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Honesty a requirement for auditions: Nagasawa
Wednesday 23rd June, 03:19 AM JST
TOKYO — Actresses Yasuko Sawaguchi, 45, Maki Mizuno, 40, Masami Nagasawa, 23, and others attended a press conference in Tokyo this week for the "Toho Cinderella" audition. Mizuno and Nagasawa—who are the "scouting chief" and "scouting manager"—recounted interesting tales from their own past auditions while a series of photographs from the time played on a large screen behind them.
Mizuno said she took her first audition after being spurned by a guy, as a type of "revenge." Nagasawa said that on her CV under "special skills," her mother had written "jazz dance," but at one final audition when she was told to give a quick performance, she refused. "I thought, 'I'm not confident, and this isn't really a special skill at all,'" explained the actress, "Sometimes, it's necessary to have that kind of honesty."
Auditions will begin July 1, with a grand prix held in January of next year.
Reunion festival celebrates release of new Tetsuya Nakashima film
Saturday 29th May, 06:00 AM JST
TOKYO — To celebrate the upcoming release of the Tetsuya Nakashima film "Kokuhaku," starring Takako Matsu, a movie festival was held this week to screen Nakashima's other works. On hand were actresses Kyoko Fukada, 27, and Anna Tsuchiya, 26, who appeared in the film "Kamikaze Girls," and Miki Nakatani, 34, of "Memories of Matsuko."
Fukada joked about the filming of "Kamikaze," saying, "The director was always getting angry, Anna would suddenly get pissed off. It was really rough." Tsuchiya commented critically about "Kokuhaku," a film about juvenile delinquency, saying, "The film is really dark and completely different from Nakashima's past works."
"Kokuhaku" opens June 5.
Uno Kanda releases fashion and business book 'Mrs Uno'
Thursday 05th November, 06:17 AM JST
TOKYO — Celebrity and fashion designer Uno Kanda, 34, wore a lovely brown ensemble to the Ginza branch of the Fukuya book store chain this week to shake hands with her fans and sign copies of her new collection of short essays – "Mrs Uno."
The new book is her first attempt at writing since she got married to pachinko mogul Takuro Nishimura, 40, in late 2007. The 128-page piece features chapters titled "Uno's Fashion Conversation," "Uno's Business Conversation," and "Uno's Private Conversation," among others.
About 50 show biz reporters and photographers were also issued tickets for the special event, and reporters asked Kanda about her good friend and actress Misaki Ito's upcoming wedding in Hawaii. Kanda said she hopes Ito wears the dress she designed for her, but added: "Isn't it strange I won't be the one getting married?" – a reference to her six wedding ceremonies with Nishimura.
"Mrs Uno" is on sale now for 1,449 yen (including tax.)
Toyota's Corolla an inspiration for Ami Suzuki's new song 'Kiss Kiss Kiss'
Thursday 08th October, 04:00 AM JST
TOKYO — Singer Ami Suzuki, 27, saddled up to Toyota's new Corolla Fielder X 202 at the Shibuya-Ax live house this week to promote "House Nation," a club tour which starts on Saturday and at which Suzuki will be a DJ.
Suzuki said her new song "Kiss Kiss Kiss," which will be used as the theme song for the upcoming tour, was inspired by the Corolla. She said: "The song is about going for a drive at night to enjoy the evening view, with a cool guy in a suit, and wondering what might happen." When asked if it was based on her personal experience, Suzuki got shy and said it wasn't.
Suzuki also commented on the battering the music scene has taken recently following singer and actress Noriko Sakai's indictment for possessing and using stimulants, and the images broadcast of her DJ performance. "Since then, people have become concerned and asked me if I'm OK, just because I'm a DJ. I want to show that clubbing is not about all those scandals."
Masuwaka looking the goods with mobile hair iron
Monday 21st September, 06:40 AM JST
TOKYO — "Charisma Model" Tsubasa Masuwaka, 23, was in Harajuku this week to show off what your hair could look like if you use professional hair styling tool TSUYAGLA Perfect. Masuwaka stars in the TV commercial for the new mobile hair iron, currently on air and in which she sports three other gorgeous hairstyles made possible by the latest version.
Its predecessor proved quite the hit with the ladies, selling more than a quarter of a million units. The new iron comes in Virgin White, Candy Pink and Midnight Navy, and boasts a maximum power of 200 degrees Celsius. A two-hour charge ensures up to 40 minutes of mobile hair care.
Masuwaka said that her husband, model Naoki Umeda, 26, loves her curls and added: "Women always want to be cute, regardless of time or place."
TSUYAGLA Perfec is available through Prime Shopping Japan for 12,800 yen plus 945 yen for shipping.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
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What you need:
Chocolate cake
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (or any kind will do)
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (or any kind will do)
Chocolate Ganache
Step One--Make the cake
2 cups flour
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup low-fat milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
1. Combine dry ingredients in mixer bowl. Add shortening, milk, and vanilla. Mix about a minute on low speed.
2. Add eggs and chocolate, mix until combined, about 30 seconds. Then beat at medium-high speed, about 1 minute.
3. Pour batter into two greased and floured 9 inch round baking pans. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes
4. Cool cake for about 10 minutes, remove from pans, then continue to cool on wire rack.
Step Two--Assemble cupcakes
1. While cake is cooling, fill cupcake sheets with paper cupcake wrappers.
2. Use cookie cutter or biscuit cutter to cut round sections of cake, about the size of a cupcake.
3. Put one cake round in each cupcake holder and push cake down with your fingers.
4. Add scoop of ice cream to each cupcake, pushing ice cream down so that it's flat on top.5. Freeze for at least an hour.
Step Three--Make ganache
1 cup heavy cream
8 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tsp. vanilla
1. Heat heavy cream over low heat in small sauce pan. Bring cream to bare simmer.
2. Put chopped chocolate in medium bowl, add heated cream.
3. Let sit for 3 minutes.
4. Add vanilla and whisk until chocolate melts and thickens
Pour ganache on cupcakes, completely covering the top. Freeze overnight.
Yield: 20-24 cupcakes
Cook's Notes:
I didn't like the chocolate cake much. When I was making it, I let the chocolate sit too long after I melted it, and it didn't completely blend in with the batter. If I make these again, I'll probably use a box cake mix. I think they turned out well. I'm sure I'll make them again, probably with different ice cream or toppings to mix it up.

