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So I'm not on a horse today...or yesterday...or the day before. I've played with some, and spent a good bit of time grooming Sherman (twice) yesterday. But I'm doing so in the barn, out of the wind, and (if I'm lucky), in a spot where the sun is shining through. I took some video today, and you can hear the wind in the microphone when I turn towards the north:
(I used youtube's "image stabilization" editing feature to eliminate a bit of the camera-shake caused by the wind. I see now that it does unnatural things to horses' legs. Sherm is handy, but he's not quite this physics-defying!)
The best place to be today was here, on the leeward side of the barn, lying low in the sun-warmed grass while I filled the pasture #1 water trough:
I sat here quite happily watching the horses nap and/or graze for about 15 minutes. I can't express how tremendously satisfied I feel when a horse comes over to get a drink from the freshly-filled trough.
|Sparky goes for the fresh water.
And even happier when she stays to visit...
|Sparky visits.
Maybe tomorrow it will be a bit less windy, and I'll get out there and enjoy a different aspect of these amazing creatures.


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World War Z: Brad Pitt brings zombie film back to life
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- World War Z was shot on a budget of $190 million, expensive for a horror flick.
LOS ANGELES - Brad Pitt's zombie apocalypse movie "World War Z" is coming back to life.
After soaring costs and script challenges threatened to doom the film, Paramount Pictures re-shot the finale and headed into the opening weekend bolstered by positive reviews. The studio also embarked on a marketing blitz that included personal appearances by Pitt to hype the film's fast-moving zombie hordes that scale walls and invade an airplane in flight.
The reversal could turn "World War Z" into a profitable film and stave off a loss for Viacom Inc.'s film unit. The movie, which cost about $190 million (Dh697.8 million) to make, is forecast to open with $45 million in the United States this weekend and collect $105 million in total in the US, Boxoffice.com said. Given Pitt's global popularity, foreign sales could more than double the U.S. take. Studios generally split the revenue with cinemas.
"After the first pass at the movie we found the final 20 minutes were not consistent with the rest," said Rob Moore, Los Angeles-based Paramount's vice chairman. "And by putting together a great group of people, they were able to craft something that lived up to the rest of the movie."
"World War Z" has a 70 per cent "fresh" rating on Rottentomatoes.com, a website that aggregates reviews. Of more than 1,000 ticket buyers surveyed by Fandango.com, 87 per cent said they weren't influenced by stories about cost overruns, the online ticket seller said in an e-mailed statement.
"It probably won't be one of the top 10 films of the summer, but it also won't be 'John Carter,' said Jeff Bock, an analyst with Exhibitor Relations Co., referring to the 2012 Walt Disney Co. flop that lost $200 million. "They spent more than they should have on a horror film, but if it does well worldwide, they could recoup that."
Based on the previous Pitt action film "Inglourious Basterds" and zombie movies including "I Am Legend," "World War Z" probably will make a profit, according to SNL Kagan. "Brad Pitt is a very bankable international star," Wade Holden, a Kagan analyst, said in an interview. "On average, his films gross more internationally than they do domestically, and with the budget for this film it's definitely going to have to do well."
News articles began appearing last year that the production, adapted from Max Brooks's book, was a plague of its own. Britain's Daily Mail newspaper last month put the budget at $400 million, saying the film could become "the most expensive disaster of all time."
Paramount originally set the production budget at $150 million and ended up at $190 million, a sum that includes state subsidies defraying some costs, according to people familiar with the project. The figure doesn't include marketing outlays, which can add 50 percent or more to the total expense.
Moore acknowledged in an interview that costs rose as the studio and Pitt's Plan B Entertainment company struggled with the story. In the book, Pitt's character is an interviewer who travels the world collecting the oral histories of people who survived a pandemic triggered by a zombie virus.
Each chapter is a different story, told in the voice of the survivor. Pitt and director Marc Forster turned the character into a researcher called on to save humanity by discovering how the zombie virus can be stopped.
After viewing the original version of the film, Pitt and Paramount executives threw out the ending, a massive battle scene set in Russia, and called in a new writer to reshape the movie. They shot 20 minutes of new footage.
Pitt's action-adventure "Troy," released in 2004, opened with weekend sales of $46.9 million in the U.S. and took in $133.4 million in its domestic theatrical run, according to Box Office Mojo. The movie, made for $175 million, collected $364 million in ticket sales outside the U.S. and Canada.
The $70 million action film "Inglourious Basterds" generated a $38.1 million weekend opening and took in $120.5 million in the U.S. The movie, directed by Quentin Tarantino, had total global ticket sales of $321.5 million, according to Box Office Mojo.
The opening weekend gross of "World War Z" will be less important than consumer word-of-mouth, said Bill Mechanic, chief executive officer of Pandemonium Films.
As chairman of Twentieth Century Fox in the late 1990s, Mechanic faced similar press about budget overruns and set problems in the making of James Cameron's "Titanic." The film, which cost $200 million, collected a modest $28.6 million in its opening weekend, good enough for first place.
"Titanic" went on to become the top-grossing film in history, with $2.19 billion in sales worldwide, and held that distinction until Cameron broke his own record with the 2009 release "Avatar," according to Box Office Mojo.
"If 'Titanic' proved anything in terms of publicity, it was that if you have the goods, then it is true that there is no such thing as bad publicity," Mechanic said in an interview. "All Paramount has to do is get it in front of people, because only the press cares about costs."

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The billions of "tiny little fingers" sticking out from dragonfly wings could lead to a new era of "smart" surgical tools able to shred bacteria and reduce antibiotic use, according to Brisbane researchers.
Thinner than a strand of hair, the dragonfly wings have the ability to tear bacteria apart thanks to more than 10 billion nanostructures, Queensland researcher Dr Annalena Wolff said.
"If bacteria lands on a dragonfly wing, what happens is they attach themselves to these little fingers and then realise that they don't want to stay where they are," she said.
"The bacteria try to move away (but) because they have glued themselves into place, they literally tear themselves apart."
Fellow researcher and biomedical engineer Dr Chaturanga Bandara approached the physicist to find a way to see these delicate nanostructures at work after ordinary microscopes kept burning the biological material.
Up for the challenge, Dr Wolff found a new way to operate a microscope, ending up with a two-metre wide and two-metre tall machine, which used electrons and ions instead of light to focus and scan across a delicate sample, without burning it.
The scan is recorded in real-time and creates an artificial image of the object.
"We were able to see how the nanostructures killed the bacteria for the first time," Dr Wolff said.
"Instead of looking at the sample surface I have cut it up and was then able to create a 3D image of it.
"It works a bit like a laser cutter, just that I don't use a laser, I use ions to cut and I virtually removed atom by atom of the sample to get to the stage where I needed to be."
Dr Wolff said the dragonfly discovery could help pave the way for a new era of "smart materials", especially in the field of medicine where drug-resistant bacteria was a big problem.
"There are a lot of different research groups who are working on solving that problem, how to kill bacteria without having to use drugs or antibiotics," she said.
"Now that we can see how they (dragonfly wings) kill bacteria, we can recreate them.
"We were able to find that nature has a trick up its sleeve.
"Imagine if we could create hospital surfaces or surgical equipment that has the same bacteria-busting properties, then we would need less antibiotics and that might just help us to overcome the problem of drug-resistant bacteria."
Dr Wolff said the same microscopes used for detecting the nanostructures could also be used to help design a range of bacteria-busting tools.
"The microscopes are really powerful so we can look at the tiniest structures, but we can also (use the microscope to) build them, it is a really versatile tool," she said.
"For example, (we could) rebuild the dragonfly wing 'fingers' using different materials or build robots so small that you could fit 64 billion of them in a single raindrop.
"You are only limited by your imagination."
Amy Mitchell-Whittington is a reporter at the Brisbane Times, with a special interest in science and education
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In writing my Mice, Men and Milk of Magnesia post, I did think to include another little coincidence surrounding the timing of my thoughts of the "best-laid plans" line that ran through my head yesterday. As it was late and I wasn't feeling at my most eloquent, I decided to leave it out, and then regretted that decision upon receiving an email this morning from my good friend, the writer, mother and DwL reader, Mel Tibbs. Mel let me know I had missed the chance to make a link to the 250th anniversary of the birthday of the Scottish writer Robert Burns, which was on Sunday, and the fact that the line from Of Mice and Men actually came from Burns's poem To a Mouse (full text can be found here: http://www.bartleby.com/6/76.html). I do like it when little things like that so happen in the world to make me feel that thoughts, actions, and events are linked in some way, even if coincidental.
I did indeed take Blake into nursery today, and this served as a reminder that I needed to clarify a bit of grammar that had for some reason eluded me recently - the question of whether our last name can be left as Lyons' (with just an apostrophe) or whether it should be Lyons's (with an apostrophe s) - as in "Blake Lyons's nappy rash". It has just come up again as I wrote "Burns's poem", so I had to investigate. I think this site gives me the best explanation, although I did find a site which was called Grammar Monster, which I really liked.
I think, though, that if we were talking about our plural possession, it would be something like the Lyonses' spare time. I think that's enough musing on this topic as I am sure I am supposed to be working on other tasks as I write!!


