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Exploring Carmel-by-the-Sea
After departing San Francisco to begin our California Coast roadtrip, our first major stop on our way down south was Carmel by the Sea and the surrounding Monterey area.
Today I'll be sharing a bit about our short and sweet getaway in this quaintly charming little town, and the beautiful new Hotel Carmel that we got to experience.
Carmel-by-the-Sea is an adorable little area with the perfect small-town feel. Driving through, it was not what I had anticipated- I thought it was going to be more like the East Coast beachy towns I was accustomed to. The mix of foresty trees, winding hilly streets, little main town, and oceanside was a pleasantly new departure from what I've been used to!
We first stopped by Hotel Carmel to drop off our bags, as we wanted to do the famous 17-Mile drive through Pebble Beach before the sun went down.
When you drive up to the entrance of 17-Mile drive, you must pay a $10 entrance fee. You are then handed a map of all the iconic highlights and stop points throughout the scenic drive.
It is just a beautiful drive with such changes in scenery. You get greenery and a mountaintop feel, then moments later you arrive at a pebbly beach with beautiful blue waters. Such interesting vegetation too at the California coastline beaches- it's succulent heaven!
When in proper season, you can see the sea lions resting atop the rocks out in the sea, and the views of the Pacific Ocean blue crashing against the giant rocks are breathtaking. The waves crashing form an icy-blue color unlike what I've seen before.
Pebble Beach truly lived up to its name, and it was so cool to see the iconic Lone Cypress tree. The lineup of cars to get there though was insane. You have to earn those views!
At each of the iconic stops, you'll have to pull over to the side of the road to hop out and see the views, and naturally take photos of everything. Seeing the lineup of cars parked is kind of crazy.
After completing the 17-mile drive, we headed back to the beautiful Hotel Carmel to get settled in before heading out for dinner.
I adore the outdoors feel of this small boutique hotel, and how secluded it manages to feel while still being in the middle of town. Hotel Carmel just re-opened up in May, so it is newly renovated, and the decor is so perfect for a beachside town in Northern California. Lots of shrubbery, succulents, and florals throughout the entire property, and it was so beautiful.
The patio area had a firepit and a fireplace for guests to cozy up around at night, and a jacuzzi. We made sure to get in our bathing suits and robes to enjoy some wine, fireside under the beautiful stars. It felt so relaxing and like the ultimate oasis-- those are the little details that totally add to a lodging experience!
I also have to give mention to the wonderful hospitality we experienced here. It really made our stay seamlessly effortless, and so comfortable.
We checked into our room, and the folks at Hotel Carmel kindly booked us a large room, featuring two separate bedrooms and bathrooms. I imagine that would be so ideal for a family coming on vacation! It even had it's very own gas fireplace, which was so convenient for how surprisingly chilly Northern California gets in the evenings.
Our rooms had Nespresso machines and adorably branded mugs, which was a very welcome mid-afternoon pick-me-up. The room overall was spacious, clean, and the recent renovations and upgrades were obvious and well-done.
The next morning was one of my favorite memories at Hotel Carmel- breakfast in the lobby!
I can't really describe how adorable the lobby is decorated. The decor theme has the feel of a woodsy cabin, mixed with a modern coastal Californian feel. Gorgeously crafted wooden furniture filled with vintage books and old cassettes fill the room and make you feel like you walked into someone's living room-- homey and welcoming.
Also, a place can totally win over a lot of my heart with food. Their breakfast assortment included a bagel bar with homemade cream cheese flavors, homemade granola, delicious coffee, and juice, which we happily fueled up on before we hit the road.
It was the perfect place to stay during our coastal getaway, and I most definitely would love to return to stay at Hotel Carmel again and to explore this charming little town further!
Special thanks to Hotel Carmel for welcoming Living Minnaly! As always, all reviews and opinions are my own.

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To commemorate the 56th Anniversary of the Maverick Region, we have planned multiple events during our Founders Day Celebration. We are starting off with Mavs & Mochas at Nordstrom at NorthPark Center with a People's Choice Car Show. Nordstrom will be opening their restaurant, Bazille, at 9am and will have a special menu just for Mavs & Mochas. Then a Toy Drive from Nordstrom to the East side of Plano where we will drop off toys at the Plano Police Department.
Finally, the 56th Anniversary Founders Day Celebration will take place at Porsche Grapevine in Grapevine. This new dealership boasts a two-story venue with the latest design and features including a classic car shop.
New this year too is our very first online silent auction for our charity: the Huffaker-Hughes Hope House. Yes, you read that right -- the items photos, descriptions, bidding, and payment will all take place online! Just visit the website, and start bidding now!
Dinner will be catered by Pecan Lodge with smoked brisket, pulled pork, smoked chicken and sides. We will have a an alcohol bar and deserts from Steel City Pops, the all-natural popsicles. Live Music, photo ops, as well as plenty of indoor and outdoor fun is planned!
Mavs & Mochas / People's Choice Car Show
In conjunction with Mavs & Mochas at Nordstrom at NorthPark Center in Dallas, we are having a People's Choice Car Show. A "People's Choice" car show is simply a car show where the people (Maverick Members) vote for their favorite car. There are no rules or other judges. There is no need to go crazy cleaning and detailing your car. This is meant to be a fun way to show off your Porsche. Each member in attendance will get a ballot with space for up to 10 cars. You can only vote for the same car once. The Top 10 cars with the most votes will receive a trophy.
Mavs Toy Drive
The Maverick Region in conjunction with the Plano Christmas Cops effort is conducting a Toy Drive in which Maverick members will leave the Nordstrom lot and head west on Park Lane and then north on Hillcrest to Plano Parkway. Once there, heading east on Plano Parkway to Alma, then north on Alma to 15th, then east on 15th to K, then south on K to 14th, then west on 14th to H, which is our final destination. There they will drop off Walmart Gift Cards and toys for families in need. Since many of these families need more than just toys, it would be very appropriate to provide both a gift for the children and a gift card for use by the parents. Download the flyer for details about the Toy Drive and the items needed. Please register so we know how many cars and gifts to expect. The drive itself is FREE!
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Barley was diagnosed with arthritis 3 months ago, he is on 100mg carprox and synaquin suppliments, we need to get weight off him as he is 41kg after I swapped him from his regular light food to the senior version, he has put on 5 kg in under 9 months. I'm struggling to reduce his weight. His food is properly weighed out and he has no treats or titbits etc in 3 months, I give him bits of apples and carrots most days, he's very lethargic most days and is reluctant to stay stood up for more than a few seconds at a time without laying back down, my vet suggested that he has a blood test for an under active thyroid problem, he has always weighed around the 34kg mark all of his life, surely a change of food is not the reason for his weight gain?, I need to get him back to his normal weight ASAP to take the extra strain off his legs, any advise is much appreciated,
Sorry I needed to add , he is 9 years old and after his xrays 3 months ago his fur has not fully grown back which is why my vet suggested it could be a thyroid problem linked to him not losing weight, he is back on his lighter version of food
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Yes I agree with your vet, a blood test at this point would be beneficial to rule out any issues such as thyroid which can affect weight. The other question I would have is has your dogs exercise pattern changed at all over the last few months? A decrease in exercise could also affect their weight, if the blood tests come back as normal then looking at several aspects of his lifestyle would be a good idea, definately agree getting any extra weight off will help his joints and it sounds like you have been doing everything right. Keep us updated
Definitely worth a blood test Keith. Regardless of the results, take full advantage of your practice vet nurse as they will usually offer free weight clinics and will help you to work out a weight loss plan.
