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Confirmation Bias
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Tony Asaro has a nice piece about Confirmation Bias
There's nothing worse that feeling you made a bad decision.My favorite is buying something, and then finding it at a lower price somewhere else. Or worse,being in a country where you haggle over prices, and finding out that I might havebeen able to haggle further down than what I had paid.
Of course, the solution to making better, more informed decisions, is getting more information.That's what I love about being in the storage business.[Read More]
A brand by any other name...
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Dave Hitz from Network Appliance has a wonderful discussion of "branding": What do Marketing People Mean When They Say Brand?
A lot of people ask me about IBM branding, as we have recently changed brands. In the past we had two separate brands, one for servers (eServer) and one for storage (TotalStorage). These would be fine if we wanted to promote their independence, but customers today want synergy between servers and storage, they want systems that work well together.
Last year, in response to market feedback, we crated a new brand, "IBM Systems" and put all the server and storage product lines under one roof. Over time, we will transition from TotalStorage to System Storage naming. This will occur with new products, and major versions of existing products.
Two other phrases you will hear in the names of our offerings are "Virtualization Engine" and "Express". These are portfolio identifiers. The Virtualization Engine identifier was created to emphasize our leadership in system virtualization, and we have products that span product lines with this identifier.
The Express identifier was created to emphasize our focus on Small and Medium sized business (SMB). It spans not just servers and storage, but across other offerings from other IBM divisions.
Of course, just renaming products and services isn't enough. Systems don't work together just because they have similar names, are covered in similar "Apple white" plastic, or have similar black bezels. Obviously, thoughtful and collaborative design are needed, with the appropriate amounts of engineering and testing. IBM is aligning its server and storage development so that the IBM Systems brand keeps its promise.
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InsideSystemStorage makes the Data Storage Bloggers Wiki
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I've only had this blog since Sep. 1, and already it is listed in the Data Storage Bloggers wiki list.
In last week's System Storage Portfolio Top Gun class in Dallas, some of the students were not familiarwith Really Simple Syndication (RSS). For the uninitiated, this can be intimidating.I thought a quick overview of what I've done might help:
For a quick taste of blogging, consider using Data Storage Blogger Feed Reader. This has a lot of blogs on the topic of storage, already added and categorized for your convenience, ready for your perusal.
I am sure there are many other ways to enjoy the Blogosphere, but this works for me.[Read More]
Thick versus Thin Storage Virtualization
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Two blogs discuss Thick versus Thin storage virtualization.
This is a good discussion if you are interested in SAN Volume Controller and/or our N series disk systems.[Read More]
Trust: Key to Survival
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An interesting blog in "Channel Advisor" relates to the lack of trust in the storage industry:Education — Trust: Key To Survival In Today's IT Worldand offers some advice to vendors and channel distributions.
I can't stress enough how important is credibility in a highly-competitive marketplace.[Read More]
Is ILM dead?
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A blog on DrunkenData discusses a ComputerWorld article entitled "ILM is dead": ILM is Dead?
Robert Pearson (no relation to me) makes a credible argument of why ILM is alive and well,but agrees that EMC's approach to ILM had disenchanted many people.[Read More]
Big Blue…..Big Borg!
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Here's an interesting article in Raptured Monkey: Big Blue...Big Borg!
The author is wondering whether EMC will try to avoid the fate of Hitachi's mainframebusiness, focusing on "moving into the IBM field" of offering software and services for more complete solutions.
Interestingly, one comment opines that EMC's acquisition of Documentum was "followed" byIBM's acquisition of FileNet, not realizing that IBM already has the leading documentmanagement software (IBM Content Manager).
Another comment cites IBM's recent push of Xen asanother example "following" EMC's acquisition of VMware, again not realizing that IBM has hadLogical Partition (LPAR) capability in its System z, System p and System i server lines formany years.
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Storage Race Heats up
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I found this item today on the blogosphere: EMC-HP Storage Race Heats Up
In general, people agree that IBM, HP and EMC are the top three vendors in storage,with HDS, Sun and Dell rounding out the top six.
The fun begins when a respected analyst like IDC Corp. publishes their calculations,and individual vendors re-swizzle the results because they are not happy with theirfindings.
I thought it would be helpful to illustrate how this all works. First, you need to comeup with a defintion of what you are going to count. You could count units sold, revenue dollars, or capacity Terabytes, or some other generally accepted metric.
Next, you need to define what's in and what's out. For example, you can say "storage"which would include both disk drives and tape drives, both internal to servers, orexternal to servers, or you can choose a more narrow definition, say external disksystems, which might suit you better if you aren't in the tape business, and don't sell servers.
By some definitions, my Apple iPod, Motorolla cell phone, and Canon digital camera,could all be counted as external disk systems, as they all connect via USB cableto my IBM laptop, and act like a disk drive to my Windows operating system, allowingme to read and write data back and forth. It is necessary to define exactly what you plan to include,and what to exclude, based on the reported numbers available.
The last rule is that nothing gets double-counted. In our complicated industry ofmanufacturers and vendors, sometimes storage is manufactured by one company, but soldby another, typically under the vendor's brand, not the manufacturer's brand. Youcan either count manufactured units, or vendor units, but you can't mix and match.
IBM is both manufacturer and vendor. However, IDC only counts vendor units, so storagemanufactured by someone else, but sold by IBM is counted as IBM, and storage manufacturedby IBM but branded by someone else goes to that other vendor. Likewise, HP and Sun re-brandHitachi storage, and Dell re-brands EMC storage.
EMC would like to treat all EMC-manufactured storage re-branded by Dell as EMC vended storage,so that it can move up in the ratings. But Dell wants to count it too, so that it can appearin the top six. You can't have it both ways.
