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|Update: It's a Persimmon tree
|Update: Persimmons on a tree
|UPDATE: Persimmon!
|Update: It's a Persimmon tree
|Update: Persimmons on a tree
|UPDATE: Persimmon!
Looks like persimmons from here. They stay on the tree until after the leaves have fallen off. They are really not good to eat until they are really really ripe.ReplyDelete
You had the first answer, ha. Thanks for that! I didn't realize that might already be ripe and ready. They looked too ripe to me but that apparently means they are good. Dang. Hopefully I can get them this coming weekend.Delete
I will second the Persimmon. Here is a website chock full of recipes http://allrecipes.com/recipes/fruits-and-vegetables/fruits/persimmons/ (Google is my friend:)ReplyDelete
Thank you! Isn't google wonderful? Ha. Thanks for the link. SO many recipes....I love it!Delete
Persimmons! Even edible now if they look like the one broken open. I'm surprised the wild game has not eaten them.ReplyDelete
Awesome!! Thank you, I hope I can get to them, they just seemed overripe but now I know better, ha.Delete
Over-ripe is they only way to eat them. Sometimes, even then you might get one not quite ripe. Usually, the are more wrinkly when they are ripe. If you ever get an astringent persimmon in your mouth...you are in trouble. Persimmon in the wild never have to be tended. There was one growing in the city that never got water, and the persimmon tree was quite productive. Then, they cut it down.Delete
Well isn't that they way they always do, pave paradise and put up a parking lot, ha. Thanks for the info. I hope I can get a few this weekend, but there is heavy rain in our forecast. I hope that doesn't knock them all off.Delete
i agree with everyone else. that's what it looks like to me.ReplyDelete
cool! I can't wait to get some, if I'm not too late.Delete
Awesome find! It's encouraging to hear you're still stumbling upon edibles this long after buying the place. Gives me hope I may yet find something on my own place.ReplyDelete
Yep, this is in a spot, the widest spot on the property (think the wide end of a slice of pie) and there is is a pond site in th middle that sort of kept us from traversing from one side to the other. Then when they used the brush hog to carve a trail (he knew where the wet was and wasn't, I was able to get to this. Very cool. I think that's about it for fruit trees but there could be other grassy/weedy edibles. I'll have to explore more next spring.Delete
As everyone else said, Persimmons. Isn't it great when Nature gives you a surprise gift?!
I have a Persimmon tree in my yard. I love them and so do the mockingbirds!
Definitely persimmon. There are two types, astringent which will make your mouth pucker if you eat them too early. The fruit needs to be mushy like the one in your photo. By the way, I agree with Gail, the one in the photo looks perfect. The other variety is non-astringent which you can eat like an apple. When ripe they are nice and sweet and I make all sorts of things with them from cake to jam. I let mine go almost black before I start scooping them out. The trees are beautiful, doing the whole deciduous colour thing and the fruit ripen off the tree as well. A great score!!ReplyDelete
It was a pretty tree, I can't wait to clean up around it and just make it look better. I need to learn how to prune them too, I think it's a bit wiry, ha. I think these are the astringent kind so you have to wait until ripe. I am hoping to get some this weekend. Fingers crossed! Thanks!Delete
I don't think you need to prune the tree. They always look raggedy.Delete
Cool, thank you for that info. I've been looking at some pics online and they do seem kind of raggedy, ha.Delete
And you've got two trees....that's terrific. You need the guy with the 'bush hog' to visit more often lol.ReplyDelete
Ha, I totally agree. He cleared all sorts of new paths for us and now I can keep them mowed with the zen machine and they will just sort of turn to grass paths, nice for walking and enjoying. SOMEDAY, we hope to have the pond dug out it would be large, about an acre. That will be nice. yep, two of them, though this one is the better of the two. The other was big and didn't have as much fruit. But that's ok, something else for me to work on down the road.Delete
Definitely American persimmons, and they are perfect for eating now! Seeds can be a bit of a pain though. Get them before the o'possums do!ReplyDelete
THANK YOU! And "American Persimmon", I will look that up. Thanks of the info. The seeds looked 'interesting' but hey, I thought they were over ripe, I had no idea that they were almost perfect. Just hoping they are still there this weekend.Delete
How lucky for you to have 2 persimmon trees on your property! Enjoy...and eat them now,ReplyDelete
Thank you and I will definitely try to get them this weekend.Delete
I soon as I saw the closeup I knew it was a persimmon. Best eaten now after a frost. No good before then. How lucky for you to have 2. I'd love to have one but no such luck.ReplyDelete
Well thank you for that. Ah, so a frost makes them good too? We just had one, and another one possible tonight. Then 70's this weekend. I hope I can get them this weekend.Delete
As some others have said, they are probably still good--give them a try! Native persimmons do need to be ripe to the point of mushiness to be good (so I hear; the one time I tried them they hadn't really reached that stage so were still sweet-but-astringent). I'm borderline jealous... I don't have any at my place, but I've ordered some for planting next spring. Bon appetit!
Awesome! Thank you so much for that. We were just thrilled beyond words to just find them randomly growing. We love when nature makes ti work, ha. Thank you again!Delete
Back home, in Kentucky, we say "Puckered up like she had a green persimmon". Better a bit overripe than too early, lol!ReplyDelete
Now THAT is a funny saying. Thanks! I'll have to remember that (and now part of me wants to at least try one next year before it's ripe, just for the experience). Thanks!!!!Delete
Well, this is good news! What a nice find!
At one of the lakes here in SC, there is a small island that we camp on...we call it persimmon island because of a grove of persimmon trees near a peninsula. There are always deer tracks under the trees! One morning we woke up to see deer swimming back to the mainland, we never even heard them munching persimmons on the island ))
Now that is a neat story!! Thanks for sharing. And I bet that was something to see the swimming huh? They must be really good (to deer for sure) to swim over to get them. Thanks!!Delete
I think it's great that you'll be experimenting with your new-found crop, but I hope you'll also leave some for the wildlife? If they've had it to themselves all these years, they'd surely miss the food source if most of it suddenly disappeared right before Winter :)ReplyDelete
Well now isn't that a great suggestion....I didn't think about that. We do need to share some, after all, they've been munching on it for years too. Maybe I'll leave the low hanging ones and take some of the ones higher up. ;-) Thank you for the reminder.Delete
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Thank God for the end of exams! God is faithful.
Now all time and efforts are focused on getting my life back in order(including my room) and also focus on operation chiangmai as we head towards the last 1 month of preparation ot the trip. More prayer, more planning and more steadfast faithfulness. God is good, no matter the circumstances, God is good!
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Thursday, May 03, 2007
Just praise God I survived today and for the many prayers of people around who care. 2 papers down and 1 more to go on friday.
The Lord give peace and is faithful til the end.
The Lord give peace and is faithful til the end.
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10
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Lu sur :https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28877546
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Clinical Features and Evolution of Juvenile Myasthenia Gravis In a French Cohort.
Barraud C1,2, Desguerre I3,4, Barnerias C3, Gitiaux C2,3, Boulay C1,2, Chabrol B1,2.
Muscle Nerve. 2017 Sep 6. doi: 10.1002/mus.25965.
We determined the clinical, paraclinical, and treatment-related features of juvenile myasthenia gravis (JMG) as well as the clinical course in a cohort of French children.
We conducted a retrospective study of 40 patients with JMG at 2 French Pediatric Neurology departments from April 2004 to April 2014.
Among the patients, 70% had generalized JMG, 52% had positive acetylcholine receptor antibodies, 8% had muscle-specific-kinase antibodies, and 40% were seronegative. Treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors was effective and sufficient in 47% of patients. The 6 patients with generalized JMG treated with rituximab and/or immunoadsorption showed improvement. Thirty percent of the patients required hospitalization in an intensive care unit during follow-up (mean 4.7years). Remission without treatment occurred in 18% of patients.
As with adults, JMG has high morbidity, particularly among children with generalized symptoms, and rituximab should be considered early in the course of the disease as a second line treatment.
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Seriously, though....looking at Merzel's website, I see terms related to money in a lot of places...moreover this is, shall I dare to say, a bit de trop...
Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi, one of the preeminent Zen Masters in the Western world, has developed a unique and revolutionary approach for transmitting the authentic teachings that emerged from Buddha's enlightenment experience. With a mastery born of more than thirty years of teaching, Genpo Roshi has enabled thousands of participants in Big Mind workshops to gain profound insights and taste for themselves the illuminating experience from which Buddhism and all the world's great religions originate.
It is of course being promoted as "quick enlightenment."
When Dennis Merzel began his formal Zen studies three decades ago, his Japanese Zen master's methods left him perplexed. "DIE ON YOUR CUSHION!" Koryu Roshi exhorted his novices who sat cross-legged on cushions facing a wall at the Los Angeles Zen Center. "BECOME THE WALL!"
"I don't know what the hell he's talking about," Merzel remembers thinking. "And even if I knew, I'm not doing it."
From that unlikely beginning, Brooklyn-born Merzel has gone on to become spiritual leader to thousands of Zen Buddhists around the world.
But Merzel--now called Genpo Roshi--always knew the traditional Eastern approach to Zen didn't work for many Westerners. They don't like being told to die. Although he eventually realized the Zen master was commanding him to "die" in order to be reborn as a more compassionate being, he thought there had to be a better way to unlock the Zen door to Westerners.
For decades, Genpo searched for the key to enable Westerners to shift from identifying with their own self to being identified with the whole cosmos--to the Universal or Big Mind. Three years ago, he finally found it.
Call it the Western path to enlightenment.
Through a combination of Western therapy and Zen practice, Roshi now shows Zen beginners in one-day seminars at Salt Lake City's Kanzeon Zen Center how to achieve an awakening that has taken many Zen practitioners years.
