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The venue smells like a junior high gymnasium, an abominable mix of cheap perfume and pubescent sweat.
My skin crawls every time some overly excited, sweat-soaked bop bumps in to me, and I momentarily see myself as the weird, overweight, mentally underdeveloped teenager down the block who used to play mountain with us when we were eight. I'm a big guy, and everyone here is just so fucking small. It's an 18-and-up show, but these kids look to me like they're 15 and act like they're 12.
I was never that small. I was never that annoying. Was I?
I can't help but notice the girl dancing in front of the stage. I've always loved ripped fishnets and combat boots, and her leopard-print miniskirt shakes in perfect time to the music in my head. "Leather jackets, stupid boyfriends, poor report cards, life is just a ball /Hi-top Chucks and bubblegum oh my gosh I'd love to love 'em all."
I avert my attention long enough to watch the band, and I'm impressed. Then I feel a little bitter-they're not old enough to legally drink, but they're touring the country, something I never experienced and likely won't.
The band stops and everyone starts milling around. I'm pissed this place has a no in-and-out policy and the kid at the door won't let me go outside to smoke. The stale air, smell and nicotine deprivation is making me sick to my stomach when I notice the girl I was checking out across the room. Up close I realize she's younger than I imagined-too young-and I feel downright criminal.
I bow my head in shame and realize I'm wearing torn Chucks, black pants and a band shirt, basically the same outfit I was probably wearing to a show 15 years ago. Back then I was even younger than the kids around me now.
In a rare moment of rock-show sobriety-rare because the venues I frequent a few nights a week serve beer-the little voice echoes in my head.
I'm way too old for this shit.
Winston Churchill said "If you are 20, and not a liberal, you have no heart. If you are 40, and not a conservative, you have no brains." I've also been told, and probably argued in favor of at some point, that "punk rock is for the young." In "My Generation," The Who sneers, "I hope I die before I get old." And '60s activist Jack Weinberg warned, "Never trust anyone over 30."
Churchill's words contain an underlying principle that runs through all these statements and can easily be applied to punk rock, though the cut-off age would likely be 30 or younger (depending on who is making the statement).
It doesn't have to be that clear of a day for me to peer across the horizon and look 30 straight in the eye, but punk rock and music in general still account for a disproportionate part of my life. And I'm not alone-I count among my close friends people between the ages of 18 and 40 who feel pretty much the same way and feel no shame about it.
And why should we? Punk is more than wearing stupid clothes and listening to shitty music-aspects most of us have long since moved past. It's a lifestyle, a worldview, a code of ethics and the basis for my morality. It influences the personal, professional and political decisions I make. It's been a major influence and cornerstone of my existence for more than half of my life.
Punk is a million things to a million people, and I'm not so deluded and self-aggrandizing that I'll attempt to put a solid definition to it. That goes against my own personal interpretation of punk, which includes a mandate to never take myself too seriously. At the risk of doing just that, I'll say it has given me the unique perspective that makes me who I am, which is something I'm more or less happy with, despite the little voice inside my head. It's given me self-confidence, a sense of humor and more good times than I can ever remember.
I had a conversation like this a few months ago with a good friend, who very happily stated that we're the first generation to really carry the music and ethos of our youth into adulthood.
The way I see it, that can't be a bad thing. Fuck brains, I'll keep the heart anytime.
Perhaps the fact so many people my age carry on this way can be interpreted as a scathing indictment of the X/Y Generations' refusal to accept the responsibilities of adulthood. Then again, perhaps it's a more serious estimation of today's society, and the reason so many of us now live an extended adolescence is because so many of us were deprived of a real childhood. Perhaps the American dream-happy marriage, solid career and nice things at 30-has been proven not only impossible, but an empty farce, nonexistent and unattainable.
Sometimes things get hard to explain. I went to my 10-year high school reunion last summer and people seemed entertained, but not too surprised, by the fact I accesorized my nice suit with the same ripped Chucks and some buttons. It seemed more surprising that half the girls there were in the final trimester of their second or third pregnancy. Good for them if it makes them happy. But that ain't what I'm looking for. Not yet, at least.
I've developed the view that punk rock is no longer exclusively the property of the young. Shit, seeing most of what passes for it nowadays makes me all the more inclined to keep it for myself, my friends and the few truly deserving that come along. Maybe someday I'll move on, sell out (or whatever the kids call it these days) and adopt a lifestyle more befitting a man my age.
But I just can't see it.Slowing down is inevitable, but I have a few good years left before I'm wearing a mohawk hairpiece and spinning Clash records every Tuesday night at the rock 'n' roll retirement home.


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Growing up in the days before high-speed internet, my sexuality education was gained through the copy of What's Happening to Me? that was slid underneath my bedroom door on my 11th birthday. These puberty books shaped the way that whole generations came to understand sexuality and identity during our most formative adolescent years, when we were just figuring out who we were.
Flash forward 10 years and it feels like the roles have flipped. Thanks to a revolution in the way we interpret sex, gender, and sexuality, young people are sliding updated ideas back under the proverbial bedroom doors of baby boomers everywhere.
So have the puberty books been following?
I embarked on a mission to find the most woke kids' book about coming-of-age. Unfortunately, when I arrived at the library, the books I was searching for were nowhere to be seen. With a heavy heart I approached the information desk and asked for help in finding a copy of Puberty and Your Body. All in the name of research.
The Girl Files
by Jacqui Bailey – 2/5
Let's get the most obvious critique out the way, which is the cis-normative title of this book and the way its cover was decorated with pink butterflies and flowers. I guess a lot of pre-teens love that shit, but it was a pretty cringe-worthy caricature of the female mind. When I flipped to the "It must be Luurve" section (vom), I was dismayed to find that male pronouns were used every time the author referred to someone's potential crush. At one point the author did acknowledge that girls can have crushes on other girls, but the context was questionable: "It doesn't matter who you have a crush on – it could be… a pop star or someone on telly. Or a teacher or a family friend. Or you might have a crush on another girl." These crazy kids, swooning after implausible love interests like pop stars and other girls!
100% Me: The How, Why, and When of Growing Up
by Elinor Greenwood & Alexander Cox – 3/5
Once again I found myself flipping through to the "Crushes" chapter, feeling utterly thankful that my time as a tween was far behind me. This book was more promising: a quarter of its romance section was dedicated to sexuality. It briefly outlined what it means to be heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual, and reassured the reader that they're not the antichrist if they don't like kissing boys. It wasn't groundbreaking stuff – it was cool that they brought up bisexuality, but a lot of other identities were still missing from the discussion.
Bunk 9's Guide to Growing Up
By Adah Nuchi – 4/5
Listen, I'm a 19 year old socialist with a scathing opinion on mostly everything, but I was INTO this book. Finally, a mention of gender diversity! The author talked about the challenges that kids face when they reach puberty and realise that they don't identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. Some of the kids in this book had same-sex parents, and the dating section celebrated diverse sexuality and gender orientations. The author used gender neutral pronouns in the appropriate places, and organically integrated queer concepts throughout the chapters. My kids will receive a copy of this book upon their birth.


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Some Corporate Team Building Activity Ideas to Try
Corporate team building activities came into existence because they not only help the employees improve their performance but also boost their morale. Because of these activities, companies are able to increase their profit more effectively because they give their employees a feeling of belongingness. In more ways than one, corporate team building activities are just like other work-related activities with the likes of incentive schemes, general training, and employee motivation.
Corporate team building activities are only considered a successful one when one makes sure to create a plan depending on the specific needs of each employee. These activities must make sure to cover the needs of both employees from top management and those from lower ranks.
To be able to prevent any form of distraction, it is always a good thing to do corporate team building activities outside of the work place. Nonetheless, it is also not recommended that you need to go to expensive destinations or travel miles. You can hold it in a local park or a conference room, depending on the kind of event you want to hold. The key ingredient to ensuring that it becomes a good event is by making it informative as well as enjoyable.
If you talk about team building exercises, activities, and games, there are a lot of choices that you can decide based on your budget. You can also seek the services from professional consultants who are experts when it comes to company events such as this. The following ideas are given as sample corporate team building activities.
Below are some tips when it comes to improving each employee's communication skills.
If you are after enhancing each participant's communication skills, then you should try the see, hear, and speak game. It focuses on the need to communicate precisely.
Multiple balls is another game example for enhancing communication. This is one kind of game that enables line managers to see the potential consequences of them chunking each ball to their other members without checking if they can readily accept these balls.
