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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Charisma or Dilemma?
Saturday, October 24, 2009
No Money No Talk
There were some differences. When we had that fella that was sleeping in the 'TEH TARIK GROUP', we had a sleepy budget. He was imaging that every Malaysian will be laid back. With a 'Serunai' in our hands, blowing to the tunes of 'Lanchang Kuning' and sipping 'Kopi Tongkat Ali' in the opened padi fields. Much importance was put into the agriculture sector in last year's budget.
This time around; from a SLEEPING economy, we are hopefully going to emerge number "ONE". Everything converge around the numeric number "1". From "1 Malaysia", "1 Malaysia- 1 Voice", "1 Malaysia Fund", "1 Malaysia Unit Trust" and yesterday, "1 Malaysia, Together We Prosper"- Budget 2010.
It reasoned to be a budget for the 'RAKYAT' aiming to make it a high income economy. In simple words, Ah Jeep was saying, "I will not be able to do this alone, to transform this economy, every ONE of us had better work our ASS OFF and sacrifice". Reflecting the budget, nothing clear was mentioned on how are we going to arrive at a SERVICE economy from the previous sleeping 'serunai blowing' economy. When I learned Economics during my tertiary years, I was taught that a human's want is never satisfied. Thus, only a few proposals; either PERSONAL or PROFESSIONAL struck me in the budget that was tabled yesterday.
I was ELATED to learn that RM899 million had been allocated for tourism spending, which in return will secure 24 million proposed visitors to Malaysia. I trust Ah Yen will spend the money wisely and not have another 'PEMPENA' which only prospered a few individuals instead of '1 Malaysia'.
I was NEUTRAL when sin taxes remained. Not that I condone to burning Samy's lungs and stoning his head out. But, if we are really serious about visitors to our shores, we have to be 'human' and know what the world wants instead of hiding behind our so PIOUS beliefs. "We have really ARRIVED", the day Beyonce is allowed on stage sexily and the Talibanias not having to worry, that their 'skull heads' wetting their beds in their dreams.
I was not IMPRESSED with the imposition of service tax on credit cards. The truth of the matter is, if the 'teh tarik group' really wants to encourage prudent spending, it is education that is needed. If Ahmad has already maxed out his credit limit, do you really think RM50 is going to deter him from spending? Sufferers in the end, both Ahmad and the 'teh tarik group'.
I say THANK YOU for the SLIGHT cut in personal income tax. A 'ONE' percent cut from 27 - 26%? I hope this is not due again to the "1 Malaysia" conceptual numeric campaign. I felt that the cut should be applicable to all instead of only those in the higher income bracket. With calculations done, an estimated RM 150 - 200 per month is 'earned'. Enough for two extra bowling nights.
I am RELIEVED for the RM500 on broadband services. Now, I pledge to BLOG more frequently and TWEET at every minute that I can. If Streamyx continues with their crap service, I will 'SUNAT' them off with P1 Wimax ("1" again?). Their "You CUT already ar?", struck me in amusement.
I am INTIMIDATED these days with the lack of security. Crimes are similar to a full time job, especially so with the many permanent residencies approved for the 'boat arrivals' at our borders. The budget has allocated a BILLION ringgit for the police coffers.
I am IMPRESSED with our ROBOCOP, he mentioned today in the Star; that he is going on a spending spree to purchase more police vehicles, to combat crime besides ensuring that crime rates will be reduced. Mr. RoboCop, allow me to demonstrate to you:
As a proud Malaysian, we now have this:
It may help improve the economy with the price of steel rising.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tell Tale Signs
While reading the newspapers these few weeks, I have concluded that there are more BAD than good news daily. In today's Star headlines, a 'Millionaire' Director of a government agency was arrested for accepting a bribe of more than a hundred thousand ringgit. The trial of the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock took a new twist; now there is a 80% chance the death could be classified homicide instead of suicide. With the ongoing MCA crisis, President OTK is feeling 'hurt' that his once comrades had now turn their backs on him. The recent strong Padang earthquake has caused mass destruction killing at least a thousand people.
A tell-tale is a sign that clearly signals that something is true or is about to happen. The BIBLE affirms that wars, food shortages, earthquakes, hatred, crime, a lack of love, would all be markings of the time of the end. Are these TELL TALE SIGNS of the end times in comparison to the above headlines?
With age catching up, I respond to the slightest tell tale sign. Call me a hypochondriac if you want. I was at lunch today and for no obvious reason, I felt like blacking out. Could it be the weather, hunger, the 'teh-see' that I drank? I don't know. I am always 'over-reacting' because I had scores of friends who have DIED from various causes. Chris Oh was 44 years old and died in his sleep due to heart failure. Another friend was Ace. We had dinner a night before his death and he was only 29 years old. In my previous 'Scarlet Sheets' blog posting; my gym friend Sam, died cycling next to me in a group exercise class and he was only 47 years old, also due to heart failure.
Back in the year 2000, I was managing a business as a co-partner. It was an Italian restaurant and a bistroteque in Melaka. Food and drinks were in abundance. The hours were long and the daily lifestyle of wining and dining took a TOLL on me. I could still connect with that evening; I had dinner with a friend, DSP Baldev Singh from the district Police. We also had the friendly 'Johnnie Walker' for company. Baldev was alone on secondment in Melaka while his family was in Johor. It was similar in my case with my family in KL. We were accompanying buddies by default. Going into the night with our conversation, I suddenly felt that I had breathing difficulties. There was a tingling feeling from my ankles, later gripping my knees and tightening up at my thighs. My feet became WOBBLY, I felt nausea and I let off a scream amidst Kenny G's Song Bird, saxophonist Din was serenading. Baldev a trained policeman wasted no time and with the help of my staff assisted me to his official vehicle (my first time in a police car with sirens blaring :D) to be sent to the medical center. The feeling was horrendous. I buckled under to a panic attack because I thought it was a heart FAILURE. At Accidents and Emergencies, I was wheel chaired and they hurriedly took my pulse and blood pressure readings. It was a 170/115, remembering vaguely now. Nearly a stroke, I think. They vaccinated me with muscle relaxant and the numbness eased. The attending doctor recommended that I take various tests the following morning. That night, I had my blood pressure monitored every hour by the nurse and I was wondering if it was a tell tale sign. Morning came; I did the ECG, heart scan and some other tests. I met with the cardiologist and he was DUMB STRUCKED that they could not diagnose a cause to my admission. Despite some high readings, there was nothing abnormal. I was discharged after being given a clean bill of health. What actually happened? Clueless.
