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This site is part of a 420+- acre mixed use development and is planned for a 120 room hotel (includes water rights). A different use could be requested. See Lot 1 on the main picture attachment. Amazing Views Santa Fe, New Mexico-Mixed Use Development-See attached flyer *Commercial, office & light manufacturing *Approximately 1.3 million square feet of building space planned *Borders the 599 Santa Fe Bypass *599 is a main access into Santa Fe from I-25 and the direct route to Northern New Mexico *The new overpass is complete and provides excellent access to both developments *Adjacent to the Municipal Airport *Convenient access to all areas of Santa Fe Contiguous to the Tierra Contenta Residential Subdivision and the new Swan Park Railrunner Station at 599 & I-25, offering rail access to Albuquerque The Railrunner Station & I-25 are 2+- miles from these developments Site is at the future entrance to the Santa Fe Airport Varied terrain of the development provides much open space
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The end of our trip was in Kerala, which is a state in the south of India. Our friend Jayson is from Kerala, so he had a lot of great suggestions for us. Our other friends Sarah and Matt had also been there and gave us some more suggestions. Here they are, in case you ever go:We did all of those things, but not in that order. Here are some pictures from each of them, or at least the ones I have. Also, here are some of the goats that were wandering around all over the place in Fort Cochin:
- In the south for food try dosas and idlis. Also try porotta which is the local bread (like naan but a little sweeter). Appam and pathiri are other breads usually eaten for breakfast. Appam is a little like injera of Ethiopia.
- Get the Kati roll from Dal Roti in Fort Cochin. http://dalroticochin.blogspot.com/2007/05/bit-about-dal-roti.html
- See a Kathakali performance.
- Go to Mattancherry Palace, which is from the 16th century in Kerala. It was built by the Portugese right after they got there. (No photos allowed inside, unfortunately.)
- Walk around Fort Kochi and Mattancherry in the old part of the town (palace, synagogue, couple of old churches, wander around narrow streets).
- Go to Munnar to see the tea plantations. (This will be a separate post.)
- Spend a night in Alleppey, which is the area with the backwaters and houseboats. (Another separate post.)
Here I am standing in front of the synagogue, which is very old and not like any other synagogue I'd ever been in.
They don't let you take pictures inside, so here is one I found on the internet:
All of the tiles on the floor are unique but very similar. The area is (unintentionally) humorously called Jew Town:
Nearby is this cute arch:
It has writing in the local language, which is called Malayalam. We didn't spend enough time in Kerala to pick out any letters like we did in Delhi with Hindi.
Also when we were wandering around Fort Cochin we found a cool little canal:
We saw some street art, which reminded us of Valparaiso in Chile:
I know I already posted this picture of the Chinese fishing nets, but I am so pleased with how it turned out that I am posting it again:
Behind the fishing nets there was this street art going on (but this time it is actually on the street :) ).
Right before we left we ate the idlis that Jayson had recommended. They're the white balls in the bowl in this picture. Also we were served our food on banana leaves, which was really fun:
We also got a giant dosa, which made Sam make this face:
Here are a couple more pictures of how Indian truck drivers decorate their trucks:
Here is the Kati roll from Dal Roti, and Sam with his food:
That was really tasty. We also saw the Santa Cruz Basilica:
And here are some pictures from the Kathakali dance performance:
As you can see, Kathakali is very strange. It was definitely a cultural experience, but I felt like we didn't have enough background to appreciate it going on for an hour and a half, with no words (just singing). And apparently the real version that isn't for tourists goes on overnight, for hours and hours!


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Our March meeting will be held Sunday, March 3, from 12:30 - 3:00 pm at the Darien Municipal Center. Special guest speaker is Dorothea Bilder, Professor Emeritus of Art at Northern Illinois University. Dorothea's presentation "Many Facets-One Spirit" will include showing her work and speaking about composition and design principles. A $5 studio fee will apply.
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In the aftermath of the recent bombing at the Boston Marathon, "why?" is the constant refrain from my mother-in-law smugly snug in her Fox network cocoon.
Why, as if we, the "blessed", are somehow miraculously immune from the horrors the world bears witness to day in and day out.
I am just as smugly content in my own cocoon; the very day of the bombing I was reading that morning's New York Times and blithely by-passed an article concerning a bombing in Somalia, 2o left dead. Yet this domestic act of terrorism does hit home and it does hold my (our) interest , self absorption one of our lesser sins. This self absorption was stunningly reported in today's NYT, when interviewing a participant, the New Hampshire native reflected "It's heartbreaking to not cross the finish line, you train so hard for this, …It's sad, but I'm safe." although I am happy she is indeed safe I would prefer for her to express gratitude, her concern about having not finished a race seems indelicate given the grief experienced by so many.
What has struck me as singularly painful is the amount of amputees these jerry-rigged pressure cookers created. Although not at all cavalier, three reported deaths seemed to me at the time to be less devastating- we after all, bore witness to 9/11.
But the subsequent images of amputees: the pain, the pale bloodless faces, the kindness of stalwart by-standers, these images touched me deeply. In pondering this current horror, I instictively turned to a master at depicting pain, Otto Dix.
Dix as many know, was a fervent chronicler of the unpleasant , the ugliness of man; he was also an expert at depicting the amputee, often as a criticism of war and its excesses. On an unconscious level I turned to Dix and of course found numerous images, disturbing, awful, yet human. I will not post them all, the link above provides a full catalog of his work, but this one, from 192o, The skat Players is a personal favorite.
Otto Dix
The Skat Players
Oil and collage on canvas
Staatsgaleries, Stuttgart
The following link from MOMA gives an insightful analysis of the work, MOMA link .
This will pass, but in the mean time I hope to carefully and thoughtfully take every act of terror personally, or to at least read the full article. It is the least I can do.
Until next time, take care,
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We specialize in custom-made products and modern metalworking. From various replicas to complete house equipment or restorations, we can create anything. We are experts at making forged fences, staircases, steel constructions, furniture and decorative items. We create candlesticks, Fireplace accessories, artistic sculptures and even elegant decoration to embellish your home with.