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73451607424868709682018-05-28T20:34:11.735-07:00Good TimesSome days are better than othersedmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-14968184075625305122009-02-01T15:44:00.000-08:002009-02-01T15:45:45.430-08:00I'm Sorry Blogger.If anyone needs me, I'll be over at Facebook.edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-87632074103912260522008-12-21T12:27:00.000-08:002008-12-21T12:39:06.799-08:00Thank you Aunt Donna!!

edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-2073919269300085582008-12-08T04:22:00.000-08:002008-12-08T05:53:32.553-08:00Joaquin Phoenix or Fletcher?

Stocking holders are EVIL!!!! If only PEACE ended in an F because that is why Fletcher was pullng his off the mantle- he "wanted an F for Fletcher". Thankfully the great doctor at Acute Kids Care glued him back together. Nothing a little Mederma can't eventually fix, right?!!!edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-26412401644778190962008-11-22T10:18:00.001-08:002008-11-22T10:33:04.906-08:00He doesn't need any help.
Me: Cali, please help your brother go to the bathroom.
Fletcher: I dont't need any help! I can do it myself! Watch and learn.

What a little punk!edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-78592671270302690022008-11-21T13:14:00.000-08:002008-11-21T13:19:04.156-08:00Whatever.The Book Character Parade judges can suck it! Cali was robbed! Unfortunately she did not win for grade. (Apparently I am not only competitive but a sore loser as well)
I think next year I will be bribing the kids with cash to not participate in this event. I don't know if I have it in me to do it another year.edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-23111546418804239682008-11-21T08:06:00.000-08:002008-11-21T09:23:09.752-08:00We MUST Win!!!I have never been a particularly competitive person. That all changed when I had kids. Today was the Book Character Parade at Cali and Macey's school. Everybody dresses up as a character from a book and all the parents come and they have a little parade. Each class votes for the person with the best costume, and then each class winner goes before a panel of judges where they are asked a bunch of questions about their book, and one person from each grade is awarded Grand Champion. At least one of my kids wins every year. I have serious panic attacks each year because I feel so much pressure to come up with something creative and unique. This year was no exception. Macey decided to go as the girl from the book "Today I Feel Silly".
It was a fairly easy costume to create since we had most of the dress up clothes already. Everyone thought she was wearing a wig, but only someone that is in it to win it spends an hour rolling up strand after strand of hair in tiny rollers. I thought she looked so cute. She tied for first place in the class division but lost after a re-vote. Whatever. Cali was the best. She looks exactly like "Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly".
I woke up 3 times in the middle of the night in a cold sweat worrying about getting her hair to stay out. That's normal, right? She won for her class and I am now waiting on results from the grade...edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-40483373918082786012008-11-16T16:35:00.000-08:002008-11-17T07:25:01.791-08:00Go Fight WinI really love living in Texas. It has been a great place to raise my family. I love my neighborhood and I love my kids' school. I love the shopping and the food. And the people here are the friendliest I have ever met. So far we have avoided ever saying the word ya'll, never gone to a rodeo, and have yet to cheer on the Cowboys. One thing we have not avoided though is the whole crazy cheerleading thing. Before I moved here I thought cheerleading consisted of showing up to some Friday night football games wearing a short skirt with matching sweater, doing a lot of jumping up and down, and shouting "rah rah" every now and then. I was so wrong. Cheeleading is serious business here. Perhaps the most competitive, dangerous, and obnoxious sport there is. I had no idea. So when my girls decided they wanted to do competitive cheer I thought it sounded like fun. They belong to a gym that is very small and everyone who tries out makes the team. There are only 12 girls on the team and when they started Macey was the youngest at 4 and the oldest girl was 9. There were some girls that could not even do a cartwheel, and some that could do back handsprings. Their first routine was so simple and cute, and the girls could not wait to perform it in front of a crowd. Their uniforms were even more simple and make up consisted of lip gloss. All of us moms made cute little signs to hold up. Someone may have even brought a clapper or two. We had no idea what to expect at a competition. I don't think anything could have prepared me for what we were getting ourselves into.
Let me try and paint the picture. A cheer competition usually takes place in a college gymnasium or community center with stadium seating. In the middle of the floor is a very large spring floor with a curtain behind it which blocks the whole back half of the gym.
 In front of the spring floor sits 4 rows of tables where the judges sit. There is a small area to the side where the music is played and the performing team's coaches stand.
The stands are filled with crazy cheer parents, most of which are wearing head to toe gym colors. There are a lot of moms with big hair, and a lot of dads that wear camouflage. Our little posters and clappers were a joke. Other signs consist of feather boa and lots and lots of glitter. And people get very creative with the noise makers. Lots of teams bring blocks of wood that they clap together, or have filled up plastic bottles with beads that they shake. There are usually 4 or 5 bullhorns, and always a siren or two. It is so loud in there. The most disturbing part of the whole cheer experience to me is what some of the teams wear. The skirts are so short that booties are hanging out, with shirts that only cover the girlie parts.
 Hair and make up are unbelievable. Lots of hair pieces. And lots of glitter. I don't know what bothers me more- when I see it on a teenager or on a 3 year old. It's crazy. I walk around all day just people watching. It is very entertaining. And I am still shocked at every competition.
Our first year was a learning experience. The girls loved it but they never won. Last year they worked really hard and went all the way to Battle of the Champions in Georgia where they won first place. This year they decided to go up a level, which, after yesterday (they got 10th place) we may have to reevaluate. It is a little bit out of their skill level. They stuck their routine but do not have hard enough stunts to compete. I am happy to say that the gym they go to believes in modesty and building self esteem, so we have never had to deal with somebody not making the team, or feeling uncomfortable in a uniform. I am really proud of my girls for how hard they work. And I am glad they have something they love to do.

(This is all of the level 2 teams getting ready for awards)

(after the competition)

(Yes. We colored Fletcher's hair.)edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-59162665753046249622008-11-09T16:10:00.000-08:002008-11-10T06:34:03.546-08:00UpdateOk, ok. So I'm not an "everyday" blogger. I am fine with being an "every once in a while" blogger. The important thing is that I update every so often- or at least often enough that my mom and Shannon get off my damn back about posting some pictures. So here is the update:

Fletcher had his last soccer game of the season on Saturday and here are the stats: Games won- 8
Goals scored by our team- 127
Goals scored on our team- 2
Goals scored by Fletcher- 0
Times Fletcher actually touched the ball- 5
Out of those 5, times kicked in the right direction- 2
Times Fletcher told me what a great soccer player he is- too many to count.

He was so funny to watch because he literally just ran up and down the field as far away from the ball as he could possibly get. The very first time he touched the ball it was only because someone kicked it directly into his shins. That counts in our book. I am happy to take a break until next season- it is a little bit of a beating watching kids at this age play any sport. Go Junkyard Dogs!

We had quite the Halloween this year. Cali was the cutest 50's girl with her yellow poodle skirt, Macey was the best Harajuku girl even though no one knew what she was, and Fletcher owned his hamburger (NOT cheeseburger) costume. I swear he put it on and actually became a hamburger. Every year we have friends over and eat jack-o-lantern shaped pizzas before we head out to go trick-or-treating. About 10 houses into candy begging, Macey comes up to me and tells me that she is ready to go home. I made her push through for a few more houses until I finally realized that she didn't feel good. She had a fever and said her throat hurt. I sent Cali on with her friends and the rest of us got in the car and headed to the kid's urgent care. Yep. Strep throat. The good news is we were in and out of that place. Not a lot of kids at the doctor on Halloween night. So to bed she went. And Fletcher too. Apparently trick-or-treating really took a lot out of him. He kept complaining that his legs hurt from walking so much and his arms were sore from carrying his bag of 10 pieces of candy. Note to self: start pushing Fletcher down to try and toughen him up.

Cali and Macey have a cheer competition next weekend and they are busy practicing for that. They have yet to do the routine to the music and have not been able to hit a stunt, but I have been assured that it will all come together by Saturday. I'm pretty sure it won't. Entertaining blog to follow.

Ben started playing ice hockey and I am so excited he has found something he loves to do. I have yet to see a game because his games are at 11:00 at night but I believe him when he says he "has a hockey game". As long as his fingers all stay in tact it's all good. Another note to self: make sure disability insurance is current.

As for myself, I took a couple of weeks off from running due to burn out, and am now paying the price. It's like starting over which is good and bad. All my runs seem very hard now, but I also love that I "feel it" again. It was a much needed break for me.

