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Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby: The underground royal couple take to Thee Parkside stage
Their wedding didn't make headlines like those of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley or Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown. Indeed, the union of Eric Goulden and Amelia McMahon was an under-the-pop-media-radar event, catching even in-the-know punk and folk-rock observers somewhat unawares.
Judging by the musical fruits, however, the April 30, 2008, marriage of British new wave avatar Wreckless Eric and American "mod housewife" Amy Rigby (as they're more widely known) is one made in some sort of musical heaven. "Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby," the underground royal couple's self-titled debut CD, in U.S. stores Sept. 15 on Stiff Records, is a charming homespun marvel — a series of tunes that may not eclipse such individual landmarks as Eric's 1978 oft-covered classic "Whole Wide World" or Rigby's brilliant albums "Diary of a Mod Housewife" (1996) and "Little Fugitive" (2005) but which yield bevies of mood shifts and sonic surprises.
Performing Friday, Sept. 5, at Thee Parkside in San Francisco, Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby (or Eric and Amy, or Goulden and Rigby) recorded their CD in their house in southwest France, in the proximity of Angouleme and Limoges, where they've lived for nearly two years. Recently, while packing up for their U.S. tour, they talked, in separate conversations, about various aspects of their meeting, their histories, their collaboration and the CD that formally introduces them to the world as a couple.
Rigby, 49, a Pittsburgh, Penn., native who worked her way to a solo career through a New York City country band and the eccentric girl group The Shams, met Goulden seven or eight years ago in Hull, in the north of England. "I'd been playing 'Whole Wide World' in my set and that's the town where Eric wrote the song," she explained. "He went to art school there, and they kind of claim him. It was my fourth or fifth time there when I met Eric.
"We re-met and reconnected at a Yo La Tengo Hanukkah show in New Jersey [in 2004]. My old band, the Shams, were doing a reunion there. Eric was a guest, and they asked us to sing backup for him on a Neil Diamond song. Someone had gotten me a copy of his autobiography ["A Dysfunctional Success — The Wreckless Eric Manual"]. It was such a great book, I wanted to tell him that."
Now Rigby is part of that life story, which, as punk- and new-wave-era survivors recall, included a seminal role in the Stiff Records saga of the late 1970s, when Wreckless Eric, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, the Damned and Ian Dury were contributors to a new sound coming out of England. Latecomers might recognize Goulden's "Whole Wide World" as the song Will Ferrell sang in the 2006 movie "Stranger Than Fiction."
Reviewing "Little Fugitive," the last solo CD that Rigby released, critic Robert Christgau wrote, "It really is quite simple — no one of any gender or generation has written as many good songs in Rigby's realistic postfolk mode since she launched 'Diary of a Mod Housewife' in 1996. She's the best, plus a fine singer in an apt doing-the-dishes mode."
The way Goulden, 54, tells the story of he and Rigby recording "Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby" completely on their own at home, Christgau was a lot closer to the mark than he might have imagined.
"We used to sit in the kitchen and do things like 'Lyin' Eyes' by the Eagles and imagine that we were some cabaret band working on a cruise ship," Goulden said. "We were just having a laugh, really. We'd play songs like 'Living Next Door to Alice' by Smokie, do you remember them? I'd be like, look, I've got this blow-away haircut, and I've used a whole bottle of conditioner on it. We'd be mucking about."
Over the course of about a year, the jam sessions moved into a home studio that Goulden repainted while Rigby was away in America. "That was while we were kind of making inroads into recording," he said. "We were going on tour and then coming back and doing a bit. It got more serious as time went on. We kind of knew we had to make a record, but we didn't rush into it and say, in three weeks time we'll have a record. We'd never made a record together, so we were figuring it out. We decided we'd do everything that we could do."
As for the sound of the album — which includes lots of strummed acoustic guitars, insistent and melodic bass lines and atmospherics created by vintage keyboards, synthesizers, processed electric guitars and electronic effects — to Goulden it reflects the couple's distinct personalities.
"Amy's slanted toward country music, in a way," he explained, "and that very particular American '60s pop music. She's got a lot of that going. And I've got the electronics thing that I've been doing for quite a few years, and free music, which I was always into. I think English pop music was always slightly more shabby than American pop music. Rougher. So I've got that going, and we just married it all up, really."
The homespun, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach suited Rigby, who has plenty of experience working with producers under label-imposed deadlines. "When the clock's ticking in the studio, you don't want to waste everybody's time trying to figure out how to do things," she said. "That was a nice thing about doing it at home over a period of time, to feel like there was some time to just try things out and practice them and make them better, and if they didn't work, try something else.
"I've always made demos of my stuff that were pretty bare-bones and raw, I guess, but I've never really had the confidence to go that route for making records. Maybe that just wasn't my vision. I imagined the rawness would come from the lyrics, and the music would be more sort of filled out and more detailed. Trying to reach for that directness in the music is a new challenge to me. It's nice to have a new thing to go for, to keep it from becoming 'this is what I do, this is how I do it.'
"A lot of times in the past, I'd have lyrics that might be a little depressing, but the music's a little uplifting. It's an interesting challenge for me to try to do the opposite, to try to follow through the mood of the lyrics and get music to convey that, too."
Of the new album's 11 songs, Rigby wrote five, Goulden two. They collaborated on three, and they close with a cover of Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone." Goulden's contributions are engagingly autobiographical, as the titles, "Another Drive-in Saturday" and "The Downside of Being a F--," indicate. Rigby's range from a sly critique of "Men in Sandals" to the cinematic "A Taste of the Keys," inspired, at the behest of an arts magazine for a compilation CD, by a restaurant want ad.
"I don't have a lot of interest in writing lyrics right now," Rigby admitted. "I do a lot of writing [both she and Goulden are active bloggers], but not much of it is songwriting. I have much more interest in trying to play the musical parts. I'm not even sure what interests me in terms of what to write songs about. So it seemed like a good way to move forward was to focus on the musical part."
In addition to sounds found on the Internet (a Cleveland weather report, a dispute between, in Goulden's words, "lowlife" neighbors), "Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby" is marked by Goulden's rich, almost ornate use of electronics and effects. His experimental bent is longstanding. The first record he ever bought — "It was 1962 or possibly the beginning of '63" — was the Joe Meek production of "Globetrotter" by the Tornadoes, the follow-up single to the smash hit "Telstar." He remained a lifelong Joe Meek fan and began twiddling with gear when he was 14, discovering that old valve radios could be used as amplifiers and that British Army surplus headphones could be taken apart and bolted onto the body of an acoustic guitar and plugged into a radio-parts amplifier. And if you used an unshielded lamp cord as a cable and "waved it around in front of the loudspeaker, it made a sound like a horse neighing."
Goulden gets excited talking about the British free improvisation of the late 1960s and 1970s, as well — such as guitarist Derek Bailey, drummer Eddie Prevost. He recalls buying Ornette Coleman's "The Art of the Improvisers" in a record shop when he'd gone in looking for Isaac Hayes' "Hot Buttered Soul."
"I don't know why, but I bought this record, and it just turned me round," he recalled. "'This might be what they're talking about,' I thought. 'This is f- great!.' I've still got the record. I still whistle bits of it to myself. It sort of runs round my head like bits of Beethoven."
When he met Ian Dury, moved to London and signed to Stiff Records in the mid-1970s, Goulden discovered that other punks, like Dury and his saxophonist in the Blockheads, Davey Payne, shared a passion for John Coltrane, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Albert Ayler. "We were into this howling cacophony," he said. "I suppose in a way we were a bit inept, which was quite good. But I always found there was a beauty in it."
Given that background (as well as thorough absorption of classic African-American Delta and Chicago blues), the Joe Meek-meets-Negativland mash-up of Brian Wilson's "God Only Knows" on the instrumental-and-found-sound track "Trotters" takes on a somewhat more complex character.
Suddenly, it's not so outlandish to picture Goulden and Rigby sitting with friends in their home in southwestern France, listening to old vinyl LPs of Fairport Convention, the Band, Joe Cocker, Mott the Hoople and Crosby, Stills & Nash.
"Now, you're not supposed to do that, especially if you're someone like me," Goulden says of listening to CSN. "But I love doing what I'm not supposed to do."
The bottom line is that Goulden does music. And so does Rigby. And doing it together — jamming in the kitchen, recording in the home studio, trading off songs and instruments on stage, listening to CSNY's "Deja Vu" all the way through, or at least until "the track where the sort of pompous Mellotron and organ come in, and you think, oh dear, and you can see why people started laughing at them" — makes a life.
"It's what we do, I suppose," Goulden said, before going back to packing up for the tour. "We're not divided from what we do. What we do is what we are."
Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby perform Friday, Sept. 5, at Thee Parkside, 1600 Seventh St., S.F., 9 p.m., $10. For more information, call (415) 252-1330, or click here. For Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby's tour schedule, click here. Wreckless Eric's blog is here; Amy Rigby's is here.
|On his way to the Hear & Now, Oakland native Derk Richardson nearly finished his Ph.D. in history, wrote a guidebook to Thailand, jerked sodas at Ozzie's in Berkeley and taught scuba for underwater scientific research. He has written about music since 1978 and is host of "The Hear & Now," a free-form music show (every Thursday, 10 p.m.-midnight) on KPFA 94.1 FM.


