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The Recreation and Leisure Services program at Benedict College is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Parks, Recreation, and Related Professions (COAPRT).
COAPRT is accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Program Assessment
COAPRT standard 2.05.05 requires that programs report aggregated results of learning outcomes assessment. Results for the most recent academic year follow:
Six year graduation rate from the RLS program: 32%
Outcome 1 from Standard 7.01: Students in REC 440 - Recreation Fieldwork (internship) will correctly identify and describe potential career areas and employment sectors within recreation and leisure services.
Outcome 1 Measure Type: Direct.
Outcome 1 Result: 66% of students correctly met this outcome.
Outcome 2 from Standard 7.02: Students in REC 440 -Recreation Fieldwork (internship) will demonstrate the ability to design, implement, and evaluate recreation programs that reflect application of knowledge from relevant facets of contemporary professional practice in recreation and leisure services.
Outcome 2 Measure Type: Direct.
Outcome 2 Result: 100% of students correctly met this outcome.
Outcome 3 from Standard 7.03: Students in the capstone course (REC 437) will demonstrate the ability to discuss the principles and practices of staffing and staff development as a function of human resources. and personnel management.
Outcome 3 Measure Type: Direct.
Outcome 3 Result: 85% of students met this outcome.
Degree and Accreditation Mills
CHEA requires accredited institutions to inform the public about "degree and accreditation mills." Cautions concerning these are summarized in a video that can be viewed at: http://chea.org/degreemills/default.htm
According to CHEA,
Degree mills and accreditation mills mislead and harm. In the United States, degrees and certificates from mills may not be acknowledged by other institutions when students seek to transfer or go to graduate school. Employers may not acknowledge degrees and certificates from degree mills when providing tuition assistance for continuing education. "Accreditation" from an accreditation mill can mislead students and the public about the quality of an institution or program. In the presence of degree mills and accreditation mills, students may spend a good deal of money and receive neither an education nor a useable credential.
Read more on CHEA's website.
University Accreditation
Benedict College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.


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Monday, January 3, 2011
"I don't mean to impose..." Contract Accountability Non-Discrimination Ordinance as carrot, not stick
Some people have the jitters about the proposed Contract Accountability Non-Discrimination Ordinance coming before Nashville's Metro Council on January 18 for first reading. The bill would require future vendors doing business with Metro Government to update their non-discrimination policies to include sexual orientation and gender identity to match Metro's own policy for its employees.
Maybe it's all the Tea Party rhetoric in the air or something because a few people seem to be laboring under the assumption that this bill is an effort to IMPOSE something on the private sector. But if we are to speak truthfully about the bill, there is no imposition.
It's simple. No one is required to apply to be a vendor for Metro Government.
It's simple. Metro already has some existing contract standards for vendors. Are those impositions?
It's simple. Specifically Metro requires its vendors to agree to a "covenant of nondiscrimination" related to existing categories protected by federal, state, and local law.
Adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the contract requirements amounts to a carrot, not a stick, to induce (or "incentivize" to use an awful word) companies who want to do business with Metro to make their work places more inclusive. That's all.
You might even call it one of those "market forces." Metro has a demand for something and certain businesses will choose to try to supply it and some won't. Everyone's free!
Incentive, not imposition. That's all we're talking about here. So don't let people opposed to the bill steal the message and IMPOSE their meaning on the debate.
If you want to support the CAN DO campaign to pass the bill, contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com .
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Monday, August 10, 2015
The Comeback page: http://www.cneonline.org/comeback-series/.
Article on Linked In from Jerry Bowyer sent me to the trailer. Insights from the Jack Kemp approach.
Forbes.com: "'Comeback' Miniseries Aims To Reboot The Jack Kemp Agenda"
The man who mentored Jack Kemp as an anti-poverty crusader has teamed up with the man whom Jack Kemp mentored into politics to produce a mini-series called Comeback. Robert Woodson and Paul Ryan produced Comeback and used it to take viewers into the toughest neighborhoods in America, and show them groups of people who are solving the social ills of the inner city poor from within and below. Comeback shines the light on the people that Woodson calls community antibodies. Community antibodies are the neighborhoods organic defense against threats such as violence, addiction, and social break-down. Comeback is not really much of a public policy series, and even less of a politics series. But I think it leads the sensitive viewer to some pretty clear policy and political conclusions: that the welfare state has failed, that the people who know the most about these communities learned what they know by growing up in them (not by studying monographs in grad school), that government has made things worse, that to the degree that government can play a constructive role, it is to empower the local community leaders (not shills, pols, and grievance merchants, or activists) to have more degrees of freedom in what they are already doing, helping people escape misery one at a time from the inside out...
To read the entire article and listen to the interview, click here.
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News, reviews and photographs of Modern Fashion Dolls including Kingdom Doll, Fashion Royalty, Sybarite, Tonner Doll, Gene Marshall, Barbie and my own experiences as a doll collector.
Link to IDEX 2012 Horseman/Vita Pictures
Click on the image above to go to Sharon Meyer's pictures from IDEX.
You can contact her at email@example.com if you wish to order anything.
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- Anonymous1/28/12, 12:19 PM
This year's collection is very pretty. And I say that as someone who doesn't collect from this company. Might have to give them a try.ReplyDelete
If the dolls were painted similar to "My Valentine", I'd really consider Vita, now that Gene is gone (she'd be an addition, not instead of.....). Love the clothes variety- classic, modern, and vintage looking, depending on the outfit.ReplyDelete
I hope My Valentine is part of the line, and not a OOAK. LOVE her!!!!
Love the clothes... too bad they won't fit any of the dolls I own.ReplyDelete
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When reading upon perfume boards one comes across an involved discussion by numerous perfume lovers about fragrances that could be aptly described by the rather ghastly term "fruitchouli", you realise that something is quite rotten in the kingdom of Perfumistadom! You might expect Tina Turner to get out the saxophones and break into "We don't need another
hero fruitchouli" (beyond Thunderdom) and if you feel that way I can't blame you; who can? Three quarters of the market (at least the mainstream sector, but not exclusively) are inundated by the plague of fruitchoulis that walked the path that Angel paved and later Narciso Rodriguez diverted a bit. Talk about a snowball. But let's start at the top!
The very term "fruitchouli" was coined by
an undentified perfume lover Mbanderson61, exasperated by the abysmall unoriginality that the fragrance market displays for some years now, churning out a flood of releases that mimic each other in a frenzied pace. The two main elements seem to be sweet fruity notes (a sad remnant of the anemic 90s where pastel fruits were left to substantiate "airy" or "watery" notes) and the newly refound note of patchouli, buffed and sanitized out of its hippy references and ready for its close-up, mr. De Mille. Hence the brilliance of the coinage of "fruitchouli"! It's surpemely evocative of the current trend.
Personally I would differentiate between the archetypal Angel and its clones/upstarts/homages (Angel Innocent, CK Euphoria, Coco Mademoiselle, Lolita Lempicka, Flowerbomb, Prada, Cacharel Liberté, Miracle Forever, Hypnôse and Hypnôse Senses, Nuits de Noho, Coromandel, New Haarlem...) and some other popular fragrances with patchouli, a family inaugurated by Narciso For Her (namely Lovely, Midnight Poison, YSL Elle, Gucci by Gucci, Chypre Fatal, Citizen Queen, Lady Vengeance, Perles de Lalique, Agent Provocateur...).
I would classify the former into gourmand orientals ~they're generally quite sweet and the fruitiness is more distinct, often underlined with vanilla/caramel/marshmallow/foody notes etc. The latter I would classify into floral woodies/"nouveau chypres" (technically the "new pink chypre" genre IS a floral woody; patchouli & vetiver base is considered a woody base). Michael Edwards classifies them in a seperate family within chypres (mossy woods) as well.
Making a conscious effort to sample and think about several new releases lately, I found myself bored beyond belief at the sameness encountered and my reluctancy to even bother putting a few words together for the benefit of the casual reader searching for opinions on the latest; such was the disappointment and ennui. From the uniform look, uniform style of the new Anthology line by Dolce & Gabbana to the inoffesive lappings of sweet nothings of Ricci Ricci (pity, the bottle is fabulous!) to the vinyl and "flat" rosechouli of the new Parisienne, all the way through the generic Idole d'Armani, I didn't feel myself moved beyond a cursory spray or two. When you have dedicated a personal site to fragrances and are writing on them professionally as well, this does forebode very gravely...
It's not the lack of artistry or technique in the execution of an idea, as some releases are competent. It's the idea itself that has become mundane, tired, overdone, vulgar; even though it seemed like a nice concept all those years ago! Like waking up in some Heaven where all the girls and boys look like Grace Kelly and David Beckham with a perpetual smile on their faces and delicious macrobiotic 4-course food is served at 12 sharp by white-gloved valets. After a while you just long to bring a scruffy Johny Depp and his Nabisco saltine crackers in bed, don't you!
