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Note*****This is sort of a hodge podge of randomness. Sorry for the length of the post and lack of pictures, but it's been a crazy week!
If you are from east Tennessee then you know about the blizzard of '93. The snowstorm that is sweeping our region tonight is being called "The Son of '93" and its starting to live up to its name. Nashville already has 6 inches and we have 2 1/2. If you are a blog stalker of mine then you know that my dad works for TDOT (Tennessee Department of Transportation) and has to salt the roads when it snows. I hate that he has to be out in this cold weather, but thank goodness he only has 2 years until he retires! Believe me we are counting down the days!
Anyway he hasn't been home for more than 3 hours in the last 3 days. I am clearly not happy about it. If you are one of my facebook friends then you saw that earlier on my status. I know that lots of you pray for a white Christmas, blizzards and building snowman with your children........but when I pray its for my dad's saftey. Not just his, but for anyone who has to be out in it. People don't realize what amount of work it takes to keep the interstate open. Preparation starts days in advance and isn't completed in one day.
This snowstorm couldn't have come at a worse time. Cassie and Josh moved into their new house this week. The process started 4 months ago, and because of her idiot mortgage company they just closed on Wednesday. Then at her closing on Wednesday at 3 p.m. she finds out that she has to be out of her apartment by Monday. Okay okay no biggie right? I mean thats 6 days right? Well 5 if you don't count Sunday, and then 3 if you factor in the pending snowstorm. I had been with her at the apartment a couple of hours Tuesday night and all day Wednesday packing. We had a box truck and another truck with a trailer, plus her car and my car. We would just load as much as possible and take at least 2 loads each. Sounds simple enough right? WRONGO! Turns out that the seller "accidentally" had the electricticity turned off.......on Wednesday! So at 4 p.m. Cassie and Josh go see if they can get it turned back on......nope everyone had went home. So we pretty much went into panic mode trying to get all the trucks loaded and not break anything. Finally, we made it to the house......at dark.....only to realize that their heat doesn't work without electricity! It was freezing in there! Honestly I could see my breath! Somehow Josh and his awesome cousin managed to get the washer and dryer in with only a flashlight.
Bright and early Thursday I headed to knoxville. We had our 2010 Relay for Life kickoff reception Thursday night, and I had my awesome cousin make us some desserts. Heather did an awesome job and everyone bragged about her neat little chocolate cups filled with mousse. Check out her website www.sprinklebakes.com for the details. Anyway after a quick trip to Toyota of Knoxville for an oil change, a chat with Heather and picking up the desserts, and stopping for a venti white chocolate mocha at Starbucks........I headed back for the reception.
This year our reception had the biggest turn out yet. It was so encouraging to see so many new faces all pumped about cancer research. This year is going to be the best Relay yet!
After the reception I headed to Cassie's apartment to help her pack....pack.....pack! With the snowstorm rapidly approaching we were all in full on work mode. I must have made 400 trips up and down her apartment stairs. Oh and let me take a minute to say that I will NEVER have stairs in my house. Back to the move........... Thankfully when we arrived at the new house the power was on and so was the heat!!!!! Thank you God! Since we were running short on time I stayed inside and organized boxes as they were brought in.......ya'll should see my muscles! Ha Ha!
Mom was super worried that Cassie and Josh would starve this weekend if they got snowed in. Sooooo being the awesome and thoughtful mom that she is, she headed to Wal-mart to stock their fridge. How sweet was that. I wish I had a picture of Cassie's face when she saw mom carrying in those bags. It was priceless. Imagine being totally stressed out, moving into your first home, not knowing where anything is because you yourself didn't bring it in, it's 11 o'clock at night, you and your husband have to work the next day, and then you realize that your brand new refrigerator is empty..........oh and add in a snowstorm!
Sooooooo at 1 a.m. this morning Mom and I finally rolled in our driveway. Around 2 a.m. I poured myself into bed feeling more tired than I have ever in my entire life.....but it was worth it. We managed to get everything out of the apartment, and into the new house. Now granted nothing is where it needs to be, but at least they are moved in and have food. That's all that matters.
I promise that pictures are on their way. My camera is at Cassie's. I thought she may want to capture her moving moments.
Please say a prayer for my daddy and all the others out working in this mess. Thanks in advance!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Son of '93
Note*****This is sort of a hodge podge of randomness. Sorry for the length of the post and lack of pictures, but it's been a crazy week!
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Lame Kiffin
Yep you read right! I meant to type Lame instead of Lane! Why you ask? Well while I was watching my most favorite show ever (NCIS) it was rudely interrupted with the breaking news that Lane Kiffin has resigned as the head coach of our beloved vols.
Believe me the Vol Nation is not happy tonight. Facebook is going crazy with people joining all kinds of groups, saying not so nice things, and even circulating his actual home address around.
Being a sports guru is not a character trait of mine. I can't say that I jumped on the "lane train" at any point in the 14 months that he has been here, but I did think he was going to do great things for us. Guess not!
So I am missing an episode of Little Miss Perfect to watch a press conference. Why? I don't really know. Just nosy I guess. He isn't allowing cameras to be present in press conference. Ummmmm what? Is that allowed? Can he really just drop this bomb on our program and then continue to control everything?
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
Ahhhh Tennessee
For those of you who aren't lucky enough to live in the great state of Tennessee, I thought I would share some of what we have to offer! (sorry some of the pictures uploaded twice, not sure what happened)
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Snow Snow go away come again......never!
It's snowing........and I hate it! I can't understand people who actually wish for snow. Why on earth do these people want to be stuck at home without electricity! Ok ok I know I know not everyone gets stuck and not everyone looses power......but here in the valley things are a little different.
Backroads up the valley are the last ones to be cleaned, and we are normally the last ones to have our power turned back on. Even though my dad works for the state and cleans the roads during snows, he can't clean ours. Apparently it would be a crime for a state worker to clean a county road. Go figure!
So I am home. Bored. Having the world wide web at my fingertips isn't enough to hold my attention tonight. Actually my bed is calling my name. I went ahead and showered just in case we don't have power or water tomorrow. I can't stand the thoughts of not taking a bath everyday. So today I took two. LOL I couldn't be a contestant on Survivor. No cell phone, laptop, tv, ipod, DAILY SHOWER........nope couldn't do it!
Please keep my dad in your prayers tonight! He has been out since 6 a.m. this morning and probably won't be able to come home until regular quitting time tomorrow which is 4:30 p.m. And that's only if it has stopped snowing and the roads are safe enough to leave. Think about how your reflexes are weakened when you stay up too long. Now imagine you are driving a dumptruck, down an icy mountain, in pitch black with a huge snow plow on the front.......after you have been awake for hours on end. It's really not a good mix!
Enjoy your night!
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Guess who is finally getting to move into their new house???????????????? Cassie and Josh! None of us knew that way back in September when they signed the first papers for this house, that they still wouldn't be moved in. Yes, I realize it's a process and I realize that it takes time and patience, but 5 months is a bit extreme.
They really shouldn't have had any issues. Their loan was pre-approved and the house is brand new. So we knew that the home inspection was going to be a breeze, we just didn't count on the approval taking so long to come through. My guess is it was sitting on someone's desk waiting to be picked up. Oh well the good news is they are finally getting to move in......next week.....we hope.
Ok so pray with me folks that they actually do get to move in. Mom and Dad bought them a huge mailbox, curio cabinet, and kitchen stove for Christmas. All of those items are here at our house. In the way I might add!
I promise to post pics as soon as we start the move. At the last home and garden show I went to the big thing was having a coffee table album of pictures. These pictures were suppose to be from ground breaking until move in. I told Cassie that since they didn't build this house we would still take pics of the move in. She can put those in an album instead.