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We sail on board a ship-shaped factory building in Prague Radotín and that is where the individual works of art are created. The ringing of the anvil and the heat of the forge will take you back to a time when iron was a precious metal and blacksmiths were as valued as healers and exorcists, a time when honest trade was all that mattered.
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President Obama has "slow jammed" the news on Jimmy Fallon's talk show and appeared in an "Ask Me Anything" session on the social media forum Reddit. But on Wednesday he made one of his most unusual media appearances yet, answering questions in a live on-line chat on the real estate database Zillow.com.
The chat was hosted by Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff. It followed Mr. Obama's Tuesday speech on housing issues, in which he outlined a number of specific proposals, including the winding down of government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
On Zillow Wednesday, Obama said he'd like to get a package of housing measures through Congress as soon as possible, and that the government should not be in the business of underwriting and guaranteeing most US mortgages, as is now the case.
"The private market can step in and do a good job, and government can be a backstop," said Obama.
Obama added that mortgage rates remain low by historical levels, and that he and first lady Michelle Obama would likely benefit from refinancing their South Side Chicago home.
"I would save some money," said Obama in response an online question. "When you're president you have to be a little careful about these transactions so we haven't refinanced."
According to financial disclosure forms cited by the Associated Press, the Obamas currently have a 5.625 percent 30-year fixed loan on their Chicago domicile. Current market rate for a similar loan is 4.5 percent, according to the AP.
Obama complimented Zillow itself. The firm, among other things, uses open government data to produce home value estimates.
"I think you guys have done a great job in helping to make consumers more empowered when they are buying a home, selling a home, and it's a wonderful service," Obama said.
OK, so how did Zillow land this presidential publicity bonanza? As the tech website GeekWire notes, "The interview is a huge coup for Zillow, which ... is in the midst of a huge brand building campaign."
Well, connections, for one thing. As the right-leaning Examiner notes Wednesday, Zillow co-founder Lloyd Frink has long been an Obama supporter, and joined a "Tech Leaders for Obama" coalition in November 2007.
And when it comes to campaign contributions, Zillow employees seem to have a Democratic tilt. A search on the political money database Open Secrets shows that individuals connected to Zillow donated $183,945 to political party committees and candidates in the 2012 election cycle. Virtually all that money went to Democrats.
Of the $183,945 total, $50,000 went to the DNC Services Corp., an arm of the Democratic National Committee. The top candidate recipient of Zillow-linked cash was Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) of Washington, who got $19,500. President Obama received $15,600.
But it's important to put this in context: that's not really very much money, in political terms.
Zillow remains a gnat in terms of housing-related political spending. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) gave $4.1 million to party committees and candidates in the same time period.
Forty-four percent of this money went to Democrats, according to Open Secrets data, and 56 percent went to Republicans.
The big Realtors group was defensive about Obama's Zillow chat, saying in an internal news communication to members that it was "not a serious public policy discussion."
Because NAR lobbies extensively on public policy issues, the White House could not realistically involve them in the online discussion. "Zillow has no such conflicts, since they are a housing entertainment website," sniffed the NAR.


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I can't wait for this long weekend!!
Can't wait to connect with family, stay up too late, eat, laugh, sleep, play. The timing of this holiday week seems SO perfect right now!
One of my Thanksgiving traditions is going to a movie with my brother in law Dallas and whomever can go. Of course that also happens to be my tradition at many other times during the year as well.
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To the football world Sammy Smyth was a hero of a bygone era and the scorer of one of the greatest goals ever seen at England's famous Wembley stadium. To Cayman Islands realtor Sheena Conolly, he was just her "poppy."
Mr. Smyth's death in Grand Cayman last week at the age of 91 prompted tributes from across the U.K. and a wave of nostalgia for a forgotten time in English football.
The Northern Irishman is best remembered as the scorer of a fabulous winning goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers in front of nearly 99,000 spectators in the 1949 FA Cup Final, the crowning achievement for a legendary team in the small Midlands city.
The flags at Wolves' Molineux stadium were flown at half-staff this week as a mark of tribute to the inside forward, who also played for Liverpool and Stoke City.
Despite his exploits on the field, Mr. Smyth was remembered as a humble man who shunned the limelight and worked part time as an engineer during his football career.
His passing prompted memories of a simpler time in the sport, before the huge salaries and superstar personalities that dominate the game today.
When he moved to Stoke City in 1951, the club paid a record of 25,000 pounds to secure his services, a fee described as "huge" by the club chairman at the time. Stoke's new record transfer fee is 18 million pounds. The U.K. record is 89 million pounds. But Ms. Conolly believes the sports stars of today could learn something from her dad.
"It would be interesting for the young sports stars to hear about his life. The lifestyle and the humility of the players was different back then. He used to earn just a few pounds a week and he took the bus to training."
Mr. Smyth, who suffered from Alzheimer's and had been confined to his bed for several years, lived with Ms. Conolly at her home in South Sound. Despite his ailments, she said, he always retained his good humor and his passion for sports. She was with him when he died last week.
"He was surrounded with love. He was a great character. He would always say thank you 10 times a day. He always had a twinkle in his eye and a smile."
Ms. Conolly admits she was surprised at the press attention in the U.K. following his death.
"He never really talked about his career. It has been overwhelming. The amount of press coming out of the U.K. is quite incredible. He is very fondly remembered. He was so humble, he seems to be a very popular guy."
The U.K. press reports naturally focus on that 1949 Wembley performance. Mr. Smyth scored the winning goal, dribbling the ball from the halfway line before smashing it into the net to secure a 3-1 win against Leicester City.
A contemporary report in the Daily Mail said it was possibly the finest ever seen at the stadium.
Until his death, he was the last surviving member of the team.
In all, he scored 43 goals in 116 appearances for the Wolverhampton club.
Despite the success, Ms. Conolly says, "He always maintained the best thing that happened to him in Wolverhampton was that he met my mother. They were a real love story."
After retiring from football, the couple moved back to Northern Ireland, where Mr. Smyth worked as a wholesaler and distributor of sports equipment. He was also a first-class Irish cricketer and the captain and president of Clandeboye Golf Club in County Down, Northern Ireland.
A service of thanksgiving for his life will be held at St. George's Anglican Church in Grand Cayman on Nov. 5.