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The fascinating field of Japanese Yokai (monsters) and ghosts is immense.
One specific group inside this wide world are the spirits of tsukumogami (付喪神).
This idea originated from Shinto religion, which believes, that everything in the world is a god and has a spirit inside.
Therefore, it should be treated with respect and appreciation.
Tsukumogami (付喪神 a possible translation would be "tool god") are legendary creatures, that are basically items and tools from everyday life, which have became animated. Some state that tsukumogami are becoming alive after their 100th "birthday", if the object in question has not been used or thrown away in cold blood. They used to be described as extremely evil and in search of vengeance, but their reputation has changed and they are mostly depicted as harmless prank spirits now. They are popular particularly among kids and teenagers, and are still appearing in various modern art such as anime and manga.
An interesting idea, isn't it? Here are some of well-known tsukumogami:
Aimless wandering Japanese straw sandals, that have two arms and two legs and one egg. They are believed to run through the house at night and sing of the top of their lungs.
An animated biwa musical instrument, that awakes at night and is crying and singing over its owners who are neglecting it.
An old, worn-out mattress/bed cover that wraps around sleepers and tries to strangle them…
A koto (a traditional string musical instrument) which remembers all songs that were ever played on it.
It usually gets active when nobody is looking.
These broken old umbrellas are related to karakasa-kozō and usually appear before bad weather, flying wildly around.
Basically, any kind of household item can be transformed into a tsukumogami. Others would be brooms, scissors, obi belts, cotton, cloth, papers, mirrors and many more!

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In 2009 I began working with Mrs B on her website FemaleGamers reviewing the latest console games. Sadly, our other commitments meant the website couldn't continue and we brought it to an end early in 2010. I'll be using this blog to review all the games, recent and not so recent, that I encounter. With Mrs B's kind permission, I'll also be posting some of the reviews I previously worked on, so don't panic if they refer to previous years and months.
Aliens Vs Predator (Xbox 360)
Despite some disappointing pairings of the Aliens and Predators in both films and games, sci-fi fans, including me, always find themselves hopeful that a new release will finally get things right and deliver that definitive but elusive title. Rebellion, whose last Alien/Predator game in 1999 on the PC was well received, have taken on the challenge of restoring the fans' belief once more but the question is have they succeeded?
Aliens Vs Predator takes place on Freya's Prospect, a human colony run by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. The head of the corporation, Karl Bishop Weyland, maintains the human's foolish pursuit of breeding Aliens in captivity while the discovery of an ancient pyramid on the planet has led to intense research and opens the way for Marines, Aliens and Predators to enter the breach and face off against each other. Aliens Vs Predator is divided into three campaigns – Marine, Alien and Predator – with each species having six missions to overcome across terrain ranging from a jungle and swampland to laboratories and even the hive of an Alien Queen. The story is carried along with some delightful cut scenes while the essence of both the Aliens and Predators are captured in faithful recreations of the eerie sounds both made in their respective films.
In the Marine campaign you play Rookie who reaches the planet on one of two ships. When a Predator vessel arrives at the same time, one of the marine ships is destroyed forcing the second to make an emergency landing. After being knocked unconscious in the descent, Rookie wakes to find he is alone with only the radio assistance of Corporal Tequila to guide him through the fallen colony. As well as a rich variety of weapons such as the pistol, shotgun, rifle and flamethrower, Rookie carries a flashlight, flares and motion tracker to detect enemy movement and help prevent any unexpected surprises. This campaign will require you to fight a lot of close quarter combat unless you happen to be a very good shot, unlike me! In order to keep your health up, Rookie will need to inject himself with stims and can only carry a maximum of three at any time. During each mission you will receive a series of objectives from Corporal Tequila and these will largely involve getting broken systems in the colony back on-line and re-routing power to assist in your search for missing marines. As part of the campaign Rookie can collect a series of audio diaries that help unravel the background to events at Freya's Prospect.
In the Alien campaign you play Number 6, an alien born in captivity at the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. Having spent its entire life bound, Number 6 finally tastes freedom following the calls of its Queen to release her and the other captive aliens. Once liberated, Number 6 sets out on six missions of sabotaging machines and killing marines and civilians. As with the Marine Campaign you are given a series of objectives all at the behest of your Queen. An Alien's weapons are its claws for close quarter combat and its tail for putting out lights giving you the advantage against your enemies in the enshrouding darkness. To make up for your limited combat capabilities, the Alien is by far the most agile of the three species, moving at frightening speed, working its way through air vents and being able to move along walls or ceilings. Your other trick is being able to hiss and lure your enemies close to where you're hiding before ambushing them. When dealing with your enemies you have the option of simply killing them but to strengthen the alien cause why not harvest humans instead? In this rather unmerciful ritual, Number 6 restrains its victim pinning them to the ground and turning their head to assist the arrival of a lurking face hugger.
The Predator campaign sees an emerging warrior referred to as young blood put through its paces by Elders before being sent to Freya's Prospect to prevent the humans accessing the ancient pyramid and unlocking secrets of the Predators' ancestors that rest there. Your Elders offer advice and direction during your missions which take on a different approach with stealth being one of your main friends. The Predator is able to perform high jumps, leaping into treetops and onto roofs to watch marines from a safe distance. You can draw on your trusted camouflage as well while spying and surveying your surroundings. Your arsenal comprises of wristblades which are very useful in close quarter combat, a plasma caster that can fire laser projectiles, a combi stick that can be thrown across large distances, proximity mines to be laid as clever traps and finally a smart disc that acts as a boomerang, taking out whatever it hits before coming back to you. You can also call on different vision modes – one to help you spot heat from the bodies of approaching marines and another to highlight aliens who can seemingly attack from anywhere. Finally, the Predator is able to distract and separate groups of enemies by playing recordings of human voices that help lure unsuspecting marines to points of your choosing where you can finish them off quietly. While your health can be replenished via the use of health shards, the Predator also needs to keep an eyes on its energy bar that powers the plasma caster and mines. Overuse of either weapon will drain your resources but you are able to recharge this using some human technology. However, it is best to not be over-reliant, especially on the plasma caster.
There are some unfortunate issues with Aliens Vs Predator. Firstly, the game isn't particularly long with the eighteen missions probably not lasting you more than a week. Four difficulty levels are available to test your mettle but any longevity will rely on the multiplayer option which offers some welcome modes such as a lone predator hunting marines or three teams facing off against each other. Combat can be problematic in Aliens Vs Predator. In the marine or predator modes, I found fighting multiple aliens close-up could be difficult at times with the camera not being the most friendly. Traversing walls and ceilings in the alien mode was a nice touch but again the controls were sometimes awkward with Number 6 inadvertently climbing some surfaces when I didn't want it to. Other concerns were the predator's camouflage which I deployed often but it didn't stop me being frequently spotted!
Aliens Vs Predator is a good attempt to get these flagging franchises back on track. It offers some decent cut scenes, three very different campaigns and should please many fans. The brevity of the game coupled with some awkward combat are unfortunate let downs but if a sequel is planned hopefully Rebellion can address some of these issues and finally deliver the ultimate Aliens Vs Predator experience.
Final Score: 75%
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Argentina Wines
Argentina is by far the most important wine country in Latin America, both in terms of the area that it has under vines and per capita consumption. Geographically, there is no other country in the world that has a broader spread of vineyards than Argentina, both from north to south and in the range of altitudes.
Winemaking in Argentina dates back to the 1500's, when Jesuit priests arrived in the Mendoza region with a crucifix in one hand and a bundle of vine-shoots in the other. Early winemaking was in the hands of the priests, who primarily made wine for their own needs. Then trade developed, both across the Andes to Chile and to Buenos Aires on the Atlantic. Following independence in 1810, major factors influencing the wine industry were an influx of immigrants used to both consuming and making wines, a president from the provinces who established wine schools, and the building of a railroad to Buenos Aires, which made delivery of wine both faster and safer.
These factors led to an improvement in the quality of the wines and a shift from total reliance on the Criolla grape - European varietals and European styles were introduced. In recent years the successful wineries produce quality, not table wines, and the export market has become increasingly important.
Most of the wine regions of Argentina are located in the string of provinces that form the western border of the country, those that lie in the shadow of the Andes. Generally speaking, they have well-defined summers and winters. In summer the weather can be hot and there is little or no rainfall. Winters can be cold, but frost in spring is rarely a danger. Annual rainfall varies, but it is supplemented by unlimited water for irrigation, either from the rivers flowing down from the Andes or from artesian wells drawing on subterranean aquifers.
More than in any other wine-producing country in the world, altitude of the vineyards is a powerful factor. The advantages of higher altitudes include better exposures to ultraviolet rays and higher contrasts between day and night temperatures. In the valleys leading down from the Andes, currents of air make for greater differentials. Because of the dryness of the climate, diseases such as mildew and botrytis are rare. Most vines are ungrafted, and phylloxera is not a common problem.
For the most part, soils are sandy and drain well. As you get closer to the Andes, and particularly in historic riverbeds, stones play a more important role in the composition.
Mendoza Province is the heartland of the production of fine wine in Argentina. All but a handful of the major wineries are there. The city of Mendoza was founded in 1561. It now has a population of over 600,000, with wide pedestrian streets. Production is split almost equally between red and white wines. The Uco Valley includes the highest vineyards in the region, at Tupungato. The wines here tend to be high in natural acidity and that gives them an aging potential that is lacking in many other wines from Argentina. The traditionally successful vines here have been the Malbec and the Semillon, but new plantings also include Chardonnay, Carbenet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir.
By arriving late as a New-World producer, Argentina has been able to move smoothly into the latest winemaking techniques - for example, inner-stave treatment for "oaking" of wines. Argentina has been able to embrace the techniques of foreign experts while developing distinctive wines of Malbec and Torrontes in addition to the Big Four French varietals. In many ways, at the moment, Argentina is the most exciting wine country in Latin America.


