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What a wonderful positive message in memory of Ed.
I will definetely buy some Tanya (early next week at the same time as your soap) Maybe I can blog about it too?
This is just the message that I have been needing to hear. I am dealing with how to handle my son's depression and how to get him help here in the US. I need to find an organization like this. The hardest part is even if you know what they should do, they have to make the choice to do it...that is the part that is hardest for me. Maybe I should plant some sunflowers next summer!ReplyDelete
i will buy some .those flowers will be also here in israel. i need to know how i can buy them.
i am following your blog for a time and realy like it.
A beautiful way to promote this very worthy cause Tanya.
I am in! Can I take it off my deposit tab or would you like me to transfer?ReplyDelete
Hey Tanya, I have just purchased a packet of seeds and will be planting them out by my front gate as I have recently planted a bed with Sunflower seeds and they are already sprouting leaves.
From such a tragic story a wonderful Foundation has sprung and such a worthy cause too.
Claire X
Would it be too late to plant at the end of the month? Can I get some off you at the next "Living for Less"? <3ReplyDelete


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So as not to be confused with the American production Inside of the White Slave Traffic, this British exploitationer was billed as the European Version of the White Slave Traffic. The heroine, Edith, is led down the primrose path by a scurrilous city slicker. Having been convinced that she's already sacrificed her virtue, Edith sorrowfully resigns herself to a lifetime of prostitution. But unlike the heroine of the American version, Edith is rescued in the nick o' time by a stalwart hero bearing the stalwart name of Jack Lester. The hero then rescues several other unfortunate young ladies from selling themselves into white slavery. This cautionary drama was distributed in the U.S. by A&A Films, an anagram for Ascher and Adler.
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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Google, HSBC Holdings, Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup and SunTrust Banks
Jan 23, 2013, 09:30 EST
CHICAGO, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Google Inc. (Nasdaq:GOOG), HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HBC), The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:C) and SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI).
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Google Revs Up 36% Year Over Year
Search engine titan Google Inc. (Nasdaq:GOOG) reported earnings after the bell, and while the results may have not been surprising, they are nevertheless fairly astonishing. The company brought in $14.42 billion over the past three months for a headline EPS read of $10.65 per share.
At Zacks, we account for stock-based compensation (as well as a 34-cent restructuring charge in the quarter), so our EPS number comes to $9.02. That's still notably higher than the $8.61 expected by the 12 analysts covering Google shares. Analysts also expected GOOG to bring in $12.42 billion for the quarter, so it beat on the top-line as well.
Each quarter, Google's reporting numbers create headaches for those trying to decipher their meaning. Not that there's anything tricky afoot here, but the nature of Google's different businesses lend the company's earnings reports to be less than obvious and straightforward. Long-time owners of GOOG shares can likely attest to the head-scratching that occurs when CEO Larry Page & Co. put their quarterly numbers out.
Contrary to what some casual observers may think, Google is anything but a lock to beat estimates quarter after quarter. In fact, over the previous 4 quarters, Google averages a negative EPS surprise of 4.91%, and the company missed big (17%) in the September quarter.
Analysts had been extremely dormant ahead of the company's earnings report, with no one adjusting estimates over the past month, and only 1 of 12 upgrading expectations over the past 60 days.
HSBC Settles Foreclosure Claims
Last week, HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HBC) became the latest bank to announce a foreclosure settlement deal with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and other U.S. banking regulators. The company has agreed to pay $249 million to stop review of wrongful foreclosures in the U.S.
Out of the total amount, $96 million will be utilized for direct payments to eligible borrowers, while $153 million will be used for providing relief to troubled homeowners through principal reductions and loan modifications. The deal will enable nearly 112,000 homeowners, whose property was wrongly foreclosed in 2009–2010 by HSBC, to get cash compensation, ranging from a few hundred dollars to a maximum of $125,000.
Additionally, under the terms of the deal, the process initiated by the OCC in 2011 – to review all the borrowers' files that were wrongly foreclosed in 2009-2010 – would end. Under that process, the banks were required to hire independent consultants to go through the loan files and look for any faulty foreclosure practice.
Earlier in the same week, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $557 million in aggregate to settle similar charges. Moreover, in early January, 10 banks, including Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE:C), BofA, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI), agreed to pay a total of $8.5 billion.
As a result of the deal, HSBC is anticipated to record a pre-tax charge of $96 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, while the remaining amount is expected to be covered from the existing reserves.
Though the settlement is expected to marginally dent HSBC's fourth-quarter results, in the long run it will be a big relief. Further, the distressed homeowners would also be benefited. We are hopeful that like the earlier foreclosure settlement deal, this one would also be a decisive step in restoring confidence in businesses and rejuvenating the sagging housing market.
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An attempt is made to share the truth regarding issues concerning Israel and her right to exist as a Jewish nation. This blog has expanded to present information about radical Islam and its potential impact upon Israel and the West. Yes, I do mix in a bit of opinion from time to time.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
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This problem can benefit from having a "good interpretation".
Let the circle have perimeter 1. Pick a Starting point on the circle (like the top most point). For any other point, define the value as the clockwise distance along the perimeter from the Starting point. Suppose the vertices of \(T_1 \) are values \( a, b, c \).
- Can you determine what are the vertices of \( T_ 2 \)?
- Can you determine what are the vertices of \( T_ n \)?
- What is the equivalent statement in terms of values that \( T_n \rightarrow \) an equilateral triangle?
Hence, prove that we approach an equilateral triangle.


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The past few months have seen one of the most significant financial crises in North American and European history. The response was just as historic. To stave off regional and global recessions and restore stability and confidence in the market, northern governments are pursuing a massive and unprecedented program of government intervention, nationalizing banks, injecting massive subsidies into ailing institutions and re-regulating their financial sectors.Signatories
This response sits in direct contrast to the austere neoliberal policies pressed on developing countries by the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and developed countries for the past thirty years. Governments have been pushed to liberalize trade barriers, deregulate financial and labour markets, privatize national industries, abolish subsidies, and reduce social and economic spending. The state saw its role severely reduced.
This double standard is not only unacceptable, but it also signals the demise of free-market fundamentalism. The international financial system, its architecture and its institutions have been completely overwhelmed by the scale of the current financial and economic crisis. The financial system, its architecture and its institutions must be completely rethought.
A truly global response to a global crisis
In recent weeks, leaders worldwide have recognized the deficiencies of the existing system and the need to meet to address a broader set of proposals to reform the global financial system and its institutions. The G20 are now set to meet in Washington DC on November 15 to begin the discussions. It is of course imperative to agree on immediate measures to address the crisis, and we emphasize that priority must be given to responses to the impacts on ordinary employees and workers, low-income households, pensioners and other extremely vulnerable sectors. But we are deeply concerned that the proposed meetings will be carried out in a rushed and non-inclusive manner, and as a result, not address the comprehensive range of changes needed, nor fairly allocate their burden.
Though the crisis originated in northern countries, the impacts are likely to be greatest in developing countries. It is therefore critical that all countries have a say in the process to change the international financial architecture. No equitable and sustainable solutions to transforming the current system will come out of a conference that is rapidly-prepared and excludes many countries and civil society. Such efforts are in fact more likely to further undermine public trust and confidence and to further disenfranchise countries that are already opting for regional solutions over a stronger, more coherent and fairer international financial system.
Our demands – time for a fundamental rethink
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, support the fundamental and far-reaching transformation of the international financial and economic system. To serve this purpose, we support a major international conference convened by the UN to review the international financial and monetary architecture, its institutions and its governance, but only if the meeting follows a process that:
1. is inclusive and participatory of all governments of the world;
2. includes representatives from civil society, citizen's groups, social movements and other stakeholders;
3. has a clear timeline and process for regional consultations, particularly with those most affected by the crisis;
4. is comprehensive in scope, tackling the full array of issues and institutions;
5. is transparent, with proposals and draft outcome documents made publicly available and discussed well in advance of the meeting.
Full use should be made of the new UN task force on the global financial system, the upcoming UN Financing for Development meeting and other UN instances to begin preparing such a global meeting.
There are no quick fixes in the transition from the current system - which has fostered instability and inequity - towards a just, sustainable and accountable one, which yields benefits for the majority of the world's people.
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Civil Society statement on the proposed "Global Summit" to reform the international financial system
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Nancy Meyers new movie "It's Complicated" stars Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, and Alec Baldwin
I almost had a heart attack late last night, racing like madwoman to buy the December issue of Traditional Home magazine. A reader had emailed me, casually asking if I knew that Nancy Meyer's latest movie, due to arrive in theatres this Christmas Eve, was featured in the magazine?