And it's all possible, he says, because Westerners are suckers for a magic word: Please.
"We'll do anything for anyone if they say please," Roshi says.
At recent Saturday seminar, Roshi--wearing khakis and a short-sleeved black shirt--strode into an airy upstairs room to take his place in a director's chair before a room of 60 people sitting in padded chairs grouped in a half-circle.
"This might seem bold, this might seem strange," he tells the group, "that you will have in one day--before lunch actually --the clarity and experience that a Zen master has. But Zen is seen as the school of sudden enlightenment. And we're just making sure it remains sudden."
His technique to temporarily silence the "controller"--one's ego or commanding voice--is so simple that it's surprising it wasn't discovered earlier, he says. But such an insight wasn't possible as long as Zen remained an Eastern-centered discipline.
It is no wonder why Ken Wilber, (see the Wikipedia entry on him for more) gushes:
Let me state this as strongly as I can: the Big Mind Process (founded by Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi) is arguably the most important and original discovery in the last two centuries of Buddhism. It is an astonishingly original, profound, and effective path for waking up, or seeing one's True Nature. It is such a simple and universal practice it can be used in any spiritual path you wish, or even just alone, by itself, as a practice for realizing your True Nature—which you can call God, Allah, Jahweh, Brahman, Tao, Ein Sof—it doesn't really matter, because the core of the Big Mind Process is Emptiness itself, which, having no specific content at all, can and does embrace anything that arises, integrating it all. What Dennis Genpo Roshi has done is not only the most original discovery in Buddhism in the last two centuries, it is unbelievably simple, quick, and effective. In Zen, this realization of one's True Nature, or Ultimate Reality, is called kensho or satori ("seeing into one's True Nature," or discovering Big Mind and Big Heart). It often takes five years or more of extremely difficult practice (I know, I've done it) in order for a profound satori to occur. With the Big Mind Process, a genuine kensho can occur in about an hour—seriously. Once you get it, you can do it virtually any time you wish, and almost instantaneously. It is nothing less than the discovery of your True and Unique Self, Ultimately Reality, the Ground of All Being—again, call it what you like, for "they call it Many which is really One."
While it was Huineng who is said to have become enlightened after hearing the Diamond-Cutter Sutra, he was illiterate, and besides, he was actually training for years before that, albeit not formally as a monastic.
You can't buy enlightenment. At least, not the good kind, or not without a nasty hangover.
OK, that was a bit of sarcasm, but you can't buy enlightment: at best Merzel's "process" might get you to discover some ox footprints. Maybe. Because you don't get to those other stages of "enlightenment" without that Big Mindset permeating the interstices of your most mundane aspects of your existence. And there's no book that will teach you how to do that: you have to live it and practice it. Period. And nobody of any note is going to certify that, or give you a seal of approval eventually, and even if they did it wouldn't be worth whatever it's calligraphied on.
Reading Merzel's book to become enlightened is like reading "Tennis for Dummies" and expecting to be top seeded.
(Note to self: Huineng's temple's in Guandong province, and Huang Po's temple (黄檗山) should be in Fujian province - next time I go to China I want to go there.)


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Here's a list of this year's late-night shows at Langerado....
3/8 - STS9 - Revolution
3/8 - New Monsoon & Tea Leaf Green - Culture Room
3/9 - Disco Biscuits - Revolution
3/9 - Mofro w. Special Guests - Culture Room
3/10 - Michael Franti & Spearhead - Revolution
3/10 - NMAS w. Special Guests - Culture Room
3/11 - Perpetual Groove - Culture Room
Tickets for these shows will be going on-sale on Friday 12/1 at 10 AM.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Langerado Late Night
Here's a list of this year's late-night shows at Langerado....
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Monday, November 27, 2006
Ok so it's the Monday after a long weekend and odds are you're not really concentrating on work all that much today so here's a quick quiz to keep you busy about The Beatles post break-up careers.
Not to brag, but I got 10 of 10 - though it's not really all that tough.
Also here's a couple more quizzes for you - match the Grateful Dead album with the year it came out and Dancing Bear's Newbie And Acid Test Dead Trivia Challenge. Good luck.
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Langerado Artist Update
Ok so maybe the initial line-up for Langerado was a little too crunchy for you to book you flight down to Florida. Well fear not the second round of acts have been announced and they are a little more hipster friendly....
My Morning Jacket
The New Pornographers
Cat Power and The Dirty Blues Band
The Hold Steady
Cut Chemist
And just a reminder tickets go on-sale this Friday at 10 AM.
Here's some live stuff from these guys to wet you appetite (via Dimeadozen)....
My Morning Jacket - 2006-11-20 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
The New Pornographers - 2006-10-24 - "The Garrick" (at the Ramada Centre) - Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Cat Power & The Memphis Rythm Band - 2006-11-18 - 40 Watt Club - Athens, Ga
The Hold Steady - 2006-10-24 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
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Music Video Mondays
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving - thought I'd keep the weekend party vibe going today with this cowbell infused number by Cut Chemist featuring Hymnal so here's "What's The Altitude"....
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Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Thanksgiving Tradtion
Last year I wrote about the Thanksgiving tradition we have at the HFTB House. So this year through the magic of Stream Stash - got to love that site - I present to you Arlo Guthrie's 18 plus minute anti-establishment ode Alice's Restaurant Massacree. I don't know how many years I've been listening to this song, but it's held up extremely well. I still laugh at the same parts and you have to marvel in the fact that this was performed live in front of an audience. So seriously if you've never listened to this - or even you have - I highly suggest taking a small part of your day and giving it a spin.
If you're in the New York City area you can tune radio dial to Q104.3 at noon for their annual playing of the tune too.
I asked this question last year, but is there any other part of the country and plays this song on Thanksgiving too??
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Music Video Mondays - Wednesday Edition
Tonight's the biggest bar night of the year which got me thinking of "bar" songs, so here's Cat Power with the fantastic "Lived In Bars"....
If you don't own her magnificent album The Greatest go out and buy it today - it's going be on a lot of top ten lists this year so you won't want to miss out.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Festival Time
Hipsters, hippies and even country music fans got good news this week for the '07 festival season. First up Coachella will once again return to the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA this time around as a three day festival from April 27-29 - artist announcements to come early next year.
The following weekend at the same spot Coachella promoters Goldenvoice will launch their inaugural country music fest (still unnamed at the moment) - that will include four performance stages (along with the main stage their will be stages for outlaw, bluegrass and storytellers). As of now Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Nickel Creek and others have signed up to appear. Read about both fests here.
And finally the High Sierra Music Festival will return for it's 17th installment from July 5th - 8th in Quincy, CA. The festival is currently artist submissions too.
Here's some music from Coachella for your downloading pleasure (via Dimeadozen)....
Rage Against The Machine - 1999-10-10 - Coachella Music And Arts Festival - Indio, CA
The Arcade Fire - 2005-05-01 - Coachella Music and Arts Festival - Indio, CA
Daft Punk - 2006-04-29 - Coachella Music And Arts Festival - Indio, CA
Madonna - 2006-04-30 - Sahara Tent - Coachella Music & Arts Festival - Empire Polo Grounds - Indio, CA
Tool - 2006-04-30 - Coachella Music & Arts Festival - Empire Polo Grounds - Indio, CA
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Thanksgiving is a great time to be a live music fan here in New York. Last year I caught 4 shows over the course of the long weekend, and this year there are a plethora of choices again. As of now only have tickets to see Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood - which I couldn't be more excited about - but also have my eyes on a couple of other things, to help burn off all that turkey.
So what's everyone else out there seeing this weekend? Seems like there are lot of stuff to catch. Leave your plans in the comments section and if you'd like to send some reviews my way shoot me an email and I'd be more then happy to post them.
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I Love Tuesdays
Here's the lone purchase for the week....
Jay Z - Kingdom Come
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Monday, November 20, 2006
Music Video Mondays
Jambands and music videos are like oil and water. Despite that preface, stumbled across one of my favorite mid-90s jam act - God Street Wine's video for "RU4 Real?", enjoy....
Two question what's up with the creepy guy in the hat that looks like Flea? And why are their kids that look like punk fans in this??
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Sunday, November 19, 2006
Capitol Of Punk
Forget about seeing the numerous monuments or hitting up the Smithsonians on your next trip to our nation's capital. Instead all you need to do is head to the corner of 7th and E St NW and text "DCSPACE" to start you text messaged tour of the Capitol of Punk - which consists of ten text based walks. This is all the brainchild of the people at Yellow Arrow who have also have similar tours for the East Village and for the Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans.
If you can't make it to D.C. you can still experience the tour here - via their website that has an interactive map with video clips which is the next best thing.
Read about the tour here.
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Friday, November 17, 2006
The All-TIME 100 Albums
Who doesn't love a good music list? Well the fine folks over at Time (always a place I go to first for cd reviews) has thrown their hat into the ring putting together their All-TIME 100 Albums - it's broken up by decade with a blurb about each album and is pretty much what you'd expect from such a list.
My question is how can they get away with putting Bob Marley's Legend on their list - how can a greatest hits album even be considered?
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Langerado V. 5.0
The initially line-up for the 5th installment of the Langerado Music Festival has been released. Here's who is playing so far.....
Widespread Panic
Trey Anastasio
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
O.A.R. (…of a revolution)
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
Medeski Martin & Wood
The Disco Biscuits
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
Los Lobos
Taj Mahal
North Mississippi Allstars
Toots and the Maytals
Explosions in the Sky
New Orleans Social Club
Perpetual Groove
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Yerba Buena
Tea Leaf Green
New Monsoon
The Mutaytor
Band of Horses
Four Tet
Paolo Nutini
Assembly of Dust
The Slip
Girl Talk
Toubab Krewe
Apollo Sunshine
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Jake Shimabukuro
Kid Beyond
Not bad, basically the usual suspects. Thoughts?
