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HomeI wasn't afraid and I knew it. I couldn't understand why it always ended up like this. Always ended up with me in the dark cold, alone, lost, lifeless. Somehow I always made it out of there, relatively unscathed, physically atleast.
But mentally I was scarred, the scars embedded so deep inside of me that there was no way they would ever fade away. The memories of those days, those horrid days, hound me even today. Though I know I'm far from there, safe and cozy (once again, physically), the nightmares never fail to visit. I repeatedly beg them to go away, to leave me alone, yes, I wanted to be alone.
The pain of living even after he didn't, the excruciating piercing pain of the invisible knife repeatedly stabbing my heart, was slowly turning into numbness. I was growing immune to the stabbing, but not to the pain, the pain never left me.
I thought of those carefree days of my life. The days where he was around, to lift up my spirits, to guard me from all evils, protecting me in those strong, warm hands of his...those days were over. Now came the days when I had to fight with nature to kill myself, to end this horrid torture called life.
Everybody said I would get over it and I tried to believe them, but deep down I knew that nothing would ever be the same. I would never be alright again. Running away from home was an option, but I had no home.
Four years ago from this date I was just another sixteen year old in the orphanage. He, strong and handsome, at the age of seventeen had visited for a school project. We became friends and soon much much beyond that. He rescued me from there and promised a lifetime together, till eternity.
But promises are never kept...don't take me wrong, he tried his level best, but one evening, when the gray clouds engulfed the clouds, an omen perhaps. Just like in any movies the gang of villains came to attack us. But unlike any movie, the villains emerged victorious. My brave hero fought till his last breath, injured as many as he could.
The evil tried to kill me, but they didn't succeed. I wish they had, then he and I would still be together. I escaped, unscathed. I fought against my own life for three whole years trying to find a loophole in nature which would make my work so much easier. But, alas. Nature defied me, death defied me.
But today I'm prepared. I have been planning for a while, to end it, for once and for all. I looked down the cliff and saw a long stretch of nothing. I walked to the edge, opened my arms wide and smiled.
Bending down slightly, I took a leap. The wind was soaring in my face, what a marvellous feeling! This is how flying must feel. I couldn't enjoy the pleasurable feeling for long because I crashed. Usually a person would weep because of the pain, but I'm not just another person.
I felt myself rolling in a crippled position, unable to move. My smile turned even more wide. During the last few moments of my life I decided to think about all the beautiful memories with him: our first meeting, our first date, our confession, our first kiss, our plans for the future. I felt my breath rate going slower and I knew what my last thought would be. The reponse to his last words I will wait.
"I'm here," I said, breathing my last.
I opened my eyes in heaven and saw him. I ran into his arms felt them snake around me protectively. I hid my face in his naked chest. Yes, I was home.
That was pretty heavy stuff wasn't it?? Anyways I hope you all liked it!
Comments/criticisim always welcome!!!

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Data Security Podcast Episode 19 – Sep 23 2008
The Data Security Podcast is the place for 30 minutes of news every week on data security, privacy, and the law.
This weeks program: The lessons we can all learn about Web2.0 security from the Palin Yahoo Mail attack. We talk with The White Hat Security CTO, Jeremiah Grossman. Jeremiah is also a former Yahoo security executive. Plus, the latest security news.
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This week's show is sponsored by DeviceLock
Program Notes for Episode 19
1. TN Chattanooga Grand Jury Could Hear Testimony On Alleged Hacking Of Sarah Palin's Yahoo Mail Account
2. The 20 states that do not audit their election results are on notice from a coalition of election advocates including Common Cause.
3. Admins and InfoSec Pros Blackhole U.S. Based DarkWeb ISP Amid Fraud, Abuse Allegations
4. New York has become the second state to begin issuing hybrid driver's licenses with RFID that also serve as official identification cards at U.S. border crossing points.
5. Web Threats are More Pervasive than Email Threats Yet Businesses Fail to Protect Against Them
6. Communities that use reverse 911 calls to spread warnings are seeking new technology to reach the expanding number of cellphone users
Conversation: Ira talks with Jeremiah Grossman about the lessons we can all learn about Web2.0 security from the Palin Yahoo Mail attack. Jeremiah is the founder and Chief Technology Officer of White Hat Security, and a formerly worked on Yahoo Mail security issues while at Yahoo. Be sure to read Jeremiah's blog posting for more on this topic.


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The Media Institute of Southern Africa has honored a leading Namibian human rights defender with its Freedom of Expression Award. Phil ya Nangoloh, founder of the National Society for Human Rights, has been an activist for the past 26 years.
From Windhoek, ya Nangoloh spoke to VOA English to Africa Service reporter Joe De Capua about some of the obstacles he faced over the past quarter century.
" When I look back, sometimes I was faced with the possibility of fiscal elimination by members of the Namibian security forces in this country. But that did not help to deter me. I continued fighting. Because of this fight I have now earned respect and support not only of the people who we are trying to serve in this country, but also around the world. As I would like to say, I have been getting my courage from my critics, mainly in the government, and my supporters, who are mainly impoverished Namibians," he says.
Asked what keeps him going after 26 years of criticizing some of Africa's most powerful leaders, he says, "My thirst for justice combined with courage and perseverance and determination really kept me going all these years. And I'm determined to go much further as long as I'm alive."
Ya Nangoloh says that he shares his award with his colleagues at the National Society for Human Rights. In his acceptance speech, he writes, "Clearly, the right to both private and public expression is an essential component to maintaining awareness throughout our society. A free media allows for greater diversity of ideas and helps people be actively engaged in democracy."


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Venture capitalist Bruce Rauner wasn't in attendance. He has a huge financial lead over the other Republicans, and has committed to other forums.
Rauner's absence left him open for criticism from Treasurer Dan Rutherford who says Republican primary voters want a familiar face, not...
"Someone that has not showed up at the State Fair for Republican Day the first time because they're running for governor."
State Senator Kirk Dillard:
"Rahm Emanuel wouldn't be mayor of Chicago today without Bruce Rauner."
And State Senator Bill Brady says Rauner has shown:
"The height of arrogance."
Rauner's no-show also didn't sit well with voter Mike Daum.
"I've had him on my Facebook. I've liked him. I may unlike him after this."
Daum doesn't know which candidate he'll support. But he says if a Democrat wins come November, he knows a real estate agent in Indiana.


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Welcome to the Painting Challenge. Here you will find the fabulous, fevered work from miniature painters from around the world. While participants come from every colour, gender, age and nationality, they have at least three things in common: they love miniatures, enjoy a supportive community and they have all taken the Challenge. This site features the current year's event along with the archives of past Challenges. Enjoy your visit and remember to come back soon.
Monday, 20 March 2017
Caution... Wallah at Work!
Rest assured that the machinery has been set in motion, the mystical symbols are being consulted and most importantly I've put the kettle on. Stay tuned a couple of days people and once I've sifted through the mad rush that is the Last Days of the Challenge (with added important capitals no less) we'll have some Side Duels and Challenges results to report.
Millsy the Side Duels Wallah
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Haha! That is an awesome picture Millsy. You're doing a tremendous job. Thanks a bunch. And I have something for you as well, sir.ReplyDelete
Come on! Less of this faffing around putting the kettle on - it doesn't look good on you anyway! ;)ReplyDelete
Now, get those side duel results up! :)Replies
You know what he is like if he has to count to more than 21Delete
Cant get the staff these days...ReplyDelete
If I interpreted the final days of posting correctly, Millsy is being eaten by lions...?ReplyDelete
Putting the kettle on is always a good start. Good luck with adjudicating the duels and surviving the lions Millsy - not sure which is more dangerous.ReplyDelete


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Following up on that Fantastic Four #1 50th Anniversary post, it looks like Marvel is bringing the band back together this November, and just in time for the team's 600th issue if they decide to put the original number scheme back in place.
As posted by the likes of Newsarama and Bleeding Cool, this teaser for "FOUR" hints that the Fantastic Four will be reformed/ reunited/ reassembled. After the Human Torch gave up his life in the pages of Fantastic Four #587, the team was reformatted into the FF or "Future Foundation", and saw the inclusion of Spider-Man as a member to honor the Torch's memory. Now, with November fast approaching, it looks like a resurrection is in place for Johnny Storm... or it could symbolize the return to basics and bring back the blue and black tights with the "4" firmly in place again. Personally, I hope the Torch returns, and they reintegrate the original members back as they were always meant to be... As Marvel's First Family! For more info, visit Marvel.com or the source posts at Newsarama and Bleeding Cool!
FOUR, to be headed by the creative force of Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting, Carmine Di Giandomenico, and Leinil Francis Yu, will be released on November 2011!
*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm


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the sistine madonna, by raphael. 1513-1514
this here is actually the whole piece with the angels included. its funny how it can be two completely different pieces but at the end its actually one piece. but i actually like the piece with just the angels alone. this whole piece doesnt bring out the little angels as much. the angels are to small in the bottom.


