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Saturday night we went to the WALL-E movie that the boys have been waiting to see. It was a Disney movie so I didn't really even look to see what it was about...I just thought it would be good. Not so much....I should have known that it was going to be a rough ride when we had a Landon "incident" at the ticket counter. Since I had a ticket voucher left over from Incredible Hulk that was close to expiration we decided to get tickets to that movie and just go into the WALL-E show. No big deal right? We all stood there while Steve requested the tickets and handed over the voucher. The teen had trouble entering it so we stood there for a LONG time. I don't understand how a child who doesn't hear well suddenly has super sonic hearing at the ticket counter! If Landon said it once...he must have said it 20 times (literally!!!!) "I don't want to see Incredible Hulk ....I want to see WALL-E!! I already saw Incredible Hulk....I want to seeeeee WALL-E!! Landon said it over and over....lucky for us...the cashier was a teenager who obviously can't multi-task. Why does a kid who gets tons of speech therapy have a major break through in intelligibility at a time like this?! We went in....sat down and the show started....I swear the first 45 minutes didn't have any speaking parts...unless you count the whine of a robot. The message of the movie was taking care of the planet and the condition of the human race relying too much on technology and convenience. It had a good message although I think it would go above most kids heads. I could be wrong though because Logan leaned over and asked if that is what happens if we don't recycle. I wish that I could have just written a $50 check to greenspace.org rather than waste an 1 1/2 hours of my life or at least been warned! Oh well...space chimps has to be better right? The boys were glued to the movie and since we went for them that is what really matters in the end.
Monday, June 30, 2008
A Movie with a "Message"
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Saturday Landon was invited to a birthday party at Airtastic. Airtastic is a new place in town that is similar to Bouncetown (where Logan went to a party last week....) and Steve brought the other boys to play while Landon played with his friends. I like Airtastic better since the party room in larger and they have more things to jump in. The fact that my other kids can play at the same time doesn't hurt either!! Bouncetown is closed for open jumping when there is a party. Here is a photo of Landon on one of the Superslides (which happens to be my favorite to go down also!)
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Our Sunday
We had a Sunday last weekend just like I had when I was growing up. It started by getting ready for church (not something that I typically have the energy for....getting 4 extra people ready is not a good time and I never did have the right shoes!!) We then got the boys to the appointed meeting spot for the practice for the VBS program and Lake completely melts down. He is not much for "performing" and even after a "talk" with Steve he didn't want to do it so I decided to take him with me. I totally "get" how he feels because public performances aren't my thing either. I remember in grade school I actually got sick for performances I was scheduled for in orchestra and band. So much for playing the violin or clarinet...the end of my music career!! LOL. So Steve, Lake and I proceeded to the sanctuary to wait the big performance. In walk the kids with Lawson clinging to the neck of the leader! Logan and Landon came in fine so I guess 50/50 isn't a total failure on our parenting!! AND Lawson wasn't crying...but he did look terrified! Again..he gets in naturally! The performance went off without a hitch and was really cute. The picture is a little blurry but you can see Logan with his hands up. After the kids performed they came to sit with us and I again remembered why we don't go each week. They were better than last time but still far from perfect! I guess it takes practice? After church...just like when I was a kid...we went our for lunch. Logan of course didn't want to go because he doesn't like "resternots!" He did go (what choice did he have?! and we had a good time. The boys love Red Robin and the little boys ate a lot of food! Logan had a milkshake and drank most of my freckled lemonade so he was happy in the end. They finished off the trip with a round of video games in the arcade area. Here are a few glimpses of that. We did stray from my growing up tradition of a nap (WHY did I hate that part back then?) but otherwise...it was the same!
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Bike Riding
We have been trying to get Logan to ride a bike without training wheels all summer but he just isn't interested. This weekend we took him over to a grassy hill where some of the neighbors have had luck with their kids learning to ride....still no luck! He doesn't want to "get scrapes!" I really can't argue with his theory...there will probably be some scrapes! Ugh...I am going to have to go through this 3 more times AFTER I finally get him taught...this is almost as bad as potty training!
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Sunday, June 22, 2008
Logan my worker bee.....
One of the most interesting things about having 4 children from the same two parents is watching the things that make them so different from each other. It constantly amazes me especially of the little boys of how different their personalities vary from each other and they have had the same upbringing, environment, exposure to things etc from day one. Besides being born on the same day they even were released from the hospital on the same day. (Vary rare according to the nurses!) Logan I can see being different because he was an only child for 14 months with lots of one on one attention and I really don't think that I ever put him down for the first year. The point that I'm getting at is that my boys are VERY different when it comes to their work ethic!! I'm not sure what this means exactly at the tender ages of 5 and 6 but it definitely is showing some discrepancies already! Logan is the worker bee....that kid works like a dog helping his dad with the outside work!! We had mulch delivered a few weeks ago and he was up almost before Steve was dressed and ready to go. He shoveled, he hauled and unloaded ALL day long! Steve would take a break and that little boy would keep working. He thrives on yard work. The other boys? Not so much....sure the dabbled a little bit digging a little here and there but really the worker was Logan. At the end he even got a paycheck. He made $20 when the work was done for the day. Steve called them all in and made a big production of praising Logan for his work and presented him with his money. And of course Landon as usual...."What about me?!" Lake and Lawson just grinned. Each of the little boys got $1. The funny part is that the lesson was lost because when we got to Target to spend the money...the Dollar Spot was a big hit! Now in case anyone is thinking that Logan is the perfect child...he is not. He is the same kid who will spend hours whining because he doesn't want to clean up the toy room when the job would have taken 20 minutes. He also typically asks for cash for doing it or any other inside job. If there is a toy he is wanting (and this kids wants a lot of different toys!!) he nags you to find him a job for extra cash but then rejects the job until he finds one he WANTS to do. A favorite request of his is washing my kitchen floor. Now that SOUNDS like a good idea but let me tell you it isn't! Washing my floor means that Logan gets the rags out...dips them in a bucket of water (or the powder room sink) and brings it back to the floor (without wringing it out) leaving it sopping wet. So in the end the floor is covered in water, the other boys are crying because they have fallen on it and the powder room needs cleaned up too all the while Logan is asking for his cash (in dimes no less!!) Today the boys helped Steve wash his car. I ran to do some errands so I'm not sure who did the most work on this project but I'm guessing my the wetness of Logan's shoes that he isn't improving on the wringing out a sponge of extra water but he IS still my worker bee.
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Worst Mom ever...
As I've said my kids have been going to vacation bible school all week and on the 2nd day a leader handed me 4 iron on transfers of the week's theme. Well...I couldn't see going to the trouble of going to get shirts, washing the shirts, ironing on animated test-tubes that are going to peel off in a day and needing to wash them daily to wear the next day. Besides the boys didn't mention that they wanted to wear them and they knew that i had them. The boys have cute clothes in their closets...they can wear them. Fast forward to today....the actually ask to have shirts made. There is ONE freakin' day left of bible school but they asked so Logan and I went to buy shirts tonight. I get the shirts...wash and dry them and now I can't find an iron. I cleaned out the back hall closet earlier this year and put in new shelves...surely I didn't throw away the iron? Maybe I did....I don't iron typically...everything goes to the drycleaners....so here I am at almost midnight trying to decide whether i should run to Meijer (the only place that I can think of that is open and has irons) and buy a new iron. I've looked everywhere I can think of in the house....UGh....I don't want to explain to the boys in the morning why they don't have shirts. I'm a bad mom.
Edited to add: Borrowed Kelly's iron....did the shirts and here is a photo...do they look like they appreciate all of my hardwork?