Perhaps the most brilliant suggestion and new term/classification proposed comes from Perfume of Life's long-time member Mando who exclaims humorously (and expectantly): "I think the next wave should be "bootichouli" - chypres heavy with civet accents". If Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez have bootylicious down pat and Kim Kardashian is famous for her derrière as well, then let's all pray that "bootichouli" can be the new trend in fragrances. Why not? It does present some technical problems, as civet is not exactly the most easy or ethical essence to harvest, but in an age where everything can be replicated in the lab using nano-technology-this and infra-technology-that, the illusion becomes much more of a reality (And there is already synthetic civetone). But that's besides the point really: The point is enough is enough! There is a ripe audience for a skanky new genre and we're cornering an increasing share of the market. Please hear us roar!
Art: Baloon Dog by Jeff Koons via flavorpill and
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sign of the Times (and a Little Rant)
When reading upon perfume boards one comes across an involved discussion by numerous perfume lovers about fragrances that could be aptly described by the rather ghastly term "fruitchouli", you realise that something is quite rotten in the kingdom of Perfumistadom! You might expect Tina Turner to get out the saxophones and break into "We don't need another
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OMG, E, you really nailed it. I laughed all through this post, tho' it is a sad state of affairs. I second Mando's call for a new wave of bootichoulis. Wouldn't Tabu be the model for that?ReplyDelete
Hahaha, a perfect rant to note style that has taken over. I am so sick of fruitichoulis; while I admit I have a few (hey some are technically good) I rather sick it being the only scent around.ReplyDelete
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More skank: yes, please! I would think that Bal a Versailles would be more of a model than Tabu. I happen to be wearing Tabu today, and at least on my skin there is a medicinal/Coca-Cola top note and then a lot of spice, but nothing animalic. Of course, your results may differ!ReplyDelete
thanks, I really really believe the bootichouli idea has potential!! I'd love them to become a trend :-)
LOL, it's something that the girls over at Posse and Denyse use because a perfumista mentioned it at some point and it caught on, I guess. It's not a proper term, just casual parlance amongst ourselves.
Oh yes, Idylle is an example.
Like I said some are more competent than others. And some less.
glad you had a laugh, Mando had me in stiches when he mentioned it (with his usual pizzaz style and tongue in cheek humour).
Let's parade for the bootichouli! I will take this further, let's pose for the bootichouli! (have junk in the trunk and all that)
Tabu would be good, Bal a Versailles even better, as would Parfum de Peau and there is already Gucci EDP (the brown one, did they discontinue it? Typical....)
yeah, when something takes the market by storm it reminds me of the advent of private and satellite TV: How to decide what to watch when 100 channels broadcast the same style shows? You long for the days when all you had to choose from were three state channels.
Some are quite indeed nicely constructed, the arch-examples being modern classics!
thanks! I think you're getting something which I had always captured in Youth Dew: the Coca Cola effect. It's there in Tabu as well, now you mention it. It's rather cleaner than Bal a Versailles (which I LOVE in EDC which is, less admit, none too polite).
Gorgeous bootichoulis, reveal yourselves!!
Reminds me of when certain ingredients take over in food trends, ex. Chipotle and Bacon. While I love both of these I don't want them in everything.
Good thing I had already finished my tea this morning, or it would have been all over the keyboard!ReplyDelete
I am really not fond of patchouli and seem to be rather sensitive to it - in that it seems to jump out at me, even when present in small amounts. Needless to say, Angel and its descendants, and NR For Her and its ilk did not capture me.
However, I absolutely adore Citizen Queen, which did not seem even remotely chypre-ish to me, but a naughty rose leather that seems far more closely related to Bal a Versailles. I wear either one when I am, ahem, In The Mood (Scruffy Johnny or not!).
perfect analogy!!
I think things are cyclical in general: something becomes all the rage and then cools off for the next to come along (remember when it was Pilates all too recently or legwarmers when Fame first came out?)
I wonder which are the fragrances out of the genre you genuinely love! (I have expressed my own love for Narciso, Innocent and Lolita Lempicka I think)
LOL, glad you got a kick out of this!
Patchouli is rendered unrecognisable sometimes nowadays. And sometimes it's maxed out in all its glory (thinking about Borneo); not always easy to get along with.
Personally I like it a lot but I can see how people have trouble with it.
Citizen Queen is quite nice, very true! I get a woodier vibe than you, perhasp not a typical leather, but a very nice rose, eh? (I also like Lady Vengeance, but that's a rosechouli, LOL!)
Bring ON the bootichouli! Where do I sign up!? You made me laugh with "there is a ripe audience..." yes, ripe indeed. I share your love for Bal, btw. I have a quasi-mannered parfum and a *ridiculously* skanky EdC, as if someone's hand had slipped while making it. And I find fruitchoulis less annoying, personally, than those ... sweet, gourmandy nothings exemplified by Mariah Cary M, the Gwen Stefanis, and half the shelf at Sephora.ReplyDelete
I admit I actually admire quite a few Narciso Rodriguez edt, Lovely, Coco Madamoiselle pure parfum. Interesting you mention Lolita Lempicka, I get absolutely no patchouli from it rather a smokey vetiver and vanilla come out on me.
you got me there, I don't know, but I can only sign the petition!! Thanks for your enthusiasm, if we're passionate it might work ;-)
oh, yeah I liked the double entendre of "ripe" (made me inwardly giggle a bit) and there, you liked it too!
Seriously, let's make a petition for "bootichouli"! I have something in mind, in collaboration with someone which I will reveal in a short while, which might be tons of fun and would need your word of mouth.
And as to those hyper-sweet things....pleeeeze, let's not even utter their names, I get so depressed. (Yes, some of the fruitichoulis can be quite nice in comparison)
thanks for the link! Appreciated :-)
I haven't had the pleasure of knowing mr. Yuri Gutsatz so I will certainly pop over to see what you think. I'm sure you did justice.
I quite love Narciso (and Lovely is indeed lovely, although it does remind me of Narciso too much for it to get a unique slot in my mind, but I wear it sometimes so that says something, eh?)
The one I have always had trouble with is CMlle and because I understand that it is a huge hit, I have tried very hard to come to terms with it, but it never worked. Something alienates me in it, which ~I know~ doesn't speak exactly highly of my social intergration skills (Surely if millions of people love it, they know something I don't? Anyway...)
Lolita is neither too much patchouli to me, sorry if it came across as I meant that; to me it's all about liqorice and a dark woody vibe. But it is a progeny of Angel, even if it stands apart and this is why I included it (In the category of homage, more than imitator). Funny how perception is often what shapes our physical experience.
I'm with you on this one E!ReplyDelete
Sick, sick, sick of patchouli! Doesn't help that fragrances with this as a base end up caramelising on me.
An eloquent rant!
you're enabling! P....yes, I haven't forgotten. :-)
Alas, you're right about the click of the beans....Maybe we should "roar" with our butts!! :P
Hi Meg and welcome! Nice to see you here.ReplyDelete
Thanks for commenting and glad you liked it! It's a little of an inside joke but also a protest against the uniformity of the market, so I hope it rings a bell for many.
LOL, it seems like a lot of people have trouble with those bases, eh? I think the trouble is that those patchouli-scents often have that helping of too calorific toppings (It starts sounding like a recipe, doesn't it?), so it's only natural it ends up smelling too sweet.
Personally I rather like patchouli in ITSELF or in a "soli-leaf" composition (shall we say, since it's not a flower to say soliflore), and in several classics as well, but when everything ends up smelling the same because of those same bases, I get more than a little annoyed...
Bootichouli! Yeeesss!ReplyDelete
If more things smelled like Bal, I guess I'd just be in heaven.
I think at this point I'd have to say that, with new releases, the more glossy supermodel-featuring soft-porn-full-page ads there are in the F-mags, the worse the juice.
IMHO Prolux did a halfway decent job with the new Bal (although it's certainly not the vintage, for sure) and if they can do that and sell the stuff for $25, then all of the big companies could try for a bootichouli.
Actually, I'm sort of fascinated with Coromandel at the moment, though.
by all means, it would be simply marvellous if more followed the Prolux example and produce such fragrances: I don't see why it can't be done. Then again, there might be some sociological reasons, which is something I want to focus on a seperate post with some thoughts I have.
Ah, I didn't mean to dish all fruitchoulis, though! I like Coromandel :-) (But I think I love Borneo more?)
... after your description of heaven, I want to go to hell. Sounds much more interesting.ReplyDelete
Hell always is... *evil grin*ReplyDelete
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I have three criteria we will be using to evaluate proposals as a committee:
- Available Resources
If we don't have the appropriately skilled resources to do the work, it simply won't get done well.
- A Clear Value Statement
If the proposal doesn't have a clear value statement, then it will be hard to promote and get people interested in it. It becomes an academic exercise at that point, which may be interesting, but doesn't meet our goals.
- Market Participation
It must be work that includes participation from all stakeholders, implementers of all sides of the transaction as well as healthcare providers willing to use it. If there are no participants interested in implementing the profile, it won't be adopted, and if there are no participants willing to use it, it won't have value to implementors.
My hope is that this will introduce focus and provide a reasonable scope of work. If we find we have more bandwidth than work, we'll simply keep some of it in reserve to be able to accept proposals later in the year.


