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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Are you familiar with the works of composer/conductor Les Baxter?
Maybe you've seen his dusty old records mildewing away in your grandparents' basement. Maybe you've run across them in that one St. Vinnie's record bin - you know, the one way back in the corner by the toasters that no one ever buys anything out of? Yeah, that Les Baxter.
Baxter might not be very "hip" (well, not since 1965 or so) or very collectible (his records, as I've already mentioned, are everyehere), but he did hit a couple homers in his heyday. Case in point: The hauntingly peppy score he put together for 1970's Lovecraftian film adaptation The Dunwich Horror. Equal parts swingin' cocktail-party jazz noodling, creepy theremin-horror compositions, and "exotic" jungle-drum jams, the Dunwich OST is distinctly a product of its times while still bearing vague subtleties of evil and genuine menace. Sure, this album can be overwhelmingly corny and dated at times, but give it a minute -- as those quote unquote Satanic polyrhythms start kicking in and the Moog starts doing its thing, you will be helpless to resist.
And dig the fact that your Granny owns a record with song titles like "Black Mass", "Devil Cult", "Cult Party", "Necronomicon", and "Sacrifice of the Virgin". Next stop: Septuagenarian King Diamond party? Hmmmm....
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Purchase HERE
"Baxter offered package tours in sound, selling tickets to sedentary tourists who wanted to stroll around some taboo emotions before lunch, view a pagan ceremony, go wild in the sun or conjure a demon, all without leaving home hi-fi comforts in the white suburbs." - David Toop, Wired magazine
Baxter on Last.FM / More Dunwich Horror on IC
Dean Stockwell + Sandra Dee + Les Baxter + shitty fish-eye lens =
(My pre-emptive apologies to Mr. abdul alhazred over at From This Swamp, who I'm sure was planning on posting this album at some point. Sorry, Bro. You snooze you lose.)
11 comments:
- abdul alhazred said...
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- March 24, 2010 at 10:29 PM
- abdul alhazred said...
Ah, slumber does not come so easily this night, dear Shelby, much like any other. I can only view this as another tentacle in the ever-widening nuclear spiral we all dance futilely around, while playing a futile flute. However, I should warn against the viewing of the most recent incarnation of the Dunwich legend, weirdly still featuring one Dean Stockwell, as it is so hideous as to render itself nearly invisible to the human eye, and no doubt more malignant for it. Still, do not fear for your lowly servant Abdul, I am far too simple and servile to plot revenge...
Post Script - apologies for bungling the first post, as my "word verification" read "dageon" and I was briefly stunned and have only now just come to. There seems to be someone at the door...
- March 24, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- Shelby Cobras said...
Funny about the captcha, mine was just "ia ia cthulhu phtfagn ry'leh nyarlathotep". Weird.
- March 25, 2010 at 9:14 AM
- Camellia sinensis said...
ohhh this is good. thank you for posting another fine sonic submission...
Question: to your knowledge, has anyone ever tried to envisage what the music of Erich Zann would sound like? i found a animated short but i mean an entire album...that would be killer.
- March 25, 2010 at 12:37 PM
- Shelby Cobras said...
I've always wondered about that... To my knowledge it has never been attempted.
Peni did name-drop Zann on (one version of) the cover of Cacophony, though:
Exhibit A:
The whole concept is Zann, but Nick Blinko actually added the words "Erich Zann" into the artwork, just to be sure (can't see it due to shitty resolution on this particular link, but it's there).
- March 25, 2010 at 12:57 PM
- Shelby Cobras said...
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- March 25, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Shelby Cobras said...
link is bad, Google it.
- March 25, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- Cory said...
this is dope.
- March 25, 2010 at 1:18 PM
- Camellia sinensis said...
on a somewhat related side note portland oregon has an HPL film fest every october...ill send you a link for it...
it happens this year october 1,2,3.....
- March 26, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- The Mule said...
Univers Zero has a track called "La Musique d'Erich Zann" on their Ceux du Dehors album. It's a brief, improvised piece.
- April 2, 2010 at 11:13 AM
"Baxter might not be very "hip" (well, not since 1965 or so) or very collectible (his records, as I've already mentioned, are everyehere), ..."
I take that as a joke. ;-) This might have been true for the 80s, but since the 90s Baxter is probably hipper than ever! His music is used in films by Tarantino and the Coen Brothers (to name just two), is sampled in house music, other dance and pop music and even rap music (e.g. Puff Daddy and the Beastie Boys). Not to mention the whole lounge/exotica revival that started in the mid-90s and of course most of his records are highly collectible.
- June 1, 2010 at 4:53 PM


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"But that's me. I'm fat. It's not a cuss word. It's not an insult. At least it's not when I say it. So I always figure why not get it out of the way?"
Willowdean Dickson, Will to her friends, Dumplin' to her mother, has lived her entire life in the shadow of the Miss Clover City pageant. Her mother won when she was younger, and now she runs the show every year. The pageant takes over both of their lives as her mother works with contestants, prepares for the show, and diets to fit into her old pageant dress.
Will isn't like her mother at all. She's fat, but also accepting of herself and her body (At least in theory). Unfortunately, she can tell that other people aren't as accepting, especially her mother. They are already a bit tense after Aunt Lucy died last year. Lucy, her mother's sister, had lived with them. She had been morbidly obese and suffered a heart attack. Will loved her aunt as a second, sometimes only, mother. Will sees her mother's disapproval as a disapproval of Lucy and fear that Will will end up just like her.
At her fast food job, Will bonds with the good-looking Bo. She doesn't tell anyone, not even her best friend Ellen. She is surprised when he seems to like her back, and even more so when they kiss. When Bo ends up transferring to Will's high school, she breaks things off because she fears that other kids will laugh about the fat girl dating the hot basketball player.
Eventually, Will decides to join the pageant. Unwittingly, she inspires fellow misfits Millie (Also fat), Amanda (Has uneven legs), and Hannah (Has "horse teeth"), as well as her traditionally pretty best friend Ellen. Will sees the pageant as a way to get back at her mom through the thing she loves most, but her friends think she is bravely challenging beauty standards.
I liked the message behind Dumplin'. The representation of a fat female protagonist was nice. She didn't constantly eat everything in sight or transform like a butterfly by the end of the book. My biggest complaint is that there wasn't much pageant in the book. It wasn't a big part of the story, but was the main reason I was reading. I wanted to get more costumes and rehearsals, I wanted Will to actually care about it. We don't even get to find out who wins! I can't help feeling a bit disappointed.
I received my copy of Dumplin' from Edelweiss, courtesy of Balzer + Brey. It's available for purchase now.

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We communicate, all the time. Using various mediums, messages travel back and forward between people at an incredible rate.
Communication generates an incredible amount of data daily. Why then is effective communication so illusive?
is a skill that follows a process, examples of which are abundantly available on the internet. Most people are aware of the most common option: Sender creates a message for the Receiver whom responds with feedback and this process continues repeatedly until the Receiver has the same message as intended by the Sender.
Here are 5 key tips that will get you the consistent success in communication:
1. Take Responsibility as the Sender
The success of the outcome of any communication depends on the person (the sender or the communicator) that designs the message. If the concept or idea is in your head, you must assume the responsibility to clearly and carefully explain it in order to get your message across. If the results are not what you desired, the person you communicated to is not to blame for a lack of understanding; you must carry the blame for a lack of communication.
Emotions often run high when an instruction is carried out incorrectly. Once you assume responsibility for the outcome, those emotions will be directed at yourself. It is amazing how 'understanding' one can become.
2. Use as many mediums to communicate as possible
In an exercise during training, a group of people go through the motions of exploring all the different medium options for communicating, whether it is words, body language, written or oral, etc. Years of conducting the exercise has revealed that without exception, people decide on using many mediums to communicate the message as effectively as possible.
To ensure understanding use a multi-strategy approach. Use spoken word, use body language and use pictures or some written medium to support your speech. We all use our five physical senses to understand the world around us. "Speak" to as many of the senses as possible when sharing your message, as this will provide a better understanding.
3. Ask for feedback
Once you have delivered your message, don't assume that the person that received your message understood. In the communication model the Receiver provides feedback. What the model doesn't state is that feedback should be on the request of the Sender.
Ask people for feedback. Ask them to explain your message back to you. In that way they consolidate the message they heard and understood and you have the assurance that they got the message you intended.
Make corrections if required, after which get feedback to ensure the message was understood.
4. Detail Expectations
Put detail in what your expectations are for the end result. Use words that will define what you see, what you hear and what you feel. Describe the outcome as clearly as possible and people will work smarter to achieve the "picture" you communicated.
It is amazing when people don't have time to do the job correctly the first time around, but they always have time to repeat the job a second time. This applies to communicating. People (often leaders and managers) feel they don't have enough time in order to correctly and intensively communicate their intentions and expectations to followers or employees. Yet when the outcome is not the desired result, the same busy leader or manager will either take more time to explain everything again or failing that they just take over the task themselves.
How often have your heard managers or entrepreneurs say that they do the job themselves, because no one else can be trusted. This is not a sign of poor workmanship or a lack of ownership on the employee's part. This is more a result of the manager's inability to communicate correctly.
Spend the time to communicate in detail and fully explain your message. It will save you time, effort and frustration down the line.
Twenty years of training has taught me that knowledge does not guarantee success when it comes to communication. This is a skill likened to a plant that needs time, attention and dedication to make it flourish. Communication needs to be fed and nurtured in order for it to mature. Practise makes perfect.


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Hello, folks! As you may know, Angelic Knight Press, publisher of my debut novel Snow Globe, was recently acquired by Ragnarok Publications as its horror imprint (read the full press release here). What does that mean? Well, many of AKP's titles will be re-released as second editions with brand-spanking-new covers! Check out Snow Globe's:
What do you think?


