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The Jean Picker Semester-in-Washington Program is a first-semester program open to Smith junior and senior government majors and to other Smith juniors and seniors with appropriate background in the social sciences. It provides students with an opportunity to study processes by which public policy is made and implemented at the national level. Students are normally resident in Washington from the June preceding the semester through December.
The program is directed by a member of the Smith College faculty who is responsible for selecting the interns and assisting them in obtaining placement in appropriate offices in Washington, and directing the independent research project through tutorial sessions. The seminar is conducted by an adjunct professor resident in Washington.
Cost of the Program
Students participating in the program pay full tuition for the semester. They do not pay any fees for residence at the college, but are required to pay for their own room and board in Washington during the fall semester.
Before beginning the semester in Washington, the student must have satisfactorily completed at least one of the following courses in American national government: 200, 201, 202, 206, 207, 208, and 209. In addition, a successful applicant must show promise of capacity for independent work. An applicant must have an excess of two credits on her record preceding the semester in Washington.
How to Apply
Applications for enrollment should be made through the director of the Semester-in-Washington Program no later than November 6 of the preceeding year. Enrollment is limited to 12 students, and the program is not mounted for fewer than six. An information meeting for interested students will be scheduled in October.
Jean Picker Semester in Washington 2019 Application
Requirements to Fulfill Program
For satisfactory completion of the Semester-in-Washington Program, 14 credits are granted:
- 4 credits for a seminar in policymaking (411);
- 2 credits for GOV 413, seminar on political science research;
- 8 credits for an independent research project (412), culminating in a long paper*.
*No student may write an honors thesis in the same field in which she has written her long paper in the Washington seminar, unless the department, upon petition, grants a specific exemption from this policy.


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Wednesday we shaved Joseph's head, following our family's Bolivian tradition. We did it outside to avoid making a big mess in our rental home. Joseph was a pretty good sport about it and held his head fairly still. Keep reading … Continue reading
Life in Woodson Terrace
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Still uncertain after the storm
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Video: Tree removal
Though I had hoped we would get to it sooner, tree cutting finally came today. As I write this, the guys are hard at work slicing that monster into small pieces and getting it all out to the curb. The … Continue reading
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LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that the national issues should be resolved inside the institutional limits, ARY News reported.
Talking to media in Lahore, Iqbal said that the political crisis of the country should be resolved with the institutional limits instead of the streets.
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April 02, 2007
Case Western Reserve, highest quality education at a great value
I was pleased to read that Kiplinger's rated Case Western Reserve as one of the top 50 best values among comparable universities last week. (See the table for the full list of 50.)
I was surprised, though, to see the university's press release about our inclusion on the Kiplinger's list mentioning the other "peer" schools that we outranked on the list. I thought the point of the list was that these schools are not our peers, at least in the eyes of the people who compiled the Kiplinger's list. (why give the other "peer" schools another page to generate hits for them on the web?)
The table shows that only 15 of the top 50 schools have better student-to-faculty ratios than Case Western Reserve. Of all the private universities Kiplinger's ranked, only 15 do better than the 9 students per faculty member ratio at Case Western Reserve.
Also, only 5 of the universities on the list accept a higher percentage of their entering class. Case Western Reserve accepted 68 percent of applicants, according to the table. From an academic rankings perspective, a lower acceptance rate would improve our standings compared with other schools; however, from an applicant's perspective, a high acceptance rate is desirable, because it makes the investment of time in a college application less of a gamble.
At Case Western Reserve, we meet the total financial need of 92 percent of our students. The majority of that financial aid is in the form of grants, rather than loans. (Only 3 of the 50 schools provide a higher percentage of students with financial aid sufficient to meet their financial need.) Case Western Reserve is right in the middle of the top 50 universities in terms of the average debt of new graduates, at just under 21 thousand dollars.
December 28, 2006
choices made, and results to follow
There's an article in Crain's Cleveland Business by Shannon Mortland, from 12/19/06, drawing attention to the latest report from Voices and Choices. Here's part of what Mortland wrote:
"Local government officials are going to have to put away their personal agendas long enough to work together toward improving Northeast Ohio's future. ... The "Report on the Public's Priorities for Northeast Ohio's Future" also noted that post-secondary education must be more affordable, accessible and achievable; quality education and training for low-income residents and minorities must be made more available; and businesses and local entrepreneurs will need increased public and private investment and support."
The report that Mortland summarizes is worth reading to appreciate the magnitude of the challenges that face this region. I also recommend downloading the earlier released report on citizen interviews, which includes extensive quotes from Northeast Ohio residents. It's worth reading, and worth acting upon.
How will we help move these choices from ideas to action? How will we measure the results of those actions?
September 13, 2006
a brief followup on last week's entry on CBS evening news
So, will I look foolish in retrospect for succumbing to the marketing and giving Couric & Co a positive early review? Perhaps. The buzz among marketers is now about how quickly viewer ratings are dropping for the CBS evening news. However, I wonder whether the management at CBS is watching statistics like these, or statistics like these. Which is more important, in a business sense? TV viewers, or website visitors?
