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A prankster's spirited joke almost resulted in him becoming a ghost himself when he was run over by a car.
In the above video uploaded to YouTube, the man - dressed up as a somewhat disturbing-looking phantom - stops a vehicle, which proceeds to reverse.
His friend then emerges behind the car in similar get-up, a vision which causes the driver to again hit the brakes.
But the spectre of foul deeds then makes the haunted victim do something unexpected - he drives into the first ghost, knocking him on to the bonnet and throwing him sideways to the floor.
His friends, including those filming the prank, run to his aid and find he has gotten away with a badly gashed knee.
The Papa Crazy group wrote on YouTube: "Best prank gone wrong ever. Prankster got a lesson that not to mess with this driver... almost killed."
There is apparently reason behind this seemingly pointless madness, as the jokers attempt to show in the video below.
"We don't just want to scare people but... to record reactions of people when they see a scary flying ghost appearing from nowhere," they write.

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Union Oil Co. has signed a 10-year lease valued at more than $4.6 million for 21,851 square feet of office space in Puente Hills Business Park III, 17700 Castleton St., City of Industry.
The space will serve as headquarters for the energy conglomerate's southern division marketing staff. WESTMAC represented the tenant and the lessor, Arnel Development, represented itself.


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One of the most asked questions I get when I'm out in public as a vendor and artist is "What's a Woobie?" The short answer, which is what I give on a busy day, is simply "my baby blanket." On a day where customers are sparse I may offer more of a thorough explanation.
Knowing that my online audience has probably asked themselves the same question, I thought I would elaborate on where the Woobie originated for me, and why I chose it to represent my business and myself as my brand.
When I was born in 1981 I was given a traditional pink thermal baby blanket with satin trim by my Grammy Bea. I obviously do not remember those early years, but it seems that by the time I was able to chose my favorite things, this blanket was at the top of the list for sleeping.
In August of 1983, before I was 2 the movie Mr. Mom, staring Michael Keaton and Terri Garr, premiered. This is one movie I remember from my childhood, and I suspect it was a family favorite because this is where my sisters heard the name Woobie and began using it to refer to my favorite night time comfort. In the video above, you can see that a Woobie is a very hard thing to give up, something I have not been able to accomplish myself.
I'm not ashamed to admit that my Woobie has traveled to camp, college, and resides near my pillow every night to this day. Although I do not travel with it anymore as it is in fragile condition, it is still my favorite comfort (well it may be tied with my husband and my cat) and the first thing I reach for when I am sick. Some day I am sure I will have to relinquish the Woobie to a safe place, but I'm not fond of the idea.
A quick search on the internet will tell you that others have also referred to their blankets, or stuffed animals, as Woobies. I've encountered several people who do not need to ask what a Woobie is. One girl told me that's what she calls her boyfriend. In the US military, a poncho liner is also sometimes referred to a Woobie. What do all of these things have in common? To me they are items of comfort (physical or mental) and love.
Recently I've been reading books about starting a handmade business. Although I technically did this in 2009, and more so in 2011, I thought it was time to see what other people had to say. Since I started slow, and worked in a way that my chronic illness would allow, a lot of things were intuitive. The Pink Woobie had already been my online identity for awhile. In the days of AIM my screen name was pnkwoobie and when I opened a non-college e-mail account I chose thepinkwoobie as the address, soon Twitter followed.
I can honestly say when I opened my Etsy shop and began to operate as a handmade business owner I did not give much thought to what my business name should be. The Pink Woobie was already me, and as an extension of me, my brand. I wouldn't have called it my brand back then, but that's what the kids are calling it these days.
Now as I am putting more intentional thought into maintaining and growing my business The Pink Woobie is still the perfect name and image. Woobie is fun to say, and I think it evokes the feelings that I feel when I make and display my handmade goods. Comfort, fun, love, color. This is what my business is based on and really my life in general.
When someone wraps themselves in a hand spun, hand crocheted scarf, I want them to feel as though that scarf was destined to be theirs from the moment the sheep was sheared. I want them to know that that they were thought of during the making process, and if it's a gift I want them to know how much thought was put in to purchasing this special item for them.
So next time you are browsing my shop or checking out a new item, think about how it makes you feel. Are you comforted? Are you happy? Do you feel loved? I hope so.


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Inspiring Spaces From Decorate
I thought I'd share some inspiring spaces from my book, Decorate, that are currently floating around on the web (and some are part of this interview that Janet Reynolds had with me for her print magazine Life@Home) that you may actually want to add to your Pinterest account, desktop inspiration folder, or wherever you see fit. If you happen to own the book already, then you forever have these images in your possession, beautifully printed and bundled if I do say so myself. ;) But in case you don't own the book you may delight in seeing these photos that were shot in beautiful homes in both Europe and the US by talented interiors photographer Debi Treloar. Debi shot the entire book using only natural light, something that drew me to her work in the first place years ago - her photos feel so inviting and casual as a result.
Ceramic pieces in Copenhagen home of ceramicist Karen and her husband Mads Hagedorn-Olsen. P.S. He makes the most beautiful insect art - see it here.
A sweet little girl's space in London belonging to the daughter of stylist/author Sania Pell.
A bedroom nook in Los Angeles belonging to photographer Amy Neunsinger, Charlotte's mud room (from RICE), Yvonne from Yvestown's Belgium kitchen, a gorgeous London flat belonging to Sisley UK cosmetics executive Christine D'ornano.
Charlotte Hedeman Gueniau's dining room in Denmark - I had fun styling this tabletop for the photo with mismatched things from mostly her company, RICE.
Debi was a saint to work with -- she was such a lovely person to spend time with as we flew around for a period of four months working together, mostly her and I, in people's beautiful spaces. I hope that you enjoyed a teaser peek into my book! If you use them on your blog or Pinterest, all I ask is that you say that they were shot by Debi Treloar, link to her site, and link to this page: http://decor8blog.com/decorate-book mentioning that they are from the book, Decorate. That's all I ask. :)
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I was born and raised in Thailand before I moved to Japan around late 2004. In 2006 I moved to Singapore to finish my middle and high school. In 2012 I moved to the U.S. to pursue a BFA in Illustration at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan.
I like many things, such as internet memes, TV shows, indie films, and Japanese animes.
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We are truly thrilled to announce our Spring 2017 shows. I know, I know, you may have heard this from us before, but the performers that come here really shine. This spring we will have a band that got together at a church, hip-hoppy jazzy rhythms from Brooklyn, a band that just made a musical to go with their latest album, and a world renown filmmaker that sings weird and funny things. Can you hold in your excitement???Look over at our sidebar for dates >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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A couple more recent spreads in in my traveler's notebook ... I am having a lot of fun in it!
My heart and my head are always clashing against one another. I think it is because I am sensitive, and feel things so strongly, but also am a deep thinker. Anyway, this spread is focusing on that.
Above is one of my favourite quotes.
Above is a page I made based of a magazine clipping I stumbled upon that read "fanciful, sensitive, fragile, curly-haired" that I thought were all words that could describe me and my mind set at the time, I added some words of wisdom from an acquaintance.
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The merger of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group with Keurig Green Mountain, which was initially announced in January, was finalized recently. The deal creates the new publicly traded company known as Keurig Dr. Pepper, according to Bev Net is the 3rd largest beverage company in North America.
