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I thought I would wait until Monday to post again, but there is something stirring in me that I've just got to get out!!!
My Mom always has a little something for the girls when we go home, but last week when we were unpacking, she told me she left Chad and I something on our bed. For Chad, she had the new Casting Crowns CD. That was a gift from God because he had just commented in the car that he would have liked to have bought it before his 9 hour car ride!! For me, she had a book entitled "LifeStories" by Mark Hall the lead singer and songwriter for Casting Crowns. It is awesome and is what I've been reading ever since. Get this book if you don't have it already. :)
Over the last few weeks I've heard several women make comments about a man or their children "completing" them. It seems to be a recurring theme through a few blogs I've read as well. Last night as I was reading "Lifestories", I came across this theme again.
Mark uses the famous movie scene from Jerry McGuire. You know the one. Tom Cruise looks into the eyes of Rennee Zellweger and says "You Complete Me." Remember that line? Women in theaters everywhere, myself being one of them, cried and swooned over that one. How romantic we all thought. Every girlfriend I had at that time mentioned that line and longed for their man to speak those words to her. I think the concept of this statement is awesome, we all want to feel needed loved and appreciated by the men in our life. God did create woman to complete and be a helpmate to her husband. What concerns me, is that so many women are looking to their man or other relationships to complete, or fill up every part of their hearts.
A few years ago, Chad and I had what I thought was a huge disagreement. Understand, Chad doesn't fight or argue, he refuses to because of what he lived as a child. But for whatever reason, we had words, he shut down and I pouted. I retreated to our bedroom and wrote him a letter, in the most loving of tones I might add. :) Just as I finished this detailed description of Chad's faults and suggestions of ways he should change to better meet my current needs, God convicted my heart. What I had written wasn't what Chad needed to hear, big surprise. I opened my Bible and read, prayed and then I just sat and listened.
God impressed on my heart that Chad would never be able to be my everything. He's human and that is impossible. On top of that, it was very unfair of me to expect him to! What God taught me was that I was to concentrate on the most important relationship in my life first. That relationship isn't with Chad, it's with Jesus Christ. No one else can or will do. I wept because that letter I had written was all about what I needed Chad to do for me, to make me feel better about me.....It pretty much said "me, me, me, I, I, I, I..." get the picture?
Looking back we were so tired, spinning our wheels trying to meet each need of every person in our life. It was exhausting! When I committed to put my relationship with God first and let HIM fill me up, it freed Chad. Freed Him to be the husband God intended him to be, not the husband Stephanie said she needed. Those two didn't look alike, because our priorities were all out of order. I e-mailed Chad sharing what God had told me and I apologized for placing so much pressure on him. Things began to change.
Hear me here, we are not perfect and do not have the perfect marriage. I would love to be able to tell you that we never argue or disagree, but we do. There are times when I want to pinch his head off!! Any "success" as the world would call it, is simply by the grace of God. We are two people who are crazy about each other, but crazier about God.
God's love is the only thing that will ever complete you. The enemy has a crafty way of making you believe otherwise. I know, I've lived it. Praise the Lord that my God is the God of restoration, healing, and completeness..... He will satisfy like none other.
Psalm 90:14 "Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days."
Sunday, October 7, 2007
What Completes Me?
I thought I would wait until Monday to post again, but there is something stirring in me that I've just got to get out!!!
Posted by ocean mommy at 10/07/2007 11:35:00 AM
10 comments:
- Angela @ Refresh My Soul Blog said...
Great post! I think life would be easier if we all could get that! :)
Much love,
- Sunday, October 07, 2007 2:48:00 PM
- Leah said...
What awesome words that so many likely need to hear!
I had never looked at your profile before--you are in Dacula. Greg and I lived in Dacula for 3+ years. His dental practice was at Hamilton Mill Publix and we lived about a mile down 124. We now live in Blairsville in North Ga. I enjoy your posts on Beth Moore's website and now that I have found your blog i'll be enjoying that too.
- Sunday, October 07, 2007 3:20:00 PM
- Leah said...
Greg and I didn't go to Hebron. When we moved to Dacula in 1996 we were members at Mt. Paran Central. Eventually the drive got to be too much and we joined North Metro FBC in Lawrenceville. I still stay in contact with the pastor and his wife, Frank and Mary Cox.
Dacula was just a small town when we moved there but now the whole place is a city!! It is amazing. I don't miss the traffic AT ALL. I had a 40 mile drive to work at Emory each day.
BTW, are you going to Fiesta Siesta next year? My friend Cindy and I are going. We already have tickets but having made plane or hotel reservations yet. We are very excited.
- Sunday, October 07, 2007 4:07:00 PM
- darla said...
In my life I have found that a concsious decision to allow Christ to complete me is the only way to submit and/or follow HIM. HE is our everything, and the only one who can truly love us the way we want or need. It is a beautiful thing when the decision is made that HE is the lover of our soul, it kind of leaves everyone else off the hook, and allows them to be human, make mistakes and find the mercy and forgiveness that they also need to experience. I love to visit you, sorry I don't comment as much...my time has become very crazy, but at least two times a week I travel through blogsville and check on my fav princess' Love ya Darla
- Monday, October 08, 2007 7:11:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for this reminder. We put so much pressure on the very ones we love the most to be something to us that they were not created to be. I praise God that only He is enough! We need to fall on him and let our loved ones off the hook! HE IS IT!!!
- Monday, October 08, 2007 3:52:00 PM
- Abby said...
ahh!! ps 90:14 is my life verse! LOVE IT!!!!!
thanks for this post...i am as single as they come, and independent as a sign post (sometimes too much) but because of past issues of insecurity and self-worth am still very much in a season of learning that Christ completes me, that i am FULL in Him, and i don't need a dang thing else! (although i do want to have a family, the Lord knows that and He will allow that to happen when it's right)
but until then...lovin' ps 90 ;)
- Monday, October 08, 2007 8:11:00 PM
- ~Robyn~ said...
I am going through this same thing, to a degree. I am trying to keep my eyes on Jesus, and when I truly do, things really seem to be better. As long as I don't open my mouth and let Robyn's words come out.
Thanks for this post, I needed the reminder!
- Tuesday, October 09, 2007 10:45:00 AM
- jodi said...
I love this post! It took me until I was 32 to "get it", but I'm glad I do now.
I plan to get that book you referred to. I am a HUGE fan of Casting Crowns!
- Tuesday, October 09, 2007 11:16:00 AM
- Videogal said...
Thanks for this post. This is something I've struggle with as well. Unfortunately, it takes some of us (ME!!) a while to "get" this.
- Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:06:00 AM
- The Small Scribbler said...
Golly! It feels like I haven't been here in forever. This post drives home an excellent point but what I am walking away with is this:
There are times when I want to pinch his head off!!
And I'm laughing very hard.
- Friday, October 12, 2007 11:14:00 AM


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Well it's time to trade in the city on the river for a city on a lake. Goodbye to Memphis. Hello to Evanston.
I've got some great pictures from the road trip below. The most notable thing about the 551 mile journey was the US makes a lot of corn. Seriously. A LOT of corn.
