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In August I introduced House Bill 5137 as part of the Michigan Government Funding and Transparency Act, to require the Department of Management and Budget to develop and operate a single, searchable web site accessible to the public at no charge that would feature a detailed list of all state expenditures. This could be described as "Google Government". It will be an easy way for anyone with a computer and Internet access to search every dime of state expenditures.
Also in August, The Reason Foundation announced that U.S. Senators Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sam Brownback (R-KS), and Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) signed oaths declaring that, should they win the presidency in 2008, they will issue an executive order during their first month in office instructing the entire executive branch to put into practice the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. You can read the press release from The Reason Foundation here.
In addition to introducing this common sense legislation, which has now been enacted at the Federal level and in 5 other states, I, along with other Republican colleagues, have introduced amendments to several spending bills calling for transparency in state spending. In every case, Democrat leadership has found a way to remove the amendments from the bills on the floor.
My question is, if this idea is supported by the most liberal and the most conservative members of the U.S. Senate, and was signed into law, why won't the leadership in the Michigan House of Representatives take it up?
You can read the text and analysis of my bill (HB5137) here.
...And speaking of transparency...
In a classic example of government obfuscation and delay, here is a story that illustrates just how unwilling state government is to open the books to the general public.
Rory Mattson, Director of the Delta County (Upper Peninsula) Conservation District believes state government is bloated with administrative costs and overhead. Back in March of this year, he began to request information from the state departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality and Agriculture. What he asked for was their complete budgets so that he could review them. The response he received was that for printing and labor costs, he would have to pay them $15,000. Imagine, a taxpayer has to pay the state to find out how the state is spending HIS tax dollars. But that is just the beginning of the story.
As this saga unfolded, Mr. Mattson was told by some state agencies that they never received his requests. The DEQ cashed his check in March and then told him they never received the check. The DEQ told Mr. Mattson they would give him the information in the format they preferred, not in the format he requested. (He is still waiting.) He has yet to get so much as a commitment of when the information will be sent to him.
This story is very instructive. It shows in a real life example the height of arrogance of some bureaucrats. I always believed that government should serve the people. Apparently, there are those in state government who believe otherwise.
Imagine what it would be like if Rory Mattson could just open up his computer, get on line and look up any budget, any line item, any expenditure he was interested in. And we wouldn't have to "kill any trees" to accomplish it.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Transparency Act Update (Putting the state's checkbook online)
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Best Buy to cut costs, close some big-box stores
MINNEAPOLIS | Best Buy Co. said it plans to close 50 big-box stores and open 100 small mobile locations in the U.S. in fiscal 2013 and cut $800 million in costs by fiscal 2015. The news came Thursday as the biggest U.S. specialty electronics retailer posted a fiscal fourth-quarter loss partly because of restructuring charges, but its adjusted results topped Wall Street's expectations.
Best Buy's strategy of focusing on closing some of its hulking stores to concentrate on smaller Best Buy Mobile outlets illustrates the shifting nature of the electronics industry. Shoppers aren't flocking to big-box stores as they once did. And sales of TVS, digital cameras and video-game consoles have weakened, while sales of tablet computers, smartphones and e-readers have increased.
Best Buy lost $1.7 billion, or $4.89 per share, for the period ended March 3. That compares with a profit of $651 million, or $1.62 per share, a year ago.
The Minneapolis company said its quarterly results included $2.6 billion in charges. They were mostly related to its purchase of Carphone Warehouse Group PLC'S interest in the Best Buy Mobile profit-sharing agreement and related costs, as well as an impairment charge tied to writing off Best Buy Europe goodwill and restructuring charges.

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Diet Coke
Today, for lunch I'm having Diet Coke.
In the past when I've made this statement it might have been an issue of finances or transportation (lack thereof in both cases) that kept me from leaving the office to obtain something to eat. Not so today. Today I'm lazy. I'm not eating lunch because I can't be bothered to haul my ass out to the car and proceed to the nearest drive-thru which is less than a mile away. Instead, I'm having a glass (paper cup) of almost-but-not-quite flat Diet Coke found in the office fridge.
That should give you an idea of where I'm at today.
Normally I'd just sit here and waste my hour of freedom on hulu, but I'm all caught up on Community, 30 Rock, and Outsourced and not actively following any other current shows, so instead I thought I'd knock out a quick update for my all but forgotten blog.
Last month I went to PAX East in Boston. My main goal in attending was to see MC Frontalot, Paul and Storm, and Jonathon Coulton in concert, which I accomplished. I really enjoyed Frontalot's set which was probably the high point of the show for me.
Other Highlights:
Jane McGonigal's Keynote.
Paul and Storm's set.
Rockstar's LA Noire booth.
The Penny Arcade Make A Strip Panel.
I finished my play through (to 100% completion no less) of Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption (Xbox360) last month. It's quite possibly the best game I've ever played, easily the best of the last couple of years, at any rate. It's incredibly paced, thoroughly cinematic, and brilliantly written. It's an amazing story, backed by near flawless game-play.
I also played through the Undead Nightmare expansion, which was enjoyable, but not on the same level as RDR.
I dusted off my Gamecube and tried out a couple of well-respected titles I'd never gotten around to when the console was current.
Soul Calibur 2 appears to be *the* Gamecube fighting game. I picked up a copy for $8 at Gamestop and gave it a spin. It's pretty enjoyable and I get the feeling that, as with most fighting games, I'd get more enjoyment out of it if I'd learn some of the more complex moves and combos. Instead I almost always resort to frantically mashing buttons, which seems to work frighteningly well, at least against the lower AI levels. I'm certain a human opponent with any degree of competency would utterly destroy me.
I have memories of playing Mortal Kombat on the SNES with Matt Dodge back in high school, and I don't think I ever beat him once. Fighting games aren't my forte, but Soul Calibur 2 is fun, and I suppose ultimately that's the yardstick that games should be measured against.
Super Monkeyball 2 was also high on a lot of peoples lists. This one set me back a whole $4.
I appreciate the game's style, and presentation, but it's just not doing it for me. The problem is, I'm really bad at it. I zipped through World 1 and thought, "Is that all there is? What a silly game." Then I started World 2... Yikes. I don't know if I'll ever get to World 3, and to be honest, I'm not that interested in continuing to beat my head against that particular wall.
Bomberman Jetters cost me $3. To me, at that price, the game is worth it just to have the 4-player classic battle mode on my Gamecube, so anything remotely resembling entertainment form the main story-mode would be a bonus. After slogging through the first level, I think I'll just pretend the battle mode is the only mode. It looks pretty, but to say the game-play is anything other than clunky would be a terrible, terrible lie. It's bad. It's really bad.
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On Saturday, I joined the Cambridge Food and Wine Society in an outing to the Gog Magog Hills Farm Shop who had put together a selection of treats for us, both culinary and informative. As we arrived and mingled, we picked up drinks (various wines as well as beers from the Moonshine Brewery, of which I particularly liked the Barton Bitter). In the back of the (still half under construction) shelter two Big Green Eggs had been set up in which our dinner had been cooking away for the last half day or so.
First, however, we were split into two groups, one to do a cheese and wine tasting, the other to watch a butchery demonstration. I was in the latter group who were invited into the back of the butcher's shop where Miles showed us how to take apart a whole lamb into the various cuts one is used to see in a butcher's display. Watching a master at work was fascinating and it took him less than 20 minutes.
The next stop was the "canteen" where we had the chance to sample four of their cheeses (all from Neal's Yard Dairy), each paired with a wine (except the cheddar which was paired with a Moonshine Brewery ale). I had had the Tunworth (a soft Camembert style cheese) before and it's one of my favourites. The others were a soft goat's cheese, a mature cheddar with a little blue woven in and a superb Stilton which was creamy and well balanced. Needless to say, all the cheeses were perfectly ripe and well kept.