Since then, it is approaching ten years now. What were the TELL TALE SIGNS telling me then? Was it stress or was it over exhaustion? Was it loneliness or was it sacrifice chasing after my entrepreneurial dreams? CLUELESS again. I guess the body always has a way of telling us enough is enough. There is only so much a worn out body can take. Our human problem is we tend to think that we are smarter than our CREATOR, when we choose to ignore the signs.
My last medical check up in August was reassuring. My heart is strong and I EXCELLED in the stress test. My lungs are at its optimum coupled with a very positive 120/80 blood pressure. Since then, I told myself to be forever GRATEFUL, to APPRECIATE life and to live it HAPPILY. My three times a week to the gym; exercising and releasing endorphins accelerates this happy process.
Please remember to be MINDFUL of how much our body can take. Every part of our body has an 'expiry date'. The more we use it, the earlier it will 'EXPIRE'. Now, when did I lose my virginity?
I came across this video recently. Is this really the end times? Now, you INTERPRET the tell tale signs.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Jekyll & Hyde
Today is DIWALI, the Festival of Lights celebrated by Hindus around the world. I woke up today thinking of my Indian friends both celebrating near and far. One of them that came to mind was my ex-hotel General Manager whom I worked with in the late eighties. He is Mr. NSP. We shall call him 'Jekyll'. He is an Indian national who has now recognized Malaysia as home. Jekyll was every hotel owner's dream. He produced the numbers, turned around difficult situations and was every customers' gem.
Situations that I remember of Jekyll:
BEFORE -Dining period at the Swiss restaurant. He was on his rounds and came across a discontented guest. The subject was concerning a bread roll that was too hard to be consumed. He immediately asked the Maitre D' to mobilize the Pastry Chef while he was making small talk with the guest. Before the Chef could even make it to the table, Jekyll FLUNG the roll towards the Chef in the presence of the other guests and cautioned him; "Never-Ever!! serve this piece of shit to any of my guest again" - word for word.
AFTER - He would then move along to the 'back of the house' with the Chef and with EMPATHY apologizing profusely hoping that he didn't hurt him.
BEFORE - As a young Sales Executive, I used to be TERRIFIED by Jekyll. Our work stations were located almost fronting the General Manager's office. 'Judgement Time' was 9.30am SHARP. We needed to exit the office for the marketplace or be exited. I recall that I was caught on the telephone with a client (there were no mobilephones then, sales people carried pagers). Five minutes after 'Judgement Time', I had Jekyll standing in front of his door and screaming at me; "F**k Off, F**k Off, F**k Off!!" Not realising that my brief case was still open, I grabbed it and it further delayed my exit, with all my sales documents sprawled on the floor.
AFTER - He would then approach me while I am 'shitting bricks' with empathy and apologizing repeatedly hoping that he didn't scare me.
I remember of another person today. Let's just call this person Hyde. A person with terrible mood swings. The swings are mostly severe, long lasting and hinders the person's ability to function normally. This person suffering from this condition, however, would feel intensely elated, energetic, and irritable at most times and then experience painful sadness, negative thinking, and complete indifference.
Similarities on Jeckyll and Hyde? People like that are not in control of their EMOTIONS and their rapid mood change. There could also be complementing indifferent disorders like stealing, perpetual lying and yet they do not realise. Situations as these are called 'BIPOLAR'. My interest in this subject arose when I came across these videos recently, with the spate concerning Ex- Miss Singapore, Ris Low. She is a Bipolar sufferer which has resulted in her losing her crown.
Today is Diwali. It is a celebration of the VICTORY of good over evil; the uplifting of spiritual darkness. I pray that sufferers of this disorder with medication and support would be victorious. During this festival, some empathy on people that we know are Bipolar would be good. Check this blog on empathy, "Have A Meaningful Deepavali" by my friend Anas Zubedy. http://letusaddvalue.blogspot.com/
To Mr. NSP, you are probably in your seventies now. Despite your stern leadership and erratic mood swings, I have learnt a lot about hotel success from you. I have always thought of you as the 'Last Escaped MAHARAJA' that arrived our shores. To 'HYDE', I wish you well. To my other Indian friends, "HAPPY DIWALI AND MAY YOUR HOUSEHOLD BE BLESSED".
By the way, my current hotel CHIEF, is a Frenchman. He has also started blogging his thoughts and I liked his recent insertion on 'The Law of the Garbage Trucks', which somehow adds value to this posting. http://gruhier.blogspot.com/
It was said, "So.. LOVE the people who treat you right. FORGET about the ones who don't. BELIEVE that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance , TAKE IT! If it changes your life , LET IT! Nobody said it would be easy".
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Laughter - The Best Medicine
Dr. Mahathir does not mind opening his mouth to speak out but he dislikes being photographed with his MOUTH OPEN.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Sounds of Music
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded nor was there any recognition.
The questions raised is this. In a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we PERCEIVE beauty? Do we stop to APPRECIATE it? Do we RECOGNIZE talent in an unexpected context? One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this; If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made; How many other things are we MISSING in life?
Not wanting a repetition of history , my junior is able to play the piano and my princess both the piano and the violin. May I suggest you take some time today to breathe, to smell the flowers and to appreciate a loved one.
And me; NO, I CAN'T PLAY THE VIOLIN. Maybe, a Joshua Bell wannabe?
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Eighth Day of October
"WHY SO RADICAL-LAH?" You said we stole your folk songs and dances, you said we abused your maids, you said we exported terrorists to you. Please don't forget that we are 'SERUMPUN'. You eat rice, we eat rice; you eat 'Ayam Goreng', we also eat 'Ayam Goreng'. Folk songs like 'Rasa Sayang' and 'Burung Kakak Tua' ; "WE SHARE SHARE - LAH'".
"WE GIVE AND TAKE-LAH". You have almost 1.5 million of your citizens 'Cari Makan' in my beloved homeland. Some have stayed here long enough that they have been given permanent residency. You don't 'Salah' you know, I am talking about your construction workers. Year on year, we have many foreign applicants for residency; many of them foreign doctors, engineers and professionals. But, yet 'we feel' your construction citizens deserve them more. It still puzzles me.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
And The Power Goes To...
