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October 31, 2011
October 31, 2011
The first part of this entry's title is, I admit, my own paraphrase. But the second part comes straight from the horse's mouth, in this case, this recent (Oct. 21st) article in the Daily Yomiuri newspaper. Since I know that some readers are unlikely to click the link and read the original from start to finish, let me summarize it. The article talks about how spot checks on 855 teachers at 191 public schools in four prefectures were found to have 'misused' a total of 4575 working hours over "recent years". These ne'er-do-wells will be asked to pay back the amount of salary they absconded with in terms of absenteeism.
30 seconds per day
First, let's do some math. 4575 misused working hours divided by 855 teachers is just over 5 hours per teacher. Let's choose two years as the base timeline-- that's about 580 working days. So, a whole 5 hours per teacher on average were found to have been wasted over two years. This amounts to about thirty entire seconds per day not spent on activities related to their work. As a taxpayer, I am appalled that thirty seconds which could, indeed should, have been spent putting a happy face sticker on one more student's report on "Prefab Huts- Our Underappreciated Friends", has been spent doing something as unproductive and self-indulgent as, oh, getting some exercise.
According to the article, "The Board of Audit [aka 'Hall Monitors'] intends to ask in its audit report that the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry [now, apparently, the Justice and Labour ministries as well] order such teachers to return part of their salaries to the state". No doubt the money will be put to public service of great utility, such as providing one extra twenty-page 'shiryo' for the sub-section chief's assistant secretary who missed the meeting on, "Confirming the previous sub-committee's decision to acknowledge Septic Tank Appreciation Week in specially-designated parts of Gunma Prefecture."
It's payback time...To me!
Here's a novel idea. If teachers who misused working hours should have to pay back that proportion of their salaries how about paying extra for all the work that teachers did outside their prescribed working hours!? You know, all those extracurricular activities, PTA doodads, extra help for either gifted or troubled students, not to mention test-making or marking at home and other above-and-beyond-the-call-of-duty sacrifices that most teachers make. I mean, if you want to get all anal about working hours, well, that sword cuts both ways.
These shiftless, parasitical teachers' apparent misdemeanours included, "engaging in activities unrelated to their jobs." OK, some were found to be involved in union activities and related work during their working time. That is indeed in violation of public workers' protocol. And yes, teachers who simply disappear for a day or don't even bother dropping by on work days should be reprimanded, especially when their absence forces somebody else to carry the load. But those rare frequent-absentee types are hardly the kind of teachers this wrist-slapping seems to be targeting.
'Holidays' and 'vacations' as working time
How so? Well, another claim made in the article was that at 82 schools in Hokkaido, just over 2000 hours was lost because some teachers did not work "during working hours even though they were required to be at schools during long-term holiday periods such as summer vacation".
Now, did anyone else catch the oxymoronic (or just moronic) conflation of "working hours" with "holiday periods" and "summer vacation" above? Again, over a one-month summer holiday plus period, about 24 hours per school was lost- or one hour per day among the entire staff! And, yes, we are talking about the season when students do not come to school yet teachers are still required to be at their prescribed working stations from at least 8:30 to 17:15. Why? Is school supposed to be like a bank or something with set public opening and closing hours?
Criminal evidence exhibits
How did the audit board discover this scandalous deception? One way was by noting that, "... in some cases teachers turned off the security systems after working hours started or turned them on before working hours ended".
Yeah, they left work and correctly activated the security system. Does not being in their seats mean they weren't working? Conversely, does being in the school mean they were being useful or productive?
More evidence of criminal behaviour: "In one case, the reported training venue was a library, but the facility was closed on that day". This happened one whole time! It seems that this scofflaw behaviour has reached epidemic proportions.
Charged with attempting to better yourself
More skullduggery is exposed: "At 19 schools in Okinawa Prefecture, teachers took extended breaks in working hours during schools' summer vacations, or attended meetings of educational research organizations not related to their work without using their paid holidays for the purpose. There were 208 teachers involved in these cases, who misused 1,183 hours".
Now let me get this straight. These teachers are being criticized for attending meetings of educational research organizations (such as, I presume, going to something like an ETJ or JALT conference or workshop) during their summer 'holidays' and should be penalized because they didn't use their official days off to do so?!?! I mean, these teachers are using their work time to better themselves as teachers, to learn more about their craft, and yet they should be regarded as moral lepers? As if they would be achieving much more of value for their profession by sitting at their teacher's room cubicles reading newspapers or trying out 50 different fonts for the new, seasonal PTA o-shirase forms?
Or maybe they took lunch breaks that lasted longer than the standard 45 minutes. Yes, I too confess to occasionally jumping into my Swift and going out for a decent meal when I'm not rushed for lunch. It may last up to a whole (gasp!) hour. But the next day, with classes right before and after lunch, I'm shoveling a 150 yen tuna 'n ham Sando down my throat over 10 minutes while dealing with some bureaucratic twaddle (and there is a staggering amount of this stuff at the national university level) which was emailed this morning with a 1 PM deadline. That's my lunch break.
Teaching is neither retail nor factory work
The audit board (aka "The Man") apparently gained their data by checking entries in the teachers' attendance records and by interviewing teachers. As we all know, asking teachers about the activities of their peers is a sure-fire way to get statistically objective truths. As for 'attendance records' -- I mean, what is this, a Springsteen-esque factory from the 50's? Punch in time- punch out time--- with time cards collected and checked before paypackets are dispensed? Mother, or rather bossypants nanny-types, know best. Sure, I can understand that if you work in retail you can't just walk out of the shop for a stroll while customers may be at the door. And I understand that factory workers can't just shuffle off home at any hour without having to face the music. But teaching is neither retail nor factory work.
I find the whole attitude towards work in this article to be an unwelcome throwback to what should be a bygone era. It reeks of the "real work means sitting at your desk in an office" mentality, which is one of the things I find least endearing about typical Japanese workplace settings (and I'm sure that many Japanese will agree with me on this). Of course, while being observed by big brother at your cubby hole you will do your best to string one hour's worth of work over eight. It's far from being productive (which is what the real criteria of working should be based upon) but, hey, it looks like you're working, so kudos to you.
It also reminds me of the opening scene from The Flintstones. When the quarry end-of-shift alarm rings Fred immediately lets out a joyous whoop and slides off his dinosaur to head home. The alarm sounds so his work day is done. Or it's redolent of some industrial revolution Dickensian sweatshop where well-fed men with whips monitor the workers to make sure that no one is so much as rubbing their eyes while on the bosses' time. Should this be the model applied to the teachers' room?
But I'm also wondering about the psychological and physical costs invoked by having people sitting dutifully at their desks for 10 or so hours-- how much they end up spending on drink or cigarettes to reduce boredom or stress, how much they spend on chiropractic treatment or days taken off because of general poor health. Let's weigh all that against the money 'lost' by the miscreant teachers.
The heights of self-indulgence-- producing from home!
The fact is that most teacher-related work can and does get spread out over and beyond non 9-to-5 times and the fact is that much can be done at home. Again, it's not an office or factory job. For example, since I live near my campus I occasionally drop by my home for a short time during 'working hours' because I can actually concentrate better on things like making teaching materials, grading, writing up research etc. Sometimes I actually-- oh I am a slave to self indulgence-- play a CD to enhance my concentration while I do so. John Taxpayer must surely be bristling. Come and get me Audit Board! You can drop by and check what I'm up to on Saturday or Sunday but-- oh--- I might be busy marking homework or making new materials in this, my-- ahem-- free time.
In fact, this approach to work spawns a whole cottage industry of looking-like-you're working-hard behaviours, such as leaving work and locking your door but keeping your lights on so it looks like you're hard at work. And even if you are in your office, nobody can see that you are actually deeply engaged in a epic bout of World of Warcraft. Everyone thinks you're putting in your 'working hours' and hey, that's what counts.
Then there's the morning vs. evening impression-making factor (at my university at least). I have a lot of morning classes so I arrive at or before 8 (and yes, after reading the article I want to be compensated for the work I do between that time and my official work starting time) and no one else is there. I go to my morning classes 8:40-12:00 (lights off in my room-- environment and all) and upon my return to my office, see that others have since arrived, at 10 or 11. These same people stay until 7 or 8 PM, which in Japan is when you get real credit for 'working hard,' while good old Mike is heading off at 5:15 to pick up his daughter from nursery school. The lazy git!
The hockey vs. soccer player working models
Working styles differ too. Myself, I'm the type who works feverishly for spurts of one hour or two. When I concentrate I am, with all due modesty, probably in the very top percentile of human productivity-- but I can't keep this up for eight or more hours. Yet I get everything done-- and then some. So, after an intense spurt of activity I do take some time to watch a Youtube video, check hockey scores, or book a hotel for an upcoming family trip. For these indiscretions I think I owe each taxpayer reading this article approximately 2.6 yen. Hansei shimasu.
The fact is, I work more like a hockey player than a soccer player. The soccer player has to (usually) stay on for the full ninety minutes and thus must pace himself, whereas the hockey player has to go all out for one-minute shifts before heading to the bench for recuperation. Since my productivity is equal to (or even exceeds) most should I be penalized for my working habits? (This is a rhetorical question. Don't say 'yes').
"Moral failings as members of society"
The symphony continues:
"About 9.4 million yen was spent on this misused time in Hokkaido and Okinawa Prefecture".
Ummm ok. And how much did it cost to carry out this audit and produce the report, pray tell?
And then: "Teachers should never be paid when they're not actually working," said constitutional expert Prof. Setsu Kobayashi of Keio University. Let me speculate as to what Professor Kobayashi might want to add to this statement:
"If them coolies ain't actually pickin' cotton or diggin' ditches theys be sluffin' off. Ain't happenin' on my watch!" (Cocks his gun on the plantation wraparound verandah).
In fact, the good Professor also said, "This is not just a problem with them as teachers, but a moral failing [as members of society]." Yeah. And maybe Professor Setsu "Monty Burns" Kobayashi and the Audit Board should update their understanding of what 'teaching' and 'work' mean to,oh, a post World War 2 model.
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Another fine blog entry, Mike. This very same article from the news really stuck in my craw (not the Craw, The CRAW!). You've eloquently put into words exactly what I and, I'm sure, many other readers were thinking.
Nice summary, and thanks for extending it by giving a better picture of the REAL meaning "teachers not at work" attitude. Not all the teachers are working when sitting in the office all day, and not all teachers who are outside of the school are getting ten or their weekly shopping done.
Thanks for the article! Great!!
This is perhaps the BEST article I've ever read! Love it!
This is a great article, Mike. I wonder how many koma per week Kobayashi sensei actually teaches, and whether he considers preparation, conferences and research as superfluous to his classroom time?
Thanks for the comments. To be honest, it is quite easy to write an article that is critical of 'the man', or in this case the Audit Board (sound ominous minor chord) when you know that reading audience will be made up mostly of teachers (I'm assuming that the Audit Board doesn't read The Uni-Files).
More of a challenge is writing something that is critical of popular teacher practices and methods. But wherever the truth needs to be told (sound cheesy, triumphant notes), there you will find the Uni-Files. Roll credits.
How very true.... My mother worked like a slave at home on Sundays in front of her mountain of pupils' compositions but was she paid? Thankfully in France they are more open-minded so she was never asked to return salary for smoking.
As for me, well, I work like a Trojan (teacher) too, and enjoy it. But like you, not ALL the time. I'm lucky in that my employers see the hard work I'm doing and look the other way if they find me in front of a bun or a cup of tea. Hope that ALL teachers will be as lucky as I am, as soon as possible.
Since writing this entry I've been wondering who audits the audit board-- to see what use they're making of their time.
I wonder if any of them smoke-- I imagine some do-- and if we added up all their time spent on smoking breaks, how many yen's worth of their work has been 'wasted' over the year.