As a vet nurse myself, I find that the diets geared towards weight loss tend to be the ones that actually get the weight off. It can be a bit more of a battle with other diets.
Also, consider the regular use of interactive feeders. He needn't have any meals in a bowl! Getting him to "work" for his food has sooo many benefits. Exercise, gentle work on those joints and muscles, mental stimulation and distraction and release of endorphins which are both an excellent aid to pain relief. Also, they don't get so caught up in how much they are actually getting to eat, which means you can cut down and be a little sneaky about it. Don't underestimate the power of these little gems!
Hi Carly, I appreciate your reply, after his diagnosis his walking pattern did alter for a few weeks but we now walk him the same amount of time albeit more frequently in the fields rather than the footpaths half hour am ,20 mins at lunch and 30 mins evening,as this seems just right although a little less time than before his diagnosis ,all the signs seem to point at a possible thyroid problem, ear infection ,weight gain and lethargy, I had a blood test done yesterday and get the results tomorrow, is it a easily treatable symptom? He looks really fed up sometimes and its awfull to see.
also my vet has given him rimadyl instead of carprox, I believe they are the same ?
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Discover the George Jung (From the Movie Blow) of LSD. William Leonard Pickard was a man with an interesting history. He was a smarty pants in school but left college after his first semester. Along the way he became a self taught chemist who created the biggest LSD empire in the United States.
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There once was a man named Steven Jay Russell was able to buck the system multiple times. He was originally arrested on fraud but that was the least of his crimes. During this time he was able to escape prison in multiple genius ways.
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Gandhi and the young, Charles McCabe, 1969
The two greatest men in public life in this century, I feel confident in saying, were Mohandas Gandhi and Winston Churchill. I see no reason for thinking this judgment will not hold up until 2001.
Churchill was the man of arms, the destroyer, a representative of the feral and untamed part of man. Gandhi was in the pacific tradition of Jesus Christ. Churchill believed in imperial expansion; Gandhi said people should not cooperate with an outside ruler.
It is not surprising that these contemporaries (Churchill was born in 1874, Gandhi five years earlier) never really got each other's point.
When Gandhi in his loincloth visited England in 1931, Churchill was infuriated by the "nauseating and humiliating spectacle of this one-time Inner Temple lawyer, now seditious fakir, striding half naked up the steps of the Viceroy's palace, there to negotiate and parley on equal terms with the representative of the King Emperor."
Churchill alone among English leaders refused to see Gandhi on that visit, though he dined with the King and Queen. Asked what he wore on this great occasion, he said: "The King had enough on for both of us."
Gandhi once explained his accomplishment: "What I did was a very ordinary thing. I declared that the British could not order me around in my own country."
His weapon was not armed force but spiritual force. It was based on Henry Thoreau's Essay on Civil Disobedience, which Gandhi more than once described as his bedside book.
His disobedience evolved into the system he called non-cooperation, which is defined as "the refusal through civil disobedience, of the people to cooperate with the government of a country, especially by non-payment of taxes, and sometimes by boycotting the courts, legislative councils, educational institutions, etc."
He began his non-cooperation policy against Britain after the terrible Amritsar massacre of 1919. He lived to witness the 1946 decision of the British to grant India independence. He called the decision "the noblest act of the British nation."
Churchill lived to see it, too, in bitterness. His famous boast about "not presiding over the liquidation of the British Empire" went down the drain.
Gandhi was the greatest and most influential non-conformist of this century. He used love as a weapon and scored a stunning political victory over a great antagonist.
Why, then, is he a forgotten man among the youth of the world today? Why do not the young who are bitterly opposed to the middle-class structure, not employ the weapons so effectively used by Gandhi? Why isn't Bobby Seale starving in his cell rather than shouting in the enemy courtroom?
Why, most mysteriously of all, are such strange deities as Mao and Che Guevara — merely exotic copies of their hated masters — so revered by the young, while Gandhi, who moved mountains, seems to have died when his heart stopped?
Gandhi used delicacy and tact against swords and guns, and he prevailed. "If we act justly," he said, "India will be free sooner. If we shun every Englishman as an enemy, Independence will be delayed."
The frightened young in the early dawn of the atomic age would serve themselves and their aims far better to follow the man who called himself "a politician trying my hardest to be a saint."
And of whom the great English scholar, Gilbert Murray said: "Be careful in dealing with a man who cares nothing for sensual pleasures, nothing for comfort or praise or promotion, but is simply determined to do what is right."
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A Sneaker Farewell! Nike Basketball's "The Black Mamba Pack"
The good folks over at Nike are preparing for one of the greats to officially retire from the hardwood. As you probably know by now, this year marks the end of the Kobe Bryant era in the NBA, as he is set to retire at the end of the season. Well today the good folks over at Nike are back with something new, unleashing a rather dope tribute to the player; Nike Basketball's "The Black Mamba Pack".
The stunning new pack is a limited-edition offering from Nike celebrates 13 years of Kobe-inspired design. The unique pack will find each model of Kobe's storied career brought back to life, which will fade from white to black which will lead to Bryant's final NBA game on April 13th. The pack will begin its release schedule on March 22 with the Nike Huarache 2K4 as the first piece. Each installment of the pack will be available globally at select Nike retailers as well as Nike SNKRS in limited quantities. Check out the new pack in the image up top and speak your mind on it after the jump. Stay tuned for much more from Nike coming very soon!


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Interview with Camp Howard: Growing Within Richmond and Supporting Music
In the heart of the U Street Corridor of Washington, DC, we sat down with Nic Perea, Wes Parker, Brian Larson, and Matt Benson of Camp Howard before their show with Sleepwalkers at DC9. A top-notch band from Richmond spewing talent, these guys seem to have a grasp on the direction they're headed. Authentic and refreshing, Camp Howard successfully pairs their intricate and complex instrumentation with a pop foundation to create songs perfect for your next summer playlist. Read about Camp Howard's beginnings and their take on Richmond, then check out their latest music video for "Juice".
What got each of you into music and on this journey?
Brian: For me, I have three older brothers that all played music.
Nic: I'd say just watching other bands live at a young age.
Wes: Just my family. My brother and dad have played music since I was young.
Give us some background story on how you guys came together as Camp Howard?
Nic: [Wes, Brian, and I] met in Middle School and started playing music.
Brian: The summer in-between eighth and ninth grade. We were pretty much doing only Fleet Foxes covers at the time actually.
Wes: Somehow I convinced Nic to buy that bass, and then we started playing with Brian. Once we got to high school we played, and eventually Matt joined and we started playing as Camp Howard after that Lance Bangs show.
You're from Richmond and known for playing house shows, right?
Camp Howard: Originally, yeah.
Do you think you've moved on from that?
Wes: Sadly, kind of, but not on purpose though.
Matt: I think there is a point where you cant play house shows anymore. I mean you could play house shows forever.
Nic: We played a house show a month ago, but it's like you cant always play house shows.
Especially if you want to grow...
Matt: Especially if you don't want your gear broken every night, that's another thing…
Nic: I mean it's not even that, house venues get shut down.
Matt: They're not consistent.
Wes: I've said this before, but there used to be a lot more house shows in Richmond, but maybe we just fell out of the loop. I think a lot of them have been shut down.