If the trend that is hinted at in this graph comparing web traffic for CBS.com and NBC.com continues, along with the trend shown in this graph comparing the CBS news site and the PBS online newshour site, CBS may be happy to keep Katie in the anchor chair, all criticism of whether she is a "tough enough" journalist aside. I must say, though, that I was intrigued with the idea of Gwen Ifill filling the CBS Evening News chair. Now *that* would be something to challenge stereotypes about women and serious journalism.
It's interesting that the way the website domain names are set up, it's difficult to directly compare, on Alexa, the visitors to the CBS evening news website and, say, the NBC evening news website.
September 06, 2006
the evening news
I do remember watching Walter Cronkite on the evening news as a child. I think I also watched Dan Rather for a while, and Tom Brokaw -- but of course, right about at the age when I would have started to pay more attention to current events, I moved to Switzerland, so I was removed from the high-stakes world of the American news media. That was in 1982.
Even after I moved back to the US in 1987, I don't remember often sitting down to watch the evening news. Certainly, I didn't do so once I started graduate school and got married, in 1993. Well before my daughter was born, my husband and I were accustomed to getting our news primarily via NPR during our commutes, and to eating dinner between 6:30 and 7, with the tv off so we could reconnect at the end of our workdays.
Once we became parents, in 2001, we didn't want our daughter exposed to the ugliest of the bad news in the world via video, so we made a special effort not to watch news shows while she was awake. Occasionally, I had time to catch the Today show at the top of the news hour at 7 am, when Katie Couric or Matt Lauer would send their viewers over to Ann Curry's desk for 5 minutes of headlines (or maybe it's only 2 minutes?) Sometimes I watched Katie and Matt for a few more minutes, but typically, I had to keep moving in order to get through my morning routines and out the door by 8:30 or 9.
When I heard that Couric was jumping from NBC to CBS, and from morning to evening news, I was intrigued. Would she be given a chance to reshape the evening news anchor role to fit her personal style? I created an account on CBSNews a few days ago, because I wanted to see how the network was preparing for Ms. Couric's official debut as news anchor for the 6:30 national news. Unfortunately, I didn't remember to set up the Tivo to record the debut show, thinking I'd be able to watch it live... but when I asked my daughter to change the channel, and she saw that I wanted to watch a news show, she asked why. I noted that the reporter in charge of the show was a woman, and she said, "So what? I want to watch Animal Planet."
(Hurray for the world she will grow up in, where it is not unusual to see women in positions of influence on television. May that be even more the truth by the time she begins making choices about what to pursue for her first career.)
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Indie Film Guide: What's in Theaters, on DVD and Coming Soon in the World of Independent Film
In Theaters
Beyond the Black Rainbow
Where: New York and Los Angeles; expanding soon.
What: A troubled woman is confined at an institute founded to help people achieve happiness and contentment through unusual, drug-fueled treatment.
Why Go: One of my top picks from last year's Fantastic Fest, the debut from director Panos Cosmatos is filled with eye-popping delights. As I wrote in my review, "the movie plays like a dream, or maybe a nightmare, or perhaps a fantasy -- or, possibly, all three mashed together and pureed into its own creation." It cries out to be seen in a theatre.
Where: New York and Los Angeles; expanding soon.
What: A doctor in Victorian England invents the world's first vibrator.
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See also: Monika Bartyzel's review from Toronto; Jenni Miller's interview with director Tanya Wexler from Tribeca.
Where: Atlanta, Austin, Berkeley, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Hollywood, Houston, Irving, Minneapolis, New York, Pasadena, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Seattle.
What: Morgan Spurlock investigates the world of men's grooming in the age of the metrosexual.
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See also: Katie Calautti's interview with Spurlock.
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Albert Nobbs
What: A woman in 19th Century Ireland pretends to be a man so she can find (and keep) gainful employment as a hotel butler.
Why See It: A passion project for star Glenn Close, who first played the role on stage years ago, the film version is enlivened by Janet McTeer, who proves to be an enthusiastic mentor of sorts to "Mr. Nobbs." Close is completely convincing, but perhaps a little too downcast and inward-looking to fully charge the movie. Still, the period recreations are impeccable, and the film's wistful tone provides an antidote for the summer blues.
See also: Alonso Duralde recommends Norwegian Wood and a trio of documentaries.
Coming Soon
Oslo, August 31st
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See also: The cross-generational, raucous, and very warm French comedy The Intouchables; Wes Anderson's wonderfully-realized paen to young love, Moonrise Kingdom.