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The great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) is, as the name suggests, a large aquatic beetle (4). It is has a beautifully streamlined body shape and is dark brown to blackish in colour with yellow legs and a yellow border around both the head and the thorax. The wing cases, or 'elytra', are ridged in females but smooth in males. Males can also be distinguished from females by the presence of suction pads on the front legs; two of which are very large. The brownish larvae have large heads, which bear impressive, large jaws (3).
Both adults and larvae of this beetle are voracious predators, taking a wide range of prey including fish. They actively search for prey, and periodically swim to the surface in order to take in air (3). Adults often fly at night, and may land on glass surfaces or roads, mistaking them for water (2). When threatened, they exude a foul-smelling fluid from the anus that deters potential predators from eating them (5).
Females lay their eggs in cavities, which they cut in the stems of water plants that protrude from the water. The eggs hatch after a number of weeks (5).
Found in Europe and northern Asia and is common in Britain (3).
This water beetle is common in most aquatic habitats, in both still and running water (3), and frequently occurs in garden ponds. The great diving beetle is scarcer in chalk and limestone areas (1), and seems to prefer ponds with plenty of weeds (4).
The great diving beetle is common (3).
The great diving beetle is very common and is not threatened.
Conservation action has not been targeted at this species.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Happy Birthday Dharma
Last Thursday I had the chance to take Master Class with Dharma Mittra again. One of my lovely Teacher Trainees was taking class as part of her requirements and I was happy to join her. As always class is magical. I enter into the Temple, and the class is packed. The mats are configured different, rather than Dharma being positioned by the windows, he is near the wall by the entrance, and the carpet area is full. I walk to the back wall, catch a couple waves from fellow students, and situate myself. While my body was sore, and my allergies were activated, I was so grateful to be there. I surrendered my practice at the feet of God as an offering as I always do, and prepared for class. Ironically, my student, Stepanie was right in front of me. This is the second time that happened. We progressed into a class that was not nearly as physically challenging as most classes I had taken. My head was hurting as well as my shoulders due to a recent incident, so when it came to inversion, which if you know Dharma is pretty much the 4th pose in, I stayed in Childs Pose. Dharma came all the way to the back and knew something happened. He said "were you in an accident?" "did you hurt your neck", I tearfully said yes, and he laughed and said just do Shoulder Stand. He watched me go up and put my legs into lotus, and he saw that it was challenging, so kept close watch on me with loving eyes, and care. This was an amazing moment of surrender for me. I did not care that the entire room of yogis were facing me, or that I could not do a pose, I was in the moment and it was so magnificent. Again he came and suggested to kick myself up on the wall for handstand if I did not want to do forearm stand. He is so amazing when he demonstrates poses. I could feel that when he returned to the front he still maintained loving eyes on me, watching to make sure I was safe in my practice. Like with every class, he maintained his witty charm. At the end of class when we sat for psychic development, some beautiful cupcakes with candles were brought out, and the entire room of Yogis chanted Sita Ram, Happy Birthday and Dharma Blew out the candles. Afterwards he announced that he is 60 plus 12. It was such a beautiful class, and I am so thankful to have shared in the experience. Happy Birthday Sri Dharma Mittra.
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This week the Senate passed a financial reform bill that's at least a bit tougher than looked possible a couple weeks ago. Paul Krugman has a concise rundown on it right here:
"What's good? Resolution authority, which was sorely lacking last year; consumer protection; derivatives traded through clearinghouses; ratings reform, thanks to Al Franken; tighter capital standards for big players, although with too much discretion to regulators.
"What's missing? Hard leverage limits; size caps; not much in the way of restoring Glass-Steagall. If you think that too big to fail is the core problem, it's disappointing; if you think that shadow banking is the core, as I do, not too bad."
Dean Baker has some additional words here on Al Franken's credit-rating-agencies reform amendment, which would eliminate the huge grades-for-sale conflict of interest of having companies being rated pay the rating agency for their work. Instead, the Securities and Exchange Commission will assign the rating agency for each new securities issue.
The Senate bill also includes a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which will be technically independent, as reformers had been pushing for and industry had been furiously opposing. However, the agency will be housed within the Federal Reserve, which reformers had opposed because of the Fed's dismal track record on consumer protection over the past decade. Supposedly the agency will not have to answer to the Fed's leadership, but we'll have to see how that works out in practice. I have not yet seen any word on whether the fabulous Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard Law professor who had been advocating for this agency, would still be interested in heading it.
All told, the bill still leaves much to be desired — Simon Johnson and James Kwak at The Baseline Scenario decry its lack of hard capital requirements or bank size restrictions — but looks a whole lot better than nothing:


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Are routine actions rational?
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When enterprising individuals plan to open a restaurant, do they submit their food to a Culinary Editor who sends it for peer-review by gustatory experts, before customers are allowed to enter the place and try the food?
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Any investor who can get shares of the Facebook IPO should purchase as many shares as possible, Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Mad Money."
Minutes ago we reported that as the WSJ broke an hour ago, the Nasdaq has pronounced a retroactive mea culpa, claiming that had it known back then what it knows now, namely the plethora of technical glitches plaguing its systems, that it would have simply called the whose FaceBook IPO off. Yet we wonder: is the NASDAQ lying? The reason why we are suspicious that the exchange knew all too well just how badly it was overloaded, is the following stunning report from, who else, Nanex, which shows that for a period of 17 seconds, just around the time the FaceBook IPO launched for trade, all "quotes and trades from reporting exchange NASDAQ for all NYSE, AMEX, ARCA and Nasdaq listed stocks completely stopped." In other words: full radio silence. Or, as Nanex wonders, did "Nasdaq panic and reboot major systems to gain control over High Frequency Trading, just before the FB open of trading?" If so, not only was Nasdaq fully aware of the fully technical glitchiness of its systems, but it may well have precipitated even more confusion and more trading errors, resulting in the two hour trade confirm delays first reported on Zero Hedge, all in a mad dash and epic scramble to avoid reputational and monetary damage at the expense of investors.