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We are so blessed to go to church with some of the most thoughtful and amazing people! They have truly seen us through some of the worst of times and they were ready to celebrate during the best of times! On Sunday, they hosted a shower for Nora Kate. I was hesitant to have a shower because of it being the second baby, but they insisted that they wanted to "love on her too". We are so thankful for the out pouring of love for this sweet girl already!
The amazing hostesses: Shannon, me, Carma, Mitzi and LindsayWe had a fun time and received lots of diapers and wipes that will be put to great use! :) Along with some to die for outfits, blankets and accessories. Honey came down for the fun too!
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As center directors begin to apply the lessons learned from their CD Academies to their Back to School plans, ONE editors asked Best In Class CDs for their tips on preparing for the busiest season in the Knowledge Universe year.
Involve teachers
Val Vazquez from Carol Stream, Ill., encourages her teachers to communicate with parents about the fall program. Her teachers host curriculum nights for their current families and potential families who will transition into those classrooms. "This allows the teachers to really introduce our amazing curriculum and answer questions [from] our families so they know exactly what to expect come fall."
Update classroom rosters frequently
Keeping these forms up-to-date means it's easier to determine a classroom's availability and to hire and schedule staff ahead of the busy season. "Then I am aware of how many openings I have and what options are available for touring and current families," said Kristie Woodward from Fredericksburg, Va. In El Paso, Rebecca Robles posts her classroom rosters in her lobby to show parents classroom availability and to inspire them to pay their fall registration fees early to reserve a spot. Kelli Watson in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., encourages her families to pay their fall registration fee before they leave for summer break.
Adjust your conversations with families
Kelli looks through previous inquiries in FamilyBuilder and calculates children's birthdays. "I adjust my conversations, voicemail messages, or emails based on what age their child will be this upcoming year," she said. She also doubles up on tour and enrollment packets so her staff are prepared for tours in advance.
Gather the little stuff now
Providing teachers with supply lists, program materials, and updated forms early means they get a head start on planning. In places where school starts early, this allows teachers to tackle potentially time-consuming tasks (like cleaning closets and organizing portfolios) one at a time without feeling rushed.
Customize the community social
Val and her team host monthly family nights. "This allows our current families to do special projects with their children and as potential families tour they see the amazing relationships our center has with our families," she said. As Back to School season approaches, they use that time to emphasize the fall program. Kristie has parent liaisons at her community social events – offering touring families an insider's view of her center. Kelli and her team host Orientation Nights in August – tailored to each age group – so parents can learn about parent teacher conferences, Learning Adventures, licensing requirements, and "…the most important: show & tell!"
Be active in your community
Kristie works with her contacts in the local public schools to promote an easy transition to kindergarten for her students. She and her team also attend Back to School nights to further strengthen their relationship with local schools and bolster their center's reputation in the community. Kelli reaches out to local newspapers in advance of any event at her center and invites reporters to join in the festivities.