What would you say makes house show culture different? What's the appeal?
Wes: It's just a different vibe altogether. It's like being here at DC9, but imagine there's no structure in a social way. Everyone's laid back, you can drink beer, you can be outside.
Brian: The dynamic between the audience and the performers is more equal. It's less of you being on a stage and you're above them; it's more intimate.
So you've done house shows and now like you said you're moving onto bigger shows, what has been your experience touring?
Wes: When we tour, we end up playing more house shows than we usually do if we're just at home in Richmond. Playing out of town for us has always been a hit or miss because we'll play places maybe we've never played before.
Matt: I think sometimes we even take for granted being in Richmond. We're so lucky to have a fan base and going to a city you can kind of be put in your place and play a show for 10 people. It's a lot of hard work I guess to even want to go out again. It can be frustrating to play shows and not see anyone, like have no one care.
What's special about music in Richmond?
Matt: I think there's a lot of it.
Nic: It's hard to say because we don't know other music scenes. It's just like once you get to be apart of a music community, you make friends and appreciate other bands. That's what makes it special. Every time I leave Richmond, I feel like I appreciate it more and more. Every place is just unique in their own way.
Do you feel like it's then just based in a lot of friendships?
Wes: Yeah, it's tight-knit.
Very supportive.
Wes: Richmond is supportive just because it is a smaller city. I mean it is getting bigger, and I think it's overlooked maybe from the rest of the country.
Matt: I think it's starting to come up on peoples radars.
Brian: It's kind of an incubator. It's like a place where a lot of bands either make their beginnings, or a lot of them don't really leave.
Wes: Yeah, it's a comfortable place.
Brian: Because it's so supportive, some people don't feel the need to travel out.
What are some of your favorite artists that are coming out of Richmond?
Lance Bangs and Recluse Raccoon.
Wes: Collin's songwriting is super unique and really good. All of the songs are bangers, you know what I mean?
Since releasing your last EP, what have you guys been working on?
Nic: We have a bunch of new songs out.
Matt: We've been playing stuff that is new since the new record was released. We played new songs at our record release show.
To finish it off, in your opinion what is the best way to support local independent music?
Wes: Buy merch.
Matt: Come to shows. It's as simple as paying for your ticket to come in.
Brian: Usually bands get to keep all of the money from merch.
Matt: Really listening to the music doesn't help us as much as going to shows. If you like our music, buy a shirt and show off our brand. We're a brand in a way. Tell other people about us.
Wes: Oh, and giving us a place to stay when we're on the road, or buying us a room. That rarely happens, but it's awesome.


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Friday, January 7, 2011
I'm so sad today. Today, I had to throw away nearly 8 pieces of wood canvas due to New York living issues. I also had to throw this painting away.
Last night, in an attempt to be productive, Anthony, Kait and I embarked on an exquisite corpse painting, in which I traced Kaitlin's silhouette to a piece of wood, and we doodle painted all over it. It turned out pretty sweet, and I'm so bummed I had to toss it. It's outside of my apartment if you know where I live and want it, although I wouldn't suggest it.
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Today, Cinnober announces that it has been selected by a new Asian marketplace for a sophisticated real-time clearing solution.
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The Matrons of Regal Bay Ch. 70bySteinWolf8©
Xiao Li's Tales - Part 4
Xiao Li was troubled. In the five weeks since she had been...the only way she could think of it was molested...by Jian in the living room, she had been torn between two worlds. In the one world, she was Jian's middle-aged mother, who should have rejected his sexual advances immediately. A mother who should have scolded her son for peeping on his parents having sexual relations. A mother who should have resisted the temptations of submitting to her own sexual desires for her son. A mother who should never have opened herself up to the sinful sensations of masturbating to thoughts of her own son.
It was the second world, the world in which Xiao Li lived the life of a wonton matron, a woman who catered to the sexual desires of young men for not just their benefit, but her own as well, that was the world in which Xiao Li could never imagine herself stepping into. And yet, it was the world in which she found her dreams, and her fantasies, returning to time and time again. Xiao Li was a sexual creature, of this she was absolutely certain. For her, however, the sanctity of marriage, a pact she willingly signed onto so many years ago, had become a burden for her, of this she realized. Her spirit was one that needed to float free, to experience the world around her, as well as the many sensations that were available to her. In her dreams, she was chained to Gang, not as his slave or possession, but only as an anchor, securing her to the prim and proper world that she had been brought up in. Only having seen her son, a virile young man, in sexual congress with his young wife, and hearing from his own mouth the sinful desires he has for her, his own mother, has indeed opened her eyes to the vastness of the universe around her. For Xiao Li, she felt sorrow at never having explored for herself the pleasures of the flesh, pleasures that so many others have enjoyed.
Jian had left for Seattle on a five-day, four-night business trip just days after he had admitted to his mother, and so graphically displayed for her his lusts, for her. Xiao Li recalled her son's admission of having several women her own age in the cities which he did business on call for his pleasures. During his absence, Xiao Li often found herself imagining what her son was doing with these women, and so many times she wished that it was her that he was doing it to.
"Oh, Jian! Please! Yes, please! Make me cum!" Xiao Li had panted while masturbating in the bath tub upstairs. She had purchased a small, water-proof toy, soft and very life-like, from an on-line store, and this she had used when the need boiled within her belly. On this such evening, the night before her son's return, she had thought she had the house to herself, as Vania had taken the children to the park for a walk, and Gang had joined them. Instead, it had started to rain, and the family had returned early.
It had been Vania who had over-heard Xiao Li's moans of desire. Xiao Li learned of this afterword when Vania paused in their dinner preparations to discreetly ask, "Did you have an enjoyable bath, Mother?"
Xiao Li gasped. "I do not know why you ask. A bath is relaxing, but rarely enjoyable," she replied.
Vania chuckled and with a slight shake of her head, replied, "I'm sorry if I overheard your moans of passion, Mother. I often masturbate while bathing, as well. Although I usually don't imagine Jian as my lover." She added a wink along with a sly grin in her glance to her mother-in-law. "Usually, I fantasize about Brad Pitt, or maybe Matthew McConaughey, when I'm enjoying a pleasurable bath," she told Xiao Li off-handedly. Vania casually returned to completing the dinner preparations, as if talking about masturbating and fantasies with her mother-in-law were as common as discussing dinner. Nothing else was said, though Xiao Li had much to say to her brash daughter-in-law.
That first weekend after her son had returned, Xiao Li fought to keep from meeting his eyes, for she knew that she would be unable to stand his gaze. She was quiet, even distant, and though they never were alone together, Gang asked on several occasions if she and Jain had had an argument. "No, dear, no," she would tell her husband. "All is well. Perhaps he has something troubling him." Xiao Li knew that her husband would speak with their son, and would receive much the same answer.
So, the next week went, and eventually the waves that all in the family felt calmed. By the feast of Thanksgiving, a tradition in America that Xiao Li found hard to grasp, the family had returned to a quite normal. Jian and Xiao Li conversed as son and mother once again, and the incident seemingly fell away, lost to the ages. However, the spark was reignited once again, thanks to a tumble taken by Tye.