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Welcome to my profile. I have a private practice in West Toronto and in Oakville. My fees can be covered by most work place benefits. I am a marriage and family therapist bringing over 30 years of clinical experience to my therapy practice. I am a clinical fellow of the Ontario and a Registered Sex Therapist by the Board of Examiners in Sex Therapy and Counselling in Ontario.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Alcohol Abuse Counseling Group: Level 2 Significant Risk - Session 3
I sat out in the car until 9:57 AM, electing to wait until the last possible moment to enter. I went inside early last time, and after several hours of sitting in a room full of uncomfortable strangers discussing confessional topics thick with shame and reproach, I'd fled with urgent haste. This time, I intended to minimize the time I spent in group therapy.
This was an error. With only twelve chairs and ten victims present, I was left with two seating choices: wedged between a fat guy in a Daytona 500 shirt and a hippy clad in visibly moist sandals, or on the end next to the narcoleptic woman with bulging eyes and a constant wheeze.
I chose the end. I chose the old lady.
I detoured to the refreshment table and poured some gutter coffee into a tiny styrofoam cup, dusted creamer and sugar into it, and reluctantly sat beside the terrifying crone.
Ten minutes into the session, I saw people snickering in my general direction. Turning my head to absorb this curious and disconcerting phenomenon, I spied the old lady's head, nay, her whole body, tilting towards me. A distant observer might say she was about to take a nap on my shoulder, but I deemed it more likely she'd fall completely off her chair and shatter her osteoporosis-riddled frame directly upon me.
Our session leader, Dr. Victor, witnessed this slow motion catastrophe in progress and saved me from the need to act.
"Nancy! Earth to Nancy!"
She snapped back to vertical posture, albeit slouched, and blinked rapidly, slowly gaining awareness of her surroundings.
"Sorry... it's my... anemia... the medication... it..." She trailed off, mentally vacating to visit the dual hospital/carnival minstrel show playing 24/7 in her feeble mind.
"Stay with us, Nancy." Victor continued his monologue on the medical effects of cirrhosis.
Five minutes later, the giggling began anew. I looked, knowing I'd see Nancy's dishwater blond hair descending once again upon me. There she was.
"Nancy! Please, Nancy, have some coffee!"
Thanks again, Dr.Victor. Two saves in a row.
I spoke up. "Doc, do you have any folding chairs with seatbelts?"
"Okay, okay, be nice, Steve."
Dr. Victor was already cautious with me. At the first session, he'd remarked that Alcoholics Anonymous has grown exponentially in recent years. He illustrated this by showing the 2003 AA chapter book and then the 2009 edition. The recent one was easily seven times the thickness of the earlier book. I made a crack about churches using AA to lure sadsack addicts into Christian indoctrination. This caused the session to stray into a heated half hour long theological debate.
So Dr.Victor encouraged participation from everyone but me. He'd be perfectly happy if I stayed quiet. I think everyone there shared an unspoken agreement that keeping the Steve hush hush was to the benefit of all.
Having me speak up to belittle the medically afflicted woman could only be a precursor to me fucking everything up again.
To tell the truth, I couldn't imagine why this woman was there. These alcohol classes are mainly for people trying to regain their driver's licenses. Everyone there was a recent DUI bust. This woman can't even maintain consciousness, and she wants to drive?
I kept silent.
I'm trying to imagine her drunk. It's not working.
Back in reality, Dr. Victor passed out maps displaying how many meth labs were busted in each of the fifty states during the year 2005.
"Doctor, excuse me for interrupting, but what relevance does methlab density have to drinking and driving?"
"This is about addiction of all types, and the damage done to individuals and society as a result, Steve. If I may continue?"
I harrumphed.
An hour later, my seventh cup of coffee swill had me jumpy and anxious. I desperately wanted to tap my toes or crack my knuckles, but I didn't need to stack another method of annoying people onto my already impressive resume.
Dr. Victor put on an old VHS tape of hospital patients mumbling depressing testimonials. Everyone's attention was fixed forward, and as a result, there was nobody there to catch Nancy when she finally fell.
Except my shoulder. 5:49 PM - Bottle Rocket Fire Alarm
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You know what it's like. You eat the right foods, you want to see the results. You want to know that the positive choices you made through the week had an equally (or greater) positive effect on your weight. You want to literally see the pounds come off, preferably with a little post - it note to say where on your body this week's weight was lost from. 'I'll have 3lb off the ass this week please'.
So when the right choices are made through the week, the effort is put in, and the scales say 'nah, not this week sunshine' you feel let down, cheated. You want to sit in your comfy chair and demolish the kitchen. Unfortunately my kitchen is pot luck right now after my daughter thought it would be a great idea to take all the labels off the tins in the cupboards. It could be custard, could be chickpeas. It could be baked beans, could be beluga caviar (ok tuna).
I have a tendency to spend hours/days dissecting a gain week or a maintain week if I think I have earned a loss. And in doing so I tend to ignore the week I'm actually in! This means a lack of planning, eating crap, a bigger gain and the start of another cycle.
