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My cactus is shriveling, This is what to do
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Recently one of my cacti seemed to be shriveling from the bottom and working its way up. First I thought my cactus was rotting, this wasn't the case and it turned out the be something completely different. Let's have look at what caused the shriveling of my cactus and what to do with yours!
Your cacti may start to shrivel because they lack enough water or they basically show the same symptoms when you overwater them and they are dying. There are potentially much more causes of your cactus shriveling. In my case, it was just lack of water and it needed a good soak. Let's look at what might be the case for you!
Why is your cactus shriveling
Your cactus may be shriveling because of various reasons but the two most common causes are that your cacti are either sunburned or they have a watering problem. Generally, cacti have the reputation of being easy to grow, but many of us have proven that completely wrong. The number one reason why cacti die is overwatering, let's take a look at the various reasons your cactus may be shriveling and what to do about it.
It's a misconception that cacti grow in deserts. Nothing can grow in a true desert, but many cacti do grow in very dry areas. Cacti can grow in a wide variety of growth habitats, even tropical rain forests.
Unless you are a long time cactus hoarder, a good chance that you may not be aware of the region and conditions that your cactus would ordinarily thrive in. The yellowing of your cactus plant is telling you that it isn't happy with its current conditions. And that you should try something different.
To much water or not enough?
When your cactus is shriveling, this can indicate that your cactus lacks water or gets too much of it. Yes, your cactus can lack water, despite t
he fact most people think cacti don't need much water this isn't always the case. For instance, in summer months you will need to water your cactus ones every 2 weeks in order to fulfill your cactus watering needs.
Otherwise, if your cactus gets to much water it will start to develop root rot. Eventually, your cactus roots will die off and will leave your cactus unable to absorb new water. This will also result in your cactus shriveling over time.
The correct way to water your cactus
The amount of water your cactus needs depends on the season. Ideally, you should water your cacti whenever the compost dries out fully from your last watering. When this happens, water again and don't give any more until the compost has dried out once again. The more sun your cactus gets the more water it needs! In the summer months, you will experience times you will have to water once every 2 weeks depending on how hot your area is.
Give less water if the plants are growing in a colder or shady position. Also, in winter times you should water your cacti less, giving just enough to keep the soil almost dry. Just remember, cacti only need sufficient water to prevent them from shriveling.
Besides giving your cactus the right amount of water, a cactus plant also requires the proper type of soil. If your soil stays moist, this will cause problems. Your soil mixture should be rather sandy with plenty of drainage. I personally aim to have a mixture of about 1/3 washed sand, 1/3 soil and 1/3 gritty amendment such as pumice (volcanic rock).
In addition to planting your cactus in the correct soil, making sure your cactus has enough nutrients is even more important. Fertilizing your cactus will help them adapt, actively grow and stay healthy. Cactus fertilizer requirements are very easy. Any good houseplant food (diluted to half) that's higher in phosphorus than nitrogen is a good choice.
You should at least fertilize your cactus plants once a year. But if you're really organized and can set up a schedule, feeding them 2-3 times per year in the spring, summer and fall will easily satisfy your cacti fertilizer requirements.
Keeping your cactus plants fed with nutrients and giving them the correct soil will prevent your cactus from shriveling.
Diseases and pests
You will not always see pests and diseases from the outside. If you are at the point that you are going to repot your cactus and want to make sure you don't transfer any possible diseases.
I would recommend that you repot the cactus but wash all the old soil away from around the roots before repotting. This will also give you the opportunity to inspect the roots and base of your cactus properly to see if it has root rot.
Like most other plants, cacti won't grow at the same pace all year round. With fluctuations in environmental influences, most cacti will go through growth phases where they grow less (dormancy) or grow more (actively growing).
Even with the best care, some species of cactus will shrivel once per year as they go into a dormant state for several months. This typically happens during the winter months when temperatures drop. If an otherwise healthy cactus that normally does well on the amount of water received begins to shrivel, it is probably going into a dormant period. When the weather warms up, it will return to its normal state and start to actively grow again.
How to distinguish rot from shriveling
It can be really frustrating to find out if your cactus is rotting or shriveling because of other reasons. To distinguish rot from shriveling you can do a few things. First carefully poke your cacti, How does the body itself feel? if squishy a good chance you have got a rot problem and you need to check if you can still do something about it.
When you poke your cactus it shouldn't be able to move. Do they seem firmly rooted in the soil or are they like a loose tooth? Healthy roots don't allow the plant to wiggle. If your cactus seems pretty well stable in your planter pot, this means that your root system is fine. Otherwise, your cactus might be rotting and needs further investigation.


