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Ladies and Gentlemen….I Have Returned….yes after an extended Christmas and New Year's Holdiay I'm back and sexier than ever!
I'm sure you've been tossing and turning over the lack of posts recently (or at least I tell myself this ;)) Let's cover a few things. First, I know I could have posted updates from home over the holiday season, but if I would do this I would risk the inevitable discovery of my blog by my loving parents. They are wonderful people and still are not quite sure how to handle their 27 year old son's gayness…yes they know that I'm gay, yes they love me as is, but it is still a work in process….I can't have them discovering my blog and them seeing the outlandish things I've done (yet!)…nor could I ever stomach explaining to my Mother what hook-ups mean….so at the moment I am still nurturing an on-going gay conversation I have with my parents.
Secondly, I still have to blog about the final Bruce Springsteen show in Buffalo….I'm not sure how to do it yet without sounding to crazed!
Thirdly, Christmas was Christmas…I got some nice swag from the rents and my Sister, what I really want to discuss New Year's Resolutions…..lets pick up there!
Let me begin by explaining that I typically choose a myriad of resolutions…not because I'm an over achiever, more so to allow me to not follow through with all of them yet still accomplish some. Perfect yes, I've beaten the system yet again! But I do have to pride myself on my choices of resolutions this year. They are as follows:
- My most spectacular one is to be more like Martha Stewart. Yes, I'm going to achieve the unimaginable by becoming just like Martha, sans any criminal involvement…all while playing the Ukulele (I'll explain the Uke in a bit). I've decided I have to pull myself together and get my life in some semblance of order. I have a variety of projects that have fallen by the way side…I'm 27 and I need to get my shit together. Along with that…I'm going to make stuff…tons of stuff…then give it away. Yes Christmas next year will be a veritable array of hand-crafted gifts! But to do this I have to make every moment of the day count. I have to suspect Martha wastes no time (granted she has a bunch of assistants (whom she makes wear collared shirts while doing her bidding) and I don't….unless you count Lauren….who doesn't realize that I've handpicked her to be my assistant….I'm sure to her dismay…this could possibly be the longest year of her god given life…and she doesn't even know it yet). But I plan on utilizing every minute I can doing things! I'm sure I've put myself on the fast track to being burnt out but it's the new year…what's the good in doing things if you can't complain about them at the end of the New Year…am I right?!
- My time from Number 1 will be filled with the following reading more, learning to play the Ukulele, and training for a marathon. I said train…I'm not sure if I can do it, but I'm going to train and if I feel like I can do it I will sign up for it before May…what I needed a pillow in case I get sick of running. As for the Ukulele….I've decided to learn how to play it for several reasons 1) it looks fun 2)it doesn't look to hard (to being the operative word) 3) use the Uke to boost my popularity…I mean who doesn't love a drunk friend who can bust out his Ukulele and play "All the Single Ladies" super popularity here I come.
- Create elixir that will turn the world gay. This one might be on the back burner for some time…but I can dream correct.
- Graduate School Applications and searching for a new job. I need a change of scenery…after the way Mother Nature unleashed her hatred on Erie these past several days (and all into next week) it is time to move on and do something bigger, bolder, and more bad assed!
- I've decided to play hard to get in the New Year. Since coming out my romantic life has been lack luster at best and touched with desperation….well no more my friends! This boy will no longer be looking for love…it will have to come to me. Between my forays into wild gay shenanigans and bouts of rejection I've looked for a solid good guy to date with no avail, but I have heard the old adage from my friends….the moment you stop looking love will find you…..people people people consider who you are saying this to….I'm a gay man who has come out of the closet….I've waited for years and love hasn't found me…..do understand what it's like to be closeted and then all of sudden be out of the closet then be told wait some more and love will find you….it's absurd! I scoff at this notion and do to this day…but I've decided I will try it. Gone are the days of passing my phone number on a napkin (sheepishly I do that…stop please no lectures!), I'm going to limit my pining for the unattainable and I'm just going to go out and have fun. They will have to come to me….I think those are the scariest words I've typed all day (currently in my head my inner dialog is saying something to this affect….what if they don't come to you……..gulp….then I'm in a huge mess…eeep.) Now let's get this straight I'm not giving up sex, or making out, or the occasionally night of heavy petting. Nope…..I will stop trying so hard and if a situation like the above occurs I will choose whether or not to proceed. In summary for 5: Stop trying so hard J (this is going to be a hard one)
- Work on more gay rights issues…I think this speaks for itself and doesn't need an explanation.
- "Drink more water…am I right ladies!?" (thank you Maria Bamford)
Well there it is! I've got quite the list and I'm off to a particularly good start….I've got to get a good Martha Mantra going to keep myself on course and I have a date tonight with a certain gym treadmill for 4 miles(and I can't flirt with the other guys running on the treadmills beside me)….ugh….Happy New Year…I think!


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So, I have been sorely missing my Bradley shaped friends. So I have a very Bradley story for you all.
Sarah and Layne were dating when I moved to Georgia. They became engaged in the Fall (right about the time that the Husband and I were getting serious) and then they got married on Valentines Day.
Sarah and Layne went on their honeymoon and whilst they were away they ordered pizza.
They went to pick it up.
Layne, ever the gentleman, carried the pizza out to the car for Sarah. But he carried it like it was a book. Under his arm.
Very much like this guy:
Naturally, at this point in the story, Sarah starts laughing. The way she tells it, she asked Layne what he was doing and he looked down at the pizzas totally oblivious to the fact that this was NOT how one carried pizza. They then open the box and see that all of the cheese and toppings had indeed followed Newton's law of gravity and slid into one melty puddle at that end of the box.