But are these ratings just "bragging rights"? Not always. When big purchases are planned fornew projects, or a client decides its time to throw out the current vendor and shop for a newone, the ratings could influence that decision. In that regard, IDC 4Q05 Storage Tracker reportedIBM as number one over all in storage hardware at the end of 2005, which includes both internal and external disk systems, as well as tape drives sold under the IBM brand, based on dollar revenues. By this method of counting, HP came in at number 2, EMC at number 3, and the rest round out thetop six as before.
In the end, this is just one factor when deciding which brand to choose for your storage needs.
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This week in Dallas
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This week I was in Dallas, Texas, teaching at the "System Storage Portfolio Top Gun" class.
Can you believe it was hotter and more humid in Dallas than in Tucson? I am glad to be home.
For those unfamiliar with Top Gun classes, it is our top level sales training, typically 4 to 4.5 days long. This year, I have taught Top Gun classes in USA, China, Mexico, Thailand, and Brazil.
The class is open to IBM sales, IBM Business Partners, ibm.com telesales, field support and our technology partners.
We have several more classes for 2006, in Canada and the USA. For more information, read here www.ibm.com[Read More]
Aug 8 announcment of Brocade to acquire McData
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It's official!
On August 8, Brocade announced its intent to acquire McData corporation. IBM will continue to sell both Brocade and McData networking gear, as the acquisition will not be finalized until January 2007.
Read more about it directly from brocade www.brocade.com
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50 Years of Disk Systems Innovation
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Aug 29 Announce of Tape Encryption
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For those who missed it, IBM announced last Tuesday encryption capability for the TS1120 drive, our enterprise tape drive that read and write 3592 cartridges. Do you need special cartridges for this? No! Use the sames ones you have already been using!
You can read more about it www.
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I have created blog categories, based on our System Storage offering matrix, which you can track individually:
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Welcome to my new blog on IBM Developerworks!
I am Tony Pearson, IBM brand marketing strategy, located in Tucson, Arizona. I have degrees in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona. Over the past 20 years, I have worked in a variety of storage roles, including development projects, product and portfolio management, testing, field support, and now bring that technical experience to marketing.
There are a lot of things to discuss related to storage, and I am never short of opinions. As such, the standard IBM disclaimer applies: "The postings on this site solely reflect the personal views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views, positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or IBM management."
I have invited other IBMers to post their opinions, and when they do, their opinions may not necessarily match mine either.
This is an open two-way conversation between IBM, Business Partners, Independent Software Vendors, prospects and existing clients. I encourage everyone to post comments about our products, services, and marketing efforts.
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Do you take your sewing projects on the road? Check out this fun little travel kit featured on the Sew Lux Fabric and Gifts blog!
Photo © Lee Monroe. Used with permission.
Lee Monroe of May Chappell Patterns designed "All Sewn Up" to hold all of your sewing essentials when you are away from home & Sew Lux has pulled together the things you'll need to whip up this little beauty:
•The fabric (Sewing Box of course!) That lime green Pin Drop print is my favorite!
•A notions kit that includes all the notions required to make the kit including batting/felt for needles, quilters vinyl, soft & stable, fusible fleece, SF 101 interfacing, 9" zipper, and D-ring & swivel clip.
It's just so charming…wish I had thought of it! These ladies have some other fun things on their blogs and in their shops. Be sure to visit!

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Imagicle announces the end-of-sale and end-of support dates for SkyStone Audio and Video.
The last day to order the applications is March 1, 2017.
Even if thousands of customers all over the world love SkyStone Audio-Video, relying on it for its unique services, we have sadly decided to announce the official End of Sale date since Microsoft has announced, without any forewarning, that all Skype for Windows versions prior to 7.16 are scheduled to be discontinued on the 1st of March, 2017. After that date older Skype will not be able to login anymore, thus needing to be upgraded to newer versions.
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Unfortunately, Microsoft will no longer test newer Skype versions to support 3rd party application interoperability (API), and that could cause products like SkyStone Audio and Video to stop working properly in the next future. So, without official API support from Microsoft, we are no more confident that we can continue to deliver the quality of service for our SkyStone Application as we want and we have decided to announce the official End of Sales date as above.
Customers with active ImagicleCare contracts will continue to receive support until their contracts have expired and anyway no later than March 1, 2020, according to our End of Life Policy, or until Microsoft will do other changes affecting Skype Desktop API, causing sudden service interruption as specified in our SkyStone EULA
We will continue working harder to develop workarounds and keep working all or some of the functionalities, to support our customers to avoid having a service interruption and get time to prepare for a service displacement.
How can I continue using SkyStone on my company?
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What: Glossy 'Maximalist' Songwriting
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Why We Care: Tarek Musa is an incredibly busy man. In between producing material for All We Are, Jethro Fox and Dan Croll -not to mention starting up his own, very well received, neo-punk project 'Spring King'- he's found time to unearth, record and tweak into shape the mysterious new artist J.R.C (or Jr. Sea).
There's very little – really absolutely no- material available on who or where Jr. C might be but, with journos already sniffing around his ankles, the cloak of obscurity will surely have to slip off his shoulders soon.
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Got a smartphone? Go geocaching! I've been hearing about geocaching for a while now but until recently, we hadn't tried it. Now that we have, we love it! It's a fun family activity.
How can I best describe geocaching? It's basically a treasure hunt. It involves using your smartphone or a handheld GPS unit and an app to navigate to a set of GPS coordinates and then trying to locate a container called a geocache hidden at the location. Sometimes, they can be plastic containers that can be easily found. More ingenious containers are magnets which require more sleuthing. Once located, you can record your find in the app.
It's a great outdoor activities for families. As well as having fun exploring the great outdoors, it teaches kids navigation skills using maps as well as skills like persistence when you can't find a geocache easily. Even if you have babies or toddlers who may not appreciate the thrill of the hunt, it's a fun activity for adults and something that will get you out of the house.
Looking at the map www.geocaching.com, there's lots of geocaches in the area from Stockton to Belmont. That's a lot of geocaches to find. As you would imagine, there's geocaches in most popular places with loads to find in Blackbutt Reserve.