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Friday, January 15, 2010
M...I...A ...get's mad and get's busy
I'm trying to get my head around the new MIA tune. It's called There's Space For Ol Dat I See. It's the first track from her forthcoming album Mission.Impossible.Area (due out this summer). She's come out and said it'll be odd, musical and gimmick free, presumably meaning she'll be taking it easy on the auld gunshots.
According to Rolling Stone (as I'm slow on the Twittereeting) the song was quickly written and recorded as an attack on the New York Times. They deduced this from a Tweet from MIA, that said, FUCK NEW YORK TIMES.
It was in response to an article written in the paper that named her homeland, Sri Lanka, as top of 31 Places To Visit in 2010. The singer is not only of the Tamil ethnic group but daughter of an activist who spent years on the run from the Sri Lankan army, who declared victory over the revolutionary LTTE only last May after over 25 years of Civil War, while 300,000 Tamil are still displaced.
Adding weight to her outrage was this horrible photograph which she Tweeted with a note saying "here is the lush coastline they are talking about". Fair enough.
Here's the song: M.I.A - Theres Space For Ol Dat I See
Gotta say, I'm not majorly gone on the usual music/politics crossover but I feel MIA uses her influence in music to highlight the problems within Sri Lanka purely as an act of desparation.
Purely musically I'm still not majorly gone on it, but am looking forward to hearing more from it. She has said that she's not looking to make something that will be trendy for three months or whatever the attention span of a DJ is. She may be on to something. We're a flighty old bunch. She may also be on to something with Rusko, BlaqStarr, Diplo & Switch on production duties.
To quote the jellybeans off the Lotto ads, "this is gonna be great"!
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The list of hires also sees the firm, whose lawyers work remotely and are paid on a performance basis, take on Nokia's director of legal and IP Stephen McCue, who joined Nokia from Vodafone in 2007.
The remaining laterals include partner Andrew Waite, who joins from Berwin Leighton Paisner; litigation partner Trevor Sears from Davenport Lyons; employment partners Denham Bell and William Addis, who join from Mundays and Brachers respectively; corporate partner Dee Sian, who joins from Marriott Harrison; and commercial property partner Wendy Bishop, who joins from Donaldson West.
Founder James Knight commented: "Over the last few months we've seen increased motivation from clients driving their own solicitors to make a move. I think clients are becoming more cost conscious as the downturn in the economy continues, and [as a response] are becoming more aware of the models out there.
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In July last year, Knight outlined plans to take on an additional 50 lawyers, setting his sights on achieving £25m turnover within the next three years (12 July 2012).
The firm, whose clients include LoveFilm and Neal's Yard, anticipates a further 20 hires on top of these by July.


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Before I get into all of the amazingness that I took away from my first bloggers conference ever, I have to thank latinamom.me for giving me this opportunity. A few weeks before the conference, one of my favorite bloggers and speaker at the conference, Denise at PearMama, shared the contest to win a ticket to Bloggy Boot Camp's Women Get Social bloggers conference, I entered and to my surprise received an email a few days later that I was chosen!
The biggest tip that I got from fellow bloggers was to make sure I have a business card. So, I did it. I finally settled on a design that I liked and not only do I kinda love it, I'm kinda proud of it.
Unfortunately, I missed the first day of the conference due to circumstances that were out of my control. But bright and early on that rainy Saturday morning I drove down to San Diego and arrived at the lovely Bahia Resort. After finding where the conference was being held, I grabbed my name badge and adorable lanyard and walked into a room filled with women and all of a sudden, panic hit me! I did not know any person that was in that room. In fact, I had only met a few of these lovely women for minutes at a time. Suddenly, I'm the new kid trying to navigate the cafeteria. I stood there for a really long minute trying to figure out where to sit, when I hear, "Cynthia! You made it!" and just like that, I can breathe. Thank you Melissa of MelissaDell.com for that, you were as sweet and funny in person as you are online.
The ladies of So Cal Lady Bloggers have become my go-to for almost everything in my life, so I was really excited to meet some of them in person and be welcomed to their table.
Oh and did I mention I was partially deaf on this day? Oh yeah. My ears were full on fogged? clogged? stuffed? I don't know what the proper word is for it, but it sucked. When the room was quiet and only one speaker was speaking I could hear what they were saying (thank God). But when everyone was talking at once like during breaks, lunch and the wine party, I could not hear what the person next to me was saying. I felt awkward. I hope I didn't come off as awkward, but I was totally reading lips the whole time and possibly talking too low or too loud. So, if we chatted at the conference and I seemed a little uncomfortable, that was what was up.
I wish I could share with you everything I learned from that day, because I left that day so overwhelmed with information. I have to say I really enjoyed the Latina track presented by Latina Bloggers Connect. There were some AMAZING Latina Bloggers that shared some valuable information, that really only they could. It was so nice to be surrounded by women who could help me to embrace my culture even more.
A lot of what I took away from this conference was a bunch of questions. Very important questions. What is my vision? What do I want to have happen? How am I changing lives? What am I doing to change the world?
How am I infusing my culture?
and what hit home the most for me was this:
By far, that has been my biggest challenge since I started to take blogging more seriously. I started to stress and stopped enjoying it as much. Also, now that my girls are getting older, they have started to guilt trip me more about always being on the computer. Thankfully, I was given some great tips on how to better use my time.
So, you want to know how I know this was the best first conference for me to go to? The day ended with a Mac-N-Cheese bar and DELICIOUS wine from Mirassou. Their Moscato was so crisp and sweet and was the best way to end this and any other day.
Thanks so much for reading about this incredibly special day and I hope you will begin to see some positive changes in my little blog.


