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Whether they're new restaurants, trendy hot spots or Los Angeles dining classics that should be rediscovered, GAYOT has curated a list of the best restaurants in LA right now. Find LA's hottest restaurants and get ready to indulge in delectable dishes, tasty cocktails and excellent wine lists this summer. GAYOT's restaurant picks are listed in alphabetical order.
View GAYOT's current picks for Where to Eat in Los Angeles Right Now
Your Guide to Where to Eat in LA this Summer
1. Bar Toscana - CLASSIC
11633 San Vicente Blvd.
The emphasis is on imbibing, naturally, but the food is also a highlight of this cozy Brentwood lounge. Chef Justino Quirino makes an exemplary beef carpaccio with marinated artichokes, shaved pecorino and black truffles.
2. Bone Kettle - TRENDY
67 N. Raymond Ave.
The namesake dish at this Pasadena restaurant is a nourishing broth served with ramen noodles and a choice of proteins. There is also a variety of small plates offering tastes of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
3. Capo - CLASSIC
1810 Ocean Ave.
It's on the pricey end, but hidden Italian gem Capo in Santa Monica is worth seeking out for its wood-fired meats, primo pastas and seemingly endless wine list.
4. Delilah - TRENDY
7969 Santa Monica Blvd.
Revel in the Art Deco elegance of Delilah restaurant in West Hollywood. You might rub elbows with lithe models and celebs while savoring Champagne and luxe supper club fare.
5. Felix - NEW
1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
With its inviting atmosphere and authentic Italian food, chef Evan Funke's Felix in Venice is one of those restaurants that calls you back again and again. You'll want to make your way through the lengthy list of handmade pastas, not to mention the wood-fired pizzas.
6. Jean-Georges Beverly Hills - NEW
9850 Wilshire Blvd.
After establishing a culinary empire around the globe, chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten at last set his sights on the Los Angeles area. At his restaurant in the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, patrons can sample some of the "greatest hits" from his vast repertoire of dishes.
Read more: the full review of the restaurant by André Gayot.
Watch our exclusive video interview with chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
7. Kismet - TRENDY
4648 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Feliz is abuzz over Kismet, a casual, trendy spot serving Middle Eastern dishes "reimagined" for contemporary California. The rabbit-for-two feast includes the restaurant's signature flaky bread and accompaniments of greens, pickles, tahini and labneh.
8. Mama Lion - NEW
601 S. Western Ave.
Mama Lion in Koreatown puts a contemporary spin on the supper club. Amid the glamorous décor, guests can snack on hamachi tartare, crispy avocado samosas or truffled white bean hummus or share larger plates such as pan-fried jidori chicken schnitzel.
9. The Ponte - TRENDY
8265 Beverly Blvd.
With summer in full swing, it's time to take advantage of the al fresco dining at The Ponte. Sit under the tree-shaded patio and savor rustic Italian fare from chef Scott Conant.
10. Rosaliné - NEW
8479 Melrose Ave.
Chef Ricardo Zarate merges traditional Peruvian food with California sensibilities at Rosaliné in West Hollywood. Sip on Pisco cocktails and nibble on fresh ceviches, but be sure to leave room for his Peruvian take on paella/fried rice.
6421 Selma Ave.
After establishing itself as a hotspot in NYC and Las Vegas, it was only natural for TAO to come and try to make it in Hollywood. In this Asian bistro, patrons sip specialty cocktails and sample dim sum, sushi and more in the shadow of a 20-foot-tall Quan Yin statue animated with 3D light projections.
12. Venice Whaler - CLASSIC
10 W. Washington Blvd.
Located on the Venice Beach Boardwalk right by the pier, Venice Whaler is a solid choice for eating in a part of town known for its beach atmosphere. Just one of the must-have dishes is the salmon, perfectly cooked and presented on a cedar-smoked plank with kalamata olives and mixed greens.
13. Woodley Proper - TRENDY
16101 Ventura Blvd.
A strip mall in Encino has become an expected gourmet destination thanks to Phillip Frankland Lee and Margarita Kallas-Lee. Their trio of restaurants includes Scratch Bar & Kitchen, Frankland's Crab & Co. and Woodley Proper, a cocktail lounge where both the food and libations will pique your interest.


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We get the keys to the new place on Thursday, the professional movers show up on Friday. Got just about everything packed up except the kitchen. Today we celebrated finishing packing the books.
Congrats to Nrlymrtl, who guessed 36 boxes of books! Next time we move, I hope to be past Richard's guess of 41 boxes. Especially since a bigger place means…. room for more bookshelves!
Based on Nrlymrtl's guessing methodology, that means I'll be moving again in five years. As far as prophecies go, i like it!
And looking at these photos, i'm suddenly wondering if there is such a thing as owning too many throw blankets. *thinks about it for a minute*. Nope. no such thing.
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Wow that's a lot of books. This makes me glad my nomadic days of relocating every few years are behind me. Good luck with the move!
This must be the moving season! You're moving and Patti Abbot is moving and my daughter is moving. I'm with you on your book philosophy. A bigger place means more room for books.

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I'm going to visit my brother, sister n law and adorable 13 month nephew next weekend. Besides taking care of the little guy they both work, oh and he just started walking so he is an extra handfull now.
During my visit I would like to make some meals for them to freeze so they don't have to order in so much or stir up pasta late at night for themselves. What food/dishes freeze best? Any recipes?
Thanks for your help.


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NFL Week 9 Awards
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Wow You Guys Suck: The Raiders, Not to beat a dead horse here, but holy shit the Raiders are terrible. 3 first downs the entire game? 3 first downs? Your QB gains more yards rushing on 2 attempts, than he does passing for the day. Runners Up: Dallas QBs are just awful, did I mention the Raiders suck.
This Scarecrow Needs a Brain: The Raiders, If being awful wasn't enough, the Raiders top it off with stupidity. See last week they introduced a new segment in practice, practicing touchdown celebrations. You know so they actually get to pretend to know what it feels like to score 6 points on a single play. Runners Up: Derek Anderson probably does not want to throw a screen pass to Terrell Suggs, Brett Favre probably wants to not throw any more Pick Sixes.
Cough Cough Cough: Kansas City Chiefs, Not like it really matters if the Chiefs win or not given their horrible record and 0% chance at the playoffs, but they certainly had the game in their hands this weekend and let it slip away. Runners Up: Thew Lions spit away their chance to get off the schnide, Cleveland lost their opportunity to reemerge as a playoff contender.
The Shocker: The Jaguars Aren't Good, I figured the Bengals would eventually win a game because well all NFL team eventually win. I just figured the Jaguars were eventually going to start rushing the ball like last year, and figured the Bengals were the perfect opponent to do so. Well, nevermind the Jags just aren't that good. Runners Up: I predicted 6 victories for the Dolphins which was favorable to most and they already have 4, the Falcons are currently 5-3 who knew.
The Pimp: Justin Tuck, Justin Tuck is an unstoppable force right now for the Giants. It doesn't matter that they lost Osi and Gap Tooth from last year because Tuck has emerged as one of the best defensive players in the entire NFL. Runners Up: Kurt Warner continues to throw for 300+ per game, Adrian Peterson had an under the radar beastly game.
You Got Jakked Up: Trent Edwards, Any time a 360 pound man lands his full body weight on you multiple times than you know you got jakked up.
My Fantasy MVP: Texas Quarter, Already been over this.
New York Jets MVP: Kris Jenkins, The man was an unstoppable force this weekend. 2 Sacks as well as stuffing Marshawn on almost every play. If he plays like that every week the Jets could emerge as the best rush defense in the league.
My Picks
My Picks: 9-5
Preseason Picks: 8-6
Picks Vs. Spread: 8-6
Pick Suggestions: 3-2
Mediocre week but at least back on the positive side. The Lions covered yet again.


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Photo and first paragraph from BMW/Mini Press Release.
As a genuine Crossover, the MINI Countryman bridges the gap between the classic concept of the MINI and a modern Sports Activity Vehicle. Boasting enhanced opportunities in urban mobility and beyond, the MINI Countryman offers that unique driving pleasure so typical of MINI to new target groups requiring extra space and flexibility. As the first model in the MINI range with four doors and a wide-opening rear lid, the MINI Countryman provides even greater freedom of space for truly versatile use, a slightly elevated seating position, and optimized driving comfort. Full integration of the passengers within the vehicle creates that driving experience so typical of MINI. And at the same time the MINI Countryman maintains that go-kart feeling likewise so characteristic of MINI, optional MINI ALL4 all-wheel drive offering an additional highlight for the genuine connoisseur. In a nutshell, therefore, the MINI Countryman offers all the characteristic features of the brand in terms of design, premium quality, handling, efficiency and customisation in new, fascinating style. To read the rest of this press release courtesy of blogs automotive.com click here.
Growing up in the sixties I have always been a big fan of the Mini. So when I saw a lovingly restored one in Viterbo earlier this year I just had to post the photos on News From Italy. It was a dismal day in February and unfortunately the photos I took did not not come out very well. Evolution of the Mini
Seeing this lovingly restored Mini I was amazed at how small it was in that original incarnation and how much it has evolved to become the 21st Century Mini. The first photo is the restored Mini I spotted in Viterbo and the second is one that took part in the Montefiascone Hill Climb - Cronoscalata in June of this year.
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This is how the estate version looked era 1972.
Mini Countryman in its latest incarnation 2010
The New Mini Countryman is always an adventure.
In this recent advert for the Mini Countryman a fleet of them are running amok in the Italian countryside, no Italian needed to understand this weeks commercial! It is a fantasy world of flying Mini's in an exaggerated picture of how the town and countryside may look if Mini Countryman dominated the car market. I have also included the video of the making of the commercial in Milano which is an interesting explanation of how the advert was made. Have you seen this in your country?
Just a bit of fun which I hope you will enjoy, have a good weekend everyone.