Below are some games that deal more with team work.
Enjoyment is experienced by each participant with the help of fun team activities. Lateral thinking as well as brain power are involved in this kind of game. These activities make sure to progress from levels of the participant working alone to the participants working as one team.
Fly fishing, snowboarding, interactive seminars, road rallies, as well as sailing regattas are just some of the examples of fun games and activities. These games can be simple or sophisticated or can even go in both ways. The common thing about team building activities is that there is a need for interaction among participants while they are playing or are put in fun situations or new challenges with only each other. This enables all members to be building a bond that is strong.


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The influence of whistle register phonation exercises in conditioning the second passaggio of the female singing voice
Document Type
Date of Degree
Summer 2013
Degree Name
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Degree In
First Advisor
Finnegan, Eileen M.
Second Advisor
Joselson, Rachel A.
First Committee Member
Getz, Christine
Second Committee Member
Muriello, John R.
Third Committee Member
Swanson, Stephen
The standard vocal repertoire for soprano requires use of the uppermost segment of the female voice, which is typically produced using whistle register phonation. Voice teachers recognize that sopranos use whistle register phonation during performance to produce pitches in the highest segment of their range; however, the use of whistle register phonation as a training tool for female singers of all voice types is less common and the benefits of using whistle registration exercises to condition the female voice are not widely known. While several pedagogical manuals recommend vocal exercises that use whistle register phonation in the range of the second passaggio and in the highest segment of the female voice, no research has been conducted to investigate the benefits of singing in whistle register.
The purpose of this study was to measure the efficacy of vocal exercises that incorporate whistle register phonation as treatment for poor intonation and pressed and/or breathy vocal quality in female singers with vocal challenges in the second passaggio of their voice. The influence of whistle register phonation on extending vocal range was also investigated.
A treatment-no treatment (ABAB) research design was used. Five female vocalists attended 16 weekly sessions. During the treatment phases, participants received weekly instruction in vocal exercises using whistle register phonation and practiced these activities daily. Audio samples of two vocal exercises and a repertoire excerpt were collected weekly. Measurements taken during the treatment phases were compared to measurements taken during the no-treatment phases.
Results of comparative Voice Range Profiles and a weekly Range Extension Measurement Task showed a positive relationship between practice of whistle register exercises and an increase in the upper pitch range in all subjects. Subjects gained an average of 2.4 semitones during Treatment Phase 1, when the whistle register tasks were introduced. Subjects lost an average of 1.2 semitones during the No Treatment phase, when the practice of whistle register tasks was withdrawn. Subjects gained an average of 2.2 semitones during Treatment Phase 2, when the whistle register tasks were reintroduced. The average overall gain in the upper pitch range was +4.3 semitones for mezzo-sopranos and +2 semitones for sopranos. In addition, data collected to measure the pitch range over which whistle register phonation was possible showed an average range of 14 semitones (D5 - E6); supporting the notion that whistle register phonation is possible in the range of the second passaggio and could be developed in this range by female singers of all voice types.
Eight voice teachers rated each audio sample for intonation and vocal quality during register transition through the second passaggio. Mixed-model ANOVA (analysis of variance) was conducted to compare the effect of whistle register phonation exercises on quality of intonation, vocal quality, the presence and severity of breathiness, and the presence and severity of strain at each phase of the study. Significance was determined at the p<.05 level.
There was a significant effect of whistle register phonation exercises on severity of Breathiness [F(3,209) = 6.66, p = 0.0003]. Mean severity ratings for Breathiness for all subjects were significantly lower during No Treatment than in Treatment Phase 1 and Treatment Phase 2, suggesting that breathiness was less severe when the subjects were not practicing whistle register exercises.
Severity of strain generally decreased continually throughout all phases. Mean severity ratings for Strain were consistently lower for Treatment Phase 1, No Treatment, and Treatment Phase 2 compared to Baseline. The differences between Treatment Phase 1, No Treatment, and Treatment Phase 2 were statistically significant [F(3,209) = 3.52, p = 0.0161]. Mean Intonation ratings generally increased through Treatment Phase 1 and were significantly higher for the No Treatment phase and Treatment Phase 2 compared to Baseline [F(3,209) = 2.99, p = 0.0322]. The effect of whistle register phonation exercises on vocal quality was not significant at the p<.05 level.
A Pearson Correlation Coefficient (PCC) was used to calculate the intra-judge reliability for perceptual evaluation of all vocal tasks. Statistical analysis comparing the judges' ratings for identical audio samples shows that in this study the judges were consistent in their rating of Breathiness (PCC = 0.76) and had difficulty rating Strain (0.57), Vocal Quality (0.60), and Intonation (0.65). A PCC was used to calculate the correlations between each pair of judges' rating for all vocal tasks, and Cronbach's Alpha was used as an overall measure of the inter-rater reliability. Statistical analysis comparing the judges' ratings for all audio samples shows that in this study the judges were consistent in their rating of Breathiness (α = 0.80), mediocre in rating Strain (0.62) and Vocal Quality (0.69), and not consistent in their rating of Intonation (0.53).
The results of the current study suggest that whistle register exercises can be used to facilitate range extension for all female voice types. That performance of whistle register phonation exercises correlated to increased breathiness implies that the exercises tested in this study may not be an effective treatment for singers with breathy voices. Further research investigating the influence of whistle register exercises on intonation, overall vocal quality, and severity of strain is needed. Results of the intra- and inter-rater reliability tests demonstrate a need for research that explores more reliable ways to quantify perceptual evaluation of vocal quality in singers.
Singing, Vocal Music, Vocal Pedagogy, Voice, Voice Science, Whistle Register
xvi, 142 pages
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142).
Copyright 2013 Allison Ruth Holmes-Bendixen
Recommended Citation
Holmes-Bendixen, Allison Ruth. "The influence of whistle register phonation exercises in conditioning the second passaggio of the female singing voice." PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) thesis, University of Iowa, 2013.


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Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says he cannot do anything to stop President Jacob Zuma from removing him from his position in government if he wished to do so.
This came after media reports that Ramphosa would be next to be axed by Zuma, following Tuesday's Cabinet reshuffle.
Ramaphosa faced a grilling in the National Assembly today during a question and answer session, as members of Parliament lobbied question after question at him about his future.
The question was meant to be about corruption in state-owned enterprises, but opposition MPs couldn't resist putting Ramaphosa on the spot following the reports of his possible removal.
The EFF's Floyd Shivambu sneaked in a question on comments made by former union leader James Molatsi, who said Ramaphosa was next in line to face the chop, and this could happen as soon as Friday.Molatsi was also part of Ramaphosa's campaign for ANC president. "When I was appointed deputy president, I accepted it, and it is the president's prerogative to appoint or remove anyone to the executive," Ramaphosa answered. "If the decision is to remove me, I will accept that as a decision that would have been taken by the president, and I will continue serving the people of South Africa in one shape or another. That's all I can say on the matter."DA MPs continued to heckle Ramaphosa as he spoke shouting "Tomorrow!"African Christian Democratic Party leader Kenneth Meshoe asked what Ramaphosa's impending removal could mean for instability in the economy and country."I cannot comment on it, because I'm not the one who decides on these matters. If I am removed, it will be at the pleasure of the president."And whatever its impact will be, will be analysed by a whole number of people."
Cabinet members and the public were not privy to Zuma's reasons either, he said.
DA MP Natasha Mazzone then asked if it was time to remove Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown from her post too, given the current inquiry into multiple state-owned enterprises under her purview.
"Minister Brown, like me, is appointed at the pleasure of the president. I am appointed, and so is she. If I were to be fired, it will be at the pleasure of the president.
"And similarly, anything that will happen to Minister Brown, will be up to the president. It's not for me to say who should be appointed, who should be fired."
He then suggested the opposition pose the question to the one who "does all these firings".
At this the opposition erupted into laughter.
In a comedic moment afterwards, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete welcomed a group of pupils from an all-girls high school to the chamber to observe proceedings.
Before moving on to the next question, Ramaphosa chirped, "I must apologise to the girls, that they have been invited on a day when I am being grilled."
The House laughed again and Ramaphosa moved on to the next question.
He did not refer to Zuma by name throughout his responses. - News24


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The TMH/Nowell's Architecture Movie Series continues with midcentury architecture on Long Island.
October 22, 2012 (Cary, NC) — Triangle Modernist Houses' Nowell's Architecture Movie Series continues on Thursday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. with a special screening of "Modern Tide: Midcentury Architecture on Long Island."
