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November 30, 2006
EDM #41 City Landmark
This is 'grass island" a quaint cottage, long deserted, sitting at the mouth of our harbor on Long Island Sound - our town was established in 1639 which makes it only 3 years younger than the first new england settlement. There are lots of old homes and even a light house off shore but I chose this scene for EDM #41 - I can sit comfortably in my car at the dock with this view of the grass island cottage. It s a gorgeous calm day and quite pleasant to sit and sketch. Once home I worked in some watercolor trying not to overwork the piece. ( as I always seem to do) First sketched in my journal with pencil then wc wash.
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This is a wonderful drawing, Sandy! It's the kind of loose style I admire the most, but can't achieve it myself, no matter what I try.
What is especially good about this drawing is that the cabin has all the detail to help us focus on it as it is the important element in the drawing. The rest of the drawing is nice and loose.
I absolutely love this! Nice work, Sandy!
- 11/30/2006
- Alison said...
How amazing that it is not 'claimed' and done up by someone. Lovely little sketch
- 11/30/2006
This is such a delightful picture. I've only popped in to EDM for a quick moment before work and now I know why I was drawn here today. Thanks so much for the wonderful calm entry into my day.
- 12/01/2006
- Teri C said...
I absolutely love this scene!!
- 1/31/2007
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(Washington Free Beacon) A federal judge ruled on Monday that a lawsuit against Maryland's law requiring a license to purchase a handgun could move forward after denying the bulk of the state's dismissal request.
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"Accepting the pleadings as true, the Court finds that the Plaintiffs allege adequate facts to present a plausible claim that the HQL Provision and regulations have deprived them (or their members or customers) of the Second Amendment right to possess a handgun in the home for self-defense," Garbis wrote in his ruling. "Accordingly, Count 1 shall not be dismissed."
The case stems from Maryland's law requiring those who want to purchase a handgun to obtain a license before doing so. In order to obtain the license, a Maryland resident is required to obtain training, submit an application to the state police, submit electronic fingerprint records to the state police, pay associated fees, and pass a background check. The same background check is also required when purchasing any firearm in the state, whether from a licensed dealer or in a sale between private individuals.
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Here at Chez Moze we're all about the details. For years the unfinished concrete base of our house has annoyed the whole family, and now Wednesdays are for doing something about it. It's amazing what we can do with broken bottles, glasses, and plates.
My contribution:
And The Spouse's, just under the front door -- our surname:
The knitting WIPs:
Why, oh why, did I marry a man with the world's highest arches and longest feet? Amble will go on forever.
It's supposed to be 4 repeats for the leg, 1.75 repeats for the heel flap, and 4 for the foot. Ha! I'm on repeat 6 for the foot, and no end in sight.
(Don't pay attention to the safety pin. Somehow, sipping the twisted stitches off the RH needle, I dropped one, unknit. But I still had the right stitch count, so I must have knit it. Oh, well, I'll tack it in on the wrong side. Just don't tell The Spouse, OK?)
Yesterday, while walking around Tel Aviv, I continued the pink tank top. It's an easy pattern--miles and miles of a twisted rib in the round.
The only mystery is why the first two balls each did about an inch and a half and the third is doing 3 inches, with the end not yet in sight. (See those slip knots? That where new balls are tied on; I'll weave in at the end.)
Alien Illusion scarf is going strong, too--anyone know how to photograph glow-in-the-dark yarn so it looks good? At this point the scarf photographs in black and white, which is decidedly uncool.
Princess wants to know: "Where are my socks?"
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Why did you have to end so soon, September?
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
33 Weeks
Once again not much is new, just growing my waist line and my anxiousness. I am blessed to feel pretty good now and I feel like we're (hopefully) smooth sailing here on out. Thankfully the heat is gone, yet I consider the humidity my worst enemy. I am hoping that the rain subsides soon and brings a nice cool Fall. Sadly rain is in the forecast till my birthday, and that's NINE days away!
I think I have a got a hang of my new diet. Honestly it's a lot easier than I thought it was going to be. I am allowed three full meals a day plus two snacks. Basically I avoid all concentrated sweets: cokes, cakes, pies...However I was given permission to have a little cake at my baby showers. The basic premise of the diet is to keep my blood sugars under a certain amount (120). Once in the morning and then an hour after each meal I stick my finger and use my handy dandy blood-glucose meter to tell me my blood sugar level. At each meal and snack I am given a basic guideline to follow to make sure that I'm not giving myself a sugar overload. I've kind of made a game of trying to figure out what my level is going to be after I eat, and it's kind of neat watching how my body responds. So far I haven't felt deprived of anything and I have even felt satisfied for longer periods of time because I am eating the right kinds of foods together. Most likely I'll be continuing this diet after pregnancy, well....I
may probably will be taking a little break for Thanksgiving.
I had mentioned that when I met with the GD nurse they did a ultrasound to get all of Griffin's measurements to see if the GD had affected his size. He weighed 4lb 2oz and is in the 30th percentile. Like I had said, he's right where he needs to be. His results put him on the small side of normal. This was my biggest fear with the diabetes, now I really have no worries about this.
A while back I pulled out some of my baby pictures to try to imagine what Griffin would look like. I then became aware that I had not ever seen a baby picture of Dave. I had seen late elementary school pictures and I could remember him from middle and high school. I had come up with my own mental image of what baby Dave looked like, and it was quite awkward. With the 4D ultrasound, there was a bit of commotion that Griffin resembled Dave. But here I was only being able to picture what Dave looks like now, just miniature. Last night we were over at Dave's parents' talking about what Dave looked like as a baby, and then his Dad pulled out the slides from his birth. I should say that I now feel guilty for the weird baby that I had pictured Dave to be; he was actually really cute! And I can completely see that Griffin's going to look just like Dave. Take a look!
I'm still in awe as to what we were able to see with the 4D ultrasound. I don't think I'll get over that any time soon.