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Monday, November 26, 2012
Welcome To Bizarro World 2012...
"Obama's Soviet Mistake" is the name of the op-ed appearing in the Russian daily. Our author is incredulous that the American people - supposedly so learned, so full of lust for freedom - would vote to re-elect a Stalinist wannabe:
Putin in 2009 outlined his strategy for economic success. Alas, poor Obama did the opposite but nevertheless was re-elected. Bye, bye Miss American Pie. The Communists have won in America with Obama but failed miserably in Russia with Zyuganov who only received 17% of the vote. Vladimir Putin was re-elected as President keeping the NWO order out of Russia while America continues to repeat the Soviet mistake.
...liberalism is a psychosis . [Obama] is a Communist without question promoting the Communist Manifesto without calling it so. How shrewd he is in America. His cult of personality mesmerizes those who cannot go beyond their ignorance. They will continue to follow him like those fools who still praise Lenin and Stalin in Russia. Obama's fools and Stalin's fools share the same drink of illusion.
You would think we would have learned from history, but...no. Pravda explains why:
Alas, the schools in the U.S. were conquered by the Communists long ago and history was revised thus paving the way for their Communist presidents.
We have reached the point where we are being lectured to by Russia about the rights and responsibilities of a civil society. The worst thing, of course, is that they are right about us, our president, and our future...
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Scenes of war and pain in Asia
With hundreds dead and tens of thousands of refugees, ethnic violence has brought chaos to Kyrgyzstan. Central Asia policy expert Andrea Schmitz told SPIEGEL ONLINE about the history behind the attacks on the Uzbek minority and the wobbly transitional government.
The Uzbek minority was the target of the violence. Officially 170 have died, though unofficial figures top 700. Many Uzbeks fled the violence to camps like this one, in neighboring Uzbekistan.
Refugees on the Uzbekistan border. The unrest started Friday, June 11, when gangs of young Kyrgyz men armed with firearms and metal rods marched on Uzbek neighborhoods and set their homes on fire.
Men walk past a burning building in the city of Osh on Friday, June 11.
The transitional government sent troops and tanks into downtown Osh, in southern Kyrgyzstan, to quell the recent violence. Osh is the country's second-largest city, where Bakiyev has a base of support.
Kyrgyz opposition supporters ousted President Bakiyev's government in April. uring protests in the capital Bishkek (shown), rebels killed Kyrgyzstan's interior minister, took the deputy prime minister hostage and captured state television.Images: SPIEGEL ONLINE


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Just read this thoughtful blog post about how Programming skills could transform librarians' roles. The gist is that, with the increasing amount of data being made available on the web, the library of the future will be greatly enhanced by being able to blend that data with our data to increase the relevance of our offerings.
I couldn't agree more, but read it yourself and let us know what you think by leaving a comment.


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This is thebag/tote I made for Monika, using japanese
fabric from the quilt store in combination with linnen.
This is the totea made for Huxley,
see the matching apron here.
see the matching apron here.
This is the package I send to Toronto to Monika and her son
Huxley, I've send her some of my favourite green teas, one of
my favourite craft magazines, an apron and tote for Huxley
using some of the lovely fabric Sasha send me, together with
some sweets and fabrics.
Monika has send the Package to my sister, for her birthday I
can't wait to see how she will like it, I wanted to share some of
that swap feeling with her.


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I hate every team Bill Simmons likes. I mean, once the Red Sox won the World Series, they became the Yankees north. While a Bostonian would never admit it, the debate between the Yankees and the Red Sox is not good versus evil or evil versus good. To the rest of the country, this debate is like two lawyers debating who has the nicer silver Mercedes. We watch the Yankees and Red Sox now with the same frame of mind your wife watches TMZ in. It's a hot mess. We want them to fail and can't stop watching and waiting. Like I said, once the Sox won, I stopped caring. They were just like the rest of the teams with monster payrolls. At this point, it is all about the Cubs or Dodgers if you want a high payroll that hasn't won in a long time (a century and a quarter-century respectively).
The Sports Guy today was guilty of drinking his own Kool-Aid. His bump on the ESPN site today explained that Kevin Garnett's injury made it a "sad day for Boston, NBA." He is right about it being sad for Boston. They are done and all of Beantown knows it. It might be sad for Laker fans who want a chance to redeem themselves for what KG and Co. did to them last year (though I suspect they'll get over it once the LeBron v Kobe talk starts). It is definately sad for Boston.
Is it sad for the NBA? No. Unless you live in New England, you probably do not care at all, unless you live in Minnesota, in which case you probably think it is funny. Kevin Garnett's knees are a scrap heap now, and not even his warrior heart will change that. The Celtics are again Pierce's team and "The Truth" is that he was never enough without the drive, passion and defensive genius that is (or was) Kevin Garnett.
Reading through Bill's latest Boston diatribe, you feel the bargaining stage of getting over a loss going on. I guarantee you everyone on the Celtics does not think they are going to make the Finals and win. Even with KG this year, there is no reason to feel that is the case. They are old. They ran hard at first, and broke down enough that no one in their right mind would bet on them over a Cavs or Lakers squad. With KG out? I don't think Doc Rivers would bet on that.
Bill says we "have to admit" the playoffs would be more entertaining with KG involved. Well, I don't know Bill. Out here in Los Angeles, we think it is pretty entertaining to see Boston fans in such a tizzy. Certainly more entertaining than listening to Celtics fans "living in LA" talking about how awesome the wicked awesome Celtics look. If I am not mistaken, Bill himself lives in Los Angeles.
Let me clear the air. I do like Bill's writing. I did like it more before the Celtics won. But he's hilarious. Even when I am rolling my eyes at his homerism he'll drop a line that is so funny I immediately forgive him. It's like the hot girl who farts and burps and cusses, but then you forgive her because in the end of the day, she looks well, hot. Wow, that was a very Bill Simmons line. We apparently had the same hairdresser at one point. Bill doesn't know this yet, but it shouldn't surprise him. After all, we both live in Los Angeles. Cough. Cough.
I also really respect Kevin Garnett. I can't help it. Besides the stupid "anything is possible" moment, the guy is just a warrior. Hard not to respect him. In no way would I critique him for breaking down. He's earned it. He broke down grabbing rebounds in the obscurity of the great snowy north.
What I think is crazy is this belief that anyone cares. The league has great talent and we were just fine before Boston came back into power for one season. The Laker 3-peat and the eventual rise of LeBron are just as compelling if not more. If Bill, or anyone else want to explain how Boston somehow is more relevant or special, by all means, the country is listening. I just doubt they will agree.
The line above might be my favorite. "Masterful" is not the word I'd use. Masterful is what I'd call Pierce's three minute ACL tear in the Finals. I don't see how lying that KG was broken down was masterful. Everyone knew it, everyone has been making this point for a while. It is only masterful if you are from Boston and needed to feel like things would be okay. Or, masterful might be telling the truth. For instance, Laker center Andrew Bynum was supposed to return for a few games of the regular season. He did. It's crazy. Boston Drama. I am sorry, that is what is going on. It is always going on. It is just theatrics. Who cares. Bostonians. That is the answer.
I don't know about that either, Bill. As someone well-versedin the advertising game, I'd say the smart money would be to put KG on everything. Heck, I think the reason they didn't tell anyone he was "finished" was because of the ad campaign. It was probably shot a long time ago. Either way, everyone will forgive the billboards if the "assumption" was he would be healthy. Who cares. Does anyone really want to remember the Celtics pre-KG? I do. They were the team faking injuries to elbows (Paul Pierce, again) in hopes of getting a better lottery's chance at drafting Greg Oden, who is a natural fit for Boston because he is always injured and supposedly coming back.
Brady is hurt. The Red Sox are the Yankees. Now, the Celtics are in trouble. Stand in Boston Common and start walking in any direction. You will know you are outside of city limits when people stop trying to rationalize how much better the playoffs would be with KG.
It's sad. It'd be great if he could play. That's why sports are like life though. All good things must come to an end.


