the suit pocket of dads who are always on the run. The razor comes with a built-in USB charging adapter, carrying pouch and cleaning brush. Dad is going to look pretty smooth — except for when he accidentally talks into his razor and tries to shave with his phone.
ShaveTech USB Razor, $59, available at www.overstock.com
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It's only fitting that your Father's Day gift would featuring one of the most loving dads in movie history. The Darth Vader USB Hub will send your dad over the moon if he's a "Star Wars" fan. The hub features four USB ports and makes the Vader breathing noise every time you plug in a device to charge. There's also the option to turn off the Vader-heavy breathing sound — just in case Dad gets too giddy.
Darth Vader USB Hub, $44, available at www.overstock.com
The Daddle By Cashel
The Daddle is a cute gift for dads who like to horse around with their little ones. It's a saddle that Dad can strap on to transform himself into one-man-pony ride. Knee-pads and an appointment with a chiropractor are not included.
The Daddle By Cashel, $37, available at www.horse.com
Swedish FireKnife
The Swedish FireKnife is as cool as it sounds and does exactly as its name suggests. The blade features fire steel tucked in the handle, which allows dads to build a fire by striking the fire steel with the back of the blade to create hot sparks. This will save Dad tons of time from having to furiously rub two sticks together the next time you go camping.
Light My Fire Swedish FireKnife, $33, available at Mountain Equipment Co-op
The Glenlivet 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch
If your dad is a man's man then he'll enjoy a classic man's drink: 12-year-old single malt Scotch whisky. With its smoky and nutty finish, this classy drink is bound to put even more hair on your dad's chest.
The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, $49, available at the LCBO
Dewalt Tool Box
Get Dad excited to do chores around the house with a toolbox that looks like it's from the future. The Tough System DEWALT Cantilever Top Box has three waterproof storage units, a metal carrier, and probably a flux capacitor. And who knows, Dad might use his tools to finally fix the leaky faucet sink.
Tough System DEWALT Cantilever Top Box, $50, available at Home Depot
Crocs Yukon Slide
Help your dad slide comfortably into summer with Crocs Yukon Slide. The shoe is a bit sportier than a flip-flop but offers the same level of relaxation (and ventilation). The footbed features material that Crocs claims to offer a massage-like feel, thus saving Dad hundreds of dollars from having to visit the masseuse every month.
Yukon Slide Crocs, $50, available at Crocs
Uzi Tactical Defender Pen
Dad is always saying how "the pen is mightier than the sword." Now you can get him a gift that proves that point, literally. Your dad can now go into office meetings with the confidence of knowing that his Uzi Tactical Defender Pen is made of aircraft aluminum, can write upside down, doubles as a glass breaker, and features a hidden handcuff key (yeah, we know). If your dad ever has to use all of these features one day and lives to write about it, using this pen, then it will likely be the greatest Father's Day story ever told.
Uzi Tactical Defender Pen, $29, available at www.camouflage.ca
Stuff-A-Burger Press
If your dad is a hamburger lover then he's going to love the opportunity to pack meat on Father's Day. The Stuff-A-Burger Press lets Dad create burgers filled with cheeses, tomatoes, sausage and any kind of extras he can imagine.
Sur La Table Stuff-A-Burger Press, $12, available at www.surlatable.com
Craftsman 6-in-1 LED Screwdriver
This is a thoughtful gift for dads who have trouble screwing in the dark. The Craftsman 6-in-1 Screwdriver comes with two steel bits, each containing a slotted, a Phillips steel tip (four tips in all), and a LED that acts as a flashlight.
Craftsman 6-in-1 LED Screwdriver, $12, available at Sears
Recesky Twin Lens Reflex Camera Kit
Get the old man something old school and retro, like the Recesky Twin Lens Reflex Camera Kit. This is the perfect camera for dads who are tired of the instant gratification of digital photos. The camera kit just requires you to buy your own 35 mm film and takes about an hour to assemble (three hours if you have one of those dads who refuse to read the instructions).