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That's right ghouls, you heard it here first. (right?) I don't care if it's horror related or not I have to give Sir Terry Pratchett a big shout out anytime he has something new coming out. That time is now! Coming in September is Terry's new Discworld novel, "I Shall Wear Midnight". This book falls into the Tiffany Aching Adventures category but is still no less a novel of Discworld. In Short, Discworld is a flat planet that sits on the back's of four great elephants that are standing on the back of the giant turtle Great A'Tuin. Sounds amazing right? Well it is. If you haven't read any of the Discworld novels head over to your local bookstore and start with, "The Color of Magic" the first of the Discworld novels. Anyways here are two pieces of artwork (U.K. artwork & U.S. artwork?) and the trailer for the new book.
EDIT-Not quite sure why the trailer says February, but his website and amazon both say September. Oh well I guess we'll have to play the waiting game for the next month to find out.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
New Discworld novel!!!!!
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Tags sucka! Books , discworld , i shall wear midnight , terry pratchett
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I already preordered mine from Amazon.uk - really looking forward to this one.
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My drawing of cat. Weird enough but still i tried, i drew it in 10 minutes comment and rate P.S this my second time drawing in digital
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This video shows us some of the effects that are already be felt all around the world due to climate change. Australia, Europe and The Western United States have all had major droughts the past few summers and things only seems to be getting worse.
The time for action is now...
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Feel The Effects Of Climate Change?
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Saturday, June 02, 2007
How Much Of Greenland Ice Self Will Melt This Summer?
With more and more coverage of global climate change, it is becoming blatantly obvious that some drastic measures need to be taken today to avoid serious consequences in the future. This report from CNN shows us some of the research that is taking place in Greenland... If we lose all of the ice self in Greenland oceans will rise an average of 20' around the world! With more and more of the ice self disappearing every year I am sure glad I don't live on the coastline...
Want more info check out Greenland's Glaciers or find out if we can even take the chance.
Want more info check out Greenland's Glaciers or find out if we can even take the chance.
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Built for the Holidays, Laser Pegs® Is a Delight for the Senses:
New Colors and Sound Activation Bring Brick Toys to Life
Laser Pegs, the Original Lighted Construction Set®, is gearing up early for the holiday season with five all new sets. Each set was developed so the user can build multiple creations; these five new models alone can make up to 60 different sound activated colorful models.
With a kit for everyone on your holiday list from ages 5-99, the variety of these new models will keep children and adults alike entertained for hours while utilizing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills and educational fun.
New features in the holiday introductions include the following advancements to engage the senses. These features were added to some existing sets as well.
Tinted Brick Colors: New kits containing the new "Tinted Brick Colors" will enjoy a variety of shades to build and play with. The new tinted brick colors are shaded to reflect the same colors that Laser Pegs already creates with LED lights, but now colors are even brighter, with or without the LED lights activated, giving builders even more options to tap the imagination.
Sound Activated Illumination: Kits with Sound Activated Illumination use LEDs that strobe to the beat of music, voices, clapping, etc. Imagine the light show you'll get while singing carols around the tree!
Among the new models for the holidays are:
· 6 in 1 Monster Truck - $21.99 Includes 1 Laser Peg, A Zippy Do Power Base, 66 Tinted Construction Bricks, Instruction Manual
· 4 in 1 Helicopter - $ 16.99 Includes 2 Laser Pegs, 45 Construction Bricks, Mobile Power Base, Instruction Manual
· 8 in 1 Helicopter - $ 26.99 Includes 10 Laser Pegs, 78 Construction Bricks, Triangle Power Base, Peg Cord, Instruction Manual
· 16 in 1 Space Fighter - $ 41.99 Includes 20 Laser Pegs, 82 Construction Bricks, Triangle Power Base, Peg Cord, Instruction Manual
· 24 in 1 National Geographic Dinosaurs - $ 59.99 Includes 27 Laser Pegs, 191 Construction Bricks, Triangle Power Base, Instruction Manual
"From our research, we know that kids love tinted color bricks," explains Jon Capriola, Lead Designer and Founder of Laser Pegs. "So we've updated all the 2015 kits to accommodate tinted bricks, just in time for the holidays."
All Laser Pegs sets are compatible other 32mm grid pattern construction kits. Find Laser Pegs online at Laserpegs.com, Amazon.com, Toysrus.com, Walmart.com, Select Barnes and Noble Stores, Learning Express, Shopko, Independent Toy Specialty Retailers, and other retailers near you.
About Laser Pegs
Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, Laser Pegs® is the Original Lighted Construction Set®. Encouraging forward-thinking multi-dimensional play, Laser Pegs products combine two things nearly every kid loves: light and building things.
Year after year, Laser Pegs has been recognized as an award-winning toy (50 in all!) because of its "Slide, Stack & Spin" play pattern, by esteemed organizations like Dr. Toy, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Parenting magazine, and Good Housekeeping magazine. Its merits in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning have been well documented as well, making it one of the bestselling toys in its network of retailers.
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My Thoughts
This was a fun set of Laser Pegs. I really liked that we had the ability to build more than one item. My daughter choice to construct the truck. I left her alone to see how well she was able to build the truck on her own while following the instructions. She didn't have any issues. The only thing she complained about was sometimes the pieces didn't connect easily, and I stepped in to help. I found them easy to connect.
After this was built, I liked that you could turn it on to either stay on as a light or you could have it flash on and off. It made night time play fun for her dolls as they got to ride around in the brightened truck.
She has had it put together for quite some time and it's held up. Every now and then a piece on the bottom will fall off from play, but we just pop it back on and she's back at playing with it.
My daughter really liked the Laser Pegs and as a mother, I really liked them as well.


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GREAT movie, but a huge tear jerker for me. I had to stop in the middle and collect myself. I cannot help but be moved deeply when I see the suffeing that was undergone by these people. I was so grateful for the gift of freedom and the many things I take for granted. It was a good thing to remember on Memorial Day weekend.
There's one scene where a woman who is captured and forced onto the slave ship delivers her baby in the midst of a terrible storm and all the other slaves, chained together work together to raise the baby up above the tossing and turning bodies to save it. I completely broke down. I thought of Ava Marie and how comfortable we've been throughout our pregnancy.
(Here she is at her 20 week Ultrasound)
Today (Memorial Day) Shaun & I were actually able to sleep in and wake up totally refreshed. What a gift! I know it's one I probably will not be indulging in soon.
We began the day with a beautiful Memorial Day Mass which we both cried through due to the hymns.
(evidently this does not have the same effect on everyone... hmmm)
After Mass we were off for breakfast and then came home to work on the yard and house together. We both felt really motivated despite the heat and humidity and we tend to work well as a team. On a whim we decided to plant window boxes and went out shopping for flowers and came home to work on them together. It was a wonderful little memory.
I used to think that to please God or live a worthy life, I had to do "GREAT things", but now as I've grown a little older in my faith and begun to understand the gifts God sends us in the smallest things, whether I'm hanging laundry on the line, planting flowers, digging in the dirt, cleaning the house, folding laundry or enjoying a simple dinner and a movie with my husband. I cannot help but feel intense gratitude and find myself content with the Ordinary things in life.


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Photo Challege No: 2 - Christmas Signs just concluded yet I'm at the presence of you with a new challenge!
On our holiday I didn't get lazy and Kasia organized a challenge for me with her good friend (and a damn good photographer) Łukasz. (It is pronounced "Wukash".)
As we are spending our 2 weeks holiday in Warsaw and partially because Łukasz is very busy working during the day, we chose a topic for night photography. Fablamaca proudly presents: Warsaw at Night!
Please vote for one or more photographs. As you know, we expect you to choose the best photograph representing the topic. In this case, best night photograph for Warsaw.
The photographs are anonymous until the end of the challenge, as you know.
Enough words. Here are the candidates:
|(01) Stalin's Gift
|(02) Speed of Light
|(03) Lift Off
|(04) Untitled
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
First Sign of Fall
Wooden knuckles of bare branches knock on the window
And spin around in a wind dance as clouds close in.
Then, rain drops slap, surprised, against the glass
What a fall from thousands of feet to come to that end!
You shouted your last exit from this house one year ago,
And for a moment your shape re-appears.
Tonight the compost of that memory slips
Into the cradle this empty house.
Red clouds under lit by a low sun sink
Just where the land ends and the bay begins.
Just outside, I can hear a little girl
Shrieking in delight that she's seen a ghost.
Quieter still it grows as a single dog barks
Into the blanket of charcoal night.
October 2009
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I received the tentative email that I was accepted into the TWU program to gain another masters. This masters would be in Library Science. I hit social media (because I follow some AMAZING librarians) and asked where was the best place to start for a list of books to read.
NOW.. Librarians are SO much more than knowing what books to read! BUT.. I don't start school until the 19th of January. That is a long time away. I hit up the library yesterday and picked out 5 books (3 picture and 2 YA) As I devoured these books in one day... I remembered why I LOVE reading. I can get lost in the pages of a book so quickly and be transported to another time or place. On my main blog I will be writing about my upcoming goals for the year.. and one of them is to spend less time on the social media and more time in the crafting, making, reading and learning.