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PHOENIX — For those planning to give gift cards this holiday season, there's a way to help a Phoenix school at the same time.
The Parent-Teacher Organization at Phoenix Lookout Mountain Elementary School is hoping its gift cards will help stuff lots of stockings.
PTO president Sue Diaz said the school wants to sell about $2,000 worth of cards being offered for use at local businesses.
"One would be Moon Valley Grill," said Diaz. "Others would be for Foot Locker, CVS and a restaurant called Scramble."
The list includes Walmart, Sears, Radio Shack, Buca Di Beppo, Albertsons, Papa John's, Ross, TGI Friday's and Chevron, among others.
Diaz said they're available in a variety of amounts.
"Some we have for $10, such as BathWorks," she said. "There are usually $10, $25, and $50 cards that we have for sale."
Diaz said proceeds from the sales will go to "enhancing the educational experience for Lookout Mountain students."
For more information email the PTO at
Many schools sell gift cards as a fundraising tool. Check with the school's PTO.


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Jake Miller: "I think Miley Cyrus is really cool!"
SheKnows had Jake Miller in-studio recently and we're excited to share even more of the interview. Did you know he's friends with Cody Simpson and totally digs Miley Cyrus?
When Jake Miller stopped by the SheKnows studios, we ran the gambit on interview material. He's pretty much an open book (and a really good read, at that!). Somewhere along the way, though, we found ourselves asking him about some of the other people in the music business. Being the cool guy that he is, Miller was all love for everyone we mentioned. Especially Miley Cyrus!
Jake Miller talks to us about his "mind-blowing" overnight success >>
"I would definitely be down for that. Yes," Miller said about a possible collaboration with Cyrus. "I think what she's doing lately, everyone's kind of criticizing her, but I think it's really cool. I've seen a lot of interviews and she's doing all this stuff on purpose, it's all part of her plan and she's got everybody's attention."
Hopefully she won't ask him to dance with her, though. "I cannot twerk."
While Cyrus is all about getting attention however she possibly can, Miller prefers to focus on positive messages. We asked him where he drew the line for music content and he was quick to answer.
"I'm definitely never gonna be one of those people who rap about stuff that no one really cares about like drinking, cars and money," Miller told us. "That kind of stuff I'll never get into just because I've seen throughout this whole process how important it is to make a positive difference with your music. So if I have to throw out a curse word every now and then just to convey the message, I might have to do that. But it's still positive and a good message."
Jake Miller takes over the SheKnows Twitter account >>
He's definitely ready to get into the studio and put pen to paper and mouth to mic, too. As a matter of fact, when he stopped by our studio, he said the next stop was the recording studio. He was eager to get back to doing what he loves.
"We're actually getting into the studio tonight for the first time in months," he shared. "I haven't really been writing just because on tour there's so much to think about and so much going on. So, it's kinda hard to do that."
Studio time is awesome, but touring and making appearances has afforded Miller the luxury of meeting some of his idols and making new friends. He's toured and worked with Sean Kingston and Snoop Lion and enjoyed every minute of it. He's even met one of the bands he grew up listening to, Fall Out Boy, and another guy whose positive messages are taking the world by storm, Macklemore.
"Recently we performed with Macklemore and Fall Out Boy. People like those are people that I've been listening to my entire life on my iPod and people I looked up to," Miller said. "To now kind of consider myself on the same playing field as them, obviously not as big but just to share the stage with them is an honor. It's really cool."
He's made some big-named friends, too. Miller seems pretty close to Cody Simpson and even knows Austin Mahone.
"Cody's awesome," Miller told us. "I'm friends with a lot of those people. Like Cody Simpson, Austin Mahone. They're all doing really well right now. They're all really great guys and obviously good at what they do."
Want more music news, reviews and interviews? Sign up for our newsletter! >>
Sounds like Miller is livin' the good life, right? So... is there anything not-so-great about being so famous? Miller says the only downside for him is being away from his home so much. That's not enough to pull him out of the fray, though. As a matter of fact, he's already thinking about what's next.
"Basically, I just wanna be doing what I'm doing now, but on a much bigger scale," Miller said of the future. "Obviously I'm with Warner Brothers now and I hope that us together will make a great team and we'll just make a lot of great music, great videos. Just blow everything up."
At the rate he's going, that's only a matter of time.