Tickets go on sale on December 1st at 10 AM and there are only 15,000 available - so don't wait too long to make you decision.
Keep checking their website for further artist additions and late night shows and be their friend on MySpace too.
And for your listening pleasure head here for some past Langerado performances.
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Wolfgang's Vault
A bunch of people have been posting about this over the last few days, but if you've haven't check it out yet Wolfgang's Vault is now streaming over 300 concerts for your listening pleasure.
Here's a few HFTB approved shows to take a listen to...
Stevie Wonder - 1973-03-03 - Winterland - San Francisco, CA
The Band - 1976-08-29 - Carter Barron Amphitheater - Washington DC
Bob Marley And The Wailers - 1979-11-30 - Oakland Auditorium - Oakland, CA
The Beach Boys - 1971-06-27 - Fillmore East - New York, NY
Rick Danko - 1977-12-20 - Bottom Line - Early Show - New York, NY
Sly & The Family Stone - 1968-10-05 - Fillmore East - Late Show -New York, NY
Booker T. & The MG's - 1977-06-19 - Bottom Line - New York, NY
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Albums In The Stream
Thanks to Ace Cowboy for pointing out that you can now stream Endless Highway: The Music of The Band - go here now and take a listen!
Ace also has a great post about the album here from over at his new joint Hidden Track.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
I Love Tuesdays
Here are the purchases for the week....
Damien Rice - 9
Neil Young - Live At The Fillmore East
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Monday, November 13, 2006
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Bad news for all you music fans in New Haven beginning on May 6th, 2007 Toad's Place will be closed for three months following charges from a November 2005 raid where the club was charged with 90 counts of selling alcohol to minors - oops. Read all about it here.
In other Toad's news they plan on opening clubs in Trenton, NJ and Richmond, VA.
Here's some shows from the classic venue....
The Rolling Stones - 1989-08-12 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
Bob Dylan - 1990-01-12 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
Umhprey's McGee - 2006-10-04 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
Everyone Orchestra - 2006-10-05 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
The Breakfast - 2006-10-27 - Toad's Place - New Haven, CT
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Music Video Mondays
Nothing like starting off the week with a little Springsteen infused, hipster-indie-rock - here's The Hold Steady with "Chips Ahoy"....
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Friday, November 10, 2006
The Music Of Bob Dylan Show Review
For those of you that are interested here's a brief recap of the show last night from John E. Links who was kind enough to post it in the comments section earlier....
I was there last night...the show had it's ups and downs as expected...but a really solid line-up and song selection.
Spottiswoode's "Times Are A-Changin'"
Jamie Saft Trio's "Ballad of a Thin Man"
Lee Renaldo Project's rockin' "Positively 4th Street"
Warren Haynes "I Shall Be Released"
The Roots awesome mash-up version of "Masters of War" which included the Star Spangled Banner, Taps, and Hendrix's "Machine Gun"!!!
Ryan Adam's medley of "Isis" and "Love Sick" (both were great but together they went on too long)
Sadly the only real lowlight was Ramblin' Jack Elliot's inability to end "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"...Patti Smith had to walk over to him and give him a little nod to get him to pull the plug.
Then the lights just came up and it was over...so it ended the show with no real closure.
And here's the review from Jambands.com...
The music of Bob Dylan took center stage last night at an all-star Bob Dylan Tribute held at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. A benefit for Music for Youth, the multi-band bill featured a breadth of popular performers, who interpreted material from throughout Dylan's storied career. While Dylan himself did not appear, an image of the Bard's eyes remained projected above the stage throughout the two-and-a-half hour performance.
Singer/songwriter Bob Moulds opened the evening with a cover of "If Not For You," before handing over the microphone to Joan Osborne for beautiful rendition of "Make You Feel My Love." Throughout the night a number of performers also teamed-up unique collaborations: Natalie Merchant and Philip Glass performed a duet on "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll," Oliver Wood led Medeski, Martin and Wood through an acoustic take on "Buckets of Rain" (with John Medeski on melodica), Cyndi Lauper backed Jill Sobule on a version of "Ring Them Bells," and Medeski played organ with Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo on "Positively 4th Street." Longtime Patti Smith Band multi-instrumentalist Tony Shanahan and Television guitarist Tom Verlaine also made surprise appearances, supporting Patti Smith on "Dark Eyes," (a number the folk-poet performed on tour with Bob Dylan each night on their 1996 tour). As always, Warren Haynes remained busy, flying back to New York between Gov't Mule dates to help 18-year old songstress Lauren Shera through "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright," play guitar with Phil Lesh on Dylan's brand new "Thunder On The Mountain," and invite out Kevn Kinney and Joan Osborne for a sing-a-long take on "I Shall Be Released."
During her spot, Cat Power offered a somewhat awkward version solo version of "House of the Rising Sun" (which Dylan covered on his debut record), while Ryan Adams lived up to his bad boy image, running over his set time and sticking "Love Sick" in the middle of his rock-jam version of "Isis." Other standout performances included Al Kooper & The Funky Faculty's version of "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry," Sandra Bernhard comedy routine based around "Like A Rolling Stone," Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's rendition of "Love Minus Zero/No Limit," the Jamie Soft Trio's instrumental jazz reading of "Ballad Of A Thin Man," Jay Farrar harmonica-laced "Going, Going, Gone," Roseanne Cash's interpretation of "License to Kill," Allen Toussaint's solo piano version of "Mama, You've Been On My Mind," and the Roots powerful take on "Master of War" (the beginning of which was set against the "National Anthem"). The evening closed with an all-star version of "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" featuring Ramblin' Jack Elliot Lauren Shera, Smith and Al Kooper. In total, the evening raised over $100,000 for charity.Anyone else out there who went and wants to weigh in feel free to leave your review in the comments sections.
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Thursday, November 09, 2006
Page 420
If you haven't been over to the newly re-launched Relix website definitely check it out. One of the new features they've added is a rumors section - which is has been pretty accurate. Check it out....
Relix Rumor: Prince was in Las Vegas this weekend working on a new nightclub scheduled to replace Club Rio.
Real Story: Prince Unveils Plans For Las Vegas Club
Relix Rumor: MMW recently recorded an album of kid's music.
Real Story: In first quarter 2007, Little Monster will release a Medeski, Martin & Wood children's CD, "Let's Go Everywhere," a collection of high – energy tunes for singing and jamming along.
Relix Rumor: New York's Beacon Theater will close its doors next year. Allman Brothers Band fans are already planning a vigil which will take place for eight days in March (with a possible ninth night added at the eleventh hour).
Real Story: Dolan Family Reportedly Looking To Buy Beacon Theater
Ok maybe they didn't get that one 100% right, but still kind of close since they will be closing to restore the place.
Relix Rumor: Dave Matthews will make his first appearance at Warren Haynes' annual Asheville, NC Christmas Jam. Gee, we wonder if he'll play his "Christmas Song?
Real Story: XMas Jam Line-up - Dave Matthews,Gov't Mule, The John Popper Project Featuring DJ Logic, Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, New Orleans Social Club Feat. Henry Butler, Leo Nocentelli, Ivan Neville, George Porter & Raymond Webber, Taj Mahal Trio, w/ Special Guests - Mike Barnes, Brendan Bayliss, Randall Bramblett, Audley Freed, Col. Bruce Hampton, Kevn Kinney, Edwin McCain, Mickey Raphael, Dave School
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Curtain Call
The Washington Post is reporting that the Bob Dylan musical "The Times They Are A-Changin' " will be closing next week after less then a month on Broadway- final performance set for November 19th. Dylan is in town next week for a handful of shows in the area, wonder if he might take in a matinée - I'm sure they'll be plenty of ticket available.
Also if you're heading to the The Music of Bob Dylan show tonight at Lincoln Center, here's the line-up. If anyone out there is going and wants to write a little review of the festivities shoot me an email....
Joan Osborne
Natalie Merchant & Philip Glass
Al Kooper
Spottiswoode (HB)
Sandra Bernhardt
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Jamie Saft
Lee Renaldo
Charlie Feldman MFA speech
Lauren Shira
MMW w/ Oliver Wood
Allen Toussaint
Jill Sobule
Warren Haynes
Rosanne Cash
Phil Lesh
Jay Farrar
The Roots
Cat Power
Ryan Adams
Patti Smith
Ramblin Jack & Jen O'Connor
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Lying In Bed Just Like Brian Wilson Did
Who hasn't pretended they were Brian Wilson during the Pet Sounds recording sessions?? Well ok probably no one, but now you can with - I kid you not - the new limited edition Brian Wilson 1966 Action Figure - check it out, it's pretty damn awesome....
For 75 bucks you can get the basic version and for $150 you can get one signed by Brian himself - there are only 300 signed ones available, so order now.
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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
On The Road Again
I'll stay away from quoting American Pyscho, but Genesis has announced a reunion tour sans former lead singer Peter Gabriel - who is busy with other projects, but has said he'd maybe open to a reunion down the road.
As of now the band has only announced the European leg of their tour, but the U.S. dates will be coming shortly.
Here's some Genesis for you both the prog-tastic version with Gabriel and the some of the poppy stuff without....
Genesis - 1976-05-01 -Starlight Bowl - Burbank, CA
Genesis - 1977-02-08 - Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
Genesis - 1986-09-20 - Madison Square Gardens - New York, NY
Genesis - 1992-07-18 - Stade d'Ouest, Nice (France)
And what kind of post would this be if I didn't include the video that probably freaked me out the most as a kid "Land Of Confusion"....
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I Love Tuesdays
Here's the lone purchase for the week....
