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Friday, 27 February 2009
Tired now...
but here's Nine Deuce's latest. A rebuttal to the claim from some on our side that she sure sounds an awful lot like Anita Bryant.
(On that topic, I can't possibly recommend this post from Natalia Antonova more highly.)
I wouldn't go that far, but I do think that there are some similarities between the kind of asking why that she recommends we do and the kind of asking why that that Freud fellow did, years ago.
I think that as long as we're questioning, we get to also question who's bidding us ask why, and what standpoint the question privileges.
And I think ND is an unusual white knight for "homosexuals", given that she's never said she's queer, yet feels right at home telling kinky queers we're being inappropriate. If she's straight and she's telling us which of us count, that's an age old tactic o' The Oppressor right there.
But I've said all this already in the post that I linked, so onward and upward, my friends.
She talks about uneasiness about kinky parents there, too. She started off pretty damn offensive about this, suggesting no kid should "be around BDSM" as if every kinky parent wanders through the house in a corset and five-inch heels muttering "Slave! Attend me!"
but seems to have backpedaled to "I just don't like the idea of M/s people letting kids know too much about their dynamics."
Now, of course, the idea that just because someone likes kink she parades it in front of her children is vile sewage masquerading as a point. It's the same old same old: those deviants who flaunt it, what will they do to the children?
But what happens if we take her backpedal more seriously than it deserves?
Here in my safe-ish space I'll admit it: I've seen some people claim that their dynamic is OK for their children to know about, as long as they're not fucking in front of the ten-year-old. I've met people who've said they call their partner "Sir" in front of the child, acting as if this is a huge sacrifice because they'd prefer to call him "Master" everywhere and they deserve a cookie for stooping to What Society Requires *siiiiiigh*.
Some people defend this kind of thing by pointing out that it may not wind up all that different from raising their child in a traditional household. And there is some point to that, I think. I don't like the idea of such households myself and think they're probably messed up, but I don't know that any and all traditionalist parents fuck up their kids. I don't feel comfortable asserting that.
But I do feel uneasy about the people who seem to think that not having sex in front of the kids but keeping the power dynamic really obvious is enough. I've heard people say "As long as we also tell little Julia that some households are woman-run or egalitarian, it's all good" and... I'm not convinced.
I mean, I do think some people have naturally dominant or submissive temperaments, and I think kids can pick up on that. So I'm not saying "Don't act like yourselves." But I do think "Daddy is Sir, but Mommy's not Ma'am" sends a message, and I think that's not appropriate.
I know plenty of wonderful kinky parents. But I also have seen kinky parents behave in ways I find deplorable.
So... yeah, I think ND says deplorable nasty shit most of the time. And I think saying that you know that because someone is kinky, her common sense about what's appropriate for her child goes out the window is utter bullshit, and vile and downright evil.
But yeah, no calling daddy Sir for little Vicky either, folks.
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Yeah, I'm with you. If we have kids, we'll put the toys in a box that locks and I'll try to make sure the kids don't break in. And Joscelin won't get to call me "Mistress" nearly as much. C'est la vie. You can't have sex on the kitchen counter with kids around and you can't involve them in your d/s dynamic either.
- 27 February 2009 at 22:48
- Dw3t-Hthr said...
I will admit that I've been tempted to suggest that these people try observing me with both of my fellows and see if they can figure out which one is my liege. I've mostly refrained because I don't want these creeps taking even more prurient interest in my life than they already have.
Let's see. Monday night I settled in on the right side of the bed with my laptop and spent a few hours playing a computer game while one of the fellows slept next to me, with pauses to occasionally nudge him so he didn't snuggle the computer off my lap. When I went to sleep, we snuggled back to back and the cat sat down by my head and purred loudly.
Last night I settled in on the left side of the bed with my laptop and spent a few hours playing a computer game while one of the fellows slept next to me, with pauses to occasionally nudge him because he snores. When I went to sleep, we snuggled spooning and the cat crawled under the covers and purred loudly.
Which one is the d/s relationship? YOU DECIDE!
- 27 February 2009 at 23:08
- Alexandra Erin said...
What hit me reading that post... and I have a comment in moderation about it... is the assumption that BDSM (or even specifically male-dominated D/s relationships) wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the Patriarchy.
I'm not sure that's a valid assumption. I can see the parallels with Patriarchy. I don't think anybody needs them pointed out... but... the world's full of kinks that don't.
I mean, don't think large scale objectophilia is a reflection on the deep-seated Architecturarchal constructs of our society, y'know?
The shapes kinks take is doubtlessly affected by environment, but I don't think the triggers are so simple as "see Daddy push Mommy around, grow up turned on by that". I think it's more on the order of "butterfly flapping wings in Peru".
- 28 February 2009 at 02:31
- Alexandra Erin said...
I think you just illustrated how trivial the differences between two sexual practices are, when dealing with anything outside of actually practicing them.
ND talks about BDSM being a problem in reference to sexual harassment, but of course she's actually talking about what a problem sexual harassment is. The BDSM is incidental, even if she can't see that.
Same thing with sex and kids, or talking loudly about your sex life in the supermarket, or having sex on the front lawn, or whatever.
Where I see a bit of a grayer area is the concept of "public displays of affection". I mean, couples do kiss in public. They do have pet names for each other. And all of that, of course, can be taken to a completely tasteless extent. I suppose "Sir" instead of "Master" might be an example of toning it down for public, but I have a feeling that to somebody who knows/suspects the fully dynamics of the relationship and has a disapproving attitude, even that and other little things (door-holding and other "courtesy" protocols) might jump out as being OMG THE FACE-RUBBING!, even if they're really the sort of thing that might be in any relationship.
- 28 February 2009 at 02:38
- belledame222 said...
dude, she's getting married. Iconoclastically.
- 28 February 2009 at 03:49
- Livetta said...
In a fit of levity:
"Which one is the d/s relationship? YOU DECIDE!"
The cat totally owns you all. ;)
More on the topic, though, for me it kind of skirts questions about how much information kids should have on topics of sexuality in general. I definitely agree that the "think of the children!" argument is a string of BS, and that involving kids in the dynamic at hand is more than disastrous... just telling "little Julia that some households are woman-run or egalitarian " doesn't bring it home, illustrate the point, or normalize the variety of healthy ways relationships and sexuality can be approached, and that seems the implied underlying heart of the issue. How does one give kids the information and the tools to think critically about this stuff (whether the relationships are kinky or vanilla, gay or straight), with an eye to the fact that they will one day be, but are not yet, independent beings, when it seems like the only things the culture postulates are extremes?
- 28 February 2009 at 07:05
- Trinity said...
"I will admit that I've been tempted to suggest that these people try observing me with both of my fellows and see if they can figure out which one is my liege."
Hee! Yeah, this.
Alexandra Erin:
"I mean, don't think large scale objectophilia is a reflection on the deep-seated Architecturarchal constructs of our society, y'know?"
Oh, but that one's easy. That objectifies women -- literally! Any WS 101 student would get THAT one! :)
"The shapes kinks take is doubtlessly affected by environment, but I don't think the triggers are so simple as "see Daddy push Mommy around, grow up turned on by that". I think it's more on the order of "butterfly flapping wings in Peru"."
Oh, I agree. I don't think seeing D/s dynamics means growing up to love them. I just think that some people really don't understand that there's such a thing as "age-appropriate" and/or "not the kid's business."
The other day I was reading a post on some blog where the woman was like "My daughter has watched me grow from a passive-aggressive, angry woman to a happy and fulfilled slave, and of course I'm fully honest with her about everything," and I just winced.
Even if that's an adult child, that's ridiculous oversharing. I know my parents have a sexuality. I don't, and never have, need/ed to know specifics of their personal life.