I have been in education for 14 years. 11 of that was in a self contained special education classroom and I am currently an Instructional Technology Specialist. I LOVE my job.. I love being able to work with teachers and students and help them gain new understanding of various ways to increase their instruction with technology. But, I also know that I am a Busy Bee and am always looking for a new way to grow and learn. As I have watched and learned from my librarian friends I see the meld of technology, libraries, and overall learning. After I posted my need for a good list of books to read I had a great friend send me a message about how librarians are so much more than reading. "The MAIN point being that the library is of course, as you know, is supposed to the HUB for all things and therefore sharing books becomes a fraction of what one would expect from a "school library"" Thanks Sue Levine!
I started a Goodreads account I have a new Instagram account and of course this new blog. I also have a pinterest board that I am adding information too (this of course might change as I learn more.
I have LOTS to learn.. and am thankful for all the people that have already helped me on this journey.. and I know that I will be asking for a ton of help!
The Books I just finished-
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend (by Dan Santat)- Super cute read about an imaginary friend who goes to find his human.
Ideas for the classroom: Have students create their own imaginary friends- maybe create want ads for the imaginary friends.
The Way to the Zoo- (by John Burningham) Easy read about a little girl who finds a secret door that leads to the zoo.
Ideas for the classroom: This could easily be used for various sequencing activities. Extension activities could also include collaborating with other classrooms to build a virtual zoo.
Blizzard- (by John Rocco) This was my favorite of the 3 books (although Adventures of Beekle was a CLOSE runner up!) It might have been because of the current weather. This book tells of an adventure of a boy during a blizzard.
Ideas for the classroom: The illustrations lead so many extension activities. From the day of the week embedded in each page (have students create their own sequencing) to the map of the town that folds out. Students can create their own map of the town and schedule of what would happen if this happened at their school.
The Dreamer- (by Pam Munoz Ryan and Peter Sis) I picked up this book because I LOVE Pam Munoz Ryan and have ready most of her books. This book tells of Neftali who later adopted the name Pablo Neruda. Neftali was a dreamer that had a beautiful way with words. The book did sadden me, but I loved how the main character although frail and "shinbones" stayed with his dreams.
Ideas for the classroom- This would be a great story to use with a poetry unit to discuss authors. Extension would be to research more about Pablo Neruda
Space Case- (by Stuart Gibbs) This was my favorite find out of the 5 books that I just finished. This book is a great mystery that happens on the moon. It is well written, and I was surprised by the ending (don't worry.. I won't give it away!)
Ideas for the classroom: have students write their own Moon Manuals or redesign the living quarters on a budget.
I am headed to the library to get my next set!


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As I sit here tonight, cradling a full stomach and nursing a head cold, I've turned to two things for comfort: Nyquil (so forgive me if this review slips into the realm of garbled non-sequitur when that miraclous green sludge kicks in) and Planes, Trains & Automobiles. There's something wretchedly pathetic about a 20-year-old's nostalgia, particularly for something that's actually older than he is, but I wonder we'll ever have another film of its kind. A Thanksgiving film, I mean. Every other major holiday has numerous films that revolve around that particularly day (well, maybe Independence Day is the only one for July 4, but that film so inadvertently summarizes that holiday that no one needed to try again). Heck, one has a veritable pick of the litter for Christmas, whether you like so-sugary-it'll-give-you-diabetes nostalgia (A Christmas Story), family-is-hell farce (Christmas Vacation) or even love-to-hate cynicism (Bad Santa). And I'm not even counting the approximately 12,000 versions of Dickens' A Christmas Carol (though attention must be paid to The Muppet Christmas Carol, king of the adaptations and indeed the Christmas genre).
Thanksgiving, if I might break out the soapbox now and be done with it, doesn't even exist anymore. Now, Thanksgiving is merely a feast to build and store one's energy for the subsequent Christmas shopping spree. Christ, the economy was so bad this year that Black Friday started on Monday. Of course, this isn't entirely a recent occurrence; one could spot the trouble on the horizon all the way back to 1947's Miracle on 34th Street, a staple of the Christmas genre, which builds its plot upon an opening at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. That was the real Red Tide of the late '40s, one that foresaw our current situation, in which the Ghost of Christmas Future has become the Present, his skeletal talons clawing for yet more territory by eviscerating our beloved celebration of a time when we relied on the Native Americans for food, before we figured it out for ourselves and killed them in repayment (be thankful we were the only ones with guns!).
I suppose -- as I appear dead-set on derailing this review before it even begins, spurred on by the tongue-loosening treacle that is the deadly Q, its green haze slowly clouding my vision -- that this is as good a time as any to discuss the late John Hughes. As a child of the '90s, and someone who's never really fit in with the youth zeitgeist anyway, Hughes doesn't hold the place in my heart he does for the Gen X'ers. I find that his screenplays typically waver between hip youth comedies that do not age well and message-heavy pictures that slam on the brakes at odd intervals to remind of Serious Issues (there is a great deal of overlap between the two).*
That may be one of the many reasons why I so dearly love his masterpiece Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Neither facile comedy nor a heavy-handed issues picture, it instead finds the best elements of both of these styles while omitting the weaker aspects of the rest of Hughes' corpus. For make no mistake: this is a farce, albeit one played with a straight face rather than a winking nod. It is also, at times, dramatic and serious, but its messages are fluidly integrated into the film instead of set apart and lit with neon. It is also a holiday film that impressively links to the deeper meanings behind its holiday beyond superficial lip service.
As farce requires simplicity, Hughes' story can be summed up in a single sentence: a man attempts to go home for Thanksgiving but cannot. The man in question is Neal Page (Steve Martin), an advertising executive currently working in New York and set to fly back home to Chicago to see his family for the first time in weeks. But a meeting runs long, his cab is stolen and the flight is delayed. When he finally gets on a plane, he's bumped from first class to coach, and then the plane must divert to Wichita due to a blizzard.
Adding to this misery is one Del Griffith (John Candy), the man who stole Neal's cab and, of course, sat next to him in his downgraded coach seat. Del is the sort of person who embodies the idea of "trying too hard": he's a kind, affable man, but he treats strangers like close friends, regaling them with long-winded stories that cannot qualify as anecdotes because they ultimately serve no point. Even his laugh is overly ingratiating, widening his mouth to swallow his face to emit a staccato chuckle of a laugh. He makes a living selling shower ring curtains (or earrings, depending on whom he's pitching), the sort of prosaic, meaningless occupation that seems perfectly fitting. He offers to use his connections to get Neal a room in Wichita, setting in motion one of the weirder buddy movies, a genre that is predicated on off-kilter juxtapositions.
Though the buddy film had existed for years, Martin and Candy almost seem like the archetypes for the genre's characters: Martin, the detached, ironic stand-up, is perfect as the uptight, no-nonsense character, while the lovable, physically comic Candy can make Del's exaggerations identifiable. At the motel in Wichita, Neal, fed up with the day's events, unleashes on Del, criticizing him for the exact things we all feel for his ilk -- a hatred of his "amusing" stories, his irritating cheerfulness, the way people like that think that laughing off serious problems is a valid way of handling them and thus wondering why normal people get stress -- and Candy's slow deflation is one of the most heartbreaking things I've ever seen in the movies. And then, he rallies; "Yeah, you're right," he calmly states. "I talk too much. I also listen too much. I could be a cold-hearted cynic like you... but I don't like to hurt people's feelings." He says, with childlike yet forceful simplicity, "I like me," and the effect is so staggering even Neal stops in his tracks.
The rest of the journey unites the two in an odd friendship, as they suffer yet more setbacks and find a certain comfort from this mad world in each other. A thief nabs the cash out of both their wallets, but at least Neal has a credit card. Until their rental car catches fire with his wallet inside. They hitch rides at times, but they never seem to make it into the actual cabs, always stuck in the backs of trucks in the middle of snow-blanketed Kansas and Missouri. Yet the trip is therapeutic, softening Neal's self-absorption and taming the more insufferable attributes of Del's kindness. Such moments grow naturally from the ills that befall the pair, and they never obstruct the comedy, which is as bountiful and filling as a Turkey Day feast.
Two bits continue to strike me as particularly hilarious: the first takes place in the Wichita motel, the morning after their argument and subsequent burying of the hatchet. Sharing a bed, they each reached out to their imagined loved ones in the night, waking to find themselves spooning and holding hands. "Where's your other hand?" asks Neal. "Between two pillows." "Those aren't pillows!" It starts with typical homophobic jitters and gagging, then Hughes pushes it further until he mocks such responses with Neal and Del's desperate attempts to find something macho to discuss to prove how manly they are. "See that Bears game last week?" "Yeah, helluva a game, helluva game. Bears gotta great team this year." There's also something tremendously funny about the way this scene of mock-post-coital cuddling coming off their harsh conversation the night before, a subtle evocation of makeup sex.
The other notable comic triumph, and the film's most famous scene, occurs at a rental car agency. After receiving the keys to the wrong car and being forced to walk three miles back from the airport to the agency, Neal looks like he might produce a shotgun at any minute and start indiscriminately killing customer and representative alike. He approaches the counter of a woman enjoying a personal phone conversation who waves him off when he clears his throat. When she at least hangs up and turns to him with one of those painted-on smiles, he launches into a tirade. In the space of one minute, Martin uses the word "fuck" 18 times in a picture that would have otherwise barely garnered a PG rating. The concentration of the film's swearing into this one scene makes it hilarious, more so because Martin does not grandstand and shout but hisses silently in true anger.