THANUJA ANANTHAN, 23 years old
Hobbies:Reading, yoga, swimming, pet enthusiast
Long-term Ambition:To be a Criminal lawyer
STEFANIE CHUA, 21 years old
Hobbies:Playing tennis, swimming, playing piano
Long-term Ambition:To be a successful Businesswoman
CHRISTY YEOH, 23 years old
PR Executive / Musician
Weight:52 Vitals:34-25-36
Hobbies:Music, photography, reading, movies
Long-term Ambition:To be an Ambassador of orphanages as well as a photojournalist
'X' Factor or 'X'-treme Factor?
The pre-judging for the Miss World Malaysia 2009 pageant took place on Thursday. It was so cool to meet Jaslene Gonzalez, the winner of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, Season 8. Strutting down the runways in New York City, she is in town to execute photo shoots and casting. Capitalising on the situation, Models.Com invited her to be part of this years' pageant judging panel.
In the panel, there were eight of us. Apart from Jaselyn and yours truly, the others were Pietro Felix who host the 'Morning Show' on MIX FM, Engku Emran - Chief Operating Officer of Suria FM (also husband of actress, Erra Fazira), Rubin Khoo - Editor from August Man, TV personality - Joanne Rozario and Miko Au - founder of Salon Espirit.
We were given a judging synopsis by Amin Hussein; the Executive Producer of Miss World Malaysia, also General Manager of Beyond Events. Our assignment was complex; to identify a winner from this pool of nineteen finalists. The girls will take on the panel individually; as they enter the room they will remove their robes and catwalk in their bikini. It was quite a DISTRACTING moment. They will then be seated in front of the panel. They are then given two minutes to convince the panel on why they should be our next Miss World Malaysia. Upon completing their 'hard sell', the panel will then field questions which will ascertain their spontaneity, knowledge and communication skills.
I took the role of 'Simon Cowell' being the intelligent nasty one. Most of the girls had their introduction so well rehearsed that it sounded politically correct and 'plastic'. There was one particular finalist who was trying to impress with a 'twang' that got her sounding neither Australian nor American. She was asked why she spoke in that manner. She said that it was required to, if she wanted to sound 'internationally' professional and not too Malaysian. All of us in the panel were like, "What??" But she 'swore' that she was proud to be Malaysian.
Finalist: "If I win the crown and represent Malaysia, I will promote our food, culture and the '1 Malaysia' concept in South Africa".
Judge: "Name me three Malaysian Cabinet Ministers and their portfolios"
Finalist: "Errr...Ahhh...Sorry, I don't know"
Judge: "I say you are young, you are not ready and you are not what we are looking for. What do you say to that?"
Finalist: "Huh, really ah? PLEASE LAH, I really want to win this"
The youngest finalist was 19 and the oldest 24. Most of them had really good intentions to win. So much so, that they have forgotten to be human. Most of them made over a SUPERFICIAL persona of a beauty queen for themselves.
I liked Stefanie Chua . Despite being only 21, she carried herself confidently, she is elegant and she is poised. During the 'Question & Answer' session, I asked her what was her take on the recent controversy surrounding ex-Miss Singapore, Ris Low. She was composed in her answer and she was convincing. Okay, she had a 'melting' smile too :) *Pictured below
I also liked Renee Erin from Melaka. She had the most natural answers and she has personality. I could feel her genuine in her spirit.
Thanuja Ananthan was really confident despite reassuring the panel that she was nervous a few times. Who wouldn't be with a panel of eight? Before the pre-judging, I had the opportunity to speak with Tiong Su Lynn whom I found knowledgeable and friendly. She is a FOOD BLOGGER http://bangsar-babe.blogspot.com/ and also write food reviews in a local daily. I also liked Christy Yeoh http://simplicitacious.wordpress.com/ whom I found sincere and real.
Being a pageant judge for a competition of this stature is no easy task. I had the responsibility of selecting a REAL WINNER to represent this land in South Africa. I constantly reminded myself that our Miss World Malaysia must stand out, she must stand tall and she must be intelligent.
One thing is for sure, I could not locate the 'X-FACTOR', not in anyone of them.


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I always worry about how these decreases are suppose to look when it is in pattern. A gander at the picture in the book had be confident that I was doing it right. You would think after all these years of knitting I would feel comfortable with it wouldn't you?


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NYPD has arrested a man on charges of assault as a hate crime after a 24-year-old says he was punched in the face.
Officials are now investigating whether it was part of a "knockout" assault of an unsuspecting person with one punch. The man says he overheard a group talking about it before he was attacked.
Police say the victim told them he was walking in Brooklyn around 2:45 a.m. Friday when he was struck once. He was not seriously injured.
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General Bosco Ntaganda, "the Terminator", has purportedly fled to Rwanda. An indicted war criminal by the ICC, will President Kagame hand him over to authorities or pretend to not know where he is at? However, on the ground reports are saying he may still be in the DRC and fleeing toward Virunga National Park on the Congolese-Rwanda border.
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What's the latest status symbol for a billionaire businessman? Forget about buying a yacht, a mansion, or a private island. Instead, purchase a politician.
These days that's the popular picture of how corporate money has influenced politics. As of this past October, presidential campaigns had already raised a total of $473 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. And many will view the next round of campaign finance reports, due January 31, as more evidence that elections are for sale.
But that view is mostly fiction, say two professors of Business, Government and Society at the McCombs School of Business. In a new analysis of Federal Election Commission filings spanning 20 years, they found that business political action committees don't dominate campaign contributions. Over time, their weight has even declined relative to other kinds of interest groups.
"It's portrayed as a situation in which a business's influence comes from the amount of money it gives," says Assistant Professor Timothy Werner. "What we find when we look at it academically is that an actual link just isn't there."
According to Assistant Professor Brian Richter, the press is partly to blame. "The media tend to focus on scandals," he says, and this exaggerates the overall impact of business contributions. "Those are extreme cases, rather than how it works in general practice."