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I was sitting there on the porch of my Brother-in-laws and my sister's home in North Carolina, not in a rockin' chair - they didn't have one - trying to figure out how to read one of those American daily newspapers, you know - the one's with about 3,000 pages and with ink that never dries completely..and I was thinking over my plans for the day.
On my programme was a round of golf, my niece had (reluctantly) given up possession of her car so I could drive around a bit while everybody was at work, and I was slowly coming to terms with the American way of driving - all the same, my sister hadn't been so far as to leave me her brand new set of wheels - which actually pleased me because it had some new-fangled system of "automatic seat belt fastening" which scared the shit out of me.
When you got in, closed the door, this thing made one hell of a lot of noise and "lassooed" you around the neck and clicked into the retaining fastener. I had no idea how to open the thing, and - not wishing to be burnt alive, I always put my two hands out to prevent the thing from completely imprisoning me. It then complained bitterly and continually repeated - "lock me....lock me" or something similar. I just wondered where the fuse box was...!
I figure out, later, that my niece wasn't so dumb, she knew that every time I used her car, I would top up the reservoir, and I had to do that one hell of a lot...!
It was, saying the truth conservatively - "an older model" something between the Wright Brothers first airplane prototype (N. Carolina was their birth state) and Stevenson's "Rocket", but it had 4 wheels that turned and advanced - well..... sometimes....!
Finding myself on the freeway running out towards the Golf Course, trundling through the "shanty" towns of the black families on the outskirts of Raleigh, I found myself thinking about the events of the Jazz Concert in the Park, and having been pleased to have been able to "slap" hands with my new Black friends, much to the chagrin of my niece and my sister.
I hoped I hadn't overdone my show of solidarity, and thinking of that, I overlooked the fact that my "set of wheels" was slowing down - unexplained mystery...and finally ground to a halt, coughed once or twice and gave up its soul to the nearest mechanic...!
These things ALWAYS happened to me in the Old World, so it was no surprise that it happened to me in the New World...but...
The problems were different. In the Old World I could curse and swear in English and nobody would understand me - here it was different..!
Naturally, I found myself on a freeway around 2 miles from the nearest inhabited "dwelling" and - of course - that nearest "dwelling" was the shanty town for the Blacks, ill reputed for it's "welcome to the white man" places.....
Well - I had no choice anyhow, so I tramped back down the road, and finally arrived - somewhat warm.
North Carolina is a Southern State, and although pleasant, weather wise, not made for foot tramping, and I guess the sight of me walking down the freeway was amusing for some of thos idiots who blasted me with their klaxons or horns about a minute before they nearly knocked me down, and for around a minute after they had figured out that they'd missed.
It was then that I found out about the American national sport - "pedestrian huntin'..."
My entry to the shanty town recalled vivid scenes in my mind, from Hollywood films, and I slightly regretted the fact that I wasn't wearing my gunbelt, my cowboy stetson and my Marshall's badge, and that I wasn't sitting on a horse, but all that was romantic nonsense - my job was to find something or someone to repair those 120 horses that were stuck in the middle of the freeway two miles back.
I also regretted the fact that I wasn't in the "Old World" - it wouldn't have been two miles, it would have been two kilometres - shorter....!
Not knowing if there was a garage or someting in the shanty town, I walked past numbers of "li'l old men and women sittin' in the rockin' chair on the porch" except all the ones I saw were as black as the ace of spades, which didn't bother me too much, but I wondered if my colour bothered them..!
I finally took up courage, and stopped to ask about a garage, choosing just about the oldest and most ugly looking black man I could find, on the basis that since probably not many people stopped and said anything at all to him, he might be "friendlier" than some others.
Well, I asked my question, and he just looked blankly at me. I tried again, more loudly - again on the basis that he was probably stone deaf.
Poor old guy, I thought, ugly as sin, old as time itself...and deaf on top.........he's just got to be friendly!
He just leaned back in his rockin' chair, and slowly his face cracked into a toothless smile, and I thought - OK looks like the peacepipe might be smokin'...when he suddenly opened his mouth wide and screamed something like..... "Hollerbay"!
Not speaking the local dialect, nor indeed any of the dialects I was going to hear on this trip, I wondered what he had said exactly and how to reply..
I didn't have long to have much time to wonder...the fly door to the wooden porch burst open, and a Black Mountain appeared...and said something like - "Yeah, Paw......." then - seeing me on the steps below the porch, he approached, on the top step he looked even more like a black mountain, just about to suffer a volcanic eruption. A bit like this, only TWICE as big and totally BLACK....
And here, in this story, I must explain that I had the same problem of finding an illustration - YOU try "googling" something like "big black men"...........!
Anyway - it seemed that his name was something like "Haller" and he was the "boy" of the house...!
I finally managed to explain my desires, and he "hollered" - "Ain't no garages round here Mister - last one closed down years ago - too many hold-ups", followed by a laconic - "Where's ya cah, anyhow..?"
I explained roughly two miles down the road, and he disappeared only to reappear in a dustcloud behind the wheel of the most fearsome truck, a thing that had known, personally, Henry "T" Ford....! I felt myself taken back in time to "Nite nite John Boy, nite nite Grandad" and so on, or even further back to "Jed and family"......
So there I was - installed at the side of this colosse, bumping and coughing our way back up the two miles to where I had left what I now considered as a "luxury" model of a vehicle...!
"Holler" didn't say a word, which I was quite thankful for, since he didn't talk, he hollered, and I couldn't understand a word he said anyway...
We arrived, and "Holler" hollered - "Why - that ain't nuttin' - yo fanbelt broke...." (at least I think that's what he said).
Mountain man of action, he started hawling things out of the boot of the car, and out of the back of his truck.
At this moment in time, we both heard a quick "howl" of a siren, just behind us on the freeway, and I could swear that my mountain' man - black as the ace of spades, went ash grey...!
Yeah - folks - 'twas the "Highway Patrol" till then, for me a TV programme....!
They pulled up in their flashy car, and two guys looking for all the world like Wyat Earp and friend slowly descended, hitched their gunbelts and trousers, spat a couple of times - one to the left the other to the right, sort of "layin' their mark" and snarled
"You alright, Sir....?"
I didn't know if they were talking to me or to "Holler", but since "Holler" was already packing his affairs back into his truck, I guessed they were speaking to me...!
"Yes," I replied, "This gentleman was just giving me a hand to fix the car"
Well....they both looked around themselves, obviously looking for the "Gentleman" I had mentioned, and apparantly not finding him, one of the "Blues Brothers" drawled
"This ain't no good area, Sir, been loads of hold-ups and stuff here..." and carried on "guess we'd better just call up a breakdown trucker and get ya out o' hiyah..."
"Holler" climbed back into his truck, under the suspicious stare of the Sheriffs, refusing my handshake and probably not understanding my words of thanks, and disappeared, still under the hard stares, down the road in his cloud of dust.
That was my one and only brush with the law and order of the State of North Carolina which I was quite happy about...!
I had been almost kidnapped by a big, black mountain man, and rescued by the heroic, modest, white, well armed law enforcers of the Capital city of Raleigh......N. Carolina...!
Yes - they knew their beat better than I did, but "Holler" - apart from his outward appearance, probably had a heart of gold, but I was pleased not to have to put it to the test!
The only thing left for me to do was to enjoy the evening at the bowling alley, true to my motto of "live the American Dream" - I was due to accompany "Buttercup" (the alias used by my brother-in-law when bowling) and my sister downtown to the bowling alley.
I won't harp on about it, but I was a small disaster with the big black bowlin' balls, just as I had been with the big black mountain man, getting my thumb stuck in the hole......... something I hadn't attempted to do with the big, black, mountain man - not being of that "inclination"......all in all a "Big, Black day" in my holiday....................!
On the other hand, I was an exceptional success on the small table full of multi coloured balls, being quite a good snooker player, I found the "Pool" tables too ridiculous...enormously large pockets, tiny little balls, nobody could miss - and I didn't...!
My hosts, thankfully family, so not entitled to "gobstop" me, were impressed - but hurt in National pride and only understood when I told them how Snooker was played....!
So - in the end, honours were even, but I still felt that the Sheriffs had won really, but I just wasn't too sure what they had won!
And we drove back to the homestead, in the settin' sun, and my brother-in-law offered me a beer and a Marlborough - which I refused, pulling out my "stinky" French cigarettes to pestify the back porch....!
I realised I was slowly running out of Gauloises, and I had to start wondering where I was going to find some more in this State of N. Carolina - the biggest tobacco producing State in the US of A........but that's another story.....in part III..........
comin' soon....!
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
American adventures...(Part II...)
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur by Mark Perry
Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: Basic Books (April 1, 2014)
Douglas MacArthur was an interesting character. To put it differently would be an understatement. Those admiring MacArthur were outranked nevertheless by those that, to put it simply, were not fans. MacArthur could be described as headstrong, vain, he had a rebellious streak, and a massive ego.
Mark Perry examines the general and sees that his actions have been misunderstood and overshadowed by his faults--thus the general's significant contributions to become marginalized, unfortunately.
In this new biography, Perry sets the record straight. What we have is a new reconsideration of the American hero. It was MacArthur's combined-arms operation in the Pacific (a first of its kind during war) that enabled America's triumph during World War 2. During World War 2, MacArthur had to overcome both personal and professional challenges to lead his troops.
But this isn't just MacArthur's story. No. It's also the story of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the men that acted behind the scenes. It was MacArthur's subordinates who had to tame the general, make him useful, and help him achieve victory on the battlefield.
The title of this book comes from a phrase that FDR once uttered about the general even though he also described him as an intelligent and brilliant soldier. FDR was not alone in having polarizing feelings. MacArthur, depending on who one talks to, is a gifted general or the most reviled military figure in history.
As time passes on from MacArthur's death, his hazardous faults have eclipsed his incredible genius. With this new biography, perhaps the time has come to reconsider MacArthur's character, both controversial and equally brilliance.
Perry traces the general's path from the Great Depression to the end of World War 2. The author shows how the general's military genius was matched by a massive ego and sense of decorum. This was a guy that commanded a great deal of respect from the Republican Party and the American public. There's no mistaking how powerful a figure that he was and FDR was right to fear him.
After the Great War, MacArthur was sidelined with a ceremonial position in the Philippines but faced with the threat from Japan in the lead-up to WW2, FDR promoted MacArthur to Commander of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East.
His capricious personality led to more casualties than any other general during WW2. His success in the Pacific, Perry notes, can be attributed to combat commander Robert Eichelberger and aide Dwight Eisenhower. Without them helping to sideline his faults and draw on his strengths, he would not have been able to fight one of the most visionary campaigns of all time. It was the first combined-arms operation in the history of warfare. It was this bold innovation that paved the way for Japan to be defeated.
What Perry has done is revisit MacArthur's legacy, as unfairly skewed as it was, and rehabilitates his image by displaying how the general not only led the United States to victory in the Pacific but reshaped modern warfare while doing so.