The ending comes with a twist, but one designed to enhance the emotional weight of the story, not create some out of thin air. Its happy ending is not saccharine but deeply felt, a validation of the men's trials as evidenced in Neal's flashbacks on the train, in which Hughes contrasts thoughts of his children and his memories of his time with Del, both of which elicit the same smiling, loving reaction. Before fading out to the credits, the frame freezes on John Candy's smiling visage, smiling so that his pudgy cheeks push his eyes into squints, and I am reminded of the great pain of losing someone so vibrant. I remember as a kid just wanting to reach through the screen of his movies and hug John candy, feeling it would be like hugging Winnie the Pooh and Santa Claus all at once. Even now, I see the way his great mound of flesh wriggles when he laughs, or the way that a simple slump of his shoulders can bring me as close to tears as the end of Casablanca. So I lament him, as I do Hughes, for all his weakness. I also mourn the passage of films like this, broad comedies with a true heart, the likes of which Judd Apatow and his sphere of influence has been trying to recreate for years now without the recipe. And, as this film is so much a part of its subject, I mourn Thanksgiving, the fading luster of its wonderful message, no matter how dark the truth behind it might be.
Yet, if I stopped there, I would be just as guilty of casting aside the holiday, so let me really blog here for a minute and discuss that for which I give thanks. Friends and family are a given, but consider this my thanks anyway. For Roger Ebert, Jonathan Rosenbuam, Manny Farber, Andrew Sarris, Dave Kehr, James Agee, Cahiers, Film Comment, and all the other intelligent critics and film publications out there who have offered and continue to offer revealing, beautifully written criticism and analysis of the cinema. For Deron Overpeck, my Intro to Film Studies professor last year, the only witty, enthusiastic and utterly engaging professor I've yet had in college after almost three full years. For David Bordwell, whose instructional writings reassure me that I might be able to learn something about academic film studies when my college offers so few courses on film. For Bergman, Scorsese, Herzog, Welles, Kurosawa, Kubrick, Peckinpah, Ford, Lynch, Kaufman, Lang and Murnau. For Whedon, Simon and Sorkin. For filmmakers like Jean-Luc Godard, who are so independent and confident that they continue to make films that don't cater to anyone's wishes, including those of people like myself who consider ourselves adventurous moviegoers. For people like Jim Emerson, James Berardinelli, Tim Brayton, Ed Howard, Jason Bellamy -- to name but an obscenely omissive few -- who prove that serious, well-written criticism is not only possible on the Internet but greatly abetted by it.
And lastly, I'm thankful for those who somehow found this blog, read it and gave me feedback and suggestions. Your input is invaluable to me and I can only hope that I receive more in the future. Thank you. Oh, and thank you, Nyquil, for easing this sore throat with your sickly sweet serum. You may take me to the land of the dreamless sleep now.
*I confess that I was somewhat amused to check his IMDb profile and see that he wrote the remake of Miracle on 34th Street. It's a small world after all, huh?
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
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This is a touching post - and this movie is one of the great comedies. I don't mind your digressions here and I appreciate what you give thanks for. You mention Jason Bellamy as an excellent blog writer - and that's very true; it was he who inspired me to start my own blog last January. Hope you're over that cold.ReplyDelete
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One of my nicknames for Audrey is SnuggleBug and that pretty much sums up how she is these days. So snuggly!!! I love it. She lays her head in the hollow of my neck and shoulder and puts her arms around me and I just melt with the sweetness of it. She wears my arms and back out on the weekends, because she loves me to carry her as much as possible. She gets upset when I set her down and she still prefers her mama over anyone else. No complaints from me!
Her latest lovebug move? When you ask for a kiss she'll lean her head into you so you can give her one. Awww! I also heard from her teacher at school that when the other boys and girls are upset, she tried to calm them down. Apparently she goes to get their toys or pacifiers and hands them to them. Last night Barrett was wailing in time-out, which he was placed in because he pushed her. She picked up his blanket and shuffled down the hall to take it to him.
Also, we handed her a baby doll two weeks ago and she took that little doll, pulled it to her chest and gave it the sweetest little hug. She's definitely a little girl! She now likes to put the doll into a stroller and walk it around the house. She's very interested in putting its pacifier in and taking it out.
She says a few words regularly: mama and uh-oh. Some words she says infrequently: hi, daddy (ah-ee), and more (muh). I haven't picked up on any others yet.
I know she's starting to understand what we're saying pretty well, since she's starting to follow some simple commands. Like leaning in for a kiss or if I ask her to get a book, she'll go pick one out. She lets me know what she wants by pointing and if I offer her something she doesn't want, she'll shake head head furiously or push it away. So even though she's still not speaking a lot, her non-verbal communication is strong.
Favorite books: Audrey's obsessed with Brown Bear, Brown Bear. She and the speech therapist read this book weekly and so now she's obsessed with our book at home. Whenever I try to read other books to her at bedtime, she rips them out of my hands and shoves Brown Bear in. She does like the lift-the-flap books we have too.
Favorite toys: she always likes to walk around with a toy in her hand - lately it's either her little yellow duck or one of our bath books. She takes this to daycare, in the car, to bed.
I'll say one thing about my kids - they're obsessive.
Favorite foods: Audrey's still on a restricted diet but that ends this week - hooray! I am so ready to be done with this. Making all these extra meals has been a huge pain. She still eats pretty well but the drinking has been difficult. She's never been too enthusiastic about drinking, starting from the bottles at the very beginning and continuing to valveless sippy cups or open top cups. But in the last two weeks, she pretty much decided she wasn't drinking at.all. We push and push the liquids but she still doesn't drink much. I don't know what the deal is but it drives me crazy!
Size: She wears size 3 diapers and is in size 12-18 month clothes. She still wears 12 month pajamas but there isn't much additional room and I plan to move her to the 18 month now (although they seem so big!). She is 18lbs, 10oz. She's around the 2nd percentile for weight and I think around the 4th percentile for height. She's only gained four ounces since her pre-op appointment six weeks ago and her height is just a tad bit more. I'm not surprised but that was a bit of a bummer. The first few weeks after her surgery, she lost her belly. It's back now, but she had a lot to overcome. I hope that she'll grow now that she can be back on her regular food again.
I think she's already figuring out how much fun it is to push her brother's buttons. She like to grab his toys and tease him. I don't feel too sorry for him because he instigates plenty with her too. I think now that she's so much more active, he sees her as more of a peer so he is a little more rough-and-tumble with her than I'd like. She usually likes it and just smiles and laughs when he's pushing her around or climbing on her but sometimes it erupts into tears. I have to watch very closely. Barrett definitely sees her as competition now for our attention. He mimics all the things she does and of course the things she plays with are suddenly what he needs to play with.
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Basketball: did you know that they make little bitty basketballs for little bitty kids? I found this out when I went online to buy a basketball hoop for the boys. I didn't want to buy Nerf type basketballs since the hoop would be outside. Who knew that you can get small and smaller basketballs just right for little hands!? They practiced dribbling and shooting baskets for hours.
Garage sale swingset: I found a swingset for $25 at my neighbors garage sale and it was mostly assembled (that's even better than the low, low price). The great gals who attended the mini-retreat helped me carry it home and my son put it back together. A great deal of swinging occurred and I am quite sure that we got the entire $25 back in use over the weekend. Don't you just love bargains at garage sales?
Now on to the quilting news. I picked up my Stacked Block quilt and my Teal We Meet Again Wonky Plus Sign quilt from my long-arm quilter. She had marked the Stacked Block quilt with blue washable marker, so I washed it after getting it home. It's so big, I haven't been able to take a good photo yet - hopefully in next post.
Here is the Wonky Plus Sign quilt:
I also made my ABC blocks for the June BAMQG meeting (the letters are "Q" and "R") and here they are:
First is the "Q" block - Quilt In Light and Dark:
And this is the "R" block - Right Hand of Friendship
And finally, I worked on Step 4 of the Liberated Round Robin 2 project. Step 4 is the last step of this online improvisational bee. The theme for Step 4 was "Serendipity". My serendipity was to take a little block that I had made that was a wonky tree, which just happened to have the same purple fabric I used in the center of the project and added it to the upper left hand corner. There could be more added but here is Step 4 right now:
After I decide about adding any other elements to this round, I envision black binding to finish it.
Aaaaanyway, that's it from the Robertson household.


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Many of us have been scrambling around trying to find something to do until October 13th, the close yet so far away date of Season 4 of "The Walking Dead". This season will introduce a new kind of walker! I'm sure you have your calendars marked. Me, too. Now, since summer is just about over, it's only a matter of weeks until we will all be reunited. (And just so you know, those "walks" you often take will not speed up the time. You're not going to walk out the door and fall into a time capsule. If that could be done, I would have done it back in December! Believe me, I know nothing compares to dried up zombies, good ol' filthy Daryl Dixon and his bad boy persona, and Carl and that hat!