Some first impressions of these new environs. 1: it's windy. really rather windy. 2: the lake and view is fantastic. 3: Evanston is pretty tiny. Chicago is huge. It took me around an hour to get from my place into the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago.
For the active-life enthusiast, there's a lot of options. Lakefront mixed-use trails offer great views of downtown Chicago – both from E-ton and Lincoln Park. Commuting the 12 miles into the heart of Chi-town is possible by bike. Also, there's rowing here!!!
Since I've spent some time in Memphis and Chicago, both music meccas, I leave you with a few youtube videos:
- Wale's Chillin ~ once I leave DC, there would be a song about it…
- Walkin in Memphis ~ Classic Mark Cohn. It's got the soul of the city in it.
- Ingram Hill's Chicago ~ Memphis band singin' about coming home from Chicago… hmmm
- Sweet Home Chicago ~ Blues Brother classic
~ Windy Trails ~
Last December, the Capitol unveiled its $621 million visitors' center. I got around to checking it out in May (thankfully when it wasn't flooding…). Visiting the Capitol is pretty easy – as long as you have reservations – more on that later.
The Capitol visit starts with a brief 20 minute video about the United States and the Capitol building. Construction of the Capitol began in 1793 with its much anticipated conclusion in 1892. Let's just say a couple wars got in the way… As I mentioned earlier, the building used to house the Library of Congress as well as the Supreme Court. Most striking of the building is the dome which is topped by the Statue of Freedom. Now, I think it's near impossible to tell what the statue is when looking at the Capitol, but you can see a replica of it inside the Visitor's Center. (Warning: the replica is a little ugly. See pictures below.) Read the rest of this entry »


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Posted January 28, 2013on:
- In: ENCHANTED FICTION... | Scatterbrained | Short Thoughts
- Comments Off on MY ILLYRIAD PROFILE…
~ …Dreams are gossamer threads bound with iridescent rainbows and reflected in golden clouds; they let us reach for the unattainable and believe we will touch it… they hold our spirit and remind us to chase the vision… We admire those who attain greatness and strive to follow in their footsteps… ~ krd…
(You may have seen that before… it's in my WordPress profile as well… thank you for remembering!)
I am female, which means as all males of this era will insist I am the weaker sex. Ha! These men would be nothing if their mothers hadn't taught them to be brave, heroic, honest and honourable and their fathers taught them skills. They, or at least the ones raised up in a caring environment, will doff their cap or come to the aid of a lady in distress…
Then there are those whose upbringing was of a more personal nature: eat-or-be-eaten. The world is filled with these miscreants, who will smile at you and, when you lower your eyes, they'll shove a carving knife through your heart…
Still I am in charge of my smallholding; a pittance of the Grande Kingdom, to the North of Wolcast, where I was born. Removed to the plains South of Wolcast when my uncle seized power, his blade still dripping with my father, the King's blood. Many, who stood bravely by my side, refusing to surrender or pay allegiance to the usurper of the throne, paid with their lives, their screams still haunting me; their homes burned, their families murdered.
Offered the holding in the region of Norweld, a small stone hovel, really, I grasped at it. Determined to re-build and make my uncle pay for his treachery…
I wish to build my Master City, Iridescent Rivers, into a rich and thriving merchant hub, where squabbles and petty crimes are intolerable. Where news can flow and persons can find respite. Join me in my quest… for you will find I am loyal, trustworthy and generous; but woe to the traveller bent on destruction and harm, for no quarter will be shown…
*the plot begins to churn…*
luv khrys…
Soooooo… whatcha think? LOL… I imagine I will be toast in 5-days… but the novel idea (or maybe simply a story) shall grow for many sleepless nights, drats and double-drats!
I wish to give credit for the photo, unfortunately the details appear to be locked in my other computer… if its yours and you object, please inform me, I will delete!
- My experience building a world… (khrystleraineduste.wordpress.com) Shameless promotion, eh?
- don't know why this bullet will not go away… Probably punishment for my shameless promotion… lol
My experience building a world…
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Illyriad… A great place to waste your day… I am apparently building a 'kingdom' – I called it Iridescent Rivers… I have 7-days before they let the warriors test my strength, until then I am supposedly safe from attack… So, basically, I have 7-days (real-time) before I die… Ought to be interesting… take care… *hugs* luv khrys…
"Hi there. Don't mind me…" (Flitting about anxiously peering out deep casements, watching the siege unfold.)
"I'm khrystle-raine. I was drawn into this world by a very seductive app photo and compelling need to play a game that was more mind consuming than lining three objects up and watching them disappear from the game board.
"I installed the app, along with several others, although three-quarters are already in the garbage… *delete*…
"Whoa! Watch yourself." (Pulling you away from the window, letting the thick leather curtain fall back into place, before stooping to retrieve the arrow that nearly ended this interview.) "Please, do be careful.
"Now, as I was saying, after settling myself down, I clicked on the app. Appliance? I still don't know what app stands for, but it starts a program or takes you to a website where you argue with the gatekeeper for nearly an hour, before you realise the gate keeper was right, you were wrong; it doesn't matter if you were correct, the gate keeper has the FINAL word.
"You figure out what it is the gate keeper is asking for and you comply and, instantly you are transported to this imaginary time and world that kind of combines tenth-century through sixteenth-century and imaginary trials and tribulations along with real (faux) scenarios, diplomacy; trade; higher learning, etc…
"Yikes!" (An arrow pushes past the curtain as a gust of wind lifts it.) "Maybe we should move to the inner room.
"Now, the gatekeeper introduces you to a very kind Invisible-Wizard who urges you to accept the offer of a tutorial, which, you really ought to take advantage of." (Shooting arrows, or whatever I'm capable of…I haven't really entered the combat zone yet…)
"The tutorial lets you know you ain't getting out alive." (Short laugh) Actually, I highly recommend the tutorial. Without it, you would be hopelessly lost instead of mildly flummoxed.
"There are a million things that need to be taken care of and suddenly, I'M in charge? (Not sure who's bright idea that was…) I learned my appointment was/is as a lowly Governor. Director; Ruler; Administrator; Head; Superintendent; Regulator; Controller… Are you getting this? Those batteries will not last long here. There is no electricity to recharge; I hope you brought a pencil and notepad.
"Good gracious… Didn't I have a peace treaty with you???" (shouting uselessly out the doorway at the stonewalls, expecting my soft-spoken voice to drift the mile or so between where the army-captain stood and where I cowered, swishing skirts muttering about modern clothing for women.)
Turning back to you, "It's true you know, I struck a peace treaty my second day here, even though I was under the protection of the 'gawds' for seven-days; a rainbow covered my lands, protecting me from all who meant harm. On the eighth day, the veil lifted and I saw, camped around me hoards, ready to destroy my carefully constructed, tenuously poised fiefdom.