At the end of this week we'll be heading to Charlotte, NC for the wedding of a very good friend. I won't mind if Griffin comes a little early, but I really hope it's not the plan to come a month and a half early. We've watched the YouTube video showing how to deliver a baby in a car, yet I don't think we are at all prepared for such a task.
Updated belly collage. Click to enlarge.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Project: Nursery
I was really hoping that my nesting phase would bring me lots of motivation to clean and organize everything. Instead it has upped my creative energy and made me think of a million projects to start, none of which include cleaning or organizing.
For quite a while now I have considered making Griffin's mobile. I had looked for one I liked in stores but couldn't find anything to my liking. I had seen a few on Etsy, but they weren't exactly what I had in mind and the ones that I almost liked were quite pricey. Browsing on Etsy also gave me a few ideas and slowly I told myself that I could make one. Now, I have a knack for polymer clay but not for needles and thread. A few months ago my Mother-in-law taught me how to sew and use my sewing machine, but I still categorized myself less than a beginner.
One night I had an itch to go get the supplies to make a mobile and headed to Hobby Lobby. I grabbed some felt and embroidery floss and headed home to see what I could whip up. I drew and drew until I had a pattern that worked for a little owl.
Still on my list of to-do's is painting a mural near the crib, yet another thing I've never tackled. These crazy hormones are doing a number on me. I've gone back and forth on doing this mural, but right now I'm on board. If I don't do it soon I probably will be talking myself out of it again.
I am starting to think that cleaning the house would have an easier task.
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Pop's Pictures
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
What is this fourth dimension?
Excited doesn't begin to describe how I'm feeling right now.
As scheduled, our 4D ultrasound was today. I am almost speechless as to how fascinating this was. I am literally sitting here trying to figure out how to describe it, but I am drawing blanks. Good thing there's pictures!
All four grandparents came to this appointment with us, and it was very nice to share this special occasion with everyone. Pops came equiped with his camera and we can't wait to see what he captured. We had a room full, but it was completely worth it.
Griffin was quite the cooperative little bean sprout today. Before we started the doctor explained that the ultrasound would be as good as the baby let it be, which made me a little nervous at first. Then Griffin showed me that worrying is for the birds. He left his face completely uncovered the entire time. He showed us his little hands and even gave us a nice yawn.
Dave's mom is pretty sure that Griffin has Dave's "Jeffers' nose." I think I'd have to agree. I also had an ultrasound yesterday to check to see if my gestational diabetes has affected him. (hopefully Griffin won't have an extra foot from all the ultrasounds) They told me that Griffin weighs 4lb 2 oz, and that is perfect for where he is. The GD could cause him to gain extra fat if I don't control my blood sugars with my diet. But so far, so good. Yesterday I was also told by the miniature Bob Ross look-a-like doctor that he should gain about 1/4 to 1/2 a pound a week, so we're still on track for Griffin to be around 7 lbs. We'll see...
As scheduled, our 4D ultrasound was today. I am almost speechless as to how fascinating this was. I am literally sitting here trying to figure out how to describe it, but I am drawing blanks. Good thing there's pictures!
All four grandparents came to this appointment with us, and it was very nice to share this special occasion with everyone. Pops came equiped with his camera and we can't wait to see what he captured. We had a room full, but it was completely worth it.
Griffin was quite the cooperative little bean sprout today. Before we started the doctor explained that the ultrasound would be as good as the baby let it be, which made me a little nervous at first. Then Griffin showed me that worrying is for the birds. He left his face completely uncovered the entire time. He showed us his little hands and even gave us a nice yawn.
Dave's mom is pretty sure that Griffin has Dave's "Jeffers' nose." I think I'd have to agree. I also had an ultrasound yesterday to check to see if my gestational diabetes has affected him. (hopefully Griffin won't have an extra foot from all the ultrasounds) They told me that Griffin weighs 4lb 2 oz, and that is perfect for where he is. The GD could cause him to gain extra fat if I don't control my blood sugars with my diet. But so far, so good. Yesterday I was also told by the miniature Bob Ross look-a-like doctor that he should gain about 1/4 to 1/2 a pound a week, so we're still on track for Griffin to be around 7 lbs. We'll see...
I am so grateful that we were able to see him with such clarity before he gets out here. It's also nice to take advantage of technology every once in a while. I just can't wait to feel his little fingers wrap around mine.
On a side note, my normal Dr. B did not preform this ultrasound, instead a much younger quite handsome doctor did this one. Sitting in the car after the appointment I looked at Dave and said, "He sure is a cutie." Dave responded with, "Who are you talking about, the doctor or our baby?" Hehe..."Well, our baby is cuter."
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
32 Weeks. AKA 8 Months
My intentions were to write this post Sunday, but my sleep deprivation has taken away most of my motivation to do much of anything. The further along we get, the more gratitude and joy I feel, making all the little things that I've whined about in the past seem so petty. I suppose it's the transformation into motherhood that is really taking over. I'm no longer my top priority; my pains really aren't that bad, as long as my son is okay. I feel such guilt for whining as much as I did.
Not whining now, instead just stating, I am now in the insomniac phase of pregnancy. No matter how tired I feel, sleeping just isn't working out. I got one of my 'What to Expect When Expecting' emails yesterday that was "Coping with Insomnia," if I wasn't so tired I'd read it. I know this is just getting me ready for the sleepless nights with Griffin; it's just the transition that is rougher than I'd like it to be. I think I see a caffeine addiction in my future.