To construct a picture of PAC money in elections, Werner and Richter gathered FEC data for 11 congressional election cycles, from 1992 to 2012. Crunching the numbers, they found that several popular beliefs are flat-out wrong. Some key myth-busters:
Businesses don't make a majority of PAC contributions. Back in 1992, corporate PACs accounted for 60 percent of the average candidate's PAC totals. By 2006, they were just under 50 percent.
Businesses aren't giving any less, says Werner. What's happened is that other kinds of interest groups are giving more. "We've seen a rise in ideological, single-issue groups," he says. "They're tied to particular issues, like the environment or gay and lesbian rights, as opposed to broad-based giving to political parties."
Together, the ideological share of campaign funding rose to 27 percent in 2006 from 18 percent in 1996. A third type of PAC, sponsored by labor unions, stayed nearly flat over the same period, around 25 percent.
PACs don't make a majority of campaign contributions. Individuals dominated the last two election cycles, giving 70 percent of money the average candidate received. PACs gave 30 percent, with business PACs making up a mere 15 percent.
True, some individual donations are made by corporate executives, and in a separate study, Richter found that individuals increased their giving by an average of 137 percent when they became CEOs. But that only meant an extra $4,029 per election cycle, spread among an average of 3.9 candidates, PACs, and political parties.
"Even if you added up every CEO from every major company," he says, "the total amount of giving would still be small relative to regular citizens and relative to corporate PACs."
Businesses are bipartisan. GOP candidates are seen as more business-friendly than Democrats, but you wouldn't know it from patterns of PAC giving. The average Democratic campaign received 38 percent of its contributions from PACs, while the average Republican got 30 percent.
That doesn't necessarily mean most PACs favor Democratic policies, says Werner. It's more likely to mean that over the study period, Democrats held more congressional seats than Republicans. Majority party members averaged 54 percent more contributions than members of minority parties.
Furthermore, individual CEOs were also equal opportunity givers. Richter found that over time, 69 percent had given to candidates from multiple parties within at least one election cycle.
"Businesses are pragmatic," he says. "That partially explains why they don't necessarily give more to Republicans than Democrats. Money follows power."
PACs are not essential to win. During the 20-year timespan, candidates turned down all PAC cash and still won. Their numbers were small — only 1.3 percent of all candidates. But on average, they got 61 percent share of the vote, while PAC-supported candidates received 52 percent.
"It's a select group of people who could get PAC donations but take the position that they won't, because they don't need them," Werner says. "It may hurt them financially, but in the end, they gain votes for doing that."
Money buys access. Rather than swinging elections, both researchers say, most contributions aim to buy access: the ability to bend an official's ear once the election is over. In another study, Werner found corporations spent 15 times more on lobbying than on PACs.
"For rational actors," he says, "the return on lobbying is far more important than engaging in electoral politics."
Access doesn't guarantee that a public official will do a company's bidding, says Richter, especially if it would imperil re-election. "But even if they don't buy policy outcomes, it's still rational for firms to make campaign contributions, especially to candidates with seniority or ones who hold powerful seats. Spending $5,000 [the maximum a PAC can give to one candidate] to get a meeting is pretty cheap, and there's a risk that you won't get access if you haven't done this."
Getting big money out of politics is a hot topic, at least in campaigning for Democratic primaries, but both researchers take a dim view of many reform proposals — like restricting contributions to the independent committees known as super PACs. Super PACs can't rescue a weak candidate, says Werner. He points to Jeb Bush, whose $103 million in outside money surpasses all his Republican competitors put together. But Bush has stuck well below 10 percent in most polls.
An approach that might quell some public concern, says Richter, could be to let givers donate larger amounts while requiring them to disclose all gifts — to super PACs, so-called dark money groups, and other conduits — in a single place that makes the identity of both the donor and the recipient clearer. His newer research, he adds, suggests that if limits go up, "firms are unlikely to give much more than they do now." Such disclosure might even have a self-limiting effect on business contributions. "The incentive is there not to show up in the data in a way that could be interpreted as being corrupt," he says.
Werner, too, favors disclosure of all contributions so that citizens can see which individuals or companies have outsized influence. "To me as a citizen, the appearance of this is pretty gross, even if I know rationally as an academic that it doesn't really matter," he says. "We need to get a handle on what this money is doing."


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Denis-Auguste-Marie Raffet studied in the workshop of Nicolas Charlet. He did not succeed as an academic painter, but developed an illustrative style mainly in the military genre.
He was also one the illustrators sought after by Philipon for La Caricature. But Raffet soon disliked the radical republican element of La Caricature and le Charivari. Instead of a political cartoonist he became a retrospective lithographer of the first Empire upholding the Napoleonic legend, with a touch of nostalgia and ardent patriotism.


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Luke 22
The Last Supper was the last passover meal that Jesus had with his disciples. It was thought to occur in the Upper Room but later archeological findings have questioned the location where this supper occurred. Da Vinci's painting was made much of in Brown's novel made into the movie, Da Vinci code. The placement of the disciples around the table remains a matter of speculation.
it was where Jesus said "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer."
The Passover supper of Judaism was the rite initiated by Moses from the time when Israelites were told to paint their doors with blood and hyssop to protect them. On that occasion the first born of the Egyptians were killed while the Israelites were spared. It was then that the Pharaoh let the Israelites go.
Hence the significance of the Passover Supper with Jesus being the first born sacrifice by which individuals might escape from the bondage of this world.
It is here that the rite of mass, of communion and of eucharist is stated.
"After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, "Take this and divide it among you. For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."
"And he took break, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me."
"In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you."
Jesus has been called the "Servant King". It is in Luke 22 that the reason for this is found. At the Last Supper Jesus said, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. But you are not to be like that. Instead the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves."
The Last Supper at Westminster Abby England
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Ah, the wonderful rib! Handsomely handy, sweetly stretchy for sweater cuffs and hems! But there are so many fabulous variations on ribs. Barbecue, Teriyaki...okay, now I'm getting hungry.
Back to knitted ribs: they are delightfully squishy. They make nifty, nubbly textures. They are classic, and in a class by themselves.
Rib-It! A Knit Sampler Throw, Part 1 is a collection of 6 easy block patterns. (One is not pictured here due to limitations on Etsy. Go to my blog at https://yarninyarnout.blogspot.com/2017/01/free-pattern-rib-it-january-block-of.html to see more.)
If you can knit and purl, you can make these blocks! You only need to know how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off.