I am throwing them a small drop in household shower as soon as they are settled. Sort of a come and see our house, but don't stay long thing!! Ha Ha I am only kidding! It's just that we have such a large family, and if they all came at the same time they wouldn't all fit in her house. So any ideas of how I can say that nicely on the invite?
Welp it's 2 a.m. so I am off to bed. Send me those invite ideas!
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Monday, January 4, 2010
Who wants one?
It's not breaking news that I am all about supporting our soldiers. I have lots and lots of friends whom I have met through blogging that have deployed soldiers. Most of them are moms who are always looking for new and creative care packages, and ways to welcome their soldier home.
Check out this tee! A girl from my town makes some of the most creative items for kids of all ages. This is one of her latest creations. How cute is this? So since I only talk to some of ya'll through the blog world I thought I would post about it.
So if you are interested in ordering something here is the link.... www.polkadaisiesblog.com
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Friday, January 1, 2010
Beanies for Baghdad
Check out www.beaniesforbaghdad.com for more info
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If you follow my blog don't expect consistency! I can bounce from project to project in an hours time. This morning I am stepping aside from the woodworking and gardening projects to start a backyard bird blog.
Like the other posts I have, this one will be updated as new birds show up and I get better pictures of the regulars. Let me start out with some geography.
I live in southeastern Wisconsin, about 10 miles from Lake Michigan. I live on a dead end road with an 800 foot driveway. I cannot see my neighbors and they can't see me! I am basically surrounded by farm fields and a 20 acre woodlot is the backyard. I don't own all of it, or even most of it…just enough of it.
My family and I are not total expert bird watchers, so don't send me pictures of birds asking for ID help. I'll probably be asking for your help in that department. I'm also far from a great photographer. Again, this is for fun and relaxation.
I have two "stations" that we offer feed for the birds. The one in the backyard (woods) is just a suet feeder that attracts woodpeckers and nuthatches. It also attracts the chickens who feed on the suet that the birds drop. Nothing is wasted in nature.
The station in the front yard is another suet feeder and some sock feeders filled will Niger Thistle seed. We usually see a lot of finches at the socks.
That's the basic info. What else do we see? We will also see Robins, Cardinals, Chickadees, Sparrows, and a bunch of birds that I haven't ID'ed yet.
Birds that we see sometimes as they pass through our area are Evening Grosbeaks (I really like them), Baltimore Orioles, and Wood ducks will nest in the woods if we get enough rain/snow melt to fill up the low spot.
Let's see, oh and the best…Blue Birds. We put up some simple houses on a couple of the goat pasture fences and the bluebirds will use them to raise a brood each year.
We get our share of the birds of prey as well. A Great Horned Owl
sat in a tree in the front yard a couple of weeks ago. Something must have disturbed it since it was about 10:00 a.m. We also see some hawks, red tailed I think.
Because of our close proximity to Lake Michigan and several large marshes we have lots of ducks and geese around as well. Hopefully in fall I can show some harvest pictures. Speaking of hunting, I almost forgot the Mourning Doves and Turkeys! They taste great!
So enough of that, I'll add some pictures and try to keep it organized. Maybe. I don't enough about WordPress to know if you can post pictures if you leave a comment, but If you can please do!
Another bird that I forgot is the Bald Eagle. Actually we don't see them often at all around home. Where we go camping and fishing up north we see them. Here is one that was about a mile from the house and we were pretty far away from it, but you can tell what it is.
Mourning Dove
I believe this is a White Crowned Sparrow
Gold Finch
Baltimore Oriole
Not the best picture, but we do also see some humming birds. I think they are the ruby throated variety.
If anyone can ID this one I would appreciate it. It is an insect eater. I watched it hover and swoop down on something several times. Only saw it one time.
Eastern Bluebird
A pair of them.
A goose family picture. Or would it be a picture of geese?
I like Bluebirds.
I think this is some kind of heron. Farmers despise them! I don't know if they eat the freshly planted seeds but the farmers think they do. Either way, they are protected and everywhere in Spring.
Barn Swallows
Wow, this is a big project! I'll come back and add more later.
Here are some resident Woodpeckers.
A red headed one.
I think this is a male downy
One more time…

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- Linen Bedding
- Kitchen & Table Linens
- Bath Linen
- Linen Clothing
- Linen Decor
- Collections
- Sale
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Discontinued Product. FINAL SALE.
The cropped version of our beautiful bias-cut dress ends just below the waist in the lightest of raw-edge hems. Supremely flattering, the straps ease the fabric in around the waist and create a focal point between your shoulder blades. Nothing could be easier to wear, yet it turns heads. You know your own body best, so you decide how you want to wear this: without a bra, with a cross-back, or layered with straps showing.
The stabilized raw-edge hem is as much for fluid movement and a smooth finish as it is for its on-trend detail.
The bias cut accommodates to your shape, so go down a size if in any doubt. Linen gives fit without cling, so it skims the body and follows its line.
(see size chart)
Material: 100% Linen.
Sizing: Extra Small - Large
Care: Machine wash, tumble dry low. Dry outside for preference, do not over-dry. Dampen fabric to make wrinkles disappear.
Well made and flattering.
I was very excited to receive the top in the mail, and the packaging was lovely (it came in a neat linen bag). The top itself is a lovely, light piece of clothing. Opaque enough without adding weight, perfect for the tropics. It is a tad challenging finding the appropriate undergarment to wear with it if you are of the generation that dislikes having our undergarments peek out. That being said, I love the top. It'll be an at home (sans bra) staple this summer, and pops over a sport bra smartly, or layers well under other tops.
The fit is perfect would love a dress in black with this cross back design!
Material thinner than expected. And not sure about fit. Unfortunately I bought them on sale with a no return policy. Probably won't do that again.
The best! I wear it with the wide linen pants, I���m wearing it right now with jeans. I���ve worn it with a denim skirt, and with an Eileen Fisher tencel skirt. It���s a workhorse piece and I love it. Have it in black and ash. Perfect.


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'Well, then, sinner,' says the law of God, 'have you paid the penalty which I pronounced upon disobedience?'
'No,' says the sinner, 'I have not paid the penalty myself; but Christ has paid it for me. He was my representative when He died there on the cross. Hence, so far as the penalty is concerned, I am clear.'
'Well, then, sinner,' says the law of God, 'how about the conditions which God has pronounced for the attainment of assured blessedness? Have you stood the test? Have you merited eternal life by perfect obedience during the period of probation?'
'No,' says the sinner, 'I have not merited eternal life by my own perfect obedience. God knows and my own conscience knows that even after I became a Christian I have sinned in thought, word and deed. But although I have not merited eternal life by any obedience of my own, Christ has merited it for me by His perfect obedience. He was not for Himself subject to the law. No obedience was required of Him for Himself, since He was Lord of all. That obedience, then, which He rendered to the law when He was on earth was rendered by Him as my representative. I have no righteousness of my own, but clad in Christ's perfect righteousness, imputed to me and received by faith alone, I can glory in the fact that so far as I am concerned the probation has been kept and as God is true there awaits me the glorious reward which Christ thus earned for me.'
Such, put in bald, simple form, is the dialogue between every Christian and the law of God. How gloriously complete is the salvation wrought for us by Christ! Christ paid the penalty, and He merited the reward. Those are the two great things that He has done for us.
The Doctrine of the Atonement, J. Gresham Machen


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SAKURA IN YUTENJITuesday, 2 April 2013
One weekend morning, I left home early and stopped by at Yutenji temple before I went to my shoppe. I had discovered it the night before while walking home, although I always pass by this temple I never realised that all these trees here were sakura trees. It was all too dark to photograph at night, but oh it was so breathtakingly beautiful seeing so many sakura in the darkness! Everywhere it's often lit up at night time where you can see many sakura blossoms but here they only have little foot lights along the main path to the temple from the gate. It was incredibly beautiful in the day light also, but that sakura in the dark were just gorgeous!