Since it's down to some weeks, I've decided to give you some pointers, perhaps even choices that will help you better utilize your time. I'm pretty sure most of us are getting sick of staring at the wall. On with the list!
Re-watch the whole series from season 1, episode 1! It can be very helpful although you'll probably become more antsier than you are now. At least you won't have to settle for True Blood! Unless you're still a fan after it went all over the place, then I say go live your life!
Sick of listening to your significant other talk? Netflix! Well, that won't tune out your sugar lips, but Netflix can be very helpful! Not just only for movies but for shows! The awesome thing about it is how you don't have to worry about commercials. Nothing sucks more than 10 minutes of what kind of toilet paper you should use to avoid flakes. If you choose to watch some movies, there are some hidden gems on there. so Godspeed!
Read the comic book, duh! If you don't mind reading, this is definitely for you and will ease your emotions! I came across some sad individuals who did not know that the show was based off an awesome comic book! How does that happen? How don't you know? Anyhow, there are about 112 issues that could definitely keep you busy until the season begins!
Zombie camps! If it's your goal to be Daryl Dixon, zombie survival camp is for you! It's a hands on, fully equipped training facility usually in the woods somewhere. These courses take themselves very serious because you will learn how to use firearms, defend yourself in hand-to-hand combat, shoot a crossbow, find or create shelter and so much more.
If you want to physically experience a hands-on facility and reading or watching Daryl just isn't enough, search for the closest survival camp to you!
Universal Studios! Beginning September 20th, Rather if you attend Universal Studios California or Universal Studios Florida, there will be The Walking Dead maze where guests will be able to walk through the West Georgia Correctional Facility, overrun by clumps of walkers! You'll be able to walk through the wilderness that surrounds the prison, and then stroll through Woodbury, where there are secrets still concealed. Not only that, but you'll be able to walk though Hershel's deadly barn with the fleshing eating walkers.
Once again, if you want something physical, this is for you as well! It'll definitely satisfy your emotions.


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Why is pop so terrible, yet, it's the music everyone buys. Do people actually still listen to their Backstreet Boys and Nsync records? Does anyone remember that Mandy Moore even had a singing career at one time? Pop can be good at times...but mostly it's a canker sore that needs to be eliminated...and I'm the man who needs to do it. With the good and the bad...it all has had it's day and now it needs to go.
The 11 Hottest Pop Albums Coming Out in Fall 2006
1. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex (9/12) - Maybe the only truly talented member of the pop core. But now he's singing about sexy backs. Who cares if someone has a sexy back? As long as they shave it...that's all that really matters. Hey, JT why don't you sing about how the careers of rest of Nsync's members have crashed and burned. That's a CD I'd buy. (Quality Potential: 70%)
2. Beyonce - B'Day (9/5) - Okay the woman can sing...but only what she's told to sing. But when the people who are writing your songs for you are morons...no gives a crap. Have you heard her new single? Yeah, neither have I. (Quality Potential: 40%)
3. Maroon 5 - TBA (11/14) - I still think these guys are really just Third Eye Blind reuniting under a different name. Anyone checked these guys' I.D.s? (Quality Potential: 35%)
4. Diddy - Press Play (10/17) - Stop changing your name and start writing some good music. The last hit you had that anyone remembers was when Biggy died. (Quality Potential: 18%)
5. Taylor Hicks - TBA (11/14) - American Idol's silver fox will now butcher his own songs just as badly as he tarnished the Doobie Brothers. (Quality Potential: 15%)
6. Fergie - The Dumbass (9/19) - Your London Bridge reference makes no sense. If you have a sexual body part that has the power to move up and down, that's not a clitoris...that's a penis. You're an idiot, I hope you get ass herpes. (Quality Potential: 1%)
7. Clay Aiken/Fantasia/Ruben Studdard/Chris Daughtery/Katherine McPhee - (all the f**kin time) - And people wonder how George Bush got re-elected. (Quality Potential: 10%)
8. Janet Jackson - 20 Y.O. (9/26) - I heard to get some publicity she's going to let Beyonce rip-off her bikini bottom during the World Series. Be afraid. Be very afraid. (Quality Potential: 23%)
9. John Legend - Once Again (10/24) - Okay, he's cool. He gets a free pass. (Quality Potential: 75%)
10. Omarion - 21 (10/31) - He was that guy in that show Punk'd who got Punk'd. Yeah, I don't know who he is either. (Quality Potential: 21%)
11. America - Here and Now (10/17) - Yes, that's the original pop rock masters back to show "they can do magic." Loaded with guest stars like Ryan Adams, Ben Kweller, James Iha and Sister Golden Hair riding a Horse With No Name down Ventura Highway. (Quality Potential: 40%)


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Books owned that were read
Or is it?
That's the final number of books read this year. It's not 100, but I'm happy. I'm behind on the reviews -- those stopped at number 70. I'll finish the rest in the next week or two.
So here's the list:
1. The Awakening, Kate Chopin
2. Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Jules Verne
3. Dealing with Dragons, Patricia C. Wrede
4. Zombie Spaceship Wasteland, Patton Oswalt
5. Canticle for Leibowitz, Walter Miller Jr.
6. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Patrick Suskind
7. Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton
8. I Have the Right to Destroy Myself, Young-Ha Kim
9. Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk
10. Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut
11. Eeeee Eee Eeee, Tao Lin
12. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
13. Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins
14. Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins
15. Take the Cannoli, Sarah Vowell
16. No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy
17. High Fidelity, Nick Hornby
18. Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell
19. Shoplifting from American Apparel, Tao Lin
20. Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys
21. Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman
22. Vox, Nicholson Baker
23. V for Vendetta, Alan Moore
24. Very Far Away from Anywhere Else, Ursula Le Guin
25. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Tao Lin
26. You Are a Little Bit Happier Than I Am, Tao Lin
27. The Stranger, Albert Camus
28. A Listener's Diary, Sarah Vowell
29. Contact, Carl Sagan
30. A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan
31. Drinking at the Movies, Julia Wertz
32. Skim, Mariko Tamaki
33. The Lifted Veil, George Eliot
34. Mathilda, Mary Shelley
35. Lady Susan, Jane Austen
36. The Hound of the Baskervilles, Arthur Conan Doyle
37. The Help, Kathryn Stockett
38. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See
39. First Love, Ivan Turgenev
40. One Day, David Nicholls
41. Parnassus on Wheels, Christopher Morley
42. During My Nervous Breakdown I Want My Biographer Present, Brandon Scott Gorrell
43. No One Belongs Here More Than You, Miranda July
44. The Gospel of Anarchy, Justin Taylor
45. Everything is Going to Be Great, Rachel Shukert
46. The Postmortal, Drew Magary
47. The Shit My Dad Says, Justin Halpern
48. Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
49. Sloth, Gilbert Hernandez
50. Love and Rockets: New Stories Vol. 1, Gilbert Hernandez
51. Ayiti, Roxane Gay
52. The Farthest Shore, Ursula Le Guin
53. Tehanu, Ursula Le Guin
54. Tales from Earthsea, Ursula Le Guin
55. The Other Wind, Ursula Le Guin
56. Bed, Tao Lin
57. Sometimes My Heart Pushes My Ribs, Ellen Kennedy
58. Wilson, Daniel Clowes
59. Ghost World, Daniel Clowes
60. American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis
61. When She Woke, Hillary Jordan
62. Camera, Jean-Phillippe Toussaint
63. Selected Unpublished Blog Posts of a Mexican Panda Express Employee, Megan Boyle
64. Break it Down, Lydia Davis
65. Vathek, William Beckford
66. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson
67. The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde
68. A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess
69. A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf
70. Us, Michael Kimball
71. The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
72. The Happy Prince, Oscar Wilde
73. A House of Pomegranates, Oscar Wilde
74. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories, Oscar Wilde
75. The Clouds Should Know Me By Now: Buddhist Poet Monks of China
76. Willow, Wine, Mirror, Moon: Women's Poems from Tang China, Jeanne Larsen
77. Watchmen, Alan Moore
And I wanted to see what my unconscious reading habits looked like statistically:
40% were by female authors
60% by male authors
Only 16% by authors of color
60% novels
12% graphic novels
10% short stories
9% poetry
6% non-fiction
3% other
12% translated from another language
So it was the year of the English white male novel. No surprise there. Next year I will strive for more diversity.
But I did manage to knock 21 off The Guardian's 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read list. If I keep going at that rate I'll finish off all 1000 when I'm... 70 years old! But by then they'll change up the list and we'll all be too preoccupied wearing anti-gravity boots and dancing on the ceiling to care about books. If we even make it to the year 2013.
Countdown to the zombie apocalypse 2012!


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I'm a pretty earthy-crunchy kind of person and try to stay away from the harsh chemicals in my house. With that said, I went out and bought an industrial sized bottle of Lysol and have been spraying my house from top to bottom. I've been knee deep in puke (and other bodily fluids) for the last week and can't figure out why I haven't caught it yet. I'm not complaining, just a bit worried about when it will hit me.