To get started you'll need:
- An iPhone or Android phone or GPS unit. (Make sure it's charged)
- A geocaching app. I was recommended to use Geocaching.com for iPhone and Android. There's a free version or a paid version of $12.99 which gives you access to more geocaches.
- An account with https://www.geocaching.com/. It's free to sign up. You'll need to sign in and create an account on the geocaching app. This enables you to keep track of the geocaches you have found.
- A pen to sign the physical logbook.
- A sense of adventure.
Our adventure begins by selecting a geocache on my phone.
I've been advised by the Geocaching website to choose a Traditional Cache type, "1 star" difficulty and a regular or large Cache size. Once selected, head to the location and let your phone navigate you to the location.
The app will provide a map and details on where you need to go.
Once you're within 10 – 15 metres of the cache, start to investigate the area to locate the geocache.
For the ones that we found, a couple were easy to find while the other one involved a bit more searching. Once located, open it up and see what's inside. Be sure to sign the log book as well as logging the find on your app. You can also exchange items in the geocache and some players bring small tokens to replace those in the box.
Geocaching.com recommends sealing the cache securely and putting it back exactly where you found it discreetly. This reduces the chance of it being "muggled". When a cache has been "muggled", it usually means it was moved or removed by an unsuspecting non geocacher who doesn't realise it's part of geocaching.
So the next time you go for a walk or visit a park or playground, check if there's geocaches nearby and go treasure hunting.
Does your family geocache? Share some of your adventures or tips with other families!
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Hope Magnus will get the group started tomorrow morning.
We will only have aid stations the first couple miles because
many Trotters are heading to Columbus for the marathon.
Everything will be back to normal next Saturday, October 23rd.
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Turn RIGHT on W. Maple Street out of Edison Plaza by McDonald's
- Continue straight on W. Maple Street
- Cross over 619 by Hartville Pantry Resturant go straight
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- William Penn Road (2 miles)
- Continue straight on Duquette
- Graening (3 Miles)
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- Hartville Church on left (4.5 miles)
- Gray and red barn on right/566 Pinedale (5 Miles)
- Gopp Road (6 Miles)
- Road dead ends into State Route 44
- Maranatha Bible Church in front of you
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Last month we broke the news that Mary J. Blige would be in the thick of this year's Best Original Song mix with the track "I See in Color" from "Precious." Mariah Carey's "100%" was originally going to be featured in the film (and was, in early festival screenings), but when Blige saw the film, it hit her on such a personal level that she wanted to contribute in some way.
You can imagine the diva dispute that erupted, but things have been settled on that front and Blige's track, which is featured int he context of the film during a key scene, will be the film's representation in the category (which could be eliminated entirely, given new voting rules).
Today I'm happy to offer the song up for your listening pleasure. It's raw, certainly emotional and reflects just the kind of honesty contenders in this category tend to lack. Hear for yourself:


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A burst mode 112Gb/s DP-QPSK digital coherent optical receiver with parallel DSP suitable for implementation in a CMOS ASIC with a 218.75 MHz clock speed is presented. The receiver performance is validated in a five channel 50 GHz grid WDM burst switching experiment using a commercially available wavelength tunable laser as the local oscillator. A new equalizer initialization scheme that overcomes the degenerate convergence problem and ensures rapid convergence is introduced. We show that the performance of the tunable local oscillator is commensurate with burst mode coherent reception when differential decoding in employed and that required parallel DSP implementation does not seriously impair the polarization and frequency tracking performance of a digital coherent receiver under burst mode operation. We report a burst acquisition time of less than 200 ns.
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The Weeknd, originally Abel Tesfaye, broke into the music scene with the 2011 mixtape House of Balloons. He went on to work with Drake, Wiz Khalifa and others, while building his own career as an artist. In 2015, the Weeknd enjoyed huge success with the album Beauty Behind the Madness, which boasted the hit single "Can't Feel My Face." His follow-up album, Starboy (2016), featured collaborations with artists such as Daft Punk.
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Born Abel Tesfaye on February 16, 1990, in Toronto, Canada, the Weeknd has become one of the music industry's leading alternative R&B performers. He is the son of Ethiopian immigrants but has had little contact with his father, who left the family when the Weeknd was only a toddler. His early musical influences ranged from traditional Ethiopian music to the "King of Pop," Michael Jackson. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the Weeknd specifically cited the impact of Jackson's 1979 hit "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough," describing it as "the song that helped me find my voice. It's the reason I sing."
Never shy about displaying his vocal talents, the Weeknd started recording his efforts while in high school. After dropping out, he continued exploring his interest in music, and released a free download called House of Balloons in 2011. This, along with two more mixtapes, helped push his career forward. He worked with Drake on his 2011 album, Take Care, which featured several tracks from House of Balloons, and landed a deal with Universal's Republic Records.
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The Weeknd's earlier mixtapes were re-released as 2012's Trilogy, which became a platinum-selling record for the young artist. Despite his growing popularity, he managed to hide himself from the public at large. The Weeknd refused interviews for a long time and chose to use images of women for his 2013 album, Kiss Land, rather than pictures of himself. Some of the mystique he built around himself was intentional, but it also reflected the shyness and insecurities that troubled him early in his career.
In addition to his own work, the Weeknd collaborated with other artists. He appeared on Wiz Khalifa's "Remember You" in 2012 and worked with Rick Ross on his 2014 album, Mastermind. That same year, the Weeknd helped producer Max Martin with Ariana Grande's hit "Love Me Harder," and also scored success with "Earned It," the first single released from the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack.
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In 2015, the Weeknd continued his rise to the top with the No. 1 album Beauty Behind the Madness. His disco-pop infused single "Can't Feel My Face," which could be about a romantic experience or drug use, became for many the unofficial song of the summer, while his ballad "The Hills" also made quite an impression on music fans.