The merger is going to have a direct impact on the beverage aisle because the combined entity will be utilizing their respective strengths together to create unique delivery systems for the consumer in the future.
The beverage industry is another sector of the economy which is in a "grow or die" phase at this point. In my professional experience in the industry as well as my time covering mergers and acquisitions, the key factor in this segment of business is the distribution network.
That is the main determining factor behind why Coca-Cola and Pepsi dominate the beverage aisle at the grocery store: it is all driven by distribution and shelf space. The smaller brands have a very difficult time competing with the big players in this space because of the costs associated with distributing the product and gaining shelf space for the product.
The executives at the former Dr. Pepper Snapple Group were faced with having to grow in order to compete with the top two players in the industry. The deal with Keurig allows them to do precisely that, it grows their business and their market share.
The deal also includes Allied Brands which is a distribution network that will now be run by the combined Keurig Dr. Pepper which features 125 different brands. This collection of brands are a mix of beverage offerings that are either wholly owned, partially owned, or not owned at all by Keurig Dr. Pepper.
The news over the past five days is about which brands will be dropping out of the new Allied Brands distribution situation. The ripple effect left by these changes will have a definite impact on the beverage industry. Some brands will be promoted on a regional basis in a more visible way.
Conversely, some brands most notably Fiji bottled water will be leaving Allied Brands, according to CNBC, in order to start their own distribution network. The result of these changes will most certainly have a price impact on the consumer, especially if the new or spin-off brands from the Allied distribution network fold into smaller distribution agreements.
The combined strengths of Keurig Dr. Pepper could translate into lower prices or more advantageous bulk sale pricing for the consumer, but that remains to be seen. The single serve delivery system technology that Keurig has mastered could translate into some new concepts that integrate the Snapple iced tea beverage line or create some new innovations on the delivery of Dr. Pepper and its signature flavor.
The merger also helps both entities compete in a grocery channel that is being shaped by Wal-Mart and Amazon/Whole Foods. The persistent pursuit of low prices by Wal-Mart which they require of their suppliers can put the squeeze on profit margins. The combined Keurig Dr. Pepper now has the distribution and production capabilities to compete in a profitable way against the forces of Wal-Mart and Amazon.
It is in this perspective where the consumer will see enhanced value on their favorite soft drinks whether it is Dr. Pepper, 7UP, A&W Root Beer, or Snapple. The distribution of Keurig and their famous pods of all types and varieties and the Green Mountain Coffee products will all see a significant increase into the grocery channel. In addition, perhaps the drug store channel as well given the relationships that Dr. Pepper/Snapple/Allied Brands have developed over decades of time.
The other consideration here is that the combined Keurig Dr. Pepper company can now be an active player in acquisitions which will alter the landscape of the beverage industry. The combined publicly traded entity could target consolidations within the beverage industry, or could seek to enhance their delivery systems or packaging with a purchase of a smaller player in those industry sub-classes.
Keurig Dr. Pepper has a significant positive component working for them in the future: they have a very loyal base of consumers. The consumers in various survey data have identified as "fans" of Keurig and "fans" of Dr. Pepper. The new leadership team of the combined company will utilize new technologies through social media to build deeper relationships with those loyal consumers with cross-branding opportunities to grow revenue further.
The newly combined company features brands that are iconic in America: Dr. Pepper, Snapple, A&W, 7UP, and Sunkist. These brands have multiple products merchandised around them from tee shirts, cups, keychains, and more. They have an identity of their own and this merger promises that these brands will be relevant for a long time to come.
Keurig Dr. Pepper is the largest beverage merger in history and it will dynamically shape the future for the beverage aisle and provide new innovations to the delivery of beverages in an increasingly fast paced way of life for the consumer.
(some background information and industry data courtesy of Bev Net and CNBC)


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Solestruck went out and decided boom time to make our own shoes, and luckily for all of you they are super He Approved. For a company who is looking to rid the world of ugly shoes, this was a step in the right direction. 6.5" heel is definitely something He likes to see, the black and white options on the top are kinda michael jackson awesome. Bottom Left, all black, probably going to be the most popular options, everyone needs a simple all black bootie. Just say YES to these Tag shoes.


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This was a collagraph print I did when creating book cover artwork for 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' by Ken Kesey. One of the major themes of the book is the human mind. I was thinking of the brain and how it could be compared to a machine - with all its different components working together like cogs.


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- AP diplomatic correspondent: Obama administration outreach to Senate might have been "coup de grace for Iran talks"
- Analysts: Israel "right to be wary," has "good reason to worry" over Iran deal terms
- Israeli soldier stabbed to death by Palestinian terrorist amid Hamas terror rebuilding, Fatah incitement spike
- Palestinian peace process team resigns amid growing questions of political readiness
What we're watching today:
- Obama administration officials dispatched to the Hill today to explain the White House's approach to Iran negotiations largely failed to reassure senators, with the Associated Press's Matthew Lee summing up a Banking Committee meeting that included Secretary of State John Kerry and Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman as perhaps a "coup de grace for Iran talks." Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) walked out of the meeting and blasted administration officials in general and Sherman in particular, accusing the White House of taking a "Chamberlain"-style approach to negotiations and of promoting "anti-Israel" statements in response to Israeli assessments that the deal recently offered to Iran would only "set back the [Iranian nuclear] program about 24 days." Meanwhile the administration is facing the possibility that it is courting political controversy by accusing lawmakers who are pushing for sanctions of placing the U.S. on a "march to war" with Iran. Former Democratic Nevada Congresswoman Shelley Berkley went public with her concerns over the deal today and called for new pressure until a final settlement is achieved. Berkley, who is a member of the Board of Directors of The Israel Project, took to the pages of the Las Vegas Review Journal and bluntly stated that "now is the time to increase the pressure, not withdraw it."
- Analysts continue to debate the details of the failed deal proposed last weekend between the international community and Iran, discussing both the substantive concerns of skeptics and the political consequences of what was very early on described by critics as over-eagerness by the Obama administration to cut a deal at any cost. An extensive analysis published on Monday by TIME World had already assessed that "experts say Israel is right to be wary" of the contours of the deal, which would have allowed Iran to continue bolstering the elements that it needs for constructing both uranium and plutonium-based nuclear bombs. TIME describes a series of conference calls hosted by The Israel Project (TIP) in which experts outlined the mechanics of Iran's nuclear program and what would constitute an Iranian drive for a nuclear weapon. Olli Heinonen, a former deputy director of the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency, had explained on a TIP call how Iran's stockpile of 3 percent enriched uranium was "something like 60 percent" of the way toward weapons-grade levels, while David Albright, the head of the U.S.-based Institute for Science and International Security, had assessed on another TIP call how Iran could go nuclear in "as little as a month." Yesterday Patrick Clawson and Mehdi Khalaji, respectively the director of research and a senior fellow at the Washington Institute, published an opinion piece in the Washington Post outlining fears that "Khamenei has been laying the groundwork to walk away from any deal by warning that the West is untrustworthy and will not deliver on its promises," and that "Israel has good reason to worry" that Tehran will pocket whatever concessions the West offers and then violate signed agreements.