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Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic AnalysisVolume 9 (1996), Issue 2, Pages 143-157doi:10.1155/S1048953396000159
1Kyoto University, Educational Center for Information Processing, Kyoto 606-01, Japan2University of Tsukuba, Institute of Socio-Economic Planning, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305, Japan3Kyoto University, Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto 606-01, Japan
Received 1 July 1995; Revised 1 November 1995
Copyright © 1996 Shoji Kasahara et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
We consider an M/G/1/K system with push-out scheme and multiple vacations. This model is particularly important in situations where it is essential to
provide short waiting times to messages which are selected for service. We
analyze the behavior of two types of messages: one that succeeds in transmission
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time distribution for the message which is eventually served. Finally, we show
some numerical results including the comparisons between the push-out and the
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One of the most important strategies a PR professional (early or mid-career) can do to continue advancing his or her vocational knowledge is to actively seek out efficient professional development training opportunities. If you are looking for training that is conducive to your busy schedule, then I highly suggest considering webinars. My personal favorites are those provided by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.
Since 2003, the Center has done an exceptional job in providing journalists with free, thought-provoking, critical training sessions to help improve the quality of American business journalism. Training from the Center focuses on numerous topics, including agriculture, the economy, green sustainability, healthcare, banking, economic development, personal financing, technology, sports, non-profits and more.
A perceptive observer will realize that many of the sessions the Center offers can help journalists' public relations colleagues as well. From financial writing to competitive market research to finding a local angle on a national story, there are countless learning opportunities. Here is a recap from the site, showcasing some of the most recent webinars that I have attended.
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This Webinar provides basic tips on SEO fundamentals and how search engines find online content, along with tips and tools for writing good headlines and ledes for the Web. This session was led by Chad Graham, social media editor at The Arizona Republic, and Robin J. Phillips, managing editor of BusinessJournalism.org.
Beyond Google – Mining the Web for Company Intelligence
This two-part webinar teaches you the tools and techniques that competitive intelligence experts use every day — and that you can use to keep tabs on companies. Taught by Cascade Insights principal Sean Campbell, the series focuses on how to mine social media for insights on a company's recent missteps, successes and future intentions as well as how to find portals and online communities that align with a company's customers or their initiatives.
The webinar includes a lot of critical techniques on mining HR-oriented sources for company intelligence and how to spot potential mergers and upcoming product launches before they occur. You'll also better know how to identify sources through business networks and media-sharing sites as well as ways to background sources effectively via the Web.
15 Tips for Time Management for Business Journalists
Taught by senior writer Tami Luhby of CNNMoney.com, this webinar emphasizes the basics of time management, including helpful tools for keeping track of essential daily tasks at work and home. Luhby highlights a lot of creative online tools and resources you can use to maximize your efficiency.
I'm currently looking forward to attending the Center's week-long webinar series on Unlocking Financial Statements, July 18-22, which will cover income statements, balance sheets, cash flows and writing about numbers. Aside from webinars, Reynolds also offers regional workshops, as well as daily tips that can be found at BusinessJournalism.org.
Find out more about what the Reynolds Center presently has to offer on their online calendar.
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From the start, it was clear that the criminal case against former Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer would expose some dirty laundry at the GOP.
Now it's getting so dirty it's downright whacky.
Greer's lawyer was prepared to claim that, when he was governor, Charlie Crist made a pass at the former chairman at a Beverly Hills hotel, that he paid two former male lovers to leave the state, and that the governor's guards covered up numerous drunken "escapades" — including the time the gov allegedly nearly ran over golfers while he drove a golf cart under the influence.
Crist — an abstemious drinker who has fought rumors about his sexuality since and before his 2008 marriage to Carole Oumano — has called the allegations "delusional lies." Crist reported the matter to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement as evidence of "witness tampering" by Greer for allegedly trying to unlawfully pressure the former governor to change his testimony in the fraud case.
The claims from Greer lawyer Damon Chase arose only after the governor refused to recant his previous written testimony in which Crist said he had no idea that his party chairman in 2009 had taken over RPOF fundraising responsibilities for a cut of the profits. Chase wanted Crist to issue a new sworn affidavit that claimed he and party leaders knew about Greer's secret fundraising arrangement, which is at the heart of the state's criminal case against Greer.
Crist refused to file the flip-flop of an affidavit. Chase then moved to depose the former governor to ask him about his drinking habits and his sexuality.
"Jim is desperate and using you as a way to extort Charlie with embarrassing questions. Like 'when was the last time you [expletive] your neighbor's sheep' or 'are you still beating your wife,'" Crist's boss and attorney, Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan, wrote in a May 14 email to Chase.
Chase responded: "Charlie clearly lied and now one by one his closest friends are coming out against him because what he did to Greer was just wrong. In the event Charlie remains unwilling to clarify his affidavit, I'm left with no other choice than to discredit him. I don't find that type of practice particularly tasteful, but sometimes I suppose it's necessary.''
Chase pointed out that other Republican insiders said in depositions and affidavits that Crist knew of Greer's fundraising deal or aspects of it.
True or not, the image of a hammered governor almost plowing into golfers is a scream. And the idea that he got all sloppy drunk and tried to smooch Greer at a hotel is profoundly unsettling.
Crist "would have to be a sick son of a bitch to try to kiss Porky the Pig," Morgan told an FDLE case agent, who noted the statement was "in reference to Greer."


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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Happy Birthday Grannie Annie!
My mum (standing, far right) is having a significant birthday today--I won't tell you how significant, but it's a big one!
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- Mary G said...
Oh, happiest of birthdays to MacB's mama ... and many more ....
- February 14, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- Jennifer in TX said...
Looks like you were a great daughter and cooked her a feast. Best wishes for many more happy and healthy years!!
- February 15, 2009 at 8:51 AM
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There were many shouts of "iceberg ahead!" as we ran into big mounds of snow left from the blizzard about two weeks ago.
Ezra insists on having a hood on outside at all times now. Maybe after being bundled up in the bitter cold for a few months he finally got used to having something on his head?
I asked Ender what we should look for to know if it was spring yet and after he answered he asked Ezra for an idea of what to look for. Ender soon realized that Ezra didn't know- it was all new and exciting information for him! Ender quickly took over, telling Ezra about buds, when the flowers would show up, warmer weather, rain, planting . . . And when Ezra said he was sad because he didn't know all those things, Ender put his arm around him and said,
"That's okay. You were just little last year- but now you're a boy and you can do the same stuff as me."
It's true- last year Ezra was two, hitching a ride with Ender and I as we went outside to explore, but this year he is three and he wants to see and find and know for himself.
I'm so excited to be able to add this little boy to our outside adventuring!
Have you been out adventuring yet this week? Take a trip out, even if it's snowy and cold, to find out what is going on out there!


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Just when I thought there really couldn't be anywhere left to place an ad, the Boston Globe reports that the town of Littleton has decided to allow advertising on police cars.
The first thing I thought of when I read this was a bidding war between Krispy Kreme and Donut King.
Sadly the police don't want to associate themselves with donuts.
They won't be accepting ads for liquor brands or funeral homes either.
I wonder how soon it will be before a cop pulls over a speeding driver and says "This traffic infringement notice is brought to you by..."


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Francis K. Harris, age 75, of Poneto, Indiana, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Harris was born on June 28, 1942, in Bluffton, Indiana to the late Earnest Elzey and Mary Edith (McFarren) Harris. He graduated from Berne High School and then served his country honorably with the United States Airforce. Francis was a lab technician for Bluffton Motor Works for over 30 years. He enjoyed working on his Ford truck, watching western films, and spending time with his family and friends.
Survivors include:
Wife of 53 years, Ruby (Brewer) Harris of Poneto.
Daughter, Valerie and Jeff Habig of Bluffton.
Daughter, Sheila and Greg Grimm of Poneto.
Daughter, Dawn and Farley Thornsberry of Ossian.
Son, Kelvin and Becky Harris of Bluffton.
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2 Brothers, Rich and Dave Harris.
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Francis was preceded in death by his parents and daughter; Judy Harris, 2 Brothers; Rex and Wayne Harris, and 3 Sisters; Irene Day, Naomi Elzey, and Diane Harris.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 from 3:00-7:00pm at the United Methodist Church, 36 East Walnut Street, Poneto, Indiana 46781.
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Creepy Story:
One of my supporters went to Hudson Town Hall to vote, whereupon someone came up to her, handed her some literature, and said, "I'm T.J. Rohr and I'd appreciate your vote." She said, "No, you're not." He said "Sh. They don't know that," perhaps referring to the other pollworkers.
The guy wasn't me. I didn't have anyone (that I knew of!) working Hudson Town Hall at that time.
Funny Comment:
Another supporter came up to me today and said, "You got 2,300+ votes?!? That's about 2,000 more than I expected you to get." I wasn't sure if that was a compliment or not!
I love politics. :)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
A Creepy Story and a Funny Comment
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Oh, well.
Thanks to all the folks who worked the polls for me today. It was a lot of fun. I ended up with 8% of the vote, and met a bunch of nice people. Congrats to Edgar Starnes, who beat me and John Forlines. I'll post some cellphone pix and more thanks later.
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Monday, November 3, 2008
VOTE Tomorrow!
We're at the finish line. Help me cross it ahead of my opponents! Don't forget to vote tomorrow, for both me and Mike. On the ballot, it's easy to find me: on the front, lower right hand corner. And thanks for your support.
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Lying on my back in the grass on Liberty Island,
gazing up at a magnificent beauty.
It never gets old.
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Gathering good friends together to enjoy a home video or play a favorite board game is the perfect way to showcase this easy, make-ahead supper on a blustery winter evening.
Start the evening with comforting bowls of hot tomato dill soup, which can be made in advance and refrigerated until serving time. Simply reheat the soup about 10 minutes before it is to be served.