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Body Painting on the Island #4
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I really liked your idea here, but, I must admit, I found my eye wondering throughout the photo. I wished there was one central point that would anchor my view and let my eye wonder around that anchor. Love the colors and the light.
Thanks Larry, I agree. I have already planned to watch this site for similiar conditions to try the shot again. This time with a tripod, smaller aperture, and some differnt technigues to try and stregthen the creek as the focal point.


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Loving: this post and that post. It's great how what you write can be a blessing to yourself.
Joyful about: my new and first guitar which i got over the weekend! I haven't settled on the name yet. maybe Cheryl? a friend said that's too girly. hahah
Listening to: rise to You & only a mountain by jason castro, take these things away, work of art by rachel platten, everything sad is coming untrue, the end of me, a way to see in the dark by Jason Gray, fighter, come to me by jamie grace, on and on by tenth avenue north and someone worth dying for by mikeschair.
Reading: through the Psalms. It's soul reviving, guys.
Rejoicing: over my amazing friend, Ruth, who published her book, A treasure to pray!
Praying: for the silenced. (did you know that about 170,000 Christians are martyred for believing in Jesus every year? Yeah, me neither.) i hope my prayers, along with those of other Christians strengthen all the people who are being persecuted for Jesus' name sake.
Grieving: the loss of Komla Dumor. i grew up listening to this guy on the radio nearly every morning. he was my major teen role model. i would go like, someday i'll be a journalist like Komla Dumor. and though i outgrew that dream, i still lighted up just by hearing the sound of his voice. it didn't nearly matter what news he was presenting, his voice felt like home. now, my heart thumps faster when i hear his name on the news. it's like the blow surfaces all over again...i pray his soul is safe.
Dealing with: a slight case of the flu. hoping it goes away soon & doesn't become worse.
Watching: actually planning on watching Jane by Design for the gazillion-th time. (wah! why was the plug ever pulled on it? It's so good!) & re-watching October Baby. i got to watch it for the first time during movie night when i was on missions in south africa. (just so you know, i don't advocate for the catholic church bit in it, but the movie in general is a positive one.) aaand, i've been considering watching parenthood. is it any good?
Singing: God will make a way by don moen (an old one but the words still ring true) & the words i would say by sidewalk prophets.
Enjoying: the 40 day challenge by overcome the lie & the new series my pastor has been teaching this month (titled this thing called marriage ;) lots of insight.)
Learning to: bless others more. how does the saying go? give, and you shall receive more? yurp. more of my time, more of my service, more of Jesus through me.
Understanding: that i shouldn't expect people to reciprocate my kindness. bcos that isn't what i'm doing it for. gotta admit it kinda stings sometimes when it's not returned though. so, to be kind, just because.
Thinking about: when i'll finally cut off all the relaxed ends of my hair & rock my 'fro.
Rocking: kinky twists, bright blue nail polish & red lipstick these days. edgy huh
Craving: lots of sleep & rest.
Needing: lots of vitamin c in my system. I've started taking a liking for oranges due to this. Aint nobody got time for sore throat, but i'm sadly on the verge of one.
Brushing off: negativity. i've come to understand that people have this terrible need to gratify themselves by trying to belittle others by words and actions, and that's their problem. i choose joy.
Drinking: a good amount of fanta blackcurrent.
Thankful: for the many creative ways God uses to bless me. He shows up everytime before it's too late. His handprints are all over my life clearly saying babe, i got you. i love you, just trust me. & i'm thankful for the people who yield themselves to allow God to use them to reach me (and sometimes they have no clue!) like when someone talks about something that speaks to a situation i've been facing and talking about to Jesus.
Checking out: curly nikki, & this fam-->(they can be so hilarious!)
Challenged by: 1 corinthians 13, echoed by the lyrics of this song and that one. Let's be honest, sometimes it's just so hard to be the proof of His love. Dying to self daily
aint easy, but it'll pay off.
Discovering: that i'm more of an infp and this presents a battle. an internal battle between who i'm called to be in Christ and the traits of this personality which aren't like Christ. For example, i have to fight my deep need to have lots of me time, cos how do i share Christ if i'm by myself (or with only the people i want to be with) more than half of the time? And i need to tame the need to attain perfectionism and not expect people to be perfect. I gotta remember we have all fallen short. Romans 3:16 so, see? the struggle.
Being inspired by: this, this and that. In His time, He makes all things beautiful. :)
**Post was inspired by illy! so, what's been going on with you currently?


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Wednesday, August 08, 2007
MTV Video Music Award Nominees Announced
MTV has just announced the nominations for this years Video Music Awards. Justin Timberlake and Beyonce have the most nominations, with seven each. Go to www.mtv.comto see a list of all the nominees and the award show performers.
Check out these artists @ MGPL before the awards are announced on September 9th in Las Vegas!
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Cutters win back-to-back games for 1st time this year
A golden opportunity was about to bypass the Williamsport Crosscutters on Wednesday night. They had the bases loaded with nobody out in the fourth inning and all of a sudden they were only one pitch away from exiting the chance without a run to show for it.
Enter Juan Luis.
The Cutters' center fielder smoked a ball through the right side scoring a pair of runs. Cole Stobbe scored on the tail end of the play as Luis got caught in a rundown. And all of a sudden a pitchers' duel was broken open by a crooked number on the Williamsport linescore.
The Cutters pounded out a season-high 11 hits to back Julian Garcia's six shutout innings as they won back-to-back games for the first time this season, 7-3, over Batavia at Bowman Field. Garcia's nine strikeouts in six innings were both career highs, but it was that Luis single which changed the entire complexion of the Cutters' first home win of the season.
"That was big time. We've been struggling with the bats here and there, but the guys are finally getting comfortable at the plate and going after pitches," Garcia said. "To see that with the bases loaded and two outs, it pumps up everybody."
The Cutters had missed on their previous two opportunities last night with runners in scoring position before Greg Pickett, Jhailyn Ortiz and Cole Stobbe loaded the bases with nobody out. Batavia starter Hunter Wells could see his way out of the jam with a strikeout of Brian Mims and a lazy fly ball to right field. But he fell behind Luis, 2-0.
Luis controlled a fastball on the inner half of the plate and shot it past first baseman Ben Fisher to score a pair of runs. It was Luis' second hit with runners in scoring position this year, as well as his second and third RBIs.
"That changed the game entirely," Cutters manager Pat Borders said. "It completely changed the game from a tight, well-pitched game to 'we're in total control.'"
And Garcia didn't let that control go. The 10th-round pick in the 2016 draft out of Metro State who posted an 8-plus ERA as a starting pitcher a year ago was brilliant for the second time in as many starts this season.
The 22-year-old right-hander faced just two batters over the minimum and faced no more than four batters in an inning over his six innings. Garcia threw a first-pitch strike to 12 of the final 17 batters he faced, and after throwing 35 combined pitches in the first two innings, he threw no more than 12 in an inning over his final four frames.
When he did allow a baserunner, he rolled a double play ball in both the fourth and fifth innings to erase the runner each time. Only a batter who reached on a dropped third strike in the second inning and a batter who singled with two outs in the sixth inning weren't retired on the bases.
The strong start was a continuation of his stellar debut last week when he allowed one run and struck out seven in five innings against West Virginia. Last night he spotted his fastball early in the count and finished off hitters with a 12-to-6 curveball which was tight and deceptive.
"Last year I was a college guy who had success with strikeouts because of my curveball. But here last year, I kind of lost it and didn't have command of it, especially in starts," Garcia said. "When I was relieving I felt comfortable with it more. This year in extended (spring training) I got more comfortable being a pitcher. I'm still learning how to be a pitcher every day."
"His dang breaking ball spin and command is so good," Borders said. "He can throw a strike breaking ball, a below-the-zone breaking ball. Everything physically is getting better. Mentally he's a lot stronger knowing what to do with his pitches instead of just throwing it."
Garcia started last season in the rotation but was eventually moved to the bullpen as he struggled with his command, walking eight batters and allowing eight runs over his first three starts. He never worked more than four innings a year ago, including an eight-strikeout performance in relief at West Virginia.
Last night, he was on total cruise control as he and catcher Rodolfo Duran were succinct and precise in their pitch selection and execution. Garcia struck out a pair in the first inning sandwiching a sensational diving catch in right-center field by Ortiz. He struck out three more in the second inning and a pair in the third inning. He had seven of his nine strikeouts before seemingly even breaking a sweat.
Garcia became more economical in his final innings throwing seven, 12 and nine pitches over his final three frames, facing one batter over the minimum. He left after six innings, throwing 50 of his 74 pitches for strikes and allowing just two hits.
In his first two starts, he's posted a 0.82 ERA with a 0.64 WHIP. He's striking out 13.1 batters per nine innings pitched. It's a far cry from where he was a year ago, and it's making the game much more fun for him.
"I think I just settled in," Garcia said. "I've gone with my fastball command and getting the curveball over for a strike, and getting it for a swinging strike as well. I'm just kind of focused on my target and going from there."


