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We had one full day in Paris, France. So much to see with so little time. "Will you two be able to keep up with me?"
"Yes" they said…
This is my third opportunity to visit Paris, whereas the first two times were a miss. The first time in August 2012, I didn't feel like sitting on a long flight from Tanzania to France, so I just skipped that one. The second time during Christmas of that same year, the rail from London into France was out of order. This time, Mieke, Hanneke, and I found a relatively cheap overnight bus from Arnhem to Paris. Let's do it!
Paris was never really high on the ranks on my never-ending list of places to visit. It seems a little too foo foo for me. Blame the movies. I'll just go see the Eiffel Tower and get the heck up out of there. However, I had another purpose for this visit: to hang a lock on one of the many bridges of Notre Dame. What's this all about? In Paris, there are a few bridges along the canal near Notre Dame where people, usually couples, would hang a key lock along the railings and throw the key into the river, symbolizing their love is locked forever in the city of love. My friend Lisa, is a frequent visitor of Paris. If you recall, I met up with her last October in Rabat, Morocco. I thought it would be neat if I put a lock with her initials on a bridge for her to find whenever she visited again. But instead of throwing my key into the river, she would keep it to unlock the lock once she finds it.
Once I was done painting Lisa's lock, that night we took an eight hour bus from Holland, through Belgium, and eventually we arrived in Paris. The bus dropped us off right near the base of the Eiffel Tower, which was as tall as I imagined. But before we made our way to the top, we needed breakfast and I did the stereotypically french thing and had a croissant among others at a cafe restaurant called Le Beaujolais.
Upon leaving, I accidentally knocked over three empty wine glasses, shattering them on the floor. "Sorry, sorry!" What's the french word for "sorry"? The waiter in French told me it was okay. I picked up the big pieces and put them on his glass tray he was holding out. Looking back, me breaking the three wine glasses apart could have been forshadowing what was about to happen next.
We went straight to the base of the Eiffel tower where we stood in a long winding line to buy our tickets to climb the stairs up to the first level. Since we were on sort of a time limit, I wanted to get to the top as fast as possible to get some good shots. However, there were so many steps just to get to the middle of the tower, it wore the girls out! Once we made it to the second level, I instantly went towards the staircase for the first level. Mind you, the first level is not the very top of the tower; it's just the middle section, the highest you can get by climbing the stairs. Once you get to the first level, you have to wait in line to ride the elevator to the very top. I went up to the first level assuming the girls were behind me. I walked around to gather pictures and still they were no where in sight. I figured if I stood in line, that eventually they would find me.
A few minutes turned into a half hour. A half hour became an hour. Still no sign of them. I got out of line and did laps around the first level of the tower and then went back down to the second and did more laps there. I even went back down the stairs to the ground floor and stood around hoping they would see me standing on this stoop. They seemingly vanished. My phone doesn't work outside of the States so there was no way to contact them unless I had a Wi-Fi connection. It was three in the afternoon and useless to continue searching for them. Instead I'll explore Paris and hopefully find some Wi-Fi to contact them!
I remembered the lock I had. That's the first thing I oughta do since I have no idea where those famous bridges were, it could take some time to find. I walked to a nearby map and decided those lock bridges had to be over the main canal in the city. I strolled through the park making my way there. I could go left or right. I could see bridges in both directions. I chose left and boy was I wrong! I walked forever until I eventually succumbed to asking a taxi driver for help. Of course he spoke no English and I can't speak any French, so I had to resort to showing him a picture on my phone of the lock I had painted hoping he would know to take me to one of the lock bridges. He knew! "Oh Notre Dame!" he said. "Yeah sure!" I didn't know but whatever! On the way to Notre Dame, I spotted a bridge with thousands of golden locks attached to it. "Oh, there is good!" I proclaimed. He pointed further in the distance. "Notre Dame is not here" he told me. "It's okay." I was just glad to find a bridge.
There I was, on this bridge. It's been two years in the making since I told Lisa I would do this, so it was a pretty high priority for me. I walked to the middle of the bridge and took out the lock, which was delicately painted in red, white, and blue with the initials of L.Q.
My lock was pretty big and couldn't fit around the gate of the bridge, but I was able to lock it around another person's lock. There are two keys for it. I already gave Lisa one before I left on this trip and I'm keeping the other just in case she loses it.
Lisa read this. It will be nearly impossible for you to find the lock without any sort of clues, so here's a few. The bridge I placed the lock at is located near these signs…
along this backdrop…
near Thomas Jefferson…
There are three potential problems though. One, I'm not sure how weather-resistant this paint is so it's possible the rain could ruin it. Two, the French government will occasionally cut off some of locks when there are too many, so there's that. Lastly, there's a slim chance that anyone reading this blog could go to Paris and find this lock before you do and out of complete douchebaggery, sabotage the lock or even cut it off. But other than that, it's there for you!
Once that was done, it was time to explore the city and the best way to do that was just to wander. Wander until eventually, I wound up a little lost. I was so busy trying to connect to Wi-Fi with every passing hotel and cafe with no luck, that I lost track of where I was. I ended up in some alleyways in some area with tall regal buildings. No worries though because I enjoy being lost in foreign countries! The only downside was I didn't have a companion to take pictures…so here come the selfies!
I guess I'll look for Notre Dame. I walked around, going in any which direction looked the most pleasing to me when eventually I saw a taxi-bike thing with a driver in it. He noticed me looking around and said to me "Where are your friends?" Ah, he speaks English! Finding someone who speaks English around here was tricky. His name is Gabriel and I explained to him that I'm separated at the moment but for now I wanted to get to Notre Dame. He gave me a price and I hopped into his motorized taxi-bike.
About 15 minutes drive, we arrived at the Notre Dame Cathedral. It was gigantic just like I imagined and had gargoyles at the very top lurking down at us. Since I was alone, I had to be careful with what stranger I would give my camera to, to take pictures. France is littered with pick-pockets and petty theives. There were signs everywhere for it. In this circumstance, I used gut-profiling. Find someone I can outrun, who looks nice, and not an old person. Old people cannot take a good picture for the life of me. I know from many past experiences. Younger people are more tech savy. Find a young couple or someone with an expensive camera, and have one of them take it. They are usually your best bet!
I walked inside the cathedral (which is free) and was hit with a whiff of everything holy. You know that church smell? This place had it. Also, I thought this would be the perfect cathedral to redo task #12 on my ATLAS, Sneak Through The Catacombs of a Cathedral. Notre Dame was old and big. There had to be hidden passages and entrances all over! I walked around the large halls, past crowds of people, gazing through every arch and display. Then I remembered, it's probably best not to get into any trouble, after all I am an illegal alien in this continent. The government could lock me away with Quasimodo in some dungeon for all I know. Plus, there was way too many people around; more than any other cathedral I have ever been in. I'll redo this task at a different cathedral.
After Notre Dame, I grew really hungry. I walked around wherever the heck I was and found a cafe that specialized in homemade french onion soup. Sold! When it takes twenty minutes for your soup to come out, you know it's gonna be good! Also, this place had Wi-Fi so I was finally able to send a message to Mieke and Hanneke letting them know I was alright and I would meet back at the Eiffel Tower by 19:30. Their phones don't work in this country so by lack of response, I don't think they received the message.
Where to next? I saw signs of a place called Arc de Triomphe, a huge arch that stands in one of the main roads of the city. I heard there's a great view of Paris from up top. I'll go there. I found a map and walked towards to where I thought the arch would be. I didnt realize how far I had walked and how far the arch actually was away, it would take me hours! All of a sudden, Gabriel rolls up to me out of nowhere and says "Hey, still didn't find your friends?" I didn't expect to see this guy again; out of all the people. "No, but it's okay. I'll find them later." "Do you want to see some more sights?" he asked me. "Actually yeah! I'm looking for this place…". I pointed to the name of the arch because I couldn't pronounce it properly. "I know that. I'll show you some more places along the way buddy. No extra charge. Hop in."
Gabriel was kind enough to take me all around the city. He took me to a statue of some flames, a museum, and a few monuments scattered all around the area before finally taking me to the entrance tunnel to Arc de Triophe. Thanks man! "There's many places around here with free Wi-Fi if you need to contact your friends", he said to me before departing. What a nice guy! In order to get to the arch, you have to take the tunnel underneath the street and then climb a long spiral staircase to the top!
From the top of the arch, you get a clean view of Paris including a backdrop of the Eiffel Tower from afar.
The arch itself was something pretty spectacular; ever so proudly standing.
The Arc de Triomphe is a famous monument honoring those who fought and died during the France Revolutionary War. Underneath the arch lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a tribute to all of the unknown and unidentified soldiers who fought during World War I. There were flames burning over the soldiers' tomb. It was a pretty neat tribute to see as the sun began to set. Mieke told me at the beginning that we would have to be by the buses at 22:00. It was about 20:00 and I was growing hungry. I saw ads for a McDonalds everywhere I looked but I didn't see any Mickey D's in sight. I even walked along the outskirts of Paris, into some dodgy territory to find there was no sign of life anywhere. It's like Paris suddenly changed from charming to grungy in just a few blocks. Time to turn around! I managed to make it back all the way to the Eiffel Tower by foot by random luck. As a reward to myself, I bought a big ham sandwich and walked towards the end of the park when I suddenly heard a "Daaaannnnnn!". It was Mieke and Hanneke sitting on the grass waiting for me.
They both informed be they have been searching for me but realized that it was going to be impossible. But they knew I would be okay, because it is me after all. I'm a pretty resourceful guy. Plus, it's just France. It's not like I was in Timbuktu or something.
The night crept upon and the tower started to twinkle around 22:00. It looked something like this…
The girls felt a little guilty that we accidentally spent most of the day split up, but I was completely content on my own too.
Soon after, we took the overnight bus back to Holland, and back home to Ede. I've been messaging friends all around Europe for weeks now, trying to figure out where I'm going and what I'm doing next. Based on conversations with certain individuals scattered across Europe, it sounds like my liver is in for the workout of its life!