So that just about sums up the last month at the Edmunds house. I am counting down the days until my family comes for Thanksgiving. It's always a good time when we all get together. Especially when lots and lots of food is involved.edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-57960611361893559942008-09-21T12:37:00.000-07:002008-09-21T12:49:56.459-07:00It's A Good Thing He's Cute!

After 15 minutes of begging and bribing, Fletcher finally played in his first soccer game today. Apparently soccer is only fun when you shoot at a pretend goal (usually the front door) and you score every time. Poor thing was not prepared for other kids coming up and taking the ball from him. Welcome to the real world little man. Go Junkyard Dogs!!!edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-33264090120082999242008-09-15T13:45:00.000-07:002008-09-15T13:56:11.521-07:00

So this is how I spent my day today- putting snacks and beverages in perfect rows. This is how I spend every Monday. I go to the grocery store (if you think this is OCD then you should see how I have to line up my groceries on the scanner belt), and then come home and do laundry which consists of putting outfit after outfit in Ziploc baggies. It's exhausting.edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-61633278502858236842008-09-15T07:24:00.000-07:002008-09-15T07:57:37.746-07:00Trick or TreatMid September always brings the dreaded question of "What do you want to be for Halloween this year?". Dreaded because anyone who knows me knows that I can't just A. let my kids be whatever they want to be because it is usually not cute enough- or in Macey's case usually too frightening or slutty-or both- for a young child to wear, and B. purchase a costume that comes in a bag. Or if it does come in a bag I have to tweak it somehow so that they don't look like every other kid out begging for candy. I have a very hard time not making a big production out of most things I do that involves my kids. It must be in my genes because Shannon (Katalyn) is the same way. Go big or go home, right? So yesterday marked the first of many Halloween costume discussions. Cali is going to be a 50's girl with a yellow poodle skirt (the skirt HAS to be yellow), and Macey is going to be a Harajuku girl. However, Fletcher cannot decide on what he wants to be. We have narrowed it down to 3 and he is willing to let the blogging world decide his Halloween fate. Before I announce the 3 choices I need to mention the costumes that he wanted that were vetoed: Ariel from the little mermaid, the movie star princess, the giant mask that is as big as his whole body, and the ladybug. Ok. Moving on.
Here are the nominees:

1. Scooby Doo

2. Ironman (which Ben took him to see...bad parenting, I know.)

3. Superman

So there you have it. If you have an opinion feel free to post. 6 weeks and counting... On my list of things to do today- find a yellow poodle skirt and a tiny hat for Harajuku girl. It could be a long day.edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-86539888596627773352008-09-13T16:32:00.000-07:002008-09-13T17:41:56.358-07:00Fresh StartWith school back in session I feel like I can finally breathe again. I absolutely love having my kids home with me all summer, and the first day of school always brings tears to my eyes. I have no problem admitting that I stalk my kids on the playground from my car for the first 3 days. It's a little creepy, I know, but whatever. Now that we are back in a routine I have no good excuse for not writing. I have been in a blogging slump for a while and am really trying hard to suck it up. I want to be the kind of person that cares about blogging. I do. I will try harder. Let's just call this the start of a new and improved blog.

I had an interesting conversation with Cali tonight about her name. I was curious as to whether or not she liked her name. Luckily she does. Apparently she LOVES her name. As a parent that is nice to hear. A lot of energy and thought goes in to naming a child so it would have been a little devastating if she had said she did not like her name. But being a girl I knew that deep down she wished she had a different name. When I was her age I really wished my name was Crystal. That's right. Crystal. Crystal was so much cooler than Sharalyn. And when I talked to Shannon the other day she revealed that she wished her name was Katalyn- pronounced Kate-A Lyn. And then she would have gone by Kat for short. How different life could have been...? So I knew deep down Cali had an alias. When I asked her she got a funny grin on her face- like how did I know? Her name? Emily. Interesting.

**The goal for the next blog will be to include pictures. Baby steps.edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-34269774750165161072008-06-22T15:02:00.000-07:002008-06-22T16:05:37.085-07:00Weekend O' FunBen's family invited us to go to Atlanta, Ga. for a little weekend at the lake. Ben and I decided that it would be fun to make it a road trip. Only 12 hours there and another 12 hours back- how bad could it be? We also decided that we should rent a mini van for this trip because it gets better gas mileage and we didn't really want to put the miles on our cars. So Wednesday morning I pick up the van. I opted not to get the insurance and spent an excessive amount of time looking around the car making sure to write down every last bump and scrape on the car so that we can't be blamed for anything. I spend all day packing and getting everything ready to go. Clothes, check. Toys, check, Movies, check. And food, check. We are off. It is 4:30 pm and very trafficy. About 6 miles out of our neighborhood BAM! We end up in a 5 car pile up. We are car number 4. The car behind us never hit their brakes. It was very scary. It took a minute for it all to sink in. Cali and Macey were a bit hysterical and I had to actually yell at them to calm down for them to realize we were all ok. We all get out of the car and wait for the police to arrive. Did I mention that it was 95 degrees outside? 50 minutes later (yes, 5-0) the police show up and get everything sorted out. The lady in front of us has no driver's license, no insurance, and did not speak English. This should be fun for the insurance companies to settle. I was figuring our trip was over at this point but the nice people at Avis tell me they will send another van to the house and sure enough by the time we got home there was another van waiting for us. We re-pack the new van. It is 8 pm now as we give this tip another whirl. Just a few hours behind schedule. So we're driving along and things are going great. The kids are sleeping and I am full of energy because I think I am still on an adrenalin rush from the accident. What else could go wrong, right? Well at 10 1/2 hours into the trip I decide to pull over and let Ben drive the rest of the way. I'm feeling a little bit sleepy. We stop in Lincoln, Alabama. It is a tiny town with one gas station. We get out and let the kids go to the bathroom. As we are putting the kids back in Ben lifts the back of the van up to put something away. Next thing I know he is walking to the front of the van with his hands covering his head and blood is just GUSHING from under his hands. He says he hit his head and it is pretty bad and we need to call someone. I run in the gas station and tell them to call an ambulance. Ben is ghostly white and about to pass out. He sits down and I hand him Fletcher's t-shirt to stop the bleeding. He bleeds through that in seconds. The ladies inside the gas station come out with a towel and he is able to get some good pressure on his head. There is blood everywhere- all over his face and down his arms, down his legs, puddles on the ground. I have never seen this much blood. The girls are freaked out. I am freaked out. Ben is freaked out. It takes the ambulance 15 minutes to show up. They look at his head and tell us that he has a pretty big wound and needs to go to the hospital to have it looked at. The hospital is 8 miles back down the road. To save a little money I opt to take him there myself. So now we are sitting in this tiny hospital in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. I call Ben's mom to come get us. He goes back to get worked on while the kids and I try to eat some breakfast that consisted of red bull and M&Ms. Luckily we beat the rush in the ER and it only took an hour for Ben to get his head stapled shut. Apparently there is a really sharp corner on the back of the van and he hit it just right and really hard. This is a picture of the damage:
It's a little hard to see the staples but trust me- they're disgusting.

So Ben's parents meet us to help us drive the rest of the way. I have never been so happy to see two people in my whole life. We actually had a fun trip once we got there. And the drive home was incident free. Unless you count Cali throwing up once and Fletcher peeing in his car seat incidences. I must say I am happy to be home. And I'm pretty sure there will not be another road trip in the near future.edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-40801206091343785642008-06-02T12:19:00.000-07:002008-06-02T13:52:11.027-07:00SlowmanSo the other day I took Cali and Macey and their cousin Bella to get their nails done. They were all very excited and each one seemed very particular as to which colors they wanted and what design they were going to get. Half way through Cali's pedi, her nail girl (we'll call her Ming) asks her a question. I can see on Cali's face that she has no idea what Ming is saying so I go over and try to translate. I believe she said "She want ma vi ba?". My answer: "huh?". Again Ming says "She want ma vi ba?". And again I answer with "huh?". It is at this point that Ming calls over Macey's nail boy (we'll call him Vee) to help translate. She talks to him in Vietnamese and then he says to me, "does she want chocona on her toes?". My answer: "huh?". And once again he repeats, "does she want chocona on her toes?". My answer this time: "Sure. She can do whatever she wants." I still had no clue as to what they were talking about. I figured she was asking if she could paint some kind of flower on her toes but I know she knew the word flower so I was very confused. But Ming got back to work and spent a tremendous amount of time working on Cali's big toes. After about 45 minute passed I went over to see what she could possibly have been painting. This is what it was:

It's normal to have snowmen on your toes in June, right? The best part of this story is that after I saw what was on there I said "Oh! You mean snowman." And then Vee starts laughing hysterically. He starts talking in Vietnamese to Ming and then they both start laughing. A few more nail girls come over and look at Cali's toes and talk in their language and then all of them laugh and laugh. Finally I said "Hi. Um, what is so funny?" Apparently Ming was trying to say snowman in Vietnamese but was actually saying sLowman. They all thought it was hilarious. And I still have no idea what chocoma is. But I am sure it is equally as funny. Merry Christmas.