So in my last post, I had mentioned being on the lookout for Braxton Hicks contractions. Turns out that I had already had one last week, I just didn't know what I was feeling. I've also had one this week. The first one kind of felt like a Charlie horse in my belly. My entire belly turned rock hard and I couldn't move much while it lasted. It wasn't bad though, only lasting a few seconds. There are still a few questions that I have about them but I see the doctor tomorrow, so if I can remember I'll ask. Speaking of tomorrow, we've been excited about it for a while, now it's crazy it's almost here. Tomorrow we have our 4D ultrasound! Hopefully little Bean Sprout will be playing along and show us his little face, I really am beside myself to see him. Today is my appointment to see the gestational diabetes advisor, or as Dr. B called her, the 'sugar nazi.' I hope this appointment is eye opening since I still feel a little in the dark over different things to eat. This hasn't scared me as much as I thought it was going to, and actually I am looking forward to the new diet. (However I have been having dreams of Thanksgiving dinner J)
A lot is going on now and will continue that way until late October. I hope we are able to still absorb the whole adventure while moving with such momentum. We have two doctor appointments this week, and then several things planned for this weekend. And next weekend is our trip to Charlotte for the Dave's best friend's wedding. The following Tuesday, the 29th is my birthday (cough, cough) and a lot is planned for that weekend. Things don't stop there, but I won't bore you with the details. My point is that before we have a chance to take it easy again, it will be November the 8th. Overwhelming yet exciting.
I had mentioned in my last post doing something special to celebrate eight months. A while back an old friend of mine, Brian McDonald, offered to do some maternity portraits for us. I hadn't really considered having any done, but was quite excited after he offered. This Sunday we met up at Coolidge Park and followed Brian's lead. He posted a couple as a preview, so I'll share. I really like what I see and can't wait to see the rest. And more than anything, it will be nice to have something to look back on to remember this time in our lives. I will still be posting our regular belly picture, although we haven't got around to doing them yet.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
31 Weeks
31 weeks 3 days
I have a million things in my head that I have been wanting to write about, yet nothing that I can settle on. I think I had mentioned before that this is how my little brain functions, at high volumes with low efficiency.
31 weeks brought a new emotion to this adventure. We now only have nine weeks left, that's a single digit! Things are starting to take on a new reality, a good yet somewhat overwhelming reality. My belly has clearly been inhabited by my own personal alien. However I've stopped belly watching, because he either is really shy or already a bit defiant. Anytime he's moving up a storm and I lift my shirt then look down to watch, he stops completely. Every single time. The other day I felt that he was doing one major baby dance in there, so I called Dave over to attempt to beat him at his own game. I slowly lifted my shirt and I didn't look down, I just had Dave watch to tell me what it looked like. Griffin carried on with his little dance and Dave relayed to me that he looks enormous. This wasn't the description that I thought he'd use. He put his hand to my belly and I think Griffin tried to poke his leg straight through, and Dave shivered with bewilderment. At least one of us got to see his moves.
This past weekend we attended a Baby Basics class. It was mostly common sense stuff, but I suppose you can't assume what should be common sense anymore. We saw a normal newborn should look like and not, what to be alarmed about and not. We were told that we needed to bathe the baby, and feed the baby, and stick our tongues out at the baby. Some things I hadn't realized:
- It is better for a baby to be a little cold than hot. SIDS is more closely related to overheating babies. When Dave (the tightwad) heard this he looked at me and I read his mind, "We don't have to use the heat this winter either!"
- It is not condoned (at least by this class's standards) to use baby powder, cornstarch, or Chinese herbal powder ;) on babies because of some sort of inhalation risk. What am I going to do with all the Chinese herbal powder that I have stashed in Griffin's closet now?
- The only thermometers that were recommended were regular $12 (she was quite specific about the price) digital ones, not the in-ear ones and especially not the rectal ones. And they should be used under the arm. Good to know.
- When a baby is in "hard sleep" you can "fiddle" with the baby and not wake him up. You know, like pinch his nose, yank on his legs, shoot him with water guns….and he remains sound asleep. This is sounding like so much fun! However, under no circumstances whatsoever, you should EVER EVER SHAKE A BABY! (Back to the common sense thing, right?)
- I had no idea that the walkers of yesteryear are no longer recommended. Supposedly they tip over and fall down stairs. (My thought here is: most children don't need any help falling down stairs as it is. Danger lies all around us.) That's why the new excersaucers are gargantuan and tend not to be mobile devices. When I had been looking at baby toys and the like, I really didn't like the looks of these excersaucers. Our house is only around 1600 square feet; one of those things would literally take up an entire bathroom. Hmmm…..what to do? At least we have no stairs.
- [Dave's recommendation to this list] On the poster that was displayed for normal newborn appearances was a baby boy with swollen testicles. Now what was (extra) disturbing about this is that the lady running this class chose to skip over explaining this picture. There were like four posters each with 9 pictures, and each of the pictures were explained, exept this one. We now have no clue what to do if we find this, although I'm pretty sure that mommy instinct isn't going to allow me to think that this is normal. I'm not sure if ignorance is so blissful in this possible situation.
- I didn't know that a baby was a newborn for only 28 days, and then he morphs into an infant. Kind of like at eight weeks your once embryo transforms into a fetus, when most of his little organs begin to function. I think we may throw a party for the 28 day milestone.
I've been reading that starting next week (32 weeks), we may start experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions, or practice contractions. WWOOOOAAAAHHHH! I'm not sure how excited I am about fake contractions, should be interesting. Oh, on Sunday we are doing something rather exciting to celebrate hitting the eight month mark and to celebrate this pregnancy in general. I can't wait to share what it is!
I have a growing fascination with my belly button. Do you notice that my belly is casting it's own shadow?
Updated belly growth. Click to enlarge, if you'd like.
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Newest Addition
So if there is anything that I am not...it is musically capable of anything. Dave, on the other hand, would be the polar opposite. Any instrument he touches seems to make beautiful noise in just a matter of seconds. Most of the time I appreciate his infinite amount of talent, other times I am green with envy.