"No, I didn't know. Are you sure – have you seen it?" Oh yes, the reader informed me, she had not only seen it, but the issue had been out for a week already. That was news to me since I subscribe to Traditional Home – where is my copy??!!? At the store, I had to pay more for this one issue than a two year subscription, but who cares? There was no way I was going to wait patiently for my own magazine to arrive - I wanted to see those pictures NOW!
In case you are new to Cote de Texas, I am slightly obsessed with Nancy Meyers, the film writer/director behind classics such as Something's Gotta Give, The Holiday, The Parent Trap, and Father of the Bride to name a few. Meyers is something of a design aficionado and in her last two movies, Something's Gotta Give and The Holiday, the movies houses were almost more of the star of the show than the actors. The promise of a new Nancy Meyers movie has kept design lovers anxiously waiting with this question: will her new movie's house be as great as the one in Something's Gotta Give? That one – the beach house in the Hamptons - started a national trend of white kitchens with subway tile backsplashes, black countertops, and dark wood floors. The Something's Gotta Give house is probably the most favorite movie house ever – overtaking Tara for the top spot.
Something's Gotta Give's famous living room with it's slipcovered furniture, blue and white striped dhurri, Mora clock, white walls, dark hardwoods and Hamptons style architecture is probably the most loved movie house of all time. Despite the movie now being over six years old, magazines still feature houses that are designed in what they describe as a "Something's Gotta Give" style.
The dining room – with the linen floral slipcovered chairs, sisal rug, and white ironstone filled shelves was a particularly attractive room.
A rarely seen shot of the famous SGG kitchen. The countertops were not really slate, but were just painted wood – in this picture you can see evidence of that movie trick for the first time.
The new movie from Nancy Meyers: It's Complicated – stars Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. For Meyers fans - the most important credit is the pairing of Production Designer Jon Hutman with Set Decorator Beth Rubino. This is their first movie together since Something's Gotta Give. Rubino was absent during the The Holiday shoot.
The movie is a love triangle between the stars, but this scene seems oddly familiar!
The famous bedroom scene from Something's Gotta Give with Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson. Director Nancy Meyers is shown working her magic.
The star of It's Complicated: a 1920's Mediterreanean house in Santa Barbara that Meryl Streep remodels with the help of her architect turned lover Steve Martin.
It's Complicated – the main living room
Film writer Nancy Meyers says that since so much of the movie is filmed inside the house, she wanted Streep to look good in it. Thus, the interiors were done in creams with punches of orange – to play up Streep's peaches and cream complexion. Meyers was heavily influenced by the trendy Belgian style and that was the starting point for the interiors. Certainly, the oversized, comfortable slipcovered furniture shown in the living room above reflects the Belgian look, as does the large x-motif coffee table with its slate top. I love the pillows on the sofa, but the blue ones don't do much for me, I'm afraid. The rug looks interesting – a textured style with a stripe running through it. I love the window seat and the steel windows and I particularly like the furniture arrangement with the four chairs – two pairs, two odd ones, circling the coffee table.
In this picture of the living room, taken from the movie's trailer – you can see the large slipcovered sofa with the assortment of orange pillows – solid and patterned. Behind the sofa just out view is a bleached wood console with lamps – further reflecting the Belgian vibe. This scene is when Streep announces to her shocked friends that she is having an affair!
And across from the sofa is this large limed wood French armoire. In this scene Streep wears an outfit done in browns and oranges that perfectly coordinates with the interiors. The colors of the walls and pillows look much more muted in the trailer than in the Traditional Home pictures.
Here you can see thst behind the sofa is a long, Belgian styled console table topped with two lamps.
Off the entry hall is another bleached wood console – surrounded by white plates hanging on the wall. Those lanterns look like the ones from Vintage Vagabond. In this scene - who knows what is going on????
The kitchen and dining room.
This kitchen plays an important role in the movie as it is remodeled by Streep and her architect. I love the island – it looks like it is made of a vintage steel piece with a thick slab of Carrara marble on top of it. There is a double range to the right of the sink, and to the left are exposed shelves. Underneath, is a linen skirt instead of cabinet doors. I love the zinc pendant lights and the large dining room table. The dining room is separated from the kitchen by a thick arched wall – and the flooring is different in both rooms. Again, these rooms are bathed in creamy tones with orange accents. It all looks so charming and authentic – no word yet if the house was constructed for the movie – or if the interiors were built on a sound stage. All those details will probably come out after the movie. This picture comes from Traditional Home's December issue.
The bedroom is a cozy and warm space – filled with an assortment of antique furniture from different styles. An English chest is paired with a French Louis Philippe gilt mirror, while a large wood desk serves as a night stand. The headboard is upholstered and the bed is made up with khaki and white linens and an orange shawl is used as a coverlet. At the end of the bed is an antique bench. Linen curtains are hung along with textured blinds. One of the movies funniest scenes takes place in this bedroom.
The Master Bathroom.
The bathroom also looks charming with its cast iron tub and limestone floors mixed with the house's original steel windows. It appears that a Ghost chair is holding an assortment of towels. The shower curtain seems to made out of the same linen as the bedroom curtains. This is a publicity still issued by the studio.
In this scene – there is a party, maybe to celebrate the remodeling. Inside the building, it looks like it was once a garage that has been turned into a family room – with high ceilings and rafters. This scene looks so funny in the trailer. I can't WAIT to see the movie, it looks so good, plus I want to check out all the interiors up close. But, I have to say – judging from what I have seen so far, the Something's Gotta Give house's crown appears to be safe – it looks like it will remain the favorite movie house of all time.
To read how to get the Something's Gotta Give look for your own home – what design elements of that house are important to incorporate if you want the same look – go HERE. To read all about the house in It's Complicated – pick up the December issue of Traditional Home.


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The troublesome concept of the Hidden Hand or the Elders of Zion is superfluous and unnecessary.
"The latest controversy to involve the Arab World concerns a TV program A Rider without a Horse that started airing on Wednesday, Nov. 5th, the first day of the holy month of Ramadan on several Arab satellite channels. The source of the controversy is that the program is partly based on "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion", the old forgery originating in Tsarist Russia", writes Qais S. Saleh, a business consultant from Ramallah on the excellent website CounterPunch[1]. Expectedly, Saleh condemns the broadcast and warns the Palestinians and the Arabs to stay away from the bad old wolf of anti-Semitism, or, as he put it, "the trend of importation of anti-Semitic bigotry".
Saleh's view coincides with that of Michael Hoffman, on whose site the Protocols can be found. Hoffman thinks Arabs have no need to import anti-Semitic arguments from the old and far-away sources, provided they have a fresh round-the-clock local source: actual behaviour of the Jewish state and its Jewish citizens. It is much more convincing than old tales.
However, the Protocols are still with us and still entertain minds. Recently, the leading Italian novelist and thinker Umberto Eco contributed his opinion on the subject to the Guardian[2]. Eco "explains" the popular feelings towards the Jews: "They engaged in trade and lent money – hence the resentment towards them as "intellectuals". In my limited knowledge, it is not the intellectuals who lend money, but bankers and loan sharks, while true intellectuals find their behaviour repulsive. Probably Eco has a different definition of 'intellectual' up his sleeve. "The ill-famed Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion were a rehash of serialised fictional material, and prove their own unreliability, since it is hardly credible that "the baddies" would reveal their full purposes so blatantly" – concludes Eco.
One can forgive a business consultant from Ramallah, but Umberto Eco could notice that his definition would fit some other books, for instance, Gargantua and Pantagruel, an even older forgery, pretending to be a real chronicle of the Giants family, and built on 'serialised fictional material' . Don Quixote, Pickwick's Club, 1984 of Orwell – all these books "pretend" to describe real events to the same extent. They are 'forgeries', as they are ascribed to somebody else: Don Quixote to Sid Ahmed Benengeli[3], and Gargantua to Maitre Alcofribas Nasier[4].
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion are best described as 'pseudo-epigrapha', rather than 'fake'. They belong to the same category as Tomas Friedman's Letter of President Clinton to Mubarak. After all, pseudo-epigraphic genre is an old and venerable one. It is even better to consider the Protocols, 'a political pamphlet'.
In this essay, we shall attempt to find out why the Protocols refuse to lie down and die. We shall stay clear from the usual question, "who wrote it". Its real author remains unknown, and it is difficult to imagine this person, for the Protocols are a literary palimpsest. In the days of yore, a scribe would write his composition on a piece of old parchment, previously removing an older text. The erasure was rarely total, and a reader was treated to an integrated version of the Golden Ass and Fioretti of St Francis. In the Protocols, there are layers of old and even older stories, and it precludes meaningful quest for ultimate creator. Every text should be treated on its own merits, disregarding the question of authorship. Although, Jorge Luis Borges wrote that the author is an important part of a text. Indeed, if we would know the Protocols contain real blueprint of some Jewish elites, we would have our answer ready in minutes. But Protocols were published in the end of 19th-beginning of 20th century "as found", as apocrypha. They became a great bestseller and still stay there, though in some countries (notably the Soviet Union), mere possession of the text was punishable by death.