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A stunning (and disturbing) exhibit
A new San Francisco collection of giant sea life sculptures is not quite what it seems.
From a distance the curving white whale skeleton and the dangling, colourful jellyfish tentacles look beautiful – but move in close and the aesthetic gives way to something completely different. Far from being natural wonders, the artworks are made of plastic bottles, rubber tubing, ropes, cans, foam and myriad other remnants of debris.
The stunning (and disturbing) exhibition, Washed Ashore, in the Pachyderm Building at the San Francisco Zoo, depicts 14 giant sea life sculptures created from the thousands of pounds of garbage that have washed up on Pacific Ocean beaches over the last three years.
"You can find this much garbage on any beach in the world," said lead artist Angela Haseltine-Pozzi. "It's horrifying."
And it's meant to be.
Each one of the 14 animals represented – from invertebrates to marine mammals – is threatened in some way by marine debris. Plastic is getting into the food chain and trapping animals across the world.
Hazeltine-Pozzi used hundreds of volunteers to process the rubbish and turn it into usable building materials, designing the exhibits to be both educational and interactive.
Grab a couple of drumsticks and pound on the Styrofoam coral reef; run your fingers along the corrugated rubber skin of the 10ft long sea eel; squeeze and crinkle the plastic bottles and bags that make up the giant sea anemone; and stand inside giant jellyfish tentacles, spinning them around you. Next to each piece is signage that describes the animal and the sculpture's materials.
The San Francisco Zoo artworks are part of a larger 30-piece exhibition that is travelling around the United States this summer. Other sculptures can be found at Sea Worlds in Orlando, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; and San Diego, California, all in hopes of raising awareness of the pollution, especially plastic, that litter the world's oceans.
"I consider the ocean a sacred place that I have loved my whole life," said Hazeltine-Pozzi. "I hope the exhibit makes people more aware of what they are tossing away, and where."
The San Francisco Zoo exhibition runs until 23 September.
Kimberley Lovato is the San Francisco Localite

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Photo credit: The Ohio State University
Reported in No Kegs, No Liquor: College Crackdown Targets Drinking and Sexual Assault. (The New York Times, 10/29/2016)
Yet in June, the university joined the more than 35 universities that sell beer to general-admission ticket holders at their football stadiums.
Unlike most other Big Ten universities, critics said, Ohio State succumbed to the allure of additional revenue.
Well, folks, more than 100,000 people were in the stadium for the Rutgers game. How many more do you think were in the vicinity of 411 Woody Hayes Drive in Columbus, Ohio, soaking up the atmosphere?
And Chris is touting 10 citations for underage drinking?
By the way, 3 of the 5 schools profiled in this NYT article are in the Big 10: Michigan and Indiana in addition to Ohio State.


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Ooh, more and more Bath & Body Works Fall 2015 Candles…
A whole lotta pumpkin going on here… I had a chance to smell some of these and they are as usual, fantastic! Love my BBW in the FALL!
Pictured above from Bath & Body Works: The Ombre Glass Candles – Autumn and Autumn Sky; Apple Picking, Cranberry Pumpkin(very strong on the cranberry which I love), Vanilla Pumpkin Marshmallow, Pumpkin Caramel Latte(our favorite is back), Pumpkin Pecan Waffles(another favorite which I can only take in small amounts), Lakeside Sunrise(Fresh scent of fall), Caramel Pumpkin Swirl(great bakery scent, heavy in the caramel), Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin(annual return – nice straight up pumpkin with spices), Pumpkin Spiced Cheesecake(LOVE THIS! Very great new bakery pumpkin scent), Pumpkin Cupcake(Pumpkin and Buttercream frosting – Yummy), Apple Pumpkin Pancakes(my new LOVE, Gotta get this!)
Other fragrances that I have seen and smelled – not in pic: Pumpkin Milkshake(very creamy milky fragrance, light on the pumpkin), Pumpkin Pie(very true to its name – great Pumpkin Pie Scent), Pumpkin Sugar Cookie(Awesome, pumpkin and sugar cookies Mmmmmm), Pumpkin Coconut(a twist on your typical pumpkin..light on the pumpkin and heavy on the coconut).
And, yes, there is still more to come and some are online already….and we need a 3 wick sale, like ASAP! Everything should be readily available on or before September 3rd..


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This is from the Costco Coupon book for March 2013. For other items on sale, check out my post, Costco Coupon Book: March 7 – 31, 2013. Prices Listed.
Costco has the Samsung 27″ 1080p LED LCD HDTV on sale for $249.99 (after manufacturer's instant rebate), now through March 31, 2013. That is $50 off Costco's regular price of $299.99. Limit 2.
The Samsung 27-inch 1080p LED LCD HDTV can be used as a monitor or a tv. It has one USB input and two HDMI inputs and is wall mountable. Connect your USB device and play movies, photos and music without a computer. Free VGA cable included.
Costco Concierge Services technical support and second-year warranty included.
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Ohh! OOH!! I've been tagged!! My super awesome bloggy friend, Karen from Baking in a Tornado, tagged me in the new sensation that's sweeping the blogging nation, Five Things!
Here we go!
Five things I have a passion for:
My kids & The Hubby
Kids in general. Those that are hurting, hungry, misunderstood.
None of those things should be a big surprise!
Five things I'd like to do before I die:
Have all my children grown and happy. Whatever defines THEIR happiness.
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to travel to Europe.
And across the US.
I want to go white water rafting. How I could grow up on the New River and NOT have done that is a mystery to me. LOL
Get 1,000 followers here on the blog. LOL
Five things I say a lot:
Leave your sister alone.
Leave your brother alone.
Who ate all the _______?
Whose turn it is to clean the kitty litter?
Can I get a little quiet, please???
Five books I've read lately:
OH! An easy one! LOL I'll list the last 5 in order beginning with what I'm reading now.
Right now I'm reading Sandstorm by James Rollins. Very good! Like watching an adventure movie! 😉
Immortal in Death by JD Robb I am completely hooked on Eve and Roarke!!!
Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch Very different sort of mystery. Fresh and humorous.
The Diviners by Libba Bray SOOOO SOOOO SOOOO GOOD!!!! A very different take on paranormal YA.
Glory in Death by JD Robb I told you I was hooked! 😉
Five favorite movies:
ALL the Harry Potters (that's a given)
Bringing Up Baby – doesn't get much better than Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn!!!
The Help (the book was awesome)
Gone with the Wind
The Wizard of Oz
Five places I'd love to travel:
That was easy. LOL
I have never been out of the county but I soooo want to travel all over the world!!
Five blogs I'll tag:
Well, here's where it gets a little tricky… You just never know who wants to be tagged and who would rather not…. SO, if you are reading this and you blog, GUESS WHAT!!! You've just been tagged! YOU'RE IT!!!! 😉


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Watch women from around the world get together and get down.
The nonprofit empowerment-and-entertainment group Ladies of Hip Hop will bring breaking, popping, locking, and international dance moves to the stage at Queensbridge Park in Long Island City on Wednesday, July 12, starting at 7 p.m. As a City Parks Foundation SummerStage event, admission is free.
Founded by Michele Byrd-McPhee in 2004, the Ladies of Hip Hop crew provides a constructive outlet for females to express themselves via dance in a positive environment. The Philadelphia native's nonprofit has chapters from Canada to China, and members tour the world with high-energy "Montäzh" performances that explore women and their relationship to the male-dominated hip-hop culture.
The night will also feature a special guest, Amirah Sackett, a dancer, choreographer and teacher who spearheads the We're Muslim, Don't Panic troupe. A proud follower of Mohammed, the Chicago resident grooves to hip-hop while covered with abaya (long, black dresses) and niqab (face veils). She also lectures on the misconceptions of Islam.
The night will begin with a workshop for all ages and talent levels at 7 p.m. (Yes, the instructors will be female.) The stage acts are set for 8 p.m. Queensbridge Park is bordered by the East River on one side and Vernon Boulevard on the other. Its northern tip is near 41st Road and with its southern border in the vicinity of 21st Street.