PS. And yes, Cali does have freakishly long toes. I get it, Shannon. They look like fingers.edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-77545950525509337302008-05-27T15:55:00.000-07:002008-05-27T18:23:45.616-07:00V and V
Top 10 moments from the weekend in random order:

1. Robbie insulting Shannon within 30 seconds of getting off the plane. We're moving on.
2. Russ and Suzy's story about ding dong ditching.
3. $100
4. Trampoline time.
5. The funeral story.
6. Walking upstairs to find that Fletcher and Macey have woken up our guest, and Fletcher saying "Robbie is a stupid name".
7. Everybody in the pool whether you want to or not- jeans AND apron!
8. Robbie telling me that the first time he ever talked to me I was dressed up like a bumble bee. For the record, I have NEVER been dressed up like a bumble bee.
9. CPK and Robbie Rd.
10. Birthday Bandits

Thanks for coming, Robbie. It was very fun getting to know you in person. And you made it home with all of your limbs. Impressive. Good times.edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-47877320452860230122008-05-20T09:29:00.000-07:002008-05-20T09:46:15.358-07:00Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?So yesterday my girls informed me that it is College Week at school. This means that one day they get to wear a hat with a college logo on it, one day a shirt- you get the idea. This is the conversation that took place:

Cali: Mom- we need to get some shirts and hats and stuff for college week.
Me: Ok. I'll have Dad take you later.
Macey: Mom- what college did you go to?
Cali: Mom didn't finish college.
Macey: Really?
Cali: Yeah. And besides, the school she did go to for a little bit doesn't even have shirts or hats. It wasn't a real college.
Me: (sad face)

And after sad face I proceeded to prove to my kids that I am still smart even though I may not have finished college. There is nothing worse than your own kids making you feel dumb.

It wouldn't have mattered if I had college shirts for my kids to wear anyway because apparently my kids are total kiss butts at school and HAD to have shirts and hats from schools that their teachers went to.edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-57169950672266431412008-05-17T18:06:00.000-07:002008-05-18T08:11:34.680-07:00Just the BeginningAt 7:04 pm there was a knock on our door. It wasn't a salesman. And it wasn't the weird little girl that lives next door that watches us from her bedroom window while we swim hoping she can come over and swim too. No. It was worse. It was a boy from Cali's class that lives in our neighborhood. He wanted to know if Cali and Macey could come out and play! Like actually go outside and play. Without me. It was a gorgeous night and there were lots of kids outside playing. But why do mine have to be out there? They are nice and safe in my house- with me. I just wasn't expecting to have to make this kind of decision tonight. A little heads up would have been nice. Then I could have come up with an excuse as to why they need to stay home and play in the backyard. At what age should kids be aloud to play alone outside? I don't have a good answer. I've decided I don't want to be a responsible adult any more. But since I don't have a choice here is what I did. I walked the girls down to where everyone was playing and scoped out the scene. It was only 6 houses down, but it felt like a world away. It appeared to be innocent enough. I hung out for a little bit trying to act cool. Like I fit in or something. And then I took a deep breath and turned to the girls, at which time I threatened to take away all of their Webkinz if they even thought about leaving that area, or talking to a stranger, or going in the street, or going in some one's house. And then I told them that they had 15minutes to play and that I would be back to walk them home. And I walked away without looking back. Actually, I spied on them from the upstairs bedroom. When their 15 minutes was up I went and got them. I think it went pretty well. Maybe next time they can stay for 16 minutes.edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-76651183373908669772008-05-12T06:45:00.000-07:002008-05-12T10:59:25.889-07:00Mother's DayMy favorite part of Mother's Day is reading the cards my kids make me at school. This year may have exceeded my expectations. I got 3 cards from Macey. The first one is a story titled "Me and My Amazing Mom". Don't let the title confuse you. It's really a story about shopping for a Father's Day gift for Ben. The second card is a fill in the blank page called "Top 10 Reasons Why I Love My Mom". Apparently my job consists of shopping and taking care of Fletcher. That's about right. And the third card is called "My Mother's Portrait". It has a computer drawn picture of me on the top and then underneath it has my stats. Name: Sharalyn, age: 32, height: 5.8 feet 5 inches, weight: 84 pounds (love this kid), hair: brown, likes: to clean the house, job: take care of Fletcher, favorite drink: diet coke, food: chicken pot pie and salad (I throw up at the smell of a chicken pot pie), favorite TV show: America's Next Top Model (never watch it), More likes: again, clean the house, cook, and go shopping. I think I need to cut back on cleaning the house so much.
Cali's cards were the best. I got a book of poems that she wrote. I need to share two of them:

Mommy

My mom is very sweet.
She is super neat.

I am her biggest fan.
She will never hit a man.

She is a runner girl.
She likes it when I twirl.

She does not like it when I crunch and munch.
My mother loves flowers in a bunch.

And the second one:

My Mom Is

My mom is caring and loving.
But she is not evil.
She likes coke and pedicures.
But does not like skydiving.
She is happy when we will not fight and we give her things.
But, she is not happy when we lie.
She loves her family and her parents.
But she does not love cats.
If my mom could do anything she would run and cook.
But she would not punish me by throwing a ball at my face.