So this week, despite a maintain yesterday, I am going to put the last week behind me, forget about it, write it off, and head forwards looking for a loss next Tuesday that will make me feel happy. 80 lbs should do it!
It always fascinates me how people treat food,and react to food differently. For some food is simply something that keeps them alive, nothing more, nothing less. For others food can elicit a range of emotions. Potatoes. Potatoes make me cry. Well, the two tins did when they feel out of the cupboard and landed on my head!
Oh, one more thing before I finish. I figured out why I maintained this week. Turns out I'm carrying 6 lbs of fucking awesome!!!!!!


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Fresh. Spicy. Extraordinary. All adjectives befitting Hamtramck's Maria's Comida. And, if we all get involved, the coveted "nationally distributed" could be added to that list.
The Little Restaurant that Could is in the running to "get on the shelf" at one of the world's largest retail chains. And if anybody seems to have the guts and the fiery temperament to take on such a challenge, it is Maria Pronko, one of the restaurant's founders and co-owners.
Retail titan Walmart created the "Get on the Shelf" program as a way to get customers involved in selecting products they'd like to see on Walmart.com and in Walmart stores.
The first round of voting takes place March 7-April 4. The Top 10 products will compete in a second round April 11-24. The grand prize winner will have a chance to get their product featured on the Walmart.com home page, newsletter and Walmart store shelves. The winner will also receive marketing support and advice on scaling up production from Walmart. There are no guarantees that you'll end up going nationwide, but that is possible.
The Pronkos will compete with about 4,000 entrants. Entries range from a fancy high chair with an attached vacuum to nutty gym clothing to ingrown hair prevention products (ugh). Having so many entrepreneurs on the make might seem intimidating to some. But not to Maria. Although she doesn't know where this adventure will go, she's more than willing to take the ride.
"This is something that our company is gearing up for – we want to share our products," Maria said.
"We want to take that next step with our salsa. And this is an opportunity to build our brand, to gain exposure and to network," Maria said. "It's all about getting the right attention."
Maria said the restaurant staff heard about the contest from one of the employees, who saw it advertised on the Yahoo! home page. A few clicks later, and Maria's Comida was on the list of potential vendors. What's a little competition among 3,999 others vying for a spot in Walmart's busy aisles?
"I think we deserve it as much as anybody else," she said.
Maria laughed a little when I mention Walmart's less-than-stellar reputation within the business community. It is widely known how tough tough the corporation can be on its vendors, demanding lower and lower prices in exchange for shelf space. That doesn't seem to intimate her – a sign that she might be ready for the Big Show.
The smart folks at Walmart are getting something pretty great here as well – exposure to some of the best up-and-coming products in America. So two snaps for them. And the company also reminds their buyers that their jobs are hardly sacred – anyone could find their way onto Walmart's shelves if they have the moxie to get there. That's very Walmart-y as well…making something out of nothing. After all, you don't kill Kmart without having some serious skills.
Some background on Maria's Comida: The Pronko family opened in Hamtramck in 2008. From the start, customers fell in love with their salsa. Each of the four Maria's House Made Salsa recipes is made with fresh Roma tomatoes, onions and cilantro.
Chef (and everybody's dad) Al Pronko roasts the corn for the Black Bean with Roasted Corn Salsa. He also roasts the habanero peppers for the Roasted Habanero and Roasted Habanero with Mango salsas. After Maria's Comida launched its Mexican-Asian fusion menu in September 2010, they added Maria's House Made Barbecue Sauce that is used on the Asian Baby Back Ribs and Asian Barbecue Chicken Pizza.
Maria's Comida isn't new to selling its salsas; for the past two years, it has had its products on the shelves in 18 stores in the Detroit and Toledo areas.
You can vote twice a day – once via Facebook and a second time through text. If we all pull together on this one – and use up our text plans as we should – then this hometown favorite could stand a chance at greatness. And they deserve that chance.
"We appreciate the opportunity to feature our products and we are looking forward to a positive outcome," Maria said.
Spoken like a true champion.
(And if you want to try the salsa for yourself, I highly recommend you get thee to Maria's Comida at 11411 Jos. Campau in Hamtramck in a hurry.)


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Well, it wasn't all that easy and it wasn't always fun, but we did it. Moved on Monday, unpacked Tuesday, and re-opened for business on Wednesday. So we didn't exactly put a man on the moon, but it was a pretty big deal, and an amazing display of team work, community support, and good old-fashioned manpower — not a drop of fossil fuel was burned in the move.
Now that we've had a couple days to settle in to our new digs at 1023 Broad, we can fairly say that we love it here. It is without a doubt bigger and in every way better. Drop in and say "hi" next time you're downtown. We're still open seven days a week (including Labor Day), and our selection of bamboo everything is greater than ever.
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"Where Christians are being denied their rights, or are subject to sharia law, that is not a matter on which Muslims in Britain should remain silent," the Archbishop of Westminster told an audience at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, last night. He added: "Where religious rights of minorities are disrespected in the name of Islam, the face of Islam is tarnished elsewhere in the world."