The Anonymous author of the Protocols describes a master-plan for vast restructuring of society, creation of a new oligarchy and subjugation of millions. The final product is not too different from the one described in a contemporary piece of writing, The Iron Heel by Jack London, the great radical from Oakland, California. However, London expected harsh cracking down, while Anonym's way to subjugation leads through Machiavellian manipulations and mind control a la Orwell's 1984. (Orwell's homage to the Protocols is even more striking as it is rarely noticed).
The difficulty of the Protocols is in an uncanny dissonance between its uncouth language and deep social and religious thought. It is a rude parody-like rendering of a satanic, subtle and well-thought out plan, wrote the Nobel Prise winning novelist Alexander Solzhenitsyn[5] in his (written in 1966 and published in 2001) analysis of the Protocols.
"The Protocols . show a blueprint of a social system. Its design is well above abilities of an ordinary mind, including that of its publisher. It is a dynamic process of two stages, of destabilization, increasing freedom and liberalism, which is terminated in social cataclysm, and on the second stage, new hierarchical restructuring of society takes place. It is more complicated than a nuclear bomb. It could be a stolen and distorted plan designed by a mind of genius. Its putrid style of an anti-Semitic grubby brochure [intentionally] obscures the great strength of thought and insight"
Solzhenitsyn is aware of faults of the Protocols. "Its style is that of a filthy leaflet, the powerful line of thought is broken and fragmented, mixed up with ill-smelling incantations and psychological blunders. The system described is not necessarily connected with the Jews; it could be purely Masonic or whatever; while its strongly anti-Semitic current is not an organic part of the design".
Solzhenitsyn makes a textual experiment, removes words "Jews", "Goyim" and "conspiracy" and finds many disturbing ideas. He concludes: "The text demonstrates impressive foresight on the two systems of society, the Western and the Soviet one. While a strong thinker could possibly predict the development of the West in 1901, how could he grasp the Soviet future?"
Solzhenitsyn braved the Soviet regime, dared to write and publish the mammoth Archipelago Gulag, an indictment of the Soviet repression, but even he stalled and did not publish his research of the Protocols. He asked it to be published after his death only, and it was printed against his will in a very small number of copies in 2001. Let us follow Solzhenitsyn's line of thought and gaze into the crystal ball of the Protocols, while temporarily discounting its "Jewish line" and paying heed to the idea of creating a new system, not necessarily a Jewish-dominated one. The master-plan begins with reshaping of human mind:
"People's minds should be diverted (away from contemplation) towards industry and trade, and then they will have no time to think. The people will be consumed by the pursuit of gain. It will be vain pursuit, for we shall put industry on a speculative basis: what is withdrawn from the land by industry will slip through the hands of workers and industrialists and pass into the hands of financiers.
The intensified struggle for survival and superiority, accompanied by crises and shocks will create cold and heartless communities with strong aversion towards religion. Their only guide is gain that is Mammon, which they will erect into a veritable cult".
Foresight of Anonym is amazing: in the days of the Protocols' publication, Man was still the measure of things, and full eighty years would pass, until Milton Friedman and Chicago School would proclaim Market and Profit as the only guiding light.
The tool for enslavement of minds is the media, writes Anonym. "There is a great force that creates the movement of thought in the people, and that is the media. It is in the media that the triumph of freedom of speech finds its incarnation. Through the Press we have gained the power to influence minds while remaining unobserved. We shall erase from the memory of men the historical facts we do not want them to know, and leave only those we wish".
Years will pass since the publication until a small group of people who control our discourse while remaining unobserved, the media lords, would rise. The free discussion of the media barons, Berlusconi and Black, Maxwell and Sulzberger, Gusinsky and Zuckerman is banned from the media they own, while their cooperative affinity remains impressive. The freedom of discourse survives wherever independent (from media barons) media still exists. Hundred years ago, this force was much weaker than it is now, and it is amazing the Anonym recognised its potential.
A century before the rise of World Bank and IMF, the Protocols noticed the foreign loans are the best tools to rob countries of their wealth. "While the loans were internal, money remained in the land, but with externalisation of loans, all nations pay tribute of their subjects to the oligarchy". Indeed, the bigger loans poor countries get, the poorer they become.
Concentration of capital in the hands of financiers, concentration of media in few hands, extra-judicial killings of unyielding leaders, stock market with its derivatives sucks out wealth and it accumulates in the hands of the priesthood of Mammon, gain (or "market forces") as the only measure of successful strategy. Yes, the interest to the Protocols does not disappear because the described plan of creating oligarchic (not necessarily Jewish) rule is being implemented in real time and it is called the New World Order.
Sometimes, the Protocols are described as extreme-right-wing anti-utopian piece of writing. However, it spans both left and right-wing discourse. A right-wing writer would bless strengthening of Law and Order, but the following prediction of Anonym could be written today by a leftist libertarian, say, Noam Chomsky, witnessing the present transition to the New World Order: "The race of armaments and the increase of police force will bring forth society where are only the masses of the proletariat, a few millionaires, police and soldiers".
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Clinic Cats Rule!
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I'm glad your doggie is doing well Joycee! I've seen the vet clinic cats before and they always make me sad for some reason. Even though I know they are well cared for. I'm just a big ole' softie and want to taker them all home with me.ReplyDelete
Many Blessings and Happy Fall!
~Melissa :)
This was really cute :-). I'm glad Ben had a good report.ReplyDelete
That was so flippin cute! I love it when I go into a office or a gift shop and theres a cat or dog..I want to stay awhile and buy!ReplyDelete
Come say hi :D
Oh those pictures are so darling. I love a cat who will laze around and let you rub it's belly.ReplyDelete
We have a meany old grandma cat.
Cats are cute but don't like to touch them! I prefer dogs.ReplyDelete
Oh, these pictures are all so cute! They gave me me smile after a long day! thak you :)ReplyDelete


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Designed for longer endurance activities in winter, this Salomon Agile 20 AW Backpack has a separated waterproof compartment for wet gear, a sleeve for hydration bladder, and very stable, comfortable fit that lets you move comfortably while running, nordic skiing, hiking, or any high output adventure.
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Selena and Don spent the day with me exploring the out islands. Selena has been shelling all of her life and her goal is to find one of every species. The morning was spent on a remote stretch of beach shelling. Next we anchored the boat out in the Gulf and enjoyed lunch and good conversation as dolphins swam nearby. We pulled the anchor and traveled to another unique spot to explore the grass flats. I enjoyed the conversation with Don as we walked and talked about books. It was a wonderful day on the water with shellers from the Lone Star State. I look forward to next year's adventures.
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I've decided to revamp my blog. Stay tuned for the changes as I'm doing them while I'm supposed to be working. ;)
Saturday, May 23, 2009
MIL update:
Currently she is still doing the same. We went to see her and she kept talking about DH. I have to wonder if her worrying about him got her worked up enough to have this stroke. sigh funny thing, I was all worried about DH on Tuesday too.
DH might be coming back to see her before he leaves, I left the decision to him.
I kinda think that since she's stable that he doesn't need to come (If her condition was deteriorating I would tell him to hop the next flight) and I also worry about MIL if he comes and then has to leave again. I won't tell him to not come.
SIL misunderstood what she heard on my phone call with DH and told MIL that he was coming...sigh! Now I'm a bit worried about her condition if he doesn't come too.
Just talked to SIL and there's a chance that they'll be moving her out of ICU the the neuro floor. She's still stable.
well today she seemed worse to us but the doctor said it was actually better.
As part of the healing she had more swelling going on so she was sleepier, couldn't stay awake long enough to talk and was less responsive. The doctor assured SIL that this is normal. SIL is a nurse and knows most of this...I was teasing her because she and MIL's nurse were talking "nurse speak" and I didn't understand it.
Oh and we found out that she was found on top of a lamp that was ON so she had a nasty burn on her stomach. The nurse told me she fell on a lamp when I called Wednesday night, but I didn't realize it was on and she had been on it since she fell. The burn was really bothering her yesterday so I requested that the nurse change her dressing early because MIL was so agitated by it...it did seem to help...I don't know what they put on it...I would have put something to numb the area though (that's what I do to my burns).
We have figured out that she was fine up to at least 10pm on Tuesday because she wrote down the results to "Dancing with the Stars." And although I didn't watch the nurse said it was on that late on Tuesday. But MIL didn't answer her phone at 7am on Wednesday and she wasn't found until she missed her doctor's appointment at noon. (remember she was on a lamp this entire time...OUCH!)
SIL was with her all day today and was helping with her care. She was showing us (BIL & I) some things and we realized that she has some control of her left leg. But when the physical therapists were working with her, she wasn't able to sit up or even stay awake for them while they held her up.