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Haldimand "Monthly Marches to Continue"
Flag flap continues
Monthly marches planned
Posted By DONNA PITCHER , CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER
Posted 16 hours ago
Escorted by the OPP, Merlyn Kinrade of Caledonia and about two dozen demonstrators peacefully marched down the shoulder of Argyle Street past Douglas Creek Estates (DCE) last Saturday.
The march the Caledonia Lions Hall before the group drove to the OPP station in Cayuga where they presented speeches and hung posters.
Merlyn Kinrade is the Caledonia Liaison for the Canadian Advocates for Charter Equality (CANACE) and was the organizer of last Saturday's march. The march was held in support of Randy Fleming who the group contends was "illegally arrested for carrying a Canadian Flag while he walked down Argyle St. past DCE". DCE has been at the centre of controversy ever since it was claimed as native territory by Six Nations citizens in 2006.
CANACE had requested that Mayor Trainer and Councillor Craig Grice of Haldimand County Council, Haldimand/Norfolk MPP Toby Barrett and Haldimand/Norfolk MP Diane Finley march in support of residents who they (CANACE) feel have been the victims of race based policing. They did not attend.
The group gathered at the OPP station in Cayuga for a few speeches. Two posters of Randy Fleming were erected. According to the organizers these photos showed the "excessive force that was used against Fleming during his arrest". The poster read, "Warning. OPP Racist Policies Enforced."
"We are at the end of the beginning," said Mark Vandermaas, who is the advisor for CANACE. Vandermaas spoke to the group about the recent news coverage they have received. "We haven't had this much media since we were arrested. We are still going to hang flags, at every pole across from DCE."
"My brother got manhandled walking down the street," said Doug Fleming during the speeches. Fleming also spoke to the group about the forming of the "Caledonia Militia" and the meeting schedule for Tuesday June 23. Fleming said using the word "militia" was meant to touch a nerve, and it did. As far as he is concerned, "We preformed a community service today, and we will work within the law; we have enough outlaws now."
According to Kinrade CANACE will keep marching, "Until we get resolution to the madness in Caledonia." His plans are to march once a month.
When I sent my story to the editor I sent him the one that was not quite complete, so here is the rest of the story;
"The march by a few residents and non residents was completed without incident and the OPP are happy for that" said Inspector Dave Maclean, Haldimand OPP detachment. "The organizers of this march and those marches they plan to continue into the summer, really need to look at their objectives and what they hope the end result will be before they disrupt this beautiful community any further. As well as draw costly police and emergency resources away from serving the entire county". This sort of activity will not resolve the land claim issue or any of the associated activity.
Maclean is of the opinion that all it does is increase tensions and frustrations locally and affects the majority of people in both communities who want to carry on with their day to day lives, and who hope this gets resolved by those who have the ability to do so.
Haldimand County Mayer Marie Trainer declined the invitation to Saturday's march with CANACE. Trainer said in a telephone interview with the Chronicle Monday morning "I just don't think that it is quite appropriate for me to march with them". As far as the "militia" Trainer said this was made out of frustration and she would make a final decision as to where she stands on this issue when she sees what their actions are. Trainer will not be attending the militia meeting in Cayuga on Tuesday night. "You don't know what is going to happen," said Trainer.


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Vendor of choice (as always) is Amazon. One of their subsidiaries (Universal Media) shipped me the card. It sat in my closet for a couple or months and I finally got around to installing it recently. If you're looking for a review of Universal Media - read on!
Thought I'd install the card and run a test before bridging the 2 together. Just as well - the card malfunctioned. No worries, Amazon has an excellent return policy. Not so fast they told me, take it up with Universal Media. I did. Universal told me it was my problem since I had failed to notify them within their 30 days return policy. Nice move block heads. If I see their name on any purchase through Amazon again, I will be sure to shop elsewhere.
Got on the phone to EVGA and they could not have been more helpful and straightforward. When I told them the card was a direct swap for an identical one, that the old card worked and the new card didn't, the guy figured me for someone who knew what he was doing and didn't ask me to check the power cord, display cable, download the latest driver etc. Within an hour or so a return order was created and I shipped the card back to them for review. While I've been on the road, they have already shipped out a replacement - my good neighbor John picked it up off my doorstep for safe keeping.
On my return, I'll be putting in a quality weekend of effort in the workshop - that is if the German air traffic controllers don't strike on Wednesday. As I said to Dirk today, real life keeps getting in the way of us trying to simulate it...


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UPDATE : As of 3.27pm Saturday afternoon, Andrew Bolt has apparently pulled his story 'PNG Applauds Rudd's Easy Cash', which is quoted below, from his blog site at the Herald Sun. That's why the links below, at the time of posting, go an empty page. But you can see the full piece that Bolt has disappeared at the bottom of this post.
I think this is the third or fourth blog post Bolt has tried to delete in the past 12 months, after he has been called to account for his statements and claims by The Orstrahyun.
Murdoch star hack Andrew Bolt slips back into his creepy old Howard-era dementoid mindset for some light hysteria on prime minister Kevin Rudd and Australia's hopefully more positive relationship with Papua New Guinea :
...you'd think that strained relationship was all due to Howard being mean, instead of PNG being notoriously corrupt and also hiding an (sic) pedophile now facing trial in Australia...
Yes, forget about all those thousands of pistols and shotguns collected in Australia during John Howard's post-Port Arthur Massacre buy-up that somehow, miraculously, escaped the crushers and re-appeared in PNG highlands, where gun-violence is rising.
There's nothing that PNG can't overlook if the price is right, claims Bolt.
Rudd has decided to ramp up funding to PNG presumably in the belief that they might be able to better tackle their horrific AIDS problem. With the highest rate of HIV in the Pacific, Rudd is handing over $13 in extra funding to deal with the crisis. Overall, Rudd has increased Australia's aid contribution to PNG by $25 million.
Bolt appears to be neither proud nor glad that Australia is helping to fund anti-AIDS programs for the people of one of our poorest neighbours. What?
Bolt concludes that there is :
...nothing Rudd won't overlook if the applause is loud enough.
Obviously Bolt is not talking about Rudd overlooking the AIDS epidemic in PNG, because he's just quoted a positive story where Rudd has increased funding, so Bolt must be talking about the child sex abuse case against Julian Moti, which he refers to earlier.
What a scoop!
Being such a credible, well researched and thoroughly sourced journalist, unlike the legions of Evil Lefties at the ABC and The Age, Bolt must be sitting on one hell of a story seeing as he is trying to link Rudd to covering up, or "overlooking" at the very least, pedophile-related crimes in Papua New Guinea.
Of course when challenged on these claims at his blog, Bolt will retreat to his usual cowardly ambiguity on what he really means, or he will claim he never meant anything at all, and readers are projecting.
It's becoming a tired, downright pathetic Bolt ruse to stir up his regular commentors, the Evil Lefties anyway, who will then be accused of trying to smear Bolt or of simply being paranoid.
You will need to challenge Bolt on this, if you think it necessary, because he's banned me from commenting. Mostly because of blog posts like this.
Bolt is losing it.
UPDATE : Here is the full copy of the 'PNG Applauds Rudd's Easy Cash' smear job by Andrew Bolt that he has deleted (for now) from his blog. Click the screengrab for a larger version :
I've emailed Bolt to find out why he has deleted this post, but I don't expect to hear back from him any time soon. I've offered to include his right of reply on this in a further update.
UPDATE : The deleted Bolt blog post can also be viewed at Google Cache.
UPDATE : Half an hour after I emailed Bolt for an explanation on why he deleted the above post, it reappears on the site. Bolt's explanation?
Sorry for taking this post off line for a few hours. Pure accident.