My favorite part of the story (and the subsequent point of this post today) is that a year later when they were pregnant with Alayna, Sarah kept reminding Layne that "She is NOT a pizza! You can't carry her like that." At which point in the story I always start to laugh uncontrollably.
The Husband and I have been friends with those lovely Bradleys for a long time now. We've heard this story more than once (I love to request it, besides the fact that it's funny to watch Sarah's face when she tells it, it's also funny to watch Layne squirm in embarrassment) , so you would think that I shouldn't have a picture of this:
A Very Layne MomentPosted by M on 30 December 2008
So, I have been sorely missing my Bradley shaped friends. So I have a very Bradley story for you all.
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Sleep is for the WEAKPosted by M on 26 December 2008
Ok, I don't usually do this which should imbue what I am about to do with EXTRA significance.
I just finished this book: Sleep is for the Weak. I opened it Christmas morning, I read the first half Christmas night and I finished it this afternoon. I HOWLED with laughter. The Husband will tell you, I laughed UNCONTROLLABLY until TEARS rolled down my cheeks.
It also has these wonderful moments of reality where I found myself nodding vigorously and saying YES! out loud.
What is it? You ask. I will tell you, it is a collection of essays by the best of the "mommy bloggers." Some of whom I have read and loved for a long time now (cough, Amalah, cough) and some of whom I had never heard.
Seriously. Run, do not walk, to your nearest book seller and obtain this book. Suddenly, I don't so much care that I'm living with a teething, napless little dictator, I love him and at least I'm not alone.
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Moving on.Posted by M
There's that for Christmas and we're done until next year. I love Christmas, I do, but I love it so much that by the time it's over with I'm pretty relieved.
We had a lovely day together. The Boy was a napless monster but otherwise adorable. He's teething in earnest now so you'll please excuse me if I'm not verbose, I have a screaming little dictator living in my house at present. [The Husband is currently lecturing on the value of an "indoor voice" and expostulating on how unnecessary the screaming really is.]
The Husband ordered a Wii online yesterday. The insanity should end in 6-10 days. And a whole new breed of insanity will commence. Yay for us.
And since we DID remember to document the Boy's first Christmas, I present you with superfluous blog filler. Enjoy! I'm off to put the rest of my house in order.
and his booster seat waiting on applesauce and apricots.
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Insanity continueth.Posted by M on 23 December 2008
The fruitless hunt for a Wii continueth, but this time with only the Husband. It turns out he can move through the same 6 stores faster when not bogged down by toting his wife and child.
And the Cottage Cheese Principle is up over at Ye Old Creamery. And I find myself homesick for Seattle today.
In other news. The Boy has been awake since 4:30 this morning. I got up at 5:30 to oragel his gums and give him half a dose of Tylenol. My only rational guess is that he tortures us because his gums are a-paining him. He's otherwise a very cool kid.
My parents are coming over today for more chocolate covered madness. We're making more fondant today, caramels and dipping them all. It should prove interesting given the current sleepless state of at least 2 of the 3 primary inhabitants of Burnstopia, I shall be documenting this event and blogging about it later.
Stay Tuned.
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Our Brand of InsanityPosted by M on 22 December 2008
First up! I totally forgot about the Orange Julius Clause. Am a bad Minion. Will repent and return to the epicenter of CREAM.
Second, we, at Burnstopia, are ALL kinds of INSANE. It is 3 DAYS before CHRISTMAS and the Husband and I are scouring our little area for a Wii console that DOES NOT EXIST. But have we stopped running hither, thither and yon? Oh no! That would make SENSE. We are continuing to poke our sleepy heads into the same 6 stores at ridiculously early hours of the morning in the hopes of procuring this stupid little white box on which to play far-fetched games that also make no sense!
Send help.
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Christmas Traditions or A Conversation Heard in BurnstopiaPosted by M on 20 December 2008
Wife: What are you doing on the blog? You never write on the blog.
Husband: Well, I did write that one time about something.
Wife: You wrote about the birth of our child because I was incapacitated.
Husband: Right. I wrote on the blog once. Tonight, I was going to take a poll.
Wife: A poll of what?
Husband: Now that The Boy is here and this Christmas is our first together, I feel the need to try to start some traditions.
Wife: We have traditions whether you are conscious for them or not.
Husband: Oh yeah. The Christmas Carol. We...well...you read that every year. I try to listen but somehow fall asleep towards the end....middleish...beginning of each chapter. Its a great book though.
Wife: And we read Luke 2 on Christmas Eve.
Husband: Riiiggggghhhhtttttt. I'm the one that does the reading for that one.
Wife: And my mom just taught you how to make the homemade chocolates so we can start doing that every year. And toffee. And the presents wrapped up with brown paper and red string. And the oranges for the stockings. And the Christmas music that starts in November.
Husband: Huh. I guess we do have Christmas traditions in Burnstopia. I still want to ask what other people do though. I'm not above stealing traditions from other people.
Wife: Just because you want to steal from other people does not mean we do not have traditions! You're just asleep for most of them!
So, readers of the blog, as you can see I would like some Christmas traditions from you that involve things with a low likelihood of falling asleep. By "things" I would like to hear stories about food (like cinnamon rolls every Christmas morning or a dish that is made only around Christmas time), spiritual endeavors (yeah, besides Luke 2 I can't think of examples--I apparently need lots of help on this area), behaviors (Santa putting a candy cane in the child's hand during the night, gift opening/giving habits, having a pickle ornament on the tree), service (caroling, working at a food kitchen), or any other traditions that you are willing to share that don't fall into any category. The purpose of this exercise is many: 1) So I can steal some ideas, 2) to try to return the Christmas Spirit to Burnstopia (see angry post below from The Wife), and 3) to help you think about the pleasant things that happen in your family (we all have horror stories about holiday gatherings with family--this is not the place for those--unless that is all you have--in which case, please steal the happy ones from the responses).