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Saturday, April 25, 2009
Major League Paintball Held Hostage: Alert
No explanation on how that will work was given. And it seems no confirmed alternate schedule will be available to the teams still playing until 8 am Sunday morning. Tentatively Sunday games are now expected to run as late as 9 pm which will likely disrupt a lot of return travel arrangements as well.
Lots of Eurokids gots nothing to do tonight so if you have more info please post it up in comments. Lazy slackers
UPDATE: Seems games were canceled today due to rain. Far as I can tell neither of the unlocked divisions, D2 and M5, completed the event. If correct it moves Malaga from a difficult and unhappy result to a complete bust that if handled poorly by the MS will effect the rest of the season--any perhaps beyond.
While I don't have sufficient confirmed information to pass judgment where's the fun in that? It sounds like the traditional field set-ups handled the wind issues of yesterday okay and that the new inflatable? fields (you can see them in pre-event photos) were the problem. Did the new fields get tested in advance? Does the wind not normally blow on the coast of Spain? The MS can't be held responsible for the rain today but the rain has only added to the chaos caused yesterday.
Here's a prediction too: whatever happens (or doesn't happen) the Millennium's historically poor communication skills will make it worse.
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Theres a good chance there will be some angry people at the beach tomorrow expecting to play, as information might not have reached all teams.
The wind is really strong but the new inflatable netting rigg dosent help either..
- April 25, 2009 at 6:05 PM
- raehl said...
I dunno about doesn't help - inflatable netting rigging not staying up is preferable to what happened at Chicago Open last year when the wind permanently destroyed three fields of poles.
I bet it would be really handy if Millennium had the ability to text message all of their teams though.....
- April 25, 2009 at 6:30 PM
What a terrible bit of luck for the Mill. It seems games were called off again Sunday.
The new netting system looks interesting.
I can't see it well enough in the picture, but I wonder if there is a problem with paint ricocheting up and over the net off the bottom tubing?
- April 26, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Huh... I dunno, I seem to remember how that big huge inflatable X was always a problem... and how we had to anchor the big huge inflatable X to the netting, which was anchored to the ground.
So now we have big huge inflatable things, that aren't really all that different from an X as far as I can tell, and people are wondering how this was a problem?
Really? I don't think the PSP has had an event without the X blowing around and needing to be adjusted at some point. Who thought making inflatable netting that is basically the same as the wobbly X was a good idea? (I know I know... the people who sold the X thought it was a good idea...)
But props to the industry driven idea to come up with a better way to solve the netting mess. It's a complete mess generally.
- April 26, 2009 at 2:16 PM
Why not just continue play in the rain like so many PSP events have? Was it really that bad
- April 26, 2009 at 11:11 PM
- Baca Loco said...
No doubt the organizers were concerned it would give the UK teams an unfair advantage, Mario.
- April 26, 2009 at 11:40 PM
I heard that at the next MS event they are just hiring some tall guys to hold the netting up during the games. Obviously they would have to wear masks, or this could be a dangerous solution...
- April 27, 2009 at 4:08 PM


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As Dubya's rhetoric towards Iran heats up, Glenn Greenwald applies a thermometer. He's particularly struck by Dubya's statement in a recent speech that
Iraq Iran. And indeed, the London Times (for pedants, that's "the newspaper called 'The Times' that is published in London") had a recent article describing details of at least one war plan for such an attack.
We will confront this danger before it is too late.Rumors are swirling from the liberal blogsphere to The New Yorker that this sort of thing presages a bombing campaign on
Now, there are reasonable questions to ask about such a plan. Questions like, "Wouldn't pissing off Iran, with a potential Chinese ally, and numerous retaliatory options ranging from disruption of the oil markets to seriously attacking our forces in Iraq, be really stupid?" Or like, "Would the Bush administration ever be deterred from doing any particular thing merely because it's really, really dumb?" But the Times article supplies some perspective:
Bush is committed for now to the diplomatic route.Readers will recall the way Bush was committed to the diplomatic route in October and November of 2002. He was committed to the diplomatic route as a way of establishing a pretext for military action which he'd already decreed months before.
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I was listening to the radio the other day and heard a song that sums up 2013 for me and maybe for you too. No matter what we went through God was there. He has never forsaken us. As we enter 2014 remember that He will be there for you just like He has been in the past.
Our God is faithful.
No matter what we go through in 2014 with joy we will be able to say Never once did we ever walk alone!
Never Once - One Sonic Society
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you;
he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:8


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Over the past few weeks I have visited the David Kronn exhibition at the Lewis Glucksman gallery, and was struck by the number of Harry Callaghan prints in the collection. Today I learnt that his great muse in life, his wife Eleanor Callaghan, has passed away. She was 95. Eleanor and Harry were married for 63 years. There's an obituary at the New York Times here.
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Last week Hancock's of Paducah was having free shipping for a couple of days. I went to the clearance section and found these lovely Moda fabrics for $3.99 a yard! The print is for the back of a quilt (5 yards), the orange will be put with the other orange fabrics for my niece's quilt (2 yards) , and the others are just for stash (1 yard of each). I am thinking now I should have bought more!
Last evening I decided to release the daffodils from their plastic prison. I had covered the one large planting bed with both black and clear plastic sheeting to try and kill some of the weeds that took over the bed last year. I was unable to keep up with the weeding due to still recovering from surgery and the horrible heat we had. I had dug up some of the bulbs, but apparently there were a lot more that were left in the ground. I think the plastic caused a greenhouse effect since they were under the clear plastic. I kept seeing this areas bubble up and wondered what was going on. Here the daffodils were growing like crazy so I cut the plastic and now they can feel the sunshine directly. It is still cold, but they are tuff.
Look at the color of the daffodils that were under the black plastic - they are in the upper left hand corner and bright yellow. Crazy hun? I will keep watching them to see if they turn green since they now have sunshine on them.
The appraiser person is coming today. Let's hope my nightmare will be over.
I spent last evening working on a few more samples for my improv demonstration tonight. I will just have to pack up my stuff as soon as I get home after work, deal with the appraiser, and then I will be out the door to the Akron MQG meeting.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
What a deal!
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- QuiltSwissy said...
Fingers Crossed! Toes crossed. Bassets crossed!
Love your new fabrics......cheap is good!
- March 27, 2013 at 9:43 AM
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I've become much less detail oriented in my old{er} age, in my role as a mother and/or maybe just because I can never think straight. I still have a keen eye for detail about certain things – like grammar, my work, and most things pertaining to Molly. I used to be a stickler for cleanliness, but I've learned to let the house go a bit; no magazine is ever going to feature my home on its pages, and, if by some chance, BHG or Southern Living called me to feature my charming cottage of a home, they would send a designer AND I would have advance notice to purge and clean before the photo shoot. Molly doesn't like it when I run the vacuum cleaner, and I'm certainly not getting up to do it before she's awake. And anytime I entertain the idea of wiping down the kitchen cabinets or dusting under my bed, Molly wants me to sit on the couch with her and really, who could resist that?
It has been a long-running joke between Jim and myself that I would buy the exact same thing at the grocery store every week, regardless or whether we need it or not. This is for two reasons, mainly: 1) I *hate* going to the grocery store and 2) I don't really cook, so I have no idea what we need or what's been used. Years ago, I needed to make pralines for a school event. Jim sweetly offered to help, so I showed up to his house with a bag of ingredients and a recipe. He took one look at the recipe and asked, "What is this?"
"That's the recipe for the pralines," I casually replied.
Jim responds with a shake of his head and starts up the stairs to his office. "Where are you going?" I asked.
"To look up a REAL recipe," he called over his shoulder.
"What's wrong with the one I just gave you?"
He told me there was no way the pralines would turn out because he had no idea how much of each ingredient to use. I had not written down the measurements. I usually don't. Which I guess explains why most of my culinary experiments end up in the trash can and Jim, for the sake of saving money and sanity {his and mine}, does a lot of the cooking at our house.
Another example: I recently ordered a valance and roman shades for the family room. I measured the inside width and length of the side windows and outside the moulding of the picture window for the valance. I measured three times in order to purchase the fabric and give the woman making the window treatments the correct measurements, because I've lived with my husband long enough to know that he would NOT be pleased if those window treatments didn't fit. When we hung the shades a few weeks ago, Jim steps onto the step ladder and says to Molly, "Let's see how well Mommy measured the windows."
I am pretty sure he almost fell off the ladder when they actually fit.
But anyway, the point of these stories is that Molly is a nice mix of Jim and me: she is actually particular about all of the things Jim is AND she is particular about my items of interest, too. So technically, I don't know how nice that will actually be, all of us living together in this house, but I digress. Last week, she was playing with her laptop, "working like mommy." We point to the letters and pictures on the keys and she'll name them. Last week, she actually called the bird on the V key a vulture, but she still calls the oak on the O key a tree. One at a time, I guess. Jim then points to the B key and asked, "What's that?"
"An orange bug," Molly replied.
"A bee," I said.
"Orange bug."
And you know what? She was right. That bug didn't look a thing like a bee – or at least any of the bees in all her books or on her bug puzzle. So there. Jim and I cracked up at her confidence in her answer and the fact that she should be confident. She was right, after all.