Recesky Twin Lens Reflex Camera Kit, $13, available at www.thinkgeek.com
The Propel Sky Writer Helicopter
The Propel Sky Writer Helicopter allows Dad to program up to 15 phrases and send them through the air using a wireless controller. Your dad will enjoy sending loving messages hovering over you such as: "Clean your room." "Get me a beer" and "Why'd you buy me a toy for Father's Day?"
The Propel Sky Writer Helicopter, $30, The Source
Mari Forssell iPhone 5 Wallet
If your dad is the fashionable sort, then he'll love the opportunity to dress up his iPhone 5 with a fancy iPhone cover that turns his smartphone into a wallet. The Mari Forssell iPhone Wallet is made with red wool and features a brown leather pocket securely placed under the flap, with an antique brass closure clasp. However, if he ever gets his wallet stolen — he'll be losing his wallet and his cellphone in one swoop.
Mari Forssell iPhone Wallet, $28, Career Bags
Indigo Beer Making Kit
Take micro breweries to a whole other level by letting your dad brew his own beer. This Beer Making Kit from Brooklyn Brew Shop comes with step-by-step instructions, special beer brewing equipment, and ingredients. Each mix lets Dad produce one gallon of beer. Keep in mind that the brewing process takes 30 days — so he better be a patient moonshiner.
Indigo Beer Making Kit, $50, available at Indigo
BIC FlameDisk
If your dad is a big time barbecuer, he'd appreciate having an almost eternal flame that is also environmentally-friendly. The BIC FlameDisk is a portable, outdoor grilling innovation that is faster, cleaner and more convenient than charcoal. The FlameDisk uses ethanol as the main fuel ingredient — which comes from corn, a renewable resource.
Since this gift is only $7, you better beef up your BBQ-themed present with some steaks from M&M Meat Shops. Gift cards can be purchased online.
BIC FlameDisk, $7, available at various retailers.


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A lot of food bloggers at this point doing a review of the past month or season. Other bloggers are gearing up for the cooler season, while stile others are moving towards the holidays. Me I don't know what I am ready to do now.
After last months faceless recipe marathon my kitchen seems quit and still. No summer BBQ's and parties to prepare for, my Allstar activities haven't started just yet and my dinners have been our normal much loved everyday meals. Some would say the calm before the storm. What ever you say there is a sense of let down or of missing your best friend kind of thing. Before the month is over my kitchen will be humming again with making soups, and freezing what comes out of the garden, as well as Allstar activities. For now though I believe I have the going to miss the summer time blues.
Here's what I have been up to the week.
Baked pineapple. I like this dish so much. I just couldn't help playing around with my piggies when I took the picture.
This was better then good. I used the Sunday ribs and the leftover pepper steak to make this. The two taste came together making one of the best dirty rice dish I have ever tasted.
Tossed salad of lettuce, tomato, smoked almonds, cheddar cheese with an Asian ginger dressing. The open face is beef cooked in a crock pot with dark beer and beef broth.Wheat bread and mashed potatoes. What is not to love.


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As another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter.
More than anything I want to be a spiritual warrior like you and TL. My body is weak, but my spirit is willing.
General George S. Patton, the greatest American battle general in history, met with his Soldiers and informed them that every single individual of them mattered and was as vital to the war as any general was.
A military needs people to peal potatoes, run communication wires, dig latrines and just be there to diffuse the bullets being shot by the enemy in making more targets.
I posted in a comment recently about a person whose computer blew up, and they had done a great deal of research, but no one read it. The reality is, that one person did not think they mattered, but yet they do, as the more people out there speaking Truth, means that Homoland Security has to divert and invest more resources, and that means sappers like me get through the wire some days easier in that diversion.
Each of you matter, and there is too much of this elite pedaling of diplomas in "people are not qualified". You hear it for President and you have people thinking that just because they are not the popular girl, well they are not measuring up.