Various Artists - Zealous Records Presents: Soul Sides, Vol. 1
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Monday, November 06, 2006
Music Video Mondays
In leu of a traditional video and because tomorrow is Election Day here's Bright Eyes on The Tonight Show performing "When The President Talks To God" and remember to go out and vote tomorrow!
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Sunday, November 05, 2006
Bloggy Goodness
Brooklyn Vegan and Stereogum are your one stop shops for all your CMJ coverage needs.
Over at Aquarium Drunkard got outtakes from The Stones classic Exile On Main Street here.
At Glide's new music blog Hidden Track you can check out the B-List - this week's list 13 Great Instrumentals.
It's only the beginning of November, but The Late Greats is already counting down their top ten albums of 2006. Here's #9 & 10.
Meanwhile Out The Other is going to write about 30 Albums In 30 Days - the first three are up, only 27 more to go.
Finally I Guess I'm Floating loves The Panda Band and has some MP3s to ensure you do to - head here.
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Listen Up
It is me or does anyone else find it a bit ironic that Trey sung lead on Wharf Rat with Phil last week after his recent comments in Rolling Stone about free-basing cocaine??
He actually does a pretty good job with it, take a listen....
Trey & Phil... - Wharf Rat - 2006-10-28 - Orleans Arena - Las Vegas, NV
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Hannukah Rocks
Yo La Tengo has announced that do to their touring schedule they will be unable to do their annual eight night Hannukah run at Maxwell's this year - don't fret though there is still other music to see after you've gorged yourself on latkes.
First up Matisyahu will be taking the stage for three nights at the Hammerstein Ballroom for his First Annual Festival Of Lights - December 16th, 17th & 19th - with a different special opener each night (The Coup & Mr. Lif - 12/16, Ben Kweller 12/17 and John Brown's Body 12/19). Tickets are on sale now.
Also slated to make a return to the road for a special Hannukah tour is The Leevees - who last year put out the great Hannukah Rocks album. As of now they only have one date scheduled, but have promised shows in New York, Boston, Miami, L.A. and more.
And finally if you're looking to do some early holiday shopping here's the perfect gift for you're Jewish music loving friend - The Heebie-Jeebie at CBGB'S: A Secret History of Jewish Punk.
Here's some music from Ya La's past Hannukah runs....
Yo La Tengo - Best of Hannukah 2002 - Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ
Yo La Tengo - 2005-12-26 - Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ
Yo La Tengo - 2005-12-27 - Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ
Yo La Tengo - 2005-12-28 - Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ
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Saturday, November 04, 2006
Say Cheese
As per a statement on their website singer/guitarist Bill Nershi is planning on leaving SCI at the end of next summer to pursue other musical projects. Here's the official announcement....
After summer 2007, Billy Nershi is leaving The String Cheese Incident to pursue other musical projects. There will be only a limited number of Incidents between now and then. Current plans include Thanksgiving in Atlanta, a New Years Eve blowout in San Francisco, Winter Carnival in Colorado, and a return to Red Rocks. Presently, there are no plans for The String Cheese Incident beyond summer of 2007. The band would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our friends and fans for all your support.
Bluntly put that's it for SCI sorry all you hula-hoopers out there. Unfortunately I'm guessing my last memory of seeing the band will be their lackluster set at Radio City back in July when they opened for Ratdog.
Here's some music from his other project....
Honky Tonk Homeslice - 2005-12-11 - 8 x 10 Club - Baltimore, MD
Honky Tonk Homeslice - 2005-06-10 - Nederland Acoustic Coffee House - Nederland, CO
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
Some Healthy Competition
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
A Real College
Say what you will but when a institution of higher learning creates a real quad, then you have a campus. Howard Community College opens a new student services center that finishes the frame of that quinessential collegiate outdoor space. All we need now is a Frisbee!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Apology for Slavery
Both Maryland House and Senate have now passed resolutions apologizing for past slavery. Here's what The Post reported today:
"The House broke into applause after delegates approved the resolution, 130 to 6. The Senate passed the same measure unanimously this month. Maryland would become the second state -- after Virginia, earlier this year -- to express regret for slavery if one of the two measures is passed by the other body.
The Maryland resolution says slavery 'fostered a climate of oppression' not just for slaves and their descendants but also for other people of color who moved to Maryland after slavery was abolished and has 'afflicted the citizens of this state down to the present.'
The lack of debate underscored how dramatically the politics of the issue has changed in the past decade.
After a 1998 tour of Africa in which President Bill Clinton expressed regret about the slave trade, he was accused by some conservatives in the United States of pandering to African Americans.
Sen. Nathaniel Exum (D-Prince George's), the bill's sponsor in the Senate, said he was pleased that 'we can come to a recognition that we participated in something that was morally wrong.'
Exum said he hopes that the apology resolution is just the beginning of a discussion about race relations and the steps that need to be taken to address the 'lingering effects' slavery has had on African Americans."There's plenty of reminders around these parts about the state's past. Columbia Association, for instance, has hired a firm to restore a small stone building once used as slave quarters on an eastern Howard County farm known as Woodlawn. There's talk of tying the $230,000 restoration into the creation of a interpretative walking trail.
Monday, March 26, 2007
And the Other 76 Percent Should Be Careful Too!
The Howard County Police Department is alerting owners of Honda Civics and Acura Integras
manufactured before 2001 of a recent vehicle theft trend affecting these models. Nearly 24
percent of all vehicles stolen in Howard County this year were one of these two models.
These cars are more vulnerable to theft because models manufactured before 2001 do not offer ignition immobilizer theft-deterrent systems, which require a properly coded ignition key be used for the engine to start. If an improperly coded key or other device is used, the engine's startingcircuit is disabled.
Also, owners of these types of cars often add after-market equipment, which can be valued in the thousands of dollars. This makes these vehicles even more appealing.
Protecting vehicles with anti-theft devices is a proven way to deter car thieves. Effective devices include steering wheel and column locks, electric security systems, fuel cut off switches, vehicle identification number (VIN) glass etching and GPS recovery systems. Drivers also can
participate in the "Watch Your Car" program, which provides decals for owners to voluntarily
display on their vehicles to alert police that their car is not normally driven between the hours of 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. Civic and Integra owners should park in a locked garage if one is available. If not, police recommend blocking the vehicle in the driveway with another vehicle.
The police department and the Maryland/DC Anti-Car Theft Committee will host a free VIN
etching event April 21 at the Kings Contrivance Village Center in Columbia from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. Drivers will also be able to enroll in the "Watch Your Car" program at the event. For more
information, visit the police department's Web site at www.HCPD.org.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Rolling On
Wheelchair track star Tatyana McFadden, 17, continues her campaign to be able to compete fully in state high school sports meets, filing a new lawsuit against Maryland educators, according to the Columbia Flier. She's already won the right to compete along with non-wheelchair athletes and she wants to be able to score points to contribute to her team's success.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
WaPo this morning tells us that 22,000 new jobs are projected to come to Fort Meade (a euphemism for NSA and other secret stuff). That doesn't count the contracting workforce that's likely to follow. County officials said part of that estimate is based on reports The Fort is leasing 540 acres outside of its security fence to developer Trammell Crow Co. to build office and retail space and two golf courses for the installation.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
A Hangover After The Tax Party?
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
We're No. 1
Monday, March 19, 2007
"The Cut" Is Closed
Friday, March 16, 2007
Environmental Awakening?
Four random items caught our eye in the Columbia Flier: A front page story on a man who wants the Columbia Association to allow golf carts and other electric conveyances on the bike paths. Diane Brown's profile of 80-year-old Tina Cole, a longtime Columbian who walks everywhere and moved here because she bought into the village concept and the fact that you could live close to schools and shopping. And finally two news briefs. One about council member Calvin Ball's proposal to expand county property tax credit for residents who install energy-saving devices in their homes. The other about Ken Ulman's environmental commission to recommend "green" initiatives---this run by Columbian Joshua Feldmark.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Taxing Questions
Some folks in Annapolis say they want to close an interesting tax loophole: Some big companies avoid paying real estate fees when they sell property by structuring the deal so that they never exchange the deed to the land. Instead, they merely sell a controlling stake in the firm that owns the property. Since no deed changes hands there is no recordation or transfer fees to pay. In 2002, according to the Sun, Rouse Co. used this method to sell 11 shopping centers in Columbia to a New York firm, depriving Howard of about $2 million in tax revenues. Opponents of closing the loophole say it will hurt lots of real estate types who use these transactions in the normal course of developing subdivisions and such. Some company buys the land and then sells controlling interest to a builder to build the houses. If they had to pay a tax on each transaction, they would be paying transfer fees twice (on the purchase of the land and the transfer to the builder)--and passing the cost on to you-know-who. Or, the Sun implies, taking their development to West Virginia, where the business climate is more favorable.
There's lots of fodder for debate in this one. What could $2 million buy? Here's the superintendent's budget request this year for elementary school resource people....
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Power to the PowerPoint People
We had to chuckle about a line in this Sun conversation with Ken Ulman, in which he shakes his head about constituents who pull out their laptops and give him their PowerPoint presentations. Meanwhile, there was this intriguing item in one of the Towson papers about papa Ulman changing firms to be closer to his home here in Howard.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Hell-o.....This is....
Monday, March 12, 2007
March Madness
Friday, March 9, 2007
More Places To Spend Our Money
It was sad to see Create-A-Hobby depart the mall; Columbia Talk was a longtime Warhammer, toy train, coin collecting customer. Now comes news that a Hollister will fill its space. It'll be interesting to see if the new store will have the same staying power as the old one. From the folks who brought you Abercombie & Fitch, Hollister is for the "trendy" teenager who likes the surfer look, always a fickle bunch. The chain recently posted a 9 percent monthly decline in same-store sales. Also coming to the Mall: clothier White House/Black Market, shoe place Clark's, another athletic footwear store called Footaction, and a Wetzel Pretel. Ann Taylor is getting a facelift.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
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Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Dr. Leffler, Killed in Crash....