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor's remarks were made in a speech spelling out the need for a close, respectful dialogue between Christians and Muslims.
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Blog Archives
Eye For An Eye
We all know this saying. " 'An eye for an eye' makes the whole world blind."
It's a good reminder that violence is never the answer to a problem. Hatred and the act of hurting another doesn't solve anything. But that's a difficult adage to precah when entire classes of people are being marginalized, violated, and attacked simply for being who they are.
My heart has broken on so many occasions lately, for my fellow LGBTQ people, for my black friends, for the people in Baghdad and Turkey; the list goes on. As a white woman who identifies as "gay except for one notable exception", I find myself walking a weird line. I cannot possibly fathom what my black friends go through every day. I cannot comprehend what it's like to fear for my life, especially in the south where racism is so rampant, simply for driving in the wrong neighborhood. I can wear a hoodie with the hood pulled up and people do not run away or cross the street.If my hair is left "natural", I am not called "unprofessional". If I have a flat tire on the side of the road, I am perfectly capable of changing it myself. But I know damn well that the average drive is much more inclined to stop and help me than a black person. It sickens me, what our society has demonstrated toward people who are no different than anyone else except for the color of their skin, the texture of their hair. Their blood still stains the streets red when they are gunned down. Their families still weep countless tears. Their lives are just as shattered.
On the flip side, I also live in the same south that is virulently homophobic. Perhaps I am lucky that I "pass". As someone who chooses to stay in a politically condoned marriage with a member of the opposite cis-gender, people look at me and smile and think, "What a nice, normal family!" But when it slips that the Scientist and I have an open marriage? That we have kids who identify as gay or queer? That I prefer women over men? That yes, my kids have met people that both the Scientist and I have dated? Eyebrows disappear into hairlines, lips thin out and turn down a bit at the corners, and eyes narrow. I'm not longer "safe" and "normal". I'm now "one of THEM".
"One of them." "Those people." The sneers of derision, the shudders of revulsion, the airs of disdain. How many times have you felt those emanating from you? Or how many times have you felt them coming at you?
I know that I cannot fix our society. It's a depressing thought that I brought kids into a world where they are not safe. It's sad to think that I almost hope my kids don't choose to have kids because I worry so much for their safety, and they don't even exist.
What I can do is stand up, speak out, and openly support those who have felt the sting of discrimination and violence. I stand for those who have been abused, singled out, bullied, hurt.
I will use my own eyes…not in the adage above, but to see. I will see the truth, the brutal honesty that we as humans have become, and I will do my best every second of every day to truly look for ways to fix what I can. Because without each person's eyes, without each person's heart, without each person's hands reaching out, the blood will continue to spill.
We have to help. We have to hope. We have to love.
The fabric of time
When two people get married, communication is almost easy. You're still learning each others' stories; the previous stitches in the fabric that creates your life. Each one can be inspected, discussed, perhaps glossed over, maybe regretted, but they're all on display.
Over the years, kids are added to the mix. The fabric gains brighter colors, intricate patterns, but now you're weaving together. Stitches are put in by both hearts, woven into the memories of each.
But the drawback to this? All of the stitches are now familiar to both of you. Years and years of fabric, all woven by both of you. No new colors or patterns, no interesting twists.
Then the kids take their fabric off the family loom and start to continue the weave on their own. What's left is as familiar as an old hoodie – it's soft, it's comforting, but it's still old.
At this point, the Bear and I are faced with each of us holding an empty needle, struggling to find threads that haven't already been used. We both have threads we could reach for, but it's of little interest to the other person. Neither of us is sure what to do, how to continue the conversation.
A few weeks ago, we traveled for the Ambassador's judo tournament. Nearly 7 hours in a car over two days, and we spend maybe half an hour in conversation. Both of us have high stress jobs; leisure discussion about either of them does not appeal. We have separate hobbies, separate interests, mostly separate lives. We're grasping at conversational straws that can't stave off the drowning silence between us. Other than the kids, we don't know what to say.
This has been a concern of mine for a long time, now. We can't find anything to say to each other over a 7 hour car trip; how the hell do we fill the next several years once the kids have all moved out? We have little in common, though we get along just fine (most of the time). We're still great friends. But at this point, the prospects for our future look more like that of roommates weaving fabric next to each other than two people continuing to weave the same piece.
People will say, "Do more stuff together! Create your own stories!" but that isn't always possible with chaotic schedules, widely-varied interests, and vastly different points of view. It's a lot more complicated than it looks.
The fabric of a family will always be attached unless actively severed, and ours will always connect. But as his drifts further and further away from mine, it makes me wonder how tenuous those threads will be.
Eff This
I cuss a lot.
Now, most people who know me will roll their eyes and say, "No shit."