For the record, if you are a Natural Born American, unlike Birther Obama, are of age, not a convict, you are qualified to be President. The same is true in Jesus Christian Soldiers or the Continental Patriots of America yet surviving in this sodomite deluge of death.
If you are on the line, if you are confessing Christ, then you are a Spiritual Warrior, as Jesus and the Holy Angels are with you, and you are doing the Lord's work, as the real estate you are in and stand on, is Christ's Kingdom to welcome Him back on earth.
It does not matter if you are Babygirl age or your body is not perfect, or anything else. You are here on the line, and you are an American Patriot and a Spiritual Warrior, as much welcomed by Christ than any Lame Cherry........probably more, as I have a warped sense of humor that I hope Jesus does not bring up, like my quip in thinking He was taller.
We are all in this together for a crown of Life, that only comes from Christ. You stop sinning, confess Jesus and live your lives being moral people to prove that you are Christ's and that is all it requires.
Onward Christian Soldiers..........you are here and that is all that matters. I just happen to be a bigger target which most of you would not prefer, but then I have Angels showing up yesterday to glow about the place like a mist as for some reason people want me dead again.........
......and my being so popular.......how could that be.


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Romeo Must Die
Romance blooms between members of rival gangs in an urban interpretation of a Shakespearean classic.
Romeo Must Die
Program data
Duration: 120
Production Year: 2000
MBC Action:
September 14, 2017 19:00 (KSA) ~ September 14, 2017 18:00 (CLT)
(mbc.net) Han Sing (Jet Li) is imprisoned in China when he receives word that his brother in America, Po Sing (Jon Kit Lee) has been murdered. He immediately breaks out of jail and flies to America to avenge Po's death.
Po and his father, Chu Sing (Henry O) are prominent members of Oakland's Chinese mafia, who are engaged in a rivalry with the city's black mobsters led by IsaakO'Day (DelroyLindo). While gathering intelligence Han befriends Trish (Aaliyah), Isaak's daughter. Against all odds Trish and Han fall into love, breaking cultural and territorial taboos in the process.
Romeo Must Die garnered $91 million at the box office, recuperating its $25 million budget. The picture was nominated for a BET Award, MTV Movie Award, and a Teen Choice Award.
- Jet Li
- Aaliyah
- Isaiah Washington
- Russell Wong
- Delroy Lindo


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In Talmud class yesterday at Beth Emet (www.bethemet.org), Rabbi Knobel was talking about a mishnah that involved the drawing of boundary lines, and I shared the story of Yankel, who was given his choice, as boundary lines were being set, of whether he wanted the line drawn so as to put his farm in Poland or in Russia. Without hesitation, he chose Poland, a choice for which his wife afterwards berated him. (So what else is new?) The Poles are even worse anti-Semites than the Russians, she scolded. Why did you choose Poland? To which Yankel replied, I was trying to spare you the rigors of the Russian winter!
Lo and behold, just a day after this discussion about boundaries, the New York Times ran a story about the problems created for Orthodox Jewish communities in the Northeast as their recent blizzards damaged eruvim
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/06/us/06religion.html?scp=1&sq=Eruvim&st=cse, the strung-wire constructs built around many Jewish communities to extend for their inhabitants the boundaries of "their place," adding geography to the realm in which they are permitted to carry on Shabbat – a permission perhaps most visible to the outside or skeptical Reform eye when we see the line-up of strollers outside the Orthodox synagogue on Saturday morning. No strollers? It probably signifies that the word has gone out that a section of the eruv has fallen down, and until all the king's horses and all the rebbe's men have put humpty-eruv together again, the walls of your actual home set the limit on where you can carry, or where you can push a stroller.