I have heard of cases where both adult child and parent are kinky and happen to find it out about one another, and I'm not sure I think that's horribly awful, though it's gotta be awkward.
And I imagine if Mommy or Daddy, say, works for a fetish magazine or something, more information is going to be shared than otherwise would. And I'm not sure that's necessarily horribly damaging. I don't know what I think.
But... like I said, people like "Oh, my daughter's seen how good slavery is for me! :D" lady? Yeaaaah, unless she happened to find it out somehow and you had to come clean, I'm calling that an overshare.
- 28 February 2009 at 09:24
*waves hand* Raised in a traditional household, found it fucked up as all hell. In early childhood I was shown that my mother had absolutely no power and that there were rules that said she couldn't leave her marriage even if she'd had the resources to do so. No BDSM in sight, just Jesus. And 9-2 fears BDSMers will make their kids think gender hierarchy is normal? Christianists feel it's imperative to make their kids think gender hierarchy is normal. And 'internal enslavement' has nothing on 'The bible says you're not allowed to divorce'.
So where's her series on religious households? Surely there's more of those in the world, doing more harm and more actively trying to draw people into their lifestyle choice, than there are M/f couples?
What's that, 9-2? You don't think they're as worth writing about as the awful kinky folk?
Well, now.
- 28 February 2009 at 10:51
- Dw3t-Hthr said...
I have heard of cases where both adult child and parent are kinky and happen to find it out about one another, and I'm not sure I think that's horribly awful, though it's gotta be awkward.
I wish I could remember more specifics right now, but on soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm a while back there were a couple of discussions from one woman who was basically saying, "I'm pretty sure my teenaged daughter is kinky, how do I point her in the direction of good information without freaking her out?"
- 28 February 2009 at 11:45
- Trinity said...
"So where's her series on religious households? Surely there's more of those in the world, doing more harm and more actively trying to draw people into their lifestyle choice, than there are M/f couples?"
And yeah, that IS fucked up. I was thinking more along the lines of people who are like "yeah, I know there's these 'feminists' out there, and it's OK with me if my daughter grows up to be one, but I'm a traditionalist and I like it this way."
Which... yeah, skeeves me out, but I'm not sure it's my business.
- 28 February 2009 at 11:58
SD - see my most recent post for an answer to this one. I think kids do pick up on things, but I also think that just saying "well, some women run the household" is a cop-out if the way you treat one another is sending the message that women serve men.
I think I'm going to write a post about this on my own blog, because I've got a lot of different strands I want to try to bring together on it. It will be easier to gather my thoughts on my own space, and maybe possibly make some sense!
- 28 February 2009 at 16:54
- Renegade Evolution said...
Mr.E calls me Master Chief...we have a military thing goin' on...
er...it was her assumption that kinky folk were more prone to being OBVIOUS than other people that really annoyed me.
- 2 March 2009 at 09:02
- lorelei said...
Yeah, see, the thing with me is, i was raised calling ALL adults "sir" and "ma'am". My mother did that, my father did that--my father often even called my mother, sister, and i "ma'am" because, where i come from, that's just common politeness. You raise your children to show people at least that level of respect. And i'm raising my child (in that respect, if no other : D) the way my parents did because i want a polite kid. But she doesn't see any seriously skewed power dynamic in our relationship--just that we are always very polite, respectful, affectionite people. And if it's Mama's job to do the dishes and (stepfather) Voice's job to take out the garbage, and if Mama occasionally grabs Voice a glass of water, what of it? And if, after a discussion between the two of us on serious issues, Voice makes the final decision or tells me to, what will that teach her? To discuss your problems! At least we've found a way to work our problems and dilemmas without shouting or arguing all the damn time--THAT's unhealthy for children.
- 2 March 2009 at 21:51
- Trinity said...
Lorelei: I'm not saying don't raise your kids to say Sir and Ma'am. I'm saying that making it obvious that one person controls everything may not be healthy for kids. They need to see that everyone is valued, and to understand that they are not expected to serve someone unless they choose it.
I think most D/sers are scrupulous about this, but I've met one or two who are really creepy about showing the kids how fulfilling D/s is for them. And that's not age appropriate. (Or relationship appropriate, for that matter.)
- 2 March 2009 at 21:55
- lorelei said...
Oh, no, Trinity, i know that's not what you were saying. Sorry, it's pretty late here and i forgot to add the, "That's why nobody ever thinks it's weird when i say 'Yes, Sir' to my husband" part. : )
I have actually never seen these creepy couples. Curious: what do they do that's so creepy? It's late and spooky tonight, gimme something thrilling. ; D
- 2 March 2009 at 21:58
- lorelei said...
I guess i just can't imagine how people don't see the heavy line btwn what's appropriate to do in front of children and what's not. Attaching a rope from lore's collar to the coffee table: awesome when the kids aren't there, not so much when they are. Etc. and whatnot.
- 2 March 2009 at 22:00
- Trinity said...
I wish I could find this one blog again, but it was very "My daughter has watched me grow from angry free woman to fulfilled slave," and pretty strongly suggested she'd actually had a talk with her kid about it.
Now, could be the kid was an adult and Mom'd been somehow outed, but it really gave me weird vibes.
- 2 March 2009 at 22:00
- lorelei said...
Gah. Okay, even if my kid were an adult, i don't know if i'd want to be telling her about my sex life. If she ASKED (again, as an ADULT) i guess i would have to answer honestly, but i can't promise it wouldn't be a heavily edited version of the truth accompanied with a stern, "Honey, what people do in their bedrooms is PRIVATE."
- 2 March 2009 at 22:10
- Firefey said...
this is one of those things that i'm torn over as well. on the one hand, the woman who went from being really angry (and was probably obviously unhappy somehow) and is not happy and fulfilled (with atndant obvious changes) may have some explaining to do to currious children. currious adult childeren may get a more indepth answer i guess... but how does one raise a child in that environment without making a mess of things. is it better to be super secertive and pray your kid never find your toys or porn stash? is it better to leave a note addressed to you kid in with said stash as an "if you found this we should talk?" should you just try really hard to have friends with all kinds of relationship dyanmics over for your kids to see and expereince?
it's issues like this that contribute to my standing in the none for me camp when it comes to kids...
- 9 March 2009 at 13:58
- Trinity said...
Yeah, I feel the same way actually. I don't want kids, so it's really no skin off my back, but really, I wouldn't know how to handle having them if I did.
I mean... I wouldn't even know how to handle sex questions. Because I'd feel guilty offering the ridiculously heterosexist "and then the daddy puts his thing inside the mommy because they love each other very much" thing.
And I'd never know how much TO say. I'd want to make sure my kids grew up knowing that sexualities of all sorts are OK... but I wouldn't want to say too much and upset them.
And I wouldn't know what to do if my kids found things, either. I mean, I'm not Suzy Nice Pervert or something. I have very violent fantasies that can't really be covered over with "and some people are a little *different*, honey." If they found my writing about certain things it would really not be good.
I'm just glad I don't want kids.
- 9 March 2009 at 14:04
- disfrutar del sexo said...
A lot of helpful data for myself!
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I'm a fighter guy. Nothing different there. One of the things I always hated about my old group was the wild disrespect they had for niche protection. Especially where combat rules were concerned. There was zero effort expended to make sure my fighters were consistently better at fighting. I can dig the thief backstabbing or a magic user with a Staff of Striking. Sure, my fighter won't mete out more damage than everyone else, every single round. But when it comes to laying down the hurt reliably, there should be no substitute for the fighter. I mean, it's right there in his name.
Now, for the "completely different" part . . .