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Big Table Farm is in the '14 top 100 International list in Wine and Spirits magazine -
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Thank you Tom cattrall ...
Thank you Tom Cattrall for coming out bringing your beautiful fruit and of course this awesome truck! and taking these super nice photos to share...
glad to see goatio got her camio... : )
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Saturday, September 20, 2014
the cattral truck and more grapes : )
Harvest is in FULL swing and the fruit all looks amazing : ) we're rockin and rollin here!!
thanks tom for bringing the fruit all this way in that pretty truck!! : )
thanks tom for bringing the fruit all this way in that pretty truck!! : )
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014
as siding is being nailed up brian rolls in with barrels and grapes....
We made it to the finish line... or is it the starting gate... the temp occupancy was granted today!!! the same day the grapes arrive... whew!! ... thank you Larry Colver for getting us this far and sticking by my side right to the end! - we still have a list of things to finish as harvest gets under way but we have a mostly functioning legal winery with doors...... we're gonna make some great wine in 2014!!!! THANK YOU to everyone for all the amazing support, love, you name it!! etc etc
.. crazy day!!! ... : ) but amazing community of people making this real!!!!!
.. crazy day!!! ... : ) but amazing community of people making this real!!!!!
let the wild rumpus begin!!!
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Sunday, September 14, 2014
we are clawing our way to the finish line... and then harvest starts...
Hi everyone I'm sorry I've been MIA!! It's been a little nutty around here... We bottled 2013 wines, and have been working our butts off to get the winery done which looks like might happen the day the grapes hit the deck... The stress of this last minute up to the wire construction has given me severe TMJ and has easily taken a year off my life ..but gotio tells me it will all be worth it in the end... we have power and water which is good hoping for final inspections any minute now!!
my comic relief! thank goodness for Goaito...
goatio inspecting the roof work... we got both of the sides of the roof on now! : )
I got to go up in the BIG lift to lay out some rough openings for the fans that was cool!
Brian walking sunnyside with farmer lucy... the grapes are READY!! weather we are or not!!!
this view is gonna be amazing when this thing is done : )
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Of all the occupations listed on Bono's resume (humanitarian, hotel owner, British Knight, world bank advisor, anathema to any rock fan under thirty), one that has never been considered was historian. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 44 years ago today, an event the U2 singer attempted to document in the 1984 song "Pride (In the Name of Love)."
In the lyrics, Bono sets the scene for the tragic killing by stating that it was "early morning, April 4." Dr. King was actually shot at 6 p.m. in the evening. This fact has since been pointed out to Bono, but it's mostly laughed off as a comical footnote and has not prevented the song from being played seventeen times a day on classic-rock radio. In honor of this timeless error, we give you the five other rock songs that could use a fact-checker.
5. "The Hurricane" - Bob Dylan
Chronicling the arrest and conviction of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a middleweight boxer who had been serving a life sentence on a triple murder charge since 1966, the song pointed to a racist police department and an inept court as explanation for the jailing of an innocent man. Many praised Dylan's return to political activism, but there were those who criticized the abundance of poetic license used when retelling the story of the murders and Carter's arrest.
After finishing an initial recording of the song, Columbia Records attorneys insisted Dylan return to the studio and change the lyrics -- lest he get sued. In the original song, Dylan had colorfully added that the two men on the scene (Alfred Bello and Dexter Bradley) had "robbed the bodies" of the dead, which was completely untrue, and Columbia feared legal action. Even after the changes, there were still many factual discrepancies, most notably the line where Carter is described as a "number-one contender," when in reality he was ranked ninth at the time.
4. "Cotton Fields" - Lead Belly
One of the most beloved blues songs in history, this Lead Belly tune has been covered by everyone from Harry Belafonte to the Beach Boys. And whenever they have sung about the pain and beauty of the land "down in Louisiana/Just a mile from Texarkana," they are unwittingly misinforming you. Texarkana is a good thirty miles from anywhere in Louisiana. Non-rock-star historians tell us that the city of Lead Belly's birthplace -- the land he darkly romanticizes in the song -- was Moorinsport, Louisiana, a city that is, troublingly, not "just a mile from Texarkana," but a whopping 64 miles from Texarkana.
3. "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" - Billy Joel
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Following in the footsteps of Elton John's Tumbleweed Connection (a concept album about the American West, written by a British dandy), Billy Joel released his breakthrough album Piano Man in 1973. The hit single of the same name was a report of Joel's days as a lounge singer in L.A. When writing this tune, Joel could play around with fact and fiction, romanticizing and exaggerating. When the songwriter applied the same tactic three tracks later for the song "The Ballad of Billy the Kid," the storytelling liberties weren't as digestible.
There were already a lot of holes in the history of Billy the Kid long before people like Emilio Estevez and Billy Joel began interpreting the myth their own ways. But historians have put together a good chunk of the young gunslinger's biography, and what we do know contradicts almost every detail of Joel's impressionistic song. Here are just a few examples of why Billy Joel shouldn't teach a history class.
Billy Joel Fiction: From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia ...
Fact: Historians aren't exactly sure where the Kid was born, but there's no evidence to suggest WV. If anything, experts believe he was probably born in New York City.
Billy Joel Fiction: He started with a bank in Colorado.... He robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma....
Fact: Billy the Kid never robbed a bank. He just shot people. The songwriter most likely confused his protagonist with another outlaw of the time, Jesse James.
Billy Joel Fiction: One cold day a posse captured Billy/And the judge said "String him up for what he did!"/And the cowboys and their kin/Like the sea came pourin' in/To watch the hanging of Billy the Kid
Fact: Billy the Kid was shot to death in the middle of the night, ambushed in the dark by Sheriff Pat Garrett.
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2. "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" - Eric Bogle
Most popularly known by the cover version by the Pogues on 1985's Rum Sodomy & the Lash, this song gives a fictionalized account of an Australian soldier fighting in the Battle of Gallipoli during the First World War. The graphic imagery and anti-war tone have made this anti-war song a nationalistic favorite. Left-leaning Americans like Joan Baez and Garrison Keillor have also covered the song.
Requiring a sea route to Russia, The Battle Of Gallipoli was an attempt by the Allied Forces to overthrow the Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey) and capture the capital of Constantinople. The Australian protagonist in And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda describes in vivid detail "How well I remember that terrible day/How the blood stained the sand and water/And how in that hell that they called Sulva Bay/We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter."
Unfortunately, no Australian soldiers were involved in the attack at Sulva Bay. The attack was carried out by the British. When the error was pointed out to songwriter Eric Bogle, he said that he was aware of it, but in the end included the bit about Sulva Bay because he needed a rhyme for "terrible day."
1. "Take Me Home, Country Roads" - John Denver
Every state loves to have a song written about them. And what the Mamas & the Papas did for California, and what the Dandy Warhols did for Minnesota, the gentle-faced Mr. Denver did for West Virginia in the 1971 song "Take Me Home, Country Roads." As anyone who is from the state can attest, West Virginians go apeshit every time that song is played. And that's why it's the official song of West Virginia University, played before every home game for the last forty years. Politicians quote it when campaigning in the area, and shopping malls blast it year-round.
Though for whatever reason these (assumed to be) able-minded people have never taken exception with the lyrics describing the state's beautiful "Blue Ridge Mountains/ Shenandoah River," two landmarks more accurately associated with Virginia proper. An argument could be made that the two sites do slightly overlap the very tip of the West Virginia panhandle; but a more plausible argument arrives when one considers that the pothead singer probably got West Virginia confused with western Virginia.
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Thursday, December 03, 2009
Patroclus and I have written a sitcom!
Because I don't really live in what is tiresomely known as 'the real world', I was under the impression that programmes like 'The Apprentice' and 'Dragon's Den' were an accurate, and if anything, underplayed representation of Big Business. This was until I started to realise P (who has been a professional copywriter for umpty tum years AND has set up her own business, which is doing very well, thanks for asking) would squirm in her seat while these things were on, and murmur gentle admonishments like 'THIS IS BOLLOCKS' and 'THAT'S NOT HOW BUSINESS WORKS!' &c.
Which came as a shock to me, because apart from anything else, television DOES NOT LIE. If television is ever caught lying, Ant and Dec have to come round your house to apologise, and they're busy people, so everyone works hard to make sure this doesn't happen. But apparently on this one occasion (being where it covered business, I'm lumping it all together), television had lied.
PATROCLUS: I mean, cuh, if you actually thought business worked like this and went around shouting about giving a hundred and ten per cent, and blaming everyone else whenever something went wrong, you'd just get stared at. People would think you were mad.
ME: OH TO THE EM TO THE GEE! We should write a sitcom about exactly this, using my years of comedic experience, and your knowledge of the business world, and the absurd jargon within, particularly in the IT industry, and it should be about two guys who quit a secure office job to start up their own company working on the next Facebook or Twitter or augmented reality, or whatever nebulous thing is hovering on the horizon!
Us doing something else.
A producer I know mentions she's looking for a few lines of dialogue for a couple of actors we already know. P and I suddenly realise they would be perfect for our sitcom. Nine symbolically important months later (we both wandered off for a bit in the middle), we have finished the sitcom. It's far too late to be useful to the producer, and the characters have changed a bit, to the extent the original actors wouldn't work, so in terms of fulfilling the brief, it's something of a bust, but on the other hand: BRAND NEW SITCOM SCRIPT.
What was particularly fun about this was that though I've written as part of a team, or on my own, I've never written with one other person before. And I am married to P! Which suggested moments like this:
The sun goes down over Penryn harbour, yachts and bronzed millionaires frolicking in the pink dusk (note: can yachts frolic? Get script editor to research).
P and I, wearing Fifties style matching pyjamas, are on the veranda. I am sitting carelessly on a chair, next to a lovely battered old lovely old typewriter (battered). P stares carelessly out over the water, where a squadron of dolphins frolic carelessly in the lovely battered water.
P.: (carelessly) Dearest heart, I cannot but wonder if on page eighteen, line nine, we could add the phrase 'realistic pigmentation of raptor perspicacity'.
ME: (carelessly) Sweetie pumpkin, what a marvellous notion. I shall action it henceforth.
Slight pause.
ME: Let us never fight like this again.
Actually it was a bit like that. Anyway, we finished it (it's called 'Outside The Box') and it's just now being sent off to various production companies. Woo!
* or possibly EXT, it's hard to tell with verandas, they're liminal.
21 comments:
- Vicus Scurra said...
Can I be in it?
- 1:57 pm
- Tim Footman said...
Shouldn't the dolphins be battered? And served with chips and peas?
- 4:01 pm
- James Henry said...
Vicus: my current plan is to play all the parts myself, but this may change, will keep interested parties updated via the blog. Perhaps some kind of Paypal auction etc.
- 4:08 pm
- Boz said...
This is officially Very Exciting. Battered.
I am free to babysit if you both get thrust into the glamorous world of the business they call show.
- 4:10 pm
- James Henry said...
Cheers Boz! It is a concern if we both get invited to meetings actually. Although could pretend Blue Kitten is our very small PA.
'Get me a coffee!'
PA collapses in giggles, looks suddenly very thoughtful, does ginormous poo.
- 4:14 pm
- Fi said...
Babies are totally appropriate for meetings... Surely?
This is exciting, I look forward to it :)
- 4:16 pm
- Boz said...
That sounds like a scene from the sitcom...
- 4:21 pm
- Piers said...
I wish to read said sitcom.
To where, exactly, should the piles of non-sequential used five pound notes be delivered?
- 4:21 pm
- Phill said...
Sounds good. I work in IT so will look out for this with interest. (Not, you know, with bank interest, as in my interest is increasing by 16% a day. Just to clarify).
And I've just added "Try battered dolphin and chips" to the list of things I need to do while I'm still alive.
- 4:25 pm
- Sylvia said...
All the best of luck with it. Is there a part for JRT? Please? As long as it doesn't involve rabbits... The Queens of Insania need him back on their screens....
- 4:39 pm
- Billy said...
I hope you both give 110% to this project.
- 6:36 pm
- Rebecca said...
I can't wait. And this really is one of those "How come we never thought of this before?" things.
- 6:37 pm
- jonathan said...
Those comments of 'P's while watching the Apprentice etc are exactly the sort of things I tend to shout at it, it's high time someone nailed the dishonesty of those shows- which, apart from anything else, must put suitable but underconfident young people from trying to get jobs in big business, I always worry- and you may be the very man.
And Shaun the Sheep! From the synopsis this sounds well worth waiting for... I don' know if you have written for with STS before (I seem to recall maybe you have told us...) but if you had anything at all to do with the one where several sheep go out to buy pizzas, disguised as a man inside the scarecrow's coat, then you are truly a genius...
- 11:29 pm
- Unknown said...
Ooh fantastic news! It sounds excellent! I trust you're passionate, dedicated and ready to give in excess of 110% to this project to get it up and running?
- 11:44 pm
- Jayne said...
There seems to be quite a lot of frolicking going on in Penryn (for some reason I originally typed Penrith there which made me giggle - I'm easily pleased). Millionaires, yachts, dolphins. Am glad to hear that you and P are much to busy lounging in matching pyjamas to join in. Although this may be depriving the kitten of a sibling.
- 10:31 am
- Unknown said...
Wait, you mean there are no vets in this sitcom? What about Adam Ant?
- 10:56 am
- patroclus said...
Bureauista: I really wish I still had the draft of that one.
- 4:32 pm
Anything with a box involved is bound to be a rampaging success.
Personally I prefer things to stay 'inside the box' as 'twere, but I am sure you know what you are doing. Can't wait.
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NEWTOWN, CT(CBSNewYork) — Just hours after Adam Lanza killed twenty-six people at Sandy Hook Elementary School, donors were calling United Way of Western Connecticut offering to help the Newtown community begin the healing process.
"Some of the first phone calls that we received here were from our colleagues who have been in similar tragedies, and they shared with us their best practices," Isabel Almeida, Executive VP of Work Place Development and Marketing at United Way of Western Connecticut, told WCBS 880.
The United Way is now working with a committee of residents and local leaders to decide how to spend money that was donated in the wake of the shooting.
"We just don't know what the needs are going to be, we don't know if the community is going to need to build a whole new school," Almeida said.
In a statement on their website the United Way said the following:
United Way extends our most sincere condolences and prayers to all those families affected by the devastating events in Newtown/Sandy Hook, Connecticut. While the eyes of the world may be on Newtown/Sandy Hook, to several staff, volunteers and contributors, Newtown is home. We will stand with the community and everyone affected directly and indirectly by this tragic event as we face the days and weeks ahead.
Donations can be mailed to:
Sandy Hook School Support Fund
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39 Main Street, Newtown CT 06470
They may also be dropped off at any Newtown Savings Bank location. Call 800-461-0672 for more information. Interested donors can also contact United Way and speak to David Deschenes at (203) 792-5330 x239 or Isabel Almeida at (203) 792-5330 x106
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It is convention at this time of the year to look back at the highlights and lowlights of the year almost gone and to look forward to the forthcoming year, so here goes.
I am not one for looking backwards other than to search the mental database for a piece of relevant information. However it is good to reflect on what has been successful and to see if we can replicate or better, exceed them.
As for my business year it has been more than satisfactory with my Vistage groups both for CEOs and key executive growing and happily without either losing a member during the tear.
I feel very privileged to be working with wonderful dedicated, determined and compassionate people who have become, if I may say so, not only business contacts but good friends.
The whole concept of the peer group is exemplified by the burgeoning growth of both Vistage Worldwide now in 18 countries and with 20,000 members and particularly Vistage here in the UK where have broken through the 1,000 member mark.
There are three areas I have looked at during 2015. Politically we had the General Election which, despite the forecasts of the pollsters, brought back majority rather than coalition government and that will have a significant impact through to 2020.
World wide there is the appalling situation in the Middle East with more than 1 million migrants enduring dreadful conditions to try to get to Europe and a better, safer life.
Extremism has also been rampant and it is difficult for us in the West both to understand both its raisin d'etre and what can be done about it. There is a total clash of cultures that the extremists are exploiting to their advantage.
The astounding growth in technology has been extraordinary during 2015. Apart from tunes and tweaks on our smart phones and tablets there have been some astonishing advances during the year.
For example the development of reverse-osmosis for water desalination, now up and running in Israel, could eliminate the water shortage and make the desert bloom, in more ways than one.
A new method of growing human brain cells could eliminate dementia and even mental illness in the future and it us now possible to identify DNA in blood test almost instantaneously rather than taking weeks.
I love sport even if advancing age and arthritis makes participation a touch problematical. We have gloried in three wonderful events this year in rugby, cricket and tennis.
Apart from England's rapid demise there was some great rugby; who can forget that game early on when Japan walloped the mighty Springboks.
Tennis being normally an individual sport is always compelling for the gladiatorial aspects but the Davies Cup is another matter altogether. Led by coach Leon Smith and the "incomparable" Andy Murray, Great Britain won for the first time in 79 years
The very best of the year for me however was the way that the England cricket team confounded all the gloom mangers and whacked the mighty Australians to win the Ashes in some extraordinary matches.
Dismissing the Aussies for 60 at Trend Bridge with Stuart Broad taking 8-15? Absolutely glorious!
What then the coming year?
More extremism, more migrants and more uncertainty throughout the world seems inevitable. Whatever our leaders decide, rightly or wrongly, may or may not be effective so it behoves us to be sensible and vigilant at all times.
In business there will be a continuation of the revolution in retailing with faster even one hour delivery services being offered online. The majors will have great difficulty in moving quickly enough to combat or equal that sort of offer and one or more may well disappear during the year.
The remarkable drop in oil prices as well as most commodities will also have a dramatic effect on industry sometimes for good and sometimes not so good.
The onwards and upwards growth in technology will simply continue. I would see that there will be a breakthrough in battery technology that will mean far more efficient electric vehicles will be developed and the autonomous vehicle is very close to commercial reality.
In business I know that the wonderful members of my Vistage groups will continue to prosper and deservedly so. Remember the sport comments above? It is because they bring dedication, hard work and a bloody-minded determination to succeed.
Above all and apart from having a happy, prosperous, peaceful and healthy year, I wish everyone a great year of continuous learning. There is so much to discover out there and we need to learn something new from a new source every day.
The Greek philosopher Socrates said"
"The one true wisdom is to know that you know nothing".
Happy New Year!
You can download my book "Leading to Success" from Amazon
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The former Das Racist rapper (it hurts to type those words) Kool A.D. has a new solo album called 19 coming out, and first single "Eroika" is more or less a Lil B parody, and a pretty good one. ("Bitch, I'm Kevin Sorbo.") The song's video is an absurdly low-tech affair, with Kool A.D. and some friends getting very, very high and having some fun with green screens. Watch it below.
No release news on 19 yet, but it's apparently coming soon.


