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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
A simple poll today...
I would open a Hawaiian restaurant or an antique store.
I know it's usually meant as a rhetorical question but I'm curious to know, in ANY aspect of your life, what would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Going the distance
Vacations aren't the only time we are active. Weekends are almost completely draining over the past months. Today as I sit here with my legs sore from yet another 3 day weekend of walking around like we're training for a backpacking trek through Europe, I am amazed at how much I can walk now. We went to this antique store with 2 stories a few weeks ago and as I got to the top of the stairs, I was amazed at the fact that I wasn't winded. I spent quite a few years looking for an elevator or slowly taking the stairs only to have my heart beating in my chest for a good 3-4 minutes while I recovered. Heck it was like that every time I went upstairs to go to the bathroom or head to bed each night. It was a sad way to live and sucks that I accepted that for myself. It seems like another life sometimes but I'm so glad I still remember those things and am thankful every day that we made the choice to lose the weight. I may be in a snail-ish pattern right now but I will always be thankful that I can look back and see life changing steps in the right direction!
What are some life changing new triumphs from your heaviest weight to now?
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Dairy goodness, DVD dupe and needing a real rest day
Friday, I finally broke out the ice cream maker (affiliate link) that my friend bought me for my birthday last year along with the Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams at Home (affiliate link) cookbook. Oh. My. Lord. I should not know how to make dark chocolate ice cream this good.
The Mr and I enjoyed a few servings this weekend and price wise we got about double the amount for $1.25 less for all of the ingredients than we would pay in the store so there ya go. I'm thinking of making peach ice cream for my grandparents and the Mr. I'm not a peach person and it will keep him from coming down in the middle of the night to find me on the floor with the freezer opened with my face slammed in a plastic pint container with a ring of dairy goodness around my lips.
There was this big expo in town and a carnival so that was our high cal day. We walked around for 4 hours...aka: when our legs almost came out of the sockets. I haven't been in that much pain in a long time. Told you I'd jinx it in my TTS post Friday. Then when we were done there, we had some shopping to do and walked some more. I ended up burning 1200 calories that day. Not bad for a "rest day" so we switched our rest day to yesterday. We stocked up on fresh produce for the week and we're ready to roll on that front.
We rented two movies last night, Stoker and The Impossible. Do not waste a second of your life on Stoker. We were trailer duped! I wanted to go gorilla style on it. (ie- Poo in my hand and throw it at the DVD) But me thinks they may frown upon fecal matter in their rentals and then force me to buy it. The Impossible (affiliate link) was the true story about a family in the tsunami in Thailand...have tissues handy for that one. Definite renter if you haven't seen it yet. Naomi Watts was amazing. But then again, I'm probably the last to see it.
I don't think we have anything planned for today other than a booty kickin' workout and I'm good with that. I'm sure I'll find something to get into but I think the Mr might appreciate a day of doing nothing and honestly, so would I!
What did you do this weekend?
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Friday, July 26, 2013
Then and Now: My battle with Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
(Due to the number of emails I get regarding this post, the most asked question I get is who is my chiropractor. I just want to mention up front that my chiropractor is not accepting new patients so I do not give out his name. When looking up a chiropractor, I made sure they had a background in treating sports-related injuries. While TTS is not necessarily a sports injury, chiropractors with that background tend to have more experience treating it. I used HealthGrades.com to find a chiropractor in my area.)
It seems like only yesterday I was in tears over having to cancel our trip to Chicago for New Years Eve because I couldn't walk to the door without searing pain much less around the world's most walkable city.
Most of you probably assume I've been all healed up and am back to normal, after all, it has been just over 7 months since I was diagnosed. I discussed my diagnosis and treatments here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. (I know that looks insane to link back to all of the posts but I want people who may have found the site looking for hope with their own Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome issues to be able to see how I progressed.)
I am not back to my pre-diagnosis abilities but I'm pretty close. There are things I have come to terms with that *may* always be a part of my reality like stiff ankles in the morning, achy but not painful muscles after long walks of 3-4+ hours, physical therapy exercises after workouts because when I skip them for a few days, I can tell a difference and not in a good way.
Here are the improvements I've made since my December diagnosis:
Then: I thought a podiatrist was the only person who could help me with this.
Now: After a stroke of luck, I found a chiropractor who had successfully treated this condition numerous times. He specialized in sports medicine so he treated marathoners and runners. I feel like finding a chiropractor that lists this and has an intricate education in leg muscles and potential issues with them was key. This was my first time at a chiro and I am so grateful for him. My podiatrist was actually making my condition worse, never even examined my foot and gave me no real direction. My chiro did a thorough exam concluding I had not only TTS and Achilles tendonitis but also had a weak muscle structure in the front of my legs that was causing my feet to overcompensate. He treated each condition and it was his mission to get me better not keep me as a patient and certainly not to do surgery. I know that my experience is not necessarily the norm as my case was mild but he mentioned the key to success is treating it early and not putting off seeking treatment.
Then: Sometimes just standing up would cause me to wince in pain and walking was not possible past 20 minutes.
Now: I can walk for a minimum of 5 hours without getting leg fatigue. Anything over 6 hours, I need to make sure I stretch really well afterward or I'll pay for it the next day. This is a miracle in itself and anyone who has dealt with this knows it.
Then: Nerve pain and twitching so bad that sleep was not possible the first week.
Now: I have been cured of the nerve pain/twitching and that between the home ultrasound machine (affiliate link) I used initially and then the laser therapy the chiropractor did on me to break down scar tissue.
Then: A painful "catching" of the tendon between my tarsal tunnel and the bone spur that was so bad it could knock me off my feet. Also a nice case of Achilles tendonitis. Bonus! (Dripping with sarcasm)
Now: Thanks to the breaking up of scar tissue around the bone spur in the back of my ankle, stretches and physical therapy exercises this is no longer an issue. Every morning while I brush my teeth, I stretch out both legs with a 30-second calf stretch, a 30 second Achilles stretch then switch and repeat on the other leg. I end every workout with a session on my balance board, (affiliate link) calf, quad and ankle stretch. None of these are optional.
Then: The pain was so bad I could not even rest my feet on the floor as a passenger in a car or lay my feet on the mattress to sleep.
Now: The ultrasound and laser therapy (class 4 laser) helped with all nerve pain making sleep and being chauffeured possible. I would recommend anyone seeking treatment to ask if their chiropractors office has a class 4 laser as this was key in my recovery and it should be common at most offices.
Then: I had to alter my exercise routine to go from doing plyo, high impact and pretty much anything I wanted to have to be seated and do NO weight bearing exercise.
Now: I am able to do moderate impact exercise with a few high impact moves like fighter kicks or anything where the impact is front to back on my feet. Exercises, where the impact is side to side like jumping jacks, can sometimes make me very sore the next day. This is getting less frequent and is seeming to improve.
Then: I had no hope that I would ever be normal again.
Now: I know that as long as I continue with physical therapy exercises and stretching, I should be able to control this condition and live a normal life.
To those of you who may be searching for some kind of information regarding this condition it is important to note that I am NOT a doctor and none of what I have done should be construed as medical advice for your personal situation! I am simply relaying my experience with this condition so that you can get what I didn't when I was diagnosed...hope. Consult a physician for your personal diagnosis and recommended treatment. As long as you have not ignored the pain for an extended period of time, there can be hope to *potentially* be treated non-surgically. As long as you continue physical therapy exercises daily, you may never have to deal with it again. My case appears to have been minor in the grand scheme of horror stories I've read but any pain from this condition doesn't feel minor when you're going through it.