Some people will cringe and purse their lips, a disapproving scowl creeping across their pinched face. They will say that it's "filth", and that it's "unnecessary", and that "it shows a distinct lack of class". I take issue with that last one, as I have a lot of class. It may or not be low class, but I assure you that I have a lot of it!
But here's one of the problems with that ever-present condemnation of my character. People vary on which words are taboo and which aren't. Now, many people will agree that the "c" word (four letters, refers to part of a woman) is way out of line at all times, with no exceptions. But there are those who prefer to "reclaim" it as part of their own lexicon. I'm personally not a fan of it, but I don't judge people who are. To some people, the word "crap" is an "unacceptable cuss word". People can "damn" someone to "hell", but the minute a particular deity is brought into the picture, the television censors tweak that "damn" right the "hell" out.
So why do we swear? What drives us to use words that make some people so upset? This page actually does a really great job of explaining why people cuss. Contrary to what people think, the use of such words does not make us uneducated, classless, prurient, filthy, unhealthy, or base. It also doesn't mean that we are without moral or ethics, that we lack spiritual structure, or that we have insufficient vocabularies.
Most of the condemnation I've seen does come from the stricter religious groups. I hate to tell them, but perhaps their sneering derision would serve them better if they reread Matthew; chapter 7, verse 1.
My kids also cuss like sailors. Am I a crappy mother for this? Probably; but the list of things that make me a bad mother is so long. This doesn't even hit the Top Ten, so if you're looking for me to show some guilt here, I wouldn't advise holding your breath.
All of my kids know that cussing in public is inappropriate. They also know that if they ever cuss in front of their grandmothers, I will have their heads on a platter, along with their cell phones for the next 24 hours. Oh, and little kids. I do not ever tolerate them cussing in front of little kids. Ya know what? They don't. No, I'm not with them all the time. No, I have no spies on their various college campuses. So how do I know? Because I've raised them to understand that, like anything else, cussing has a time and a place. I've also raised them to have respect for others. They do not go into the homes of their Christian friends and drop an "F" bomb. It would never occur to them to do so, because they were raised correctly.
Yes, I said it. My kids cuss. And I also said that my kids were raised correctly. Those two things are not mutually exclusive.
And if, after this, you look at me, look at my family, and purse those lips while mentally calling us names like "classless" and "immoral"?
Well, I guess I can't change your mind, then. So fuck you very much, have a nice day, and please drive through.


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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Defect by Will Weaver
by Will Weaver
Young Adult
I'm not a big fan of fantasy, but this one about a boy whose birth defect gives him arms that are like a bat's wings is one of my favorite books of all time. The cover gives me a rush as well.
David is ugly: He was born with a small face, bug eyes, a stooped back, poor hearing, and a strange body odor. There is also something else that he's kept secret from everyone: He has collapsible wings. He can fly.
After being the target of continual bullying, and moving from school to school, foster family to foster family, David finally moves to an alternative school in another state. A childless farm couple who's seen birth defects in animals compassionately takes him into foster care. He meets Cheetah, a girl whose epilepsy makes her as much of an outcast as David is. Only, Cheetah isn't shy like David. Cheetah fiercely champions David to the limit. They strike up a friendship, and then a romance.
As usual in a book where the protagonist has a birth defect, David is faced with a decision. Shall he live with the defect? Or shall he undergo surgery at the hands of a doctor who claims he can make David "normal"? Only, in this book, David's decision isn't so easy as to choose whether to become more conventionally handsome, or to live with the defect. It's not as simple as coming to realize that true beauty lies within. That's not to say that this type of realization is easy. But David also has an incredible gift: he can fly. It makes his decision all the more difficult, and his choice in the end is genuinely thrilling.
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Hmm...this sounds a bit like David Almond's SKELLIG, which I loved. I've got a big list of books to read, now. Thanks!!!ReplyDelete
Who knows, maybe Weaver got his inspiration from Almond. I also loved Skellig.ReplyDelete
Hey he didnt have poor hearing it was excellent hearing he had to wear the hearing aids so his ears wouldnt be overcome by so many sounds.ReplyDelete
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The Calley Nelson is "They Were Very Sick" at HYPERTEXT Magazine.
She is, they were and you can read "They Were Very Sick" right here, right now. You can also excerpt below.
"The clock above the sink read five minutes later than his watch. Panicking, he ran to the bathroom to retrieve his daughter's hairbrush. She was finishing her croissant and fruit cocktail at the kitchen table, humming and swinging her legs.
"Hurry up and finish breakfast," Todd snapped, dragging a chair out. The wood wailed and Todd cringed as the sharp edges of the chair legs scratched the floor.
Serena wiped the crumbs from her lips with the sleeve of her t-shirt, watching her dad's knuckles turning white from gripping the chair so tightly.
He took a swig of lukewarm coffee and set the hairbrush against her scalp. Black hair knotted the bristles as he tugged, and Serena watched the stringy strands of hair sail to the wood and meander out the French windows, falling like cobwebs on the tree branches and bike seats lining their suburban street corner. Squirrels and birds would turn her hair into little pillows and take them back to their families: mothers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, and cousins, preparing for the eventual cold.