This well-received record helped the Weeknd rack up an impressive seven nominations for the 2016 Grammy Awards, winning for Best R&B Performance for "Earned It" and Best Urban Contemporary Album. He also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song, also for "Earned It."
In late November 2016, the Weeknd released his third album, Starboy. Along with guest appearances by Lana Del Rey, Future and Kendrick Lamar, the studio effort prominently featured French electronic duo Daft Punk, who collaborated on the chart-topping title track and its follow-up single, "I Feel It Coming."
The following year, the Weeknd reciprocated some of the guest contributions by appearing on albums for Lana Del Rey and Future. In early 2018, it was announced he would headline the two-weekend Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, along with Beyoncé and Eminem.
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For my friends that chose card #2 - You picked Strength - This card is all about mental and emotional courage! Its about cultivating your strength through trust and belief in yourself. When this card shows up its a reminder that its just as important to nourish your spiritual body as it is to nourish your physical body. This card is also encouraging you to harness your passions and use your mind to direct energy to accomplish your creative goals in life. Take a note from the Leo's this card was made after and face life with the necessary self-confidence to reach your desired goals. TLDR Confidence will get you everywhere in life - stop being modest and work what you got!
For my friends that chose card #3 - You picked the 8 of Pentacles - This card is all about understanding that the physical work you do also has spiritual significance. As you master your skills you are also improving your discipline and your ability to translate ideas into physical form. This card demands commitment and focus on the task at hand. This will allow you to reach long term goals no matter how impossible they might seem from where you're standing. if you focus on the problems they will grow, if you focus on finding solutions they will become visible to you. TLDR Focus is powerful, whatever you direct it at will grow. Choose wisely.
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Mobsters and LSD, don't doubt they mix! But forget about Scorsese's mobsters for a minute--they're the cocaine generation --let's sink down into the swampy dark studies full of fissured old faces that was the 1970s, the LSD generation, and the Godfather Part 2 (1974). As Chico Marx would say, Ahsta mana gatsa - Aye shalom!
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At the turn of the 20th century in America, Italian immigrant extortionists used the mysterious name, the Black Hand, to scare their targets into paying their demands, lest they incur the wrath of some vast underground society. In fact, these Black Handers were freelancers with no affiliation to any criminal organization. Nevertheless, the innocent Italian immigrants they targeted believed that a Black Hand organization existed and knew very well that these extortionists generally followed through on their threats when they didn't get what they wanted. (more here)For frightened immigrants with no grasp of English, a figure like Fanucci could easily step in as an arbiter of the law, a go-between. What Godfather 2 did was re-invent and destroy the ties and traps that still snared lesser men, like Clemenza, like Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 - more here ), that led them to seek protection against the unfamiliar, or to pay their $100 to Don Fanucci, to cower from the machine without even giving it a second thought. The 1970s young turk movies operated outside the illusion of government; the anti-establishment attempts of Easy Rider (1969) were the only law. Captain America and Billy maybe never made it to Florida, but Friedkin, Scorsese, and Coppola did. They pulled back the curtain, took one look at old Frank Morgan as Oz, and popped a cap in his cheek (and a tab on their tongues).
The bullet holes Vito makes when shooting Fanucci in the infamous vestibule scene seem absurdly tiny for his massive bulk. When shot, he whirls around like a puppet whose master has tangled his strings; his mouth all a- grimace, a bit like the evil servant of Sarastro, Monostatos, in Mozart's The Magic Flute. Like Monostatos, from a mythic archetypal vantage, Fanucci is an 'evil servant' - he's chosen personal gain over altruism and what's worse, he thinks that all he wants is a little love, a little respect, just enough to whet his beak.
In the muddy 90s this section of the film always seemed to be popping up late at night when I was reeling from the effects of some mind-bending substance (I think it came on after 'Psych-Out' on my VHS), and Fanucci's face looked on my blurry VHS like a grotesque theater clown; his last gasps a mix of profound awareness, surprise and seeming attempts to react in a macho, heroic manner are all undone by his rapid loss of blood and bodily functioning. He tries to snarl and chokes on it. Like this encounter with death, brilliantly conveyed by Moschin, the LSD state is one wherein one is suddenly confronted with mortality's terrifying limits, thrust outside the reach of the linear space-time guardrails; unable to give full expression to the intense sensory input one is experiencing in the dark auburn Gordon Willis lighting of the hallway that is the late night of our lives. We all have our Fanucci moment, a death of a loved one, a brutal break-up, a car accident, or taking a whole tab when you should have taken a half, the question is, what do we do with it? Do we cower, or do we stand up and dissolve into the ether like a man, a blood-soaked, pain-wracked but still standing mobster?
It's interesting also to note how Fanucci's death scene mirrors the opening of the segment, at the theater, with the poor Italian immigrant opera singer threatening to kill himself (above) because he just learned his mama is dead back in Naples. In the scene immediately following, Fanucci steps backstage and threatens Vito's paisan's alleged girlfriend for her papa's box office money. Meanwhile the character onstage in the play has lost his mama, but what's really got him down is the realization his tie to 'home' in Italy no longer exists, Mama Mia! We never see the mother die - it is only a letter, a signifier of something he'd otherwise not know about, just as the idea of 'the Black Hand' doesn't really exist beyond the imagery conjured up by Fanucci. Note that this scene may have been based on a real life case involving Caruso:
It wasn't uncommon for a child to be kidnapped and a severed finger delivered back to the parents to convince them to pay the ransom. In 1905 a Brooklyn butcher was gunned down in his shop for ignoring an extortionist's demand for $1,000. The famous opera tenor Enrico Caruso paid a demand for $2,000 when he received a threatening letter signed with a black-ink palm print.