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Dear President Albright,
When Hermana Nichols, Hermana Frandsen, and I were in a threesome, we were having a hard time finding people to teach. One day we went to visit an investigator. We knocked on her door only to discover she wasn't living there anymore. "Well... let's knock this building!" one of us said. We all agreed. We were on the third floor so we worked our way slowly down the entire building finding no one home or interested. As we approached the last door on the last floor (yup... another "last door, last floor" story) a little girl came to the door. "Is you mom home?" I asked. She ran and got her mom, and a woman who looked a little distracted and flustered came to the door. I gave her probably one of the worst door approaches of my entire mission. As I stuttered at first I managed "Hi, we're missionaries and we share a message about Jesus Christ, would you like to hear?" ... the woman looked at us and said, "I'm really busy right now cooking dinner, but I think I can give you 10 minutes." SHOCKED at her invitation, I stuttered again and my companions shoved me through the door and followed the woman inside. She said her name was Patricia.
We sat down and spoke briefly with Patricia about the gospel. She told us that she remembered having two missionaries teach her family back when she was a little girl in Peru. "Elder Welch and Elder something...but two young men came to our home and they showed us movies and things." We began teaching her about the Restoration, and she basically remembered all the significant points she had been previously taught many years before. As we finished the lesson, I asked her why she had allowed us to take a few of minutes of her time when she was so busy. Patricia explained, "A few days ago, I was thinking about my life and how I wanted more. Something was missing, so I prayed and asked Jesus to send me the answer. It didn't surprise me when the three of you came to the door."
On our second appointment, she invited her 16 year old daughter Carolina to sit in on the lessons. Carolina loved the gospel just as much as her mom did! We continued to teach them, and on the 3rd or 4th lesson Patricia, our wonderful new investigator, asked "What do I have to do to be baptized?" My companion replied... "do you want to be baptized?" and Patricia with an almost embarrassed laugh said "yes Hermanas!" We set them on date and they enjoyed a wonderful baptism a couple weeks later.
They are now both active in the church and Patricia's other daughter has since been baptized and confirmed a member of the Church. Even if missionaries are not the best teachers in the world, the Lord finds a way. We can still be instruments in His hands to find, teach and baptize the elect. His sheep recognize the voice of their Master. This is His work and He knows exactly what we need to say or do to help us find those prepared for the gospel.
Happy Easter,
Hermana Barrero


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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Joking With a Vegetarian
So this morning, I woke up finding a dead possum in my swimming pool right? That was disgusting by the way. I had to fish it out myself.
So then I started joking with one of my vegetarian friends. He tells me he doesn't eat meat because he thinks it's cruel to kill an animal just for the meat. So I asked him, if an animal was to suicide in your backyard, would you eat it? I mean it would be a waste of meat if you were to throw it away right? XD


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The TRC is charged with providing a complete picture of human rights violations. South African has been a "pigmentocracy," rule based on the pigment of skin, which is a totally arbitrary feature of human biology on which to base racial superiority. Apartheid supporters could not plead ignorance. They went to church, read the Bible, and pretended to be Christians. They deliberately missed those parts of the New Testament where the infinite worth of human beings are endorsed.
Tutu always sees the struggle for racial equality and freedom as a religious struggle. He and others act on the imperatives of their faith. As a child, however, Tutu grew up accepting apartheid. He saw blacks often arrested for not holding the appropriate passes. The most dehumanized aspects of racism arose through the "daily pinpricks" of...
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What inspired me was seeing the BBC's election map to which I linked yesterday that displays Britain geographically and then with each district the same size, sort of an stand in for population. With that map, all of Scotland which appears to be only a little smaller than England, is about the same size as London which dominates.
Some things that jump out on the US map:
- Lots of people live on the East Coast, but not north of Massachusetts.
- Looks like half the country lives in the Eastern Time Zone.
- Texas really isn't that big.
- For that matter, Illinois is bigger than the cornfields would suggest.
- Seems like Indiana and Ohio have been sleeper states lately.
- Indiana is bigger than Wisconsin?!
- I would have guessed Mississippi and Alabama were about the same.
- With the exception of California and Texas, few people live west of the Mississippi.
- I don't really think of Florida as the type of place to spend the long term, yet tons of people live there.
- Although on a map it looks like a majority of the country is red states, the red zone is actually small by population.
- On this map, Canada would be little more than a single row of cells across the top--it's smaller than California.


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Afghans--I will never understand why there are "blankets" that have holes in them. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of a blanket? I guess you could say the same thing about some sweaters.
04 February 2011
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We must share some sisterly traumatic experience with afghans. I hate them. I get the heebie-jeebies just thinking about them, and touching them makes me cringe. I've had several awkward moments when someone has lovingly hand-made an enormous afghan as a thoughtful gift for me. I try to be gracious without actually touching it, and then I give it to charity. Is that wrong?ReplyDelete
For the record, Paul claims that afghans are good for adding extra weight on top of other covers.
I must admit I've seen some afghans that were soft and tightly knit so that holes weren't a problem, but when it's normal yarn, they get stiff and creaky. I don't like that as much as I don't like the holes.ReplyDelete
Michelle, you and I just don't seem to agree on anything. I love afgans. I like to have weight on me when I sleep but in the summer (especially in Houston) it's much too hot for a traditional blanket. An afgan, however, has holes which allow me to feel the weight but not get too hot. Afgans: the perfect summer blanket.ReplyDelete
I can remember one nap with a good afghan experience. I woke up and thought "that actually kept me warm".ReplyDelete
I'm all about lightweight duvets for the summer. Mmmm.ReplyDelete
Afghans are not about bed time. They are for nap times, and for when you feel icky and you have strep and your throat hurts and someone loves you enough to bring you mint chocolate chip ice cream -- and wrap you in an afghan.ReplyDelete
Yeah, I guess what else I have against afghans is that I'm allergic to wool and they make me sneeze and feel itchy. So I'd rather be wrapped up in a quilt. :)ReplyDelete
Well, it has something to do with what the afghan or sweater is made out of. Being a knitter, I've learned a lot about how the fiber from one animal differs from that of another. A wool allergy, like in your case, would definitely have an impact on a good afghan experience as any knitted/crocheted item should be in a natural fiber and not icky acrylic.ReplyDelete
I love both making and using quilts and afghans. I'll have to make you a few quilts - lap and bed size. :)


text: Is anyone using the dynlist overlay and back-config? The slapo-dynlist man page says it supports configuration via back-config, but it does not say how. My searches have only come up with old messages from before the overlay supported back-config and the man page. So far, I have added "olcModuleLoad: {2}dynlist.la" to cn=module{0},cn=config . After reloading, I checked cn=subschema for olcDLattrSet which I found in the dynlist source, but it wasn't there. I think I would to add the following entry: dn: olcOverlay={1}dynlist,olcDatabase={1}hdb,cn=config objectClass: olcOverlayConfig objectClass: top olcOverlay: {1}dynlist olcDLattrSet: groupOfURLs memberURL When I try, I get: adding new entry "olcOverlay={1}dynlist,olcDatabase={1}hdb,cn=config" ldap_add: Object class violation (65) additional info: attribute 'olcDLattrSet' not allowed What is the right way to do this? I am using OpenLDAP 2.4.9 on ubuntu hardy built with openssl. Thank you, Jeff


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"Divine Madness": Plato's Case against Secular Humanism by Josef Pieper
Josef Pieper examines an extended argument from Plato's Phaedrus, one of the later dialogues. Pieper quotes Plato, "The highest goods come to us in the manner of the mania, inasmuch as the same is bestowed on us as a divine gift" (p. 7). Mania is deliberately untranslated in this quotation because the meaning is unpacked over the course of this small book (59 pages).
Due to the nearly 2500 year gap between the first writing of Phaedrus and our reading of it, there is no neat equivalence between the Plato's Greek term and our modern English usage. The idea isn't lost to us, it just needs more than one English word to express it. The title of the book, "Divine Madness," is, at best, an approximation. Pieper throughout the book uses words like inspiration, ecstasy, or frenzy. Most often he refers to it as "being-beside-oneself," a mania where the person is acting not so much "out of his mind" as "beyond his abilities." Plato's examples make the idea clearer.
His first example is prophecy. Prophets speak of things beyond their knowledge, usually during a heightened or ecstatic state (these are the Greek prophets like the Oracle of Delphi). Their words are at once insightful and inscrutable. Modern thinkers tend to disregard the importance of this example because Greek religion has gone by the wayside. Pieper looks at the Christian concepts of revelation and theological inspiration as parallels to Greek prophecy. Inspiration comes from outside the prophet or scholar and lifts him into a realm of higher, divine understanding. Scientific rationalism does not accept either the Greek or Christian examples precisely because they are outside of scientific competence.
Pieper goes through three other examples given by Plato (catharsis, poetic inspiration, and eros) and finds similar modern skepticism but provides interesting and persuasive counterpoints to modern objections.
Pieper's argument is a great example of why studying classic works of philosophy is important. They bring up issues that are relevant throughout the ages. But only if the reader is willing to engage the texts in their own right and to reflect on how the texts apply in the contemporary world. The effort is worth the reward.


text: I bought some little bottles shaped like fish and pigs. I was surprised at how small they are. As I was deciding how to fill them I had an idea. I have a syringe for injecting butter or sauces in meats. I put soy sauce in the syringe and presto little fish bottles of soy sauce. I have a pepper sauce in a squirt bottle and it worked too. I now have a small supply of sauces already to go.