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Seeing Donna Mariani with her huge smile hugging guests before a meal with parish ministry St. Francis Feeds, it's hard to imagine that she once hid in the kitchen. It took an enthusiastic (and pushy) pastor for Donna to get out of her comfort zone.
Donna loves preparing and organizing meals. Her family owned delis on Long Island and she used to run a catering business. Donna says if you had 14 people coming to dinner,she could immediately tell you how much chicken you need. And while living in New York, she regularly cooked for the hungry with a church ministry. She enjoyed this immensely.
Donna recalled, "One day, the pastor said, 'I am setting a challenge before you. Those of you in the kitchen need to get out of the kitchen. You need to touch the people you're serving, physically touch them. You need to sit down next to them and eat with them.'"
I said to my husband, "I'm out of here. This is not what I'm called to do,'" Donna said. But the pastor was so convincing that she decided to try interacting with the guests. End result? "I never went back in that kitchen," Donna said. "I loved being around the guests."
Birth of St. Francis Feeds
Donna was a natural choice to be ministry leader when a group of parishioners four years ago decided to create a ministry to serve meals to hungry people in Raleigh. The ministry grew from the seed of the enthusiasm of John Budway and George and Michele Moonan, who had served together on a week-long parish delegation trip to St. Francis Inn in Philadelphia. The Inn, run by Franciscans and rotating teams of volunteers, offers hot meals and hospitality to people who are hungry in a friendly atmosphere like a sit-down restaurant.
Our parish already had a relationship with the Southeast Raleigh community served by Passage Home, a nonprofit community development organization founded by parishioner Jeanne Tedrow. One thing led to another, and soon St. Francis Feeds began serving Sunday dinner at the Safety Club community center on Branch Street in Southeast Raleigh. Poverty is rampant in this African-American community, where the median household income is $11,500 per year. The ministry serves on average about 120 people per month, with half of the folks sitting down for a meal and the rest picking up meals to go.
Growing in Hospitality
The St. Francis Feeds ministry involves 12 to 18 volunteers who greet people and prepare, serve and clean up after a meal on the third Sunday each month. Different people (or groups) can sign up each month, though Donna prefers about half the volunteers to be repeat servers to help things go smoothly.
Hospitality is the most important element. Donna said, "I tell volunteers first and foremost they need to understand that folks coming through the door are guests and they should be treated as if they were in your own home."
Not everyone is comfortable interacting with guests – and that's ok. Some volunteers stay in the kitchen or prepare food bags for takeout. Others greet guests and serve guests.
But Donna tries to encourage relationship-building for those who are ready. She suggests that servers consider asking their guests if it's ok if they sit down to dinner with them. For those who are shy about eating a whole meal with strangers, she suggests starting small and joining guests for a cookie.
Many of the guests are regulars. Donna is particularly fond of a man called Scarecrow, who has been around the community since before the Safety Club was built 50 years ago. "Every single month he comes in, shakes [volunteer] Mike's [Fuchs] hand and comes over and hugs me," Donna said. And Ms. Betty, an older woman, is the eyes and ears of St. Francis Feeds to the community. She's the one who tells Donna where to deliver leftover takeout meals. She'll say there's a grandma down the block in a wheelchair with two grandkids who she knows for a fact needs meals.
Connecting Service and Faith
Donna, who brims with energy, is experimenting with new ways to help volunteers connect service with their faith. Inspired by a recent parish workshop on the Power of Small Groups, she began a recent volunteer experience by playing one of her favorite spiritual songs, "Give Me Your Eyes." And she encouraged volunteers during a few minutes of downtime before guests arrived to avoid talking about sports or school. Instead, she asked repeat volunteers to share some of their experience from their previous time serving.
Families with children ages 10 and older can participate in service, although children must be 13 to sign up for a volunteer slot. The younger children assist their parents.
Denise Gold and her 15-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter recently participated in St. Francis Feeds for the first time. "What I liked about it was it was very hands-on," Denise said. " It wasn't theoretical practice of social justice. We rolled up our sleeves and got our hands dirty."
Denise said she appreciated the opportunity to model service with her children and give them an opportunity to step outside their comfort zone. She said her teenagers had a good experience their despite initial doubts. "It was the first time I took my kids to something like that, and they were rolling their eyes and saying, 'Oh, Mom,'" Denise said.
On the ride home they discussed the experience and what made them comfortable and uncomfortable. "Next time I think they would go happily," Denise said.
To learn more about St. Francis Feeds and volunteering, contact Donna.

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Brexit negotiations continue to confuse the nation as members of the public are left scratching their heads about how it will actually affect everyday life.
One thing that Brits can do easily at the moment is travelling around Europe to other members of the European Union.
The Government are now warning the public to renew their passports as soon as possible if they're in the final year otherwise you are risking being barred from entering Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
As reported by the Mirror Online , ministers have published documents that confirm the public will need to have passports that are valid for at least six months if you want guaranteed entry into countries within the European Union.
Those documents mean that some valid passports will become completely useless in neighbouring countries if Britain leave the EU without striking a deal.
To put it simply, without a deal, British citizens risk being treated the same as those outside the European Union in the borderless Schengen zone.
The documents state: "If you plan to travel to the Schengen area after 29 March 2019, to avoid any possibility of your adult British passport not complying with the Schengen Border Code we suggest that you check the issue date and make sure your passport is no older than 9 years and 6 months on the day of travel.
"For example, if you're planning to travel to the Schengen area on 30 March 2019, your passport should have an issue date on or after 1 October 2009.
"If your passport does not meet these criteria, you may be denied entry to any of the Schengen area countries, and you should renew your passport before you travel."
The rules apply to both adults and children, so the government recommends renewing your passports as soon as possible as the passport issuing service "can get busy".
The Schengen zone includes Brit holiday favourites such as Spain, France, Greece, Germany, Italy and Portugal - as well as Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland.
This is just one of many different areas that could negatively affect lives if a no-deal Brexit goes ahead.
According to the new documents, there could also be price hikes on medicines, perfumes and data roaming charges.
Another issue British people may face in the European Union could be hiring rental cars on holiday as British driving licences may no longer be valid.
Holidaymakers from the UK would need to buy an international driving permit (IDP), which you can get at the Post Office for £5.50.
The Government said: "You may be turned away at the border or face other enforcement action, for example fines, if you don't have the correct IDP."


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Maybe this is an extension of some sort of physiological lie-detector research? I'm going to patent it…the factpinionator.


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June 1, 2010
Miranda Rights: See Rule One
Well, guess what. That's a waiver of the right to remain silent, and the cops should indeed be able to use that statement in court. And based almost exclusively on the strength of this one-word confession, the defendant is convicted of first-degree murder, a sentence upheld today. So what have we learned here?
First, cops are very persistent and sometimes very sneaky about how they get you to waive your rights. Human beings feel a basic impulse to talk and be social with one another, and here, the cop used nearly three hours of time to deprive the arrestee of that kind of social contact so as to elicit an admission.
Second, particularly if you're religious, beware of appeals to your religiosity, even from those whom you have reason to trust (not that the arrestee had any reason to trust the cop here). If you adopt religion into your world view, you are voluntarily rendering yourself vulnerable to this sort of mind game. That's not to say there aren't other kinds of mind games the cop could have played on the defendant here. But religion provides a a pretty easy mind game for a cop to use.
Third, if you've been convicted based on a confession, you can count on a very skeptical judiciary that will probably labor to uphold your conviction.
And fourth -- particularly if you've been arrested, shut up. Let your lawyer do your talking for you.
2 comments:
- Rob Osterman said...
Maybe people don't watch enough Law and Order/ CSI/ NCIS/ Bones anymore. Even if I'm totally innocent I won't risk it. Get a lawyer, pay the bill, it's going to be cheaper than dealing with the full case and trial. "I have nothing to hide" should be listed among the most famous last words.
- Deraj said...
Although I haven't read the opinion yet (watch out - here comes some bad assumption based anlaysis), it seems to me that this opinion makes bad law and doesn't provide much in the way of guidance to the officers. If 3 hours happened to be enough to wear down this defendant, what about 6 or 9 or 12?
On the other hand, I completely agree that mere silence is an inadequate invocation of the right to silence. Would that mean that law enforcement must cease questioning after 30 min. of silence? It seems to me that the Court could have come to a better result with a stronger justice hammering out a compromise. Then again, what do I know?