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Nanex ~ 22-May-2012 ~ Nasdaq Radio Silence
On May 18, 2012 beginning at 11:29:52 and continuing for almost 17 seconds until 11:30:09, quotes and trades from reporting exchange Nasdaq for all NYSE, AMEX, ARCA, and Nasdaq listed stocks completely stopped. In exchange-speak, 17 seconds is 17,000,000 microseconds - an eternity by HFT standards. It's amazing no one noticed.
This was immediately before Facebook began trading.
The charts below show traffic rates for quotes and trades by reporting exchange for all listed stocks in the U.S. carried on the CQS, CTA, UQDF and UTDF. CQS carries quote traffic and CTA carries trade reports for NYSE, AMEX, and ARCA listed stocks. UQDF carries quote traffic and UTDF carries trade reports for all Nasdaq listed stocks. Facebook (and Apple) quotes would have been carried on UQDF, and trades on UTDF.
Chart 1. CQS (100 ms) showing quote rate from reporting exchange Nasdaq only.
Note how often Nasdaq sends 100,000 quotes per second. Going to zero for even 1 second during trading hours would indicate a problem.
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Chart 3. CQS (100 ms) showing quote rate from all reporting exchanges.
Chart 4. UQDF (100 ms) showing quote rate from all reporting exchanges.
Chart 5. CQS (25 ms) showing quote rate from reporting exchange Nasdaq only. (Zoom of Chart 1)
Chart 6. UQDF (25 ms) showing quote rate from reporting exchange Nasdaq only. (Zoom of Chart 2)
Chart 7. CTA (100 ms) showing trade rate from reporting exchange Nasdaq only.
Chart 8. UTDF (100 ms) showing trade rate from reporting exchange Nasdaq only.
The question: did Nasdaq, in its scramble for bragging rights, and of course, exchange fees, rush out and stumble in order to get Facebook out of the gate as soon as possible, without regard for a properly functioning post-IPO market, just to avoid the reptuational (and monetary) damage associated with pulling a "market conditions?"
We don't know - but we are 100% certain that many lawyers will be asking just that question in the days and weeks to come.


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"Chef Pee Pee's Bucket List!" (originally titled "The Bucket List!") is the 329th episode of SML Movies
Chef Pee Pee has one day to live!
Chef Pee Pee is in bed sick and with a sore head, then Bowser comes in and asks for food, and Chef Pee Pee tries to explain that he's sick but Bowser thinks he's lying and calls a doctor over to check.
The doctor (Brooklyn T Guy) says if he's good he'd give him a lollipop, and Chef Pee Pee tries to get it but the doctor puts it away from him and checks his temperature, turns out his head is scalding hot and thinks he has a fever, he then takes a blood test.
Bowser Junior says to Cody and Joseph that he's really hungry, and Cody gets him cheese balls, but when Junior takes off the lid, it just springs out, and it's just a prank. Junior then beats up Cody in anger, afterward Cody admits it's just a joke. Junior is still hungry so they go and asks Chef Pee Pee for food.
Brooklyn T. Guy gets the test results, and it turns out, Chef Pee Pee has Feline Leukemia. Chef Pee Pee is shocked because he's not a cat, and Brooklyn says he's aware of that and that he thought only cats would get it, and he's sure Chef Pee Pee is gonna die in 24 hours and he cried about it. Brooklyn then admits he won't get the lollipop due to him crying so much and he cries more about it. Junior hears this from the upper floor and tells it to his friends, and he wants him to have a happy life before he dies, and Joseph thinks he should let him do what he wanted to do when he was a slave chef before death. They decided to get him a woman.
Cody thinks that they want him to be a woman. Junior denies but Cody insisted this. They arrived at The Couch where Chef Pee Pee is and Cody is shown dressed up like a woman with hair, a pink dress, and . Chef Pee Pee asks what they are doing and Junior shows him the "Lady". Chef Pee Pee denies saying that it is Cody but Cody and Junior insisted that Cody is a lady. Cody tells him to bang him but Chef Pee Pee denies saying that he is not banging an eight year old. Chef Pee Pee said this is wrong and Cody says this is right. Junior said it would be cool and said he would bang her and Cody was shocked saying that him and Junior needs to talk. Junior shows him Cody's boob and Chef Pee Pee denies telling them to get out.
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- Chef Pee Pee
- Chef Poo Poo
- Bowser Junior
- Joseph
- Cody
- Bowser
- Brooklyn T. Guy
- Mickey Mouse
- Goofy
- Buzz Lightyear (mentioned)
- Mr. Whiskers (debut; cameo)
- Toad (silent cameo)
- Toadette (silent cameo)
- Bully Bill (silent cameo)
- Patrick (cameo)
- The $20 water joke returns from "Bowser Junior Goes To Disney World!".
- This video marks the return of Mickey Mouse and Goofy.
- This is the first appearance of Female Cody.
- This is the first time Patrick has appeared in two videos in a row.
- This is the second time that Bully Bill appears in a non-school series video, with the first being "Bowser Junior Learns Karate!".
- At 10:54, Chef Pee Pee looks different because they used a Chef Poo Poo puppet as a stunt double.
- Chef Pee Pee's pose and face in the thumbnail of Chef Pee Pee's Kids, Chef Pee Pee's Cooking Sucks! and Chef Pee Pee's Accident! is reused here.
- This is the third time Junior beats up Cody.
- This was uploaded on Lance's birthday.
- The dress Cody was wearing resembles Peach's dress.
- This is the third time Chef Pee Pee has gotten sick in a video.
- The hair Cody have resembles Joseph's hair in the playtime series.
- Logan's girlfriend Chilly made the thumbnail to the video.
- This video marks the first appearance of Mr. Whiskers.
- It is unknown how Chef Pee Pee got cured after the events of this video. It could be possible that the events of this video were non-canon or the effects of the illness Chef Pee Pee had might have worn off, or Chef Pee Pee might have been faking in an effort to stop working for Bowser.
- Chef Pee Pee doesn't have a bucket list, like it says in the title, it is in fact, Bowser Junior is just doing random stuff to please Chef Pee Pee so he has a happy life.
- Chef Pee Pee said Cody is 8 when he is actually 2. It is possible that he forgot.