Dave has been wanting a piano for a little while, and we really had a space that would work for one. When I first found out that he was serious about wanting one all I could hear was the noise of a toddler banging on the keys. Then this past weekend while we were at my cousins' house in Huntsville, I heard Dave play along with the guitar while my cousins, Peyton and Isabella, played the piano. Ahh.....I wouldn't call that noise at all. So now the plan is to have Griffin classically trained on the piano before he's potty trained. Maybe, although I'm not counting on it, I could learn to play Chopsticks or Mary Had a Little Lamb during Griffin's training sessions.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Lunch, day three.
What was I thinking eating ramen noodles everyday for lunch? This lunch has less than ten carbs and is full of fiber and protein. However, as good as it was it has caused a large problem. I just ate so much it now hurts to type and I do not have any room left in my chest cavity to expand my lungs to breathe properly.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Week 30
This week is treating me much better than last week. The non-worrier in me wasn't used to all this worrying that the news of having gestational diabetes brought. I spent too much time feeling guilty that I had caused this to myself. I was really convinced that it was because of all the ramen noodles that I've been eating or because I haven't been exercising regularly since it got really really hot. However, yesterday I had my 30 week visit with Dr. B and he assured me that I had it all wrong. He told me that GD wasn't as preventable as I had thought. Since it's hormonal, it was bound to happen if it was going to. One of my biggest fears since finding out about GD was having a 14 pound baby. If you are unaware, GD can lead to macrosomia, or "fat baby." This happens because the sugar in your blood just hangs around since the insulin isn't working correctly to break it into energy, consequently turning into fat. Dr. B explained that the only way this would happen was if I ate Snickers for lunch every day and had no control over my diet at all. During the ultrasound he said that little Griffin is still the little baby that he's supposed to be. So this shows that my diet hasn't been out of control so far. He also told me that my case for GD was rare. During my three hour test, my fasting and one hour sugar levels were low but two and three hour were high. This means that my cells aren't immediately sucking all the sugar in, it's my insulin that's not kicking in and doing its job. I was assured that this would be easily controlled by my diet. Now I am a part of the population that considers sugar the enemy, now and probably the rest of my life.
I was surprised the other night when I woke up from my sleep feeling like my nose was running. Before going to bed that night I did feel a bit stuffy so I wasn't too worried. But it wouldn't stop and it felt like it was running down my face (TMI, right?), I tried to keep wiping it away and go back to my sleeping but something said to get up. I couldn't see much of anything so I told Dave to wake up to turn on the lamp. Dave was sleeping pretty hard and just made some noises at me, so I said a little more emphatically, "Dave, I think I'm bleeding. Turn on the light, please." This apparently got his attention as he rolled over and turned the lamp on then left the bedroom. My hand was covered in blood and I even found blood on Jack, who was sleeping at my head. I was too sleepy to worry much and it stopped pretty soon after finding it, so I decided it was no big deal and just related to my stuffiness from earlier. When I mentioned this to Dr. B he explained that nose bleeds are common in pregnant women and the reasons why. What I didn't realize until right then is how much I startled Dave in the night. Next time I'll know to specify that it's my nose that's bleeding when I wake him up.
I was asked if I was going to do a video with my weekly belly pictures to show the succession of its growth. My plan is to do so, but in the meantime I made this college as a preview.
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Also I wanted to share this video, which made me smile last week. Hopefully it will bring a little smile to your day too.
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Get some pork on your fork
Doc Y here. I do a fair amount of weekend roasts because they're cheap, they're simple, and let's face it, the weather in the Deep South of NZ is usually conducive to it. The folks and bro are over here at the moment and I have a big leg of pork to do today, but the standard issue roast pork/gravy/apple sauce/roast veg combo isn't really doing it for me. Even crackling isn't selling it to me, even though once a man is tired of crackling, he is tired of life. So I'm going to have a stab at doing it Chinese style. Never done it before. Little idea how. It's another train wreck in slow motion from our series (if a series of one previous entry counts as a series) where Dr Yobbo liveblogs the assembly of dishes he has no idea how to make and everyone ducks and hides from the flying shrapnel.
This is a mashup of a bunch of Chinese roast pork dishes on the Magical InterGoogle; the authentic Cantonese dish is siew yuk (which sounds like a three year old's response to boiled sprouts) and is usually made with nice lardy pork belly. Here I'm also lacking a few other authenticators like rice vinegar and red fermented bean curd - your local Asian supermarket or the international randomness aisle of Woolies should see you right if you want to go proper legit like. I'm just going with the traditional Macgyver School Of Cookery approach where we bodge it together from whatever stuff is in the cupboard.
Leg thereof, a bit over 2.3kg. Around 6 grownups to feed, less one conscientious objector - it's Jesus-On-A-Stick Day after all. As such I've managed to annoy the Catholics, the Jews and even (given that this isn't particularly halal) the Islamabads with this dish, so if you have any friends with imaginary friends to cook for today, I might be giving this one a swerve.
Smashing together a marinade around midmorning - just in the baking dish the pork will eventually roast in, for want of a better location. It'll rest in the fridge most of the day. These are large volumes because it's a large slab of oink, reduce proportionally for smaller cuts.
3/4 cup soy sauce - half dark and normal, since that's what I had
1/3 cup honey
2/3 cup hoi sin sauce
1/4 cup sweet chilli sauce
2/3 cup dry sherry (here subbing for the rice vinegar, should result in a more caramelized flavour)
1 tbsp crushed garlic (say 3-4 cloves)
2 tsp crushed ginger
1 1/2 tsp Chinese five spice powder
Whisk it all up and drown the bastard. Chuck in the fridge, turning every hour or two.
Have a coffee while you're waiting.
While that's marinading I'll tell you about a recipe I bashed together with help from the old man the other day. By help I mean... well, we had plans to make a big lasagne and he said he was bringing over some Italian sausage to use for the meat. What he brought over was Italian flavoured supermarket sausages. Hmmm.