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Today I will be looking at the newest shooting game released for the Xbox 360, Deathsmiles. This title was developed by Cave, makers of other shooting (or shmup) hits such as DoDonpachi and Ketsui. The game falls in the shooting genre of "bullet hell", as the enemy can be relentless in releasing bullets, sometimes having thousands on the screen at one time making it hell for the player to dodge. As far as the "bullet hell" shmup's diificulty, Deathsmiles isn't as intense as some of Cave's other titles; but it is no cake walk either.
The game involves the story of several young women transported to another world filled with magical creatures. They receive new powers and go on an adventure to find the portal to return home. The game's theme follows the Japanese fashion of Gothic Lolita. It seems to represent a vampire-like post renaissance attire, and if you notice the young heroines are dressed in this manner. This theme also carries over into the game as the levels have a Halloween like setting; and some levels have an almost "Castlevania-esque" music to them.
Deathsmiles was ported from an arcade release; but the Xbox offers several updates. First and foremost the Xbox mode allows players to play the game with HD graphics. This is more noticeable when compared to the original and 1.1 versions of the game also included on the disc. Overall the graphics are pretty awesome, especially for a shooting game. Other updates include full-voice acting(Japanese only) and Achievements for tasks such as beating bosses or the always evil "beat the game on one credit."
The levels in the game range from volcanic caverns to 17th century ballrooms (complete with masquerade ball dancers attacking you!) Bosses also vary from cool to insane. One stage you battle dragons, and another you battle a giant cow will telepathic powers. One let down is the length of the stages, they are over far too soon.
The soundtrack is really great. Gothic tunes, and upbeat techno music carries you through the levels. I haven't liked a soundtrack this much in a long time...definately worth picking up the special edition of this game since it is thrown in. The sound effects are also notably cool, especially the explosions.
The big draw of these sort of games is the scoring system, and Deathsmiles doesn't disappoint. Three difficulty levels exists for the first few levels of the game, and then an unforgiving difficulty is applied to the extra stage and final stage. One cool ability is the downloadable replays via Xbox Live. Watch experts get massive scores, and learn their techniques.
It is unfortunate this game was only released in Japan, as it is a high quality game. It is pretty funny we get utter shit released in the US like Face Breakers boxing but no great shmups. If you have the money, invest an import Xbox 360, as it seems to be this generation's shmup haven. I hope Atlus or Xseed grab this gem up before its too late.
- An update to the game will be released soon for DLC. It will include a new playable character, a new stage, and a super difficulty for shooting game veterans.
- The game sold 20,000 in it's first week in Japan. It is the highest amount for a bullet hell title yet!
- A recent sequel has been released in arcades with a Christmas theme.


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The story is essentially about a little boy whose goal in life is "to be able to press his lips to every square inch of his own body." (That phrase, with slight variation, is repeated four times in the course of a 4700-word story.) The boy starts this quest while extremely young — at the age of six. No one knows why, least of all the boy. He injures himself early on in his quest:
The outside area of his foot beneath and around the lateral malleolus was the first to require any real contortion. (The young boy thought, at that point, of the lateral malleolus as the funny knob thing on his ankle.) The strategy, as he understood it, was to arrange himself on his bedroom's carpeted floor with the inside of his knee on the floor and his calf and foot at as close to a perfect ninety-degree angle to his thigh as he could manage. Then he had to lean as far to the side as he could, bending out over the splayed ankle and the foot's outside, rotating his neck over and down and straining with his fully extended lips [...] toward a section of the foot's outside that he had marked with a bull's-eye of soluble ink. He struggled to breathe against the dextrorotated pressure of his ribs, stretching farther and farther to the side, very early one morning, until he felt a flat pop in the upper part of his back and then pain beyond naming somewhere between his shoulder blade and spine. The boy did not cry out or weep but merely sat silent in this tortured posture until his failure to appear for breakfast brought his father upstairs to the bedroom's door. The pain and resultant dyspnea kept the boy out of school for more than a month. One can only wonder what a father might make of an injury like this in a six-year-old child.The boy's story (he recovers from the injury described above and continues his quest) is interspersed with tales of "holy" men and women and the bodily wounds, the stigmata, they endured, or caused to appear on their bodies, for their faith:
Facts: the Italian stigmatist Padre Pio carried wounds that penetrated both hands and feet medially throughout his lifetime. The Umbrian St. Veronica Giuliani presented with wounds in both hands and feet, as well as in her side, which wounds were observed to open and close on command. The eighteenth-century holy woman Giovanna Solimani permitted pilgrims to insert special keys in her hands' wounds and to turn them, reportedly facilitating the pilgrims' own recovery from rationalist despair.Also woven into the story: The boy's father's attempts to bring meaning to his own life with self-help bromides and gurus, which seems not to work too well. The father becomes bored with his wife, and acquires a mistress; he quickly bores of her but can't endure the thought of anyone else having her, so he keeps her, but seeks out yet another mistress ... whom he inevitably gets bored of ... but can't let go. And so on.
According to both St. Bonaventura and Tomás de Celano, St. Francis of Assisi's manual stigmata included baculiform masses of what presented as hardened black flesh extrudent from both volar planes. If and when pressure was applied to a palm's so-called "nail," a rod of flesh would immediately protrude from the back of the hand, exactly as if a real so-called "nail" were passing through the hand.
And yet (fact): Hands lack the anatomical mass required to support the weight of an adult human. Both Roman legal texts and modern examinations of a first-century skeleton confirm that classical crucifixion required nails to be driven through the subject's wrists, not his hands. Hence the, quote, "necessarily simultaneous truth and falsity of the stigmata" that the existential theologist E. M. Cioran explicates in his 1937 "Lacrimi si Sfinti," the same monograph in which he refers to the human heart as "God's open wound."
The story has that typical and distinct whiff of Cartesian solipsism2 to it that one sees in just about all of Wallace's work: The boy is intensely fixated on his own body to the exclusion of anything else, and, significantly, wants to possess "every square inch of it" with his lips; the father is unsuccessful in his attempts to break out of his own self-involved life of meaningless sexual conquests and is obviously unfulfilled by Dale Carnegie-like positive thinking; even the holy men and women who are trying to be like Christ have the "wrong" wounds — their amazing stories are possibly meaningless in any sense other than a Ripley's Believe It Or Not! one; their wounds could not possibly be like Christ's.
But Wallace's fiction is also typically about trying to find a higher meaning in the quotidian; it is about recognizing that there is a heroic aspect to making it through a typical day — in finding genuine meaning not just in the average, but even in what could be seen as the excruciatingly boring. His posthumous novel, The Pale King, due out next month, is a 500-page story set in an IRS office precisely because being an accountant — and worse still, an accountant for one of the most hated government agencies — is stereotypically boring and excruciatingly unrewarding and possibly even approaches being an unbearable life sentence3. The mantra of many of the recovering addicts in Wallace's Infinite Jest is that no single moment in life, no matter how painful, is, in-and-of-itself, unbearable; the object, your goal, when confronted with what seems unbearable pain, is to make it through, a moment at a time. Some people do make it; some don't. It is easy to see why such an outlook would appeal to Wallace himself, since he was a life-long depressive; he ended up taking his own life at the age of 46 when his anti-depression meds began to fail to work for him; he fell into a prolonged suicidal depression as a result, eventually giving in to the despair and hanging himself
"Backbone" is not a great story, but it is quintessentially Wallacian, and good enough to remind me of why I will miss his unique writing talent.
[Confirmed: This story, "Backbone", is an excerpt from The Pale King.]
1 I like The New Yorker, but I don't subscribe to it and I rarely have the time to read it. My sister-in-law (Teh 'Bride's sister), who lives in NYC, gave me a subscription to it back in, I guess, the mid-to-late nineties? This is back when The NYer's evident policy of publishing only those cartoons that made no sense — that were, it seems, intentionally not funny — was at its height. It was so bad that Seinfeld built an episode around Elaine's quest to find out why a particularly opaque cartoon in The New Yorker was considered funny and therefore publishable. She goes to the offices of The New Yorker and it turns out even the editor does know what's funny about the cartoon — he just likes the kitty in it. I thought this episode was hilarious because that's pretty much how I felt about The NYer's cartoons at the time.
Anyroad, if you follow the link above to the DFW story, the page includes a New Yorker cartoon, and this one is recognizably funny. I mean, more or less. Season to taste. A few years ago on Dr. Seuss' birthday, Stephen Colbert changed the introduction to his show to: "Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!/ This is The Colbert Repoose!", which I thought was so funny I pert-near busted a gut laffin'. (It's certainly better than anything Dr. Seuss himself ever wrote.) I shared this witticism with a friend, who promptly said he didn't "get it". Hmm, thought I, What's not to get? But, you know ... humor. It can be idiosyncratic at times, I guess.
2 The last lines of the story — "He [the boy] would find a way to access all of himself. He possessed nothing that anyone could ever call doubt, inside" — obviously evokes Descartes' own application of universal methodic doubt to establish a bedrock upon which to build unequivocal meaning. But if dubito ergo sum — "I doubt, therefore I am" — proves anything (and it is questionable that it does), all it proves is that I exist and everything external to me exists only in my perception of it. Descartes' method validated solipsism at best.
3 Which it may or may not be in real life; what it is in real life is hardly the point.