I have noticed this game from afar for quite some time. It seemed far too narrativist for me, though. Even though I was seeing a lot, and I mean lot, of mad love for it, I couldn't get past the product description. There was a part of the blurb that said something to the effect that the players and GM collaborate on the world/setting when the campaign kicks off. Whoa! That kind of talk is like the Black Knight solemnly intoning "None shall pass".
That kind of talk rankles my referee nerves. One thing I despise about the narrativist movement is when it goes overboard with player agency. Said agency is a good thing, in moderation. In many cases, though, it goes too far, to the point that the referee is present to manage the players' entertainment. We're all there to have fun, and that includes the referee. I get it if the players don't want to play in a post-apoc dystopia, and the referee shouldn't be a dick about trying to force it. By the same token, maybe the referee doesn't want to run a game set in Candyland. Obviously, there is plenty of middle ground in which to meet, it's just that I've seen too many systems that think player agency should be Almighty.
Well, something happened (I can't say what happened because I don't know) that prompted me to give Dungeon World another look. I took up arms and approached the Black Knight, intent on passing and learning the secrets he was guarding.

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I'm in Lima, Peru, and though it is a huge and interesting city of exotic delights, I find myself engaged in the purpose that brought me here, to sit and type my large stack of notes into what should be a five volume History of Ideas, A Genealogy of Left Dhimmi Fascism. I'm not getting out much to see the city and its sites.
I work to a deadline here for each month, Oct. being the first month, and I will, according to my deadline, finish typing, revising, and editing the first of the 12 binders that make up the five volumes. The first binder is 108 pages of my own indecipherable handwriting. I had a head start, of course, and am now on page 28, a mere 70 to go before I revise and edit. I have 27,375 words typed so far. That head startis looking pretty necessary.
I'm not getting out much, but I have a lovely place in Mira Flores to keep me. I'm sitting in the courtyard typing now, the sun coming out, the day looking pretty good. Will find some time, soon I hope, to go out and make some better case of my life at this blog. Stay tuned.
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Dag, please try to enjoy your environs while there - all work and no play, after all. The exposure will only serve to heighten your overall experience and thus contribute positively to your book.
- Dag said...
Hope so. So far I'm locked in a (nice) garret writing all day and into the night. Will get out soon and do some sightseeing so I have something better to write about than Marxist complaining about Modernity.
- truepeers said...
And what do you tell the locals you are doing?
Have some fun and Watch out for muscle strain disorders!
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As a developing country, a wide disparity between the rich and the poor exists in the Philippines. Though enjoying an economic growth that is one of the highest in Asia today, the effects of such growth has not really trickled down to the poor. The underprivileged continues to be deprived of even the most basic necessities. According to a well- known economist, poverty can only be reduced in the long term if the country can sustain its economic growth by 7 to 8 % in the next 10 years.
Are the poor then doomed to a life of scarcity until this sustained growth is achieved? Not really. Fortunately, the country are not lacking in altruistic souls. Many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are helping the poor improve their lives through livelihood programs, scholarships, and free health services. Different religious organizations are doing their share. Through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitment, businesses are also extending a helping hand. In the last few years, a new breed of heroes for the poor has emerged. These are the so called social enterprises.
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Human Nature is a social enterprise with a mission to uplift the lives of Filipinos, especially the marginalized. Founded by sisters Anna Meloto-Wilk and Camille Meloto and Anna's husband Dylan, volunteers of Gawad Kalinga, an NGO which build houses and model communities for the poorest of the poor. Human Nature produces world-class natural and organic beauty, personal and home care products. Since its establishment in 2008, the company has made headway and is giving multinational competitors a run for their money. It is penetrating the global market and now exports to the United States, Singapore, and Malaysia.
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Dylan, a British national and poor once upon a time, was himself a recipient of people's altruism. Of humble beginnings, Dylan had to drop out of high school because of difficult circumstances but he never gave up on his dream of being rich. A big break came knocking when Prince Charles himself, through his foundation, lent him an equivalent of two hundred thousand pesos to start a computer game distribution business. His business thrived and became the biggest computer game distribution company in Europe landing Dylan ninth in the list of the wealthiest British under thirty years old.
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When he first came to the Philippines, Dylan intended only to donate one of his luxury cars whose proceeds when sold would be used to build GK houses, be a GK volunteer for six months, and then fly back to his homeland. But things did not turn out as planned. He desperately fell in love with GK and the Filipino people, got enamored with Anna, the daughter of the GK founder Tony Meloto, married her and decided to settle in the Philippines. Since then, his life transformed forever!
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In operation for four short years, Human Nature received in 2012 the Global Social Entrepreneur Award given by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship founded by Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. On receiving the award, Anna said, "Now, more than ever, business should be at the forefront of addressing social and environmental issues because it has the resources, technology, and discipline to make a significant impact. All it needs is the heart and the will to do so."
A heart of a self-sacrificing hero and the will to achieve its goal, Human Nature certainly has these. The company mission says it all; acknowledging themselves (the people comprising Human Nature) as faithful stewards of their God-given talents and natural resources, they commit to give the best of themselves to build with urgency a sustainable global company which showcases the best of the Philippines and uplifts the lives of its people, especially the poor, by selling affordable, quality, natural products. It lives by its core values which are Pro-Philippines, Pro-poor, and Pro-environment.
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As an example, lemongrass oil, a raw material used by Human Nature, passed this test because lemongrass is extensively grown in the country. On the other hand, she butter, although a good and widely-used ingredient used in beauty and personal care products, failed because it's not and cannot be produced locally.
Human Nature employs GK residents who are paid more than the minimum required by law and are given benefits better than many other businesses. Interestingly, it is perhaps the only company which has 'no-firing-but-no-babying-either' policy which happily has resulted to a 99.5% work efficiency!
Raw material suppliers which are mostly community-based farmer cooperatives are paid fair prices by Human Nature to support and give them their just due. Sometimes they are even paid higher than prevailing market prices if this is warranted for farmers to afford at least a decent living.
Working with various NGOs, Human Nature makes sure that farmer cooperatives' businesses are profitable and sustainable. For instance, citronella farming and oil extraction technology were introduced to coconut farmers in Labo, Camarines Norte by an NGO, the Philippine Federation for Environmental Concern (PFEC) to serve as an additional livelihood. Human Nature committed to be a sure market for the citronella oil. Likewise, sugarcane farmers in Cauayan, Negros Occidental were organized by another NGO, the Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI), to go into lemongrass farming and oil production, again, with Human Nature as a sure buyer.
Human Nature also assists other socially-oriented entrepreneurs to make their dreams of helping the poor come true through a partnership with the Gawad Kalinga Enchanted Farm, located in Bulacan. The farm serves as an incubation center for potential social enterprises. Bayani Brew (Ice Tea & Purple Leaf Tea Bottled Beverage), The Golden Egg (naturally colored salted duck eggs), and Gourmet Keso (its gourmet karabao white cheese) are some of the start-up social enterprises developed in the farm. Enchanted Farm also serves as one of Human Nature's pilot farms.
Raw materials used by Human Nature are thoroughly researched to ensure that each one is naturally derived; safe for human consumption; produced using a green process; and is not converted into toxic substances when mixed with other ingredients or disposed- off in the environment.
Coconut oil-based surfactants or cleansing agents manufactured by a publicly listed company, Chemrez Technologies, Inc., passed Human Nature's stringent test for use in their Tough Love liquid detergent, dishwashing liquid, and powder detergent products.
Searching and finally finding a local source for natural cleansing agents, Anna exclaimed, "We're really happy to have found Chemrez, which has a lot in common with Human Nature in terms of our advocacy and values. It is a company which manufactures sophisticated and safe products by harnessing the country's natural resources. It shows that the Philippines is not limited to just exporting raw materials from our natural resources but that it is also capable of synthesizing these into world-class products like these coconut oil-based cleansing agents."