Back at the shelter, our dinner was waiting. Pulled pork with one of the best home made BBQ sauces I had ever tasted, coleslaw, leaves and sourdough bread. There was also lasagne and pizza, both cooked on the Big Green Egg as well. Sadly, I did not have the opportunity to try any of the latter two but the pork was worth coming to the event alone.


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Wednesday, November 18
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Complete Albums 1965-1980
"Many a musical artist has made their bones by singing the blues, but it's not just about singing them, it's about playing them, too. In the 1960s, many a young Caucasian found success by sitting at the knees of his favorite African-American blues artists, and the best of the bunch were never afraid to give credit where credit was due. Take Paul Butterfield, for instance, who - along with his buddy Nick Gravenites - spent a good deal of time making the rounds of Chicago blues clubs, meeting and sometimes even jamming with such greats as Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Otis Rush, and Muddy Waters, all of whom encouraged Mr. Butterfield and his colleague. ..."
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Monday, January 10, 2011
A Global Album Of Sovereign Insolvency
When it comes to providing analytical perspectives and empirical insights into the realm of sovereign deterioration, few come close to the work of Reinhart and Rogoff. Citi's Willem Buiter is one such man. In his latest summary piece describing in excruciating detail just how bad things are at the sovereign level (and judging by tonight's opening print in the EURUSD more are starting to realize this), Buiter provides a terrific country by country guide of what is now an insolvent world, starting with the merely extremely risky, going through the backstop-baiters, and finishing with the time bombs that have already gone off and everybody pretends not to care. For those who do care, this is a definitive guide to what each individual European (and not only) country can look forward to in an age of global moral hazard. The only open question: with China's interest now to preserve the Euro's viability, how will Beijing act in the next few months as the eurozone finally starts unraveling.
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This should not come as much of a surprise, but The Diffusion Group (TDG) has done the legwork to back it up. People who stream video content from Netflix over the Internet are twice as likely to cut back on their cable or satellite service than they were a year ago. According to a company press release, 16% of online Netflix users in 2010 were inclined to change their subscription to a lower tier or cancel a premium service. That figure had jumped to 32% this year. And about half of them cite cost-savings as the main reason for making the change.
These results are interesting, because the party line at Netflix is that they are not out to compete with cable and satellite, but rather provide an adjunct service. They can call it whatever they want, but it's clear that Netflix poses a significant threat to subscription revenues. If the subscription services can't find a way to lower the costs for their customers – at a time when the networks want more money in retransmission and licensing fees — Netflix is going to steal the bacon right out from under their noses.
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OOOPS! How could we have missed this email from the Curacao Tourist Board, inviting us all to
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in the USA Today 10Best Awards RIGHT NOW!
PUERTO RICO is currently in the lead, with Curacao a close 2nd! Not acceptable!
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Below is the official press release from the Curacao Tourist Board, for more info and what you need to do - 6 January is the cut off (my bad, sorry, sorry)
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Below is the official press release from the Curacao Tourist Board, for more info and what you need to do - 6 January is the cut off (my bad, sorry, sorry)
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|Curaçao is home to more than 30 idyllic beaches including Playa Kalki,
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And The Dive Bus. Perfect for diving, fun and cold beer.
WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao - December 2013 - The Caribbean island of Curaçao has made the short list of finalists in the Best Caribbean Island category in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards.
Curaçao is best known for its abundant natural beauty, pristine dive sites and spectacular snorkeling. (And The Dive Bus). The unique island paradise is home to 35 uncrowded beaches and an eclectic mix of history and culture. (And The Dive Bus). Curaçao's diverse and distinctive capital city of Willemstad is one of just six sites in the Caribbean deemed a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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I only cried a little. . .really.
Mom said that I was a pretty good girl.
Can you see one of my top teeth in this picture?
That is one Christmas present that you will LOVE! I adore my cleaning lady! Good luck giving her up though!
Yay cleaning lady! Yay eye doctor! Yay Olivia!
Supercute pics of olivia today. you always capture the greatest expressions on her face! Love the tights, and seriously seriously envy the cleaning lady. Manohman.
Olivia, should we start calling you snaggle tooth? Your pictures are adorable. You are looking quite grown up today. Don't grow up too much before I get to see you again. I'm glad to hear that your appointment went well, and that your mama will get some much deserved help. She has a full time job just figuring out what to eat. Love ya! Aunt Kimmy
Those are great pics. I just love the outfit, and those super-cute tights!
it is great to have someone clean your house for you, you'll love it.
Olivia looks so cute and so big!
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The unique solid of Degrassi Prime will probably be reuniting for the primary time in 20 years at Toronto's ComiCon.
To this point, Pat Mastroianni (Joey Jeremiah), Stacie Mistysyn (Caitlin Ryan), Stefan Brogren (Snake "Archie" Simpson), Kirsten Bourne Kelly (Tessa Campanelli) and Dan Woods (Mr. Raditch) are showed to satisfy their fanatics.
"Degrassi has had a enormous have an effect on on popular culture in Canada and there is not any higher solution to have fun this formative display than to reunite fanatics with a few of their favorite, unique solid contributors at this 12 months's tournament," mentioned Toronto ComiCon display director Andrew Moyes.
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Mastroianni wrote at the Degrassi Excursion Fb web page to give an explanation for why one of the most solid contributors are reuniting.
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As we approach the last couple of weeks until Election Day, I'd like to ask a favor of all of you. By necessity, I've been running a modest and low budget campaign but this is now the time to ask for your help by making a contribution to my campaign. Your contribution will allow me to purchase literature, brochures and palm cards so that I can get my message out to the public in my bid to challenge the system represented by my opponents in SD34.
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Most of the time, my co-workers or my family members come to me calling for help to save their computers/laptops from Virus.
I would have cleaned Kamal's (my wife) laptop several times. Every time I give her a new desktop or laptop she will manage to get new virus within weeks. Finally, I gave up on the cleaning job and got IMac which has kept her away from bothering me :-)
She still uses a laptop which has windows-7 that has been pretty good until now !!!(touch-wood).Ofcourse, I have installed Avast!, a free version of antivirus.
I am pretty sure that there would be quite a few people who might need similar help. Thanks to Kamal!!, who has helped me to find various ways to clean the virus. Among them, I would like to share 3 effective steps to clean the virus.
Step 1: IOBit
IOBit will clean all your registry,cookies and Temporary files.If you want you can also de-fragment. The download is free. To download and install, click on http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html?Str=download
Step 2: Avast!
Now, run Avast! full scan on your system and set the protection level on high.It will find the most obvious ones and do a pretty decent clean. It might take couple of hours depending on the number of files you have, but just remember to run a full scan. You can download Avast! for free:
Step 3: Bitdefender
Now, run Bitfinder full scan. It will ask you to install Active-X control. After installing it, start the scan from the browser. The scanning will take atleast 5-6 hours depending on the number of files you have. You can download for free - http://www.bitdefender.com/scanner/online/free.html
These 3 steps has helped me most of the time to clean the virus.If you think that the virus is not yet cleaned then try doing a Full Restore on your desktop/laptop. The only problem with full restore is that you will loose all your data.So, I would suggest you to take a back-up before restoring the system.
Hope this helps you!! Please do write to me about your comments.
I shall write about how to restore your desktop/laptop in my next article.
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Best Hotels Off the Vegas Strip
Not all that glitters in Las Vegas sparkles along its Strip.
By: Lark Ellen Gould
Most off-Strip properties provide shuttles to the Strip at prescribed times. Better to consider staying where you are, chilling in the relative quiet and indulging in something completely different: a peaceful Las Vegas vacation.