Serena held her head straight, feeling her scalp crack like an egg with every pull as the sun caressed her forehead and sweat pooled at her temples.
"If you're still, we can get this done faster," Todd said, holding her chin in his palm and pulling the brush through. Ripping out his daughter's coarse, corkscrew curls sounded like tires on gravel. Her hair, he thought, was so much like her mother's. She twitched, and Todd barked at her to hold still. She was such a restless kid, he thought."


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History of Bhoja Air Pakistan
On 7 November 1993, Bhoja Air started operations. The airline started with services on domestic routes and inaugurating flights between Karachi, Lahore and Quetta, with a dry lease Boeing 737-200 aircraft.
The aircraft was registered with Pakistani registration and was the first private airline in Pakistan to operate
with a Western manufactured aircraft.
It commenced its international operations on January 24th 1998 with a flight between Karachi and Dubai. Bhoja Air now intends to restart its operations by January 2012, and re-engage itself with the dynamic Pakistani aviation industry.
Management of Bhoja Air
|Mr. Farook Omar Bhoja
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First US presidential debate, a dead heat for the most partSeptember 27th, 2008 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.27 (ANI): A former White House Special Counsel and now political contributor to Fox News, Lanny Davis, has described the first of three presidential debates between John McCain and Barack Obama as having ended in a dead heat.
However, he said that McCain ended weaker when attacking Obama, while Obama ended stronger by staying positive.
But final conclusion: no game changing moment.
I thought Senator McCain made some points that made him look presidential in the area of foreign affairs. But Senator Obama had more detail on many of the issues. Obama warmed up towards the end of the debate. Obama was first out of the gate with the words Osama bin Laden which was a definite point for him, said Davis.
Will the swing voter, that all-important twenty percent of the electorate be convinced either way tonight? Most likely not. We will need more debates to find out which candidate that crucial undecided voter will move towards, James P. Pinkerton, a writer/columnist with the American Conservative magazine, said.
McCain had better emotion and perspective, but Obama looked good and spoke smoothly
Obama made a good point when he said, There has never been a country on earth that saw its economy decline but maintained its military superiorityin the midst of the current financial crisis, McCain didnt have a good comeback.
McCain missed a chance to mention border security as an element of national security. Making that point would have given him a boost among swing voters.
And there are three debates ahead, including one with Sarah Palin, said syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer.
He also felt that Obama came out ahead. He didnt have a knock out moment. This was a draw. [But] it gets out of the way a potential liability. Id be surprised if McCain had a bounce from this.
Andrea Tantaros, a Republican political commentator, said McCain won the debate.
He appeared strong, seasoned, and resolute. But he was supposed to win. This was his strong suit. Obama didnt press McCain as hard as he could have.
McCains strengths:
- Tough times call for tough leaders and McCain was relentless. He did not cede one inch of ground to Obama.
-McCain went negative without seeming offensive. During a handful of times Obama seemed rattled. Specifically when it came to negotiating with rogue nations without pre-conditions and the Russian - Georgian conflict.
McCains weaknesses:
-Wheres the eye contact, John? Im no body language expert but you seemed snobby.
Obamas strengths:
-Senator Obama showed a command of the issues, even though hes grossly off base with his solutions. Someones been studying.
-His ability to persuade through emotion. Obamas opening statement and language during the beginning of the debate was much more relatable to the common voter.
-Obama came across as very, very likeable. I dont care what anyone says. He was politealmost too polite-and exponentially more bipartisan, though his record indicates otherwise.
Obamas weakness:
-Obama missed significant opportunities to hammer McCain, and Republicans. Big mistake.
Bottom Line: This makes the next two debates even more interesting, and the stakes even higher for both. (ANI)
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EVENT RECAP: Bayou City Arts FestivalThursday, October 22, 2015
A big thank you to my friends at Medley, Inc, for always allowing me to cover one of my favorite Bi-Annual festivals of the year: The Bayou City Arts Festival! The twice a year event is put on by the Art Colony Association. The Spring edition is held at Memorial Park, and the Fall edition is held downtown. This year's BCAF Downtown's was October 10th - 11th. I was able to attend for a few hours on the 11th before heading to my first polo match that same day. I arrived and picked up my media credentials and headed into the festival. I was starving, so the first thing I did was head to the food trucks! BCAF Downtown went all out with the food trucks this year, featuring one of my favorites: Golden Grill. Golden Grill makes grilled cheese sandwiches! Yes I'm 31 and a classic grilled cheese is still a menu favorite. After eating, I set out to explore the festival. I discovered new artists, and found old favorites! Check out my exploration through the photos below:
These handbags are life!!! They are created by the father and son duo know has Horace "Tom" Thomas and Shawn Thomas. They work at Thomas Leather Studio. I love a unique bag. I don't want a bag that everyone else has, and has been seen a million times. These bags stood out for their shape, color, and craftsmanship! I definitely want to own one, one day! What's better is that they are located in Austin, Texas, so relatively close! I also think it's great that two men are designing women's accessories!