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
My "graduates"
Every year I take a picture of the boys to give to the teachers with their end of the year gift. Here is this years. On a side note...I hadn't really thought of "graduating" from preschool but since we have gone to several graduation parties this year Landon apparently has given it some thought....His question...? "What about me Mommy?" I guess he thought food, cake and gifts seemed like a good idea!!
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Vacation Bible School
The boys started VBS yesterday and of course Logan was NOT going! "I don't want to learn about God" was an exact quote! I have to admit to saying an immediate prayer that he wouldn't express that once he got to the church! He whined and cried until I found his group and pushed him in the leaders direction. I usually feel bad if they are nervous about something but I still had Lake clinging to me crying like a 2 year old so I was distracted. I finally got him off of me and headed for the door. Of course when I got back they were all excited and had a great time. Today the drop off went much better except Landon was stressed when he had to go into the big room where the acoustics really mess with his hearing. He loves the parts in between but doesn't like the beginning or ending. I have to figure out how to solve that issue by tomorrow. I'm thinking maybe taking them late and picking them up early. Great...my free 3 hours is getting trimmed down and we aren't even half way done yet!! They are learning so much and have so many questions when they get home it is really cute. Lawson said to me on the way out to the car today "Thank You for bringing me to vacation bible school!" I thought that was so sweet and then even sweeter when I read their "homework" which talked about how they could honor God...one of the things was to thank the person who brought them to VBS. This kid is quick! I am happy he likes it because he spent the whole morning on Monday worried that I wouldn't remember to pick them up! Another thing to honor God was to take a walk (which in our house...the boys decided to drag the bikes out) and pick 5 things that we are grateful to God for. Logan brought a pencil and paper (which of course I had to carry) and stopped to make his list.
1. trees
2. grass
3. birds
4. pine cones
5. friends
Another cute moment today was Logan was in trouble and was banned from a birthday party he is to go to tomorrow. Lawson then spilled his orange drink and Logan said "Lawson...I will clean it up!" He then looked at me and said "God wants us to help people." I was quite impressed and told him that I was proud of him for helping without expecting anything or being asked. He had earned back the privilege of the party. I think he was really proud of himself too and I hope that he learned a lesson out of it. On another VBS note yesterday Lawson came home and complained to me that I forgot to send his snack. I explained that I wasn't supposed to send a snack and that they would give him one. He said that he wanted an M&M cookie and they wouldn't let him because he may be allergic an they made him eat pretzels. I didn't think much of it but thought maybe I had written down his allergy to eggs and milk. WEll today comes and I go shopping and my cell phone rings. I answer it and it goes dead. I immediately get nervous and head to the church (just in case!) Sure enough....they had accidently fed Lawson and Landon chocolate pudding. After they were finished someone remember/noticed that this would have milk in it at least. I reassured them their allergies aren't life threating so were are all good. I am now nervous for Logan because his allergy to nuts could be more serious. he won't be going tomorrow but I will talk to his leader just to double check the procedure for him and send in his own snack. Other than these little incidnets....the boys love it and love the crafts, songs, etc and can't wait to go back! I wish that it could last all summer!!
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Are they all yours?
Boys....Whenever we go out we inevitably get asked one of two questions, but usually both, at least 14 times per hour. The first question being, "Are they all yours?" and the second one being, "Are they all boys?" and the third one being, "Are there any twins?" and the fourth one being "How far apart are they?" and the fifth one being, "You must be tired." and the sixth one being "Wow. Four boys. Wow… Four. Wow." and the seventh one being, "All boys? How sad!" (at which point I usually decide it's about the right time to tear someone a new … something!) Then the comment that comes up in almost every conversation is "Oh..do you ever watch that show John and Kate plus 8?" like somehow if they watch that show it makes them know EXACTLY how life with 4 kids or 8 kids is. Or the endless commentary that we receive where ever we go as if we were the Duggar family or something. (And for the record in case you haven't noticed I do NOT wear a jumper or have 30 foot long hair!)
People always ask me "Are they all yours?" as if I would sit down right there in the aisle of the store or on hard bench at a school event and get right down to how many fathers they hail from and the whole sordid story behind each conception if that were the case. I've always sort of wanted to shock someone with a story like that just to see their reaction. Fortunately/Unfortunately I just can't bring myself to do it. And more than anything as my little banshees are running around the racks of clothes or food depending on where we are....or whacking each other in the shins...."Would I really choose to take 4 little boys that aren't mine to a place of business!? It's not like an amusement part....and they typically are dressed alike...so IF I was going to bring extra kids along on an errand would I really take the time to dress them alike?!
And then we seem to also always get the question, "Are they all boys?"
Umm…yea....call me crazy but do dirty jeans, snot on a sleeve, shirts with remnants of lunch, banged up knees, deep gravelly little voices and buzzed haircuts not tell you anything? I understand this question where androgynously dressed infants are involved but at this point, I look at my sons and I start to wonder if the askers are smoking crack or maybe are just possibly legally blind, in which case I would not fault them. However, when I get this question, I smile and nod and give them the kind of reply that they are clearly expecting rather than what I really, deep down, want to answer… What I would really like to answer to someone who asks this is to suddenly hush them and pull them aside and whisper to them that we're not really quite sure what they all are but that we really don't like to talk about it in public…. But, go figure, I never have done this either.... and I guess I probably don't think I ever will.....call me a coward.
Yes, they are all ours and they are all boys and they are all boy and we had them on purpose!! And we wouldn't change a thing…
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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Special People...
I've been busy working on a million projects for the last few weeks so I'm really behind in posting things. I'm going to try and catch up this week on some recent happenings....Since school was ending soon the classes (at least some of them) had end of the year events. Lawson invited me to visit his class and so did Lake. Landon didn't have anything and Logan's was an ice cream party without parents. Here are some pictures. I did get photos of important people so the boys can put a face to the name when time goes by and things get fuzzier. We were blessed with some very special teachers who took great care of the boys and genuinely love kids. Poor Landon has been going around for the last two weeks saying "I'm going to miss you mommy...." I'm guessing that he has heard this at school for the last month or so. I've explained that I'm not going anywhere and neither is he so we are good!
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Friday, June 13, 2008
We have officially completed (and survived) our first full week of summer "vacation!" Let me just say that I am worn out!! We have done the dentist, the pediatrician (4 shots each for the little boys) the eye doctor and a week of golf lessons for Logan. Add in our usual chiropractor visits 2-3 times a week and our speech/OT appointment you definatly could say it has been busy!! I was looking forward to summer where I could get some projects done around the house and wouldn't have to be running between the schools all day. Maybe next week will be slower? Logan really enjoyed his golf lessons though so it was all worth it. While he golfed with the Coyle brothers the other boys along with baby Charlie explored Philips Park. We went to the small zoo there, visited the playground, and walked the sunken flower garden. They loved it and all looked forward to going there each day. We filled our spare home time learning about the Ocean and things that live in it and will continue that next week too. We have been making "Ocean" books and practicing our letter writing along with reading. We dug for seashells in the sand and will be making some ocean in a bottle next week along with some blue edible aquariums complete with candy fish. Logan even spent several hours making an Ocean diarama (that was fun! NOT!) We also checked out some books from the library about fish ...only 74 more days to entertain these guys before our tax dollars go to work!!
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Check this out!!
While reading a blog this morning, I discovered a cool (albeit, a little creepy) new feature on Google Maps. They have taken the satellite images one step further and added a street level view of houses, buildings, landscape, PEOPLE.
It's called Street View. I typed in my home address while in Google Maps and clicked the little icon that says Street View and voila... a picture of my house....detailed enough to see the playhouse that was in our backyard last year and the top of the clubhouse/swingset. Creepy? A little. Cool? A little.