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We live in a walk-up apartment built in 1929 that is – with the exception of the stick-on (!) laminate tile in the kitchen, a new toilet in the bathroom, and several dozen coats of paint – what I believe is known in the home renovation business as "authentic." Some aspects of our home's authenticity are more charming than others, but we love it, quirks and all. (Well, except for the window unit AC and space heaters, but I won't go there.)
One of my favorite parts about our place is the stairway itself. It was never finished, leaving the raw wood that would have otherwise been covered by plasterboard exposed. The cracks between the boards fascinate me to no end – I wonder how many people have dropped pieces of mail or other identifying papers down into the space over the past 82 years, hoping that someday they will be found and remembered.
Decorating in the stairwell has been pretty sparse, despite its great potential. I've had fantasies of adorning the walls with old thrift shop paintings that have a vaguely unifying theme, or maybe installing some quirky faux taxidermy; but Mr. Right is more of a minimalist than I am, so we've stuck with a few framed pictures, a plant or two, and the occasional gourd or garland during the holidays. But, yesterday I got a little bit crazy, and made this:
I won't condescend to you with a step-by-step tutorial, since the process was super simple. I used The Google to find a nice few words about Fall, typed them up using Courier in a landscape-oriented Pages document, and printed them on an old paper grocery bag that I trimmed to 8.5 x 11" sheets to fit in the printer. I thread a salvaged ribbon through slits cut on either side of each word and, voila! Near-instant seasonally-themed banner.
Do you have a favorite feature or quirk of your house? Something you'd rather do without? Do you have decorating plans that have never come to fruition? What would you do with a paper grocery bag?


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I often think it's strange how the sight of something can influence your mood, don't you? Think a puppy runing down the street. Or a child eating an ice cream that melts... Makes you smile doesn't it. The last couple of days it has been grey skies all around & loads of rain coming down. Many a moment, when glancing out the window, did I feel a little less than my cheerful self.
Like the weather changing in a blink, so my sadness drifted away by the sound of the doorbell. Wearing his bright coat, transforming the glass in Pale Rose's front door from light grey to sunshine yellow...
the DHL mail man was there. He asked me to sign something & gave me a big box in return. Two hours later the bell rang again and his orange coat wearing "colleague" delivered an envelope as well. Both containing romantic stories that took my mind of missing Chloe, worrying about Mom's health & wondering when the Autumn sun would shine again through our cottage windows. Inside the livingroom it felt warm and wonderful all of a sudden :) Just look at our coffee table, isn't that a pretty picture?
It was rather difficult selecting a book to start with, as I now had so many choices. I became a tad indecisive and picked a favorite again and again. Acting like the Libra that I am, raising this book and that book, seeing qualities in all. I was wasting precious time that could be spend reading. So I grabbed a story about a hot air balloon to take me away from the constant drizzle into clear blue skies full of adventure.
While typing this, I notice that my hands are orange tinted. I've washed them, scrubbed them and yet they still have that oompah loompah glow. Now you might assume that I have been getting a tan. With all my complaining about the rain & wishing for sunshine, it could have been a possibility. Had I been another type of girl, however I am not a fan of that particular look. My orange hands did not come from applying a cream of sorts. How did they change color? I hear you ask...
Well I have been cleaning, chopping and grating vegetables. Pumpkin to be precise. Not because I'm already preparing for Halloween or anything. (Have made some plans already but not put them into action yet.) No I just really wanted to cook some new dishes. A pumpkin salad and a pumpkin rösti for dinner. Wrote them down from a cookery book I borrowed at the library, as they seemed tasty & got down to cooking.
The salad was the first recipe I tried. It contained lentils and feta cheese, lettuce, 1/2 a pumpkin & rosemary. Many lovely things indeed. Dad had gotten us some delicious lentils when he did some grocery shopping in Germany a bunch of weeks ago. I planned to make this dish for a while but hadn't until now. Here's a picture of me holding the finish salad in our vintage pink bowl, which I love. See first picture for close up bowl.
On another day I used the other half of the pumpkin. Alongside some potatoes, eggs, flour and parsley to make a pumpkin rösti. It looked rather pretty, smelled delish... but was hard to flip in the pan. I tried to be extra careful, sadly it did break into multiple bits.
Dad mentioned that as it would not go down in one go, it really didn't matter. He is right off course but being sensitive to aesthetics I so hoped to present a large and beautifully golden rösti. Color wise it was perfection and it just came in small and quirky unplanned pieces. Here's a shot before the accident took place.
And below a photo of a baked pumpkin rösti piece on my plate. It tasted lovely and perhaps it's a better idea to (in future) make individual sized portions in a pan. That way it shall be easier to turn over and a big stack of rösti will look great too. Cook and learn hey?!
That's all for today, I have to pack a bag and select an outfit. My sister has asked me to come over for a day. So tomorrow we shall spend some time together at her house. Haven't told her yet but I'm bringing her a book. SHHHH, *holding index finger before lips* we'll keep it between us for now ;)
How's your week been? Lots of grey days? Tried new recipes? Ever made a pumpkin rösti? Had the mailman bring you a gift? Reading a great book? Care to share the title? Please do!
Best wishes,
Jo's Daughter


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Thomas Friedman (or as Grist calls him, the "Mustache of Understanding") is back and thowing down some fat wisdom on the effects of "petrolism". Read the whole article. Good stuff, Maynard.
The biggest threat to America and its values today is not communism, authoritarianism or Islamism. It's petrolism.I totally agree, and yet another reason for everyone to be cognizant of the ammount of oil they use, and do everything to reduce it. I think we need to rerun those "if you buy drugs you support terrorists" ads, and replace drugs with oil.
Petrolism is the politics of using oil income to buy off one's citizens with subsidies and government jobs, using oil and gas exports to intimidate or buy off one's enemies, and using oil profits to build up one's internal security forces and army to keep oneself ensconced in power — without any transparency or checks and balances.
When a nation's leaders can practice petrolism, they never have to tap their people's energy and creativity; they simply have to tap an oil well. And therefore politics in a petrolist state is not about building a society or an educational system that maximizes its people's ability to innovate, export and compete. It is simply about who controls the oil tap.
In petrolist states like Russia, Iran, Venezuela and Sudan, people get rich by being in government and sucking the treasury dry — so they never want to cede power. In non-petrolist states, like Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea, people get rich by staying outside government and building real businesses.
No matter what happens in Iraq, we cannot dry up the swamps of authoritarianism and violent Islamism in the Middle East without also drying up our consumption of oil — thereby bringing down the price of crude. A democratization policy in the Middle East without a different energy policy at home is a waste of time, money and, most important, the lives of our young people.I was against this whole Iraq war thing from the beginning for this reason. If oil corrupts, then Iraq is the 2nd hardest place in the world to bring democracy (as it has the second highest proven oil reserves). With $100 billion a year in potential Iraqi oil money, that is a lot of reasons for Sunni insurgents to keep fighting for a larger share of the pie. I wonder how many people at the top of this insurgency, the ones who fund it, look at it as "venture terrorism". Idea being that you spend a couple million in funding the Islamic wackos to keep fighting, hoping that your investment pays of in higher oil revenues that flow to the Sunni region and you.
Via Kansas City Star (Really this is an NY Times $elect article, but they don't let the people view it for free. In fact I think they would throw the beat down on the Kansas City Star if they knew they were showing it for free. So lets keep this our little secret for now, ok?)


text: I was on Youtube and it suggested I watched this video. Watched it, it is complete garbage so I downvoted, it already had about half downvotes. Comment area was spammed with negative comments too. Next day it suggests it again, but this time comments have been disabled and upvotes had gone up dramatically while downvotes remain the same. Here's the ear harassment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9jv7yLFwo0 Seriously, wtf?


text: Our coffee grinder just broke and we need a replacement, but we don't have a large budget. We aim to spend no more than $50 and I am trying to decide if we should get a cheap burr grinder or not. The only cheap one that got okay reviews was the Mr. Coffee, and even then the reviews were not great. Do people think that it's better to get a cheap burr grinder, or use the money to get a slightly nicer regular electric grinder? I've heard raves about burr grinders and others that say it doesn't make much of a difference. I can't decide if it's worth it if it's just going to be a so-so one. Anyway, any input would be appreciated (including brand recommendations). Thanks!


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Although, it says "sons," there is no separation by gender. The writer is trying to get a something different. Jesus had both titles "Son of Man" and "Son of God." Although, "Son of Man" has prophetic overtones, both titles aim at the nature of the person. A "son" has the nature of the parents. As the "Son of God," Jesus has the nature of God. As the "Son of Man," Jesus has the nature of men.
When we give Jesus our allegiance, we take on the nature of light.
Light is a symbol of God's nature, presence and revelation. God, by his nature and essence, expresses truth. So, light is an expression of truth. So, the nature of people, who have given their allegiance to Jesus, are people who live in the truth. They have accepted, know, and live by, and according to, the truth. As truth is god expressing himself, God's family lives by God's word.
- God's Perspective
We give allegiance to Jesus. With that, we move into relationship with the Father. Relationship always involves some type of communication. And relationship with the Father means receiving his communication. The Father expresses truth to us. He reveals the nature of the world and people. He reeals his heart.
So, we know his intentions, his motives, his values, and his priorities. We know what is important to him. We know what he thinks about the world, people … and us. I know what the Creator of all, Lord of the universe, thinks of me.
These identities, that we have discussed, are – at least, part of – what God thinks of me. These are who I am. These are who the Father intends me to be, to live out in reality.
- Living My Life
As sons of light, we need to live in the light. First, we need to know the light. That means we need to communicate with the giver of lift. That means reading, writing, speaking and listening. That means meditating.
Second, we need to accept the light. That means we believe it is true. The light is as immutable as the law of gravity.
Third, we need to obey the light. We need to take as important what God considers important, and pursue bringing that to fruition. We need to understand our role and complete it.
Knowing, accepting and obeying are all part of a continuing process. Vial parts of God's restoration of his family.