There's the Black Hand cultivating wives' tales with their propensity for violence and then there's that old wives' tale of the LSD user eating a live cat for the 'experience,' a fable I'm not sure I believe so much as remember from my halcyon days. Not that I did, but while you're peaking even a stalk of celery can seem like you're eating a live cat. You can hear the screaming in the crunch, feel the claws in the severed tendrils of the inner stalk. The piece in your hand is like Rhode Island being unmoored from the North American continent, like Jupiter adrift in space; every gesture leaving trails that make it seem like you're wielding a dozen arms, like Vishnu on a bender. In the amber dimness of the apartment doorway where Fanucci is gunned down, a similar collapse of time and space occurs, making my many views of it under the influence in past decades no mere accident. What collapses is not just a man, but the distance between the busy throngs of Manhattan and the Catholic ceremony going on outside in the street; the old world theater, with its constant shuffling of crowds in and out during performances all collapsed into itself like a dwarf star, shrunk away into nothing but a few red holes in a white suit. Every time Fanuccie dies I feel the bullets; I burst out laughing from my chest at his grotesque expression, at the bewilderment and anger pulsing out of his face and mine, the realization in the second before he dies that he'll never get to make his last macho boast, his last beak-whet, his last salut.
Thus the Fanucci murder sequence is the LSD breakthrough moment, the hinge on which turns the wheel that cuts off the head of the imprisoned delegates of the old world, the quintessence of what I like to call "The Dissolving Father" of 1970s cinema.
Historically the father dissolved as a result of changing dynamics in the workplace and at home; as the suburbs became more and more isolated, the nuclear family was more and more cut off from older generations, the outer world more hostile from the family's lack of direct participation in it. Since both mother and father go to work all day, the children grow up watching TV, and if the father comes home the best he can do in the way of demonstrative mastery is change the channel from cartoons to the news - an effective display in the 1970s when there was only one television in the house - but by the 1980s we all had at least two. It's mirrored brilliantly in the arc of the Godfather, as depicted in the images above with their use of cleansing fire: Fanucci is the old world father - making a grandly conspicuous show of his connection to the people down at the crowded festival, the celebration of fire as a cleansing spirit, giving rebirth to the community spirit; above him stalks Vito along the empty rooftop, alone, the grim chimneys and windows like fortress battlements or tombstones, a place no one has bothered to 'fix up' to look-a nice, a place without symbols and ceremony, where all traces of pleasure and decadence, anything to cloud a man's judgment and purpose, have been excised. The last fire Fanucci sees is cleansing him.
To bring it back to The Magic Flute, the murder of Fanucci is akin to the passage of the lovers through the test of Sarastro, the journey through the underworld with the writhing figures menacing from all sides, but are they even really there? Not this time --only onstage, maybe. Vito realizes the same thing, that in a sense Fanucci's threats are 'not real' just as the phantoms of the underworld only seem real to Tamino, who then becomes the new Sarastro, for he inherits the burden of authority, the status as ultimate signifier --he has been given the secret which is of course that there is no secret. There is no special power that comes with the job, only the belief held by others that there is such a power there, behind the visible. Vito's offering of the self as representative of order, as someone who is not afraid to stand in front of the chaotic void and assure the rest of them there really is a man behind the curtain. Only you, the new void stander, knows the truth: old Oz has actually been dead for years, and you're the one who shot him! You see the blood on your hands, or at any rate, in your hands, swimming through the blue veins, ever ready to come out and turn red in the grimy air of the LES, and the darkness always waiting to engulf you, always just a broken bulb away. But the others, the small fry, your familia, they see only your iron skin. This gives them the assurance they need to go on --it's worth any amount of beak-whetting, is it not?
LSD reveals all these things, because it draws back every curtain and if you cling to outmoded morals and fear, pay Fanucci or get all paranoid about the passing cops, you're headed for a bummer trip, little better than the kid who's afraid to cross the street against the traffic light even though there's no car for miles, or refuses to jump off the cliff when all his friends below are splashing away without him, citing the lack of a lifeguard. Authority is a placebo, as all the LSD kids know this, and so does Hyman Roth. Michael, we're bigger than US Steel. You'd never guess Roth was rich the way he lives, or that he hates the Corleones by the way he acts. There's no need to be mean or a braggart when you're fully awake, by which I mean ever-aware of your own mortality, and that of others.
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Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia)
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|Route information
|Auxiliary route of I-95
|13.31 mi[1] (21.42 km)
9.91 miles (15.95 km) in Virginia
3.48 miles (5.60 km) in the District of Columbia
|Major junctions
|South end
|I-95 / I-495 in Springfield, VA
|North end
|US 50 in Washington, DC
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Interstate 395 (I-395) in Washington, D.C., and Virginia is a 13.39-mile-long (21.55 km) spur route of I-95 that begins at an interchange with I-95 in Springfield and ends at an interchange with U.S. Route 50 (US 50) in northwest Washington, D.C. It passes underneath the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol and ends at a junction with US 50 at New York Avenue, roughly one mile (1.6 km) north of the 3rd Street Tunnel. Despite its proximity to I-395 in Maryland, the route is unrelated and unconnected.
The following names are used for I-395 in the District: the Southwest Freeway from the 14th Street Bridge to the Southeast Freeway interchange (I-695), the Center Leg or Center Leg Freeway from the Southeast Freeway interchange to New York Avenue, and the Third Street Tunnel for the segment of the Center Leg under the National Mall.[citation needed]
Route description[edit]
The intersection where I-395, I-95, and the I-495 (Capital Beltway) meet is called the Springfield Interchange. Unofficially, this interchange is referred to as The Mixing Bowl. This moniker causes confusion, because the intersection of I-395, Washington Boulevard, and Columbia Pike several miles north was historically known by that name, and continues to be recognized by the Virginia Department of Transportation as such.