I hope you won't mind me doing a couple more posts on sakura here!


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Art update and Formats
Yay, more art. I've been drawing horses instead of working on homework. *rolls eyes*
Weirdly enough the format (or arrangement, whatever you want to call it) for my pages in Weebly has changed. I don't know why or how. So, my 'Musicals', 'Writing', 'Journal', 'About Me', and 'Links' pages are all located under 'More...' for now. I'll see if I can do anything with it.
Art Update
Two more sketches for your perusal...I've put 'em in the 'Doodle-art' sections.
And! Gasp les gasp les gasp the sequel--our Footloose DVD came in! Squee! So we finally get to see how we were! *is excited beyond belief* After we take a look at it I'll start uploading it on Youtube. ^,^
Moar pics
The photography section is coming aliiiiive...I've always like snapping pictures, but I haven't made a concentrated effort to do so until recently. I have nothing else to say--oh wait, yes I do. I went to my first college classes today. I'm going to really like Graphic Design--we're told to draw in class!! I can hardly believe that it's for real! *squee* Quark Express is a bit more boring...oh, and I got my books today. There were no fewer than 15 people in front of me and it took 45 minutes for me to get my books. *headdesk* It didn't help that the lady behind the desk insisted on talking nonstop which slowed her down. Oy. And now I really don't have anything to say, so I shall say 'adieu'.
Photography section is up!
As my title says, my photography section is up! I don't have very many pictures yet, but go ahead and check out what I've got.
I did something fantastic yesterday: I rode Violet for the first time since my concussion, which, ironically, happened three months ago today. During those three months I've been doing lots and lots of groundwork and round-pen work with Violet, and got all the way up to putting my foot in the stirrup but never actually getting on. So yesterday, I caught Violet, did RP work, put the saddle on, did more RP, put the bridle on, did more RP...and then asked Mom to come over and hold her for me. Even with Mom there I couldn't seem to screw up the courage to swing up into the saddle, so after I dithered around for a while Mom asked if she could get on instead. By that point I was mad at myself (but still scared to death to get on) so I was getting kind of teary...so Mom went ahead and got on. The moment Mom sat down Violet started yawning. *rolls eyes* She yawned the whole time we walked around the RP, and after a couple of passes I finally decided that I was being silly and, with a smart slap to my fear I got on.
I was still apprehensive, so Mom led Violet around for me until I kind of got my bearings. Then, once I was all right with just walking around I worked on hips-over and walking forward (for the uninformed: hips-over is just where you pull the horse's head to the side and hold it there until they step over with the hind legs. It's very effective for teaching a horse to listen to the bridle, stop, steer, etc). After riding Colletta so much, Violet seems very skinny and the English saddle seems very small and unsafe compared to a Western. There's nothing to hold on to! It just feels weird! Oy. BUT, this is a pretty big step to not being afraid to ride Violet, so I am really happy that I finally rode Violet and without any major fuss from either of us.
Art update
FINALLY!! I have a drawing with which to update my site--aren't you proud of me?? :D And now, without any further ado, here 'tis.
Unfortunately my website isn't letting me put a link to the full-sized picture in it here, so just go to my artwork gallery to see the full-sized pic.
There has been an INSANE amount of rain today. We've had four inches over the week, and around two more inches today. Quite frankly, I am sick and tired of rain. *sigh*
Enough about the weather! Let's see...I mucked out the barn today. Fascinating, yes? And it was only partially mud (this was prior to the 'scattered showers' aka 'downpour' in the afternoon). Yay. I have nothing else to da
Yay for bloggers!!
I was just directed to a hilarious blog yesterday, so with no further ado here 'tis:
She reminds me of a friend of mine who shall remain nameless...suffice to say that the friend in question has much of the same mental proccesses and she's just hilarious. Period.
I start college classes on Monday!! AAAAAHHH!! *runs around like a crazy person* Graphic design and that stinkin' keyboarding class...boo. I hope to goodness that I learn how the heck to use Photoshop because I'm going to ask for it for my birthday. Being poor and with truck payments I can do that. XD
Have I mentioned lately that I hate rain? Nothing against the occasional sprinkle or shower, but 3-4 inches in the last twenty-four hours is a bit much. I have an outdoor life too!! I have a barn to muck out and horses to ride and an herb garden to weed!! I don't need all this extra moisture floating around! Impromtu lakes are not appreciated in swamp-like areas!!
*pant pant*
Okay, I think I'm better now. Oy.
Picture-time! Javert gets some camera time again! Considering that he tries to hide whenever we get the camera out this is pretty good. :D
Speaking of Javert, I am very happy with him: the last few times I've taken him outside around to the invisible fence he hasn't tried to run through it. Better yet, he's stopping when he hears the beep and turning away, which is what he's SUPPOSED to do. *beams* He's a goo' boy...yesh he ish!! XD
ETA: New category today!! I now have a photographs section for the good/interesting/not good/uninteresting pictures I may take in the future.
Well. I have nothing in the way of art to update, but that does not by any means mean that I have been slacking in the art department. Rather, I've spent the last week and a half forming a revamped comic version of Horsemasters. The only thing that stays the same is the characters' names; the place, circumstances, everything else is changed. When not cleaning at the gym I spend every spare moment working on character sheets, thumbnails, and actual comic pages. Nothing as of this point is scripted yet...maybe I'll change that in the future. Each night I've been drawing 1 1/2 - 2 pages of thumbnails (tonight I did three, yay) and basically getting a feel for the characters. If/when I get pages drawn I MAY start uploading them here. It depends on if I break out of my rut of starting and not finishing projects. As of this point, I am really enjoying the whole process of drawing and writing by the seat of my pants.
In other news...I don't think there IS any other news. Heh. Life is always busy but with not much to talk about, meh.
Moar art!!
I started working evenings at the gym, and the other night during a lull I drew this.
She's an albino Celestial from the Temeraire series--she's an antagonist, of sorts, but she's kind of pitiful too...I dunno. Anyway, here she is and enjoy.
Molly Rose
Multifacted obsessionist and all-around randomosity generator
March 2011
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"However I do need to question the wisdom of staging one of these checkpoints close to one of the busiest shops in Arorangi on Thursday night. The fish and chip shop attracts a huge amount of traffic and to put a checkpoint in the mix doesn't seem a good idea to me. I guess they might have seen it as a good place to nab people venturing out for a feed on their warrantless cars and bikes.
"Who does Paul Lynch think he is trying to fool with his report of $US$8000 a month income from prospecting rights when I believe it is common knowledge that the Deep Sea Mining Authority costs us tax payers well over $500,000 a year to keep going?" a smoke signaller asks. Even an Irish mathematician could do better than this!
Tethering goats right beside the roadside isn't a good idea, a smoke signaller says. "The other morning I was riding my motorbike along the back road when a tethered goat suddenly sprang out in front of me, stretching its rope halfway across the road right in front of my bike. Had I not been able to stop in time I could have had a very nasty accident. Some animal owners need to be much more considerate."
"The letter writer who crowed about the Demos being about to win the RAPPA by-election must be feeling a bit embarrassed about now," a smoke signaller says. "How wrong can you be. There are at least two things in the Cook Islands one should never attempt to predict – the weather, and the outcome of elections!"
Another smoke signaller showed they were a tad out of touch when they wrote earlier this week: "The final RAPPA by-election result according to my back of the envelope calculation will be: Goodbye Albert Nicholas, Well done John Henry the knight in shining armour who jousted an imposter off his high horse and congratulations Dr Teariki Rongo who will now steer RAPPA to its legal status, a safe functional Demo set. Albert Nicholas 'high faulting' (ridiculous pretenders) packers, all DEMO turn coats, wear their shirts inside out, claiming them to be who they really are not, Ka ma o te kuri ika e taku oa, Kare roa te kuri tangata e ma. Fish smell can be washed away my friend but not human smell. They claim to be CIP, but they still smell Demo's- disowned Demo's! E kai raa ta kotou.