Savonel® and Hi-Foam® are the coconut oil-based cleansing agents manufactured by Chemrez Technologies, Inc. These products were developed to replace SLS and SLES which are widely-used in personal and home care products. Unfortunately, studies show that SLS and SLES cause skin irritation and contain traces of a probable cancer-causing chemical. In contrast, Savonel® and Hi-Foam® are safe to both man and the environment.
Chemrez is a leader in green chemistry innovations. Its products are designed to reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. Its manufacturing processes are properly engineered to adequately address safety, health, and environment concerns.
Constantly in the process of innovation, Chemrez has developed many value-added and eco-friendly products to satisfy not only customer requirements but also those of the society. It has tapped the indigenous, natural, and sustainable coconut oil as a feedstock for many of its products including Savonel® and Hi-Foam®. It is the pioneer and the biggest manufacturer of coco-biodiesel in the country.Chemrez is a local publicly-listed company, an affiliate of D&L Industries, Inc.
As an advocate for the environment, Human Nature uses locally manufactured recyclable PET bottles for packaging. It supports the "Balik Bote, Bigay Buhay" program which encourages consumers to donate their recyclable bottles to Human Nature to be sold to support various GK communities. It also advises consumers to bring their own reusable bags when shopping.
In 2011, Human Nature was even awarded with a "Cruelty-Free Company Certificate" by the world's largest animal rights organization, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) based in the United States in recognition of its policy against animal testing and its commitment to environmental stewardship.
Reinvesting Profits
As a responsible social enterprise, Human Nature is reinvesting its profits for the furtherance of its mission. On January 26, 2012, Human Nature gave a P300,000 grant to the Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation, Inc. (AIDFI) for the expansion of the farmer cooperative's lemongrass oil production in Negros Occidental.
It also donated 100% of its October-December 2010 profits from the sales of Bug Spray which uses citronella oil to the Kooperatiba ng mga Maliliit na Magniniyog ng Barangay Kanapawan (KMMBK) and Philippine Federation of Environmental Concern (PFEC). Totaling P972,694.94, this amount is used in community development projects in Barangay Kanapawan, Labo, Camarines Norte. The projects aimed at eradicating poverty in the barangay include the renovation of an elementary school building, procurement of textbooks and school supplies, and the improvement of the community health care program. Since the launch of the campaign, Human Nature has continued to donate 100% of its profits to support other farming communities. Their latest campaign called "The Farmers' Fund Drive" aims to sell 50,000 units of Bug Shield to fund the development of two Citronella oil producing Gawad Kalinga communities in Bukidnon.
Human Nature also committed to give back 100% of the profits from all the sale of Passion Fruit Mineral Lipstick to fund the development of a passion fruit seed oil production facility in Catigan, Davao. Such facility will provide more income for the GK Pueblo Antonio Community located in the municipality. To date, profits from this product have enabled the company to purchase a seed extractor that was donated to the community. Human Nature committed to purchase the oil at a fair price and develop more products that will use it once the community is able to produce the oil.
With its remarkable success in a short period of time, Human Nature sees itself becoming a globally successful enterprise with a heart which will serve as a gold standard and embolden other businesses to follow suit to better serve the society, particularly the poor.
In ending, Anna said, "Human Nature will be among the best players in the world, with a global brand, and with a sustainable business that is truly Filipino and takes to heart the welfare of the poor and the environment."


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My vote goes to the Mountain West, with the Big East coming in a close second.
My vote goes to the Mountain West, with the Big East coming in a close second.
According to the NCAA's revered RPI, the Mountain West was the toughest in the country.
At least it had the highest rating.
And so it got five teams into the tournament, three of which lost in the first round. None survived to the Sweet 16, and, of those five teams, four were ousted by opponents seeded 12th or lower.
New Mexico, which won both the regular season and tournament titles in the Mountain West, was a No. 3 seed, but was upset by Ivy League champion Harvard, which was seeded 14th.
Also out early were fifth-seeded UNLV, which lost to No. 12 California, and Boise State, which lost to La Salle in a play-in game for the 13th seed in the West Regional.
San Diego State, a No. 7 seed, got past Oklahoma, but then lost to everybody's new favorite team, 15th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast. Colorado State, seeded 8th in the Midwest Regional, beat Missouri, then lost to top-seeded Louisville.
All of which goes to show you just how meaningful is the RPI. All five Mountain West teams in the tourney were rated among the top 44 in the country in RPI.
There are those who argue that, with three teams in the Sweet 16, the Big East once again has proven itself as one of the most powerful conferences in the land.
But I would point to the conference's five first-round losses -- three of them to lower-seeded teams -- as evidence that, while the Big East obviously is strong at the top, it is not as deep as, say, the A-10, which went 6-0 in the opening rounds, including that play-in game win by La Salle..
Particularly embarrassing for the Big East was the loss by regular season co-champ, and No. 2 seed, Georgetown at the hands of FGCU.
The A-10 stumbled badly in the second round. Oddly, only La Salle, which was the last team in the conference to get a bid, is the lone survivor, advancing by knocking off No. 4 seed Kansas State and then SEC tournament champion Mississippi.
As for the country's strongest conference, it clearly is the Big 10, which went 6-1 in the opening round -- including victories by Illinois and Minnesota, both of which finished under .500 in league play -- and has four teams in the Sweet 16.
The SEC and Big 12 each has only one team still playing, while the ACC and Pac-12 have two apiece.


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REUTERS/Juan MedinaThe London School of Economics is not only one of the best universities in the UK, it is also one of the world's top academic institutions.
This month LSE celebrated its 120th anniversary, and to celebrate we thought we'd take a look at some of the most successful people ever to attend the university.
In its history LSE has produced at least 32 world leaders and 14 Nobel Prize winners.
So from world-renowned economists to superstar musicians, these are the most successful living people to attend the London School of Economics
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Figures Show How Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S7 Sales Disappoint
Even though the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S7 are still going strong in terms of popularity, they haven't exactly been Samsung's bread and butter. In fact, a report from Korea's The Investor reveals that Samsung's recent flagships now account for less than 30 percent of its sales.
Specifically, the latest Galaxy S and Note phones make up only 29 percent of Samsung's mobile operations sales in the first quarter of this year. Besides the Galaxy S6 and S7 as well as their variants, this also includes the Galaxy Note 5 and Note 7.
The company's top-of-the-line smartphones peaked at 75 percent in 2013 when the Galaxy S4 was in full force. Sadly, it hasn't stopped going downhill from then onward as Samsung continued to rely more and more on its budget and mid-range phones to strengthen its foothold in the global market.
The decreasing influence of its flagships is reflected in the phone maker's average sales prices. Whereas Apple has pushed its average up to $645 last year, Samsung dropped by nearly 20 percent from 2015 to $232 in 2016. This could explain why there are going to be three size options for the upcoming Galaxy S8.


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Toshiba Prot- Z830
Toshiba Prot- Z830
Toshiba's first ultrabook will be available in November. The 13.3-inch system comes in at less than 2.5 pounds, is powered by an Intel Core i5 chip and runs Windows 7.
Toshiba's Prot??«g??« X830 is 0.63 inches thick, thinner than the 0.8-inch limit Intel has set for ultrabooks. Despite the thinness, the device offers two USB 3.0 ports on the side and two USB 2.0 ports in the back.
Acer Aspire 3951
Acer's 13.3-inch ultrabook, due out in October, weighs 3.1 pounds. The Aspire 3951 also is powered by Intel's "Sandy Bridge" chip and runs Windows 7.
Asus UX31
Asus has been one of the strongest OEM proponents of the ultrabook concept, with Chairman Jonney Shih joining Intel executives on stage at Computex and showing off a UX21 ultrabook. The UX31 is larger, at 2.9 pounds, but with the same 0.67-inch thickness.