"Modern Tide" is a new independent documentary that explores the work of the region's best post-war architects and designers, including Albert Frey, Wallace Harrison, Frank Lloyd Wright, Horace Gifford, Edward Durell Stone, Marcel Breuer, Andrew Geller, Philip Johnson, Charles Gwathmey, Barbara and Julian Neski, and others.
The film features interviews with architects and historians, as well as friends, families and clients of these influential designers. Both rare archival material and current-day cinematography highlight Long Island's Modernist architectural treasures.
In an article about the film, ArchDaily.com writes: "After WWII, the East End of Long Island played host to a variety of architectural styles. From modernism, through post-modernism, and deconstructionism, architects experimented with social ideas and aesthetic expressions, which culminated in 'small' houses scattered about the Island's natural backdrop. Now, with the advent of the mega-mansion and the desire for 'bigger,' it is becoming increasingly difficult to preserve such iconic and progressive architectural projects."
Yet 20th century modern residential architecture by top architects and designers is being systematically deleted from Long Island's cultural landscape. "This rich asset is disappearing," says director Jake Gorst. "We believe the film will foster renewed awareness and appreciation for Long Island's remaining modernist structures and its unique architectural history."
In situ studio is sponsoring this special screening. Modern Home Auction, Go Realty, The Kitchen Specialist, and Carrington Electric LLC, and VMZinc, as well as Nowell's Contemporary Furniture, are sponsoring the entire series.
Admission is $9 per person per film, available at the door each night. TMH Mod Squad members are admitted free. Proceeds benefit TMH's ongoing documentation, preservation, and promotion programs.
To see the entire series line-up, go to www.trianglemodernisthouses.com/movies. The Galaxy Cinema is located at 770 Cary Towne Boulevard (www.mygalaxycinema.com; 919-463-9959).
To view a trailer of "Modern Tide: Midcentury Architecture on Long Island," go to www.trianglemodernisthouses.com/movies.
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Megan was raised in Bainbridge Island, Washington, 30 minutes away from Seattle. She pursued mountain sports at a young age, including backpacking and hiking, canyoneering, rock climbing, and skiing. In high-school and college she played soccer and lacrosse, and ran competitively. Despite her active lifestyle, she struggled with disordered eating habits and body image issues.
After moving across country from California to North Carolina, Megan found CrossFit in 2014 when her husband deployed to Afghanistan. She immediately fell in love with the supportive community and the competitive aspect of the sport; a year later, she earned her CFL1 and began coaching clients in CrossFit and nutrition. Megan and two other athletes qualified an Elite Team at Wodaplooza in November 2017, and she turned to Black Iron Nutrition to boost her performance. After only a few weeks of working with Coach Kelsey, she noticed a huge difference, both in her training and competition numbers, as well as her body composition.
After experiencing her own life-changing results with Black Iron Nutrition, Megan found her passion - empowering others to love themselves, their bodies, and to find freedom with food and exercise. She became Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certified, and believes a well-fed athlete is the best and strongest athlete. However, in mid-2018, Megan found out she has Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, and her goals shifted from performance to health. She now has a unique perspective in that she understands clients who seek both athletic performance goals while managing their health issues.
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More on IVF
March 28, 2008
Hola friendly readers! Sorry for the long delay between posts. Nothing has been happening! (Well, that's not true. We went to see this Wednesday night–spectacular! Also, my period started on Wednesday, and I went back to a 28-day cycle this time: no idea why, but I like it. And I've been doing some cool professional stuff. I gave a talk on my book at a university the next state over, and just found out that I got accepted to present at a major conference in my field that's taking place out west this October. Which is cool, because my acceptance was a real long shot. But mostly, nothing has been happening)
Anyway, our IVF orientation class was yesterday. It was informative–surprisingly so, since I went in feeling like I already had a pretty good overview of the process–but the nurse who gave the class had a very bizarre teaching style. She. talked. really. really. slowly. and. repeated. everything. twice. So, she. talked. extremely. slowly. and. said. everything. a. second. time. Imagine a class about treatment protocols, medication-mixing and injection mastery with every piece of information–and I mean EVERY piece of information–delivered just like that. The good: it was nearly impossible to miss anything or get confused, because if you somehow didn't catch her super-slow and carefully enunciated version the first time, you would surely get it the second go-round. Bad: we had to listen to her super-slow, carefully enunciated instructions for three hours with only one ten-minute break.
Afterwards, G and I talked privately to another nurse about the urologist issue (we still have not gotten G an appointment–all the names Dr. No-Nonsense gave us have turned out not to accept his insurance, and are booked well into the summer anyway). She said that there was no problem with us going ahead with an IVF cycle without yet having seen a urologist. According to the nurse, the issue of finding out why G's numbers are low is more a health issue for him than an obstacle to us going forward. Since G has adequate sperm to do a cycle, the urologist is more about following up than about needing to fix a problem before proceeding. This is good news, but there is some even better news.And that news is: before this morning, I was thinking we might have to pay completely out of pocket for the medications, but no! We don't! I feel very, very lucky. I've already mentioned here, I think, that Aetna does not cover injectible fertility meds. Before the class yesterday I had not allowed this to worry me, in part because my prescription drug coverage does not go through Aetna anyway–any and all prescriptions I need, typically, are paid for by the faculty/staff union's drug plan. Cool! BUT, after further research, it appeared that this union plan did not cover any fertility meds. Crap! BUT, after even more research, it appeared that the union plan also excluded any and all injectible meds, and instead those are covered by another plan, paid for not by the union, but by an entirely different organ of my employer. Since IVF meds are by and large injectible drugs, this third plan is the place to go for such drugs. Cool! Still, last night the website indicated that while yes, I have some sort of coverage through this plan, "plan details are not available online." Crap! But I made the call this morning, and good news: we must pay a $100 deductible, plus anywhere from $10 to $45 in co-pays per medication, depending on whether the drug prescribed is a brand name or not, but we do NOT have to pay everything ourselves. COOL!
This is really good news, because at the class yesterday, the nurse said that meds for one cycle can cost upwards of $5,000. Whoa. We certainly don't have that kind of cash on hand, especially right now, with the tax man knocking.
Apropos of that, I have also been thinking a bit about timing. Yes, I know I have already vowed NOT to try and "time" our journey into IVF, and that is still true, but after learning more about the typical protocol, I have been thinking hard not about the best possible due date, but about when a good time actually to cycle will be. The first two weeks or so of the process, the Lupron phase, don't require too much monitoring, but once the ovarian stimulation gets underway, there's daily or every other day monitoring, which means getting from our apartment in Queens to the clinic in Manhattan VERY early in the morning (as in, getting up, showered, dressed, and out of the house by 6:30 or 7:00am). Not to mention, they recommend taking the day of retrieval completely off of work. It all seems like something that should happen after classes are over, or pretty close to the end of the semester.
We'll see. I'm thinking maybe a cycle starting on day 2 of my next period, which should be around April 22nd. To play it completely safe, it might even be better to wait until day 21 of that cycle, which will be around May 11th (the last day of classes for me is May 14th). I will keep you all posted. For now, G and I have to track down our consent forms and have them signed and notarized. Idiotically, we managed to forget to sign them in front of a clinic staff member while we were both there yesterday! I guess the nurse's endless repetition didn't work so well after all.
February 1, 2008
G's semen analysis is finally scheduled. Hallelujah!
February 13th, 10am. We're both getting blood drawn that morning as well, for the pre-cycle "blood panels." The 13th still seems so far away, but I know it'll be here soon enough. We're also both going to go to the "injections class," although it only happens every other Tuesday, and since the Feb. 5th class is full (what, people won't be too busy voting to spend two and a half hours of their day sticking needles into oranges?) and I can't make the Feb. 19th one, looks like March 4th is the soonest option. Which puts us another cycle ahead–or behind, as the case may be–since I'm expecting Aunt Flo to be back in town again around the 25th or 26th of February.
So that means we won't be starting Clomid and doing the IUI until the cycle after that, the one that should start around March 22nd or 23rd. Which, actually, if it works (um, GIGANTIC crossing of fingers? knocking of wood until knuckles become raw and bruised?), would be pretty decent timing. Plus, chance of a 2008 Christmas baby! And who doesn't like a Christmas baby? *smiles winsomely*
Of course I'm getting way ahead of myself. Let's just focus on small victories, shall we? SA scheduled! Baby steps, but people, we are officially Moving Forward.
CD1, again.
