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Travel is our family's greatest joy in life. Being together and sharing new experiences is a favorite for each of the four of us. My husband is a teacher, and it's very possible that he is about to go on strike. There is also a pretty good possibility that it could go on for a while. I hope I'm wrong. As our stress over the impending strike was reaching height, we adopted the creed, "You know what? It's going to be ok. We'll be ok." We've been through way worse. The other day we went for a hike and talked about our life's plan B: what we would do if this all gets too sour. We really dig our neighbors, our sweet little walk to school, and our awesome back yard that the kids play in for hours. But if we need to go to plan B, we'll sell our house and our stuff, and we'll travel for a while (I'll fly back for weddings), at least until the summer.
And so tonight, I'm writing this post to remind myself what I learned last summer while traveling through Colorado, Arizona, and Utah with this family of ours for three weeks. There were many, many lessons learned. 🙂
1. Get wet. And muddy. And messy. Seriously. Let the kids go. Let yourself go! This actually started with me splashing in the water with the girls, and ended with them playing their new favorite game "mucky muck." Yes, it all washed out. And no, I honestly wouldn't have cared if it didn't.
2. Whatever the time says for a hike/tour/etc., when you're with kids – double it (at least). This one will save you so much stress if you fully embrace it. Give yourselves time to check out that crazy blue bug that flies and swims, or to do a little forest dance, or to just take a break. I feel like I'm forever rushing the kids in our daily lives, "Come on! You've got to get to school!" "For the love of God, can you PLEASE eat and stop messing around?" On vacation, I want us all to take our time. And the kids really appreciate the lack of me barking.
3. Make the little things fun. Or don't! Sometimes you can just breathe. But sometimes you can find fun in unexpected places. This was actually in a big bathroom mirror at a restaurant. Just felt like having a little dance party. Ya know.
4. Stop freaking out. Ok, so this one's purely for me. And maybe it's kind of a specific story… But still a good lesson to remember. I have wanted to see Antelope Canyon since I knew it existed. It has been at the tippy top of my list for years. There is an Upper and a Lower, and I didn't want to drag my family through both. So I freaked out trying to make this decision. I mean, spent HOURS of my life reading what people said about each section and what was the best time of day and which was the best tour company and which was better for kids and which had fewer crowds and OH MY GOODNESS. Hours. You would think I would have made my decision by the time we got there. You would be wrong. I was still freaking out. Talking with each tour company (you can't go down without a Navajo tour guide), trying to figure out if we should go right then or wait until the next day. I didn't want to mess it up. And you know what? Even now, I don't know which one we did! I know we didn't do the one that most photographers said was the most beautiful. And we didn't go at the ideal time. But my husband turned to me at one point with a "Stop freaking out!" And we went right then to whichever one's parking lot we were in. And it was spectacular. I mean, above and beyond. I cried.
5. Be open to where the adventure takes you. Sometimes it's better than your best laid plans. A vicious windstorm was raging through the West for a couple of the days we were there. It changed some of our plans – sent us fleeing from Page, Arizona faster than we had planned. This was during the camping week of our trip. We left Page early, came on over to Zion, but couldn't get into our campsite early. So they sent us to this beautiful State Park with copper sand and beautiful blue sky and no one around. It was one of my favorite parts of the trip, and we never would have seen it if it hadn't been for that storm. The wind was still following us, and although we were told it would die down by the evening, it did not. If we had slept in our tent, the top of it would have hit us in the face all night long – that's how crazy the wind was. So we gave in, moved all the luggage to our tent, and put down the seats in the back of our rental car. Slept all curled up together in the back, gazing up at the starriest sky I have ever seen in my life. In the middle of the night, I awoke, and saw the moon rising above the mesas. I don't think I've ever really watched the moon rise before. It was amazing. I didn't even know that was on my list. We hardly slept at all that night. And it was incredible.
6. There is nearly always a way.My husband is a travel hacker extraordinaire. The plane tickets for all four of us were free (credit card points). Our rental car was nearly free (same way). We went to places off season and got major discounts. We camped in our tent or stayed in places that had kitchens so we could cook at "home." We used our memberships, which we get for holidays from family, to get us in to reciprocal museums and zoos. That's why being gone for three weeks wasn't crazy or out of the question. And that's why traveling for months might not be out of the question either. We'll see. Who knows what the next couple of months will bring for our family! But we'll be ok. And we'll find ways to travel. If you'd like more ideas on how to adventure in your travels and in the every day, click here to sign up for my newsletter – The Everyday Adventurer!


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And a star-studded documentary is on its way
Ben Lee has revealed the details of his forthcoming album, 'Ripe', which is due out on September 4.
The Australian singer's new album features 12 tracks and includes collaborations with several renowned artists.
Mandy Moore sings on the duet 'Birds & Bees', and members of Good Charlotte, Rooney and Nickel Creek also lend a hand on the album, as previously reported.
In addition to being released on CD, the album will come out on audiophile vinyl as well.
Meanwhile, a documentary film directed chronicling the past seven years of Lee's career leading up to 'Ripe's' release features interviews with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Mike Watt, Liz Phair and actress Winona Ryder. The film, directed by Amiel Courtin-Wilson, will be screened at festivals next year.
The 'Ripe' tracklisting is:
'Love Me Like the World is Ending'
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From our deck, we watched the elephants crossing the river twice a day, the giraffe gathering at the watering hole, the elephant exploring our camp...and that's before we left for game drives.
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South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Chamilandu Bushcamp
- Look down at the action from your stilted chalet
- Set on the riverbank of the Luangwa River
- Exceptional game viewing
Facilities includeRoom Safe Dining Area Bar Lounge
Activities include
- Birding
- Stargazing
- Game drives
- Night drives
- Birdwatching
- Guided walking safaris
Seasons in Zambia
About Chamilandu Bushcamp
This exclusive camp consists of just three stilted chalets, and nothing is quite so special as waking up to the view of hippos bathing in the Luangwa River beneath you from the comfort of your four-poster bed. The towering ebony trees not only keep the camp cool and shaded, they provide a home for an abundance of wildlife.
With seven oxbow lagoons in the surrounding area, there's always the opportunity to spot some thirsty animals looking for a drink. They even have a hide, which looks over one of the lagoons, where you can chill out and watch the wildlife passing by, or to have a mid-afternoon nap to the sounds of animals washing.
Practical info
Overlooking the Luangwa River and the Chindeni Hills, South Luangwa, Zambia
How to get there
Fly approximately 4 hours from Livingstone to Lusaka, after a short stopover in Lusaka, jump on a 1hour 10min flight to Mfuwe International Airport. All guests will be met at Mfuwe International Airport and will drive a short 45 minutes to Mfuwe Lodge for refreshments before travelling on to Chamilandu. This will take approximately 2 hours 15 mins, driving at game-viewing speed through the scenic South Luangwa National Park.