Trust your gut. If the doctor who diagnosed you doesn't seem to have your best interest at heart, go elsewhere. This applies to any health problem. Be your own advocate!
Don't be afraid to try alternative medicine like a chiropractor or even acupuncture and deep tissue massage. I owe my chiro my life. My depression was all-encompassing and suffocating until I found Dr. B and he told me that he would treat me and everything would be okay. I can't say that my experience will be yours but anything is worth a try for better health.
Mentally push through the inevitable bouts of frustration on how long recovery takes/is taking. We live in an instant gratification society and this injury will not properly heal if you push yourself when your body isn't ready. The best advice my chiro gave me after he cleared me for exercise was to "let pain be my guide." If it hurt, I stopped and/or modified.
Keep a journal! From beginning to end, it's important to see the little strides. I used to not be able to stand long enough to make my lunch. 20 minutes was my limit. It's easy to take for granted being able to stand as long as I want now and you will appreciate the strides made, no matter how small they may seem to others.
Hang in there and try to stay off the internet horror story sites. All this did was, frankly, scare the shit out of me! For every horror story, there are others who were treated, recovered and never bothered to go back to those forums to say "hey everybody, I'm better and this is what worked for me!" For as informational as the internet can be, it can also be a source of great anxiety, fear and hopelessness which is the whole reason I have shared my personal experience with you.
Happy Friday everyone!
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*Again, I am not a doctor and all information in my blog posts regarding Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome should not be construed as medical advice, only my personal experience as stated in the disclaimer tab. Consult a proper physician for your particular situation!*
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Push It Real Good
If you missed this the first time and want a description of the exercises, click here.
It's been a few weeks since we've done it and I thought I missed it. Maybe not. Well no, that's not true, I did miss that feeling of having pushed myself to the limits when I'm done. I think by the time we get to the lateral lunges, we're both shaking and feeling like anything else we complete is done so out of pushing through that and digging deep. That's a great feeling! There is nothing like knowing you did above and beyond and really, in this weight loss game, you can't get mo' bettah than that!
What workout makes you push beyond your usual exertion?
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Well, he did it...a day in pictures
The Mr kept a secret from me for 4 whole days! It was killing him inside, he was about to burst but he did it. We worked out early in the morning and he even asked if I wanted hints as we were en route and I told him no which I'm sure only added to his potential to spontaneously burst into flames. Those flames would've been quickly doused by the weather...
|Another instance of Mr plans...God laughs
He was pretty bummed about the weather but I didn't care. I was just glad he planned a day to surprise me. He doesn't do it often because he acts like he has no idea how to do such things.
You be the judge.
I love animals...
I love Christmas...
We packed a healthy lunch of turkey wraps, carrots and fruits but...
...he knows I love chocolate...
...and antiques.
Sometimes, so does he.
All in all, it was a wonderful day with my...
Has your sweetie ever planned a fun day for you? What did you do?
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Monday, July 22, 2013
Overhyped, market fresh and adieu to open houses?
It has been a whirlwind weekend and it's not over for us.
Friday it was off to solve an issue for the MIL so we hung out there for about 90 minutes. (She doesn't live in town so there was a little driving involved)
Saturday we were all over town from morning to night. We went to a couple of farmers markets and actually got a good haul at the first one and not much at the second one.
|We got 5 plums and 5 peaches but I wasn't about to start stacking
I'm thinking we can take the 2nd one off of our list for the season. I like the area but we rarely find much there so we'll drive a little further for better prices and selection. We went to a little patisserie in a historic neighborhood and as we were walking off a little bit of what we ate, we got caught in the rain sans umbrella. Neither of us minded and I looked like a drowned rat by the time we got back to the car. We ate lunch then off to do some of our grocery shopping. We went to a different Trader Joe's and while it might be convenient at the time, it's just not worth it. We always feel out of sorts and we forget things because it's set up differently. Then it was back to the house before movie time with friends for the evening. For those of you all chompin' at the bit to see The Conjuring...I'd save it for a rental. It was WEAK and overhyped! I'm even a big horror wimp but this was just ugh. The scariest parts have all been given away in the trailer. I kept saying "okay, now it's going to get good!" when something would happen and it never did. All four of us gave it a thumbs down. Their puppy was even bored and gives it four paws down...in the mud...with a little poo on them. Boo.
I woke up yesterday with a splitting migraine but much to be done so no down time available. We had to workout earlier (for us) so we went down at 11:15am and did Turbo Fire. I had a migraine while doing it and my eustachian tubes completely shut so balance and hearing were fun. How I managed to burn 780 cals while I feel like I half assed it so bad is beyond me but whatever, I'll take it. We went to a few open houses and found a place that's probably already sold that I wouldn't have minded buying. It wasn't pit in your stomach in a good way home but it had enough room for us and potential for a few side projects. When it comes down to it, I guess we're 'deed in hand' people and we're 1-2 years away from that so there's no point in going to open houses anymore. He gripes about wasting gas and gets nothing out of it and it just reminds me that we can't do anything where buying is concerned so while I was fine with it before, I guess I'm not anymore so our Sundays will now be wide open to do nothing. We were going to a family get together later and I just wasn't up for trying to pick and choose something from what they had available. I made homemade spicy shrimp and grilled zucchini over rice and boxed it up to take and reheat. I wish I hadn't overcooked the rice initially because it was a heap and I didn't really care for it but it was filling and I didn't feel like I was missing anything with the burgers, brats, corn, etc.
Out and about today.
Do anything (or nothing) of note this weekend?
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Broken umber-ella ella ella and what I'm reading this week
Last night we had a pop up storm that literally sat on 5 miles around our house for 2 hours not moving. In the process, it got violent and broke our umbrella. I'm NOT a happy girl because we don't have money to replace it right now. The Mr went to Home Depot and got some metal putty crap. I haven't seen it yet but I'll give it a glance later today to see how it's holding up. Unfortunately we're going to have to only have it up while we're out there and then take it down in case of pop ups and wind. Fingers crossed we can keep this jerry rigged version until Fall or a huge mega clearance goes on.
Let's get to...
10 Children's Games You Won't Believe Got Banned (This is why kids are heavy. Seriously...go PLAY!)
11 Sounds Your Children Have Probably Never Heard (Thank God we don't have kids to make fun of us when we reminisce every other day)
Are Artificial Sweeteners Really Going to Kill Me?
The Most Common Cooking Mistakes (Great tips!)
Elders React to Twerking (video showing twerking so determine if you should watch it at work)
How to Find Happiness by Being Happy About "Nothing"
How to Make Your Vacation Buzz Last (Yes please...my buzz is long since gone)
Is Flashing Your Car's Headlights Protected by the First Amendment?
Kids React to Bi-racial Cheerios Commercial (video- if you haven't seen this...watch it. I weep a little less for the future)
Michael C. Hall on Kevin Pollack Chat show (video- this is for the SERIOUS MCH/Dexter/Six Feet Under fan, it's 2 hours because of the interviewer. BUT by far the best MCH interview I've seen. He's hilarious.)
My Girlfriend Weighs More Than Me...So What
Obese Boy Scouts Banned from Jamboree (Not sure how I feel about this one)
PBS Spoofs Reality Shows with Fake Trailers (It is SO sad that any of these trailers could be totally real nowadays.)
The Best Power Foods for Women
10 Ideas for Small Spaces (Duly noted)
This weekend we're taking in a flick with friends and going to a birthday celebration.
What's on your agenda for the weekend? Read anything interesting lately?