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Lincoln Park Zoo's baby camel named Alexander Camelton
CHICAGO (WGN) -- Tickets for the hit musical "Hamilton" are selling fast, so fans can now go see the next best thing: "Alexander Camelton."
That's the name of the Lincoln Park Zoo's new baby camel.
SEE ALSO: Video of killer whale beaching at water park prompts outrage
The zoo announced Camelton's name in a Facebook post over the weekend, and it has received more than 2,000 likes and 1,000 shares.
"The little one has been named Alexander Camelton by his caregivers...a nod to the Founding Father and the hit musical!" the post says.
Camelton's naming is perfectly timed as "Hamilton" will be in Chicago this September.
How better to celebrate International Ungulate Day than with a look at Lincoln Park Zoo's new Bactrian camel calf, born...Posted by Lincoln Park Zoo on Saturday, June 4, 2016
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Hello all,
I have a question regarding who to contact in regards to being placed on a wait list. A quick background: I was placed on a wait list at my top choice. What I would like to do is contact them and: 1. Let them know I will accept an offer from them should they grant it and that I'm excited by the prospect, 2. Ask a few questions such as: how many are on the wait list and where do I sit, 3. Include information about education benefits I am available for that was not asked on the application. Does this sound like a reasonable reason to contact them? Anything I shouldn't include? Anything else I should?
The email was from the "Dean of the Graduate School", and directed me in the email to address questions to the program specifically. On the program's webpage, it lists a "Graduate Administrator" as a point of contact. My assumption would be that this is the person to direct the email to; however, I've seen the advice given to attempt to direct the email directly to the admissions committee...and I'm not sure who that is.
I feel this question is slightly different than previous ones, and felt that other posts didn't quite answer my question, so I posted this. I can also post back and update with how the contact goes. Thanks all.


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Posts tagged NLM
Visitation with Representatives from the Norwegian Lutheran Mission (NLM)
Aug 20th
Posted by Al Collver in Al's Posts
Pictured (left to right): Hjalmar Bø, Øyvind Åsland, Albert Collver
On 19 August 2015, Øyvin Åsland, Executive Director of Norwegian Lutheran Mission (NLM), and Hjalmar Bø, Director NLM International Department, came to Saint Louis to visit with the Missouri Synod and to learn more about the International Lutheran Council (ILC). The Norwegian Lutheran Mission (NLM) was formed in 1891 as Det Norske Lutherske Kinamisjonsforbund (the Norwegian Lutheran Federation for Mission in China). NLM is connected to the revival movements in Norway and adheres to the Holy Scriptures, the Ecumenical Creeds, the Augsburg Confession and the Small and Large Catechisms. NLM's slogan is "The World for Christ." The Norwegian Lutheran Mission operates in several of the same countries where the Missouri Synod also operates. For instance, the Norwegian Lutheran Missionaries established Tabor Evangelical College in Ethiopia. Currently, some of the faculty from Tabor Evangelical College are attending doctorate classes at Concordia Seminary in Saint Louis. Missionaries from NLM have frequent contact with Missouri Synod missionaries in places such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Latin America, and Africa. Although there have been many informal contacts through the years, this is the first time that the Norwegian Lutheran Mission has sought official contacts with the Missouri Synod and with the International Lutheran Council.
Øyvind Åsland and Hjalmar Bø at Concordia Publishing House
Since 1891 (three years before the Missouri Synod engaged in international mission work), the Norwegian Lutheran Mission has been seeking to plant Lutheran churches around the world. NLM always has been a movement within but not under the Church of Norway and has been primarily a lay movement that sought to engage in missions. The Norwegian Lutheran Mission does not support the ordination of women. Most recently, the Norwegian Lutheran Mission voted to "establish religious communities" by a vote of 548 in favor to 121 against.
The vote for the Norwegian Lutheran Mission (NLM) to establish "religious communities" is rather significant as it marks the shift of NLM from being purely a mission agency to also a church. As such NLM has begun to wrestle with the implications of this decision, such as how it will relate to other churches in the world and what sorts of relationships it will seek.
Pictured (left to right): Rev. Paul McCain, Dr. Albert Collver, Jonathan Schulz, Øyvind Åsland and Hjalmar Bø
At Concordia Publishing House, the representatives from the Norwegian Lutheran Mission received an overview of CPH products that might be of interest to the mission field. In the past, NLM has translated a few books from CPH into Norwegian. They also received a tour of the facilities.
After visiting Concordia Publishing House, the NLM representatives had the opportunity to visit Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis. Once again, the Norwegian Lutheran Mission is familiar with Concordia Seminary as some of their missionaries and leaders have studied there in the past.
Dr. Jeff Kloha Provides An Overview of the Campus
At Concordia Seminary, the representatives from NLM saw highlights of the campus including the rare book room, where they saw the Bach Bible and Codex Vaticanus. The representatives from NLM noted how it is amazing that an institution remained faithful to the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions for 175 years, which only happens by the grace of God.
The first formal visit with the Norwegian Lutheran Mission went well and we are looking forward to more visits in the future.
— Rev. Albert B. Collver, Ph.D., Director of Church Relations


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It seems a bit reductive to go with the David Bowie tide and lump Maison Margiela's latest Artisanal show as a "tribute" (does that word end up feeling a bit hollow and disingenuous, when it crops up time and time again in headlines?). I'd argue that John Galliano's character – particularly the one he has been carefully etching out at the Maison – has always been a bit of a starman or woman. Out of this world. Not of this planet. Travelling in mysterious ways across continents and time epochs to gather up vibes and textiles to put together ensembles that are embedded with stories, design quirks and of course Galliano's deft cutting hand.
Of course, it's hard not to look at Pat McGrath and Eugene Souleiman's power combo of Ziggy Stardust wigs and glam rock face painted insignia and think "Bowie". But strip that away and what you in fact have are clothes that are a textiles enthusiast's dream, crafted not for showmanship and surface-driven pizzaz but as an ode to hidden layers – revealed through torn and shredded appearances. It's like the fashion equivalent of stripping wallpaper, where layer upon layer of different decades have been concealed.
Some of the descriptions are deliciousness all by themselves…
scrunched ash wood fabric, fil coupé jacquard, lacquered Miao cotton, grain de poudre wool
No wonder the show made you want to reach out and feel it more, even as the models were walking in whirring speed to an appropriately chosen pacy remix of Edith Piaf's Mon Manège à Moi (You're my Carousel). The contrasts and contradictions that Galliano proposed seemed the most well-executed to date, since he joined the Maison. It wasn't just about a lofty concept or idea, but these are uniquely hybrid garments that worked and felt evocative. Like a polo shirt dress with a floral pattern zig-zagging its way into the stripes. Or a belted safari jacket and trench coat blooming with brocade rips. Or the finale piece – not the Galliano favoured wedding gown – but an MA-1 jacket exploding with all of that sumptuous jacquard, fil coupé and lamé.
Sometimes these bursts of richness would come at your unexpectedly, as seen in a black blazer, gushing with a sweeping prom dress-esque pink and orange cloqué. Sometimes you'd get surprising touches of earthiness in the form of Fair Isle hand warmers and inoffensive vintage t-shirt prints. All the white, Galliano's Far Eastern pre-occupation lingered in the form of Korean paper prints, bonsai and butterfly motif lace, and the bulging volumes of fabric bundled on the back, like the horo forms of protection worn by samurais. If you're a fabric magpie, you can't help but be drawn into Galliano's layerings of techniques and custom made textiles. This time round, none of them felt like haphazard experiments of a couture laboratory. These were the finished article, well-rounded, well-judged and ultimately, sets a lasting tone for the Maison's ready to wear.