The entire Rib-it! collection will be arriving throughout 2017 in several parts. The patterns range in skill level from easy to advanced, and they will be published in groups according to skill level. This first collection is the easiest one.
I will offer one block pattern for free each month in 2017 on my blog. Here's the link for the first freebie:
You can choose just to do the freebies, but to get all the patterns, purchase the collection.
Finished block size: 8 inches square, with directions for how to make larger or smaller sizes.
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Twin Cities Marathon anyone? How about Chicago? Or Des Moines? Whistlestop? The Belize City Celebration of Central America Fall Marathon? So many choices this fall, and yet we have one class to meet your needs.
It doesn't matter what marathon you run this fall, MDRA has an affordable option for you. The MDRA Fall Marathon Training Program.
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In summary, Heidi from the office says:
Fall Marathon Class starts on June 22, 2010 (tonight) with an informational session at the ECC at 7:00 p.m. in room 351 (no run that night).
The first run is on Saturday, June 26 from the Sears Building in St. Paul off of Rice and University. Registration at 6:30 a.m., run at 7:00 a.m.
New this year, MDRA is offering a $20 class discount for anyone who has taken the class before and is bringing a new runner to the class. They can send the form in less $20 and make a note on their registation form the new runners name.
WE DO have TCM entries available! Up to 50, we should be able to accomodate anyone who needs one. Had a few inquiries on that this week.
This year I will be coaching the class again with Marty Humphrey and Anne Walztoni. So please come and join us. If you can't sign up tonight, we will be registering people on Saturday and throughout the class.
Our class meets every Saturday morning and Tuesday evening. We provide a training schedule based on experience and background mileage. We can also personalize your training plan to meet your performance goals. And while this class is targeted around TCM, we do have runners training for Whistlestop, Chicago, and other fall marathons. As coaches, we tweak your plan to meet your target marathon date.
The class offers a nice range of repeat class members and rookie marathoners. In general the ability of our class members ranges from sub 2:50 to 6:00. There really is room for everyone and we welcome all comers. So come and join us for a fun summer and fall of running!


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Sub headlines are Purpose and Significance of the Study. Simply speaking, that is asking why I do it and why it matters. That means I have to present the problem, the research questions guiding my work and how the whole thing adds to a broader discussion and benefits potential future readers and science altogether.
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I already struggled with the question. You need to know what you are looking for to start searching. It's the same in everyday life: If I don't know my problem, my question, my quest, I will end up floating purposeless through the day, just as I will end up rambling throughout my study without really saying anything. You don't necessarily have your life purpose up and ready to be productive, but your work and struggle will have more meaning if you know what you are doing it for.
The purpose of the study is to pose that question. It is not compulsory to answer it! Therefore, the life purpose translates to pursuing the question, staying curious and keeping the quest in mind.
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Just as my tiny little study doesn't spring out of the blue, our lives are influenced by other lives and circumstances. In my paper, I need to rely on earlier studies. They help me and pave the way to my own work. The important thing is to mention that, to not claim the fame for myself but to cite other peoples' works and reference them, honour them in the end.
Likewise in my daily life, I try to keep in mind that there are others who have influenced me and still do. It's tempting to think my life and work are original but it's healthier to acknowledge the fact that I wouldn't be where I am today without, say, my mum, Astrid Lindgren, my school teacher and Karl Marx, to mention just a few.
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My study doesn't have to be perfect. It doesn't need to answer all humankind's questions and finally present a solution to an unhackable daily life problem. It's not a must to win the Nobel Prize with it. It doesn't even have to be interesting, it may easily vanish unread in historical dust. The crucial thing is: It must be significant. Not to world history and humankind, but to myself. I should create something that is important to myself. That is easier said than done. But now that I have to write it to finish the Master course, I can as well make it my own and make it important.
It's the same with life itself: Now that I happen to be here on this planet – why not make the most of it by living a significant life? That doesn't mean winning an award or becoming the next best superheroine. I find significance in people's comments to my writings, for example, or when they ask me for help or my humble opinion, when somebody says I am inspiring, and when I have created something I am proud of.
And that doesn't exclude days that I simply spend in bed reading and eating chocolate. Even those are significant to me, because I deliberately decide to be a little bit insignificant for a while.
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My nephew, Reed Smith, is holding steady at Northwestern Hospital in Amarillo, Texas. Reed is in the second day of a medically induced coma and on a ventilator. He should begin the process of awakening in a couple of days.
Reed was critically injured in a bad car wreck outside of Perryton, Texas, on New Year's Eve. His father, Robert Edward (Bob) Smith, the driver of the car, was killed instantly in that wreck, as was Bob's cousin, Bobby Jack Short. Reed's girlfriend, Jamie Carey, was also a passenger in the car. Jamie managed to survive the accident with only minor injuries. She has been at Reed's bedside since being released from the hospital at Perryton yesterday.
Reed and Jamie live in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had been in Noel several days for the funeral of my father and Reed's grandfather, Garland Macy. Bob and Bobby Jack were driving them back to Las Vegas at the time of the accident.
Gail and I raised our families at approximately the same time, and we neither one had much in the way of spare time to focus on each other's kids. We also never lived very near to one another. By the time I reached a point where I did have some time to spare, Reed was the only one left at home - and he became my little buddy. We went to movies together, and he spent some time working on my farm. I remember one day when he was in high school and we were doing cement work down the hillside by the pond. The process involved moving some eighty-pound sacks of cement down the hill. I strained and grunted to lift one up onto my shoulder and headed off. When I got to the pond, I turned around to check on Reed, and he was right behind me with a sack of cement on each shoulder! He only did it once, though!
When Reed graduated from high school in Prairie Grove, my dad was unable to attend - it was an evening ceremony and he seldom went any place after dark - and he may have been ill. I took his graduation card to Reed, a card that also contained a check for $500. When I handed it to Reed, I told him, "Your Granddad said to spend all of that on beer." He took a look at the check, grinned, and said, "That could be done!"
Gail and I met in Las Vegas last February to visit Reed. It was while we were there that we met Jamie Carey, who was his new girlfriend at the time. We were impressed then, and the longer that we have known her the more impressed we are. Jamie's parents and their spouses and her brother and sister are all at the hospital with us. They are a great bunch of folks!