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The Audrey Hepburn of the Strip, Bellagio oozes sophistication and grandeur while remaining down to earth and far from pretentious.
Las Vegas' Late Night Clubs
Take a look at some of the best Vegas has to offer.
MGM Grand
Waterfalls, aquariums, palm trees and an 11-acre tropical lagoon all smack in the middle of the Vegas Strip, not to mention the desert: It's Mandalay Bay.
Caesars Palace
If anyone can claim to have kicked off the theme casino-resort craze in Vegas, it may well be Caesars.
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Hollywood's golden age may be years past, but the glamour and sophistication live on at MGM Grand.
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End of Term Exhibition
It was show time this week and all the children's hard work was revealed to their parents and friends. Each child had a portfolio of drawings, prints, sketch books and original paintings on boards. We had a quiz with questions covering Vincent van Gogh, Eric Carle and "The Little Prince" and of course the five elements of drawing. The cards of the children's art work were a great success and parents ordered these and the fine art A3 prints. All the Art was carried home in The Art School " more art for more children bag!"
Ali and Kate would like to thank all of the parents for their support and feedback on this test term, they have been such a big part of how we run the art school. And we would like to thank our first art school children: Linus, Billy, Alice, George, Mia, Joseph, Ben, Alex, Teddy and Hardy. They have taught us so much!


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Step 1: By treating her with dignity; by choosing the right time, when you're both light and airy, when things are at their very best and both of you feel invincible – impervious to pain, invincible, stronger because you're standing in each other's mingling shadows. By choosing the moment by which to measure all moments: when the stars align, when fog passes gently over the black Washington sky, when leaves are crisp and blow in mystical whirlwinds and land and gather in gutters; and you're nestled in the quiet streets of Belltown.
Step 2: By taking her hand tightly and holding it, so you're warming her chilly fingertips.
Step 3: By looking into her eyes – right in – so that she can see how deep you're searching inside of her – so that she knows he can see every artery and vein and ventricle of your heart and every space in between.
Step 4: By saying the words, simply and poignantly, so they leave her spellbound, so they leave you full from giving something away, rather than empty.


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The effects of childhood bullying could last for longer than you think. Research has shown that children who have been bullied could experience low self-esteem, anxiety and depression as adults. Bullying in some cases is unavoidable and parents might not be able to prevent it but the key to overcoming its side effects is helping the child deal with it post an incident. Usually children are reluctant to talk about such incidents with their parents or friends with the fear of being judged or being called a "sissy". However, bullying never ends with the act. It could haunt a child life-long. And carrying forward baggage like that might be harmful at various levels.
Furthermore, if you thought bullying was restricted to children, it's time to dig deeper! Adults too face different kinds of bullying and what is termed as "ostracism" could instill fear and insecurity in adults too. From verbal bullying to online bullying, bullying could take various forms, but all leading to catastrophic consequences (including personality disorders), if not dealt with sensibly and sensitively.
Children may not have the courage to express their problems explicitly, but adults must find the courage to do so! Identifying the different forms of bullying is essential in the case of adults. Even something as common as someone forcing their decisions or ideas on you at a workplace, is a form of bullying. Standing up for yourself at a time like that is imperative!
One might wonder, what causes people to turn into bullies. Surprisingly, bullies themselves are often suffering from personality disorders or depression urging them to take respite by performing acts of bullying. Some may also have poor relationships with their families or might be facing difficulties in their academic work, leading them to believe that the only way of displaying strength or power lies in bullying.
With a profound increase in the number of suicides amongst children, bullying must be looked into from all angles. Acknowledging that your child is being bullied is only the beginning; followed by being there for your child and lending an ear when required. Effective parenting can help children overcome the impact of bullying and grow up to be secure, happy individuals.
This blog was based on the article – Bullying ke side-effects in Bangalore Mirror paper on 25th July 2017-http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com//Article.aspx?eid=31820&articlexml=Bullying-ke-side-effects-25072017020006
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Organizing information for web design
Last week Beth pointed me to a great read, Non-Profit Tech Blog: Confessions of a Non-Profit IT Director. On Sunday, Allan's blog post gave me a great call out and had some good questions for me to ponder as we move forward with our redesign(s). He wrote:
What I would like Chas to show is his toolset for web information architecture design. Does he use Visio? Does he brainstorm on paper? Does he use index cards? However, he certainly he gives out enough information for people to eventually replicate his work methods for themselves. Hint, hint, I'll be doing some of that myself.First of all, I've never heard of Visio, so that was cool. And, index cards? I've never thought of that, but if it worked for me in elementary school and for my wife as she went through law school, then by golly it should work for me at the office.
I'm not sure if this completely addresses the question, but my preferred method (I use 'preferred' loosely as I haven't dabbled with much else) is whiteboard, note taking, and meetings - a little old fashion wouldn't you say?
Whiteboard – Every Thursday, the web team meets and discusses web work completed, web work that needs to be scheduled, and upcoming week's email schedule. Shortly, we will be including an editorial calendar to the mix (any successful models would be appreciated).
Note taking – I write a lot and cross out even more. I also carry a little 'dorkpad' around with me to capture tidbits outside of the office, e.g. sites to visit, folks to contact, shower-moment-thoughts, etc.
Meetings – For us, the web has been a huge patch quilt over the years absorbing lots and lots of information. So, my task early on (and hasn't stopped) has been meeting with folks to learn more about what they do, how our site(s) can reinforce/promote their work, and learn what we can do to integrate our work more efficiently and effectively.
Why am I going through this? Well, basically, Allan has me thinking about my 'toolset' as well as how I organize the information architecture, balance needs vs. wants, and better integrate our work online. And how I bring people into the process, that's also key. I will also look into Visio, but I'd like to hear what works for others. Editorial calendars? Wikis? Intranets?


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I feel dulan. Very dulan. Very Very dulan.
I was put into a situation which makes me wanna punch someone so bad!! I just came back from Jogoya restaurant in Starhill/Bukit Bintang. I ate quite alot since I was quite hungry since I haven't eaten anything yet, not even during the break fast time. Eventually, my stomach got the best of me and forced me to do some 'investing' in the toilet!! Hahaha.
The bloody door was closed tight and it was even locked. Of course la, who 'invest' in the toilet with the door open wide right?? Haha. But god knows why, a guy had to come and KICK the bloody door open, literally. He was lucky as I just entered and was still standing. I really don't understand why he had to kick a LOCKED door! It's as if I stole his food and he's trying to get his revenge on me. If I was doing my business already, I'll bloody go shove some wasabi up his ass.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Labels: bukit bintang, jogoya, life
3 comments:
- SWei said...
Dude, that person who kicked the locked door you were at must had been freaking jobless. You should have quickly finished your business, drag him in and shove his face into the toilet bowl man. That'll serve him right for kicking the door without a reason!
- October 6, 2007 at 11:33 PM
- Vamp said...
If wasabi makes our tears leak out.
What does it do when it goes through our butthole?
A question only possibly answered by God.
- October 7, 2007 at 11:44 PM
- Mr.Thief said...
eh, good idea! if someone told me that right away, it could've been done! ahaha.
indeed.. let's not get into details bout that. ahah.
- October 8, 2007 at 12:42 AM
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Please hire a Professional wedding DJ.
I can't stress this enough, or make enough social media videos regarding this, but It's fresh on my mind again and things that need to be discussed. When brides invest in wedding videography, a lot of our content and product depend on a wedding dj who has awareness on the entire day.
I recently worked with a dj (one of the bigger companies) who will hire anyone, he didn't realize that a handheld microphone would sound far superior than a small lapel on the officiant. If a bride and groom speak into a handheld vs an officiant wearing a microphone it's going to sound much superior, now the officiant also saying "well I don't feel like holding anything because I just don't want to" is also a slap in the face, brides are investing in great sound.