"Some I made treaties with, some proudly marched in as saviours, protecting my lands, others sent spies and saboteurs to destroy and confuse me. I have many people counting on me to save them from death or prison. I intend to win. Please excuse me. I will be back; you should be safe here. Please don't leave; I don't need to be wondering where you've gotten yourself." (Gather up whatever weapons/potions/stuff I am able, creep from the room closing the thick wooden door and with my back pressed against the icy-cold stonewall of the steep, damp, dark staircase, cautiously slip down to the melee…)
SO… Should (can?!?) I turn this into a novel?!? Currently it is not even an outline; just an idea…
*hugs* …luv khrys.
PS: (Of course it means research… don't know too much about other centuries…don't know nuthin' really…lol)
PPS: I can't help you get past the gatekeeper; I still don't know what I did right or wrong…
PPPS: ULTRA-IMPORTANT, IF it hasn't already done so: GO HERE…WordPress NEWS... Kinda something I thought would be frontpage news… but there ya go… (Now, can someone tell me WHERE the 'update' button on my DASHBOARD is, please?)
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For some reason I was unable to post on this, 'No 'F' Words Given', blog (actually I use to post quite regularly to TechCrunch, not sure why my browsers (all of them apparently) won't let me post anymore.)
Which forces this blog.
A 'rebuttal' of sorts to their 'rebuttal' of sorts, No 'F' Words Given, regarding many of their READER'S objections to their using the "F" word TWICE in consecutive posts.
The writer, Alexia Tsotsis, smugly points out, at the end, she did not use the "F" word ONCE during this rebuttal; and pats herself on the back.
I have a huge objection to her 'so-called-wimpy-a**ed-attempt-to-placate-HER/TECHCRUNCH'S-readers'; IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO READ YOUR ARTICLES, PLEASE TELL ME; I'LL TAKE YOU OFF MY 'BLOGS-I-LIKE' LIST.
The article begins by lambasting the EXCEPTIONALLY large volume of complaints they <TechCrunch> received from their READERS. (Although, they/she seem/s to think these people just walked in off the information-highway, saw the blog and decided to shout 'foul!')
Nowhere do I see an apology. Just the defense of their use of the "F" word in the headline of their articles.
The truth is that even one F-word isn't okay when people are looking to get up in arms about something, and I know because I've published one F-word-headlined post (one in my whole life) and it was received in exactly the same fashion as these two, with a barrage of phone calls and emails and tweets: "That's crazy! You're crazy!" I still have to hear about it at parties. Pasted from
To this, please gentle reader, turn your head; it is now that my bi-polarity
comes full circle and boils over:
This TRUTH you present didn't warn you that people are NOT ready/willing to see such childish journalism?
We don't require big fancy words; nor do we ask for gutter-speak, we, or at least I, tune in to receive interesting feedback or cutting-edge information. Not to be sworn at. (And, yes, as you point out, NOT to receive cookie-cutter re-hashing of press releases. If a journalist/bloggist/writer is friends with an industry professional, then they should take even MORE care to be UNBIASED. Not foul-mouthed.)
"You still have to hear about it at parties." Well I guess it's true, it's not who you are, but what you're remembered for. (I actually misspelled remembered and in retrospect, the misspelling may actually 'suit' the sentence better, namely: 'reamembered' Fitting, no?)
Your attempt, A. Tsotsis, to pervade ME (ME being your readers who took the time to let you know their opinion) as an uneducated Neanderthal Religious icon is pathetic. (Weren't aware that's how it comes across?? Read your article again.)
Certainly, if/when I voice an opinion on verbiage, I would expect to be taken seriously; or at the LEAST politely; definitely not cookie-cuttered and tossed! Now, (as I stated earlier) I was unable to post my outrage at seeing those headlines, but I did write a very long blog.
I deleted it when I viewed your rebuttal, in favour of this one. Apparently there were quite a few others who were able to voice their disgust/outrage/mirth.
The other bit of feedback I heard was that these posts weren't thoughtful, or smart or somehow damaged the TechCrunch brand because they used swearing or weren't 100% positive. Bollocks! Pasted from
BOLLOCKS? REALLY? You disagree with the large volume of readers that in choosing to allow lowly, gutter-snipe words to degrade the article it hasn't damaged your brand? You decide that WE'RE wrong? You choose to belittle and brush your hand, as if to say, "Puh-leeeeeeeze. Grow up."
Well, Ms. (Mrs?) Tsotsis, I invite you to do the same.
You DO realise its not a contest, right? If we, as readers, receive THIS type of treatment, we don't HAVE to sit and listen; we can, and will turn you off. Yes, it DID lower your brand. Grow up, admit that it was unnecessary, and wrong. Apologise like a big girl and understand that if you P*SS-OFF your readers, your job no longer exists.
Try writing the "F" word into a week's worth of blogs and see what the viewer count shows. Try it for two weeks; after all, you don't seem to feel it's an issue.
My guess is your readership will shrink significantly and your demographics will change. No longer will you have intelligent people following you. Think the barrage of so-called 'non-sense' regarding the "F" word was 'childish?'
Wait until all that is following you IS children.
I certainly do expect you to apologise. I expect that, in a non-too-future-blog, an actual apology for treating this like 'fluff' will be present. I certainly DO NOT expect to see the "F" word or the "S" word or any other profanity in your headlines. Sometimes, okay, I will grant in the body of the blog/article, those words speak clearer than others; but not in the headline. That's just pathetic.
I am only ONE reader who was unable to post my red-flags. I wonder how many others also wanted nothing more than to spout off, but for what ever reason were prevented as well? And how many friend's they've e-mailed?
Any publicity? Sometimes. Preventable or damage-control? Possible. Continued 'head-turning' and 'blindly-ignoring'? Death sentence.
Sorry folks, occasionally, I get REALLY angry.
I hope I haven't offended anyone, PERSONALLY. Professionally, I hope my anger fell in the right places.
PS: I invite rebuttals and disagreement. EVERYONE is entitled to THEIR opinion; whether it's wrong, or mine!
Truthfully, I don't expect everyone will agree with me; nor agree with my arguments. That's okay. I will still take remarks seriously. (In the manner in which they are presented.) Thanks for listening to my RANT…
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ENGLISH? Are you sure?
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Wow! It's almost 7 a.m.! I've been up for three hours! WHY? It's Sunday. No need to get up early. Church begins at 10:30, but by that time I'll be sleeping (or wishing I was sleeping) again.
I'm reading a book titled, "The Mother Tongue; English & How It Got That Way", by Bill Bryson. You could be excused for thinking that you were going to be able to read this book, I mean: ENGLISH?
Ok, just for fun, here's an ENGLISH sentence, (Kentish dialect, in about the 15th century), that I'll bet 100% of Christian readers out there know and probably about, oh, say, 80%? of the rest of the literate world would recognise and be able to put it into context.
"And vorlet ous oure yeldinges: ase and we vorlete(p) oure yelderes, and ne ous led na3t, in-to vondinge, ac vri ous vram queade." (Page 60)
Okay… all together now… "HUH?!?"
Firstly, a note. The (p) is actually a 'p' overtop/overlapping of a 'b'. I'm not quite sure how to get that character, or even what the name of it is. Does that make any difference? Did it help you at all???
The '3'? Uhm, well, it is/was a 3. It extended down a little beyond the 'bottom' of the line, but, uh, ya, it is/was a 3… (no more help there.) We'll come back to this sentence later, (I want to tease you with it for a bit; humour me!)