Pegatron was one of several ODMs who had ultrabooks on display that were powered by Intel's upcoming Ivy Bridge chips, which are due out in 2012.
Invetec's ultrabook also uses Ivy Bridge processors. Like the devices from other ODMs, this ultrabook will be available to OEMs who want to rebrand it.
This Ivy Bridge-based ultrabook is using a new LG display, called Shuriken, which is designed to use less bezel and is thinner than traditional notebook displays.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
self promotion
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Hi Lotta,ReplyDelete
As usual, your work and images are gorgeous! I'm happy to see you've revived your garden blog...I look forward to following along...Cheers! :)
I think almost everyone struggles with promotion and marketing. You seem to be doing it with integrity and grace, so don't worry too much.ReplyDelete
fine cards, and whisper is a very good piece. self promotion is so hard, it looks like you've got something working well for you.ReplyDelete
very elegant cardsReplyDelete
Your cards are lovely and definitely reflect your style. I'm at that stage too, researching, learning, deciding how best to promote my business and products, I struggle with that side of things too. 'Whisper' is beautiful - and I'm so excited to have found another garden blog to follow, I have one too as the garden is definitely a source of inspiration.ReplyDelete
Lovely cards...really simple and nice.ReplyDelete
And your recent work...beautiful!
Simply lovely Lotta!ReplyDelete
Hi Lotta,ReplyDelete
I was feeling what Lainie wrote, so I'll just say "what she said."
Happy Spring, I can't wait to visit your garden blog.
- AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 4:49 PM
The cards look so elegant, I love them!ReplyDelete
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your cards look great and for sure you can feel proud of handing them out or sending those off to others!ReplyDelete
and excellent self promotion it isReplyDelete
a beautiful reflection of you . i love cards that are creative and organic ...ReplyDelete
I always love to hear from you! I read every word and cherish every thought, even if I am not always able to reply back. Thank you for visiting.


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Come join the best and brightest minds in the world at one of the most innovative and creative multidisciplinary research institutions engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. The work we do at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) matters to our country and the world.
The Applied Mathematics and Plasma Physics group (T-5) is seeking an outstanding post-doctoral candidate in the field of Applied Mathematics. The research will be centered around reduce order model techniques for data assimilation (DA) applied to geophysical models and geomaterials, with both algorithmic and high performance computing development. The postdoc will work to develop new data assimilation methods that exploit advanced model reduction techniques, and implementation of DA methods to constrain physics models for a wide variety of applications including subsurface flow, fracture models, and space weather models. The successful candidate is expected to publish in high-impact journals, as well as present their research in conferences and workshops.
T-5's research focuses in numerical analysis, mathematical modeling, and plasma physics theory and modeling. Current activities in the group include research in numerical analysis and algorithm development for linear and nonlinear PDEs, plasma physics, computational physics and biophysics, methods of uncertainty quantification, and network analysis. The research in T-5 is funded by the DOE Office of Science, the nuclear weapons program, and a variety of other federal funding agencies and industrial partners, and typically involve close collaborations within and outside the Laboratory.
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Do you get your coffee from the local hipster joint, where lads have beard that take 45 minutes to comb, and ladies with glasses more expensive than your entire wardrobe?
Well, Starbucks want to get in on that action, and have updated their dress code so it looks a bit more 'bespoke', even if the coffee isn't.
This new guideline lets Starbucks baristas have a bit more freedom with their clobber, thanks to a "dress code lookbook" they've issued. They've given the nod to fedora hats, but not snapback caps.
The book says that Starbucks' staff should have more room for "self-expression," and that they're "inviting you to bring your personal taste and handcrafted style to work."
Before, it was all black polos, but now we're going to see some patterns, neck scarves, and other stuff.
Here's a page from it.
If your hat is going to have a logo, it better be the Starbucks one. Or one of those shapeless woolly hats that skateboarders used to wear in 2004.
Should you want to wear a tie to work, you can, provided it isn't 'too distracting' or anything like that.
This is clearly a move for Starbucks to try and edge away from the corporate feel that the chains have.
Of course, 99.9% of people really couldn't care less about what the staff are wearing, provided they get their caffeine fix, and a lot of the staff aren't likely to want to wear their fancy clothes at work.
Still, it is a move in the right direction for Starbucks, who should embrace everything people like about independent coffee shops. We'll leave it to you to make your own jokes about paying tax.


text: I proudly represent the people of the 5th Middlesex District of Massachusetts, which includes the cities and towns of Malden, Melrose, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, and parts of Winchester. As Chair of the Public Health Committee, there are many bills that come before the committee that are related to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I've worked closely with officials from The Arc of Massachusetts so that the needs of our most vulnerable populations are clearly addressed. In addition, I serve on six other committees including Labor and Workforce Development, Education, Health Care Financing, Election Laws, Global Warming and Climate Control Most recently the Public Health Committee listened to testimony about a bill (S 1221) that would require that medical professionals have additional training to address the needs of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The best part of my job as a Senator is working with and listening to ways in which I can help improve the lives not only of my constituents, but support legislation that can have a positive effect on all MA residents.


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Mister Maddox turned two a few weeks ago. He is a handful most days and kicked off the twos like a boss. I can already tell the terrible twos will hold true for him. Poor kid goes to time out no less than three times a day. He started biting. Carson looks like he was attacked by a bear, he has bite marks all over his back to show for it. He is now in a toddler bed because he would not stay in his crib any longer. He naps in the bed really well but it takes him about an hour to fall asleep at night. On most nights he is and was ripping all the socks, underwear, diapers and wipes out (not just the container-every single wipe). Or I'll go in and find him in Carson's bed. He also likes to rip the monitor out of the wall and then the parent unit beeps like the house is burning down. This also means that now he is wide awake and in my room at 6am. To which I promptly return him to his bed kicking and screaming. I'm sorry-I have a rule that we do not wake before 7am in this house. He is exhausting.
The dozen or so of words he has, turned into a hundred or more and he will even put four words together. He can ask for things and tells me what he is feeing. One day he woke up and started calling "bra-bo" aka Carson by his name. "Cah-sten". A little piece of me died that day! He calls me Jenny sometimes too. And baby is now getting called "Why-dit." He knows a lot of his colors and can count to 5. He is interested in using the toilet. He is still in a diaper, as the pediatrician advised me not to train him quite yet. But he tells me when he has to go and is actually successful 50-60% of the time. Hopefully he'll be a breeze to potty train. He has no fear and will try almost anything without hesitation. He loves to help me with chores and even got his own vacuum for his birthday. He is a lover and a Mamas boy at the moment.
Jared had drill in Housron on his actual birthday so we spent the 11th with Caroline, Finn and Mary. It was a beautiful day so we played at the park, had chick-fil-a for lunch (his favorite) and made him cake-pops for a birthday treat.


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When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, 10 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Kick off event with speaker Haley Sellmeyer at the Urban Region Energizer on Feb. 17th.
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When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The purpose of Jr Leaders is to teach youth the importance of understanding themselves as leaders and how to apply leadership skills in a team setting as well as assist them in identifying opportunities to practice their leadership skills. Through active participation, Jr Leaders will interact with business, community and government leaders, educators and extension staff to explore ways to contribute to the Urban Region. Beyond leadership and service, Jr. Leaders provides a social network for teens within the Urban Region.
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Fullscreen Browsing With Chrome Beta
Sadly, I haven't been able to get Chrome Beta to work on my HTC One X running Cyanogen 10, but for those of you that have been enjoying all the bleeding edge features, here's something you might not have thought possible.