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
I caved in
I'm one of those people who boycotts movies that become really popular and take on lives of their own. I've never seen Twilight, Lord of the Rings, Saw/Hostel genre movies and The Notebook was another one of those that was just like "ugh, I'm tired of hearing about it." (Edit: Lord of the Rings and Saw/Hostel movies are NOT a genre I enjoy so I will never see them, ever. I'm not rebelling against them, they just don't interest me. They're as appealing as watching paint dry to me as some boring genre might be to you. Had to be addressed since people apparently have strong attachment to the Rings movies. As you were and back to the point...)
Now that 9 years has passed and it was free on Starz, I thought I'd see what all of the fuss was about especially since I laughed at the thought of Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly curling up in the family bed and bawling over it. (True according to them!) Of course I made the Mr watch it with me. I wasn't going to suffer alone. Heh. Everyone said to have the tissues handy and I did. I knew the gist of the ending within the first 2 minutes which meant I spent 117 minutes completely irritated. I didn't like the acting in it at all by McAdams and Gosling. I wanted to draw eyebrows on her and shave him down so he'd stop resembling a yeti. Her flippity personality made me grind my teeth and his annoying "I'm so cool" persona just did not connect with me at all. Oh and what was up with her dad!? He looked like a cartoon character...or Sacha what's his face married to Isla Fisher with a hipster mustache. It was completely impossible for me not to want to bust out laughing every time he was on the screen. Basically, they could've pieced together the stuff with the old people and I would've been fine. Actually I wouldn't have been because well, you've seen it and if you've been reading, you know that subject touches my family. (Not going to ruin it for people who haven't seen it) So I couldn't help but think of the time that will be our family and THAT'S what made me cry. Well, that and the VERY end. Didn't see that coming.
So, was I glad I saw it? Meh. I could've lived without it. (And I'm a chick flicker!)
This could be because I didn't like it or it could be because everyone likes it so much, I hold it to a higher standard that will likely never be met.
Do you jump on the pop culture movie bandwagon, wait for years to pass before watching or are there some movies you just refuse to watch based on their popularity because you're all rebellious/stubborn like that?
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Self reflection on the menu
When they first moved to Chicago (a town the Mr and I both LOVE) we were quite honestly, too fat to be able to visit them. I can't remember exactly when they moved but we were at or close to maximum density. She begged me to come to visit and I would put her off not because I didn't want to go but because I was too embarrassed to admit that we couldn't "do" that town. That is a walking city and even short distances would've had me huffing and puffing at 450-494 pounds. Not to mention many of the restaurants there are short on space and try to cram as many tables in as they can. So not a lot of room for a big ass to be trying to suck it in between full chairs while dealing with the disgusted looks of people having to scoot out of the way and being humiliated in front of our friends. The whole potential of the situation was enough to send me in a fetal position sucking my thumb.
When they came to visit in February 2010, I was 380 lbs so I was 114 lbs down from my highest but we were still not at that place where we could go to any restaurant we wanted. Invitations to things were still being turned down if we didn't know the restaurant or they had chairs we couldn't fit in or booths only. I was very insistent that we go to this one ethnic restaurant because 1) I thought they'd like it and 2) I knew for sure we'd fit there. I think she might have suggested someplace initially and I internally freaked out and said "oh, we can go there but I was really hoping we could go here because I think you guys would love it and it's one of our favorite restaurants" and really built it up like it was the best place ever. Thankfully she agreed to go there, we got a nice table with chairs with no arms and we were able to enjoy our time with our friends without a social anxiety pit in our stomachs.
When we got together with him last weekend, we suggested one of our favorite hipster pizza places not because we knew we would fit but because it was good. Of course there is a wrench thrown into it. They have chairs with no arms on all of the tables but then they have like 4-5 bar stool tables along the wall. I HATE bar stool tables and they've tried to seat us there before and I've asked for the low (normal height) tables. This ass is still not ready for every bar stool chair out there since we had to actually leave a restaurant once because that was all they had. Baby still got back. Wouldn't you know, those bastards stuck us at the bar stool table!? Internally I was freaking out and just praying to God we didn't have to say "excuse me Miss? Only one butt cheek sits on this stool, we need a short table." But thankfully we didn't have to. I now know I can fit at the table and be fine. Granted, I'm still not wild about them because I'm tall and my knees either knock against the table or my legs are almost long enough to hit the floor but then I'd be sitting weird with my back arched like I'm trying to get people to look at my boobs. This was yet another step into feeling somewhat normal at a restaurant and for anyone who has been morbidly obese, knows that restaurants can be a big source of emotional stress before ever stepping foot in them.
I'm grateful to my friend for suggesting I look back to remind me of how far I've/we've come given my current state of stuckitude. I'm glad I can actually go into a restaurant without feeling that sense of dread, anxiety and impending public humiliation that was my reality for a good seven years of my life.
Has your weight ever stopped you from being able to go to certain restaurants because you couldn't fit? Do you look back to help yourself move forward?
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Labels: Lifestyle
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
It's all about balance
I do my balance board a few times a week (probably should do more) to keep up with my physical therapy for my foot injury. I've seen people do upper body strength workouts using a balance board (affiliate link) or a BOSU Balance Trainer. (affiliate link) I tried a few different times in the past but wasn't able to do it continuously. I was last night which was a pleasant surprise. Of course it didn't come without a lot of leg/knee shaking at times when I was really trying to balance with 30 lbs of weight doing upper cuts or front raises. But all in all I was proud at how well I did with it and will likely try to incorporate it more on strength days.
What do you do to shake up your strength routine?
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Monday, July 15, 2013
Eatin', meetin' and pink elephants
We spent Friday night cleaning. I've given up the notion I/we will ever do anything but procrastinate until the last minute before the potential of company the following day. The biggest gripe with living in a small space is it doesn't take much to clutter. At some point, I'd reaaally like to go through closets, basement and garage and just get rid of a ton of well, shit is the only appropriate word for it all.
Saturday we headed to opening weekend of a farmer's market that is late to the game. It sucks too because it's the best one but we got there too late so the people we go to were already out of their lettuce for the Mr. They had one rogue batch of radishes I snapped up and we got 2 candy onions. Must caramelize those. There was a carnival in town and we thought getting fair food for lunch would satisfy that yearly craving for elephant ears and overpriced packaged hot dogs or fair fries. I said for us to split a small fry and I'll be damned if they didn't hand the Mr a cup of fries dripping in scalding hot oil and then refused to give us a cup because it was too hot to carry around. They tasted like crap anyway. I took one bite and told him he could have the rest. The whole handling of that situation just made me not want to eat them out of spite in addition to thinking they tasted like a spud fail. He got a gyro and the meat was all overcooked. Then I tried to get a small coney dog and it tasted like sloppy joes on top so I threw that away. I tried again with a corn dog that only had flavor when there was mustard and ketchup in the bite. The lemon shake up I do is MUCH better than the crap we got there. CHUNKS of turbinado sugar that didn't melt at the bottom so I had to drink from the top with the straw so I wouldn't get nasty sugar grit burn when I tried to quench my summer thirst. I was ready to scream. I found the cheapest elephant ear guy (a must have once a year) and thankfully it was REALLY good. Thank God one thing out of everything we tried was. We dropped $45 for food that just plain sucked. I'm sure the scale will thank me next week. *rolling eyes*
We played with a little pup at the pet store to pass some time then headed home for a bit before going out to meet a friend. I was hitting a wall and so was he so we took a 30 minute nap, got changed and met our friend downtown at one of our favorite new restaurants. It was so good to see him and catch up. We all split appetizers and a pizza. I had half an arancini, 2-3 bites of a baked macaroni dish and 2 pieces of thin crust pizza. Not bad I think especially compared to how much we've eaten when we've met people there before. I jabbered on like it was the first time I'd ever spoken to human beings before. He probably thought I was on cocaine or something. Speaking of mind altering substances, you see a pink elephant strapped to the top of a truck too, right?