- A 19-year-old Israeli soldier was stabbed to death this morning on an Israeli bus by a 16-year-old Palestinian terrorist, sustaining several wounds to his neck and chest and eventually succumbing to his injuries after being admitted to to a hospital. In what one Twitter commenter described as "affirmation," the Twitter channel of Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades posted a childhood picture of the murdered Israeli teenager. The attack comes amid both concentrated efforts by Hamas to rebuild its terror infrastructure in the West Bank - the Palestinian terror group has been largely stymied in the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula, and so may be shifting its focus to the territory - and a wave of incitement by Hamas's rival, the Palestinian Fatah faction. The Jerusalem Post today published assessments from Israeli intelligence officials describing "an elevated risk of armed terror attacks" in the West Bank town of Hebron. Israeli soldiers last week seized a large cache of ammunition and arrested two Palestinians on security charges in the area. An unnamed intelligence officer told the Post that the cache represented only "a small drop in the bucket" of arms flowing through the Hebron region.
- Reuters late Wednesday conveyed reports that the Palestinian delegation charged with negotiating opposite Israel had resigned and cited for its resignation Israeli construction within communities beyond the Jewish state's 1948 armistice lines. The move comes despite both the cancellation of previously announced massive building plans by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the brute fact that until a few years ago Palestinian negotiators had for decades conducted talks while Israel bolstered such communities. For their part the Israelis have recently released two batches of Palestinian prisoners convicted of murder as goodwill gestures designed to jump-start and maintain negotiations. The most recent was done despite a wave of Palestinian incitement and in the absence of reciprocal Palestinian gestures, and was particularly politically controversial. The Israel Project yesterday hosted a conference call with Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, in which he described systemic problems - with endemic Palestinian Authority (PA) corruption being among the most trenchant - that have undercut efforts to create robust and sustainable institutions in the West Bank. The audio for the call is here.
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Electricka and her Muses are thinking about adding a feature about Yogi Berra to her web site.
If by chance you're one of the few who don't know who he is, we'll tell you. Berra is widely regarded as one of the greatest catchers in baseball history and one of the all-time top major-league non-pitching hitters. He played and managed for the great New York Yankees for 19 years. And if that weren't enough, he's an all-around nice guy.
Here's what Yogi looks like:
(Photo source: Academy of Achievement)
But baseball isn't his only talent. He has the in-born abilty to  fracture the English language by generating malapropisms of the first rank. His does this naturally, without trying; they come second nature to him.
Some examples:
- It ain't over till it's over.
- 90% of the game is half mental.
- Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded.
- When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
- Thank you for making this day necessary.
- It's déjà vu all over again.
- I really didn't say everything I said.
- You can observe a lot by watching."
- Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't go to yours.
If Electricka adds this feature to her web site, each day I will publish one of his off-the-wall sayings as a periodic feature you can visit and chuckle over.
Electricka's periodic features are a particular type of feature she publishes every day or every week. They're periodic because they recur. If you miss the first one in the series, it eventually will show up again and you can see it later.
You can get an idea of what periodic features are like by visitng some of them. Electricka suggests that you start with the daily feature called Arts Personality Of The Day and click the names of other period features you find there to see more: click here. Â
Unless enough people respond to my offer, Yogi's malapropisms won't be published at Electricka's web site; so be sure to let me hear from you. If interested, comment on this post or send email to me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Or take this poll:
Find out more about Yogi at Wikipedia.
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As first reported here at Grand Divisions, Rep. Glen Casada plans to file legislation that would prevent municipalities like Metro Nashville from extending their non-discrimination policies to businesses with which they contract. As of today, the legislation still hasn't been filed, even though the Representative indicated that it would be. So he's late, but I'm sure it's coming soon.
This bill has problems.
Not popular: Williamson A.M. letter writers don't seem to like it. OK, one letter writer liked it, but the rest clearly didn't. The writers either thought the state shouldn't be interfering in a local matter or that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people should have job protections like everyone else.
Here's what Suzanne Clement of Franklin had to say:
Rep. Casada's attempt to prevent cities from enacting non-discrimination ordinances leaves a bad taste in my mouth on a variety of levels. Equality of rights and protections applies to all citizens, period, whether they are on the "official list" or not.
Casada's meddling with how municipalities do business is over-stepping. It is within the scope of the city governments' functioning bodies to determine what conditions apply to city contracts.
Worse, whether it is the intent or not, this measure appears to be an attempt to deny homosexual business people the right to equal consideration in doing businesss with cities.
I think he should step back on this one.
Smell Test: At a time when our Legislature is saber rattling about federal meddling in the states, it just seems odd to be considering state prohibitions on local government.
Interference with Contracts: I'm no lawyer, but doesn't it strike you as odd that with this bill the state government is trying to get between two parties in a contract? Isn't it typical for parties to set conditions for a contract? Why isn't Metro's proposed extension of its non-discrimination policy looked upon as just another condition that one party desires to set up in the contract that two parties freely enter into? If a business doesn't like the proposed condition, then it doesn't have to bid. This ought to be pretty easy.
Fun Fact of the Day: Rep. Casada's employer has inclusive workplace protections that cover sexual orientation and gender identity. According to his website, he has worked for Schering Plough for 23 years. Schering Plough gets a high score on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. Yes, that's right; Rep. Casada most likely has openly gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender coworkers.
Note on that whole Williamson County vs Nashville thing: It just looks bad when a Williamson County state legislator and another Williamson County resident (David Fowler of Family Action Council) are the leaders in the effort to stop a Metro Nashville ordinance. It doesn't help appearances that Family Action is holding its Nashville "Truth Project" Worldview Training Seminar event in Williamson County. No doubt, one of the big topics at the seminar will be how to work against the Metro ordinance. I just shake my head sometimes at these things.
-Chris Sanders


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Whenever I think of my mom dying, I think of her teeth. I think of that brown black gunk in-between her two front teeth that I saw the day she died. I wondered then and I wonder now and I have wondered every day in between – did the mortician floss her teeth? They are supposed to take care of things. Make her "presentable" and "clean" and "acceptable" by society's standards. Make her "comfortable." Which really, truly means making the survivors as comfortable as possible when they look at their dead mom. That stuff matters. Because I can't get away from the idea that my mom's body is forever going to be preserved with brown-black gunk between her two front teeth. She was in the hospital three days and I didn't notice it until day 3. Someone said it was blood. That means she bled. In her mouth. How did blood get there? Did she bite herself? Hard enough to bleed enough to stain the plaque in between her two front teeth? Did the mortician brush her teeth? Did he floss there? Did he just wire the jaw shut and glue the lips?
This matters to me more than it probably should. She wasn't buried in a bra because we forgot to take one to funeral home when they prepared her. This doesn't bother me. Even though I saw her breasts sunk back into her armpits. A bra would have made her shape more normal. I don't care about that though. I care about the blood in her teeth.
I think I have been numb for a long time with her death. I had sad moments. And I coped. I didn't cry every day. When my sisters both told me how much they cried, I felt like I was heartless because I cried far less than either of them.
I cried when she died. I cried so hard in the hospital that I was shushed. I was numb though. I wasn't crying from pain. Or from loss. I was crying from dread. I didn't feel those things yet. But I knew—I KNEW—they were coming. The way the cold comes with the dark. Like when you hurt yourself and for a split second it doesn't hurt. Like slicing your finger deeply when you're cutting a carrot. You hear the knife slice through your flesh with a whisper. You see the layers of skin, all but white, splitting apart and a dark red line forming layers below the surface. You know it is going to hurt very bad for a very long time. You know the damage could even be severe. But it doesn't hurt. And yet you still gasp and swear and cry. Because that anticipation, that knowledge, that dread is enough to make tears flow.