In the days when Jews lived in walled cities, or behind ghetto walls, the Times tells us, the extended carrying zone came with the territory; and in the U.S. the eruv was almost unknown before the 1970's. The Orthodox community for the most part coped, and carried. Over the last forty years, though, the general posture within Orthodoxy has been to find dormant restrictions to impose on its adherents, new ways to be zealous about avoiding the possibility of the possibility of breaking a Torah law. After all, the creation and enforcement of these legal fictions gives employment to hundreds of roshei Yeshiva (heads of Orthodox seminaries), mashgichim (kashrut supervisors), and other black-hatted, black-suited functionaries, who are imposing these chumrot (severities) upon the willing – so we, the unwilling, have no reason to object, and can mostly be content to ignore.
One of the difficulties of establishing an eruv, a community boundary, the Times points out, is that the typical eruv involves creating the boundary by co-opting existing structures, like telephone poles and El structures, and stringing unobtrusive wires to create the symbolic enclosure. This typically involves getting permission from the local municipal authorities, who have no real reason to withhold the permission, except their fear of local opinion:
"With the boom has come some opposition — not, as Jews once feared, from intolerant gentiles, but from fellow Jews. Some Orthodox leaders maintain that urban eruvim are too large and populous to be legitimate. Less observant Jews in Tenafly, N.J., and Westhampton Beach, N.Y., have fought their installation, under the erroneous assumption that an eruv would coerce them in some way."
The Times, with its journalistic predilection to getting (or giving) only part of the story,* neglects to mention that opposition also comes from Orthodox leaders who want the original "no carry" law to be observed faithfully, and who decry the legal fiction route to permit the impermissible.
A well-known maxim in the more liberal sectors of Orthodoxy concedes that, where there is a rabbinic will, there's a halachic way. In fact, the eruv, and other such legal fictions, can be construed as a response to this principle. Reform Judaism, in contrast, following the principle that the halacha is for guidance, not governance, avoids the creation of legal fictions by ignoring those aspects of the received body of Jewish law that no longer make sense, something we can do because we don't start from the premise that the Torah is God-given and thus immutable.
So – the blizzards knocked down eruvim, and the mothers who normally brought their toddlers to shul in their strollers were forced to stay home. But they were so forced by their own interpretation of piety. Unlike Yankel, who spared himself and his wife the rigors of the Russian winter, they were victimized by the New Jersey winter. Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose. The more things change, the more they remain the same.
*On Sunday, February 28, 2010, the Times wrote about the resurgence of Jewish life in Poland, focusing almost exclusively on the story of a former neo-Nazi skinhead who discovered his Jewish roots, and who now has not only become Orthodox but is studying to be a mashgiach, a kashrut supervisor. Dan Bilefsky's story totally ignores the more mainstream men and women who are reclaiming Jewish roots and seeking Jewish identity, including those who are doing so at Beit Warszawa, Warsaw's thriving Progressive synagogue, under the leadership of American Reform Rabbi Burt Shuman.


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|As the Rains Were Beginning
I DO know that we have LOTS of "puddles" on the property. I am reminded of my brother Tim when were were children. There was a low spot in our back yard in Bowie, Maryland, and when it rained a lot, that low spot would fill with water. One day, on our way to school, Tim declared to our little group of kids who walked to school together, that the puddle in our back yard was as deep as Foxhill Lake. Well, of course, since all of the kids were also familiar with that local lake, EVERYONE jumped on Tim, and razzed him for days about that statement. But Tim, always determined to stick to his story, never backed off of that statement. And now, more than forty years later, as I slosh through wide puddles that cover my shoes in water as I make my way to the goats and to the chickens, I think to myself... these puddles are as deep as Foxhill Lake! And I smile at the memory.
Despite the rain, we continue to make progress toward our vision for this old farmhouse. The past couple of weeks have been spent creating the "new" second story.
|New Lumber Load Delivered
|Joe Inspects New Lumber
The previously "funhouse" floor posed a bit of a challenge, but the carpenter has installed a new and LEVEL floor frame, on top of the old boards, and has installed the new sub-floor in the back part of the second story. He has also has successfully completed the raising of the ceiling in that half of the upstairs.
|New Floor Frame Installed
|New Sub-floor Going In
|New Ceiling/Roof Supports Going In
|New Rafters In Place
Next he will do the same thing to the front portion of the upstairs. This is no small task and takes a good bit of engineering, but it is coming together.