- Brooklyn T. Guy in the thumbnail of the first BTS video has been positioned differently. It's most likely like that so that the words wouldn't cover the Brooklyn Guy.
Culture References
- This video's plot is similar to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Dying for Pie"
- This video is also similar to The Simpsons episode "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"
- Junior asking for a free balloon is a reference to the fictional holiday "Free Balloon Day" from the SpongeBob episode "Life of Crime"
- This episode is heavily based on SpongeBob episodes or plots
- Mr. Whiskers, the cat at the end of the video, shares his name with the titular rabbit from the Disney Channel former show, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers (see One-Time Characters for rabbit's appearance in SML).


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Cubao Wet Market
WARNING: This post contains photos of dead animals.
I shot most of these photos from the hip on auto so I didn't draw too much attention to myself. My Tagalog skills aren't good enough to talk myself out of an argument with a guy who lifts whole pigs for a living armed with a meat cleaver. I'm pretty pleased with how the shots turned out. There's an endless amount of photo opportunities at the wet market. I'm definitely going to try and revisit for another shoot.
I hope you enjoy the shots. Vegetarians like my girlfriend might want to sit this one out.


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Filed under: Kristen Stewart, Movie, Robert Pattinson | Tags: adventureland, ashles, kristen, little, Pattinson, Robert, stewart
Looks like the much-anticipated Box Office showdown between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart has been called off.
According to a source close to Pattinson's Little Ashes, the movie's release has been pushed from March 27 to May 8. The March date was significant as it marked the opening of Stewart's movie Adventureland.
The new May release means the two stars—who famously played lovers in Twilight—will no longer go head-to-head on their respective opening weekend.
"It was going to be fun, the little competition with the two films," says the Ashes source. "But this gives everyone time to really give Ashes the attention it needs."
The timing issue came with the success of Departures, an Oscar-nominated film being released by Regent Releasing, the same company handling Little Ashes.
"They want to give Departures the attention and budget it deserves," says the source. "And then move onto Ashes."
Pattinson plays the artist Salvador Dali in Ashes.
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Filed under: Kristen Stewart | Tags: adventureland, kristen, stewart, sundance
PARK CITY, Utah If "Adventureland" were like most Sundance movies, its planned opening in theaters March 27 would probably be greeted with little awareness and modest expectations.
But it happens to feature Kristen Stewart, star of the recent teen vampire blockbuster "Twilight," bringing this tale of coming of age in the 1980s a newly high profile.
In an interview following the "Adventureland" premiere at Sundance, Stewart acknowledged life has changed since "Twilight" put her on the A list. "It makes doing stuff that I care about much easier," she said. "I've wanted to do a couple of projects for years, and now my whole year is booked."
In "Adventureland," Stewart plays a damaged woman who becomes the love interest of a recent college grad ( Jesse Eisenberg of "The Squid and the Whale") while they work together in an amusement park.
The "Twilight" sequel starts filming in March, and Stewart is also set to star in "Welcome to the Rileys," playing a runaway stripper, and to portray rocker Joan Jett in a biopic.
Of meeting Jett, Stewart said: "I don't know of anyone (else) who you could seriously say is the coolest person you've ever met (and) also be the least intimidating. She's really nice."
Before "Twilight," Stewart had never heard of the book series on which it was based. She preferred reading Steinbeck and other classics she found in used-book stores, she said. "My favorite book is 'East of Eden.'" Sundance will name its award winners and wrap up this weekend.
Filed under: Kristen Stewart, Movie, New Moon | Tags: adventureland, jett, joan, kristen, moon, new, stewart
It was a historic day as Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States and while this year's Sundance Film Festival came to a standstill for the Inauguration, two of the festival's most sought after stars, "Adventureland's" Kristen Stewart and Jessie Eisenberg, weren't able to enjoy it.
"We drove over here quickly hoping to catch the moment and then we just heard everybody screaming outside and were like, 'Oh, that's cool.' With YouTube it doesn't really matter, but while it happens, it's such a different momentum," Stewart says. "And then we had to go talk about our movie."
"Yeah, we had to go talk about shooting in short sleeves," Eisenberg dryly jokes.
Unfortunately, duty calls as the duo soon began a busy day promoting their new romantic comedy "Adventureland," including speaking to this hurried writer. Written and directed by Greg Mottola ("Superbad") the 1987 period flick finds Eisenberg as James, a recent college grad that finds himself working at the local amusement park the summer before he heads to grad school. Stewart plays Em, the object of James' affections, a troubled girl who also works at the park and is slowly become aware of how stupid her affair is with married park mechanic Connell (Ryan Reynolds). The 18-year-old actress actually shot "Adventureland" before her breakthrough role in "Twilight," and loved the autobiographical aspect of Mottola's script.
"[It's not autobiographical] to the tee, but he worked at a park and had a funky time of it," Stewart says. "It's very sincere and, of course, that's what you really want in a movie. [It's also] very genuine and honest and not cliche. And he was such a sweet guy I really wanted to work with him and I thought 'Superbad' was pretty great too."
However, playing an old character is also something Stewart says she usually isn't her cup of tea. She admits, "I like to play younger. You have more control."
Continuing, Stewart says Em is "kind of immature, I guess. She hasn't really been able to emotionally progress. It's weird, she's sort of the semi-rogue bad girl. She's [expletive] an older guy, but I felt like it was easier because she was completely incapable or mature adult. At the same time really smart. She's very defined, so it's not like I had to fill in the gaps."
The picture is set in a sweaty, humid Pennsylvania summer, but the movie ended up filming in the distinctly chilly Pittsburgh months of October and November. So, those t-shirts Eisenberg mentioned earlier weren't very helpful in keeping them warm.
"My kneecaps are, like, purple. It's really embarrassing," Stewart admits. "I'm serious. If you watch it my knee caps are purple."
As you might expect, the flick premiered at a sold out auditorium filled with tons of 'Twilight' fans in attendance. I asked her if having gone through the franchise mania over the past few months had made her more confident in getting up in front of huge crowds like the friendly one that night.
"No, much less," Stewart quickly responds. "Yeah, yeah. It's so different. One movie had never interfered with the next. They have always been very isolated independent experiences and this is undeliably half of the girls sitting there maybe they liked 'Adventureland,' but they weren't like, "Adventureland!" So, it's a little weird. It feels like you should be doing something for it."