This DJ also went right into speeches even though we had told him two different occasions, we need 10 minutes to check lighting, sound and setting the scene for proper speeches. Sadly the entire maid of honor speech was missed and the lighting was professional and the sound wasn't a top tier quality.... all of this could have been avoided with hiring the right DJ. When a DJ just starts announcing things and nobody is ready, all this does is create loss of product for our couples. I offer discounts for working with DJs who understand this aspect of the day.
Things brides can do in order to get the most bang for their buck. Enjoy!!
1. Makeup - This is by far the biggest issue come wedding day. I've covered this topic over and over and over and I've made video's about this. So many wedding videographers immediately get discouraged because makeup is where we can get a lot of unique shots, the creative stuff that wows brides - when your artist has you in a dark corner, with no room and refuse to move for us the entire process is gone. Fake makeup doesn't work for video - we cannot film a clean brush next to your face that's being held still, videographers need motion and need it to be applied it great light, it honestly blows my mind 95% of the time this doesn't happen....also we need space behind your MUA to maneuver around, again this happens way too much. 75% of the makeup being applied is creative shots - unique looks. 25% of the makeup we film is the finishing touches because we want our brides to look flawless on camera. Last note, hair needs to be first followed by makeup. Brides spend a lot of time looking for wedding day hair, so this needs to be dolled up for makeup.
2. If you plan on writing/reading letters or doing a gift exchange please remember that hearing what you two write each other will add a lot of pop to your tailored wedding film. You don't need to read this out loud, but videographers would love to have you record what was written so when you are reading the letter, we can hear what your fiance wrote with his voice under the video of you reading. This will add mind blowing elements to your wedding film. Look at it like this, would you pay for the best internet service, and call the provider and say you'd only like dial up? This element gives us a ton of material to work with and make it unique to each couple. If you prefer not to do any of this, just remember videographers are already limited with content and this will result in a smaller length wedding film.
3. Sound - couples who hire wedding videographers are really investing in sound. So when brides tell us "we don't care if we hear the vows" (on the wedding day) this will 100% ruin the wedding video. I've personally heard this before and it blows my mind, (if they didn't care about sound, I wouldn't have accepted the job). it's rare but it happens. Why on earth would someone hire a company to make a wedding video if there isn't any sound? It's like watching game of thrones on mute...Yikes.
4. Ceremony space - THIS is HUGE. A lot of people see videos or photos and hire us based off that alone, but they don't realize that we need space in order to get those shots you fell in love with and that composition that just makes sense. So we need at least 10-12 feet of free space from the alter to the front row. Luckily I've worked with some awesome planners and coordinators who have taken rows back to save our product. Weddings should always be a team effort - move the rows back, let our couples get beautiful content, which makes our couples happy, which makes the vendor selection on their end a great result, which ends in a win...and probably an instant publication.. If the space is way too crammed we will either become part of the bridal party (yay) or we will have to film a mile away, missing the good stuff (nay). Please keep this in mind for your final product.
5. Speeches - this is the most bang for your buck. All wedding speeches will be different as all couples stories are different. These cannot be rushed and videographers need to setup speeches. I've seen amazing wedding films, from lighting, to sound, to composition and then the worst looking wedding speeches ever. These need to be setup to look pretty and elegant. I tell my couples this is 40-60% of your wedding video and if I cannot personally set these up I can guarantee the wedding video will be extremely one dimensional and boring, which will leave you feeling like hiring a video company was a mistake.
6. Lasers or TVs on during your first dance. Have you ever recorded something on a computer screen or on your TV with your camera? If you haven't all you're going to see is a strobe light in the back and something that looks like a dusty VHS tape playing, its distracting and just plain awkward. I've had to turn these off in the background because there isn't anyway around it, same goes with lasers during first dances or up-lights. These cause a banding effect in your video and it can't be removed. A beautiful black line scrolling bottom to top the entire time, and i use beautiful sarcastically. So when wedding videographers request these things off its just because we want to give our brides a product they are proud of and our best.
So there you have it - 6 things that will make your wedding video the best investment come wedding day.
I recently came across a blog online that talked about 5 Secrets Your Wedding Videographer Wants You to Know..and to be honest most of it was bogus . I've seen my fair share of bad ideas, bad setups, horrendous lighting and vendors in this industry that I have no idea how they had someone sign their contract. With all of that aside, here are 5 secrets your wedding videographer wants you to know.
1. Trust us. You fell in love with our work from the beginning, now enjoy the day and let us do our thing...we may have "crazy" idea's but our end goal is simply to give you the greatest investment on your wedding day.
2. Content - It takes far more material for videographers to create a film or highlight than most people realize. As we need constant motion we can't "fake things" so we need makeup to be in great light before it gets applied (yes this should be a common sense thing) but sadly it's gotten just plain ridiculous as of late. When bride's speak up for us and say. "I do not want to get ready in the bathroom, I want to look the best in proper light." our day is so much easier.
3. Wedding Toasts - this is the most important part of our product for you, audio is king of the wedding day and the words from these speeches will mold your final product. There should never be a reason these don't look their best, and sound their best. You wouldn't watch a movie with 1 wide shot the entire time...I feel this should also be common sense, but oh my word "but it's so much easier for me to take a few photo's of everyone in a line, then I can go back to eat." -a bad photographer
4. We love when brides understand that their wedding day IS GOING TO RUN BEHIND, and that when videographers help create a timeline it most likely will go a lot smoother, this is because it does take us a bit longer to get shots our brides need and it takes a little longer to setup for certain portions of the day. Videographers don't have the luxury of walking around freely, with an auto focus taking 10-15 photo's of staged makeup or you slipping on your dress. We have our camera on a monopod or tripod, we need to adjust all of our settings and manuel focus our lens and need real motion.
5. Dinner - I personally don't eat at weddings most of the time, because I need a lot of things setup and testing my sound, but when we are told to eat last this makes zero sense. I've personally had a plate taken from my hand years ago because I stepped in the buffet line and it was rude to the guests (lol) of course I stated my case and was able to get back in line, but if vendors don't eat first we either don't eat, or we eat and miss some valueable content.
All the above I stress with my couples, and luckily my weddings are run with perfection. Most headaches can be avoided if vendors spoke up and let each other know what they need...I won't interfere with your details and portraits if you don't interfere with my wedding toasts.
Let's talk about wedding reviews!
I don't think brides really understand how easy it is to make a review and how some vendors are protected. Reviews can serve a certain purpose and possibly help brides out, but most reviews aren't that real. Now when I am out of state for filming weddings, I admit the first thing I do is open google and type in the following "pizza near me" I read the top 3 that come up and look for key words that I feel makes a great pizza, I will spend about 30 minutes debating and reading those. Now I know a pizza review for $12 is much different than a wedding vendor who will charge between 3-5k on average, so reviews can narrow the field down quite a bit.
These giant wedding websites - ANYONE CAN WRITE A REVIEW! WITH OR WITHOUT WORKING WITH YOU... If you want a beautiful example, here is a review that I received years ago (when I cared about them).
Reviewed On 12/15/2011 Laura S
...My experience with Brett Hatfield is something he should be embarrassed of. He was very unprofessional in his communication, writing one sentence, casual emails that might be sent to a friend, not a potential customer....
This reviewer admitted never working with me, never exchanging money, never meeting me...but my initial email was talking to her more like a friend.
My success in this industry has been being personable and getting to know my couples, I never deliver these over the top canned responses. I don't want my business model to sound like the operator when I call Verizon and have to make a payment. After months of trying to get the review down (when I cared). I was told that I already had too many great reviews and it would be wrong if someone had that great of a success rate... after this email I just gave up, didn't care about them, didn't care about these "ribbons" and participation trophies...and I stopped writing brides after they received their product to review me.