This book, (of which I'm only about half-way through) is actually interesting. In a dry sort of way. The first chapter was truly amusing. (Well, to me, anyway.) And then it gets down to the meat. I prefer dessert.
Having said that, it really is fun to read how English almost wasn't! How it was only with (typical) British stubbornness that English came to be at all.
How we went from guttural sounds, Ugh; Uh; Ya; Ye; Yi; (Sounds like teenagers to me!) to sentences: "Me go food"; "You come"; "Me Hungry"; (still with the teenagers…) and the like; to real words: "axed for mete and specyally he axed after eggys". The response? She replied that she "coude speke no frenshe." (page 59)
I'm looking forward to getting through the rest of the book so I can learn more inane facts and follies!
That line above? It's the last sentence of The Lord's Prayer; "And forgive us our trespasses…"
NOTE: Although, I believe the author is wrong. My own interpretation of this seems to be, "And forgive us our debts/trespasses as we also forgive our debtors/trespasser's, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one," Wonder how I can find out who's (whose?) correct?
His book, I guess he's correct… lol!
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It is frustrating.
I write; go back and read. When, exactly, did I switch from 'gets' a coffee, to 'got' a coffee? When did I 'jump up' and 'shouted'? Where did I 'went' and 'get' in the same sentence???
First-person, present tense; points of view; perspective?! It is so very hard to stick with a singular method throughout. I toss my hands up and scream in abject discouragement!
Of course, I toss my hands up whenever I have to figure out what style I'm writing in; and yet it's so very important to understand.
As the story unfolds through the eyes of a character, an author must remember not to give credibility to something the character doesn't know. I know it's hard to stay in one 'head'. I want to tell you something, but, 'oops – can't do that – you won't find that out for a few more chapters'. Hence, I'm constantly going back, re-writing sentences; paragraphs; chapters! I start using those pronouns (I think, I never could figure out sentence structure) that don't belong.
(The AUTHOR obviously knows.) We can infer; postulate; assume; hypothesise; imagine; conjecture; put forth; surmise; speculate; suppose… Am I getting my point across?
I look at Dick. I know he remembers he left the stove on. Does he now? How, the heck, do I know that? (First-person I, not I, me – the author; I – me the character)
I look at Dick, who, jumps up and shouts, "I've left the bleedin' stove on!" Well, NOW I (the character) KNOW. Now, I can reveal that to the firemen later when they ask about the fire, and probable cause. I can say, with all honesty, "Well, I do know Dick said he left the stove on."
Note: I can't say the stove was left on, because I don't KNOW that. I only know that Dick SAID he left the stove on.
For some reason we just can't KNOW what's in another's mind. I know; I don't get it either. I mean, is it or is it not MY book? Are they or are they not MY characters? Of course, I know what's in her mind!
Ah-Ha! Yes. YOU (or rather I) do. Your (my) character, alas, does not. Unless she is a sikick…pshi…pcshyc…phsyicic…mind reader… Characters have to play by the same rules as the rest of the world.
Silly little rules. Nevertheless, important. Dang rules.
I am the biggest rule breaker, I think. I have always had a rebellious streak. Still, even I can't get away with re-ordering the entire language. (I don't know why… all language started somewhere…) I have to follow the rules, or at least be aware I am breaking them. (That is sometimes enough to give leeway; when you know you've done it wrong, but it's done that way purposely, it somehow makes it right. Re-read that if you didn't get it.)
If I am the only one who will ever read my epics, then sure, I write without care or caution. Who wants that? What author only wants themselves to read their works; their art! So, yes, I must restrain my rebellious ways and modestly follow as many rules as I am able, before my spirit takes hold again and winds a whisper of smoke around my imagination; the tantalizing aroma of the fire drawing me away from the order and structure into anarchy and re-writes…
It is hard to control the imagination. Some days, your most valiant efforts are simply not enough and whatever you were planning had best be set aside; for no amount of scolding will draw it from the edges of time and play, where alternate realities roam freely, waiting to be attached to comfortable, familiar thoughts and governed into neatly ordered compartments; before refusing to fit.
Yes, dear friends; I am struggling with what it is I'm struggling with! Who is speaking? Who is guiding? What is the compelling goal? What is the best way to convey information? Figure this out and you will have found your voice. Your point-of-view. Your Perspective. Pay attention to it and guard it closely, for when you least expect it… it will abandon you… like a playful Sprite… it will be back… if you're nice… And have a lock-box ready…
…luv khrys
PS: For those who are going to complain; I'm sorry, my brain mis-fired and won't let the information I want out. I've decided I'll drag it out another day, for today… this is my brain… (Maybe I need to change the blog name… This is my brain? This is my brain on words? Come back brain. Come back…) Tomorrow… will get here soon enough, don't rush it!
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A sleepless night. Or, to be more precise, a restless night. You know, where there's no REASON you shouldn't be asleep. You're tired. You're eyes are closed. But your brain refuses to leave that last chapter; paragraph; sentence. You replay the scene and yup! There it is! The sentence you should have used. Now, if that sentence goes there, then that changes the timing of the accident; which means that chapter two will need to be re-written; and then the end of chapter one…
Do I really need to change that sentence?
Sleep would come a lot faster if we'd just get up, go to our word processors, (Okay, pull them off the night stand), change that sentence and realise it was the right one after all. It's chapter two that has to go!
We're afraid to erase a thousand words, as if, once gone, we'll never be able to use them again! It's true that they'll never fit together the same way they did the first time, but trust me, those words still exist and can be used over and over. (Yes, even I'm sitting here not quite believing myself…)
It's frustrating to have an idea, and be so eager to get it down that we pay little heed to where the idea is going, just write… Then, with a hundred-thousand words staring at us, we sit back, scratch our (thankfully, now) empty little heads and wonder, "Where the heck was I going with this?"
Unfortunately, every story needs an exciting beginning, a meaty middle; and the all-elusive, dramatic end. Beginnings are easy. Middles? A breeze! Endings? Tying all the loose ends together? Making sure that Uncle Percy really WAS in the vicinity of the bathroom when that stink bomb went off? THAT'S the hard part. And, sometimes starting from the end just confuses things…
Even well established authors and editors miss important little things. They'd like you to think they don't/didn't and it must have been re-done at the printers. They'd like for you to believe that. Just, to use ONE example, of a well-known novel and best-seller, "Robinson Crusoe".
Anyone remember when he swims, naked, to the ship to get supplies? Anyone remember where he puts those supplies he needs to bring back? Yup. Big glitch here. He puts them in his 'britches pocket'. You remember; the ones he left on shore? For years this has gone unnoticed; or at least, unremarked upon. How embarrassing as it now comes to light?
And that's why writers lay awake at night wondering if we really did think of everything. Or if we are strong enough to delete the, now one-hundred forty-thousand word epic novel, or maybe, if we just broke it here…and here, and add a bit on either end, possible a trilogy? Is that ending strong enough? Do we really need for the hero to lay waste to the whole village? Does the evil villain need to die, or can he disappear, ready to reappear should readers clamour for book four?