On a side note--I really want to make another batch of homemade chocolates (chocolate covered cherries, orange creams, toasted almond and cherries covered with chocolate and fondant, maybe some mint flavor, caramels, and toffee). If you are going to be in the area and would be willing to let us share some of these with you (we really don't need to eat an entire batch by ourselves), please also let us know that in the comment section. Or, if you are already out of town, you can express remorse at not being able to have any delicious, sugary, calorie-laden goodness. But, before you do that, please share some of your traditions first.
A QuestionPosted by M
First, yet another Law of Cream is up and oh so appropriate for this morning's question.
Second, I have a question for you.
How is it possible that I have received DOZENS of packages from amazon.com and YET they CLAIM that the package containing the Boy's Christmas presents is considered UNDELIVERABLE because of the address? How is it possible that there can be this many INEPT people at one corporate conglomerate? How is it possible that an intelligent being, such as myself, has NOT learned my lesson and has continued to do business with this MegaInternetBastard?
[I'll tell you the long and drawn out version if you'd like, but I am that MAD right now that stringing together that many complete sentences would be impossible.]
Needless to say, I AM DONE. I will NOT do business with amazon in a train, I will NOT do business with them in the rain, I do NOT like them Sam I AM. I am going to Barnes and Nobel today, I will join their frequent shoppers club, I will ONLY do business with them in the future and amazon.com can kiss my sales revenue good-bye.
We will now resume our regularly scheduled Christmas Spirit.
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Happy Families.Posted by M on 19 December 2008
First and Foremost: Something about Orange Juice. And there really is something about Orange Juice. I am about to write a whole post about very Orange Juicy people.
The Husband and I live in a big apartment complex. We also lived in a big apartment complex when we lived in Athens, GA (whilst I was in grad school). We do not have the greatest record of living in big apartment complexes.
In Athens, we lived, admittedly, on Fraternity Row. It was in the middle of things and in walking distance to everything (including campus), but it meant that there were A LOT of Frat kids who didn't want to live in their Fraternity houses, but DID want to get drunk every night.
One night, shortly after moving in, we heard our upstairs neighbors come home at a very small hour of the morning. We heard some shouting--loud enough to WAKE us from a sleep. And then...um, we heard quite a lot of ruckus as they beat each other up. And then, some more screaming. And then, the Husband (full of brilliant ideas) decides to go upstairs and ask them to please keep it down. Which he does, all the while I am poised to call 911 on his behalf.
Short story: We got them dumb folks EVICTED. You mess with Burnstopia, you get the HORNS!
Long story: We called our leasing manager--she LOVED the Husband because he is a GOOD tenant who always pays his bills, takes care of the property and doesn't get into fist fights with his roommates! So we called them, told them what happened and they called the renters. One roommate moved out (can't say I blame him, he was just beaten up by his roommate!) and the CRAZY one, was the one that stayed. He got a new roommate and less than a month later they were having drunken musical evenings that involved the guitar and CONGO drums. I called the leasing manager again and she EVICTED his sorry a** post haste. For which we were most grateful.
Fast forward to HERE. Where we live in a big apartment complex. The building we live in has 2 sides to it. We live on the left side where things are fairly quiet. There are some smokers I don't so much approve of, but hey...at least they're QUIET. The right side is another matter. Those folks on the right side are just TRASHY (as my grandmother would say). And we know because share a wall with some of that trashy.
You will remember that when I was pregnant our neighbors were selfish, thoughtless and LOUD at entirely inappropriate hours of the day? Well, we still have the same neighbors and they have not changed. Only now, instead of playing BAD music at BAD times of day, they fight. And I mean Jerry Springer-esque fighting. Screaming, cursing, stomping and maybe some blows. They've woken me up around 1 or 2am with this sort of behavior and this morning at 7:30 it was more of the same. Only this morning it carried out into the parking lot! In pajamas and bathrobes and one of the roommates with a baby on her hip! Because nothing says, "I'm a good mother" like a screaming fight with your roommate in your bathrobe with your child watching.
I can't wait to own our own house.
The sad thing is, that for all of thier misery, they make us happier. The Husband is watching them scream at each other and dive into cars and peel out of the parking lot and he turns to us and smiles and kisses us each on our forehead and tells us that he loves us. And maybe Tolstoy was right that happy families are dull, but if THAT'S what interesting looks like...I'll be dull and happy thankyouverymuch.
Labels: life, the Husband
An Excess of Christmas SpiritPosted by M on 18 December 2008
First and foremost, Cream Knows Cream is up. Go forth and know us better!
Second, what can only be described as a gratuitous amount of pictures (of the Boy, of course!) from the candy making of yesterday at my parents house.
My dad has an electric train that they set up around their Christmas tree and the Boy's reactions to it were, in short, HILARIOUS.
And after the present, the candy making and the toy train, there was a much need nap on top of Grandma.
Upcoming: Actual Content.
It's What's for DinnerPosted by M on 16 December 2008
What are you having for dinner?
I'm having sticks of butter topped with chocolate.
So every year, my sister makes cookie plates for their friends, neighbors, and coworkers. And the past couple of years the Husband and I (and my parents) show up to help out (it's quite a production). Every year my sister makes these cookies called Cherry Blossoms.
They are delicious beyond description. They're essentially a butter cookie flavored with almond and cherry and topped with Hersey kisses. And I CANNOT STOP EATING THEM.
Might I remind you all that I lost approximately ZERO weight while nursing. So now that I am no longer nursing I am attempting finally to lose the pregnancy weight and get back into some sort of Wife Shape (as opposed to the Puddle of Goo shape that I currently am).