That is what it was like in the hospital.
And for many months, I kept reassessing the wound thinking, it's not so bad after all. I'm stronger than I thought. I heal faster than most. I have a secret salve in my blood that helped this not hurt like it should. I was going to be okay.
Still, I knew it couldn't be all okay. I couldn't have gotten away so easily. And I didn't. It took time to catch up with me. Like on a cold night. And you wear lots of sweaters and mittens and coats and you might make it longer than the person without a coat. But that cold will eventually get it. And maybe it will be worse because the sweaters and coats will trap the ice right next to your skin where it will burn you and freeze you at the same time.
"That is the fear: I have lost something important, and I cannot find it, and I need it. It is fear like if someone lost his glasses and went to the glasses store and they told him that the world had run out of glasses and he would just have to do without." – John Green, Looking for Alaska
I had gone weeks without talking to my mom before. Months without seeing her. I guess it took awhile to sink in. I guess it took some personal crises. Me needing her to really feel the absence of her. To really let the truth sink in – I am momless.
I am feeling it now. And I just want to know if they flossed her teeth! Why didn't I do it? Why didn't ask the nurse for some floss? Or use my fingernail. Dammit. What if she is forever preserved with the blood of her death stuck in between her teeth?
I cannot remember the last thing she said to me. We spoke on the phone. I know what we spoke about. I can easily assume we said "I love you" and "I love you, too" at the end of the conversation. But I do not know who said what to whom. I do not remember the last words we spoke to each other. I do not know the last words she said ever. I do not know if they were important. Or if they were meaningless gibberish rattled off by someone's whose brain had suffocated from lack of oxygen from the stroke. Did she try to say something more and it didn't come out?
"There were so many of us who would have to live with things done and things left undone that day. Things that did not go right, things that seemed okay at the time because we could not see the future. If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can't know better until knowing better is useless." John Green, Looking for Alaska
After the burial, the funerals, I went online and I researched how people are embalmed. I researched how they decay. Each week I would look up what was happening to her body. The way you go online during a pregnancy and look up what is going on with that baby. The eyes are blinking. Eyelashes grow. The kidneys work. I learned about how different caskets and vaults affect the process. I tracked it all. Because it was the only way I could connect with the muscles and bones and hair and skin and miles of blood vessels that had given me life, given me meaning, and been my mom. I do not know what her soul is experiencing. I cannot look that up on Wikipedia. But I could track the decay of her body. And I did.
I know about bloat and rigamortis and the bacteria that fester in the stomach. Yet I still have nightmares about the dried blood between her teeth.
She's dead and I am just beginning to grasp the finality of it.
It's been a domino effect. It's not enough that my mom is dead. It also means my dad's wife is dead. And he is single. And he is different. And my kids' grandmother is dead. And my siblings' mother is dead. And they are different. Things ripple and spiral and snowball. It's not just thing one thing. This one really big, enormous thing. It's like a tornado and it pulls out pieces of my life that were in place. It creates more and more holes. The destruction isn't over. It might just be beginning.
I look back now at pictures and at events. I think of Noelle being born. That was six months before she died. Or camping. Four months before. I think of our last phone call. Five days before. I keep time like that now. I stare at pictures and I tell her smiling face, "You will die in six months." Because I want her to know. I want her, in some alternate universe, to be as prepared as possible. To not leave with things unsaid and things undone. She did a lot before her death. She had Christmas all ready. Presents all wrapped. Visiting teaching done. All within five days of December. We sort of kidded if she knew on some level. I like to think that in some alternate universe, me telling her that her life would soon be ending had somehow made its way to her, subconsciously, and she was closing as many doors as she could. Still, I warn her pictures. Because maybe in some other alternate universe the message will be stronger and she'll avoid her fate altogether.
And somehow, in that alternate universe is an alternate Lara and she won't have to feel this feeling. This feeling I only have the edge of right now and it's already too much to stand. Something that's crushing me and hollowing me out and stretching me beyond capacity at the same time.


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I have seen lots of very interesting workbenches over the years that use some creative ideas to save time and add functionality. The one below was featured on Make last year, the creator had limited space and needed a small setup that would provided big functionality. I would like to see what other ideas are available to make our hacking and building lives easier.
The prize for this contest is a 4GB iPod Nano. Contest dates are September 6 – October 31, 2008.
Your entry needs to be added to this forum thread to be considered.
The first 20 entries will get a loupe magnifier shown below. These are great for hunting down small defects on circuit boards and will be sure to make a great addition to your bench tools.
See the Workbench Contest entries
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Nice bench Steve! Any equipment that you don't have in there? 😉
To Enter you have to post a comment including that picture in the forum thread for this contest.
I hope to read some details about it soon!
The first 20 entries will get a loupe magnifier. 🙂
Looks pretty nice
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I want to enter the Hacked Gadgets workbench contest but I don't know how to post an image (that's what the aim of the contest is after all).
Hi Lorne,
Thanks for participating. 🙂 You first need to upload your pictures to the internet, there are lots of free services such as Flickr or Photobucket. http://photobucket.com/ http://www.flickr.com/
You can also use the Hacked Gadgets Photo Gallery if you want. http://forum.hackedgadgets.com/image_gallery/
See instruction on use here.
You will then need to enter the URL of the picture in the forum post, highlight it and click on the Img button. Clicking the button will place some tags around the image text allowing it to be shown as an image. Click on the preview button below the post to see what the picture looks like.
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Need to run this contest again!! I *finally* have a proper house, and thus a proper workshop. (I was so eager, I set up the workshop before setting up my bedroom or any of the other rooms in the house 🙂


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Why do we STILL think our single friends need rescuing Contrary to popular belief, some singletons are happy on their own, says sex expert Tracey Cox
17:05 GMT, 21 November 2012
Tracey Cox says she laments the way her extraordinary, accomplished friend is pitied just because she is single
When I think of one of my best friends, the word that springs to mind instantly is 'amazing'.
She's a celebrity and travel journalist, top of her field, and her life is extraordinary. She's always off skiing the Alps or trekking with gorillas in Rwanda or prancing about the planet doing something.
When she's not being Lara Croft, she's interviewing A-list celebrities or travelling to the world's most stunning resorts for free. She's got her own flat, is slim, fit, gorgeous, intelligent, funny and sexy as hell. She has tons of friends, a family who adore her and doesn't lack male attention.
Not exactly someone you'd feel sorry for, is she
But people do. All those achievements and all everyone can focus on is the fact that she's single and doesn't have babies.
Why as a society do we automatically think 'problem' when we think 'single'
Everyone is constantly problem-solving my friend's life. 'Stop being so fussy!' 'Ever thought of freezing your eggs' 'Give up on men, have a baby on your own!'
She kindly and valiantly indulges them but as someone who's also career orientated and been single for stages of my life, I know how frustrating and upsetting it is.
Why are single people thought of as charity cases Why do we assume they need rescuing Why do we think it's OK to offer advice to our single friends when we wouldn't dream of doing it to someone who's married Who decided finding a partner is the pinnacle of all achievements
Contrary to popular belief not all single people are desperate to be coupled up. They're not desperate at all.