So, what do you see when you type in your address?? I'm going to waste a lot of time. I can sense it.
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Photograph Story
One moment, I was enjoying a perfect spring day, all alone, somewhat south of Tucson in Arizona. It was an amazing day, all around, and I was simply soaking it all in.
The next moment, a roadrunner simply appeared on the branch before me. One moment it was empty, and the next, not. That's the way of roadrunners for they are as quick as their reputation makes them out to be. He paused there, opened his beak to say something, and…
Just like was gone again. Not even a whisper of the wind marked his departure.
The roadrunner is a beautiful bird. Although it prefers to stay and run on the ground, it will fly, or hop, for short distances. It can fly perfectly fine; it simply would prefer to walk or run. When they pause, too, their tail will often pop up giving that ever-so-classic roadrunner look. With the comb spread out, well, it makes for a very interesting bird.
I kept waiting for the branch to be reoccupied and enjoyed the day.

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Summertime, and the Sippin' is Easy - Washington DC's Best Summer Drinks!
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When it comes to warm weather refreshment, not all drinks are created equal. So how can you ensure you're maximizing your fun in the sun? Luckily for you, the Passport Program minions have been hard at work pulling off the painstaking process of trying every drink in the District to make sure you're being pointed in the right direction. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it!
Without further adieu, here are our top picks for DC's best summer drinks:
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Summer won't last forever, so grab a drinking buddy and get your 2-for-1 Passport drinks today!


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Dear Nico,
Wow. ONE whole year. I cannot even begin to explain the emotions I am feeling today. I will do my best to put it into words. I am tearing up as I write this, but I'm not exactly sure why. When I brought you home from the hospital one year ago, I couldn't believe they were actually going to let me take you home. Aside from babysitting my cousins and neighbors in my teen years, what did I know about raising a baby? Especially a 5lb baby who had come two weeks early. It was a strange feeling after carrying you around inside me for 9 months to then have you right there next to me or in my arms, outside of the womb. To actually see the little face I could only imagine for so long. You were so tiny. So delicate. I felt as if I might break you. I was scared to put your clothes on, to swaddle you, to wipe your little tush too hard, or seal your diaper too tight. Breastfeeding was a bitch. I'm not going to lie. It was hard. You didn't want to latch. And I pumped for months, because I was bound and determined to make sure things panned out the way I had planned. Although, of course things never turn out exactly how you think they will. But we made it work. And we eventually came to have a fantastic nursing relationship.
People said this year would fly by. They said to make sure to enjoy it. I believed them, but when you're up around the clock with only a few hours sleep and you can't tell the difference between night and day as you are in those beginning weeks, sometimes I admit it was tough to enjoy things. Those weeks were hard. But sometimes I wish I could rewind and see you that tiny again…before you wanted to squirm away from me after a quick hug. When you would just lie on my chest for a three hour nap completely content. Those days we cannot get back. I look back at those photos from those first couple months, and I barely recognize that little baby anymore. You have grown and changed so much in what feels like such a short amount of time.
When you gave me that first smile, I just about melted. As hard as motherhood can be sometimes, it's all worth it for every little smile, belly laugh, hug, and kiss you have given me. Anytime you accomplished something new in the past year…it was such a complete joy to watch. To know that maybe hours before you didn't know how to roll over, but now you could…I felt such a sense of accomplishment for you. You were so frustrated when you couldn't crawl. You would flail your arms and legs about like a flying fish, and spin in circles trying to make your move. But that day you learned to army crawl, you were so excited. You slid around the entire living room. And once you could really crawl, you took off to explore the entire apartment. Your sense of adventure and exploration reminds me of your Papa, and I love that you inherited that trait from him.
You are so curious. You have always loved to see what is going on around you. You really pay attention and focus on things, especially the alphabet, animals, and people playing music. I am shocked at the amount of focus you have sometimes to sit and entertain yourself with a toy or a book for a long time. You love to be outside whether it's at the park, walking along the city streets, playing in the sand at the beach, or in the water at the pool. You have flown in airplanes with us, hiked mountains with us, and rode on endless car trips. You have made so many friends in the neighborhood, and you have attracted attention from admirers wherever we go. You are definitely a people person, (which I like to think you have inherited from me) and you are incredibly sweet and lovable to all of your stuffed animals.
I am feeling such a mix of emotions. I'm sad that you are growing up and moving from baby to toddler. I'm happy that you have accomplished so much in this past year. I'm excited for all the new adventures we will have in year two. I'm nervous about the new changes we have coming our way. I'm sentimental that we will never get back some of those amazing moments from when you were small. All of those old firsts are now taken for granted. However, I am anticipating all of the new firsts you will take on. I am proud of the person you are thus far, and I'm hopeful that your father and I will continue to guide you in the "right" direction…whatever that means. Most of all, I feel such an intense sense of love for you that grows by the minute. Every day I think it is impossible to love you that much more, and every day my love still grows and grows. The more time I spend with you, the less I want to be away from you. You make my heart full and it's hard to imagine what life was like before you came into the picture.
You are my Little Monkey, my Nico Bonzo, my Booski, my Boo Boo, my Stinky Butt, my Bubba, my Babycakes, my world.
Thank you for making me a mother. Thank you for being you. Thank you for the constant light and joy you bring to our family every day.
I love you like crazy.
Happy 1st Birthday, Nico.
*First photo by Justin Goldberg. The rest, my own.*


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New York is one of the busiest cities in the world. It is understandable why New Yorkers would find it appealing to look for winter vacation hotspots that are near the city yet far enough for them to take a break from the usual daily grind. Here are 5 winter vacation hotspots which New Yorkers love and appreciate.
- Plattekill Mountain, New York. Located in the heart of the Western Catskills, Plattekill Mountain Resort is about three hours away from the city. This is where the entire family can enjoy snowboarding, skiing and snowtubing. It features a number of trails and tubing hills,
- Lake Placid, New York. A popular winter vacation spot for New Yorkers, Lake Placid is about a five hour drive from the city. You can visit the village at any time of the year and still have your hands full of activities to enjoy. Do not miss visiting the Olympic Ski Jump Complex where you can enjoy the views of Adirondack High Peaks, and watch winter sports athletes train.
- Howe Caverns, New York. A three-hour drive from the city will take you to Howe Caverns which offers a different adventure to experience. It offers a number of tour packages including a boat ride tour and a flashlight tour in the cavern
- Smugglers Notch, Vermont. The drive might take 6 hours but Smugglers Notch is worth it! It is an award winning resort which features three interconnected mountains. It caters to everyone in the family including toddlers! Enjoy numerous activities such as ice skating, snowshoeing, tube sliding, snowmobile touring, sleigh-rides, daily bonfires, and family games nights.
- Hershey, Pennsylvania. Feel like a kid again in Hershey, the "Chocolate Town" of the country. It is only a three-hour drive from the city. Visit the Hershey factory, enjoy the rides at the Hershey Park and indulge in one of the most popular chocolates in the world!
New Yorkers love taking quick breaks, and these are 5 winter vacations hot spots where they usually unwind and relax. Take it from a New Yorker, these places are awesome! Consult your travel agent for more details.


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We are extremely fortunate to have 2 outstanding jewelers working for us at K.Hollis - Bruce Feddema and Martha Nilles. The are not just highly educated, experienced and trustworthy; they are outstanding human beings and talented artists (just Google Bruce Feddema and you'll find all sorts of wonderful creations!).