I swear I don't drink. It pulled up beside us and I was cracking up laughing.
We went to an outdoor market and saw some friends of the Mr's with their clothing shop out so we bought some shirts off of them since he was kind enough to buy the first products we ever put out. We also saw a drunk woman who fell and decided to lay in the street and laugh at herself almost get run over by the cab who just dropped her off. Perhaps laying in the street is not the place to contemplate why you drank too much and yes, it is drafty because your dress is halfway up your chest...moron.
When we were done we walked around a historic little neighborhood and went into the bookshop for a little bit. When we came out there were a bunch of Russians playing euchre at the neighboring coffee shop's outdoor tables screaming at each other. Note: must learn to say "excuse me" in Russian. Thankfully one yanked his friend out of my path so we could get through. It was just kind of random especially since I've been hearing Russian for the past 2 nights listening to the Mr play Grand Theft Auto.
It felt like we'd crammed 3 days into one on Saturday!
Sunday was different. We slept in a little. I made breakfast, farted around a little bit, did Turbo Fire, ate lunch then headed off to some open houses of some places that we liked. One was on this SUPER deep lot that looked like a park but I think there are just too many things we're not wowed by and things we can't change (like it's a one car garage with no room to make a 2 car garage because a HUGE tree is right behind it that would cost about three grand to remove and then it would be a "tandem" garage I think they call it where you'd have to park the cars one behind the other. The bedrooms weren't a big wow and the living spaces are a little small but man it's like you look out onto the backyard and it's on 1/2 acre deep lot. But then the neighbors didn't look like they kept up their home TOO much especially for the standard of the area so I think even though it's a great price and the sellers would likely give us time to list and sell our place since they're not in a hurry, we'll pass. I don't want to move into a place just because the backyard and the basement are all it has going for it while the actual living spaces leave something to be desired. Sigh.
We refueled our produce for the week and before we knew it, it was time to be home and make dinner and the day was gone and we didn't feel like we'd done much. Weird.
What did you guys do this weekend?
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Fur baby Friday and what I'm reading this week
Last night was fun. We got to meet our friends new puppy, a little Goldendoodle! We bought a few toys and stuff for it but I also wanted to try my hand at making dog biscuits. (Any reason to go to Sur La Table to get a dog bone shaped cookie cutter!) So I found this recipe and got to it. When I was done, I found these adorable dog tags and modified them a little to fit what I wanted to say on it and put a few in this mason jar.
I wish I could've found those teeny tiny dog bone cutters so I could've fit more than six 3" dog biscuits in there but I gave them the rest in a Ziploc bag so they could put them in the fridge or freezer.
and now on to...
Quick Bloating Cures (Damn you BBQ!)
Aww! (video) (The Mr sent this to me. Sometimes you don't need to know the language to understand love)
Man says one day of P90X sent him to the emergency room (Wow, really? Keeping my mouth shut)
Henry Winkler ambassador for post stroke upper limb spasticity (Interesting read!)
16 Ways to Have Fun for Free
Dustin Hoffman talks about how Tootsie changed his view toward aesthetically less attractive women (video) (Must see if you haven't already. Start at about 1:30 in if you want to get to the point)
Six Ways to Enjoy a More Relaxed Daily Commute (This one's for the Mr...but you can look too. *grin*)
Biggest Loser contestant sued after gaining weight (Interested to hear takes on this one)
Access into Panera's Hidden Menu
The Healthiest Sleep Position (Side sleepers represent, yo)
The ESPN Body Issue is here (Wow! These athletes are gorgeous!)
This weekend we're meeting a friend of ours we don't get to see too often so I'm looking forward to that.
What do you guys have on tap for the weekend?
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
Driven to distraction
Same goes for the atmosphere around me. If the Mr is on one of his gonzo kicks where they'd hit the "lunkhead alarm" from all of the grunting, exhaling and extra movement that I can see in my peripheral and it can totally mess up my rhythm. I wish I wasn't so easily distracted but I am...can't help it. Sigh.
Are you easily distracted when you workout or do you zone out and could ignore just about anything around you?
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
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We were late on the scene renting the thriller "Mama."
I saw commercials for it but it was never a priority and slipped my mind. Then when our friends were over she said her sister rented it and liked it so I decided to go for it since it didn't appear too over the top scary. (I know, I'm a wuss in my old age) Basically two girls are abandoned at a cabin in the woods and left there for years. A dedicated family member who never stopped believing his brother's family was out there had a search team finally locate them. They took the girls in but they didn't come alone. (Cue creepy music) The woman caretaker was SO annoying with her "I'm above it all" crap it made me want to flick her but I suppose it needed to be that way to make the ending effective. "Mama" is actually played by a wicked thin creepy dude which only adds to the heebie jeebie factor kind of like Zelda in Pet Semetary. ("Never get out of bed again! Never get out of bed aga..." Sorry) There were a few of the typical jump scares and stuff but honestly nothing that made me cover my eyes, turn away or anything like that. It was slightly less thrill than I expected out of a thriller. The ending was weird but honestly something I cheered for and seemed to be the way it should've been...just try explaining that to authorities though. If you like super scary movies, this isn't for you but if you like something a little more tame in the scare realm, you might just like Mama (affiliate link) .
We saw Despicable Me 2 and Monsters University and all I can really say is neither were as good as the original and I think if you don't have kids that are dying to see it, don't bother.
Now to last night's rental, Admission with Tina Fey and Paul Rudd.
I needed a comedy. I thought with the comedic chops of these two that's what I was getting. The script had other ideas. I mean there are some funny parts but there are a lot of deeper subjects involved from adoption to single parenthood to people putting their big fat noses in where they don't belong even if well intentioned. I expected more but I'll say that the Mr liked it. I think my opinion of the movie may be swayed over what I thought I was going to get compared to what I got. If you go in knowing it's not all gonna be yuk yuks then you might like it more than I did. I wouldn't turn people away from Admission but just know it's a dramedy over a full on comedy. Lily Tomlin was awesome. (affiliate link)
What movies have you seen lately?
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Small victories
The Mr has Mondays off for the summer so we went back to the zoo. I decided not to take the camera just because I didn't want to worry about it and of course we saw all kinds of picture worthy stuff. The Mr said if I had it then we probably wouldn't have seen those things because it's like a Murphy's law kind of thing. But I suppose I probably wouldn't have wanted to stare at a pic of a gargantuan elephant penis from a pachyderm taking a pee and a dump at the same time. Mmm hmm. It was so humid and gross with the occasional breeze. I packed us a lunch to eat just before we went in. A turkey sandwich for us both and carrots, a peach and plum for him and apple and grapes for me. For snacks I brought him a 100 calorie pack of almonds and me a mini box of raisins in case we got that low blood sugar thing like we did last time. Last time we had ice cream, cotton candy and animal crackers. We were overheating big time and the lukewarm water in the fountains wasn't cutting it. This time the worst thing we cooled off with was a small cherry Icee that we split and I was proud of us. Maybe this seems like a failure to some but given we passed funnel cakes, big soft pretzels, ice cream, pizza, burgers and everything else you can think of...this was a victory.