It was the first week of December and thanks to a cold front, the weather had taken a turn for the worse in Regal Bay. It was much too cold outside for the children to play in the yard, and Gang even retreated inside for his morning meditations. The cold did not keep Xiao Li's husband from his desire to visit the community center for an afternoon of Tien Gow with a couple of new friends of his. With Jian and Vania at work for the day, Xiao Li drove her husband down to the bay-front center, as she often did, with the children riding in the backseat. After, they would stop in at McDonald's for a lunch of Chicken McNuggets and French fries before heading home for the rest of the day. During a usual day, Xiao Li would spend the afternoon cleaning the house while the children played, watched television, or napped in their room. Xiao Li would return to pick up her husband after Vania had arrived home for the evening, at which point Xiao Li would retire for her evening bath before starting dinner. It was all very ritualistic at times for the Yau family.
On Thursday evening however, the ritual was broken. Tye, who had been running around expending her pent-up energy, slipped on a rug and took a tumble. The resulting wound, a severe bruise to her elbow, was so painful for the little girl that it was feared that she might have broken a bone. With Jian not yet home, Vania took her daughter to the emergency room for an examination, while Kai, who had remained sleeping on the living room floor throughout his sister's screaming and crying, would remain at home with Gang and Xiao Li.
"You go on upstairs, Xiao Li," Gang instructed his wife, "and get your bath. I shall stay here with our little grass-hopper while he sleeps," he added. Gang often called his grand-son "Grass-hopper" in reference to the old American television show "Kung-Fu". It was his own little tease towards his son, whom had never enjoyed the nick-name when it was applied to him.
"If you are fine watching the boy," Xiao Li replied. "Shall I retrieve the tea pot for you?" she asked, noticing that his cup was empty.
He nodded ever so slightly while watching Kai sleep. Xiao Li did as she said, and left the pot on a coaster, after filling his cup once again. She kissed his balding head and head upstairs, where she retrieved fresh under-clothing from her bedroom, along with her little toy.
Xiao Li hadn't planned to pleasure herself that evening. When she saw the six-inch long, flesh-like dildo in her underwear drawer, her vagina gave her a tingle. It had been several days since last she'd climaxed, she reasoned, so why not take advantage of the situation? With the toy wrapped up in her fresh underwear, just in case, she escaped to the bathroom and carefully locked the door. She sat on the toilet patiently waiting while the tub filled. The jasmine oil that she often added to the water gave off its relaxing aroma and soon Xiao Li had stripped out of her day-clothes and stepped naked into the soothingly hot water.
Xiao Li closed her eyes and relaxed, enjoying the warmth of the water on her flesh as well as the aroma of the scented oils. Eventually, the dildo which she held in her hand was moved against her pubic mound, and then lower. With one hand, she spread herself open, and with the other, she guided the tip against her entry. It was warm, thanks to the water, and in her mind, it was as warm as any man's penis. She pulled the tip upward to open her labia and press against her clit, what she'd always called her lotus bud. Butterflies rippled up through her belly as she gave her bud a gentle caress with the dildo, before returning it to its rightful place.
"Oooohhh!" Xiao Li gasped as she pushed the dildo into her body. Her canal opened to accept the token, and smoothly four of the six inches slid in. Xiao Li held the toy in place a full minute before she slowly pulled it free. With only the tip wedged against her opening now, she moaned, "Please. Please, Jian," and then once again pushed the toy inside. "Aaaahhh, my son!" she sighed with its entry, and again she held it in place. In her mind, it was at this point that Jian would be kissing her so very deeply with his tongue, and she would be so willing to take him, into her mouth as well as her body.
Xiao Li had masturbated to her son's image so often that it had become a rerun in her mind. She lifted her feet from the water and planted them to either side of the faucet. Her free hand went from breast to breast, caressing her soft globes or tugging at the thick, pliable nipples. The toy slipped in and out of her with ever increasing strokes, sometimes shallow, and other times as deep as she could go, until finally, with the water splashing from the motion of both her arm and her body, she climaxed.
"Aaaahhh, Jiaaaannnnn!" she gasped, hissing her son's name as quietly as she could, and yet needing to release his name, to let the universe know who it was that had given her such pleasure.
Enjoying the release and the after-glow, Xiao Li would often relax for another ten or fifteen minutes before rising from the tub. With a large towel in hand, she would go to the counter and look at herself, the heavy, sagging breasts with their dark areola and thick nipples, at the thick tangle of dark pubic hair below the swell of her belly, and at the aged, wrinkled face that stared back at her. "Jian could never find me attractive. I can't imagine any man finding this old woman attractive," she whispered, and then turned away from her image to dry off and pull on her fresh clothing.
"Grand-ma-ma! We're home!" came the songful voice of her grand-daughter, followed by a loud pounding at the bathroom door.
"Wait until I unlock it, dear," she laughed, and then let Tye in. Behind the girl stood Vania. "How is she?" she asked.
"The doctor said it was only bruised, but deeply," the young mother replied with a smile. "Tye will be sore for a week or so, he said, and should be very careful when carrying things. Otherwise, she will live!"
Xiao Li already had Tye picked up and in her arms. "A banged-up elbow doesn't seem to have slowed you down, child!" she laughed, and carrying her grand-daughter, followed Vania from the kitchen and on downstairs. "Now, let's tend to dinner, shall we?"
After dinner, Xiao Li and Gang sat in the family room watching television while Vania gave her children their evening baths. Jian had work to complete, and had retired to his little study soon after his meal. The evening passed with little to note, until late, when Vania found Xiao Li in the kitchen putting away the dishes while finishing off the last of the evening's tea.
"Mother, is this little plaything yours?" Xiao Li turned to find Vania holding her dildo while smiling a knowing grin.
Xiao Li gasped upon recognition. "Oh! Where did you find that?" she asked, hesitant to accept the toy even as her daughter-in-law presented it to her.
Vania grinned and as she studied the dildo, she said, "Actually, it was Jian who found it." Vania sat at the table and gently, as if it might break, placed the dildo in front of her. "While I was giving the children their baths, Jian used the up-stairs bathroom to shower. He found this, so he said, sitting on the soap dish." She picked it up again and gave the tip a stroke of her finger tip. "At first, he thought it was mine, so he brought it to me. Of course, it's not one of mine. I told him that it had to be yours. You should have seen his eyes light up! I think he threw a boner right then!" She set the dildo back onto the table. Xiao Li slipped into a chair across from her, listening to the story Vania told with obvious enjoyment.
"You do know that Jian has the hots for you, don't you?" Vania asked flat out, looking full into Xiao Li's eyes.
"I don't know what you mean?" she responded, her voice little more than a chirp.
Vania grinned. "You do too! You know full well that Jian has an Oedipus complex. He told me all about what happened back in October, don't you know? How he pulled his manhood out and you took him with your mouth..."
"I never!" Xiao Li gasped and jumped to her feet. "I don't know what Jian said to you..."
Vania followed Xiao Li as she retreated into the vacant family room. "Mother! Please!" Vania caught her and turned the older woman to face her. She was smiling, though now a much warmer smile. "Mother, it's alright. I don't mind. I'm a very open-minded and loving woman. I understand Jian has his fantasies. We all do. Even you. I've over-heard you, in fact, when you take your baths. I know you've fantasized about Jian, just as he's fantasized about you on many occasions."
Xiao Li was in shock. The words she heard did not fit with the world in which she lived. "I don't understand," she muttered. Vania guided her to sit on the sofa and joined her mother-in-law.