Will I be able to lose any weight whilst these cookies are baked and warm and staring at me with their great chocolate kiss eye? No, I will not. I will continue to eat them LA LA LA because they are so buttery and creamy and delicious.
And in the meantime, who needs pants?!?
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UpdatingPosted by M on 15 December 2008
There are a couple of things that I would blog about but, well, they're private and I think it would annoy the Husband and I'm trying NOT to annoy the Husband so instead, look at how FANTASTICALLY unproductive I've been today!
This is as far as we've gotten in getting the boy dressed. That is a mostly clean diaper he has on...and SOCKS! He has on socks! But he had spit up all over his early morning pajamas (and now that he's eating food morning and night the spit up is much less spit up and closer to THROW UP), so I had pulled them off of him and gotten out clean afternoon pajamas (the green and yellow stripes courtesy of Sarah) but I haven't quite gotten them on his body.
Also there's a load of clean but WET clothes in the washer. A load of clean and DRY diapers in the dryer. The dishes were done by the Husband this morning and he has FLED the disorder to go hit golf balls.
Me? Why, Wife, why haven't you finished these piddly tasks? This is NOT like you in the least! You're quite right, internets. It isn't like me in the least, but I find myself distracted today. And also very tired because there was a certain miniature person who woke up 4 times last night and didn't nap this morning (AT ALL) and did a lot of screaming and crying and now he's lying semi-naked but completely happy and I'm snatching the 10 minutes or so to type out this blog entry lest you think that Burnstopia has imploded with all the family togetherness.
We haven't. Kristin was right. The Husband is settling in. It helps that it's warm enough for him to go and hit golf balls. And now I feel terrible, having confessed the half accomplished tasks of the morning and my not quite dressed child. So I'm going to go dress the child and finish the tasks.
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Such a Husband! Such a Wife!Posted by M on 12 December 2008
It's been 4 days. 4 DAYS!!! The Husband finished his finals 4 days ago and now he's bored. Frustrated with being home and irritable.
I think it's humorous that in our modern age with all our modern sensibilities we still suffer the same contradictory feelings that people have suffered for ages past. The desire to be home, the desire to be away. Trying to enjoy peace and quiet and lazy calm and longing for action or at least something to do.
I've been reading the Aubreyad by Patrick O'Brian (it's the Husband's very favorite series of books, he's read them all through 3 or 4 times, I think). And in the 4th book the main character Jack Aubrey (he's a captain in the British navy during the Napoleonic wars) is married and at home because he doesn't have a command. He pines (PINES, I tell you!) to be at sea and away and in action and his wife, while trying to enjoy having him at home also longs for him to have a ship and be at sea and be happy. He soon is given a command and will be leaving to go to the Indian Ocean and as soon as the command comes, she begins to fuss over him to get him to delay a few days.
I was reading it last night and thinking about myself as a Wife. I LOVE having the Husband at home. He's my best friend. It's lovely to have some one who actually talks back! Who participates in a reciprocal conversation! Who laughs at your jokes! But he's tense and grumpy and restless and I know that he's bored with our quiet little life here. And so there is a part of me that thinks he needs something to do to take him out of the apartment and away from us, even for part of the day. And then I get tense and grumpy and restless because I LOVE him, I want him to be home! I want him to want to be at home. To enjoy being at home.
And there you have it. Thousands of years of human marital relations summed up in 1 sussinct paragraph.
And since there is no solution for this problem--not until January rolls around--I give you a picture of familial bliss from last night.
And yes. While a few days ago the Boy needed the most awesome hat that money could buy, now it's warm enough here that he can hang out in only a diaper with the door open and the fan on! (We actually turned the air conditioning on last night! In DECEMBER!!! What is this world coming to?!?)
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Gratuitous Baby GriefPosted by M on 09 December 2008
What happens when I leave the room:
It would be all kinds of sad and pitiful if it weren't so wonderfully funny. Look at him! It's like I told him I was leaving him on the cold hard streets of London for Christmas!
Labels: The Boy
What I LOVE right now...Posted by M on 08 December 2008
Well, for starters...this thing:
It's a gum massager. I know. How in the world I managed to grow my own teeth without one of these things amazes me as well. But let me tell you, Fussy McFusserson here thinks this thing is the world's greatest thing ever. Even better than his taggie blanket--and that's saying something! And yes, he could just chew on my fingers, but frankly he's got quite a bite now and it hurts. Also, I am a pansy. Who needs her fingers periodically for doing other things. Like typing this blog.
Also, this hat.
Now, I have NO knitting skills like the fabulosa Whimsy who is a mad-hat-knitting-machine right now. In fact, my left hand is really only here for decoration. I am hopelessly right-handed. And so what are we non-dexterous people supposed to do when our children need a hat to cover their overly-large and chilly head? We go shopping. We find something with stripes. And if we're very lucky there will be pom-poms involved.
And the third thing that I love right now (because lists like these should always have three parts) is the Boy's reaction to our Christmas tree, which borders on bliss...
I leave the exersaucer by the tree because the tree distracts him enough for me to be able to leave the room without a total meltdown on his part.
I have no idea what we'll do after Christmas when the tree comes down...la la LA, I'm not going to think about that right now.
Now you tell me, 3 things that you LOVE right now!
More Curse of the Baby Monitors and Christmas Came EarlyPosted by M on 05 December 2008
I have decided that our baby monitors are possessed of the DEVIL.
And yes, I considered the OFF switch and also chucking them out o' the window BUT I really do need them at night when I'm asleep because if I catch the Boy when he's merely fussy as opposed to the COME AND GET ME RIGHT NOW, WOMAN screaming then he goes back to sleep SO much easier. And if I don't turn them on when he first goes down...well, then I sort of forget to turn them on at all...so until he's happy going to bed (HA! I hope I'm not still using these when he's a teenager) I think I might be stuck with the Surround Sound Screaming...although, I might make it the Husband's job to turn on the monitors before he comes to bed! That is a brilliant idea! Delegation!