The kids are back to school today. I think we are all ready for a bit of normalcy and routine. I must admit that I'm thankful this all happened over spring break. They would have been out of school for awhile otherwise. I'm also thankful it's done, the mental anguish that comes with sick kids is a load on a parent's shoulders. It's mentally and physically exhausting. I pray none of you have the Norovirus come knocking at your door.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
profuse apologies
....For neglecting my artwork and blog for so long. Today I'm starting another blog that might explain a bit of why I've been 'too busy'. But I have high hopes pof returning here very soon, and with any luck, I'll be able to add som wheel thrown work and sculpture to the portfolio.....
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Have a good week!!!!
Monday, April 19, 2010
I have been on vacation with my friends & family to Country Thunder! 5 days of fun & Country music....had a blast!!!! Now I am cleaning camper & house to get ready for work tomorrow. I will hopefully be back to the blog again this weekend. Until then I will leave you with a picture of my new hat & boots I got.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Compsoe a card challenge #8
Happy Saturday all my blogger friends! I am giving Becky's compose a card challenge a try again this week :) It is getting a little easier, but still a challenge for me. This is the deets for this weeks challenge:
This is what I came up with:
I went for the black & white polka dot dress....Like the dress I gathered/pleated the top of my card & added some shear netting to the bottom. I colored a piece of white ribbon green to match the green bow on the dress added a clear button with polka dot paper to show through. Added a little tag & that's that!! I even took my photo outside llike the photo of the little girl.
All paper is PTI as well as the greeting, ribbon & netting from Michaels, Clear buttons are from Taylored Expressions.That's it for this one....better get to my weekend chores! Thanks for the visit today!!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Can flowers be blue?
Happy Easter all my fellow bloggers!! We are having the most beautiful day here in Arizona :) I have been wanting to play along with Becky's Compose a card challenge. This challenge has challenged me beyond frustration!!! LOL!!! I have been working on it for 2 days! These are the deets to the chalenge:
seems pretty simple..right??? HA!
this is what I ended up with.
Not ecactly sure of all the rules....hope it's ok to use punches & other things?? My papers today are PTI & cosmo cricket. Buttons are all PTI, flowers are made with various punches, mostly Marvy I think. My flower stem is actually made of black felt....something I picked up at CKC a while back. The flag is also black felt. The sentiment is PTI. OBVIOUSLY I need some serious practice with the old sewing machine! LOL!!
All & all, I have decided this one has been a good learning experience!!! Can't wait for the next!! :)
Now I better get outside & enjoy some of this weather!!
Thanks for todays visit!!!
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Favorite Children's Books
Other favorites of my kids - Skippy John Jones, Fancy Nancy, Pinkalicious, and of course, Junie B Jones and the Magic Treehouse.
What books do your kids like? (we could always use some more!)
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- jill said...
I loved Leo the Lop as a kid. It's been reprinted and is pretty cheap. Although I think the original my mom has cost like seventy-nine cents. It's not quite that cheap anymore.
I also liked hte gillygoofang, but its $$$ because its not in print
- March 19, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- Cara said...
Hey one of my favorite bloggers for kids books is http://www.motherreader.com/
You can great ideas there. My kids love to read and be read to. Some of the Books my kids love besides Mo Willems are any of the kids books by Kevin Henkes ( like the Lily books); and G Is for One Gzonk!: An Alpha-number-bet Book by Tony DiTerlizzi; and Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude by Kevin O'Malley; and My Truck is Stuck by Kevin Lewis; 10 Minutes till Bedtime by Peggy Rathmann (and her other books); and Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin (and her other books)and although I could list many more, An Undone Fairy Tale by Ian Lendler and Whitney Martin is a book my kids laugh and laugh about. Enjoy!
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Date read: July 23, 2017
Eternal Mates
1. Kissed by a Dark Prince
2. Claimed by a Demon King
3. Tempted by a Rogue Prince
4. Hunted by a Jaguar
5. Craved by an Alpha
6. Bitten by a Hellcat
7. Taken by a Dragon
8. Marked by an Assassin
9. Possessed by a Dark Warrior
10. Awakened by a Demoness
11. Haunted by the King of Death
12. Turned by a Tiger
13. Tamed by a Tiger - Kindle
14. Treasured by a Tiger
Felicity Heaton
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
A snow leopard shifter in the prime of his life, the last thing on August's mind is tying himself to one female. He welcomes a different one to his bed each night, or at least he had until five months ago when he became alpha. The duties and pressures of running his pride have his libido dead on arrival—until a trip to London to discuss business with the former alpha lands him in the path of a beautiful, bewitching tigress who awakens a passion in him that flares white hot and a need of her that consumes his every moment.Thoughts on Tamed by a Tiger: Shapeshifters, man. I like their hot-blooded style! (For the record, I pretty much like all the species that populate the Eternal Mates world. From elves to demons and everything in between.)
Promised at birth to a male she has never met, Maya has left her pride behind to go to the tiger alpha who is to be her mate, but she can't leave without saying goodbye to her older brother, Talon. A stop in London at Underworld to see him one last time turns out far different, and far more dangerous, than how she had imagined it when she sets eyes on an alluring crimson-haired stranger who stirs new, unbidden feelings in her, desires that rouse her fiercest and most frightening instincts and demand she stake a claim on him—her fated mate.
Will Maya be strong enough to place her pride and her family's safety before the desires of her own heart? And will August unravel his feelings for the black-haired beauty before it's too late and he loses her forever?
We met Maya in the previous book and she's...not in the best place in this one. Determined to hold to the bargain her parents made, she's on her way to a new pride as a bride. Did I mention she's determined? Because she is. Her brothers can't talk her out of it and she wants one last chance to say goodbye to Talon before doing her duty.
As tends to happen, this puts her in the path of August, her special someone. Which is really bad timing in the sense that she's heading out into the wilds to be another man's ladyfriend. On the other hand, it's really GOOD timing since she hasn't actually mated the other dude yet. Sparks fly. Things happen. Regret is felt.
The regret isn't all on Maya's part, either. As the leader of his snow leopard pride, August is expected to take a snow leopard mate. Maya is clearly not a snow leopard. There doesn't look like there's a good way out for either of them at several points in their story. (As an aside, shapeshifters have some pretty outdated rules when it comes to mating and whatnot. Not all shapeshifters, I guess, but enough of them. Change is needed. *gives August a look*)
Another fast-paced, sexy romance with more than a hint of danger and plenty of smolder. I'm looking forward to Grey's book!


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I think this is going to be a bit fragmented – 2 hours' sleep a night, maximum, doesn't aid the memory.
As you probably know my flight on the Friday was cancelled due to the weather, and rescheduled for the following Tuesday, meaning I wouldn't have any time to get over jetlag. No big deal, going out usually isn't too bad anyway. Not that I cared once I got on the plane anyway, as I was upgraded to business class! And on BA that means a bed, champagne, proper steak for dinner and as much booze I wanted.
Was picked up from the airport by Chynna and spent Tuesday night there, pretty much dead. Slept in then headed downtown to our hotel where I met up with Gillen and Drew. Once we got our shit together we headed over to the con centre to set up for Preview Night. Normally the Wednesday is pretty quiet, with a few people browsing and few sales. This year, however, it was pretty packed, and we would have been able to shift a few books – except, thanks to a miscommunication, our books weren't arriving till the Friday. So Traci at Image made a couple of calls and got some books on loan from Comic Relief, who had a stand elsewhere in the con.
Wednesday night we headed to the Ivy, where a couple of people were staying, and stood around feeling very uncomfortable as we were far too low-class to be in such a hotel bar.
I can't remember what happened on each day during the actual con, so let's treat it all as one big day. I saw a lot of old friends and made a bunch of new ones, who I would list but I'm sure I'd forget someone. I didn't get to leave our booth for more than half an hour at a time, as we were so busy selling, signing, sketching and chatting with fans. I have to say that Phonogram fans seem to be the nicest in the world – I don't think there's one we talked to that we wouldn't happily sit down for a pint with. The Suburban Glamour posters and bookmarks went down a storm, all of them being snapped up before Sunday was over. Lots of people said they had pre-ordered it already, which is very nice. Met Hal Sparks and his girlfriend Sam (who I vaguely sorta knew online before anyway), who were both really cool people. Bought Paul Pope's new art book but was too shy to speak to him (it's Paul Fucking Pope!). Stood around while Elin Winkler and Jennifer De Guzman discussed shoes. Wanted to murder whoever thought playing a 1 minute section of a song on loop for the ENTIRE WEEKEND at their stand was a good idea. Briefly saw Amber Benson, but she was signing so didn't want to interrupt too much. Speaking of, it was nice to see a few old Bronzers turn up. Walked by the Oni booth to insult Ellerby a couple of times. Tried to find new Transformers and Death Note toys to no avail. Had a few meetings. All good.
Thursday night Gillen and I went for a meal with *deep breath* Matt Fraction and Kelly Sue DeC, Laurenn McCubbin, Jason Aaron, Ivan Brandon, Andy McDonald, Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan, Rick Remender and Hillary Barda to a very nice Thai restaurant called Rama. British Reserve prevented us from having any rice with our green curry, but it was a very pleasant if slightly expensive soup anyway.