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I'm taking a quick break from working on our bathroom, to eat a bite of lunch, and to send out a plea for a positive word.
Our dear friend Erica arrives for a week-long visit tonight. Robb and I have been trying to get our bathroom tidied, but even after a week with my head wedged beside the toilet, I don't think it looks appreciably better. It looks different, sure. Instead of looking like a wreck, it looks like a construction site.
Today is about the prettiest day imaginable, and I've spent the entire time in the bathroom.
Please send sympathy, and beer.


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This weekend was a "puttering" weekend. It started out with The Hubs and I heading to Lowes Home Improvement and buying paint and other sundries needed to finish renovating the guest room ... the room that used to be The Boy's.
Before we starting painting, though, a few other things grabbed our attention... the light fixture HAD to come down, and then the holes patched. The carpeting - nasty and gross - HAD to come up, along with the carpet padding. Then... the tile... the crappy, barn-red tile that apparently is under every carpeted space in this house including our uncarpeted, basement floor. As The Hubs was taking up the carpet tacks, this tile started to splinter and pop up. So... it, too, HAD to come out. Needless to say, painting has yet to occur. But it feels good to be ready to go...NOW.
After a day of home improvement puttering, and freezing my own corn...
I took today to putter around in my craft area. I so easily get frozen with "can't do it well" so I don't do it at all. Today I decided to just putter. Putter, putter, putter.
To warm up, I did a little decoupage with a paper napkin on a wooden "table tidy" holder. I love using napkins!
That took a lot less time than I had figured, so I pulled out some stamps that I'd bought a few weeks back and decided to play with my relatively newly purchased Spectrum Noir pens.
I really, really, REALLY need more lessons and practice/work on blending and shading. I sucketh. But... it just takes time, right? And active time, not just sitting around waiting to get better while twiddling my thumbs time. :)
After all of this coloring, I was a little tired. So I just made one of them into a card and called it a night.
Nothing fancy, nothing super productive. But time creating. That's what I need to do more of, right?
Now I've gotten myself into a writing challenge, so I must go and spend some time brainstorming on two short stories. If I think they're any good, maybe I'll share them here. :)
Did you have a good weekend? Any creative time for you?
August 25, 2013
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I love playing with napkins too! Some of the ones you sent me previously have ended up on art journal pages for the "Being Me" course. No creating or playing for me last weekend. I spent all day Saturday (literally 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) driving and moving younger two daughters into college and all day Sunday (again quite literally) cleaning, doing laundry, making beds. Three beds stripped down to the mattresses and everything washed - sheets, blankets, fleece throws... Rachel and Becca are the worst kind of pack rats - they don't throw anything away, including old receipts, tags off their new clothing, etc. Cleaning their room was exhausting!ReplyDelete
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A blog for innovative, unabashed and delightful cocktails. All posted recipes are my original creations. Check out the links for other quality sites that review both classic and hard-to-find recipes from other sources.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Acai of Relief
After a harried week of working in California, I touched down last week in Virginia around 5:00 Friday -- just an hour before the final neighborhood happy hour of the summer. Determined to play with acai spirits and flavors this week, I paired the subtle flavor of acai spirits with sweet acai juice cut with lemon. It was a risk -- I had not tasted the drink before the first itme I mixed it at the hosts' home -- but it paid off. I heard more than once it was the best of the summer.
Acai of Releif
2 oz acai liquor (such as Veev)
1 oz acai berry juice
1 oz lemon-lime soda
Juice of 1/4 lemon
Stir ingredients together with ice. Garnish with a wedge of lemon.
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- The Exception said...
Sounds delightful!
- September 14, 2008 at 7:22 AM
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March 26
752 Pope Stephen (II) III elected; he was the first sovereign of the Papal
States, crowned Pepin as King of the Franks, corresponded with the Emperor
Constantine on the subject of the restoration of the sacred images, restored
many of the ancient churches of the city, and built hospitals specifically for
the poor near St. Peter's church where he is buried.
1026 Pope John XIX crowned
Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
1484 William Caxton printed his translation of
Aesop's Fables.


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Dr. Sharon Orrange - June 27, 2014
A low FODMAP diet equals a happy gut for some. FODMAPs are carbohydrates (sugars) found in food. FODMAPs are substances that cause problems in two ways: they aren't absorbed well so they tend to suck water in to the gut and they stick around longer so they are fermented by bacteria. The result is gas, bloating, cramping, and diarrhea in some people.
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I am now in the home stretch testing Bramble Berry's S.O.A.P. fragrances in Cold Process soaps! I unmolded Scent #4 and was very pleased indeed! The yellow was a tad heavy and I was worried about discolored bubbles, but everything turned out fine and it kept the nice pinks and purples. Nice dark fall colors! The scent held up nicely, still smells like a nice floral baby lotion to me, especially now :) I really, really like the scent, and all things baby :)
Scent Description: a deep berry scent with a touch of zap that I can't put my finger on. This one reminds me of the County Fair and all the jellies and jams :) REALLY hope that this one holds up well! This is a keeper!
Method Used: I am soaping the same way as the others and using a low temp CP, insulated for a Gel Phase. 1 batch only. I did not particularly like the texture of the no Gel soaps.
Recipe Used: Same again. This recipe has been a tried and true one for me for many years.
Performance: Since I tend to soap at low temps, add color, THEN add the scents, it is behaving fine. I did not notice any acceleration that I might have at higher temps. I pour at a light medium trace and put to bed :) Although I must note: As I am writing this, I have the bottle beside me so that I can sniff it and I got a tiny drop on my finger and didn't notice. It is presently eating away at the "y", "h", "b", "m" and "n" on the laptop. got it wiped off but BEWARE and try not to store in anything but glass bottles :)
Color Notes: For this one, I decided to color only 1.5 cups of the raw soap. I mixed in 1/4 tsp Bramble Berry Brick Red Oxide and added back to the main soap with an In The Pot Swirl. I DID NOT take pictures for this on purpose.... I want it to be a surprise :) I am hoping that the nice, deep reds and the natural color of the soap comes through!
I will be back tomorrow with the reveal! Please take a minute to visit the other soaper's blogs about their experiences as well! I know that we ALL are having a blast!


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The Book of the Week in the "Style" section of the Washington Post is Michael Buckley's The Sisters Grimm.
Written for kids ages 9-12, The Sisters Grimm tells the tale of Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, two foster kids who end up with "Grandmother." Crazy adventures ensue when "grandmother is kidnapped by a giant, and some police officers turn out to be the Three Little Pigs." Two volumes are out now--The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives and The Sisters Grimm: The Unusual Suspects with a third to be released in the spring.
These are on my must-purchase list.