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Those of you who have been following the story of London and Maddie's road to entrepreneurship, posted here at the Bay Head Blog and over on my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives blog, know that the girls have been painting seashells and selling them for 25 cents out on the sidewalk in front of our beach house in Bay Head, New Jersey. They started at the beginning of the Summer of 2007 and earned about $150 from May through the Bay Head Halloween Parade in October.
At the beginning of this summer, when the previews for the Kit Kittredge American Girl movie began to appear on TV along with the required best friend Ruthie doll and related merchandise in the catalogs, Maddie and London started begging for Kit's $250 treehouse. At first I balked at the notion of young girls growing up in the 2008 Recession having the amazing opportunity to spend $250 on the treehouse of a young girl growing up during the 1930's Depression, while families in both eras faced foreclosure and sought debt relief. I realized, however, that having a serious financial goal would be a terrific learning experience for the girls, and I agreed to pay half if they worked hard to raise $125 this summer...so London and Maddie got busy painting shells, folding napkins, making their beds and cleaning their rooms. You'll be glad to hear that the girls met their original goal by the end of the third week of July and the Kit Kittredge American Girl Treehouse (some assembly required) was on its way.
Judging from the entrepreneurial spark I've seen in London and Maddie, having fun working all summer long to reach their goal, these are two girls who will be successful in their chosen careers and will never have to worry about debt relief. This summer's seashell sales have exceeded our wildest expectations. We've expanded our inventory to include Christmas ornaments for $1.00, and hosted a Tom Sawyer-style seashell painting party for all the kids in our neighborhood last week. The girls were photographed for a potential appearance in a regional magazine and they have a new goal for the remainder of the seashell season -- raising $90 for their 50% share of new tennis outfits. So stop by and buy a London and Maddie original seashell if you happen to visit the beach in Bay Head, New Jersey!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
London and Maddie's Kit Kittredge American Girl Treehouse Fund Update: Over 1,000 Seashells Sold in Bay Head, New Jersey!
Posted by RoxiticusDH at 10:54 AM
Labels: american girl, kate leigh cutler, kit kittredge, seashells, treehouse
2 comments:
- Mariuca said...
YAY for the cuties!! I love the pretty seashells Roxy! Love the colors and the girls did work really hard, so I'm glad their effort paid off with that awesome looking treehouse! Have fun girls! :):):)
- August 31, 2008 at 7:35 AM
- Mariuca said...
Oh I'm definitely gonna vote for my cuties and their seashells! Good luck! :):):)
- September 1, 2008 at 12:46 PM
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i think my last post made things sound worse than they really are. really, i am not about to fall apart at the seams. don't get me wrong- there have been days like that, but my last post was really just exasperation over a small little task that was thwarting my smooth suave abilities.
which, i did eventually master- and all baby shower invitations were done.
only to find out that because i had such a strong desire to make my invitations personable and slightly fun (and trust me, they are actually rather lame) with a little ribbon, well that extra creativity cost me an extra .20 cents per envelope.
and there were 25 to mail.
i almost took all the envelopes back from the post office worker. well, i actually did grab them back and stuffed them in my purse. i mean an extra 5 whole dollars?
and then i thought about the work of opening up all 25 envelopes, and removing all 25 ribbons, and then figuring out how i was going to secure the invitations to the paper without the ribbon for all 25 and then considering i had to then tape or sticker close every opened invitation.
needless to say i handed the invites back and mailed them off.
i have another baby shower to plan for the month after this one, and that friend's invitations will be printed on the finest dollar store stationary i can find, placed in high quality business type envelopes and for an extra touch sealed with a stamp or sticker.
i am learning.
but when it comes to the mess of life and the work my kids bring, well that is just life. and every so often i have to just temporarily freak out in my brain and then bring myself back to reality.
and back to the Lord.
and when i turn myself over to my weakness and ask for Someone else to be my strength, i find that i can do better.
and a big part has been prioritizing at night. for the last couple of weeks even though we don't have tv i've been sucked into my laptop watching shows online.
nothing wrong with that.
or i've been watching movies on the tv.
again- nothing wrong with that.
but i have been super frustrated that due to my absolute brain shut off i am absolutely behind on everything i would love to be doing.
don't even ask how gift making is going.
but for the last 3 night, i've put the computer down, turned off the tv (i mean, after sam and i have watched our alloted episodes of the west wing- we are a tad behind in time) and turn up the music.
and then i try to create.
and i've actually been motivated to stay up till 1 am every night.
i should have pictures to post soon. i mean anyone who crafts at all knows that the prep work required for any project 85% longer than the actual creating.
so don't worry about me, i mean please still pray for me, i do have 3 little one's that are 3 and under (and for today and the next 2 days i am watching little anna) and they constantly knock on the door to my sanity, trying to coax it out and then run a wild crazed muck with it.
and then when i drag my poor sanity back, try and dust it off, mend any wounds and slowly heave it back into place....
well, i get pretty tired.
well, back to my last episode of west wing for the evening, then a little yoga (to burn off the cookie in my tummy and the half cookie i will be eating when i put my computer down) and then sewing.