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Veggie Tales
This is what I have been up to in the past week besides knitting a baby blanket...which should be blocked tonight...just gotta weave in those dang ends...ick.
I made a Mexican Lasagna last night with a side of Spanish Rice and tortilla chips. I'm so proud...my husband actually said he would like to have this again. I said, " Well, how about lunch tomorrow." That's what I'm having. It was dang good. I've been getting all of my recipes, except the lentil soup, from those Martha Stewart Everyday Food mini magazines. There are a ton of vegitarian recipes in those and they are really good. This lasagna has a spinach/cilantro mix layered with pinto beans, salsa and pepper jack cheese on corn tortillas. It was super easy.
Also, another thing I'm excited about...a coworker asked me today if I have lost some weight. I can't believe someone can actually tell. Yippie. I've lost almost 10 lbs. This is a good thing! Note: that's a play on words since I mentioned Martha up above...dumb huh?


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Mark your calendar for September 30 for the NFSA's annual event at Orange Grove in Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park. We will have a variety of speakers, presentations, and activities for all to enjoy. Lunch is included, and we will have door prizes. At the end of day, we will have our annual meeting followed by a BOD meeting. Want to get a dive in? You will have time for a dive, lunch, and as many or as few presentations as you wish.
Admission is free for members. Not a member yet? You can join for as little as $15 for an individual membership or $30 for a family membership. Go to www.northfloridaspringsalliance.org.
We will post more information related to speakers, donors, schedule, and how to register later on this site.
Thanks you all for your support, and we hope to see you then.


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We have new neighbors. They used to live down the street from us. And now they live literally next door. And if you remember from the previous post, Ila has a new best friend, Andrew.
Again, taken on my FUJI GF670 on BW400CN shot wide open @ f/3.5.
Ah, the innocence of youth. LOVE this.
Love the rocker pose bottom right!
I can't get over that last pose!!! That's priceless...
I am loving this new camera of yours. Somehow your pictures just got better!
this set is some of my favorite work of yours. ever.
I agree completely with Megan.
I agree completely with Megan.
dang, those are some cute kid shots... and love the attitude on andrew.
You're in luck! Andrew is really good at keeping the imaginary bad guys at bay. I saw him out in the street in his superman costume fighting them off.
I love the bottom right picture. It's kind of edgy for being of kids! lol The pic of them holding hands is too precious. :D
Whattup Avedon.


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Twenty-four-year-old Kylie Reed has always been a rule follower. Organized and cautious to a fault, her dreams for life are often filed away for future use—when she has a house, when she meets her future husband, when she has been at her visual display job at a chic Dallas boutique longer...Kylie always has a reason for living her life in the future, not in the present, and not living her life to the fullest and reaching her dream of becoming a fashion designer.
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Overachiever Mary-Kate Grant (who is indeed named after an Olsen Twin) has followed every rule to the letter to pursue her dream of working in TV programming. Ripping a page from the "hard work pays off" playbook, she takes an assistant level job at a Chicago sports network to break into the industry.
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If you haven't read it yet, it is advisable that you read it first so that you can attain the maximum input from
the story.
Click here to read it.
So, right after filling up the gas with the girlfy at the Kg. Baru Petronas station,
we decided to go to Mid Valley to pick up our booked cinema ticket, Jennifer's Body.
To avoid the after-office traffic jam, we used some shortcuts here and there (Girlfy is GPS).
We even used the University Malaya exits to avoid traffic.
And just right outside UM, near the Pantai area, something weird happened.
There were quite a lot of cars on the road, and the traffic was somewhat heavy.
Then there was this
The windscreen was wind down (the Kancil Turbo has faulty air-conds) and this motorcyclist guy is shouting to us, from the girlfy's side.
Kak, kak!
The guy was shouting to the girlfy, and he was pointing towards the car.
I looked at the guy, and i was like, what the hell is wrong with this him?
I'm afraid that he might snatch the girlfy's handbag or something (this cases do happen).
I looked again at him, and he looks kinda familiar.
Wait, this guy looks familiar.
Oh, it's a faculty mate.
Then he shouted,
Eh, Arip!
Weh, tempat minyak kau terbukak doh!
I couldn't really hear him because both of us were speeding.
After a while, i managed to understand what he was saying, and so i immediately stopped by the road
to take a look.
Indeed. The fuel lid was open, and the fuel tank's lid was right on top of the car.
Still there, unmoved.
I'm not sure how did the thing can manage to stay up there from Kg. Baru to Bangsar via Damansara.
It's as if the thing did not move at all, even after some extreme manoeuvres and all.
What are the odds?
I would not want to imagine what would, or could have happened if i did not realise about the fuel lid.
Just a flick of a cigarette would blow us into smithereens, and you would be reading some tragic story in the newspaper instead of this post.
Now, THAT, was close.
I still do have a little bit of luck in me i guess.
So, the moral of the story is


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Thank you for stopping by my blog, Sharps and Flats. I appreciate your visit, and I hope to have you back again soon!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Dreams do come true..
I met the music group... SELAH!
Yep... that's me, my sister, mother, and friend Moriah with the group SELAH!
We were so blessed that we had the opportunity to meet them personally. And I don't know if you know too much about Selah, but they are some of the most "real" people you'll ever meet. They have the Joy of the Lord, and it definitely shows.
(me and Todd Smith) !! :)
(also with the amazing Allan Hall...) :D
So you may be somewhat wondering how, or why.
Well here's why: --- 1. Me and my family (especially me and my mother) LOVE the group Selah.
2. My mother's birthday (40th actually) was (and is soon) coming up and I really wanted her to be able to meet them. She follows Todd Smiths wife's blog --http://audreycaroline.blogspot.com/-- and has grown to love her and their family through their testimony, and of course, music. You should check out my moms blog here at ---> http://septembermccarthy.blogspot.com/
3. I've also always wanted to personally wanted to sing with them. They have such amazing musical talent, and I absolutely love playing piano and singing, and of course love their music. I have sang their music for many events and concerts, so I know a lot of them as well. So I thought it would be so cool to actually be able to sing with the group. Of course I have that inner want of maybe... possibly, being able to go into some sort of ministry similar to that by possibly getting hooked up with the group. HA! Well, you can wish at least.
So you know how I mentioned how I wanted to sing with them...
well... it happened! Not lying! The original part of the deal was to just meet with them for five minutes, and that was it. Well we were blessed with so much more. We ended up chatting with them for about 15 minutes, and praying with them! That was an enormous blessing there.
... well part way through the concert, they randomly said out of the blue "could I have Ben come on up..." I was so confused when he said that. Threw me off. Thought he maybe meant some staff guy. But then he said "... and also his mom, and sister, and his friend... all come on up."
I was in shock.
So we didn't just sit there... we went up! Long story short, we ended up singing this African song along with them and it was so much fun. So awesome :)
So there. I had to share an experience that was a dream come true.
Thank you Lord!
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- Lynnette Kraft said...
Ben, that's AWESOME! I'm thrilled for you. :) Now, if only there was a video to go along with it! I'd love to hear you play and sing - hint hint.
Praise God!
- September 20, 2010 at 9:02 AM
- Lexi said...
HOLY COW BEN!!! That is SUPER cool! What an amazing experience and so fun you were able to actually have your dream of singing with Selah come true! My family also follows Angie's blog. They are so awesome.
Also, happy 40th b-day to your mom! =)
- September 20, 2010 at 11:31 AM
- Bryan said...
BEN!! YES!! That is Such a Blessing from our heavenly father! i'm so glad you and your family were able to get the opportunity! if you can let me know via email or text how your doing... I miss being around you man! GOD BLESS and keep passionately living for our father and king above!
Always your brother in Christ:
Bryan Cannon
- September 20, 2010 at 1:32 PM