Another victory? The Mr's Sea-Band worked! (affiliate link) For those who remember our last attempt at carnival rides a few weeks ago, you know the Mr was not doing so hot. He ordered Sea-Bands (affiliate link) to see if the acupressure point would work and it did! We went on the Scrambler, which he got green on before and he was fine. Then it was on to the dreaded Tilt a Whirl.
We were across from a little girl who was about 10 in a pod by herself and she said she wanted to go fast and the Mr told her to lean her head back and it would make her spin fast. She was all over that. As we got moving, we were spinning a little then I saw him lean into it to make us spin like mad. Oh well thanks! I had to close my eyes a few times but was laughing too. I kept asking if he was okay and he said he was fine. When we got off, the lady who ran the ride asked if *I* was okay! She must've only seen me when I had my eyes closed. I was fine once I left the ride area but the Mr was great and declared himself ready to tackle the big parks when we're able. That's a good thing...I think.
I burned 900 calories which was decent even though my hips felt like they were going to fall off. The other night we went to Whole Foods to pick up some Hain Baking Powder (affiliate link) since mine is pretty expired. We flipped the can over and the "best by" date was in 3 weeks!! Uh, hello!? When we asked if they had any more in the back that wasn't on the verge of being past it's prime, the guy was all "you'll just have to bake all of your muffins, cakes and cookies in the next couple of weeks!" No...no, I won't. See ya. I was grateful to see on our way home from the day with the animals, a health food store I remembered actually had it and it's good until December! Salt and gluten free Hain baking powder to last me through the Fall/early winter baking season! It was a day of small victories.
What are your small victories?
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Monday, July 8, 2013
Down the rabbit hole
I don't know if this is a funk, the beginning of the end (I hope not...I really don't want to see 500 lbs just for shits and giggles) or a passing speed bump that the department of transportation just made REEEEALLY steep but I'm being tested and failing. (Not miserably but more than my comfort zone)
I feel old habits trying to get a foot hold. I feel numb to the whole thing. I feel like I really don't give a shit right now so how could I expect you to. I can barely inspire myself so I feel like I can't possibly inspire you.I guess at least I'm still exercising?
This is it folks. The whole weight loss "journey" (barf) isn't always pretty and not always rainbows shooting out of your butt. Sometimes it's you trying to claw your way out of a binge day that you have no friggin' idea why you felt justified having. Sometimes it's you hearing old excuses popping up in your head and letting them slip out of your face to see if they fly and don't bat an eye when they do. Sometimes it's popping in an old tape of you at 390 pounds hoping to get some kind of emotion out of yourself and you feel nothing.
Sometimes...it's scary.
How do you get out of this mindset if you've ever been in it?
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Friday, July 5, 2013
You should be off today
It's Friday and I'm assuming many of you took today off to make it a nice long weekend? ;-) If not, my condolences and might I suggest that you feel a "tickle" in your throat and you should probably call in to lay down. *double wink*
If you happen to be stuck at work today, I'll give you some food pics and some reading material because I love ya's!
Monday was leftover baked beans and orange roughy. Calories 334
Tuesday was a mahi burger on a light wheat bun with bbq sauce and a side of brussels with asiago cheese. Calories: 410
Wednesday was that amazing pizza I told you about yesterday with a side of brussels and cheese (not pictured). Calories: 750
Thursday we had to grill out of course on the Fourth of July so I did some bbq chicken breast and 2 sweet corn with a 1/2 tbsp chipotle butter. Calories: 492
Since I forgot to do this last week, here's some reading material of stuff that I've perused over the past 2 weeks. You deserve a break!
Stacy Keibler's Head to Toe Bikini Workout (video-starts when you open page so mute it)
Four Ways to Make Your Workout More Fun
How Chronic Stress Can Affect Your Physical Appearance
Stop the Burn (How to Treat Sunburns)
Grilling with The Post
Designers Embrace Plus Size Market (Video- starts right away)
Vintage Recipe Cards Inspire Unlikely Friendship (*MY FAVORITE!*)
How to Preserve Everything You Own
Apple Health Info: Crazy Facts About the Fruit
Defeat Poison Ivy with Tea Tree Oil
Six Most Dangerous Workout Moves
That's about it y'all! We're taking this weekend to plan absolutely nothing though I must admit I'm getting the itch to look at antique malls. (Mr runs and hides) Grocery trip planned along with a farmers market and being active in between pop up rain clouds. Other than that, maybe a movie marathon at nights.
Any plans for the weekend? Did you have today off?
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Thursday, July 4, 2013
That's-ah one huge-ah vat of sauce-ah!
First things first...
I hope everyone has a great holiday if you're celebrating. Don't forget to keep the doggies locked up inside and maybe play some soothing music to help them through all of the extra noise!
On to business. I asked this pizza place what ingredients they used for their pies and they actually told me but I couldn't get them here. A friend of mine had a dealer close to her and she was coming into town so I asked her to pick up the 11 oz can I saw on their website. What I was expecting would be similar to this size.
What I got was a little larger...
Let's do a comparison pic so you can fully appreciate the situation.
Yeah...that would be 6 POUNDS 11 ounces!! And I had her get two!! So we're swimmin' in sauce here. I was ready to bust into it finally so last night we did. When I opened it up it was pretty full, then I used 1 cup and that second pic is the "dent" I made in it. Um...
So needless to say we had a LOT of sauce left that is now in the freezer! But I told you that so I could tell you this. The pizza I made with it was friggin' AMAZING. First I altered my recipe for the maple chipotle biscuits and omitted the chipotles and did regular sugar in lieu of maple sugar and added fresh basil, oregano and rosemary. I divided the dough into four sections and rolled them out into 8" circles, baked them for 8 minutes for perfect little crusts that you can make ahead and freeze when the urge for pizza strikes.
Oh. My. Goodness!
This tasted exactly like one of our favorite pizza joints and it totally fit into our calories! The Mr was blown away and I have to say I was pretty impressed too. I'm not a big fan of thin cracker-ish crusts but this was thin, crispy and held up all of the toppings beautifully! I've got 2 more in the fridge but I might make another batch to finish off my buttermilk and have them in the freezer for a weekend pizza craving.
So while we certainly can't have it every night, it's gonna be a delicious way to use up the vat of sauce taking up residence in our freezer.
Have you ever made a food faux pas like getting something WAY larger than you expected? Any plans for the holiday weekend?
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Monday, April 7, 2014
1805 Legal Complaint against my 5th Great Grandmother
To the Honr. Saml. Walton Esq.
Complains Wm. Coffin of Gloucester
that the widow Mary Carter of said
Gloucester holds an Estate belong-
ing to her former husband Levi
Younger formerly of sd. Gloucester, Decd.
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the Debts of the sd. Levi Younger
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Wm Coffin
Glo - Sept. 2d, 1805
Sept. 2nd 1805
I wrote to Mrs. Carter
from the Salem Gazette, March 11, 1806, page 4
"Notice is hereby given that the subscriber has been duly appointed administratix of the estate of Levi Younger of Gloucester, mariner, deceased, and has taken upon herself that by giving bends, as the law directs. All persons having demands against the said estate, are requested to exhibit them for settlement - and those indebted to make payments to: Mary Carter, Admin'x
Gloucester, Feb. 4th, 1806"
Levi Younger and Mary (Wotten) (Younger) Carter, both mentioned in the legal complaint above, are my 5th great grandparents. Levi was born 7 February 1756 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the son of William Younger and Lucy Foster. He served in the Revolutionary War as a seaman, and was captured and sent to the prison ship Favorite in New York harbor. He was later exchanged for a British prisoner and returned to Massachusetts. He died intestate at some unknown date, and was listed in the Essex County Probate dated 9 October 1806.