Taking Xiao Li's hands in hers, Vania explained, "Mother. Xiao Li. You are a very wonderful woman, and still very desirous. Jian has a kink about him, a need for an older woman. He has since I've known him. And I know that he has a woman or two in the cities he does business in. I know that these women are much older than him, very much your age, in fact. I can only suppose they are sexual substitutes for you, his own mother, and with them he does what he wishes he could do with you."
Xiao Li had been looking down at their hands, the fingers interlocked. She felt herself nod. "Yes. I know this. He told me when..." She looked into Vania's face. "He told me this the night we went beyond the boundaries of a mother and son relationship. I did not know that you were also aware of his..."
"Of his lusts for his own mother?" Vania concluded for her. "Yes, Xiao Li. I have known for some time. Long before you and Gang moved in with us. I knew the night that he told me that he had invited you to live with us, that he was doing this for his own lusts, in the hopes that one day you might..."
"That one day I might succumb to his sinful desires?" Xiao Li completed for her. After a moment, she admitted, "I saw you and him, in this very room, making love, soon after we arrived. I could not help myself. I had to watch. I don't know what held me in place. And yet I watched as you performed...and he did that to you..."
"You saw him cum in my mouth, is that what you saw?" Vania asked.
Xiao Li nodded. "I'd never seen that before. I'd never imagined ever doing that, either. I'd never taken Gang in any way other than as a good wife, in the missionary position, in a proper bed."
Vania laughed gently, "So when Jian did that to you, when he came in your mouth, that was the first time in your life you'd ever tasted a man's seed?" Xiao Li nodded sharply. "Oh, wow! Did you like it, I mean, did it surprise you?"
Xiao Li admitted, "At first, I didn't taste anything. And then it flooded out. I was a mess, and ran to the bathroom. I am ashamed to say, I vomited."
"That's alright, dear," Vania assured. "I think the first time it happened to me, I threw up all over the guy I was with! Didn't Jian warn you he was about to cum?"
She shook her head. "I think he was too excited."
"Of course, he was! It was the pinnacle of his entire fantasy life! To have his cock inside his mother, even if it was only your mouth. There was no way Jian was going to hold back!" Vania again laughed. She then pulled the older woman into a hug, which Xiao Li returned after a moment. When they parted, Vania asked, "I know of his fantasies for you, and I know that you have fantasies of him. Would it be improper of me to ask of you, and I only ask this because I love Jian so very much, and I love you as well dear mother, but I feel that if Jian were to fulfill his desires for you, to have you in the flesh and not just in fantasy, that he would stop seeing these other women, would you consent to making love to Jian?"
Xiao Li had not seen this coming. She was shocked at the very suggestion, coming as it did from Vania. She didn't even know how to respond. Vania could see in her eyes the conflicting emotions as well. "Listen, Mother. I want you to know that you have my blessings, and so does Jian, in this matter. I will leave you to think my proposal over. I don't want to rush you, or force you into anything you don't want, to cross a line that you don't want to cross. I understand that what Jian did to you before might not have been what you had wanted, and you must understand that he feels shame at what he did. But, like you, I think he is very much conflicted right now with his emotions. He and I, we talk about everything, and after we make love, he admits that sometimes it is your face he sees on my body. Jian loves you very much, Xiao Li, and wants to make love to you even more. And I want what my husband wants. I want him to make love to you, and I want you to make love to Jian. I want you to join with your son in such intimacy so that he can be happy, and in turn you and I will be happy as well."
For many minutes Xiao Li replayed Vania's words through her mind. Finally, she looked to her daughter-in-law and admitted, "I wouldn't even know how to approach him."
Vania sighed. "Leave that to me, Mother. When you are ready, I will put the pieces into place."
Xiao Li said, "I'm ready now," her voice as light as a hummingbird's breathe.
In fact, it was two more days before Vania came to Xiao Li and whispered, "If you are prepared, Mother, your son is as well." Vania had the day off from work and had been spending the day with her children putting up the Christmas tree and decorations. At first, Xiao Li was confused, but the look Vania gave her refreshed her mind, and sent a vibration of sexual passion through her body the likes of which she hadn't felt in decades. The very idea, that her daughter-in-law had set in motion events that would soon have her and her son making love, made her immediately dampen the crotch of her underwear. Her nipples, soft and pliable for so many years, were suddenly hard upon the crests of her breasts, noticeable even beneath the sweater she wore that afternoon.
"I will drop Gang off for his Tien Gow session," Vania said. "The children should be about ready for their naps." Xiao Li was still in a daze when Vania and Gang began to pull on their heavy coats. Vania stepped over and whispered, "After the children are down, go up to your bedroom and relax." Vania gave her a light kiss on the cheek, and headed out. Xiao Li was still a bit confused, knowing that Jian was at work, but with little effort she managed to put Kai and Tye down for their naps, and then retired to her room.
Sitting on the end of the bed, Xiao Li's heart was racing in her chest. She had not talked with Vania on the subject in two days, nor had she given much thought to how she might "put the pieces into place". Xiao Li realized as she sat there, that she hadn't masturbated during that time, either. "What am I doing?" she asked the empty room. She stood up and went to the window. She pulled the blinds up and looked out across the back yard. The sun was bright and the shadows dark, though she knew it was quite cool outside. The temperatures were in the mid-forties across the region, though that wasn't the reason Xiao Li shivered.


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Long distance relationship: He cheated on me and told me
Dear Guys,
Let's start out by saying I'm 17 and he's now 20. We met a year and a half ago in Maryland. I live in Alabama but my dad lives in Maryland so I visit him every break that I get from school. I met him in the summer of 2009 at an under 18 club. We danced all night together and he asked for my number. We started texting and then talking on the phone for hours. I didn't intend for anything to happen but it started getting intense. I would talk up to six hours a day and it came to a point where we exchanged the words "I love you." (And I meant them when I said it to him.)
Let me just say my parents don't support me with this. They have blocked him from my phone and everything. That made the situation ten times harder because when the people you care most about don't care at all about what your passionate about, it's hard.
I understand what could happen and all the outcomes that could come out of this situation. Of course we've had out some ups and downs but he stayed faithful to me for a whole year. Then he told me right before this summer when I was coming to see him that he liked this other girl and told me about everything that he did and felt. She gave him oral and that's as bad as it got. I forgave him because I couldn't help but love him. He promised me he wouldn't ever do anything like that again.
We've been doing good until now. He is having some issues about me not being physically there. I understand that men react and get stimulated differently than females. I mean he's 20 and hasn't had sex in two years. He's stayed pretty faithful. Well accept, he had intercourse with this new girl out of nowhere and he told me. I respect him for being a man and not lying to me and just straight up telling me. I know he cares about me and I know he loves me. He's just going through a phase. I might be crazy for accepting it and probably forgiving him again in the future.
OH!! And here's another thing. I'm changing my future so I can be with him. I'm lying to my mother, my step-dad and my dad about him. I've decided to move in with my dad in Maryland so I can be close to him and this is happening in seven months. I don't know. Maybe he needed to get his sexual tension out? But seriously he couldn't wait? Also I was coming to see him for Christmas in less than month.
That's just my best trying to put it into long story short, and I guess my question is, should I forgive him? Or should I dump his ass? Or stay his friend? I mean he's been faithful for two years and he tells me about everything he does so it's not really cheating if he tells me. I understand his situation and why he is behaving the way he is. I'm just so scared he's going to find someone else to replace me and fall in love with them. And when I finally move there, the space that I've left for him in my heart will be empty because he moved on.