When to go
Open June to November
The South Luangwa has mild winter days from May to mid-August, with chilly evenings: however from September through to April it is generally quite warm
Dry season - May through October
Rainy season - November through April
Hottest months - October & November (before the rains start around mid-November)
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Most nationals can obtain their visa at the point of entry into Zambia. Current charges are $50 for tourists of most nationalities, including US, Canadian, British and most European countries. If you are not one of the above please ask about visas before booking.
All visitors should be medically insured. We recommend that visitors to Zambia take malaria prophylactics. Tetanus, polio, typhoid and the hepatitis vaccinations are recommended. It is advisable to know your blood group type in case of an emergency. Please do ask for up to date health advice in your home country
We highly recommend full Trip Cancellation Insurance - we do need to charge cancellation fees as stipulated. Robin Pope Safaris bears no responsibility for any delays, cancellation of flights or change of itinerary and retains the right to alter or cancel an activity with just reason.
Please be sensitive when photographing local people and their villages. Ask the guide or the villagers first. Be careful when photographing public buildings and persons in uniform - again, ask first.
Travelling with children
Children of 12 years and older are welcome
As children under 12 years of age are not allowed to go on walking safaris in the Park, families travelling with children aged 11 years and below will need to reserve the entire camp on a private basis and also hire a Private Guide & Vehicle for the duration of their stay. This enables the adults to go on walking safaris while the younger children can go on game drives with the guide in the extra vehicle.
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I figured thus: I am knitting socks for Lorree and Yorick for Jeff. Yorick must be felted, blocked and dried prior to next Wednesday. The socks can be knit in the six-plus hours I will be on planes and in airports and such. The socks can be finished on the bus from Newark to Grand Central Station. The socks, if needs be, can be finished sitting at Riverside Park across the street from Jeff's building.
So Yorick wins, for the time being.%
Praise be, Yorick is a pretty quick knit, though I have made two skulls now and neither one of them came out to the right number of stitches, or even to the same number of stitches. For some reason, multiple yarn-overs can be difficult to knit in and out of while trying to count properly.
Don't Panic.‡ The one on the left is not all wonky due to my inability to count,§ I just didn't pin that one.
I'm having some palpitations over the felting process, not for any typical reason, but because I used Ella Rae Classic for this and the pattern calls for something alpaca or angora -- y'all know... bunny yarn -- but I thought bunny yarn might not be masculine enough, so I switched to this.
Then I poked at one of Bag Lady Kathryn's felted Ella Rae bags and I'm worried about it getting too dense for a scarf. I'm envisioning Jeff laying it across the back of his neck, then bending and twisting and capturing it quickly under the front of his jacket before it springs loose again.¶
I'll just have to keep a very close eye on the felting process so it gets felted enough for me to trim out the eye- and nose-holes, but not so felted it becomes a neck pillow.
I guess if worse comes to worst,# I can tell him it's one of those draft dodger things to put across the bottom of a door or window to keep cold air out.
I also turned the heel on the second Sparkle Sock yesterday just for variety. No dick warmers in my house.††
[SUMMARY: Knitting!]
Speaking of Bag Lady Kathryn,‡‡ when we went to Hotcakes (a recommended experience) Sunday morning, we came out to this:
Kathryn said, "Do you have your camera?"
Why, yes. Yes, I do.
[SUMMARY: Mini Coopers!]
Can we backtrack for a minute?^
I didn't take my camera Saturday night because I figured they wouldn't allow cameras in the concert. Turns out they didn't check anything very carefully and I could have smuggled it in just fine. As it stands, I have these great pictures on my camera phone,§§ but I don't know if I can do anything other than send them in text messages. If I can, I sure as hell don't know *how* to do it.
[SUMMARY: Technology!]
I forgot to tell you a little tidbit: when we ran up to Coors Field Saturday after Genesis, Shanny gave me his media pass to go inside and poke around. Mostly, I took pictures of the media pass on my camera phone, but I did enjoy waving that thing at all the Coors Field official-types who wanted to get in my way.
"Media!" I said,¶¶ sticking it in their faces with all the grace and cool of a three-year-old meeting Mickey Mouse at Disneyland for the first time.
[SUMMARY: Sport!]
And this last bit is just a pretty picture of a historical building across the street from my office. I thought the sky particulalry pretty. I'm sharing.
[SUMMARY: Art!]
Happy Tuesday, ev'ry-bahdy!
†FOOTNOTE (crossed): That's not even funny. I just wanted the chance to show off my crazy-big Shakespearean knowledge. The day I can toss out the primrose path speech here with jaded nonchalance... that'll be a proud, proud day. And y'all know I'm going to be looking for excuses now.
%FOOTNOTE (percented): I bet you're *stunned* at the unprecedented level of logic I am able to reach. It's all the sleep yesterday, I tell you.
‡FOOTNOTE (double-crossed): I miss Douglas Adams.
§FOOTNOTE (swerved): Both in and out of triple yarn-overs and to four.
¶FOOTNOTE (paragraphed): In my mental movie, he forgets about the rogue scarf and goes to pull his wallet out of his jacket to pay for a newpaper at a newsstand. He yanks the zipper down a couple of inches and starts to reach his hand into his inner pocket. The scarf pops out, the recoil snapping Jeff's wrist and zinging a woman (buying gum next to him) in the face.
THEN... the scarf's eyes glow red but only the guy in the newsstand sees it. He goes home in his '57 Chevy and dismembers his wife, then climbs into their chest freezer with a 45 of "My Boyfriend's Back."
The scarf whispers to Jeff's cat at night, causing the usually-docile feline to eat the neighbour's dog and several small children.
One night, the scarf inches into the kitchen, humming to itself before it slithers into the coffee maker.
Jeff and Lorree have friends over for brunch the next day and everybody drinks coffee filtered through the demon scarf and they all go mad, giving in to their basest impulses and acting out 1950s dead teenager songs.
Later that day, they all die on separate railroad tracks before the folksy sheriff with the dark past can capture them.
The scarf is last seen disappearing into a cargo crate off Battery Park.
Voilá. Stephen King story.
#FOOTNOTE (pounded): "Worse comes to worst" or "worst comes to worse"? Each makes a sort of elegant sense... of course, I may just be high on my recent think-tank triumph in figuring out which project to knit first for the imminent trip.
††FOOTNOTE (ddouble-ccrossed): I could get all dirty-sassy-funny here if it weren't so pathetically true on so many levels.
‡‡FOOTNOTE (doubble-crossssed): Nice segueway.
^FOOTNOTE (careted): Just playing at polite. My blog, my backtrack.
§§FOOTNOTE (double-D curvy): Well, they seem really great when I blow them up from postage stamp-size in my head.
¶¶FOOTNOTE (para-para-para-paragraph): OK, OK... squealed.
Knitting! Mini Coopers! Technology! Sport! Art! Sometimes Sex!
Man, this blog has *everything*!


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DRT Library Collection Has a New Home
This summer has been a busy one for the DRT Library Collection, which is closed to the public while we move our historic treasure into San Antonio's former Federal Reserve Building.
The building that once held billions in cash, located at 126 E. Nueva St., will make an ideal home for the DRT Library Collection. It was built in the 1950s and served as a prototype for other Fed banks across the nation. It has marble and granite everywhere, backup electrical systems, secure loading docks and not one but two climate-controlled vaults. It will almost triple DRT Library Collection's space.