I love my kids and I love being their mom. There is nothing I would rather do.edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-41884437122202828062008-05-03T06:44:00.000-07:002008-05-03T07:23:43.578-07:00Simi Pride
I was explaining this whole blogging thing to a friend of mine and it got me thinking about how lucky I am to have grown up in a place like Simi Valley. It is crazy how a town of 100,000 plus has such a small town feel. Even though I moved away a long time ago I still feel this sense of loyalty to to anyone from there. It's like an exclusive club. There is a sense of humor that only people from Simi get. So it is at this time I would like to introduce another member to our blogging family. Please welcome home Jeff Barlow and his wife Amy. Amy is cool just for marrying someone from Simi. They have lived here in the Plano area for the last 4 or 5 years, and Amy and I were immediate friends. She even laughed the first time I explained to her how intertwined all of our lives are. You see, Jeff used to stalk me in high school (you know you did, Jeff), but dated Shannon for a while in college. And Jeff and Robbie are friends even though they had not been introduced to the famous Robbie Blog yet. Don't worry- I filled them in. I guess they are all friends with a guy named Garrett who I don't know (but maybe he could swing by the Mixer so I can put a face to him because I hear about him a lot), and I believe Garrett is also friends with Justin. Anyway, you can find them at firstname.lastname@example.com and if you're feeling friendly drop by and give them a shout out. It warms my heart to reunite lost members of our dysfunctional family.edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-77597229014850801282008-04-30T07:44:00.000-07:002008-04-30T11:19:13.438-07:00Ode to Cool Whip
Every morning when I ask Fletcher what he wants for breakfast he inevitably answers "Cream". That means whipped cream for those of you who do not speak Fletcher. And every morning I say "Cream is not breakfast. Pick something else." This morning though, against my better judgement, I caved and let him eat cream for breakfast. Have you had the new Cool Whip in a can?! It's delicious!!!! Anyway, after squirting out a bowl for him I decided to make one for myself. He and I sat at the table just talking and eating cream. He told me that I needed to try his because it tastes different than mine, and then he needed a bite of mine to make sure it really did taste different than his. We talked about how he thinks he is a real fireman and that he puts out fires at night when I am sleeping. We also talked about how he doesn't like to go to swim class because he doesn't like water in his ears. And apparently he likes Macey way more than he likes Cali because Cali hits him. 3 bowls later we were stuffed. I loved having this moment with him. Not only does he love me more than Daddy now because I let him eat something bad for breakfast, but we probably wouldn't have just sat here and talked like we did if I didn't "break the rules" for a day. I am such a planner and like for things to run as scheduled (I blame it on OCD), but this morning taught me that being a little more flexible would probably not be a bad thing. Life will go on even if Fletcher eats cream for breakfast.edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-61338931935554397122008-04-26T09:59:00.000-07:002008-04-26T10:01:34.344-07:00Just a Little Bit CrazyI believe I may have reached a new level of OCD. I caught myself this morning vacuuming my vacuum.edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-82579038834047033332008-04-25T06:11:00.000-07:002008-04-25T07:16:19.341-07:00God must love me...
God finally heard my prayers. I am so overcome with joy at the mere sight of these 5 individuals on a stage together at the same time. Who's going to the concert with me? I might possibly still have NKOTB paraphernalia in my memory box at home. I wonder if the jacket still fits? Actually, seeing this photo got me thinking back to some of the concerts I have been to. The first, and quite possibly the best, was to go see Milli Vanilli. Let me paint the picture for you. I must have been 14. It was me and Colleen, and Steven on a date with Rachel Poppleton. Either Steven didn't have his license yet or my parents didn't trust him to drive to Hollywood, but my Dad drove us and he slept in the car while we enjoyed the concert. I screamed "I love you Fab and Rob!!" until I could scream no more. I can remember exactly what I was wearing, too. White jeans with an orange shirt. I had a perm with bangs (my signature look). After the concert we got back in the station wagon and went home. I'm pretty sure Steven did not get any action that night. It's hard to go in for the good night kiss when your Dad is shining the brights at the front door. It was a magical night for me. One I will never forget. There is something about seeing live music- no matter who it is. Some of my most favorite memories are from experiences at concerts. Nothing compares to seeing N Sync with Shannon right after giving birth to Macey. Did I mention that we were wearing head to toe glitter? And then there was the time that we saw O-Town in Santa Barbara. We were 3rd row center and I touched Jacob. We also chased the tour bus all the way out of the venue. Good times with Nickio. On my 30th birthday I went with a bunch of friends to go see Gavin Degraw and Avril Lavigne. I had my picture taken with Gavin. I heart him. That is also the concert I almost got in my first fist fight with a teenage girl. Luckily Shannon was there because I knew she would have had my back. Did I mention she is freakishly strong? My favorite concert in college was Steve Miller Band with Pat Benatar. We got there a little late and had to hear "We Belong" in the parking lot. It was still awesome all the way out there. It's crazy how a song can immediately take us back to a time or place in our past. That is why I am so excited about NKOTB. They take me back to a time when life was simple and fun. I WILL be at their concert. So I ask the question again- who's in?edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-56058766019489646032008-04-20T07:19:00.000-07:002008-04-20T13:28:43.829-07:00Texas bugs suck!!!
There is a giant bug in my car!!! After Macey's soccer game yesterday I put my chair in the front seat of the car. Just before I closed the door I noticed something black on the side of the seat. It moved. I screamed. It was a big black bug. Big. And it had beady little eyes that glared at me. Macey and her friend Hannah quickly came to my rescue and the three of us divulged a plan. I convinced Macey and Hannah to be the ones to kill the bug and that Fletcher's shoes would protect them from harm. My job was to poke the bug with a pen. I had to scoot it out a little more so that the shoes could reach it. On the count of three I did my part and the bug moved to a reachable position. It was now up to Hannah and Macey. Macey backed out at the last minute (baby!) so now it was up to Hannah. She misses and the bug scurries under the seat!!! That's ok- we'll try again. Only we can't see where the bug went. After a 15 minute investigation we decide to drive home. The girls get in the very back of the car- they felt safer back there (babies!), and left me to fend for myself. I was terrified. I just knew it was going to come out and attack me at any moment. I swear I felt it on me about 5 times, and each time I jumped and swerved. About half way home I look over and the bug had peeked it's head out from under the seat. I quickly (and by quickly I mean cut off all 3 lanes of traffic) pulled over to the side of the road and plan "Kill It" went into effect again. This time Macey kept an eye on the bug while Hannah and I took a moment for proper bug killing training. I had her practice on the sidewalk. There was no room for error. Ready, set, go! Once again I executed my part perfectly- the bug scooted out in plain view for Hannah to smash. And once again Hannah missed!!!!! The bug scurried back under the seat never to show his ugly little head again. We just sat there wallowing in our feelings of defeat. Poor Hannah felt like a failure. And she should. She let us down. But I guess I can cut her some slack- she is only 7. We still had to get home so the girls climbed back into the "safe" seat in the car and left me up front with the monster. We dropped Hannah off and went home. I left the windows down and took anything out of the car that a bug could hide in. We didn't go anywhere the rest of the day. I just know it's waiting for me to drive to church today so that it can taunt me some more. I think I will take Ben's car.edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-64273610872474738622008-04-16T08:59:00.000-07:002008-04-16T09:01:52.053-07:00Going Crazy!!!Help! I need new running music. I would rather poke myself in the eye with a hot needle than listen to my current playlist one more time! Suggestions welcome.edmundsfamhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7345160742486870968.post-58883117057495471532008-04-16T08:14:00.000-07:002008-04-16T09:04:02.776-07:00Bright IdeasEvery once in a while I have a good idea. I am constantly looking for ways I can be more efficient and unique- especially when it comes to my kids. I thought I would post a few things I do that I think are good ideas (if I do say so myself), and then hopefully others will join in on the fun and post good ideas that they have come up with.

1. I am so sick of packing sandwiches in my kids' lunches. Recently I packed a container of cereal and a bottle of milk with a spoon. They loved it. It is now a weekly staple.

2. After Fletcher was born laundry became a huge issue for me. I would spend so many hours washing and folding, and then stacking neatly in drawers, only to find that hours later my girls had ripped through everything to find a certain outfit. The solution? Zip lock baggies. I now fold all the laundry and then have my girls come and pick out outfits they want to put together. I include everything that goes with that outfit- socks, belts, underwear, etc. Then I stick each outfit in a zip lock baggie and push all the air out. It's great- compact and organized. No more messy drawers, and packing for a trip takes about 2 minutes. My mom actually came up with this one.

3. When Cali was in kindergarten we started the tradition of bringing candy to school instead of cupcakes for her birthday. Each year my kids get to pick out their 3 favorite candies which I buy in bulk and then tie a ribbon around. This year Cali brought a Hershey bar, bubble tape, and Airheads Extremes- all tied with her favorite colored ribbon. Kids LOVE it! So much better than cupcakes.

That's all I've got for now. If you have any bright ideas,please post! I would love to read them.edmundsfamhttp://email@example.com


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Ok! that purple cake was their gift cake or known as "hantaran". I had a lot of trouble with this cake but i made it! totally worth it and satisfied with it. although i don't really like using ready made flower sugarpaste but time wasn't on my side at the time. overall i think it's ok.
Cake - Superawesomechocolate cake
filling / frosting - chocolate ganache
cover - fondant, royal icing


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Sorry this is yesterday's devotional. The one for today will be posted at 5 PM EST.
For your love is as high as the heavens, your faithfulness extends to the clouds. Psalm 57:10 NRSV
When we tell someone we love them, we do mean it. But how deep or high is our love? Would we die for them? Be willing to watch them fail -- knowing it would make the stronger -- without stepping in to "help?" Could we give up everything for their sake without a guarantee that they would recognize our own sacrifice? Can we allow the ones we love complete control over all we have created with our own hands, trusting that they will eventually do their best on our behalf?
That is the kind of love that God has for us.
A love that is completely steadfast. There is nothing we can do to end God's love for us.
A love that is higher, deeper and broader than we can contemplate or imagine. God's love will always go beyond what we think God is capable of in loving us.
A love that we can only emulate without truly coming close.
That is God's love for you and me.
God, thank your for constant and deep love. I am truly in awe. In Jesus' holy name I pray. Amen.
Copyright 2010 Amelia G. Sims


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A Note on Roy Rogers
Anyway, I was impressed that she found a song that so totally represents her entire theory of life. The Wizard would be impressed that little Touchdown discovered her life's theme so early. Oh, by the way, the Wizard and his lovely wife dismantled the Wife and I in Canasta for Mother's Day. The Wife was on Zyrtec so I doubt that we will count it as an official game, but the Wizard will harp on me if I don't mention it here so I will.
As for other catching up, the book about Grandma Lila has been sent to the printer and we should have a copy of it here this week. It was a ton of fun to do, but exhausting at the same time. I should have a link to it here imminently.
Lastly, happy late Mother's Day to all of you fine mothers out there. We are lucky to have you all.


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The systems of Tajikistan's domain registrar (domain.tj) have been hacked. The attacker, an Iranian hacker who uses the online moniker Mr.XHat, has taken the opportunity to "deface" a number of high-profile domains.
According to The Hacker News, Mr.XHat has changed the DNS records for the Tajikistan domains of Google, Twitter, Amazon and Yahoo to redirect the websites' visitors to a defacement page.
The hacker claims he had exploited a Directory Traversal vulnerability to gain access to the domain's registrar administration panel. He also says he accessed the MySQL database containing customer credentials.
He gained access to the google.com.tj, yahoo.com.tj, twitter.com.tj and amazon.com.tj accounts after changing their administrative email addresses to his own address. Then, he simply reset the passwords of the targeted accounts.
At the time of writing, the Google, Yahoo, Amazon and Twitter domains have been restored. I've sent out an email to the Tajikistan domain registrar in hopes that the organization can provide more details on the attack. This post will be updated if the registrar responds to my inquiry.