Anyway, last night I heard baby fussing at 2:30 and 3 and 3:30 and 4 and EVERY time I got up to check on him he was sound asleep. So either we're picking up some other fussy baby or the monitors are possessed of the DEVIL.
And since the Husband is studying for finals and I am still under the weather, but the BOY is now going strong; we opened and assembled his main Christmas present today. We really needed him to occupy himself so that the Husband could study and so I could lay wrapped up in flannel and whining.
We bought him an exersaucer. And lo, he loved it.
He loved it with a love that was more than love, it was cross-eyed love...
The only problem being that his feet don't quite touch the bottom of the thing...ooops.
Labels: The Boy
The Curse of the Baby MonitorPosted by M on 04 December 2008
Whether it's because he's been sick or because we've been out of town and his routine is all kinds of messed up, the Boy has been a serious pill lately. And whoever invented Baby Monitors HATES parents.
Especially parents who live in small apartments.
We moved the Boy into his crib (and thus, out of our bedroom) when we got home from Savannah. So, once we walked through the door, my priority was feeding, bathing and getting the Boy ready for Bed--the Husband's priority was figuring out the baby monitors.
He gets it hooked up and they work great, we can hear everything from the space heater to the modem whirring oh, and also the Boy. The problem is that they work...a little too well.
I put him down to bed early last night since he hadn't napped well that day and he slept for about 40 minutes and then he woke up protesting. And he PROTESTED volubly for an hour. When I put him down I turn on the monitor in his room and in our bedroom because you can hear him everywhere else in the apartment. But the downside is that with the monitors on it's Boy Screaming in High Definition Surround Sound.
We have a very small apartment. Maybe too small.
So I listened to this for an hour. I rocked and cuddled and sang and he was determined to be displeased with every thing so I eventually put him to bed and said, "See you around 2am, Dude." And he cried for 15 more minutes and fell asleep (he actually slept until 3am, but I deserved that extra hour since he had taken years off of my life with the SCREAMING).
I seriously contemplated chucking the monitors out of the window.
IntermissionPosted by M on 02 December 2008
I know I should be blogging about something interesting, intelligent OR funny--but, we are all sick here.
All of us. The Boy has been rubbing his wee nose all day long and it's dripping something undesirable right this moment.
So, in place of actual content please accept pictures of the Boy from Savannah--where he found his feet.


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Ark of Taste
Black Republican Cherry
Prunus avium l.
The Black Republican cherry is relatively small in size, with a rotund shape, deep purple color, firm flesh and intense black cherry flavor. Although it was highly regarded by many growers, it lost favor because of its smaller size and tendency to be slightly astringent when not fully ripe. It is a parent of the Bing cherry, which has long superseded it in commercial cultivation. In the past, the Black Republican was favored for use in black cherry ice cream and yogurt because its color and flavor carried through. Complex and earthy, the rotund, deep purple fruit has notes of herbs, rose and almond. In some cases it still may be found frozen for industrial food productions. Only rarely is it available fresh.
This cherry is representative of a pivotal period in the beginning of the fruit industry of the Pacific Northwestern states. In 1860 the first Black Republican cherry was grown in the Willamette Valley in Oregon by Seth Lewelling*. Lewelling came to Oregon where his brother Henderson had already established a variety of fruit orchards. Henderson Luelling* had brought his family in a wagon to the Oregon Territory in 1847 with nursery stock to begin his trade there. Legend has it that, while other pioneers were attacked by tribes along the trail, the Luellings passed safely because their wagon was full of fruit trees. These trees, nurtured by the Lewelling brothers, ultimately became the basis for the Pacific Northwest fruit industry. Both brothers were nurserymen, Quakers and abolitionists, who were said to have participated in the underground railroad. In promotion of his staunchly abolitionist beliefs, Seth chose the name Black Republican for his fruit. In 1853, Henderson moved his family to Alameda, CA where he established Fruitvale and a new nursery. Seth maintained the Lewelling nursery in Milwaukie, ORnow a suburb of Portlanduntil his death in 1879.
Today, Black Republican cherry plantings are rare, with about 200 acres remaining in older and smaller orchards in The Dalles and Hood River growing districts of Oregon, but also, to a lesser extent, in Washington, California and eastern states. Black Republican is now mainly used as a pollinator in cherry orchards for other varieties.
To lose the Black Republican cherry would be a tragedy both from a historical perspective and a gastronomical one. It is a connoisseur's cherry that has a rich, concentrated flavor despite its small size. It is highly colored, firmly textured and juicy which makes it perfect for preserving but also for eating fresh when ripe.
This cherry ripens late and is considered a good keeper, shipping and drying well. Cherries are available on the West Coast from late May to early August depending on the location. In The Dalles and Hood River regions of Oregon (where most of the trees are), July is the height of the season.
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From the extraordinary combined talents of Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
comes the fifth and final novel in the bestselling Long Earth sequence.
2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day and in the Long Earth, the new Next
post-human society continues to evolve.