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Not underestimating the importance of grandparents
When I was 8 years old, my paternal grandmother moved in with our family. My mother, who lost her mom when she was 18, was very close to her mother-in-law. My father was overseas at the end of World War II when my older brother was born. My mother was 21-years-old, with a newborn, and moved in with my grandmother. Living in a multi-generational family wasn't new to her.
I loved having my grandmother live with us. My mom worked full time and so my grandma took up the slack. In those days, I came home for lunch. I remember steaming bowls of chicken soup waiting for me. When I came home from school, she was there to greet me. We would play cards together for hours. When she died suddenly, from a heart attack when I was 13, I was devastated. It was my first encounter with death as a child. She had become my second mother.
Jane grew up in a dysfunctional family—her parents were alcoholics. She spent countless hours at her grandparent's house. There, she felt safe and secure. Her grandparents provided her with a sense of stability that she didn't have at home. Jane felt that her grandparents saved her life.
Grandparents can play a pivotal role in a child's life, especially if they live nearby and have both the ability and desire to help out. My friend Tracy is fortunate that he has seven grandchildren that live in our area, and three that live down the street. He observes— "My wife and I get to fill in the gaps for their parents, who both work full time." For him, it's not just about showing up for a birthday party. Being part of their lives, on a day to day basis, gives him a sense of purpose and meaning. I hear this from many of my grandparent friends.
Our kids were little when we moved to Seattle, and both sets of our parents lived on the East coast, so they weren't able to be involved in our day to day lives. But when our kids got older, and could travel independently, my mother made an intelligent offer to her grandkids. Whenever they wanted to come visit her, she would pay for their airfare. This way, their visits weren't dependent on their parent's finances. My daughters spent many school vacations with my mother and as a result, developed a close relationship with her. When they were older, my mom helped them out financially. When my mother was elderly, all of her grandchildren helped take care of her. It was a blessing for everyone.
The relationship that grandparents forge with their grandkids becomes a model for their children and their grandkids on how to be a grandparent. My grandmother and mother set a high bar for my brother and I that we hope to reach.
Active grandparenting is a challenge in the 21st century. Two working parents have become the norm and a financial necessity. Young people are highly mobile and find work far from where they were raised. Baby boomers, like myself, had children later in life than our parents and are older when they finally have grandchildren. And older adults, like myself, are often still working and therefore are less available for grand parenting duties.
Both of my kids live (too) far away. One is in California and the other is in New York. Sure, like a lot of tech savvy grandpa's, I rely on Facetime to video visit with my grandkids. But it's not the same. I haven't given up hope that someday we may all live closer to each other. I know many older adults who have moved to live near their children so they can help out and enjoy the pleasure of being part of their grandchildren's life.
Don't underestimate the importance of grandparents. We can be life savers.
Dr. Paul Schoenfeld
Clinical Psychologist,
The Everett Clinic