Worked, though. Helps that NZ supermarket mystery bags are actually pretty bloody good (as they'd want to be at $10 a kg or more.) The Italian ones are mostly beef (ish) with lots of garlic, chilli and spice in them. Grilled them for a little while just to firm them up enough to dice finely, then threw them in the electric wok with some finely diced onion, zucchini (bit of random greenery for fibre) and portabello mushrooms. Bit of mince to bolster the snaggage. Set all that aside, reduced some canned tomatoes with some pasta sauce and half a cup each of leftover cab sauv and pinot noir, reintroduced the goods, bit more chilli and garlic, chopped capsicum and fresh herbs as late as I could get away with, then once that was more solid than liquid, layered out a lasagne using a commercial bechamel (you can make your own if you want to waste your time pointlessly), Barilla lasagne sheets and grated cheddar/mozzarella, with a bit of grated parmesan to crisp up the lid.
Bloody noice.
I'll be back to finish the Chinese roast pork story later today or tomorrow, but til then - The Doctor is OUT.
Howzit. Dr Yobbo here, taking up the story from where we left off yesterday.
So, get your big slab of pork out. Of the fridge. Drain off the marinade, keep it for basting purposes. Get the oven preheating - you'll need to keep the roast temp down a little to account for the burnable sugars in the marinade, it'll inevitably blacken a bit but if you shove it in at 180 it'll look like the BBQ snag which fell into the campfire and was forgotten until sunrise. 165-170 (Celsius) should do it, figure 40 mins per half kilo at that temp, basting regularly with the residual marinade. You can reduce it down into a glaze for serving if you want to.
Vegies to go with? I went with red kumara, which I understand isn't as common in Australia as it is over here (or as is the more prevalent orange varieties.) This has a deep brown-red-magenta skin and a creamy yellow flesh, often with purple vein structures through it. It's a little less sweet and starchy as the orange varieties, and tends to be cheaper as well. Given that the pork locked us in to a lower roast temp than maybe you'd want, I went for fairly large bits, basically just halving them. Gave them a bit of a slosh-around in some oil with paprika and salt - more typically I'd go for olive oil, garlic, rosemary etc but didn't figure that'd work with the Asian elements of the pork - and in for about an hour or so. That, and some nice broccoli to offer a bit of greenery.
Verdict: Went well. If I was to do it again I'd probably roast it at lower temp for longer - outer edges were quite dry, yet not entirely cooked at the bone - and add vinegar to the marinade to aid penetration and bitter-up some of that residual sweetness. That said, there were no complaints. Put it this way - even the conscientious objector decided to forget it was Good Friday for the purposes of this lot. Mother Focaccia - food worth going to hell for.
The Doctor is OUT.
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Both look bloody good - the lasagne even made my stomach rumble!ReplyDelete
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Actually really dug the snag idea, great way to get a lot of flavour in quickly and easily. I like using the fresh pasta, but in lasagne it's not that much different.ReplyDelete
Lasagne is just a win all round though, especially in a cold climate. I like a bit of cayenne on the top with the Parmesan for that bit of extra warmth when it's cold.
Yeah, I was surprised the New World snags cut it, but they had enough oil in them that it meant not having to add too much extra, could effectively stirfry-soften the vegies in the sausage juices and rendered fat. Probly why they took on so much flavour. You could use decent Italian sausage of course, just as you could make your own bechamel or use fresh pasta - but sometimes keeping it basic isn't a bad idea, particularly with multifactorial dishes like this, and this at least proves you can do good work with pretty stock-standard ingredients and a fairly non-DIY attitude.ReplyDelete
Wonder how that would go with using those tasty little chorizzo fuckers.ReplyDelete
The butcher up at Eastgate does great Itie snags.
Choice eh bro?
Like your take on the roast pork. Should turn out yummy. You'll need to open up some more of those reds for the gutzing sesh.
Yeah chorizo would go brilliant in that lasagne but you wouldn't want to use too much. Couldn't afford to anyway, usually costs more than gold.ReplyDelete
Looks AWSM, sounds it too. Have VAGUELY heard of the kumara, never seen or tasted it though. Do you use that as a potato substitute?ReplyDelete
Kumara is sweet potato, basically. A few varietal differences but the orange kumara is the sweet potato you buy in Australian supermarkets. Less starchy and sweeter than potato, but lower GI.ReplyDelete
Looks good, getting time for some roasts.ReplyDelete
Awesome!! We went with the flat lamb on the barbie on Sunday night - made a great feed. JB makes a pretty good roast pork from recollection he puts a lot of time and effort into the crackling...ReplyDelete
I make a great pasta sauce using italian suasages and fresh fennel - make it like a spag bolognaise - use the 'mystery bags' as the mince and use fennell instead of onions - excellent meal.


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For a general overview of the series, please check out the previous reviews in the set. This review will just cover the events of the third volume of Limelight Girls. Joselyn Pink starts off this collection sucking on a popsicle, showing off skills that will very soon be asked of her by the male actor. The fact that she keeps her clothes on while giving him oral sex is a bold direction for Limelight, and makes one's imagination start to wander. In the reverse cowboy during this sequence, we notice that the male actor is getting a double workout, as during some of the time he seems to be physically lifting her up and down on his appendage. Joselyn's body is physically perfect – even the miser that I am in awarding that title is only stopped from giving her an all-around ten is the slightly ethnic nose that seems out of place on the face.
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Tomorrow, October 30th, is the 70th Anniversary of Mercury Theatre's radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, a dramatization of H.G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds (1898). Narrated by Orson Welles, the 1938 broadcast sent thousands of people into a frenzied panic, as they truly believed marauding Martians had landed at Grover's Mill, New Jersey and were advancing on New York City. The headline of the October 31, 1938, issue of The New York Times tells the story.
In recognition of the anniversary, Indiana Public Radio will broadcast Ball State University's live re-creation of the 1938 radio broadcast.