I talked to his mom. (We're close too, she's our biggest fan.) And she says that she knew he was going to have to go through something like this, she just didn't know when. She said that he never really got the attention from girls and because I can't really give it to him physically he's coping with it like that. But she swears up and down that she knows he loves me by the way he talks about me and that I have something special and that shes knows he loves me. She says it's a phase and that she thinks he should go through the experience. I mean most guys pretty much screw a lot of girls in their prime years don't they? It just sucks he's doing it when we were "together."
That brings me to another point. We don't classify ourselves as boyfriend and girlfriend. We are just two people who fell in love who have been through hell to fight for what we have. But he knows we have boundaries and he crossed them.
Help Please!
Dear Danielle,
Thanks for your question.
We understand how strongly you feel for this guy. Love strikes when it pleases, and when it does it's difficult to contain. However, we also feel strongly that you shouldn't be lying to your parents. Yes, we realize they haven't been that supportive, but from their point of view they probably feel you're too young to be having this sort of relationship with a guy you barely know who lives hours away from you. But believe it or not, their feelings come from a good place. They want you to be happy. They're not trying to stifle your passion, but more keep you from getting hurt. Which brings us to this guy.
We don't necessarily think you're being foolish for forgiving him, but just because he TELLS you he cheated doesn't mean it's okay. He did cheat, plain and simple. And if he's had sex with two girls, it's likely there's more going on than you realize. Or if there's not, it's not from want of trying on his part. Sure guys might need to go through this phase, but that's no excuse. If he wants to pursue other girls he shouldn't be stringing you along and telling you how much he loves you. And honestly we think you're making too many excuses for him. (And why are you talking to his mother about this? This seems a bit odd. She's stringing you along too. She shouldn't be making excuses for her son either. She seems a bit too involved with this don't you think?)
Our strong recommendation is to stay where you are and not move. You can always continue to be friends with this guy and develop a deeper emotional connection with him over time. And if you still feel this way in a few years, then maybe that's the time to explore this more. But based on his actions he certainly isn't ready to commit to you now. We know you think it's all going to change when you move there but from our experience we doubt it. Sure, maybe for a while things will be blissful, but if he's really having such a hard time now, his "needs" will become an issue soon enough.
We believe that love should be explored, but we don't think you should change your life to be with this guy. If he really wants to be with you at some point, let him be the one to take the initiative. Let him be the one to change his life. If he does this, you'll certainly know he's serious about you. If you go live with your father to be with this guy, you'll never really know the depth of his feelings for you. Guys love convenience, and if you move, you'll be making this very convenient for him. You need to make him work a little. Please wait on this for a while!
Last note: If he's having sex with other girls, you need to be careful. There's a lot of "stuff" floating around out there. Your safety is important. And honestly, his actions have given you no reason to trust him.
Please leave us a comment and/or a follow up question in the comments section here. We'll respond here as well.
Good luck,
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The De Young Museum: Teotihuacan
by Lily Gabler and Cintli Covarrubias
On January 26, the entire Rise Prep class went to the Botanical Gardens and the De Young Museum. The outside of the De Young looked like it was from a different planet because it looked slippery and blocky. It was also a dark bear brown fur coat color.
In the museum, we saw different types of statues, jewelry, and miniature figurines. Some of those things were the statues found pointing to the center of the city. They were meant to be the guardians that watched over the offerings to the gods. We went to the museum to study the artifacts found in Teotihuacan. Studying the artifacts was important because we were able to learn and know more about what happened hundreds of millions of years ago.
As a city, Teotihuacan began around 150 B.C. and collapsed sometime in the seventh century A.D.. During that time, it was probably the most powerful city in all of North America, dominating even the Classic Maya, who were their lowland contemporaries far to the east in what is now called southern Mexico and Guatemala. It was very interesting to see all the artifacts that were found in Teotihuacan.
Another most extraordinary thing we saw were the obsidian human figurines. The first time I looked at them, I thought they were some of the offerings, but then read the template, and it told me that they were the figurines that boys had made and used to tell stories and to play with.
The last thing we saw were the paintings in a wing of the museum. "Some of those paintings people found weird and inappropriate. But some were very beautiful landscapes and portraits of very important people. I found them interesting," said student Mariah Bess. A lot of the landscapes were of countrysides or busy city centrals. Everyone was amazed.
In the Botanical Gardens we saw fabulous things. One of the most beautiful things we saw were the magnolias. When we looked at them, they were in all sorts of colors. There were purple, red, white, and pink. A lot of people thought that the red ones were the best.


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Councillors' shock at more kids taking drugs in Hartlepool
Councillors spoke of their shock and concern at Hartlepool's drug and alcohol problems especially among young people.
Children aged 12 and even younger are accessing specialist help in town for drink or drug misuse.
Hartlepool also has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in the North East.
The worrying statistics were presented to the multi-agency Safer Hartlepool Partnership whose members include councillors, council officers, the emergency services, health and community safety officials.
Hartlepool's substance misuse subgroup outlined plans for an updated strategy up until 2025.
Councillor Alan Clark questioned what progress had been made on the issue since he was a teenager.
He said: "I think the statistic we have more children and young people accessing the service under 16 years is absolutely shocking.
"For me it just seems that the situation is getting worse in Hartlepool rather than better and I get really frustrated about that.
"I don't think the strategy goes far enough. I really question the progress since the turn of the millennium, I don't think Hartlepool has moved forward."
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Esther Mireku, acting consultant in public health for Hartlepool, said although the figures for the town were higher than other areas, the trend for more young people using drugs and alcohol was also being seen around the country.
"The picture we have in Hartlepool is no different than anywhere else," she said.
Ms Mireku added: "Our priority is to get more people through the service and also to look at why children and young people start misusing substances in the first place and address that."
Members of the partnership stressed the need for different agencies that tackle the same or related issues to work together.
Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Barry Coppinger said: "There is clearly a need for more focused and a more co-ordinated approach in certain areas."
Ms Mireku said the substance misuse group works with other organisations to improve results including the North East alcohol charity Balance.
Councillor Christopher Akers-Belcher, chair of the partnership, asked for a report on all town drug and alcohol services to be referred to the council's Finance and Policy Committee.
"It's only when we have got a full picture we will be able to determine are we doing the right thing," he said.


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As I sit here Thinking about This Christmas season, I realize I will not be able to go home to be with my family again this year, it has been 11 years since I have been home for Christmas. While this Breaks my heart, i have a family of my own now and three Beautiful kids, and I will be with them this year.
They are truly a blessing in my life and while Christmas this year may not be all I dreamed of, I know in my heart that the True reason for Christmas lives in my heart and that he will be with my family miles away and with me and my husband and children as well.
I have had to realize that while I would love to be able to Buy My kids every present they ask for , I can't, but that it is ok that i can't because all they really need is my love and my time. That does not mean it does not hurt to know that I can't buy a whole bunch of presents to put under the tree, But it does mean that I know my kids will still have a wonderful Christmas filled with Love.
I think it is time that we remember the Real Meaning of Chgristmas and get away from all the comercialism that society has packed into the holiday. Christmas has never been about how much money you spend.
This Christmas stop and think about the True Blessings in your life and remember to say thank you for what you do have. Remember to say a prayer for all those in the Military who Can't be home for Christmas because they are doing their job, defending your freedom.