January 31, 2008
Hi there! Well, it's been a while, hasn't it? I TOLD you the beginning of the semester was going to bring my blog posting to a screeching halt.
Not much to report, though, in a no-news-is-good-news way; firstly, my classes are going well so far, and I really love my students this semester. My undergrads are, as usual, a very diverse racial, ethnic, and gender mix, and, for once, so are my graduate students. Everyone seems very smart and engaged, and I have several "repeat offenders" in both classes, which is always nice. The topic, contemporary African American literature, is a lot of fun to teach, too, and I've taught the course once before, making preparation much easier because I already have all the notes and handouts ready. So, overall, I'm downright thrilled with my teaching this semester. Now, I am feeling a bit overwhelmed by the other professional stuff on my plate–two book reviews due, a big article revision that I am behind on, plus two public talks on my new book, one coming up next week, ack!–but I'm trying just to keep plugging away and making it happen.
As far as weight and exercise, and the challenge I extended to myself last post, I have indeed been keeping up with my workouts, although I certainly haven't been going out daily like I was before. Classes started on Monday, and I went for a jog on Monday morning, followed by some all-over weight training. No working out on Tuesday or Wednesday, although I did get a bunch of incidental walking in on Wednesday. And then I went out for another longish jog this morning (Thursday), but skipped the follow-up weight training. I do plan to do some weights tomorrow, though, especially since it'll be too rainy here to go out for a jog. And Saturday and Sunday, I hope G and I can get in more exercise of some sort, since it's supposed to be 50 degrees and sunny both days!
My weight has fluctuated around a bit, but this morning was back to 158, so I'm still maintaining my 40 pound loss. I have to say, though, that even while the numbers on the scale stay static, my body does seem continually to be changing shape. The first day of class, I went to put on some pants that I had JUST worn at my conference at the end of December, and guess what? They were too big. In December they'd been just a smidge loose, but on Monday they were so loose as to be almost unwearable. I know, I know, tough problem to have, but I wish I'd realized that I'd lost a few more inches sometime before I was getting dressed on the first day of class. At least if I ever do get pregnant, I'll have pants in various waist sizes to transition through before I'm actually in maternity-wear.
(Side note on that: I've always been apprehensive about pregnancy at work, and being "on display" physically to colleagues and students as my body changed, but having lost 40 pounds has given me a real taste of what that might be like. My students haven't said anything, but my colleagues bring up my weight an awful lot. And even though it's usually in complimentary ways, it's still sort of weird to feel like "work people," who in my estimation are only supposed to see me as a walking brain, are looking at my body and noticing its shape. Also, I can forget trying to pass as not-pregnant once I start to show, since everyone seems so aware of how trim I've become. I feel like my waistline is being watched like a hawk now!)
Apropos of that, as you can tell from the title of this post, my period started today. Even though that means this month I'm back to a 24-day cycle (oh, and per usual, as un-pregnant as ever), I'm still glad that Aunt Flo showed up early–we're having brunch with friends on Saturday, and are looking forward to watching the Super Bowl on Sunday (go Giants!), and I'm glad I'll be done with the worst of the bleeding and cramps for both events. Not to mention, license to drink copiously. Sweet.
This month, though, I'm feeling less ambivalent about ART, and more like I'm ready to get this Clomid + IUI show on the road. Well, you know, a couple of cycles from now. (:eyeroll:) Okay, maybe even next cycle if we can get our ducks in a row fast enough. We'll see. My smaller goals for this month are to get G's SA scheduled, finally, hopefully for this very week, and to get myself to the injections class at my clinic, which only happens on Tuesdays, I think. Or Thursdays. I have to check my Big Brown Envelope Full 'o Infertility Stuff to be sure.
I'm too sleepy to wrap this post up properly, so instead I'll leave you with one last interesting TTC-related tidbit: my college actually sent out a survey about parental leave policies this week! They were trying to assess how much faculty know about current leave policies, how much those (dismal) policies have affected people's family planning, and what kinds of changes faculty might like to see. As you can imagine, in the comments section I went to town, explaining that I resented, as an infertile person, the subtle expectation at our institution (and all over academia, really) that all women can schedule their pregnancies around the academic calendar, and that our current policy was inadequate and even discriminatory towards those who could not, for whatever reason, time their infants' arrivals precisely to the moment following that last final exam in the Spring. I hope it gets through, because if I do end up pregnant in 2008, I'd rather not have to take a semester completely unpaid, and with NO BENEFITS in 2009. Sigh.
Blood. And some good stuff too.
January 9, 2008
This is a drive-by post, especially fast because I am about to get dressed and leave the house to enjoy the sunny, breezy, 64-degree weather before it departs and we are reminded, once again, that this is JANUARY. But:
My period started on Monday (and it's been consistently heavy, but not at all crampy! I think this is better than the reverse). That makes last month a 27-day cycle, which is fast becoming the New (Old) Normal for me. I am, again, assuming that the weight loss is responsible for this shift, and that the weight gain, which was gradual but dramatic between 2002 and 2007, was responsible for my cycles getting shorter and shorter.
Speaking of weight, I'm down a little more, to 162.5 as of this morning. After all of my dithering last post about not wanting to lose more weight, I've decided that my goal will be only to get down to 158, a total of 40 pounds lost, and then see if I can maintain for at least six months (or until I get pregnant). That will put me at a BMI of 25.9, only one point away from "normal." Which, given that I don't want to completely get rid of my curves, or change sizes AGAIN, is okay with me. I think 158, which after all is very close to my weight in college and graduate school when I was a pretty effortlessly fit person, is a healthy place for me to be. In 2008 I am all about a healthy relationship to food and exercise and the scale.
So that's my body-related goal. The professional goal, or goals, that I alluded to in the previous post probably deserve an entire post of their own, but in brief: I've decided to become an Intellectual and Creative Powerhouse. Hmm, that's the first time that I've phrased it in quite that way, but I think it's fairly accurate, although a less brazenly egotistical way to put it would be that I've decided I want to live up to my fullest intellectual and creative potential.
This means that I want to produce, and publish, more and better scholarly work, and that I also want to write and publish fiction. Of course, I think it may take me a while to get to the point where I am producing publishable fiction, so that part of the goal is on a different plane than the first part is. Publishing more and better scholarly work mostly requires me to find time to put to paper the things I have already been thinking about–although the "better" part also implies that I will have to think harder, be less lazy, and take more intellectual risks. Which is what tenure is for, I think, so I'm in a good position to do it.
My other 2008 goal, which hopefully does not conflict too much, timewise, with these professional goals, is to love life, and especially to love the people whom I am lucky enough to have in my life, even more than I already do. I am spreading the love in 2008!
I think maybe all of these goals go together, really. What I want to attract in 2008 is physical, intellectual, and emotional abundance, joy, and power. I hope that spiritual manager of mine is listening.
CD22, and happy 2008.
January 1, 2008
Hi all; happy new year! Wishing you all a healthy and prosperous 2008.
There's not too much to report here–as I mentioned last post, I turned 33 on Christmas day. I'm not feeling particularly different, in a good way or a bad way. I still feel pretty "young," which I guess is good, and I'm glad that I still have most of my thirties ahead of me. And yet I am also feeling more and more confident and comfortable in my skin, which I think is something that comes along with age, so I'm glad that I'm getting older, and hopefully a bit wiser.
I'm not sure what, if anything, all of this has to do with fertility. Many days, I still don't feel "ready" to have a child. Parenthood seems like such a sacrifice, especially for the mother. In all honesty, I can't say that I'm looking forward to giving up a huge chunk of my autonomy. But I do, more and more, enjoy the babies and toddlers that I've had the chance to get to know, and in the process I feel like I have a much clearer sense of what G and I may be getting ourselves into. And of the joys that exist there. So I'm feeling very zen about our future parenthood possibilities right now, whatever they might be.
On that note, it's CD 22 for me, here on January 1, and so I'm expecting my period to start sometime soon, as early as Friday, but probably more like Saturday or Sunday of this week. Of course, if I have a particularly long cycle this month, Aunt Flo's arrival might hold off until Monday or even Tuesday of next week. We'll see.
Even though I know my hopes are supposed to be up because of the post-HSG fertility boost, they're not, since this was a pretty low-sex cycle. My mom was here, which made finding the time and space to have sex a much more complicated affair, and after my mom left, I was out of town at a conference from CD 16 through CD 20. I think G and I squeezed in some lovin' on CD 13 and 15, but if I ovulated late, as I sometimes do, that's not going to help much. And anyway, what are the chances, really? "A little bit better than 2%" is still pretty slim!