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
But Ossifer....
Drugs and Alcohol
410-313-6202 - Addiction Services Center
410-663-1922 - Alcoholics Anonymous
410-832-7094 - Al-Anon and Alateen
Monday, March 5, 2007
What Goes Up Might Not Be Filled
Demand for Howard County's office space appears to be waning some. Vacancy rates have been ticking up for a couple years (they now stand at 12.1 percent in Columbia/Ellicott City, according to a recent report) and more than 600,000 square feet of space is under construction, which could push the rate up further.


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Monday, January 04, 2016
Once Upon A Time We Were Some What Free
Well a new year yet again an I ask myself what is the difference between the end of one year to the start of a new year not much the last digit of the year changes and i have to remember that , but besides that you have a think of the past and now I'm old enough to know life is what it is and if one wants change you have to create it unless something crazy happens. Australian politicians and former douche bag Abbott are crazy kissing Murdoch's butt I have to wonder what deals went on to push through the vaccine laws ! The ignorant have no idea about Murdoch and Abbotts friendship oh yeah we all know money talks n bullshit walks and politician need money (yeah right ) and media support please lets not forget how truthful Murdoch and associates are oh yeah coughs scum . A person should be able to research vaccines and make an educated choice to vaccinate or not to vaccinate , as a mother of 5 children I done what was expected as a parent and what one is told the right thing to do , but when my daughter was vaccinated an couldn't walk for 3 weeks , I refused to vaccinate again the idiot Dr had given my daughter a double dose . I wonder how many people actually know that Drs are not educated in med school about vaccines! Australian government is slowly but surely taking away our freedom of choice , interesting is not not by children that weren't vaccinated never caught any childhood illnesses , this new no jab no pay will never change my view and my choice when it was bought in years ago no family allowance didn't and wont change my choice now. The Government can wipe their ### with their FA as they are full of crap , so glad Abbott got booted that's what one gets for being a Dickhead. I trust very few people in this world and especially when billions of dollars $52 bn plus is the estimation of the vaccine market for 2016 . In time the truth will prevail and all the toxins and lies will be revealed maybe not in my life time but it will be eventually . Although I have read it is extremely hard for persons to win through the USA Vaccine Court I have to wonder will Australia have a vaccine court specifically for vaccines . A person has to be extremely careful when being administered with any drug there has been several occasions I was hospitalized and given intravenous drugs by ambulance officer that was legally not authorized to administer the drug and given the trip to hospital was only a few minutes the nurse wasn't informed , I informed her and she administered the drug again which left me extremely ill for several months . Not the only time medical staff have stuffed up when administering medications but hopefully the last as I avoid hospitals and hate going to them. Slightly off topic but my thoughts are done so I will leave with more to come ! Cases of mothers contracting polio from their vaccinated infant HPV ONE OF THE WORST VACCINES More to come but for now It's time I went to zzzz


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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Sales Still Running
Bath & Body Works - A slew of products on sale, including four packs of anti-bacterial hand soap for $10. Ends Sunday, Nov. 30.
Cherry Culture - 20 percent off everything with the code TG20. Ends Sunday, Nov. 30.
Kiehl's - 20 percent off online with the code FAMILY or by printing out this flyer and bringing it in-store for the Kiehl's Friends and Family discount. Ends Monday, Dec. 1.
1-800-Flowers - Free shipping (within the U.S.) or no service charge with the code FreeShp25. Ends Tuesday, Dec. 2.
Friday, November 28, 2008
My Little Black (Friday) Dress
After trying on four or five decent-but-not-fantastic dresses, I came upon this:
It might not look like anything super special on the mannequin but it looks great on me. All three of my friends sitting on a bench in the waiting area agreed, and they have very varied senses of style so I trust the collective judgment. It accentuates my hourglass figure without making me look too busty and smooths out flaws. Plus, I had no little black party dress! This will be great since I can wear it to many different types of functions.
Online at Overstock.com it's listed for $42.50 in a Black Friday sale (normally $49.99). But I got it for $25 + tax, not even on sale! I thought it was a good deal in the store (without sacrificing quality or fit) and this is just icing on the cake.
Now all I need to do is accessorize. Since I don't want to wear all black to a wedding I'm thinking a jewel toned violet shawl with gold paisley detail on the bottom and some metallic shoes. Or...something else. Luckily I have a few weeks to make a decision. Any suggestions?
Thursday, November 27, 2008
My Favorite Holiday
And it didn't disappoint. It was a quiet Thanksgiving with important people in my life. This year I have a lot to be thankful for: My close friends and family, my lovable doggies, starting a career, new opportunities presenting themselves, overall prosperity.
It hasn't been the easiest year, and I know the road ahead has many challenges and tough decisions to make. But for the moment, I'm just going to sit in bed with Bon Bon, my Boston Terrier, and be content.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
A Trend I Don't See Returning Full Force
"The Institute calls the calendar "Pretty in Mink," and includes Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin and other well-known conservative women. According to the CBLPI's website, the calendar harkens back to a time when "women were a little more feminine, the men a little more charming - and the world a little less politically correct."
The pictures try to evoke the glamor of a bygone era, but personally, I don't think you need mink to do that. I'm not going to stop people from wearing fur coats if they please, because I certainly wear animal products -- specifically, suede jackets and leather sneakers. But there are a few things that seem off to me about flaunting fur.
First, wearing mink strikes me as a very old-person thing. My grandmother has some decades-old fur coats in a downstairs closet, and her mother had some, and my own mother might even have one somewhere in storage. But who invests in a fur coat nowadays when a winter coat from the Gap is as functional, and will leave you enough money to invest in a flat screen TV or pay off some of your mortgage?
I think part of it has to do with changing symbols of wealth and status in this country. A fur coat was a sign that you'd made it back in the day. Fur isn't how people -- other than pimps on TV? -- flaunt wealth today. "It" bags, fancy cars, designer duds, sparkling jewelry...that's more like it.
Secondly, fur smells musty after a while and is susceptible to picking up scents from things like food and smoke. Plus it's difficult to get stains out of and physically heavy. Have you ever tried on a fur coat? It must give those little old ladies wearing them to the supermarket quite a workout!
Third, you're literally cloaking yourself in the pelt of a dead animal. Even as a meat-eating, leather-wearer, it strikes me as a bit weird when I stop and think about it that way. I understand though that there are places where animals pelts are a key part of keeping warm in winter, or where people still hunt and make use of all parts of an animal (more worthy than just hunting for sport, in my opinion), or where fur is part of a long cultural heritage. This concerns me less than photo-shoot fur.
Lastly, I don't think real fur coats give most people a slim silhouette. They may look stylish on a runway or in photos, but they are so bulky to normally wear. Give me a slim wool trench coat instead! Washington doesn't get super cold. (That's a $250 rouge trench from Banana Republic.)
The blogger stresses that this isn't a symptom of everyone who subscribes to conservative politics, though.
"Before anyone slams all Republicans or all conservatives, keep in mind that Richard Nixon publicly praised wife Patricia Nixon's choice of a "respectable Republican cloth coat" over a fur coat in 1952, and that PETA asked animal activists in 1989 to thank Barbara Bush for refusing to wear a fur coat for her husband's inauguration. Animal issues cross party lines, and you'll find quite a few Republicans with high marks on the Humane Society Legislative Fund's Humane Scorecard.
...The decision of the CBLPI and these women to promote fur is clearly a attempt to push buttons and raise the ire of animal activists. By attaching the phrase "politically correct" to the current attitude against fur, they are flaunting their callousness and trivializing animal suffering."
Ouch, harsh. Props to her for calling out what I agree is probably just mostly a stunt to get attention. But as I've outlined earlier, I think there are plenty of other reasons why fur coats probably won't be returning as a major trend in the near future.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday FOTD: Red Lips, Dark Brows
-CoverGirl liquid foundation
-Wet 'n Wild lipliner 717
-Red lipstick from a YSL Gold Celebration Palette/"Expressions of Love"
-NYC eyeliner duo in black and gold
-Champagne-colored Revlon cream eyeshadow as base from the Precious Metals quad
-Beige Revlon Colorstay powder shadow from the Blushed Wines quad
-Milani blush in Luminous
-NYX lipgloss in Sunrise
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
TV So Bad It's Good (ANTM anyone?)
I usually don't watch much television, particularly on television itself. Shows that are streamed online, however, I can get into. Like ANTM, whose episodes are online at the CW's Web site. This way I can watch shows when I want, when I have time.
Anyway, Top Model is a guilty pleasure of mine. Does anyone else watch it? Elina, the Angelina Jolie-esque, tattooed, Ukrainian-born beauty, and Marjorie, the nervous and super slim girl of French heritage, were my favorites. I didn't even like Marjorie that much at the beginning but she grew on me toward the end. I liked seeing how she transformed from awkwardly shy to starkly intense in front of the camera. Elina was just really beautiful to me, I think she's got a great face, body and style. Too bad she couldn't give her all to the camera.
Personality-wise, Sheena and Jocelyn were two of my favorites. (Check out this WPIX video interview to see Sheena sharing some interesting info about what we didn't see on the show, and elaborating on some issues featured. ) Oh, and I liked seeing Isis featured. Sure, it's a show and they need to push some envelopes for ratings, but even if that's the case, I think it was pretty progressive to have a transgendered woman and address some of the unique challenges she faces while not turning it into a spectacle.
I wasn't overly impressed by the top three though. Analeigh is so pretty and seems sweet - and I kept getting frustrated at Paulina for dissing her face in that subtle, trying-to-be-nice Paulina way - but that appears to be Analeigh's niche, lacking the edginess of a top model.