I-395 contains a reversible, barrier-separated Virginia HOT lanes facility, also known locally as the "express lanes", with its own entrances and exits, provided as a third roadway of Interstates 395 and 95 between South Eads Street near the Pentagon in Arlington County and State Route 610 (Garrisonville Rd.) in Stafford County, Virginia.[2] During rush hour, the HOV facility operates in the direction of rush-hour traffic and is restricted to vehicles containing three or more passengers. Motorcycles, alternative fuel cars, hybrids registered in Virginia before July 1, 2006, and federal law enforcement vehicles are also permitted to use HOV lanes, even if carrying only one occupant. At other times, the facility is either open to all traffic in one direction or closed to all traffic.[3] In 2012, the exemption was modified to be "open-ended" rather than year-to-year.[4]
The facility was initially constructed with a single lane as the first busway in the United States before being expanded and converted to HOV use. Approximately 65% of travelers on I-395 (61,000 commuters) utilized the HOV lanes during the morning rush hour: 32,000 rode transit and 29,000 used private vehicles with 2 or more people. 33,000 commuters (35% of total users) drove alone.[5]
I-395 and US 1 cross the Potomac River from Virginia to Washington, D.C., on three parallel four-lane bridges, together known as the 14th Street Bridge. Potomac River crossings for the Washington Metro's Yellow Line and for a major CSX railroad line are immediately downstream here. This site has long been a major Potomac River crossing, with the first bridge constructed here in 1809. Of the present highway spans, the eastern one was built in 1950, the western one in 1962, and the central one in 1972.
During an evening rush-hour snowstorm in 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed on take-off from National Airport, hitting the easternmost of the three highway bridges. The oldest span, formerly named the Rochambeau, is now named the Arland D. Williams, Jr. Memorial Bridge, in honor of a passenger of Flight 90 who survived the crash, escaped from the sinking aircraft, and perished in the Potomac River while saving others from the icy waters. The center span is now called the Rochambeau Bridge, and the western span, the George Mason Memorial Bridge.
Shirley Highway[edit]
The portion of Interstate 395 between the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the interchange with Interstate 95 and the Capital Beltway in Springfield is part of the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway, named for a Virginia Highway Commissioner who died on July 16, 1941, just a few weeks after approving work on the new expressway. Originally State Route 350, the full length of the Shirley Highway was opened on September 6, 1949, from south of the Pentagon to Woodbridge, Virginia,[6] along what is now better known as the Interstate 95 corridor. The Shirley Highway featured the nation's first reversible bus lanes, a precursor to today's HOV lanes.
Interstate Highway through Washington[edit]
Original plans called for I-95 to travel through Washington, D.C., and Prince George's County, Maryland, toward the northeastern portion of the Capital Beltway, from which I-95 presently continues its northbound route. However, neighborhood opposition in the District halted this plan in 1977, diverting planned funding toward construction of the Washington Metro. The only remnant of the Maryland extension is a series of ramp stubs near College Park, which now lead to a Park & Ride. The portion of I-95 within the Beltway became I-395, while the eastern half of the Beltway was re-designated I-95 (and, later, co-signed I-95/I-495). I-395 currently terminates in Washington, D.C., at a traffic signal at U.S. Route 50, which is New York Avenue, near Mount Vernon Square.
Center Leg Freeway development / Capitol Crossing[edit]
The District government finalized a deal in 2010 with the Louis Dreyfus Group to construct a 2,100,000-square-foot (200,000 m2) mixed-use development in the airspace over the Center Leg Freeway portion of Interstate 395. The $425 million office, residential, and retail project at the east end of the Judiciary Square neighborhood will also restore the area's original L'Enfant Plan street grid by reconnecting F and G Streets over the freeway. The project was awaiting final regulatory approval and expected to be complete by 2016.[7]
In 2015, work began on I-395 in conjunction with the Capitol Crossing, a major real estate project in D.C, part of which lies on top of the highway. The work involves adding a $200 million concrete platform that connects neighborhoods that have been severed by the freeway, creating a better community atmosphere in the eastern edge of downtown. DDOT expected the work would take up to four years.[8]
In 2015, the Commonwealth of Virginia announced that the HOV lanes between the Turkeycock Run bridge and Eads Street (at The Pentagon) will be converted to toll lanes as part of the I-395 Express Lanes Extension project. The existing HOV lanes, which run in both directions in some areas, will become reversible HOT lanes for the entire scope of this project, spanning eight miles (13 km).[9]
Part of the project involves the reconfiguring of the Pentagon interchange to provide greater access to Army Navy Drive, as well as the closing of the on-ramp—from the southbound HOV lanes to the mainline Interstate southbound—located just west of the Pentagon interchange. All existing HOV interchanges within the project's scope will also become tolled, except for the northbound exit and southbound entrance at Seminary Road, which will remain toll-free while retaining its HOV-only restriction.[10]
Once the project is completed, vehicles carrying three or more passengers will still be able to use the former HOV lanes for free. The project is expected to be completed in 2019.[9]
Exit list[edit]
Exits in Washington, D.C. were unnumbered until 2008.[citation needed] In 2014, in conjunction with the rebuilding of the 11th Street Bridges and the Southeast Freeway, some exit numbers were converted to a mileage-based numbering system.[11]
|Old exit
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|I-95 south – Richmond
|Southern terminus; part of Springfield Interchange
|I-95 Express south – Richmond
|South end of I-395 Express lanes; part of Springfield Interchange
|SR 644 – Franconia, Springfield
|Part of Springfield Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
|I-495 north (Capital Beltway Inner Loop) / I-95 Express north – Baltimore, Tysons Corner
|Part of Springfield Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance for Express lanes only
|I-95 north / I-495 east – Baltimore
|Part of Springfield Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
|I-495 north – Tysons Corner
|Part of Springfield Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
|SR 648 (Edsall Road)
|Signed as exits 2A (east) and 2B (west)
|I-395 Express south