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Too Complicated?
Nearly every United Way struggles with the challenge of trying to explain to their donors and community what exactly it is that United Way does. Even the tallest buildings in the world are not tall enough for most United Ways to be able to finish their elevator speech before reaching the top floor. You don't have to look far to find proof of how challenging it is to explain what United Ways do, as there are several United Ways that have elevator speeches that fill an entire page.
We are frequently asked by United Ways to help them develop a shorter, simpler, and clearer elevator speech. They explain how their United Way funds dozens of programs and operates several initiatives in multiple areas of focus, each with several goals, which are measured with endless lists of indicators, monitored by scores of volunteers, funded from hundreds of campaigns, with support from year-round special events, all overseen by a staff of experienced experts. How on earth do you create an elevator speech from all that?
The solution to the challenge of the elevator speech is simple. If what your United Way does is too complicated, too comprehensive, and all-encompassing that you can't easily explain what your United Way does, then simplify what your United Way does. Please understand that I am not suggesting that United Ways are not doing good work - in fact, quite the opposite. Most United Ways are trying to do too much good work, which makes their work too complicated, too comprehensive, and all-encompassing in a way that it is impossible to communicate in an elevator speech, and quite frankly, impossible to do everything efficiently and effectively. Not a month goes by that I don't hear a United Way say something to the effect of "We do this really well, but we haven't figured out how to do that well yet."
The ability to explain the work of your United Way in a short, simple, and clear elevator speech is a test that every United Way should be able to pass. If you can articulate your elevator speech in a short, simple, and clear manner, then it is likely that your United Way is focused in your mission, vision, and goals. However, if it is impossible to develop a short, simple, and clear elevator speech for your United Way, take a close look at how focused you are in your mission, vision, and goals. Simplifying your work may not only allow you to develop a meaningful elevator speech, but may also result in greater accomplishments achieved in a more efficient and effective manner. You might want to consider adopting an issue focus, which is an ideal way to simplify your work.
If you can't easily explain what your United Way does, simplify what your United Way does.


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Rugby World Cup: Ashley-Cooper suspects World Cup may be his Wallabies swansong
Adam Ashley-Cooper is determined to end his Wallabies career with a bang, admitting he is unlikely to continue playing international rugby after the World Cup.
Ashley-Cooper, who has played more than 100 Tests, is preparing for his third World Cup and will move to French rugby later this year to begin a contract with Bordeaux that will take him past his 33rd birthday.
The versatile 31-year-old says he feels more excited about this year's tournament than his first in 2007 and is determined to enjoy it as much as possible.
"For me to be here is really exciting. Every World Cup is very special.
"In my first in France in 2007, the whole atmosphere was incredible and then, in 2011, it was a bit of a roller-coaster with the win in the quarter-finals (over South Africa) followed by the disappointment of the loss to the All Blacks a week later.
"But this will be special as it will more than likely be my last.
"These could be the last times I put on the green and gold and playing for Australia.
"I am going on to new challenges and, at this stage of my career, I am reflecting a lot more and tying it up with the World Cup would be perfect."
Ashley-Cooper believes this Wallabies side under Michael Cheika is better prepared than any other he has been a part of and, despite being in the so-called group of death with England and Wales, there's no reason this team cannot emulate the world champion teams of 1991 and '99.
"We've done a lot of work and I feel we are just far better prepared than in previous years, both mentally and physically," he said.
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During this morning tour of Bilbao, you'll experience the life of a Basque citizen. First, you'll start visiting some of the city's best attractions, including the Parque del Arenal, Iglesia San Nicolas, Plaza Nueva, Plaza Miguel de Unamuno and Catedral Santiago. Josue and Miriam, your local Sherpas, will share fascinating stories about the city's art, history and architecture, while also taking you to some hidden spots where only locals go. As you stroll through the Mercado de la Ribera, you will be able to interact with vendors and learn about the region's most sought-after products and how to use them in authentic Basque recipes.
After working up an appetite, it's time to visit some of the best pintxo bars in town to try the local specialties, such as bacalao al pil-pil (codfish in a creamy sauce), stuffed red peppers and fresh squid. To wash these delicacies down, you can choose between the effervescent local white wine Txacoli, a cold beer or a soft drink.
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Josue and Miriam have spent a lot of time on a voyage of discovery, going from place to place to get an idea of the food and wine choices in different cities. The Basque natives now take guests on a gastronomical tour of the best that Bilbao has to offer to foodies and wine lovers. Josue frequently partners with restaurant owners to help them find the best regional products to use in their dishes. Miriam focuses more on Fine Arts and Design products, and is more than happy to talk at length about the architectural innovations currently going on in Bilbao.
Tokio, Japan
It was good experience.
We could learn traditional Basque dishes from professional chef.
In Ribera market, we ate a lot of good taste foods,nice pintxos.
When we walked around in Bilbao, they told us so many nice restaurants. Everything is good.
Josué and Miriam are very kind and punctual.
We wants to travel Bilbao again!!
One of the best food and local history tours we have ever had. Alex and Josue were charming young men who know their way around Bilbao and were happy to share their insights into Basque culture, history, and food. Eskerrik asko!
Drenthe, Netherlands
De lekkerste pinxos vind je met Alex en Josue!
We zijn met pinchos tour en historie gaan verkennen van het oude centrum van Bilbao. Alex en Josue, de 2 ambassadeurs van Bilbao zoals ze zilch noemen, weten tijdens de rondwandeling ook allerlei interessante feiten te vertellen over de star en doen dat met veel enthousiasme. Ze weten ook de bestie pinchos barretjes te vinden en ze houden de groepen Klein. Wij hadden josue en Alex helemaal voor onszelf!
Was een erg leuke ervaring en zeer aan te raden Deze tour van de Ribera market en de oude stad.


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With Thanksgiving behind us, can you guys believe that it's FORMALLY Christmastime?! We put the tree up over the weekend, I turned my automobile radio to the vacation station and I watched my first Christmas movie of the season on Netflix (it was amazing!), so I suppose you'll be able to say I am in the Christmas spirit. You already know this, however one of the causes I really like Christmas a lot is as a result of I really like dressing up for the events! These Sole Society sandals and velvet purse are a match made in heaven, and would go along with any celebration outfit you've planned this month. I chose to put on them with sequined leggings (which, btw, I am obsessive about) and an oversized sweater.
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Earlier the Wizards beat the Pacers, and I was relieved to have changed my John Wall pick to Blake Griffin... until the Clippers trampled over the Thunder in Game 1. Bad start for the round, and another round of uncertainty.
So Wednesday's pick is a tough one. Can't pick a Clipper nor a Wizard because they lead 1-0 and play home games 3 and 4. Can't readily pick a Thunder nor a Pacer because a 1-1 or a 2-2 just means they're back on track, and that is so much doable. I decided because I already used too many West players (Parker and Durant last round, and another one later below), that I will pick from the East even with the early uncertainty. That move will allow me to have more options for the West Finals later. I am rolling my dice and picking a Pacer, David West. Lance Stephenson had a relatively bad Game 1 and I will wait for him to get his bearing before I do pick him. David West has had a good game and should be his usual hard-working self in Game 2.
Tuesday's pick for me is between a Blazer and a Net. I call both teams to lose the series, but the Nets match better against the Heat, than the Blazers are to the Spurs. Having said that, I believe these two games are at this point in time up in the air. I am picking LaMarcus Aldridge, not because I think the Blazers lose faster than the Nets (actually the opposite), but because I know (and you longtime readers too) that he is a Texas native and he loves lighting it up there. May it be the Mavs (he always buries us), the Rockets or the Spurs (even the nearby Thunder) -- he'll be extra active.
Now, don't tell me both Blazers and Nets will steal Game 1... because I'm gonna go bonkers!
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Well, it is showing the invalidity of how an large story is a con, as per the topic.
...... how?
I had one year to memorize the entire storyline: I did and am a way bigger fan now, so it was a good thing Lego spent a lot of effort into crafting a large storyline, hence it not being bad (aka a con)
see, that's entirely subjective. Some will still view it as a con.
A better question is, why are we still talking about this? This whole topic could be considered subjective. I personally had no qualms with the '08 sets when I saw them, and I never really hated that all the sets I experienced were all essentially the same. All subjective cons.
If we weren't looking at subjective cons we wouldn't have a topic
.... ............................................Yeah.
How about, instead of arguing, we agree to disagree.