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Sunday, March 05, 2006
Puccioni Vineyards Update
Good Morning - we have just sold out of our 2003 Puccioni Zinfandel Old Vine Dry Creek - all 96 cases- the response was great and we appreciate all the support from our friends, family, and retail partners. We will release the 2004 Puccioni Zinfandel in June - you can begin ordering the 2004 on our website. We will have approx 230 cases of the 2004 - get your order in now! You can still buy the 2003 at the our retail partners - see the previous post or our website under - Find It.
We just finished pruning our old vine Zinfandel at the Puccioni Ranch and Vineyard. The winter has been a little unusual - we had spring like conditions into Jan and Feb and then recently we have had periods of winter cold - yesterday you could see snow scattered on the hilltops around Healdsburg. The vines should start pushing out in the next few weeks. We are excited that spring is almost here.
The 2004 Puccioni Zinfandel is just going into bottles. Our 2005 Puccioni Zinfandel has finished malolactic fermentation and is still in barrels. We will be racking it again in a few weeks and then potentially blending it with some Petite Sirah and putting it back in barrel. We are usually aging our Zinfandel in barrel for 14-16 months. www.puccionivineyards.com
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(For the sake of my argument, I will assume two things- (1) Democrats are willing to go to the mat for good policy; (2) Republicans are actually willing to govern and not just obstruct. Neither of these assumptions are true.)
The United States currently faces two major crises- (1) a stagnating economic recovery, and (2) a staggeringly large, and growing, budget deficit. Not only do both portend continued and future trouble for the US economy, but they generally run in opposite directions. Injecting additional dollars into the economy, via some type of stimulus, will grow the deficit. And, cutting spending, in order to shrink the deficit, will only further strangle what is a weak recovery.
Given what seems an impossible situation (addressing both problems simultaneously), there are limited fiscal policy options available. Of course, one could go full Keynesian and simply prime the pump with additional stimulus, regardless of whether or not it is financed by debt. Given the extremely low rates on Treasuries, such an option ought not be entirely ruled out of order. In fact, this is the argument made by Krugman and others. And while it is true that the cost of borrowing is near zero, our addiction to debt (going on close to ten years now, thanks to the Bush administration) needs to be checked at some point. One might argue that now is not the right time to do so, and it is a valid point.
What I would suggest is something that finds a compromise between the deficit hawks and the Keynesians. Allow the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy to expire, as they are scheduled, and use this revenue to finance other stimulative activity. It is important to note that it is only the tax cuts for the wealthy that would be allowed to expire. Those targeted at the middle class should be extended another two years. What exactly would this revenue finance?
1. Off the top, some of the additional revenue must be used to finance the middle class tax cuts and a fix to the AMT.
2. Payroll tax holiday. I'm open as to the exact length of such a holiday, but feel that it needs to be long enough that people will not just smooth their consumption. Too short of a holiday will not provide much stimulus because people will either smooth consumption or use this short term increase in income to pay off debt. My best guess is that a holiday needs to be longer than 6 months.
3. Infrastructure investment. The President has called for a $50 billion investment in roads, rails and runways. While this is a good start, it is inadequate to really bring our transportation system into the 21st century. Decades of neglect cannot be remedied in a year or two. We must make a long-term commitment to modernizing our infrastructure, including transportation but also our power grid.
4. Backstop state revenues. One of the major shortcomings of the original stimulus bill was that it did not provide enough revenue to states. Unlike the federal government, states must maintain a balanced budget. Certainly, some creative accounting can be done, and personnel is sometimes moved over to the capital budget in order to avoid cuts, but it's no secret that state budgets have been wracked by this recession. The original stimulus also structured aid to states the wrong way. Instead of providing a temporary increase in FMAP and money for education (and other minor support), the package should have been an open-ended commitment to close state budget gaps, for at least two fiscal years. (Obviously, there would need to be a maintenance of effort requirement so that federal funds were supplementing, not supplanting, state revenues.)
A key feature of all these proposals is their fixed term duration, with the exception of a permanent AMT fix. This ensures that any increase in the deficit will be temporary and not baked into out years. In addition, the final three recommendations all have a stimulative effect, which means more people working, less people collecting unemployment, and more income and sales tax revenues for state and federal governments.
It is clear that we should not simply spend our way out of the recession, but we must not cut our way out of the deficit. A prudent fiscal policy attempts to address both of these concerns, or is at least mindful of both. What I have offered here is such a plan. It's not my ideal, nor is it perfect. But it is a reasonable attempt to jump start our economy while narrowing our deficit.


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Yes, it's me, Arsyad Muhamad, an early 20s bloke from Besut. Currently read Bachelor of Teaching (Teaching of English as a Second Language). Having trouble still to put words to make sense at the drop of a hat. Note that I am extrovert by nature, but introvert by situations.
I am a horribly late bloomer. It was only after high school that I discovered this coolest thing. From then on, I realise that my views, opinions, feelings and thoughts matter most. Also blog for leisure because everybody talks about it since, and so I don't want to be left out. But now that I've learnt to be honest, I could write for hours on end of what I feel as long as it comes from the place where it cares the most, the heart, and discovering and staying true to myself has been immensely fulfilling and rewarding.
Unlike any other guys who prefer football and all, I like to be taken away by good books, to take a stroll in a park full of blossoming flowers, and a long walk on the beach. I also love to be whisked away on a whim to great places around the world. Anyway, I enjoy being stalked, so make yourself comfortable here.
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[FMS 12 on Windows 2008 with IIS]
Our client has a third-party app that needs to send URL strings to FMS to trigger a script that then adds data.
This is an example of what FMS needs to be sent, and it works when I send it manually via a web browser:
According to FileMaker's WPC logs, the above is what it is receiving, both from my manual attempts through the browser, as well as from the third-party app. However, it generates an error 4 (unknown command) only when it comes from the third-party app and the script never runs in that case (all runs fine on my manual attempts).
I then looked at the server's IIS log and IT shows the above for those times when I send the string manually from a web browser, but it shows an encoded string that I'm guessing WPC just doesn't know how to interpret when sent from the client's third-party app:
Since the URL is technically correct in its encoding (I think?), I can't easily ask the third-party app's developers to create a special version just for our client.
Is this expected behavior? An IIS issue? An FMS/WPE issue? Any solutions?