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One Farm or Two?
Grandmother was a Fjeld. She married a Nussberger from Wisconsin shortly after they met in a hospital at the end of WWII. If I remember correctly, Grandfather was wounded (yet again!) and Grandmother (this is the part I am certain of) had been badly injured in an automobile accident.
Grandmother was from North Dakota. Her ancestors had been in the Dakotas since the Dakotas were mere territories. The Fjelds can be found in the 1885 Dakota Territory Census living in Nelson County, where most of them remained into the late 20th century. Some still live there today. In fact, the farm belonging to Grandmother Fjeld's branch of the family remained in family hands until the 1970's when Great Grandmother Fjeld sold the farm.
You will not find the Fjelds in the 1885 Dakota Territory Census by searching under the name, Fjeld, for census takers usually spelled family names the way they sounded or simply "Americanized" them for this particular census. It is helpful to know that American Fjelds often pronounce their name "Field." In this case, if you search on the name, "Field," you will find all of Grandmother Fjeld's then living ancestors, as well as living collateral family members with the surname, Fjeld. In short, all those who immigrated to America.
Ingeri Mælum av Lie, Grandmother's great grandmother, is listed as "Ingrary Field." Her age is given as 50 even though she was 53 years old at the time. Perhaps the census taker rounded. Perhaps not. In any case, it is clear from perusing the U.S. censuses in which this immigrant ancestor appears that she had little patience for census takers, even Norwegian census takers. She likely considered them a nuisance at best, nosey at worst. Grandmother's great grandmother died in January of 1916, six years before Grandmother was born.
Another feisty woman, and an immigrant ancestor to boot, lived on until 1952 - Grandmother's grandmother, Kari Knudsdatter Ruse. Kari Ruse married Ingeri's thirdborn son, Martin Olsen Fjeld, and she was from the Old Country. She was from the same sokn that Ingeri Mælum av Lie hailed from - Bruflat subparish in the Valdres region of Norway. She is the likely source of the information my own grandmother had on her Norwegian family tree, which she wrote down and stashed in a book she gave to my mother when my mother was a girl:
The family story is that the Fjelds came from Norway and lived on the Fjeld farm in that country. What succeeding generations neglected to mention in the telling or else forgot altogether was that there are many Fjeld farms in many Norwegian fylke. Mother certainly neglected to mention it. Actually, I don't think Mother knew. Mother had never heard of Bruflat until I discovered it in my own research.
Another fact that I must mention is that I did not have access to this simple pedigree chart when I started my research. Truthfully, I only came across this pedigree chart a couple of months ago when Mother gave me all the family photo albums, books and negatives in her possession. She was afraid my brother would file them in the circular file - either some Saturday when she was at work, without her knowledge or her consent, or, upon her death, as he has threatened to do with most of her items.
Some people just don't know what they have!
Armed with nothing but a family story, I marched into my research of the family farm in Norway as wide-eyed and innocent as any of the patriotic soldiers that marched to war at the beginning of our Civil War. Therefore, it was with no small dose of consternation that I discovered my ancestors living on Thorshaugen farm in the 1865 Telling. Ice cold water had been doused upon my research and the realities of war were sinking in...
Perusal of church records found my ancestors living alternately on Thorshaugen farm and Fjeld farm. Now, I was truly confused. I had read that sometimes farms were known locally by one name and were listed by authorities under another name and I thought that this must have been what happened in the case of Thorshaugen/Fjeld. Adding fuel to the fire was the fact that parish priests could choose which name to use in their own records, often alternating between several different names for the same farm.
Enter the real estate records. These records show Thorshaugen farm being sold by Ole Knudsen Thorshaugen to Even Mikkelsen Byfuglien before 1868 (I don't now recall the exact year). A daughter of the latter - Berthe Evensdatter - was born at Thorshaugen farm on 26 December 1868. Meanwhile, records show my ancestors living on the Fjeld farm, or Midtfjeld and, indeed, the years following the sale of Thorshaugen are the years in the parish records wherein my ancestors are shown living on Fjeld farm. That clinched it.
One farm or two? Thorshaugen and Fjeld are clearly two separate farms.
Oluf Rygh and the Matrikkelutkastet av 1950 state that Thorshaugen is an old farm, either a part of Bakke or another name for the Bakke farm itself. The Fjeld and Midtfjeld (Fjeld Mellem) farms are different farms entirely. Looking at a map, they are quite a distance from each other.
For those who are curious, Wikipedia has a list of farms in Bruflat:
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To promote the Salvation Army's ministry by supporting and strengthening the Army's musical forces and artistic expressions within the Florida Division.
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"The music of the Army is, or will be, everywhere! " - William Booth
The Salvation Army's music and arts ministries teach people of all ages how to perform to the glory of God and for the blessing of others. Whether it's playing in a Salvation Army band, singing in a choir, participating in a praise band in Sunday worship, or dancing and performing dramatizations, Salvation Army music and arts ministries provide participants with a lifetime of fulfillment through musical excellence with spiritual purpose. We pursue this mission through educational, performance, and resourcing efforts that benefit our music and arts programs, and through the administrative work and professional development of our staff.
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Florida's Divisional Music & Arts Department
Tom Hanton
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Divisional Music Director, Tom Hanton serves as bandmaster for the Florida Divisional Band and coordinates music educational programs in the state of Florida. Tom is a fine teacher who brings experience and excellence to music programs. Since becoming a DMD in 2002, he has traveled as a guest artist and clinician for several events and camps.
Adely Charles
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Receiving a bachelor of arts with an emphasis in guitar, Adely is the contemporary worship specialist as well as the Florida Divisional Praise team leader. He also serves as the bandmaster of the Citrus Brass Band feeder group in the Florida Division.
Darryl Crossland
Assistant Divisional Music Director
Before coming to Florida, where he serves as bandmaster of the Florida Brass, Darryl worked in the Salvation Army's Southern Territorial Music Department. He has been a soloist with the National Capital Band and the Southern Territorial Band. A trumpet performance major, he has been a guest artist and clinician at music camps in Russia, Portugal, Brazil, France, and Chile.
Sabrina Borum
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Sabrina completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Magna Cum Laude, in Theatre Education from East Carolina University where she also studied music and dance. Before coming to Florida, she worked as the Creative Arts Director in the Carolinas' Division for 2 years. Sabrina also studied music performance at Asbury University for 2 years touring with the concert choir and Salvation Army Student Fellowship songsters and band as a euphonium player.


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Pole Dancing classes are not just to train you professionally to use in clubs. They are there to welcome women of all ages and sizes in order to get fit, increase flexibility, improve posture, tone up, burn calories and improve confidence. It is a new and fun way to exercise that excess fat off your body and to do it while having fun.
Benefits of Pole Dancing / Pole Fitness and Aerial Arts
Build up your confidence and self esteem – Many women describe pole dancing as liberating. Not only do you stop going to the gym every day, counting calories, and measuring every wobbly bit in sight but you find a new you! At Pole Sessions we never have any cliques or groups and everyone always cheers each other on. The class is a joy to come into!
Tone your body – Pole dancing helps strengthen your stomach muscles and you can, if you go regularly expect to see increased muscle definition in your bottom, arms and thighs.
Lose weight by having fun – Pole Dancing doesn't feel like exercise! You come to class learn some great new moves and have fun doing it. You usually see the same friends each week and as you do many different moves and poses you actually forget you are working out. Pole dancing is not repetitive so you don't feel bored like sitting in the gym for hours.
Improve posture – Pole dancing could be the exercise to get you standing tall once again, stretching and toning the entire body, it offers great exercise for those wanting to improve their natural posture.
Improve flexibility – As we all know you pull and hold your body into positions you never dreamed of, one affect of this is improved flexibility. We also do stretches after each class which help you touch your toes or even do the splits!
Meet new friends – A pole dancing class is made up of all different ages shapes, sizes and fitness levels. Many girls come every week and form new friendships with their classmates. At Pole Sessions we have regular parties and get together so you can get an entire new social life!
Burning Calories – Pole burns a huge amount of calories and strengthens those muscles you didn't even know exist. You can burn as many as 750 calories in advanced which is more than a good gym session.
Builds Muscle and Tones Your Body - Supporting your entire body weight with just your arms is very challenging and will build your upper body strength. It also helps strengthen your stomach, back, bottom and leg muscles and with regular classes see increased muscle definition which tones and shapes your body.
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Many women are just now finding out about this and some have been keeping the secret to their new found toned bodies a secret.
If the thought of going to a pole dancing class is a bit intimidating, find a friend to go with you. Wear clothes you feel comfortable in, although bare arms and legs make it easier to grip the pole. It's also best to avoid oils or creams that make it harder to grip the pole.Discover a new you…
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My Taffetadarlings, I know I've been kind of "MIA" lately, but I promise to be back in the swing very soon! Meanwhile, here's a topic...
-Men in Speedos
Discuss amongst yourselves...
I'm expecting LOTS of comments!!
Miss Me?
Posted by Stacy Lomman at 7/09/2011 03:44:00 PM
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I know that MIA feeling. And this is all kinds of wrong - whether you're Michael Phelps or that schleppy guy with the cross.ReplyDelete
I must say, Michael Phelps was very physically fit! (Last time I saw a pic, not so much!)ReplyDelete
i need that chain necklace...NOT! miss your fabulous posts...this was a nice teaser...ReplyDelete
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Combining my background in graphic design with the ever-changing world of digital media, I have discovered one of the most rewarding professions. Using my skills in design and strategic thinking, I create compelling imagery and digital experiences that influence and educate the masses on meaningful subjects. My passion is developing strong relationships between consumers, their trusted brands, and the issues they care about.
I made D.C. my home in 2014 though I hail from the Midwest; a place known for its hard-working creatives. When I learned how to build my first website, I realized I found something that gave me the freedom & versatility I was looking for in my work. Writing clean and elegant code is now the cherry on top of my career as a digital designer.
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Last week we told you about Samuel Silva, whose purportedly hand-drawn ballpoint pen sketches have wowed a lot of people on the Internet. His portrait of a Russian model was so photorealistic that many people doubted he could have done it by hand, and further, that he'd used only ballpoint pens. The real story behind his drawings has yet to be revealed.
This week, artist Mark Crilley is becoming a sensation for doing a similar kind of realistic art, but in this case, anyone can watch him do it every step of the way. In his recent YouTube video, "Realism Challenge #3: Playing Card," Crilley tapes himself, start to finish, as he draws a lifelike version of a torn playing card. As one top comment on YouTube put it, "The truth is the drawing looks even more realistic than the real [one]."
Mark Crilley's YouTube videos have been popular before, but this one has really taken off. Today, less than a week after uploading the video, Crilley is nearing 2.5 million views. That's what you get when you show your work.