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Givenchy released a Lunar New Year version of their Prisme Libre loose powder* and Le Rouge lipstick*.
Where to buy: Sephora
Price: Prisme Libre $69.00 CAD, Le Rouge $45.00 CAD
Packaging: They are both adorned with genuine printed leather of cherry blossoms in the red and gold colours of the ocassion. So pretty!
Prisme Libre in Shade No. 1 Mousseline Pastel is a set of loose powder with four different shades that can be used in conjunction or separately to colour correct, mattify, and give radiance to the skin. It comes with its super soft poof for application (which I can't bear to use, I've been using a brush instead). Green helps to cover redness, lavender cancels out yellow tones, a neutral coloured powder to set and hide shadows. I admit that I have no clue what the blue coloured powder helps with haha. It did help set my makeup for a long day at work.
Le Rouge in Shade No. 305 Rouge Egerie is one of the popular coral red lipsticks in Givenchy's classic range of lipsticks. It goes on unexpectedly super smooth! I used a lip liner to prevent bleeding of the lip colour and it stayed put. It's very pigmented but it does easily transfer. I definitely needed to touch up after eating.
What I'm wearing:
- FaceShop Cushion Screen Cell in 02 Natural Beige
- FaceShop Style My Eyebrow Pencil in Black Brown
- Covergirl Eye Enhancers in Shimmering Sands
- Kat von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper
- Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 02 Sand
- Givenchy Prisme Libre Loose Powder in 01 Mousseline Pastel*
- Givenchy Le Rouge Lipstick in 305 Rouge Egerie*
They are such beautiful pieces! Thank you Givenchy for the opportunity to try them! These products are very luxurious and higher end with the cost so I'm likely saving these to use for special occasions. If I had to pick one over the other, I would splurge on the lipstick!
*Products were received as PR samples. All thoughts and opinions are of my own and genuine.
Until next time, Des
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*Products were received as PR samples. All thoughts and opinions are of my own and genuine.
Until next time, Des
(Follow me on Instagram @desireelaw and on my Facebook page Desire Plus An E!)


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Jessica Ween from A Making Life shows you how to prepare for the best picnic ever with a Playful Picnic Set! Make a set for your own family adventures, or give a set as a wedding or hostess gift this season. You'll want to settle right in on the beach or in a park, sandwich in hand and summer in the air! Find more from Jessica in her pattern design shop, Facebook and Instagram. You can also learn more in her introduction.
There is one thing guaranteed to make peanut butter sandwiches special, and that's a beautiful picnic basket!
Whether you want to head to the park and feed the whole family or send your little ones out into the garden for a special snack this tutorial will help you make some lovely up-cycled and easy to sew picnic gear. I found my baskets and blanket at my local op shops but you might have something perfect already in the cupboard!
- Basket
- Woolen blanket
- Two basket lining fabrics
- Two 2″ strips for draw strings
- 10″ strip for napkin backing fabric
- 10″ strip plain napkin fabric
- Scraps of contrast fabric
- Large rectangles of fabric (enough to cover your blanket)
Note: it is best to find your basket and blanket before fabric so you can ensure you have enough!
Making the Basket Liner Pattern
Start by measuring your basket across the top edge, down one side, across the bottom, up the other side and across the rim. Do this for both width and depth. Add 3 inches and halve each measurement.
Fold a large piece of paper into quarters. It must be large enough to fit your measurements before you halved them. Mark the halved measurements on the two folded edges. Draw perpendicular lines out from marks. Curve the corner where they intersect. If you basket is a circle then make the curve large. If it is quite rectangular then make a small curve. If it is oval make it somewhere in between. Along the longer length (where the handle is) mark out a 2″ x ¾" notch for the handle. Curve the corner. If your basket has very wide handles you might need this to be wider.
Sewing the Basket Liner
Cut out pattern piece. Place your two basket lining fabrics right sides together and pin pattern on and cut out.
Mark sewing start and stop points with pins. Place pins 1 1/4″ from edges of the handle slot.
Sew around liner where indicated leaving a 3″ opening on one side for turning. Clip the concave curves in the handle slot and turn through.
Iron flat, top stitch very close along the outside edge and then again 1″ from the edge.
Draw Strings
Cut out two strips of fabric for the draw strings, 2″ by measurement from one end of the handle to the other plus 16″. Iron in half right sides together along the length.
Open up, fold the end in ¼" and then fold both long edges in to the center. Close up again and stitch along the length to secure.
Attach a safety pin or bodkin to one end of the draw string and thread through the edge of the basket lining. Repeat for the other side.
Place on basket and evenly pull on draw strings until the lining is snug and the ties bows to secure.
Cut out four 10″ x 10″ squares of backing fabric. Cut four 2″ x 10″ strips of contrast fabric. Cut four 8 1/3″ x 10″ rectangles of plain fabric. Sew strips and rectangles together. Iron the seams open.
With right sides together sew all the way around the napkins leaving a 2″ opening for turning. Clip corners, turn through, iron and stop stitch close to the edge.
Picnic Blanket
Cut enough 2″ strips from contrast fabric to extend the length of your blanket. Sew together end on end and press seams open. Sew two large rectangles to either side of the contrast strip and press seams open. Place pieced top right side down on woolen blanket. Pin the edges and trim blanket to size if needed. Sew around edges with 1″ seam allowance leaving an 8″ opening for turning. Trim the blanket in the seam to about ¼" from sewn line. Clip corners and turn through.
Top stitch ¼" from the edge. Stitch along either side of the contrast strip and several times on the larger rectangle to secure.
Enjoy your picnic!


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Huge Gold Angel (Not) Seen at Azusa Now/
This is NOT a satire piece (Why Mr. Jansen didn't take out his cell phone and snap a few photos is not explained in this article):
"Jeff Jansen Sees Huge Gold Angel at Azusa Now-Charisma News"
But most importantly, "something highly significant has shifted," says Jansen. You know, just like every other time they have a meeting, conference or "revival."
Here are some Facebook screen shots from a few years ago that display Jeff Jansen's narcissistic theology:


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The year is almost behind us, and it's good to look back at the major events for our family.
March 2018
May 2018
June 2018
In June, Smarty finished 7th grade, and we flew to New Jersey for my Mom's 70th anniversary. It was a lot of fun to surprise her, and Smarty enjoyed spending a few days with her grandparents.
August 2018
In early August, we went on a cruise with my parents on the Baltic sea. We visited Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Russia on our way. Then we came back, and Smarty started 8th grade at her new school.
September 2018
In late September, our best friends and us threw a big party to celebrate our "200th birthday" - both my husband and I turned 50 this year, and they turned 100 together as well. It was great to have this day of good food, talking to friends, and dancing - strictly for adults :)
October 2018
In October, Smarty turned 12. She enjoyed her birthday and the party that she mostly organized by herself by inviting her closest friends to Escape the Room with her.
December 2018
... And just like that, the year is over - a year of evening walks, cuddles before bed, working, playing, putting food on the table, seeing friends and family. We hope the next year will be just as good as this year and we are wishing everyone a very happy 2019!
Your Turn
What were some of your milestones of 2018?