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Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day.
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1 John 4:13 ... Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
Galatians 5:22-23 ... But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Psalm 37:5-6 ... Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. ❤


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1. Anemic growth? For several years, we've been anticipating that global growth would return to near the pre-Global Financial Crisis levels. And each year the World Bank started out by projecting that reasonable growth was just around the corner. Then as the year progressed, they had to consistently cut their expectations. Low growth has allowed interest rates to remain at near-zero levels, has allowed commodity prices to remain below prices needed to justify new exploration, and has resulted in the earnings of cyclical companies being below trend.
2.Growth momentum? If 2017 is finally the year when growth surprises to the upside, it would likely be accompanied by very different sectors leading the stock market. That is why we favor companies that may benefit from rising interest rates (banks and other financial companies), rising commodity prices (energy companies), and higher earnings from industrial cyclicals.
3. Unknowns of Trump administration. The U.S. political scene will be of key importance in determining whether or not global growth accelerates. Throughout a very nasty presidential campaign, many policies were promised from the prevailing party that were both pro-growth and anti-growth. If the new Trump administration focuses on tax reform and reducing the burden from regulations, the result would likely be a meaningful increase in growth. If instead the focus is on restricting global trade and deporting illegal immigrants, growth would likely decrease. We believe the likelihood is much higher that pro-growth policies will prevail, but would also add that over many years the forces of global growth have proven strong enough to overcome misguided government policies. As long-term investors, we believe the valuations are compelling for the companies that would most benefit from renewed economic strength.
One surprise that could catch us off guard
A return to growth could create a very unpleasant surprise for many investors, as investments widely perceived as safe could be riskier than those perceived as risky. Investors tend to look at the risk of a stock as being the potential deviation of earnings from the anticipated level, and pay little attention to price. We have been saying for some time that low-volatility businesses priced at historically high relative P/E ratios are riskier than higher-volatility businesses priced at low relative P/Es. With interest rates so low, the stable, low-growth businesses that pay out a high percentage of profits as dividends have become favorite "bond substitutes" for investors seeking higher yield than is available in the bond market. These companies have typically been priced at lower-than-average P/Es, but today sell at substantial premiums. Even if the businesses perform about as expected, there is substantial risk should the P/E ratios revert to their long-term averages. If interest rates rise, as we expect, then P/E reversion is the likely outcome. This is why we currently find most electric utilities, telecom providers, or U.S.-based consumer packaged goods businesses unattractive.
Additionally, in a higher interest rate environment, stocks would likely prove less risky than the long-term bonds that investors have bid up to historically low yields. 2017 could be a year that turns investor thinking about risk upside down.
Bill Nygren is a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Harris Associates.
He joined the value equity firm in 1983 as an investment analyst and later served as the firm's director of research. Previously, he was an investment analyst with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Mr. Nygren earned a BS in accounting from the University of Minnesota and an MS in finance from the University of Wisconsin – Madison's Applied Security Analysis Program. He is a CFA® charter holder.


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Sunday, October 16, 2005
Sweet, Sweet Victory
I do not have the burden of arguing that the umpires were right after the Sox's 8-2 victory tonight. Finley unquestionably was interfered with, Podsednik was definitely picked off, and he was definitely caught stealing. The umpires blew three calls on the Angels. However, by no stretch of the imagination did any of those events make the difference in this game. Even the no-call catcher's interference, which should have put the Angels in a bases-loaded, 1-out situation, likely would have cost the Sox only 1.5 runs (subscription to BP required). Give the Angels two runs there (generous, given that Kennedy and Figgins, the next two batters, struck out in their subsequent at-bats, take away a Podsednik run, and it's a 7-4 game at worst.
Freddy Garcia's complete game, 2-run performance tonight was apocryphal of the series as a whole thus far. The Angels found themselves down in the count most of the time. Even when Garcia was totally gassed in the 9th inning - his fastball was in the mid-80's by then - they found ways to get themselves out. The Angels looked out of sorts all game and the Sox pounced, showing a killer instinct we have not seen in this franchise since, well, I've never seen it.
Being one win away from the World Series - something that has not happened since September of 1959 - is perhaps the scariest part. The Cubbies got up 3-1 in their series against the Marlins in 2003 only to have their guts ripped out by Beckett, I-Rod, and Cabrera. That's why I'm holding back as much emotion as possible - I just do not know if I could stand that kind of collapse. Now, this Angel team is not much like the Marlins team - there's no equivalent of Beckett to be found - but it still scares the crap out of me. Byrd could put together another solid start, Buehrle could be ineffective the second time around, and a rested Lackey could pummel a 118-pitch-tired Garland. There's no doubt in my mind that the Angels have the ability to win this series.
The Sox need to come out swinging again tomorrow. Bury Byrd with another 3-4 runs in the 1st inning - I would love to see Jermaine Dye get into the action with an early home run. Then pummel him in the early innings to bring in a procession of Angels relievers. I hope the Sox can make this a no doubter; I likely have access to Game 6 tickets, and I do not want to be anywhere near Chicago on Tuesday. I want a kill.


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You may have noticed quite a few changes happening in the shop lately?
I have been busy re-taking my photos and learning to make them a lot better. I still think they need improving more but hey it's progress!
I'm so into drawing and using ink and watercolours right now and am excited to share with you my latest ink cards available.
I've got some in the shop and if you want to see all of them they are in my Facebook album. It's taking me a while to get them all photographed. Oh yes, these are the ones I showed in my last video.
I also wanted to share with you this photo I took of my original drawing 'Quackers over you' because I was thinking, it might be hard to imagine what you might do with one of my ACEO cards if you are not used to the whole 'scene', so here is an example for you, which I think shows off the beauty of small art.
Pretty huh?! Whilst I'm not selling them framed, this gives you a great idea of what my ACEO's can look like framed in your own home.
I've been wanting to get more new art in my shop but I'm working on a big project atm for Church so I'm a little behind, but I'm making notes/sketches until I can sit down and work on them properly. I promise you'll be the first to know when they are available, until then..