Reed is a life-long athlete and very physically fit. He also has a strong competitive spirit. Jamie told me that his flag football team in Las Vegas was undefeated this year and won their championship. She added, "There wasn't much 'flag' about it!" That sounds like Reed!
Bob Smith and my sister Gail were the parents of four of the best young people that anyone could ever hope to meet or emulate. They are, in order of birth, Heidi Pfetcher, Tiffany Burke, Justin Smith, and Reed. All are here in Amarillo supporting each other and their mother as we wait and worry over Reed.
Bob and Gail divorced several years ago after three decades of marriage. They remained friends - in fact, one of their kids told me that they were probably better friends after the divorce than they had been before. Gail and I had dinner together on New Year's Eve - before the accident - and talked about her relationship with Bob and his dedication to their children. She said that any time one of the children needed money, Bob was there, and that he had even given her money after the divorce when he knew that she was in need.
I always considered Bob Smith to be a good friend. He sat with the family at my dad's funeral, and was at our house in Noel much of that week. He was constantly accompanied by his French bulldog, Boom, a faithful companion who never left Bob's side. Sadly, Boom was also killed in the wreck. Bob and I had a nice visit Wednesday evening after Dad's funeral and burial. He knew that Gail and I had inherited some money from our father, and he told me, quite sincerely, that he was so glad that Gail would finally be able to quit working so much overtime.
Bob's mother, Lucy Smith, passed away last summer after a long illness. He stayed with his mother and took care of her while she was ailing. Lucy was an institution of legendary proportions in Southwest City, Missouri, having worked at the Cornerstone Bank for over half a century. The Smith's were a founding family of that small community.
Bobby Jack Short, Bob's cousin who also died in the wreck, was a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the younger brother of Dan Short, the President of the State Bank of Noel who was murdered by the Agofsky brothers after they robbed the bank nearly twenty years ago.
Reed does not yet know that his father died in the wreck.
We mourn the passing of Bob Smith and Bobby Jack Short, but our grief over their passing is being held in check right now as we continue to hover around Reed with hope and prayer for his complete recovery. Reed is a tough, really tough guy, and he will make it! Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.


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Matt decided he wanted to go lay out on the beach. I wasn't too excited about that because it was an overcast day and it was windy. But I went out anyway. When we got outside it was so windy. I wrapped up in my blanket and tried to take a nap, but it was too windy. I tried not to complain but I finally told Matt I wasn't going to make it much longer. So Matt suggested that we go on a walk. I would have preferred that he suggested for us to go inside, but I had really enjoyed our walks on the beach, so I agreed to a walk. We hadn't gotten far before I realized that I needed to go to the bathroom. We started walking back towards our house, and right as we got back to our stuff on the beach Matt hugged me really tight.
**Remeber, I had asked the Lord to help me not think about getting engaged. I really had no idea he was about to propose.
Matt said some really sweet things that I don't remember, and then he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Of course I said yes!! Thanks goodness I didn't talk him into going to ride go carts. Getting engaged was much more exciting.
Matt had the ring in his pocket the whole time we were down at the beach. I'm so glad he didn't drop it in the sand. We talked for a while, and then went inside our empty house. We had some time to ourselves at the house to let everything soak in. Matt and I prayed together for the first time then we anxiously awaited the arrival of my family. It was such a fun moment to get to share with my whole family.
The reason that Matt had waited until the end of the week to propose was because we were going to surprise Matt's whole family on Sunday when we went to his parents for Easter. It was so hard not to call our friends and family but it was worth it to see his family's surprised faces!!
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Breville Espresso Machine Review - Coffee is generally prepared in 2 ways: drip and espresso brew. Drip brew coffee is prepared by pouring water over coffee, which is comprised in a filter.
Espresso is powerful and has a robust flavor. Espresso coffee differs from another variety of coffee, drip-brewed coffee, by its own thick and concentrated consistency. Espresso is generally served in small amounts without any sweeteners or milk.
Espresso ought to be consumed immediately following preparation, since it is highly reactive with oxygen. There are various other types of espresso, such as cafe latte, cafe mocha and espresso. These may be made out of one 'shot' of espresso.
An Espresso machine is utilized to prepare the espresso coffee. The machine forces water in 195 F and 9 bars of pressure by means of a puck of finely ground coffee. It takes approximately twenty seconds for 1.5 ounces of espresso to be prepared.
The time could be modified by raising the grinding quality - with finer or coarser coffee. {Espresso machines also have steam wands, which is used to froth and steam milk for preparing milk-based espresso beverages like cappuccino and latte. The Breville Espresso Machine Review comes in its true part in the hands of a Barista.
There are a many elements on which the quality of espresso is differentupon There are numerous types of Espresso machines out there in the marketplace. The various kinds are:
Stove Top Espresso Maker:
The stove top espresso maker is the simplest to use. It consists of the base, brewing basket, basket screen as well as the collection chamber. It is small and easily transportable and is one of the primary kinds of non-electrical espresso machines. The coffee is set in the brewing basket, once the base is full of cold water.
Steam Espresso Maker:
Although the steam espresso maker is similar to the stove top, it's a steam unit and works on the pump-power principle. It also has a portafilter, which is a filter holding/coffee dispensing unit.
Piston Driven Espresso Maker:
The piston driven espresso machine is the earliest type of espresso machines. They were first made when espresso was first found. The modern espresso maker machine is an upgrade of this retro espresso maker. Invented in 1938, it's used widely in thematic parties or shops.
Pump Driven Espresso Machine:
The pump-driven espresso machine is the most popular form of espresso machine commercially. It is a variation/upgrade of this piston driven espresso maker, which has a pump rather than a piston.
Automatic Espresso Machine:
The automatic espresso machine generates a more consistent amount of espresso, as compared to the other types of machines. Water flows into the flowmeter, until it reaches the previously programmed level and then the 'closed' is cut.
Super Automatic Espresso Machine:
This machine automatically grinds the coffee. Some machines may adjust the shot temperature and water flow.
Espresso coffee machines come in many different styles There is the manual, semi-automatic, and super-automatic.