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The Not Afraid single is from Eminem's sixth studio album, Recovery, where Em celebrates his release from the grip of pill addiction.
What made Wasp choose this track is beyond us, but it is an interesting spin where he declares that he is neither Gully nor Gaza, but doing his own thing. Is he working on his own 12-step breakthrough? Who the hell knows, but at least he does a good enough job spitting rhymes alongside one of rap's greatest minds.
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As we arrived by subway at Tian'anmen Square on July 1, the first clue that the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party was not going to be a normal day up on the street was the fact that the exit leading out onto the square was blocked off. As we soon discovered, the entire square was empty, with not a single person out there, except the guards who were stationed every so many feet and around key locations and monuments.
What you are looking at in this photo is the view from the entrance of the Forbidden City, directly across Chang'an Jie from the north end of Tian'anmen Square. The plaza area out there is normally filled to the brim with people taking pictures, looking at the portrait of Chairman Mao, and generally milling about in what is likely their once-in-a-lifetime trip to the heart of Beijing and the nation's political power. The building in the background is the very middle of the square. It contains the body of Mao Zedong (no pictures allowed inside the mausoleum). The flag flying in the square is a spot where many, many people gather at dawn and dusk (sometimes sleeping overnight), to watch the country's colors being taken down and put back up. And the big display is a temporary exhibit, commemorating the Chinese Communist Party's 90th anniversary with a huge symbol and two screens chronicling the historically important and positive developments that have occurred during the party's long rule.
We were eventually allowed onto the square, as everything (except the mausoleum) was opened up at noon. But, for a few hours, it was crazy to look across at all of the emptiness.
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I know a little girl that is going to love all these bright colors when it is finished and she just got her very own room after a relocation from the west coast just over a year ago. I was hoping to get it basted and maybe quilted this month.... but I'll settle for getting it basted. (-4 yards)
I also started out the month with my bee blocks as usual, Cheryl wanted s string of black geese with one colored goose in the mix. This quilt is going to be great when it's all put together.
My Bee Hive mate picked the Jagged Little Pill blocks with a Halloween theme -- I got this great witch fabric at Joann's of all places so I whipped up 2 blocks for her (and maybe stashed a little of those witches for me).
I got the Kate Spain Bonus Jewel Box basted and ready for some quilting -- I bought the lovely backing at one of my LQS on clearance but I know the future recipient is really going to love it. (+3 yards / -3 yards). Maybe next month I'll get some things quilted.
October's traveling quilt was Jen's Marvel quilt and my husband really wanted to keep this one for sure -- I added on the S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra blocks as well as a bit of filler to look like comic book page layouts.
I also got another order for a t shirt quilt from a coworker that I will be working on in the upcoming 2 months, this one is going to the queen sized so you know that means sending it out for long arming. The top is coming together nicely so far. I had to buy the fabric that I am using as the sashing but it's going right into this project, so no hording is happening. (+2 yards / -2 yards)
With the end of the year looming, I got some progress made on my Christmas quilt blocks this month -- maybe not the completed quilt top I was hoping for but this is pretty good too. (I'll be making blocks at a sew in tomorrow night.)


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I used the current sketch from Creative Scrappers, which I also loved! I dug through my stash of papers and found some American Crafts Hello Sunshine that I haven ever used and thought they would be perfect with these photos of Alaina that I made black and white! Lainey is really hating being on her tummy right now, which is where I came up with the title!
I used my Cameo for the speech bubbles, arrows, heart border, and picture frame! Thanks for looking!


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As you probably know, Congress could not get its act together to pass an extension of GSP before the end of 2010. That means that merchandise that might otherwise have been duty-free is now forced to entry the U.S. dutiable. This is not an unusual circumstance. So much so that Customs and Border Protection has a means of dealing with this, which works on the assumption that GSP is not dead and will be reauthorized.
In the meantime, importers should continue to use the GSP SPI on entries. That effectively flags entries so that when Congress renews GSP, the entries can be liquidated with GSP benefits. But, until that happens, duty deposits must be made at the applicable MFN rate.
AGOA, on the other hand, has not expired and can continue to be used. And, to round out the alphabet soup of preference programs, ATPDEA was granted a short extension through February 12, 2011 for Columbia and Ecuador, but not for Peru (which should not be harmed due to the trade agreement with the US).


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May 16 2009 - HP's HDX 16-1140us is essentially a slightly upgraded version of their previous HDX 16-1040us model. This includes a slightly faster processor and larger hard drive. Beyond this, the system is nearly identical with the same large number of peripheral ports and highly reflective LCD panel that can be quite annoying in some lighting conditions. The problem really is that many systems have caught up to HP's features and price.
Larger Hard Drive
Wide Range of Peripheral Connectors
Full Keyboard With Numeric Keypad
Glossy LCD Panel Difficult to Use in Certain Lighting Conditions
Case Design Easily Shows Fingerprints and Scratches
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 Dual Core Mobile Processor
4GB PC2-6400 DDR2 Memory
500GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
8x DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Burner With LightScribe Support
16" WXGA (1366x768) Display With 1.3 Megapixel Webcam
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT Graphics With 512MB Memory
v.92 56Kbps Modem, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/g/n Wireless, Bluetooth 2.0
Four USB 2.0, FireWire, eSATA, HDMI, VGA, ExpressCard/54, 5-in-1 Card Reader, Fingerprint Scanner
14.9" x 10.4" x 1.7" @ 7.1 lbs.
Vista Home Premium 64-bit, Works, HP MediaSmart Suite, Cyberlink DVD Suite, Norton Internet Security
Guide Review - HP HDX 16-1140us 16-inch Thin and Light Laptop PC
May 16 2009 - HP's HDX 16 laptop had a lot of unique features when it was first released. The 16-inch screen was larger with a 16:9 aspect ratio, there were a lot of peripheral connections and it was very well priced. The latest HDX 16-1140us model takes essentially the same exact laptop as the previous HDX 16-1040us and changes two internal items.
First, HP has upgraded the processor from the Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 to the P8600 model. While slightly faster, this is pretty much the standard processor model from all 15 to 16-inch laptops in the $1000 price range. HP has kept the 4GB of PC2-6400 DDR2 memory that allows it to run Vista without any issues. This combo does fall slightly behind newer laptop designs that have switched to DDR3 memory.
HP HDX 16-1140us 16-inch is really thin an light like a netbook , this laptop offer the performance of a laptop with a form like a netbook .
The other update to the system is the hard drive that has moved from 320GB to 500GB. This equates to roughly 50% more storage space and is larger than many similarly priced laptops in this price category. The dual layer DVD burner remains with the LightScribe function that allows burning labels directly to compatible CD or DVD media.
Unfortunately, HP has not redesigned the 16-inch display panel. While it is bright and colorful, the glossy coating causes a high level of reflections that make the system near impossible to use in bright lighting conditions. The GeForce 9600M GT graphics at least allow the system to be capable of playing PC games up to the 1366x768 resolution of the display without a problem.
While the system remains affordable with a $1000 street price, too many companies have caught up to HP in terms of features and price. This makes the HDX 16-1140us more average than a standout 16-inch laptop.
HP HDX 16-1140us 16-inch thin and light like a netbookhbailla, Sunday, May 17, 2009
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I highly recommend Mobydisc! As requested, our DJ was very friendly and laid-back. He made such a difference to the day. He was so relaxed and reliable, he made me feel so at ease. I'm so grateful for his help. Our DJ played the music we requested on cue and was a fantastic MC as well.
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
38 comments:
- Confessions of a Plate Addict said...
How sweet, Linda! What a pretty tablescape! I say there's no one special day when you love someone! Happy week!...hugs...Debbie
- February 20, 2011 at 9:07 PM
- Deb said...
Sweet card from your husband. I love the white chippy candle holder too. Glad you had a nice celebration. Hugs, Deb=^..^=x5
- February 20, 2011 at 9:16 PM
- Ann@A Sentimental Life said...
Never matters when it is as long as you are together. hope it is a wonderful evening!
- February 20, 2011 at 9:25 PM
- Marigene said...
Beautiful table, Linda...is one of the transferware plates a Royal China by Jeannette in the Sussex pattern?
- February 20, 2011 at 9:43 PM
- Donnie said...
What a sweet table and that picture or the two little ones was darling.
- February 20, 2011 at 10:26 PM
- Linda said...
Lovely! Glad you are feeling better and could have your special day!
- February 20, 2011 at 10:26 PM
- BECKY said...
How sweet and beautiful! I love the 2 color combo...and I REALLY love the scalloped plate!! And you found it at a thrift store?? Awesome! Happy Heart Day to you and Mr. ALC, Linda!!xoxo
- February 20, 2011 at 11:22 PM
- Glenda/MidSouth said...
Just because events are usually more special.
Have a great week.
- February 20, 2011 at 11:40 PM
- A Few Pennies said...
Ahhh--I loved it all--your table setting was romantic. Nice to do those little things that mean so much. Beautiful!
- February 20, 2011 at 11:43 PM
- lvroftiques said...
Awwww how sweet and perfect Linda! That was one cute card too! Vanna
- February 21, 2011 at 12:02 AM
- Diann said...
It's a very sweet table Linda! And I love all the thrifted pieces!
- February 21, 2011 at 12:38 AM
- Pondside said...
You picked a lovely setting!
- February 21, 2011 at 1:09 AM
- Sarah said...
Linda, your table is a delight. Cute card and perfect message. Those in love don't need a special day to celebrate. We can celebrate everyday. ~ Sarah
- February 21, 2011 at 1:12 AM
- Blue Ridge Altered Art said...
Sweet table with an oh so sweet card. ~~Sherry~~
- February 21, 2011 at 4:18 AM
- Happier Than a Pig in Mud said...
Great table, looks like you had a very nice night-enjoy:@)
- February 21, 2011 at 6:14 AM
- Susan said...
Linda, glad you feel better! Your special heart day table is beautiful!
- February 21, 2011 at 8:58 AM
- ~~Carol~~ said...
Linda, I think this table is even more special, since it's a "just because" occasion! It's very pretty and romantic!
- February 21, 2011 at 9:39 AM
- De tout, de rien said...
It looks lovely! And I love the fact that you didn't necessarily celebrate on the day of. That is very rebellious, lol!
- February 21, 2011 at 10:31 AM
- Shanae Branham said...
How sweet. I am glad I found you. By the way, I have a contest giveaway on my blog you might find fun. Take a look. triumphandtears.blogspot.com
- February 21, 2011 at 11:44 AM
- Karie's Chic Creations said...
Oh, how sweet. The table setting is beautiful. Love it. Thanks for sharing. Karie
- February 21, 2011 at 3:53 PM
- gail said...
Beautiful, Linda, and what a nice sentiment!
- February 21, 2011 at 4:42 PM
- Sherrie said...
Ahhhh, how sweet! I hope you two lovebirds enjoyed your day. Nice tablescape by the way.
- February 21, 2011 at 5:24 PM
- Sue said...
Oh how sweet...such a cute table and an adorable card....the Boss didn't even have any idea that it was V-Day....he wanted to know why I had the table set with hearts.....40 years...will he ever catch on??
- February 21, 2011 at 5:26 PM
- laurie @ bargain hunting said...
So pretty Linda. I loved the brown and red together when you showed it before. The combination is so unique and looks beautiful. Such a sweet V'tine card. laurie
- February 21, 2011 at 6:47 PM
- Angie, Catladyland/Katt Food said...
How sweet! This post makes my heart happy :) Hope you enjoyed a lovely dinner with your sweetheart :)
- February 21, 2011 at 7:06 PM
- Linda@Coastal Charm said...
Your hubs is one lucky man to have you:)
- February 21, 2011 at 8:01 PM
- SixBalloons said...
Linda, that is so sweet! I'm sure it was really appreciated how much care you took to make such a romantic setting.
- February 22, 2011 at 1:46 AM
- The Decorative Dreamer said...
So glad to see you finally got to celebrate your love for each other together. I love this setting too! Beautiful tablescape!
- February 22, 2011 at 8:13 AM
- {Bellamere Cottage} said...
Aren't you the SWEETEST thing! How lovely and special for your DH..... I'm sure he appreciated it too... And, it looks sooooo lovely.
- February 22, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Dragonfly Treasure said...
You are one lucky lady and he is one special guy. Your table is very romantic, what an enjoyable meal you two must have shared. Good for you!
- February 22, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- ⚜ ↁℯℬℬᴵℰ⚜ said...
That was sweetness in every way Linda! XO
- February 22, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- Julie Harward said...
I love it all, especially the little heart dish...very cute! ;D
- February 22, 2011 at 4:35 PM
- Jane @ Jane's Junk and Treasures said...
Hello Linda!
Sherry from Back 2 Vintage said to check you out!
How fun you guys got to meet!
I am now your latest follower!
Your Friday Junkin part sounds fun!
And what a great Valentine table!!
- February 22, 2011 at 6:10 PM
- iheartsunnydays said...
Beautiful tablescape Linda. I love those pretty ruffled red bowls, just gorgeous! I'm your newest follower, found you through my post on Pyrex Collective. I look forward to joining in on your Friday Junkin :)
- February 22, 2011 at 9:17 PM
- Chatty Crone said...
Happy Heart Day to you too - love the little pics in all black except for a tiny bit or red. sandie
- February 22, 2011 at 9:32 PM
- Queenie said...
Beautiful and very sweet table setting for you and your Mr.... loved seeing your junkin' friday finds too :) Hope you are havin' a great week...
Big hugs,
- February 23, 2011 at 9:16 AM
Oh, this is so pretty and romantic. The ruffled heart dishes are so perfect. Take care.
- February 23, 2011 at 9:30 AM
- Kathleen said...
I missed this one Linda! Love the red heart on the black and white, very pretty! Cut gifts from your blogger friend too! How sweet!
- February 23, 2011 at 4:55 PM