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Chef Jonathan: We found these brownies in a local newspaper last week, under a different name, and we decided to choose something more culinarily appropriate. I adapted the recipe a bit, to fit my specifications. Instead of using box mixes for both the cookies, and the brownies, I made them both by scatch. I used my Mom's secret recipe for the cookies, and a wonderful recipe from the March issue of FNM. I also omitted the oreos, as I felt it would too much chocolate……The end result was very delightful, a nice cookie bar on the bottom, and fudgy brownie on top, the perfect combination!
Karen: Decadence. That's the only word I have to describe these yummy brownies. This recipe is derived from one I found on the internet. This brownie has as many parts as you want to put into it. I made the base a chocolate chip cookie recipe (my favourite whose recipe I with hold from the public), then I placed Oreo cookies ontop of that and then poured a layer of my favourite brownie recipe ontop of that. I then sprinkled M&Ms on the top, popped it into the oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees and let it cool before cutting into them. You can use whatever you want for these; add nuts, marshmallows,other layers, whatever sounds good to you. You can top the hot Monster Brownies with ice cream and chocolate sauce or eat them right out of the pan. However you do it, make sure you share 🙂 Have fun making these, Be creative. Enjoy eating them!
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Landhaus Klausnerhof Hotel Garni offers a family accommodation in Seefeld in Tirol.
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There are 20 guestrooms featuring deluxe double room, triple room and double room equipped with complimentary wireless internet, an in-room safe, heating, a dining area and a writing table. Some rooms at Landhaus Klausnerhof Hotel Garni have a view over the mountain. Other comforts include a fridge, an oven and kitchenware for self-catering.
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Nell Conner, known to some as the Queen of Breakers, will be celebrating her 94th birthday on Oct 15.
Connor is a remarkable woman. The occasion of her birthday has me reflecting on just what I've always admired about her. In all the years I've known her, I've never heard her raise her voice or say anything bad about anyone. She even speaks kindly of bad people. She is the epitome of a lady: polite, graceful, confident, quiet and peaceful.
Connor has been my neighbor for nearly 40 years. She did not move into my neighborhood, I moved into hers. The day I moved into my new home back in the mid-'70s, Connor, followed by an entourage of adopted dogs and cats, walked down to my house with a bowl of stewed conch and peas 'n rice.
"Welcome, sir. Have some of my good Cayman food for lunch," she said.
How charming. I was but a young lad then and she calls me sir. That day she also offered me one of her pets, but I wasn't ready for that yet. At the time, Connor was the official post mistress in our area and neatly ran her business from a thatched basket. The few pieces of mail that passed through our district were kept in the basket along with change and a small assortment of stamps.
Conner's quaint little home is right next to the east parking lot of the Lighthouse Restaurant. It has always been a popular spot with the tourists, who stop by to purchase conch shells or handmade whisk brooms and baskets. Before Hurricane Ivan she had an old thatch rope-making apparatus set up in her yard, where she would demonstrate the art of rope making as the cameras flashed. I'm sure there must be thousands of photos featuring Connor in albums around the globe.
I should also mention she's a very good "fishergirl." Just a few years back she could often be seen at sunset wading in knee-deep water with her hand line and bucket. I was always curious to see what she caught, so I'd mosey down the road to investigate. Her bucket would often be full as she sat under the old almond tree cleaning fish, surrounded by burning coconut husks to keep mosquitoes at bay.
Her husband Vibert passed away some years ago. Nevertheless, she's rarely alone. Family, friends, Lighthouse employees and tourists are often seen gathered in her yard.
At almost 94, Ms Nell has slowed down a bit. She no longer takes long walks along the beach or spends her evenings fishing. Then again, she still has her wits about her. Not that long ago I asked her how she could remember so clearly events that happened some 60 years ago.
"My lips have never touched a drop of liquor," she said. That day she reminded me why I'm always forgetting.
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24 Red Rock RdWest Stockbridge, MA 01266MLS Number 220785
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- 286 Days on Market
- 4Bedrooms
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Enjoy all the recent renovations to this privately set home on 19 acres, land in both MA and NY. In-ground propane heated pool, gardens, mature landscaping, bi level decking for great outside entertaining space. Enter the house from a walk way to the main door and foyer or thru the oversized two car attached garage: a convenient mud room and laundry area is also found on the main level. The interior has been tastefully renovated with a fabulous new kitchen, large island, stainless appliances, and wood floors that gleam. The living room with fireplace and dining room overlook the private yard. The main level master suite offers an updated jet tub and glass and tiled shower. The second floor offers an additional master suite and two guest bedrooms that share a full bath. Love where you li
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- MLS Number220785
- List Price$1,199,000
- Broker NameWILLIAM PITT SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
- Acreage19
- Lot Square Ft396832
- Property TypeResidential
- Parking Spaces2
- Parking Spaces TypeGaraged & Off-Street
- Lot DescriptionIrregular Shape
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- Kitchengreat renovation
- Dining Roomopen floor plan
- BasementFinished-Fully
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- StreetRed Rock
- Address24 Red Rock Rd
- CountyBerkshire
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- DirectionsFrom West Center Road....left on to Red Rock Road...house on the right...no sign
- Junior HighMonument Valley Reg.
- Elementary SchoolMuddy Brook Reg.
- High SchoolMonument Mountain
- Exterior FeaturesLandscaped, Pool - In Ground, Trash Private
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- Date Listed10/09/2017
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Sunday, May 14, 2006
the deserving
while i sit here with my happy child, there are so many other women out there who are still desperately waiting for theirs to come. i only know how this feels because at one time, that woman was me. i know personally how it feels to be the one who isn't able to celebrate mother's day....not by choice. the heartache of each year passing with no baby of our own, while everyone else around us seemed to be having them....easily....and even (gasp) unexpectedly. the feeling is unexplainable. it's one of those feelings that you just can't understand unless it's happened to you. the jealousy and the resentment were impossible to ignore. intellectually, you know that the pregnant women who seem to follow you everywhere are not at fault. they deserve to be pregnant, but at the same time, it's unstoppable. it seems out of your control.
i thought about this a lot when i became one of those pregnant women waltzing around the baby dept. at target. was some other woman secretly loathing my existence because i was pregnant and she was not?
and then i sit here complaining that we can't afford to have another one. how selfish is that when some others still don't have one to call their own. i have one....he's beautiful, healthy, perfect.
i now get to celebrate mother's day and get gifts of spa treatments and breakfast in bed....all because i was finally able to have a baby. how does this make me any better than those who cannot? it does not.
so here is to all of the women out there who want a baby of their own, but for some reason or another are unable....often suffering in silence, because it's "not something you talk about". they're the ones who are probably more deserving of a special day to call their own. one to honor all the treatments, painful procedures, failures, injections and crazy meds that make you loopy.
today i honor them. they are the deserving.
6 comments:
- Kel said...
that was beautiful. happy mothers day to you, a very deserving woman. i too thought of the women in my life (and not in my life) who are childless-not-by-choice or have had a hard road getting there...
i love you and am grateful for the blessing you so cherish in fin.
- May 14, 2006 at 10:19 PM
I love your attitude. It's so easy to think the "grass is always greener" and let those feelings of jealousy take over. You show grace, thoughtfulness, selflessness and wisdom that is encouraging to me about other things, not just babies.
- May 14, 2006 at 10:20 PM
- theprincess said...
so beautiful! thank you for the reminder to be grateful for what you have, as well as compassionate toward others. it is so easy to only assess situations from your own point of view, whether it's pregnancy, business, money, whatever, but ultimately, everyone is just doing the best that they can with what they've got, and you don't understand unless you've been in that same set of circumstances with the same "tools" at your disposal. happy mother's day to all mothers and those who wish to be!
- May 15, 2006 at 8:31 AM
- i *heart* paper said...
That was lovely :-)
- May 16, 2006 at 8:25 AM
I have dreamed of having a baby of my own since I was three and met my little friend's new brother. I am 32 at 17 found out my uterus never developed. My biological clock hasn't figured this out. But I do hope to adoptand my cousin has even offered surrogacy.
Thank you- what an incredible heart you have. What a lucky son. Happy Mother's Day to you.
- May 16, 2006 at 8:45 PM
- Dear Monday said...
i'm so late in reading this but just want to say it's so sweet.
- May 21, 2006 at 3:27 PM


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Yesterday we went ice-skating. I am thinking it may of been ten years since I skated last. And that might even be a generous estimate. We had some free passes and two out of my three are taking lessons, so we thought, "why not?"
But first of all, lets talk about my feet. They are awful. And I am not being insecure and wanting sympathy. They just, have many things not going for them. Maybe we could even include my legs on this. Because maybe they are part of the problem. At a very young age, my parents were fully aware there was something special about me. While many children would sit "indian-style", I was sitting like a "W" or an "M". I was pigeon-toed, flat-footed and ran with my knees knocking together. Once I remember some man running by me, stating, "I don't know how you run like that." But I just kept going. Really not knowing any different. I was always an athlete and I did well at most sports I competed in, despite my funny gait.
Then I began to swim competitively, year-round, and I finally felt at home. The water is a place where I am fast and no one really comments about much. When I was pregnant, I swam. Most of the time feeling like a graceful beluga. "Graceful" was not how I ever felt on land. Even when I was not pregnant.
So ice skating. It's on frozen water. So you'd think it would be OK. But those rental skates. So painful. My feet could not take them. I need special shoes for my special feet to run in. So imagine putting special feet in average rental skates. PAIN! My right foot, the bone on the inside of the foot. PAIN! I kept going. Because I don't fuss about these things when my three-year-old is flailing around like a monkey on the ice. But I kept thinking, "I want it to melt! I want it to melt!" So I went to get a different size, since they don't have 1/2 sizes, which, great! I am a size 9 1/2. So I get the 9. Still PAIN! How do those figure skaters do it? My foot is in PAIN! I am trying to be graceful and I go to the center of the rink to spin around with my kids. I pretend I am graceful, as I skate to Alicia Keys. MY husband is zooming around the rink, saying "Isn't this fun?" I smile and nod. Thinking, I WANT THE ICE TO MELT. I want the Zamboni to melt the ice! I keep watching the time, thinking it will end soon. Free skate will end soon!!
It does. And I pull my hurt feet out of their torture chambers. I realize I love watching athletes in their element. I love to race and compete in mine. But I'd rather swim in icy waters than skate on ice. Any day.