The last couple of weddings I have had have been painful to work at, not because the venue was bad, or the couple were a bit lame, or the planner had bad eyebrows..but because the bride thought she was hiring someone else. A lot of couples will read a review or two meet with the "face of the company" and come wedding day I am working with 4 photographers and an associate training them the day of. Of course the bride isn't going to be happy, she was lied to, and now we have 5 total people clogging up the day, having posing practice and a real power struggle. These photography companies are ruining the industry. I know a lot of these big companies who claim they just want to suck up the business so nobody else gets work, when your vendors care about the money rather than delivering a fine polished piece of art I can gurantee you will most likely be a little bit upset.
Here are a few things brides can do to make sure they have a great experience.
1. Find a vendor who has experience with your wedding theme. I'll be the first to admit, if a bride is looking for a fast pace hipster wedding and she reaches out...I am 100% certain I am not the right fit, but I know others who strive in that environment.
2. Read bad reviews first (yes I mean it). bad reviews can actually be a wonderful tool, sometimes the couple didn't have real expectations and will throw that vendor under the bus. I've seen reviews of photographers that are wonderful people and highly skilled, but the review was bad because the bride didn't receive a million photo's, or her book may have been damaged in the mail or her wedding day was all rain and she wasn't able to get her pinterest park photos...I've seen reviews saying, "don't hire this photographer because they will Photoshop you and make you look fat"...some people will go out of their way to try to ruin a business.
3. Make sure the person you meet with is the actual person showing up, and if they aren't make sure you've seen this persons actual work. Early on in my career I was linked with a very shady photography business - who would send high school seniors and early college kids - this company is no longer in business (shocker).
4. Make sure the work is consistent. I know many videographers who make great films, and just plain bad films, and the good films are usually when they outsource the work to other companies, or they film the wedding and outsource their editing..the more work they display the better idea you will have. Also, look at the date of the work, everyone can have a great wedding once or twice a year, if your photogapher/videographer last work shown is years ago, chances are they don't have anything current or that great to show.
Hopefully this clears things up a bit, not all reviews are real, the good, the bad and the downright hilarious. Most vendors are protected because they simply pay for that protection. The best resource is your gut feeling, and what you see...don't base your wedding day off some "award winning ribbon" because chances are those are paid for.
So many wedding videographers and wedding photographers have the same frustrations throughout the day. The biggest questions in facebook forums, groups and social media blogs are how we can overcome these wedding day challenges? I decided to put together a brief video describing the early stages of weddings, and by hiring a makeup artist that understands natural light and what a great photo and video look like will save you hours of time on your wedding day. This is an educational video helping makeup artists understand the importance of letting wedding photographers and videographers have brides in the best light from the beginning of the day. Which can be seen here.
Who is the best vendor in the wedding industry? Who is the best photographer for my wedding? Who should I have plan my wedding do I need a planner?
^^ some common questions I have had from current brides and previous brides..the answer? Keep reading!
The biggest question I get from brides outside the normal is... who is the best wedding photographer? This question is loaded and really shouldn't be asked...why? All weddings are different photographers have a certain bride they attract and certain weddings they thrive in!
I've had some brides use a photographer their friend used and they ended up not so thrilled with them, or a DJ who played at a friends wedding and ended up unhappy - now those two vendors thrive at other styles of weddings, If a bride wrote me and asked to record a full mass only..I would have to turn it down, because that isn't my kind of style or wedding...and I know she wouldn't be happy. Mostly because of priests refusing to wear a microphone and totally lie about the church not having a soundboard I can plug into (I've got a beauty of a video coming in the next month or so regarding this issue, you will not want to miss these behind the scenes moments and the behavior videographers have to put up with).
Brides should seek out vendors who have either worked their venue, or a wedding similar to theirs (think rustic wedding, unique wedding...etc). This will ensure your specific vendor will be the ideal person for your wedding. I once had a bride reach out in Feb. (wedding in Cincinnati) and she sent me her friends wedding (GA rustic wedding near a pond and cabins in the summer). She was looking for a videographer that could mock that style in her cold winter, catholic wedding in Cincinnati... this just isn't really possible to mimic since everything was completely opposite. So to all future brides always take recommendations from friends, family and other vendors...but make sure those that are referred have experience with your theme and your visions...otherwise you'll be left with a product that falls short of your wedding dreams.
Before I jump into this, and probably offend a few people :) This is just an example, not all weddings are like this...but usually there is something along these lines as far as reception light, whether it be with wedding speeches (extreme high value) or the first dance (extreme high value). it seems these moments are the moments when anyone decides "what looks best" and ironically, those who make these calls, have no idea about what actually looks best. There are 2 ways to approach these situations. Leave your professional opinion to yourself and make vendor friends, or speak up and make your bride happy. The choice is always yours. I choose the latter, because I am hired for the work I create, I would never tell a DJ or a venue coordinator how to do their job, because I don't know their job. This post is for every photographer, and videographer out there that has to deal with this...and for brides who need to understand why this is so valuable.
Below are 2 examples.
This is what a few in the industry wanted the first dance to look like. I literally had to debate through a lot of people and waste so much time because this scenario isn't acceptable. DJ says, "well they paid for this..so sorry" in house coordinator says "we will fix it"...then sadly disappear the entire night. The planner is usually not even on site which has never made sense to me and if they are, some just keep quiet because its easier. Most LED type lights the DJ provides will cause an ugly effect in video, and can ruin photo's. After going through 3 sets of vendors I just went to the bride...and told her the room is going to look like something from a horror flick, I understand that you may have paid for certain lighting, but the photographers and I strongly urge to let us light the important dances. I would suggest the lights be in our hands for about 20 minutes after so we can get some "party shots" Of course we ended up getting the better light, because brides trust the visual team because this what we were hired to do.
Finally...FINALLY after the bride understands what's going to look best we were able to control the lighting structure...the DARKER the room, THE LESS LIGHT WE NEED. Now, not all rooms are 100% dark because that would be silly, but rooms that are blasted in red, skin tones are ruined, dress details are ruined, facial expressions are ruined. For any bride out there, to my subscribers... just know that when you hire me... I am 100% all in for you. For all those vendors who seem to tell photographers and videographers what looks best, please stop. To all Djs, all wedding planners that would never put us in this situation, or have helped us in this situation I cannot thank you enough. If we are all educated on what we need and why the only thing that happens is magic and happy brides.
Let's talk about ideal bride prep situations. 10-20% of your wedding film, or highlight will come from these moments. Brides need to have a better understanding of lighting setups and real wedding situations photography and videography are handed. Our job is to make you look and feel flawless on your wedding day. Below are two examples of good vs bad, and the why it's important to have us setup where these moments take place.
Should I get a wedding highlight, or a wedding film?
When brides first reach out to a lot of video companies they need to understand the differences between these two options. If you're a bride and you're looking for a tampa bay wedding videographer, OR a wedding videographer elsewhere, let me save you the time and headache and cover these two products for you. So... you can make the right choice as what's best for YOU.
Highlights - will vary from company to company, but typically around 5-7 minutes. Now if your wedding is very traditional and more low key this is the best option for you. Let me explain. Even if videographers film all day sometimes when we get back to edit we have very little material to work with. A highlight will need minimal content.
So how much material will you need to make a great film?
In order for a great film, here are some things that can be done. Brides and Grooms that write each other letters beforehand, exchanging gifts, first looks, personal vows, wedding toasts during the reception. All of those will add a lot of value and personalize your wedding. you can get by with just having a maid of honor or best man give a speech during the reception. I have personally created wedding films from a very traditional small basic ceremony. Films can vary in length, but typically 8+ minutes on up.