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My TBR Anxiety is killing me. So in a poor attempt to make myself feel better, I have vowed (when I'm in between review books) to dig out some titles that I've had lying around for years. This one has been lying around for at least six. Seriously, I have a problem.
The Basics: All Through The Night by Connie Brockway, published back in 1997. Considered by many to be a "classic." It ranks in at #9 on the AAR Top 100 Romances Poll.
The Plot: Anne Wilder is a nobody in Regency London who married very well. Then her noble husband gets himself killed fighting Napoleon and Anne is left with the guilt. From the outside her marriage looked perfect, but she knows she drove her husband to his death - and consequently because he was a horrible officer, many innocent "baser" born soldiers died. She is doing her penance in charity work, trying to scrap together funds for a home that takes care of veterans (the common soldiers) - but drat it all, members of the gentry are reneging on their pledges. So Anne takes to the roof tops as a cat burglar, stealing baubles and fencing them for her charity work.
Colonel Jack Seward is a man who has sold his soul to the devil. A man who works in the shadows as a spy for his government. His latest mission is to track down this cat burglar stealing from the ton. Seems the thief unwittingly stole a valuable letter - a letter his superiors don't want leaked to the masses. But what happens when he discovers the thief is a woman? He infiltrates society and finds Anne Wilder, a vulnerable widow. But our boy is already distracted by the thief - he cannot afford to be distracted by the widow as well.
The Good: It was so nice to read a Regency-set historical that wasn't fluffy nonsense, that had a real sense of place. I thought Brockway handled the war details well. For a long time the British had a nasty habit of padding their officer ranks with men who had no experience, no brains, but plenty of money, titles and connections. Look no further than The Charge Of The Light Brigade.
I loved that both hero and heroine were simple "common" folk. Seriously, I get tired of reading about Dukes, Earls and What-Not.
I adored how this novel ended. It's a touch mysterious, and not the least bit syrupy. Tired of heroine's squirting out triplets in the epilogue? Read this book.
The Bad: It took forever to go anywhere. Seriously. I almost gave up on it. While I wouldn't say I was bored, I was indifferent for a while because there was no action to speak of. I kept waiting for something, anything, to happen.
Also, I wasn't convinced on the romance for a very long time. Jack doesn't trust anyone (and I mean anyone), and Anne has been running around as a thief - essentially lying to him by omission for a good portion of the novel. Color me crazy, not exactly a great way to start a relationship. They also don't spend a ton of time on meaningful conversation. I was too skeptical for a little too long.
At times I felt the characters were set adrift in the story. There were aspects here that easily could have been written out entirely, and maybe should have because they weren't explored fully. The example that immediately leaps to mind is Sophia - a slutty, young thing that Anne is supposed to be chaperoning (and doing a crappy job of it I might add). This twit was a distraction more often than not. At first I thought she was going to provide conflict, but she really doesn't. She doesn't do much of anything except "ruin" herself and annoy me.
The Final Verdict: I thought this was a good read. An above average read. But not a great read. Frankly, it doesn't even hit my keeper standard. Am I sorry I read it? No. There are aspects of this novel I'll remember for a while (namely the ending). I also enjoyed the setting quite a bit, and trust me when I say I was burnt out on Regency London a long time ago. My Grade = B.
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Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Wendy, You Ignorant Slut
Posted by Wendy @ 4:10 PM
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- Rosie said...
Wendy, I always love when I find someone who has an older, bigger or more crushing TBR dilemma than I do!! *vbg* That's my therapy.
Good review. I haven't been able to find this (w/out an online purchase) and think I'll wait. I've never enjoyed the cat burglar/jewel thief storyline.
- October 4, 2006 at 11:16 AM
I too loved the ending of this book -- should be required reading for any author tempted to add the cliched popping out triplets (usually annually) epilogue. I've always thought Brockway should write about the poor man who offered to marry Sophia; he'd appeared in one of Brockway's earlier books where he also lost the heroine to the hero. I think she wants to but doesn't own the rights to her earlier books/characters, so can't.
- October 11, 2006 at 12:02 PM
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Sunday, February 26, 2017
No Longer Watching Oscar
Along the way, I found that I did not even care to see the winning film. I have never seen the 1963 winner 'Tom Jones'. although I did see three of the other nominees. It would be 1975 when I passed on 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. With baby number one in 1977, movie watching and Oscar ceremonies were not high on my list. I look at winners and realize that I saw most of them long after their release.
But somewhere along the way I got turned off by the winners. The 1994 win for 'Forrest Gump' and the 1996 winner were not favorites of mine. As a matter of fact, in 1996 I would have walked out of the theater showing 'The English Patient' but I had gone with someone and did not have a ride home. More recently I could not sit through 'Birdman' and wanted to scream out loud at 'The Artist'.
I like that I can sit at home and view movies without folks talking and if they are really bad, (the latest attempt to watch a 'critically acclaimed' movie was 'Boyhood') I can just hit the stop button and forget it without having dished out any money.
I know I am not alone in this as a local columnist wrote in today's paper about how there is a disconnect between popular pictures with moviegoers and what the critics love. When I saw "Lost in Translation" (Golden Globe win, no Oscar) I was the one who was lost. Same thing with the 2004 nominated 'Sideways'. It would definitely be on my ten worst list (with the aforementioned English Patient at the top.)
Several years ago I cheered the retirement one of the local film critics. My boys and I used to joke that if we never followed her recommendation we would be OK. I guess to each his own. But just being timely, quirky, lavish (ugh, 'Moulin Rouge'), diverse --- well, that is not what makes entertainment in my book. But that is just me.
Enjoy the show if you are watching. Me, I'll be long asleep.
P.S. Of some of this sounds familiar I just realized I had the same thoughts last year at this time.
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Years ago I was like you and the Oscars, but then life happened too. Nowadays we are so busy we hardly ever catch a movie, and that's okay.ReplyDelete
Charlie and I watched Zootopia this week. I thought it was well done.Delete
They sure don't make movies the way they used to! I agree; it's better to watch at home where you can turn it off at will. "Forrest Gump" was so contrived. I was rolling my eyes throughout (especially the John Lennon segment) but did enjoy Gary Sinise's performance as the one-legged Lieutenant. "Lost in Translation" would have been better with crisper editing - it really dragged, but I enjoyed the performances of Bill Murray and Scarlett Johannson. Haven't seen any of the nominated films this year and I stopped watching awards shows a few years back. I'll either record them, to view later, fast-forwarding through the commercials and boring parts, or just go online to see who won. This could be a generational thing. LOL At our age, who cares, yes? ☺ReplyDeleteReplies
I too enjoyed Gary Sinise, but the rest? Ugh. Maybe it is generational. I get up watching really great movies. Now, they are few and far between.Delete
Well, you know I will be watching the Oscars and you can get the Mist from my blog:) it will be a throwback to the70's since I think it will be political. I liked Lost In Translastion and Love The Artist! I can't stand Boyhood and wanted to give the mother and the teen a slap. Can't stand in Boredom( in the Bedroom) or Atonement...snore. I believe Shawshank Redemption should have won and not Forrest Gump which was not the first to have the special effects of someone with a famous person...that got to Zelig. I haven't seen most of the films either since i can't seem to find the time to go to the movies so I wait for video but I can watch other films that should have been nominated but weren't. There are always snubs. I will also welcome the day when they don't nominate Meryl Streep just because she was in a movie. Now my nominations are for best and worst dressed, which movie or actor are you happy that they won and which one is the stupidest to even be nominated. There will always be the "What Drug Are They On" nomination. So I will be watching and loving every moment of the 3+ hour slog.ReplyDeleteReplies
I know you will be watching and I will be reading about it tomorrow. Have fun.Delete
We too gave up watching the Oscars and don't see all that many movies these days anyway. A friend went to see La La Land and said it was dreadful. I too don't care who wins. Either I like the sound of a film or don't Re critics, if they pan something I know I will like the movie.ReplyDeleteReplies
I wonder if it's just something that happens with age? When I was in my teens and 20s, I was all into what movies were at theaters and who the most famous celebrities are. Now I just don't care. We don't even go to the movies anymore--we just find something On Demand. Usually a mindless comedy!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Stephanie for pointing out that as we get older our tastes change. You are so right. I hooked back up with Netflix awhile back to watch some TV shows from years and years ago that I was too busy to see at the time they were on.Delete
Right on Sister.ReplyDelete
By the way, why do I get this e-mail a day later than everyone else?Replies
I think the email must have something to do with who is hosting the blog. I get emails for some blogs I follow on the same day, some a day late, and one today came two days late.Delete
Harley and I usually watch but we missed it this year. I love to watch the fashion. I don't watch movies and I didn't know any of these! I love how political they all get!! Sock it to him I say!!ReplyDeleteReplies
I watched the opening monologue on the net yesterday. I especially liked the comments about YKW being racist and the 245 countries that hate us.Delete
We watched about the first two hours of the Oscars, then went to bed early. Too many movies, actors, and other people I never heard of. I could have done with more movie clips and fewer schmaltzy introductions.ReplyDeleteReplies
I miss Bob Hope and the programs with Billy Crystal as hosts. And there are so many folks I never heard of either. It just seems to drag and now I can just catch highlights on the web.Delete
I used to watch the Oscars but not anymore. I didn't watch this past Sunday either. I just didn't care about any of the movies.ReplyDeleteReplies
Now there are so many award shows that I think the Oscars have lost some of their lustre.Delete
I rarely watch movies (and if I do, I stream one off my Amazon Prime account) but this year, I actually watched the Oscars because of the political climate but didn't stay up long enough to see the infamous Wrong Winner event. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.comReplyDeleteReplies
Amazon, Netflix and the local library. Everything is history by the time I see it.Delete
I have not watched them for years. Any award shows really. I love movies, but am generally not interested in the awards.ReplyDelete
I wish you a wonderful weekend, Denise :)Replies
Thanks. It's cold here but at least the sun is shining.Delete