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It's been awhile so I need to have a big catch-up day. Been kinda busy.
Anyway, not much really going on, but boy it feels so busy! Geeting ready for the upcoming huge arts-n-crafts fair going on in 2 weekends from now, so that's a lot of sewing, tagging, labeling everything "MADE IN CANADA" (you have to do that now to bring your stuff over the border, found out the hard way last year)... also finishing up jewelry projects that I want to include... revamping and refreshing my displays, airing out the cloth table-covers, setting up a mock table (that was fun, actually) and fixing up my old antique trunk that I use to display jewelry.
OK that is a lot to do, when I go back and read it! So pretty busy there...
Also taking care of the insurance forms and Dr forms and all that since I had to fill and fax them all to my company's insurance folks to get some partial payments out of the plan while I was out on medical leave... that's done and we'll hope it's approved to get some backpay... but most important is that I feel better now, and have been checked for med dosage and all good there, and my Dr even called a couple weeks ago to let me know we're good to go and that I was OK to drive, YAY! So I feel OK except for a cold that has hit me broadside (just a cold, no flu!!)
Speaking of broadside, on Friday night, got hit while driving my friend home (after we had such a nice night out at the movies, BAM)... I was turning left onto her street from the main road (that's an intersection) and a young lady driver tried to pass me... on the LEFT... while I had my left blinker on. DUH. I swear, some PEOPLE...
Anyway, she of course hit us while trying to come back into her own lane, and she took off my entire front bumper in the process. We all pulled over, the police were called, everyone is uninjured (thank God, 'cause seriously, a few more inches on that turn and I & my friend would have been writing this from the hospital. Or worse.)
She told me, "Madame, you didn't have a blinker!" (yes, you bet your ass I did). and "Well Madame, I thought you were just stopping in the road!" (Who the #$%* stops in the road, in front of a left turn, at night.. for no reason?!??)
And by the way, she was French (that makes no difference but it explains why she called me Madame. ha). I felt bad for her once she explained that she was driving her grandfathers car, and he was only insured for liability not for himself, and she had to pick her boyfriend up from work, and she had a baby at home.... etc.... but on the other had, you CANNOT PASS AT AN INTERSECTION ON A SOLID LINE, and that's just the way it is. So my insurance had just confirmed that the other driver is 100% at fault (yup) and they are going to fix our van and provide a rental. I am thankful that we are fully covered!!!
So along with all that I'm just sewing and trying to enjoy time with the kids while they're home. Pretty darn thankful to be in one piece, and same for my dear friend who had to ride along on that need-for-speed hellride.
So it is what it is. And once the craft show is done, I get 4 days off... then back to work at my office where they'll no doubt need to show me all the new developments (yech) before I get back on the phones (double yech). Take care, friends.
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I had a set of pretty notecards and envelopes that I wanted to use, but not in the traditional way. I saw a version of these envelope pockets on the internet and decided to give them a try. I used the notecard, envelope, coordinated paper scraps and ribbon.
I sealed the envelope and then cut off the top two corners at angles. I cut a small sliver off the top of the envelope so that it would open like a pocket. Fold one of the flaps down and score. I used the notecard to cover the front of the envelope. Then I put adhesive on the top of the folded down flap. Flip it over onto the scrap of coordinated paper and trim around the edges. Do the same on the other flap and decorate. I added an insert to make this envelope pocket into a birthday greeting.
You can make these envelope pockets out of any sized envelope. Recycle your envelopes that come in the mail. Business sized envelopes can be cut down to any size for any project. Besides making cute pocket greeting cards, they would be great in mini books filled with journaling cards, memorabilia or additional photos.


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I am trying to create a master-slave replication with chaining overlay enabled in the slave to redirect writes request to the master.
I have it working using ldap:// but I have not been able to configure the chain overlay using a secure connection ldaps:// (running on port 5636 on the master)
My master server do not require client certificates.,
I added the following lines:
overlay chain chain-uri "ldaps://masterldap.example.com:5636" chain-idassert-bind bindmethod="simple" binddn="cn=Manager,dc=example,dc=com" credentials="secret" mode="self" tls_cacert="/path/to/my/CA/cert.pem" chain-return-error TRUE
But I get "TLS negotiation failure" on the syslog
I am using ldaps:// for replication, but I can't configure it for chaining
So have a read of man slapd-ldap for the tls statements.
-- Kind Regards,
Gavin Henry.
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Open Source. Open Solutions(tm).
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This post is part of the Blog Tour for Richard Dedor's new book, Anything is Possible – http://www.anythingispossiblethebook.com. Want to learn more about Richard? Visit his blog, Finding Focus at http://www.richarddedor.com/blog & follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/richarddedor to keep in touch!
I often get asked about how I got started. I get asked how someone can do what I do. People want to know how to chase their dreams. My answer is simple: Just do it!
What is stopping you? Is the grass greener by doing nothing about your passion? Are you making too much money? Are you enjoying your life too much? Over the last two years I've been studying people all around the world and I have found that the people who are happiest are the ones who are doing something about their passions. It doesn't mean you have to quit your job and going out on your own. What it does mean is making your passion the focus of your life. It also doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your family, your friends or your stability. It's simply acknowledging that you have a passion and then making a plan to make it a bigger part of your life. Simple as that.
But Richard, I have no idea where to start! I believe there are three simple steps you can take right now … today to start making it happen for you.
Find Your Passion
Before you can chase it, you have to find it. You have to know what it is. I started chasing mine back in mid-2007. I was 23. I was collecting a pay-check from a full-time job but I wanted more. I wanted to be using my skills, which also happened to be something I enjoyed. I am a speaker. I have been a good one since high school and my days as a candidate for mayor in Mason City, Iowa. Once I knew which passion I wanted to start doing something about, I began to make a plan for making it the focus of my life.
Determine What Your Passion Means
I'll say it, my long-term goal is to be self-employed where I'm a speaker, author and coach. That's it. That's my passion and my dream. I'm going after all three right now, but at different speeds. I still have a full-time job, what I like to call my "day job." I enjoy it. But it's not my dream. This is. But for me, getting my complete dream requires a lot of work. Every day I come home and put in an additional two to five hours. But I'm passionate about it! I love it! I truly enjoy meeting new people, learning about how our human mind works and ultimately motivating people. You have to determine if your passion will require you to quit your job, move to a new city or just re-organize your priorities. I've sacrificed a lot to get my passion to this point and I'm excited about where it's going.
Make it Happen
As much as I hate the phrase, 'at the end of the day,' it fits here. At the end of the day you just have to make it happen. Only you can be the one to go after your passions. Only you can live your dreams. It is said all the time but you only get one chance at this life. Why not go out and live it out loud? The world is a much better place when people are not only happy in life, but are full of passions. One of my passions is writing, so I've written a book. I didn't just write it to check it off my list. I wrote Anything is Possible to change lives. That is my passion. You're now a part of it.
Take the time, and soon, to review your life. Are you truly living the life you dreamed? I know things can get in the way (darn kids!) but that is no excuse for completely sitting on your hands. Passions feed the soul. Passions bring joy. Passions change lives. Get going and make it happen. The world will be a better place.
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The game is Panzer Command Ostfront (Matrix Games) and the scenario is about a German armored counter-attack after the Soviet breakthrough near Kapitanovka (Korsun Operation, February 1944). I am playing as the Germans against the Soviets (commanded by the computer).
Pain right from the scenario start: a ravaging indirect fire (artillery and mortar) barrage took out all my halftracks and one whole squad of panzer grenadiers. I was left with three tank platoons (Tiger Is) and two panzer grenadier platoons (one of them already depleted of one squad).
Tank goodness for a small depression that crosses the battlefield from our starting position all the way to the the final 600 meters to the objective (a shallow hill). I did maneuver 2/3 of my tanks free from observation using this terrain feature. The enemy defending this piece of land is mainly armor.
Peeking out of this terrain depression was not a problem, even when enemy tanks were popping out from all directions. The Tigers had no issue taking hits and dispatching the enemy armor from short ranges.
|A platoon of Tiger Is engaging enemy armor (some Soviet tanks can be seen in the background).
One example: the farm of uncoordinated doom. This was one objective that I though it would be easy to take. A couple of turns observing it and no signs of enemy. The Red Army waited until we were just within a stone throw and showed up in force.
|I wanted 3 tanks providing fire support and a whole grenadier platoon to assault the farm. Got neither but a nasty armor ambush.
|This is where my people were: tanks trying to move through a roadside ditch and grenadiers still catching up after a long walk.
|My first tank loss at the farm objective. Note the red icons in the background: these are enemy tanks. The building witnessing this armor loss can't be more symbolic of a tactical plan going down the sh!thole ...
Back in the terrain depression, things went well for a while. My Tigers were moving out of the ditch and taking out enemy armor. But the ranges of engagement were getting smaller ...
|An almost point blank engagement. Note the destroyed enemy armor in the background and the new threat under the red icon. Is this close range armor combat or what?
|Even at close range, this enemy T-34 tank took 4 hits before being destroyed.
|Surprise! I was very lucky to pull out one Tiger tank from this ...
I played myself into the enemy's hands. I made every mistake the enemy was expecting me to make. However, I won the scenario (?). Sometimes these victory conditions are weird.


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Early voting for the Nov. 7 general election begins Oct. 23. Like it or not, the Arkansas Times will be making recommendations, starting today.
Besides the candidates, two issues will be on the statewide ballot. Referred Question No. 1 would authorize the state to issue up to $250 million in general obligation bonds for capital improvements and new technology programs at the state colleges and universities. Enrollment at these institutions has increased 25 percent in the last four years.
The proposal essentially is the same as one that was narrowly rejected by voters in a December 2005 special election. Higher education officials and their allies are waging a stronger campaign this year, and they believe they will benefit from placing the proposal on the general election ballot.
The act will not raise taxes. Instead, the bonds would be serviced by extending the life of a 1989 higher education bond issue. The state now pays about $24 million a year on the existing bond debt. Question No. 1, referred to the people by the legislature, would limit to $24 million the amount of new bonds issued in any one fiscal year.
Supporters of the bond proposal say that the percentage of college graduates in a state is directly related to per capita income. Arkansas ranks 49th in both. Vote FOR Referred Question No. 1.
Constitutional Amendment No. 1 would legalize bingo and raffles conducted by non-profit groups such as churches, schools and fraternal organizations. The amendment accomplishes this end by declaring that bingo and raffles are not lotteries, which are prohibited by the Arkansas Constitution. That's a fairly brazen declaration, but large holes have already been knocked in the anti-lottery law with the installation of slot machines at the state's two race tracks. It would be churlish to deny the same privilege to churches, Elks Clubs and VFW posts. Vote FOR Amendment 1.
The Arkansas Times said in an editorial Sept. 28 that the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette had not shown support for an earned income tax credit. We have since been furnished with an April 6 D-G editorial, opposing an increase in the minimum wage, in which the D-G said, "So in a perfect world there would be no minimum wage but, in order to help workers just starting out, Arkansas would adopt a state version of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit." The editorial also said, "But let's do keep a state EITC in mind for the next regular session of the Legislature. It's an idea worth considering."