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|I-395 Express south / I-395 north (HOV Lanes)
|Current northern terminus of I-395 Express lanes and southern terminus of HOV lanes
|I-395 north (HOV Lanes)
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|City of Alexandria
|SR 236 east (Duke Street) – Landmark
|SR 236 west (Little River Turnpike) – Lincolnia
|Seminary Road (SR 420)
|Includes full access to and from HOV lanes
|SR 7 (King Street)
|Southbound access is part of exit 7; includes exit ramp to Quaker Lane
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance via HOV lanes only
|SR 120 (South Glebe Road) – Marymount University, Shirlington
|Signed as exits 7A (south) and 7B (north/Marymount) northbound; southbound exit includes exit ramp to Quaker Lane
|Arlington Ridge
|SR 27 west (Washington Boulevard) to SR 244 (Columbia Pike) / South Arlington Ridge Road – Pentagon South Parking
|SR 244 (Columbia Pike) signed northbound only; Pentagon South Parking/South Arlington Ridge Road signed southbound only
|Pentagon City
|SR 27 east / Arlington Memorial Bridge
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance via HOV lanes only
|SR 27 east (Washington Boulevard) – Pentagon, Arlington Cemetery, Rosslyn
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|I-395 (HOV Lanes)
|Southbound entrance only from HOV lanes
|Access via HOV lanes only
|SR 110 north to I-66 west – Rosslyn
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|Crystal City
|US 1 south – Pentagon City, Crystal City, Reagan National Airport, Alexandria
|Southern terminus of concurrency with US 1; left exit southbound; northbound signed as "To US 1"
|I-395 north (HOV 3+)
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance; future northern terminus of I-395 Express Lanes; HOV lanes to continue north as before
|Clark Street
|Northbound exit is part of exit 10A
|Long Bridge Park
|Boundary Channel Drive – Pentagon North Parking
|Virginia–D.C. line
|Arlington–Washington line
|George Washington Parkway – Memorial Bridge, Reagan National Airport, Mount Vernon
|Signed as exits 10B (south) and 10C (north)
|14th Street Bridges over Potomac River
|District of Columbia
|US 1 north (14th Street) – National Mall
|Northern end of overlap with US 1; northbound left exit and southbound entrance; includes access to/from HOV lanes
|Potomac Park, U.S. Park Police
|Access via Ohio Drive
|To I‑395 south (HOV 3+)
|Northern terminus of HOV lanes
|Francis Case Memorial Bridge
|12th Street Expressway north – Capital One Arena, Downtown
|Exits only; southbound exit is part of exit 4
|9th Street Expressway
|Entrances only
|Maine Avenue – Southwest Waterfront, Nationals Park
|Exits only
|6th Street SW / 7th Street SW – L'Enfant Promenade
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|I‑695 east to I‑295 / DC 295
|Southbound left exit and northbound left entrance; exit ramp includes direct exit onto S. Capitol Street
|C Street SW – U.S. Capitol, The House
|Northbound exit only
|I‑695 east to I‑295 / DC 295
|Southbound left exit and northbound entrance; western terminus of I-695
|Southern end of 3rd Street Tunnel
|U.S. Capitol
|Southbound exit and northbound entrance
|U.S. Senate
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|Massachusetts Avenue – Amtrak
|Northbound exit and southbound entrance
|Northern end of 3rd Street Tunnel
|US 50 east (New York Avenue) to I-95 / I‑295 / I-495 / Baltimore-Washington Parkway – Annapolis, Baltimore
|At-grade intersection
|1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
See also[edit]
- ^ Adderly, Kevin (January 27, 2016). "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of December 31, 2015". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Kozel, Scott M. (March 1, 2004). "Virginia Freeway HOV Lanes". Roads to the Future. Retrieved October 5, 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Virginia Department of Transportation (n.d.). "Virginia HOV Systems: HOV Rules & FAQs". Virginia Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 6, 2006.
- ^ Morris, Joan; McCord, Jennifer (May 8, 2012). "New Law for Hybrids on HOV Lanes" (Press release). NR12-33. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
- ^ Quintana, Kala (September 10, 2007). "Many More People Commuting Along I-395/Route 1 Corridor Inside The Beltway Are Using HOV And Transit Than Driving Alone" (Press release). Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ^ London, John (September 7, 1949). "Shirley Road Saves Time, Test Reveals". The Washington Post. p. B1 – via ProQuest Archiver.
- ^ Farmer, Liz (October 19, 2010). "Major development over I-395 moves closer to reality". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ "Major work for Capitol Crossing project is set to begin on I-395". The Washington Post. June 23, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ a b Virginia Department of Transportation (July 25, 2017). "I-395 Express Lanes Extension". Virginia Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ Virginia Department of Transportation (2016). "I-395 Express Lanes Northern Extension" (PDF). Virginia Department of Transportation. pp. 7, 16–17. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Google (December 26, 2013). "Interstate 395 in Washington, D.C." (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Google (December 26, 2013). "Interstate 395 in Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Department of Transportation (October 14, 2012). "Virginia Interstate Exits: I-395". Virginia Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
External links[edit]
Route map:
|KML file (edit • help)
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interstate 395 (District of Columbia – Virginia).
- Kurumi - I-395 Washington, D.C.; Virginia
- HOV in Northern Virginia, from the Va. Dept. of Transportation
- Springfield Interchange reconstruction, from the Va. Dept. of Transportation
- Shirley Highway (I-395) at Steve Anderson's DCRoads
- Southwest Freeway (I-395) at Steve Anderson's DCRoads
- Center Leg Freeway (I-395) at Steve Anderson's DCRoads
- Auxiliary Interstate Highways
- Interstate Highways in Washington, D.C.
- Interstate Highways in Virginia
- Interstate 95
- Northern Virginia
- Transportation in Fairfax County, Virginia
- Transportation in Alexandria, Virginia
- Springfield, Virginia
- Transportation in Arlington County, Virginia
- Tunnels in Washington, D.C.
- Road tunnels in the United States


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Our gardens are an extension of our homes and if you're lucky enough to have outside space then why not utilise it? If your garden is a little neglected or just plain boring then you might not be inspired to sit outside even when the sun is shining, so it's time to do something about it. A nice garden means you can soak up some sun, enjoy time with the family without being cooped up indoors and even entertain guests. Here are some of the ways you can add interest and style to a boring backyard.