Levi married Mary Wotten, daughter of John Wotten and Mary Hall, on 17 July 1784 in Gloucester. She remarried on 24 October 1801 in Gloucester to John Carter.
Apparently, after the complaint by William Coffin, she served as administratix of Levi's estate and put the notice in the newspaper in March 1806, and the notice of his intestate status was filed in court in October of the same year. I can see why the complaint was filed. Apparently Levi died some time before 1801, and William Coffin was probably owed money or services for about five years before all the accounts were finally settled.
UPDATE: Thanks to Barbara Matthews, reader and fellow genealogist, who reminded me that the Essex County. Massachusetts Probate File Papers 1638 - 1840 are available online at the New England Historic Genealogical Society website (by subscription)- also Middlesex County, Barnstable County, and Worcester County:
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Three near-misses by commercial airplanes in the past month may have some passengers nervous about flying, but the odds of staying safe still favor flying over driving, boating or taking a train.
Federal Aviation Administration officials announced that they are investigating a near-miss by two United Airlines jets at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on May 9. The aircraft came within less than a mile of each other, and 400 feet in altitude.
A second incident at Newark Liberty International Airport on April 24 involved a commuter plane and a United Boeing 737 that just missed each other while one was landing and the other taxiing on the runway.
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There were 4,394 near-misses in the year ending Sept. 1, 2012, according to an FAA report reported by CNN. Forty-one incidents were characterized as "high-risk events." None resulted in accidents. In the year ending Sept. 1, 2011, there were 1,895 such incidents, according to the FAA.
Some passengers note, however, that not all near-misses are quickly reported. Kevin Townsend was on a United Boeing 757 flight returning from Hawaii to California on April 25 when his airplane narrowly averted a head-on collision with a USAirways jet at 33,000 feet.
"I felt my body float upwards and strain against my seatbelt," Townsend wrote about his experience on the website Medium. "Passengers around me screamed. There was a loud crash in the back -- a coffeepot clattering to the floor and tumbling down the aisle. Our tray tables began rattling in unison as the 757 strained through the kind of maneuver meant more for a fighter jet."
Townsend, an economic analyst from San Francisco and a blogger, discovered that his flight descended 600 feet in a few seconds to avoid a collision. He also found out that the incident wasn't reported by either pilots or air traffic controllers to federal safety officials for at least two weeks. Still, he's not afraid of flying.
"I'm not hesitant to get on another plane," Townsend told Discovery News. "This was a rare event. But I felt that the (FAA) system wasn't robust. They don't seem to take near-misses as seriously as they should."
Townsend wonders if the frequency of near-misses is underreported and whether something needs to be done about it. FAA officials could not be reached Friday for comment.
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One aviation expert said the air traffic system worked as it should in the Hawaii near-miss. John Hansman, professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, noted that even though the air traffic controller made a human error by putting both planes in the same flight path, an on-board automated system alerted both pilots -- telling one to dive and one to climb. The Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) warns planes automatically when they get too close for comfort -- the near-miss.
"One person's near-miss is another person's normal operation," said Hansman, who has conducted studies on collision avoidance systems for the FAA. "They are not that common."
Hansman said a near-miss occurs when two planes get within 3 miles of each other and less than 1,000 feet. A near-collision happens within 1 mile or 500 feet elevation.
Just to put the safety numbers in perspective, more than 33,000 Americans died in traffic vehicle accidents in 2012. That compares to 803 who died on trains; 706 from boating accidents; and 449 in small aircraft (general aviation), according to the National Transportation Safety Board. There hasn't been a fatal commercial airline fatality in the United States since 2009.
Worldwide, there were more than 36.4 million airplane flights in 2013, with only 16 fatal crashes, according to the International Air Transport Association.
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Is this Amelia Earhart's lost plane, the Electra?
A grainy sonar image captured off an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati might represent the remains of the famous aviator's plane, according to The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), which has long been investigating Earhart's last, fateful flight.
Earhart was piloting the Electra, a two-engine plane, in a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator, when she vanished on July 2, 1937.
The researchers had already identified a small debris field of objects at a depth of 200 feet in the waters of Nikumaroro island, some 300 miles southeast of Earhart's target destination, Howland Island.
The site features objects that appear consistent with analysis made by TIGHAR forensic imaging specialist Jeff Glickman of a grainy 1937 photograph of Nikumaroro's western shoreline by British Colonial Service officer Eric R. Bevington.
TIGHAR postulates that flood tides lifted the Electra and carried it over the reef edge, leaving behind the landing gear, which was inadvertently photographed by Officer Bevington three months later in October 1937.
A new twist in the search occurred last March when Richard Conroy, a member of TIGHAR's online Amelia Earhart Search Forum, spotted an anomaly in a sonar map posted online.
The anomaly appears to be the same size and shape of the Electra.
The anomaly lines up nicely with the object seen in the 1937 Bevington photo and in Jeff Glickman's analysis of the underwater image of the debris field.


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Remove the Hoxhud dll's (disabling Hoxhod) and the trainer works fine.
I'm going to dig a little more and see if I can find a fix by tweaking Hoxhud's settings.
Just to know, is it hard, or really time consuming to put 2 option, one for high one for low, instead of just one? if it's not, wouldn't this be a possibility?
Your trainer are very good, however having a small amount each time means you can achieve bot low and high, just need to spend more time "Pressing". Having just high means you can use the trainer only to skip to the end.
But maybe it's just me, and most of the people are ok with the uber high option, so well, I have to adapt. I just have the impression that all the latest game trainer I downloaded were all on the high side, and in the end I used much less option that I used to do, for exemple, 6 year ago when I first found your site.
And I'm not whining anyway, I'm just pointing out something that, in my opinion, could be improved. But that's just and opinion.
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
Delhi high alert (crime and molestation)
most of you know what happened and those of you who don't know check this link outhttp://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/All-the-6-men-raped-me-Delhi-gangrape-victim-tells-SDM/Article1-979351.aspx
Indian women sexually harassed by eve -teasing is very common.. lewd remarks ..crowded buses men howling at women is also common.. child abuse is also heard and seen,,, Indian men seem to be sexed up no manners no fear of law .... .. and laws in india are not hard .. as in western countries ..if caught its serious offence ..women's rights are very strong..laws are with women..but if we talk about india..laws are there but not implemented ..culprits move very freely with small amount of bribe they are left out...
The girl who had this mishap in Delhi (my heart goes out for her) was left on the road naked...and people dint happen to pick her up or inform police .. today that same public is marching and slogans all over....
Shame ..!!
This Med school student dint know when she climbed the bus what is coming to her.. these guys who raped her ..are Demons ..brutes ..they should be hanged .."hanged to death"no mercy ..
please people stand up and get the justice for the girl.
.. india suffers from
*no fear of law
*dowry system
..its always a worst happening when indian gov gets up ultimately other wise half of the nation is sleeping or copying western world .. ..
if they want to copy the west ..
copy hard work and working system
copy hiring and firing system
copy the hard laws..
copy.. the super laws made to protect women
Crime happen everywhere in world But ..justice is always there for the victims ..As for in india ..justice takes years .. and" when justice is delayed. Justice is denied"
I would ask all Delhi Bloggers ..where are you? put your hands up and ask for justice for this girl
reach the media .. help the victim
we need justice..