Talk to your wedding videographer and let them know the type of ceremony, how many guests are coming, The more our brides can feed us, the longer and better the product will be. You can't have a BBQ with 30 family members and only serve 10 hamburgers... In order to make a beautiful film videographers need a lot of content, if you know there isn't a lot of content to be filmed, you're an ideal bride for a wedding highlight!.


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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Regeneration Sermon Archive
Since I am tight on server storage space, the Regeneration sermon archive that I hosted while that ministry was active has been removed from my site. I have many fond memories of those Sunday evening services and of the messages that I received and that I prepared. I will keep all the mp3 files and can make them available for download upon request or send a CD with the mp3 files. If you are interested feel free to contact me.
Posted by paul at 7:33 AM
1 comment:
- Andrew Murray said...
Thanks for doing that, Paul. Hope you guys are doing well!
- May 25, 2010 at 4:15 PM
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This few days had been hectic, doing lotsa reading on preparing cloth diapers before first use. Well, the baby will literally be here in January, and I really can't wait to sort all newborn list! This is the best part of all. Last Saturday we went to get some newborn clothings, they are having SALES at BabyShop up to 70%. We got something for the new baby and our eldest too, so much for the good bargain!
We had a checkup yesterday, so far the baby is growing healthily, and already 2.2kg according to the ultrasound (EFW), at 33 weeks. If I remembered correctly, my eldest EDD was on 18th January 2012, but she came 2 weeks earlier on the 6th. I was hoping that the new baby would come around that date too, and since dh's birthday is on the 20th, they all can celebrate their birthdays together! And I for one will be having my queen time celebrating alone hihi.
Anyways, I thought I'd save a few informative links for myself on this blog, since I'm too weary to write!


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|Western Poetry posted May 7, 2012
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Cowboys and cowgirls
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Cowboys and cowgirls
I wish to write a poem
For and about you
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Love their saddles
Horses and cattle
The films I grew out of
Rough and gentle cattle herders
Memories of my youth
Rolling, rolling, rolling
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Or horse
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Lola got a nice little trim (I guess it was a little more than a trim) because I just seem to like it short, especially if I actually fix it- which means blow drying it… haha. If only my hair was that quick and easy! I like it and maybe I'll let it grow out now… who knows.
We took Lola to the toy store a few weekends back- and towards the end we were wondering what ever were we thinking!?!
She loved this which Nonna has been wanting to buy her since she was 9 months old so finally Lola is big enough… she loved it and we had a hard time getting her out. We kept telling her that her birthday was coming up and she would get surprises! She's really excited!
I can't wait till she gets her fun "surprises" for her birthday! Now that our yard is Lola-ized she will have plenty of room for her toys! (Pics coming once we get green grass and leaves!) Gram and Popper are getting Lola this way adorable outside playhouse. Lola's going to never want to come in. Hopefully this means this summer I can actually get and maintain a tan! Yay! I got a little bonus at work thanks to 3 brutal weeks (haha- not really brutal) and used it to get a lay out chair! Sun- here we come!
The Bert and Ernie ride at Toys R Us- unfortunately Daddy didn't come prepared with a roll of quarters! We will know next time- one ride isn't enough.
Aunt Kebby has been requesting more videos!
Haha- she loves the Sesame Street Gang! We have them all! Right now- Ernie seems to be the favorite of the week!
I have given in and am making Lola's party all about Lola… meaning Elmo themed! :) Using red and yellow and I think it will be pretty cute. We decided to keep it really small so Lola could feel like it was all about her and be comfortable. As crazy as she is- her shy side certainly comes out around a group of people especially if she doesn't know them really well. I think she will really enjoy her party- she understands the concept of a party, presents, and having a good time! I got her invites on clearance at Target- and I think they are pretty cute- no Elmo though.
We went together to get Elmo stuff at the Sale Place and Lola was really excited about that! Looking forward to Lola being two… oh no, did I say that? Terrible two's!


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Finally the 3rd musketeer showed up and joined in our conversations about boys and unmentionables and the new boy in our friends life who is apparently clingy (dating one week does not make it official nor does it mean you can hang all over us we barely know you!). About and hour later we were able to coax ourselves away from the conversation to take a car ride out to the new mall in Roseville (well its not new they just have new stores). I apparently went crazy and shopped till i dropped getting new slacks and shirts and anthropology, all on sale don't give me that look. Once we got home it was time to get ready for the evening which meant a trip to trader Joe's for pizza supplies. Now I had never done this before so my friends taught me how to make pizza from the pre-made dough (and it was amazing but more about that later).
So after the Trader Joe's Stop we went to the apt and picked up our stuff for the evening and headed to Boy Toy's to make dinner drink be merry and of course have fun! We arrived at Boy Toys to find out that he had fully stocked the fridge with drinks and mixers (there was a big smile on every one's face). We started off with the pizza's which were easy to make and turned out delicious. We made a meat lovers (used left over meatballs from BT's Spaghetti) a Tomato cheese pizza and then finally a cheese pizza. We also got different kinds of crust one of which was a garlic crust talk about addictive. I could buy this and make garlic twist out of this with little or no additives. Needless to say we didn't finish the pizzas because they make a Cookie sheet sized pizza but we were close! The rest of the evening was full of movies, TV and an HBO late night show (which I again will not discuss further than we learned a lot in this informational show). By about 10 we were ready to crash. Now this just shows how old we are getting. Just 3 short years ago we were able to go out and stay up till 2am without any assistance and now were in bed by 9 out by 10 and up at the crack of dawn to work for The Man. Sad sad Life.
The next morning was again interesting but fun with the girls getting in bed with me and BT to watch GREEK. BT mentioned how he needs to post on his Facebook that he is in bed with 3 women. We all looked at him and rolled our eyes as we were fully clothed and still had bed head from the night before. I know what a pretty pictures do you now know why we didn't bring out the camera? Then it was off to my place to make breakfast and the girls were on there way home. And I had to start getting ready for the Superbowl (which means researching a chili recipe and that was it). Boy Toy and I ended up watching the Superbowl he working off the hang over and me exhausted from being with the girls.
Overall...Weekend was a Success and will be doing this again!
*Note: Remember how I said I didn't have a camera? Well I didn't I'm borrowing the photos! Maybe if i have time ill take pictures of our pizza which didn't turn out as pretty as the one photoed.


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- Object:
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1923 (made)
- Materials and Techniques:
Cast Iron
- Credit Line:
Given by Mrs Winifred Tier
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- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
This toy mangle made of cast iron consists of a green base frame attached to an upper part, also green, which holds two rollers. The two parts are attached by rivets which allows for the top part to be moved. The two rollers are operated by a black painted hand wheel. The rollers are connected to each other and the wheel by metal springs and screws. The base and top are decorated with a raised leaf design and there is a wooden shelf on one side of the upper part. A large letter R has been moulded into one side of the base and the words BRITISH MADE appear on both sides.
1923 (made)
Materials and Techniques
Cast Iron
Marks and inscriptions
The words BRITISH MADE appear on both sides of the base. A large R has been moulded into one side of the base.