Both Martha and Bruce are well educated, have decades of bench experience, and have earned a Graduate Gemologist degree from GIA (Gemological Institute of America Inc.). GIA is the "Gold Standard" in the jewelry industry for Diamond Grading ("GIA Diamond Reports" aka Certificates) and education programs. The Graduate Gemologist program is an intensive 6-month program offered in Carlsbad, California and currently costs over $22,000 just for tuition. It is the most prestigious credential in the industry. The GIA Graduate Gemologist program provides a comprehensive knowledge of diamonds and colored stones that teach both technical expertise and practical skills to evaluate gemstones by the 4Cs (color, clarity, cut, and carat weight), the International Diamond Grading System™, and the Colored Stone Grading System.
GIA provides diamond grading analysis services that produces a GIA Diamond Grading Report. The report describes an assessment of the 4Cs – Color, Clarity, Cut, and Carat Weight – by the GIA diamond grading lab along with a plotted diagram of the diamond's clarity characteristics and a graphic representation of the diamond's proportions. This report is often referred to as a "diamond certification" or "cert". The report contains a unique report number that identifies one particular diamond (remember that there are no two diamonds exactly alike).
I occasionally notice a jeweler that claims to be a "Certified GIA Gemologist" - problem is there is no such thing. GIA certifies diamonds; not people. Diamonds get certifications; people get degrees. Someone that has earned a degree like "Graduate Gemologist" knows how to refer to themselves so be suspicious anytime you see someone claiming to be a "GIA Certified something"... it might mean that they are misrepresenting their qualifications.


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My Greatest Escape Trailer (2009)
Former thief and mobster Michel Vaujour always chose freedom over a life behind bars, adventure over a life of submission. He spent 27 years in prison, including 17 in solitary confinement. He succeeded in carrying out amazing escapes-five in total-worthy of a Hollywood script, the most notorious of which involved a firearm made out of soap and a daring helicopter break-out organized by his wife. Vaujour also experienced some of the most challenging conditions the penal system can inflict, an isolation that continuously forced him to confront himself and his demons. The reward has been self-enlightenment and an enviable understanding of life. By turns dramatic, tender, and philosophical, Fabienne Godet's film is an uplifting and universal story of a remarkable transformation. Vaujour's greatest escape was not from jail but from himself: the liberation of the mind and ultimately, the soul.
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Philly Missions will mark Good Friday (March 30) by performing the Stations of the Cross throughout the neighborhood surrounding St. Patrick's Parish at 20th and Locust Streets.
The group will begin with a 9 a.m. prayer service in front of Planned Parenthood at 12th and Locust Streets. At 10 a.m., a team of missionaries will carry crosses through the city as part of a "crosswalk."
At 1 p.m., a living Stations of the Cross will process from St. Patrick's to the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.
The Stations will conclude with a celebration of the Passion of the Lord, which will take place both at the Cathedral (starting at 3 p.m.) and at St. Patrick's (starting at 4 p.m.).
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The Artist proves that a film does not have to have words in order to achieve greatness.
The Artist
The Artist is a silent black-and-white film by French director Michel Hazanavicius that is easily the most entertaining film of 2011. Essentially, it is a silent film about silent films. The film benefits from being made in modern times in that it gets to toy with it's self-aware silent self, unlike the era of films it pays tribute to, with occasional sounds here and there. Most people who are passionate about films will have fun with The Artist.
In the year 1927 silent films are what made up Hollywoodland and George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) dominated the screens. Always by his side are his loyal dog and longtime producer Al Zimmer (John Goodman). His latest film was a smashing hit and during a public photo shoot for it, a lady from the crowd bumps into him that catches his eye. The next morning photos of the two together are on newspapers, overnight a star is born.
Her name is Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo), a name that will soon be as big as George Valentin's in Hollywood. She tries out to be a dancer in his next film and he grants her that role. George would have never guessed that by giving Peppy her first break that she would soon surpass him in fame, but she does.
His producer Al from the film studio he works at informs him that they are switching to the future, talking films. It is a future George does not want to be a part of, he believes it is just a fad. Peppy rises to fame as a talkie while the silent era is quickly diminishing leaving George without a job.
To make the situation worse, the Great Depression hits so the money he is living off from his previous success is now gone. He auctions off all of his valuables, the auctioneer says, "Congratulations! It's all sold, you've got nothing left!" Nothing left is right, wife leaves him and he has to down-size to a studio apartment. It occurs to him one day that he has not paid his butler (Ed Lauter) in over a year, so he is forced to make the hard decision to fire him.
The scene that stood out to me the most is when his wife was leaving him because he would not talk to his wife. It was a metaphor for him not conforming as a talkie film actor. And on similar note, another stand out scene is when he had a dream that he was no longer able to speak, he knows that he belongs in the silent era.
Peppy knows that she would not be a star without George. She not only respects him but has always had a romantic connection to him as well. With George going through a riches-to-rags scenario that turns him on the bottle, will she still have the same feelings she once had about him? When you are at the top, it is hard to see the people at the bottom.
Jean Dujardin was the perfect lead for The Artist. He has the face and body language that silent films demand. In this film, his role required him to be charming, funny, prideful, sad and angry without the luxury of speaking. So it was well deserved when Dujardin won best actor at Cannes 2011.
The Oscar nominations will be announced tomorrow but the buzz around the internet is The Artist has a great chance for the top prize of Best Picture. I would not be surprised if it also won Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Score. Also, if animals could win, I think the dog would have a good chance for Best Supporting…Animal.
The Artist proves that a film does not have to have words in order to achieve greatness. When done correctly as in this case, silence can be just as engaging and rewarding as speech is. Similar to a good foreign film when you forget you are reading subtitles, you will likely be so enthralled with the film to notice there is no audible dialogue.


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At Yummy Mummy, we ship hundreds of breast pumps every day to moms throughout the country who are covered for a breast pump under their insurance plan, usually as part of the Affordable Care Act. Now, there is still a lot of confusion out there about how to obtain a breast pump through insurance, so I wanted to take a moment and help you navigate what can be a very challenging process to some moms.
Under the Affordable Care Act, most insurance plans are required to cover preventative services for women, including a breast pump, and usually with no cost to the mom. Now coverage varies widely, not only from one insurance carrier to the next, but also from one plan to the next. Some plans will offer a mom a double electric breast pump, while other plans will offer them a manual pump, some moms have a choice between both. Some plans might only offer a hospital-grade pump for rent, and usually they will require you to have a prescription showing some sort of medical necessity. Some plans might require a prescription for any type of pump.
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You have never felt more powerful than you do in this moment. You are conscious of your muscles warming up as blood flows into them preparing to handle whatever is about to happen next. You feel the familiar tightening in your chest and neck. The tingle of sweat beginning to form on your skin. Your focus sharpens. You feel awake and alive.
What is this amazing feeling? The answer may surprise you: stress.
For those of you that have somehow avoided feeling stress this far into your life, allow me to define it for you. (Congrats, by the way, but you should probably call your neurologist now to get that looked at.)
The clinical definition of stress is "a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances." Yikes. Sounds pretty intense, doesn't it?
When most of us think of stress it immediately conjures to our mind's eye some of the most painful and unpleasant experiences of our lives. That 4 hour exam that would make or break your college career; your father yelling at you; being told you have a life-altering medical condition; staring down a rather sharply dressed man at that one job interview. In fact, I'll bet you started to feel a little stressed right now just thinking about it.
Now, as we define this I do want to clarify something up front. There is a difference between the kind of stress one might experience, say, in the jungles of Vietnam or through Asperger's sensory issues vs. the everyday kind of stress one experiences in the waiting room of a job interview.