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We wanted to go to the farm this last weekend, but MKid is going to get together with his 'best buddy' this week, which would've meant a very short trip to the farm. So we have decided that next Saturday, after we see MKid off at the airport, we will amble on to the farm for a 3 - 4 day stay - and hopfully get a bit done... so much to do, so little time...
|The old Greenpoint Stadium
prior to the 2010 makeover
|Ideal football kicking area
Then we went in search of the park...
After stopping a few people to ask directions, we finally found the entrance. There is an aquaduct running the length of the sidewalk - this aquaduct feeds / circulates the water for the man-made lakes within the Biodiversity Park and the golf course area. Naturally, boys, will be boys, and the sidewalk was promptly ignored...
The Biodiversity Park is absolutely brilliant. And so well planned for children to explore. They have created a terrific physical "spiders web" of posts and notices for children to follow, which portray, in one instance, the consequences of cleaning a paint tin and emptying that water down the drain, with the first information board setting the scene, and the next stages of the "journey", being the water emptying into the rivers and oceans, and it's effect not only on the water quality, but also on the marine and bird life, depicting eventually how man will suffer from this action as the water, marine and bird life is poisoned. Very clever - children are far more likely to remember a pictorial lesson, than one they just hear.
|Biodiversity dome
|A Khoisan hut, partially covered with "animal" skin
|The Khoisan boma
Between the Biodiversity Park and the stadium, there are different sports areas - and the closest one, the golf course runs next to the park. The two are separated by a large man-made lake - this is already home to seagulls, ducks, etc. - living proof of the feasibility of what has been created out of what was essentially waste land.
The final attraction we visited, before hunger and thirst overtook us, was the Alemmatic Sundial. Brilliant - I want one of these on the farm too :-) MKid was facinated that his shadow, which was cast by the sun, could tell him the time.
A brilliant park and one which RMan and I have mutually decided that we want to return to - perhaps with a picnic this time.
We can do without the music concert which started just as we were leaving - this kind of place should be enjoyed for its' peace and tranquility - the music was, in our opinion, a mistake.
Such a simple concept, a whole bunch of dedicated workers, and the end result - a perfect place to teach children important information on this planet we inhabit so briefly - concerning the number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region, how precious and inter-dependent they are, and how easily mankind can harm them with his thoughtless actions.
I reckon that with this park, the City of Cape Town has gone a long way towards healing the harm that was caused with the building of the world cup stadium. And once the newly planted shrubs and trees have had time to settle in they will provide another little piece of heaven within a city :-)


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Not that UGA is looking for a new DC, but hypothetically, if they were, TCU's Dick Bumpas is one of the best defensive coordinators in the country. A finalist for the Broyles Award, he has the 2nd ranked defense in 2008 and had the 2nd ranked defense in 2006 in the scoring happy Mountain West Conference with Utah and BYU.
If you want a shiny new DC, this wouldn't be a bad place to look. Read more about Bumpas here and here. One little nugget that would make you smile... in 1996, as Navy's DC, the middies beat Ga. Tech at the Joke. Unfortunately, I think PJ was the OC for that Navy team.
Bumpas is not a newbie and he sure as hell knows what he is doing. There is some speculation that TCU HC Gary Patterson is the brains behind the TCU defense, but I am not sure. Bumpas was his mentor before Patterson became a HC. I don't know much about Bumpas personally - whether he would fit in with Coach Richt's staff, etc - but he has put some great defenses on the field in his career.


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CHICAGO — A teenager was struck and killed by an inbound Metra train on an elevated section of tracks Friday night while walking with another male, police said.
The 16-year-old boy, Luis Gonzalez of the 2900 block of North Woodard Street, was pronounced dead at the scene, which was halfway between the Clybourn Avenue station and the Irving Park Road station on the Union Pacific Northwest Line, officials said. Spray paint was found at the scene.


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This is an adapted version of a short story I wrote a long time ago. It's a bit long for "flash fiction" but is as much as anyone would probably want to read on a blog. It's still quite rough and ready, so please, feel free to let me know your thoughts!
He sits on the wall opposite the entrance to her building. It is cooler today than it has been all week. The breeze from the river shivers over his skin, ruffling it in waves of goose bumps. He looks into his camera at the picture he took yesterday. It's definitely her. She's let her hair grow and she's dyed it black, but it's definitely her – the straight nose, pale face, perfect red mouth can't be disguised. It's taken patience and skill to find her. Then he needed to get close enough to be sure. He couldn't take action till he was sure. Now, looking at the image on his camera, comparing it to last year's snapshot - he's sure. Today, he will act.
He looks up at the building - fifteen storeys of grey concrete entombing the worker bees in their identikit offices. Advertising agencies, sales companies, paper distributors, all in the same neutrally coloured open-plans. Only the logos are different. He snorts, glad not to be one of the herd.
A cloud passes across the sky, casting shadows over the cars passing on their way to the car park where their passengers will disembark for drinks by the water, trips to the galleries, visits to the sick in the hospital down the road. He closes his eyes for a minute. A picture comes into his mind - a young girl lying on the ground. It is dark, except for the flash of a blade stabbing through the air towards her...
A screech of brakes jerks him out of his reverie. He opens his eyes to see a car coming to a halt in front of a pedestrian who shouts, wanker. The driver of the car beeps his horn and speeds off. The clock chimes five o'clock. It is nearly time.
The door of the office building opens. A couple emerge, arms entwined. They are excited, happy - ready for the weekend. He watches, and waits as others follow them. Tall people, small people, men, women, all colours all ages. This is it. His heart begins to pump faster. Come on. And then there she is, in a crowd of friends. She is carrying a large file, and she is laughing. Her hair flops over her eyes and she brushes it away. As she does so, she looks up across the road straight at him. Shit, she's seen him. She says something to one of her friends, and they all look. No. it's all right. The girls are looking behind him. He turns and sees a couple of guys on stilts wearing bill boards advertising a new restaurant. The sun has completely gone, now, the sky filled with black clouds. He looks back. She's saying good-bye to her friends. This is it. She is walking towards him, to the river, alone.
He slides down from the wall, puts his camera into his bag and steps out in her direction. She reaches his side of the the road. He looks down as if noticing something on the floor. They cannon into each other. They fall to the ground and her file splits open, spilling its contents over the pavement. God, I'm sorry, he says, apologetic, chivalrous. It's OK. Her voice is soft and soothing. Together, they start to pick up the sheets of paper before the wind blows them further down the street. They knock heads, and fumble with their hands, but they're a team. You're very kind, she says, giving him a miraculous smile that cuts right through him. Don't mention it. He hands her one last piece of paper. She looks at it puzzled, then as he says her name, he watches the clouds passing over her face. Bastard, you bastard. He turns away – nothing left for him here.
He stumbles back to the tube station. He is shaking. He'd been so set on finding her, he hadn't thought about this - her reaction to being found. To being summonsed to court. After all this time, she must have felt safe. From the darkness of that night - the initiation ceremony instigated by her boyfriend. The sluicing, the slit wrists, the boy who nearly drowned and the girl who died. No wonder, she ran away. And now he has found her. Now she will have testify. Shit. He really is a bastard. He stands on the escalator, trying to calm himself, to think of the next job, the next frightened witness. Today was the first cut, that's all. Bound to hurt a bit. He'll be over it tomorrow. Tomorrow, will be another day.
Thursday, 16 July 2009
First Cut
Posted by Virginia Moffatt at 14:51
3 comments:
- Nic said...
Ooh - I liked this - thought he might be the attacker, liked the twist.
- 17 July 2009 at 11:41
- Virginia Moffatt said...
Thanks Nic,
That was exactly what I intended!
- 19 July 2009 at 09:09
That was really good- I was taken by surprise by the ending.
- 18 September 2009 at 05:43
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Steve Jobs' keynote is but a few hours away now, and we fully expect him to launch the much-leaked, controversial iPhone 4G (or iPhone HD, as many believe it will be called). Or do we?
In the face of months of speculation and gossip, the Pocket-lint team throw their own opinions into the hat, and some of them may come as a surprise:
Rik - news editor
"We have heard so many leaked iPhone 4G rumours that, should they be true, we've managed to put together a fairly accurate dossier on what the handset will constitute. Apart from memory. Cold hard storage has been oft overlooked".
"I believe that, with the iPhone HD (as it will inevitably be called), there will be a maximum of 64GB on-board storage - double the limit of the 3GS. It's feasible, and certainly possible, to have 128GB, but I think that may be kept up the sleeve for another time. Certainly, if there's HD recording, the handset will need the extra file space".
"Apart from that, I don't think there'll be any other surprises. It'd certainly take something spectacular to get the world's tech press buzzing after the last couple of months of saturation".
"Maybe Steve Jobs will whip off a rubber mask, a la Scooby Doo, and reveal that he was Bill Gates, the former owner of the fairground down the road, after all".
"Now, that WOULD be special".
Chris - reviews editor
"If a new iPhone appears, I think Apple will take the opportunity to launch a device that will hold the same design through several generations as they have done in the past. The biggest challenge will be addressing the WiMAX or LTE issue, as this is an area likely to change in the next few years.
"I think the app-based approach will be maintained, with full backwards compatibility with existing apps, but a higher resolution display will prompt developers to update. I don't think we'll see a mega-camera, so 5-megapixels seems likely, perhaps with HD video capture, but the emphasis will be on usability rather than chasing stats".
Ian - freelance writer extraordinaire
"Improved battery technology might mean the first accessories you buy for your new iPhone won't be three new chargers (one for the office, one for the car and one for 'just in case', which you will carry with you at all times). And you might actually be able leave the house without having to worry about spending your entire day leap-frogging from power outlet to power outlet. Starbucks has done very well out of me in recent years..."
Ben - sub-editor/social editor
"My prediction for the iPhone 4G launch is that there will be few surprises, basically an 1.5-hour affirmation of what has been leaked out over the last few months - with plenty of 'terrifics', 'magicals' and the odd 'unbelievable' coming from Jobs".
"The real crux of the matter is whether the new iPhone (along with the new OS) will compete with the glut of Android handsets flooding the market. As a handset it will have no problems doing this - the spec sheet looks pretty tasty - and you have to say that, with its new multitasking OS, it's looking pretty strong on that front too. With the multitasking criticism having been addressed all Apple needs to deliver is half-decent battery life - there's no point having the ability to run multiple apps if you ain't got the juice to do it".
Paul - news reporter
"I think that Apple will also introduce an 8GB 3GS and that production of 16 and 32GB 3GSes will cease. The next-gen iPhone will be Apple's main event, obviously, but an entry level, budget friendlier, 8GB 3GS running iPhone OS 4.0 will help its smartphone market share go through the roof".
Stuart - owner/editor
"While I would find it incredibly funny if Apple managed to stir up all this excitement just for the launch of a new version of its Safari (v5) browser, I think that we are in for a new iPhone".
"What will it look like? Again I am torn. While it will probably look like the numerous prototypes floating around, just more refined, wouldn't it be amazing if Steve Jobs stood up on stage and revealed something completely different and mind blowing, while, at the same time, telling the world's press that all these leaks have been a diversion like the best magic trick ever played".
"Apple is good at stoking the rumour mill to climatic highs, but if it could add some magic (David Copperfield style) we would never trust a rumour ever again would we?"
In conclusion
So there you have it, if Pocket-lint is to be believed, Steve Jobs will reveal a 64GB iPhone HD, with extra-long battery life, a 5-megapixel camera and high-def video recording. It'll multi-task, look much like the prototypes we've seen already, and run high-res apps.
Or he'll announce Safari v5, snigger and reveal himself to be a Scooby Doo villain.
It's a tough call.
What do you think? You've got a couple of hours to let us know your opinions on the new iPhone before the show hits the road.