Maybe the projects will open up other films to this audience?
"Yeah, that would be great," Stewart says. "I like 'Twilight,' but the effect of it — it's not hard to deal with, it's just different."
Stewart hasn't had much of a break after the "Twilight" opening frenzy and publicizing "Adventureland." Still, she says she's excited to start work on the "Twilight" sequel "New Moon" in March.
"It's a little daunting, but what's even more daunting is I just got cast in a movie called 'The Runaways.' I am going to play Joan Jett in between 'New Moon' and 'Eclipse,'" Stewart says.
I asked Stewart if she was starting to work on her guitar skills in order to play the legendary musician. She says, "Luckily, I do play guitar [but Jett,] especially when she was younger, was always very quick to point out she just plays basic rhythm guitar. So, it's not power chord, they are great, but it's simple. It's punk rock."
And will we get to hear Stewart sing onscreen?
"They want to do it live," Stewart admits. "I don't know where they are going to find the Lita Fords and the Sandy Wests, they are like brilliant musicians. But they do want to do it live. Joan sings a couple of songs, but typically they are back up vocals."
Sensing her weariness at the prospect, I asked if singing was something she's been waiting to do on screen.
"No, it makes me crazy. I don't do it," Stewart says. "It's not something I do."
Something tells us Ms. Stewart will find the strength to pull through.
Filed under: Kristen Stewart, Movie, photos, Watch It | Tags: adventureland, kristen, stewart, sundance
Kristen Stewart on Sundance:
"I've been here a couple of times and I've always really liked it. You get an honest audience and they receive it [the film] however they may. They're not prepped, it's very real. There's less control here so you get to do your own thing. It's much more relaxed."
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Filed under: Kristen Stewart, Movie, photos | Tags: adventureland, kristen, stewart
Heres a look at Kristens new flick, Adventureland.
Theres also a small synopsis available at slashfilm.com
the film follows James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg), an uptight recent college grad forced to take a minimum wage job at an amusement park when he realizes he can't afford his dream tour of Europe.
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"Many Christians have taken the stance of pacifism because of the above mentioned commandments. We are quick when it comes to turning the other cheek. We are slow at taking revenge and we are forgiving (for the most part). I do not contend that those are actions less admirable than the opposite. I do, however, think that we have taken all of it too far.Read the rest HERE.
I can understand us making the decision to forgive or forget when someone does us wrong but should we also decide to forgive and forget if the wrong is done to our fellow human?"
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Wussies in Christ?
Posted by Anonymous at 11/14/2009 03:27:00 PM
Labels: Avenging Apostate, Christianity, Pacifism, War
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- Ρωμανός ~ Romanós said...
This is not hard to answer.
Think of Hitler and his gang of thugs.
Think of Muhammad and his successors.
We do not follow static commandments.
We follow Jesus and do what we see Him doing.
The same man that came saying, "Turn the other cheek," also said, "do not think I have come to bring peace to the world, but a sword."
We know not a historical figure but a risen and present Lord, one who says, "I was dead, but I am alive."
Follow Jesus now, and let go of speculation.
Act, and it becomes fact.
Trust, or bust.
- Monday, November 16, 2009 at 3:00:00 AM EST
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
She had to have a special car seat, of course, rated for infants down to 4 pounds. It was still too big for her. But she'll get there.
All is well; all of our family is home, and life is as it should be.
Happy Wednesday, everyone!
10 comments:
- Faye Lewis said...
What a beautiful baby. So glad today was homecoming.
- April 26, 2017 at 11:19 PM
- Faye Lewis said...
What a beautiful baby. So glad today was homecoming.
- April 26, 2017 at 11:19 PM
- Two French Bulldogs said...
Lily & Edward
- April 27, 2017 at 12:19 PM
- Pam said...
ADORABLE! I am so glad to hear she is home now. Yay Nora!
- April 27, 2017 at 3:14 PM
- Paula said...
Well, my goodness! What a delightful surprise to log in and see this adorable little bundle that has joined your clan! So glad that your daughter and her daughter received great care and are doing well. And, goodness, what an absolute, spectacular doll baby Nora is! I suspect she's going to be a lot like her grandma ... tiny but fierce!!! Congratulations, Marjie, it is a joy to see the next generation of your family!
- April 27, 2017 at 3:36 PM
- Rhodesia said...
Wow great news, bet you are all glad she is now at home. Hope all goes well. Have a good weekend Diane
- April 28, 2017 at 11:40 AM
- Claire S. said...
Wow, so tiny! Congratulations on her homecoming !
- April 30, 2017 at 8:59 AM
- Big Dude said...
She looks like a cutie.
- April 30, 2017 at 1:01 PM
- grace said...
hooray! i'm sure that's a huge relief to everyone. here's hoping she packs on the pounds posthaste! :)
- May 1, 2017 at 8:25 AM
- STELLA and RORY from Down Under said...
Howdy Marjie. Wonderful news on Nora coming home. She looks like a little doll. Hope all is well with your family. No worries, and love, Carol x
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Fazl seeks MQM-P, GDA support for presidential election
KARACHI: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam and a presidential candidate, visited Bahadurabad and Kingri House on Wednesday to seek support of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and Grand Democratic Alliance for the presidential election on Sept 4.
All opposition parties, excluding the Pakistan Peoples Party, have nominated Maulana Fazl as their consensus candidate for the election of president. The PPP has fielded Senator Aitzaz Ahsan as its candidate.
While the chances of success of any of the candidates of the divided opposition are very slim, maulana approached the MQM-P — a coalition partner of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government at the Centre, which has already announced its support for the ruling party's candidate Arif Alvi — asking its leadership to support him in the presidential election.
The JUI-F chief received warm welcome but no clear-cut 'yes'
He was warmly welcomed by the MQM-P leadership when he arrived at its Bahadurabad headquarters. He held a meeting with senior leaders Amir Khan, Nasreen Jalil, Kanwar Naveed, Faisal Subzwari and Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar.