Other public radio stations will mark the anniversary by airing "We Take You Now to Grover's Mill: The Making of the War of the Worlds Broadcast," a 1988 documentary by award-winning radio producer and voice actor Joe Bevilacqua.
If you have a scheduling conflict, not to worry, as both Mercury Theatre's 1938 broadcast and Joe Bevilacqua's 1988 documentary are archived on the Internet and can be accessed at any time.
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I am currently in the process of changing all the links in my blog to open in a new browser window (Thanks Sara!) This will make it easier to return back to and navigate my blog. I honestly didnt even think about this and agree it is SO much easier not to have to repeatedly hit the back button all the time. So anywhoo....
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Tom and I are not Halloween people. We just don't get excited about scary movies, creepy costumes, cheap decorations, pumpkin guts, fog machines, masks, children in the streets after dark, standing at strangers' doors, asking for candy they can't eat. On a school night. Ugh. I could go on... No offense to our friends and family who LOVE everything about October 31st. It's just not our thing.
But we happen to live in a little village that likes to celebrate big. That means a Children's Parade the weekend before and a Trick-or-Treat event from 6-8pm the night of. We participate in both -- with minimal effort -- for the sake of the kids. Ha! We have a huge dress-up closet off the playroom, so Bleu and Ollie usually decide what to wear (if anything) right before leaving the house. That's how they roll. Buby puts more thought into his costume, usually ordering a new one each year. We walk with friends the first hour and then pass out mini pretzels. (I know, FUN!)
All three of my kiddos willingly trade in their trick-or-treat bags for gift baskets that I assemble myself. In fact, they can't wait to do the trade. I send all the artificial crap to Tom's office (making him very popular the next day!), and the kids get to keep any pencils, stickers, graham crackers or pretzels they've collected. They go to bed happy... and so do I.
This year Ollie dressed as Mo Doodle (circa 2008) around the house all week. He was a pirate for the parade and then chose not to wear any costume on Halloween night. I presented several options to which he said "no thanks." I don't particularly like dressing up myself, so I wouldn't force it on anyone. Bleu wanted to be a "Mommy" with a purse and a stroller. Buby was the Pokéman Mudkip.
It's unfortunate that my least favorite holiday falls during my most favorite season, but as I upload photos from last week I'm realizing that Halloween is not totally without its charms. It turns out that I love running through pumpkin patches with the kids, roasting seeds for their teachers, watching Bleu make "ghost" cookies for her girlfriends, and seeing Buby's rock pumpkin on the front porch.


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text: Well, today Little Critter and I finished our Torah (Bible) study and were working on things for the holidays. We celebrate Hanukkah as well as doing an Advent Bible study (to prepare our hearts to hear Papa better, but we do this year round too....without the candles) and our families still celebrate Christmas. We also celebrate Yeshua's birth, but at Sukkot. But we exchange gifts with our family and friends at this time of the year. So as we're working on cards and things, Little Critter decides he needs to go thru some of his toys and things to give to some cousins. (These are kids that we also fostered for a while. So the kids are pretty close) As he's choosing toys and rejecting or contemplating them for various reasons, I was touched. His generosity of heart was a blessing to my Mommy heart. He picked out things he really enjoyed or has a sentimental attachment to but wanted to share the joy he has had with them with his cousins. These choices weren't just junk!(This from the kid who often refuses to trash the "happy meal" toys he occasionally gets!?!?! Maybe he really IS getting some of the things we're trying to teach him!?!!) It reminded me of the way Papa wants to share his favorite or most sentimental 'toys' with us! While we may ask, whine or beg for certain gifts from Papa....and His Father's heart wants to grant our requests. He can also see the effects and consequences of our requests that we often (OK, most the time) can't see or understand. So just like Little Critter rejected some of his choices (too noisy for Grandma or Uncle Randy...pieces missing from this puzzle....maybe too difficult for the age of that cousin) so Papa sometimes rejects our requests based on the long term consequences or effects of our requests. Does that mean He didn't answer our prayer? No...It means that as any loving parent would do He considered our request and chose the best for us. So when we ask for something and don't get it, remember, as a child of the King, our Father is considering our requests, weighing the consequences/effects and only giving us the best! Shalom, Joie


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Idly watching a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode last night, I was startled into full awakeness by hearing a major episode figure characterized as suffering from Darnay's disease. Woah! I was sitting straight up. This occurs in Episode 131 no less, "Schizoid Man," meaningful to a numerologically skewed sort of person like me. The year is 2365, and a certain Dr. Ira Graves—scientist, genius, warrior, cyberneticist—is dying of Darnay's disease. He has no more than a week to live—but in that week he succeeds in transferring his consciousness to Lieutenant Commander Data, the android, who promptly becomes annoyingly arrogant, paranoid, and a skirt chaser. Wow, I thought. Darnay's disease. I've been suffering from it all my life long, but something in my genetic makeup keeps me from succumbing to its usual prognosis.
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- Michelle D-PFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:58 AM
How does the skirt-chasing part translate to us female Darnays, I wonder?ReplyDelete
Michelle: That part only pertains to androids, I think. Feel content in simply being annoying, arrogant, and paranoid!ReplyDelete
I always liked that episode; I'd completely forgotten the name of the disease, though!ReplyDelete
A well-chosen name for such a disease. The afflicted human in the episode was, after all, a genius and a philosopher, though also "annoying, arrogant and paranoid."ReplyDelete
HA, HA, HA, Ha, Ha, ha, ha, hee, hee....ReplyDelete
Darnay's Disease...
Very good. I'll have to keep an eye open for episode 131!
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2013 at 12:13 PM
Funny, I always called it the family curse, SusieReplyDelete
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Orignal Sin from a faulty translation
Perhaps a controversial example of mistranslation would be that of Augustine's doctrine of original sin, which many Christians today accept as dogma. That doctrine is actually based on a faulty translation of Romans 5:12 in Latin. Augustine used the Latin Vulgate, which was translated by Jerome. In that version, with regards to Adams transgression, he read "...in whom all have sinned." ("...in quo omnes peccaverunt.") In reading that verse, Augustine came to believe that, not only did Adam sin, but that all men sinned in or through Adam and, therefore, partook of his sin.