It's incredibly galling (though well intended) when people whose lives you quite frankly do not envy, say "Oh Sweetie, come and spend the holidays with us. Don't be all alone!'.
The single person is then supposed to reply: "Oh yes please! I'd love to come and sit in your kitchen, watching you spoon feed the baby while your husband shuffles about in his dressing gown, selling you on his 52-year-old cousin who lives in a caravan and hasn't had a job for 20 years but (here's when the single person is supposed to burst into spontaneous applause) is single and wants to meet you! Hurrah!
Satisfied: Contrary to popular belief, single women aren't on the constant hunt for a man – many of them are enjoying the single life
Meanwhile, you've already planned your holiday: five days in a glamorous five-star resort with another single friend spent lounging by the pool, drinking Mai Tais, reading and (who knows) having a hot holiday fling.
Almost 2.5million people between 45 and 64 live alone in the UK. I honestly don't think most of them are doing a Bridget Jones and sobbing into their Chardonnay, eating tubs of ice-cream and looking longingly at their iPhones.
Most single people I know are quietly getting on with it, creating lives that are possibly far more interesting and diverse than the ones they would have had if they'd taken the traditional husband and kids route.
I'm not suggesting single is better than married or that they're even comparable because each offers things the other doesn't.
But I do think it's absolutely ridiculous that we look on high-achieving, happy single people with pity rather than admiration.
'Single' and 'satisfied' aren't mutually exclusive.
Q: I've been single for a while now and
I'm worried it's going to affect me sexually. I'm in my mid 30s and
concerned that if I don't use it (as in 'down there'), I'll lose it! Is
this true and what can I do to stop this happening
A: Having regular sex is one of the best
ways to keep yourself fit and healthy but – happily – you don't need a
partner to have regular sex! To keep your libido high when single, have
regular solo sex sessions. The more orgasms your body has, the more it
seeks and orgasmic contractions help to keep your pelvic floor muscles
toned. Toner or 'kegel' balls are incredibly effective for maintaining
muscle control: simply insert and squeeze your muscles around them for
an intense pelvic floor workout. Daily workouts are best.
Tweet Tracey at @TraceyCox or follow her on facebook.com/TraceyCoxSexpert.
Find out more about Tracey Cox, her books or product range or write to her at www.traceycox.com.
Follow Tracey's blog HERE – and add it to your bookmarks to keep up with Tracey on a weekly basis.


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Degout is an enemy in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It cannot be inhaled.
Physical Appearance
Degout is a floating, robotic foe resembling a knight's helmet with a single glaring eye. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, its eye is orange. In Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot, its eye is whiteish-tan. Some Degouts have a red tint and a red eye.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
Like Mumbies and Scarfy, Degout only attacks Kirby when his back is turned. The main difference between this enemy and other un-inhalable enemies is Degout's tremendous amount of health. Degout has tough armor, so a strong Copy Ability is recommended for defeating it. The player must be careful when attacking a Degout, as it will follow him/her if it survives the first attack. There are also red Degouts that only attack when Kirby or one of his teammates is holding a key, much like a Hunter Scarfy.
This enemy appears on Halcandra and later appears on Planet Popstar in Extra Mode. Degout is first introduced in Egg Engines.
Degout appears in the Item Challenge of Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It appears in the New Challenge Stages in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition as well. It appears in the Smash Combat Chamber.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot
In these games, Degout appears in Endless Explosions and Rhythm Route, respectively. Its behavior hasn't changed since Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Red Degouts do not appear in these games.


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The super-innovative Rachel Robinson turned in an incredible entry into the Big Violet Contest. She made a flier advertising a fashion show that Violet is walking, a ticket for the event, and a press release about it, (the text of which I'll post below so it's easier to read). I absolutely love Rachel's creativity here! Thank you, RR! Violet Greenfield Returns By Rachel Robinson Friday, October 3rd, Tracetown Fashions will debut their mysterious new "Green" clothing line during fall fashion week. And in keeping with the Green fashion, everything connected to the show will be environmentally friendly. With organic make-up, a recycled canvas tent, and electric powered by solar panels, Tracetown is already making quite the impression. But Tracetown going green isn't the only thing leaving an impression on the fashion world; it is Tracetown's choice on the model that will close their show, Violet Greenfield. After taking a sabbatical away from modeling to attend a semester at Vassar College and an internship at Teen Girl magazine, Violet Greenfield is making her debut back into the modeling world in Tracetowns tent at fashion week. But this isn't just any debut, that fabulous Miss Greenfield stated several times that the Fashion Week tents will be her one and only stop in the modeling world. Our sources have reported that Greenfield has received several offers to have her walk in other shows, but so far she has not accepted any. "I'm only doing this as a favor to Mickey and Matt. They gave me my start, stuck by me through thick and thin (literally), and I want to repay them anyway I can." When asked about why all of the fuss about having Greenfield model for them, Tracetown representatives gave this statement: 'Violet Greenfield is the inspiration and reason behind our new line of Green fashions. It is only fitting that she represents them.' Tracetown seems sure of their decision, and Greenfield seems ready, lets just hope the fashions fit. How cool is Rachel? So cool.
Another Violet Contest Entry: A Fashion Show, by Rachel Robinson
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Walking the beach at Fortunes Rocks, an eight image sequence from 08.30.2015 7:59–8:02am.
I have become entranced by the moment when the sun reflects off the surface of the incoming waves as well as the dissipation patterns embodying light in the turbulence of the crashed waves. Sky and water appear to merge into a single field. This is one of my favorite sequences from my annual summer trip to Maine. I may move it into Walks but for now it will live in the Notebook.


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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will be leaving his post in the coming weeks, he announced today. He was nominated to lead the agency in 2009 by President Obama.
Earlier this month, Genachowski threw his weight behind the administration's desire to repeal the ban imposed by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress on unlocking cellphones. "From a communications policy perspective, this raises serious competition and innovation concerns, and for wireless consumers, it doesn't pass the common sense test," he said in a statement. "The FCC is examining this issue ... I also encourage Congress to take a close look and consider a legislative solution."
In remarks to FCC staff this morning listing the agency's accomplishments over his term, he said:
"Over the past four years, we've focused the FCC on broadband, wired and wireless, working to drive economic growth and improve the lives of all Americans ... Today, America's broadband economy is thriving, with record-setting private investment; unparalleled innovation in networks, devices and apps; and renewed U.S. leadership around the world."


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Folkwear sewing pattern number 142
Old Mexico Dress
Pattern includes sizes XS-S-M-L-XL-2XL-3XL
Pattern condition: Uncut, factory folded and complete with instructions.
~ Item for sale is a sewing pattern, not a finished garment ~
This 16th century Spanish colonial style has survived through the centuries in central and northern Mexico as a blouse. It later enjoyed immense popularity in the U.S. as a dress-length favorite in the mid-to-late 20th century. This traditional garment was - and still is - colorful, practical, and comfortable to wear.
Quick and easy to make, with just four pattern pieces, you can wear it as a below-knee dress or a mid-thigh blouse, but it's simple to lengthen or shorten as you wish. The traditional blouse was hand-embroidered on the yoke, sleeves, and front with brilliantly colored floral designs. Whether you make it as a dress or blouse, let your imagination go wild with the decorative stitches on your machine.