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I forgot
I was going to move a trail camera to watch the garden after I set up the motion activated sprinkler, but I forgot.
Got one sprinkler set up yesterday to cover the garden. I'll need a second one as soon as I get plants growing, but for now one works.
Just now, as I'm putting together my morning coffee, one of the cats bolted across the back yard, from the garden towards our northern neighbor's property. I leaned forward to look towards the garden just in time to see the tail end of the sprinkler cycle.
I'll take it.
Trail camera video would have been worth it though.
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You definitely need to move a trail cam so we can be entertained too.


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Seven judges in Idaho were yesterday due to decide the location and timing of the court cases, as claimants fought over whose suits should be heard first.
A single judge will be responsible for hearing the cases and deciding which laws are relevant to the oil spill. BP favours court hearings in Houston, where it has its corporate headquarters, while the US government is pushing for Louisiana, the state nearest to the spill. BP pointed out that eight Louisiana judges have already had to rule themselves out of hearing the cases because of conflicts of interest.
Meanwhile, Royal Dutch Shell refused to rule out suing its rival for causing the deepwater drilling ban that has cost it $56m so far. Five of Shell's rigs have been idle and the moratorium until November will lower its production by 3m barrels.
If Shell and other energy explorers try to recover costs related to the current ban on deepwater drilling, they would join a burgeoning wave of litigation against BP.
The first cases filed were "wrongful death" claims from families of the 11 workers killed when the rig exploded and sank on April 20.
But there are also hundreds of suits from Gulf coast businesses and out-of-work fishermen seeking compensation for loss of earnings.
Many investors from small shareholders to pension funds are also looking for money back from the oil giant, after its market value plunged from £123bn to £56bn before recovering to £77bn during the three-month crisis. The shares are still down 36pc. By Fiona Maharg Bravo
It's hard not to think of the fable of the tortoise and the hare when looking at the differing fortunes of Europe's two biggest oil and gas companies: BP and Shell. BP is shrinking after the Gulf of Mexico disaster and a previous jumbo acquisition splurge. Its Anglo-Dutch rival is going in the opposite direction.
Shell is only just beginning to grow its oil and gas production after seven years of declines. But, by 2012, Shell hopes to be producing about 3.5 million barrels a day, up from perhaps 3.3 million barrels this year as a whole. Meanwhile, BP will shrink from 4 to 3.5 million barrels a day after selling up to $30 billion in assets to help fund the liabilities from the Macondo oil spill over the next 18 months. Both arrive at the same figure, but as Shell points out, it is headed in the right direction -- targeting 3.7 million barrels by 2014.
The big challenge for Shell is to grow these barrels profitably. Although second quarter profits excluding extraordinary items rose 34 percent, BP's were up almost 70 percent in the same period, excluding Macondo costs. BP is still more profitable, mainly because Shell has a larger proportion of production tied up in higher cost, unconventional projects in higher tax regimes. Its portfolio is also more biased towards gas as a long term strategy, where prices have been subdued due to ample supply.
Shell's large refining and marketing business has also been depressed by an overabundance of petroleum products and refining capacity. But there, the worst seems to be over. Shell plans to sell refineries in low-growth markets to refocus on the higher-growth Asian market. This, in turn, is part of an overall scheme to sell $7 to $8 billion of mature assets -- an echo of what BP is doing with its larger disposal programme.
For Shell, unlike BP, the best is yet to come. Efficiency is growing: its cost cuts, at $3.5 billion, are deeper than envisaged and ahead of schedule. Shell is also on course to deliver a stable of projects that will produce a burst of growth in 2011 and 2012. Lower capital expenditure costs, once production is online, should also boost's Shell's cash generation. It may have taken years, but it looks like Shell will get there in the end. liii-ccrct diiim niii wiiith miiix tiiin kiii miiillnn hiii biiin fiiind 350&X