"hang them to death"
16 comments:
- Renu said...
good questions?...you have rightly said about what we should copy...
and I think every time something wrong happens, people must get up and protest, every time there is a crime against woman, we must cry for justice, not for only this case..
- December 23, 2012 at 10:46 PM
- Bikramjit said...
sad sad state of affairs .. not jus the rapists but imagine she laying on the road and all the people driving past not giving a damn and some who stopped were there to see ..
such sad state
- December 24, 2012 at 5:51 AM
- Jack said...
It is only after such crime that there is hue & cry with lots of public demonstrations but let us search our heart how many of us would have dared to come to her rescue if any of us was there at that time or even having remotely guessed it at that time would have called up the police to tell them? Hardly any as we all feel why should I as it does not concern me. Shame on all of us. We talk so much about corruption but how many of us refuse to pay to get something done urgently or avoid being booked for traffic violation? How many of us use our right to vote judiciously? It is the mindset which needs drastic change and not just aping west for what we can derive pleasure.
Take care
- December 24, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- Rahul Bhatia said...
Very sad plight, Harman and a blot on our system:(
- December 26, 2012 at 6:00 AM
- Harman said...
very true .. not only this case.. respect begins from home and the values given at home.
copy only the best ignoring the rest ..
- December 27, 2012 at 3:51 PM
- Harman said...
its very sad,, its disgusting!
- December 27, 2012 at 3:51 PM
- Harman said...
its very sad uncle..
I shiver when I think about all this ,think about the girl who has gone through all this.. values and preaching's start from home..
people who have no respect for women should not be spared!
- December 27, 2012 at 3:53 PM
- Harman said...
Rahul.. its very sorry state ..india needs to gear up with their system n laws..no relaxation on that!
- December 27, 2012 at 3:55 PM
- Noopur Kothari said...
When I think my body stats paining... no one can ever estimate what pain she have went through...
Though she suffered..still she wished to live.. Hats of to her..and may GOD bless her soul!!
YOU can read my lines I've wrote for her...
- December 30, 2012 at 1:53 AM
- The Beautifier said...
I have has sleepless nights thinking about that victim girl's plight and ill fate...my heart goes out for her and her family....
WE'RE ALL RESPONSIBLE! We choose to ignore anything wrong that is happening around us unless it directly involves us. We choose to treat others like inanimate, useless objects. We choose to judge others because of what they wear or what they do for a living. We are the country with the biggest human trafficking industry in the world. For people who think when a woman gets raped it's her fault, "she asked for it because she was wearing a skirt," children are raped. Using your wise logic, you might want to explain how a 5-year old asked for it. Rape is more than just about sex. It's about power! It's about control! It's about forgetting than you're a human being and transforming into a monster! It's about people who think they can do anything they want! It's about people who have no respect for life or humanity!
Every person, for that matter every living creature deserves respect. Next time you insult and take out your anger on your subordinates, remember one thing they will go and take it out on someone they think is harmless and weaker than them. The cycle will go on until someone is beaten up at home or raped on a street or bus. Everyone wants to feel like they're powerful.
The interesting thing that was a result of this act of bestiality was that people got together. The government may not have paid attention but there is something called shared responsibility. Instead of feeling like our efforts and anger are futile, I think we should work on making sure that this does not happen again, even if the government does not provide protection for women. I hope everyone remembers the education campaign from the 1980's and 90's, "Each one teach one"!!!
- December 30, 2012 at 12:58 PM
- Alka Gurha said...
True justice delayed is justice denied. And this breeds more crime.
- January 3, 2013 at 12:54 AM
- Haddock said...
They say they can make charges only against 5.
I say punish the five and leave the 6th one to the public. The ire of the public will give the fitting punishment.
Bah.... Minor they say.....
- January 4, 2013 at 1:13 PM
- Harman said...
its very sad!
- January 4, 2013 at 4:25 PM
- Harman said...
its sad!
- January 4, 2013 at 4:26 PM
- Harman said...
its very sad sonali .. I m still very upset ..
I agree with you ..
- January 4, 2013 at 4:27 PM
- Harman said...
very well sad!
I wud go for that !!
- January 4, 2013 at 4:28 PM


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Buying my first Meyers. The mechanic has recommended to leave the step actuator disabled. It has been rebuilt and failed three times recently. Does anyone have a suggestion? Would really like it to be functional,but the thought of having it dump all of the hydraulic fluid into the belly of the plane and leave the fear down is not too pleasant.
The actuator was rebuilt professionally as were the previous units. A&P says that the unit is an old car hydraulic unit that is not properly pressure rated for the plane. With over a hundred of you out there flying, would love some opinions. Global parts, got any recommendations????


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Edgeworthia Chrysantha
Edgeworthia chrysantha, also commonly known as Oriental Paperbush, is a plant in the Thymelaeaceae family. The genus was named in honour of Michael Pakenham Edgeworth (1812–1881), an Irish-born Victorian-era amateur botanist, who worked for the East India Company, and for his sister, writer Maria Edgeworth. The species name chrysantha derives from the Greek chrusos meaning 'golden' and 'anthos' meaning flower, due to the gold coloured flowers. It is a deciduous shrub with dark green, leathery, single, alternate, lanceolate leaves, 8–13 cm long. It can reach a height of 2–2.5 m. Flowers are yellow and fragrant, in clusters at the branch tips. The flowering period extends from February to April. The bark fibres of this plants are used for making the handmade Japanese tissue called "mitsumata paper." Along with kōzo and gampi, it is used for making traditional Japanese paper (washi). Among other applications, mitsumata is used for banknotes as the paper is very durable. Credit: Wikipedia.


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Appetizer & First Course, Vegetarian
Brie & Lingonberry Phyllo Kisses
1 8-oz round brie
1 jar lingonberry preserves
8 sheets phyllo dough
1 cup melted butter
Remove rind from brie and divide into 16 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball; set aside.
Place 1 sheet of phyllo on a cutting board and slice in half, crosswise. Brush a little melted butter on the bottom half of one of the phyllo pieces; place a brie ball in the center of that buttered half and top with about 1/2 tsp. of the lingonberry preserves. Fold the unbuttered half over the buttered half containing the brie and preserves,then carefully press the phyllo around the cheese (as you would to form ravioli). Brush the top with a little more melted butter and pull the 4 corners of the square up and around the cheese filling to form a small kiss shaped pouch. Repeat process with remaining ingredients.
Place kisses on a baking sheet, pressing them gently onto the pan to flatten the bottoms. Transfer them to the freezer for at least 1 hour to set.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake the frozen kisses for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden, brown and crisp. Serve warm.
Note: Phyllo kisses and bundles freeze beautifully -- wrap well with plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to 1 month.


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With the 2014-15 theater season over and the shows all set for the 2015-16 season, it's a good time to take a look back at the best of what was on Connecticut stages.
The Connecticut Critics Circle, which I am a member, will give its awards out Monday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Iseman Theater in New Haven where dance-theater legend Carmen de Lavallade will receive the group's highest award. (It's a free event open to the public.)
But those honored for outstanding work are made by way of a group of strong-willed critics and reasonable folks may have their own favorites. So here's my Top Ten list of the best of the season from shows I saw produced on our state's stages from June 1, 2014 to May 30 of this year.
"Hamlet" at Hartford Stage. An easy pick, you say? I've seen some excellent productions but also some that missed the mark. Darko Tresnjak directed a production that was all of a whole and Zach Appelman gave a stunning and clear performance.