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The Sweet as Brisbane Dessert Festival occurred on Sunday 3 June and provided all Brisbane-ites with their very own festival dedicated to all things sweet!
The World Food Markets (a group of twenty-or-so delicious catering vans) came together to sprinkle our little corner of the world of South Brisbane with chocolate, cakes, sugar-loaded candy, ice-cream and a few savoury options, just to break it all up!
From our wander around I was close to experiencing whiplash, trying to look at all of the delectable goodness which was surrounding me! There were events throughout the day, we missed the kids ice-cream eating competition which I am sure would have been brilliant!
Like most events around Brisbane, there was the option to buy tickets online, ahead of time and save some $. I think I paid around $11AUD, with the booking fee and the tickets at the gate were around $15. Early release tickets were under $10, so if you do have the chance to book online, try to do so when there is an early release (and save yourself some cash for delicious treats!).
I met up with a wonderful woman, Krista, whom I met on Instagram. Another Brisbane girl who is an absolute delight to be around. We met through #teamkaptainkenny, which is honestly one of the most supportive groups of people online. Krista and I, both mad Brissie lovers have decided we are going to try and showcase our beautiful corner of the world through #ourseqld.
The project is in its baby-stages so far and at this stage I am not sure how well it is going to do. What I do know though, is that we are both dedicated and motivated and at 32 years old, I now realise that there is no shame in failure or in things not working out. The biggest regrets I have so far in my life, are opportunities I didn't go for, didn't try or was too scared to risk my safety-net in doing (which is ridiculous because rarely does stepping out of your comfort zone result in physical harm!).
We headed to the Fish Lane precinct, which is in West End / South Brisbane and has some really amazing street art. Wishing you all an incredible Tuesday! Until next time :).
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Congratulations to 10 SGHS students who were recognized as either award winners or honorable mentions for their submissions in the Word Fest Writing Contest at Mineral Area College (MAC). Scholarships are awarded annually to outstanding juniors who participate in the contest, and this year, junior Regan Meyer was awarded one of these $250 scholarships to be used toward tuition and textbooks. See the winners of the writing contests below!
11th Grade Short Story:
Winner: Regan Meyer
Honorable Mention: Layla Franklin
11th Grade Personal Essay:
Honorable Mention: Erika Reed
12th Grade Poetry:
Winner: Lindsey Martin
Honorable Mention: Miranda Gendron
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Dear Starbucks Dad,
I hope you don't feel shy or awkward about me writing to you in this way but this is just a small acknowledgement of your commitment to fatherhood. I don't know what your personal circumstances are, so all I can comment on is what I see most Thursday evenings when my son goes to scouts. You're there for one hour with your son, I assume, not long enough do anything too hectic, but time enough to sit still, read, write, chat and vibe.
Smashing stereotypes
Even though I'm usually deeply engrossed in whatever, I'm aware of you and your son enjoying some quality father/son time. Actually, and I hope you don't think me rude, but you are rather difficult to ignore. A six-foot black guy, in a leafy suburb is always going to attract attention, let alone one with a raucous laugh, a cute son and – here's the shocker – an apparently dynamic and engaging relationship with your son! This crashes through the received wisdom of neglectful black fathers, known to the mamas as DBDs. Yup, there are plenty of those, but you and many others like you are breaking the mould.
You both love computer games and you play animatedly and noisily against each other, with the grace and rivalry of old friends. Your attention is fully focused on your shared activity, no computer work or mobile 'phone calls to distract you. When I get to Starbucks, either alone or with my daughter, you are already there, and we usually leave before you.
We have experienced plenty of fatherly absence in our family unit which has affected me and my children in different ways, but seeing a father who shows up and is present, and seems to enjoy the relationship, is all too rare a sight. However short or long the time is that you spend with your son, and whatever else may be going on in your lives, you have established a routine and consistency around your father/ son time. You're not on the phone and he's not playing a solitary game.
As founder of happyinschoolproject, I'm acutely aware of the impact that boys' behaviour can have in school. They can appear challenging, defiant, rude, aggressive and in some cases violent. Some of these boys are missing a father, a role model, a constant, a wall to push against. Many single mothers do a great job against considerable odds, but it's impossible to be a man and a woman. Believe me, I've tried it! The statistics of fatherless households, particularly in the black community, are depressing, seeing your commitment gives us hope. For that, we high five you!
Whatever happens in your lives, and however difficult the realities might be – I hope you will remain constant to each other.
Yours, with gratitude from all of the fatherless children, and their mothers, S


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The father and children of a Gloucestershire family are hoping to remain as invisible as possible as mum decides to catch up on the washing, and tidying around the house.
Dad, Peter Thape noticed his wife looking aggressively at the washing basket at 8 o'clock this morning, and scampered off to fit that curtain rail he's been promising to do for 3 months.
He managed, on route, to try and warn the children of the coming storm, but feels that they probably can't be saved.
'I expect her to be shouting for about 6 hours, possibly taking occasional breaks to sigh loudly,' said Thape.
'I would offer to help, but then she'd start shouting at me as well as the kids, and they're less afraid of her than me,' added Thape.


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Singers and Writers Have Mixed Opinions on IU's "Zeze" Controversy
Even after IU apologized for the controversy surrounding the lyrics in her song "Zeze," critics and supporters continue to debate about the interpretation of her lyrics.
Writer Soh Jae Won wrote on his personal Twitter, "Even in art we respect taboos. If someone dragged my pure work of art across a boundary line and used 'art' as a justification, I would curse them. We must respect boundaries so that art can remain art."
In contrast, film critic and TV personality Heo Ji Woong took a supportive stance by criticizing the publishers of "My Sweet Orange Tree." "It is not right for publishers to provide a strict guide for interpreting literature," he said. "All literature is re-discovered through each person's freedom and ability of interpretation. The character Zeze would not agree with his publishers." The publishing company had previously released a statement criticizing IU's lyrics.
Novelist Lee Wae Soo was asked by netizens for his opinion on the issue. He responded cryptically, "When you go to an exhibition, there are signs saying 'do not touch the displays.' Why do you think that is?"
Meanwhile, Professor Jin Joong Kwon took the most vocal stance on the issue. "Believing the idea that publishers can monopolize the interpretation of literature is ridiculous in this generation unless one is completely ignorant," he said. "Even when an author writes a book, they should not talk about the interpretation. So why are publishers, people who are only selling books, saying we should do this or that? If you're selling books, you should guard the knowledge and refinement of literature. The talk about fishnet stockings and poses… With what eyes are you seeing? Please stop thinking dirty thoughts."
From the music sphere, singer-songwriter Yoon Jong Shin expressed his own opinion. "When I see people experience thoughts and feelings listening to my music that I could not have imagined, it is a wonderful feeling. It is not misunderstanding or misinterpretation. It is the freedom of one's own imagination. I can't control the inside of people's heads, including how they express themselves. I am simply grateful that they took the time to listen to my work."