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Over at stash Books there is a great post "The Emotions of Quilting: A Series / Quilting is my Therapy by Angela Walters"
by Allison on January 31st, 2013. I tried to leave a comment on it but it just didn't work for me today. So, after thinking about it, I decided the topic was one I would share with all of you. They asked the question: So tell us – what kind of therapy does quilting provide for you?
I really cherish each and everyone of you so much. Thank you for following "In The Boon Docks". Now here is my response:
Quilting became my therapy after an accident in 2000 left me disabled. I could not longer work in my profession or any other. I identified myself through my work. It was my purpose in life to provide for my family. After losing that I was lost! A doctor told me to find something meaningful that I could do within my limitations! It took a few years until I stumbled into a LQS (Local Quilt Store) WV Quilts whose owner and staff where caring and loving. With great patience they taught me how to sew and gave me purpose again. People to talk to and creations to make. Michelle challenged me with bigger and harder projects to help me grow my skills. Always there to assist me with anything. Now I have regained my self-confidence again and feel I have a purpose. It is challenging but with no deadlines except the ones I put upon myself. Even on the medications with safeguards, I can sew, create, blog and make friends. Something no therapist could give me back but the quilting community did. So yes, quilting is my therapy.
Michelle sells online at WV Quilt.com and in her quilt shop WV Quilt in Barboursville, WV. I would like to thank her and her staff for all they have taught me and given my back in my life.
Forever Sewing Something, Lisa
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Quilting THERAPY
Over at stash Books there is a great post "The Emotions of Quilting: A Series / Quilting is my Therapy by Angela Walters"
8 comments:
Thank you for sharing! This is a very cool testimony to the power a good deed can have, and the power that purpose provides! SO glad you are here!ReplyDelete
Comecei também em 2000,por conta de um acidente do meu marido(teve achatamento da oitava vértebra),dinheiro curto e tres filhas,comecei com sucatas e fazendo almofadas,não parei mais.Meu marido?Ficou bom,foi só um engano médico e uma graça alcançada.Minha terapia e VÍCIO são os hexágonos e tudo que leva costura a mão,o que faço com máquina é para o dinheiro rápido,outros trabalhos são terapia.E nós duas temos que ter esta terapia que médico não tem talento para tanto,não é?Beijos e Bençãos.ReplyDelete
How wonderful that "making" is such therapy! For me it is my stress buster and i cannot not sew!ReplyDelete
I agree with you, Michelle is wonderful at WV Quilts. Her shop is just beyond my doctors office. They are so helpful, if my wheelchair can't make it through the aisle, they either move things or bring any fabrics I want to see.ReplyDelete
Part of the therapy quilting provides for me is the wonderful friendships I have developed with quilting friends. I have friends that I cherish even though I have not met them in person.
Wonderful proof that quilting is perfect therapy. It is such a flexible past time. I am so pleased you found it.ReplyDelete
I am glad you are a better person thanks to quilting, I don't know how big is your disability, but maybe that accident happened just to transform you and your life in this great and lovely quilter now you are...ReplyDelete
God has plans for us, and quilting was yours ^_^
I believe you! Quilting and Other Craft Therapy says it all for me... I worked with someone once who used the term "color therapy" and that phrase has stayed with me. My life has taken some twists & turns too and I'm grateful to be where I am today. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
I met Michelle through her ebay sales years ago!!!! we got together in Houston one time but I have lost contact with her through the years. Glad to hear she is well and still ever so helpful!ReplyDelete
It is always a treasure to have quilting friends!!!
Please tell her Lou from Texas says Hi:)
I love a two way conversation! Comments are appreciated! Blogger is making it almost impossible to reply to comments. I am reading them but responding is sometimes impossible! I am so sorry for the inconvenience. Please feel free to email me anytime. comlisajohnson @gmil.com thank you


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Et tu, Bill Cunningham?
If a picture's worth a thousand words, then why, oh, why does the Times insist on doing these god-awful "audio slide shows?" I can barely stand to read the articles, what with the sloppy writing and editing and typos all over the place (of course, I'm talking about the online edition. I wouldn't blacken my fingers with the actual paper copy), what makes them think that I want to hear their reporters uh-ing and um-img their way through a story?
Saturday mornings I rush to the Fashion and Style section to see Bill Cunningham's "On the Street" column, a collection of photos of whatever fashion trend he's seen a lot of in the past week. Now they've fouled that up by turning it into a "multimedia feature," having Mr. Cunningham narrate the slide show. It's a slide show! I want to see the pictures, and I don't need someone, not even Bill Cunningham, who I love, telling me that what I'm looking at are weird and really unflattering pants.
Labels: audio slide shows, fashion, Ingr, NY Times, pants, slide shows, weird, wtf?


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My recent addiction to Marvel series
The first time I gave a more 'fictional' series ago was with Jessica Jones, a woman with special abilities; super strength, limited invulnerability, and flight. She roams through the streets of New York righting wrongs where she can and following shadows of her amnesia swept past. Despite this dark romantic story however, she remains herself and it surprised me how much her character didn't act like a traditional superhero. Jessica is moody, distant and often makes bad decisions, but at the end of the day looks out for people and intends to do good. I think that this is a good example of female role model as Jessica isn't your typically girly, flashy superwoman, she's down to earth and simply has demons of her own. Marvel have been clever with this series as the character is highly relatable and has enough action and drama to capture a large audience.
I've also watched Marvel's Luke Cage, a man whose superpowers are strength, and impenetrable skin, he is literally invincible. His real name is Carl Lucas, he's on the run form the law for a crime he didn't commit and is looking for a quiet life. So when Carl realises he has to help rid Harlem from those who seek to rule and corrupt the place, he obviously does so grudgingly. As the season develops however he takes it more in his stride, showing a cool, smooth, always humble self.
Another Marvel series I've seen is Daredevil, involving a young blind lawyer (real name Matt Murdock), who's 'disability' opened up his other senses in an unprecedented manner. He works out of a dingy office with his friends 'Foggy Nelson' and Karen Page, giving defence to those usually too poor to afford it. Matt leads a double life unlike the other two, one as himself, Matt Murdoch, a blind lawyer, all those who know his face believe this story, and another as Daredevil, a fearsome fighter with super quick reactions meaning he can take on any opponent. As the show develops you see him begin to question which self is his real self as he fights to keep both parts of his life afloat. As Daredevil, he seeks to rid the city from political corruption and crime, at high levels of society.
The three characters share similar features, they make a rule never to kill despite having advanced powers, and each has a amicable, kind and open-minded personality, even if they have their flaws. I think that Marvel have made good relatable role models for teenagers and adults alike through these series' showing that respect and looking out for others goes a long way. Although there are elements of stereotyping at times, I feel like series' such as these show that through the confusion of media today, there are still forms of it which can be constructive and entertaining. All three Marvel series' interlink, and often refer to interweaving characters within all series'. I'm hoping one day soon they will bring out a series involving all three characters, each story coming perfectly together.