If you have not expressed your gratitude to everyone who worked together to make this happen, I would encourage you to do so now. They include Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff and the Bexar County commissioners, County Clerk Gerard Rickhoff and City Councilman Roberto Treviño.
Judge Wolff heard of our deadline from the state to move the collection from the Alamo grounds, and worked with Texas A&M University-San Antonio to negotiate a lease for nearly 10,000 square feet of secure, museum-quality space.
"Texas A&M University-San Antonio and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas collections complement Bexar County's Spanish archives," Wolff said. "The accumulation of these historical documents will help researchers, historians and the general public understand the story of Texas."
The new arrangement between the DRT, Bexar County and Texas A&M-San Antonio will make the DRT Library Collection available to even more researchers and will allow us to begin the process of digitization.
"We are grateful to Judge Wolff, the commissioners court and Clerk Rickhoff for their consideration. We applaud Texas A&M-San Antonio for the academic expansion they are bringing to the city and the focus they are placing on Texas history and the DRT collection," said Betty Edwards, M.D., president general of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
"Even though other universities in the state expressed an interest in housing the collection, our first preference remains keeping it in San Antonio. The former Federal Reserve Building's proximity to the Alamo and its archive-ready condition make this structure an appealing location for those who have an interest in researching and learning about Texas history."
Bexar County bought the 90,980-square-foot building in 2014, and has used it to host the "Nuestra Historia, Our History: Spain in Bexar County" exhibit that wrapped up Sept. 4. The county had to prove to Spain that the building met museum industry standards in order to borrow historical documents.
According to the lease, Texas A&M-San Antonio will pay the county just over $25,000 a year to rent 9,937 square feet and will pay nothing to share another 1,184 square feet. The building will be open to the public on weekdays.
University Provost Michael O'Brien said the DRT Library Collection will help strengthen the university's existing borderland studies, history and political science programs.
"This building will allow unprecedented access to the DRT collection, enhancing scholarly research and instruction within our academic programs," O'Brien said.


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But officials cautioned to keep the recorded changes in perspective; the lake's water quality remains poor.
Here's something you don't hear everyday; Greenfield Lake is getting healthier.
Yes, that's right. The 90-acre Wilmington lake that drains nearly 2,500 acres and often lives up to its name with a green mat across its surface is, well, improving.
But officials cautioned to keep the recorded changes in perspective; the lake's water quality remains poor.
Still, considering what it was like not so long ago, the changes are noticeable and welcome.
"We're optimistic that it's going to get a little bit better each year," said researcher Mike Mallin, whose Aquatic Ecology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina Wilmington monitors the lake's water quality.
Dave Mayes, head of the city's Stormwater Services, said the improvements haven't occurred overnight.
"We've been hard at it for a number of years, so it's nice to see that change," he said.
Enhancing the lake's health didn't come easy, in large part because of Greenfield's presence smack in the middle of the Port City and its decades of slow deterioration.
The lake's watershed has 36 percent impervious surface, meaning more than a third of the area is covered by roofs, driveways, streets and other solid materials that don't allow water to seep into the ground.
The result is often massive sheets of water flowing into the six tributaries and other ditches that flow into Greenfield Lake, picking up all sorts of nasty pollutants from animal feces and fertilizers to motor oil and random trash along the way.
Not so long ago, the flow of nutrients into the old mill pond led to huge mats of algae and vegetation blooms choking the waterway.
During some especially severe outbreaks in 2003 and 2004, an estimated 95 percent of the lake's surface was covered by aquatic vegetation, according to UNCW researchers.
While an eyesore, the green mats weren't just an aesthetic problem – although the lake is a centerpiece of the annual Azalea Festival.
Fish and other organisms need dissolved oxygen to survive. But algal blooms are a telltale sign of insufficient oxygen.
"If you don't have good oxygen levels in the water, the fish can't breathe, other critters can't breathe, and you end up with fish kills," Mayes said.
So in 2005, with public frustration running high, the city decided to take get aggressive.
Moves over the years since have included releasing hundreds of sterile grass carp into the lake to munch on the floating vegetation, adding water-circulation systems to force dissolved oxygen to the surface, and periodically spraying aquatic herbicides.
Comparing pre-2005 water quality data to more recent data, Mallin said the restoration efforts have showed steady improvements on most fronts.
Sure, the droughts of recent years probably helped reduce the nutrients getting washed into the lake.
But Mallin said the city's efforts have helped knock back some of the more severe problems afflicting the lake.
"I think it's helped a lot, put it that way," he said.
But the lake isn't totally out of the proverbial woods yet.
Fecal coliform levels remain stubbornly high, although levels in 2010 were the lowest in several years.
Mallin said dog waste, and to some degree feces from waterfowl, are the culprits.
Mayes said getting people to do the right thing – in this case pick up after their pets – is a work in progress.
"Education remains our primary tool," he said, although he added the city does have an ordinance mandating pet owners carry a doggie bag when out with Fido.
Work on stopping contaminants washing into the lake's feeder creeks remains, well, a work in progress.
And tight budgets could potentially reduce or stop the roughly $25,000 a year, not including some capital costs, the city spends on maintaining the centerpiece of its largest park.
But Mayes said the long-term goal of getting Greenfield Lake off the state's list of impaired waters is no longer just a pipe dream.
"We're not there yet," he said, noting that algal blooms in the spring and early summer are still semi-common occurrences. "But we're headed in the right direction."
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The Angelus
One summer in the 1990s I had the privilege of taking a two-week class at Notre Dame given by Jewish liturgical scholar Lawrence Hoffman. A book assigned in that class was especially helpful for someone like me who knew little about prayer in Judaism. The cover of the paperback edition showed an Orthodox Jewish man facing the temple wall in Jerusalem. When I started looking among my books for it recently, I couldn't remember the name of the author. I thought I remembered the title; but I really didn't. Thanks to the Internet, I eventually found the reference: The Gate Behind the Wall: A Pilgrimage to Jerusalem (1984) by Samuel Heilman. I finally located my copy.
Heilman is a sociologist and an Orthodox Jew. He teaches at Queens College of the City University of New York. He went to Israel during a sabbatical to enter the tradition of studying the Torah (the first books of the Hebrew Bible), the Mishna (a record of oral Jewish law from the early third century of the Christian Era), and the Talmud (a continuing commentary on the law through the centuries). It was about lernen—"The eternal review and ritualized study of sacred Jewish texts" (page 198). The tradition also taught, "Great is the study of Torah, for it gives to those who do it life in this world and in the world to come" (page 25).
The afternoon Heilman begins his participation in a group for lernen, he also begins a new experience of evening prayer. The service goes quickly until the group reaches the recitation of the creedal text Kryat Shma that "is known by its electrifying opening line: 'Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One' " (Page 50). He is aware that the men (only men in this tradition) are praying for the "transformative experience of prayer itself"—and not to get something from God (page 53). As he begins to lern, immersed in the details of the rituals of the Jewish temple, he finds himself "gone from the present but not yet arrived at the past" (page 62).