Complaints about government employees helping directly in the election campaign of at least one candidate shows that as far as politics in this country are concerned, nothing much has changed. "Corruption exists at all sorts of levels," a smoke signaller says. "People should remember that before they start poking the finger at politicians."
Congratulations to all of the competitors who took part in the Dancer of the Year contest," a happy smoke signaller says. Everyone who took part in the contest did a great job – and never mind all the moaning about part of the contest taking part at a hotel. It was fun – and isn't that what life is all about?


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Discovering Shropshire – NT Dudmaston – summer edition
Nice weather, not much time to plan and daughter's friend staying for weekend made us choose Dudmaston. Mainly, because it's local, but as well to see gardens in the sunshine. Tried to catch some dragonflies – but they move far too fast.


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Technological Revolutions and Stock Prices
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We develop a general equilibrium model in which stock prices of innovative firms exhibit "bubbles" during technological revolutions. In the model, the average productivity of a new technology is uncertain and subject to learning. During technological revolutions, the nature of this uncertainty changes from idiosyncratic to systematic. The resulting "bubbles" in stock prices are observable ex post but unpredictable ex ante, and they are most pronounced for technologies characterized by high uncertainty and fast adoption. We find empirical support for the model's predictions in 1830-1861 and 1992-2005 when the railroad and Internet technologies spread in the United States.
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A concrete fireplace can dramatically enhance any space.
As outdoor temperatures drop, the warmth and glow of flickering flames provides a welcoming gathering place. Even when not in use, a fireplace is a room's focal point.
Concrete's natural properties make it an ideal material for fireplace surrounds, hearths, and mantels.
surround – an architectural element that surrounds a fireplace, providing aesthetic and safety benefits
hearth – the floor of a fireplace, often extending outwards into the room
mantel – the protruding shelf over a fireplace
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Suzanne is the Chief Financial Officer at WEST. Oversight of accounting functions, monitoring fiscal budgets, ensuring internal controls, authorizing expenses, providing financial analysis, and assessing the stability and profitability of WEST are part of her responsibilities. She participates in the development of the company's plans and programs as a strategic partner and provides financial input and leadership on decision making issues affecting the company. Suzanne oversees, monitors, and evaluates the Human Resource and Purchasing & Inventory functions. Suzanne ensures accurate recording of company stock purchases, sales and transfers. As a member of the Board of Directors she recommends, enhances, or develops company policies or procedures which will improve the overall financial operation and effectiveness of the company. She is also a member of the Senior Management Team providing leadership and developing effective solutions to business challenges.
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Imagine being trapped inside a Disney movie and having to learn about life, language, and emotion mostly from animated characters dancing across a screen of color. A fantasy? A nightmare?
But unlike other autism memoirs there is a layer magic of Disney within the pages of Life, Animated that is captivating and inspiring. There are heroes and sidekicks both searching for the "beauty [that] lies within" and learning to "just use [their] voice."
What resonated with me the most is the tug or war of emotions when you have a child with autism. I understand Suskind's desire for "people to see [Owen] as smarter, and more able" and the urge to "fix" autism. And I understand his wife's need to accept and move forward.
I want to fix that, fix [Owen], but lately Cornelia is saying, maybe we have to think more about enjoying him for who he is and not trying to improve or repair him every minute of every day. — Life, Animated
Autism itself is not always the struggle. Sometimes the struggle is learning to cope with our own expectations for our children.While the Suskind's share the many joys of their journey, they do not stray from the heartbreak that comes with it.
Elegantly written, full of humor and honesty, poignant and powerful Life, Animated will change the way you look at autism. And you will never watch a Disney movie in the same way ever again.
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Pramila Jayapal enters U.S. House race with blast at 'the 1 percent'
State Sen. Pramila Jayapal, D-37, on Thursday announced that she is running for the 7th District U.S. House seat being vacated by Congressman Jim McDermott, taking Occupy-style blasts at "the 1 percent."
Jayapal, 49, is an activist whose involvement has included the post-9/11 "Hate Free Zone" campaign in Seattle, as well as founding OneAmerica, a group which has fought astutely and effectively for immigrant rights.
She lives in the neighboring 9th District, the state's first majority-minority congressional district, and has been seen as heir apparent to U.S. Rep. Adam Smith. But Jayapal does not need to reside in the 7th District to run there.
"The corporations and special interests have their voice in Congress, and they have too many members scared of their power," Jayapal said in her initial fundraising appeal.
"What Congress needs is a progressive voice who is unafraid to take on these powerful interests -- who is willing to fight for all Americans, not just the wealthiest 1 percent."
Last year, Jayapal was a high-profile backer of socialist Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant, and echoed Sawant's class-based politics when she spoke to a Sawant rally at Town Hall Seattle.
Jayapal spoke of gentrification and displacement, and argued that Seattle is "increasingly becoming a white city."
"This is about the movement for justice in a system that is stacked against working people," she argued. "Kshama is going to anchor a progressive left on the Seattle City Council and she's going to demand a different vision of our city."
There are echoes of that speech in Jayapal's first appeal for campaign dollars.
"We need to fight not for the 1 percent but for working men and women, not just for austerity but Social Security, not for deportations and breaking up families but building stronger middle-class families, not for private schools, colleges and prisons, but public education, college debt relief and criminal justice reform."
In a Thursday interview, Jayapal reflected that it is more about "values" than class, and that she intends to be a "bold voice" for a progressive constituency. Jim McDermott has been one of Congress' most liberal voices, a fiery opponent of the Iraq War and collaborator in the "Hate Free Zone" campaign.
"Yes, class is a piece of that along with race and gender," she added. "It is about working for the interests working families. It is about such matters as debt free college. I've got a 19-year-old and a whole generation doesn't think college is viable."
Jayapal announced for Congress at Seattle Central College, which was home to Occupy Seattle in 2011.
SCC is center-to-left/activist Seattle. Offices of The Stranger are a few blocks away. The Stranger has already wet itself at the prospect of Jayapal's candidacy.
But the 7th Congressional District, while solidly Democratic, stretches northwest to Shoreline and Edmonds, southwest to Burien and Vashon Island, and through prosperous neighborhoods northeast Seattle.
About 25 percent of its voters are constituents of King County Council Chair Joe McDermott, who announced Wednesday that he is running in the 7th District.
State Rep. Brady Walkinshaw, D-43, who entered the race even before Jim McDermott got out, represents such neighborhoods as the University District, Wallingford and Capitol Hill.
Walkinshaw has raised about $300,000 and lined up endorsements from key leaders of the LGBT community, prominent environmentalists, Seattle City Council members Tim Burgess and Lorena Gonzalez, and longtime Democratic activists.
Jayapal is an immigrant, having arrived in America when she was 16.
She has certainly arrived in Seattle politics. She helped create the city's Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs, and co-chaired the search committee for a new Seattle Police Chief. She overwhelmed multiple opponents in 2014 to win a State Senate seat in Central Seattle.
In 2015, she spoke at the Sawant event -- alongside leather-lunged radicals denouncing the Democratic Party -- as well as the big Bernie Sanders-for-President rally at the UW's Hec Edmundson Pavilion.
She supported Sawant, but was atop a list of progressive activists who endorsed the reelection of Seattle City Council President (at the time) Tim Burgess. (Burgess has endorsed Walkinshaw.)
In Olympia, she has sponsored legislation to raise the state minimum wage, to provide for two free years of community college tuition, and to pre-register to vote teenagers who are receiving their driver licenses.