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Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Granted there are some days that I ask myself if I gave birth to a sloth with a hearing impediment. Do all parents have to repeat everything 4 times or is it just the octave used on the 4th try that I have to learn to use on the 1st? If you know, PLEASE TELL ME!
I thought that her room had a floor when I bought this house....oh wait..THERE IS!...just can't see it but for all her stuff covering every square inch of it. I swear, if we hung a hamper on a teens neck with a lock they would still not use it for what its for. I have started to believe that teen clothes actually have an imbedded hamper repelling substance that makes it physically impossible for said teens to comply . I really have to get my chemist bf Chris to find the antidote...OMG WE WOULD BECOME RICH!!
Let us not forget the constant drive to learn our teens have in faithfully participating in home made science projects in their rooms....oh wait ...wrong again..those are DIRTY DISHES! whose fate is either to take over the world or break from the high pitched scream heard from my wrath caused by seeing said MONSTOCITY in the same place for the last 3 days!
Need I mentions the constant renegotiations worthy of a world summit pertaining to the freedoms and liberties act thus drafted in triplicette , signed by witnesses and put in a strong box incase of invasion? I have held strong to clause 4b. Teen will not have internet privileges on school nights , and clause 7c. Teen will only have authority superseding parent in the week of 3 Thursdays.
We can all bitch and gripe ofcourse but we were all that age once ourselves. Sure sure we were never as bad. They also have it so easy compared to us. It's not like she has to walk 3 miles to school in the snow barefoot...while churning butter...wearing holy socks in need darning, as mittens....and forget not that special time of the month when we had to wear a mini mattress between our legs held by a skin pinching elastic belt that helped only to make the mattress tails, ride up your ass crack and make walking so much easier...ya right.
All jokes aside...I have to say I have a good kid. My daughter is a caring, sensitive person with a wicked sense of humour. I really like her personality...u may think...ofcourse you do, it is your child...I agree that as moms we love our children no matter what..that however does not mean we like the personality they were born with..I have friends that have said asmuch. I am thankfull she is a very likable person.
Almost 14 she has begun the journey of womanhood and has already started blooming into a distinctly unique person. I admire her quest to not follow the mainstream in style , opting instead to find her own thing. Mainstream is fine for most and often far easier to just blend in. My daughter chooses instead a mixture of what some would call a cross between goth and punk lol.Not easy in a small town outside of Montreal keep in mind.
Niether being over the top, I have to appreciate the artistry of it. I have even dyed her hair candy red with black etc but yet again its not over the top. I figure as a parent if I encourage , colaborate and enjoy her quest in defining her own style, chances are she won't need to become a total FREAK like some when they get older. Many had parents who didn't atleast try to understand a need to indentify themselves and/or just want to be different from others........That is my theory and I am sticking to it........Having said all that I now decree it to be a SCHOOL DAY!!!!
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Real Friends Don't Let Friends..............
*friends dont judge each other they accept each other and their faults*
I do understand to a point what they are saying , please don't get me wrong..friends are to be loved and charished and appreciated...having said that friends are also the ones we can care enough about, to step in and NOT ACCEPT SOME OF THEIR FAULTS...let me give some examples;
-had a friend not come to my aid and just let me do what Iwanted when I was 19 and stupidly try to commit suicide...I would be dead now.
-had I not sat a friend down and said,,WTF are u doing? your on a path of self distruction...and hurt for everyone around you! I do sincerely believe that person would be either dead or a shell of themselves today.....and has said asmuch.
-had I and countless other friends not removed the keys to the cars of our friends who had too much to drink...??? Wonder how many lives were spared because of it.
-had my best friend listened to my FORCED OPINION overcountless yrs about going to the doc and getting her pap test? SHE WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY
I could come up with alot of general examples but these among others are my own personal ones......are they a manner of judging?Yes absolutely! If I thought a friend was in trouble by their own choice...would I try to help and be there to pick up the pieces? Yes absolutely! Do these subjects deal with FORCED OPINIONS on others? Yes they do...but then if we shouldn't ever do that....What would be of the forced opinions about the WOMAN'S RIGHT TO VOTE, ABOLISHING SLAVERY, BASIC CIVIL RIGHTS, APARTHEID, and many others....Aren't all of these things faught for and won, by ppl who forced their opinions on others? ....
I realize I have digressed somewhat from this persons original idea about friendship...but isn't it all somewhat related? I would pray that any friend of mine would CARE enough about me to call me on something I did...or am doing. I know that a stranger certainly wouldn't do it...............
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
These seem to be outdated, outlandish and outradious concepts these days. We have no problem talking about sex , asking for sex, asking about sex ,,,and I am no exeption to that. We are freely willing to answer silly tests that ask questions like...how many lovers have u had at the same time or have u licked ass or have u ever praticed bondage or had anal sex...the list goes on with many more questions I won't begin to repeat lol....seems no one minds answering all these. For the most part in search of the magic number that determines your *freakness, *curruptness or plain ordinaryness lol. Heck I have done them all myself and according to most I can be a super freak lol...the point I am trying to make is why is it so acceptable to talk about such intimate, private, maybe even decedent things yet ,introduce the subject of basic morals and OMG THE SHIT WILL HIT THE FAN.
I say this because those who know me and my partner, also know he recently posted a general but very opinionated letter to a group we belong to. He was courageous enough to state his thoughts about all the crap he has seen and heard about some ppl we know and just some in general....niether one of us is religious...so we aren't bible quoting pions...as a matter of fact he is athiest where as I have my own faith in something greater then me, just not sure what.
His point , although rather heated at the time of the post , was just frustation and disappointment directed towards the more and more prevalent lack of moral bahaviour among us. God forbid pointing out the sad fact of ppl having romantic cyber relationships while still married...or physically cheating on your significant other...basically the same thing as far as I am concerned...(both are intimate actions with someone other then their partner). Lets not forget all the lies being maintained to pull it off. ......WOW..he was quoted the bible lol..by someone apparently offended..thats ironic isn't it. Let he who hasn't sinned cast the first stone...funny I told him that this quote would be used against him even before he sent his post. I am the first to admit we have both sinned and made mistakes a fair share in our lives. Isn't the point to learning and growing, a way to try and make less mistakes and be better people? Not repeat bad actions of the past? Or reaccess what we are doing to eachother in the now? What happened to being a good example or making better choices . Why has it become something to be linged for... how dare you have an opinion on ppl doing the wrong thing. How dare it make someone actually take a step back and look at it for what its worth. How dare u NOT validate reprehensible behavior with all kinds of excuses. ....so if you get away with it, that makes it right? ...someone even said..the net ISN'T REALITY...I almost fell off my chair lmao..wonder if that persons ancestor thought the first conversation on the telephone was actually angels on the other end. Technology makes interaction different certainly but that doesn't make the persons on the other side of the computer any less REAL. ...Heck what happened to fidelity , truth, common sense, acting with pride and honor? Do we stop teaching these things to our children ? Or is it DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO?..As someone pointed out..what others do with their lives is up to them, if it doesn't affect you it's non of your concern. I can understand that point of view...its all over the place..its the same one that causes a women to be raped and no one comes to her rescue. It is also the cause of security in our schools. How does one explain to a child why their parent drinks to oblivion infront of them and is mortified to see then on the carpet drooling (I have tryed in my nieces case and its not doable) ...Let us not be so crass as to actually stop a person from committing suicide..wouldnt that be considered inforcing our opinion on their choice? Isn't our whole society based on laws and values? How often do u hear of *kids these days* have no idea what respect is or manners...isn't all that loosly based on the same ethics of behavior? What happened to actually making the changes needed in your life to make it better? Is it a now foreign concept to pick up and start over if u are so unhappy ...hell I know its not easy but if your not where u want to be chances are the other person in your life isn't to thrilled either. Isn't that better for everyone concerned including children to set a better example? So many have their * reasons* or should I say excuses? But yes I do know there are exeptions to every rule but there are safe houses and shelters and slavery was outlawed many yrs ago. Do u get my point? Maybe not and maybe so...if it has helped to ignite a lightbulb moment, this was all worth it and if its all been for not then
I must be totally wrong about all of it if so many ppl got so offended by the few things stated above... I guess the lessons learned in the new society are immediate satifaction, lets not be resposible for our actions, lets blame the next guy or better yet , let's shoot the messenger rather then ask ourselves why the message offends us?
Saturday, August 21, 2004
Centaur:Centaurs are calm down to earth beings who love the
planet. You like to help people and volunteer
to do many things other wont. You dont care
about credit, however, and feel a good deed is
its own reward.
What Mythological Creature Are You (Many Results and Beautiful Pics)
Colour me FRUSTRATED
Some may find it incredible that I could go 30 some yrs being colour blind and not know it but think about it...we all assume that we see what others see and when I was 5 they didn't routinely give those tests to all children.
So the eye doc is going on and on about it being the first time in his 25 yrs of eye service that he has had a true blue colour blind WOMAN in his chair...I thought I was gonna get a prize....it turned out to be a dreaded confirmation that I was TRUELLY colour blind.......and to make doubly sure I was sent off to another small room with another person for a different test..this one matching pastels........OMG ..WHY DON'T U JUST BLINDFOLD ME AND LET ME HIT A BULLEYE WITH A BOW AND ARROW...........IT WOULD BE EASIER!!! ...After this was done , the lady did some calculated comparing and proceeded to then tell me a whole list of jobs I could NEVER qualify for because seeing color correctly was paramount to do these jobs....PILOT, POLICE, ELECTICIAN, BOMB DISARMERMENT!!!! At this point I stopped her...I pretended a shattered look on my face and told her my dream to be a bomb disarmer was just to hard to take....just thinking ..ok I need to cut the green wire!!! not the green wire!! was running through my mind......I will NEVER BE A BOND GIRL!!!...All kidding aside ............The nice lady did take pity on me and told me that I was dressed fine that day.....she really did lol.
I was not to know at that moment how frustrating it could be as a woman to be colour blind. I was trying to explain this to a friend by saying if u think about how its usually the women that dress their families, decorate the homes, wear makeup etc etc etc and even if the hubby isn't colour blind , most don't have much taste or care anyway lol...I am speaking generally ppl I don't mean to offend anyone.
So having said all that, I had to second guess so many things ...I wondered if I had been seen wearing outlandish outfits....clown wanna be ??? makeup days??? ...man I had moments of panic just thinking about it lol....had to separate the cool tones and the warm tones and make sure * never the twain shall meet* and luckily when I went through my closet realized that my classic tastes made it easy to see I wasn't a walking disaster ...except for the few mistakes of (BCB) Before Colour Blindness .....refering to former story about the clothing swap and the orange outfit .......I also always liked to decorate ironically........but luckily good taste isnt dictated by colour ALONE ....I do know what I like to see and when it came to coordinating I seem to have done ok...but I did learn that no matter what I ALWAYS have to have a second opinion to just make sure and help me with what I am trying to do with regard to colour sceems etc.
I shop now and I either shop with a friend or ask for help now...I hate that I can't assume that I see it correctly. I hate that I have never seen the awesome colour of my daughter's eyes. I know they are green and everyone says they are very beautiful. I hate that I will never see the full affects of a rainbow. I only see parts of it. I guess I really hate the lack of control when it comes to what I see and being a woman it's something we take for granted untill we don't have it.
I have to say though ...I love that many things made sense after I found out I was colour blind that didnt make sense before. I know know the reason I could never remember all the trendy colour names my girl friends all knew. (brains don't register things it cant use lol) I know why I was so uninterested in the *Colouring portion of Hairdressing school......(thank god I always worked in salons back then that had a *COLOUR TECHNICIAN* I can just imagine the disasters waiting to happen there..BUT I DON'T SEE THE GREEN TINT IN YOUR HAIR MADAME!!!........................I also understand why I never really got the FALL colours AWE..I see that the leaves turn and I see some reds and oranges but I have never had that OMG look at that feeling like so many ppl I know. ...I am also thankful that my daughter can see ALL the colours and it has become a joke of sorts that she tells me the colour of things now. I am also gratefull thats its just COLOUR BLINDNESS I do realize that there are alot worse things to have been born with. I just have to vent about it sometimes lol...........and last but certainly not least, I love that it is part of my uniqueness and a good sourse of comic banter and jokes.
If anything I hope this has shed some small ray of colour or light onto what it can be like to be colour blind.....as a woman anyway..I can't speak for all the men lol
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Coming of age
Thursday, August 05, 2004
PLEASE READ...(When was your last PAP test?)
It's a Thursday like any other; but at 11:15 am, the phone rings. I notice on the display that it's my sister-in-law Manon. I picked up and she immediately says, "When was your last pap test?" "I don't know probably 2 years ago," I answered. "Well make an appointment NOW!!" she says more desperately. "Yeah, whatever," I say. "I'll get around to it." "I have cancer," she blurts out. "Quit kidding around, that's not even funny Manon!" I retorted. "I'm serious, it's cervical cancer," she says as her voice starts to wobble and she starts to cry. All I could say was "Oh my God!" She goes on to tell me she's at her aunt's and she was having a hard time dealing with it at the moment, she'll call me later.
As I sat there stunned with the dial tone buzzing in my ear. I thought, this isn't real. She's in her 30's. She's only a year older than me. This happens to other people like your neighbor's niece or your milkman's cousin and the people are much older. Her daughter's only 11 and she's my 10 year old daughter's aunt for Pete's sake! It's a mistake. It can't be. It's way to close to home!
Manon has more energy than anyone I know, she's always moving or running circles around everyone. For her, everything has to be in order. I often kid that if she let herself go it would be safely assumed that she'd ricochet of the walls. I get tired just watching her.
Manon is more than a sister in law. We hardly go a day without gabbing on the phone at least 2 or 3 times. She has no siblings so she loves to hear all about mine who live across the country. Over 13 years our friendship has survived more than a few major tests. We are the only two people on the planet that can truly relate with each other concerning the species we call our in-laws. She has no right to leave me alone to deal with them! She's also one of the most unreliable people I know. Every time she borrows clothes, I don't see them for months even after countless reminders!
The dreaded treatments have started. The chemo and radiation could bring a horse to its knees. You wouldn't know it by Manon though. After the first day of diagnosis, she decided crying wasn't going to help her or anyone else around her. She's gained a peace and wisdom rare for her age to a point of being an inspiration to the doctors and nurses who treat her along with many other cancer victims she's come to know, most of which are much older. They look forward to her constant humor, words of encouragement and support. I don't know where she gets this strength. We're all trying to be strong but she manages to make us stronger still.
The worse is over for now. The side affects from treatments are quite evident but she's not complaining. In fact she's really excited about going away with her daughter and husband for a well deserved vacation. One month after they had a great vacation together, her liver stops functioning. The cancer has spread. She's admitted to the hospital and we all understand that she's not coming back out. There's nothing more they can do. All she says to the doctor and us is « I'm not afraid of dying, I'm afraid to suffer. I don't enjoy pain! » We cry and she calmly tells us that it's ok.