The difference is this: with the first kind, the kind that has a tendency to cause Defense Mode (and in the case of the soldier, PTSD), it's something that is happening to you and that you are powerless to stop or control. The second kind, the kind we're talking about in this article, usually has more in common with anxiety. It's based largely in your perception of the stressful event, and you usually have at least some choices. (i.e. You are choosing to be in that job interview. You're not trapped there and unable to escape.) In fact, in these sorts of situations there is one choice in particular that can completely negate the negative effects of that stressful experience. More on that in a minute.
The Secret of Stress
Today I would like to offer a different perspective on stress. There might be more to stress than you realize. In fact, some of your previously held notions about it might be dead wrong.
In 2012 there was a study done at the University of Wisconsin that spanned 8 years and tracked 30,000 adults. Basically, here's what happened. They surveyed all those people with two questions in mind:
1.) How much stress have you experienced in the last year?
2.) In general, do you believe that stress is harmful to your health?
Then they just kept track of who died. So we've all heard stress is bad for you, right? Doctors, therapists, and the media have been telling us for years that stress causes everything from fatigue and high blood pressure to heart disease, diabetes, and death. So you'd think that those with really high levels of stress would be dropping like flies, right?
Well, kind of. That was indeed what the study found, but with one exception. If you did NOT believe that stress was harmful to your health than you were actually in the lowest risk category. Here's the bottom line: Those with high-stress that believed stress is a good thing had lower death rates than the group that had low-stress that believed stress is bad for you.
So what does this mean for you? It means that your perception is an incredibly powerful tool. It means that you are no longer a victim of stress, and instead, you are its master. Stress is your superpower! If you choose to believe that stress is not bad for you, but rather is just your body kicking into high gear so it can rise to the challenge at hand then you may start to notice that all those adverse side effects you've been experiencing from stress just start to evaporate.
So dear reader, now that you're aware of this you have a choice to make. I pray that you will choose to shift your perception. Choose to see stress for what it is. Choose to see yourself as the powerful, intelligent, and highly capable individual that you are, and ultimately experience a brighter, less draining, and more empowering reality.
P.S. Here's a link to the study if you want to go check it out personally.
Also, here's Kelly McGonigal's viral TED talk about stress perception. I highly recommend you watch it:
Her book "The Upside of Stress" is fantastic as well.
For more help managing stress, we highly recommend you read our "Be With It" and "What Is Defense Mode" articles.
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LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Scottish-born actor Alan Cumming was made an Officer of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace in London Tuesday.
Cumming, 44, starred in the Broadway production of "Cabaret," as well as "Circle of Friends," "Emma," the "Spy Kids" trilogy, "X2: X-Men United" and "Titus." He was recognized with the OBE honor for his services to film, theater and the arts, and for his work as a gay rights advocate, the BBC said.
"I have a voice because of my work. I'm loud and I speak my mind," said the actor, who reportedly was clad head-to-toe in tartan for the occasion.
Cumming's husband, Grant Shaffer, also attended the ceremony along with his mother, Mary, and brother, Tom, the BBC said.


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text: Located on Föhr, a small island in the North Sea, architects Francesco Di Gregorio and Karin Matz have converted the hayloft of an old thatched farmhouse into a beautiful and modern apartment. The spotty tiles, pale pine boards and nest-like wooden beds, make the space feel both minimal and cosy. The bold use of colour is inspiring too, yet it appears subtle when surrounded by a sea of white. The interior is inspired by tradition, as the architects were keen to incorporate the Friesian heritage of the island into the interior. "The space is very much influenced by the place - its history, traditions and nature," says Matz. "In the traditional houses at least one wall in the dining rooms would be covered in patterned tiles, as a way of showing wealth. Since we wanted to bring light into the house, we thought that tiles would be a great reflective material and at the same time something so present in all Friesan houses." They have also embraced the classic Friesian colour palette of moody blues and greens, highlighting these North Sea inspired colours on the tiles, beds and ropes that are suspended from the ceiling. The polka dot grid pattern of the tiles is unusually created by drilling into the centre of each tile and revealing the bright blue grout behind it. I love this idea of creating pattern through space, however I'm not sure how great it will be to keep clean!


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Cherry Red Door, Passages North, Issue #40.
The Lick, The Collagist
Natural Disaster, at Smokelong Quarterly and Best Small Fictions 2016
A. Van Jordan, StorySouth Issue #36
John Ebersol, StorySouth Issue #37
Jon Tribble, StorySouth Issue #36
Octavio Quintanilla, Cosmonauts Avenue
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Muck Fire, Rachel Peckham, StorySouth Issue #33
Cold Spring Rising, John Thomas York, StorySouth Issue #34
All Black Everything by Weston Cutter, The Collagist Issue #46
The poem "Gulfstream" appears in the poetry and letterpress WAP collaborative artists' book in association with FSU Small Craft Advisory Press
"It's Not an Apocalypse if the Horses are Mortal" won the 2018 Meridian Editor's Prize
"Residency Award from Sundress Press, Firefly Farm, Dec 2017
"Last December" was chosen by Natalie Diaz for Best New Poets 2017
The poem "Wishbone" was nominated by American Poetry Journal for a Best of the Net award.
The poem "Weightless" was a finalist for the Elinor Benedict Poetry Prize at Passages North http://passagesnorth.com/2017/06/elinor-benedict-poetry-prize-winners/
"The Navy Wife Talks in Her Sleep" Meridian Magazine, runner-up for Meridian Spring 2017 Prize for Poetry
Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center May 2017
The story, 'Natural Disaster' was selected by Stuart Dybeck for the Best Small Fictions 2016 anthology.
The poem "Lessons in the Provenance of Living" placed third in the New South journal 2016 poetry contest
"The World's Trespass on the Body's Central Disruption" was a finalist for the Mississippi Review Poetry Prize, 2016
The poem "Dear Winter Bird" was selected by Gingerbread House for Best of the Net 2014
The poem "The Hill Where I Was" was selected by Philadelphia Review of Books for a Pushcart Prize, 2014
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A Reflection - (one year later)
This was the victory I had been working for my entire career. It's hard to describe the assault of sensations that I felt crossing the finish line after best 10 other races in a sprint finish. The eye-bulging, heart-stopping, lungs-freezing burst of elation definitely hit hardest, but joining the party came relief, disbelief, confusion, and the duo pride and humility.
In the post race interview I remember rambling on about how I was constantly aware and on edge during the race, biting my lips and waiting for something to happen. As amazing as the final 800m of the race had been, with and 11-man pack fragmenting and firing in all directions as we hurtled to the finish line, the majority of the race had been equally boring. The lead pack, varying from 15 to 8 in number, maintained a relatively stable pace and consistent order for the entire race. Nobody surged. Nobody attempted to create a breakaway. Masazumi, a beast of a Japanese racer, went to the front and held a steady 16mph while I remained glued to the back of Kurt's chair in fourth or fifth place.
After my post race interview I returned to Kurt and Ernst, second and third place respectively, to them asking me in shocked voices if I really was on edge the whole race. Ernst claimed he was bored out of his mind most of the race and Kurt claimed he zoned out for large chunks of the race.
I remember being frustrated by their accounts of the race. I had been switched on the entire race, anxious to counter attacks, bridge gaps, and maintain my position in the front. I spent the entire race knowing that if I was there in the end I had a shot to compete for the podium, but I needed to be at my best to make it to the end. Knowing that I was in form to compete for a major marathon victory was new to me, and quite frankly I didn't want to fuck it up. My two buddies on the podium, however, had both won numerous big marathons before and have been at the top for so long they no longer doubt they have the ability to deal with whatever pops up during a race. They were where I'd been working so hard to get to, and even in victory our reflections on the race struck me as discordant and illustrated the mindset that I will hopefully have one day.