She has worked with a Republican, Secretary of State Kim Wyman, on voter registration, and has lined up GOP cosponsors of the college tuition proposal. State Sen. David Frockt, D-46, once a prospective 7th District candidate, spoke at Jayapal's announcement on Thursday.
Can Jayapal pursue an ambitious agenda in Olympia while putting together a campaign for Congress?
"I get very little sleep and have a lot of energy," she said.


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My father was not someone who taught his children by explaining. Instead, he taught by doing - by example. Even as children, we could not mistake his love for helping people. Whether it was the fact that he worked every day, seven days a week, or that he would often return to the hospital, or to check on a patient, after he tucked his children into bed, or that (at least the rumor in our house was) that he never missed a day of work (ever) in his entire career. That is the example my father set with his children.
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Perhaps Not a Post-Theistic Christian
Since the very end of 2013 I've known I'm an atheist. A few days later I discovered that 'Humanist' describes my outlook very well. This after having been raised Roman Catholic and then spending over 20 years in evangelical circles, some of that in ministry. More recently I've been thinking that perhaps I could also be described as a post-theistic Christian. Now, I'm backing away from that idea.
Attending St. Lydia's, reading Tripp Fuller's book on Jesus and then attending a Pub Theology meetup, it seemed entirely possible that I could identify as both post-theistic and Christian. After all, I still find what I think I discern of the historical Jesus both fascinating and compelling, and I enjoy the company of others to discuss theology and other 'ultimate concerns.' This isn't really very new, as earlier this year I sought out Fourth Universalist Society on Easter Sunday. Somehow, it felt right.
My son, currently in his early teens, attends church with me on Sunday. We've been visiting around, but have gravitated more and more towards The Unitarian Church in Summit. Since my wife still identifies as Christian but is not currently attending church, I thought it might be a good idea to seek out one closer to her outlook, as a sort of compromise. So, this past Sunday morning my son and I got up earlier than usual for a Sunday to attend Christ Church in Summit. It just happened to be the first Sunday in Advent.
Though it is a very progressive Christian church, affiliated with the United Church of Christ and American Baptist Church, it is definitely solidly in the realm of Christianity. They are also apparently pretty successful in reaching people as well, given the range of generations present at the service we attended. From elderly people to families with small children, ever age and phase of life was represented. The pews were all full, and this was only the first of two services that morning.
That said, neither my son nor I felt entirely at home at Christ Church. Yes, we were warmly welcomed, and yes I was impressed by the stained glass windows and high quality of the service in general. I think we both felt a bit like outsiders, though through no fault of the church. Speaking only for myself, I discovered that I'm really not comfortable with that amount of God-language, and I already knew I don't like reinterpreting it as somehow metaphorical.
Leaving the service, I knew we hadn't found our place. It's looking more and more like the destination will be The Unitarian Church in Summit. At least we gave a more distinctively Christian church a try, and also I've had something reconfirmed about myself: I am most definitely a Humanist.
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Five survivors of spectacular falls
A British man has survived a fall from the 15th floor of a New Zealand apartment block, according to local media. The odds may be against it, but others have lived after even more dramatic plummets.
Tom Stilwell, 20, fell while trying to lower himself onto his Auckland balcony from a neighbour's, which was directly above, in the early hours of Sunday, reports said.
His life may have been saved by the roof of an adjacent building, some 13 floors below, which reportedly broke his fall.
However, history records others who have survived falls from much higher altitudes.
Rainforest landing
On Christmas Eve 1971, Juliane Koepcke, 17, was flying over the Peruvian rainforest with her mother when her plane was hit by lightning.
"I was in a freefall, strapped to my seat bench and hanging head-over-heels," she told the BBC in 2012. "The whispering of the wind was the only noise I could hear."
But she survived a two-mile (3.2km) fall and found herself alone in the jungle with a broken collarbone and deep cuts on her legs. All the other 91 passengers on the flight had been killed.
Despite having only a single bag of sweets for sustenance and being clad in a sleeveless mini-dress, Koepcke - who had spent a year and a half with her parents at a research station in the rainforest - was familiar with the terrain. On her 10th day she found a group of lumberjacks who took her to civilisation.
Koepcke herself has suggested a number of possible explanations for her survival - that a gust of air from the storm may have slowed her fall; that the three-seat bench on which she sat spun like a a maple seed on its way down; that the vegetation she hit on the way down was particularly dense; and that she struck the trees with her seat beneath her, cushioning the drop.
Wartime miracle
In March 1944, Royal Air Force rear gunner Flt Sgt Nicholas Alkemade was travelling in a Lancaster bomber which caught fire during a Luftwaffe attack.
His parachute had been destroyed in the flames, but Alkemade chose to leap at least 18,000ft (5,500m) rather than stay in the burning plane.
He landed in a deep drift of snow in a pine forest outside Berlin. The snow, and the trees, appear to have cushioned his blow.
When he was discovered by the Gestapo - who at first did not believe his story - his only injuries were a broken wrist and leg.
He was not the only World War II airman to survive such a fall. US ball turret gunner Alan Magee dropped 22,000ft (6,700m) without a parachute over France in 1943 and lived, while Soviet navigator Ivan Chisov plummeted 23,000ft (7,000m) in 1942.
Skydive gone wrong
James Boole, from Staffordshire in the UK, lived to tell the tale in 2009 after a 6,000ft (1,829m) free fall in Russia.
Boole, who had been filming another skydiver, said he was supposed to have been given a signal to open his parachute, but it came two seconds too late.
"I really thought that I was going to die," he said afterwards.
The experienced skydiver, who had previously made 2,500 jumps, left a one-metre crater in the snow.
His back and rib were broken but he was able to walk within a week with the assistance of a body brace.
Survival in the snow
In January 1972, 22-year-old Yugoslav flight attendant Vesna Vulovic's plane exploded following a suspected terrorist bomb.
The Guinness Book of Records recorded that Ms Vulovic plummeted 33,000ft (10,160m) before landing in snow at Srbska Kamenice in the former Czechoslovakia.
Despite serious injuries including a fractured skull, three broken vertebrae and two broken legs, Ms Vulovic survived.
She was found in the wrecked aircraft's fuselage, which may have cushioned her landing.
She later said: "To this day I enjoy travelling and have no fear of flying."
Parachute disaster
In 1996, Bear Grylls' career as an adventurer and television personality was almost pre-empted at the age of 21, when a SAS training exercise went wrong.
During a skydive over Zambia, his parachute failed to inflate at 16,000ft (4,900m).
"I should have cut the main parachute and gone to the reserve but thought there was time to resolve the problem," he later told the Daily Mail.
Instead, he came to earth on his parachute pack, fracturing three vertebrae in the process.
Although his spinal cord was intact, he spent the next year undergoing 10 hours a day of rehabilitation including physiotherapy, swimming and ultrasound treatment. Some 18 months after the accident, he would reach the summit of Mount Everest.


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"World of New Krypton (Part II)": On Oa, the Guardians discuss the presence of the Kryptonians on Kandor. They remember the time when the Kryptonians sought expansion, and are concerned with Superman being but a single soldier in the military guild i
- If it pains you so to serve under me, why don't you simply leave New Krypton? Go back to being the big fish in that tiny pond you call Earth.
Superman: World of New Krypton #2 is an issue of the series Superman: World of New Krypton (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 2009.
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- Metropolis (As an illusion only)
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- Oa
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Synopsis for "World of New Krypton (Part II)"
On Oa, the Guardians discuss the presence of the Kryptonians on Kandor. They remember the time when the Kryptonians sought expansion, and are concerned with Superman being but a single soldier in the military guild instead of being a leader. The Guardians agree that Hal Jordan must be sent to see if the Green Lantern Corps will be needed to intervene, but wonder if that will be enough.
General Zod introduces Kal-El to his unit. He also shows them their new state of the art weaponry. Kal-El bristles at this, but takes advantage of the opportunities that his rank provides him.