Samantha, I never fully understood. When she's glammed up or in front of a lens she looks amazing. Her pictures are awesome. When she spoke though...um...That didn't connect for me. I realize there are thousands of hours of footage and of course for the sake of understanding, the show can only explore so much of each contestant's personality, but there were a lot of green, almost dopey comments from Samantha. I liked seeing her pictures but wasn't won over by the way she spoke or carried herself.
McKey, on the other hand, just didn't translate into having a lot of personality for me. I wish the editors would have developed her storyline more -- tomboy boxer who turns into a breakout star? Something like that? She had the most striking and unique look, in my opinion. But other than that, I wasn't captivated by her. Too bad.
And yes, if there's another season I will probably watch! ;)
Monday, November 17, 2008
Gender Fashion Fusion, Russian Navy Nails
This photo is of an interesting feature in the Nov. 2008 Cosmopolitan en Espanol. The pictorial is called "Genre Fusion," though 'gender fusion' makes more sense to me since it shows how you can take a handful of pieces and make them work for menswear-inspired looks as well as feminine looks.
I've seen plenty of features on how to repurpose a few items to make several outfits - I really like those, btw - but nothing quite like this, at least not in a while. It really struck me because I love menswear-inspired pieces like suit jackets, vests and shoes, but I also love to dress up and be super girly sometimes. So it makes sense that I'm drawn to a feature showing how to meld the two with some of the same pieces, because I have some from both categories in my closet.
I don't think I'd wear all these specific outfits - for one thing, a frilly-chested tank with a thin belt wouldn't be flattering on my short frame - but the idea is definitely something I can work with. (Outfit titles like "masculine charm," "feminine mistique" and "girl in control" give me something to aspire to, you know?)
Oh, and at the very bottom of the picture you can see my Russian Navy-wearing nails! Great color. It's a dark purplish blue with super tiny red sparkles in it, I mean so tiny you can harly see them unless you look very closely. It's vampy pretty, in the way muted, brick/brownish red lipstick on fair skin looks pretty. It's dark enough to almost look black on first glance but it's way more interesting than black. And I used a Sally Hansen basecoat and the color didn't stain my nails at all. I am glad I purchased it - thanks Maayari for suggesting Trade Secret, I'd never been to one before - and I will definitely wear it again.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Self-Manicure Tips
I really enjoy painting my nails. As someone who has trouble relaxing, it's a great way to make me relax because it takes attention, care and focus to do a good job. Which is why I make sure, as often as possible, that if I'm going to paint my nails I'm going to try to do it right.
Start with clean hands and nails. This sets the canvas for your new lacquer. Definitely take off old polish. Cotton balls work well, but I prefer using a nail polish removing jar -- the kind with a sponge inside that you just dip your fingers into one by one. These are available in drugstores and will only set you back a few dollars, which is worth it to me because of the ease of use and how they cut down on mess. The bottle to the right costs $2.49 at drugstore.com.
*Acetone vs. non-acetone remover: Acetone is a strong solvent and the fastest way to dissolve your old polish. It's especially good if you're trying to get off very stubborn lacquer or remove acrylic nails (which is a whole 'nother long process that I know little about, but there are plenty of online resources to fill you in. It seems to call for using pure acetone!) Personally, I prefer for non-acetone remover, even if it takes longer to get things off, because it's more gentle on the skin. If you have dry, brittle or acrylic nails, it's probably the better choice for you too.
Shape your nails. Of course, start with a nail clipper if you need to adjust for length. Once you have that, whip out the emery board! I'm partial to those big, $1-2 cardboard ones that are at drugstores and beauty supplies. They are more sturdy than the package of eight flimsy ones you can get for a buck, easier for me to grip and use to shape, and more sanitary/gentle than metal files. Plus, I don't lose them as much as the super cheap ones! For natural nails a finer grit should do the job. I've never used a glass file so I can't speak to that.
How to file? Gently. Try going from the outside of your nail toward the middle, using strokes that only go in one direction. Imagine the file in your left hand. Place the board against the right side of your thumb on your right hand. Glide the file upward, toward the middle of your thumb nail. Then place the board on the inside section of your thumb and file from the right side of your thumb to the center.
The crude Microsoft Paint drawing shows you what I mean. I find when filing is done this way, it's easy to be gentle and not have to tug a lot on your nail. This is an effective way to shape a rounded tip, which is what I like to wear.
Once this step is done, soaking your nails in some warm, soapy water will soften the cuticles and help get out any remaining dirt around the fingers.
Base coat. Important for several reasons: It fills in ridges in the nail to provide a smooth surface onto which the colored lacquer can adhere, helping your manicure last longer; and it protects nails from staining due to chemical reactions with ingredients like formaldehyde or after the application of dark colored polish. I also find that using base coat makes nail polish easier to remove once the time comes, since instead of sticking directly to my nail it is attached to the clear base coat.
The moment of truth -- your color! The best part and the one on which I feel least qualified to opine. Take your time, don't worry about putting too much color on in the first coat, use long, vertical strokes...most of you can probably run circles around me when it comes to this art! Polish applying has become so second nature to me, it's hard to think about verbalizing all the moves.
Top coat. You went through all that trouble and won't seal the deal? Shame on you. Slap on some top coat and call your beautiful manicure a day!
*P.S. Give yourself time to dry. This always gets me. Once I'm done with my manicure and snapped out of the zone I feel the need to go back to doing my normal five billion things, thus putting my nice nails in danger. No no no! Take your time after the manicure. Thirty minutes or an hour is minimum to keep your nails out of harm's way...and 30 is even pushing it, because though the polish might be too dry to transfer onto other surfaces, it is probably still soft enough to be dented by accidental bumps. When I'm careless and my polish is still tacky, I tend to end up with a lot of texture impressions (especially from fabrics). That ruins all the hard work I put in to keep my nail polish smooth, so really, devoting the extra time to being careful is worth it.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Tasty, Foolproof Meatball Recipe
Victoria and Jason work intently...
I personally had never made spaghetti before...and I really didn't this time. Jason brought his dark blue Kitchenaid standing mixer, for which he has a spaghetti roller attachment and an attachment that cuts the dough into linguine. He did that while Victoria and I made the meatballs.
Flour, water and eggs, baby! Yeah, that's a hanger from my closet.
As for the meatball recipe...Meatballs are very easy and fun to make. Not only that, but the recipe is flexible for varying tastes. The recipe I used this weekend was taught to me by my mother and originally adapted from the recipe of a family friend's Italian grandmother, who brought it over from the Old World:
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 2 oz. grated Pecorino Romano cheese
- A teaspoon of salt
- A handful of chopped curly parsley (to taste)
- Seasoning such as oregano and black pepper (to taste)
- 1.5 - 2 regular sized jars of tomato sauce
- Half an onion, diced
Don't be afraid to get messy, mash it all up between your fingers! The consistency should be solid enough to form balls that won't slip apart or lose their shape, but not too dry. Even though I list amounts of ingredients above, when it comes to the dry ingredients and parsley it's not paramount that you measure everything to a tee. More important is to eyeball it for texture. The one rule I'd stick with is that you should use one egg per pound of meat.
Heat oil in a medium to large sized frying pan - enough to entirely coat the cooking surface. I'm partial to olive oil. Roll 1 to 1.5 inch-sized balls from the meat mixture and drop them in the hot pan, leaving about half an inch or an inch between each. (You need enough room to flip them all over.) Cook until they are browned on the outside but not totally cooked all the way through.
As the meatballs are done browning, transfer them to a large pot on a separate range filled with the tomato sauce. Turn this pot onto medium heat. You can either brown the meatballs and then put them on a plate with paper towels to soak up some of the olive oil, or you can transfer them immediately from the frying pan to the sauce-filled pot.
Once all the meatballs are finished, saute the diced onion in the frying pan until the pieces are slightly transparent and beginning to caramelize. Add to the tomato sauce and meatball pot.
Fold the meatballs into the sauce. You want to have enough sauce to almost entirely cover the meatballs. Cover the pot and let sit for about 10 minutes, to give time for the sauce to heat and for the meatballs to finish cooking through.
So good!! Paired with cold cream soda....yum. Looking at the photo is making me hungry now.
Notes: You're not married to using pork and beef. Flavor-wise, I like using two different meats with at least one of them being beef, but you can also try ground turkey, ground chicken, ground veal, etc. You can also stick to only one kind of meat, though I'd really suggest using two, it gives a much more unique taste.
Same goes with the seasonings and with the cheese. I like Romano, but Parmesan is just as good. You don't even necessarily need to use cheese, though I like the slight flavor it gives and the way it helps the consistency of the meatballs.
Pick ground meats with a higher fat content if taste is your first priority. I used 90/10 beef in this recipe, though being somewhat health conscious, I usually cook with more lean packages. Ground turkey is a good way to make the meatballs slightly healthier while keeping tasty.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Сиби́рскиe ночи
*Just so you know, I'm that person in the store who likes to open bottles, test them on my thumb nail, and then wipe the swatch off on my opposite palm or any appropriate/won't-be-noticed paper surface possible. (Today some polishes were in a wicker basket with tissue paper....um, yeah, that became my impromptu napkin.)*
I was having a love/hate relationship with Siberian Nights in the store. It's a dark, matte purple that's both rich yet dull. All Lacquered Up has great swatches of the entire Russia collection which I suggest you check out to get a feel for the whole line. Her pictures make me drool over Russian Navy but that wasn't in store today. Maybe I can get it online?
I didn't end up getting Siberian Nights...I thought about it a lot though. I might go back and pick it up. Hmmm...
Koala Bear-y, a pretty pinkish berry, and Brisbane Bronze, a rich sparkly bronze, are two of my favorite Australia-inspired shades and were available in-store. For nail polish I tend to be drawn to pinks and purples or wild colors like blues, greens, etc. I also have plenty of reds. I wear a lot of berry colors but not much brown or tan when it comes to my nails. (When I am not lazy and actually paint my nails!) Maybe I should try expanding out though.