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Who knew the Real Housewives would be outdone for TV drama on a political stage? The showdowns between President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney have made them increasingly like the Real Housewives of Presidential Politics. The drama has built from the polite discussion in Colorado to last week's semantics smack down between supporting players before it boiled over on Long Island. The war of words featured finger-pointing, scolding and, at one point, the appearance that this was close to an actual war of table-flipping, chest bumping and verbal jabs. With more than 90 action-packed, tension-filled minutes of televised tussles that would make any Bravo producer proud, here comes this Real Housewife's 3rd in a series of debate recaps.
Fashion was foreshadowing for a night full of drama -- If things hadn't heated up with pundits on both sides slamming President Obama's opening performance in Colorado, you knew it was on when First Lady Michelle Obama and Ann Romney both entered wearing pink (Bitch stole my look!). Each political side will say their lady wore it better, so I won't jump into that fray, but if countless RH fans watching at home were saying, "Oh no she didn't!" then the two men who followed that entrance spent the following hour and a half all but yelling that phrase about the others' approach in the Town Hall discussion.
Can anyone get this kid a job? The opening question had the two candidates switching seats from the first debate. Romney never answered the concern of that first-time voter Jeremy Epstein about how the former Governor would ensure that he would get a job upon graduation (even if he'd want the 20-year-old to follow his early primary advice to just borrow money from his parents). Romney talked about Pell Grants and an old program he had in Massachusetts but nothing specific for his presidency after this kid gets out of school (saying you know what it takes isn't an actual plan, Governor!). Obama came out with specifics and listing off ideas just like Romney did in the first debate. I only wish the president started with, "Jeremy, did you notice that he didn't answer your question?"
Who knew energy policy could get so feisty? As charges flew back and forth on energy policy, it seems like these two were on the verge of drilling each other into the ground. Romney invaded Obama's personal space as he physically closed in on him with repeated questions in a manner disrespectful of a sitting president, but the officeholder didn't back down. When President Obama fought back, you could almost hear the music rising behind them in a Rocky movie as you saw that we finally had a real fight on our hands.
Did Women's Lib ever take place? It looked like Obama and Romney were debating in different decades. After President Obama talked of signing the Lilly Ledbetter bill to give women equal pay for equal work, Romney discussed his search for cabinet members as Governor of Massachusetts. He claimed he requested an extensive search for qualified females because his staff only gave him male options. The result was "binders full of women." Are you kidding me? "Binders full of women" sounds way more like a phrase from Fifty Shades of Grey than employment options.
All this doesn't even mention the quote of the night. Romney said he "recognized that if you're going to have women in the workforce, that sometimes they need to be more flexible." Let me repeat that: "if you're going to have women in the workplace!" What country is he talking about? This is crazy! It's no wonder that we still have a glass ceiling in America when its potential president still talks like this! Women in both parties should be furious at that attitude! Of course, that's just my take. What do you think?
Plus, we've now learned that he was less than honest in saying that he requested additional resumes because a women's group, MassGAP, say they had actually sent him and his 2002 opponent, Shannon O'Brien, viable cabinet candidates who were female as part of a different plan to get more women into higher positions in government. So, apparently it was not as a result of some big female search that Romney conducted (even though that would have made a great reality show!). Regardless, is he saying that after decades in business, he didn't personally know any highly qualified women? Then, he claimed that a Romney White House would have employers "so anxious to get good workers they're going to be anxious to hire women." WHAT??? If he thinks that's the best way to woo women, I'd love to hear about his idea of foreplay. It's like saying, "I can't be sexist. Some of my best staffers with flexible hours were women!"
Also, while I applaud the fact that he could make his female chief-of-staff's hours flexible to balance her personal and professional lives, his description of her request was condescending. Acting as a Governor's chief-of-staff isn't like starring on Leave It To Beaver! It's a demanding job and if she really did say she had to get home by 5:00 to be with her kids and cook dinner, that means she talked her way into great hours with a sucker of a boss whose views of women haven't changed since Russia really was our greatest enemy on the world stage. Also, what male executive would have to explain his responsibilities at home or request flexible hours? Mister Romney, you're way too smart for us to believe this is really how it happened and you lose points for pandering.
Sincerity can be your best friend or worst enemy. Our show features a lot of real women's reactions to heightened situations. It works because they are our genuine responses. If viewers don't believe it, they channel surf. Same goes for politics. If a leader can come off as sincere while discussing voters' real problems, they've got it made. Mitt Romney does not have it made. His talk of tax breaks on dividends, interest and capital gains rings hollow for most middle-middle and lower-middle class voters because they don't live off dividends, interest and capital gains. They live paycheck to paycheck! Each time he focused on protecting the 47 percent that he dismissed behind closed doors at a 50k per person fundraiser, it came off as either dishonest or naive about Washington, because even if he did mean it, Republicans (including the ones he "pals around" with behind closed doors) will never allow it to get through Congress.
Marriage can't stop AK-47 assault rifles. One of the weakest questions for both candidates was the talk of assault weapons bans. Both are so afraid of the gun lobby that they ran from the issue faster than Usain Bolt reaching for a finish line. Somehow they turned it into talk of marriage and parenthood, without strong proposals to fix the problem. Romney discussed the importance of marriage, yet he doesn't want to give that right to the gay community. That stance is as ludicrous as both of them failing to lead on sensible gun laws.
100 percent of Obama's 47 percent comment was a great close. The President held his 47 percent comment until summation, knowing he was going last and so Romney couldn't respond. But Romney did, well, 47 percent of the work for him. When he was asked about the biggest misconception about him, Romney said he cares about "100 percent of the American people." He teed it up for Obama, who drove it home.
Libya, Libya, Libya. These guys really don't like each other. I've talked before here about the power of the cutaway and these two had enough glares and bruising body language to fill a season's worth of Real Housewife "coming up" teases at commercial breaks. The president's anger over Romney's hasty criticism on Benghazi and the loss of life when facts were still coming in showed him to be presidential and Romney to be small ("petty" will never be the new "relevant!"). Republicans across the country had to be cringing as he flubbed what was a genuine weakness for the president and let our commander-in-chief flip the issue on him. Obama didn't hold back and was able to say that Romney's charges that the White House was playing politics with four dead Americans was one of the most stinging moments of the night. Regardless of whether you think the White House has botched the issue for weeks, you can't deny that Romney had a major miss. You can also bet he'll try a different approach at next week's foreign policy debate. It isn't just a coincidence that George Will (of all people) said on ABC that it was the best presidential debate he'd seen, with President Obama as the winner. Speaking of ABC, I should mention that a Book of Mormon commercial came on during the coverage, a funny little coincidence.
More Drama's on the Way. As both sides left some blood (or as we'd say in Housewife lingo, some hair extensions) on the floor, we're all in for another round as these two square off in the final debate on Monday in Boca Raton. You can bet they'll come out swinging as we head for the homestretch in a race that is sure to get even uglier before a winner emerges in November (let's hope without any hanging chads, this time!). Stay tuned and don't forget to check out my follow-up on the fight in Florida!
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PASTOR PAUL BURNS: Support pastor and his right to preach Gospel
I was at Laganside Court on September 3 in relation to Pastor James McConnell being prosecuted over his comments on Islam streamed on the internet.
The case against Pastor McConnell is based on the fact that his comments could be considered inflammatory/verging on hatred against Muslims.
Yet all Pastor McConnell has done is preach the Gospel about sin and state the Bible's position of there being only one Saviour – Jesus Christ, God's son for all of humanity, Muslims included.
If we find preaching the Gospel offensive, then this means, as Christians, we have lost our human rights to publicly proclaim the truths of the Bible.