I was able to tell her, while I still could that I loved her dearly and how happy I was to be part of her life. I also thanked her for showing me what strength, dignity and courage are.
I spent what I know now to be the last 48 hours of her life, at her bed side. She died quietly. I had always done her hair through the years so I combed her hair for the last time before calling loved ones.
When I kneeled in front of her casket with tears flowing down my cheeks, I also had to smile. She looked beautiful and at peace. The irony is that she was wearing an outfit that I'd lent her many months before. I would swear I could hear her whisper with a laugh, "Try getting this one back! "
I think if she had anything left to say, it would be, "When was your last pap test?"
by Monette Bouvier September 9 /2000
I wrote this story in 2000 right after my best friend/sister in law died in Sept....I have been meaning to share. If anything positive came out of her death it was to really show me how short life could be and that it wasn't meant to live, being miserable...hense my total change of life within less then a yr after her death . Believe it or not but at 37 I had never had a driver's liscense so I began taking classes etc, I started preparing for the rest of my life...seeing a lawer, making arrangements with my now ex Michel for our joint custody of our daughter , coming to an amical parting of things and ways. We had been together for 14 yrs but having never married the legal stuff was about our daughter and our possessions , no divorse .I then had to shop for my own house to enable me to continue my job as a foster family etc....it was one of the hardest years of my life but it was also the easiest if u can figure that out. I came through all of that with my head held high, my self esteem renewed after so many yrs of not having any at all , but most of all I felt like a new and stronger woman ready for the rest of my life no matter what it held for me. I knew I had done what had to be done and I had acomplished it in the best manner possible........All who know me also know how happy I have been with Chris in my life. I believe everything happens for a reason. I never would have thought I would meet a man like him or be treated the way he treats me..I wish it for everyone ................I still look up at times thinking of Manon with a smile and I tell her...look at me now...bet I surprised you...but thanks for watching over me just to help along the way during those really hard parts...........
So, be happy to be alive... we tend to not appreciate it as we bitch and moan about everyday crap... I certainly do...that is why its nice to be reminded of things like this and the perspective of life at times .......HUGS ALL
As I read this again today Jan/2013...it all still holds so true!...I shall continue to share this for yrs to come...
Monday, August 02, 2004
Where is the damn plunger!!!
Anyway to get back to my toilet....it's just a pain in my ass, no pun intended!! I also know there is NOTHING wrong with it excepts its own demented pleasure in toying with my nerves....how do I know this??? WELL.....last yr when my dad was here, he too, noticed how this toilet was mocking us, and figured for sure there was something stuck in it or blocked some how soooooo...he and Chris decided to dismantle the thing, bring it out onto my deck and stick a hose in from all directions they could and *flushed her out...again, no pun intended...to finally come to the realization that it was just a badly designed toilet.....I happen to think the sight was such a funny one that I took a cpl pictures to remember it by, and one night late while looking at them, I in my infinate wisdom of nonsleep and cloudy brain, composed a touching poem in tribute to my dad and Chris that I shall share with u now.
every small moment of wonder.
Savour sounds and smells,
let them liquify into every cell.
Gurgle with laughter,
smile with glee,
like when my dad came to visit me.
I have to say,
it was a fine day.
Till he let it be known
he had plans for my throne.
I have to admit,
when I had to submit.
I felt like a redneck
seeing my toilet
on the back deck!
Dad and Chris
all flushed and determined
had embarked on a mission
to get to the bottom
of the mystery it held
in it's position.
They washed and shined,
rubbed and buffed,
cleaned and gleamed
till that was enough.
They poked and prodded,
emptied and filled.
All topsy and turvy,
untill finally they stilled.
As it came to be
the throne had always been free.
So I gurgled with laughter
and smiled with glee
as I pondered this moment
of wonder for me.
For after all was done
one must consider.
It's very very rare to have
such a clean SHITTER!
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How many times did you visit the mall this week? This month? Or this year? This week with Christmas fast approaching, I could not help but remember a Christmas from my childhood. When I was 6 maybe 7 years old, I remember that we started an annual tradition. Dad's day off was Tuesday, my favorite day of the week. I think it still is...anyway. He and Mom came to our school in Washington, Michigan and picked us up after school let out for the day. There would be no long bus ride home today. They had a surprise for us. We piled into the station wagon and headed to the city. We sat in the back seat with our eyes glued to the windows. We lived in rural Macomb County. It was farm country so a trip to the city was a "big deal" for the country kids.
As we drove from one small town to the next, we saw wonderful holiday lights and decorations. Stores with their windows all decorated for Christmas. We drove past grocery stores, drug stores, schools, churches, factories, hospitals and some buildings that were so big I did not know what they were. The closer we got to the city, we saw more and more stores, more and more lights and decorations. The towns got closer together and eventually it seemed as if it was one BIG city. There were no empty farm fields, just houses, stores, parking lots and other big building one after another for as far as you could see.
We kept asking where we were going but Mom and Dad would just say "you'll see." She told us to think about what you want for Christmas. What do you want Santa to bring? It began to snow which made the moment even more magical, more like Christmas to me. I don't remember being concerned about the snow or riding/driving in it, like I am sometimes today. Fear is a learned behavior, don't you just wish that you could unlearn it sometimes...
Eventually we turned into a large parking area which seemed full of parked cars. It did not seem like there would be room for us! Dad drove up and down the lanes looking for a place to park. It seemed as if it took forever to find one and three little voices kept asking, "Where are we? Where are we? Where are we?"…"put your hat's on, get your gloves", is all Mom would tell us. We will get out of the car soon. And that is just what we did. "You gotta hold my hand now!", we were told.
Soon we walked into a large building. We walked down a walk way and into a Christmas Wonderland. And there he was, it was Santa Claus! I was so scared, hiding behind my mother's leg. I could hardly believe it was him. There was a long line of children with their parents waiting to see him. I had never seen him in person before. " What would I say", I thought. He was so big and I was so small. "Do I have to sit on his lap", I asked. "Only if you want to," Mom replied. As the line inched closer and closer to him, my heart raced and I did not know what to do.
Soon it was our turn, Pam got right up there like she was not afraid and told him what she wanted. Then Sue's turn. She seemed timid but told Santa what she wanted. When it was my turn, I froze and stared. I touched the pant leg of his suit and it was soft as velvet. He spoke and tried to get me to come closer, "climb right up here on my lap" and I just could not do it. When he asked what I wanted, I could not speak. (now you all know the real me…who can't be quiet…right?) He asked if I wanted a doll and I nodded my head yes, eyes as big as saucers and my mouth hanging open. I was in such awe and time stood still.
As we were leaving, Pam said, " how come you didn't tell him what you wanted?" but all I could say was, "I did not know". We hurried back to the car. I did not know how Dad could find it with all the other cars in the parking lot. We made our way through the parking lot and back onto the busy roadway. It was a short distance later and Dad turned into another parking lot. When we asked Mom where we were going she said, "to get some dinner." I thought that is odd, we never go "get dinner", you make it. As we got out of the car, I could smell dinner! We entered the front door and it looked much like a place that I had seen on TV. They sat us at a round table with a vinyl bench which wrapped all the way around the table. It was one big seat that we all could sit in at once. I remember having the best fried chicken in the world last night. I thought I was in heaven. As we left, I asked "what's the name of this place" … "Howard Johnsons", my Mom replied.
This was the beginning of a tradition which we did annually…the first week of December on Tuesday evening. We would go to the mall / shopping center once a year....
I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas full of great memories old and new!
Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday - December 21, 2010
Rock Fall Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Michigan
I believe this is Dorothy E. (Shobert) Sherrell's husband James. Unfortunately we did not have tools which would have allowed us to clean off this stone so we could read it. It could be done if needed at some point in the future. The sod has simple grown onto this stone. It was Thanksgiving and we have had very cold weather so the ground was frozen.
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday - December 14, 2010
Dorothy E. Shobert born in Harbor Beach, Sand Beach Township, Huron County, Michigan in January 14, 1906. Her parents were Leonard and Martha Shobert. Leonard was originally from
Dorothy's tombstone photo was requested through Findagrave.com.
Happy Family history hunting!
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Tombstone Tuesday – December 7, 2010
Celia Shobert was the wife of Leonard Shobert. She was born in New York on June 10, 1878, the daughter of Irish Immigrants according to the 1900 Michigan Census for Sand Beach, Michigan. The Census also shows that Celia and Leonard have two sons, Lloyd and Burton. As you can see she dies a short 5 years later. Leonard would marry Martha in 1907 and they would have a daughter, Dorothy, in 1909.
I was in this cemetery to obtain photos per requests from findagrave.com which is what lead me to the Shobert Family plot in the Rock Falls Cemetery. So I took pictures of all the family members tombstones in the plot. I'll show Dorothy gravestone in a future blog. I was not able to find out too much more about Celia. I am not related to this family.
It was a beautiful day but very windy and cold!
Happy Family History Hunting!
Jan Smith
I was in this cemetery to obtain photos per requests from findagrave.com which is what lead me to the Shobert Family plot in the Rock Falls Cemetery. So I took pictures of all the family members tombstones in the plot. I'll show Dorothy gravestone in a future blog. I was not able to find out too much more about Celia. I am not related to this family.
It was a beautiful day but very windy and cold!
Happy Family History Hunting!
Jan Smith
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Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Pink and Puddy Tats for Lydia. . . . . . . . .And Prize Draw Result.
24 comments:
Hi Ang! I love this pink girlie card with the kitty! So cute! Sorry work is being a pain. Retail is like that. Have a great day.ReplyDelete
Hi Ang. I love Lydias card. I'm not surprised that she loved it : )ReplyDelete
Yes please to the fushia tutorial, step by step pics are great with me.
Congratulations to Karen Lotty, enjoy the goodies : )
I hope the change of shifts work out ok Ang, but I'm sure the charity shop will miss you.
Take care.
Gods morning Ang,ReplyDelete
Love, this stunning card, and of course Lydia loves it, it is beautiful.
Congrats to the winner, she will enjoy using all those super goodies.
Have a good day, won't need the pond it is POURING rain (spoke too soon last night) will be in hibernation today.
Patricia x
Morning Ang,ReplyDelete
For a moment I though I had forgotten my birthday, until I read down. Bet Lydia Loved the card, it's very pretty.
Congratulations to the winner. We have another lovely day again today sunny and warm, you can keep the rain.
Morning Ang , a lovely beautiful card for Lydia i am sure she will treasure it for a long time to come .ReplyDelete
Love the Pond Prize Pot name and Congrats to Karenlotty enjoy your fab prize .
Hope your work times get better for you ,nothing worse than times/days being altered .
Take Care
Elaine H X
great card ,love the stamp at the bottom .Laura OReplyDelete
Morning Ang, a pretty card for Lydia, like you say cats and pink goes well together. Thank you for being generous and giving a gift to one of your followers. It's nice to be appreciated. Hope you can cope ok with the shift changes, my son also works in retail and is always having his shift changed. In this day and age you can't complain as there are always other people ready to take your place. Have a good day. Janice xxx http://createdbyjan.blogspot.comReplyDelete
Good morning Ang,ReplyDelete
What a lovely thing to do for an obviously lovely hearted wee girl, i bet she is thrilled to bits with it and who could argue with having it pink except Kirsten had grown out of the pink faze by then and was into purple and lilac(back to pink again now she has grown up). Well done Karen on winning such a useful prize and unexpected one at that. Ang, i think we all come because we want to see what you have been working on now, not what we have a chance of getting at a certain point in time so a big thank you for a lovely prize and the chance that we had of winning it. You would be quite at home out the front of my house in your waders and quacking as it is swimming out there. Have a lovely day flower and thank you for another lovely card.
Love and crafty hugs
Norah (Glenochil)
Hi Ang. What a lovely card and great for an 8 year old. I always stuggle with making cards for children of various ages as having no children in the family and have forgotten at what age my own two did what, I never know what is age appropriate.ReplyDelete
Well done Karen on winning such a lovely prize.
Love Val x
Hi Ang, a perfect card for a girly girl. Thank you for the gifts you gave to two followers, it is such a nice thing to do and a surprise for the reciprient. Beautiful sunshine here so I will make sure I can see it while ironing!!!ReplyDelete
X Ros
Hi Ang, Gorgeous card love the layout I bet she was thrilled with it.ReplyDelete
We have glorious sunshine here today, quite warm for October, lovely but makes you think what is round the corner lol! I think we are in for a bad winter but hopefully not till after Christmas!!!
Big Congratulations to Karenlotty.
Love & Hugs
Jacquie J xxx
Beautiful card Ang! Love the layered window and the kitty cat is so cute! I sure hope they put your schedule back to normal soon, I don't luck a sad Mrs Duck! big hugs :)ReplyDelete
A beautiful card. Lydia will have loved it was made for her. Not good about the shift changes, they do forget you have a life outside the store. Congrats to Karen. I did think I would have needed a boat this morning to get Beth to school. Bad flooding around here, still raining and miserable. Hazel xxReplyDelete
Great card Mrs Duck, but I'll have to have a word with the Drake in the house, he didn't pull my name out, LOL.ReplyDelete
Fab card Ang! bet she loved it:) huggles Sue xxxReplyDelete
Fab card Mrs D and perfect for someone who loves pink and cats - like you say why wouldn't you xx Like the ingenuity of the A5 stamp block!! Weather here had been fab today and done a long walk with the significant other - enjoyed all the more because it was a last minute decision as I was off work today and he decided to book a day off too - 16 degrees and sat out for lunch but arrived home and about 20 mins later the heavens have opened - I think that is classed as good timing xx sorry to hear you are being messed around at work but like you say maybe that is retail for you but such a shame you won't be able to do your volunteer day - hopefully it will only be short- term xx congrats to Karen and I think the stash prize is fab and sure she will be chuffed too xx GailT xxReplyDelete
Lovely card, great stamping.ReplyDelete
Congrats to the winner.
hi Ang.ReplyDelete
lovely card for a young girl, i like the choose of the color. so elegant.
congrats for the winner
hugs laurigami
What a beautiful card!! Love the window and how you personalized her name! Hugs!ReplyDelete
Oh Mrs Duck how you make me laugh! I actually laugh out loud, especially at the "Duck Protection Programme"!!!! Love your card, all pretty in pink, that little cat looks so content. Michelle x (PS, I don't do Halloween either, it was for a DT card so had to, quite frankly don't know what all the fuss is about!!!)ReplyDelete
Hi Ang, beautiful card, loving your design and lovely embellishments.ReplyDelete
What a bummer about the change of shifts, employers thing they can do anything with employees, hope you cope.
Well done to the winner of your candy, not long now, hugs Kate x
My DH loves fuchsia's and your 'old' cards are lovely! I would really appreciate being shown how to create them hun - as it is something different to what I normally do for him indoors!ReplyDelete
Beautiful card for the young lady - love that cat image and you can never go wrong with pink, well IMHO! Congrats to the winner of the candy and here's to you getting many more followers lol!
Sorry about your hours being moved - but ain't that not nice of your boss! Grr, have a lovely week hun, well what's left of it! Karen x
Hi Ang, love the card, gift box, hair clip and the pink cats for Lydia. Any little girl would love it. Well done Karen, and Ang, employers just do not understand our need to do other things apart from working to pay the bills. Hope it works out for you. BxReplyDelete
Well done - so pretty - so pink!ReplyDelete