For many reasons, including his unfamiliarity with the Yiddish vocabulary attached to lernen, he receives permission to record the study. When he hears the recording he realizes everyone has been speaking in the present tense. They have gone to the past. It is a holy perspective, but different from Christian prayer.
Christian prayer is about the present presence and work of the Holy Spirit among us, now and in the future. This is not always remembered when Christians write about the Last Supper or Christmas. One famous example of the latter is Eric Milner-White's (1884–1963) bidding prayer for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College, Cambridge, "Beloved in Christ . . . let it be our care and delight to hear again the message of the Angels, and in heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, and the Babe lying in a manger." Liturgical Christian prayer remembers what God has done and proclaims his working among us now.
Christians and Jews both pray the Psalter. Psalm 95 has an important place in the liturgical prayer of both traditions. And I'm glad we do. For us, Psalm 95 is prayed daily at Morning Prayer. It begins, "Come, let us sing to the Lord; let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation." It concludes, "For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!" As a Christian, I hear these words calling me to embrace the grace, the forgiveness, and the joy of his presence in my day today and to prepare me to receive it in all of my tomorrows, in this life and in the life of the world to come. —Stephen Gerth
YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Henrietta, Lisa, Peggy, Dianne, Vicki, Maxine, Veronica, Jean, Priscilla, JoAnn, Quinn, Mala, Mark, Gerry, Kenneth, Yves, Heidi, Nancy, Rasheed, Toussaint, Linda, Sam, Catherine, Babak, Mazdak, Trevor, David, Abalda, Takeem, Arpene, Pamela, RELIGIOUS, Mary Christobel, RELIGIOUS, Sidney, DEACON, Paulette, PRIEST, and Harry, PRIEST; and for the members of our Armed Forces on active duty, especially Matthew, and for the repose of the souls of Henrietta Treiman, David Willcocks, and Linda Earle Nunley Hale . . . GRANT THEM PEACE . . . September 27: 1910 Emily Miller Noyes; 1926 Mary Nowlen Wilmerding; 1931 Charles Edward Smith; 1940 John Scripture Peabody; 1965 Rhoda O'Connor; 1992 Howard R. Patch.
IN THIS TRANSITORY LIFE . . . As we go to press, we have received word that Grace Bruni's grandmother, Henrietta Treiman, died on Friday morning, September 25. Please pray for Henrietta, for Grace, and for all who mourn . . . Sir David Willcocks died on September 17, 2015. He was ninety-five. Sir David served as director of music at King's College, Cambridge; director of the Royal College of Music; and director of the Bach Choir. Many Saint Marians will associate David Willcocks with Christmas. According to one British newspaper, "To the lay musician Willcocks will probably be best remembered for editing, with Reginald Jacques, Carols for Choirs, in which the bulk of Christmas music in popular use today can be found, and its successor, Carols for Choirs 2, with John Rutter." His life was much more than music. His obituary in the Daily Telegraph from England may surprise.
THE ORDINARY FRIDAYS OF THE YEAR are observed by special acts of discipline and self-denial in commemoration of the crucifixion of the Lord.
THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARY'S . . . Tuesday, September 29, Saint Michael and All Angels, Mass 12:10 PM and Sung Mass 6:00 PM . . . On Saturday, September 26, confessions will be heard by Father Jay Smith, and on Saturday, October 3, they will be heard by Father Stephen Gerth.
OKTOBERFEST RETURNS . . . On Saturday, October 24, 6:00–9:00 PM, we will welcome the arrival of autumn with a potluck supper in Saint Joseph's Hall. Supper will be followed by a hymn sing in the organ loft. Please bring a dish to share; and please contact Grace Bruni or Father Jay Smith if you are planning to attend and if you are able to bring a dish with you. Beverages will be provided.
STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN . . . Stewardship packets will be mailed October 12–13. We invite you prayerfully to consider your commitment, including your financial commitment, to the parish for 2016. If you have questions about pledging, please contact a member of the Stewardship Committee, MaryJane Boland, Steven Heffner, or Marie Rosseels.
AROUND THE PARISH . . . As friends and member of the parish know well we have been trying to raise money for some time in order to repair and repaint the damaged walls around the confessional and the Sacred Heart shrine. This week, skilled workers from the firm of See-Gold/See-Painting arrived to begin their repair work. They have made very good progress. Things are looking better already. We are grateful to all those who contributed to this effort . . . The Church Pension Group (CPG) held a meeting of diocesan administrators here in New York this week. Several of the administrators were in church on Sunday. On Wednesday, Saint Mary's welcomed the group for Evening Prayer, a tour of the church, and a short recital by organist Matthew Lewis. CPG then served a light supper in Saint Joseph's Hall. Our visitors were impressed by the beauty of the church building and the grandeur of the organ . . . Sunday, October 4, Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Summer worship schedule ends: Sung Matins 8:30 AM, Mass 9:00 AM & 10:00 AM, Solemn Mass with full choir, 11:00 AM, Solemn Evensong and Benediction 5:00 PM . . . The Rector will be away from the parish for vacation beginning on Friday morning, September 25. He will return to the rectory on Sunday evening, September 27. He will be away on behalf of the parish on Wednesday, September 30, returning Friday, October 2 . . . Attendance: Last Sunday 207.
52ND ANNUAL FALL CONFERENCE of the Episcopal Church Women will be held Friday, October 23, 3:00 PM–Saturday, October 24, 4:00 PM, at Stony Point Center, 17 Cricketown Road, Stony Point, New York: "Stir Up the Spirit—Rise Up My Dearest & Fairest, And Go!" Keynote Speaker: The Reverend Canon K. Jeanne Person, canon for Pastoral Care, diocese of New York. For more information or to register, please visit the diocesan web site.
FROM THE ORGANIST & MUSIC DIRECTOR . . . Last Sunday's organ music featured works of the Low Countries from the late Renaissance. The prelude at this Sunday's Solemn Mass is from the same era but with music composed by a north German, the Hamburg-born Hieronymus Praetorius (1560–1629). His work takes a plainchant Kyrie melody and reveals it in different voices and with different embellishments. The plainchant will be played on the Trompette stop between the movements. The postlude is a work by another German, Samuel Scheidt (1587–1654), who had studied in Amsterdam under Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621). His piece displays an echo effect that was a hugely popular compositional device with organ composers of this time. On a typical three-manual instrument, a plain sound—a simple background to the other sounds—is used as the starting point with musical conversations between two contrasting sounds on the other manuals. For our postcommunion anthem on Sunday, bass Mark Risinger will sing "Lord God of Abraham," from Elijah, the great oratorio composed by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847). This aria appears in the work as Elijah is refuting the cries of the worshippers of Baal, who have turned against their true God and toward the worship of idols. In this aria Mendelssohn creates some fine word-painting to heighten the meaning of the text. Most melodies tend to start toward the lower end of the range of a singer or instrumentalist and rise up to a climax about three quarters of the way through. Mendelssohn, though, puts "Lord God" as the highest note at the very start of the phrase, descending to "Abraham" to give a musical hint of Elijah's perspective when addressing his God. —Simon Whalley
ADULT EDUCATION . . . October 4 & 11, 10:00 AM, Adult Forum: "The Michelangelos"—Dr. Dennis Raverty discusses the idealistic vision in the religious art of Michaelangelo Buonarroti, the great Renaissance painter and sculptor, in the first of a four-part series. On October 18 & 25, Father Jay Smith will discuss the religious art of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio . . . The Wednesday Night Bible Study Class resumes on October 14 (not October 7), at 6:30 PM, in Saint Joseph's Hall. The class will continue its reading of the Book of Isaiah, beginning at chapter 40.