Fortunately, on this particular day, my cautious and over-focused approach to the middle miles of the race did little to affect my approach of the finish. I had been in sprint finishes at the end of the Chicago Marathon before, and had even won one, way back in 2006 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex0-UffmZR0). Despite the fact that I had finished in third in sprint finishes in that past two years, I knew exactly what I wanted to do this year.
The key was that I was bold enough to do it. In the last two miles of the race I shifted my position in the pack and was able to get exactly where I wanted to be. I had to work a little harder in my new position, but I knew it was where I wanted to be. And then came the sprint.
As an athlete we are blessed with the rare occasions of transcendence, moments in which our bodies act purely on trained reflex with no input from the brain necessary. Muscle controlling muscle, unencumbered by the lumbering synapses of the conscious mind.
We made the final right turn off Michigan Ave., climbed the bridge on Roosevelt, and turned left to bolt down Columbus, and felt like I was floating above my body watching the whole thing happening. A 500m sprint after 26 miles of racing and I felt nothing but the wind in my face and the tumult of emotion across the line.
I may have been nervous throughout the race. I may have been in a different headspace than Kurt and Ernst, but it was the first time in my career that I had beaten either of them, and it was the first time in my career I had felt like I was exactly where I wanted to be as a racer.


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When a committee of five, consisting of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson, drafted the Declaration of Independence 240 years ago, they didn't merely pen a list of grievances against the British monarch and establish the rationale for American independence. They drafted the most foundational governing document of modern history, establishing the very essence of the relationship between man and government, the purpose of government, the contours of fundamental rights, and the source of those rights.
It is perhaps for this reason why we celebrate July 4, the day the official document was approved, rather than July 2, the day the Continental Congress actually declared independence. We are not only celebrating our national independence day but our God-given rights as individuals and as a society, as expressed in this extraordinary document. As Calvin Coolidge observed in his speech commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Declaration, "It was not because it was proposed to establish a new nation, but because it was proposed to establish a nation on new principles, that July 4, 1776, has come to be regarded as one of the greatest days in history."
While our Founders knew their independence was tenuous at best, none of them could have envisioned that their handiwork would someday be countermanded, not by the usurpation of a monarch, but by a society that collectively and cumulatively used that very document to promote the most antithetical values to the liberties they sought to preserve. They could never have envisioned a society that would use their own words to promote ideals that violate the most immutable self-evident truths of natural law and the will of nature's God.
The Declaration is so much more than an expression of independence
In just 201 words of the preamble, Jefferson and his colleagues established six inviolate principles on the morality of a just governing system:
After posting my July 4 manifesto last year, I was inspired to write Stolen Sovereignty, which will be released this month, to warn that over two centuries later, every one of those self-evident rights has been bastardized and supplanted by ideals and concepts that are antithetical to fundamental rights. Sadly, our political class has retroactively enshrined its agenda into our original document, even though it violates the laws of nature and nature's God.
Consider the following ways these rights have been twisted:
And in fact, it is the unelected branches of government, who do not have that legitimacy to act on behalf of the entire people as a majoritarian legislature does, that are violating the few inalienable rights that are outside of the reach of power of even the majority of elected representatives. It's no coincidence that Madison used the example of "conscience" as a fundamental right outside the reach of majoritarian governance, yet it is courts along with state and federal bureaucrats that are promulgating anti-property and anti-conscience mandates, even against the popular will of those states.
Not only has the right to a republican form of government been taken away from us, it has been replaced with a tyrannical politburo – led by the judicial oligarchy – which countermands the rights expressed in the Declaration and governs us with values that are as far removed from those our Founders espoused imaginable.
As I explain in detail in Stolen Sovereignty, nowhere is the principle of governance by the consent of the governed violated more than in immigration policy. Our current immigration policy has no connection whatsoever to any legislation that was honestly sold to the public. In the case of illegal immigration, it is the result of the government failing to do its number one job – protect the sovereignty of the people. It is also the result of the courts granting illegal immigrants more rights to remain here, having their children vote in our elections and be counted in the census. In the case of odious legal immigration policies, the American people would never have voted for the 1965 or 1980 immigration and refugee bills had they been privy to the true motivations of those bills. In fact, those bills were sold as vehicles to stabilize immigration.
Madison made it clear that immigration can only be done with the legitimate consent of the people through representative democracy: "In the case of naturalization a new member is added to the social compact … by a majority of the governing body, deriving its powers from a majority of the individual parties to the social compact." Yet illegal immigrants can now violate our laws, universally assert jurisdiction for their children, have their children vote in our elections, and spawn chain migration.
We have now come full circle when the few bedrock, inalienable rights that should be protected from majoritarian rule are not protected, while new super-rights are concocted against the will of the people for protected classes to immigrate under any circumstance. Nobody explained the principle of true equality and its consequences better than John Quincy Adams in an 1820 letter to a prospective German immigrant:
But there is one principle which pervades all the institutions of this country, and which must always operate as an obstacle to the granting of favors to new comers. This is a land, not of privileges, but of equal rights. Privileges are granted by European sovereigns to particular classes of individuals, for purposes of general policy; but the general impression here is that privileges granted to one denomination of people, can very seldom be discriminated from erosions of the rights of others.
The ideals and principles of fundamental rights are twisted beyond recognition, in many respects more profoundly than they were when our Founders took up arms to establish this very nation. King George could never have conjured up such social transformation without representation, nor did he violate the sovereignty of the colonies the way our unelected branches of government do today. Indeed, these abuses and usurpations are anything but the "light and transient causes" for which our Founders warned against rebellion.
It's time to think beyond the next election
We are not only suffering from a constitutional crisis, one that undermines the document of 1789, we are ailing from a foundational crisis concerning the most self-evident truths of life, as established in 1776. It's high time for our side to think longer and broader than merely the next election, for it is that short-sightedness that has allowed this cancer to metastasize and confront us with the severity of our current predicament. We must first recognize the severity of the problem and that we are not merely one Republican victory away from restoring our self-evident truths and fundamental rights. We need an all-of-the-above approach, never missing an opportunity to advance the cause of ordered liberty, sovereignty, and republicanism in the realm of policy, elections, and the culture. We must stop using "liberal military rules of engagement" in pursuit of constitutional conservatism; we must use George Patton's rules of engagement and boldly go on offense against our enemy.
Short-term goals
In order to prevent the imminent collapse of our most inalienable rights and our sovereignty as a nation-state and to preserve the ability of American citizens to still decide their own destiny on critical social and political issues of our time, I propose the following reforms in Stolen Sovereignty:
All of these reforms can be done statutorily. They address the most systemic and immediate problems inhibiting our ability to defend our individual and national sovereignty. If these issues are not dealt with in the next few years, liberty and property rights will be gone, the courts will control every facet of our lives, and demographics will become our destiny – all collectively precluding conservatives from even striving to change hearts and minds and win at the ballot box.
Long-term reforms
Reform the primary system: In the long run we must work toward restoring our original republican form of government, but in order to implement those ideas, we must first secure our men and women on the field and win over the current party system. We can't implement our ideas if we have no political vehicle to reap the windfall of a public that hopefully becomes more sympathetic to our ideas. As I previously explained, the primary system is a lasting legacy of the progressives and should be replaced with representative conventions. This will allow us to elect a critical mass of individuals in a short enough time span who share our founding values so we can throw the ball down the field.
Reclaiming power for the states: We need to focus greater attention on electing better state representatives in red states. This will allow us to open up a new front and push back against federal tyranny on a state level. It will also lay the groundwork for getting states to promote constitutional amendments through the Article V process. If the shredding of fundamental rights and state powers continues, we will have to begin ignoring the federal government and pushing for civil disobedience. It is always better to have a unified state government doing so, as opposed to individual people. Focusing more of our resources on state officials will allow us to seek refuge in the protection of at least a handful of red states, a luxury we currently do not have because most red state-Republican parties are just as bad as D.C. Republicans.