By supporting the pastor in force on October 1, the people will send a clear message of the resolute commitment to oppose any legislation the Government may seek to impose on the Christian people of Northern Ireland.
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From Kat Spears, author of Sway, comes a new novel that asks the question: when a group of four best friends begin to drift apart, what will it take to bring them back together?
When Jason Marshall's younger sister dies, he knows he can count on his three best friends and soccer teammates — Mario, Jordie, and Chick — to be there for him. With a grief-crippled mother and a father who's not in the picture, he needs them more than ever. But when Mario starts hanging out with a rough group of friends and Jordie finally lands the girl of his dreams, Jason is left to fend for himself while maintaining a strained relationship with troubled and quiet Chick. Then Jason meets Raine, a girl he thinks is out of his league but who sees him for everything he wants to be, and he finds himself pulled between building a healthy and stable relationship with a girl he might be falling in love with, grieving for his sister, and trying to hold onto the friendships he has always relied on.
A witty and emotionally moving tale of friendship, first love, and loss, Breakaway is Kat Spears at her finest.
It's a miracle when an author can get you to come round to liking an utterly unlikable protagonist. That's what happened in Sway and how I came to admire Kat Spears' writing. Naturally, Breakaway has been on my list of must-read books for a while.
Jason or Jax as he's known to his friends is going through the worst period of his life right now. His younger sister died (the cause never revealed to the reader) and he's not entirely sure how he should grieve. He and his friends live in a rougher part of town. They're all pretty tight and are also on the soccer team. But after his sister's funeral, Jax notices some changes happening within the group. His best friend Mario has been different lately, Jordie is dating and Chick, the friend that they took under their wing has been acting strangely. Then there is his strained relationship with his mother, worsened since his sister's passing because he's uncertain how to help her through her heartache, too.
Jax is a rough-around-the-edges kind of guy so it's unexpected when he hits it off with Raine, a mutual friend. He's been cool so far with being the jerk and being perceived as such but when h's around Raine, he's awkward. There's something about her that begs a different response from him. Possibly what draws him to her is that she doesn't expect anything from him. He takes delight in little things like their taunting each other over their music choices. (I did love that mention of Arcade Fire and Foals, by the way.) She lightens the mood and gives him something to look forward to. So it turns out, he's changing, too.
Kat Spears has done it again delivering a complicated character who's learning firsthand how life can change in an instant (the death of his sister) and also evolve so slowly that you don't recall when it started (the changing dynamics between his friends). It's about how growing into adulthood means an ever-changing perception of self and the immediate world around you, which is exactly what's occurring here. I was impressed by how Jax maintained some self-control despite other forces spiraling out of control around him. However, he can't save everyone while he's still hampered by his own confusion.
Breakaway will resonate with readers. It's profound reading that made me think about my own childhood friends and also wonder how my eldest, who's on to high school soon, will adapt to certain changes in the coming years. So yes, read Breakaway and when you're done, give Jax a hug.
Breakaway will resonate with readers. It's profound reading that made me think about my own childhood friends and also wonder how my eldest, who's on to high school soon, will adapt to certain changes in the coming years. So yes, read Breakaway and when you're done, give Jax a hug.
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Last few weeks I have been ruminating on this here blog about men's stories, especially relationship narratives (not necessarily romantic in nature) and about self-perceived shortcomings that can be remodeled at will. Many posts are connected to song lyrics and all of them are things I think about when awake, and feel even when asleep. If you're into this kind of tales go and see other posts with tag "On Relationships".
And now, let's continue.
Not all men's relationship narratives are vanilla, like one would suspect from slew of fear centered stories in previous posts here. That's because not all men are vanilla (what a boring world that would be).
Far away on the other end of the spectrum some men are rocky road… and they write entirely different stories. It is difficult and sometimes downright useless to try to differentiate between man and his narrator, between creator and character that speaks to the audience. One work of art is never enough to ponder upon where this line can be and sometimes a hundred are also too few. And then, some just keep on recreating same character in every story they write. It may also be that this one is not the creators' doppelganger or even kin, but this is a fact that speaks just as much information as creating a mirror image would.
However it might be I find this completely endearing - to see the consistency layout of some authors.
Like Britt Daniel.
This is a man with astonishing quantity of wonderful, fierce and full-blooded consistency in lyrics he writes for himself, even when playing in different projects with different people, and yet… consistency does not diminish quality of his work nor it makes his stories predictable. To return to the topic of relationship narratives consider this list (just an example, not opus overview):
Believing Is Art (Girls Can Tell, 2001)
Stay Don't Go (Kill The Moonlight, 2002)
I Turn My Camera On (Gimme Fiction, 2005)
The Ghost Of You Lingers (Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, 2007)
Got Nuffin (Transference, 2010)
Flaggin' A Ride (A Thing Called Divine Fits, 2012)
Rainy Taxi (They Want My Soul, 2014)
All of those stories speak of affection and intimacy in such a way it is clear there are no rose-colored glasses anywhere in the scene (note: "Things everybody should know / The end will come slow / And love breaks your heart" in Believing is art back when Daniel was 29 yo) but that does not mean that protagonist does not dive quite passionately into full-blown, not only engaging but also commitment based relationships (like:" When I'm with you, all my brothers, oh, I feel like a king, It feels like I'm dreaming / When that blood goes rattling through my veins, My ears start to ring, I notice what matters /And I got nothing to lose but darkness and shadows, Got nothing to lose but bitterness and patterns" from Got Nuffin'). There is a noticeable pattern of growth and maturing of the storyteller, but fundamentally - nothing changes. He takes bitter with the sweet and builds as much on his weaknesses as he does on his strengths.
Now, in 2014. 43-year-old Spoon frontman writes stories like Rainy Taxy, cornucopia of emotion, unyielding and luscious stage set for one person to come to all conclusions without even contacting the other side:
You catch everything I never could
You believed when I gave up for good
And when you stand beside me, I could tell I was stronger than I've ever been
But if you're gone, you know you don't come back
That other person is always existing, important and yet the song has a particular feel of trial in absentia. I do not say this as an accusation but more as a familiar, thoroughly and intimately known chain of events that I have seen (myself do) and have felt unfold a million times. I cannot sincerely say I feel any blame or resentment toward this modus operandi, even acknowledging there may be better ways of resolving real-life situations. That being said, in my humble opinion, not many better ways of narrating those situations exist.
I came home last night, I had no good news
I came home last night, I had no good news
And you've been sleeping through the brightest flash of apocalyptic ruin
And if you leave, I'll never sing another tune
There is always this passion, this sex under a thin veil of what "gentleman does not reveal" and this is what I love most in his lyrics; this promise that intimacy present does not stream out of purely spiritual connection. Fuck spiritual connections if there is no butt cheek to grasp behind that spirituality.
Put on your red shoes, sing it to me, lover-girl
When you do, my love, I forget the world
And if you say "run," I may run with you
I've got nothing else, I've got nowhere else
After this orgasmic climax, this promise-turned-carnal-gratification (because this is what both the lyrics and music tell us) story goes on to reemerge in real life, life of pros and cons, of floods and ebbs happening inside people as well as between them.
As the sun goes fading in the west
There's an army east that's rising still
And when you stand beside me, I feel something stronger than I ever could
But if you leave, you better run away for good
Leave, you better run away for good
Leave, you better run, run, run
Leave, you better run away for good
Ooh, run, run, run away
Ooh, run, run, run, run, run
They Want My Soul has a lot of truly excellent songs with great lyrics but I love Rainy Taxi best because it contains this essence of "another flavor" relationship narratives. It is at the same time restrained and passionate, desperate and hopeful, guided by reason and by hormones and it does not turn away from either gentleness or violence of passion. I like that. I like to think that emotion and experience is valuable and that sometimes getting hurt is fair payback for getting emotion and experience. Not putting yourself in a position of vulnerability, of possibility to get hurt, means not putting yourself in a position to be rewarded either.
And I do love my rewards.