I accept payments through the site's direct checkout and PayPal.
Packages are shipped through USPS within one business day of receiving your cleared payment.
Just contact me within: 14 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 30 days of delivery
Request a cancellation within: 2 days of purchase
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
If there are any problems with your purchase, please let me know within 3 days of receiving your item and I will do my best to resolve the issue.
Returned sewing patterns must be in original uncut and factory folded condition. Jalie and other patterns sealed in plastic or sealed envelopes must be UNOPENED. Please include a copy of your receipt and cardboard backing to prevent damage in the mail.
Returns must be made within 7 days for a refund. Sorry, but I can not refund original or return postage.
To International buyers: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying.
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Client is attempting to update IBM Java 8 on WebSphere 8.5.5 on AIX silently, but the update fails with the following messages:
Command used:
./imcl install com.ibm.java.jdk.v8 \
/backups/portal/wcmv85/download/fix/20170922/ibm-java-sdk-8.0-5.0-aix-pp c64-installmgr \
-installationDirectory /optware/IBM85/WebSphere/AppServer \ -acceptLicense \
-log /tmp/Java_126.96.36.199_install.xml
CRIMA1176E ERROR: Platform support validation error for package IBM
SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 version 220.127.116.11 in repository
/backups/portal/wcmv85/download/fix/20170922/ibm-java-sdk-8.0-5.0-aix-pp c64-installmgr.
CRIMA1241E ERROR: This package does not contain any 32-bit artifacts
and cannot be installed in the 32-bit IBM WebSphere Application Server
ERROR: The following errors were generated while installing.
CRIMA1071E ERROR: The installation package 'IBM SDK, Java Technology
Edition, Version 8' requires components supplied by other packages.
The required components might be supplied by the following
installation packages:
Package: Any edition of the IBM WebSphere Application Server product.
ERROR: The following additional components are required in
installation location 'IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5':
ERROR: In root installation context:
ERROR: Installation context "com.ibm.java8.installcontext" was
not resolved
ERROR: The following additional components are required in
installation location 'IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.5':
ERROR: In root installation context:
ERROR: Installation context "com.ibm.java8.installcontext" was
not resolved
Answer by Jeanette Daly (2625) | Oct 23, 2017 at 02:49 PM
Client was using the wrong java package name and update package (.zip), which is for IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8.0 for WebSphere v9.0, not for optional Java 1.8 for WebSphere 8.5.5.
The versionInfo.sh output for WebSphere 8.5.5 contained the following:
Name IBM WebSphere SDK Java Technology Edition (Optional)
Version 126.96.36.199
Build Level cf101629.01
Build Date 7/20/16
Package com.ibm.websphere.IBMJAVA.v80_8.0.3000.20160720_1754 Architecture PPC64
Installed Features IBM WebSphere SDK for Java Technology Edition 8
Name IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
Version 22.214.171.124
The ./imcl listInstalledPackages returned the following:
com.ibm.cic.agent_1.8.7000.20170706_2137 com.ibm.websphere.IBMJAVA.v80_8.0.3000.20160720_1754
The link to Java SDK fix packs for 8.5.x are in the FixPack technote:
18.104.22.168: WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Fix Pack 12
Click on the following hyperlink:
IBM WebSphere Java SDKs for WebSphere Application Server 188.8.131.52
The Java SDK 8.0 fix pack and downloads are from the following link :
On every new fix pack page, the link for Java SDKs is present.
Client was advised to download the following (correct) package from the IBM Fix Central Site:
cd to /eclipse/tools sub-directory, and issue the
following command:
./imcl install com.ibm.websphere.IBMJAVA.v80
-repositories [source_repository]/repository.config
-installationDirectory [WebSphere_installation_directory]
-log /Java_126.96.36.199_install.xml
where the [source_repository], is the location (directory) where the
Java 1.8 SDK 188.8.131.52, 18.104.22.168-WS-IBMWASJAVA-AIX.zip, was extracted.
Installing and uninstalling interim fixes and fix packs on distributed
operating systems
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSAW57_8.5.5/com.ibm.webs phere.installation.nd.doc/ae/tins_install_fixes_dist.html
Client was able to successfully update optional Java 1.8 from 188.8.131.52 to 220.127.116.11 level, which is the level that was tested with the WebSphere 220.127.116.11 FixPack.
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The True Vine
So one thing true about every kind of person from every kind of culture is that when we eat food, we often eat food with others. People eat food with other people — which is no surprise to us. We do this all the time. This is a human thing — which is why (just so we're clear) if you eat Taco Bell by yourself in your car five days a week, you're doing it wrong. [A couple days a week is okay, but not five.]
Sharing meals with others is a good thing, and what's best about it really isn't the food, but it's the conversation that happens around the food, and usually it's the conversation that happens not while you're eating but after you're done eating — that's especially true if you have small kids. Dinner with small kids is more about survival. You're just trying to make it.
But once the kids are finished, and you've them sprayed off and put them to bed and you've swept, mopped, and scrubbed the floor around where they sit, a lot of times, at least for Melissa and me, that's when we have our best conversations. And when friends are over, sometimes we can talk for hours, and those are good times.
Think about the times you've had dinner with friends, either recently or just in general — think about after-dinner conversations. That's where friendship happens. After-dinner conversations are important, and that is absolutely the case here in John 15.
The Greatest After-Dinner Conversation
The setting of John 15 goes back to John 13 where Jesus is in Jerusalem with his disciples; it's Thursday night, the day before Jesus will be crucified; and Jesus and his disciples are having dinner together — and everything we read from Chapter 13, verse 4 all the way through Chapter 17 is the conversation that happens after that dinner. Judas Iscariot leaves the dinner in Chapter 13, verse 30, so by the end of Chapter 13 what we are reading is a conversation that is happening just between Jesus and his 11 closest friends.
Pastor David pointed out last week in Chapter 14 how there were different disciples who were part of this conversation with Jesus — different disciples were taking turns asking Jesus questions. First, it's Peter, then Thomas, then Philip, then in verse 22, it's the other Judas (not Iscariot). And just to get the image right in your minds, the disciples are all going around asking Jesus questions because they're all sitting around the dinner table together — and John, the disciple who wrote this, was sitting there with them (actually sitting beside Jesus, we read in Chapter 13:23–25).
And so when we read this, it's almost like we get to be part of this after-dinner conversation with them. And what Jesus says here, in these few chapters, ending with what he prays to the Father in Chapter 17, makes this the greatest after-dinner conversation ever had.
That Your Joy May Be Full
This morning we're just going to look at Chapter 15, which is a continuation of what we saw last week in Chapter 14. Jesus is meaning to speak words of comfort to his disciples. That's the theme of what's going on here. He says twice, in 14:1 and 14:27, "Let not your hearts be troubled." Which means he is saying things to comfort their hearts, not trouble their hearts. And even more than that, in Chapter 15, verse 11, Jesus says: "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full."
So this is amazing. For context, just to get the scene right in your imagination: what we're reading here is Jesus talking with his closest friends after dinner and he's saying what he's saying so that they will have the fullest experience of joy they have ever known. Which means, I want to know what he's saying. [Don't you?]
The Horticultural Outline
And he starts, in 15, verse 1, with the last "I Am" statement in this Gospel. Jesus says: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser."