So many fickly-prickly little nuances; and with the hope of selling a million or more copies of your work; you'd better pick every nuance and make it perfect…
That's what I hate most… critiquing my own work…
luv khrys…
PS: Tomorrow…grandmer…gramer…grammer…an' speeling…


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When Sarah got engaged and asked us to create a special momento of the day we couldn't resist. She gave us the brief and Mr B&B cast his magic spell over a blank sheet with a few words scribbled upon it and hey presto, the very latest in personalised engagement prints.
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Traveling Luck for Bottoms Lake Dam Georgia, United States
The timezone in Bottoms Lake Dam is America/Iqaluit
Morning Sunrise at 08:38 and Evening Sunset at 19:00. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 33.1100°, Longitude. -84.4308°
Morning Sunrise at 08:38 and Evening Sunset at 19:00. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 33.1100°, Longitude. -84.4308°
Weather near Bottoms Lake Dam Last report from Thomaston, Thomaston-Upson County Airport, GA 29.9km awayTemperature: 1°C / 34°F
Wind: 5.8km/h Southeast
Cloud: Sky Clear
Satellite map of Bottoms Lake Dam and it's surroudings...
Geographic features & Photographs around Bottoms Lake Dam in Georgia, United States
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Magnolia Cemetery (3.2km)
- Hale Cemetery (4.3km)
- Hebron Cemetery (4.4km)
- Milner Cemetery (4.8km)
- Old Calvary Cemetery (5.1km)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery (5.4km)
- Beckham Cemetery (5.6km)
- Coggin Cemetery (5.9km)
- Friendship Cemetery (6km)
- Fossett Cemetery (6.8km)
- Flat Rock Cemetery (6.9km)
- Driver Cemetery (7.4km)
- Fairfield Cemetery (7.6km)
- Hollonville Cemetery (8.1km)
- Ackiss Cemetery (8.2km)
- Shoal Creek Cemetery (8.2km)
- Powder Creek Cemetery (8.7km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Hilltop (1.1km)
- Bottoms (2.2km)
- Concord (2.8km)
- Smiths Chapel (4.5km)
- Jolly (5.2km)
- Reidsboro (6.9km)
- Pedenville (8.1km)
- Hollonville (8.7km)
dam a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Bottoms Lake Dam (0km)
- Upper Wildwood Farms Lake Dam (2.3km)
- Winship Lake Dam (2.8km)
- Wildwood Farms Lake Dam (2.9km)
- Johnson Lake Dam (6.8km)
- Jones Lake Dam (7.6km)
- Lake Lewis Dam (8.3km)
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Pure Holiness Church (1km)
- Old Calvary Church (5km)
- Friendship Church (5.9km)
- Hebron Church (7.2km)
- Fairfield Church (7.6km)
- Shoal Creek Church (8.3km)
Accommodation around Bottoms Lake Dam
Griffin Inn and Suites 676 North Expressway, Griffin
Days Inn Thomaston 1211 Hwy 19 North, Thomaston
Econo Lodge Thomaston 1207 Highway 19 North, Thomaston
reservoir(s) an artificial pond or lake.
- Bottoms Lake (0km)
- Upper Wildwood Farms Lake (2.3km)
- Wildwood Farms Lake (2.9km)
- Johnson Lake (6.8km)
- Jones Lake (7.6km)
- Lake Lewis (8.3km)
airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Flying 'H' Ranch Airport (2.3km)
- Meadowlark Airport (4.5km)
- B and L Strip Airport (6.6km)
- Vintage Field (7.2km)
- Shade Tree Airport (7.8km)
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Pike County Middle School (1km)
- Fairfield School (historical) (7.6km)
- Pedenville School (historical) (8.2km)
- Shoal Creek School (historical) (8.2km)
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Old Hebron Church (historical) (4.4km)
- Smith Chapel (4.5km)
- Old Town Country Club (5km)
- Flat Rock Methodist Church (historical) (7km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Elkins Branch (6.7km)
- Powder Creek (7.3km)
lake a large inland body of standing water.
- Saras Lake (7.7km)
second-order administrative division a subdivision of a first-order administrative division.
- Pike County (6.8km)
Wikipedia entries close to Bottoms Lake Dam
- Hilltop, Georgia city o city
- Zebulon, Georgia city o city
- Peach State Airport airport airport
- Williamson, Georgia city o city
- Molena, Georgia city o city
- Meansville, Georgia city o city
- Gay, Georgia city o city
- Haralson, Georgia city o city
- Woodbury, Georgia city o city
- Brooks, Georgia city o city
- Hannahs Mill, Georgia city o city
- Griffin, Georgia city o city
- Milner, Georgia city o city
- Orchard Hill, Georgia city o city
- East Griffin, Georgia city o city
- Experiment, Georgia city o city
Airports close to Bottoms Lake DamThe william b hartsfield atlanta international(ATL), Atlanta, Usa (75.4km)
Middle georgia rgnl(MCN), Macon, Usa (111.4km)
Dobbins arb(MGE), Marietta, Usa (114.8km)
Robins afb(WRB), Macon, Usa (121.4km)
Lawson aaf(LSF), Fort benning, Usa (129.6km)


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You're 5 now!
You love to build things all day long.
You have tireless energy.
You love to make up new words.
You're always coming up with new games to play with your brother.
You've grown tall and your mind is sharp.
You're not afraid of new things and crave adventure.
You turn everything into a race and competition.
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According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, an estimated 200,000,000 women worldwide suffer from osteoporosis, and that there is an osteoporosis-related hip fracture every 3 seconds. They had heaps of other terrifying statistics HERE if you care to read a bit more. I went to see the movie, It, yesterday, and trust me, this is much scarier. I see the effects of osteoporosis every day in my own mother, who used to be taller than I am, and now she isn't. It's a strange feeling, I can tell you!
What Is Osteoporosis, Anyway?
Well, it's basically a weakening of the bones, that can lead to things like back problems and a tendency to fracture bones terribly easily.
When I was studying health science at university a few years ago we had a great lecture on how bones actually form, and it's a fascinating topic, if somewhat riddled with long and confusing words. The short, short version is that bones develop from childhood into early adulthood, building up more and more, and tend to peak in density in early adulthood. After this, my friends, it's all downhill from here on in. If you are interested in the long and confusing words (and they are very interesting) you can read a bit more about the whole process HERE or you can watch this excellent video produced by Amgen:
After peak bone density, the process of bone building kind of reverses – more is absorbed out than gets rebuilt. As all the meaty, bony goodness is used up, you're left with much weaker and more brittle bones. It sucks, really.
Picture via emedicinehealth.com
Risk Factors For Osteoporosis
Obviously age is a major factor, as I've said above, but there are also things like gender (women are more likely to be affected than men, thanks to those pesky hormones), over-indulging (it's suggested that too much alcohol and /or tobacco can be a factor), low calcium and vitamin D (required to absorb calcium) are all possible risk factors. So are some medical conditions or medications, leading a very sedentary lifestyle and body type (smaller folks have less bone to lose!).