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All the species in the world have something that they are good at. Bears with their sheer power, cheetahs with their blinding speed, and humans with their incredible brain. Unfortunately, for humankind, this brain, despite the infinite number of innovations it produces, is the only thing we can brag about to the other species.
Our best friends, the cunning canines, have their super powerful nose. The spectrum of colors that they are able to see may be limited, but the accuracy of their nose makes up for it. Aside from their overwhelming olfactory skills, they have been blessed with speed.
We have to remember, there are around 340 dog breeds in the world. Each one of these was bred for a specific task. Not all of them were required to run fast. So over time, each breed has developed into what was required of them. Some are fast, some are strong, and some were bred just to be house pets.
Most of the worker dogs are required to do a lot of running. There are those which are required to have endurance, some were trained to attack, and some needed to be fast. But like everything else, not all the dog breeds are equal. Let's take a look at the fastest dog breeds around.
Big surprise. With their slender body and long powerful legs, everyone around the world knows these dogs are the fastest. They are well-known as race dogs, which is frowned upon by animal activists and they may soon be free from this cruelty. They proudly boast of an average top speed of 43 MPH.
Clocking in at 40 MPH, Vizsla dogs are the top contender to usurp the mighty greyhound from the throne as the king of speed. Originating from Hungary, these pacey pups are popular as family pets. Imagine playing fetch with this breed; they'll retrieve that ball so quickly that you will be the one who will get tired.
Jack Russell terrier
Small but terrible, the Jack Russell terrier dog is a concentrated bottle of sheer energy. They can run as fast as 38 MPH, and they like playing. In addition to their blinding speed, they are very agile pups. This is why they are a very popular breed to compete in flyball sports.
One look at a borzoi pup and you will know – this pooch is not a slowpoke and is probably not known for incredible strength. They can sprint as fast as 36 MPH. Borzoi dogs' bodies are obviously built for speed and they do not disappoint. They are a product of a cross from a greyhound and an unconfirmed breed from Russia.
Originally bred to hunt deer and wolves, the Weimaraner is blessed with speed and agility to match. They can run as fast as 35 MPH. If you plan to adopt one as a family pet, make sure that you can provide enough exercise in wide open spaces. Or else, prepare for some destruction at home.


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The other day, I saw somewhere, someone (who happens to be a role model to many) advising people to switch their 9 – 5-day jobs to start a business so that they can leave an inheritance to their kids. When I saw it, I couldn't but shake my head in silence. It was my wish that I could find him and offer him Andrew Carnegie's book "Gospel of Wealth."
It is my humble opinion that most people have got this "starting a business" and "entrepreneurship" rave of our generation wrong. Many do it solely for the money but I think it is beyond that. For there to be sustained national growth, it has to be beyond that. As David Packard, Co-founder of the global HP brand once said, "I think many people assume wrongly that a company exists simply to make money. While this is an important result of a company's existence, we have to go deeper and find the real reasons for our being."
Most do not dig enough. As business owners, we have to find ourselves and lose ourselves to a greater purpose, one that is beyond just making money. We could use the powerful "five whys" method. Start with asking yourself, "why is what I do important?" You would notice that after a few repeated whys, you will get down to its fundamental purpose; a purpose that is not just self-centered but service oriented. An enlightened self-interest because genuine service in and of itself leads to greatness.
And this does not just apply to business owners. It applies to everyone.
As a teacher in a school, why don't you begin to view your job through the lens of impact and the number of young lives you can touch instead of just hanging on in a lukewarm manner till the end of the month for a salary. I think that is a better pathway to daily fulfillment. John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach was a well-respected man not just because of the trophies he won but particularly because of the numerous young lives he touched in his coaching days.
Are you an employee in a company who is tired of his/her job and have to wait for a 30-day interval before you can derive some joy in what you do? If yes, why don't you pick up John Maxwell's book titled 360-degree leader? After reading it, you would see a new spirit would be lifted in you. You would see you can do good and great works and attain daily fulfillment wherever you fall into in the structure of a company.
I may be wrong but no one jumps out of bed on a Monday morning excited to go to work simply because he needs to work to pay the house rent or foot some other house bills at the end of the month. Usually, he says "not another Monday".There is a better way. If we look well enough into that job of ours and follow the "five whys" process, we would find a deeper meaning; one that in and of itself could serve as an alarm clock for you, one that brings daily self-actualization.
Really, whatever profession we are engaged in, a lot of greatness can flow from it if you dig a little deeper. And a little more.
I don't presume to have all the wisdom of the world in my palms as I am still learning. I learn every day. I am not old but I have sure lived a thousand lives through books and I have come to understand that life is beyond just money. We all take the money. But life is beyond that. Money is just a facilitator, not a goal.
Abraham Lincoln lived in the era of Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller; two of the richest men in history. He didn't die a billionaire as those two. In fact, he certainly wasn't listed on the Forbes rich list but one thing is also certain; he didn't die a poor man. He died a very wealthy man. Likewise, Martin Luther King, Kofi Annan, Mahatma Gandhi, the Nobel prize winners and many other hidden great figures who made a mark wherever they found themselves. They do not appear on any rich list but their legacy is definitely enough inheritance not only for their kids but for the entire world.
Irrespective of our profession, we all can leave a legacy that is beyond and definitely more precious than just an inheritance for our kids. We can leave an inheritance in the organization we work in, in our community, and, in fact, the world. We can leave behind an indelible legacy.
In the end, wherever we are, whatever good things we build end up building us. That is called enlightened self interest.
To our collective greatness,
Temitope Ojo.


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After all members of the family getting hit by this nasty bug and throwing up a combined total over more than 55 times, I'm happy to say WE ARE FINISHED!
I knew after Eloise got sick that the rest were to follow but I didn't expect it to be on the same scale. No more trips to the ER, thankfully, but Lily and Sam threw up almost as much as Eloise. Apparently, the anit-nausea medicine only worked on me, which is great, b/c we all know mamas are the ones that take care of the family.
So tonight, we are breathing a sigh of relief. We had our first meal together, we went for a walk, I cleaned the house, and I left the house for the first time in 5 days. The outside air never smelled so good. I told Dave we needed to find a way to create a sign to mark an end to this blasted week. I mentioned something about the passage in the bible where they dust off their feet. Not the same reference, but I like the idea. So we've dusted our feet, sleeping soundly in beds and letting our stomachs celebrate by toasting ginger ale. It's a refreshing feeling.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
It is finished!
After all members of the family getting hit by this nasty bug and throwing up a combined total over more than 55 times, I'm happy to say WE ARE FINISHED!
Posted by kate at 9:14 PM
3 comments:
- Anonymous said...
So sorry friend! Glad it is over for you guys! Love you!
- January 31, 2011 at 7:36 AM
- amanda said...
i think you deserve a medal!!
so happy all is well again friend :)
- February 3, 2011 at 12:56 PM
- Rachelle said...
SO GLAD that is over for you! Your previous post made me tear up. Glad everyone is back on the mend.
- February 7, 2011 at 3:30 PM


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LAHORE – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday expressed reservations over local government elections' procedure.
Addressing a press conference, the PTI leader stated that Punjab government is violating the code of conduct regarding LB polls. PTI leader warned that situation may not remain same if rigging took place in the LB polls.
He said that millions of rupees are spent on development schemes whereas transfer of employees is being carried out after issuance of the election schedule.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi further said that Punjab ministers are holding campaigns for the polls. He urged the opposition parties to form a joint monitoring committee to ensure transparency in the local bodies' election.