She wasn't moved to Neuro because there wasn't a bed available.
Darly has been staying with her friend a lot lately while I've been getting the inlaws from the airport to the hospital. Darly stayed the night with them last night. I'm so very greatful that she has someplace fun to go during all of this. Yesterday Darly, our friends & I went to the Wildlife Animal Sanctuary. We had a great time and saw some beautiful animals...it is such a shame that we need a place like this. All of the animals there were bred in captivity and sold as pets. :( Stupid humans!
The inlaws now have the keys to DH's car so I don't have to be a taxi. DH is so funny (or at least I find his reactions to stress to be funny sometimes) his first thought is to call up the insurance and take his mom off the policy...and to worry about his siblings taking care of his car. LOL! The car looked just fine last night.
I finally had a good conversation with DH last night on my cell phone when I was at dinner with the inlaws. I was able to give him as much info as I knew and we both agreed that (with the help of flights not being available due to the holiday) for him to hang tight where he is for now. The doctors said that MIL still had another 24 hours until they considered her out of the woods for a repeat stroke. Depending on when she actually had the stroke that is sometime Sunday before 7am.
MIL's stroke was the kind where the blood vessel bursts in the brain ...they call it a bleed out. Apparently she had multiple bleeds in different parts of her brain and the doctor says she has a condition where this happens (I forgot those details).
Thursday, May 21, 2009
prayer request for MIL
She's currently in the ICU and is stable...they said they were not planning any surgery and that they were planning her recovery therapy. When I called for an update this morning she was on her way to a MRI and I'll have to call back.
One SIL(#2) is on her way here and she's a nurse. I spoke to SIL #1 and gave her the update on what I knew.
I've sent DH an email, but I'm not sure if I should call up the Red Cross (how I would get a message to him immediately) as other than worry there isn't much for him to do right now.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Week in review
First I'll answer a bit of fan mail (aka comments)
TC said...
"she asked if I would cut off the 1/2 inch she wants. I probably could, but I like that her hair was done right. "
ROFL Hahahaha. Oh man, I love it.
OK Chick: What can I say? I'm setting trends, I'm setting trends. Not blogging, cutting my hair... what will I start next? ;)
To TC: well I was considering cutting my hair, but your pictures did convince me to go this short.
Bone said...
Congrats on getting the spoon for two dollars. I was going to ask if you tried haggling like George did in that one episode.
No I didn't have to haggle. The one shop had only name brands and this shop had a generic for what I was willing to pay.
Jen said...
What are these special spoons?
No there isn't anything special about them, it was just that the old spoons I had all broke and I needed new ones, but I didn't need a new ladel & spatula (cuz I don't use them) so buying a set wasn't worth it...I just needed to find the spoons.
Okay, now for the updates.
Last week I was asked to consider becoming a counter for our Church. So on Monday I went in. I was told the ladies start at 8:30...no one showed up until 8:45. LOL! The regular counters were eager to have some new blood. I was told that some of the current counters are ready to move on to other things and that one counter is really getting too old to be of any use. She can't see, she frequently miscounts and she doesn't cancel the checks correctly. However, this same lady gets offended if you point out her mistakes and after working with her, I don't think that she is at all ready to step down from this job. I'm sure she likes the company. After I got home I got a call from this lady and I was at first worried that I was going to get told off for redoing some of her counting...but instead she was checking to see if she could add me to the schedule. We'll see how this all comes out...I think the office manager would like for this lady to step down, but doesn't want to ask her to. I think she wants me to come in and reform it so that the older lady quits.
Tuesday, Darly & I went to The Melting Pot for a tour and chocolate fondue. I have to admit that I was very charmed by this place. I had been to the Melting Pot in FL and wasn't at all impressed with it. Honestly I was upset at paying so much for dinner and then having to cook my dinner myself! And there wasn't much of anything to make it seem special, going there really put a damper on a wonderful day for me, that was the day that DH asked me to be his DW.
But this Melting Pot has a very charming atmosphere, with goregous views. I may have to give them another chance, although the cooking my own dinner still doesn't appeal to me, perhaps we should go just for the chocolate!
After stuffing ourselves with chocolate we went with some friends over to a dance supply store in search of new leotards for Darly. (they were looking for their girls too!) But we struck out big time. They didn't carry the type that we like.
So then it was time for lunch and we went to a nice deli. Unfortunately they put mayonaise on Darly's "plain" turkey sandwich. she only ate the upper half that didn't touch the mayo. :p My gyro was totally delish though.
next it was time to get Darly's yearbook photo taken. Darly wanted to wait for a friend of hers to show up, but I learned later that she had already been there and gone. oops.
And then Darly went to gymnastics. She is really liking her new gym a lot. We found out that they are doing "Open Gym" this next session... Darly can come in and work on whatever she wants. So we'll be signing up for that soon.
Wednesday we went to the park with our friends...and I didn't get sunburnt...although the wind did try to blow us away. And Darly went for her final Confirmation class for this year...they went to the park and had ice cream...while freezing cuz it was cold outside.
I worked on my garden on Thursday & Friday...pulled a muscle in my back :p but got it all ready to plant.
Friday night I went to TNO while Darly went to her friend's house. I had yummy Pene pasta w/ Asparagus & Shrimp. I saved half of it for lunch the next day.
Saturday I went to two plant sales. The first one was done by CSU and even though the sale lasted until 1pm getting there at 11am wasn't a good idea. When I got there I was told that there were no more heirloom plants left. I was bummed. but I looked at the other plants and picked out a few. The "tomatoe lady" showed me a very nice plant that I agreed to buy. I then thought I would get a Celebrity tomatoe since they're super easy to grow...I picked up a nice looking plant and put it in my tray. As I headed to pay I happened to look at my plants and noticed that my "celebrity tomatoe" was really a Heirloom Cherokee Purple! I was in shock! I got an Heirloom and not only that it was a PURPLE tomatoe! How lucky is that? I figured it was meant to be. The tomatoe lady was surprised too but unfortunately couldn't give me any info on my find, so I looked it up online, there was no way I was looking this gift horse in the mouth!
The second plant sale was better advertised and pretty much sold out by the time I got there. :( But at least I got to use the restroom there before heading for the long drive home.
The tomatoe lady said that I needed to keep my plants protected for at least another 10 days or I could get a water wall and plant them. So I decided to stop at Wally World to get a water wall and see if they have a reel lawn mower. they didn't have either. :(
Then I headed to Tagawa gardens figuring that they MUST have a water wall...right? ummm not so much. The very nice floor manager said that they get that kind of merchandise in around January and by May have been sold out for some time...even the manufacturer didn't have any in stock. BUT he told me how to make a water wall myself. hee hee it was meant to be!
To make a water wall you take some steaks (the wooden kind, not cow!) and make a tee pee over your plant. Then take some freezer bags and fill them 3/4 full of water and attach them to your steaks. Tah dah! I'm off to the store for freezer bags so I can plant my tomatoe babies in the ground. woo hoo!
Dh called me last night and used his entire phone card on me! okay he talked to Darly too.
Today we went to Church for our last day of Sunday School! The kids brought in some really yummy treats, I probably ate way too much. Then in service we had Recognition of High School graduates, recognition of teachers, welcoming new members and a baptism!
DH called again today. I was in shock, but he's taking advantage of phone time when he can get it. I noticed after our call that he had computer time too cuz I got quite a few emails from him.
hummm should I go shopping now or mow the lawn? shopping! even grocery shopping is better than mowing.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
WHoa! Time for an update!!!
And Darly got her hair cut too...here's her before:
and her after:
The following day Darly said that she wanted her hair shorter than that. I told her that she should have mentioned something while she was still there at the salon. Oh well, she asked if I would cut off the 1/2 inch she wants. I probably could, but I like that her hair was done right. I bet if I mentioned it now, she would say she's fine with it. we'll see when she reads this.
That was on Thursday that we got our hair cuts. On Friday we went to Girl Scouts and then brought home one of Darly's friends to stay with us so that her parents could go see the new Star Trek movie. I am pretty sure that everyone had an enjoyable evening. I liked it so much that I'm thinking that I'll invite one of her friends to stay over each weekend! hee hee Even though I had an extra kid in the house it really gave me a break...they played, I played on the computer. win win!
Saturday we took Darly's friend and met up with her parents at the Zoo. Some other friends came too, so we had a group trip to the zoo. The weather was cool enough that the animals weren't all sleeping (some were) but we got a nice visit at the zoo with lots of chatting. Darly & her friends made a pack of 4 girls who chatted the entire time, and then I got to spend some quality time with ADULTS! LOL! It was fun. We went to dinner at Panera Bread and had a great time there too.