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Morning News (Salt Lake City)
voting makes for kinder race
By Bob Bernick Jr.
April 16, 2004
In three weeks 3,500 state Republican Party delegates will
gather in the
South Towne Center in Sandy to hear speeches and vote on the
nine GOP candidates for governor this year.
Second and 3rd District delegates will also vote for multiple
in those races, too.
For the second time, state GOP officials will be using a
system called a preferential ballot.
Each delegate will get a ballot listing all the candidates.
And a delegate
will put one name as a first preference, another as second and
so on down the ballot. The ballot is then scanned into a
computer, and different rounds of voting take place.
In the first round, the last-place finisher is dropped off,
and his name
isn't counted again. So if you were placed second on that
ballot, you would now get another first-place vote.
The second round is counted and so on. If in any round, one
candidate gets 60 percent of the delegate vote, then he or she
is the party's nominee, avoiding a primary.
Most believe in the governor's race, crowded with a number of
candidates, that won't happen.
In the final round of voting, then, the third-place person
will be dropped
off and the top two vote-getters will go to the June 22
State Republicans used preferential voting for the first time
in 2002
convention. And most people liked it.
Under the old multiple ballot approach (still used by
delegates had to cast a new ballot in each round. That took a
lot of time
at the one-day conventions, which usually start at 9 a.m. and
finish well into the afternoon.
And in 2002 there were 12 GOP candidates in the 2nd
District. So it would have taken a dozen separate ballots to
whittle down the field. It could have taken hours, and no
doubt a number of delegates would have gotten sick of waiting
around between ballots, counting and announcements, and left.
In some large-candidate fields in past conventions, it was a
battle of
In 1996, Merrill Cook barely survived several rounds of
balloting in the
2nd District. He made it into the primary by something like 16
votes, won the primary and won a seat in Congress. If 16
staunch Cook delegates had gone home early, he would have been
The one-ballot preferential voting does away with multiple
ballot delays.
Theoretically, state GOP leaders could run all the ballots
through the
computer, make the per-round calculations, and walk out and
announce the two winners. In the past, the leaders have walked
to the podium and announced each round. More reality TV
tension and anticipation that way, I suppose.
In any case, preferential balloting is changing how candidates
in big
races, with a lot of challengers, campaign, several campaign
managers tell me.
"It leads to a kindlier, gentler campaigning," said
one manager. "That's
because it's important that you are No. 2 on a ballot, because
the guy
listed as No. 1 could be eliminated before you and you then
pick up his vote" in subsequent rounds of balloting, he
One example: Former U.S. Rep. Jim Hansen is showing well in
southern Utah counties, some campaign insiders say. Hansen
represented the area for years in his 1st Congressional
District, stood up to federal government public land
bureaucrats, etc.
"In some of those southern counties, my guy is satisfied
being second on
the ballot to Hansen," says one manager. This guy's camp
assumes Hansen will drop out of the counting at some point,
and so a second place on that ballot will become a first place
vote. (Hansen, of course, believes he won't be eliminated in
early rounds of ballot counting but will finish first or
Accordingly, in those strong Hansen counties it would be
unwise to bash Hansen - for you could anger strong Hansen
delegates who then would place the candidate doing the bashing
well down on his or her preferential picks.
"In some cases, you need to be first on the ballot.
Because the guy
competing with you for first is a guy you may end up in a
primary with -
he's not going to be dropped out in early rounds of voting.
But in some other cases, you're glad to be second, maybe even
third, on someone's ballot. You know the one or two guys ahead
of you won't make the final round - and you are going to get a
first place vote when they drop off."
So, in a preferential voting convention you talk about
yourself, how you
can thump that Democrat in the final election, and so on. You
stay positive.
You save any negative campaigning for the primary.
There it's one-vote takes all. And you can bloody a fellow
Republican as much as you think the public can take it.
Copyright © 2003 The Center for Voting and Democracy
6930 Carroll Ave, Suite 610, Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301) 270-4616
[email protected]
Copyright © 2003 The Center for Voting and Democracy
6930 Carroll Ave, Suite 610, Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301) 270-4616
[email protected]


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Kayla and Jess are Engaged!
Yup, Kayla proposed and Jess said yes!!!
The big event took place at about 8:30 last Monday morning, on what seemed to Jess to be the start of a fun 3-day ski vacation. Little did she know what was burning a hole in Kayla's pocket!
And check out the bling! (along with the finger Jess burnt while cooking over the weekend. Oops! Bad timing!)
The two pharmacists drove about five hours from Maine, arriving Sunday night, ready to ski the next day at Bolton Resort.
Which they did...
But then they also got in a fun Engagement portrait session with me that afternoon back in Burlington..
Here's a nice slideshow recapping Kayla and Jess's big Proposal Day, set to the gorgeous Brandi Carlile song, The Story(Slideshow in FLASH so it wont show on your iPhone. Sorry!) -
-- Congratulations, Jess and kayla!


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What is Epilepsy?
Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain. A child's brain contains billions of nerve cells. They communicate with each other through tiny electrical charges that fire on and off in random fashion. When some or all of these cells suddenly begin to fire together, a wave of electrical energy sweeps through the brain, causing a seizure. Seizures interfere with the brain's normal functions. They can cause a child to have sudden changes in consciousness, movement, or sensation. Some people use the term "seizure disorder" instead of "epilepsy" to describe this condition. In fact, both words mean the same thing — an underlying tendency to experience seizures. Having a single seizure does not mean a child has epilepsy — epilepsy is the name for seizures that happen more than once without a known treatable cause such as fever or low blood sugar.
Causes of Childhood Epilepsy
Pinpointing the cause of epilepsy is difficult at any age. In seven out of every ten cases, there is no known cause. These children are then said to have idiopathic epilepsy. "Idiopathic" is a Latin word meaning "of unknown cause."
There are many possible causes of epilepsy in children, including: problems with brain development before birth; lack of oxygen during or following birth; a head injury that leaves a scar in the brain; unusual structures in the brain; tumors; a prolonged seizure with fever, or the after-effects of severe brain infections such as meningitis or encephalitis.
When a cause can be identified, children will be described as having symptomatic epilepsy. The seizures are thought to be a symptom of the underlying brain injury.
Genetic Factors
Epilepsy is a common disorder. Frequently, more than one person within an extended family may have seizures.
In most cases, a clear pattern of inheritance of epilepsy within a family cannot be determined. However, there does seem to be a slightly increased risk among close relatives of people with seizures, compared to risk in the general population. It is therefore important to ask your relatives about a family history of seizures, and to share this information with your doctor.
Some disorders that may cause symptomatic epilepsy are genetically caused, and in some families there is a clear pattern of inheritance.
The Epilepsy Foundation is helping the search for genes through its Internet-based Gene Discovery Project. The project invites families with a history of seizures in various members to post their family trees (called pedigrees) on the project site for future review by genetics researchers.


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text: Share: Comments Print February 7, 2013 at 11:33 AM Report: Felix Hernandez agrees to $175 million deal Posted by Larry Stone There's another news burst this morning involving the Mariners, but it is a lot more pleasant than the one yesterday about Jesus Montero. Bob Nightengale of USA Today is reporting that Mariners ace Felix Hernandez has agreed to a seven-year, $175 million contract that "should be finalized before spring training." Since spring training starts next Tuesday with pitchers and catchers reporting, that means the announcement wouldn't be far away. The deal would make Hernandez, who turns 27 on April 8, the highest paid pitcher in history. According to USA Today, the new contract would replace the final two years of his existing contract, due to pay Hernandez $20 million the next two years. Instead, the new contract would take effect this year and pay him an average annual value of $25 million through 2019. Hernandez won the Cy Young Award in 2010 and was a favorite to do so again last year until he finished the season with an 0-4 record and 6.62 ERA over his final six starts. Hernandez went 13-9 with a 3.06 ERA in a season highlighted by a perfect game against Tampa Bay on Aug. 15. The previous top contract for a pitcher was by CC Sabathia, a seven-year, $161 million deal from the Yankees before 2010 season. The previous high annual value was $24.5 million for Zack Greinke in the six-year, $147-million deal he signed in December with the Dodgers. Comments