Meanwhile, we've kept busy cleaning up the downed limbs from the hurricane, and have had many a burn pile in the last few weeks. Funny how the more we do, the more there is to do...
|Loads of Downed Branches
|And More
|Judy Watches yet another Burn Pile
It is very hard for me to believe that the summer is already gone and we are facing the collection-of-firewood-for-winter season. It seems as if this year has flown by. There is simply not enough time to complete everything we have on our to-do list. Nevertheless, we do continue to make progress and one day, we will be able to sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor. In the meantime, however, there is no rest for the weary (or is that the wicked???) In preparation for the colder months, Joe is re-appropriating one of the double carports to transform it into a barn for the chickens and goats.
To accomplish this, the carport had to be moved. To accomplish the moving of the carport, the original goat pen fence had to be taken down. And then there were a couple of days of just cleaning the area up from fallen branches, etc.
|Joe Removes the Fence Posts
|Judy Rolls up the Fence
On Tuesday, the last day before the rains set it for good, Joe and the carpenter moved the carport. The process was interesting to watch. It involved a tractor, a twenty foot pole, a chain, a crowbar, a rope, a few blocks of wood, a couple of giant C clamps, a few logs, and a couple of guys who "knew they could" get that carport moved.
|Joe and Wendell toy with the idea of
dragging the Carport...
|Joe Starts the Move with the Tractor
|So Far, So Good
|Add a Few Logs to Facilitate the Rolling
|Moving, Moving, Moving
|And, Finally, In Place
Since this move entailed going AROUND a tree or two, there were a few exciting moments, but, about an hour after they started, the carport was resting nicely in its new location, some fifty feet from where it had started...and none the worse for wear. NOW.... if only the RAINS would give us a break, Joe could get working on the transformation...
|Paths reemerging after cleanup


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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Raw Food In 30 Minutes or Less
For starters, I made the Live Cinnamon Rolls from 30 Minute Vegan:
Don't let the fancy presentation fool you. These tasty raw buckwheat-based treats only took about 20 minutes to prepare. All you need is a food processor and a few ingredients. The light brown part is made from processed raw buckwheat, dates, and agave. That's spread with a cinnamon-raisin mixture and walnuts. But the best part? The frosting!
The roll's frosting has a coconut butter-orange base, which meant I had to break down and shell out $12 for a jar of Artisana coconut butter. I've been eye-ing this stuff for ages at Whole Foods (ever since I read about it's awesomeness on Chocolate Covered Katie's blog), but I'm cheap. I needed to have an excuse to allow myself to buy it, so I made plans to make cinnamon rolls. Now I can't imagine why I've waited so long. Coconut butter is amazing!! Totally worth $12.
Mid-morning, I snacked on some Raw Veggies with a Quick Cheesy Sauce:
The cheese sauce is just 1/4 cup of nutritional yeast mixed with a little water, salt, and pepper. Perfect for veggie dippin'.
Lunch was another 30 Minute Vegan recipe — Live Mango Gazpacho:
Again, this was super-easy to make. I would say it took 10 minutes from start to finish, and it tasted wonderful. The sweetness of the mangos was the perfect balance to summer tomatoes, jalepenos, and red onion. I had a small garden salad on the side.
I snacked on more veggies and cheese dip, as well as half an orange (leftover from the cinnamon roll's frosting) before dinner.
I chose one of the quickest sauces from Ani's Raw Food Kitchen to top my zucchini pasta — Garlic Cashew Aioli:
Ani suggests using this sauce to top raw pasta for "fettucine alfredo" and though I've had a better raw alfredo (Gena's sauce from the Choosing Raw blog), this one was damn tasty atop my locally-grown zucchini.