Maker's identification; English
Length: 16.1 cm, Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 11.2 cm
Object history note
Belonged to the donor as a child
Descriptive line
Toy mangle of wood and metal made in England
Production Note
Purchased by donor's father
Cast Iron; Wood; Metal
Production Type
Mass produced
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one thing i love about mixing up drinks is seeing the beautiful hue that ends up filling the glass… the honey amber of a whiskey sour, the candy-bright red of strawberry lemonade.
if there's a color i'd like to tint this summer with, i think it'd be the gentle coral of freshly juiced watermelon.
perfectly cooling, just the barest bit of sweet — it's the best kind of drink to pair with a light summer meal, especially on one of those days when it's too hot to move, and all you can do is shimmy up as close as you can to the window to catch the day's last elusive breezes. (we've been having lots of those days around here.)
watermelon juice is cinch to make and pretty practical, too. how many times do you find yourself at the end of a summer bbq with leftover watermelon? that's actually how we came into ownership of this little baby. instead of eating watermelon cubes til we got sick of them, i decided to whir the fruit up into a juice we could gulp down easy.
stored in the fridge in a beverage dispenser — you know, the kind with the spigoty spout, preferably decaled on the outside with cartoon-y watermelon slices — it's the easiest thing to fill yourself a chilled glass and get that much closer to some fruit-fueled late-summer zen.
Watermelon Juice
Adapted from Cookie and Kate
Makes at least 4 servings, depending on the size of watermelon
1 small seedless watermelon, cut or spooned into chunks
juice from 1 small lime, or to taste
- Working in batches, blend the watermelon until liquefied.
- Stir in lime juice, taste, and adjust as needed. Strain out pulp, if desired, and chill.


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I woke feeling better this morning. It's one of my good days and I am thankful when they come and I try and make the most of them, even though they still leave me tired most of the day. I am not foggy feeling and life isn't a dream. I can think a little better and concentrate on things that are impossible to unlike my bad days.
"People want to know 'what's new' in my world."
A lot has changed in my life and for the most part it was a drastic change. One I didn't see coming and it took me off guard in the worst of ways and I am still trying to move forward from it.
Let me begin with the week prior to August 10th 2014 of this year. I felt something coming and it was dark and cold, so much so that I thought that I was convinced my last days were coming. It was so close and the darkness was death and I felt it's breath breathing down my neck. I couldn't shake it and I tried my hardest to ignore it.
I had been going through some struggles in my realationship and with my health and pinned it as being because of that. I pushed the feeling back, but I couldn't shake it.
There were a lot of family gatherings happening where all my siblings gathered with family and I thought, this never happens and I knew intuitivly that it was because it was a last time, but I wasn't sure if it was for me. I didn't like to think about losing anyone so it was easier to believe that.
I was at the last gathering with family and I felt lonely and was dealing with a lot of thoughts and feelings that came with my new condition that was now identified and diagnosed. I remember sitting outside and looking around at my family members, my sister brought her fiance she met a month prior that I hadn't met and her son Tyler was there. He sat on my right in the chair next to me. He was always quiet and polite. He reminded me of myself, quiet but a lot going on inside that no body knew about. I could relate to him I felt and I felt pulled to him that day. I confessed to him that I always felt ignored at gatherings, like im some how invisible and he spent the gathering next to me. He was selfless.
I had a drink or two and made him laugh, I liked hearing him laugh, it always felt like he hadn't really laughed much and needed it, but it also felt like it did nothing about his inner sadness I could also feel.
This would be the last time I saw him, I don't even remember hugging him goodbye.
It was the morning of the 10th and I felt so odd, but again I shook it off. I was on my computer checking facebook and youtube as I always had done.
I noticed there was a post from my sister about Tyler not coming home the night prior and a knot was in my throat, I stayed positive as usual, convincing myself that it was nothing bad, he was just out with his friends. It wasn't at all like him though.
I gave a call to my mom and asked her what was going on and she mentioned her and my step dad were headed to my sisters to file a missing person report. Now it was more serious and again I tried to stay positive. I listened to some music while drawing. Another hour passed by and then my step dad called and his voice was different than usual. He began telling me that they found Tyler. I said where was he and he began to tell me that he's gone. All I heard was he's gone, which I played in my head on repeat for about five times and I asked what he was saying. He said he's gone, Tyler died. I then began saying, "oh my god" "What… what, no… he's dead… what." For about five minutes I did this. I couldn't process it, it was like I was a record stuck on repeat and my mind kept getting caught and repeating itself and my whole body was going numb and my heart felt like it was going to break into peices and then I think it did. Rick came to me and took the phone from me and asked what was going on and all I could say was. "Tyler's gone, he's gone… oh my god he's gone."
He tried to stand me up but I couldn't walk, I cried but no sound came out. He brought me to the couch to sit down and I cried harder and felt like I couldn't breathe, I couldn't see, my eyes were so fogged up and it was as though I was underwater. My body wasn't with me anymore, I felt like I was out of it and pinned to the floor in mud.
I I can't tell you what it's like to lose someone you love, I can't even describe to you the healing process that goes with it. All I can say is that it's hard and it doesn't get easier but I can go about my life without constantly crying now, but the mention of him, like now, a picture of him. I am in tears. I miss him and death means never coming back, never walking through the door, never seeing him light up, never hearing him laugh. Death means no more hugs and never the chance to tell him how much I cared about him.
I see him sometimes, but that could easily be cast as my seisures, I feel him. He's everywhere, he's in everything and Im thankful for that even though it brings me so many tears.
For his furneral I was asked to put together a slide show of him, I was honered to do so and I cried the whole time while making it. I loved Tyler very much and always will, he was a great kid. I was so blessed to have been able to know and be his aunty. I remember I used to care for him growing up and I remember he said he remembered that. I feel like he brought so much love and life to this world and I still feel like he's doing that, but healing takes time I guess.
I lost my grandpa last year but I hadn't known him too well growing up, I don't remember feeling like this. I didn't understand loss and I thought I did. I even miscarried before and I thought I knew loss and understood. I didn't… not at all. Now I do and I wish that I didn't.
"How am I doing?"
I'm not really sure yet, I guess I am still taking it one day at a time and maybe one day I will get back to being me, who ever that is because at this point I don't know who I was or am because all of my life my seisures have effected everything about me, even my moods.
Now with a great loss to my world and a relationship break down and my epilepsy and everything else in life that is struggling to me, day by day is the only way forward.
This is a start, writing… filming some…
"Maybe.. it will help find me again."
Or maybe I will discover who I really am.
A Great Loss
I woke feeling better this morning. It's one of my good days and I am thankful when they come and I try and make the most of them, even though they still leave me tired most of the day. I am not foggy feeling and life isn't a dream. I can think a little better and concentrate on things that are impossible to unlike my bad days.


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I found this recipe for sloppy joes at RecipeZaar. It has a few more ingredients than my version, but it looks good. I also found this sloppy joe recipe — which includes 3/4 cup of cola — at the blog The Evil Beet.
My recipe is below:
- 1 lb. of ground beef
- 1/4 cup of chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons of flour
- 3/4 cup of ketchup
- 3/4 cup of beer
- 1 teaspoon of molasses
- Salt and pepper to taste
1. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat. In a separate frying pan, brown the onion over medium heat.
2. Stir the browned onion into the beef. Add all of the remaining ingredients and stir occasionally over medium-low heat.
3. When the beef mixture starts to bubble rapidly, turn heat down to low. Simmer for another 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Serve on toasted bread or hamburger buns.


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I wanted to make a birthday card for my friend who loves flowers and working in the garden. In keeping with cleaning out my stash, I found these cute 3D flowers that you put together step-by-step to achieve the final product. I think I had purchased them at a Scrapbook Show a few years ago.
They are pretty easy to put together. After punching out the flowers and petals, you layer them on top of each other using dimensionals. I decided to use Garden Green for the base card as I liked how it matched the color of the petals. I used the Heart Embossing folder with Pretty and Pink CS for the layer that I adhered the 3D flowers to. I colored my ribbon with my SU markers in those 2 colors and tied them in just a knot. Then I used my Word Window and Modern Label punches for my sentiment. I really like how the flowers pop out on the card. These actually fit in an A2 envelope with only a little extra postage which is nice.