Superman later flies to the capital city to visit his aunt, Alura. They ruminate about her widow, Zor-El, and Superman meets with young Tyr-Van. Supergirl also stops by to visit, but doesn't tell her cousin about her secret mission on Earth.
Superman then leads his military unit on a mission to corral a herd of wild thought beasts whose stampede threatens a Sunstone plant. Superman shows them that they can satisfy their mission objectives without resorting to wholesale slaughter. General Zod perceives this tactic as a weakness, but cannot deny Superman's results.
When he gets back to the main city, he learns that the Kryptonian labor guild has laid siege to the capitol and taken hostages, including Alura. They are demanding more humane representation and a restructuring of current guild law. In retaliation, Commander Gor of the military guild takes his own hostages from the labor guild. He issues a demand that unless Alura In-Ze is released within sixty thribs (seconds), he will kill all the hostages.
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- This issue is navigation number 20/2009.
- Includes a preview of Power Girl #1.
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Some commentators are saying on my Conservative Woman piece (on the structural difficulties of removing Theresa May) that even if May doesn't lose the confidence vote she'll still be fatally damaged and will have to resign. I wish that were true. Maybe it is. But I fear that if she wins a confidence vote she'll just keep on plugging away with the same old shit she's been getting away with for a year or so despite the party falling to pieces politically. I mean, who's going to stop her?
The Tories are all terrified of the party degenerating into warfare and an early election against Corbyn. There's no unity figure they'll all rally to. Maybe Sajid Javid. Certainly not Rees-Mogg, he'll send the Establishment non-Conservatives like Soubry mad.
Basically there's too much Europhile poison still in the party. The Conservatives should have made it a policy to not put up for election anyone still talking up Remain, but that was never going to happen, was it?
Still, I hope they can rid of May fast. They should be planning for it, but it doesn't look like they are. Gove, instead of making up for his disastrous mistake last time, is playing at being Mr. Green, and sliming around Ruth Davidson, who I just don't see the attraction of.
Meanwhile May lurches incompetently on, becoming more and more hated by absolutely every segment of the population, except for her husband. May: the toothless zombie. Protected by the balance of forces around her.
Update: I've changed the title of this post as I thought of a better one.


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The warmest month (with the highest average high temperature) is July (31°C).
The month with the lowest average high temperature is January (5°C).
The month with the highest average low temperature is July (19°C).
The coldest month (with the lowest average low temperature) is January (-4°C).
The wettest month (with the highest rainfall) is August (110mm).
The driest month (with the lowest rainfall) is February (76mm).
The month with the highest number of rainy days is July (11 days).
The month with the lowest number of rainy days is October (7 days).
The month with the longest days is June (Average daylight: 14.9h).
The month with shortest days is December (Average daylight: 9.5h).
Months with most sunshine are June and July (Average sunshine: 9h).
Months with least sunshine are January and December (Average sunshine: 5).
Months with the highest UV index are June and July (UV index 9).
Months with the lowest UV index are January, November and December (UV index 2).


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Each American Legion Post conducts a solemn Post Everlasting Ceremony once each year. The lights are turned off or dimmed in the Post's Hall, and the Service may be conducted totally by Candle Light from a table. The Posts' Commander then reads the names of the Members being transferred, and the Post Adjutant records the names in the Roll Book of Post Everlasting. A "Tripod" of three Military Rifles, with a Helmet placed over the Barrels, represents the Legionnaires service in the Armed Forces of The United States. A Legion Cap is placed on the Tripod in recognition to their Service in The American Legion. The Helmet, placed upon a tripod, holds a Sacred Fire used to transfer the deceased Legionnaires' Records from each Post to Post Everlasting. The Post Sergeant-At-Arms then transmits each deceased Member's Record individually, by setting fire to each of the deceased Legionnaires' Records and placing them into the Post Everlasting Fire in the Helmet.
At some Posts the Chaplain then reads, "Our Heavenly Father in His infinite wisdom has Transferred our Comrades to the Jurisdiction of the Post Everlasting of The American Legion. May their souls rest in Peace. Amen." Or the Chaplain reads, "O Lord, you have shown us that death is but the Gateway to a more Glorious Life, and that we must not fear its coming; and we know, also, that neither Life nor Death can separate us from Your Love. Assure us yet again that our Departed Comrades are not lost to us, but sharing new Life with You in the Kingdom of Our Father, where we shall in Your Good Time be reunited. We know Them to be with You Forever. Amen."
Families of deceased Members are often invited to attend the Post Everlasting Ceremony. Each family may receive an American Legion Post Everlasting Certificate noting their loved one's Transfer to Post Everlasting. In addition, some Posts provide in person or by mail, a Presidential Memorial Certificate for each of the deceased Legionnaires. This Certificate expresses the Country's grateful appreciation of the Veteran's Service in the United States Armed Forces and is signed by the current President of the United States.
According to the American Legion, when a comrade passes the moment is one of honor. The memory of his/her life in the service of country has now been enrolled in the great spirit army, whose footfalls cause no sound, but in the memory of mankind, their souls go on marching, sustained by the pride of service in time of war. Because of them our lives are free: because of them our nation lives: because of them, our world is blessed.


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A small amount of definitive research and a great deal of naturalistic observation by professionals, have led to the belief that intensity, sensitivity, and overexcitability are primary characteristics of the highly gifted. These observations are supported by parents and teachers who notice distinct behavioral and constitutional differences between highly gifted children and their peers. In the literature, sensitivity, intensity, and overexcitability are used to describe sometimes overlapping and sometimes distinct behaviors or characteristics. For the purposes of this discussion, sensitivity will be defined as receptivity, awareness or the ability to react to cognitive or emotional stimuli (Mendaglio, 1995), intensity as the depth, duration, frequency or strength of a response (Piechowski, 1991), and overexcitability as the "higher than average responsiveness to stimuli" (Dabrowski, 1972, p 303) coupled with reactions which are "over and above average in intensity, duration, and frequency (Dabrowski, 1964, p. 71). And since overexcitability seems to subsume the characteristics of intensity and sensitivity, it will be the focus of this article.
The concept of overexcitability (OE) comes from the work of Kazimierz Dabrowski, (1902-1980) a Polish psychiatrist and psychologist, who developed the Theory of Positive Disintegration as a response to the prevalent psychological theories of his time. He believed that conflict and inner suffering were necessary for advanced development-for movement towards a hierarchy of values based on altruism-for movement from "what is" to "what ought to be." Dabrowski called his work the Theory of Positive Disintegration to reflect the central and positive role disintegration plays in development. He believed that some individuals are predisposed to experience life more intensely and this predisposes them to frequent and severe crisis [sic]. This heightened sensitivity is based on genetic characteristics Dabrowski called developmental potential (Tillier, 1999).
Developmental potential has three facets: overexcitability, special abilities and talents (intelligence and creativity), and the autonomous factor-the ability to overcome environmental influences and personality type in order to pursue one's ideals. Two of those facets-OE and special abilities and talents speak to the behaviors and needs of the highly gifted.
It is important to emphasize that not all gifted or highly gifted individuals have over excitabilities. However we do find more people with OEs in the gifted population than in the average population (Dabrowski, 1964; Dabrowski & Piechowski, 1977; Piechowski, 1991; Silverman, 1993; Tiller, 1999).
Overexcitabilities (OEs) are inborn, heightened abilities to receive and respond to stimuli. They are expressed in increased sensitivity, awareness, and intensity. Each form of overexcitability points to a higher than average sensitivity of its receptors. As a result a person endowed with different forms of overexcitability reacts with surprise, puzzlement to many things, he collides with things, persons, and events which in turn brings him astonishment and disquietude (Dabrowski, 1964 p.7).