OUTREACH AT SAINT MARY'S . . . We continue to collect nonperishable food items for our outreach partner, the Food Pantry at Saint Clement's Church, 423 West Forty-sixth Street . . . The Saint Mary's Book Sale continues on Sunday mornings. All proceeds are used to serve those in need, at Saint Mary's, in our neighborhood, and beyond . . . Need help finding food or know someone who does? Call 1-800-5-HUNGRY (Why Hunger Hotline, Monday–Friday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM EST) or 1-866-3-HUNGRY (USDA National Hunger Hotline, 8:00 AM–8:00 PM EST).
AWAY FROM THE PARISH . . . Sunday, September 27, 3:00 PM, Trinity Church, Allendale, New Jersey, Evensong and Dedication of Church Renovation and Building Project. The rector of the church is the Reverend Michael Allen. Saint Mary's parishioner Penny Allen, among other things, teaches the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd at Trinity. She is married to Father Allen. Please keep Trinity Church in your prayers as they celebrate this milestone in the life of their parish.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR . . . Monday, October 19, Saint Luke the Evangelist (transferred), Mass 12:10 PM & 6:20 PM; Friday, October 23, Saint James of Jerusalem, Mass 12:10 PM & 6:20 PM; Wednesday, October 28, Saint Simon & Saint Jude, Apostles, Mass 12:10 PM & 6:20 PM; Sunday, November 1, All Saint's Day, Matins 8:30 AM, Mass 9:00 & 10:00 AM, Solemn Mass 11:00 AM, Evensong & Benediction 5:00 PM; Sunday, November 1, Daylight Saving Time ends.


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BLORA - Trail, Belton, Texas
BLORA - Trail, Belton, Texas
|Zip/Postal Code
|United States
|Trail Length
|9 miles
|Trail Level
|Trails for all skill levels
|Trail Type
[Aug 13, 2011]
John Myrtle
Cross Country Rider
Longbow trail is an awesome ride...turn up the speed a little and it is great workout. Nice couple of climbs on the far side. Rode this trail twice and have seen 1 rider. You can get a 2hr crank picking the right trails. Quite a break from Georgetown rocks. Showers add a nice touch. This one is on my sched monthly.
[Jun 29, 2010]
Went there early June and had a great time. Don't know why anyone doesn't like it. The map and trail markings were the best I've seen yet (in alphabetical order), and you can cut off trail towards the end and take a dip in the lake. Then after getting hot again on the way back to the car....SHOWERS! We missed the advanced ridge ride cutoff, but that gives us something new to challenge us next time.
Customer Service
Get the map at the paystation and follow the letters clockwise.
[Nov 09, 2009]
Cross Country Rider
Honestly, don't waste your time with this place. It was a bad experience from the very moment I gave my money to the apathetic slugs at the front office. Maybe at one point this was a fun trail. I accepted this as a possibility when actual singletrack appeared. A few sections almost bordered on fun. The rest of it is just a mess. Loose rocks and wandering cattle (squish!). If you are going to make the drive up from Austin, you are better off going to Stillhouse Hollow Lake (Dana Peak Park). Or better yet, keep driving and go to WACO!
Customer Service
A left at 190 to Harker Heights (Dana Peak).
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Dana Peak Park, Cameron Park (Waco), Lake Georgetown.
[Dec 31, 2007]
Weekend Warrior
Rode this trail today! The end of the year and the weather couldn't have been nicer. The trail is pretty rocky with a fair amount of loose "baby heads" in the trail. I had a good time and would concur that the upper portion is a little tedious. Lots of snaking around and micro switches.
Customer Service
I followed the large red arrows. After finishing I realized that they are the markers for the race course.
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New to the area and am unfamiliar with local trails. Any help would be great.
[Dec 20, 2007]
Cross Country Rider
this trail is alive and well. 8 miles of intermediate and 2 miles advanced.
[Jul 10, 2005]
Weekend Warrior
ATTENTION ALL! BLORA Park administrators are thinking about shutting this trail system down since it has not been maintained in a long while. The Trailblazer Club is no longer I'm afraid and the trails have suffered. I have started doing maintenance a little bit at a time and may have the whole loop done by the end of the year. I NEED HELP! I can only get out there a few hours a week (usually Saturday mornings 7-10am) and the going is pretty slow. I am concentrating on getting the babyheads off the trail as well as cutting the foliage back at the head and derailuer levels. I've worked it out with the management that I don't have to pay for parking and they've given me basically free reign of the course while I am maintaining it. I am sure they'll extend the same curtiousy for you as well. If you are interested in helping please drop me an email. Hell, I'll even take thanks and praise if you can't offer your time.
Customer Service
Stick with the clockwise route for safety, watch out for the occasional cow pattie and watch for cattle grazing at the entrance. Stay home if it is raining as they close the trail. Sections A-D are pretty clear as are some of the sections near the lake. All sections of the main trail are rideable if you have the legs and skills. Having a good shock up front will help you keep your dental work in some sections. Come ride this trail!
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Stillhouse Lake is an alright trail as long as it is dry. Watch for runners and horses!
[Mar 30, 2005]
Cross Country Rider
I used to ride this trail frequently. Today (3/30/05) was the first time in 4 years that I hit this trail.... What happened. It seems there hasn't been any maintenance at all in a long time. You can totally get lost in the first section of the trail. Virtually all signs and markers are broken and/or downed. It is easy to get lost in the top section. As mentioned in other reviews, the first part and the last section (Devil's Backbone) are extremely rocky (A bunch of loose rock) which I am not to fond of. I am not sure if the Trail Blaizers still exist...if so, I hope they organize some maintenance soon. As is, it is not that fun as it used to be...they had a NORBA race here 5 years ago...it rocked..sorry only an overall rating of 2!!!
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Cameron Park; Barton Springs Creek; Rocky Hill Ranch;
[Jan 05, 2004]
Cross Country Rider
If climbing and descents on loose rocks the size of golf balls and baseballs is your thing then this is the trail for you! Not me. A suspension seatpost was on my mind as I rode the first few miles in the flat section. In this part the rocks are all planted so momentum is not easy to achieve. Once you start on the hilly section the loose rocks are as fun as climbing in sand. Later on the climbs were great with actual dirt on the climbs! It was okay but I'll have to give it three just to counter those that gave this place a 5. Fun yes, but not a 5.