This is my second time seeing Clemencia's work for D'Mesa Home. I discovered her in the Spring, when I was considering buying one of her pet placemats for Marble! I love her trays!! I imagine hosting cute parts at my future house with items served on these trays, or even just using them to set up a display of candles! You can discover more of Clemencia's work at www.dmesahome.com
Totally in love with these wall hangings by Frank Thompson! I'm definitely keeping his card because when I get a house, I'm going to buy one of these for the living room and some for the bathroom! I talked to Frank and he said each one is unique and has a number associated with it, so if anyone calls about his pieces he can reference the exact piece! His inspiration was stainglass windows, when he realized people don't want stainglass windows, so he figured out another way to bring the technique into their homes!
|You can find Tim and his metal wall art at the following web address; www.frankthompson.com
Jennifer takes paint swatches and turns them into pictures! From a distance the pictures are easy to discern, and as you get closer you can see the swatches and it's hard to discern the pictures! It's a unique affect!! Everyone recognizes Frida Khalo in the middle! You can check out Jennifer's work at www.jenniferlashbrook.com
|These amazing works remind me a little of the pieces by Frank Thompson. This metal art work was done by Tim Herbst! I would love to have these pieces in my house too! You can check out his metal work here at www.herbst-metal-wall-art.com.
How great is this handcrafted furniture? The shapes definitely caught my attention, but what further sold me was the bold colors of some of the dressers, bureaus, and vanity sets. The yellow and black one would be great for a Steelers' fan! You can find their work online at their mashup namesake site: http://viclan.com/furniture.htm
Marlene Rose Statues! I loved the striking green color of the sculptures! I'd want to put these butterflies outside in my yard, but I'd have to make sure no one stole them!
One of the sponsors for the festival was Chrysler. Chrysler was on hand gifting $10 gift cards just for test driving the all new Chrysler 200. We had to register, and then headed over to the car area. We didn't actually drive the cars but were chauffeured around by a Chrysler rep who told us cool facts about the car.
When's the last time you've seen a wheel for shifting gears? That's a cool feature. Although I'd be nervous that while I'm driving I go for that instead of the volume button! Ha!
|It's definitely a nice-looking car!
|It's hard to tell in this photo, but this is actually a fountain with water running down the pieces of stone.
|I believe these are vases, but they are pretty enough that they don't need flowers! They can stand on their own for interior décor!
|How fun is this mustache see-saw? Definitely something that wasn't in my playground growing up!
And I'm happy to say that I found one of my favorite jewelry vendors again: Lindsay Designs. I love her pieces with the melted glass. I wanted to buy everything, but alas a girl is on a budget. I did buy a pair of earrings though! You can catch them on my Instagram feed. I love her new plaid collection for Fall!
|These seats were amazing for someone's backyard and reasonably priced for what they offer!
Website: www.artcolonyassociation.org
Instagram: www.instagram.com/houstonartfest
Twitter: www.twitter.com/houstonartfest
Facebook: www.facebook.com/houstonartfest
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How to Sell Stock Photos
Does not matter if you are a professional photographer or part-time photo buff, there are many places and ways to sell photos online!
Some are stock photo sites where you basically upload your picture to sell, while others will offer you a website with different theme choices to sell your photos online.
Still, other sites will sell your work on mugs, t-shirts, postcards, calendars and more. Some of these sites now also offer videos, vector illustrations, music & sound effects.
Baby, they have come a long way from the handful of pictures back in the day!
Sell Photos Online
Who will buy your photos online? Bloggers, webmasters, marketers and advertising agencies all need photos on all kinds of subjects.
And best of all the Internet is the only place for locating images fast and easy and serves people from all over the world. The opportunity to sell your photos to millions of customers WOW!
What You Do Not Need to Get Started
- No website
- No high dollar camera
- No technical training
- No need to be a professional photographer
What You Do Need to Sell Photos Online
- Computer
- Internet
- Cheap Camera
How to Sell Stock Photos Benefits
- Take picture anywhere
- Work at your own pace
- Set your own hours
- Sell to multiple sites at once
- Freelance
- Learn as you go
Stock Photograph Sites to Sell Picture Online
- iStockphoto
- ShutterStock
- fotolia
- dreamstime
- BigStockPhoto
- MorgueFile (our favorite)
Have Your Own Website to Sell Your Snapshot Online
Sell Your Stock Photos on Various Median
Places to Learn Digital Photography
How to Sell Stock Photos Conclusion
That's the low down on places to sell photos online and make a few bucks or million. Hope this information was helpful and accurate to your search – let us know what your think.
So now you know how to sell stock photos online! As always have a great day on purpose!


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