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Consider a pond or water feature
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Change the shape of your borders
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Invest in a summerhouse
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Hailing a cab in Manhattan can be a tricky art to master. It could be made easier by smartphone apps.
Relax, tap an app and hail a cab By David Yassky
New Yorkers use smartphone apps to learn when the next bus is coming, find the gas station with the cheapest price and make dinner reservations. How about finding a nearby taxi? Turns out, there's an app for that, too. The only catch is that it isn't available in New York City — at least not yet.
As part of Mayor Bloomberg's drive to make New York City government more tech-savvy and accessible, the Taxi and Limousine Commission has proposed rules that would enable taxi-hailing apps. These rules are slated for a vote Thursday, but they face stiff opposition from big car service companies.
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Taxi-hailing apps would be a particular boon to tourists who lack New Yorkers' well-honed sense of the best places to hail a taxi. Also, by helping fill taxis when they would otherwise be empty, apps would make the fleet more efficient, saving fuel and reducing traffic.
E-hailing opponents have raised several objections. They claim that allowing e-hails will deplete the availability of taxis for traditional street-hailing. But our proposed rules ensure that drivers will earn the same amount from an e-hail passenger as from a street-hail passenger — so drivers will use the e-hailing software only when they otherwise can't find a fare.
Another objection is that e-hailing will encourage distracted driving. We certainly don't want taxi drivers fiddling with their smartphones while the taxi is cruising for passengers. That's why our proposed rules limit the driver's ability to accept a trip while his or her vehicle is in motion. (This is do-able thanks to the GPS in smartphones.)
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We're lucky to have the best taxi service in the country. And we remain the only U.S. city in which every cab accepts credit cards. But there's room for improvement. When new technology comes along, we should embrace it.
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They've been sitting on the counter all week and since Esther has never seen them before, we didn't think she'd make the connection that they were candy. Today, she stood up on her tippy-toes and reached them, turning them upside down so they all spilled out. She started to pick one up and eat it. David quickly told her that they weren't food that they were MARKERS and she said "oh" and just kind of wandered away.
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Happy Halloween!
I had this post all roughed out Thursday night in my notebook, and then just never got around to writing it yesterday. I spent Friday afternoon at the mall (more on that later), hit the 4:30 CrossFit class, and then went out for chicken wings with friends for dinner, so getting this post done just didn't happen. That's okay. I will write it today and instead of a Friday Five, I'll go with a Saturday Six!
1. We carved our pumpkins today. Nick and Rory took the easy way out and drilled a bunch of holes in their pumpkins, but Jacko and I took our pumpkin carving duties seriously. I went poop emoji and Jacko went Minion. We were both pretty pleased at how they turned out.
2. October is coming to an end and so are my challenges. The plank challenge just did not happen 😦 but my mobility challenge was awesome 🙂 I spent at least 20 minutes just about every day either foam rolling or using a lacrosse ball. It was awesome. It feels so good and I'm really hoping that I can keep this up even though the challenge is over. Most nights I roll before I get into bed and read while I roll out my back and legs. After a month of rolling I am surprised at how much my back still cracks when I roll it out. I would have thought by now the creaks would have been rolled away!
3. November Member Challenge has been announced. Now that October is over its time for a new Monthly Member Challenge at CFNC. November's challenge is to log everything you eat into My Fitness Pal every day. This will be a piece of cake for me as I just hit a 400 day streak on MFP. The powers that be at the gym know there are a number of us that already log daily and track macros, so for us, the challenge has been kicked up a notch. For this group, the challenge it to come within 2g for each macro (carbs, protein and fat) every day and to actually have perfect macros 2 days a week. This will definitely make it a much tougher challenge. I've been paying more attention to what I've been eating and sticking to clean choices most of the time, but I haven't been all that close on my macros for quite a while. I tend to go over on fat and fall short with carbs and protein. This should be an interesting month as I try to come within 2g every day and getting 2 perfect days a week will certainly keep things interesting. If any of you out there are on MFP and would like to follow along, feel free to "friend" me, I'm CathyO13 on MFP.
4. I've lined up some good eats for next week. Knowing I will need to eat pretty healthy for the next month for MMC, I've got a few tasty meals lined up:
Guy Fieri's Stuffed Acorn Squash with Turkey Sausage from Clean Eating Magazine. I have made this before and it is delicious. It is currently lined up for dinner Monday night. I can't wait!
I also found a recipe online that looks yummy and is on the menu for Wednesday night. Paleo Pumpkin Curry by Fed and Fit. (photo from Fedandfit.com)
I'm already looking forward to dinners next week!
5. They say "Go big, or stay home"…so I went BIG! I mentioned earlier that I spent Friday afternoon in the mall…well, I was at the Apple Store getting a new phone! I went big and got the 128GB iPhone 6s Plus in Rose Gold. It's big, it's beautiful, and I'm loving it. It is significantly bigger than my old iPhone 5, but I can actually see things on it. My old eyes were struggling with small stuff on my old phone. Not the best picture since I took it with my ancient iPad, but here's my new beauty on the left and my old 5 on the right.
6. I haven't had any Halloween treats yet! Hubs bought a ton of Halloween candy last weekend. Not usually a good thing for that much candy around this place as it usually all gets eaten before Halloween if we get it early. To try to make sure that didn't happen, I hid it all before the kids saw it and Rory didn't know where I put it either. Today I got it out just before the little trick or treaters started knocking at the door. I had told myself that I could have 5 pieces of candy tonight, but I would need to do 10 burpees before each piece. So far, it's 11pm, and I haven't had a single piece! I even have room for a piece or two in my macros, but I just don't feel like it. But I really should find something else to eat. I have 30g protein, and 14g of fat left for the day. I guess as soon as I hit Publish, I'm off to the fridge to eat some strange combination of food to try to hit those targets!
Well, that's about it.
Hope you had a good Halloween….and did something more exciting tonight than writing a blob post! 🙂