Customer Service
The red arrows, there is no shortage of these along the way and extremely easy to follow.
Similar Products Used:
Cameron Park in Waco or Austin trails.
[Dec 29, 2003]
Cross Country Rider
Pretty interesting trail to say the least. First half is a lot of quick back and forths over a lot of rough/loose rocks and loose dirt. I got real tired of the short straights and then another tight turn over and over again. Did I mention the rocks? The minefield area really just jars you around and makes for an unpleasant feeling in your seat! My hands tingled for the longest time after this ride! The second half was very different than the first-somewhat similar to St. Eds park along the fence route. Up and down the hills with descents over loose soil and more rocks! There are a couple of uphills that really get the chest pumping, but most climbs were frustrating due to the lack of traction more than anything. I will go back and ride there again. It was a different experience than what I am used to. I would have enjoyed it more if there were more longer, faster sections with firmer soils, but in all, it was a decent ride!
Customer Service
Follow the red arrows. Clearly marked. Bring your allergy meds! Tons of cedar trees to make your eyes water!
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BC Greenbelt, Walnut Creek, just any good ride!
[Dec 25, 2003]
It's a pretty entertaining set of trails. The initial section is flat and winding through the trees; the main challenge is that there's plenty of rocky sections, not really technical, but big enough not to allow a nice steady rhythm with 2-wheel drifts. The second part is much more difficult, although not as technical as implied in other reviews. The descents don't really have any big drops or very steep inclines and the main issues is that there are lots of lose rocks. The climbs are tough, but neither overly technical nor too steep. I could clear everything in the mid chain ring. Again the main issue is that there's not a lot of traction. I didn't have any trouble following the markers and knowing where I was, but the trails could certainly use some maintenance. Overall it a nice and different trail to ride on, but not the best in Central Texas.
Customer Service
FOllow the orange signs.
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Electroosmotic flow in microchannel with black silicon nanostructures
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Lam, Yee Cheong
Taboryski, Rafael
Date of Issue2017
Conference Name
7th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Optofluidics 2017
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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Electroosmotic flow (EOF) is an electrokinetic phenomenon. The fluid motion originates from the electrical body force acting on the excess counterions in the electrical double layer (EDL) when an external electric field is applied across a microchannel. It can be employed in numerous microfluidic applications, ranging from pumping to chemical and biomedical analyses. Nanoscale networks/structures are often integrated within microchannels for a broad range of applications, such as sieving matrices for electrophoretic separation of biomolecules, and its introduction has been known to reduce EOF [1, 2]. Hitherto, the mechanics for EOF reduction due to nanostructured surfaces is still not well understood. To better elucidate the mechanics, we develop a novel fabrication method to produce microchannel with large-area nanostructures for investigation. The micro-/nanostructures produced demonstrate good regularity over a relatively large area and can be mass-produced cost-effectively. Despite the availability of various micro-/nanofabrication techniques, the existing techniques do not satisfy the aforementioned criteria.
Electroosmotic flow
Reactive ion etching
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Conference Paper
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"Pay By Phone†Takes on New Meaning
It used to be that "pay by phone†meant consumers could pay their bills using the telephone. This year, though,that meaning will shift to literally paying by phone – using a smartphone as a mobile payment device. And that could dramatically change the way consumers purchase goods and services, both offline and online.
Mobile payment services such as Boku, and an unprecedented joint venture bringing arch-rivals AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon together to form ISIS, a national mobile commerce network, are two of the developments that promise to revolutionize consumer payment habits.
Michael Abbott, CEO of ISIS, said:
"We believe the venture will have the scope and scale necessary to introduce mobile commerce on a broad basis. In the beginning, we intend to fully utilize Discover's national payment infrastructure as well as Barclaycard's expertise in contactless and mobile payments. Moving forward, ISIS will be available to all interested merchants, banks and mobile carriers.â€
ISIS better get moving – it seems Google is now readying to enter the Near Field Communications technology (NFC) market. NFC allows information to be transmitted from as little as 4 inches away. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, "Google is considering building a payment and advertising service that would let users buy milk and bread by tapping or waving their mobile phones against a register at checkout…†This service may be introduced as early as this year.
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With NFC, smartphones could actually replace credit and debit cards, and the rapidly increasing penetration of smartphones could speed up the pay by phone phenomenon. It's all coming to a head because of the development of a single secure NFC chip that fits into a smartphone. The chip can contain the user's financial account information, including credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, coupon subscriptions, and so on. It also makes it possible for consumers to execute online purchases from a smartphone, since Internet-enabled phones are becoming more common.
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Google could potentially have a leg up in the NFC space through its Android operating system. In early December, the newest version of Android was released by Google and, not surprisingly, it contained a number of NFC features. Supposedly, the Android-based Samsung Nexus S smartphone may be a test platform for the Google payment service. Other smartphone makers are actively pursuing NFC, according to Businessweek. Both Apple (iPhone) and Research in Motion (BlackBerry) recently filed NFC-related patents.
Peter Pachal of PC Magazine was appropriately skeptical, but he did suggest that 2011 may indeed be the year of NFC:
"In all likelihood, the system that ultimately takes mobile payments mainstream will be a partnership between several companies. NFC technology has had several false starts in recent years, but it's seeing more interest from major corporations recently than ever before. 2011 could be its breakout year.â€
ReveNews ranked mobile as one of the six events that shifted the online marketing landscape in 2010. In 2011, the mobile onslaught will assuredly continue, and part of that push will be using smartphones as mobile wallets.
Let's face it – it was just a matter of time.
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Paypal may introduce this by mid-2011? I'm using it already. Paypal's BlingNation.com, called BlingTag, started in Sept. 2010 in Palo Alto.
It's a small button, the size of a postage stamp, that sticks to the back of my phone. At 30+ Palo Alto stores, shops, restaurants, and cafes, I pay by tapping my phone against a small device at the cash register. The amount is deducted from my Paypal account. I get a receipt by SMS and email . Instant and easy.
While NFC will surely play a role in enabling mobile payments, I question whether a widespread adoption of the technology will ever take place: Is there a consumer need for NFC? Is the benefit of tapping a phone that much greater than swiping a debit or credit card?
As I recently opined in my blog, I don't see NFC being the solution to driving consumer mobile payments: http://blogs.sybase.com/mobileservices/2010/08/do…
Cameron Franks, Area Vice President, Sybase 365
While NFC will surely play a role in enabling mobile payments, I question whether a widespread adoption of the technology will ever take place: Is there a consumer need for NFC? Is the benefit of tapping a phone that much greater than swiping a debit or credit card?
As I recently opined in my blog, I don't see NFC being the solution to driving consumer mobile payments: http://blogs.sybase.com/mobileservices/2010/08/do…
Cameron Franks, Area Vice President, Sybase 365


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So I had my 34 week checkup today. I've been feeling very good lately, physically. I'm actually significantly more mobile than I was at 25 weeks. Go figure. I mentioned that I had a tiny bit of spotting yesterday and had been having lots of contractions during the warm weather, so she did a pelvic exam. (That fun doesn't usually start until 36 weeks!)