It would seem Google has hidden a feature to give users the ability to browse web pages in fullscreen mode, much like what you can do on a Macintosh. In addition to getting rid of the navigation buttons and omnibox, this fullscreen mode also overlaps the notification bar, adding a few more millimetres of screen real estate for your browsing pleasure. So, care to know how to enable this feature?
Of course, I'll remind you that I'm talking about the Chrome Beta app, not the stable version searchable on the Play store. If you haven't yet gotten around to downloading it, here is the link. Type "chrome://flags/" in the address bar and enable WebGL. Next, go to the Boids and Buildings Chrome Experiment page and click the "Launch Experiment" button and then, "Run."
You should now be in fullscreen mode.
Since I can't figure out how to run the app on my own device, let me know how it goes in the comments!


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Well. at least I think these are aspens. What I was fascinated of was the totally black leaves that dotted the trees. A little darker and misty and you would have been in a scary movie. :)
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I feel like I have jumped the gun on this whole life thing.
I see all my friends just finishing up with college, or starting work at a rinky dink place that they don't really like, but it helps them pay back some school loans. They are arguing with boyfriends jumping in and out of relationships, just the daily grind. Not me!! I have finished school, found a career and a husband, and I have family too…. I mean what else is there to look for. These are the big life goals that people spend their whole life looking for, and that is the main theme of life is to be constantly searching for something. But no one ever tells you what you are supposed to do when you find those thing, and what to do after.
I was recently thinking about continuing my education and I feel like there is nowhere else to go but down. If I continue with a degree like advertising, design, or photography, I would be working for less, and probably at a different company. Boeing wants Engineers, Techs, and Mechanics, I love to design and think of new innovative things and yes there is opportunity for that here at Boeing, but not in the way that I am most interested in. I guess I could take a job for less pay and like what I'm doing and probably have no chance of moving up in the company since loving photography leads to becoming a photographer and nothing more. Because no matter what you take pictures of or how much you get paid to take pictures that is all you do is take pictures.
So many people go through lots of jobs before the figure out what they like, what they are good at, and what they deserve to be paid… I just feel like I am coming to the end of my life rather than just beginning. There is no reason why I should go back to school but I am sitting here like… "That's it??… I'm finished??… All I had to do was that??"
Have I finished my lifes journey at 22 already… is there nothing but just existing in this world that I created for myself? Not that it's a bad thing that I have my life together, and I am grateful for all that I have, I guess I just didn't know it would happen so fast. Honestly I didn't think it would happen at all!!
I almost feel like I am setting myself up for disaster, like a midlife crisis, because we all know that, people that are sheltered or reformed as children grow to be rebellious adults that decide to sell their house and buy a sports car. Of course teens that rebel usually end up straightening out there life because they had a taste of the crazy life, and they don't have the curiosity to see what they are missing out on, they already been there done that.
I feel like one of those people who gets knocked out for what seems like years, but only a few minutes have passed, and they wake up and say their life flashed before their eyes, I just feel like the biggest moments in my life already happened and all I have is the day-to-day left to live out. It is like skipping to the end of the movie, why sit through the whole thing if you know what is gonna happen in the end.
Sorry to sound like Debbie Downer because some people would love to trade lives for a day but I guess being content with what you have is one of lifes biggest challenges.


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Hey Folks,
As the poor sap who somehow got put in charge of getting grants I thought I'd let everyone know where we stand at the moment.
- We've received a small grant from the Australian Sports Foundation thanks to the tax deductible donations a few of us made.
- We have put in a grant application to the Gambling Community Benefit Fund for materials needed to repair bridges throughout Parklands.
- We have applied for the major Sunshine Coast Council Grant which will give us the co-contribution for the larger $100k Sport and Recreation grant which will be used to upgrade and repair the existing Parklands network (we did want to get it for new trails in Ferny Forest and Boneyards but QPWS weren't ready to proceed there yet and they've asked that we focus on maintenance and repair and not new trails).
- Recently the Council funded basic riding coaching clinics and memberships for new female riders. These classes were conducted by Bushrangers and CORCA.
We have successfully acquitted all the grants we received so far from the Community Benefits Fund, Council and the smaller Sport and Recreation grant. Ben is just wrapping up the big Sport and Recreation grant that was used to build the new trails in Parklands last year.
This money was used to purchase signage, timing equipment, more tools, timber and rocks as well as pay Trailworx to do their thing. These grants also allowed us to fund a lot of training in coaching, bike mechanics and riding skills for last year and to continue offering more this year.
Do you know a Sponsor?
Grant money is great but we can't rely on it and there are many other worthwhile activities that need it just as much as we do. Our membership fees are small and don't provide much revenue. So we are always on the lookout for other ways to raise money to pay for things like training, trail work and events.
So if you know of someone that could provide some sort of sponsorship then get them to contact us at [email protected] and we can see how we can help each other.
Happy Trails!
Michael "Rookie Ride Record Holder" Johns
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Early this week, Telstra announced their launch of the countrys first Third-Generation (3G) mobile service based on the CDMA2000 1xRTT technology.
It may be marketed as 3G (which everyone wants right here and now!) But in reality, its more like 2.75 G since its far from the minimum 2 Mbps (megabits per second) specified in the official 3G definition. Its just another step in the evolutionary path to true 3G offerings in the near future.
Although the availability of this new CDMA-based service will mean faster data speeds than whats currently available (dial-up and GSM/GPRS), Telstra has so far offered this to business customers only - with the service currently up and running in greater Sydney and Melbourne regions only.
CDMA 1X, as Telstra refers to it, will offer enhanced data rates of either 72 or 144 kbps (kilobits per second) - which is a far cry from the 40-50 kbps attainable via GPRS, and is also dependent on the handsets GPRS Class rating too. Should you move out of a geographic area that does not support CDMA 1X, you will need to revert back to standard circuit-switched data (CSD) - or dial-up - connections.
As far as pricing plans go, Telstra has the Pay As You Go option (20 cents per 10kB or part, plus a 22 cent connection fee) or you can opt for the Monthly Bundles (three bundles available, dependent on data volumes and the data speeds required).
For more information, you can visit the Telstra website here or call their Customer Service Support line on 1300 131 816.
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In a welcome outcome for victims of fraud, on 27 July 2016 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the appeal in Hayward (Respondent) v Zurich Insurance Company Plc (Appellant) [2016] UKSC 48 (see our previous post for the background: http://www.pcblitigation.com/media/does-fraud-unravel-all/), unanimously ruling that the insurer's appeal should be allowed, the settlement agreement should be set aside and Mr Hayward should be paid a reduced sum. Given that it could not fairly be said that the insurer had full knowledge of the facts, the lead judgment by Lord Clarke stated that he could not "allow Mr Hayward to retain moneys which he only obtained by fraud" as "Mr Hayward knew, Zurich was settling on false basis". Indeed, "[i]t is difficult to envisage any circumstances in which mere suspicion that a claim was fraudulent would preclude unravelling a settlement when fraud is subsequently established".
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Maria points out images from our scrapbook of tangle inspirations that we've collected over the years.
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Beautiful stuff! I really love the simplicity of the card. and... Gotta find me some shoes to tangle...
How lovely to see it all again! Carole, those shoes are extra-cool because they are Toms - they donate a pair for every pair purchased! I wish I could remember who tangled them....
So much talent ~ everyone's work is beautiful!
Thanks for sharing!
I have been enjoying these images of beautiful artwork. thanks for sharing with us!
The shoes are mine :) I had such fun tangling them.


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I heard the stove turn on. My first reaction, Oh Hell. My kitchen is not clean, there is no way in hell I am calling the fire department until this whole bitch is in flames and there is no residue of dirty dishes. So I ran in to see what he was doing. Making tomato soup. He put the can in and started cooking, at least this time he opened it.