After that we headed on down to the Avatar party to say hi to Warren Ellis, not before being thrown out of one room in a rather passive aggressive fashion because that's where the "celebrities" were going to sit. Ellis being Ellis he sat outside his own party smoking, so while we chatted I noticed Mike Carey walking past, and popped over to say hello. I think that's the only time I saw him all weekend, which is a recurring theme with these things.
Following that we caught the last half an hour of the CBLDF party, before heading off to the traditional Thursday Night 80s night at Shooterz. Gillen and I continued the Phonogram Ska Attack Squad tradition when Madness was played.
Friday night was the MySpace party, where Andre 3000 bore witness to Gillen dancing like the indie boy he is. Also sighted, Pee Wee Herman. The DJ was pretty good, although at one point he started playing only half of each song, which infuriates me. Thanks to Sam for arranging it, it was a great party (on the roof of a hotel, no less!). Then, the Hyatt bar till gone 4am.
Saturday night we did the Big Gay Dinner:
Gillen, me, Kady Mae, John Romero and Jim Massey
After that, we had no real plans, so we spent it at the Hyatt, again staying till gone 3am:
Sunday had a meal with a few people in a place called Chive, where rather than order one main meal, you get 3 small dishes to sample. Very tasty, and the rice pudding desert was amazing. Then, more Hyatting till the early hours, where a few photos were taken:
(Traci Hui, me and Jill Stafford)
Gillen and Merlin.
Ivan Brandon
Curb: Rob G, Laurenn McCubbin, Antony Johnston, Charlie Chu, Traci Hui and her boyfriend Damon
The ultra-suave Drew Gill, Phonogram designer
Clockwise from left: Matt Fraction, Ivan Brandon, Brian Wood, Traci Hui, Antony Johnston, me, Jill Stafford, Gillen
Monday was wind down day, with a quiet cafe lunch with a few people followed by meeting up with Chynna and co to spend the last night at her place. After a bit of shopping and In N Out burgers with Elin and co, I got to the airport and flew home (sadly, this time in Economy).
Photos stolen from Kelly Sue DeConnick and Jill Stafford.
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The Bronze. Now that makes me nostalgic.
Ahh, I've been wanting to go to comic-con for the past 2 years now. Sounds like this one was great! Do some SG signings in London (and bring some Phonogram T-shirts) please!


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Thursday, August 18, 2016
Before Facial Cream and Mascara by Linda Broday
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This is fascinating! So many of the ingredients in our beauty products are bad for us that it might not be a bad idea to go back to some of these!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Adriana, thanks for stopping by. I agree about the beauty products. They have a lot of things in them that we don't even know about. It seems the trend these days is going back to the basics/nature. That's always best. Who knows what products made in a lab have? What struck me most about this subject is how women, not matter their circumstances, wanted to look pretty.Delete
I've been grey starting in my 30's. I tried dying it only once and hated it and my hair grows fast so the roots showed almost immediately. I probably would have used the moisturizers but since others probably didn't use too much either, I'd be okay with it lol. The one thing I do like to use is eyeliner on my top lid but apparently that would get me in trouble lol.ReplyDelete
Hi Catslady! Great to see you. Oh goodness, that gray is persistent, isn't it? Mine is too. But, I keep trying to dye it. I'm not ready to go gray. Laughed at your comment about eyeliner. Ha! I'm sure no one could call you a painted lady. If they did, you have my blessing to hit 'em. Folks are too critical these days.ReplyDelete
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Spotlight: Greg Jennings
posted by Will Grant on Jul 29th
Will Grant's thoughts
After going 15-1 last season and finishing as the top team in the NFC, the Packers had hopes of returning to the Super Bowl. Unfortunately they were caught napping after the bye week and made an early exit. Throughout the regular season though, their passing game was one of the best in the NFL. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers frequently torched opposing defenses, finishing the season with 4600 passing yards and 45 passing TDS. Through all of that Greg Jennings was considered his go-to guy, as he has been for the last four seasons.
Track Record of Success
As Jennings enters his seventh season, he brings with him an impressive string of solid performances. In his second season with the Packers, Jennings has just 53 receptions over 13 games, but racked up an impressive 920 yards receiving and 12 receiving touchdowns. He followed that with three consecutive 1100+ yard seasons, culminating in 2010 when he posted 1265 receiving yards and 12 TDS, finishing as the #4 fantasy WR that year.
Jennings would have continued that streak last season, but he missed the last three games of the season due to a knee injury. Despite missing almost a quarter of the season, Jennings still finished with almost 950 receiving yards and nine receiving TDS. He posted an impressive 11.46 fantasy points per game, including six games with more than 13 fantasy points. His last full regular season game was against the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants, and he racked up seven receptions for 94 yards and a TD on 13 targets. Despite missing three games, his 67 receptions were second for Green Bay receivers behind Jordy Nelson who had 68 despite playing in three more games.
Full Speed Ahead
As training camp opens, Jennings is back at full speed. To make things even more interesting, Jennings is entering the final year of his contract, and he will be a free agent at the end of the season. With guys like Nelson, James Jones, Randall Cobb and JerMichael Finley on the team, you can expect that Jennings will be playing hard to attract big free agent interest, forcing the Packers to commit to him long term, or let him move on for that monster long term contract that veterans hope to land in the middle of their careers.
Look for Jennings to be right back in the swing of things this season. He and Aaron Rodgers have a great rapport, and Rodgers looks to him early and often in games. The Packers have too many offensive weapons to double-team Jennings on every play, and when he's working one on one, he is a dangerous receiver. Rodgers has great down-field accuracy and can take advantage of when Jennings breaks into the open field. While he finds a way to get everyone involved in the offense, Rodgers still finds a way to get Jennings the ball 5-6 times a game. From a fantasy prospective, you can't ask for much more than the consistent, week after week production that Jennings brings.
The key to Jennings' game is his ability to sneak up on your. If defenses key on him early, Rodgers will go to Jordy Nelson or JerMichael Finley if they are open. As defenses move to adjust, Jennings will start to see single coverage. Suddenly Jennings will find a soft spot deep down the field, working single coverage and in the blink of an eye, Rodgers will have him the ball. Jennings is also a great red zone threat. Because they can't run the ball as a team, the Packers often spread the field with multiple receivers near the goal line. Rodgers has the vision and reaction speed to find the open man and get him the ball quickly. Jennings should see at least two or three TDS come his way this season in the red-zone as well given his ability to find the soft spot and make the catch in traffic.
Beyond 2012
Expect the Packers to lock up Jennings long term sometime over the course of the season. He's going to post solid numbers again this year and unless he's injured early, teams are going to be licking their chops in preparation for free agency. Green Bay doesn't want to use the franchise tag on Jennings, and they don't want him to test the market. The key will be how long they'll commit to him with younger guys like Nelson and Randall Cobb behind him. Green Bay has one of the deeper receiving corps in the league, and they can certainly survive if Jennings were to leave the team. However, given how well him and Rodgers get along, you can expect that Green Bay will keep him under contract for the remainder of his career.
- He's the Go-To receiver on a team that is going to throw for more than 4500 yards again this season
- Questionable running game and pass defense means Green Bay is going to throw the ball a lot to build and maintain leads this season again
- Playing in a contract season during the prime of his career. He's motivated for a big season to land that last big payday of his career
- Finished last season on the sidelines with an injury and he is entering his seventh season. He may be showing signs of slowing down
- Huge competition for pass-catching means he could disappear in some games if someone else gets hot
- Lack of a legitimate threat to run means opposing defenses can focus on stopping the pass. Jennings is the go-to guy, and he will draw a lot of double teams
Final thoughts
Greg Jennings is a fantasy receiver with top 10 potential. Despite missing three games last year, he still managed to finish in the top 20, and his 11+ fantasy points per game average are exactly what you want from your top two receivers. Jennings is back at full strength, and has resumed his position as the 'go-to' receiver for Aaron Rodgers. While Rodgers likes to spread the ball around, Jennings always seems to come away with a few solid catches and clutch plays each game. Perhaps the best reason to draft Jennings though is his ability to find the end zone. In his first six seasons, Jennings has had four seasons with nine or more TDS. Even with missing three games last year, he still managed nine TD grabs. Target Jennings for another top 12 finish. He's not quite the stud that Megatron or Larry Fitzgerald are, but he's still work as a solid WR1 or high-end WR2 for your fantasy team.
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Before Jennings injured his knee against the Raiders he was on pace for 86-1240-12. If he plays 16 games he's a lock for 1150-9-12 TDs. While he'll never be as flashy as the other elite WR's, I think he's the safest WR outside of Calvin Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald. I don't buy into the Jordy Nelson stealing production for Jennings, as I view Nelson's 2011 season as an anomaly, and won't surpass Jennings on the food chain.asuterlowe said:
While I think Jordy isn't going to surpass Jennings, I believe this past season was a sign of things to come from him. He didn't fall off when Jennings was out and with Jennings drawing coverage I think he could be in a for a big year. McCarthy has spoken about his desire to expand Jordy's role in the offense, I think Finley is the one who will be hurt as Jordy emerges. One thing that is seldom brought up is how often Jordy was looked at this past season in the red zone. If people think Dallas and Atlanta are productive enough to support two WR1s, GB certainly is.
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