How Can Weight Training Combat Osteoporosis?
Well, now we get to the point of this whole depressing issue. Yes, yes you CAN do something right now to seriously reduce your risk of getting brittler, stooped and shorter. You can pump some iron!
No, you don't have aim for an Arnie-circa-1980 physique, but in order to really push your bones to the limit, you need to lift weights heavy enough to be challenging. Note – always start out supervised by a qualified fitness professional, ok? ALWAYS!
There is, of course, a perfectly valid scientific reason for this, I promise I'm not just messing with you. Basically, going back to that terribly educational video up top, lifting reasonably heavy weights puts stress on your bones, which gets those little osteoblasts (the ones that build bone) all fired up again, giving the osteoclasts (the bone-sucking leeches) a run for their money. In essence, it helps to build bone up again, thereby making your bones denser and stronger.
It is never too early to start with weight / resistance training, as it makes a lot of sense to approach middle age with a good build up of bone density to begin with, but even if that ship has sailed for you, you can still make a difference. Ask a qualified personal trainer to work with you to put together a custom plan for you that includes weight / resistance training. Don't forget to include cardio aspects, as well as stuff to keep you limber, supple and stretchy, too. Personally, I love swimming to get started, when I'm not quite ready to hit the gym. It's a full body workout and gets your heart pumping, without being overly hurty on weak and feeble joints and muscles, like my own. My gorgeous friend, Lara, teaches fun yet challenging Konga fitness classes for women, you can read her story HERE.
Another thing to consider is your calcium intake – check with your doctor if you're worried that your diet might be lacking in natural sources of calcium and whether or not you should consider taking a supplement. Yes, I said "your doctor", as supplements can potentially cause great harm if misused, and I'm of the belief that any use should always be medically supervised.
Image is via this AWESOME article on Fitness Success After 40, by Sue Wilkerson, definitely check it out
Very Important Disclaimers
- I am not a qualified doctor, physiotherapist or similarly qualified industry professional. I have, however studied health science at university level, and nearly completed a personal training course. Spot the irony here – I couldn't finish it because my back was too stuffed to do a lot of the exercises that I was required to demonstrate with perfect technique, sigh. I have also read extensively on the topic and am, by nature, a nit-picky skeptic who refuses to believe anything unless there is a multitude of peer-reviewed and published articles backing up the claim.
- This post is intended to be general information only, is not medical advice. Always, ALWAYS do your own research. If I've piqued your interest enough to get you to look into this further, I'll be very happy. All of the sources I used to write this general information are from reputable sources such as osteoporosis foundations / organisations, government health organisations and that sort of thing. Also, my university textbook, which must be right, because it cost nearly $400.
- Do NOT start any sort of fitness or health regimen without first contacting your primary health provider and getting the green light.
- If you are unfit, have medical conditions, or are in any other way in less than peak health and are already familiar with gym equipment, do NOT start a fitness program without being fully supervised by a QUALIFIED personal trainer / physio or other industry professional.
- If you are not sure about anything I've said here, don't believe me, not sure if you believe me, are worried about ending up looking like Arnie-circa-1980 then please, please, for the love of all things decent, consult your medical professional.
Happy Pumping, and do be sure to let me know in the comments below if you're already into weight training, or are living with osteoporosis.
Special thanks to Catherine Summers from Not Dressed As Lamb for letting me share this post on her #SaturdayShareLinkUp – be sure to check out the other posts from this link up HERE
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Danny MacAskill has taken time out from his hectic schedule of front-flipping off castles and riding impossible-looking lines along pointy railings to check out this weekend's UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William.
We caught up with the street trials supremo in the pits, where we found out what he's been up to, what he's doing at Fort Bill and what he's got planned for the rest of the year. Check out the video below to see what he had to say:
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The finished product. I think these should meet the brief!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
And...pretty endings...
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- Germaine Leece said...
Gorgeous! We must catch up soon to choose my fabric too! gx
- January 24, 2011 at 12:56 PM
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All in God's Time
- Letto da: Kellie Southerland
- Durata: 6 ore e 51 min
- Versione integrale
- Data di pubblicazione: 17 08 2009
- Lingua: Inglese
- Editore: Tate Publishing
Sintesi dell'editore
When He does, she feels it has to be a mistake. It's different...so different. She's a professional x-ray tech, not a babysitter. Thankfully, her sister, Shelly, helps her see things in a different light.Coming to the conclusion this job is sent from God, Meagan accepts it and moves to an island off the coast of South Carolina. While there she finds herself enjoying things that in the past she didn't care for and new things she wishes could remain hers forever...three teenage girls and their father, Ryan Richardson, who just happens to own the hospital where she works.
Could this be part of God's plan for her? The possibility appears too good to be true. Is it too late to find true love and a family of her own? Meagan must cling to the promise that everything will work out for the good...All in God's Time.
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- Candace
- 30 04 2011
Vapid story and horrible narration...
Don't get me wrong; I'm all about waiting on God and for Him to bring about what He wants in my life, but this book was almost insulting. There was hardly any plot, other than, "the oldest daughter doesn't quite like me yet... he looked at me, held me and almost kissed me, does that mean he likes me?" I'm sorry, but as a 28 year old, I would like to think I have a little bit better grip on reality than to enjoy a book about how a 30 year old waited, and she got a millionaire doctor (hospital owner) out of nowhere. Instead of a feeling of sweet contentment I usually get out of these kinds of books (ie, easy listens, fun romantic filler to more serious books) I felt rather empty, a bit angry, and just an all around sense of blah.
Yes, I know... it's just a story... but at least make it an interesting story... and if it's not an interesting story, at least get a narrator that doesn't sound like she just picked up the book and is reading aloud to 5 year olds... wait... maybe if she had she would have read it better than this. I would not have gotten this book had I ventured to listen to the sample first.
And hey, if I wait on God for my own romance, and it turns out to be this easy vapid and cliche, I'll change my review and rating to 5 stars.
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- Danna
- 04 03 2010
Excellent moral values.
Well written, with good values. Inspiring.
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- 16 11 2009
Good Book
I listen to this book on my daily commute. It was very interesting could not wait to get into the car everyday to listen.
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- Kyra
- 03 10 2009
I listened to this book while at work and the day flew. It was very interesting.
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- Andreastoo
- 17 03 2018
Good book but one problem
I loved the story and the message but it would have been much more enjoyable if the narrator had slowed down and had more expression in her narrative.
- Dave
- 30 12 2012
Slow & Monotone
What would have made All in God's Time better?
Something needed to happen - it was very slow.
Would you ever listen to anything by Deborah Lynne again?
Probably not
What didn't you like about Kellie Southerland's performance?
Very monotone - no change in voice by character or emotion.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
- Clova
- 28 09 2009
All in God's Time (Unabridged)
This book held my attention for the entire novel. The story line was intriguing and characters were endearing. I recommend this as a enticing Christian novel.