The story was too good for a kids toy line. If the toy line ended, the story would basically end too, which is exactly what happened, preventing years of added greatness to ever see the light of day.
The younger audience aim didn't affect the original story too much, except maybe in the early years, but the Gen 2 story suffers heavily from an extreme level of simplification.
Set-wise G2 is so much better then G1, the Toa Okoto have much more posability and functions, it's a shame loads of people wear rose tinted glasses with G1, the mata although fun to play with, are terrible for posability, awful for most display and worse for looks and designs, when I tried to make my lewa walk he looked so silly you could've thought he was drunk, I know the stars are gonna be mentioned but personally I like the stars and '05 because they tried something new, we had ever seen mutated toa before
I'm going to agree with everyone on the lack of female characters. While it had more than Ninjago and such, there were only 4 or 5 major ones, plus Macku and the Voya/Mahri Nui matoran whose names I can't remember.Also, speaking of important characters, the lack of sets for the REALLY important ones. The Great Beings needed sets, not to mention the fact that I always think of Cthun when I hear Tren Krom, and the Artakha Bull from the Metru Nui rahi beasts book when I hear Artakha.PleaseNo judgement on my bullish views of your gods.
And that the Mistika were just the worst sets imaginable. The Phantoka, sure. They were cool, and I really liked Pohatu's spinny thingamajiggers(please no judgement again). I won't lie that I didn't like the orange, though. Brown needed to come back. Personally, I'm fine with yellow just because that means more Keetorange and I like the color.
There are a lot of other tiny complaints that aren't noteworthy.
And also the fact that there wasn't enough ways to make feet not slide on big people and the enormous feet that Hahli Mahri and Tahu Mistika had.
PleZe forgive me for my transgressions against your religion of Bonkle.
Not to mention that they got everyone excited by stating in 2009 that gender was no longer tied to specific elements... and then just used this as an excuse to actually make fewer female characters.
I'm surprised no one mentioned the conclusion of G2 yet.
The Conclusion Of Generation Two also no love I understand no reproduction but Maku and Huki sitting next to each other isn't canon?
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The latest Alzheimer's research has a clear theme: Change your lifestyle to protect your brain.
In July 2015, the Alzheimer's Association held its international conference in Washington DC. Afterwards, they summarised some of the findings in a press release so perfect that it was re-published word-for-word by numerous newspapers—a comms officer's dream.
No surprises, just big data confirming now familiar, common-sense advice.
We already knew what we can do to lessen the likelihood of getting Alzheimer's, and now we know it more surely than ever.
Making these lifestyle changes "looks more promising than the drug studies so far," said Dr. Richard Lipton of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, whose lab researches what makes up healthy aging. The findings on stress prompted Lipton to take up yoga.
That's why in my personal Boot Camp for Old Age, I'm doing what needs to be done. Why wouldn't you? The facts are rolling in. No surprises, just more proof.
- Sleep better: 6,000+ people studied. Poor sleep is linked to mild cognitive impairment and later, Alzheimer's. So go to bed earlier or get help. It's worth it.
- Learn something new and complex: 7,000 older adults studied. Dementia risk is lower by good school grades and work demanding expertise. So work your brain: it's worth it.
- Exercise, doh! 3,200 young adults studied for 25 years. The least active had the worst cognition when they were middle-aged. We knew that. So why wouldn't you up your exercise regime? It's worth it.
- Keep in touch and destress. 8,000 seniors studied for over a decade. Isolated people and those who brood over stressful events are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment. That's why my personal Boot Camp for Old Age includes "Make two new friends this year and every year" and "Raise the level of meditation practice." Why wouldn't you? It's worth it.
- Eat healthy: no numbers supplied, but Lipton's lab found a healthy diet lowered seniors' risk of impaired executive function as they got older. Why wouldn't you? It's worth it.
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It is seldom nowadays that you can hear of individuals who are not using their bathroom shower at all (unless it is broken). Not only that having a shower at your own bathroom saves time but it also provides you with a more relaxing comfort with those water hitting on your body, unlike the old traditional method. Somehow, you may encounter your shower heads to be of low water pressure sometimes that it takes time for that dirt and soap all over your body to be removed. These issues with water pressure are not new to the end user and probably the main reason why you found this post. If you are in need of advice in order to look for the best shower heads that suits your needs, you should consider this post and take a look at the guidelines on where you can look for the best shower heads you would prefer.
Consider Your Current Water Pressure
There are areas that still suffer from a low water pressure unless you have the luxury of having your own water pump at home or at work, although it is not advisable to use them unless you own a carwash or using it for your car. If you already have your own shower at home and have tried everything to enjoy the highest water pressure while taking a bath but have failed miserably, perhaps it's about time to replace your showerhead.
Use the Power of Social Media
Even though everything now has been commercialized and you end up being dismayed on the products you have purchased as it wasn't the one being promoted with that famous commercial, social media is nowhere to the rescue. Using the social media is one of the best places to consider checking your preferred shower head that would fit with your major need. There are good pages of each brand or products with reviews from real people. You can also read the comments and suggestion from those who have already tried using one.
Check out the Major Website Selling These Products
Aside from social media, it would also be good to check out those reviews found on a major website that sells the product itself or provide reviews to those who are looking for one. As mentioned, you might want to consider this post in checking out where you can take a look at the reviews of the most suggested shower head for those with low water pressure.
Check out Those Warranty Seals and Return Policy
There is nothing good with a product than having the advantage of enjoying their warranty and the return policy. Most of the products today have no refund policy but you can always replace them provided that you have returned them on a certain period or have proven that the one you have purchased wasn't the one it should've been. The phrase; "Customer is always right" still comes into play nowadays and you should always fight for your right. Well, just make sure that you are the one that is right (kidding, of course, you are).


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Unwonk - Episode 2: Neighborly Neighbors
We learn about how angry dog poop can improve your social skills, exactly how tight your former employer can screw your shackles, and how to make sure the heroin-like rush of rewards points doesn't go to your head.
Listen with the player below, subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher (links above), or with your favorite podcast app.
Please enjoy the links to additional information relating to the questions on this episode:
"Love your neighbor - yet, don't pull down your hedge." - Benjamin Franklin
- At least you're not neighbors with Charles Crocker.
- Or living next to a serial killer.
- Asking the most relevant question here.
"[Insert meaningless prattle about employer/employee relationships that will make the rounds on LinkedIn just because Richard Branson said it.]" - Richard Branson
- This law firm has a pretty good chart of non-compete enforceability by state. Remember to always check with an expert for the most up-to-date information.
- Orientation day. Welcome to your new job!
- Bitter, yet harmless.
"...And secondarily, I am making this voyage because I was able to use my business Amex to purchase the plane, thereby rewarding me with a soul-tingling buttload of sinful, luscious points." - Amelia Earhart
- Technically credit card fraud. Here's a good wiki piece about all sorts of credit card fraud.
- Satisfying.
- We wanted to include a link to a credit card review page that would tell you which cards give the best points for what, but all those pages appear to have sponsored content and aren't specific about which bits are sponsored and which bits are not, but, hey, that's life on the internet. [NOTE: This bullet point sponsored by the preceding bullet point.]
[Episode keywords: neighbor trespass & nuisance, employee non-complete, credit card fraud & points]
Episode Transcript
Hi, friend. This is a rough transcript of this episode of Unwonk. What's that mean? It means that we're just pasting the original script for the show plus unvetted transcripts of any interviews. So, you're likely to see content that maybe didn't make the final cut, maybe not see some content that was in the episode but not the original script, and run across a few typos.
As with everything on Unwonk, the transcript below is for general informational purposes only - this is not legal advice - if you need to have a legal question answered, please seek legit legal representation.
On this episode of Unwonk, we learn:
• How angry dog poop can make you a better person,
• What is the worst kind of pudding, and
• How credit cards let the spice flow with rewards points.
This is Unwonk. We respond to your questions with relevant, useful and comforting information. If you would like to submit a question, please visit our site at Unwonk.com.
Even though the information on this podcast is provided by actual attorneys, you'd be an idiot to think it is actual legal advice, and you'd also be the type of person who checks the coinslot of every payphone you pass, even though nobody has used it since 1997.
And now, our first question.
My neighbor's dog continues to poop in my yard after I've issued numerous warnings, including written letters. Can I sue them?
I'm sure you've heard the expression, "You can sue anyone for anything." Reading the litigation tea leaves here, I'm seeing a health code violation, a nuisance claim, some kind of trespass issue, damages for ruined grass and foliage, and maybe even a harassment charge, intentional infliction of emotional distress and malicious panty twisting.