- {Manual Espresso Coffee Machine - This machine is for the experts of espresso coffee makers. In order to create regular coffee, you have to add water and the coffee grinds, and if you are making cappuccinos or lattes, you will have to control the frother. Best Manual Espresso Machine is coming out of the La Pavoni line. This brand you have to consider seriously. Pavoni EPC8 Europiccola is perfect for producing espresso or other coffee drinks. La Pavoni Professional PBB16 Espresso Machine is not the only espresso machine, but also a piece of art.
- Semi Automatic Espresso Coffee Machine - To start this machine, you will have to turn it on and then press a button. You will have to turn off the machine when the espresso is created. You have to make sure that the water reservoir is full and that the beans are adequate together with the grinder. The Rancilio Silvia Espresso machine may include the Rocky doser grinder as well as both drawer Base or Doserless Rocky grinder. The Rancilio Silvia is considered by experts to be one of the best espresso machines.
- Super Automatic Espresso Coffee Machine - This is the ultimate machine in producing a fantastic espresso coffee free of effort. These machines include a water system and a coffee grinder. All you have to do is press a button! When the beans have been ground, it is possible to take them out. One of the best espresso makers is the Saeco Vienna Plus. This machine is an elegant espresso machine that creates a super automatic espresso in ease and with convenience. Single button brewing is the thought being the Saeco Vienna Plus's easy to comprehend control panel. All that is required is to place the dial to the needed cup size and press the brew button.
All of this in under a moment. The Saeco Vienna Plus, does your tamping, brewing, and dispensing all at once. Along with also the brew group is removable, so with the push of a button, then you can quick wash the brew group in the sink.
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Thursday, October 28
Aunt Millie #4...
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Your blocks are all beautiful, but I think I like the pink one the best! :0)ReplyDelete
I like all 4 of your Aunt Millie's blocks. Look forward to seeing the Calico Garden.ReplyDelete
Your Aunt Millie blocks are just beautiful Julia! I love the fabrics you are choosing - perfect!ReplyDelete
Impressive work !!ReplyDelete
I love them all. They really work well together! Great job!ReplyDelete
Julia you are doing an amazing job on these blocks..ReplyDelete
you sure are stepping out of your colour comfort zone........looks good.......ReplyDelete
What can I say Julia, all the blocks are fabulous but my favourite is still the pink one of course.ReplyDelete
Love Shirley.x
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Hi Julia, I like the orange block...I know the fabrics are busy...but like the retro look...Hugs LynReplyDelete
The orange fabric looks like those sticks made with special clay where you roll a tube with different colors and then slice & bake for beads. Can't think what they are called.ReplyDelete
I love all four of your AM's blocks and I think they'll go together perfectly!ReplyDelete
Beautiful work!!!
The blocks are gorgeous Julia. Although #4 has busy fabric the simpler flower shape balances it well.ReplyDelete
Gosh they are just so beautiful!ReplyDelete
I absolutely love these blocks and this one you're showing is AMAZING. You are exceptional!ReplyDelete
Thanks a lot for your comments.I love all 4 blocks! I can understand you want to repeat the fabrics. I can see you repeated some of them already and maybe it is not neccesary to repeat every fabric. It will probably work out when you make more blocks. And can you buy more of the Kaffe fabrics you like?ReplyDelete
Love the fabric choices! Such a pretty pattern this quilt.ReplyDelete
Your blocks are just gorgeous. I think they will balance out just fine.ReplyDelete
Your blocks aare just amazing..I am enjoying looking at all of them!ReplyDelete
wow...lovely blocks. i missed visiting your blog...thatnk you for inspiring ideaReplyDelete
I love the blocks. I am starting "Whimsical Garden" and am very excited as I havent done a needle turn applique project in a long time.ReplyDelete
I used to love it, but have been busy with faster projects for a while.
Oh my! Wonderful blocks Julia!!ReplyDelete
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
The Balloon Guy
I have been adding to my Oak Parker project a little slower during the summer months, been busy with kids, outdoors, pools, festivals and local events. There aren't many Oak Park family events that pass that one doesn't see The Balloon Guy at, and so I felt he would be a good addition to the project. So I met him one very wet stormy Thursday night at the TNO event and got a couple shots in.
He definitely is an Oak Park character
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Perfectly Frosted Cupcakes, The Hobbit, One for Steve
1. Some things take longer for me than others to discover. But as long as I find the way eventually, all is well. Such is the case in finding the perfect recipe and technique for frosting cupcakes. I love to bake, but traditional cakes and cupcakes have never been my forté...until now! These diminutive cakes are bite size. So tiny that you may pop an entire cake right into your mouth and not look like a slob.
The Frosting: (Vanilla butter cream frosting that is light and fluffy, pipes well, and tastes delicious.) In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat 2 cups confectioners sugar, 1 stick butter (softened), and 1/2 cup shortening until just mixed. Increase speed to high; beat 10 minutes or until light and fluffy, scraping bowl often with rubber spatula. reduce speed to medium; gradually beat in 1/8 cup heavy or whipping cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth, occasionally scraping bowl. Makes enough to frost 24 bite sized cupcakes.
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2. We were split in our interests of which movie to see, so we split up and saw what we wanted. Tess and I chose The Hobbit. What can I say? The battle of good vs. evil on an epic scale! I completely enjoyed the movie, especially the soundtrack. The haunting Misty Mountain Song the dwarfs sang in Bilbo Baggins' home was one of my favorites.
3.The diagnosis is critical. He says it sounds like a rod..something..something in the motor is broken and we need a new dishwasher. It's not the expense I wished to begin the new year with. He takes it all apart anyway, laying all the mechanical guts out on the floor. A short while later he walks up to me, holding out his hand. In his palm is a tiny, 1/4-inch piece of plastic from a clothing tag. "It's fixed.", he says. That little piece of plastic was lodged between the something...something and made the entire dishwasher vibrate noisily. "Could Daniel do that?", he smiles. (There is a running joke in our family about who can fix things better, my husband or my son-in-law. The son-in-law has been winning.)
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A dishwasher fixed is better than a new one for a year. Also not a cupcake maker, but recently returned to muffins. Never read any of the Tolkien stories, so not on my movie list, but then so few and I usually watch older ones on Netflix.ReplyDelete
That's awesome that the dishwasher could be fixed. I wish he'd come to Atlanta and fix my stove temperature. :)ReplyDelete
You're not alone in the dishwasher problem! Our recent dishwasher issue was the door spring...thank heaven for determined men!ReplyDelete
mmm Cupcakes~ I love the idea of eating more than one
Did you see the Hobbit in 3D or the new film version or the old-fashioned 2D way? I enjoyed the movie and will buy the extended director's cuts when they come out.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year to you and yours. Glad the dishwasher was something your hubby could fix.