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Roughly 2 weeks ago I awoke to a swollen and most painful toe. It's the one next to the pinkie on the left foot, and no other toes appear irritated. I let it go for a few days and then it started peeling off. Then the nail started falling off. I even wore my school slippers out to the bar Friday (which was a poor choice because it ended up down pouring!! soft slippers soak that freezing rain up!) and it was no better for the lack of shoes. After about a month of "Yeah your health insurance card is on it's way" I decide my toe is looking grosser than ever, although less painful, and I can't take it anymore. I have Jasmine teacher hook me up with a dermatologist.
I am literally in there 10 minutes. The Dr. takes one look says it's irritated (oh yeah, good call buddy) but it isn't a fungus like I was afraid. NOTE: Last week I had my best week of Korean running. I ran a 10k (hasn't been done since August) and the next day ran a 5k. I think I ran 4 times that week. Well, apparently that has caused me to lose my toe...well the nail and the skin on top. Doc says no running for 7-10 days. It's already been 7!!!!! Ahhh. No running. Has he ever met me!? At least my biggest fear wasn't realized; amputation....this time around. Pray for my poor toe.
This is what happens when you wear the same shoes for 6 months too long. But KOREANS don't make shoes bigger than 250. I wear a 260. Mens shoes are too wide. If anyone has some new shoes they'd like to send me for Christmas, I would greatly appreciate it (9 1/2 American) I like Mizunos, Saucony, Brooks, and anything by Gucci.
Today at school we FINALLY have mac and cheese day! The whole reason I wanted to do this at school was because a) cheese is expensive here and b) you can't find mac and cheese anywhere. So as I'm looking through the ingredients this morning and I realize we're missing some. I tell Claire teacher and she runs out to get them....Singles (like Kraft but some Korean version) and the most Philadelphia cream cheese I have ever seen!! I think she missed the point here.
Anyway, I decide to make due. The recipe I had was from Jessica Seinfeld and was all about sneaking veggies into kids' favorites. Because the don't have butternut squash here I decided to use pumpkin. Class 1 I make it with the kids and it's surprisingly good by my standards, just more pumpkiny than cheesy. The kids were disgusted. They thought I was crazy. They're like "THIS is your favorite food." Well some variation of THIS. Class 2- same grossed out reaction. Class 3- Cedar my homeroom- ate it up! They thought it was delish!!
Lesson learned. Mac and Cheese doesn't appeal to the Korean palate. I suppose good luck trying to get an American kid to eat kimchi or dried squid....
Christmas we're making cookies. You can't mess that up right? Kids love cookies! Have you ever tried a Korean cookie....?? :(
Tomorrow it's off to a going away party, then Friday I'm headed to a play with my co-teachers Jay and Joel. Jay is leaving BITS shortly so it's probably our last (well and first) hurrah. The play is roughly translated to "The Ballerina and the B-boy." haha should be interesting. 2 plays in one week!!! Saturday- back to the wine tasting and out for some going away/birthday/DJ parties. And Sunday, I am sooo pumped, I'm going up to Gwanghummuan (totally spelled wrong) for ice skating and a snowboarding contest. How you have a snowboarding contest in the middle of a city I don't know, but if anyone can pull it off, it's those crazy Koreans. Love em.
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Welcome › Forums › General PowerShell Q&A › C# code to powershell
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March 21, 2014 at 2:10 am #13971
I am currently trying to convert some c# code for the SCOM SDK to powershell, however I am struck on this line:
reader = mg.EntityObjects.GetObjectReader (monClass, ObjectQueryOptions.Default);
ObjectQueryOptions.Default needs to be replaced with: [Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.ObjectQueryOptions]::Default, and I have the monClass like so:
[string]$criteria = "Name = 'system.computer'"
$monClass = New-Object Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPackClassCriteria($criteria)
Any suggestions
C# code file is attached
March 21, 2014 at 3:20 am #13973
If I remember correctly, there's currently no way to call generic methods from powershell. I'll test it later today and see if I can get it working.
March 21, 2014 at 3:30 am #13974
Scratch that. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18774889/how-do-i-call-a-parameterless-generic-method-from-powershell-v3 gives an example of how to accomplish this using Reflection:
$nonGenericClass = New-Object NonGenericClass $method = [NonGenericClass].GetMethod("SimpleGenericMethod") $gMethod = $method.MakeGenericMethod([string]) # replace [string] with the type you want to use for T. $gMethod.Invoke($nonGenericClass, "Welcome!")
March 21, 2014 at 6:27 am #13978
Thank you Dave. I am looking into this.
March 21, 2014 at 12:29 pm #13986
This got me interested, so I've been tinkering with code to allow one to call a generic method with a single PowerShell command (and to make it as robust as possible.) After I worked on this for a while, I realized that Lee Holmes did something very similar years ago (see http://www.leeholmes.com/blog/2007/06/19/invoking-generic-methods-on-non-generic-classes-in-powershell/ ), but his version seems to have had a couple of limitations. For example, if you need to pass a value of $null to any argument of the generic method, his code will throw an error when it tries to call GetType() on that argument. There's also a complete lack of the usual type conversion magic that goes on when you call .NET methods from PowerShell, when you use Reflection in this way, which will either result in not finding the method, or throwing an exception when you try to Invoke it.
I haven't had a huge amount of time to spend on this yet, but what I have so far is up at https://github.com/dlwyatt/PSGenericMethods , and it seems to be working well in my tests so far. Calling a generic method with the function would look something like this (though I don't have the SCOM classes to test this, and you'd obviously need full type names instead of just [MonitoringObject] and [ObjectQueryOptions]):
$reader = Invoke-GenericMethod -InputObject $mg.EntityObjects ` -MethodName GetObjectReader ` -GenericType MonitoringObject ` -ArgumentList ($monClass, [ObjectQueryOptions]::Default)
March 24, 2014 at 12:07 am #14021
hi Dave,
Hot-Dog, you don't beat about in the bush do you 🙂 A strike of brilliance above you usual genius stuff 🙂 Thank you, I really appreciate this.
Let me give it a run and see if I can use those methods of yours.
March 24, 2014 at 8:23 am #14026
Thanks 🙂
I've spent some more time on this, and have it working with methods that contain optional parameters (parameters with default values). I've separated the worker functions out into a psm1 module and added some basic comment-based help to Invoke-GenericMethod.
I also updated the code to handle methods that contain parameters that are generic types (ie, List
), but am running into some problems invoking that type of method (even non-generic methods). I suspect that if I rewrite this function as a C# cmdlet, that problem will go away; it appears to be something PowerShell-related, and I may not be able to fix it. I'm getting the following exception:
Exception calling "Invoke" with "2" argument(s): "Object of type 'System.Management.Automation.PSObject' cannot be converted to type 'System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.String]'."
Even though I've verified that the value being passed to Invoke is an object[] array containing a List
object. I'm not sure where PSObject is entering the picture there. Aside from that little hiccup, it seems to be working great. If you get any other errors, let me know.
March 24, 2014 at 11:20 am #14028
Fixed the problem I was having with Generic types as arguments. I never did figure out 'why' it was happening, but I worked around it by writing a small C# helper to convert the PSObject instances back to their BaseObject references before calling MethodInfo.Invoke(). The latest version is up on the same GitHub link, and at this point, has worked in every test I've thought of to try to break it (including really annoying stuff like nested Generic type arguments, ie List
- > . I don't know if anyone would ever pass in something like that, but I wanted the function to work properly no matter what type of argument was being sent in.)