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Confessions of a Mixologist: 3 Rocking Mojito Cocktails
Originating from Cuba, the Mojito is traditionally a five ingredient cocktail that consists of white rum, sugar, lime juice, sparkling water and mint. The mint, sugar and citrus combined amplifies the rum flavor. Take a break from your summer garden work, sit back and enjoy a few of these refreshing highball classics.
Orange Basil MojitoPhoto and cocktail recipe courtesy of Dine and Dish.
2 oz Freshly squeeze orange juice
1 oz Simple Syrup
2 oz White Rum
2 oz Club soda
4 fresh basil leaves, stems removed and discarded
Basil and orange slices for garnishSimple Steps:
Combine the orange juice, simple syrup and basil in a pitcher. Muddle the basil leaves in the bottom of the pitcher. Stir in the rum and club soda. Serve immediately over crushed ice. Garnish with orange slices and fresh basil.
Raspberry MojitoPhoto and cocktail recipe courtesy of Julie Ann Art.
2 oz White Rum
4 oz Club Soda
4 oz Raspberries
1 Lime
Mint leaves
1 tsp Powdered sugar
Raspberries for garnishSimple Steps:
Combine the mint leaves, powdered sugar and lime juice in a pitcher. Muddle the mint leaves. Puree the raspberries using a blender and strain the juice into a pitcher with rum and club soda. Garnish with fresh mint and a few raspberries. For more minty flavor, let it sit in your fridge for about an hour before adding the rum and club soda.Also, try these Raspberry Mojito cupcakes!
Blueberry MojitoPhoto and cocktail recipe courtesy of The Novice Chef.
2 oz Silver Rum
3 oz club soda
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
5 fresh mint leaves
1 tsp sugar
1 limeSimple Steps:
Muddle mint leaves and sugar in a cocktail shaker. Mix in rum and lime juice. Puree blueberries and add to the mix. Shake vigorously. Pour the mix in a glass full of ice with the club soda. Gently stir and garnish with a lime wedge, extra blueberries and a sprig of mint.
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When Stampin' Up!'s Spring-Summer catalog came out back in January, one of the first accessories on my list was the flower assortment designer brads (p. 175). But then, what did I do? I put them away and hoarded them. What was I thinking?? I mean, they're so darn cute! So as I was looking through the images of the new "Eight Great Greetings" stamp set, I found the perfect place to try one out.
I love how it adds some dimension to the flowers. I colored one of the flowers with a Pumpkin Pie marker to match the designer series paper and then used a So Saffron flower brad for the other, giving it some dimension. And speaking of dimension, you know how hard it is for me NOT to use stampin' dimensionals, so, of course, they found their way to my card too!
Satisfied, Diana?! ;-)
Stamps: Eight Great Greetings (new!), One of a Kind
Cardstock: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Shimmery White
Ink: Stazon Black, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron
Accessories: Sweet Always designer series paper, flower assortment brads, stampin' dimensionals
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Flower brads
5 comments:
- Jennifer Orbaker said...
Great way to use your flower brads! Too cute!
- March 15, 2009 at 4:06 AM
You rock as usual! Love the color combo - and the brads are way too cool! You know me, I am addicted to flowers!
- March 15, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- Jana O'Brien said...
Congratulations on using your brads! It's SO hard not to hoard!
- March 15, 2009 at 1:55 PM
- Unknown said...
Too cute!!!
- March 15, 2009 at 6:37 PM
- Kathy W said...
we are all guilty of hoarding! I am even worse these are on my list and I have yet to purchase them! you might make me order this set too!
- March 16, 2009 at 12:47 PM
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Picking Out Mercury Oil to Use in My Outboard Motor
Whenever I get a new outboard motor, I have to make sure that I have enough information so that I will be able to take care of this motor properly. Different types of outdoor motors that are made by very different manufacturers all have different requirements. This means that I have to actually spend a good amount of time thinking about what kinds of things one motor might need over another.
The main outboard on my boat is one that has vastly different requirements than my backup motor. This is a large motor that is important for powering my entire boat most of the time. For this reason, I have to make sure that I am able to have it running on a special oil and working well all the time. My backup is much smaller and requires Mercury oil instead.
Having my backup well taken care of is of course important since it is what is used if something happens to the main motor for my boat. Being able to find some wonderful kinds of oils that I can use in both my motors is nice since the oil that I use really helps them to run at their best as much as possible.