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Stuck on the couch tonight? TimesReporter.com features editor Rex Huffman offers some TV viewing suggestions to help relieve the boredom:
It's finally here … election night. You can tune to any of the broadcast networks – NBC, CBS, ABC, or Fox. as well as PBS, and the cable news channels, among them MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, for complete coverage of who will be become the next president of the United States. It could be a long night, or not, but presidential election coverage usually provides exciting and compelling viewing.
For those who find watching election coverage too intense, there are other alternatives. For instance, you can tune to TBS (seen on cable Channel 22) at 8 p.m. for an evening of "Big Bang Theory" episodes. First on the bill, an episode first shown Jan. 26, 2012, titled "The Beta Test Initiation." In this episode, Penny and Leonard experiment with their new relationship.Also, Raj forms a bond with his phone's virtual assistant.
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Tune to Turner Classic Movies (cable Channel 50) at 9:15 p.m. for the 1943 film release"Saboteur." Robert Cummings stars as an innocent man on the run who hunts wartime spies, and the pursuit takes them to the Statue of Liberty. Also in the cast are Priscilla Lane, Norman Lloyd, Otto Kruger, and Alan Baxter.


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Sunday, November 11, 2007
Battle is Joined...
My opponent put on a nice threat display during our battle preparations, and my hopes were raised as I walked on to the testing ground.
Battle was joined, I pursued the advantage, pushing my opponent in every way that I knew.
Then I snorted in disgust as my opponent surrendered, without even putting up a token fight.
I am so disappointed in Monkey.
4 comments:
- Holly said...
careful what you are teaching him.....he's discriminating finely between you and other riders with less ability.
sure you want this?
- November 11, 2007 at 2:00 PM
- Farmgirl said...
Sparky has plenty of ability, that's the problem. Monkey has just figured out that there is no point in bucking with me, even if he does manage to get me off, I get right back on and he works harder than he would have if he had behaved himself.
There are tests in planning to see if it's just Sparky, or men in general.
E has agreed to try him, and see if he tries anything. It may also be possible that Monkey acted up with Sparky because I wasn't there.
Lots of things it could be, and none more disappointed than Sparky that Monkey didn't try anything with me.
- November 11, 2007 at 5:32 PM
- Sean said...
If you'd said "girded my loins" just think how your site meter would have jumped.....
sorry, couldn't resist! Thanks as always for sharing your stories - sorry Monkey's being inconsistent, and look forward to hearing the next one.
- November 11, 2007 at 7:28 PM
Farm Girl there are at least 1,000,000 men in America who are looking for a woman with that kind of attitude. Keep it, you will do well in life. Wish I had found you 30 years ago.
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I have completed 3 of my 6 sessions in Creative Photography, but I'm a little behind in posting about it. I find the assignments fun, but at the same time quite challenging. Feedback about my photos has been mixed at both of the past 2 sessions. This assignment was called "Kicking the Ground Out".
Here is the description of the assignment:
For the next two weeks, your images may not have any "ground" in them - there must be no "bottom" or "foreground" or "foundation". This does not mean all photos have to be looking up, but each composition must have nothing on the bottom. Photograph as you normally do, but for EVERY image you seek to make, redesign the composition so it has no bottom.
Here is the first image I presented. I like working with shadows, and often notice them when I'm out and about with my camera. I manufactured this one. This was taken after a snowstorm we had a couple of weeks ago. The sun came out, and the snow was crunchy. There were harsh shadows where the wind had blown ridges of snow. I stuck a tulip in the snow and took quite a few shots from different perspectives. This one was my favourite, and although it actually is totally a picture of the ground, it does not have a grounding element.
This was my second image, and it bombed....no one liked it. It passed the "no grounding element" test, but no one liked my composition. This photo was taken indoors. I placed a tulip in the vintage bottle and put it on a mirror. The petals all fell off the stem, and I decided that was kind of interesting, so I took the photo with the naked stem. The photo was taken in natural light, on a windowsill.
Suggestions to
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A happy marriage can strengthen the immune system, while an unhappy marriage can weaken it. In one experiment, researchers gave couples blisters on their arm and measured the length of time for the blisters to heal (a marker of immune function). For couples that argued, these blisters took a full day longer to heal when compared with couples that did not fight. And in couples that fought with hostility, the blisters took a full two days longer to heal!
In another experiment, researchers found significant changes in the brain from simple loving acts like handholding or backrubs. The article explains that these are ways of "outsourcing" negative emotions and stress... meaning that the brain gets less wear and tear over time.
This makes me wonder - what is the more general effect of human touch? For example, what do the physical adjustments in our Mysore yoga practice do to our brains? For me, this simple touch can act like a pain-relieving drug (painful postures become easier, my respiratory rate slows).
I'm also wondering what marriage does to telomere length. My hypothesis: a happy marriage means longer telomeres.


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what sets wilderness apart in the modern day is not that it's dangerous (it's almost certainly safer than any town or road) or that it's solitary (you can, so they say, be alone in a crowded room) or full of exotic animals (there are more at the zoo). it's that five miles out in the woods you can't buy anything.
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You may feel angry,
You may feel blue.
You may feel like
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Smile and show others
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Smile when you are happy.
Smile to impress others.
Sure, you can scream and cry.
Let it all out.
Then smile.
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