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Bookings for the Isuzu D-MAX V-Cross have commenced from today across all Isuzu dalerships in India. Priced at Rs 12.49 lakh (ex-showroom, Chennai), the D-MAX V-Cross deliveries will begin from July 2016 onwards. Called the country's first 'Adventure Utility Vehicle', the V-Max is manufactured at the company's newly inaugurated plant at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.
"The ISUZU D-MAX V-Cross is designed to meet the aspirations of India's adventure seekers. With a combination of rugged off-roading capability and passenger car like comforts, the V-Cross caters to the personal vehicle buyer who seeks adventure, style and utility.", said the company in a statement.
Though the V-Cross segment is quite new to the Indian market, it's very popular in overseas markets. What makes these vehicles very popular are their capabilities to handle off roads and regular roads with quite ease. People use them for daily commute and utility purposes as well.
The company says that the Isuzu D MAX V Cross has been tested for 40 lakh Kms and its engine offers best-in-class efficiency, durability and reliability. Powering the D-Max V-Cross is a 2.5-litre, 4-cylinder engine that is good for 134bhp at 3600rpm and 320Nm at 1800-2800rpm. Transmitting power to all four-wheels of the vehicle is a 5-speed manual gearbox.
The D Max V Cross' chassis frame is based on Isuzu Gravity Response Intelligent Platform (iGRIP) technology that gives it stability even at high speeds and sharp curves. While the vehicle looks rugged from outside, its interior looks quite upmarket thanks to its leather seats, steering mounted audio controls, electro-luminescent meters with MID (Multi Information Display).
Isuzu Motors has also started takign pre-orders for the Isuzu D-MAX regular cab pickup.
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Putting Alaska in Context
Just for the sake of putting Alaska in context I thought it'd be good to learn a little more about its human and physical geography. It is 656,424 sq mi in size. Alaska is often shrunk in US maps so many have a poor concept of how it relates to the lower 48. Below is a map showing it in more familiar terms. Alaska is about 18% the size of the continental 48 states combined and more than twice as big as any of them.
Despite it's staggering size the population of Alaska is a mere 683,478. That is roughly half the size of the population of the Bronx. It is much closer in population to Staten Island than any of the main boroughs.


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I have got to move past this 'funk' I've been in since Rick passed. Words like fog, daze, zombie, surreal, all describe my world the past couple of weeks.
But thanks to time, family, friends, prayers and sheer will, I am feeling a little better each day. I have my moments, but at least it's not hours now.
So the timing of the 2010 Nascar Racing season couldn't be better. Just 10 days away now from the start of the Daytona 500. And just what is a picture of Tony Stewart's car doing on my blog???? We are a Hendrick Motorsports family............Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Jr. and Mark Martin.
Tony Stewart was my brother's favorite driver. And I made a promise at Rick's funeral that I would cheer for Tony this year. Doesn't mean I won't also cheer for my Hendrick boys, but it won't be that hard to be a Tony fan either. Tony is a good guy and a great driver/team owner. He is colorful and passionate about what he does and generally makes every race interesting...especially with his commentary afterwards. So, Tony and Hendrick it is this year.
May the best man win! I love you Rick!
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Christmas in PA
(Below) Opening the 2nd Annual cookbook created by Christie and me...
There was a little pirate in our midst...
Aunt Liz (from NC) was part of the festivities! (here she is showing off a handmade scarf from Christie's mom - beautiful!)
(Below) A Meekoo for Christie (right) and one for me, created by June at Noon! (website)
Eric showing off his daughter's new toy... lookin' good!
More handmade goodies from June at Noon... these are amazing, and recycled from old magazines!!
A beautiful purse made (for me) by Christie's mom. I can't wait to start using it!
A hand-carved stamp made by June at Noon for our geocaching/letterboxing adventures! She made one for Christie and both of Christie's parents and they are amazing. I am going to use mine for geocaching and in my letter-writing... it's just that cool!
A lovely quilt made for Christie by her mom (from fabric that Christie picked out during her stay in Washington state with AmeriCorps). :)
And we were surrounded by loved ones in spirit and reminded that love never dies.
This is Christie's Aunt Eunie - a self portrait taken when she was a twenty-something in the '70s, I believe, while a student in Rochester - who passed away earlier this year. She beautifully lives on in Christie and the rest of her family. I wrote about our trip to Cuba Lake in July - when I got to meet Eunie - here.


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Monday, July 13, 2009
Stripes and Rods
Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods.. 2 Corinthians 11:24-25a
Paul's extensive description of all he suffered for the Gospel's sake is sobering. Here is a bit more information regarding just two of the things he endured. One was a Jewish method of punishment and the other was a specialty of the Romans.
"To explain this singular custom of inflicting "forty stripes save one" a few words from Moses may be quoted. "And it shall be, if the wicked man (brought to the judges for trial) be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number. Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed; lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother shall seem vile unto thee" (Deut. 25:2,3). On this subject, as on most others, the Jews refined, and affected great concern. And lest they should accidently inflict more than forty stripes, they resolved to stop short at thirty-nine. And to insure exactitude both ways they invented a scourge of thirteen thongs, and with this instrument the culprit was struck three times. By this ingenious method the law's demands were met, and the prisoner was secured against excessive punishment. This fully explains the nature and details of Paul's punishment.
Beating with rods was a Roman punishment, inflicted by the civil authorities. It was usually executed by the lictors, who were in constant attendance on the principal magistrates, going before them as they went. The insignia of their office, as well as the dignity of the magistrate on whom they attended, consisted of a number of elm rods, bound with a thong into a bundle, which they carried on their shoulder. An axe was bound up in the bundle, and its head jutted forth from it. Within the city of Rome , however, the axe was omitted, out of respect to the Roman people. The bundle, in fact, comprised the apparatus of the lictor as executioner of the magistrates' sentence. The thong served him to bind the criminal, with the rods he inflicted beatings, and (in capital punishment cases) with the axe he beheaded."
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