For Joshua Valienté, now in his late sixties, it is time to take one last solo journey into
the High Meggers: an adventure that turns into a disaster. Alone and facing death,
his only hope of salvation lies w ith a group of trolls. But as Joshua confronts his
mortality, the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars. A signal that is picked up by
radio astronomers but also in more abstract ways – by the trolls and by the Great
Traversers. Its message is simple but ts implications are enormous:
The super-smart Next realise that the Message contains instructions on how to
develop an immense artificial intelligence but to build it they have to seek help from
throughout the industrious w orlds of mankind. Bit by bit, byte by byte, they assemble
a computer the size of a continent – a device that w ill alter the Long Earth's place
w ithin the cosmos and reveal the ultimate, life-affirming goal of those w ho sent the
Message. Its impact w ill be felt by and resonate w ith all – mankind and other species,
young and old, communities and individuals – who inhabit the Long Earths…


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Today we are here with a new update of Pret Collection for girls and women. The dress range we are going to discuss here is designed and manufactured by Sobia Nazir Designer. She have launched this collection yesterday and getting huge positive response from their customers. It is a sophisticated Pret Collection 2015. It is customized with embroidery work on front of shirts that is making these shirts more amazing and extraordinary beautiful. The dresses enclosed in this range are specially designed for Coming Summer. Many girls were waiting for the new summer collection of sobia nazir. Sobia Nazir knew it and was designing a new collection according to needs and demands of her customers and fans. Sobia Nazir designed it from her best experience that is reflecting from the shine of this collection. This collection is made up of beautiful charming colors that are emerging from the thousand of Summer dresses currently available in the market that were designed by world famous designers and cloths brands.
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Fair & Lovely is brand that needs no introduction. We all are aware about fair & lovely. I have heard lots of funny gags about this brand in my school days. Since then fair & lovely have changed a lot. It has changed its presentation a lot. Recently it have introduced Ayurvedic version of it by the name of Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care on which I will review today.
I love natural, herbal and hand made things as they do not damage my skin with harmful chemicals. So let's get back to the review of this new Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care.
Product Description of Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care:-
This cream is unique blend of 16 natural ingredients that work to give your skin an Ayurvedic Golden Glow. It claims to look fairer and younger with Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care Cream. This cream is enriched with select ayurvedic ingredients like lodhra, khus, kesar, milk and manjishtha.
This cream works well for sensitive skin. This Ayurvedic cream gently clears unwanted marks and patches, leaving your skin lighter, smooth and nourished. This cream is infused with the Kumkumadi tailum.
How does Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care Works?
- Lodhra , Khas, Neelotpal – calm and soothe the skin
- Manjishtha, Kesar & Padmak – clear marks and improve complexion
- Milk , Bargad, Wheat Germ Oil – clear uneven skin tone
How to use Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care:-
Clean your face well. Apply dots of this ayurvedic face cream on your face and neck. Massage gently with fingertips till the cream gets absorbed completely. For best results use this cream twice a day.
Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care Price Details:-
|Net weight
|25 gm
|50 gm
|60 Rupees
|120 Rupees
Where to buy Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care?
This face cream is easily available at most of cosmetics, departmental stores, super markets and even at most of the medical shops. Apart from this, one can also order it from leading online stores such as Amazon, Snap deal, Flip kart, etc.
Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care Benefits:-
- It calms and soothes the skin.
- It makes the tone of the skin even.
- It makes the skin glow and also clears the marks.
- It reduces the various signs of aging.
- It controls the appearance of freckles and dark spots.
Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care Side effects:-
There are no side-effects of this product as this is made up of natural herbal ingredient. User should make sure that he/she shouldn't be allergic to any ingredient of this product and the product should not be used in excess.
What is the Shelf life of Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care?
The shelf life of this face cream is mentioned 2 years (24 months) on the product packaging.
My experience with Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care (Honest Review)
I found that Fair & Lovely comes in standard packaging which is plastic tube with plastic cap. It is travel friendly. This cream comes with creamy texture which gives matte finish on skin which worked best on oily skin. It also controls shine. This cream will be a big no for dry skin girls. It controls shine on face. I liked the mild fragrance of this cream and it will not bother sensitive noses.
This cream will not give you permanent fairness; it just brightens the face after applying which all the fairness creams do. It will not moisturize your face and not suitable for winters. This ayurvedic care cream doesn't have SPF so before going out in sun you need to apply sunscreen. So overall I did not like this product as it was not useful for me in any aspect.
Fair & Lovely Ayurvedic Care Cream Review? If you have any other information, Please add in Comments.


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Know about pc-fix-quick.be pop-up
Pc-fix-quick.be pop-up claims that your are recommended to install a Java plugin to get better computer performance. However, what it offers will only mess up your system. It is actually a malicious ad, it provides unwanted programs instead of helpful Java update. Users are misled by its domain name, which contains"PC", "Fix" and "Quick", they download the unwanted programs and the pop-up never stop disturbing.
Modifications are done by malware and trojans to ensure this pop-up comes frequently on the browser. You need to get rid of it by fixing your browsers permanently.
How to stop the pop-up effectively:Method 1:Remove it yourself following the steps.
Method 2:Automatically remove it with Spyhunter. (Recommended )
Method 1:Manual steps to remove pc-fix-quick.be
(1).Close the pop-up on your browser and other related running process.
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Windows Task Manager, find out the popping page, end the related browser.
Get unwanted programs by its misleading? Try to uninstall them all:
Start >> Control Panel >> Programs >> Programs and Features >> Find out the associated programs and Uninstall them.
Open Menu >> Options >> General >> Restore to Default >> OK
(3) Reset your browsers effectively
Open Menu >> Options >> General >> Restore to Default >> OK
Open Menu >> History >> Clean Recent History >> Select Everything in Time Range >> Clear Now
Open Menu >> Settings >> On Startup >> Open a special page or set of page >> Set Pages >> Delete the unwanted domain
Apperance >> Show home button >> change >> Delete unwanted domain
Then choose History >> Cleat Browsing Data
Open menu >> Internet OPtions >> General >> Type the site you like in the HOme Page >> Delete Browsing history
(4) Using RegCure Pro to fix the modified Registry data
Removing modified registry data is necessary, however mistakenly doing it may cause horrible problems like system crash. You can rely on professional tool like RegCure Pro.