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Drupal Module for LETS and community currencies
Since I last looked for software that can manage a Local Exchange Trading System or community currency, the range of offerings seems to have improved greatly. Of particular interest to me, being an avid fan of Drupal, is the following module for Drupal:
Living Economy
An all-embracing and flexible package which includes a mutual credit engine, transaction forms and displays, including several views and blocks. It can be used as a digital back end for paper money projects, or to run an entire LETS or Timebank. With a little tweaking, it can manage currencies conforming to a wide range of designs.
If you've looked at Cyclos and CES, then this module will do most of the work of either of those.
I haven't checked it out yet but it looks very promising and has a comprehensive list of features. I'll post an update when I've tested it out 🙂


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"I'm dyslexic. I could have been one of those left behind, but Comic books pulled me out." – novelist Jay Stringer
Thanks to Jay Stringer for a thoughtful piece about why comics can be empowering for dyslexic kids. He also provides an interesting insight into why comics are superior to film when learning to read.
Excerpt: "There is a simple thing you could do for all children as they learn to read, but for a dyslexic it could be life changing; put a comic in their hands.
Comics as a medium rely on clarity and context. They are pictures and words being used in small panels to tell a story. Essentially they are hieroglyphs. It's a form of storytelling that is as old as written communication. The real art of telling a story in a comic is in giving the illusion of movement between the panels. Things happen, your eye moves from one image to the next and your brain builds a structure to carry the information. It's the perfect medium for learning to read…
A film could tell the same story, but then the screen would be doing all the work. What happens here is that it's you doing the work. Your brain picks up on the visual cues left by Ditko, and fills in the gaps. This is why I use it as an example for what dyslexics can gain from reading comics.
A comic book trains your brain. It works the right muscles and, if you're struggling, they can teach you to read. You see images for context, you see the words that go with them, and your mind learns to fill in the blanks. You learn to build the narrative as you go.
As a child, I suddenly got it. I had a structure, a guide for processing the information I was taking in, and where to store it. I had a reason to keep moving through the pages."
If you know someone who is a struggling reader, give them a comic. Give them the best comic in your collection. You might change their life."
Read the full post HERE.


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Strega's Needles & Hooks
This is my little piece of cyber space where I rant or rave, depending on my mood. Postings are whatever interests me at the time. Life with an Italian in Switzerland is interesting indeed! CLICK ON PHOTOS TO SEE ENLARGEMENTS
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
4 Comments:
- Ariel said...
And you say that Vicki's a speedknitter. The sweater is coming along beautifully and those sleeves are so feminine looking.
- TheBlackSheep said...
Sorry if I missed a connection somewhere. My brain has a difficult time processing people anymore. Everyone seems to have 47 different names and identities in the Internet and I have a hard time making the connection between one identity and another. I think I've got about three myself and I have a hard enough time keeping track of those.
Ooo! You are a brave soul! Don't know that I'd survive the Inner Schwiiz. How do you like living there? I can imagine that would cause serious culture shock, still, I suppose the scenery makes up for a lot of it. Looking forward to reading more. Anything that pokes a bit of fun at the Swiss!
Have a good day! (and wow! you're in the same time zone and everything! The novelty of it all :P)
See you!
- Dandy said...
your sweater is coming along very nicely!!!
I love the lace on the sleeves!
are you talkin' 'bout me Willis?? lol
- Dona said...
Thank you so much for the nice comments about my cake.
I am just getting started and it is taking forever to get all the pictures in.
Your blog is amazing! Ariel has shown me things in your blog many times but this is the first time I have really looked at your whole blog. You are an incredible knitter.


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Cecil De Vere Joins The Masters.
Ok. First attempt at working this stuff out. will try to post a game all on my own.
As a follow up to the De Vere games I have inflicted on Kamalakanta's postings, will give the game that stood the chess world on it's head all those years ago. Steinitz, shortly before he beat Andersenn to become 'World Champion' , played a match at odds of Pawn and move against a promising 20 year old , Cecil Valentine Brown, as he was then known. No doubts he was taking the opportunity to get in some practice in anticipation of the major test to come.
Up to this point in his career we know of just 4 games played by the young man - this was before Potter entered into his journalistic efforts. For about 6 years he had appeared at the famous 'Simpson's Divan', in The Strand, for a few hours on a Saturday afternoon. Then, before evening set in, he would return home to his mother, who he doted on. He would always try to play the strongest opponent available - which no doubt cost him many shillings - the normal stake requested by the professionals, such as Steinitz and Bird, at the time, and he would always accept 'the appropriate odds'.
In the Winter of 1862, he had contested, and won, a match with his friend, already established as a 'Master', in the status term of the time, the Rev. G.A Macdonnell, at the odds of the exchange. However, he seems to have played little for the next 2 years - Hindle speculates that he may well have been concentrating on his first job ( with Lloyd's of London )
Then , in 1865, Some members of the 'City of London' club - some of whom would already have been part of the 'Anti - Steinitz' group decided to finance a match between the Bohemian Professional and the frail, delicate, but talented youth.
In the first game, De Vere's nerves showed, and Steinitz easily outplayed him in the complications.
However, in the next 2 games Steinitz was simply crushed by beautiful positional play on De Vere's part. So, on to game 4. Steinitz decides to provoke complications again, and after his 25th move is threatening 26... Qxh2 check with a beautiful mate in 6.
De Vere won the match with a score of 7 to 3 with 4 draws. Within 2 years he had become the first British Champion. The rest however is not such an uplifting story.


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Competitor Analysis
For my competitive analysis, I analyzed information about the competition in order to forecast a potential niche in the market. Below is a Competitor Profile of one of the main competitors I analyzed: Surfline.
Competitor Profile: Surfline
Surfline is a company and website that specializes in surf forecasting and surf reports, live webcasting, photography, videography, as well as editorial coverage of the sport of surfing. It also has an app in the App Store and Google Play store, also called "Surfline", that displays much of the same aquatic weather information on the website, but in a mobile format.
Key Objectives
Surfline is a surf condition forecasting app that focuses on users that want to get a detailed forecast of conditions such as wind speed, surf, and tide. The app is made up of community members who provide reports of local aquatic conditions.
Overall Strategy
Doing a Google search of Surfline reveals some stories about the company on Google news. The latest story is about Amazon Alexa teaming up with Surfline to provide voice command surf condition reports. This shows a commitment to keeping up the app and website with the latest trends in technology.
Surfline must have made some connections with Amazon to team up with Alexa to provide this service. This gives them a competitive advantage, as they are the first surf condition reporting weather service with support for Alexa.
Surfline has approximately 1,610 ratings that total to 5 stars on the app store. It has approximately 3,855 ratings on the Google Play store and is rated 3.5 stars.
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When searching Google for "surf conditions", Surfline is the very first result. This shows an immediate competitive advantage because Google users are more likely to click on the first result of their search terms. Unfortunately, the Surfline apps do not appear in the results for "surf conditions" in Google. Only when searching for "Surfline app" do the apps and their rating display.
Surfline's excellent Google ranking and alliance with Amazon's Alexa puts it at a significant advantage for being the premier surf condition reporting website and application. Nevertheless, the website does not seem to be working over the past two days. When clicking on a territory, it directs the user to a stripped down HTML page with the text "spot not found" shown at the top. This is the case for all of the areas in North America.