"It was my duty to approach political parties to convey my viewpoint," the JUI-F chief told reporters following the meeting. "The opposition has reposed confidence in me for maintaining a balance in Pakistani politics."
Maulana Fazl, who had lost the July 25 elections on two National Assembly seats in his hometown of Dera Ismail Khan to PTI, said he expected that the MQM-P would seriously consider his proposal.
To a question, he said that he was still in touch with former president and PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari and hoped that he would succeed in breaking the ice regarding fielding a consensus candidate of all opposition parties.
Speaking on the occasion, Amir Khan of the MQM-P said that his party enjoyed cordial relations with maulana, but it was too late since his party was part of the federal government.
An MQM-P source told Dawn that the JUI-F, when it approached the Muttahida prior to maulana's visit, was clearly told that the MQM-P could not support him since it had already announced its support for PTI's Arif Alvi.
The source said that there was nothing wrong in the JUI-F chief's visit to seek support since it was completely in line with parliamentary and democratic norms and traditions.
While talking to the media after his meeting with Pir Pagara at Kingri House, maulana said: "The GDA chief has assured me that he will put my proposals before his party."
Pir Pagara was assisted by his brother and PML-F central leader Pir Sadruddin Shah Rashdi and MNA Ghaus Bux Mahar at the meeting.
Maulana, who was accompanied by JUI-F Sindh chief Rashid Mehmood Soomro, Aslam Ghauri and Maulana Abdul Karim Abid, went on to say that Pir Pagara had told him that his candidature for presidency came to his knowledge quite late.
Pir Pagara and maulana exchanged views on political situation in the country and the circumstances due to which the latter emerged as a presidential candidate.
In reply to a question, maulana said PPP and PML-N initially had some differences and he acted as a bridge between them.
"My name was proposed by the opposition as they thought I had friendly ties with former president Asif Zardari. They also think Aitzaz Ahsan is close to me. If PML-N agrees on Aitzaz's name, a joint candidate can be fielded. On the other hand, we are trying to convince the PPP about me," he said.
The JUI-F chief added that the PTI was a major party in the National Assembly but it lacked the required majority. "We were not in favour of attending the assembly as we had reservations over the election results but when two major political parties — PML-N and PPP — decided to attend it, we had to revise our decision."
When asked if Asif Zardari was trying to strike a deal with the government as it was initiating new cases against him, maulana said he would not comment on anything about his friend (Zardari).
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What it is usually like when we get to have a Mayfest at Feshiebridge - flash back to 2011 with CFI Mike Morrison
It's Tuesday 3rd May and I have the ASW19 to myself for the day.
It's sunny and blue with not much in the way of clouds visible from the ground, however, other gliders are in the air and reporting good lift. What could I do?
LET'S GO TO LOCHABER! was the answer and perhaps, just perhaps, if I'm lucky ..The Ben.
I got off to a great start. A quick sniff around off a 2000ft launch gave me my first thermal over the Bears Paw. That gave me 5500ft and a great launch pad for the flight. The view down track was daunting with Ben Nevis on the horizon, however, nothing ventured, nothing gained, so I set off.
There were cloud caps ahead. It looked as though the into sun slopes were producing thermals so I stuck to the right hand side of Loch Laggan and made my way west. Those slopes proved reliable sources of lift and led me towards Laggan Dam.
Lochaber was blue as I continued west to Glen Spean and then took some time considering what to do next. While mulling things over I was joined by Sierra Romeo who flew west towards Spean Bridge, returning a few minutes later …much lower. With that strategy proving no good I had to come up with another plan and thought that if I could get to the south facing slopes of Glen Nevis I could run along the ridge to the Ben. Above the ridge was a thin line of caps suggesting strong lift. My first attempt to get there was a failure and soon saw a tactical retreat to my last thermal. Eventually, higher than before ..I tried again.
Confident of making it this time I had the chance to take the previous snap looking south down Loch Treig towards Rannoch Moor.
Once over Glen Nevis the slopes were producing good thermals as I had hoped so I followed the ridge west. The views were amazing. Looking first west to Loch Eil and south down Loch Linnhe with Mull in the distance.
The goal now within grasp.
Over the summit and one of my ambitions achieved. There must have been at least a hundred people there, now looking up instead of down.
Literally all downhill from here then, it's time to get back. The way home looked much further than the view on the outward leg but I knew where the lift was likely to be and made right for it. Keen to get home I concentrated on being faster (so no pics) with the intention of setting up a final glide for Feshie. Cruising in past Newtonmore and Kingussie my intention was to land when I got there, however, the thermal at the Bears Paw was still working and, well, I couldn't resist it. Back at 5500ft. What to do now?
The best looking clouds of the day lay to the north of Loch Morlich and then east of Nethy Bridge so LET'S GO TO TOMINTOUL! was the answer. Beyond the loch I got the best climb of the flight to a cloud base of 7800ft QNE. After that, I got by with the odd top up to turn the village and set up a final glide home. I remembered about my camera just in time to get a pic of the final few km to Feshie past Loch Morlich and Rothiemurchas.
So to sum up, 223km, a trip to Lochaber, THE BEN and Tomintoul to boot. Do I feel lucky then?
You bet I do!


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It is a relatively rare event for a Boy Scout to attain the rank of Eagle Scout. In fact, less than 4% of all scouts reach the highest rank of Eagle Scout. I doubt if any statistics are available, but I have to believe the probability of two brothers who, along with their sister, are part of a set triplets that advance through the Scouting program to make Eagle is less than half of 1% of all scouts!!
As rare as this seems, it happened in Troop 353 not that long ago! Conor and Thomas M. both celebrated this crowning achievement at the beautiful Generoso Pope Foundation building in Tuckahoe recently, along with a subtantial group of public officials and other important dignitaries: Amy Paulin (NY State Congresswoman), Vito Pinto (Westchester County legislator), Tony Colavita (Eastchester Town Supervisor), Sheila Marcotte (Eastchester Council woman), John Fitzpatrick (Tuckahoe Village Mayor), Clare Gorman & Steve Ecklond (Tuckahoe Village Trustees), Mike Yazurlo (Superintendent Tuckahoe School District), Robert Foster (VFW), Frank Morganthaler (American Legion), Mike Fix (former President of the Eastchester Historical Society and an Eagle Scout), Sandy Garufi (Tuckahoe HS Music Director) and Ms. Andrea Grimaldi (Director of HR, Westchester County American Red Cross). Photos from the very special Eagle Court of Honor are seen here.