1. Download RegCure Pro here
3. Once done installing, click the shortcut to run it. Click to have a System Scan.
4. Click the button Fix All to optimize your PC.
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(1) Click here to download Spyhunter.
(4) When you want to remove the malware threats, you need to click the button "Select all", and then click the button "Remove" on the bottom right corner.
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Do not believe a word from Pc-fix-quick.be, remove the adware to prevent possible risks as quickly as you can.
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Spyhunter and RegCure Pro are highly recommended to remove risks of your computer and optimize the registry entries. With their help you will have a better computer performance.


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Got a script that is ready to sell? Well, good news, Ayo Films is looking for writers!
The following was in the lastest MovieBytes newsletters:
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Our plan is to produce three films: one under $1 million, one around $4 million, and one in the $25-50 million range.
We're looking for one drama, one comedy, and one children's film.
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Have you ever avoided reading a book because you were afraid it would be too sad or impactful?
That was The Diary of Anne Frank for me until recently I created the courage to read it. And I'm so glad that I finally did.
The book was nothing like what I expected. I was waiting for some tearful, heart-wrenching war memorial, however, Anne Frank was a person so full of life and happiness that even in her darkest times, she knew how to brush everything off.
I caught myself laughing out loud many times, and even though we have an age gap of about 10 years, I felt like she also understood me. She understood human nature, and somehow she could detach herself from the bigger picture and see the world in someone else's point of view, something I realize, It's an artist quality.
Reading the book I did not only started to imagine how life in a "cage" could be like, but I also started to understand more about myself. Like most of us, Anne Frank is coming of age, and we never stop coming of age, because there is always room to grow and change. All the change of feelings, towards other people and herself, resonated really true and familiar to me.
It is amazing to see how a person who has been deprived of living life, teaches people from generations to come, how to live life to the fullest.
Now more than ever, I understand why Anne Frank is such an inspiration to people. She is not just a sob story, she is a "live your life story."


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10. Calibrate your pen
If you notice any offset between your pen and the touch targets, you may need to calibrate your pen. This is highly unlikely on active pen devices like the Surface, but in case you need it, calibration is located under the Tablet PC settings control panel.
To open it, tap the Windows key and type 'calibrate.' Then tap "Calibrate the screen for pen and touch." Under display options, tap Calibrate.
Follow the on-screen instructions and make sure that you hold the pen and orient the screen in the angles you are most likely to use for drawing and writing.
Owners of Wacom devices will need to download and install the Wacom Feel driver. That driver contains its own calibration routine.


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Another easy peasy, 5 minute card today. This is for the TLC336 at Splitcoast where we are to stamp our sentiments over the image and the CAS129 to create a belated birthday card.
This is a spritzed watercolor technique card. Using three different colors of green markers, I started at the top of the image and added color down the image. My lightest color was used at the top and the darkest at the bottom. Next, using my Cherry Cobbler marker, I added a little bit of color to the flowers in the image. Then I spritzed the stamp with a couple of sprays of water and stamped it onto my card stock.
Next, I stamped the sentiment, partially across the image and added a little bit of Stickles for some interest.
And there you have it…a card in 5 minutes!
Stamps: Stampin' Up Just Believe and Happiest Birthday Wishes
Paper: Gina K. Heavyweight Card Stock in White
Ink: Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers in Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler, Judikins Extra Fine Mist Spritzer and Magenta Stickles
Have a wonderful Monday everyone!


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Thursday 23rd to Saturday 25th February.
Six of the best beers, chosen by you – plus a mystery star beer chosen by the Buzzard himself.
Choose your favourite beer from each of the following categories:
- Any beer below 4% abv.
- A Best Bitter
- An IPA
- A "Super IPA"
- A Black Beer
The votes have been cast, and the beer has been ordered.
Come and enjoy the winners on the 23rd-25th February.


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Top Tracks
Top Releases
Best Of 2016
Lately on our blog:
Best Of Beatport Top 2015
Christian Hornbostel
The English music press has dubbed CHRISTIAN HORNBOSTEL one of "Sasha & Digweed's favourite producers" (DJ Magazine) and "the German Doge" (Muzik Magazine).He wrote and produced several dozen tracks, releasing among others Virtualmismo 'Mismoplastico' and VFR 'Tranceillusion' that were hammered by Sasha & John Digweed during their sets and included by the pair on their groundbreaking Renaissance compilation. Backed by his overflowing experience as radio and club dj, which has been further coined by his legendary gigs at Ibiza's Pacha and El Divino, at London's Gallery and Crash and a 3 years residency at Izola's Ambasada Gavioli, Christian gets usually heavy support from people like Tony Humphries, Pete Tong, Joey Negro, Frankie Knuckles, etc... The south-German producer, born in Venetia, remixed some of house music's finest names, including Satoshi Tomiie, Barbara Tucker, Joi Cardwell and Deep Forest and produced own projects such as 'Into your mind' and 'Back 2 the music' on UK Southeast before signing 'All God's children' with US Soulfuric, and together with Alfred Azzetto '84 King Street' (the Miami WMC 2009 smashing hit) with Purple Music. In summer 2010 Christian & Alfred started Rule 5 recordings, their own imprint, that was voted as one of the Traxsource best labels of the year. His last single 'My Definition of House' on Soulfuric Trax reached the Rank #1 of the Traxsource House Chart. Christian, also producer of the internationally acclaimed Housepacific radio show, which is aired worldwide in almost 40 countries and of the daily 100% Hornbostel radio show, which is aired on España Network, must be considered one of the big players of his genre.