My intuition was proved correct — I'm already effacing. But then I seem to recall that I was 80% effaced and at least 1 cm dilated at 36 weeks LAST time, and I ended up going the full 42 weeks. (2 weeks post due.) As my midwife said, that's not the way it usually works. I consider this news unsurprising.
Blueberry (our prenatal name) has consistently had a heartbeat of 144 bpm for nearly all of his appointments, starting with the very first. He also obliged my midwife and her student by presenting well, so my midwife could show the student how to feel the baby's positioning. Speaking of which, I'm happy to say he's still head down, butt out, which is exactly where he should be. (At the moment, he's sort of rolling over in my belly so his butt is moving from the left side to the right side and back again. It's just as weird-looking as it sounds.)
I remember midwife appointments being chock full of, um, stuff the first time around. The second time around there are about 4 measurements, a little information and rather more gossiping.
Blueberry should stay put for at least another fortnight. But I am so relieved to have hit a point where he would be fine if he came now. I'm looking forward to being able to wish him here, although if experience is any guide, I'll be doing that wishing for quite a long time!


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Our classic self-drive holiday to British Columbia encompasses a number of highlights in this region, perfect for a first time traveller to this region.
Starting in Vancouver, take the scenic ferry route to the capital city of Victoria and explore the beautiful gardens of the city. Drive the picturesque journey to Tofino to explore the Pacific Rim National Park and Clayoquot Sound. Spend some time enjoy the area before returning to the mainland to the mountain resort of Whistler to explore the pristine wilderness and enjoy the vast array of outdoor activities on offer.
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Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the coastal mountains of British Colombia, Vancouver is a vibrant cosmopolitan city, bustling throughout the year. Renowned for its scenic beauty and endless outdoor activities, there is plenty of opportunity to get out and about. Get active and cycle through Stanley Park, explore the North Shore mountain trails, visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge or head out on kayak to explore English Bay.
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Travel from Vancouver to Victoria
In your hire car make the scenic crossing by ferry to Victoria.
You will be staying at The Inn at Laurel Point, Bed & Breakfast
Time to YourselfThe capital of British Columbia, Victoria is known as the garden city with the lush wilderness surrounding the city combined with the beautiful gardens. The world renowned Butchart Gardens are worth a visit located in Brentwood Bay to the north of Victoria and can easily be combined with a ferry crossing to or from Vancouver. Victoria boasts many historic buildings that mirror the history of this city. Fort Victoria built in 1843 can be found in the Old Town at the heart of the downtown and details much of the history of the city from the arrival of the Lekwammen villages, the trading between the aboriginal people and the European arrivals, along with the mining and coal trades that developed this city. Explore the Parliament Buildings overlooking the Inner Harbour and the Royal BC Museum located nearby. Set on the west coast of BC, wildlife is prevalent in the surrounding wilderness. Head out on a boat whale watching and catch the migrations over the summer months.
Half Day Whale WatchingThis morning explore the Pacific waters with a morning whale watching excursion. The Juan de Fuca and Haro Straits are home to three orca (killer whale) pods, with nearly 100 orcas among them making sightings all but guaranteed. There's also a chance of spotting humpback, minke, and gray whales. Other marine life you may encounter includes Dalls porpoise, otters, and elephant seals.
Travel from Victoria to Tofino
You will be staying at Wickaninnish Inn, Bed & Breakfast
Time to YourselfSet on the west coast of Vancouver Island, Tofino is a small town of approximately 2,000 that is surrounded by rich natural wilderness. The spectacular beauty and ecological diversity of the Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO site, makes it one of the most desirable locations for both local and international travellers. Spend time exploring both land and sea with fishing, kayaking, whale watching, black bear watching and surfing key activities of this vibrant town. Many activities are booked well in advance during peak summer months but can occasionally be arranged on arrival to the town. Take time to learn of the dynamic arts scene that plays a key part of this town, with nature and First Nations Culture the focus of much of the work. The Eagle Aerie Gallery owned by Roy Henry Vickers is worth a visit displaying some of the finest pieces of First Nations Art and set in a stunning traditional Northwest Coast longhouse.
Full Day Kayaking Meares IslandKayaking is the most unique way to explore the old-growth temperate rain forest of Meares Island. Paddle to the big tree trail in a hand craft canoe. Let your Nuu-chah-nulth guide share a traditional perspective of the life in this old growth ecosystem and gain insight to how interconnected the ocean, the forest, and the way of life truly are. Witness some of the oldest red cedar trees in the area, in a place that played a pivotal role in first nation's rights in British Columbia as well as environmental conservation in Clayoquot Sound.
Tofino - Whistler
Drive the scenic journey from Tofino to Whistler. A ferry will take you from Vancouver Island back to the mainland where you will then make your way along the west coast route through the mountains.
You will be staying at Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort, Bed & Breakfast
Time to YourselfWhistler Blackcomb is a legendary ski village set in the dramatic coastal mountains of British Columbia just two hours north of Vancouver. Whilst the winter is the most popular time to visit, this vibrant village is bustling throughout the year and just as active in the summer months. In summer, the mountains are alive with activities from mountain biking, hiking and horse riding, to ATV tours and ziplining adventures. It is easy to stay busy here with all the activities easily accessible and the ski lifts offering access across the mountains. For a more secluded option, hire a car and head out into the BC wilderness where there are plentiful lakes and forests that have walking trails marked clearly and can be explored in a day.
Drive from Whistler to Vancouver
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I was a bit excited to go to FTU 2017 in Chicago. Learning new travel hacking tips and tricks from the pros / attendees; or so I thought. It was a bit of a snoozefest to be honest.
If you read a lot of the travel hacking blogs, as I do, you'll probably already know most of the things that are going to be said at FTU. Apparently manufactured spend "MS" is popular with the crowd, but only in the US so doesn't really apply to us in Asia.
Bought a Signature ticket for $249US and felt it wasn't worth going at all. The conference is fairly amateurish and not well organized. Every speaker had problems with their projector and microphone, and were complaining about them at the beginning of each session. You'd think someone would've ran to BestBuy after the first day or morning and bought some better ones.
The speakers weren't really that good at presenting, a few were bloggers or had written articles, but you can tell they're not usually speakers. Lack of enthusiasm and droning voices were a common theme. I'm sure they're great at travel hacking and blog writing, just not the best presenters at sharing that information.
Many attendees also were complaining the topics didn't have any descriptions. It's hard to know what a talk is going to be about from title alone.
I'm probably being super harsh, but if you're going to position it as an expert conference, then I'd expect more. If you're new to travel hacking, or want to be involved with more things, this is probably a good conference for you.
The demographic is 95% white & basically 2/3rds retired. People with a lot of time on their hands and just figuring out the best way to travel for less. Very American crowd. There were a few interesting folks though, and it was interesting the different ways people accumulate and use their miles and points.
Even the presentation room with the sponsors room was sad, EVA Airlines was supposed to be big sponsor, but they just had a table there with some Hello Kitty amenities. I did get a GoGo Internet pass though for one day!