I served my pasta with a slice of Raw Flax Foccacia from Living in the Raw Gourmet:
Okay, I'll admit. This raw bread took a little longer to prepare because it had to dehydrate for 14 hours. But it was a cinch to mix up and spread on a Teflex sheet. The Excalibur took care of the rest. The "bread" contained a base of summer tomato and basil, as well as ground almond and flax seed. A bit like a flax cracker but softer. Perfect for scoopin' up extra cashew aioli sauce.
After dinner, I went to my friend Shara's house for O.C. Night (yes, we watch all the old episodes of The O.C. on DVD). I took the extra cinnamon rolls, and everyone — all omnis, mind you — actually liked them.
By the way, I totally forgot to ask you guys to check out my guest post on Lindsay's Cook. Vegan. Lover blog. It went up on Friday, and it contains a few of my favorite vegan tofu-eggy recipes. Thanks Lindsay for letting me guest post!
17 comments:
- Vegyogini said...
Wow, those cinnamon rolls look AMAZING! So does everything else, for that matter. :)
I saw your guest post and guess what I had for dinner tonight? Your Cheeze Eggs! I even posted about it tonight. Thanks for the inspiration!
- July 6, 2010 at 11:44 PM
- Jackie (Peaces of Earth) said...
Ahh, those cinny rolls look so so good!!! I love that frosting idea. I've made raw cinnamon rolls before and they were quite the labor of love. They definitely lacked a frosting though. This would've been perfect!
- July 7, 2010 at 12:43 AM
- Rick said...
1. coconut butter is heaven on earth, especially Artisana's ;)
2. i want all those recipes and/or the foods!!!!!!!!!
- July 7, 2010 at 5:56 AM
- foodfeud said...
I am so lazy about preparing raw foods but they really are perfect for this summer heat.
That mango gazpacho looks amazing! I love onion, too, so I jussst may try that one...a blender's only one appliance to wash, I guess.
- July 7, 2010 at 6:12 AM
- Chocolate-Covered Katie said...
Wow. You were not kidding about those cinnamon rolls. They look absolutely stunning. Now I think I'll DEFINITELY have to look out for that cookbook. I think I've seen it at my Barnes-n-Nobles, so when I get back to Texas...!!!
At least I have a piece of raw carrot cake to hold me over while I wait. I found it at a health food store yesterday and thought of you and your cinnamon rolls when I bought it :).
P.S. I'll send you an email soon!
P.P.S. LOVED your guest post! The tofu deviled eggs are so much fun!
- July 7, 2010 at 6:20 AM
Those cinnamon rolls look delicious! The fact that they took 20 minutes to make and don't involve yeast make them even more appealing. Nice post on the Cook Vegan Lover blog. I can't wait to try your deviled "eggs."
- July 7, 2010 at 6:21 AM
- Andrea said...
Thanks for posting about the recipes from 30 minute Vegan. I've got a copy but haven't really done much with it. Now I have to make the cinnamon rolls and the soup!
- July 7, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- The Voracious Vegan said...
Those cinnamon rolls look AMAZING! Oh my gosh, I need about 50 right now!
And that garlic cashew aioli, I've got to make that. Raw pasta is my favorite.
I agree, raw food can be off putting when you hear people starting to prepare for their meals a day or two in advance. You make it look quick, easy, and out of this world delicious.
- July 7, 2010 at 8:25 AM
- Keri - I Eat Trees said...
The cinnamon rolls look insanely good. I love coconut butter, but I'm stingy with it since it's so expensive!
We were just talking about the Excalibur dehydrators on Twitter and I want one!
- July 7, 2010 at 8:49 AM
- Dianne said...
Those are two recipes from 30 Minute Vegan that I've been thinking about making. Thanks for showing them!
- July 7, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- Sarah S. said...