The presence of OEs result in a real difference in the fabric of life and quality of experience for overexcitable people and those around them.
Dabrowski identified five areas of OE-Psychomotor, Sensual, Intellectual, Imaginational, and Emotional. A person may possess none, one, or many of these. If more than one of these channels, or all five, have wide apertures, then the abundance and diversity of feeling, thought, imagery, and sensation will inevitably lead to dissonance, conflict and tension, but at the same time it enriches, expands, and intensifies the individual's mental development {Piechowski, 1979, p. 29).
OEs then, are not only an integral part of one's personality, they also help to shape a person's view of and reaction to the world. Dabrowski said "One who manifests several forms of overexcitability, sees reality in a different, stronger and more multisided manner" (Dabrowski, 1972, p. 7). Experiencing the world in this unique way carries with it great joys and sometimes great frustrations. The joys and positives of being overexcitable need to be celebrated. Any frustrations or negatives can be positively dealt with and used to help facilitate the child's growth.
The five OEs are described below. Each description is followed by several examples of strategies which represent a fraction of the possible solutions to issues which may cause concern for overexcitable individuals or those who work and live with them. These should serve as a springboard for brainstorming additional ideas which will help improve the lives of overexcitable people.
Psychomotor Overexcitability
Psychomotor OE is a heightened excitability of the neuromuscular system. This Psychomotor intensity includes a "capacity for being active and energetic" (Piechowski, 1991, p. 287), love of movement for its own sake, surplus of energy demonstrated by rapid speech, jealous enthusiasm, intense physical activity, and a need for action (Dabrowski & Piechowski, 1977; Piechowski, 1979, 1991). When feeling emotionally tense, individuals strong in Psychomotor OE may talk compulsively, act impulsively, misbehave and act out, display nervous habits, show intense drive (tending towards "workaholism"), compulsively organize, or become quite competitive. They derive great joy from their boundless physical and verbal enthusiasm and activity, but others may find them over-whelming. At home and at school, these children seem never to be still. They thrive on activity and encourage others to "just do something." They may talk constantly. Adults and peers want to tell them to sit down and be quiet! This Psychomotor OE child has the potential of being misdiagnosed as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Psychomotor Strategies
Sensual Overexcitability
Sensual OE is expressed as a heightened experience of sensual pleasure or displeasure emanating from sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing (Dabrowski & Piechowski, 1977; Piechowski, 1979, 1991). Those with Sensual OE have a far more expansive experience from their sensual input than the average person. They have an increased and early appreciation of aesthetic pleasures such as music, language, and art, and derive endless delight from tastes, smells, textures, sounds, and sights. But because of this increased sensitivity, they may also feel over-stimulated or uncomfortable with sensory input. Gifted children sometimes have difficulty with sorting out all they hear, feel, or smell. Their sensitivity makes them easily distractible. When emotionally tense, some individuals high in sensual OE may overeat, go on buying sprees, or seek the physical sensation of being the center of attraction (Dabrowski & Piechowski, 1977; Piechowski, 1979, 1991). Others may withdraw from stimulation. Sensually overexcitable children may find clothing tags, classroom noise, or smells from the cafeteria so distracting that school-work becomes secondary. These children may also become so absorbed in their love of a particular piece of art or music that the outside world ceases to exist.
Sensual Strategies
Intellectual Overexcitability
Intellectual OE is demonstrated by a marked need to seek understanding and truth, to gain knowledge, and to analyze and synthesize (Dabrowski & Piechowski, 1977; Piechowski, 1979,1991). Those high in Intellectual OE have incredibly active minds. They are intensely curious, often avid readers, and usually keen observers. They are able to concentrate, engage in prolonged intellectual effort, and be tenacious in problem solving when they choose. Other characteristics may include relishing elaborate planning and having remarkably detailed visual recall. People with Intellectual OE frequently love theory, thinking about thinking, and moral thinking. This focus on moral thinking often translates into strong concerns about moral and ethical issues-fairness on the playground, lack of respect for children, or being concerned about "adult" issues such as the homeless, AIDS, or war. Intellectually overexcitable people are also quite independent of thought and sometimes appear critical of and impatient with others who cannot sustain their intellectual pace. This intellectual intensity seems to cause the greatest difficulty at school and home when children become so excited about learning and thinking that they interrupt or blurt out answers at inappropriate times or are too honest about or critical of others' ideas.
Intellectual Strategies
Imaginational Overexcitability
Imaginational OE reflects a heightened play of the imagination with rich association of images and impressions, frequent use of image and metaphor, facility for invention and fantasy, detailed visualization, and elaborate dreams (Dabrowski & Piechowski, 1977; Piechowski, 1979, 1991). Often children high in Imaginational OE mix truth with fiction, create their own private worlds with imaginary companions and dramatizations to escape boredom. They find it difficult to stay tuned into a classroom where creativity and imagination are secondary to learning rigid academic curriculum. They may write stories or draw instead of doing seat work or participating in class discussions, or they may have difficulty completing tasks when some incredible idea sends them off on an imaginative tangent.
Imaginational Strategies
Emotional Overexcitability
Emotional OE is often the first to be noticed by parents. It is reflected in heightened, intense feelings, extremes of complex emotions, identification with others' feelings, and strong affective expression (Piechowski, 1991). Other manifestations include physical responses like stomachaches and blushing or concern with death and depression (Piechowski, 1979). Emotionally overexcitable people have a remarkable capacity for deep relationships; they show strong emotional attachments to people, places, and things (Dabrowski & Piechowski, 1977). They have compassion, empathy, and sensitivity in relationships. This sensitivity may lead to interpersonal conflict about the depth, or lack of depth, in a relationship. Those with strong Emotional OE are acutely aware of their own feelings, of how they are growing and changing, and often carry on inner dialogs and practice self-judgment (Piechowski, 1979, 1991). Children high in Emotional OE, are often accused of "overreacting." Their compassion and concern for others, their focus on relationships, as well as the intensity of their feelings may interfere with everyday tasks like homework or doing the dishes because those tasks seem meaningless compared with the needs of humanity.
Emotional Strategies
General Strategies
It is often quite difficult and demanding to work and live with overexcitable individuals. Those who are not so, find the behaviors unexplainable, frequently incomprehensible, and often bizarre. Overexcitable people living with other overexcitable people often have more compassion and understanding for each other, but may feel conflicts when their OEs are not to the same degree, or when all the overexcitable people are overexcitable simultaneously. Finding strategies for helping children and adults deal with and take advantage of these innate and enduring characteristics may seem difficult. However, resources may be gathered from varied places: Literature regarding counseling, learning styles, special education, and classroom management; parenting books; even popular business texts. Perhaps the best place to begin is with the following general strategies, applicable regardless of which OEs are present.
Discuss the Concept of Overexcitability
Share the descriptions of OEs with the family, class, or counseling group. Ask individuals if they see themselves with some of the characteristics. Point out that this article and many others like it indicate that being overexcitable is OK and it is understood and accepted.
Focus On the Positives
Jointly discuss the positives of each overexcitability when you first introduce the concept, and continue to point out these merits. Sometimes we just focus on the problems these characteristics cause, and forget the benefits which include being energetic, enthusiastic, sensual, aesthetic, curious, loyal, tenacious, moral, metacognitive, integrative, creative, metaphorical, dramatic, poetic, compassionate, empathetic, and self-aware.
Cherish and Celebrate Diversity
An outcome of the pursuit of educational and societal equity has been a diminishing of the celebration of diversity and individual differences. Highly gifted individuals, because of their uniqueness, can fail prey to the public and personal belief that they are not OK. It is vital when discussing OEs that individuals realize that overexcitability is just one more description of who they are, as is being tail, or Asian, or left-handed. Since, OEs are inborn traits, they cannot be unlearned! It is therefore exceedingly important that we accept our overexcitable selves, children, and friends. This acceptance provides validation and helps to free people from feelings of "weirdness" and isolation. By communicating our love or respect of individuals, OEs and all, we pave the way for helping them cope with and take advantage of their OEs.