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The well-visited town of Knysna, in the heart of the Garden Route, rests by a warm lagoon which ebbs and flows with the tides. The lagoon is dominated by the craggy bastions of the twin Knysna Heads and the Indian Ocean gushes through the narrow entrance formed by these rocks.
Viewpoints from the top of the eastern Head give you the dual vistas, over the entire lagoon or out to sea. You may also be lucky enough to see a yacht surf through the narrow channel to the safety of its lagoon mooring. On the western head is a nature trail in the privately owned Featherbed Nature Reserve, accessible only by ferry.
The Knysna National lake Area is not a national park, but is monitored by the Parks Board to make sure that ongoing development is environmentally friendly.
The lagoon has borne witness to centuries of trade in timber, ivory and gold, but nowadays the shores are lined with residential areas, a busy waterfront of shops and restaurants, a yacht basin, boat yards and the famous Knysna oyster hatchery.
Boat trips of all sorts can be undertaken and boats can also be hired, but as much of the lagoon is very shallow, it is essential to keep to the buoys marking the deep channel.
No inexperienced skipper should attempt to exit the lagoon by way of the Heads, as this is a difficult and dangerous passage strewn with rocks and strong currents.
The exceptionally beautiful Knysna National Lake Area is home to the endangered Knysna seahorse, which clings on to plants with its tail and changes colour to match its surroundings.
The sandbanks and salt marshes of the lagoon and river mouth, teem with life and in turn provide food for an immeasurable number of organisms. Whales and dolphins are regular visitors along the entire Garden Route coastline.
Elephant were all but hunted to extinction in the Knysna area and only one remains. She is a grumpy old matriarch who turned down the friendship of some playmates brought in to keep her company.
She now roams the forests alone while the other elephants have been re-located to a wildlife reserve.
There are a growing number of private reserves along the Garden Route who have stocked up with game such as elephants, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, buffalo – all of which were indigenous to the area once upon a time.
Many of the woodland birds are surprisingly colourful birds including redbilled woodhoopoe, Knysna woodpecker, paradise flycatcher, Knysna lourie and lesser doublecollared sunbird. While at the lakes, wetlands and lagoon you may see fish eagles, cormorants, kingfishers, blacksmith plovers and Egyptian geese.
The Garden Route's temperate weather falls between two climatic regions of summer and winter rainfall, consequently it rains whenever it feels like it, (mostly at night), which keeps the area perennially green.
Spring: You can feel spring in the air by the end of August and into September. October can be quite mixed because just when you think summer has arrived, another cold front moves in.
Summer: The months of November to March are hotter, with December to February seeing mid-summer daily temperatures around 75°-86°F (24-30°C).
Autumn: Temperatures start cooling down from about April but it can still be very pleasant until June.
Winter: June, July and August are mid-winter months but the days may still be bright and warm, but it gets cold in the evening and cold fronts pull in.


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flow in(to) (something)
flow in(to) (something)
To rush into something in a smooth, fluid manner, as of a liquid. We watched the tributary as it flowed into the river. I didn't consciously think of those images—it's like they just flowed into my head, and then I captured them in my poem.
See also: flow
flow in(to) something
to course into something; to pour into something. The words flowed into my head, and I felt like I could write again. The water flowed in when I opened the door on the flood.
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I want to grumble about watering every day and see all the flowers blooming. It gives me joy just to watch them and to smell their fragrance.
This is one of the books that I'm reading from the library. I want to be ready!!
This is one of the books that I'm reading from the library. I want to be ready!!
We have a large lot that we started last year and called it the Victory Garden. People can have a free plot and we get as many plants and seeds as we can and give them away. We did well last year but there were still a lot of weeds and the soil needed to be nourished. In the fall a man from the church brought 3 dump trucks of compost and now this spring we will need to rake and spread that. Good nourishment for the soil. We are also planning a party with a cookout and the works for May 2nd. We had a kick off party last year that went well and this year we want it to be even better. I'm getting excited!!!!!!!
I love to take photos of the sky and the first photo shows the neighbors roof tops with snow. Isn't the shy beautiful??
The trees look so cool against the blue and you can see the white of the clouds peaking through. It has been so cold here and with all of the ice it has not been safe to wander far. But today it will be in the high 50's and hopefully the ice and snow will melt.
I'm taking the girls to Chuck E Cheese this afternoon. We haven't been for awhile.
This morning I've been working on a rail fence and 9 patch block. Gotta do some sewing!!!
Have a Wonderful Day!!


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I attended Pat Carr's Camp Avalon a couple of weeks ago at Toodyay. This is one of my Shoe Box projects that I created for the camp. I used waxed paper and the Sizzix Spring Bouquet embossing folder for the emboss resist technique for the background. You emboss the wax paper with the embossing folder and then iron the pattern (iron set to dry ironing) onto the card inside a piece of copy paper and the wax transfers to the card. Then you sponge ink over the card and your pattern magically appears. Very easy technique to do. I faded the sponging for the solid part of the butterfly looking for more dimension. The scalloped edge was made with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch.
Stamps: S/U's Butterfly Basics
Card: Thick and Thin Whisper White, Old Olive, Calypso Coral
Ink: Old Olive, Calypso Coral
Finishing Touches: Crystals
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Sizzix Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Wax Paper, Copy Paper, Iron, Spring Bouquet E/Folder, Sponges, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Dble Sided Tape, Foam Tape
Thanks for visiting today. Happy Crafting!


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New York: Evening in Times Square
Latest box canvas painting – an evening scene using some brighter fluo paints to bring out the vividness. Shown in context below: …
City at night
A quick painting created in one night.
"City Reflections"
Work in progress to date on a rather enormous canvas… 16/04/13 – Finish… All complete (sorted the colour of the water out and amended the reflection). All varnished now…
"The Jersey Cow"
Commissioned painting of a Jersey cow. (Had to include daisies in background as a special request!) Acrylic on board. In situ all framed…
"October Walk"
This was an experiment in the style of another artist I am quite inspired by. This is a rendition of a Afremov oil painting but…
"New York City"
"New York City" Very colourful for maximum impact. Worked from a photograph but accentuated the colours to a greater degree for an almost comic book…
"Tokyo City Street Scene"
"Tokyo City Street Scene" Acrylic on box canvas. 120cm x 100cm.
"The Face"
"The Face" Early experiment in portrait. Completed in 2010. Acylic on board.
"Fury" Acrylic on canvas 120cm x 100cm – accompanying the painting "Splash".
An experiment in colour sweeps. Accompanying the painting "Fury". Large canvas 120cm x 100cm (acrylic on canvas)


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PUTRAJAYA: The failure to have two key witnesses give evidence is a major setback in the Royal Commission of Inquiry's (RCI) attempt to investigate forex losses suffered by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) about 25 years ago, a lawyer said.
Gurdial Singh Nijar said this event was a grim reminder that the authorities should conduct a probe as soon as a fiasco was discovered as the facts were fresh in the minds of witnesses.
Gurdial, who represented Anwar Ibrahim at the RCI hearing, said former BNM governor Jaffar Hussein and ex-auditor-general Ishak Tadin were two important witnesses to unravel the events then.
"However, Jaffar had passed away while Ishak is incompetent to give evidence due to his medical condition," he told reporters.
RCI chairman Mohd Sidek Hassan had earlier declared the proceedings concluded without hearing the testimony of Ishak, who was supposed to be the last witness.
Ishak's son Rizal said his father, who was auditor-general between 1986 and 1994, could not testify due to memory loss.
He said his father's memory and thinking skills had been impaired and he would not be able to remember key events relevant to the inquiry.
"My father started having cognitive impairment sometime in 2007. As a result, he is unable to recall," he said.
Jaffar, who was governor from 1986 to 1994, resigned from office after taking responsibility for the loss and passed away in 1998.
Gurdial said the outcome of the RCI would be handicapped as many facts of the case could not be verified through the two personalities.
"There is a huge gap in the chain of evidence. For example, we do not know about the communication between Jaffar and Anwar who was then the finance minister," said Gurdial who appeared at the hearing together with Sivarasa Rasiah.
Gurdial said he was perplexed why Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed now agreed to have the RCI on the forex losses, although he had rejected it in 1993 when he was the deputy finance minister.
Meanwhile, Sivarasa said the RCI proceedings were unfair as lawyers appearing for concerned parties were not given key documents.
"How are we going to prepare a detailed submission for the RCI's consideration when we were denied material facts in the documents?" he asked.
Sivarasa predicted Anwar would be among those who would be held responsible in the report.
"We cannot contest any unfair findings of the RCI as its recommendations cannot be set aside in a judicial proceeding," he said.
Sivarasa, who is PKR's Subang MP, said they would use the public sphere to challenge the report.
Lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla said the RCI was set up with a political motive.
"This RCI is a waste of time and public resources to deliberate on an event that took place about 25 years ago," he said.
Haniff, who represented former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, said blame would be apportioned to Anwar and former BNM assistant governor Nor Mohamed Yakcop.
He said BNM, as an autonomous body, ventured into forex activities to manage its external reserves and to stabilise the ringgit.
The losses, he said, were suffered as a result of an attempt to protect the ringgit from rogue currency speculators.
"It is not a case of someone who stole money for personal gain," he said.