But the King James Version translates the same clause as saying "for that all have sinned." Some Catholic and Protestant scholars believe that the later translation is the more correct one.
A Catholic writer Fillion writes:
"In quo (in whom), that is to say, in Adam, according to the interpretation of Origen, of our Latin version (the Vulgate), and of Saint Augustine, etc. Perhaps it would be better, following Theodoret, Euthemius, etc., to regard the Greek eph' O as a conjunctive locution and to translate by 'quia,propterea quod': because all have sinned" (1)Another Catholic scholar named Crampon writes:
"In quo omnes peccaverunt: this formula of the Vulgate should be translated: because all have sinned, in quo being understood in the sense in eo quod (eph' O): all interpreters (translators) are in agreement on this point." (2)The Protestant historian Phillip Schaff writes:
"The exegesis of Augustine, and his doctrine of a personal fall, as it were of all men in Adam, are therefore doubtless untenable." (3)But have these religions changed their stance on the doctrine of original sin since this information has come to light? Probably not. Why not? What would that imply for a religion to admit that their doctrine has been wrong for all these centuries? On the other hand, it's all a matter of taking sides as to who had the best translation. But, how does one know for sure which translation is the best? That's definitely not something that one could adequately discern while discussing it over the dinner table, or a one hour lecture from the Sunday pulpit.
Of course, Latin is all Greek to me - I don't have the slightest idea of what they'e talking about, but like the saying goes "out of the mouth of two or three witnesses..."
- M. l'Abbé Louis-Claude Fillion, p.s.s., (1843-1927), La Sainte Bible, commentée d'après la Vulgate et les Textes originaux. Translated by Barker, James, in The Divine Church, vol. 3, p. 17.
- Crampon, La Sainte Bible. p. 148 note. Translated by Barker, James, in The Divine Church, vol. 3, p. 17.
- Schaff, Phillip, History of the Christian Church, vol. 3, p. 834. (Hendrickson Publishers; 3rd edition,1996)


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RUGBY league isn't a game the typical fan would associate with girls but that could be all about to change as one Central Highlands team prepares to debut in the Mackay women's competition.
It's been a long, tough road for team captain Tegan Sullivan and her Tieri side to round up players, sponsors and associates needed for support.
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Drive Financial is a bully and a pain in the *** with their illegal harassing telephone collections.
Not exactly sure how we ended up with our loan being sold to some financing joint called by many names and phone numbers to include Drive Financial. We happen to pay this bill at the end of the month instead of the first when it is technically due because of how our retirement checks come in.
Three seconds past midnight on the "due date"; this company and all their fake company names and phone numbers begin their illegal harassing collection calling every hour on the hour or more frequently for about 12 hours/7 days a week. The few times I've actually answered the phone and told them to leave us alone - we will pay during the last week of the month and not sooner; they bullied and harassed me to give them my checking account number so they can debit the account- HA fat chance I would give these bastards one more second of my time much less my personal account information. It is my understanding that these creeps are horrible in all ways as verified by many many many of their victims. I have contacted the Florida Stae Attorney General and was told that I needed to start answering all calls to document the various names and numbers belonging to Drive Financial - which I did, and now the State of Florida is going to do their magic.
This organization of jackasses and bullies is breaking laws regarding the collecting process. Don't know if I'll ever hear anything - but it might be sort of slowing down.
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Hi Brad! I see you reading all these posts!
Yep, you're right Tom. The only department that was open over the holiday weekend was the collections department.
That department NEVER shuts down. It's the processing department that has the "bankers hours". If you don't get the payment in on the date specified, before end of business day -- they put you off. And then they treat you as if you are are a ***.
I find it amusing that the folks I talk to at Santander/Drive Financial really don't have a clue as to what they are doing to the folks that they come in contact with. It must be an extremely difficult job they have -- always being so nasty and rude. Everyone that I have talked to: Jaquelyn, Thaddeous, Kenda, Brandy, Robert Lee, Erica, Kathy, Yolanda, and a "Mr. Mays" have all been extremely rude and it is frustrating trying to talk to responses such as "I can't do anything more for you" and "I can advise you but we can't help you" type of stuff.
I didn't let them have my checking account number or routing number, but I sent them the payment through Western Union. I talked to them today and had a 3-way conference call with them and my lawyer. It seems that they shut up pretty quickly when they are being monitored by somebody other than the customer.
I would suggest (which was the advice that my attorney gave me) that you document each and every phone call, the coversation and the person you spoke with.
That way, when a lawyer contacts you about the harrassment, you will be able to give specific names, dates, times, and the conversation. According to my lawyer, there is a big shot law firm in Nashville, TN who are in the process of determining if they have enough documented cases against this company.
Please, keep up the complaints, document the abuse and then hopefully (keep your fingers crossed) the law firm will use you and your information against the illegal tactics this company uses on it customers. We are their CUSTOMERS and they are suppose to assist their customers -- not beat them up.
Today is Memorial Day. Mail did not run today.
Yet this place called MY home 5 times in 3 hours. First 3 times I didn't answer, let it go to voice mail. 4th time I answered and didn't get anyone on the line. And this last time they called (5th) the lady couldn't hardly speak english and I told her that today is a holiday, the check should be there tomorrow, and NOT to call my house again.
It really *** me off they have to call that many times in such a short period on Memorial Holiday. (Payment is 2 days late).
Don't listen to Brad. He gets off by bad mouthing folks on this forum.
He's a child trying to act like a parent.
I agree, Drive Financial/Santander/some other name have different names, different phone numbers, etc.
They screw everyone over so just ignore "Brad". He probably works for them.