We are expecting rain all weekend which is fine with me as long as it isn't snow! April showers bring May flowers and I'm ready to see all my Spring flowers pop up! Hope you have a good weekend.
Thanks for stopping bye,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah
Pansies always stand for thoughts - so this comes to show my thoughts are there with you today!
Friday, March 28, 2014
3D Birthday Card
3 comments:
- Denise said...
So pretty Nancy! Love the flowers.
- March 29, 2014 at 5:55 AM
- Leslie Miller said...
Way to go with cleaning out the stash! I absolutely love those pretty flowers on the heart-embossed background. Deliciously feminine and, as a gardener, myself, I can say with certainty that she will LOVE this card!
- March 30, 2014 at 1:51 PM
- laurie said...
I think your friend will love this card!
- March 30, 2014 at 5:47 PM
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Hey all--
Just an update. I'm going through one of my periodic 'spring cleanings' of the mind and body. Thus I've been working very hard at forcing myself to concentrate on my novel-in-progress instead of dinking around on the web.
a) I hate saying things like 'I'm working on my novel,' because it sounds so utterly pretentious. I can't even say that phrase in my head without employing a snotty, milquetoast, WASP-ish voice.
b) It is amazing how easy it is to avoid work when one has the ethernet cable plugged in. lol. The whole world is just a click away!!! :)
To be perfectly honest, I think I have ADD. But if I work at it, I can translate that lack of focus into working on different pieces when one thing becomes boring to me. Hence all the ranting lately instead of working on my novel. (I feel like my name should be Chad or Chase or Tad when I say that phrase. Muffy, be a dear and freshen my cocktail, would you? Mumsy is off playing tennis with Nigel...)
So I have been neglectful of posting in this space. Thanks to everyone who has commented on my recent religious rants, etc.
And to those of you who keep coming back looking for new posts, your dewy eyes full of shining hope, your hands aflutter in anticipation, your hearts fairly skittering at the thought of a new mandroppings post--only to find that I've disappointed you once again, I will try harder. :)
Religion Rant III coming up, later tonight or tomorrow.
Peace, and here's some philosophical food for thought. Which cat are you today? :)


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San Diego State Softball 13 & Older All Skills Camp II07/19/2018 ~ Thursday Registration Ends: 07/19/2018$150.00 | SDSU Softball Complex San Diego, CA
The San Diego State softball team will be hosting two all skills camp. Aztec camps offer a wide range of instruction for girls ages 13 & older. Emphasis will be on fundamentals in offense and defense. Groups will be divided based on age and skill. There will be no pitching or catching instruction. Members of the SDSU staff will run the camp along with current members of the SDSU softball team.
Cost: $150.00
Each player must bring her own softball equipment. Players should bring a batting helmet, batting gloves, bat, glove, sweats, catchers gear, kneepads, tennis shoes, cleats, athletic clothing, visor or hat and water bottle . It is assumed that each camper will have some sort of storage/bag for their gear. We are not responsible for lost or stolen gear. Please mark your equipment with your name.
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Meals: Lunch will not be provided but there will be a lunch break from 12:00pm-1:00pm.
Please check your email regularly as this is our primary way we communicate. Any additional information that we need to convey as the camp draws closer will be passed on to you via the e-mail address that you supplied when you signed up for camp. Please make it a habit to check your e-mail daily, this will eliminate any confusion and or miscommunication.
Camp is open to any and all participants.
Please check in 30 minutes prior to start time.
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I received this little Christmas meme from my sweet baby sister, Reynie. Please check out her blog it is way too much fun. She just cracks me up. Since I have been too busy the last few days to get a post together I will post this. Enjoy!
Okay and for the rules...We have to copy the question into our post and answer them, then add a question to the list. We're supposed to tag 3 people. Then you have to leave a comment to those you've tagged to let them know. So here we go!
1. What is your favorite Christmas Movie? The Nativity Story
2. Favorite Christmas Song? Carol of the Bells
3. Favorite Holiday Memory? Christmas Eve dinner at my Grandmother's house.
4. What kind of cookie/treat do you like to make? Peanut Butter Balls
5. Have you ever made an igloo? No…we can barely make a snowman here in Georgia.
6. Do you love Starbucks? Yes, even though I am not a coffee drinker. I love their hot chocolate.
7. What makes the perfect Snowman? Well, duh…snow.
8. Best gift you have ever received? My cricut…a scrapbookers dream.
9. What is the snowman's name on Rudolph? Ok, I am so going to copy Reynie's answer…Sam.
10.Silver or Gold? Silver
11. What is your favorite Christmas decoration? My singing snowmen from Hallmark.
12. What's your Christmas decorating style? No style, just anything and everything that looks like Christmas all crammed into my house.
13. Do you hang stockings? Yes, four of them.
14. How many days do you celebrate Christmas? The day after Thanksgiving to the day after Christmas.
15. What was your favorite ornament on the tree as a child? The green round ball thing that tweeted like a bird…it drove the cats crazy.
16. Where will you be spending this Christmas? In Florida with family.
17. What was your favorite holiday tradition as a child? The Christmas Eve feast and lighting the Advent candles.
18. What's your favorite Christmas food? Turkey and all the fixings.
And my question…
19. Do you like colored light or white lights on your Christmas tree? For me, only white.
And I'll pass it on to these unsuspecting fellow bloggers…I know the rules say 3, but I am only doing 2.
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- President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy will attend the annual Groove Awards Gala
- The gospel awards event will be held on Thursday,June 1 2017 in Nairobi TUKO.co.ke has learnt
- Uhuru's decision to attend the youth-themed event comes barely months after pulling the popular 'dub' pose
President Uhuru Kenyatta is one of the coolest presidents in Africa.
Uhuru has severally wowed Kenyans and the world in general with his youth-ish stunts.
Early this year, Uhuru Kenyatta became an instant online sensation after photos of him assuming the popular 'dub' pose hit the interwebs.
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Well, President Uhuru has once again touched the hearts of the Kenyan youth after confirming his attendance at this year's Groove Awards Gala,set to be held on Thursday, June 1 2017 at the Kenyatta International Convention Center.
TUKO.co.ke has learnt that Uhuru will be accompanied by Deputy President William Ruto who will be the chief guests at the glamorous annual gospel awards ceremony.
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The gala, set for the afternoon will also see the attendance of Safaricom's top brass staff, notable personalities from the corporate world, local celebrities and scribes.
Groove Awards is the annual awards ceremony held annually in Kenya (and now in Rwanda) that seeks to promote, expose and celebrate Gospel talent in Kenya and East Africa.
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The annual gospel event has always been made possible by Safaricom who have been the main sponsors since its inception
"This is the first gospel awards scheme in Africa that has succeeded and gone on for such a length of time. We thank Safaricom for partnering with us and for believing in us over the years," Groove Awards CEO Kevin Mulei said.
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Miyazaki wrote:I wish I could've read this about twenty minutes ago. I'm pretty sure I was just scammed. I got an unfair trade for my Halloween Cat. They didn't have anything I wanted in their open groups, so I asked if they would be willing to trade something from a locked group, and they just accepted saying thank you.
When I looked a bit more, I noticed:
a. Do you know how someone will sometimes name a list pet something like, "5th tier September" ? Well, the names of their list pets were way, way off. They had a bottom tier advent named "3rd tier advent" and a mid September named "top tier September". I guess that just made me suspicious
b. (This is a big one) They joined about 20 days ago and already have four or five list pets, and they joined after the 18th re-release.
I sent in a help ticket about this, too. I think they may be a scammer. I tried sending it back to them, but they cancelled saying it was a "mass cancel of all trades". I really think they were just trying to get around it.
Rachy25 and I are really good friends. Love her!
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