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Shearia, South Darfur: 60+ killed in clashes
Most of the recent attacks were launched by the so-called Janjaweed.- - -
The UN said on Sunday it had received unconfirmed reports that the Sudanese army had fought a Janjaweed group in southern Darfur on May 18, killing six and arresting two. Sudanese authorities were not available to comment on the incident.
The UN said the Sudanese army and police had stated they would disarm armed bandits in the zone. Nazir Tigani, a local militia leader, warned he would resist such a move, said the UN.
Anticipating a possible increase in violence, the UN's security assessment office in Sudan advised UN workers and international non-governmental organisations to limit their movement in the area and to update possible evacuation plans.
Darfur rebel groups affiliated to leaders who refused the May 5 peace agreement have also executed some of the latest deadly raids, said the UN and the AU.
"We've been witnessing a stiff rise of attacks in the last week," said Moussa Hamani, the chief information officer for the 7 300-strong AU mission to Darfur.
"The problem seems to be that everyone wants to maximise their territory before the truce and disarmament actually come into effect," he said from Khartoum.
May 21 2006 Jan Pronk's Weblog: "What about the Janjaweed? Will the peace agreement stop them?": In the last two weeks in Khor Abeche, Labado and around Kutum many people have been killed. These attacks took place after the agreement. In West Darfur, even in the city El Geneina itself, bandits related with the Janjaweed have become blatantly aggressive, not only towards civilians but also towards the police and the military, governmental as well as African Union military.
May 21 2006 Gulf Times - Many slain in Shearia, South Darfur, say rebels.


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|The place where we have lunch at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Hummingbirds constantly flit back and forth, feeding from the many flowers, and Lesser Goldfinches come regularly to the bubbling pool of water.
|A female hummingbird with some sort of a small bug, which she fed to her young.
Another nest with feeding going on was built right on top a pine cone. You can see the location in the photo below. The lowest pine cone in the tree, the one against blue sky just above a distant mountain peak, is the one with the nest. Betsy and I found it a week or so ago by "looking for it," and we were just checking up to see how things were going.
|A hummingbird built its nest on top the lowest pine cone visible here, the one just above a distant mountain peak.
The mother using this nest was quite attentive. In the sequence of photos below you can see her feeding one baby, taking a breather, then feeding the other baby.
There weren't many odonates at the arboretum, but we went primarily for the birding in any case. We did find a few, though. The first one was a female Springwater Dancer at the mini-oasis. In the past we saw numerous Desert Firetails at this location, but after they cleaned out the pool only a few have been seen. We usually encounter the Springwater Dancer on Queen Creek, so we were a bit surprised to find it here.
It's clear right away that this damselfly is a dancer, by the way it holds its wings high above the abdomen. This is a characteristic pose for dancers. Bluets use their wings to make a "tent" enclosing the abdomen. Notice, in addition, the "arrowhead"-shaped dark markings on the side of the abdomen. This is a good field mark for the Springwater Dancer in this part of the country. Back in the northwest, though, markings like that indicate a Vivid Dancer.
|A female Springwater Dancer at the mini-oasis.
The next odonate we encountered was a Filigree Skimmer on Queen Creek. It was perched on the ground, as is usual for this species. The filigree name comes from the intricate pattern in the wings, but there are intricate patterns all over this dragonfly. The abdomen, for example, has fine markings for most of its length. In addition, the eyes are covered with alternating light and dark lines. One has to wonder what the world looks like to the Filigree Skimmer.
|A Filigree Skimmer on a gravel bar in Queen Creek, near the pump house.
As we continued on the trail, we soon came to Ayer Lake, shown below. Here we saw three male Blue-eyed Darners actively searching the shoreline for females. Betsy also saw one perch in the bushes.
In addition to the darners, there were a couple birds of note on the lake. You can probably just make them out below, near the center of the picture. They are a pair of Hooded Mergansers, enjoying the day.
|Ayer Lake, at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Notice a pair of birds near the center of the picture.
When I got home I posted a checklist to eBird, and to my surprise the Hooded Mergansers were questioned – in fact, I had to add them to the checklist by hand. I knew they were unusual there, but didn't think of them as being rare. I was more intrigued by our observation – with a tip from naturalist Paul Wolterbeek – of a Common Ground-Dove.
In any case, I described the mergansers for eBird, and included the photo below.
|A pair of Hooded Mergansers on Ayer Lake. eBird regarded them as rare for that location.
I'm glad they posed for a nice shot to verify the identification.
All in all, a wonderful day at the Arboretum.


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have a spare time for this blog.
Not much photos are taken &
did not even have time for photography.
There will be one streets shooting coming soon...
on June's public holiday... oTL
Well, that's better than none =3
Hopefully I can update this blog after the shooting,
do it better than my old ones
& focus it purely onto photography.
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Day by day enjoy I the splendor of the hills, The grandeur of the peaks and beauty of the vales .Of all the earthly treasures, nature the fairest,And solitude the best to commune with Jesus .When up in the mountain peaks I look down the vales,When down in the valleys gaze I the kingly hills.Then set I alone to meditate God''s wonders.Oh, how my soul enjoys His sweet, sweet fellowship!When the morning comes, sit I in the mountains peakTo behold the dawning of the sun in the sky Paving through the clouds , shining in the firmament . Then sings my heart the wonders of His creation .And when the ev''ning comes I see the western skyTo behold the setting of the sun so calmly. Then ascend I the spiritual peak of wonderlandTo commune with the matchless Christ the living Lord.
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Strike 2 Donny
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me. Last year I was one of the many to defend Imus and say that his firing was too extreme, well yesterday he was at it again with the racial controversy.
During a conversation about Jones' run-ins with the law, Imus asked, "What color is he?" Sports announcer Warner Wolf said Jones — formerly known as Pacman — is "African-American." Imus responded: "There you go. Now we know." AP
This time Imus decided he wasn't even going to remotely try to apologize rather he said people misinterpreted his statements.
On Tuesday he said he was following the spirit of that promise by calling attention to the unfair treatment of blacks — in this case the arrests of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones.
"What people should be outraged about is that they arrest blacks for no reason," Imus said Tuesday. "I mean, there's no reason to arrest this kid six times. Maybe he did something once, but everyone does something once."AP
Seriously Don? How do you expect any person to believe that explanation? First of all A) You have no idea what race is so you obviously have no idea what he actually did, his story and whether or not he actually deserved to be arrested.
Right now if I was asked whether or not I think Imus is a racist my answer would have to be yes.