I am way impressed by those cinnamon rolls. Coconut butter frosting?? Man.. speaking of, you need to put coconut butter on a baked sweet potato, pronto! It will change your life ;)
- July 7, 2010 at 9:49 AM
- Eric said...
those live cinnamon rolls... :D
- July 7, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Erin said...
Looks like a great raw day! The cinnamon rolls look especially tasty, and I can't believe they're that quick to make.
- July 7, 2010 at 1:06 PM
- jessy said...
i saw your guest post and it totally reminded me to make your deviled tofu "eggs". i still need to get off my lazy ass and find some black salt so i can make it happen. ah ha ha! the raw cinnamon rolls look scrumptious - that kicks booty that other peeps enjoyed 'em, too. superw00t! raw foodz do seem to take a while to prepare. when i was do'n the ACT Cleanse last year i remember spending a lot of time in the kitchen, fo 'sho. i love all the quick raw meals, Bianca - especially the aoili and that gazpacho! raw yummies are absolutely perfect for summer. mmmmmmm!
- July 7, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- River - The Crafty Kook said...
Those rolls are so pretty! And they sound totally doable, which is nice. I hear you about the prepping and washing-upping - ugh!
I would love to start eating more raw foods, so you are a big inspiration. I could never give up my traditional cinnamon rolls, but I really need to eat more live foods. Off to check out your guest post...
- July 7, 2010 at 6:22 PM
I know, it sucks how expensive CB is, but it's impossssibleeeee to regret purchasing!
- July 8, 2010 at 10:46 PM
- Ricki said...
I've really been enjoying raw foods lately, too! The cinnamon rolls look great. I recently tried the coconut butter for the first time, too, and wasn't that crazy about it (and the cost here is more like $16!!). I've been combining it with almond butter for a great treat (and it firms up the almond butter nicely). :)
- July 11, 2010 at 7:36 PM


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For the strength and health of the economy we need a single-payer healthcare system covering all Americans. Call it socialism if you want, but capitalism needs it. The people that have insurance need it, as much as those who aren't insured. The problem is that no one inside the Beltway is talking about it. Too much money at stake.
Looking at the budget
When times are tough, and they are tough on Main Streets all over America, most businesses, households and individuals put together a budget. They look at their allocation of resources, how and where they spend their money and where they can cut costs or save. Our government needs to do the same.
When people stopped spending money because it was getting eaten up by high gas, Rx, and health insurance costs, coupled with Wall Street's issues with greed and the resulting economic downturn, a business owner I know, who has been an employer for over 15 years, cut his health insurance ($600 a month) just to help keep himself paid and not cut payroll. He's in the private market and doesn't have the "options" that Gov. Pawlenty and others representing the health insurance industry say exist. The "smart consumer" doesn't always have a place to turn to in our free enterprise system of healthcare. For one thing, most are covered under employer plans, not chosen by them.
The budget of the United States of America, not just the federal government's budget, is reflected in the Gross Domestic Product. U.S. spending on healthcare is 17 percent of GDP, while other major industrialized countries spend about 10 percent of GDP, and they cover every one their citizens.
These countries save by efficiency. They also save because the emphasis of their single-payer systems is prevention and treatment. In our system the emphasis is profit, and then treatment--if it's covered.
The sick thing is the immense profits aren't being made by doctors providing the care, but the HMOs and insurers who profit through policy limitations and denying people's claims. The sad thing is the people covered by insurance are paying the high costs of the emergency room visits of people often death's door because they did not have insurance and could not get early treatment for their disease. These taxpayers are also picking up part of the tab for the wreckage bankruptcy causes families due to medical catastrophes. So think about it: We are paying 70% more and getting less.
People whose nations have single-payer systems fare better in virtually every measure of health, while we rank with third world countries in such basic measures as infant mortality, 45th, just behind Cuba. These countries don't have the personal bankruptcies we have. The Main Street small business owner doesn't have to decide between hiring another employee or forgoing health insurance.