So the answer to your question is a resounding "Yes." You can sue them, big man.
If you want the grown-up answer, read on.
I'm sure you've also heard an expression about people being so preoccupied with whether or not they could do something that they didn't stop to think if they should do it. I'm sure you've heard this because it's from Jurassic Park, and based on my calculations, this film has been seen by 147% of the world's population.
Look, everyone has bad neighbor stories. Loud music, loud pets, loud sex (though that could be a plus depending on who/what is involved) – these are all common neighbor issues that start with friendly but passive-aggressive notes taped to doors and end with surreptitious calls to the police for a noise complaint, if not kneejerk behavior like leaving your loud music on all day in retaliation. Step up the nuisance to something more physical, like trash blowing onto your lawn or, in your case, poop, and the stakes understandably go up.
While we are perceived as being a litigation happy society, suing someone is still the ultimate legal escalation, and it has a ripple effect through everything else. When you press the lawsuit button, you're not only skipping a bunch of intermediate steps that could have kept things civil, it's also something that you can't take back even if you drop the lawsuit. We're so accustomed to getting angry about inconvenient things that we forget we still live side-by-side with other people who have their own issues and needs.
So, unless your neighbor's dog is destroying your lawn, it's in your best interest to approach your neighbor for a conversation. Maybe he didn't get how concerned you are. Maybe he didn't read the letter. If things escalate and you've exhausted all peaceful remedies, sure, take him to small claims court for… something. But realize that until you've tried everything amicable, this has more to do with you and how you deal with things than it does about your neighbor and his dog.
And as far as written letters and warnings, make sure you document all communication. And make sure that if you issue a warning, you know that you will follow through with the consequences. Just like training a dog. And if it finally has to escalate, so be it. But at least you've taken the adult approach. Also, a video camera that records the incidents wouldn't hurt. Don't forget you can also try calling your town's health department, animal control or other agencies.
All that said, you are flinging the dog's turds directly onto your neighbor's stoop, right? Because I think that would be OK, too.
I left my job a few weeks ago to go work at new company. A lawyer for my last company sent me a cease-and-desist letter, claiming that I'm breaching my agreement with them. It's a bit of a nail-biter of a situation, since I don't make a lot of money and don't want to hire a lawyer. What should I do?
Totally off the subject, but speaking of nail-biting, I'm now on day 58 of not biting my fingernails. Day 58. That's 58 days after decades of constant, unthinking, nail mastication, leaving me with with perpetually ragged nails and bloody fingertips. Few things, by the way, bring you more esteem and respect at a business meeting more than the slow wind-down of all conversation so everyone can watch you silently chew on your fingernails. So, instead of biting my nails, I've been reflecting on when the nail-biting started. Memories are often vague and slippery - a lot of my childhood memories are lost to the void of time. I don't remember the first time I brushed my teeth on my own, I can't recall tying my shoes on my own for the first time. Totally unable to recall the first movie I went to.
But, I do remember that one day, in Mrs. Brown's 3rd grade classroom (yes, her name really was Mrs. Brown, I'm not making that up even though it sounds like the kind of name you'd make up), I had been accused of a crime. Accused of slamming my desktop loudly with Mrs. Brown's back turned during class. It wasn't me. It was Brian Smith (yes, his name really was Brian Smith, I'm not making that up, either. Although it does sound made up.). But she saw me laughing as she spun back around - she really didn't like loud noises - and I was convicted by the time her feet had finished their 180 degree pivot. I hated getting into trouble - it filled me with a cold dread, the kind that weighs on and hangs the edges of your mouth down, forcing a frown that usually precipitates tears. This time, though, I was innocent and in trouble. Which made the frown more intense.
Everyone else left to go to recess. Once the lights were off, I was to stay in the room, head down. I was very good at putting my head down, apparently, because my fat arms created a near airtight seal, trapping my face in a pocket of me-created humid heat, the cold dread in my stomach still churning. In order to breath, I moved my hands closer to my face, opening a crack under my arms so the air could come through. My thumbnail came in contact with my mouth. And I bit it. And that's how it started, in the humid and dark space between my head and a scratched up desk top, I became a nailbiter.
Turns out, Mrs. Brown only meant for me to have my head down for five minutes. After recess, the class had gone to the school library, and then to lunch. I had my head down for nearly 2 and a half hours. Fingernails obliterated for the next several decades, always an association of fear and stress manifested on my hands - the second most expressive part of the body, art teachers are fond of saying… art teachers clearly unfamiliar with my soulful kneecaps. Had Mrs. Brown been a better communicator - she wasn't the best teacher - maybe it never would have started. Or maybe it was always going to start, just waiting for the right traumatic moment.
Then, a few months ago, I bought the stuff for your fingernails that you paint on and then choke at the horrible flavor if you try to bite. It works. It doesn't smell like garbage - I expected some kind of rotten meat or durian fruit vibe - it's got a chemical taste, what I imagine the break room smells like at the iPhone factory.
At first, life with fingernails was amazing. A very low level version of a blind man gaining sight - head scratching feels fantastic, I can wiggle open things with little crevices, like lids on partially opened cans… and lids on partially opened cans. It's like gaining very unremarkable superpower. But nobody warned me about the maintenance. These things get dirty. And they don't grow into little perfect crescent moon shapes. You actually have to clean and form them. And possibly the most horrific sound on earth - aside from the sound of anyone chewing audibly - was always the sound of fingernail clippers, especially on the subway or any other public place. Nobody told me that it would be just as irritating when I was clipping my own nails.
But it's worth it so far. And, for now, they give me some comfort knowing that I have a back up coping mechanism in case things get really stressful, like if I'm convicted of another classroom crime I didn't commit.
Now, back to your question. Unlucky for you, there aren't a lot of facts here to help provide useful information. Lucky for you, there one thing that could.
In the US, employees - or, as you're known to your overlords, the shambling riff-raff that fucks around all day on social media, are employed "at will." That means that, absent an actual employment agreement, you can be terminated for any reason (except for discrimination, or whatnot) at any time. This also means that you can quit upon notice. Of course, the expediency of at will employment usually works in favor of the employer, who can replace you in an instant with another shambling riff-raff that fucks around all day on social media.
Now, a lot of employers have employees sign agreements that have some restrictions during and after their employment. These are known as covenant agreements, not employment agreements. Employment agreements generally imply some benefit to the employee. Covenant agreements are generally all about the employer.
First, there's something called a non-compete. This often means that the employee can't work for a business that is competitive with the employer during the employment anr for a certain period of time after the employment. States vary wildly on this. In California, non-competes are famously not enforceable at all on the grounds that you can't contract away your right to make a living. A lot of states have various reasonableness tests on this - meaning that the non-compete has to be to a specific line of business, in a specific geographic area, and for a limited period of time - (that's an important legal word you should know, by the way - reasonableness) . For example, you can't enforce a non-compete that prevents an employee from working in the pudding business throughout the universe for all time. That would be cruel. And unreasonable. Because the pudding business is amazing. And let's not forget, delicious. If it's limited restriction, though, some states might let it fly. For example, if the person can't work for a pistachio pudding company within 30 miles of the original employer for one year, this might work. Which would be OK, because - and I think we can all agree on this - pistachio is the worst pudding.
In many of these states, a judge can actually rewrite restrictions if they're too onerous, scaling them back to what the state would deem reasonable. This is called blue penciling. There are many stories about where the phrase "blue pencilng" comes from, and like many legal things, they are boring stories and nobody cares.
Note that sometimes there are circumstances where a non-compete that normally wouldn't be enforceable can be. This can be seen with a non-compete in connection with the sale of a business. You wouldn't want the owner of a business you just acquired to run off and start a competing business. So the law assumes that the former owner got enough cash that he or she just won't give a shit about working for awhile.
Next: Non-solicitation. This usually means you promise not to solicit your employer's employees, clients, vendors, etc. after you leave the company. Non-solicitation provisions are generally enforceable. This has nothing to do with the more salacious version of solicitation, by the way. It's assumed you're not going to do that anyway.
And then we have non-disclosure obligations. This covers all confidential information you picked up at your former employer. Private client lists, processes, pretty much anything they kept secret. Also enforceable. This is particularly important in the realm of trade secrets.
So, your question doesn't tell me where you are located or what your former employer is concerned about. However, because you went into a different line of business, they are likely not concerned about the non-compete because, well, if the business is entirely different, there's nothing to compete against.