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When your partner, friend, sister, or other person in your life asks the question, it might seem as if the only appropriate answer is "No." It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't moment because it's also likely that if someone is asking you that question, she isn't going to believe your answer anyway.
What you need to know is that the person asking the question isn't actually looking for a yes or no. She may think she is, but there's more behind the question, and it's your job to help her figure out what she really needs: Validation? Reassurance? Love?
Here are five ways to approach answering the question:
- Don't get stuck on the word "fat." We throw that word around a lot to describe appearance, but your loved one may be automatically using that term when she really means something closer to, "Does this outfit look okay?" When you respond, try something like, "That outfit is flattering," or "Actually, I liked the other dress better." By responding with concrete comments about the clothing, and not your loved one's physical appearance, it takes the negativity out. Another way to respond is to turn the question back to the person by asking, "How do you feel in that outfit?" Not only does this take the pressure off of you, but it helps your loved one to recognize her own power in deciding what clothes are appropriate for her own body. Not everything fits everyone beautifully, no matter what their body shape and size is.
- Consider whether your loved one is truly concerned about weight. If this question has come out of the blue, or if you have noticed a change in your loved one's weight, but haven't discussed it before, they may be asking your opinion in an indirect manner. Given that there are so many confusing messages out there about what is a "healthy weight," your loved one may truly be looking for another opinion. A good answer in this case would be, "Are you concerned about your weight? I think the best person to help you figure out what weight is appropriate for you is your doctor." Try not to get caught up in convincing your loved one that their weight is appropriate–you will not win the battle. Defer to a professional.
- Think about whether your loved one is looking for reassurance. A common complaint I get from my female clients is that their male partners don't give them a lot of compliments, and they worry that as they age, they become less attractive to their partners. By asking the question, they may be trying to get reassurance that they are okay, that you still are attracted to them, and that your relationship is stable. A reassuring response in this case would be, "Are you really asking how I feel about you? You are fabulous!" A way to potentially avoid the "fat" question again would be to remind your loved one on a regular basis just how fabulous she is, and in ways that have nothing to do with appearance.
- Be mindful of what your partner may be feeling when asking the question. Feeling "fat" can mean a lot of things. For some people, it is literal. For others–especially those who struggle with body image concerns or eating disorders–"feeling fat" is another way to describe actual feelings, such as sadness, anger, or anxiety. You may have to dig a little deeper with your loved one to find out what is really going on. Asking a question like, "I think something else may be going on–can you tell me more about how you feel right now?" can help you get beneath the "feeling fat" statement. Eating disorder professionals espouse the statement, "'Fat' is not a feeling," and they are right.
- Take a look at your own body image and what you say about yourself and others. If you are also critical of your own appearance, or are critical of others, your loved one is going to pick up on that. Watch your words, don't ask your loved one's opinion on your own appearance, and don't make comments about the appearances of celebrities, people in the media, or friends and family. Keep your comments positive, and about things that have nothing to do with looks.