There are other issues not being addressed or discussed in our government's refusal to even raise the topic of a single-payer system. This is largely because they are bought off with our very own healthcare dollars funneled through K Street.
Even a "Moderate Republican" can understand the current system is adverse to our economic and national security, because we let 50 million Americans fall through the cracks. I ask, are you really worried about a pandemic? If you are, then we need a universal healthcare delivery system.
Keep it Simple
How do we get to a single payer system without too much disruption to the HMOs and insurance industry? We phase it in. Certainly, not through this "public option" being written by lobbyists. It is destined to be a dumping ground for high risk, high cost insureds, and "fail" because its costs will be higher than private industry.
Rather, we do it by extending Medicare, the closest thing we have to a single-payer system, to those 50 years old and older, now. Then in 10 years, drop the age to 35, and then extend it to everyone in 2025. Age eligible persons insured under a group plan could stay on those plans.
Note: Since writing my piece below, Keith Olbermann has done a nice piece on the bi-partisan shakedown.
The Blog Moves On
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So I've been doing quite a bit of introspection on my life recently, trying to get things in order, trying to bring order to it, trying to give up control of it and trying to do it without having zero personality whatsoever.
So you might be the only person in the world reading this blog and wonder, "What is Dan talking about? What changes are in store for my friendship with him? How does this affect me?"
What is Dan talking about…
April 2, 2004, I nearly died. I know, I'm probably adding hyperbole to the situation, but my car was crushed and I walked away unscathed but shaken up. Since then, I've looked back every year to see what I've done, what I've accomplished; specifically looking for measurable events of growth. Those measurements have been far and few between.
What changes are in store for my friendship with him?
Good question. I suppose it depends on who you are. If you're a tight friend of Dan's, then more than likely he'll actually start opening up to you more and more – realizing that the shield that he has held tight to his heart these 28 years that he's been here needs to be loosened to those that are close, those that are loved, those that are deep enough to dream with him. For those of you that know Dan as an acquaintance, that sharp guy that knows a lot about Microsoft Infrastructure, and Physics, and well, a lot of things… you might not see many changes, you'll just have the happy go lucky Dan that you're used to seeing (or at least hopefully happier :)). For those that don't know Dan at all, well I guess things won't change at all.
How does this affect me?
Again, great question. I think it's more or less answered above though 🙂 Though seriously it means that there is going to be pain in friendships that Dan puts there to test those friendships, to see what their purpose is and maybe spur things in ways not currently explored.
Where's all this going?
Good question. The future isn't written. Sure there's physics which predicts the coordinates, velocities and accelerations of bodies within space – decent predictor of the future. I'm changing that future right now – reversing things that should never have been, returning life to an unstable equilibrium of adventure.
It's time to take some risks… we only have one life to live and to give.


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Four generations of the Jones-McDonald family gathered together to celebrate my parents' sixtieth wedding anniversary this weekend. We were joined by my sister, who has recently relocated down south, who returned along with her husband and two little ones, and her four grown-up daughters with assorted fiances, who helped make a day that my mum and dad will remember forever. There were 22 of us in all, including eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Unfortunately, my niece Kate and her little boy couldn't make it and my nephew Tom lives in America - but it was almost a full house! A wonderful time was had by all, including a lovely three course Sunday lunch at The Hind's Head, a gastro-pub in a village three miles away from my home. It was so nice to catch up with everyone, and Freddy was overjoyed to be reunited with his cousins Addy and Dylan again.
I took a lot of photos as it is quite a rarity to have all five of my children home at once, and to get all four generations of our family together. I was pleased to get some new family pictures, but my favourite of the day was this one of my family, (soon to be) daughter-in-law, grandson and parents pulling silly faces...you can only stay serious for so long!
Days spent like this, surrounded by loved ones, laughing, chatting and having fun, makes me realise just how blessed I am. I've got a family that brings me love and joy and makes me so very proud everyday. I couldn't really wish for more.