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- They've positioned themselves at the top of Google's search result for "surf conditions"
- There's a discrepancy in the app ratings for the Google Play store and the App store, perhaps the rating is lower in the Google Play store because more users have rated it than on the App store
- Partnering with Amazon Alexa gives Surfline a competitive edge against other companies


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Dance and music was always a part of Jaye's life. He auditioned for TFK in 2015 and is now one of the familiar faces of the crew. Growing up he looked up to some of the greats like Michael Jackson, Missy Elliot and Chris Brown. Rightfully so, Jaye is both sings and dances like all of his idols. He said though it is his first passion, he doesn't sing as much anymore, but if he were to ever stop dancing, he'd pick the mic back up in no time.
Personal Message to fans: I just want the fans to know that anything you put your mind to is possible ; and as many times as we all I have heard this it is so true. People are always going to try and tell you what you can't do because they couldn't or never did. But anything is possible, you just to have to want it and never be stagnant. Know that you don't have to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to be successful ; and for every struggle it is only a preparation for what's to come. Never live your life as an expectation. Keep faith in whoever you believe in and follow your dreams. Set your goals high and don't be afraid to fall.
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His favorite 2 foods are Life Cinnamon Cereal and Steak tacos.
Took a break from school to pursue dancing.
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Dream pet is a lion.
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This post will be going live after I've officially started my 'maternity leave'. I write it like this as I won't be taking maternity leave in quite the same traditional sense of my out of office going on for potentially as long as a year so I can solely focus on life with the new baby and embrace those first few months. Don't get me wrong, I am definitely taking a break and of course my focus will be life with baby Thorne but at the same time I have at the back of my mind that my work-life can't stay on hold as there's technically nobody else there to keep it ticking over for me. Which is very much the case for many many people out there. But I thought I would try and take a moment to articulate the slight technical (emotional?!) complications of taking maternity leave when you run your own business and the fear that comes from it.
Absolutely, this is not a unique situation – there are female freelancers and business owners all over the country/world who are faced with this challenge of knowing they will need to take a break around the arrival of a baby but also knowing that they have a career or business to maintain and that as much as we might wish we could hit pause on all things work related whilst we get our heads around the new role of being a mum too – life goes on and you have to find a way to juggle both.
There are many reasons for this pressure and why I'm not planning on taking more than two-three months of maternity leave max at the moment. Just for one, there's money which sort of goes without saying. When I'm not working, there's no money coming in. Until I find that magic money tree in the garden, then there's a pressure there. But for me it's more about other side of it – the business I've built is something I'm proud of. I started it from nothing and have built it into a career I both love and enjoy and I don't want to lose that.
I've been told many times that once baby is here it won't feel important or perhaps my focus will change and I just won't care as much. Which it may very well do – I can't predict how I'm going to feel when Baby Thorne makes their appearance. But I dearly, dearly hope that I DO still care. I've spent nine years creating, building and working hard on this blog. All time and effort that has created something I absolutely love, I'm very proud of AND that has afforded me the flexibility of working for myself. Which long-term, with a child to factor into the mix is ideal in many ways. It's something that brings me a lot of challenge, but also a lot of satisfaction and it's very much a part of 'me' I don't want to leave behind as I become a mum.
Which is where the fear side sort of comes in. To be honest, I could probably write an entire post dedicated to the fears around starting a family, becoming a mum and the impact it will have. There are so many. But one of the major ones for me is making sure that – as much as is humanly possible – I still hold on to the 'me' before baby. No, life won't all be the same and I am well aware of that. But I don't want to just drop being Jen and suddenly become XXX's mummy. I want to maintain my own identity, interests and things that have made me 'me' for the past 30-odd years. Wishful thinking at this stage? Sure, maybe. But that's allowed!
The biggest fear for me in taking a proper break for maternity leave is that the blog and my other work will be 'forgotten' and I'll become totally irrelevant as a blogger. To be fair, that's a general day to day fear when working as normal as a blogger at the moment. It's such a fast moving industry with the constantly changing 'flavour of the month'. When you've been doing it for a longer time there's always the fear that the familiarity and experience comes with a dose of 'meh'. Every reader or brand out there (i.e. the two 'audiences' you want to try and catch the eye of) will always be looking for something new and exciting. In internet land attention spans are short and capturing the attention of any audience long term is a tricky one! So taking a break – no matter how important or deserved or wanted that break is – comes with the risk that you get swept downstream of the has-beens of the internet and have to swim a hundred times as hard when you come back to it to get back to where you were before. It's a daunting position to be in. Plus that's before you throw in the realities of baby-life with sleepless nights, nappies and bonkers hormones.
I'm sure everyone woman taking a career break around having a baby – no matter how long or how secure their job is – will have their own set of worries and fears. All I can really do is embrace the change and see what happens. I sincerely hope I somehow manage to juggle life as a new mum alongside keeping my first 'baby' going. But for now, it's a bit of a leap into the unknown.
In terms of what will be happening on the blog whilst I take a break. There are a few posts scheduled in (such as this one) so will have things popping up whilst I'm away. Then when baby Thorne is a few weeks old I'll be starting my handful of 'keep in touch' days where I'll be spending a little time just keeping things ticking over. This might just be checking emails or it might be taking photos and creating new posts. I don't exactly know what form these will take yet as all just depends on what life looks like at that point.
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Be a Money BFF! Are you good friends with your money?/
Do you have a codependent relationship with money?
Think about this a minute.
If a good friend stopped by unexpectedly, how would you treat her?
If that same friend had to leave another time at short notice, how would you feel?
If a good friend had to cancel plans, change plans last minute, or was going through a hard time, how would you react?
(Keep in mind we are talking about healthy, balanced relationships where both people give & receive)
Let's talk about scenario 1.
Your friend shows up unexpectedly, you are open & happy to see her. You invite her in, ask her if she needs anything & take it from there.
Your friend has to unexpectedly leave. You enjoyed your time with her and could even see spending time longer, but you totally understand, she has something else she just has to do. You know you will see her & speak to her again soon, in the right time & the right place.
Another day, your friend has to cancel plans. You are disappointed because you wanted to see her, but you can relate, you've had to do that once and awhile before too. You may other plans.
Another time, your friend has to cancel last minute. You are hurt because you were really looking forward to the plans. You are disappointed because you miss your friend. So you share how you feel & your friend listens. She gets it, apologizes, & listens. You feel better & don't hold a grudge or a resentment.
Scenario 2
Your friend shows up unexpectedly, you are caught off guard because you weren't expecting her. You are happy she's there, but you are distracted because you were in the middle of doing something else. You expect her to understand this without telling her how you feel.
Your friend has to unexpectedly leave. You feel hurt & abandoned & rejected. Why did she bother coming if she knew she had to leave so soon? Doesn't she know that you dropped everything to hang out with her and now she is just going to leave?
Another day, your friend has to cancel plans. You stew in your mind about what type of friend she is & how you can't trust her. You build up future walls & how you are going to not make her as much of a priority in the future. You give her the cold shoulder the next time she calls and don't answer.
Another time, your friend has to cancel last minute. You can't believe this happened again. What type of friend is this? You decide in your mind you are cutting off the friendship until she makes it up to you. You don't even know what this would look like but your emotions make you feel like this is right.
Now reread the scenarios & this time, imagine that money is the friend we are talking about here?
How is your money relationship similar or not to the above?
How are you treating money?
Is money like a good friend to you?
Leave your thoughts in the comments & tell me..what is your relationship with money!!⭐🙌🏼👯♀