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We must find the resolve to unite and prove that we are the great nation we are and are made of Americans that love being Americans. It wasn't long ago that saying you are an American made you proud. That pride should never have left you. This is the greatest country on earth with the greatest opportunities for all those who live within its borders and all those that we reach with our foreign policy. The freedom of choice is an unalienable right given to you by God or whatever it is in which you believe. All Natural Law is comprised of unalienable rights given to you by that same belief. It is only in this country, under these laws and by this constitution that these laws are protected and allowed to be defended. There is no other country on earth that offers that opportunity. Understand this truth! Read the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America and you will understand what we all have that no other citizen of any other country has. We must fight for our right to exist and preserve the very freedom that we enjoy. We must fight for the citizens of the world to recognize that they have the same rights we have and should fight for reciprocal recognition of those rights. Every human being should have the opportunity to live as we live. Only the wise man can impart wisdom. Only those living in accordance with the way of nature can share that knowledge with those who do not. We, as a nation of people that understand the right way to live, must not become politically correct and, therefore, isolationist. We must continue to do all we can to show the world the correct way to live. The correct way is the way that recognizes everyone's right to exist and defend the natural laws by which their unalienable rights are protected. These rights are not given to us by man, they are given to us by God or nature or whatever it is that is greater than man.
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Emboldening Our Fellow CountrymenJanuary 24, 2007
It Could be EfficientJanuary 24, 2007
We can all agree that global warming exists, however, there is limited proof that it is caused by human beings. Of the approximate 200 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases emitted last year, man was responsible for emitting an approximate 7 billion metric tons. Be that as it may, we still must decide whether it is cost efficient to do anything to attempt to combat the rising temperatures. I am speculating, but I would imagine that the cost associated with reducing that 7 billion metric tons will be incredibly high and will have a negligible impact on global warming, if any at all.
We cannot stop nature and, therefore, must embrace what it has to offer. As Tyler points out, there are many benefits that could be realized by global warming and we must find a way to realize them and harness their potential. One of these benefits would be the potential increase in the production of food. With an increase in the production of food, much of the world's starved population could be fed by the surplus. Although much of the world's starvation problems are political in nature, the excess would exist for those that could penetrate the political force fields.
So, if we wish to proliferate world hunger then I suggest we do everything in our power to spend all the necessary resources to reduce our emissions. Otherwise, we can follow the Tao, flow in accordance with the way of nature, and realize all the benefits from that which we cannot stop.


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NEW DELHI: On Thursday, protest-hit Chennai Super Kings were ordered to play all their remaining Indian Premier League (IPL) home games 1,200 kilometers away in Pune after players had shoes hurled at them and were threatened with snakes being set free into thei stadium.
Demonstrations marred Chennai's winning return to the IPL after a two-year ban for corruption on Tuesday night, against Kolkata Knight Riders, and when a threat to unleash snakes followed it prompted the officials to act.
Owing to the infuriated crowd and water-shortage crisis, the authorities said they could not guarantee security at Super Kings' matches.
"The IPL governing council assessed the current situation in Chennai and a decision was taken to shift the matches from the MA Chidambaram Stadium to Pune," a league statement said on Thursday.
That means all of Chennai's six remaining home games in the cash-rich tournament will be on the other side of India 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) away.
Super Kings all-rounder Shane Watson was among the first to comment.
"Very sad for our team @ChennaiIPL and the fans here in Chennai that we won't be playing anymore games here this season. The atmosphere last game was incredible. Let's hope this situation in Tamil Nadu is sorted out asap," the veteran Australian takes on Twitter.
"I trust a 'peaceful' resolution is found soon for the problems at hand. Thanks to everyone for making the team so welcome," said coach Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand captain.
Senior batsman Suresh Raina also took to Twitter to say he would miss "our home ground" and the fans. "You are always in our hearts," he added in the message.
Tuesday's victory over Kolkata was a glorious return to their home ground after a two-year ban for illegal gambling, but it was soured by violent protests outside the stadium.
Protesters — trying to raise awareness about a long-running water dispute with neighboring Karnataka state — burned debris and jostled with police.
Shoes were hurled at Chennai players on the boundary ropes during the match.
A Tamil group on Wednesday threatened to set free snakes during the Super Kings' next match on April 20 against Rajasthan Royals.
"We had decided that we will host all matches in Chennai after we are promised foolproof security there. But today they (local authorities) informed CSK that they will not be able to handle security," IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla told reporters on Wednesday.
Drought-prone Tamil Nadu has witnessed increasing protests in recent weeks over a disputed accord with Karnataka on how to share water from the key Cauvery river.
In 2014, Chennai had to host four home games in Ranchi following a dispute between the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association and the local authorities.
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The Godhunter Series continues with Book 15!
The Godhunter is on lockdown, her lovers gathering around her in preparation for some unknown trouble lurking on the horizon. So when one of the Dark Horses is abducted by a Hindu monkey god, Vervain is kept out of the rescue mission.
Hiding doesn't work for the Godhunter though and soon she is drawn into a strange world where monkeys fly, snakes rule underground cities, and birds prey on the weak. Her self-control and strength will be tested as she goes up against one of the largest god armies she's ever seen. Is this the danger she's been warned of or is there an even greater battle to be fought... within herself?
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Nepal's Restructuring
We develop a framework for a political restructuring of Federal Nepal and provide a model of electoral system. We identify the natural homelands of 11 ethnic, linguistic and caste (ELC) groups — called ELC focus regions — and argue that these regions must be an essential component of federation, but federation based on them is not desirable economically. The main intended outcome of making Nepal a federation of such ELC groups — inclusiveness in political power sharing — could be achieved by making these regions electoral constituencies. We further argue that the political constituencies of the federation should be provinces that extend from north to south by combining few ELC focus regions. This north-south corridor will generate immense benefit from the complementarities in natural endowment and comparative advantage between northern and southern regions which is not possible if federation is made up of the ELC regions.
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A Hartford Superior Court jury on Thursday found in favor of the state Department of Correction in a wrongful death suit brought by the mother of a mentally ill inmate who died under restraint in 1999 at Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown.
Bryant Wiseman, 28, died after at least eight correction officers shackled him and pinned him down, causing him to vomit and lose consciousness. He died of asphyxia. The entire struggle was captured on videotape.


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