Sunday after Church Darly & I went to Ihop for brunch. It was very busy there, but the wait wasn't too long, we chatted with friends from Church...and the food was yummy. When we got home we got a call from DH who is doing fine. He would much rather be at home though. He teased me "Did you get the flowers that I sent you for Mother's Day?" I said "You mean the yellow ones out in the front yard?" and he said yeah. LOL! Crazy guy. He also shared some of his training stories, they're working him very hard.
Then we drove down to the Outlet Mall and met up with our friends for some shopping. The girls just chatted, while us moms did some power shopping. LOL! I picked up some new corelle dishes and some pyrax bakeware. Oh and I got some new spoons. The first kitchen store we went to I found the spoons but they wanted $4 and up for them. I told my friend that I didn't want to pay more than $2 for them, so I didn't buy them. Then we got to the second store and they had them for $2. YAY! I stocked up.
After the mall we went to our friends house and had pizza dinner and watched a great movie. It was a really fun evening...oh and we watched the season finale of The Apprentice too. I didn't see last week's show, so I don't know how they ended up with Angie & Joan in the final, I wasn't very pleased with either. I don't know if I'll watch again cuz I'm getting fed up with the cat fights and obivious influence of the show's producer.
Well I see that my DH has sent me two emails while I've been working on this post, so I should see what he's up to.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Today was Darly's first day at the new gym. And I wasn't happy. However, they had a good excuse. The owner was out sick, and one of Darly's new coaches messed up her leg so she isn't supposed to be spotting the kids at all. The owner asked her to come in to just work the phones. but then the second coach didn't come in tonight. So Darly's class got combined with another class. The other class was a small one, but it was all very young boys who had the attention span of gnats! I think I was more annoyed with two girls in Darly's class though.
The girls were hogging the equipment. when it was their turn, if they messed something up they backed up and went again, and again and again... and then after their turn they wouldn't get off the mats! I spoke with the coach about it though and she did try to keep those girls in line. Hopefully it's better when they have their normal class. And I did say something to the coach in front of one of their parents. (HAHA!) but who knows if he was even paying attention.
I was seriously thinking that I should put Darly on the team just so she would have a class with kids who were serious and not monkeying around. I just hope that the coach who didn't show up didn't quit. That would be sad to go through that again. sigh!
Today I finally called to get an appointment to get my hair cut...but I found out that my stylist moved...to a shop over near my old stylist. ugh! I think that the price they charge for a cut should be lower though, but this place charges based on the experience of the stylist...who knows what level they've put our gal at. We'll see. Darly wants her hair cut too. I should get before and after shots. We're going in on Thursday.
Friday, May 01, 2009
New Gym
Favorite coach (B) @ old gym is the son of the owners of the new gym (T & M) and the husband of the coach (A) who now works at the new gym but used to teach Darly.
So the evaluation was with the TEAM coach (D). He has been coaching for over 20 years and used to coach at a local college. In the evaluation they're supposed to just tell the girls what to do and watch them. But coach D couldn't help himself and gave Darly some pointers on how to fix up her skills. pointers that Darly should have been getting at her old gym but didn't. It was amazing how quickly she was able to straighten up her roundoff with just a few tips. I would really love Darly to be in this guy's class!
Coach D said that Darly has the foundation to be on the TEAM if she wants to. But he asked her and she said she didn't want to compete. And while I would really like for Darly to be in Coach D's class, this is really about her, not me. Coach D said that she could be in the intermediate class (where they work on the TEAM skills) and if she ever changes her mind, he would be happy to put her on the TEAM.
So we talked to Coach T (the owner) and he was willing to have Darly start that evening. We got to meet the coaches of the class and they both seemed very nice. Darly decided to wait until next Tuesday instead (I think she thought that she might have a chance to have a sleepover at her friend's house) and that sounded fine to me. So I filled out the paperwork and she's set for next Tuesday. And for now that works perfectly with her schedule. The new class is the same level as her old class and it is at the same time.
I've told Darly that it's all up to her. I hope she likes it.
I kinda think that she had other things on her mind. Yesterday we dropped DH off at 3:30am for him to head over to the sandbox. We're both doing okay, trying to catch up on our sleep. I'm trying to get our schedule filled up so that we can keep busy and fill the void. DH checked in last night with 5 emails mostly from the USO at the airport! I'm sure he'll be busy starting today, but I hope he's able to send us plenty of email while he is gone. Oh, I promised to send Darly his email address so she can write to him.


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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Reality check
There have been a number of people saying "Oh, you have an agent already, your book will sell.".
One, I have 7000 words of a novel which I am writing at the pace of a snail. Note the emphasis on SNAIL. Two, I am not writing the novel to be "marketable"; I am writing it because the damn thing wants to come out of my head. Three, Lori has not yet read the book, knows only the barest outline of it, and very well may not represent it based on her own professional discretion. I'm fine with that.
Which then leaves with me two options:
Four, if Lori does not like the book, then I am in the EXACT SAME BOAT as every other single person reading this blog because I will be querying agents.
Five, Lori likes the book, and then sends it out to editors. And then the editors reject the novel. This is just as likely a possibility. Not all good books sell. Not all well-written books sell. I have had books that I love not sell, not due to their writing or how good they were, but because publishing is a freaking business, people, and editors must buy what the publishers will pay for.
So, to summarize: My novel, when I eventually finish it, has no special advantage because I am an agent. Particularly because it will be submitted under a pseudonym, so NO ONE WILL KNOW THAT I HAVE WRITTEN IT.
Are we all on the same page now?
17 comments:
- Antony B said...
Ha! You expect us to accept that? We know your position means you have all the information you need to make your submission look professional and stand out. If the rest of us want that we would have to research agent guidelines, listen to authors who've succeeded, read the blogs of those in the industry... oh wait.
Seriously though. Best of luck with both the writing and the selling of your novel.
- 12:11 PM, February 28, 2008
Oh, bullcrap. Every wannabe writer knows that agents are the all-powerful keeper of the keys to the publishing world who reject us on a whim without reading beyond the salutation on our query letter. If they would just get past "Dear Sir/Madam," they'd recognize our genius and the publishing world would start throwing large wads of cash our way.
Kidding. I'm kidding. Best of luck with your novel. I know exactly how you feel.
- 12:29 PM, February 28, 2008
- D. Robert Pease said...
I'm sorry, I hope you took my comment yesterday as the fun it was supposed to be. I know you still have to write a great book. But at the same time everyone has to take advantage of the place they are in. I am a professional web designer. If I ever sell a book, you better believe I will have one killer web site for it, and it won't cost me a penny.
- 12:42 PM, February 28, 2008
When you have to submit anonymous queries that get rejected by default when you never get a response from the agent, then you'll be in the same boat as all of us. At minimum you've got an agent willing to look at your manuscript, and I suspect, to give you some feedback on it. That puts you more than a step ahead of most of us.
Don't think that's bad though. We're cheering not jeering. We all just wish we had the same. ;)
- 1:34 PM, February 28, 2008
- Ryan Field said...
I have a very good friend who is an agent and he was in the position of shopping a very good book for a family member, under a pen name, too. I won't go into details because all situations are different, but he didn't get any special attention one way or the other when it came to making, or not making, the deal.
- 1:49 PM, February 28, 2008
Geez, Jenny... taking things a bit personally?
You do have an advantage: an agent will definitely read your query/submission and take it seriously from the get go. That's the first huge hurdle to jump, and the one the rest of us don't have.
That said, of course your novel has to be good to be published. I doubt anyone thinks that your novel will be a guaranteed best seller based on who you are or the connections you have. I think the commenters yesterday were just pointing out that you don't have to compete with the hundreds of other queries waiting to be read, which may be glanced at and set aside quickly... yours will be read and be read thoroughly...
Anyway, sorry... but you do have an advantage. If I were you, I would accept it, but not apologize for it. There's nothing WRONG with having a slight edge!
- 2:42 PM, February 28, 2008
- Miss Lily said...
Writing a novel is hard buisness as it is, I don't think anyone ever really gets an advantage unless their parents own a publishing company. Good luck with it, and I wish you the best!
- 3:06 PM, February 28, 2008
- Kristine Overbrook said...
Most writers understand about the story that has to come out. I sure do. Those darn characters won't shut up and sometimes come knocking in your sleep.
As for the obvious advantages of being in the industry...anyone who reads your blog on a regular basis realizes you are an exceptional writer. 75% of it is just writing the book.
If I worked with a lawyer I would ask them for contract advice. If I worked with a doctor, I would ask them to look at the funny growth on my elbow. (eew) If you work with an agent, or are one, you would use your knowledge to your advantage. Duh.
But beyond that.. forget it. Otherwise every editor's assistant with a bad fantasy novel would be published.
The secret is Jenny that you, and those like you, have shared the "Keys" and we all know what is going on. Those that take issue with it are those that want an excuse for their brilliant novels being rejected. :)
- 3:15 PM, February 28, 2008
- Elissa M said...