Our Founders didn't establish this system of governance looking no further than 2-4 years down the road. They played the long game. We must do the same if we hope to secure the republic for our posterity.
These are just a few ideas that we here at Conservative Review have been discussing over the past few months and I share in greater detail with the release of Stolen Sovereignty. More importantly, we all must challenge each other not to sit idly and complain, yet take no definitive action to redress these grievances in a meaningful way. We must not opt to "suffer, while evils are sufferable." Those of us who work full-time in the public arena of political ideas must not view this as another desk job. Much like a frog in a boiling pot of water, the evils will eventually become insufferable, but it will be too late for action. At that point, our only recourse will be to actualize the final principle of the Declaration, something we would all rather avoid.
Let's party like it's 1776.
Editor's note: Due to an editing error, an earlier version of this piece included an extraneous fragment in the last section. It has been removed.
Daniel Horowitz is a senior editor of Conservative Review. Follow him on Twitter @RMConservative.


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Like everyone, I'm sad about David Bowie's passing and grateful for the time he spent on earth. The glory of his life as a totality is the deal, how he evolved all the changes over time. But also like most everyone, if I had to pick a favorite period, it has to be ⚡Ziggy Stardust⚡ Had anyone before or since looked better on stage? Therefore I did a little obsessive digging on Kansai Yamamoto, the designer behind those Ziggy Stardust wonderful costumes, that in my sadness I am happy to share with you.
In 1965, David Jones became David Bowie and began to study Japanese noh and kabuki theater with performance artist Lindsay Kemp at the London Dance Center. The kabuki traditions of onnagata—male actors specializing in playing women's roles—and hikinuki—a quick costume change when a character removes his disguises to reveal his true identity—intrigued burgeoning Bowie, who of course incorporated androgyny and layers of meaningful costume in his performances to come.
Meanwhile in Tokyo, the designer Kansai Yamamoto was developing his outré visual lexicon, drawing inspiration from geisha culture and kabuki. In May 1971, he became the first Japanese designer to present a collection abroad at the Great Gear Trading Company on the King's Road in London. Bowie caught this show just as he was solidifying his Ziggy Stardust alter-ego, combining aspects of Iggy Pop and Lou Reed by way of Mars. It was obviously the right thing for him see at the right time. Bowie reached out to Yamamoto's stylist Yasuko Takahashi, who hooked him up with some (womenswear) pieces for his upcoming tour.
Its wasn't until later on in 1971 that Yamamoto met Bowie face to face backstage at Radio City Music Hall after watching him perform in clothing from the London presentation. They hit it off straight away and Bowie asked Yamamoto to design all the costumes for his 1973 Aladdin Sane tour. Thus we can thank Kansai Yamamoto, an actual "some cat from Japan," for much that we have to be grateful for in Ziggy.
The "Space Samurai" padded satin jumpsuit riffs on split-skirt hakama worn by Japanese samuri.
The "Toyko Pop" vinyl bodysuit, in addition to being an unforgettable interpretation of hakama, is the best tear away garment ever made.
A close second in terms of best-ever tear-away garment might be this white cape with kanji that spells out "David Bowie" phonetically and loosely translates as, "Fiery vomiting and venting in a menacing manner," so I've read. Then with a quick yank at the snaps, Bowie would reveal the fierce "Woodland Creatures" tiny jumpsuit donned beneath:
A side note: Kate Moss got to wear this very tiny jumpsuit to accept the 2014 Brit Award for Best Male Solo Artist on behalf of Bowie. Cheating with the tights but OKayyyyyyyyy....
Back to 1973, please!
Yamamoto was already making knit unitards before he began working with Bowie, with graphic placements that referenced full body yakuza tattoos.
But his collaboration with Bowie was necessary to take the knit bodysuit with strategic graphic placements lewk to the other place. For example, perhaps it was Bowie, not Yamamoto, who brought asymmetry, glitter yarn, and upholstered ankle and wrist donuts to the table. It seems fair that they share attribution for this moment of creative genius.
Look at them enjoying their fitting, so sweet with Yamamoto so adorable in the matching mock turtleneck!
Still enjoying, I think.
This most spacemanish outfit also looks like a jumpsuit, but no....
The finishing touch was hair and makeup. Yamamoto designed the electric red 'do in homage to the red lion dance wig used in kabuki. And famed onnagata Tamasaburo Bando V was conscripted to teach Bowie how to apply kabuki makeup.
After Ziggy Stardust came The Thin White Duke, with a lewk taken from Bowie's character in The Man Who Fell to Earth- not Kansai Yamamoto's territory. But Yamamoto carried on with his work in fashion and beyond. For example, fascinatingly, in 2010 he designed the Skyliner train that connects Narita Airport with central Tokyo. It's no Ziggy Stardust, but I'd take it.


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The following are a collection of stories from people who I asked to share stories about Olivier.
Kevin Heslin ✆
Dave, I gave this a great deal of thought and sort of previewed it on my blog last week. Hope it works for you:
Feel free to use it as you wish, but feel no obligation to use it all.
My wife and I volunteer to lead Pre-Cana sessions in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, NY. The Catholic Church mandates these sessions, which are basically marriage classes, for engaged couples before it will allow them to get married in the Church. As part of our lesson, my wife and I ask couples to identify people in their lives from whom they could learn about the secret sauce of a happy marriage. Inevitably, they name parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles who have been married a long time, often overlooking more contemporary examples.
One time, a young couple told us about his grandparents. His grandmother, he said, continued to visit his grandfather and hold his hand long after he could no longer recognize her. I asked the couple why the grandmother continued to make the trip at her age, given the pain it must have caused her. After a brief discussion, I asked the entire group to consider how must the grandfather have treated his wife when they were both young to have inspired such devotion.
The outpouring of love and devotion on the passing of Olivier Sanche reminds me of the grandfather story. You see, I never met Olivier. In fact, I really only knew his reputation as a brilliant builder of data centers, a man of great energy, and someone who would share his knowledge to help improve the industry.
I now know him much better through the outpouring of grief from so many corners of the industry, an outpouring that touches even those who never met Olivier. If I, who never met Olivier, feel his loss, I can only imagine how his family and friends must feel about the loss of someone whose actions while living inspired such love.
My heart goes out to the family and friends of Olivier Sanche.
Kevin Heslin
Mission Critical magazine
Andrew F
The thing that resonates with me is that he was such a warm and genuine person. from the very first time I met him when I was at the epa, he just put me totally at ease. He was so easy to talk to and he always seem to care and to listen to what I had to say. Frankly, it gave me a tremendous sense of validation.
Craig D
My favorite story about Olivier happened soon after he joined the project, and of course, turned the approach on its head. We had finished bringing that design phase to closure and were presenting it to the CTO in preparation for a final go ahead. The presentation went well, and as we were packing up, congratulations were going around the table. I thanked Olivier for his role as our project muse. This comment drew some quizzical looks – so I clarified with something like "Well, he's French." It got a good laugh.
At another point in the project, Olivier came to me privately with some concerns. Large among these was his own impact. He wished to know if he was being "too forceful." I assured him that his "lead" on the project was just right – firm, re-assuring, and well timed.