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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
bert hurts
It rings the bell.
Buzz. Blah.
Up the stairs towards the flowery robed figure of a woman who peers down at us through glasses the size of dustbin lids.
'Bert's in the sitting room.'
She turns and slippers ahead of us into a cluttered and super-heated sitting room. A great, rounded knuckle of a man reclines over on the sofa, his t-shirt riding up over his gut, his left hand tragically resting palm-uppermost on his forehead, the other draped on his right flank.
'There,' she says, as if he might be overlooked.
Rae is attending. She kneels down next to the man whilst I stand with my giant hands folded carefully in front of me, swaying slightly and periodically straightening up with a startled squeak.
'What's the trouble, Bert?'
'I've been getting these terrible pains in my side.'
'When did it all start?'
'I don't know. When did it all start, June?'
'My whatssit. When did it all start, she wants to know.'
'I don't know, Bert. Last week?'
Bert turns to look down at Rae.
'Last week,' he says.
I know Rae very well now. I can even read her hair. Her hair is telling me that Rae would consider a life stretch fair exchange for the pleasure of violent homicide. Anything to leave this flat. Anything for a bed. This sofa, for instance, bloodied or otherwise.
'Have you seen your doctor about it?'
'I thought I'd see what happened first.'
'And what sort of pain is it?'
'It hurts.'
'But what sort of pain? Can you describe it? Is it sharp? A dull ache? Is it like cramp, or more like someone's stabbed you as hard as they can with a kitchen knife.'
'I don't know.' Bert looks over to his wife and laughs. 'It's just a pain type pain.'
He laughs. His wife smiles, and shifts her weight to her other leg. She looks at me and smiles. I smile back. The process is complete. I am now Stan Laurel.
'Okay. So you have a pain here. Does it come and go? Or is it there all the time?'
'Oh no. It's there all the time. Sometimes I hardly notice it. Sometimes it's completely gone. I don't know. It's just a pain.'
'Let me have a feel, if I may? Tell me how it feels as I do it.'
Rae exposes the great dome of his abdomen and begins rolling her fingers into the flesh, working from the furthest point methodically back to the danger area.
'No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Wait a minute…. No. No. No.'
'So it doesn't even hurt in the place where you thought it did?'
'No. Typical. Just like when you go the Dentist.' He looks at his wife again, who is now more intent on cleaning her enormous lenses with a dish cloth.
Covering the far wall is a collection of novelty clocks: a giant wrist watch, a clock in a racing tyre, a cuckoo clock, a Simpsons clock, a Playboy clock, a Mickey Mouse clock, a pixie alarm clock with two red and white spotted mushrooms on the top. I stand with my hands patiently folded in front of me, swaying slightly, staring at the clocks. I have stood here for all time and always will be here. Future generations will pay to come and walk around me. The lights will come on at the beginning of the day, go out at the end of it. Someone will dust me once a month. A scrawling tide of graffiti will rise up my legs and arms.
'You do the obs, I'll do the writing,' says Rae, loudly.
I rummage around in the bag for the kit.
'All your observations are fine,' says Rae, dotting something on the form. 'But that still leaves you with this pain, of course. How is it now?'
'It's gone.'
'So that's good, then.'
'Yeah. But it might come back.'
'Bert, we're quite happy to take you to the hospital if you want, but you'll be there a few hours.'
'Will I?'
'But something else you could do is wait until the surgery opens and make an appointment to see your doctor.'
'They don't do that.'
'Do what?'
'They'll only see you in three days' time.'
'They have emergency appointments though.'
He closes his eyes and shakes his head.
'They're obliged to offer emergency appointments.'
Bert shakes his head sadly.
'Tell them we've been out. Show them the paperwork.'
'I could try I suppose.'
Rae tears off a copy of the form, folds it up and hands it to Bert. He takes it uncertainly, like a motorist accepting a parking ticket.
'Anyway,' he says. 'If the doctors can't do anything, I can always phone the ambulance again and they can take me to hospital.'
I only close my eyes for a second, but when I open them again I find myself walking down the stairs.
9 comments:
- 12:42 pm
- Spence Kennedy said...
Beautifully put, L! x
- 5:50 pm
- lulu's missives said...
Are you asleep yet???
- 6:36 pm
- Spence Kennedy said...
I was in REM for most of the drive home (worryingly)...
- 6:55 pm
- lulu's missives said...
Hopefully Rae was driving!!!!!
- 8:26 pm
- Spence Kennedy said...
Nope - that was me on the way home. I have to slap myself now and again / sing loudly / wind the window down. Scary stuff. :/
- 10:01 am
Marvelous writing. As ever.
What is it with people.
- 8:08 pm
- Spence Kennedy said...
H - who knows? I'm guessing rank stupidity, but there may be other factors at work.
Why is it always in the early hours? It's probably a good job we're not routinely issued with a pistol. A snub nosed .38 with the sights filed off for a quick draw, and some electric tape round the handle (I think I've been reading too much Dashiel Hammett).
- 6:10 pm
Rank stupidity is v popular right enough.
Thanks again for great blog. I read it and am reminded of what reality is really like.
I think maybe you should cut down on the Dashiel Hammett tho.
- 9:19 pm