Alas, I didn't pick up either of these polishes either....I was feeling too indecisive! Plus, I was going to stop by the bank to cash a check after my CVS pit stop, and since I've been paying for all the little purchases I can with cash, reality quickly sets in when I spend money on non-necessary items.
Instead of nail polish I picked up a Physician's Formula Organic Wear kit with a blue/gray eyeshadow duo and black eyeliner. Until tomorrow you can get 40 percent off all Physician's Formula cosmetics at CVS -- my purchase was on a display with a $2 off coupon too, so I ultimately got the set for under $5. I'm not a huge PF fan so I'm not necessarily encouraging you to run out and try the brand, but if you like it or if, like me, you just want to try a new product, now would be a good time to do your shopping. I'll try to write about that soon, and post if I end up going back for some of the O.P.I. lacquers.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Sometimes You Get What You Pay For
That happened this week.
I had some CVS extracare bucks to use on Monday before they expired and decided to splurge on cosmetics. The coupon was worth just a bit more than $5 and there was nothing in particular I needed, nor any enticing BOGO sales, so I thought I'd try a bunch of little random things.
Error 1: Normally, drugstore pantyhose is just fine for me. I have horrible luck with stockings (and even tights) ripping, but other than that, few complaints. Well, let me tell you, don't try On The Go!-brand stockings. For $2 or $3 I got a pair of navy stockings and some black knee highs, which were attached in some special promotion.
First off, the package looks like it was left over from 1983. Second, the pantyhose is super rough (95 percent nylon, 5 percent spandex) and the color looks dreadful on the skin. I'm also not accustomed to wearing pantyhose that is stiff and has a very defined shape, as opposed to being very stretchy and conforming to your own shape like most pantyhose. The minute I put it on and saw how it looked on my legs, I was kind of horrified. So much for wearing that pantyhose with my navy blue and cream skirt...
My friend brainstormed a new use for it though: a funny hat for his cat! (Progress pending...)
Error 2: $2.99 Black Radiance liquid eyeliner in navy blue. (Guess I was in a navy mood?) For an extra dollar I could have sprung for waterproof, but I was feeling cheap. I got what I paid for. This stuff sucked so much upon first application I'm thinking about throwing it out before a second use. The applicator itself isn't bad, but the formula is so wet that as soon as I opened my eye after lining it, I got blue residue on the overhanging lower part of my brow bone. I could have gotten over this (by, say, keeping my eye closed for a few more seconds) if the formula also didn't run out before I could finish lining half my eye. Maybe I need to press harder while lining...but that would have made it even more wet and left more unsightly residue.
When I tried to do a cat-eye look, it smudged off the sides of my eyes within a few moments. And when I tried to remove the stuff, despite not being waterproof, it was very difficult to get off. I took a shower, used eye make-up remover, and still had blue residue that accumulated on my lower lash line which proved very hard to finally take off. Plus nasty blue bits that got caught in the liquid on my eyeball. Ewwwww.
Maybe I'll try it again, but I think in the future I'll stick to brands I know and trust when it comes to eyeliner. I'm a bit wary of putting sketchy substances so close to my eyes.
A friend of mine really like L'Oreal Lineur Intense Felt Tip Liquid Eyeliner, so I think I'm going to try that soon. I'd like something that works for a thin, subtle line, and also to be strong for a sexy, smoky eye.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
What Do You Make of This?
I saw it at a store at my local mall. Whipped out my camera to snap this blurry photo while trying to not be conspicuous, lol. It's kind of like a uniform you'd see in a campy '70s sci-fi movie, complete with go-go boots, perhaps? Or does someone know how to rock this and make it look stylish for 2008? If so, please share.
And...here are seven more random facts about me, as tagged by the lovely Crystal:
1. I enjoy all sorts of crafting and like making greeting cards in my spare time.
2. I am moderately proficient in speaking/understanding Spanish and Russian.
3. I really like the color orange. And oranges, the fruit.
4. My secret television guilty pleasures are America's Next Top Model and The Hills. I don't usually watch them on television, though, instead I watch them on my computer on my own time schedule!
5. I own many pairs of socks with silly patterns and designs.
6. I disliked the beach as a kid -- ewww sand and too-hot sun -- but it's grown on me.
7. I've known since elementary school that I wanted to be a writer. And now I am one (?). Woot!
Monday, November 3, 2008
Silly Internet
Anyway, I have a lot of stuff I'm working on posting -- cute clothes, make-up, maybe some recipes, and being tagged again for more random info about myself. (I won't lie, I enjoy those things sometimes.)
The problem now is that my home Internet crashed! Phooey.
At least it gives me time to pull things together offline. I should be back very soon, in the next day or two.
Hope you all had a fun Halloween. It's so weird that stores have already cleared out of all the spooky festivities and are on to Christmas. What about Thanksgiving? Probably my favorite holiday of the year. I'm stoked to be going home to New York to see my high school friends and family in just a few short weeks.
Last random thing -- I like election night too. I'm definitely going to be watching TV all night (if that works and my computer is still down) to find out the results. Hard to believe that in 48 hours we will (hopefully) know who the next American president is.
Time moves forward, whether we like it or not. Right now, I'm feeling pretty pumped for some change myself. Figuring out what that change should be feels so difficult sometimes, but as I said, time moves forward either way.
Okay, I'm done being deep lol. Time to leave work!


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Psychopaths, sometimes erroneously called sociopaths, are hard to identify, but, oh, my what interesting characters to write. Their smaller pre-frontal cortexes, regulating impulse-control and behaviors, means this is a condition not just "bad choices by bad people". The sociopath and psychopath are victims of something they cannot control.
However, the general thinking is that psychopaths are born that way and that sociopaths are created out of extreme childhood circumstances and violence, sometimes even head injuries. The old nurture-nature argument surfaces.
Sociopaths tend to be reserved, inhibited and sometimes described at loners, whereas, psychopaths are confident, dominant, and even social. Whereas we might call psychopaths amoral, sociopaths do have a sense of right and wrong and might be martyrs or crusaders for causes that are skewed against normalcy.
As to sex difference, three times more men than women are diagnosed as sociopaths or psychopaths. Identified women, much more often than men, reported sexual abuse, parental issues like substance abuse, or emotional neglect as children.
WebMD distinguishes between sociopaths and psychopaths, those who are clinically diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, as whether or not a conscience is operating.
The psychopath doesn't have a conscience. The sociopath has a conscience, but it is a weak one. The psychopath has no qualms or regrets about shis behaviors or actions. The sociopath displays some guilt or remorse, but not enough to keep shim from the behavior. Self-centered and guiltless, they take actions fearlessly since they don't accept personal responsibility for consequences for actions.
It is also pointed out that the majority of those with an antisocial personality disorder are not violent. The ones who make the news are, but thousands are walking around, living their lives without attracting legal attention. But for our books, we mostly make psychopaths or sociopaths our villain and perpetrator of violence. But it could be an interesting novel in which the sociopath next door is presumed guilty but somebody else "done the deed."
I have a sociopath (although I leave it open to interpretation whether Cal is actually a psychopath) in my "Dinner is Served" series (first book Mission Impastable). Keeping him ambiguous is one way I have built tension in his relationships with others. Are they genuine or not? Is he capable of having a loving relationship with anyone?
In a study published a couple of years ago in Personality and Individual Differences,
researchers found that individuals scoring higher on an emotional detachment/disagreeable personality factor did not respond to yawning stimuli. You know what I mean. Someone yawns and then you do. It's a sympathetic response. If one lacked empathy and sympathy traits, then that person did not respond with yawning.
Now think about that in a novel. A character could be unmasked as a psychopath by a clever sleuth. Or, your villain might know that non-yawning response is a characteristic and, thus, heesh tries to conceal it with a fake yawn, also detected by your clever sleuth.
Another study in Personality and Individual Differences found that narcissism and psychopathy traits predicted social media use. The more selfies men posted, the higher they ranked on the scale. Of course, taking selfies alone is not a predictor, but you could certainly have your villain obsessed with documenting shis life with selfies, Vine videos and the like, constantly documenting shis life on Facebook.
Interestingly, another study found a higher number of antisocial disorder personality people with a preference for bitter foods and drinks than the normal population. Maybe your villain likes shis coffee strong and black. Like me! Bwahaha!
Sociopaths and psychopaths are skilled actors. Manipulators who must win, who must dominate. I'd guess a good number, if not all, bullies could be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Try these tips and traits to beef up your antisocial villain.
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Hello fellow crafters! Its Sept 15th, time for our New Design Team Reveal. I have switched things up a bit for this term and wanted to incorporate more layers into the Sketches!
The Design Team has been anxiously awaiting this Reveal! I know their designs will inspire you!
Zuzanna Gulaj
please feel free to link your project and you have the chance to
be a featured designer.


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5km in 40:31
82.77% age graded.
Avg. Pace 8:09m/k which was slower than I had VP set to run.
AHR 123bpm; MHR 135bpm
90% - 99% of MHR.
7:47; 8:01; 8:08; 8:09; 8:22
TE 2.3 Maintaining.
|#83 finished!
My Blog is about my training, running and a few other bits & pieces that happen along the way.
|#83 finished!
|2nd 2.5km repeat
|"Once in love with Amy, Always in love with Amy!"
|Reminder to buy Blister Block before next run!
|1km Repeats all ahead of VP!!
|The 1.5km lap at pace, Burradoo.
|Atop the bleeding hill!