The best thing was the breakfast spreads in the am, and lunch was decent since it was included. Personally I thought TBEX was a lot more interesting with different topics, and cost less. Granted it's not travel hacking specific, but they do cover it. I won't be going to a FTU event again.


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The Forgotten Garden
The Forgotten Garden is about multiple generations and family secrets. In 1913, a young girl shows up at a dock in Australia with no memory of who she is. She is adopted by a family and raised as their own until they tell her the truth when she is an adult.
Years later, her granddaughter uncovers the mystery after being given the deed to a house that apparently her grandmother had bought in England near where she thinks that she had been from, but had dropped the search.
From there the story jumps around between someone in the late 1800s/early 1900s to shed light on what had happened, Nell's attempt to find out who she was in the 1970s, and her granddaughter Cassandra picking up the trail and following it to its end.
I did like the book, particularly the different fairy tales told throughout it. I don't know if I would read it again, but it was good. It did remind me a lot of the Thirteenth Tale, but I preferred that one to this.


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Bad Company 2: two "new" free cards
Electronic Arts and DICE broadcast almost two cards for their unprecedented action game.
It is amusing to note that two publishers apparently very close to each other may have a substantially different policy with respect to their shares. Thus, and as we talked – yesterday – the release of a new set of maps for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from Activision, Electronic Arts here did the same with Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
On the merits, it is still spread new cards, but when Activision is paying players, Electronic Arts simply ask them a "symbol" VIP ". The latter is integrated into the game, but is used only once so that the owners of an opportunity to have to spend 15 euros to get a valid code.
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Welcome to SmartyCaro, my musings on our life and times.
As our family and friends know, Amit and I tend to be a bit late to the party in embracing new technology. I was that person who chained herself to the last parking lot Fotomat. After all, wasn't the whole point of photography the surprise in learning what was on the rolls of film you fished out of the junk drawer? And what's the fun in fixing red eye, especially on pictures of your ex-boyfriend that are now perfectly suited for adding the horns and pitchfork?
I have a distinct memory of working out on a Stairmaster next to a partner at my law firm who had bought the first generation IPod the week it was released. He yammered on and on about how you could put all your music on this one little thing, and it was going to be a revolution, blah blah blah. I had a stack of CD's in my Discman and summoned all my powers of coordination to keep my feet moving while switching discs, which if you think about it was a perfectly fine way to simulate a workout mix. I only fell off once or twice, which is character building anyway.
And already I digress.
So I'm late to the blogging thing, to be sure, but I have had dear friends – not just my blood relatives – support and encourage my writing in recent years and urge me to share it. Last year I turned 40 and wrote the piece I'd intended to be the springboard, but the springboard was I guess more of a high platform, and I couldn't force myself to dive. But life's too short, so I'm back at it.
I struggled with the name for this site. When we first started dating, Amit gave me the nickname SmartyCaro, a loving yet envious jab at my superior law school transcript (sorry, honey, it's true) and a reference to a fabulous race horse, Smarty Jones, who made a run for the Triple Crown in 2004 but – crushingly – came in second in the Belmont Stakes. Now that I think of it, this too may have been a loving jab, since one of Amit's greatest fears is that our children will inherit my fairly leisurely footspeed.
Smarty Jones, this one's for you. Here's to giving it a go, even for those of us who are just slightly behind.


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Sunday, May 1, 2011
OLW Blog Hop - Still Dreaming
Welcome to all visitors participating in the blog hop celebrating this month's One Little Word workshop by Ali Edwards!
This year my OLW is dream. You can read here for about my experience this year with my OLW and a bit about the OLW concept.
I have been doing the monthly prompt's along with others in the class. It is definitely a great way to keep my dreams at the forefront of my mind. In March, the assignment was to stake an action step related to our word. My action step was reading The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed To Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown. I learned some excellent strategies to let go of perfectionism. I have a nasty habit of thinking life has to be perfect, that I have to be perfect. It adds stress to my life and keeps me from achieving my dreams...so it is time for me to kick perfectionism to the curb.
Goodbye perfection.
This month our prompt was to write a letter to ourselves - taking stock of the OLW process, envisioning where we want to be and then setting intentions for the rest of the year. For me, the most important part was writing it down and placing it in my album. Things always seem more real, more significant when I can see it written down. Seeing my dreams for the future, for my family and for my own personal growth outlined in black on crisp white paper helps to crystallize these dreams in my mind. Just one more step to turning dreams into realities...
I haven't been great about photographing my work but I promise I will have photos to share next month. Thanks so much for visiting! Come back soon and leave a comment.
Next up in out OLW Blog Hop is Donna. Have a wonderful weekend.
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- AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 4:13 PM
I have Brene's book but haven't read it yet. I keep seeing little reminders everywhere, so I think that's my cue :)ReplyDelete
Perfection be damned!! We learn through our mistakes - right? I commend you for finding a book that assists in the process. I love the self-help section of the bookstore.ReplyDelete
I love your photo. I read Brene Brown's book and recently saw her PBS special. Really powerful stuff. We are enough!ReplyDelete
I've been reading this book too. I really need to get perfection out of my mindset. Best of luck with working you word!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the book referral. I'll have to check it out. Good to "see" you again this month!ReplyDelete
will check out that book for sure. goodbye perfection is a good thing. dreams.....priceless.ReplyDelete
Love your photo and great word!ReplyDelete
thanks, all!ReplyDelete
my photo is actually a touchstone i ordered from an Etsy vendor, sjengraving. it is still being created but when it gets here it will sit on my desk so i have a daily reminder to follow my dreams.
- AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 8:20 PM
funny how we always used to strive (or were taught) to be perfect now we embrace imperfection. I've added that book to my list... thank you.ReplyDelete
o.k...we'll let you off the look for not photographing your work THIS time...and the sweet photo at the top of your post makes up for it anyway.ReplyDelete
I'll have to check out this book. Is it like "The Purpose Driven Life"? xoxoReplyDelete
Julie - I honestly don't know how "The Gifts of Imperfection" compares to "The Purpose Driven Life" as I have not read the latter. If you happen to read Brene's book, drop me a line and let me know if they are similar. Thanks!ReplyDelete


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Crispy Orange Beef Recipe
Ingredients: 1 lb stew beef flour (for dredging) cooking oil (to saut� meat) dash of salt and pepper 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce 1/4 cup soy sauce 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon flour juice of 1 orange zest of half an orange 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar pepper, to taste
Cooking Directions: Season stew meat very lightly with salt and pepper and lightly toss in flour. Shake off excess flour. Coat a shallow pan with cooking oil and gently pan fry stew meat.
Drain meat and set aside.
To prepare the sauce:
Add cooking oil to sauce pan and gently cook garlic. Add flour to garlic and oil; cook to remove the uncooked flour taste. It will look pasty at first..
Stir in soy sauce and teriyaki sauce, whisking to prevent lumps. Add orange zest, orange juice, pepper, and all sugars.
Allow sauce to come to a boil and it will thicken. Cook to desired consistency. Toss stew meat in enough of the sauce just to coat it. Serve over rice..
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