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Well ... today is the BIG DAY!!
This afternoon, at 2pm, Onfire turns into a real bustling centre of art and imagination. As of 7:30 last night, we have 25 students coming to learn all about the arts ... sketching, watercolour, upo paper, lino cutting and altered art are all on the menu for the next 5 Friday afternoons.
My husband and I were thankful for all the supplies we have been able to purchase ( really good quality stuff ) and for all the willing parents that emailed and called begging to send their little Monet's for two hours.
We were also blown-away by my husband's boss's willingness to let Neal go every Friday afternoon for the next 5 weeks so we could live out a part of our dream. Not only does this man NOT Homeschool, but he isn't all that into art, either ... how can he possibly care? Neal is the only one in his department that knows what is happening with the jobs he is pricing, so he is very valuable, and yet ...
I will post some pictures of the afternoon as soon as we get a chance.


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Weekly email from shiroishi in Sapporo.
So this week we had lots of fun, but also lots of tough stuff. Firstly
my companion switched, so now I'm with elder rostedt, he is an
Australian. We immediately get to work with lots of ideas that elder
fujisaka and I had thought up the last two weeks. We had a really good
district training meeting where I got to do a role play with sister
naganuma who has the craziest highest tension level ever. Literally it
was so beyond my level of being able to handle. In the reverse of
getting nervous which is normal I instead got really calm and had to
calm her down. But it was super fun, then I had my birthday lunch
where I bought a sirloin steak and its was pretty ok, too bad the meat
here isn't the best. I also payed for everyone else's lunch, I felt
like a high roller. Elder rostedt and I had a super good eikaiwa where
the members and the students made a surprise party for me, it was
super sick! Then I went to the wakabayashi family house for another
birthday party for the grandma and I who together make 100years old.
Yes! I did it! The rest of the week was just getting a much of things
set up and getting elder rostedt to meet the members before church.
Another cool thing is that the wakabayashi grandma is coming to church
again so I am super happy. One other thing is we just got a new
investigator who is ready to recieve baptism within a week or two so
we are gonna work hard with him, we made plans to go to the gym and
work out together. This week we are doing an exercise competition with
districts in Germany, chile, and Korea. For it I did 55 push ups in
one minute, not good enough! So that's basically what happened, I hope
you all have a good week and I hope you all feel gods love this week,
also a little commitment from me would be to watch the best two years,
it represents accurately what I am doing here , except instead it's
Japan! Anyway I love you all, see you next year!
-Elder Call


text: When you`re a king-to-be playing the sport of kings, all eyes are upon you--even when you fall off the horse. That happened to the Prince of Wales five years ago in Australia. The prince (a.k.a. Prince Charles, Di`s husband) will try to remain seated on Friday when he plays for the English team against the U.S. in the Prince of Wales Cup competition at the Oak Brook Polo Club. This is the highlight of a three-match BMW/England versus USA Centennial Series that began Wednesday with Maj. Ronald Ferguson taking the prince`s place on the English team. (Ferguson, whose daughter Sarah is married to another prince, will be back in the saddle for Sunday`s match.) Incidentally, the object of polo is to drive a 3 3/4-inch plastic ball between goalposts with the side of a wooden mallet while the horses race along at 30-40 m.p.h.


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Dear Dr. Donohue: My son is a three-sport athlete and has been for all his life. He is going to graduate from high school this year, and he has heard that taking creatine would make him a stronger and better athlete. My husband and I know nothing about it. My son says all his friends use it. Is it safe? -- W.M.
Dear W.M.: Creatine is a relative newcomer to the list of tonics and supplements that athletes turn to for a transformation into world-class performers. Almost half of all college athletes use it. That is not necessarily an endorsement.
Creatine is an amino acid product. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. People need no prescriptions to buy it, and they can find it everywhere.
Ninety-five percent of the body's creatine is found in muscles. It provides energy for short bursts of explosive power. Such bursts are found in every sport -- football, basketball, baseball, hockey and on and on.
If you were to pick up a file of articles on creatine, you would find one article extolling its benefits and the next article proclaiming it to be an unproven aid to athletic performance.
I can't say if it does much for an athlete. I can say that it appears to be safe. At one time there was concern that it might be detrimental to the kidneys, but that concern no longer exists.
Some users complain of muscle cramps and stomach upset, but the majority seem to suffer no ill consequences.
If your boy has his heart set on trying it, you can permit him to do so without worry. Limit the intake to 2 or 3 grams (0.07-0.11 ounces) a day.
Dear Dr. Donohue: Some time ago, you had a piece on how you could check the health of your heart by taking your pulse after exercise. Would you be so kind as to repeat that for me? -- F.A.


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Whew! I am back. What a GREAT week! I was hoping to kick back and tell you about my trip, however, since I spilled the beans via twitter, I figured most of you are dying to know what the hell happened today. Here goes.
It all started yesterday (seems like 10 years ago…) my brother asked if he could take Jared to the Trout Farm: it's a small place where they have like 12 million fish in a 'pond' the size of a backyard swimming pool. Michael used to go there when he was a Jared's age, the kids love it. I told him only if he could take 'E', Jared's friend. 'No problem' he says (remember this!)
We hang out at the beach for a few hours and when we get back Mike brings up the fishing. OK, cool. I get the boys together but E acts like he's not going.
Me: 'What's going on?'
Mike: 'Well, I can't afford BOTH of them'
Me: 'Seriously!?! Then you shouldn't have TOLD me you could take both of them. How much is it?'
Mike: 'Like 5 or 6 bucks'
Me: Thought: (Really!? REALLY?! You can't AFFORD 6 fucking dollars!? Cuz that didn't seem like a problem when you were dropping $100 at the tables last night?! HHmmmm…..just saayyyyinnng)
Actually Said" 'Whatever, here's $5'
So away the 3 went. The others left in the house just kinda vegged out or napped while the high strung, ADHD boys were gone. It's AMAZING how quiet and peaceful it was. *sigh*……
Oh yeah, so a couple of hours later, they return with Mike looking thoroughly pissed off and the kids cowering. What the hell?! Oh shit, Jared and Michael must have gotten into a fight, now *I'M* gonna have to hear ALL about it. Michael forgets that he is an adult and tends to stoop down to Jareds level and they piss each other off. Makes for some good family FUN! Yee-HAW!
After everyone settles down we hear the whole story. The boys had a great time fishing and everyone got along. Until….it came time to pay. Apparently my brother had used some cash to get gas before they got there. He was $5 short on the total (total: eleven WHOPPING dollars). He left his phone AND his debit card at the house. The lady got all pissy and so my brother offers to leave his license OR the CHILDREN while he runs to the house to grab more cash. The hag tells him, 'Take your ID, leave the kids here'. My brother (who OBVIOUSLY does NOT have any children – and may NEVER have children since his girlfriend heard about this little incident) decided to go ahead and leave the children there!
The boys are both 11 and, I will admit, able to fend for themselves for the most part. They are NOT however, able to defend themselves against the RAGING PSHYCO HAG that replaced the run of the mill 'pissy hag' that Mike left the kids with.
In the 20 minutes that he was gone, she managed to scream at them to tie their shoes, threatened them that she was going to call the police and have them hauled off in handcuffs, and refused to let them use the phone when they asked. So they are telling us this story, and we are ALL getting pissed off. Micheal, in turn, with his thin-skinned sensitive self, takes our pissed-offness personally and thinks that the whole world is mad at HIM. Good chaotic fun – I know you are jealous.
By the time they were done with the story, I realize that the place is closed and decided to deal with it the next day.
Plan: Load up the car, grab a bite to eat, stop at Trout Farm on the way out of town. Get hag's name, boss' name, business licence # and inform the hag that what she did was out of line and advice her that I am filing a formal complaint against her AND the company. Head home.
What actually happened:
Got the first two steps down with no problems.
Pull up to the place, leave the children in the car (knowing full well I was going to have some choice words for the hag). The car is completely out of view of the office. I go up to the counter and look for the woman described by the boys: old, ugly face, huge wart, nasty feet, ugly, ugly, ugly.
Bingo! There she is!
Me: "Hi! Were you working last night? Were you the one who decided to keep children for ransom of $5?'
Hag: 'Yeah – the guy said he was going to leave the kids here while he ran down to get the rest of the cash'
Me: 'OK, well, I understand that you threatened to have them taken away in handcuffs and refused to let them use the phone. That is UNACCEPTABLE and I will NOT tolerate that behavior towards my children. Now, if you will please give me the contact info on your boss and the business licence #, I will be filing a complaint against you and your actions'
*there was quite a bit 'I didn't DO that! I didn't SAY that!' and back and forth between us. She absolutly REFUSED to give me ANY info that I requested. She DID however provide me with her name. 'My name is Fucking Bitch'
Yep. She actually SAID that.
Me: *sigh* I know WHAT you are…but what is your damn NAME?!
She then told me to quit being a bitch and get the hell out of there.
Nope. I'm not going ANYWHERE until you give me the information that I am requesting.
Psycho hag turned completely Carrie and was full-on screaming for me to leave and that she was going to call the cops. The more psycho she go, the calmer I got. Which of course pissed the bitch off more.
She comes out of the office and gets right up to my face and continues screaming at me. Threatening to 'call the cops' and have me physically removed.
'Please do! Please call the police so they can get there and force YOU to give me the basic public information that I deserve! Go ahead and call them! Quit threatening and DO IT!"
Naw…she apparently reverted back to her teen years of the 1890's and got western on me and decided to take matters into her OWN hands by PUSHING ME, SHOVING ME, and PULLING ME away from her shack.
As soon as she put her hands on me, I actually said:
"Are you KIDDING ME!!?? Are you fucking SERIOUS right now?! Are you really, actually, physically TOUCHING ME?! What the hell is wrong with you?!'
Hag: screaming 'Get the hell outta here! Leave!'
OMG! OMG! OMG! I have NEVER been in a physical altercation as an adult with a stranger before. The entire 10 seconds she was 'pushing' me, I kept thinking 'This is not actually happening. Where is the hidden camera, this cannot be real!' I also kept telling myself 'Don't touch her, do NOT touch her', knowing that I was going to call the police and I did NOT want anything to come back on ME.
The South Lake Tahoe PD showed up pretty quickly, Officer Cutie Pie..um…I mean Officer R. Liles took my statement and informed me of my right to file a citizens arrest. Called the altercation a 'misdemeanor battery'. Yep, I want to file a citizens arrest, I will certainly drive the 3 hours each way to testify in court against this 5150.
15 minutes later, he comes back and tells me that HER statement is that she never touched me and it was ME that assaulted HER and she wanted ME arrested! Since there were no witnesses, the officer basically told me that what was going to happen was that he would have to ticket both of us and we would go before a judge in a couple of weeks and the case would be thrown out since it's a 'He said, she said'.
FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! Are you FUCKING kidding?! Seriously! I should've knocked the hags remained 2 teeth out! Here I was, holding back to do the right thing, and she fucking LIES and now the whole thing will be legally dropped! FUCK!
So, he gets the me the business info and I am going to follow up on THAT end tomorrow. I am also going to possibly go the route of a civil suit because I can't stand that she's going to get away with this shit! My poor kids don't understand why mom got pushed and the woman got away with it. I explained to them that Karma's a bitch and one day she'll get hers.
You want to know what I hate the most right now? The 'coulda, shoulda, woulda's….I could've let her push me to the ground and break my arm. I should've had someone go with me (not knowing I was going to brawl with some backwoods snatch). There were sooooo many things I should've done – but it was all just so sureal that I don't know how I even managed all that I did. AND after all of that drama, I had to drive three HOURS to finally make it home.
Here I am now, totally drained but glad to get it in writing. I apologize for the crappy writing – understand that I just threw this out there as quick as I could, but you hopefully get the gist of it. I am sure that those of you who will get to witness my story first hand will find it QUITE entertaining!