Like all of the boys in our troop, Thomas and Conor have achieved notable success in other endeavors. Be it school (National Honor Society), sports (golf) or in other extracurricular activities (the World Championships of Traditional Irish Music), these young men have enjoyed truly world-class success. It is interesting, but not entirely surprising, to note that both have chosen to study Engineering in college.
In Scouting, both have had extensive leadership responsibilities as either a Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, Assistant Sr. Patrol Leader, Sr. Patrol Leader and/or a Jr. Assistant Scoutmaster. Conor earned 26 merit badges and Thomas ended up with 27 and both attained 3 different Special Awards during their scouting tenure: Arrow of Light, Emergency Preparedness and the World Conservation Award. From the time each attained the rank of 1st Class Scout, it took each boy another 3.5-to-4 years to schedule and successfully complete their Eagle Scout Boards of Review – proving that patience and persistence can pay off handsomely.
Music is an important part of the Thomas and Conor's family life and so it was natural for Thomas to target a revamping of his high school's music department physical space in order to allow the roll out of a new senior student mentorship program for younger aspiring musician students for his Eagle Project. According to the Tuckahoe School's Band Director, this was a badly needed project that is expected to yield multiple benefits in coming years. Pictures of Thomas's Eagle Leadership Project are found here.
Community service, synonymous with any Eagle Leadership Project, is also an integral part of these two men's family. For his Eagle Leadership Project, Conor decided there was more work to be done with the local American Red Cross (ARC). Like Eagle Scout Daniel A. before him in 2007, Conor knew that one of the best ways to help the community at large was to work with the ARC at the County level. Conor undertook special instructor training in order to develop and implement an inter-active Emergency Preparedness Program utilizing the basic concepts of the ARC's motto (Get a kit. Make a Plan. Be informed.) that was held at Cottle Elementary School. Conor's blueprint for the first ever Tuckahoe Family Preparedness Day is an excellent working template that ARC will use throughout other Westchester County communities going forward. Photos of Conor's Eagle Leadership Project show that, in addition to senior executives from ARC, other community entities were involved: Eastchester Fire Dept., Hudson Valley Bank, & the Village of Tuckahoe (with partial funding provided by The Community Fund – not pictured).
As noted earlier, Thomas and Conor have accomplished much during their seven years of Boy Scouting – but so too have ALL of the scouts in our troop! While Troop 353 has been blessed with, on average, one Eagle Scout per year, attaining Eagle Scout is by no means the ONLY yardstick of success in our troop. More importantly, what we try to create is a rich and varied scouting program that provides ample opportunities for ALL scouts to learn how to lead others, make strong morale and ethical decisions and to serve their community and fellow scouts with cheerfulness. Advancement per se is not a goal of scouting. It is along the unique scouting trail, that many, many experieces of a lifetime are created for our boys and I am quite certain that both Conor and Thomas would vouch for the truthfulness of this statement as they reflect back on the richness of their clearly special experience in Scouting! Congratulations to both Thomas and Conor – Troop 353's newest Eagle Scouts!


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I dusted off an old essay I wrote seven years ago.
Lila stretched out on the couch adjusting her hip to fit more closely to the back cushion. The light from the sunset was failing through the big windows in the living room and she was watching the far wall so intently she could see it fade in its brightness.
It was a yellow wall next to the front door. Over the door, the huge logs called vigas were turning a shade of red from the sunlight. The front door depressed her.
She told herself she was on "a break." There was art to do, articles to write, a blog to keep up and a million other things she could be doing. She was here on the sofa not doing much but thinking about the sadness in her life.
It happened suddenly over 19 years ago, but it could be two minutes ago, the emotions were still so raw. Do you ever really forget the day your child died? It was a totally paralyzing agony she went through when he died. It moved her life so radically that she became several other people during her grieving time. She always started this remembrance by going over the little memories in her mind. They were her only memories and sometimes she feared they would fade and she'd have nothing.
She hugged herself a little more as she moved her legs into a more comfortable position. She sighed – she was getting older and her legs hurt.
She had parked at the Flying Star while meeting Susan for lunch – a day out of the house.
When she walked back to her car, a big delivery truck had squeezed its way into the parking space beside her driver's side door. She could open the door, but could not move her bulk into the door to get to the seat.
There was no driver in the truck, so she had walked to other side and got into the passenger side door. She sat there for a moment and looked at the gear shift and the brake in her way. She wasn't as flexible as she used to be. She wrestled a leg over the shifter and the brake and got stuck lifting her self up and over the console. She wiggled into the driver seat with one leg still over on the passenger side. It was her bad leg. She turned and looked out the back window – were people watching? No, didn't look like it. She was unable to lift it to where it needed to go. She grabbed her jean pant leg and pulled her foot up to the shifter. There was not enough room to move it down on the floor. She wiggled farther back in the seat and it was enough the put her leg down. She pulled herself into her seat to get into her driving mode and breathed a sigh of relief. She was embarrassed by the wrestling maneuvers she needed to do to get into the seat. She couldn't fit in the door. She was so out of shape that the mere instance of getting in from another side was a major physical problem. All this started her on the road to self-pity – or that's what she called it.
She turned over and faced the back of the sofa and had to adjust her butt so it didn't fall off the side. She bent her knees to ease the bruised thighs that mashed into the shifter. She could still see his face, her son who died. She began to panic that she forgot what he was wearing during that memory of his face, but she told herself it didn't matter. Another part of her validated the fact that she was forgetting really important stuff.
Like taking care of herself.


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When I looked into one of the holes I saw very familiar name - it was the game "Heroes of Might and Magic-3".
Vika was a specialist in SIMS game and I spent so much time playing "Heroes of Might" that I became an export in that game.
I wanted so much to move from this girlish kingdom into real game where I could use my strategic abilities.
- Wednesday, I understood what we need! We have to start another CD, - I said and pointed to the shining surface >>