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Quoting directly from the first post on this blog: Why I'm writing this blog?? Well, I too am not very sure why.. Was just reading Inblue's MBA story when the thot struck. I guess it'd be gud to jot down my progress as I go on for my GMAT journey.. As a matter of fact, I do […]
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Talk about political upheaval. Late Thursday, West Wing's creator and exec producer Aaron Sorkin sent shockwaves through the TV industry when he announced that he would be stepping down as the show's Emmy-winning commander-in-chief. And what's more, he's taking his No. 2, exec producer/director Tommy Schlamme, with him. Although insiders speculate that Sorkin was driven out in part due to the show's declining ratings, all parties insist the split was an amicable one. That's a sentiment pretty much shared by fellow WW producer John Wells, who in this exclusive interview with TV Guide Online, sets the record straight about the surprising behind-the-scenes shake-up at NBC's fictional White House.
TV Guide Online: Why is Aaron leaving?
John Wells: He's been threatening to for the last three years, and each year we've been successful in getting him to stay. [But] this year, he said he really needs to write something else. The good news is he's got one more year on his Warner Bros. deal, so he's going to be developing something for them next year. He and Tommy will be doing something else.
Wells: It means a lot of hard work. Tommy has been doing less and less over the last year. He's been pursuing some other things. But Aaron has written or rewritten every episode of this show from the beginning... and he's an extraordinarily talented writer. We certainly won't be able to replace him with one person. We'll bring in a writing staff and add to the people we already have in place, and see if we can come even close to matching his brilliance. He's irreplaceable, so I think we won't actually try and replace him with one person. We'll have to try and get a group of people and see how well we can do. TVGO: Did the show's ratings decline this season play a role in this?
Wells: No, it didn't. And I think what you'll see as you get toward the end of the season is that we've got some very strong episodes that he's written for our season-ender. This show always struggles anytime there is real news going on in the world that makes our fictional world look a little superfluous. And with our audience in particular, the other shows they watch are not standard network television shows, but 60 Minutes, The Jim Lehrer Newshour. They watch all the Ken Burns documentaries, and if there's a war, they're watching three or four hours of CNN a day. So, one of the things that happens is, things occur in the world, and it's difficult to take [these fictional characters] as seriously. We have had ups and downs on the show in the past, and we've always tried to encourage Aaron to stay. Because he writes so many of them, he has always expressed the sense that he was starting to run out of steam. I don't think you'll feel he ran out of any steam when you watch the end of this season. But I certainly have some sympathy for him. He's now written 88 episodes. I mean, I've written a lot of ERs, but over nine years, I've written 30. (Laughing) I don't have the ability to attempt what he has done over the last few years. TVGO: Will you take over as showrunner?
Wells: I will in the interim, in the sense that Tommy and Aaron together have really been running the show. We knew that this would be Tommy's last season all year, so [other producers] have been taking over more and more of those producorial responsibilities. So what I will probably be doing is some additional supervision on the production end, and then putting the writing staff together and really supervising the writing of the show. And I'll probably get up the courage and try and write a couple of [episodes] myself. TVGO: What changes will we see next season?
Wells: I don't have a clue. We'll start that up in the next couple of weeks. We're very proud of the show and have continued to be proud of the show. I can't tell you why people stopped watching the show. TVGO: Will Aaron stay on as a consultant?
Wells: Yes, absolutely. He and Tommy both are going to be consultants on the show next year. And with a little bit of luck, I'll talk him into [writing] a couple [of episodes]. I'll do my best.


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Antarctica - 2009/10 season (Part 1 of 2)
Second Season Guiding for Antarctic Logistics and Expeditions/Adventure Network International (ALE/ANI).
I departed Le Chazelet heading for Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile on November 5, 2009. Then on November 12, after lots of preparation and packing, we all got in to the giant Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft and set off to the Ice. Following an extremely smooth landing on the blue ice runway (thanks to the work of the advance team) we all began the Patriot Hills camp set up - first up was our personal tents and cook tent. One day of wild winds did not deter the camp building and after a week, with Patriot Hills up and running, the Vinson guide team took the ski plane (Twin Otter) the 220km to the Branscomb glacier on Mt. Vinson (our home for the season).
Windy day at Patriot Hills, Antarctica.
Vinson Base Camp.
This season saw a small, but International, set up team (Chris (USA), Pachi (Chile), Namgya (Nepal) and myself) on the mountain. However, we soon built up the Vinson base camp including communications (HF and VHF radio systems), solar power, waste containers, tents and stores. We then skied up the mountain to prepare Low Camp, the fixed ropes and High Camp before the clients arrived.
Wall building at Low Camp, Mt. Vinson.
Namgya snowmelting for tea!
For the first two client programs I was Vinson Base Camp manager. Amongst the numerous tasks this involved keeping a track of all expeditions and teams on the mountain. I was extremely fortunate to get to fly over to the far side of the Vinson Massif with an Austrian team who were to attempt Mt. Tyree (2nd highest in Antarctica). Russell (the Twin Otter pilot) landed us safely on the Patton glacier where we all enthused at the view in this rarely visited part of the Ellsworth mountain range. Not only was Mt. Tyree impressive but the whole Patton glacier was surrounded by stunning peaks including Mts. Gardner, Shear, Morris and Evans peak. Wow!
Vinson Massif from the south.
Mt. Shear and Mt. Morrison, Ellsworth Mountains.
Having helped the Tyree climbing group unpack their gear we then flew back all the way to Patriot Hills to pick up more Vinson climbers. Although it was now 11pm the sun was shining and the light extremely clear so the trip through the Ellsworth mountains was superb. Later in December I was going to be leading a ski trip from Mt. Vinson back to Patriot Hills (see Ellsworth mountains ski traverse ...report coming soon) so this flight provided me the opportunity to view (from above) the route. Through relatively unexplored terrain the proposed ski route would be descending the 80km long Nimitz glacier, crossing the even larger Minnesota glacier and then on through the Heritage Mountains range to reach Hercules Inlet (the edge of the Antarctic Continent - would be the coastline if the ice melted!) and back to Patriot Hills camp. Over 250km of skiing!!
Patton Glacier of Mt. Tyree flowing northwards.
The Twin Otter below Mt. Tyree.
Back at Vinson base the new teams were all getting ready to ascend the mountain...... This season all ALE/ANI clients again reached the summit successfully and safely.....more to come.....