So for this last image, Jesus goes horticultural on us. He uses the image of a vine, and there are three parts:
- there's the vine (which is himself);
- there's the vinedresser or gardener (which is God the Father);
- and then there's us, his disciples, who are the branches of the vine.
All three parts are connected, but they play different roles, and so, staying within this metaphor, sticking to this image, Jesus tells us three things about these three parts. And so this is the outline for the sermon. Jesus tells us three encouraging truths:
- The focus is on the vine
- Abiding makes the difference
- The gardener gets the glory
#1. The Focus Is on the Vine
The main thing that we need to know in this passage is the first thing that Jesus says. He tells us, verse 1, that he is the true vine (and then he says it again in verse 5) — and I don't know what you think about when you hear about vines, but I think my grandmother. I call her Nanny. And I think about Nanny because when I was 18 and leaving home for school, she gave me this daily devotional book that was based on a gardening theme. It had a lot of gardening imagery. And what made the book really special was that she read the entire book first and wrote little notes to me on every page. So I read the whole thing, and it was amazing. God used that little book to get me into John 15, which changed my life.
But I didn't really know anything about gardening, and I still don't. I can't even grow grass, y'all. [These kids]. Some of you might love gardening though, and if so, then you might really connect with Jesus's metaphor, but the truth is that it doesn't matter whether you know anything about gardening or not, because Jesus is doing something more than giving us a gardening metaphor here.
When Jesus says that he is the true vine, he's actually making a critical allusion to the Old Testament — because in the Old Testament, especially in the Prophetic books like Isaiah and Jeremiah and Ezekiel, the metaphor of a vine is used over and over again to represent the people of Israel (God's chosen people). And so what Jesus is doing here when he calls himself the vine is not that he's trying to connect with you and your gardening; it's that he is connecting himself to this image we read about in the Old Testament.
The Failed Vine
And what's really interesting is that every time this vine image is used in the Old Testament in reference to Israel, it's negative. I'm going to read to you a couple examples, but the gist of why it's negative is that God planted Israel as a vine to produce good fruit, but Israel failed to do that. And because Israel failed to be a vine that produces good fruit, God brought judgment on them. Okay, so listen for that in a couple places, first in Jeremiah 2.
Jeremiah 2:19–21 — this is God speaking to Israel —
Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts. [20] "For long ago I broke your yoke and burst your bonds; but you said, 'I will not serve.' Yes, on every high hill and under every green tree you bowed down like a whore. [21] Yet I planted you a choice vine, wholly of pure seed. How then have you turned degenerate and become a wild vine?
Ezekiel 19:10–13 — this is a lament about Israel by the prophet Ezekiel —
Your mother was like a vine in a vineyard planted by the water, fruitful and full of branches by reason of abundant water. [11] Its strong stems became rulers' scepters; it towered aloft among the thick boughs; it was seen in its height with the mass of its branches. [12] But the vine was plucked up in fury, cast down to the ground; the east wind dried up its fruit; they were stripped off and withered. As for its strong stem, fire consumed it. [13] Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land."
The Fruitful Vine
Israel was not the vine that God intended them to be. They failed. So why then is Jesus claiming to be the vine? It's because Jesus is saying that where Israel failed, he will not fail.
Jesus is the true vine. Which means, he is the truer and better Israel — so in all the places where Israel wavered, Jesus will hold fast; in all the places where Israel sinned, Jesus will overcome; in all the places where Israel forsook God over and over again, Jesus will trust God all the way to the very end.
And so this allusion, this connection to the Old Testament, sets up the whole trajectory of this conversation. Jesus is going to talk about the branches, and he's going to talk about the gardener, but what he says only makes sense if we know that the focus here is on the vine.
The focus of this whole conversation is that everything about the world, and everything about God's history with humanity, is now changed because of Jesus. When Jesus came to this earth, he came to be the true and better Israel that Israel failed to be, and he came to be true and better human that we all have failed to be. And this is not just a side note about what Jesus did, this is at the heart of his rescue mission. The kind of Savior we need — that you and I need — is not just one who can just get us out of trouble, but we need a Savior who can walk in our shoes, and go through all that we go through, and perfectly trust God and always do what he says and truly love others even when it's hard and then take all of that righteousness, and all of his power, and give it to us!
That's what we need, and that is what Jesus has done. He doesn't just give us his death, but he gives us his life — Jesus gives us his holiness. Jesus gives us his fruitfulness.
And abiding in him is what makes the difference. That's the second truth we see here.
#2. Abiding Makes the Difference
Jesus, with himself as the focus, talks about the branches. Vines have branches, and in this image, Jesus says that we are the branches. Jesus's disciples, those who trust him and follow him, are the branches.
And right away, the gardener also comes into the view (the gardener is God the Father). And gardener is the one who works to take care of the branches. Jesus says that in verse 2,
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
So there are two categories here. There are the unfruitful branches that are removed; and there are the fruitful branches that are pruned so that they produce more fruit. And sometimes when we read this, or maybe you've heard it taught this way before, we can get caught up in this anxiety of Oh, no! Am I one of the bad branches or one of the good branches? Am I unfruitful or fruitful? I've heard this taught before where the central message was a warning that the branches better be fruitful or they're going to be cut off and burned.
And I just want be clear: that is not at all what is going on here.
Remember, Jesus told his disciples, "Let not your hearts be troubled." He is saying all that he's saying here, verse 11, so that they will have the fullness of joy. Jesus is not warning his disciples here — and there are warnings in the Bible — this just isn't one of them. Jesus is encouraging his disciples here, and in case we miss that, Jesus makes it crystal clear in verse 3.
Remember in verse 2 the fruitful branches are the pruned branches. Well in verse 3 Jesus says,
Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
And when Jesus says you are "clean" he means you are "pruned." These two words are the same in Greek. "Pruned" is kathairei and "clean" is katharoi. Same word (a verb and then a noun). And this makes sense to us. We use the word "clean" in the same way.
David Olson, one of our deacons, has this little chainsaw on a pole, and you can extend it, and it's meant for trimming high branches in trees. And I've got this maple tree in my front yard and it has some branches up high that hang down low, and last week, David came over to my house one night with his chainsaw on a pole and he cleaned my tree up for me. [You know what I'm saying, right? He trimmed it. He pruned it. He cleaned it up. That's what Jesus means here.]
When he tells the disciples that they are clean he's saying that they have been pruned, which means he is assuring them that they will not be cut off and trashed. Remember, Judas Iscariot has already left. That was Chapter 13. He was cut off. He's gone now. He's out of the picture. But here, in Chapter 15, Jesus is comforting the hearts of his disciples by telling them that he has pruned them. He has cleaned them. They are good, fruitful branches because they are part of the vine — which he explains as abiding in him.
That's verse 4. Jesus says,
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
So simply put, the branch is impossible without the vine. There is no such thing as a branch by itself. There is no such thing as a branch just sitting around, by itself, producing fruit. Branches only bear fruit when they are connected to the vine, and Jesus says it's the same way with him. And he makes it clear again in the next verse. Verse 5, Jesus says,
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
So in the same way that a branch is connected to a vine — in the same way that a branch has its meaning and sustenance and life and fruit in the vine — Jesus's disciples abide in him. In verse 6 Jesus says that if you don't abide in him then you're thrown away and used for a bonfire, because when you don't abide in Jesus you're not a branch producing fruit, you're a dead stick, like Judas. And so abiding in Jesus is what makes the difference. If you don't abide in Jesus, then you're not part of this thing.