Another way to show acceptance is to provide opportunities for people to pursue their passions. This shows respect for their abilities and intensities and allows time for them to "wallow" in what they love, to be validated for who they are. Removing passions as consequences for inappropriate behavior has a negative effect by giving the message that your passions, the essence of who you are, are not valuable or worthy of respect.
By celebrating OEs, or one's heritage, or handedness, we are validating the individual and developing self esteem.
Use and Teach Clear Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Skills
All people deserve respect and need to be listened to and responded to with grace. Overexcitable people need this understanding and patience to a greater degree because they are experiencing the world with greater intensity and need to be able to share their intensity and feelings of differentness to thrive. It is vital to learn good communication skills and to teach them to children. Good communication skills are useful on multiple levels, from improving the chances of getting what you want, to nurturing and facilitating growth in others. Regardless of one's motivation for learning these skills, the outcomes will include less stress, greater self- acceptance, greater understanding from and about others, and less daily friction at home, work, or in the grocery store.
When learning communication skills be sure to include both verbal--listening, responding, questioning, telephoning, problem solving (Faber and Mazlish, 1980), and nonverbal-rhythm and use of time, interpersonal distance and touch, gestures and postures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and style of dress (Nowicki, 1992). Verbal and nonverbal skills improve interpersonal communication and provide the skills individuals need to fit in when they wish to, to change the system if necessary, and to treat others with caring and respect.
Teach Stress Management, from Toddlerhood On
Everyone deals with stress on a daily basis. But overexcitable individuals have increased stress reactions because of their increased reception of and reaction to external input. There are many programs and books about stress reduction. The key components are to (1) learn to identify your stress symptoms: headache, backache, pencil tapping, pacing, etc. (2) develop strategies for coping with stress: talk about your feelings to someone, do relaxation exercises, include physical exercise regularly into your day, change your diet, do daily meditations or visualizations, ask for help, develop organizational and time management skills and (3) develop strategies to prevent stress: make time for fun; develop a cadre of people to help, advise, humor you; practice tolerance of your own and others' imperfections. Teaching and using stress management strategies at home, school, and work facilitates development by helping individuals to gain more control over their lives.
Create a Comforting Environment Whenever Possible
As a way of fending off unwanted and overwhelming stimuli and feelings, intense people need to know how to make their environment more comfortable in order to create places for retreat or safety. These comfort needs will vary from person to person but possibilities include finding places to work or think which are not distracting, working in a quiet or calm environment, listening to music, looking at a lovely picture, carrying a comforting item, being able to move while working, or wearing clothing which does not scratch or cling. Learning to finesse one's environment to meet one's needs takes experimentation and cooperation from others, but the outcome will be a greater sense of well-being and improved productivity.
Help to Raise Awareness of One's Behaviors and Their Impact on Others
Paradoxically, overexcitable people are often insensitive and unaware of how their behaviors affect others. They may assume that everyone will just understand why they interrupt to share an important idea, or tune out when creating a short story in their head during dinner. It is vital to teach children and adults to be responsible for their behaviors, to become more aware of how their behaviors affect others, and to understand that their needs are not more important than those of others. The key is to realize that you can show children and adults how they are perceived, you can teach them strategies to fit in, but they must choose to change.
Remember the Joy
Often when overexcitability is discussed, the examples and concerns are mostly negative. Do remember that being overexcitable brings with it great joy, astonishment, beauty, compassion, and creativity. Perhaps the most important thing is to relish and acknowledge the uniqueness of an overexcitable child or adult.
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Bridging the Gap [VIDEO] @ Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) instagram.com/p/gmTl1AugL5/
iReading: Sketchnoting with Mike Rohde j.mp/1gExSw6 by @aiga_wi via @rohdesign #create2learn #VisualNotes
"The impact of pleasure reading on outcomes was > 3 times greater than the level of parents' educational attainment" j.mp/1i3nRYu
@philshapiro Nice, I hadn't ever seen that tool. Thanks so much for sharing it!
iReading: Suggestions for Collecting Student Work? j.mp/1eFB3Da by @bgrasley #create2learn
iReading: The Most Important Lesson Schools Can Teach Kids About Reading: It's Fun j.mp/1hBcY2r by @TheAtlantic via @timqsis
awesome @CommonCraft style video by elementary students in Sarajevo: How to be Responsible j.mp/HQN3nK by @timqsis #create2learn
gr8 example of student classroom artwork photo gallery on Flickr j.mp/HSWBxL by @dustyartroom #artsed #create2learn
@bgrasley @dustyartroom @fuglefun @ColleenKR Also be sure to check out Three Ring for portfolios! threering.com h/t @Techbradwaid
I added a link to the FREE @Flipboard magazine I curate ("iReading by Wes") j.mp/1dZebvI in the right sidebar of my blog :-)
@fuglefun @ColleenKR @bgrasley 1 of the most important aspects 2 this is finding ways to safely share student work publicly & interactively!
@bgrasley @ColleenKR @fuglefun @greeneyegal Sounds good :-) very important topic!!!
timQSIL Behind the Scenes - Making a Common Craft Type Video: youtu.be/4tLEgEblhDw?a via @YouTube
CommonCraft When asked recently what we're hoping to accomplish, I said it's to help educators increase digital literacy. That's what we care about.
@dustyartroom awesome work! I just wish Flickr gave an option for moderated posts by email :-( #ArtsEd
@mr_rcollins ok thanks - sounds like it may exceed my 4th & 5th graders coding skills but I'm glad to learn about it!
@LauraBFogle right, that's why you want to use an MDM like Meraki (free) or @lightspeedsys to have the tracking function
@MinnaTammi also see @iPadMediaCamp ow.ly/279dFe
@MinnaTammi iPads can be great tools for narrated slideshows & digital storytelling in vocational education, see ow.ly/279dju
@ColleenKR @fuglefun @bgrasley Ss are going to share eBooks & @hopscotch projects via @posthaven later this semester #artsed
@ColleenKR @fuglefun @bgrasley also @posthaven account for students to email other kinds of rich media, see ow.ly/2799pT #artsed
@ColleenKR @fuglefun @bgrasley I like using a Blogger site, Ss can email pics from iPads as draft posts, see ow.ly/2798us #artsed
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iReading: ECM #24: Google Glass in the Classroom @DonWettrick j.mp/1bphKuA by @coolcatteacher #gct
Updated Pecha Kucha slides j.mp/1bpgWpN for Library Camp 2013 j.mp/1dZaw0P (added @hopscotch ref - created w @HaikuDeck)
The Hopscotch developers shared my simple iPad coding app on their Facebook page :-) j.mp/1bkCqAz
@IESYukon students thank our Veterans #vetday #yukonps instagram.com/p/gk78S8OgKj/
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I updated the @iesSTEM "iPad Coding" page j.mp/18kPmW4 w/ Turtle Logo Drawing Activity Ideas h/t @garystager @jakeheister
Reminder for me from @kevinhoneycutt - request install of Gpogle SketchUp in @IESYukon @iesSTEM lab pcasts.in/cE1N
@BookCreatorApp can mp3 or m4a audio files be imported from the iPad itunes library into book creator? cc @mtmartineau
I updated the @iesSTEM page for iPad apps j.mp/17Yz6ha with "Documents by Readdle" h/t @joedale
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@mtmartineau I'm sure there are other iPad free narrated slideshow apps you can import the song to & then export to the photo roll…
@mtmartineau please let me know what you figure out…
I shared a simple @hopscotch collision game: "Eat the Cupcake" j.mp/17YyVCo for @iesSTEM #stem (includes scoring)