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Liverpool vs Burnley Preview
On paper, this is a fixture Liverpool should have no problem with whatsoever. Player for player they're better all over the pitch and with home advantage few would back Burnley to get anything out of this game with their Premier League betting. However, last season's play-off winners have already beaten the likes of Manchester United and Everton this season so it is at least worth having a look at what the Reds are up against on Saturday afternoon.
After their 1-0 victories over United and Everton Burnley came up against Chelsea and lost 3-0 in a very one sided game. Liverpool represent somewhat of a local derby for Burnley though and they'll be eager to get yet another result against one of their more illustrious local rivals.
The Danger Men
It doesn't matter how well organised a defence is when a decent free kick comes in and Burnley striker Robbie Blake has one of the best shots from a dead ball situation in the business. Blake is also a decent forward and is the man who got the winner against Manchester United so he is certainly a player to watch out for.David Nugent has just joined the Clarets from Portsmouth and is a man who has something to prove in the Premier League. I've never been convinced he has what it takes to be a success in the top-flight personally but he should see more action now he is at Turf Moore and has a chance to prove everyone wrong.
In midfield Icelandic playmaker Joey Gudjonsson is probably their most creative player. He has great technical ability and the ability to pick out a pass and is a man who has the capabilities to cause Liverpool problems. Former Manchester United man Chris Eagles can deliver a good cross and the play-off final hero Wade Elliot is also a very useful player.
For Liverpool new boy Alberto Aquilani will definitely be sitting this one out, he is sidelined until early October with a foot injury. Daniel Agger is out until the end of October with a back injury and will also play no part in this fixture. However, both El Zhar and Fabio Aurelio may be fit in time to face Burnley this weekend as both players recover from respective knee injuries.
Burnley have no injury worries going into the tie with defenders Stephen Caldwell and Michael Duff both expected to recover in time for the game at Anfield.
With Liverpool's obvious advantages over Burnley I can't see the Clarets picking up any points at Anfield in all honesty. The fight-back at Bolton should have given Rafa's men a lift and if I was going to bet on the correct score I'd go for a 3-0 home win. This fixture could be just what Liverpool need to kick-start their campaign and they should be able to beat Burnley with relative ease.


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Well it's that special time of year again where we thank all the amazing women around the world for doing the most important job... Being a mother.
Since my mumsy has only recently begun the healing process from her foot surgery, it's been nice to look after her for the past couple of weeks and with today being mothers day it was no exception. Being able to look after her and give her loads of treats today has been lovely, and she truly deserves it. I've been serving all her meals in bed, got a bouquet of flowers delivered to the house and since she handcrafts cards for everyone around her, I thought she deserved to have one made just for her! Not to mention whipping up a simple childhood favourite Angel Delight, what's not to like about that?
I truly adore my mumsy, I mean it hasn't exactly been the perfect day for her... I think as a family we're beginning to realise the healing process for mum's foot is going to take a lot longer than expected. But hey, everybody heals differently! But I know it must be frustrating for mum.
|Myself & my beautiful Mumsy
I adore my mumsy & couldn't be more grateful to have her in my life. She's supported me through so much, just in the last year alone. I tend to call her the 'voice of reason' because she's that little voice in my head that's always telling me to 'keep going', 'get back up & try again' and 'never take no for answer'. I just hope with caring for my mum these past couple of weeks I've been able to show her just how much she means to me, it's nice to be able to repay her a little for everything she's done for me.
Love your mum, treat her like a Queen & please never take her for granted. It's the only job where the hours are 24/7 and you don't get paid for doing it :-).
Peace & Love.
Ginny x


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I know nothing can *really* match the flavor of a good Parmiggiano Reggiano, but I'm currently doing research to do 365 days as a locavore starting sometime next year. I make a lot of various pestos, and I'm trying to figure out what to use instead of Parmesan since nobody around here makes it. I'm on the hunt for local creameries (for reference I live in the Greensboro, NC area. I haven't decided my radius yet, but it'll be probably be 100 miles with some lee-way for specialty items like certain cheeses) that make harder cheeses, but so far all the creameries I can find stop at semi-firm. There's no shortage of softer cheeses around here!
I thought about using some extra cold fresh mozzarella with some added salt maybe? Or even a few crumbles queso fresco? I wonder if it'd be better to just leave the parm *out* if I can only find the good stuff from Italy (oh, woe is me that I only have access to the best quality!). How much of a difference do you think that would make?


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While I have been away, I've missed out on my favourite restaurants. The trashy (and slightly embarrasing places which I feel I need an alias such as Karen Walker's Anastasia Beaverhausen), the cafes (Mr Tulk, I hope you've maintained your fabulousness), the everyday, and the fine dining ones.
Ever since Crown Casino opened, we have been making our (at least) annual pilgrimmage to the Conservatory. Over the years, we've tried quite a few fine dining buffets (and also quite a few mid-range buffets), but none surpasses the food and the experience at the Conservatory.
The Conservatory is decorated in plush, modern decor. Inside it's light, tasteful and elegant. There are views of the Yarra River.
I'll say upfront that my photos do not do justice to the range and quality of food that's available. You just have to go to see it for yourself.
It's difficult to identify everything that I ate; also, I didn't take photos of every dish that I tried - I was too busy enjoying the food, and rightly so. On the day we went, there were:
- beef fillets
- veal fillets
- lamb fillets
- roast chicken and beef
- assorted roast vegs and mash
- rice and breads
- two types of soup
- two types of curries with poppadams
- seafood dumplings
- barramundi in Thai green curry
- Waldorf salad
- oysters, mussels, prawns, smoked salmon galore
- baby octopi salad
- fresh DIY salad ingredients
- some sort of terrine/pate
- a range of cured meats
- sushi
- cheeseboard
I'm sure there's a few other dishes that I left off.
Aside from the seafood, the other notable element of the buffet is the dessert buffet. Once again, here is an almost complete list of what was available:
- a selection of ice creams, with waffle cones, fruit purees and a range of toppings
- a baked hot pudding
- several cakes and mini cakes and tarts
- chocolate fountain
- fruit salad
As it was Mr P's birthday, we got a complimentary birthday cake and champagne. Tea and coffee is served at the end of your meal.
Food - 10
Ambiance - 10
Service - 10
Price - 10
We've been going to the Conservatory for over 10 years. Superb, reliable and memorable. Excellent service, excellent food - definitely a lot of bang for your buck. My mother who doesn't like raw oysters, asked for a dozen of them to be steamed for her, which they did happily.
Even little Bubba Chuck loves the Conservatory - she's making us proud by being the next generation of our family to enjoy the sumptuous dining experience.
Depending which day you go, there may be time limits (about two hours). There is also an a la carte menu. I'm sure it's good, but why limit yourself to one dish when you can have it all in the buffet? They also do Tiffins (afternoon tea).
Some pearls of wisdom:
- do not eat breakfast beforehand (or lunch, depending which sitting you're going to); and don't expect to eat dinner that night
- go slow, savour each morsel. Do not peak to early by your greediness to gorge on everything at once
- no matter how much you love your carbs, take heed of Fran Drescher's character's advice in The Nanny: avoid the carbs - they're just empty fillers; concentrate on the seafood
- when you book, say that it's someone's birthday. You get a free glass of champagne each, and a cake at the end to share (which you can take home with you)
- bookings are recommended, especially for peak periods (eg Christmas)
- wear elasticised pants
- don't bother coming if you're on a diet or if you don't like seafood...it's a sacrilege not to enjoy everything that's on offer
Level 2, Crown Casino
8 Whiteman St
Southbank 3006
Telephone: 9292 6895


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Another Waitangi national holiday dawns clear after yet another day of native infighting over turf. Some cartoons to help with getting into that celebratory feeling.
The word holiday derived from the notion of "Holy Day"
The word originally referred only to special religious days
Our 'national' day is certainly not a holy day. It is a day to lift the scabs of colonial history where we are annually assaulted with displays of thuggery and baying native mobs looking for ever more entitlements. The other side never makes the news, although there is much pomp and ceremony.
The thugs again were once out in force with some muck throwers, aged crones jostling for position alongside the leader of the race pandering Nats and with all the political hangers on looking to state their case whilst buying votes on the taxpayer dime.
For me, definitely not a holiday to celebrate. Just another day at the office. Some light reading for those with a bent to know more about why I feel this way about our 'national' day.


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Autumn began last Friday and I found my first Cozy Mystery from a recommendation on Cozy-Mystery.com which is a wonderful blog with countless suggestions! I found a new author, at least to me, Vicki Lane. She is a marvelous writer. She had me right up until the end. Her heroine is Elizabeth Goodweather a widow living in the mountains near Ashville, NC. She love Appalachia and the beauty and mountain lore is all included. Her books always have an unresolved mountain legend included from the past that somehow coincides with what is going on in the future.
I just finished the 1st one in the series Signs in the Blood (check out review)and plan to continue reading the whole series. I have a kindle so I look forward tonight to snuggling down in bed with Malcolm passed out at my feet reading
Art's Blood the 2nd installment in the series.
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|Dorian, age 8 months
- Read a book! you can do that while walking around in your living room with a baby on your shoulder - and when was the last time you actuallyfinished a book?
- Watch your favourite reality TV show - both my kids love Survivor and will cuddle up on the couch with me when I turn it on
- Re-watch your favourite TV shows. I find that some explosions are fine (If it's not turned up too loud), but even "castle" is too scary. Current faves: burn notice, big bang theory, how I met your mother
- chat with someone in a different timezone
- I blog - I'm pretty good at typing with one hand now...
- Catch up on all the blogs you've subscribed to
- start researching something. I started diving into the whole world of busines topics
- look at cute stoff on etsy
- Take a walk! If you feel safe in your neighbourhood at night, put your baby in a sling or a sroller and get that exercise you're not getting during the day
- play those silly facebook games
Keep your head up,


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