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A little telling about our country home. Our projects, our garden, our pets, our life on twenty four acres in the beautiful North Carolina country. "The more comfortable you are in your home, the less desire you have to leave it. The more at ease you are in your surroundings, the more others want to join you". Neighbor Jane Payne
Sunday, May 10, 2009
My Bookcase Almost Done
Here is how my bookcase shelves turned out after I painted them a nice semi-gloss white.(See the beginning below) We needed some more space for display and for some office storage. This is in the kitchen. It turned out pretty nice and tomorrow I will fill it with my "knick knacks" or whatever else comes to mind.
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1 comment:
- Anita said...
Carol, I love the bookcase. Did you or your husband put the extra shelves in or did you just have them out in the first picture. Also, the bird pictures - I think they may have been Princess House. Not sure, but I think I remember them from way back when. You motivate me to want to do things and start new projects. Thanks for that!
- May 27, 2009 at 10:33 AM
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Eureka, we took the first step! Over the last few weeks I have been sharing my journey into what God has called me to. I have talked about the fears I have had, the drama with money, the walk of obedience that has not always been easy, and the lessons I have learned as I have done this. The lessons have been so many, I feel I still have many other blogposts I need to do on this. But today I want to celebrate the first steps. After all the planning, the heartaches, the prayers, the tears, did I say the prayers, and many more prayers, we finally made the first step into the Promised Land.
I have not yet shared what I God has called me to, allow me to share this.
Over the last few years, God has given me a heart for mentorship. Recently I was explaining to my sister what I am working on and she surprised me by telling me that I had told her of my plans to do this over 4 years ago. Another close friend reminded me of a class I facilitated and when asked what God's purpose for my life was, I responded 'I don't know but I know it has something to do with mentorship'. That class was in 2011. It has been amazing to know this has been in my heart all this time. It is almost like I was in an incubator and I am finally beginning to see the light. That has been one of the things I have learned through this process; that everything in life has an incubation process, that no life experience of someone who's submitted to Christ is ever wasted. Many times in the quest for the 'big' purpose we miss this point, that God is present even in the most mundane processes of life. All He asks for is a heart submitted to Him, the rest He does. It is not only Moses and David who went through an incubation process, we all do. But this is not the gist of this blogpost.
A journey of faith
So now that we have established that I have always been passionate about mentorship, what did this mean? That has been the million dollar question for the longest time. When this year started the song in my heart was, "I say yes, Lord I agree, my desire passionately is to be what You've called me to be". I did not know what that would mean, check out this blogpost that I wrote then -> I said yes. God had a plan. Several events in the year took me to my knees asking God what His purpose for my life was. Then one day He spoke, the passion for mentorship would be a leadership development school for young adults. Eureka, just like that, I was clear on what God wanted me to do. As if that was not enough, to the last dot, He told me how I'd go about it. A girl has never been more excited. Lapid Leaders House was born, it would eventually become Lapid Leaders Africa but that's a story for another day.
And the journey begun. Somehow when God made it clear what He wanted me to do, I thought it would be a walk in the park. What with Him being the midwife who bore this vision. Surely it would have to be a walk in the park. Far from it, it has been hard, some days painstakingly so. Yet if there ever was a thing called favor, we have seen it in Lapid Leaders. A journey that could have taken us 10 years has been taking us a much shorter time. It is God's vision, even in the midst of the painful labor pains, He has held it together. But that still is not the gist of this blog.
As we begun the journey of entrusting God to make leaders out of a generation that is said to make up 60% of Africa's population, we knew we would need to start small. So we decided to conduct monthly workshops that will build up to the main program.
Eureka moment
Last month we had our first workshop, eureka! We watched God bring together such an amazing event. We watched God bring together partnerships that only He would have coined. This must be how that it feels when a mother gives birth to a baby. The pain is forgotten; infront of you is the most amazing human being that will ever exist before your eyes. Something changes. The labor pains were worth it, who thinks such things after such an excruciatingly painful experience? A mother. That was the exact feeling I had, I was filled with joy at seeing the birth of this baby that I had labored for. I had seen the Lord for myself, He was an amazing midwife. He had presented to me the most beautiful gift. At that moment I knew I serve a living God. Yet this is still not the gist of this blog.
Drums roll. I have had many highlights that I wish I could share here. God willing I will. I have felt myself grow from one level to another. I have felt my beliefs form and mature in a way that can only happen as you go through labor.
But before I get derailed yet again, here is the gist of this blog. Dream big, start small, learn first.
This was one of the lessons we were imparted to the young guys who attended our very first workshop. Dream big, start small, learn first. I repeat, dream big, start small, learn first, I repeat, okay I won't. I was taught best way to teach is through repetition so as you can see I have been applying all I am learning.
Dream big, start small, learn fast.
I have come to believe that one of the things that all humankind have in common is that we all have dreams. However, as life happens, we learn to throw them behind our heads, to ignore the voice that's called dreams. We learn to conform, to live other's people's dreams. And that's not always a bad thing if it is driven by a conscious decision. The one I have problem with is the one hidden in the conscience. The one that's afraid to even dream, the one that has allowed life and circumstances to beat the dreamy eyes out of them. We stop dreaming.
I think this is even a bigger problem for us Africans. We know poverty, and so we know the cost of fallen dreams. It is easier to ride on another's dreams. I live somewhere near Kibra, each time I drive at the edge of this slum, it is a reminder of where I can live if I am not careful. So like many other Kenyans I have learned to look away and do just what it takes to get by. Who cares about dreams anyway?
I do. I have lived out a dream and so I am spoiled for ordinary. Even when it gets crazy difficult, I will live out these dreams.
Start small
If you can look away from your fears, if you can allow yourself to take steps that are not driven by fear, then start small. That means different things for different people. It may mean enter into partnership with others who are in the field your dream is in. It may mean you start where I started, serving others and in the process figure out where your space is. It may mean in your place of employment, you ask how you can begin to live out your dream in that space. Start small.
When I started Lapid, every single bone in me was excited. Then the work started and fear knocked several times. Many times I wondered if I was mad to even attempt to pursue this thing God had placed in my heart, I still wonder even to date. I cried to God each time I was afraid. And in the fatherly way only He can, He made a way, He held me. He told me, do not fear my daughter. Start small.
He reminded me that is what He meant when He said bring your 2 fish and 5 loaves. It is what He meant when He asked Moses what is in your hands. It is what He meant when He asked Israelites to step into Jordan River. Start small, start where you are, start where your faith can go. He then multiplies what you have. That for me has meant learn fast. He has taken me through crash programs of the things I need to learn, an accelerated process. He has connected me with people who I can walk with in this journey. He has reminded me He is not in the business of creating movie stars. I will share more about this next week.
But for now, that's my encouragement to you. Dream big, dream very big, then start small, and learn fast. What is in your hands? And some days like the Israelites, even after the first victory of being let go by Pharaoh, you will then meet a Red Sea. You will think, waarr not again, did the Lord bring me out of Egypt to face this? You will doubt. You will fear. Don't worry, I am in that space as well. I promise to share how I get through the Red Sea, for now I share the lesson I have received, Dream Big, Start Small, Learn Fast.