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FALMOUTH — Among this spring's batch of citizens' petitions for the April annual town meeting are a handful of suggested tweaks to the local accessory apartment bylaw, two solar energy-related articles, and a proposal that would keep a minimum of 500 feet between substance abuse clinics and places where children gather.
Resident Michael Heylin, who had been vocal in his opposition of a needle exchange program recently suggested for a building on East Falmouth Highway near a neighborhood and church, said his proposed addition to the town's zoning code would have prevented just such a facility from moving in.
The Aids Support Group of Cape Cod no longer plans to open the clinic at 178 East Falmouth Highway but is continuing to look at other locations in town.
Heylin's tweak to uses in the business district would add substance abuse clinics, defined as a use "where people with an alcohol or drug addiction are treated and remain for less than 24 hours."
Substance abuse clinics would be permitted in the business district but not within 500 feet of the property line of a public or private kindergarten, primary or secondary school, a place of worship, a day nursery, nursery school, or public park or playground.
"I took the wording which the town had discussed and used for marijuana dispensaries," Heylin said. "Other towns have adopted wording similar to this and (the bylaws) went through state review with no problem."
Bylaws must be approved by the state attorney general's office.
Resident Ronald Zweig will try again to win approval for allowing ground-mounted solar arrays as principal or accessory uses in all three light industrial districts. Such arrays are already allowed in the town's Industrial C district.
Zweig proposed the same article at November's annual town meeting. While the majority of town meeting members, 119-74, voted in favor of the proposal, it didn't garner the required two-thirds needed to pass.
Daniel Webb, president of Notus Clean Energy and owner of the wind turbine in the Falmouth Technology Park, is looking to add solar energy access to the Planning Board's list of parameters used when considering projects during site plan review.
"This wouldn't require that you use solar, but it would encourage you to have a design that would allow solar access," Webb said.
In his written explanation of the petition, Webb wrote the article's aim is to encourage and facilitate the adoption of solar renewable energy. Webb said he submitted the petition article as a resident not as a business owner.
"What I do in solar is not related to what this bylaw would impact," Webb said.
Marc Finneran has submitted two citizens' petitions for the warrant. The first has already been considered and rejected by voters twice at past town meetings. In it, Finneran asks that property owners on the town's sewer line be allowed to use a second meter to measure irrigation and other outdoor water use. Sewer bills for property owners on the town's line are based on the amount of water used. The second meter would eliminate outdoor water use from sewer treatment bills.
Under the proposal, the second meter would be paid for by the homeowner and installed by the town. Finneran said he has called several towns and nearly all of them allow a second meter for outdoor water use for areas on sewer lines.
"I'm going to ask for a roll call vote," Finneran said, since he questions last year's decision via a voice vote. "With a roll call, we'll see if people want to charge their neighbors more than they are paying themselves."
The local accessory apartment bylaw will once again be the subject of town meeting discussion. The bylaw was approved in 2017 and tweaked in 2018. Finneran submitted one of three changes that will be considered in April. Currently the minimum lot size is 7,500 square feet for homeowners constructing accessory apartments. Finneran wants that minimum lowered to 7,000 square feet in sewer districts.
"It was promised to homeowners during the sewer sales pitch," he said.
John Banner, who lives on the Maravista peninsula, submitted his own petition to make the minimum lot size for an accessory apartment 7,000 square feet instead of 7,500, whether the lot is on the sewer line or not. The peninsula is on town sewer.
Banner said his lot, like all of those on the peninsula, is 7,200 square feet. When he attempted to build a garage with an apartment above it, the Planning Board denied the request since his lot didn't meet the 7,500-square-foot minimum. There are several hundred homes in the Maravista area that will not qualify for accessory apartments, even though they are on the sewer line, with the current minimum, he said.
Gerald Potamis submitted a proposed change to the accessory apartment bylaw that he believes was not sufficiently discussed when he raised it as a possible amendment at the November annual town meeting. Under current provisions, property owners in the Coastal Pond Overlay District, and not on town sewer lines, would need to have an onsite septic system with "enhanced nitrogen removal" approved by the Board of Health and installed, if they want to add a fifth bedroom on the property, Potamis said.
"Enhanced systems can cost $20,000," he said.
Potamis' bylaw proposal would remove the word "enhanced."
"This still gives the Board of Health discretion to make sure there isn't unbridled growth but doesn't force people to put in an enhanced system," he said.
A final petition article, submitted by Zweig, asks for $75,000 in free cash to pay for water quality monitoring and operational support in Bournes Pond where shellfish have been used to mitigate nitrogen levels.
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100 served so far, with aim to decrease domestic violence
NEW BRITAIN >> Wigberto 'George' Ortiz's godsend came on his birthday. It arrived at his feet like a shell washed ashore by the tide, he said. He should have seen it coming, but his mind had been too busy with the storm raging in his head.
For weeks he had lived in constant torment. His mind was a prison. It was fueled, he said, by a twisted mixture of depression, aggravation, alcoholism and anxiety over what came next. It was all due to what happened when he and his wife decided their marriage was over. Their union had been troublesome. A few months prior, it had escalated. Ortiz had been charged in a domestic violence incident involving his wife.
"Everything you could think of, that was me," Ortiz said. "I was lost. I didn't know where I was headed."
There was no going back. But he didn't know that yet.
On his 38th birthday, he saw his wife in town. She was with someone else. At that moment, he said, it became clear what he needed to do. Whatever life he had lived before, it was time to release it. Whatever fantasy he had built in his head dissipated.
"I realized at that moment that it was going to be just me and the boys," Ortiz said, referring to his four young children.
But his new focus was further sharpened by a program called Fathers for Change, a unique and relatively new service offered through the state Department of Children and Families to a selected few. Its purpose is to provide men involved in domestic violence situations a chance to rehabilitate through therapy by improving communication between parents and their children, as well as helping to reduce aggression. The program is one of DCF's community-based behavioral health services.
"The program itself landed on my lap," Ortiz said. "It changed my life. It made me become a man."
A 'non-traditional' approach
Select families participate in the six-month program. Though about one in five DCF cases involve intimate partner violence, DCF spokesman Gary Kleeblatt said about 100 fathers and their families have been served by the program after it was launched in 2015.
DCF has about 16,000 annual cases in the state. The Fathers for Change, program is also available to men who do not have a legal involvement.
Mary Painter, director of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Use treatment and recovery at DCF, helps supervise the program and said it has received "high satisfaction" reviews from fathers. Families involved report lower numbers of children being removed from homes, Painter said.
"This is non-traditional," Painter said. "We only use this program for families when it's considered to be safe. The idea behind is we keep the family together. Traditionally, response to intimate partner violence is getting perpetrators out of the home. This takes a different approach."
Kleeblatt said DCF employees don't directly provide services. Instead, they're provided by private providers, usually therapists and masters-level clinicians.
Painter said the program offers individual therapy with men, with an emphasis on in-home sessions if it's safe, to help them regulate their emotional state and learn how to handle feelings of hostility. The service can also be delivered in the traditional outpatient clinic setting. Painter said fathers receive therapy based on their families' individual needs. DCF will also try to find other services that could benefit families.
In Ortiz's case, the program's ultimate goal was unsuccessful. The family did not stay intact. But calling his case a failure would be inaccurate: Ortiz is a proud father of four boys who now live under his roof. The boys are Vitally, 7, Lorenzo, 6, Marcelo, 4, and Matteo, 1½.