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Mother, Natalie loves teaching ballroom dancing to all of the wonderful critter couples. Father, Mason teaches tennis at the Cloverleaf Corners Youth Center. Sister, Lily loves to shop for pretty dresses and go to school dances! Sister, Rose is very athletic and especially loves to play tennis.
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This is my Grani and her friend, Bill. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me, as I was attending church service before I spontaneously visited her. He was continually doting on her by saying, "She's a real sweetie." and voicing his concern by mentioning how she hasn't been herself the past few days. As we were sitting and talking, she fell asleep then would wake up abruptly. She fell a few days ago and is being heavily medicated for the pain. I am so glad she has a familiar and caring face with her, especially on days that she's not quite herself.
Month: March 2013
This is Miss Audrey. She is sitting up beautifully but loves to stand, as well. Her mother and I decided it would be way too cute to use this blue chair as a prop for her. I love her expression! She is my baby cousin so I am a little bias. 🙂
About all the time I've had this week was to go in my backyard and find things to photograph… Tomorrow will be a whole different story. Anyway, I was walking around, admiring the gorgeous sunlight, and watching my dog curiously pace back and forth alongside a bush. I went over to see what she was doing and saw about a dozen little birds fly out of the bush. They landed on a china berry tree and began to warn the others of me, the oncoming danger. I looked through my lens and saw that I could see them distinctively amongst the tree and began to photograph. They would bob around on the limbs and electric lines surrounding the trees, but that did not make a very interesting photograph. I decided to raise my ISO in order to shorten my aperture speed. It was tiring and made the seconds feel like minutes but I waited for the birds to launch off and fly away. Here is my favorite image from my time outside. The composition is neat yet chaotic and organic. The electric lines mimic the tree limbs, in a way, but the trees created a setting for the bird that made more sense. Birds love trees, not electric lines… I decided to use this image, also because of the position of the bird in the image and the arrangement of his wings. The bird is flying on the right side of the image, as if to fly out of the frame. Other images I had only showed the bottom of the bird, or one wing…
Day #2
This new image was an attempt to capture beautiful dandelion photos I have seen so often on the internet… test my "skills" a little bit. I really wish I would have had somebody to help me by blowing the dandelion pedals about, rather than waiting on the wind to do so. As the light changed every minute, I decided on changing compositions, the flowers I focused on, and the way I used the light. It came down to three images from my original 500 exposures. I couldn't decide between the three so I had my fans on Facebook vote.
Here are the three they chose from.
Image #1 took the winnings! I love it! It isn't quite what I was going for but is very close. I am pleased with the focus, light, and color combinations in this image. My backyard is full of photo opportunities!
This photo was, seriously, last minute. I was outside picking up my Chihuahua and letting my Brittany Spaniel inside of the house when I realized how amazingly beautiful the light was. I ran inside, grabbed my camera, and positioned Callie: the Brittany Spaniel, directly in spot I wanted. I love when the sun's light wraps around my subjects. It illuminates the subject and creates an ethereal feel. Callie is the happiest dog I have ever known and always has a smile on her face. I feel that the sun light helps to create a happy and "light" feel. While physically illuminating the subject, I feel the light helps to bring out the joy and fun the subject is having during sessions with me. Sometimes, the person I am photographing is shy but I am not easily embarrassed and love to be silly in order to put a smile on their faces. Talking sweetly to my Callie girl helped her wag her little tail and smile wide! I love how happy she looks in this image!
Birthday. Photography. Fun.
The last time I went out to my parents', I was so looking forward to photographing. I was so exhausted that I just decided to have a mini vacation out there. This time, however, I am absolutely pumped! My birthday is on Sunday and I will be photographing like crazy Saturday and Sunday, after I arrive on Friday evening. I still have some laundry to do and things to pack but I will, most likely, be heading that way Friday evening. I am so excited! The sun's rays seem to travel so much further out there and the skies are so many different colors. Along with the natural growth and animals, it makes for a beautiful scene. Nature Photography, my mom says, is my forte. I'm not sure if I agree or not… I just absolutely love photographing it!!!