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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A list of 26 prisoners due to be released by Israel has divided opinion among Palestinian officials, with some lauding the move while others say the shortlist aims to undermine negotiations.
The Palestinian Authority Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe, on Monday said Israel's decision to release the first group of Palestinian prisoners was an important step for promoting peace.
Abbas Zaki, a member of Fatah's Central Committee, also welcomed the prisoner release, saying freeing all Palestinian detainees was a key priority.
But a senior Palestinian official, who wished to remain anonymous, told Ma'an that Israel had made a "childish decision" in choosing which prisoners were to be released.
Some prisoners, such as Jameel Abdul Wahab Jamal Al-Natsheh, have only 30 days of their sentence remaining, while two are due to be released in six months and eight others have only a few months remaining to serve.
The fact that so many prisoners on the list will be released shortly anyway was carefully chosen to thwart peace talks, the official said. more


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Monday, July 21, 2008
We didn't land on plymoth Rock, Plymoth Rock landed on us!!!
Now befor I proceed with this blog entry, I want everybody to know, I AM NOT A MUSLIM, NEVER HAVE BEEN, AND NEVER WILL BE( I EAT TOO MUCH CHOPPED BBQ!!!)!! However, one thing I want to discuss is their dress code as far as the men are concerned. Now through rain, sleet, shine or snow, its nothing to see one of these gentlemen dressed to the nines on the street. I may not agree with their views because I'm a christian, however I dig how they condition each member into beleaving in the value of ones appearance. What I'm trying to covey is with them, the rebuiling process of a person starts within the mind. When most individuals latch on to a religion or group, they're usually at their lowest state of being. Now the individual is searching for something to help keep them grounded. I mean its wild to see a Muslim dude in the Hot sun selling papers, fully dressed to the nines in a suit. The idea is not so much pushing faith, however its a concept to live by for anybody regardless race or religon. I find it funny when people see me around town and they'll ask me aren't you hot with that suit on!!! But i've conditioned myself that no matter how warm or cold it is I have to dress at all times. I mean its summer time, its warm. We all know that. But, as people (mainly black people) we complain about the conditions. Them if we see someone who has decided to step outside of it and show will power, we feel we have to question such attire under these warm conditions. I mean lets look away from the muslim faith. lets look at Coperate America. There is no way you'll will make it as man in that feild without a shirt, tie, sport coat, slacks and shoes!!! I look at Donald trump and i can't imagine a time i've seen him without a suit! Why, because he's projecting an air of confidence and power. The confidence isn't in the suit. The confidence is what activates the it. Like a plane can't fly without a pilot. Body can't Function without a brain. However, It's like I said befor, people want to make fortune 500 money, but they don't want to do what it takes attain it. Casual friday turned has turned everybody into everyday sloppy!!!! If it's 80 degrees lets throw on flip flops and basket ball shorts, oh and because we don't want to see anybody else taking pride in their appearance, we want to discourage their stride!! My lord and savior Jesus Christ has given me another day to live, so i'm gonna give him another day to Stunt on em!!! Everybody asks me, how can you do it everyday? Easly, don't think about!! I forget what I have on, until someone is grillin me in the face!!!! It's just mind over matter!
Posted by Milt-fresh_best-dressed at 2:28 PM
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- Sexy_Virgo87 said...
The Begging Was Too Funny Mr.Chopped-BBQ. I Must say everytime i see a muslim dude they be sharp from head to toe they ply no games reminds me alot of you bookie. No matter the weather you guys dress the way you wanna dress i always tell my lil sister being hot or cold is a state of mind. But muslim dudes do they thing
- July 26, 2008 at 10:34 AM
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 173354
unable to create sgi_sn/ptc_statistics" printed to the console
Last modified: 2013-03-06 00:59:21 EST
Description of problem:
upon booting beta rhel4 u3 beta kernel > 22.14, on an ia64 hp system, i get:
'unable to create sgi_sn/ptc_statistics" printed to the console.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
boot u3 beta candidate
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Expected results:
Additional info:
why is this code even being run on a non-sgi system?
Good question -- I'm going to get a non-sgi system and take a look ...
Created attachment 121303 [details]
patch to check sn2 sub-arch before executing sn2 specific code.
Jason -- my comments were lost ... looks like you found a minor bug. I'm going
to submit this (simple) patch upstream now.
Oops ... wrong file uploaded. Sorry.
Created attachment 121306 [details]
patch to check sn2 sub-arch before executing sn2 specific code.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
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Judges, magistrates urged to deal with cases promptly
JUDGES and magistrates have been challenged to deal with cases promptly because delays or adjournments were creating backlogs.
Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia said this during the court users and exhibition forum organised by the Judicial Services. He said in some cases, judges and magistrates tended to adjourn cases on the grounds that were not really excusable.
He told Lae-based judges and magistrates that they must spend most of their time in the court room. "Get your facts right. The only time a case may be adjourned is when the accused is not present on grounds of his/her health or that it is so complicated that it needs more time to compile enough evidences," Sir Salamo said.
"More time spent in the court room means more cases are covered in a given time.
"We must make sure that when the case is set for hearing, it is to be followed through until a decision is reached."
Sir Salamo suggested that adjournments of cases must be minimised or be eliminated altogether.
He said this would reduce the backlog of cases and improve the efficiency of the judicial service to the public.


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Israel — it's not just for the chosen
Gay Cantor Mark Goldman of Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El in Florida will join the Jewish Federations of North America's "See Israel With Pride" mission- and you should come along! A Wider Bridge is proud to be collaborating with JFNA on developing the LGBTQ portions of the itinerary for the May 2016 Israel Mission trip
If the biblical stories are to be believed, it took the ancient Hebrews 40 years to reach this magical place — a complex and diverse tapestry, a blending of cultures, cuisine and fine art. This tiny area, roughly the size of New Jersey, is also home to what Travelers Digest (2012) describes as "some of the most beautiful people on the planet."
Walk along one of the many broad walks, beach paths and trails in Tel Aviv and you'll be astonished at the beauty typified by the people of this 10-mile coastal city that feels like a cross between South Beach and Ibiza. The beautiful beaches, vibrant night life and developing club scene that are so alluring to many, don't even come close to the historical and cultural draw that resonate so profoundly for me and many others in our community. The modern beauty of Tel Aviv is overshadowed by the ancient and mystical city of Jerusalem, 50 miles and 5,000 years into the past. The contrast between a country on the cutting edge of technology and a community of ultra-Orthodox Jews following a religious practice, unchanged for millennia, is startling, fascinating and intoxicating.
The rustle and bustle of street market life a few hours before the Sabbath contrast to the serenity and calmness that overtakes the ancient city of Jerusalem as the sun sets and Friday night religious traditions begin.
One such tradition is a seemingly endless stream of young men dancing down to the Kotel (Western Wall) in celebration of Shabbat. Their religious singing, fervor and abandonment resonate with the depths of my soul in a way that is so much more authentic and meaningful than my memories of partying the night and morning away in London, Paris and South Beach so many years ago. And perhaps that's the impetus of my annual 8,000-mile journey to the promised land. As a modern, gay 40-something inundated by messages of how to achieve the perfect body, accumulate greater wealth and be surrounded by beautiful people, Israel and particularly Jerusalem are reminders to me of the greater message of life. For me, Israel affords an opportunity to achieve that seemingly elusive sense of balance, providing an opportunity to be surrounded by a unique spiritual experience that transcends the latest fad or gimmick.
Those with little knowledge of the complex political and religious situation that is Israel promote a tremendous amount of misunderstanding and miscommunication. Sometimes, this is compounded by latent anti-Semitism and a desire to support a perceived underdog. The result is the Wider Bridge debacle, in which protesters stormed a Wider Bridge Shabbat gathering with representatives of the Israeli LGBTQ group Open House during the recent Creating Change conference.
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