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No, the Triton didn't sink, we have not given up hope, nor are we abandoning ship. The post title is a reference to a recent film about sailing, which we review (quite bitterly) a bit later on in this latest entry. Spoiler Alert: If you haven't seen the movie yet, and think you might want to [I only recommend doing so if you know nothing about sailing, marine electronic equipment, emergency preparedness & response, survival at sea, or physics] then read the next three paragraphs and skip on to the next post.
As to our current status, we will be so bold as to paraphrase Mark Twain: "there are three kinds of boat work: boat work, damn boat work, and slipped schedules". In other words, we are still in Emeryville. Boat work continues apace and we are actually making progress, but we've decided that our best plan is to finish the projects properly, without bleeding through our eyes or rushing just to meet a self-imposed schedule. So we trudge on, and refuse to give any future hint as to our departure date.
This has caused a bit of consternation for our friends who had money riding in the "When Will They Finally Leave!!!" pool. It was started by good friends (I can only imagine what my bad friends are betting on) and each entry date costs five dollars. I think you can still get in on it, but here's a tip: I wouldn't put anything down for January.
We have only a few projects left to complete, but we are debating whether we'll head to Mexico directly, or instead spend the summer cruising the Bay Area Delta, or perhaps head north for British Columbia. Nothing is certain yet, except that once the bimini and fuel tank projects are finished, we'll cast off the dock lines and go cruising somewhere.
Okay, back to my rant about stupid movies. During the holidays, we took an evening off and went to see "All Is Lost"; a film about a lone mariner on a small sloop somewhere in the India Ocean, who encounters one problem after another, and through no fault of his own, somehow survives them all. We thought this might be a good film to see, something to cheer our spirits and motivate us.
It did not. In fact, we walked out of the theater grumbling out loud about the stupidity and incompetence of the protagonist. It is hard to catalogue all of the mistakes that the main (in fact the only) character of the movie makes, but suffice to say that the story finds him asleep while sailing alone in the Indian Ocean on a boat that has inadvertently struck a submerged shipping container and is now taking on water.
The movie has almost no dialogue and a lot of very good music. The only actor in it is Robert Redford, whom a friend of mine described as "so cute I'd be happy to pay just to watch him do laundry". Granted, he has boyish good looks, and he comes across as a solid, decent human being in almost every movie I've seen him in (even his villains seem like folks you wouldn't mind buying a beer) so perhaps that explains the rave reviews. It doesn't help that everyone (who doesn't sail) who sees this movie will think that this is a typical sailing story. It isn't.
Sailing alone isn't unheard of, in fact, folks do it safely all the time. But if you are going to cross an ocean, you may want to have taken a few precautions first, like learning what to do in the event of flooding, storms, or any other disaster that might befall the lone seaman, and perhaps bringing a working EPIRB with you. Ah, but then we wouldn't have a movie, now would we?
The skipper, upon discovering that his boat has a large hole and is sinking, begins a long series of actions that make the situation worse, compounded by the fact that his boat is inadequately equipped. His batteries are dead (he makes no attempt to revive them), his engine won't start (he makes no attempt to get it going) and his only link to the outside world, a VHS radio, has been damaged. He does try to fix that, but it is clear that his understanding of electronics is only marginally worse than his understanding of safe seamanship.
He does, however, take time to shave, and drink scotch (two suggestions you won't find listed in the Coast Guard's emergency preparedness FAQ) and ignores an oncoming storm until the situation is so dire that he must crawl out onto the bow dragging a storm sail with him. Any prudent sailor would have forgone the primping and imbibing and would have instead spent their time pre-rigging the sail and perhaps a drogue, not to mention trying everything they could to get their engine going again.
But that wouldn't have made for good drama, which includes a dismasting, and eventually the boat sinking, leaving the skipper adrift in a life raft, which he ultimately sets on fire in order to attract attention (an attempt he believes has failed) and then gives up hope and decides to drown himself. Let me repeat that last bit again: this is a movie about a well-groomed captain who sinks his own boat mostly due to lack of preparation and inept seamanship, who then who sets fire to his life raft, and then decides to commit suicide.
As he is sinking below the surface (and at the last possible moment) he spots the search light of a passing motorboat, which rescues him. There was no rescue for us. Like watching a slow train wreck--we suffered through the entire thing. For sailors, this movie should only be viewed as a cautionary tale of what not to do. We squirmed and writhed in our seats as the protagonist made every classic sailing mistake there was. It was all we could do not to yell at the screen, "Don't do that, you idiot!"
As we crossed the theater's parking lot our not-so-subtle snarking about the plot was overheard by another theater-goer getting into his black Hummer. Now, I realize this is probably wrong of me to say, but I think the Hummer is to the military Humvee what this movie was to sailing; it represents the idea of ruggedness instead of actual ruggedness.
When the driver asked us if we really thought the skipper "deserved to die", I think he was a bit surprised by our ardent and emphatic answer, "We live on a boat. We sail our boat in the open ocean. If we did the stupid things he did, we would expect to have died as well!!!" He quickly got in his pseudo-truck (AnnMarie calls them "compensating vehicles") and drove off.
Okay, that may have seemed a bit over the top, but keep in mind that we hadn't seen a movie in quite a while, and had just decided to delay our cruising departure for over five months because we felt that some of the systems on board weren't as solid as we'd have liked them to be, so we might be a bit sensitive about this stuff. Sadly, most folks who see this movie will have no idea that the underlying premise is absurd.
In fairness to Mr. Redford, I do think he is a good actor, but I think the movie would have been so much better received if they'd shown him actually doing the right things and overcoming adversity, instead of overcoming some dramatically convenient (self-induced) challenges and then giving up.
That probably would have taken a good script writer a bit more time to craft (no pun intended) but given how few words are uttered, I'm not so sure that English (or for that matter, reality) is their first language.
Cheers for now,
Robb & AnnMarie