No aspiring author wants to believe that maybe they don't write as well as they think they do. They think there's a "trick" to being published. Others grasp onto comments like, "Not all good books sell. Not all well-written books sell" to assuage their feelings when rejected (I know I do.) Many don't realize that even published authors with decent (not stellar) sales can't always get published again.
Those who are giving you a hard time because of your perceived inside track do need, as you said, a reality check. They also need to realize your writing/publication journey has no bearing whatsoever on their own. Your relationship with Lori cannot in any way affect my ability to find representation for my novel. Publication of your writing will have no bearing on whether I can get published (though as a loyal blog reader I may feel some sort of vicarious pleasure at your success.)
Envy makes some people say and do stupid things. Ignore them.
- 4:59 PM, February 28, 2008
"Those that take issue with it are those that want an excuse for their brilliant novels being rejected. :)"
Ms. Overbrook:
I don't think anyone was saying that they "took issue with it." They were merely asking that she acknowledge the advantage and not pretend to be in the "same boat."
I never pop in and comment on these blogs, but I have to this time. Telling commenters to get a "reality check" when you are the one ignoring reality is ridiculous. I read the posts and didn't see anyone who said that Ms. Rappaport would be able to quit her day job due to the millions she was guaranteed to receive with her novel. Such a statement WOULD be grounds for the "reality check" comment. Instead, they were comments about the advantage she'd have in sitting her book in front of an agent and having it taken seriously BASED ON WHO SHE IS. Sure, the novel has to be good. The same can be said of any established writer -- they get immediate attention.
- 5:06 PM, February 28, 2008
I feel your pain. I had one of those stories that had to be written. Unfortunately, it was a vampire novel and almost no one wants to touch them with a ten-foot oak stake.
That said, I think your writing a novel will be great, not only for your own creative needs, but also because it will make you a more empathetic agent for those of us seeking representation and publication. The best of luck to you!
- 5:45 PM, February 28, 2008
Not all good books sell. Not all well-written books sell.
Lord have MERCY ain't that the truth! My first agent wasn't able to sell my first book (okay technically it was like my fourth or fifth). My current agent has been shopping my UF for five months. It's a GREAT book in my not so humble opinion but even I know that doesn't mean it will sell because yes it's a business and so many vagaries play into actually selling.
It's not about having the perfect book complete with crossed I's and dotted T's and all the commas in place (though that helps LOL) a perfect query and synopsis (the query for the book my current agent is shopping was probably my worst ever). It's about so much more—like finding a balance between writing what you love and surviving in a TOUGH business.
Maybe it's easy for me to say this because I've sold to NY but it's just as hard, or harder to keep selling as it is to sell. So while that brass ring looks all shiny and pretty, you gotta have chops to hang onto it once you grab hold. I can say this--I queried nearly 100 agents and editors before I landed my first agent (I'm now on my THIRD)and for whatever it's worth I almost always got requests from query letters. So I feel like I paid my dues just as I'm sure Jenny will.
I have a friend who just sold and is sitting around going through post-sale anxiety and she can't write. I went through the same thing. I also have friends who've lost their homes in tragedies and have special needs kids to take care of. We all have burdens to bear and we all walk different paths. Some of us get there; some of us don't.
This ain't no business for sissies regardless of who you know. And while information is power, sometimes it can also be a double edged sword.
- 7:38 PM, February 28, 2008
You know, I understand how people can think that you have a huge advantage over the rest of us, but I agree with you; you don't. Yes, you know people in the business. So have many authors who've queried agents and had novels published. I have several talented writer friends for whom I would gladly give referals, should I become a published author before they do. I would give these referals because I know how great their work is, not because of anything else. You do have an advantage, but so have many, many writers who have been willing to network. Which means that, yes, you are in the same boat as we are. That's my opinion, at least.
- 8:29 PM, February 28, 2008
- Just_Me said...
Breath. It's okay. Not everyone is going to understand. It's like trying to figure out why an editor can't see the spelling error in their e-mail, just because we do something professionally does not mean we/you/us/them can do it for ourselves.
I spent four years working as a newspaper editor. I corrected spelling and grammer and everything else under the sun, but I still can't edit my own work. I look at it and see it the way I meant to type the words, not they way I actually did type the words.
You, as an agent, have a full understanding of the business, you will be more patient (we hope) when waiting for a letter from your agents if/when you query. But that understanding doesn't truly set you apart from all the other well-researched writers out there who have a clue what the business is like.
From what I've read about slush piles and from the comments I see everyone posting here has an advantage over the worst slushpile submissions, they all seem to be able to form coherent thoughts and no one is writing in crayon! Hooray! So take a deep breath, laugh at the people who still don't get it, and keep writing your story.
- 9:20 PM, February 28, 2008
- kiwi said...
... Hmmm, I kinda' scratched my head at some folks logic. Lori isn't going to damn her reputation with her network of publishers by reping a shitty book, plain and simple.
bty, very best of luck with your novel, Jenny.
- 12:16 AM, February 29, 2008
>>At minimum you've got an agent willing to look at your manuscript, and I suspect, to give you some feedback on it.
You know, I've got a 46% request rate on the novel I'm shopping right now. Other than getting some nice "didn't love it enough" rejects it hasn't done anything solid for me. In some ways it is that much more frustrating that I am consistently close but not making it. And so much for getting feedback, unless "Doesn't suit my needs at this time" is the kind of feedback you find useful.
- 12:36 AM, February 29, 2008
- Diane said...
I personally think its awesome that you're writing a novel, and sharing that info with blog land. I wish you good luck.
At the risk of getting pens, pencils or post it notes thrown at me(which is cool cause I'm an office supply ho)I'd think its going to be difficult for you too. Since you know what the industry is like, I can imagine you write it, write it again and then revise it again.
Writing a novel is hard work. I hope everything goes well for you!
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You rightfully deserve to be one of the ambassadors! You have very nice skin from pictures palang, what more in real life! :) Congrats!ReplyDelete
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Development Camp '09 Report
I did not remember my camera, but Jibble did, so I expect him to edit this post with his thoughts and some pictures.
General thoughts
The very first thing that was apparent when you walked in was the increased talent level on the ice. Last year, a very large percentage of the drills and such ended in failure -- missed passes, fanned shots, etc. Many players looked slow and unready. Not this year. Passes were by and large crisp, skating was faster, and everyone was simply better overall. It was pretty stunning and encouraging.
The turnout was surprising -- I was there on Saturdays the last 2 years, and there were maybe 20 people there between the 2 practice rinks at the most. This year, there had to be 3 or 4 times that just watching the one rink of players -- on a work day! Everyone was there to see Duchene, for sure.
Sacco, Lefebvre, and Kono ran things pretty close to the other times I've gone. Sacco was way more vocal than Granato though, and Kono had some fun with the players too, something I'd never seen from past regimes. He unexpectedly jumped in and cleaned up some rebounds in some drills and teased the goalies after with some big celebrations.
I was really, really bummed not to see Justin Mercier there. Last year him and Hensick really jumped out at you in terms of skills and speed, and I wouldn't have loved to have seen either of them compared to this field. It's also a bit concerning for Mercier not to be there for other reasons, with his negotiations apparently being difficult.
EDIT: Mercier has signed, as has Cumiskey. Whew! :)
I'll be honest, I didn't watch everyone else combined as much as I watched Matt Duchene, our top pick in this year's draft. In short, he appeared to be everything I hoped for and more. He was better than all the other prospects without a doubt. His skating was faster than just about everyone, and he performed every drill at the fastest pace he could. His burst of acceleration was amazing in and of itself. His puckhandling was without par, and probably is only matched on the big club by Hejduk and Wolski. His shot was sudden, faster than anyone else's, and accurate.
I'm struggling a bit with how to communicate this, but I'll try -- the more you saw him in game style drills, the better he seemed. As good as his skills were individually, everything flowed together even better. Perfect passes to high speed carries and receipts of the passes fluidly into hard and fast shots. Best of all, he was very clearly having fun every second he was on the ice and yet still was upset every small failure he had. He reminded me of Deader's on-ice personality -- always grinning, always loving everything, and always working hard.
He's a showman for sure, he was always making sure to draw oohs and aahs from the crowd with his puck tricks while he wasn't drilling. He had one he flipped from multiple in-air hits, to his back, to his helmet, back to his stick that was really amazing. Jibble missed it with the camera. :(
It wasn't all roses -- he struggled quite a bit on a drill where players had to come out of a corner and attempt to beat a goalie. He didn't seem nearly as comfortable with the angles and moves from there as other angles of attack. In the faceoff drills, he didn't look too great. He was muscled around by the coaches, and Tessier (his primary combatant) won more often than him.