"Good People" at Hartford's TheaterWorks. Just slipping in under the season-ending deadline was a riveting performance by Erika Rolfsrud in Hartford TheaterWorks' production of David Lindsay-Abaire's play of class, fate and choices. Rob Ruggiero staged the engrossing slice of life play.
"Arcadia" at New Haven's Yale Repertory Theatre. Tom Stoppards' sweep of ideas about the cosmos and our place in it was fully realized in the Yale Repertory Theatre production directed by James Bundy with terrific cast, including Tom Pecinka, Max Gordon Moore and Rebekah Brockman.
"Picasso at the Lapin Agile" at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre. It must have been a season for existential humor as Steve Martin's "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" also dealt with life, art and science — with a little help from Albert Einstein and a young artist named Pablo. Gordon Edelstein staged an ensemble that worked in sublime comic harmony.
"Elevada" at Yale Rep. The world premiere of "Elevada," Sheila Callaghan's fresh, au courant romantic comedy, Jackson Gay directed a gorgeous production with Laurel Casillo as a young woman who finds love and identity in unexpected places.
"Reverberation" at Hartford Stage. Another world premiere, Matthew Lopez' daring, disturbing "Reverberation" also received a stunning naturalistic production, under the measured hand of director Maxwell Williams. Though the latter part of the play still needs work, it presented a trio of fascinating characters and performances: Aya Cash, a smashing debut by Carl Lundstadt and a Luke Macfarlane who left his heart bleeding on the stage.
"The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee" at West Hartford's Playhouse on Park was a heartwarming delight, smartly staged and full of performances that were both hilarious and tender.
"Fiddler on the Roof" at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam. Adam Heller's rich and heartfelt performance as Tevye made our return visit to Anatevka a richly rewarding one.
"Holiday Inn," also at Goodspeed Opera House, was something we don't see that often on its main stage: an original musical (Well, kind of. It was based on the film.) Still, it's not always a smooth transfer from celluloid to stage and Gordon Greenberg's bright, smart and dancetastic production was a satisfying feel-good charmer.
"The Liar" at Westport Country Playhouse. Audiences were treated to classic comedy, via a contemporary sensibility (David Ives, adapter), a cool hand at the helm (director Penny Metropulos) and a comic triumph by Aaron Krohn as a scoundrel who made mendacity a riot.
There were so many other fine shows but 10 is 10. And shows that were first presented elsewhere: "Woody Sez" at TheaterWorks, Split Knuckle Theatre's "Endurance" at Long Wharf Theatre, Hartford Stage's "The Pianist of Willesden Lane" and tours such as "Newsies" at Waterbury's Palace, "Matilda" at New Haven's Shubert and "Pippin" at The Bushnell in Hartford could have easily made the list if I didn't restrict the requirement to those with that "Made in Connecticut" stamp.
New Arts Grants
Applications are now available for the Greater Hartford Arts Council's "Hartford Events Grant" and the new "Arts and Wellness Grants," which support programs and organizations throughout our region.
The events grants, supported in part by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, funds events, concerts, parades, and festivals in Hartford taking place between Oct. 1 and March 31. Intent to apply forms due June 25. Information: LetsGoArts.org.
The arts and wellness grant, made possible by support from UnitedHealthcare, funds four artistic programs "that use creativity as a tool to enrich lives and enhances the well-being of veterans and their families."
Intent to apply forms are due July 9. Information: LetsGoArts.org.
Hirschfeld at Westport
Westport Country Playhouse will present "Hirschfeld at the Playhouse," a one-night-only celebration of the artistry of Al Hirschfeld June 29, with an exhibition of his works and a screening of the 1996 documentary about his life and career, "The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story."
The 52-minute film, directed and written by Susan W. Dryfoos, will be screened at 8 p.m. A question-and-answer session will follow, moderated by the playhouse's artistic director Mark Lamos, with Louise Kerz Hirschfeld and Dryfoos. Tickets are $20.
The Hirschfeld display at the Playhouse will feature art from private collections, some of which have never been publicly seen. Among the Playhouse friends loaning their Hirschfelds are Christopher Plummer, James Earl Jones, Joanna Gleason, Jill Eikenberry, Maureen Anderman, Jake Robards, and Edwin Schloss. Information: westportplayhouse.org and 203-27-4177.
New Play Support
More than $1 million in a new endowment aimed at supporting new work has been established at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre, named for two of the theater's founding board members.
The Lord/Kubler Fund for New Work is named in memory of Ruth Lord and Betty Kubler, two trustees who were driving forces behind the theater for decades.
More than $1million in leadership gifts have already been raised for the fund that will be invested with the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven. Biennally, the theater will commission one play out of this fund in honor of Arvin Brown, Long Wharf's longest serving artistic director. Information: longwharf.org or 203-787-4282.
Casting For Musicals
Cast is set for the staged reading of the new musical "gilgamesh & the mosquito," with music by Bob Kelly, book and lyrics by Sam Chanse, directed by Lee Sunday Evans. Featured in the show that will be part of this year's Music Theatre Institute in New Haven are: Erika Anklade, Cindy Cheung, Julian Decker, Jesse Manocherian, Wade McCollum, Addi McDaniel, Aubie Merrylees, Ramiz Monsef, and Christina Sajous. The public reading will be June 26 at 5 p.m. and June 27 at 1 p.m.
Cast in "Horizons" are Katie Rose Clarke, Bryan Fenkart, Crystal Joy, Sara Kapner, Erin Krebs, Julie Prosser, Paul Schoeffler, Orville Mendoza, Christian Probst, and Pearl Sun. The show with music by Ben Wexler, book and lyrics by Mark Sonnenblick and irected by Mark Brokaw, plays June 26 at 1 p.m.; and June 27 at 5 p.m.
Short Takes
>>TheaterWorks added three extra performance of its popular "Good People" on June 28 and 30 at 7:30 p.m. and July 1 at 7:30 p.m. The run ends July 1. Information: theaterworkshartford.org.
>>National Theatre Live will present Peter Morgan's "The Audience," starring Oscar-winner Helen Mirren and directed by Stephen Daldry, around the world in select markets with screenings beginning June 25. The encore screenings will include an exclusive In Conversation with Stephen Daldry and Helen Mirren., who won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway production, which is still running. For information and a complete listing of theaters: ntlive.com. Cinestudio at Trinity College in Hartford will present "The Audience" June 28 at 2:30 p.m. It will also be presented at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook on June 28 at 1 p.m.
>>Cinestudio will also present the film based on Julie Taymor's theater production of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on Sunday, June 21 at 2:30 p.m.; and June 27 at 2:30.
>>A new rock musical, "Absolute" will be presented at Toquet Hall in Westport June 26 to 28. The production, This cast is full of college theater majors and artists who are putting the production on independent of any major company.
>>Barbara L. Pearce, former chairwoman of the board of trustees at Long Wharf Theatre and a board member for over 30 years, is presented with the theater's Founders Award. Pearce is the president and CEO of Pearce Real Estate. She has also headed many boards, including The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, the United Way of Greater New Haven, and the Hospital of Saint Raphael. She founded Women Organizing Women Political Action Committee (WOW), of which she is the current president. The Guilford resident is currently chairwoman of New Haven's ArtSpace and the Burry Fredrik Foundation, which supports professional theater in Connecticut.
>>In celebration of the Connecticut-based dance-theater company Momix's 35th anniversary season, the company returns to New York's Joyce Theater for four weeks with the New York premiere of "Alchemia,'' the latest full-length creation by founder and artistic director Moses Pendleton. The company will be at the Joyce from July 6 through Aug. 1. Information: Joyce.org or 212-242-0800.