Maybe if you weren't such a "blame it on everything/everyone" loser you wouldn't be getting calls from people who have the nerve to actually want what is owed them. Here's a suggestion: come out of retirement and earn your house back.
Make your payments and nobody calls you. It's easy to understand.
You agreed to BORROW money. Pay it back, dirtbags.


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Seaford Head 23/4/13
After working early and after the gloomy morning had opened up to a fine clear day, I headed up to Seaford Head and spent a couple of hours with Bob. There had been a small influx of Warblers which was great to finally see.
Totals are:
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Red Kite
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Redstart - 1
Whitethroat - 28
Lesser Whitethroat - 2
Willow Warbler
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Blackcap - 12
Sand Martin - 1
Swallow - 30+
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Saturday, April 6, 2013
The season is over, now it's time for some down time
Well, Kentucky's season came to an end, an end no one expected to witness. Despite having the nations number one ranked recruiting class, all the Cats could muster was a first round exit in the NIT. The NIT wasn't what BBN wanted, but it's the hand we were dealt. The fact that Louisville is having what is arguably their best season in school history doesn't make it any easier to deal with. But, every dog has it's day, and now it appears to be Louisville's no matter how bad it will hurt to watch the Dirty Birds cut down the nets in Atlanta, you may as well make you piece with it because that will more than likely be the outcome.
One thing Cat fans have to look forward to is an incoming class of freshman that has been dubbed "the best recruiting class of all-time". Six McDonald's All-Americans (first time any school in history has had six in one class) and all of which is ranked in the top 18 players in the country. Are they the best class of all-time? On paper yes, but we will have to wait and see what these young men are able to accomplish once the season starts, but I can promise you one thing, you will not deal with the type of season you were forced to endure this year.
Next season has the potential to be one of the best in Kentucky basketball history and I for one am ready to get it started. But, for now the season is over and summer is fast approaching and that can only mean one thing for Big Blue Corner, DOWN TIME!
We use this time of year every season to take a break from posting on the blog to kick back, relax and enjoy some time off. We won't be gone all summer, if there's any news that we receive we will post it here as always, we just won't be posting every day like we do during the season. We aren't fortunate enough to have this be our job, we still have to go to work every day and then if there's time, we write on here for people to read and hopefully enjoy.
This has been one of the best seasons for the site and I only have the people who actually read it to thank. We have had the most traffic this website has ever seen and starting next year things seem to be getting even better. Last year we had a record of 800 unique visitors for one day, this year however we set a new record for one day at 25,000 and I can't thank you guys enough. I know 25,000 visitors isn't much, but for a site that is as small as this one, it's not bad to say the least.
I hope everyone has a fun and safe spring and summer and I look forward to getting started again in the fall.
Until then, check back periodically as we will post any type of news concerning Kentucky basketball as soon as we receive it.
Thanks for reading...
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More details emerged about a major retail project proposed in Mentor at the recent Planning Commission meeting.
The proposal entails two to three anchor tenants on about 18 acres southwest of the Route 2/615 interchange along with various other retailers. The multibuilding development is estimated to total up to 250,000 square feet of commercial space.
The information was shared by Bradley Goldberg, vice president of development for Pepper Pike-based Visconsi Companies, during a July 2 hearing of an informal rezoning request. No vote was taken.
The request � requiring commission, council and voter approval � involves rezoning 12 acres from a Heavy Manufacturing classification to General Business.
�We�re very excited; it�s a great project,� said Goldberg, adding that it was about two years in the making.
Commission members had some questions, but seemed to support the potential for improvement.
�This is a great opportunity for us and you as well,� Chairman Bill Snow said.
�We�re excited to have you,� commission member Katherine Cimperman said.
Goldberg said his company is talking to a number of possible tenants.
�Some of those retailers (would be) new to Northeast Ohio,� he said.
A few existing businesses on Route 615 are seeking to be incorporated into the project.
Commission member Thomas Huth asked for examples of other developments by Visconsi.
Goldberg said a larger scale example is the Costco/Best Buy center across from SouthPark Mall in Strongsville.
A traffic study is planned and potentially a traffic signal may be installed at a consolidated entrance to the complex.
A formal proposal is to be submitted at a special meeting 6 p.m., July 21 in City Council chambers. The July 23 regular meeting will be cancelled.
The project would be the first major redevelopmnent of the corner in about 25 years and could be a �game-changer� for the city, Mentor Economic Development Director Ronald M. Traub said.
If the project is recommended to City Council, council then would vote whether to place the request on the Nov. 3 ballot. The filing deadline for the election is Aug. 5, and a special council meeting is scheduled Aug. 4.


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The Ragnar Relay Race Bible (yes, that's it's actual title) is 22 pages long.
It contains a lot of good information. Especially for my team, since, well, none of us have done this before.
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Each van must have two flashlights or headlamps, six reflective vests and two LED tail lights.
Crap...We are running at night.
Slap braclets will be used as batons.
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In the event of an injury, any of the remaining runners can replace the injured runner...If an IV is administered, the injured runner is no longer eligible to run.
Note to self: Don't trip over own feet.
If a runner gets off course, they are to return on foot or in their support vehicle to the point where they went off course and continue from there.
I hope we don't get lost!
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Each van will be required to have a safety officer/navigator that is awake and alert at all times. The safety officer is responsible for helping the team behave safely during the race. He or she must be seated in the front passenger seat and must have the safety guidelines and rules within reach at all times.
Sounds like a lot of responsibility!
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If a runner encounters flooded areas that cannot be ran through, have your runner get into the support vehicle, drive the runner ahead where the road is no longer flooded and continue running his or her leg.
Good thing I know how to swim. Now.
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If a runner encounters any wildfile that is aggressive on the course, get your runner off the road and into your support vehicle.
Are we talking dogs or bears here?
One week from today, Joanna and I will be on our way in the van!