Nic B
I was lucky enough to meet with Olivier a few weeks before his passing. We conversed about many issues. I was always amazed how he ably wore so many hats. Many folks in the industry wear one or a few hats, but Olivier wore them all so well. We fondly discussed typical data center guy stuff – outages, uptime, maintenance, design, construction – it went on for hours. Throughout the discussion he never seemed to tire. Olivier was ten years my senior, and I was starting to wear out. It was both embarrassing and humbling. I was battling bronchitis, (which later developed in to pneumonia) but we kept talking! He continued asking me pointed and highly in depth questions. I was honestly starting to get pretty physically tired, but he was so mentally engaging I didn't want it to end, and he kept me on my toes. It always amazed me how enthused and lively he could be with his energy – his questions and the discussion kept me going. We started discussing our various company's positions and learned that later on that month we were due to meet up again at an industry event. We talked about how many in the industry present the same thing every year, how things don't change too often, or as much as we would like. There are very few folks in this world who drive real change, and even fewer who embrace it. Of those among us who are agents of both, Olivier was one who you could always count on to do so intelligently and thoroughly, but most importantly, without ego. His was always a passionately genuine and humanistic approach. I am glad we had the opportunity to talk one last time, and I will always cherish the final experience.
I have a hard time thinking about it, cause every time I do I start to honestly cry. I didn't think in a million years we would have to say goodbye like this.
Daniel C
One of the good memories I have is when joining Google I had put Oliver as a reference. When I asked him what his official title was he said "Data Center Emperor", but only in his mind :)
Danielle F
If I were talking about Olivier and the datacenter world, I would broaden it to talk about his datacenter life as a part of the whole way that he lived his life. Here are my (not very insightful thoughts).
- Olivier wanted the best - for his company, his coworkers, his family and his globe. He talked often about Emilie and polar bears and the impact of datacenters broadly
- He listened carefully, acted decisively and laughed deeply with everyone (independent of rank and role, he made everyone feel like they were part of the team)
- Good enough was never good enough - he pushed people to think differently about hard problems and to propose innovative yet pragmatic solutions
- He surrounded himself with people who pushed him and his interest in creative and innovative approaches was genuine and thoughtful.
When I picture Olivier, I picture a passionate and intense, jovial and considerate, playful and focused professional. Thinking about him makes me smile... (and then I choke up)
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Chris C
Olivier was a key contributor to making AT&T the number 1 carrier based hoster in the world. He was incredibly customer focused. He always had a can do attitude and frequently went above and beyond to ensure our hosting services were world class and customers were happy with the service. He touched many people at AT&T and was very well respected by his peers and leadership team. He will be missed very much and always remembered for being very innovative, going the extra mile...and for being a person who truly cared about the people on his team.
Terri J
I think you already know the story about the Polar Bears….
Olivier was very passionate about his job and the impact he could make… It was so easy to work with him as you could just give him a bit of direction and off he would go.
I remember we were talking about how Google was claiming how efficient their data centers were which was when I made a comment that not building a data center would be more efficient. Olivier latched onto that and started using it… I started seeing that pop up all over the place. I.e. the most efficient data center is the one you don't have to build. We had a good laugh about it. Of course that also drove us to start looking at application inefficiencies and driving those efforts.
Another story about wine --- we were talking about a particular wine and Olivier made the comment that it's a good everyday wine. I started laughing and he didn't understand why because he thought everyone drank wine every day!!
I can't believe he's gone….
Heather M
My first encounter with Olivier sticks out the most. He was new to the business and took the time to meet with every manager in the organization. He was open and honest and wanted to understand how he can partner and benefit from each others' work. I had never seen a person do this and not only was it very impressive, it was a true testament of Olivier's professional and personal goal to not only accomplish great things, but to meet great people along the way. He did this while always having a twinkle in his eye. He could command a room and a crowd with little to no effort and was a great mentor both personally and professionally.
Jimmy C
"I started on Monday at a company just as secretive as yours! I have hope that we can still find ways to share and collaborate on ways to improve our industry."
That's what I liked about him: Humour and ideology, with a dose of reality.
Stewart Y
Needless to say, the loss of Olivier is a huge one in so many ways - a tragic loss to his family. And enormous loss to the Data Center Industry and the close knit community that focuses on the key challenges around energy and sustainability issues faced by the large DCs. Olivier was so passionate about his work and driving efficiency and had volunteered in private that his goal was build the most energy efficient in the world!! That was the way he thought.
However, there was another passion that Olivier had behind his family and data centers. That was his love of Football. Not American football, but what we Americans know as soccer. And I remember when Martin and I were on site for a presentation to all of Olivier's extended team he was frantically reading updates on the score of the France vs. Ireland World Cup Qualifier that France had to win in order to go through to the World Cup. After the meeting was over we adjourned to the cafeteria to grab a bite and discuss a few more things and Olivier immediately pulled up the game on his iPhone. After a few minutes he got very agitated and had to make a call and one could hear him speaking in rapid fire French to someone over the phone. As it turns out, he was watching the game using a Slingbox installed on his brother-in-law's TV in Paris. Someone had just changed the channel to a French Sitcom and he was imploring them to turn it back so he could watch the end of the game. If you recall, France won the game in the last minutes (with a handball goal by a French player) and went on to the World Cup. Olivier was beaming the rest of the day. But I never brought up the French performance in South Africa during the World Cup, it was just too painful a topic if you know what I mean.
Family, Work, Football - Olivier was intense and passionate about them all. His intensity will be missed.
Vimal K
Hello Dave
I just found out, I am shocked. I am planning to be at the memorial next week and will do my best to be there (I live in DC Metro).
Story about Olivier:
Back in 2004, I worked for Olivier in AT&T in NJ, he said he had an opportunity for me in Ashburn, VA. I jumped at the chance and next thing I know I am helping manage the AT&T Ashburn data center. While working there, the data center was hit by a tornado and it was amazing to see Olivier in action when he came to lead the charge. What a defining moment.
That year was a busy one - new job, new home, and new baby! He even had a couple of presents for my newborn daughter, Delia. Olivier was very concerned about my transition and wanted to make sure I was ok. When he visited Ashburn, he brought 6-month old Delia one day and he held her with such care and genuine affection. It is a side of Olivier that surprised me; what a caring man. Farewell, my friend and mentor.
Mike L
Funny story Olivier being French and all…
During the design meetings the for the Salt Lake data center, the discussion would get heated at times…
Every once in a while someone would let fly a curse word, then realizing that was not necessarily appropriate in a business setting would say "Pardon my French" and Olivier would immediately reply "That's not French". That would always draw big laughter and never got old. Just a small way he used to lighten the mood and set people at ease.
Bryan K
Subject: Farewell my Friend
Olivier-Thank you for showing the world what is truly important and thank you for the friendship we shared. You truly paved the way for us all to follow both as business friends and friends away from work. I miss you... (Just so you know, I have not worn a tie to work yet...) Rest in Peace my friend, you lived a great life!
Hello, my name is Bryan Klein and wanted to express my deepest condolences to the entire Sanche Family and close friends. I have a few stories about how Olivier and I worked together at eBay and most recently together at Apple. As I'm certain it is no surprise to you that Olivier was close with a lot of people as his character and caring nature was never second even to his passion for the work he did in the Data center Industry. I first met Olivier in an interview for eBay where he made it very clear to me that character mattered as much as knowledge of the work being performed. He made a funny comment to me after the interview where he said to me "Don't bother to wear a tie again for me, I can tell what kind of person you are by listening to the passion in your voice." We shared many great adventures together that I will cherish forever, with eBay and most certainly with Apple.
This is a clip from November '08 where I used to write a monthly newsletter for eBay that featured him and some things that are important to him. What I heard and saw from Olivier were his Family, friends, polar bears (Which is a great story how he was determined to not let Emilie's love for Polar Bears go unnoticed.), and making our world a better place to be.


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