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SDO-X is a place where you can enjoy fantastic dance to the beat. It is an online dance game where everyone can enjoy great dance with simple key inputs.
You can compete with friends or come up with your own perfect choreography and all you need is the direction keys to go! With cool moves following the beat, it's all about dance and music.
In SDO-X you will find variety of songs ranging from soft ballads to heavy metal, English; Chinese and Malay. It also gives players an opportunity to experience different kinds of song composed by professional musicians. These are among the things that distinguish SDO-X from other music games. It is truly unique in every sense. It is also the one and only online dance game that connects with our dancing pad. Isn't it great?
SDO-X allows users to compete with players or perform as a group. As the players progress and improve they earn levels and rankings, this make SDO-X an ideal game of friendly competition.
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I had made a promise to myself this week that I would blog every day.
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Instead I usually hold myself to a standard of perfection.
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Monday, March 17, 2008
The trials of taking pictures
This is what I put up with taking pictures!!
Buster always need to be near me
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This is Nick our Britt. He will be 4 this summer and finally learning to listen on command. Anyone ever have a Britt? I think they may be the worlds hardest headed and wired dogs. I love hhim though, he howls MOMMA when I come up the driveway, no really that is what it sounds like.
I love Mondays, Odd you say? Work passes by so quickly that it is time to go home before I even know it. Not having enough to do is the hardest thing for me. So today at work flew by, and here I am at home waiting for dinner. When you get up early your day is a little different for you also. I eat my lunch at 10:30 every morning. That means I better pack my lunch cause I am waay passed breakfast food!!! I get home around 2:30 and Dennis has dinner on table. He has learned how to be a wonderful cook. My day winds down around 6ish. At least I turn the world off and go upstairs and unwind.
Well the weather is nice and I am going to go play with the dogs. I am doing better at this blogging thing
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This beautiful bead is my latest ESTY posting. It is another bead by Jill Symons and is a favorite of mine.
I had a delightful lunch with a friend yesterday. She is interested in opening a ETSY shop and wanted me to help explain some things. She make the most beautiful cushions, well actually they are bags that you can put afghans and pillows in for storage and have a nice looking pillow to boot. I gave two to my sister in law for Christmas and she loves them in their RV. We sat at Panera bread for almost two hours.
The rest of the day was spent being a slug. I finished the last of season 3 of LOST , can't wait for season 4 to come out. I think missing some TV shows is the hardest thing about going to bed at 6ish.
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Will this ever be a habit??
BLOGGING, This is one of the hardest thing I have tried to do. I can't seem tomake room in my schedule to blog every day. ETSY has been going well for me I have sold 5 items, 4 this last week.
Last weekend we had a 10 inch snowfall. Started on Friday and snowed all weekend long. We sledded on the hill both days. I still scream like a kid as I fly down. Dragging the sled and me up the hill is so much harder now♥ Above is a picture of Buster he LOVED the snow. He is chasing snow balls. He would run as hard as he could to catch me on the sled.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
I've Broken My Handmade Pledge
So now I'll have to start on these gifts for next year. The ones I did get finished were for my nieces and nephew. To be honest, Ellie's isn't done. I just dried the cashmere sweater {gasp! I know!} I'll use to make this for her:
Not sure yet? Here's a closeup.
How cute, huh? and hers will be done in off-white felted cashmere...that's one lucky baby! I'll have to take a few pictures once it's finished.
Here's what I made for Jack from this idea. Obviously I used it as a jumping off point.
Ryan gave me the idea to spell his name. In the future, I'll sew on the felt letters before I sew the fish layers together. Instead of a dowel I think I'll use a tree branch {still need to procure} for a bit more authenticity ;)
For Callie I used this idea and decided I'd make her The Three Little Bears.
Do you know how hard it is to find the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears that contains the porridge, chairs, and bed AND has cute pictures? It's impossible. I wanted them to all fit snugly with the book in this case that I recovered {the inside wasn't cute nor very clean} so it looks like I need to type up the story and make a little book{let} for her myself.
Does Baby Bear need pants/shorts? I can't decide.
So what's new with the Alexanders....Ryan and I both have similar callings in our ward. He's a teacher in Elders Quorum and I'm a teacher in Relief Society. I know, try to contain your jealousy.
I don't really like being a teacher, but I guess I'm doing an alright job. Then again, I could have a much more involved calling. I only have to teach 12 times a year, IF that. Unfortunately, we can't plan our lessons together because we teach different Sundays of the month. Bummer. I learn a lot, though, and I'm sure I receive extra blessings. hehe.
We're going to see The Nutcracker performed by the Kansas City Ballet on Friday. I've never been to a ballet and I'm really excited. Just what we need to add to the holiday spirit, I think. When Ryan and I were engaged we went to a performance of The Forgotten Carols in Provo and I really wish we had the opportunity again. It's such a great message. I'll still be happy with The Nutcracker, but it's not the same thing, if you know what I mean. I think I'm starting to blabber on now. I'll stop.
Hurry, look at this picture of our Christmas tree to distract you from the word vomit.
Ooh. ahhh.
And a few more images from around the house.
Oh! I almost forgot. So I started a monthly craft day. Every second Saturday of the month {with the exception of this next January and February - those will be on the 3rd Saturdays} whoever wants to come to my house and watch movies and have snacks and work on projects can. This month's was last Saturday and I got most of Callie's dolls done then. In November I worked on a bag for my sister in law's birthday gift. Craft Day is something I've been talking about doing for over a year and I finally did it. It's so much fun to just hang out with other girls my age and create. I'm thinking I need to start another blog with craft inspiration and ideas. We'll see.
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- Heidi said...
LOVE the christmas decorations! you are so creative!!! maybe if i'm around you enough i'll start to absorb some of it....
- Micah and Melinda said...
Why can't you live closer! i would so be there! I love your ideas...what a woman!
- TPlayer said...
Can I just tell you how much it bugs me that I left right when you moved to Kansas. Seriously, i read your blog and I'm always thinking "Dang it! She and I totally would have hung out." I love the stuff you make, because it's not the traditional cheesy crap. I went to the Forgotten Carols here in SLC last week. it was good, but Michael McClean kinda kills the ending with his cheesy "buy my stuff" plug by making everyone link arms adn sing "we can be together forever someday"..THAT almost made me vomit. Your house looks great! Enjoy the Nutcracker. There is actually a girl from the Lenexa Stake Single's ward who is usually in it every year. So send her good karma onstage !
- exclusive_remedy said...
Chels, you are too cute. I want to have craft days with you! Maybe I will start doing craft days here on those days and then we can be together in spirit. Yeah, I like that plan. We will see if I remember though.
- the keele's said...
i like baby bear with nothing on. very cute gifts. good idea about craft days. i just might need to start it out. CUTE IDEAS YOU HAVE!!!!!