text: The Vile Animals v Sheffield Wednesday Nathan Brien August 16, 2013 Leeds United 42 Comments From the 'vile animals' to the Luke Varney braces, this Yorkshire derby has the potential to thrill and shock. Last time these two Yorkshire giants met Brian McDermott was beginning his tenure as Leeds United boss. Both teams approached the fixture looking over their shoulders at the drop zone – although they weren't tipped for relegation – they were anxious for victory. To add more tension, the earlier meeting between the two teams saw Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Chris Kirkland felled by a Leeds fan who ran on to the pitch and attacked him. After the match an emotional Dave Jones inflated the situation by branding the Leeds united fans 'vile animals' after the 1-1 draw and in turn created frenzy amongst the media. The corresponding fixture had less drama involved but saw Leeds come from a goal down with a Varney brace to snatch victory at Elland Road. This time round however, Leeds united are brimming with confidence and will go into lunch time's game against Sheffield Wednesday hoping to increase their unbeaten league run to three matches. Brian McDermott's men have had a strong start to the campaign, winning two and drawing one – including the progression into the second round of the Capital One Cup. Wednesday's start has been far less prosperous than United's, having lost their opening three games of the season 2-1. This included the opening game against QPR where Dave Jones' side started positively, however, last season's Premiership bottom side prevailed in the second half. Team news Leeds United could welcome back the experience of El-Hadji Diouf for his first appearance of the season. Diouf has been out nursing an infected shin and missed the first three games, but boss Brian McDermott implied he could be involved in the squad. Elsewhere there are no new injury or suspension problems, but right-back Sam Byram remains sidelined due to a hip problem that may yet require surgery. However, after a goal-less draw on Saturday McDerrmott must decide whether or not to stick with the front pairing of Noel Hunt and Luke Varney or opt for the other strike duo Matt Smith and Dom Poleon who both impressed when they came on against Leicester City. Sheffield Wednesday defenders Reda Johnson and Lewis Buxton are hoping to make their first appearances of the season. Johnson and Buxton both returned to full training this week and are expected to be involved as the Owls chase their first league points of the season. Midfielder Giles Coke could also return to contention after missing last week's home defeat to Burnley through illness, but defender Joe Mattock (knee) is not expected back in action for another three weeks. The Owls will also be without winger Jermaine Johnson, who must sit out the second game of his three-match ban following his dismissal in the recent Capital One Cup defeat to Rotherham. Key Player Sheffield Wednesday will look to winger Michail Antonio to help inspire them to their first win of the season. The 23-year old former Reading man possesses bags of pace and trickery and had an impressing campaign for the Owls last season, racking up nine goals and nine assists to keep Dave Jone's side up. He would have no doubt added more goals to his tally if it wasn't for an injury he suffered in the 2–0 defeat to Cardiff City on 16 March 2013, which unfortunately ruled him out for the rest of the season. – Nathan Brien (@nath_brien) Who do you think will win the Yorkshire derby? Leeds United (82%, 365 Votes) Draw (7%, 31 Votes) Sheffield Wednesday (11%, 51 Votes) Total Voters: 446 Loading ... 42 Responses thirks August 16, 2013 WE ARE LEEDS AND WE ARE VILE. DAVID JONES IS A PAEDOPHILE Reply chareose August 16, 2013 and if you chant that at elland road then you are a living cliche of everything that is currently wrong with our country Reply disqusjocky August 16, 2013 you went way above their head using the word cliche california August 16, 2013 Grow up Reply mrbigwheels August 16, 2013 Just stay at home in your crib!. Reply Exiled White August 16, 2013 Don't forget the 'there's only David Jones, with his packet of sweets and his cheesy smile, Jonesy is a fucking paedophile'. Swansea City fans favourite, was that. Reply Stuart August 16, 2013 Why are so many LUFC fans revelling in the "vile animals" tag? It's embarrassing. There wasn't much mitigation to be had in respect of the yob who felled Kirkland and I imagine Jones' comments were coloured by the abuse he gets in relation to his past court case. There's a line to be drawn with some chants and unfortunately it's often crossed by lots idiots who regularly follow LUFC. And I am a Leeds fan before anyone asks. Reply TSS August 16, 2013 Agree. Said as much at the time – http://www.thescratchingshed.com/2012/10/mindless-idiot-ruins-battle-of-the-yorkshire-giants/ I didn't write the article, but I did write the headline. Unfortunately, the "vile animals" tag is something we'll have to live with. I hope it serves as a reminder of how the stupidity of some fans can overshadow the efforts of our football club. Reply Chareose August 16, 2013 TSS your often the lone voice in the wilderness but be careful you don't follow the same route to internet popularity as Phill (I need more site hits so ill post inflamatory articles about players leaving ) Hay or the Hammersfan that deserves no comment. Stay true to who you are ….. TSS August 16, 2013 I make no apologies for the title of the article, it was meant to get a reaction – first comment (thirks) was all too predictable, but look what it was followed by. The vast majority of our fans don't think what Cawley did was funny, but it rarely appears that way, so it's easy to understand why Dave Jones and most of the football world thinks we're "vile animals". But here we are, almost a year on and our fans are making clear in these comments how acceptable they think the actions of Cawley and his kind are. That's the other side of Leeds we rarely show the rest of football, because the second anyone attacks us (justifiably or not) we switch to tribal mode and the rights and wrongs become trivial. Matthew August 16, 2013 If anything what Aaron Cawley was fucking disgusting. If anything I was like (…….) dot dot dot. Lost for words at the time. He wasn't funny, he could of injured their keeper and got the club in more shit. Matthew August 16, 2013 *what Aaron Cawley did Apologies, my internet seems to be shitty tonight. wyla August 16, 2013 gotta admit I agree with chareose, however much Dave Jones invites abuse with his comments it's not his fault he looks like the childcatcher Reply Lee Stephenson August 16, 2013 False accusations against David Jones are vile. We should be careful not to follow the media stereotype of Leeds fans. Looking forward to the game – a win means we've started strongly and may speed the further investment that BMcD needs. 2-0 Leeds. MOT Reply lee August 16, 2013 The Hillsborough debacle brought shame on both clubs and dragging it up unnecessarily in headlines to just to attract attention and hits to the website does nothing to help the club Reply TSS August 16, 2013 I can see your point. But ignoring it and pretending it never happened is equally damaging, because we do that all too often – pretend that everything's OK, that we don't have a problem and that it's only a "minority" so it doesn't matter. Personally, I don't care how small the number of fans responsible for the mindless thuggery which occurs numerous times every season is, there's no place for it in modern football. Ignoring or making excuses doesn't solve the problem. Accepting we have a problem and condemning the actions of those responsible is more effective than turning a blind eye. Reply Hunch August 16, 2013 Now then now then gingle gangle gingle gangle, calm down lads its all just banter and game build up, you know like Heavy Weights out staring each other in their y-fronts. The Kirkman incident was well out of order mind no need for thugery but youll always get name calling and chanting its what creates the scene. Just enjoy the game and if you dont want to join in singing then dont! Mot Reply Jack August 16, 2013 Good to see people challenging the people who spoil it for the rest of us Leeds fans who recognise the right way to behave. I hope that we can self police any songs that cross the line in the ground tomorrow…. I love the tribal element of being a Leeds fan, it's one of the things that makes me love the Elland Road experience and feel pride in the identity of being a Leeds United fan. When I hear songs about Jimmy Saville/Dave Jones/Munich or see anything like what happened at Hillsborough last year it makes me feel ashamed to be associated with the idiots who inevitably create a negative image of our club. As a child growing up in the Kop and going to away games I grew up thinking that some of the bad songs (the Munich song in particular) I heard were ok… Thankfully as I got older these ideas were challenged and now see that it is idiotic and small minded those things are. Let's think about the impact this behaviour has on the kids that also sit in the stands! We have a GREAT football club… Don't ruin it with ignorance. Reply RoystonLufc August 16, 2013 Ignorance of what, exactly? We know about Munich – that's why we sing the song. Ignorance has nothing to do with it. But you're right: we have a great football club. And we have a great football club – perhaps – because we've always sung those songs with a passion, and with an attitude of "no-one likes us, we don't care". Since when did we have to avoid creating a negative image of ourselves? I'm trying to remember when we had to ditch that outlook and suddenly become role models, appealing to the Guardian-reading crowd for recognition, like little school-kids behaving in front of teacher – hoping that they'll pat us on the head and tell us what good kids we are. I find it hard to beleve that some amongst us are trying to turn Elland Road into something akin to the most dullest of New Labour party meetings; telling us "the right way to behave". Let's face it: singing silly songs is part of what football is and always has been. It has no bearing outside the ground; it's just a bit of idiotic fun. It's like watching a violent video: you watch it then continue living life as normal. So I would appeal to Leeds fans everywhere to stand up to the New Labour/Guardian speech police and tell then where to shove their petit-bourgeois morality. Reply Sack August 16, 2013 Preach brother. Well said Hunch August 16, 2013 Fookem if they cant take a joke. Mot Stuart August 16, 2013 Well said Jack. Alls I say is it's easy to make these points on website. How many people would challenge such songs when they are sung by a 20-stone beered up yob and his mates and you're in the minority? Reply NottsWhite August 16, 2013 The behaviour of some fans at Hillsborough last season was embarrassing to all Leeds fans, however the comments from Dave Jones about all Leeds fans angered me. The actions of those at that game are not a representation of me and many others who support the team with passion and dignity. This is the same Dave Jones when as manager of Cardiff claimed that those supporters were just "High spirited", the man is a hypocrite of the highest order Reply Sack August 16, 2013 No doubt someone will tell me i'm not a "proper" fan for saying it, but what happened to kirkland was hilarious, if you didn't laugh even just a little bit then there's something wrong with you. if someone actually violently attacked him then it wouldn't have been funny, but that's not what happened, the fact that he laid out on the floor so long as if he'd been properly floored was pathetic. it was childish at worst, definitely did not warrant a prison sentence ffs Reply Matthew August 16, 2013 Hilarious? What the fuck? Had Cawley injured their keeper enough for him to need replacing the club would of got in some serious shit. There's nothing funny about a cocky little shit running on the pitch and blind siding a football player. Reply Sack August 16, 2013 But he didn't injure him… Matthew August 16, 2013 Notice the 'Had' his behaviour was fucking disgusting and approving of what he did is wrong too. Fact remains what he did was completely unacceptable and needless. It also cast the club under a negative light too. Sack August 16, 2013 Well, "had" he murdered him then he would have killed him, where do the made up situations end? He didn't injure him, so no point even saying it. I'm not gonna lie, when i saw it i laughed, then i saw the replay and laughed again Matthew August 16, 2013 It's all, should ofs, could ofs and if onlys. Fact is, you don't fucking attack footballers. It doesn't matter what team they're playing for, it's completely unacceptable. The fact 3 people voted you up just shows the mentality of some of our fans. Sack August 16, 2013 Well no i don't attack footballers, and like i said i wouldn't have laughed if something serious happened to kirkland, but someone pushed him and he acted like he'd just been shot in the face, ffs i've had more violent farts than the "assault" he suffered Matthew August 16, 2013 You opened with 'I found what happened to Kirkland hilarious' No shit he made a meal of it but it never should of happened, it's unacceptable for any fan of any team to do that to begin with. RoystonLufc August 17, 2013 Matthew, please : it's should "have", not should "of"; could "have", not could "of"…It's a verb. Matthew August 17, 2013 Oh shit the grammar police have come for me. Tare August 16, 2013 Usually when people are winding you up it is time to check your credentials. Being a LUFC supporter for some time (modestly) I have heard some abusive remarks while doing it. But life goes on and who would put us in any other position than top dog of PL? Tare Reply chopper August 16, 2013 Yawn !!!! Boring Reply me August 16, 2013 Only a thousand coming ER. Small club this wednesday outfit!!!! Lufc Reply Matthew August 16, 2013 Perhaps we should rename The Massive to The Tiny. Joking aside, they're using the excuse that its on Sky/An earlier game/ticket prices for not showing up. It's not much of an excuse tbh. We're not that far away that the Wendies can't travel in a reasonable amount of time. Reply Paul Mcknockiter August 17, 2013 prob don't wanna hear their manager getting called what he is a paedo and scared of us fans inacse we do a kirkland on em Paul Mcknockiter August 17, 2013 matt smith impressive are you having a lagh poleon was good against the foxes yes but smith was shocking and will remain so, a league one player at best Reply OWLS August 17, 2013 C'MON WEDNESDAY Reply owls August 17, 2013 outsung by the 900 Reply lufc gimmer. August 19, 2013 We ,let y have y moment and that was all it was, when leeds want to outsing y they do.What a showing up, is that all y could muster for a derby game, well when the mighty whites go to your tip we will at least bring around 4 to 5000 and we will outsing y and beat y. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Name* Email* Website Comment