But if you do abide in Jesus you are a branch of the vine and you will be fruitful.
What Is Abiding? What Is the Fruit?
So there are two things here we've got to understand. What does it mean to abide? What does it mean to be fruitful? We've got to understand what Jesus means with these two words in order to understand what he's saying. So let's look first at "abide."
What does it mean to abide in Jesus?
I think visually this makes sense to us. In the same way that a branch is connected to a vine, to abide is to stay. It's to stay connected. Now we can see that with our minds, but that still doesn't really get at what it means to abide, but a little later, in verse 9, Jesus says to "abide in my love." And then he explains, that "if you keep my commandments you abide in my love." So now there is Jesus, and there's his love, and there's keeping his commandments, and all of that has something to do with abiding — which I think actually simplifies this for us.
We shouldn't complicate what Jesus says here. Abiding is another way for Jesus to talk about faith. To abide in Jesus is to have faith in Jesus.
And we're not too surprised by that in the Gospel of John because we've already seen some creative ways to describe what it means to believe in Jesus. For example, in Chapter 6 believing in Jesus means to eat his flesh and drink his blood — which is meant to deepen the meaning of faith. So whatever categories we have for faith as just checking a few boxes, this Gospel just shatters those categories. Faith means more than sending Jesus a thumbs up emoji. Faith is deeply relational.
Faith is holding on and hiding in, it's clinging tight and standing firm, it's eating your fill and drinking your heart out, it's digging your heels in when it seems like the ground beneath your feet is shaking. You just grab onto Jesus with all your soul. even when you know your embrace is as pathetic as a mustard seed, you embrace him until your knuckles turn white and you lose all the feeling in your hands and you do not let him go — whatever you do, you do not let him go — because he's not letting you go. That's what the embrace is about. Your embrace of him, however weak it is, is that you know HE is holding on to you. That's what faith is.
And that's where the vine image is so helpful. There is a vital union between a vine and its branches, and in the same way, there is a vital union between Jesus and those who trust him. We don't stand back, away from him, and send him our faith. Our faith in Jesus means that we are inseparably connected to him so much so that there is no such thing as me apart from him. Jesus says in verse 5, "apart from me you can do nothing." And the truth is, apart from him we are nothing.
That's what it means to be the branches of a vine. There are no branches without the vine. That's what abiding in Jesus looks like. That's what it means to believe in him.
Which, in case you're wondering right now whether you abide in him or not — if you've been thinking this whole time about whether or not you're a fruitful branch, the answer is to trust Jesus. Put your faith in Jesus. Believe in him.
Believing in Jesus is what it means to abide in Jesus, and if you abide in Jesus you will be fruitful.
What does it mean to be fruitful?
So what's that mean? This is the second thing we need to know. If you abide in Jesus you will be fruitful, so what does fruitful mean?
Well, I think Jesus tells us in this passage.
Check out verse 7. Jesus says, "If you abide in me, and my words abide in you […]" — now, hold on, remember Jesus said this before in verse 4. In verse 4 it's "Abide in me and I in you" in order to be fruitful. And then here in verse 7 it's "if you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." (which means he's talking about answered prayer).
So abiding in Jesus in verse 4 means fruitfulness. Abiding in Jesus in verse 7 means answered prayer — and I don't think these are two different things, but they're the same thing — because we see it again in verse 16. Look there for a minute. Verse 16, Jesus says,
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give it to you.
So here, in this one verse, bearing fruit that remains is equated with answered prayer. It goes like this: Jesus chose you and appointed you so that you would bear fruit, which is to say, so that your prayers would be answered — so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give it to you.
So fruitfulness then, according to the passage, is answered prayer. That's what Jesus is saying.
And I think there is so much here.
But one of the problems for us when it comes to having an answer to what fruitfulness is is that it can cause us to reduce fruitfulness down to one, single thing, and then that one thing gets all the attention — because we think we just have to do this one thing.
This text has been misunderstood that way before.
There is a tendency to reduce fruitfulness down to one thing, say, it's obedience, or no, it's new believers, or no, it's moral character. But that's not what Jesus is doing. For how you envision it, fruitfulness is not just a bowl of grapes, but it's a lush, bountiful orchard of fruit. So now, how does fruitfulness being answered prayer do that? How does fruitfulness being answered prayer not reduce fruitfulness down to one thing?
Well, it's because answered prayer becomes the vista through which we see the bountiful manifestation of God's work in our lives.
Because that's what we pray for, right?
See, fruitfulness being answered prayer only reduces what fruitfulness is if we have already reduced what prayer is.
And we can do that. If we think of answered prayer as only when God gives us those big things we ask for every two or three years — and if that's what we think answered prayer is then we've just got a bowl of grapes. But answered prayer is more than that!
So often when we read verses like John 15:7 where Jesus tells us ask anything and it will be done for us, we tend to put Jesus on the hot seat — we say really Jesus? You being serious here? We read this verse and scrutinize Jesus, but instead — hold on a minute —let's turn the tables on ourselves. The real question is: What are we asking for?
Jesus said he would give us whatever we ask, so are we asking for his kingdom to come? Are we asking for the sun to rise and for the heavens to declare his glory? Are we asking for his Spirit to strengthen us? Are we asking for him to give us the power to understand his grace more deeply? Are we asking that he keep us every night — now I lay me down to sleep, Lord I pray my soul to keep; if I die before I wake, Lord I pray my soul to take.
God has always answered that prayer for me. Every time I pray it, God answers it. And on the morning when I don't wake, he still will have answered it.
See, the more we pray God's will it means the more answered prayer will become every little way that we experience and comprehend the activity of God in our lives.
So fruitfulness being answered prayer doesn't reduce fruitfulness, it expands it. Yes, it's obedience, and it's love and patience and witness and endurance — fruitfulness is every way that God is working in and through your lives, because that is what we're praying for. And it's just what happens when you are branch connected to the vine.
And one more thing: the gardener gets the glory for it.
#3. The Gardener Gets the Glory
Jesus mentions God the Father right away in verse 1. He's the one who is tending to the vine. He's doing the pruning, he's cleaning it up.
And when it comes to answered prayer, verse 8 — when it comes to fruitfulness — Jesus says,
By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
So the one who tends to the branches of the vine, he is glorified by its fruit. God the Father wants to see his work displayed in your life because he is glorified by that. Your fruitfulness — the display of God's work in your life, even in just the smallest ways — says something wonderful about him! It glorifies him. It magnifies him.
And the disciples were sitting around that table, in the middle of this epic after-dinner conversation, and maybe their heads were spinning, at least a little bit. But Jesus has told them all this so that they would have joy — so that his joy would be in them, that their joy would be full. And this truth about the Father a cause of joy.
Because it means this whole thing is his doing. All of this. The whole thing. He has done it all. We're just branches, man. We're just branches on a vine that is truer and better than anything we could ever dream of. We're just glad to be here. We are part of this thing that is so much bigger than us and beyond us and not up to us. The gardener is the one who is handling all this — and he's the one who gets the glory. And that gives us joy.
And it's in that joy that we are invited to this Table.


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