During a recent afternoon at his home in New Britain, Ortiz quite literally had his hands full wrangling the energetic quartet. He would speak to one son while trying to hold on to another. This summer, he usually got up around 7 a.m. to get the oldest boys ready for summer programs. The night before, he would lay out their clothing and have them in bed by 8 p.m. The oldest boys are on the autism spectrum and took classes to help develop their speech, physical therapy and social skills.
"I pretty much do what I have to do," Ortiz said.
Ortiz said he originally planned to do the program with his wife before they separated. He had enrolled in the program in December, starting his first session at his home in January with James Geisler, from the Child Guidance Clinic for Central CT.
His first session helped formulate his game plan. Each time they spoke, they explored another road Ortiz had traveled to learn how he ended up there. Ortiz said the sessions explored his past, forcing him to face realities he couldn't face by himself. He would recall his childhood and things he witnessed growing up. These were things that led him to act out the way he did against his wife.
Painter said this is the kind "psychoeducational" approach the sessions take.
"They really teach them about the cycle of violence, what it is, what a healthy relationship is," Painter said. "Fathers for Change is different in it's really looking (at) a man not only as a man who perpetuated domestic violence but as family members and fathers."
Behavior exhibited by domestic violence perpetrators can often be traced back to events they witnessed as children. "What we know about it is that there is a pattern that's intergenerational," Painter said, adding that girls exposed to domestic violence have a higher chance of being victimized. Boys, in turn, are more likely to perpetuate domestic violence if exposed to it.
"(When) helping a man become better, then the next generation is learning the same thing," Painter said.
Ortiz said he would usually leave the sessions feeling uncomfortable, but to him that meant he had a positive session. Digging into the root causes of his situation gave him clarity.
"Everything started to fall into place," Ortiz said. He said he felt like after every session, another part of his life grew more and more stable. Before starting the program, Ortiz said he wasn't skeptical. When he started, he had felt like he was fighting for his marriage. He accepted the changes as the program progressed.
There were other changes. Mornings became different. He would wake up and clean messes he had long ignored.
"Those days became beautiful days," Ortiz said. "I wanted that change more than anything in my life."
Life as a single father
A divorce was granted in May. Inside a nearly empty courtroom, But Ortiz would then face a judge on May 26 for a different but related reason. With things falling into place, Ortiz had his sights on his next, perhaps most important, goal: Sole custody of his children. It was granted.
Ortiz said the judge told him it was the first time had ever rendered such a ruling for a man.
"There was nobody in the room," Ortiz said. "He said some very nice things. They're personal. I keep those to myself."
He looked at his kids and noted how hard he fought to change. He knew the reason for changing his life wasn't solely about himself.
"I feel like this is my gift for the change," Ortiz said.
On that recent day, Ortiz would pause every so often to speak to one of the boys, sometimes turning his head between two or three of them. Sometimes the boys were being too loud, so Ortiz would quietly ask them to hush. Two of them had to be put on time out for them to calm down. He held Matteo in his arms nearly the entire time he spoke to his other children.
"I don't think you ever get used to it," Ortiz said. "I have to adapt every day. You get up and fall in love with your children."
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11:49 Fri Jan 10
Neil Peart RIP
Rush drummer dies at 67 with Brain Cancer :-(
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3:12 Mon Jan 13
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Worst Case Ontario 1:41 Mon Jan 13
How big was this news in Canada?
Worst Case Ontario
1:41 Mon Jan 13
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A great Canadian born and raised in my neck of the woods. Most times, when musicians that I haven't seen live I don't bat an eye, but in this case I genuinely regret it.
Pi Alpha Nu
12:26 Mon Jan 13
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When I was still at school I got a weekend job at Hammersmith Odeon. As one of the perks of the job was getting in to gigs free I continued to work the weekends after leaving school.
One of the gigs I went to was Rush in 1980 when they were on the Permanent Waves tour and that was an excellent gig. The next morning I was working at the Odeon and one of the jobs was clearing up the backstage area, I walked on to the stage and there was Neil Peart's drum kit it was massive I found some drum sticks and gave it a quick bash drums, symbols, bells and the massive gong at the back.
I didn't see Rush play again until 2013 when they did the Clockwork Angels tour.
RIP Neil Peart.
azel senior
9:53 Mon Jan 13
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Have been a rocker all my life, and despite my mates being massive fans from the mid '70s, I only got into them about ten years ago, but always knew they were GREAT musicians.
Gutted that I missed out on those early tours.
blasted "Exit stage left" on the way to work. RIP sir.
Takashi Miike
10:13 Sun Jan 12
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9:57 Sun Jan 12
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Start with Ghost Rider. If you like that, you'll like the others.
Takashi Miike
9:49 Sun Jan 12
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bungo, what are his best books? I know he released quite a few but what are the most interesting?
9:40 Sun Jan 12
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Duncan Donuts 9:25 Sun Jan 12
If you listen to later Rush compared to early, Geddy's voice changed massively. To the point where more recently they detuned half a step for Temples of Syrinx live, as I assume he couldn't get close to singing it in the pitch they recorded it.
Duncan Donuts
9:25 Sun Jan 12
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A terrible loss of an amazing drummer and lyricist.
40 years later I can still recall the out-of-this-world buzz I got on hearing 2112 for the first time.
Anyway, how DOES Geddy Lee's voice get so high? (One for those WHO old-timers still on the forum)...
4:05 Sun Jan 12
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Just thought, I bet he carried on writing as long as he was able to.
Preparing myself for a posthumous book that could be a wee bit emotional.
Far Cough
9:29 Sat Jan 11
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RIP Neil, one of the best and now up with John and Keith
9:05 Sat Jan 11
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This was the setlist the first time I saw Rush. 40 years ago now! Unbelievable.
1. 2112 Part II: The Temples of Syrinx
2. 2112 Part III: Discovery
3. 2112 Part IV: Presentation
4. 2112 Part VI: Soliloquy
5. 2112 Part VII: Grand Finale
6. Freewill
7. By-Tor & The Snow Dog
8. Xanadu
9. The Spirit of Radio
10. Natural Science
11. A Passage to Bangkok
12. The Trees
13. Cygnus X-1
14. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part I: Prelude
15. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part IV: Armageddon
16. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part V: Cygnus
17. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres Part VI: The Sphere
18. Closer to the Heart
19. Beneath, Between & Behind
20. Jacob's Ladder
21. Working Man
22. Finding My Way
23. Anthem
24. Bastille Day
25. In the Mood
26. Drum Solo
27. La Villa Strangiato
Pi Alpha Nu
1:35 Sat Jan 11
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Sad news :-( RIP.
the coming of gary
1:32 Sat Jan 11
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im not a fan of heavy rock but he was brilliant. one of the best.
South West Hammer
12:56 Sat Jan 11
Re: Neil Peart RIP
Heard 'Bastille Day' when I was a thirteen year old, bought the 'Caress of Steel' album and never looked back. Rush are still one of my favourite bands albeit I prefer their earlier stuff, probably because I grew up with it. RIP Neil, both my favourite drummer AND lyricist ;-(
12:39 Sat Jan 11
Re: Neil Peart RIP
R.I,P Neal
i love heavy metal music and always thought rush was a great band
12:14 Sat Jan 11
Re: Neil Peart RIP
Words fail me. One of THE greatest drummers ever.
12:08 Sat Jan 11
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The absolute heartbeat of a great band.
Takashi Miike
12:06 Sat Jan 11
Re: Neil Peart RIP
a genius drummer/songwriter, very sad news
yngwies Cat
12:01 Sat Jan 11
Re: Neil Peart RIP
As If my night can't get any worse.
So sad,
Amazing wonderfully talented drummer.
Adored and inspired so many and I'm not a drummer.
I know my fellow rock brothers on Who will be gutted.
Rip Neil.
Farwell to a King.
ray winstone
11:58 Fri Jan 10
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No way! Gutted! My favourite all time drummer, what a shit night.
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