So this leaves non-solicitation concerns or confidentiality issues. At this point, only you and your former employer can answer what the worry is - if it's a different industry, would client lists and such really matter? Are they worried you're going to take a team from a fairly industry-neutral group, like the finance department?
If I were you, I would call the head of HR from the former employer, or your old boss, and ask what's going on, being very aware that anything you say can be used as evidence. It may just have been a mistake, it may have been based on a rumor about something you said - these things get sent out all the time. There are lawyers who go through piles of cease and desist letters faster than they go through Kleenex (sorry, facial tissue - we'll talk about that another time). Lawyers love writing letters telling people to stop things. It's like the nailbiting of the legal profession - they don't even realize they're doing it and everyone just stands around in silence while they feverishly dash off tone deaf correspondence.
If it continues to get weird - and things often do - go talk to an employment lawyer. Employment law is a sticky area with a lot of tiny crevisses (some of which are small enough to barely wiggle a fingernail into) where the most nuanced facts can make a big difference.
An employment lawyer can also be useful as a personal diplomat if you have to bring your current employer into the mix. Always an awkward situation.
Or don't talk to a lawyer. You're an adult, your choice.
Either way, stop fucking around during the workday so much. Especially on social media.
My wife and I got a credit card way back 2008, because it had the best points, and we've had it ever since. It gets the best points because it's a Business card. And so when the credit card company asked us what our Business was, we put down "Super Great Partners," which of course is a joke because doesn't even exist. Is this legal?
Every line of work has its frequently repeated client phrases. For house contractors, it's "How quick and cheap can I get this done?" For dentists, the question is "Can you do this so it doesn't hurt?" And for strippers, it's "So, how many years of medical school do you have left?"
As a lawyer, "Is this legal?" is definitely up there. And this is because the attorney answer to "Is it legal" is rarely yes or no. The reason for this is that most of the time, people can figure out on their own whether something is legal. By the time it gets to an attorney, the "is it legal" question is going be mired in a gray area so ambiguous, foggy and dark, you usually can see the outline of the loch ness monster moping across the surface.
The answer is usually, "it depends," followed on by a series of facts, assumptions and sparkling oratory leading to various possibilities.
This can be infuriating to clients.
This answer is as vague as one of the best ever sentences ever uttered by a lawyer who happened to be the US president: which was "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." Or Donald Rumsfeld's plinko machine known-unknowns answer. Both statements are accurate but practically vague and meaningless at the same time.
I can do a little better than that here. The answer is a little better than "it depends." There is a right answer, which I will give you.
But, the right answer, is wrong.
So, there's good news, and bad news, but then neutral news.
Your credit card account is governed by public and private rules. The public rules - these are real laws and regulations - apply mostly to your card issuer and are there to protect you. So, hurrah for regulations. The private rules are established by the contract between you and your card issuer, completely to your satisfaction, and you most assuredly had equal negotiating power in the drafting of the agreement.
Wait, sorry, that contract was to your card issuer's satisfaction. Your decision was whether to tick a box and click "I agree." Keep in mind, too, that the bank generally has the ability to change the terms whenever it wants. Though in 2013, a Russian court backed a man who wrote in his own changes to terms on his credit card application, including no interest rate or credit limit, and a 3 million ruble fine for breaches by the bank - the bank had to honor the terms. Of course, this comes from a nation where beer was legally classified as a soft drink until 2012, and the footage from dash cams reflects a bizarre parallel universe where someone like Biff Tannen has taken control. So this is not a surprise. Also, the main US news reporting I can find on that comes from the NY Daily News. So that's a grain of salt.
Anyway, your obligations to the issuer are largely based in a private contract, including not only use of the account, but those precious tender rewards points.
Let's start where you began. The application for your credit card requires you to submit a legal business name. In your case, you entered Super Great Partners. Normally, to start a company, you need to file something with the secretary of state that officially creates your business entity. This is ostensibly for the public good, but it's also so the state can start raking in more cash off of corporate franchise fees. However, there are two business forms that usually don't need formal filings: the sole proprietorship andr the general partnership. This is great news, because you don't need a formal filing to show that you and your spouse have a general partnership.
We hit an obstacle next, though, when the application requires a tax ID number for all partnerships - and, bear with me through the tax stuff. So, even though there's no state filing required for partnerships, the IRS does require a tax ID of all businesses. This may not have been a requirement on the application when you applied. It very well could have been implemented as a gentle way to deter cases like yours.
So, technically, even though you could try to claim that you and your spouse have a partnership called Super Great Partners, it's not really true - as you said, it is a joke - and would be very hard to prove in court. But, hey, whatever keeps the flood of serotonin juicing rewards points flowing.
This is where the private contract bit comes in. You promise that all information on the application is accurate. You lied. That's a breach.
So technically, there's the whiff of something "not legal" about it. You're breaching a private contract.
Let's look at the difference between something not being strictly "legal" and a party not enforcing its legal rights. If you were using your card account in a fraudulent, abusive or otherwise untoward way, it might catch the eye of the credit card company, and they may very well take action against you. But, in this case, if you're a good customer, slightly gaming the system to get more points, you may be breaching your agreement, but think about (a) what damages the credit card company may have against you and (b) whether it's worth their time. They could just look the other way. They could cancel your card. Those are best case scenarios. They could, however, decide to make an example out of you. Maybe not a high chance of that happening, th ough.
So, in the broad universe of the phrase "Is it legal," I'm going to say, not really, in the sense that breaching a contract is not the 100% legally compliant way to live. There are potential claims of facial breach, fraud, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and other possibilities. The right answer is "No, it is not legal." (and we won't start on the difference between "is it legal" or "is it against the law" here).
The right answer, though, is wrong on a practical basis.
Can you tell me that there is a single week where you have been 100% compliant with everything in your life? I, for one, changed lanes in an intersection this morning. Not my whole car, mind you, but just enough where I'm pretty sure it wasn't legal. And I was kind of a dick about it, but that's just a personal choice to do things with panache.
Further, part of the acceptance of whether something is "legal" is the decision of whether to live with it, and that becomes part of your own special risk assessment. This is the right answer for most people - it's not that they're asking "is it legal" in a black and white sense - they know it's not entirely legal. What they're really asking is "will I get caught and will I get away with it." That's really your decision. And, frankly, there's isn't much I wouldn't do for r thick flowing rivulets of sweet honey reward points. r
When I was a kid, by the way, I thought that credit cards were the top level of sophistication. The ability to pull a plastic rectangle out of your wallet and - with a jerky kerchunking of a large imprinting device and a carbon slip later - be able to acquire goods and services. It was magical. But, I also loved technology, so no love lost for those days. As everything continues to move towards wireless and contactless technology, I'm waiting for some hipster (do we still use that word? hipster?) to launch a kickstarter to retrofit obsolete card imprinters with wireless technology, to give your purchase of thoughtfully and locally made artisinal goods a true analog rotary dial feel.
A few notes while we're on this subject, because I care about you:
Most credit cards require arbitration instead of going to court. While most people say that this is more cost-effective and efficient, there's a common belief that this is to stave off class action lawsuits from individual cardholders. At least Amex and Discover appear to allow you to opt out of arbitration within a certain period of time after opening an account and if you follow very specific written notice procedures. Amex, for example, a company with a New York image, requires in its contract governed by Utah law, that you send an opt-out notice to somewhere in Texas. Note that corporate card accounts likely can't opt-out of Amex arbitration.
Another important thing to keep in mind - and I'm sure you aren't using a business account to avoid personal responsibility - just to get the bubbling dark nectar of reward points - many cards require joint and several liability between the business on the account and at least one real human being. That means that if the account goes delinquent, your issuer could pursue either the business (which, in your case, doesn't exist) or the human being (which is you or or spouse).
So, you need to ask yourself what you mean by "is it legal." In the meantime, get in your tub and bathe yourself in your midas-flecked ingot hoards of shimmering, lovely rewards points.
Seriously, though, I love my Starwood Amex and you can pry it from my cold dead, Gold member upgraded hands.
Thanks for listening to this episode of Unwonk.
Please visit our site at Unwonk.com to submit your questions, and to learn more about the topics discussed on today's episode.
On the next episode, we learn about:
- How a bar-room bet that led to the creation of non-toxic schoolroom paste,
- Why schoolroom paste tastes like mint, even though it's something kids clearly shouldn't be eating, and
- The Supreme Court decision that forced a five-star general to admit that he enjoyed eating paste, regardless of flavor.


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