I told him he can't stir with a fork in that pot. He poured it in a skillet. No! Look its pouring everywhere and he is still scratching the hell out of the dish. I went to help and he told me he had this under control and I would just burn it anyway. Thanks for the vote of confidence kid. If you can pull this off your ass is forever on dinner duty. After 3 attempts he got the right combo of pot and stirrer. I told him to add some milk. A burned on mess of half cooked milk on my stove and several dump outs he had the correct amount with about half the can of soup still in the pot. I thought we were done.
He wanted grilled cheese too. Come on! Really? I stood here for 20 minutes. You have already screwed my kitchen and used half the pots and pans. Seriously move along kid and eat your milky tomato paste without a damn sandwich.
He got out yet another skillet and put probably half of a stick of butter in the bottom and put the bread on and added the cheese. He forgot the top bread and burned the cheese to the skillet. I thank him for the stench in the upcoming weeks. That sandwich was done and not repairable. He did it again. This time he forgot to take the cheese out of the plastic. An even better smell. The next time he moved the skillet barely off the burner and dropped the cheese, still in the plastic, on the fire. Needless to say the kid did not get a sandwich. He used up all the bread on his failed attempts in the kitchen.
Although we did not have to call the fire department my house smells like someone cooked a barbie in the oven. The kid didn't eat. And we are now out of cheese, butter, milk, and bread. My stove- I can't even talk about it, it is far too painful. Imagine tomato soup spilled and burned on and plastic with melty cheese down under the burners. Without a doubt this kid has probably burned the smell of melting plastic into the drywall, it will never go away.
I really try to let kids do shit on their own. I want them to make mistakes with me right there. Most of the time kids give up and hand it over to me. Not this little shit. He has caught my microwave on fire more times than I want to admit to. He has flooded the kitchen attempting to do dishes. The kid has clogged the toilet with an entire container of Clorox Wipes thinking one wipe was needed for every little spot. He tests my nerves daily and makes me rethink this whole teaching kids to be adults thing hourly...


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When you have a new baby or a toddler who doesn't sleep well, you're up multiple times a night and likely functioning on fumes and caffeine during the day. I've been there and made it through the other side: my kids both, for the most part, sleep through the night, and I have re-entered the world of the living. I'm happier and my memory is so much better. I put together these tips to help you if you're still a zombie mom.
1. Nightlights to light the way.
Have a nightlight in your room, your kid's room, and the hallway in between. And the bathroom if you're a frequent night pee-er. The last thing you want to do is turn on the lights all bright when you're hoping to get back to sleep as soon as possible. The light from the nightlights will be enough to do most things in the middle of the night except the biggest, nastiest blowouts, so pick some up and plug them in.
2. Clear the way.
Before you go to bed at night, make sure the floors are clean. Even if you just push the toys, books, random crap to the sides, do it. You don't want to be stumbling down the hallway and come down on a board book, a dinky car, or some other small, impossibly sharp object, at 2 in the morning. Your feet will thank you.
3. Don't stay up late doing nothing.
Sure, if you have a special show to watch, a load of laundry that HAS to get done, or someone you haven't talked to since before getting pregnant, by all means stay up, but please please please don't stay up late sitting in the dim glow of your computer monitor (or tablet/phone screen) playing CandyCrush or lost in the depths of Pinterest. You need your sleep and you will be pissed at yourself in the morning for wasting those precious minutes doing nothing productive. Turn it off and go to bed!
4. Get your morning tea/coffee set up before you go to bed.
You'll thank yourself in the morning when you get that jolt a few minutes sooner. Bonus points if you have a fancy machine that will turn itself on and make your coffee for you.
5. Change your mindset.
This might be the hardest one of all, but believe me, you will sleep again and so will your kids. Plus, they aren't waking up because they hate you. Get up with them, do what you have to do, and get back to bed. All parents go through this, whether it lasts weeks, months, or years. You will sleep again, I promise.
Do you have anything to add for new parents? What helped you get through the sleepless stage?
Monday, January 13, 2014
5 Tips for Zombie Moms
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#3 is definitely key! It's so hard though since it's my down time and I want to make the most of it. But morning me is so much happier when I put the screens away and get to sleep at a decent hour!ReplyDelete
Great tips!! I especially like the "move the toys out of the way" tip and the "coffee" tip. Both of which I make sure to do and it helps...a lot!ReplyDelete
these are great! "clearing the way" is a really good one. I never knew how painful it was to step on tiny pieces of Lego! ugh. Great tips!ReplyDelete
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It is strange being a Stay-at-home-Dad. For instance a chant of "ihopeiwinatoaster, ihopeiwinatoaster" floating up the basement steps. My nearly seven [eight] (now nine) ((now ten)) [[eleven]] {twelve} {{holy crow, thirteen}} year-old twin boys concoct, devise, arrange, invent, write, say, imagine and dream the damndest things. Things that make me wonder. Ideas and stories that I may think on for days after I encounter them. I'll share some here. Essential. Childhood. Nonsense. Explained.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Window Bear (An Alternate to Today's Longer Post)
A stuffed, tan bear watches patiently, tirelessly, ceaselessly, out the window for you to come home.
I am, and will forever be, that bear.
From Marci's "... things you don't expect to hear in the backseat..."
"My name is Bob, but you may call me Jeff."
Well, there ya go...
The post to which this is an alternate is here, "Own the Who that Makes You You."
Oh, this is officially my obligatory back-to-school post.
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Steve Hughes – While It's Still Legal
Rock 'n' roll comic Steve Hughes – as seen on 'Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow' and 'Live at the Apollo' – heads out on tour with a brand new show 'While It's Still Legal'. He's hard-edged, smart and very funny, and settling in at the Leicester Square Theatre.
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text: I just listened to this episode of Fresh Air. This really moved me. Congressman John Lewis discusses his involvement in the civil rights movement. It is followed by the son of a black panther member. Both of these are very honest and provide great context for the world we live in, especially for people like me who grew up post 70s.


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- Cliff, man whose apartment Iron Man crashed into
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- Dwight, trapped earthquake victim
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- Numerous unnamed earthquake victims
- Magneto (Mentioned)
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Mark S. Kiselica learned early in his career that few people pay attention to teen fathers. He heard that from teen fathers he met at a psychiatric hospital, and he heard that when he worked in a program for teen mothers.
"People were not interested in the fathers," he told Our Sunday Visitor. "They would make disparaging comments about them. People said that the fathers were a waste of time."
Kiselica, of Newtown, Pa., has a different opinion.
"Jesus provided all of us with an admirable model for how to lead our lives," he said. "We have an obligation to be loving neighbors to everyone, and those basic teachings of Jesus permeate everything that I do. I look for the good in people, and I find it."
He also empathized with the first young fathers he met.
"I was fairly young myself, and I tried to imagine what it was like for a teenage boy to be a parent," he said. "If I didn't feel prepared in my early 20s to be a father, what must it be like for them?"
Kiselica, 52, a licensed psychologist, is vice provost and professor of counselor education at The College of New Jersey, in Ewing, and is a nationally recognized authority on teen fathers, boys and adolescent males. He has authored more than 100 academic presentations and 130 professional publications, including five scholarly books. He is the editor of the Routledge Series on Counseling and Psychotherapy With Boys and Men, which includes his own book, "Counseling Troubled Boys: A Guide For Professionals."
And he is a devout Catholic who was raised with a strong faith and a father, he said, who showed him "to see the good in men" and to understand "what a good father should be."
Kiselica also was influenced by the Benedictines in his undergraduate studies in psychology at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa.
"We learn from Jesus that God loves humanity," he said. "I believe we are all part of the same family, and as a result, everybody deserves respect, appreciation and consideration."