Those are nitpicks though. If he made the team tomorrow, he'd be the most explosive and talented player on it without a doubt. He'll of course need to grow his game and adjust to the speed of the NHL game, but I just can't see how you could hold him back on the basis of talent now. As my wife said, "he's just got it. I don't know what else to say."
EDIT: This is a great video from the day I was there, though I though it missed some of the longer drills later in the day that I really based the glowing reviews on. It did catch his insane goal of the day, it's the last highlight:
Cedric McNicoll, the undrafted free agent center we signed from QMJHL last year, actually was the biggest surprise of the forwards to me -- he's good! Great shot, great on-puck skills, fast -- sniper. But, not a good passer at all and he's pretty small. I looked him up for his height and it says 5'11"...yeah, my ass. He looked slightly bigger than Tessier. I'm still very curious what he does for Lake Erie next year. If he has or adds a complete game to go with the skills I saw, who knows what might happen?
Ryan Stoa, the LW from Minnesota taken before Stastny, was easily the biggest guy there. I'd seen him play a few times on TV, and was pleasantly surprised to see his skating in person -- it's quite good, especially for such a big dude. He looked very comfortable taking faceoffs, and had a number of nice backhand shots. He does lack finishing ability and really high level skills with the puck, as opposed to Chris Stewart. It's all about if he continues to grow his offensive skills -- if so, I'd guess he slots as a nice 2nd line LW eventually. If not, he's probably a good 3rd liner still. Sort of like Jones that way, if that makes sense, though Jones is faster and has better puck skills at this point. It would be nice if he could spend a year in Lake Erie before coming up.
Ryan O'Reilly, the C taken with the 33rd pick this year, is quite an interesting player. On one hand, he's got a really nice shot, and seemed very natural and skilled with the puck. On the other hand, his skating is subpar to a pretty large degree. I'd say it's much better than Stewart's the first time I saw him though, and the comparison to the other forwards, all brilliant skaters, was pretty unflattering too. The Avs have had a lot of success with players knocked for their skating (Stastny and Stewart jump to mind). I think they need to treat this guy the same way as Stewart -- a little longer curve before making the jump, lots of work on his skating. I think they've got another gem here though, a really solid and skilled 3rd line center in a couple years. He is an absolute wizard at faceoffs, he was well over 75% in the drills against all opponents and won 7 in a row on Stoa, the next best guy, at one point.
Kelsey Tessier, Patrick Roy's top line center in the QMJHL taken by us a year ago in the 4th round, has superb skills. He drew nearly as many oohs and aahs as Duchene, to be honest. He's still tiny though (5'9"...yeah, my ass), so it's hard to project where he'll top out. You've gotta love his motor though, he just never quits and always went hard. Him and Duchene had some good moments competing, including one where they locked up on a faceoff and they finally just started wrestling (Duchene ended up on top with Tessier in a headlock).
I didn't spend as much time watching these guys, preferring to focus on Duchene and the forwards. It's also harder to really get a feel for them outside of games, in my opinion. I did catch some impressions though, so I'll relate what I remember.
Kevin Shattenkirk, the first rounder of the Avs in 2007, is of course the class of camp defense-wise. Other defensemen would settle the puck on drills before shooting, he always went for one-timers. Great hands, smooth skater, accurate and moderately hard shot. He showed some really nice dekes in the offensive drills (and I'd forgotten he's a right hander too, boy do we need that). Stud.
( Jibbles ed note: I think the only thing I can contribute to this entire report that doc didn't cover better than I would is that Shattenkirk is a tremendous passer. I didn't see one pass he made all day that wasn't right on the stick of the guy he was passing to. My favorite drill today ended up where he was behind the net and passed to Duchene for a shot. I was transfixed by the 1-2 punch coming in the near future.)
Joel Chouinard, well, I think I see what the Avs' scouts saw last year when they took him out of the blue in the 6th round last year. Very hard slapper, good size, decent skater. He consistently beat the goalies in offensive drills, and handled the defensive drills quite well. He really caught my attention repeatedly. I'll be keeping an eye on him.
Cameron Gaunce, our first 2nd rounder last year, I didn't see much of, sadly. He's bigger than I remembered, and was solid in every drill. I think he's going to make the team with Shattenkirk next year, just from what I read.
Didn't catch my eye much...
Tyson Barrie, our 3rd round pick this year. Good shot, and a good skater. Pretty small and fumbled the puck a couple times though.
Stefan Elliot, our second 2nd rounder this year. Decent size, but probably on a longer course of development.
Kevin Montgomery, probably a pretty long shot for the NHL. Could be a good pure defender though, hard to say based on drills.
I felt bad for these guys, there was no real coaching for them at all, especially compared to last year with Hackett. They just got pucks fired at them repeatedly.
Trevor Cann, our 2nd rounder in 2005, has improved again. He was definitely the best goalie at camp, and I'm almost starting to wonder if he's got a legit shot at the NHL. He flat robbed Stoa a couple times, and Duchene too. I love the lightning bolt pads still.
Peter Delmas, our second 2nd rounder last year, reeeaaaally struggled today. He let in a lot of stoppable shots. I'm not going to say he's a bust by any means, but he's got a lot of work to do and I think it's mostly mental. I saw none of the quickness I saw last year in drills, he was really fighting the puck and always looking behind himself after shots.
Brandon Maxwell, our 6th rounder this year, looked good. He outplayed Delmas by quite a bit at the end I was at. Made a flashy glove save on Duchene to applause from the crowd at one point, and never gave up on a play. Definitely some promise here.
I didn't see Kent Patterson, somehow. But he's never impressed me in the past.
That's it folks! Please, ask me ANY questions you might have in the comments and I will reply as best I can -- I really want to help out the fans that aren't as lucky as I to attend.
- thedoctor
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Thanks for the detail. I'm wondering if it was all 1 on 1 type drills, or if there were any chances to see if any players had natural chemistry with each other. Admitedly that is kind of hard to determine in a bunch of drills, but if you have an opinion I'd love to hear it.ReplyDelete
Nice post. Duchene would be the most talented and exposive player on the Avs? That's really cool to hear. I would think that he's got a great chance to make the team then.ReplyDelete
It's good to hear that McNicholl was a pleasant suprise. His numbers in junior were very impressive.
It'll be interesting to see how much Delmas improves next year after being coached by Roy.
Thanks for the update, doc!ReplyDelete
There really weren't any drills where they went against each other. If there were "defenders," the coaches played them. There were some very involved drills for 3-4 guys where they had to shoot, send/receive outlet passes, sprint to the other end and do more of the same.
Chemistry...not really. I thought Tessier to McNicoll was a nice combo, that's about all i remember.
I will be interested in Delmas as well. Duchene won't be the best player (at least right off), but that top end talent still makes him worthy of the superlatives. I believe he'll make the team.
My pleasure, Shane. Nice BSG reaction to the Sakic retirement, btw. :)ReplyDelete
thanks for the update. I'm completely jealous that you were able to go btw.ReplyDelete
Mercier and Cumisky have just been signed.ReplyDelete
Ummm, are the images in the top left kinda messed up for others?ReplyDelete
(also, great report doc.... nice to meet you today. I'll get pics up when I get a cord to transfer that isn't packed away in storage
Thanks for the great write-up, Doc. I wanted to go and meet everyone, oh yeah, and check out the future of the Avs. Stupid job. But I'll be going to camp for sure.ReplyDelete
Some of the quotes I've heard from Duchene make me think he is mentally preparing to play with the big boys. So let's hope he is ready.
-From the Point
- AnonymousJuly 18, 2009 at 7:20 PM
From what i hear.......ReplyDelete
Ryan Stoa, LW, has shot at being a 2nd liner. He's not good at faceoffs (check minnesota stats), and will be Winger strictly.
Cam Gaunce, D, his skating has improved since last years ripping by the archaeic red line report.(they know nothing)
Tyson Barrie, D, I heard was very impressive and was a steal in round 3. O'Reilly and Elliott were also steals IMO.
Brandon Maxwell, G, I also heard was very solid and showed upside. He'll be playing on a much improved Kitchener team this year. Especially if they snag Tomas Tartar and John Moore. Jeremy Morin has already decided to play there.
Good riddance Nigel Williams. Fahey is not great, but is a late bloomer in the Jeff Finger mold. I really sense a big trade brewing and i believe Liles or Salei will be moved sooner rather than later.


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Kerala Law Academy: Police Register Case Against College Principal Lakshmi Nair
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A case was registered under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act against Principal of a private law college, where the students are on strike since the past 20 days, demanding her resignation. The case against the Principal Lakshmi Nair has been registered under Sect 31 (s) of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, which was a non-bailable offence, police said. The case was registered on a complaint of harassment by some students for calling them by their caste names. A group of Students of the Kerala Law Academy Law College, a private management institution, are on a war path since the past 20 days protesting against the alleged harassment and demanding the removal of the Principal, who is the daughter of a close relative of a former CPI(M) MLA.