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JT Long of The Gold Report - Fri, Apr 26, 2013
Sell in May and Miss a Chance to Buy Gold Stocks Cheap, Warns Bob Moriarty
What is upthe Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor's 500will come down and what is downgold equitieswill go up fast, predicts the ultimate contrarian investor, Bob Moriarty. In this interview with The Gold Report, the president of 321 Gold proclaims that while all gold stocks are cheap right now, he talks about some favorites that he expects to jump when the junior market turns. Those who turn their back on the market over the summer just might lose their best chance to get in at historic lows.
The Gold Report: Bob, in light of financial uncertainty in the worldincluding the banking crisis in Cyprus and the drastic proposal to solve it by taxing the depositorsdoes the old adage "sell in May, go away" still hold true for gold investors in 2013?
Bob Moriarty: We've got an incredible dichotomy where the resource stocks are being destroyed and the Dow and S&P 500 are hitting new highs. But there's going to be a reverse shortly when the Dow and S&P 500 head toward a major bottom and the gold equities skyrocket.
TGR: What is the catalyst that will turn everything upside down after such a dramatic plunge last week?
BM: We've been conditioned to believe that there's an action and reaction in the stock market. If you turn on the evening news, you might hear that the Dow went up today because of tensions in the Middle East. But there is no direct link. Gold doesn't go up because of something that happens in Europe today. There's a lot more randomness than anybody wants to admit, and really the only way to tell whether we are at the top or the bottom is by focusing on psychology. In the psychology of bulls we're at record highs in the S&P 500, and in the psychology of bears we're at record lows for gold, silver and the junior mining stocks.
TGR: If there is no rationality, then how can you be so certain that the psychology is going to change?
BM: Everything changes. It's pretty easy to read psychology. When 100% of investors are bullish, the next trade is going to be down, and when 100% of them are bearish, the next trade is going to be up. When you run out of bulls, you have nothing but bears left.
TGR: Is the banking crisis in Cyprus a foretelling of what is to come in other countries? And will it impact the Dow or gold stocks?
BM: This is the proverbial handwriting on the wall. Everybody who has money in any bank, anywhere, has been warned that their money is at risk. I simply cannot come up with any reason for keeping money in a bankor any more money than you need to.
TGR: Where should people put their money?
BM: One of the major roles for gold and silver is insurance against financial chaos, and we certainly do have financial chaos in the world. You didn't say anything about North Korea, but we don't know if a major nuclear war will start tomorrowthat's how crazy it is. All money in banks and all paper assets are at enormous risk. Gold and silver, regardless of price, are insurance against such financial chaos.
TGR: You travel the world looking at projects. What are some of the undervalued ones that really will jump up once the junior mining market turns up?
BM: I wrote about one company called Mundoro Capital Inc. (MUN:TSX.V). I don't own any shares and don't have a financial relationship with the company, but Mundoro is in Serbia. It surrounds a world-class hole recently drilled by Reservoir Minerals Inc. (RMC:TSX.V), which has a joint venture with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX:NYSE). One day, Mundoro was selling at $0.75 on the dollar and the next it was up to $0.85 per dollar. Any copper or gold is free. That's just simply absurd. Everything is cheap now. It's back to $0.75 for a dollar bill. That's insane and can't last for long.
TGR: Is it because of the history of mining in that area or because of the particulars of this project that you like the company?
BM: Mundoro's location is fabulous, but so is Eastern Europe in general. We have gotten a lot of information about Eastern Europe from the Russians and the former Communist-bloc countries. Mining has been going on in Eastern Europe for about 5,000 years, but a lot of gold, silver and copper is yet to be found. And Mundoro just happens to be in an area that has some absolutely world-class drill results.
TGR: Mundoro took over the project from Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM:NYSE) and another junior. What do you think they are seeing in this property that Newmont and the other junior didn't?
BM: Every mine goes through an average of seven companies before somebody properly develops it. That's no big deal and no comment whatsoever on Newmont or the other junior.
TGR: Are Reservoir's drill results impacting Mundoro's price? Is there another catalyst for Mundoro coming up that you are looking for?
BM: Mundoro was at $0.30/share before Reservoir announced that it had intercepted 291 meters, gradient 5.13% copper, 3.4 grams/ton gold at the Cukaru Peki prospect near the Bor mining complex infrastructure. That's 14% copper equivalent. Those are extraordinary holes, some worth $1,000/ton. That caused Mundoro next door to go to $0.35/share. It is back down to $0.26/share now as things are getting even cheaper.
TGR: What else do you like?
BM: My favorite investment has to be Novo Resources Corp. (NVO:CNSX; NSRPF:OTCQX) in Australia. Novo may have a Witwatersrand-type find on its hands. The stock was $1/share three months ago and it's about $0.55/share now.
TGR: And why did it go from $1 to $0.55/share?
BM: I suspect some fairly big investors had to raise money and sold off some of their holdings. None of the selling of the last two months has been rational. It's been forced selling.
TGR: Have you visited the company? What makes you so positive about this one?
"People worry too much about conspiracies and manipulation. They should look at investment decisions rationally and decide for themselves."
BM: Witwatersrand was a very nice system and produced about 2.5 billion ounces gold, and the project that Novo Resources has in Australia is bigger. President and CEO Quinton Hennigh and I are like brothers. The only thing we disagree on is that he keeps calling the geological structure Pilbara Paleoplacer and I tell him it's not. It's a precipitation deposit. Either way, I love what's in it.
What this market is lacking is a catalyst. It's lacking a really giant discovery that gets everybody's attention. I think Novo Resources and its Marble Bar project is going to be that catalyst. Novo Resources is in a joint venture with the Creasy Group, which is run by Mark Creasy, an Australian billionaire who is one of the top prospectors in Australia. Creasy and Hennigh are convinced Marble Bar is the next big discovery.
TGR: If it is a Witwatersrand-type system, will that make it easier to process the ore?
BM: The gold was precipitated out of salt water and it is found in conglomerate layers. Literally all you have to do is drill straight down. So it's very cheap drilling. Novo did some core holes to measure it and came up with this magnificent buckshot pyrite, which is one of the things you find in Witwatersrand systems. It's very important from a technical point of view. Ore processing is the same as with any other type of deposit. Ore discovery is a lot cheaper and easier.
TGR: Take us somewhere else in the world.
BM: I just came back from Cambodia and I saw an interesting company called Angkor Gold Corp. (ANK:TSX.V). Angkor's only problem is communication. The company spends an enormous amount of time pushing social responsibility. If you look really closely, the company is ahead of the game in raising money, which is unusual for a junior over the past two years. These days it's been virtually impossible for juniors to raise money. Angkor sold a 78 square kilometer project to the Chinese for $2.8 million ($28M) and formed a joint venture with an Indian company that wants to get into production in about 18 months. Angkor got a 10% net smelter royalty on that. That put a floor underneath the stock. If Angkor fired everybody in the company, it will have enough of a royalty to pay dividend checks; in a year and a half from now or so it could pay 10% dividends.
TGR: How soon will Angkor have some initial reporting on its Border, Phum Syarung and Okalla projects?
BM: Cambodia is a rainforest and it gets about 200 inches of rain a year. So what Angkor does is take samples from termite mounds and tests them for trace elements often found with gold. The cost of the samples is about one-third of the cost of a regular soil sample. It's very successful. I was really impressed with Angkor's technical program. And because Angkor focuses so hard on the social side, it has been ignoring the technical side. It's a good company and it's cheap.
Angkor should be reporting results on a regular basis soon. The company is drilling now and has taken 20,000 soil samples in the last year. So from a technical point of view the company is making great progress. If the company finds somebody who wants to go into production quickly, it does a joint venture and lets the partner get on with it. It's a smart move on Angkor's part. The company has a lot of ground there, about 10 projects total.
TGR: What are some of the companies you are going to be watching for movement this summer?
BM: A lot of companies are worth looking at from a financial point of view rather than a technical one. Tembo Gold Corp. (TEM:TSX.V; TBGPF:OTCQX) for example was around $0.35/share a month ago and it is $0.21/share now. Nothing has changed with the company. Investors can be very irrational. When the markets are buoyant, everything is wonderful. But at market lows, investors panic and dump shares; they should be doing the exact opposite. From a psychological point of view, we've had the lowest ratings we've ever had on the relationship of gold shares to gold. The Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV;NYSE.MKT; PHS.U:TSX) today is at the lowest premium it has ever hada -.37% premium. It should have a 5% or 6% premium; it has had its highs of a 34% premium. What it means is people don't want gold or silver. You can't give this stuff away. At $50/ounce ($50/oz) everybody wanted silver and at $23/oz everybody hates it. That's irrational.
TGR: Do you also look at other financials, such as cash on hand versus market share?
"The countries you want to invest in are the ones in the most chaos today."
BM: Mundoro had $0.38 in cash per share according to its filings; I wrote that at $0.30/share investors were getting $0.08 plus free gold and silver just for buying the stock. A lot of companies are selling for less than the cash they have on hand and everything is just as good.
TGR: What gold price do you use when you are estimating how much these companies could be worth?
BM: I don't try to estimate how much companies are worth. I evaluate whether they're cheap, fairly valued or fully valued. And right now, across the board, they're all cheap. Moneta Porcupine Mines Inc. (ME:TSX.V) is getting $4-5/oz for gold in Ontario. That's crazy.
TGR: Why do you think a company in Canada, which is a safe jurisdiction, would have this kind of a challenge? Moneta Porcupine's NI 43-101 has a resource estimate of 4.3 Moz gold. Does the price reflect that?
BM: People worry too much about conspiracies and manipulation. They should look at investment decisions rationally and decide for themselves. Unfortunately, when investments are fully valued everybody is really optimistic and when they're cheap everybody is really pessimistic. That's just plain dumb. When investments are fully valued and every Tom, Dick and Harry are talking about how great their stocks are doing, you should be unloading. And when they are cheap, you should be buying. If you went down to a Porsche dealer and he offered to sell you an $80,000 car for $50,000, you'd say what a great deal. But when you can buy dollar bills for $0.75 everybody thinks there's something wrong with that.
TGR: Do you like early stage exploration plays or companies that are getting closer to having a mine?
BM: I like pretty much all production stories.
I own shares of a company called Northern Lion Gold Corp. (NE:TSX.V; NE:N3E). It happens to be in Cyprus and is probably selling for less than the cash it has on hand. Northern Lion has come up with some extraordinary drill results over the last year, which have been ignored. And the company just got into a deal with Centerra Gold Inc. (CG:TSX), where Centerra can earn up to 70% interest in these projects in Cyprus with really nice grades. Strangely enough, the countries you want to invest in are the ones in the most chaos today. Northern Lion has about a $1.5M market cap and now it has a partner with deep pockets that can really move that puppy forward.
TGR: Thanks, Bob, for your insights.
Convinced that gold and silver were as low as they were likely to go, and wanting to give other investors a foundation for adding resource stocks to their portfolios, Bob Moriarty and his wife, Barb Moriarty, brought 321gold.com to the Internet more than 10 years ago. They later unveiled 321energy.com to cover oil, natural gas, gasoline, coal, solar, wind and nuclear energy. Both sites feature articles, opinion pieces, pricing figures and updates on relevant current events. Moriarty was a Marine F-4B fighter pilot and 0-1C/G forward air controller with more than 820 missions flown in the Vietnam War. A Marine captain at 22, he was the youngest naval aviator in Vietnam. He was highly decorated for his service, holds 14 international aviation records and once flew through the Eiffel Tower's pillars just for fun.
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- At the University of Washington since 2002
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- "The dark side: Giving context and meaning to a growing genre of ethics-related research."Journal Article:Reynolds, S. J. & Bae, E., (in press). Business and Society 360, Emerald Publishers Vol. 3,
- "Turning good soldiers into bad apples: Examining when and why citizenship behavior leads to deviance"Journal Article:Yam, K. C., Klotz, A. C., He, W., & Reynolds, S., (2017). Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 60, pp. 1-24.
- "Are the "customers" of business ethics courses satisfied? An examination of one source of business ethics education legitimacy"Journal Article:Reynolds, S. J. & Dang, C. T., (2016). Business & Society, Vol. 56, pp. 947–974.
- "The effect of victim anonymity on unethical behavior"Journal Article:Yam, K. C., & Reynolds, S. J., (2016). Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 136, pp. 13-22.
- "Counterfactual and factual reflection: The influence of past misdeeds on future immoral behavior"Journal Article:Gaspar, J. P., Seabright, M., Reynolds, S. J. & Yam, K. C., (2015). Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 155, pp. 370-380.
- "Out of Control: A Self-Control Perspective on the Link Between Surface Acting and Abusive Supervision"Journal Article:Yam, C. K., Fehr, R., Fong, K., Klotz, A., Reynolds, S., (2015). Journal of Applied Psychology,
- "The hungry thief: Physiological deprivation and its effect on unethical conduct"Journal Article:Yam, K.C., Reynolds, S.J., & Hirsh, J.B., (2014). Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Vol. 125(2), pp. 123–133.
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- "The mediating role of emotion in ethical leadership: Is follower citizenship more than just learning?" with Yam, K. C. and Fehr, R.
- "The skeptical advocate: Incorporating the normative into behavioral ethics research."
- "The moral self."
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