Kiselica carried that with him when he studied for a master's degree in psychology from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa., and a doctorate in counseling psychology at Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pa.
He held that respect for his young clients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in 1991, he knew where he wanted to focus.
"My early encounters with young fathers made me realize that adolescent fatherhood is both the consequence and cause of serious social problems," he said. "So, I made the decision to begin a multi-faceted campaign to raise awareness about the complicated lives and diverse needs of this population."
Several things stood out. By documenting a systematic line of empirical research, he found that teen parenting programs were significantly less likely to offer services to teen fathers than to teen mothers.
The reason? "Teen fathers are only 35 percent of the males who impregnate teen girls," he said. "The rest are adult males."
He also found that people tend to view adolescent fathers as social deviants who callously exploit their partners, then abandon them and their babies.
"The research is pretty clear that only one-third of teen fathers fit that stereotype," Kiselica said. "They don't care, they never cared and they have exploited the mothers and dump them and the babies.
"The other two-thirds have a relationship of at least a year to 18 months with the mother before she gets pregnant, are supportive during the pregnancy and present when the child is born," he said.
They also visit the child regularly and provide various supports, at least through the first year.
About five years after the birth, the other third stop being engaged with their partners and children.
"That's the real tragedy, and a lot of my work is focused on trying to help that third to remain engaged and to address the problems that lead to deterioration in the relationship, like financial difficulties, limited education and the attraction declining between the mother and father because they were so young," Kiselica said.
Teen fathers want help with their transition into fatherhood, he added, and that's where the Church and its people can intervene — for instance, by providing meeting places for professionals to provide services, networks to help fathers find jobs or baby-sitting for the couple.
"Men who are good role models can volunteer to be mentors," he said. "They can encourage the young men, listen to them about their difficulties and offer advice on what it takes to be a good man and a good father. Mentors can also address the spiritual issues associated with being a father and the comfort that a man can find in discovering a higher purpose through Christianity."
Kiselica is no longer in private practice, but volunteers at his church, St. Andrew Parish, to make assessments and referrals to parishioners seeking counseling.
He also is on the board of the New Jersey Teen Pregnancy Initiative, and is on the national advisory board and is a consultant scholar for the National Quality Improvement Center for Non-Resident Fathers in the Child Welfare System. That project tries to re-engage men with their children who have been removed from the mother's custody.
"I am enriched in being able to help young men experience the love and what it means to be a father and to be connected to their children," he said.
Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller writes from Pennsylvania.
Life was not easy for Mark Kiselica's father, Otto, now 83. He was born to Slovakian immigrants in New Jersey and his mother died when he was 8, leaving him with an alcoholic father who neglected and abused him. At age 14, an accident left him with a profound limp, and a few years later he quit school at his father's orders.
When Otto married, he made it a point for his children to have a better life than he had. He openly loved his five children, and every night he kissed them on their foreheads and whispered, "Sweet dreams, my children, sweet dreams."
Those were the real riches. But Kiselica remembers being so financially poor that in the early years, his father lifted him into trash bins behind stores so he could search for salvageable food for the family.
"He worked hard so to provide us with a Catholic education, and he always did service to our church and the community in his own quiet way," Kiselica said. "If the sisters or the priests needed something repaired, he would fix it for free."
Kiselica's mother, Winnie, 81, served the Church and community in different ways. At age 39, she went to college for a bachelor's degree in English and education, then earned a master's degree in theology while she was a CCD coordinator for their parish.
"The good lessons from my father can be summed up in three ways," Kiselica said. "I learned from him that family and people come first, that education and hard work are the keys to success, and that success demands responsibility and service to the community. From him, I have a profound understanding of what it means to be loved by a decent father, and to love my own three children."
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In your wisdom and love you made all things.
Bless our father.
Let the example of his faith and love shine forth.
Grant that we, his family, may honor him always with a spirit of profound respect.
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Ian and I will be celebrating our second wedding anniversary last month. We both went with the traditional paper gift last year (a framed photograph of a starry night at our wedding venue, concert tickets) and just looked up what the second anniversary is: cotton. We've been wanting a new bedspread and sheets so instead of giving each other a surprise gift we're picking out new bedding together.
I'm such a sucker for stripes so I love this West Elm set and this one from Serena & Lily. I'd love to do all-white like this set from Restoration Hardware but am not sure it's practical.
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LONDON (AP) – Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday in her London home, police said. She was 27.
Winehouse shot to fame in 2006 with the album "Back to Black," whose blend of jazz, soul, rock and classic pop was a global hit. It won five Grammys and made Winehouse – with her black beehive hairdoand old-fashioned sailor tattoos – one of music's most recognizable stars. But her personal life, with its drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders and destructive relationships, soon took over her career.
Police confirmed that a 27-year-old female was pronounced dead at the home in Camden Square northern London; the cause of death was not immediately known. London Ambulance Services said Winehouse had died before the two ambulance crews it sent arrived at the scene.
Singer and actress Kelly Osbourne, who helped Winehouse check into a drug addiction treatment facility in 2008, was one of many who grieved for the singer on Twitter.
"I cant even breath right now im crying so hard i just lost 1 of my best friends. i love you forever Amy and will never forget the real you!" she tweeted.
The singer's father, Mitch Winehouse, had arrived in New York this weekend to prepare for his U.S. performing debut Monday night at the Blue Note jazz club, but upon receiving news of his daughter's death was heading back home to London to be with his family, his publicist Don Lucoff said.
An ambulance could be seen parked beneath the trees outside her London home, and the whole street was cordoned off by police tape. Officers kept onlookers away from the scene.
Last month, Winehouse canceled her European comeback tour after she swayed and slurred her way through barely recognizable songs in her first show in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Booed and jeered off stage, she flew home and her management said she would take time off to recover.
Winehouse was last publicly seen on at a London concert on Wednesday when she joined hergoddaughter Dionne Bromfield on stage. In that impromptu appearance, Winehouse danced with Bromfield and encouraged the audience to buy her album, before leaving the stage.
"I didn't go out looking to be famous," Winehouse told the Associated Press when "Back to Black" was released. "I'm just a musician."
But in the end, the music was overshadowed by fame, and by Winehouse's demons. Tabloids lapped up the erratic stage appearances, drunken fights, stints in hospital and rehab clinics. Performances became shambling, stumbling train wrecks, watched around the world on the Internet.
Born in 1983 to Mitch Winehouse, taxi driver, and his pharmacist wife Janis, Winehouse grew up in the north London suburbs, and was set on a showbiz career from an early age. When she was 10, she and a friend formed a rap group, Sweet 'n' Sour – Winehouse was Sour – that she later described as "the little white Jewish Salt 'n' Pepa."
She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School, a factory for British music and acting moppets, later went to the Brit School, a performing arts academy in the "Fame" mold, and was originally signed to "Pop Idol" svengali Simon Fuller's 19 Management.
But Winehouse was never a packaged teen star, and always resisted being pigeonholed.
Her jazz-influenced 2003 debut album, "Frank," was critically praised and sold well in Britain. It earned Winehouse an Ivor Novello songwriting award, two Brit nominations and a spot on the shortlist for the Mercury Music Prize.
But Winehouse soon expressed dissatisfaction with the disc, saying she was "only 80 percent behind" the album.
"Frank" was followed by a slump during which Winehouse broke up with her boyfriend, suffered a long period of writer's block and, she later said, smoked a lot of marijuana.
"I had writer's block for so long," she said in 2007. "And as a writer, your self-worth is literally based on the last thing you wrote. .. I used to think, 'What happened to me?'
"At one point it had been two years since the last record and (the record company) actually said to me, 'Do you even want to make another record?' I was like, 'I swear it's coming.' I said to them, 'Once I start writing I will write and write and write. But I just have to start it.'"
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