Let me know if you have any trouble with it.
March 24, 2014 at 7:32 pm #14032
Not sure if you've been following along with the updates today, but I found a few more ways to break the function and have updated it this evening to account for them (ref / out parameters, and generic array parameters, ie T[] and T[,]).
March 25, 2014 at 4:06 am #14052
Hi Kiran,
Thanks for pointing that out! 🙂 I've updated the code; you can grab the latest version from GitHub.
March 26, 2014 at 11:23 am #14106ParticipantPoints: 0Rank: Member
yup i dont get the error anymore :), thx for updating the module.
March 25, 2014 at 3:06 am #14051ParticipantPoints: 0Rank: Member
Hi Dave
i was looking for something similar and happened to stumble upon this post but having some difficulty getting it to work. If am hijacking this thread let me know i will start a new one. Just posted it here because my question is related.
Here is the "it" 🙂 that i refer to, if you have some time please take a look.
$filename = "c:\temp\test.xlsx"
$package1 = [DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Packaging.SpreadsheetDocument]::Create($fileName, [DocumentFormat.OpenXml.SpreadsheetDocumentType]::'Workbook', $false)
$package1.WorkbookPart.Workbook = New-Object DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Spreadsheet.Workbook
here is what i need to do:
addnewpart method description
AddNewPart Method T AddNewPart[T](), T AddNewPart[T](string id), T AddNewPart[T](string contentType, string id)
here the generic typename is : 'worksheetpart' and the methodname is 'addnewpart' , no arguements
so i ran your function like so:
Invoke-GenericMethod -InputObject $package1.WorkbookPart
-MethodName AddNewPart
-GenericType DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Packaging.WorksheetPart
Get an error –
Test-GenericMethodParameters : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'ParameterList' because it is an empty array.
At psgenericmethods.psm1:153 char:57
+ if (Test-GenericMethodParameters -ParameterList $method.GetParameters() ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Test-GenericMethodParameters], ParameterBindingValidationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorEmptyArrayNotAllowed,Test-GenericMethodParameters
Test-GenericMethodParameters : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'ParameterList' because it is an empty array.
At psgenericmethods.psm1:153 char:57
+ if (Test-GenericMethodParameters -ParameterList $method.GetParameters() ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Test-GenericMethodParameters], ParameterBindingValidationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorEmptyArrayNotAllowed,Test-GenericMethodParameters
Invoke-GenericMethod : No matching method was found
At line:1 char:1
+ Invoke-GenericMethod -InputObject $package1.WorkbookPart
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Invoke-GenericMethod
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Hey there all my Facebook mom's and dad's - this is a shout-out to you all.
Can I just say there is nothing more gag-inducing than you talking about your "lil man" or "princess" pooping on the potty for the first, second, third....etc time? We all know that everyone poops, hell, there's a book for kids with that same title, but what we don't need to know is when they do it. I'm seriously going to contact Mark Zuckerburg and ask him to create and "Mombook" or "Dadbook" where all you can post that crap (bah, no pun intended) for all the other mom's and dad's that give a shit (ha, again) about your kids bowel movements.
I don't post when I get my period, change my tampon (see - that's gross isn't it? makes you cringe a little bit huh??) or take a crap because frankly, it's gross and WAY TO MUCH information for Facebook. It was enough to have to see pictures of you (or your wife, if you're a guy reading this) with your/her legs all up in the air while giving birth to said child, reading the inevitable countdown to when baby is coming and then reading the countup on how old said baby is now (did you not know that was going to happen by the way??), but now I have to read about their friggin pooping.
Just stop. Please. I don't want to read that and chances are the other friends who aren't parents don't either.
Think back before the time of Facebook - I know it's hard but it really was just like 6 years ago. How do you think parents communicated with other friends or their parents that their kid finally pooped in the potty?? I'm guessing the telephone. I have realized that your kid not pooping in their pants anymore is big news, so if you could all just do us who don't want to hear about pooping a favor and pick up the phone and share the news, that would be much appreciated. It's just not something I need or want to know.
I know I'm not a mom so I probably don't understand, but I'll leave you with words of the great Frank Giles: "TMI people, TMI."
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My Opinion Monday - too much info peeps
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Oh Traci wait until you and Tyler have a kid. Remember why we post about our children, because they are the most important thing in our lives. Remember what you post about, your chairs and decorating projects that look like shit in the beginning and are transformed into something awesome. Well that is what we are doing with our projects(kids) they start off as little shits an turn into something awesome so we post about their progress. Same thing in my eyes. Now I am not up in arms about this, I love yours and Val's blogs I justed wanted to give you the parent perspective. Good day!ReplyDelete
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This delicious Brazilian shrimp stew is the perfect dish to dig into while watching this summer's Olympics in Rio. Protein packed from the shrimp, and also paleo and gluten free, this recipe is healthy enough for an Olympian! It's also quick and easy to prepare, making it perfect for entertaining, and for a simple weeknight meal. Fresh lime juice adds a zesty kick, and also provides a boost of potassium and vitamin C, and aids digestion.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
St. Patty Card
14 comments:
- AnonymousMarch 14, 2011 at 1:31 PM
Hello so very beautiful card, the design is gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Thanks, for joining us at The Sisterhood of Crafters.
You have seriously embraced the shades of green/good luck theme over at Paper Play Challenges this week!! A really cute card, my irish Nan would totally adore this. Thanks for playing along this week, hope to see you again next week, hugs, Janey xxReplyDelete
A great shaped card with lots o' green! Thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sundays this week!ReplyDelete
What a happy little leprachaun and a wonderful card design - a fabulous St. Patrick's Day card. Thank you for joining in the fun at Sentimental Sundays this week. Hugs, Sylvia xReplyDelete
What a cute & fun card! Thank you for playing along us at Paper Play. :)ReplyDelete
How cute is this card??? You did a fantastic job with it!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing this with us over at the Sisterhood of Crafters.
what a darling card!! I really like how you shaped it- that's great! The image is too cute hehe. Thanks for joining us!!ReplyDelete
- Shauna K {The Sisterhood GDT}
Great card, so cuteReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us t TPC this week
Cute card! Thank you for joining our "Green" challenge at Meljen's Designs.ReplyDelete
Great St Patty's day card, hope you enjoyed the day! So glad you joined us this week at Sentimental Sundays :-)ReplyDelete
what a fabulous card, love it :o)ReplyDelete
thanks very much for entering my Irish theme this week at Allsorts
Amanda x
What a fun card! Love the shamrock shape!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for playing along at Meljen's Designs last week! Sorry that I am late in commenting, please forgive me! :)
Hugs!! Dee Sprytebyrd's Sentiments
What a great St. Patty's Day card, love the shape, good idea! Thanks for joining us at The Sisterhood of Crafters. : )ReplyDelete
What a great shaped card! I love your coloring! Thanks for joining us at The Sisterhood of Crafters!ReplyDelete