Congress today decided to sharpen their attack against the college authorities by demanding the immediate resignation of the Principal. KPCC President V M Sudheeran said in the wake of the Kerala university syndicate debarring the principal for five years from examination duties and internal assessment, there was no other option left for her, but to resign.
Alleging that the impasse over the issue was continuing due to the CPI(M)'s intervention, he said the Marxist party should not create any hurdles on the matter concerning the students agitation.
"The Principal should resign and government should be prepared to make her resign. The affiliation of the college should be withdrawn and government should take it over", he told reporters here.
Former KPCC President, K Muraleedharan said if the government fails to find a solution to the issue within 48 hours, he would launch an indefinite hunger strike.
BJP National Executive member, V Muraleedharan, is on an indefinite hunger strike in front of the college since Jan 20 in support of the demands of the students.
The ruling CPI(M), which has so far given a cold shoulder to the agitation, has said the strike by students should not be politicised.
Students organisations affiliated to various political parties, including CPI(M), are on strike and have made it clear that they would continue until the resignation of the Principal.
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The Certification Proposed rule assigns to NIST the responsibility of developing a testing framework and and subsequently NVLAP the responsiblity for the laboratory accreditation program.
In its role as a developer of a testing framework, NIST is developing tools that will be used to test electronic medical record systems with regard to standards compliance and certification critieria. These systems are coming under increased scrutiny by the FDA as medical devices. As a maker of a medical device, a vendor is responsible for "validating" the tools they use they use to test the proper function of the medical devices.
Validation is a specialized term, but basically it means: Make sure all is well and good with the tool, that it is appropriate for the use, has been tested thoroughly, has good design, is under version control, and/or that the supplier has adequate quality processes, et cetera (Please Note, I AM NOT questioning the quality of the NIST work).
I expect that vendors will be using the NIST testing framework to verify their implementations of the standards selected under 45 CFR Part 170 and also under the certification criteria contained therein. So I think we need more than just a statement that NIST will be responsible for this testing framework and development in the Certification Rule. I'm not sure what that statement needs to be, but when I do figure it out, I will report it here.
I'd also like to see more being done to make it easier and less costly for vendors to use the NIST tools in verifying product conformance. That means that there needs to be more visability into the processes that NIST uses to create and test these tools. I also think that vendors can help contribute in this area.
I've been bugging the people I know in NIST about this for a while, but its probably time to bug them some more.


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Laura and Warren and I made a day of it on Wednesday. When I started out my prime goal was to get Laura into a fish. There's a parental imperative that compels us to want to share with our children the things that give us joy. So we got up early and drove over hill and dale to Trout Lake.
Laura and I launched the canoe. Warren launched the float tube. Without a rod. It never occurred to me that it would be fun just to paddle around the lake for the sheer joy of it. Not only that, while Laura and I fished on Warren paddled back in, took a refreshing dip in the icy water, and then lay in the sun. Nice. Thanks for the lesson, Warren.
I had hoped that we'd beat the wind by getting to the lake early, but it turned out to be one of those fresh, windy days when the fish stay down. So I had Laura troll a series of flies. We covered a lot of water, but she got only three good bumps. Well, as I've said many times before, such is fishing.
But--I was starting to get it--what a fresh, beautiful day to be out on the lake in a canoe with your daughter. She didn't seem to think I had failed her in any significant way by not putting her onto a fish.
We packed up and headed on down the road.
We passed some Bighorn Sheep who had come down the mountain for a mid day graze, but we drove up the mountain and wound around on a gravel road to Split Rock, a local landmark, and made the ritual climb.
We made one more stop to see what the creek looked like--and to see whether Laura might not be able to catch one of those little mountain trout. But the creek, of course, was flowing high and strong, and we didn't find any trout willing to snap up our fly.
But by then it really didn't matter. What mattered was that we had shared a wonderful day in a beautiful place. The parental imperative was met after all. Fish will come and go, but this day, a mutual gift between father and daughter, will be ours forever.
Thanks, Laura. It was a great day.


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It's simple, tasty, super healthy food that captures all the soul, flavour and freshness of the islands. We like to think of it as Hawaiian-style sushi. In the Hawaiian language, the word poke (pronounced, poh-keh) translates as "to cut or slice into small pieces". Modern Poke consists of cubed tuna, salmon or other fresh seafood, marinated in delicious, Japanese-inspired condiments. Since returning from our wedding on Oahu's north shore in 2011, our dream has been to share this island specialty with our fellow Sydneysiders.
At Poke, we want to ride the revolutionary wave towards a fast food future that is more than just burgers and fries, because we believe fast food should be healthy. We want to do our bit to address the sad fact that Australia has become one of the fattest nations in the developed world.
Along the way we'll tap into that famous "Aloha Spirit"
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I had an article this weekend in the Washington Post looking at the recent spate of "age defiance" – Dara Torres, Madonna, John McCain, etc. – and some recent neuroscience research:
A s a 27-year old science writer who still gets carded at bars, I often find discussions of the aging process pleasantly abstract. I'm more likely to use Clearasil than anti-wrinkle cream. But the spectacle of Torres's competing and McCain's campaigning has rekindled an important scientific debate about the inevitability of the aging process and what even young and middle-aged people can do to blunt the adverse effects of time.
New research demonstrates that Torres, Madonna and McCain's mother, Roberta — who is still campaigning for her son at the age of 96 — aren't rare outliers, but rather examples of a somewhat common phenomenon. According to scientists, it's entirely possible to grow significantly older without getting much slower — as long as we're willing to put in the work. The elixir of youth, it turns out, is an old-fashioned cocktail: blood, sweat and tears.
This scientific research arrives just as the graying of the baby boomers is leading to an explosive growth in medical treatments that promise a perpetual adolescence. With its offerings of dietary supplements and caloric-restriction diets, face creams infused with fetal stem cells and injections of Botox, the anti-aging industry has managed to turn an inescapable biological process into a lucrative source of anxiety. What the latest science suggests, however, is that the best anti-aging treatment isn't something you apply to your skin or buy in a bottle: It's what you already have in your head. The bad news, of course, is that the same research shows that the passage of time is not an equal opportunity eroder.
Last year, a large study led by researchers at Harvard University compared the brains of young adults and senior citizens. As expected, the scientists found consistent differences between the two groups. The most significant occurred in a brain system known as the "default network," which is active when people turn their attention inward, as when they're trying to remember a name. The default network is defined by a series of pathways between the front of the brain — this includes areas of the prefrontal cortex — and the "back" of the brain, such as the cingulate cortex.
Under normal circumstances, the default network ensures that these two brain areas work in perfect sync. "When the front of the brain fires, you want to see the back of the brain fire right back," says Jessica Andrews-Hanna, the study's lead author. "Unfortunately, this connection seems to weaken with age, so that older people can end up with a rather disconnected brain." Andrews-Hanna suggests that deficits in the default network might be responsible for many of the classic symptoms of old age, such as an inability to focus and problems with memory retrieval.
So far, so depressing. The aging process is a biological wrecking crew. But buried in all the bad news are some optimistic data. It turned out that nearly half of the older subjects exhibited brain activity that appeared indistinguishable from that of the young adults: Their default system was nearly as synchronized as those of people in their 20s. Furthermore, these differences in brain activity were correlated with performance on a battery of tests that measured short-term memory, abstract reasoning powers and processing speed. "There really was tremendous individual variation," Andrews-Hanna says, "and this variation was evident both in the brain and in observed behavior."
For more on the inequality of aging, check out Ed Yong's excellent summary of some interesting research on extreme lifespans.


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Hey guys! I hope you are all having a lovely day. The weekend is almost here and I cannot wait.
You all seemed to really enjoy my day in the life post from yesterday, thanks for such a great response! I might do a few more in the future as I have a few different posts up my sleeve for the very near future, so watch this space.
A few weeks ago I introduced a little giveaway on C & C particularly for all of you that like like to make your own. Well it is time to announce the winners!
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Congratulations ladies! Could you please send me your delivery details so I can get your prizes out to you please.
Thank you to everyone that entered. I do have another blog sponsor hosted giveaway coming up soon so be sure to look out for that.
Enjoy the rest of your day!


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Another Loop
Anyway, I cast on last night because I needed a brainless, portable project after finishing the socks. The yarn is Rowan Kidsilk Haze Stripe in Chiaroscuro. It's a gray with muted blue green and plum stripes. You can kind of see a light stripe developing at the top of the knitting. The skein is twice the size of a regular Kidsilk Haze Skein, so you only need one skein for a loop. I thought the stripe effect from the yarn would be fun on the bias, so we'll see how this works out!
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