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While I was casually perusing Facebook (always tempted to call it "The Facebook" circa 2004...) I came across the first picture Corey and I had taken together. We had only known each other for a little over a week or so, and had "casually bumped into each other" (i.e. orchestrated a meeting of groups so we could run into each other) after White Linen Night, thinking that our friends wouldn't catch on to how much we really wanted to see each other again. We were wrong...they totally knew. Ok, ok I know...cheesy, sappy, hush up already. But it's always fun to come across those photos of the beginning and think about how far things have come since that day. I will always hold those first few months so close to my heart, and remember them as the time during which we built the foundation for what is to come.
August 2, 2008
When you find who you love, and who is right for you...don't let them go.


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Hat tip to Blutarsky:
Georgia: A source tells CoachingSearch, as expected, Florida State defensive grad assistant George Helow will follow Jeremy Pruitt to Georgia. Helow assisted Pruitt at Alabama in 2012 and at Florida State in 2013.
Easily the most obvious sign that Mark Richt is letting Pruitt craft his own staff is letting Pruitt wait to hire a GA. Helow played at Ole Ole miss as a walk on who earned a scholarship under Nutt, then joined Pruitt at Alabama and followed him to FSU.
So, the question is did Pruitt negotiate this or did Richt learn from his past decisions? Or maybe the better question is does Richt inherently trust Pruitt in a way he didn't Grantham? I know Pruitt inherited two pretty good coaches that he'd be stuck with, but it is interesting the way all of this is playing out.
EDITORIAL NOTE: The wording in the Coaching Search piece isn't clear on if Helow will come as a GA or assistant. I went back and forth about it and jumped to assistant, but if it is a GA, I'm fully willing to admit it was a leap of logic, and I was wrong.
-- Looks like I was wrong. Mike Ekeler is probably up next.
January 30, 2014
So that's why it'll be after signing day: possible defensive coach hire
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Resources: Monergism.com
Probably most of my readers are already familiar with this site. For those that are not, Monergism.com provides a wealth of theological resources, many hosted and many more linked. It not only has links to countless articles but also to mp3s, if you prefer audio. If you prefer to have theology in print, there is a bookstore (Monergism Books) connected with the site.
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- mlculwell said...
TF, please do use these Apologetic writers arguments against us?
- Monday, April 12, 2010 12:24:00 PM
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Nutella is definitely my weakness. It is best I don't have a jar of it around. This is a good quick cookie bar (made with a cake mix) with a crispy outside and a soft yummy middle.
Nutella Cheesecake Bars
1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix
1 Cube melted butter
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 C. chopped nuts if desired (toasted almonds coarsely chopped are good)
Beat the egg into the melted butter. Stir in the Cake Mix and stir together until no dry spots. Press half the dough into a greased 9X13 cake pan.
Beat together:
1- 8oz block cream cheese
2 Extra large eggs
1 C. Nutella
¼ C. Butter Melted
2 ½ C. powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
Add: ½ C. Chocolate chips – semi-sweet or milk
Pour over the first crust and smooth to the edges. Flatten pieces of the remaining dough in your hand and lay it on top of the cheesecake mixture until covered. Spaces between are fine. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Cut into desired sizes when cool. They are very rich...smaller is better.


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Before The Bell: Government Sees High Oil Prices; UPS Hit With Double Trouble
A slowing U.S. economy and high fuel costs are taking a toll on UPS.
According to the WSJ, the U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecast for crude oil to average $101 per barrel this year. Among the factors that continue to drive prices upward, demand continues to grow briskly in the emerging markets, mainly China, India, and Russia where fuel prices are heavily subsidized. Further, demand in the Middle East continues to grow due to shortfalls in natural-gas supplies. The EIA predicts that world-wide usage could jump to 1.2 mln barrels a day this year even with consumption in the U.S. slowing. For another perspective, read Professor Ryan Krueger's column Longer-Term Bet on Lower-Cost Oil.
From the Bull Pen: Energy bulls can play the upside with Halliburton (HAL); sell-stops can be set below yesterday's low near $41.
From the Bear Cave: Those bearish can play the downside in Schlumberger (SLB); buy-stops above the 200 DMA ($92).
UPS Hit with Double Trouble
Bloomberg reports United Parcel Service (UPS) cut its first quarter estimate due to slowing demand as the U.S. economy weakens. 1Q profits will come in the range of $0.86-0.87 per share down from its previous estimate of $0.94-0.98 per share. Analysts had expected the company to report $0.94 per share. As reasons for the cut the world's largest package-delivery company cited soaring fuel costs and slumping sales of premium products. The company will report 1Q results on April 23rd. For more context on the U.S. economy, read Professor Prieur du Plessis' Prieur Perspective: Market Shrugs Off Gloomy Data.
From the Bull Pen: Those believing the downside is limited in UPS can use this morning's weakness as a buying opportunity. Entry near $70; sell-stops can be set below $68.
From the Bear Cave: Bears can play the downside in FedEx (FDX); buy-stops above $99.
For more ideas, see Minyanville's Spotlight Stocks.
Quick Check Around the World
Asian trading closed with the Hang Seng -1.35%, Nikkei -1.05%, Sensex +1.30%, Taiwan -0.06% and Shanghai -5.50%.
A quick look towards Europe finds the CAC +0.13%, DAX -0.21%, FTSE +0.18%
As of 8:40 AM EST, S&P futures are lower -3.5 points to 1367, and Nasdaq futures are up +1 point to 1856.
A Look At Commodities
Commodities are lower. Crude oil is down -0.31 to 108.20. Gold is lower -7.90 to 906.10. Silver is down -0.108 to 17.600, and copper is up +2.10 to 393.00.
The dollar index is higher +0.007 to 72.241.
On the Radar
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