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What do you do when your faith is at low tide? When prayer and/or scriptural meditation just don't dispel fear, doubt, or anxiety? When the words of Jesus "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" seem appropriate? I don't know about you but I listen to Bach. And not just any of his peaces but his organ fugues. For some reason that I can't articulate, Bach's fugues aren't just pieces of music for me they are descriptions of God's sublime majesty. And to my mind each is Bach's attempt to preach the gospel. Maybe one has to be a Christian to "get" this but I'm fairly certain that in all of Bach's organ music (even ones we might call secular, i.e not explicitly for worship) he was preaching to us through music.
It is a sorry state of affairs for Christians in the western world that we have so little sense of God's real presence -- the Holy Spirit -- in our lives. In former times we were very near the earth and all of its beauty and power (both good and ill) that getting in touch, spiritually speaking, was not so difficult. But not so much these days. Speaking of which, there is an interesting study by the Pew Forum on Religion and the Public Life that speaks about this issue, i.e. spiritual fulfilment, or lack thereof. More on that tomorrow.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Little faith...
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Tradition and "The Purpose of Exegesis"
The appeal to tradition was actually and appeal to the mind of the church. It was assumed that the church had the knowledge and the understanding of the truth, that is, the meaning of the revelation. Accordingly, the church had both the competence and the authority to proclaim the gospel and to interpret it. This did not imply that the church was above the Scripture. She stood by the Scripture but, on the other hand, was not bound by its letter. The ultimate purpose of exegesis and interpretation was to elicit the meaning and the intent of the Holy Writ, or rather the meaning of the revelation, of the Heilsgeschichte. The church had to preach Christ, and not just the Scripture.
The use of tradition in the ancient church can be adequately understood only in the context of the actual use of the Scripture. The Word was kept alive in the church. It was reflected in her live and structure. Faith and life were organically intertwinded. -- Georges Florovsky, Chapter 8, "The Function of Tradition in the Ancient Church"; Eastern Orthodox Theology, Daniel B. Clendenin, ed. (Baker Books, 1995) (emphasis mine)
The highlighted text made me stand up straight when I read it this afternoon. It was one of those "whoa, did I just read that?" moments. That the ancient church was to preach Christ didn't surprised me. But Florovsky's bit about preaching Christ and not just Scripture had me interested. How much of what we do as Christians is just preaching Scripture in a rote fashion, out of context to what it was ultimately exposition for, namely Christ crucified and risen. Without it one can do all the proof-texting one wants and, with apologies to the Bard, "it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Theology and Basketball?
So I'm bemoaning the fact that my woebegone Timberwolves got screwed *again* in the NBA lottery (no surprise there as that team can't catch a break ever!) and I think "Well, let's see who they might draft with the crappy neither-here-nor-there 6th pick". So off to ESPN's web site I go. After reading a number of pages of stuff I have already read, I go to one of the ESPN blogs called TrueHoop. And scrolling down the page I was flabbergasted to read a short paragraph about...now get this..a theology blog! And it was about the hot button issue of homosexuality to boot! Never, in a million years, would I have ever thought I would have read about theology on anything related to sports and certainly not anything related to ESPN. I mean, are you kidding me?! This was just too astounding not to check out. So, I did. The owner of said blog is Brad East, a theology student at Emory University, and a darn good blog it is. He has links to really top-shelf theologians like N.T. Wright, Stanley Hauerwas, Walter Bruggerman, Wendell Berry, Rowen Williams and G. K. Chesterton. That's a good list.
Anyway, I've read three or 4 posts and I like him already. I should be fun digging into all the posts on the site. Check it out.
Update: I forgot to mention that I have added Brad's blog to the RSS feed list on the right.
Anyway, I've read three or 4 posts and I like him already. I should be fun digging into all the posts on the site. Check it out.
Update: I forgot to mention that I have added Brad's blog to the RSS feed list on the right.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Jesus or Dan Brown
Dan Brown's America
This is an interesting critique not only of Brown's novels (and the new movie based on his second), but about our generalized, fuzzy, DIY religiosity. I consider myself a moderately liberal Christian but I have to say that the older I get the more orthodoxy appeals to me. Maybe I'll spend some time unpacking that. But for now I commend this op-ed piece for your edification.
This is an interesting critique not only of Brown's novels (and the new movie based on his second), but about our generalized, fuzzy, DIY religiosity. I consider myself a moderately liberal Christian but I have to say that the older I get the more orthodoxy appeals to me. Maybe I'll spend some time unpacking that. But for now I commend this op-ed piece for your edification.
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
From death to Good News
Eternal is the gift he brings,
therefore our heart with rapture sings,
"Christ has triumphed! He is living!"
Now still he comes to give us life,
and by his presence stills all strife.
"Christ has triumphed! He is living!"
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.' 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.' 22When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.'
24 But Thomas (who was called the Twin*), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, 'We have seen the Lord.' But he said to them, 'Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.'
26 A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.' 27Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.' 28Thomas answered him, 'My Lord and my God!' 29Jesus said to him, 'Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.'
30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31But these are written so that you may come to believe* that Jesus is the Messiah,* the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. -- John 20:19-31
It was a hectic week. On Tuesday my wife's grandfather passed away (death and taxes indeed!) . And so on Thursday, the family and I drove 4 hours to Marshalltown, Iowa to pay our respects the following day. I was honored to be a pallbearer and although I didn't know Paul all that well, what I did know of him was all very good. I'm getting to the age where I'm more acutely aware of the death of family and friends. It's not as though I was oblivious to it when I was younger, just that it didn't have the same resonance as it does now. Any number of my church congregation are reaching the age when death draws close at hand. I will no doubt attend some of their funeral services. Never mind that of my own, dear, 73 year old mother (hopefully not any time soon).
During the service (which, although nice, wasn't a liturgical service and therefore a tad strange to me) I was struck by the thought that Paul's death happened mere days after we proclaimed the central tenant of our Christian faith: Death has no sway for those who believe. Christ is risen! Alleluia! If there is a central tenant to our faith, it surely must be that. That has to be the Good News, right? That we don't end at death but carry on to eternal life with the Father.
Juxtaposing that is today's gospel lection. As Dr. Martin Marty said this morning in his sermon to my church (how about them apples!), when you read "Thomas", read your name in his place. We are the doubters. But just like Thomas, we come around -- eventually. Death has a way of focusing our attention on that central tenant. But one would think that 2000 years of witness to this tenant by all the saints would be enough of a euphemistic "clue stick" to get hit over the head if we only had ears to hear and eyes to see. I guess I take great comfort that even Thomas, one of the twelve had issues of doubt, just as we do. And yet, even though we doubt we are forgiven for that doubt. Because the one that forgives us has indeed "fore-given" his own Son as the one who will lead us, through doubt and even despair into our heavenly Fathers loving embrace at the end. Good News indeed.
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Monday, April 13, 2009
Christ is Risen! Alleluia!
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. 2They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3but when they went in, they did not find the body. 4While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. 5The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, 'Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. 6Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.' 8Then they remembered his words, 9and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. 10Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. 11But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. 12But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.
13 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, 16but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17And he said to them, 'What are you discussing with each other while you walk along?' They stood still, looking sad. 18Then one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answered him, 'Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who does not know the things that have taken place there in these days?' 19He asked them, 'What things?' They replied, 'The things about Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death and crucified him. 21But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things took place. 22Moreover, some women of our group astounded us. They were at the tomb early this morning, 23and when they did not find his body there, they came back and told us that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who said that he was alive. 24Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but they did not see him.' 25Then he said to them, 'Oh, how foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have declared! 26Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and then enter into his glory?' 27Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things about himself in all the scriptures.
28 As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on. 29But they urged him strongly, saying, 'Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over.' So he went in to stay with them. 30When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. 32They said to each other, 'Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?' 33That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together. 34They were saying, 'The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!' 35Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.
36 While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, 'Peace be with you.' 37They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. 38He said to them, 'Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.' 40And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, 'Have you anything here to eat?' 42They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43and he took it and ate in their presence.
44 Then he said to them, 'These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled.' 45Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, 46and he said to them, 'Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, 47and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48You are witnesses of these things. 49And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.'
50 Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them. 51While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. 52And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy; 53and they were continually in the temple blessing God. --Luke 24
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Yes. I have become full-on addicted to A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin. Every chapter that is headed 'Tyrion' makes me giddy like a schoolgirl.
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On Sunday the 20th I experienced an extremely humbling moment. I had spent the day with mum at the Gleneagles hotel enjoying afternoon tea. Mum had asked if I would like to go and having never been I felt it was an experience I shouldn't turn down. I would suggest that it is not my usual haunt, however the food was fantastic and the service impeccable. I could not fault the afternoon. Whilst it was a great afternoon I don't think it will be a regular event in my diary, more a treat.
Myself and mum don't often get the chance to go and do things together and the afternoon out to Gleneagles was a welcome one. You see I think we all take life for granted. We all too often fail to realise that it could all end in the blink of an eye. Whilst I would hope that everyone lived long and prosperous lives it unfortunately doesn't always work out like that. For a huge part of my life I did just that. I took life for granted. I never truly appreciated what I had and how quickly it could all be lost.
When we returned home from Gleneagles I popped onto Facebook for my usual flick through. I very quickly stumbled upon a post about a little 4 year old girl – Jessica Whelan, who had just passed away that morning from cancer. I almost feel ashamed to say that I had never heard about Jessica who had been battling with cancer since September 2015. I noticed an image of Jessica taken by her dad, writhing in pain because of her cancer. No one should ever have to fight with cancer, let alone a little girl who never had the opportunity to truly experience life. Cancer is cruel. I don't think I have ever believed it to be so true.
It brought the day I had had with mum right into context. I realised just how lucky I am that I still have my mum around and that I still get to enjoy time with her. Not just mum but all of my family members and friends who have battled with this disease.
I get frustrated with myself every now and then. When I realise that I am slipping back into the comfort of pretending that we have endless time to enjoy life and experience the world. There are so many things to do, so many places to see and yet we allow ourselves to become complacent and we constantly put our dreams on hold for one reason or another. We put things off until another day. I know that I have been more guilty of this than anyone. But when cancer came calling so close to home it gave me the wake up call I needed. Our time is limited and we must make the most of it. We all have differing dreams and aspirations, we may not all agree to experience the same things, but what I think we should all agree upon is that life is short. It can end quicker than we appreciate and we must make the most of the time that we have and live lives that end with no regrets.
For a long time travelling was something which I did, but I wasn't overly bothered about. As a kid I never travelled outside of the UK until I was about 12 when I went to France for the first time. It wasn't because my parents didn't want to take us abroad they just couldn't afford it at the time. I'm not complaining though, I had so many opportunities through my childhood that helped turn me into the person I am today and I am extremely grateful for that. But going to France and experiencing another culture was incredible. I think I realised then how big the world was and how much places there were to visit and experience. I am extremely fortunate that I have had the opportunity to visit Japan and the USA and to travel around Europe. I am desperate to get my next adventure planned to visit somewhere new have a new experience. New York and other cities in the US are pretty high on my list of places to visit as well Australia and New Zealand, Africa, Nepal and the list goes on and on! Of course there are also so many more places in Scotland and the UK that I would like to visit and experience and I will get the opportunity in time. For me, an experience is worth a thousand possessions.
"Life has no limitations except the ones you make" – Les Brown
This has been a fantastic experience so far. I have learned a huge amount and spoken to so many people about why we need to do research and why we need to make sure that the funding exits for the research to happen. I started this whole thing because I wanted to help people who are suffering from cancer and prevent others from ever having to experience this disease. But what I am realising, is that it is teaching me that I must make the most of the life that I have been given and take every experience and opportunity that are presented to me. We must measure our lives by experiences and not by time alone.
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