Tracks #1
Releases #1
Tracks in Top 10
Releases in Top 10
Tracks in Top 100
Releases in Top 100
Days in Top 100 Tracks
Days in Top 100 Releases
These stats concerns the main Top 100 and the Top 100 for each genre. Data for tracks start on November 1st 2012, and data for releases start on January 1st 2014.


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Bristol Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu today announced her endorsement of former Assistant United States Attorney Chris Mattei for attorney general. She joins Mayor Saud Anwar of South Windsor, First Selectman Matt Hoey of Guilford, First Selectman and State Senator Cathy Osten of Sprague, First Selectman Sandra Pierog of Bolton, and Mayor Don Trinks of Windsor as municipal executives who are supporting Chris Mattei.
"I am honored to have the support of Ellen Zoppo-Sassu. She has delivered ethical, effective leadership to the people of Bristol, and is exactly what we need in Connecticut," said Mattei in a press release. "Mayor Zoppo-Sassu knows what it means to take on entrenched power. I'll be proud to stand with her every day to defend working families in Bristol and across our state."
"As a federal prosecutor, Chris Mattei led some of the most complex, high-profile investigations our state has seen," said Zoppo-Sassu. "He never backed down from powerful interests, and I know we can count on him now when it matters most."


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Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing Manuals
1st Edition
Manual 5: Secondary Processing in Biscuit Manufacturing
Table of Contents
Background to the biscuit industry; Hygiene and safety aspects; Problem solving; Chocolate and chocolate flavoured coatings; Cream sandwiching; Icing of biscuits; Application of jam, jellies, marshmallow and caramel; Care, cleaning and maintenance.
This manual takes readers through such secondary processes as coating, sandwiching and icing, concentrating on common production problems and how they can be solved.
Food manufacturers, scientists and researchers; Bakers and Confectioners; Sandwich manufacturers; Students and academics in food science courses
- No. of pages:
- 88
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Woodhead Publishing 1998
- Published:
- 10th March 1998
- Imprint:
- Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9781855732964
- eBook ISBN:
- 9781855736245
Ratings and Reviews
About the Authors
Duncan Manley Author
Duncan Manley is an internationally-renowned consultant to the biscuit and food industries, with over 40 years' experience. He is the author of the Biscuit, cookie and cracker manufacturing manuals and Biscuit, cracker and cookie recipes for the food industry, also published by Woodhead Publishing.
Affiliations and Expertise
Consultant, UK


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If you are contemplating starting a collection, big or small, it's always best to have a plan before spending your hard-earned money. Planning ahead, whether you decide to collect autographs, trading cards or other types of collectibles, will help to accomplish your goal and will result in an enjoyable collecting experience.
- Select a Theme
The first thing you should do is decide on a theme. It should reflect you and your passion. This will help you to stay focused on your goal. It's always better to start small and move up from there into rarer pieces.
- Buy Authenticated/Graded Collectibles
Purchasing collectibles that have been authenticated/graded by a third-party service will help to protect you. It's all about the condition. Certified collectibles can reduce your anxiety as a buyer and increase opportunities as a seller.
- Do Your Homework
Ask as many questions as you need regarding a third-party service, a dealer, an auction house or a collectible. More information is available due to the internet with websites and forums giving information about collectibles and their history. Increase your knowledge no matter what type of collection you decide on.
- Use a Reputable Seller
Deal with a seller you trust and that assists you with your goals. A good dealer helps his customers learn more about what they want to collect. They may be able to help you sell or trade your items.
- Display or Storage
Depending on the type of collection, do you display your items or put them away? If you want to display your collection, you need to come up with a creative way to accomplish this without mounting everything on the walls (example: displaying signed bats on a rack instead of a frame on the wall). If you decide to use a safety deposit box, home safe or other method for storage, make sure they are big enough to store your items.
- Budget
Establish a budget. There is nothing wrong with looking for a good deal but remember, "if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is". You don't want to purchase a forgery. Buy the finest quality you can afford. There is no guarantee an item will increase in value or even retain its value, you can't go wrong with good quality items. You get what you pay for and it's an investment.
Keep it fun! You may not always be able to afford the piece you want or find what you need, but the experience should be fun.


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AT&T Seeks a Lifeline on Land Lines
Regulated operators are obliged to maintain the old phone service as long as customers want it. For now, at least.
What do we want? Regulatory certainty. When do we want it? Now.
Such has been the chant of AT&T, which as the No. 2 telecom carrier has been trying harder on the regulatory front for a long time. AT&T threw down a gauntlet with its aborted and lamented T-Mobile deal. Going back to the days of Mike Armstrong, it threw down the gauntlet on maximum size for a cable operator (a business AT&T exited). It threw down the gauntlet on horizontal mergers in the 2000s between Baby Bells....


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If you want to stay fired up, you'll need a poker!
The fireplace poker rouses smoldering embers. A few jabs with the metal rod and a dead flame is reborn. Sparks fly, wood crackles, and soon a fire is raging again.
It doesn't take a Ph.D. in Pokers to know that if you put the poker in the fire the rod gets hot; withdraw it and it cools off. That's the essence of TheHot Poker Principle: stay close to people that keep you "hot." [1]
Paul understood The Hot Poker Principle. He was languishing in a Roman prison and deserted by friends. The embers of enthusiasm were waning. The cold draft of discouragement was intensifying. So Paul looked for the friend who would help him stay fired up.
Please come as soon as you can. Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you when you come, for he will be helpful to me. 2 Timothy 4:9-11 NLT
Paul knew that he needed people who would help him accomplish his goals, encourage his heart, and stay true to God. Luke and Mark were two friends who helped fan those flames.
This is a powerful lesson. Examine Paul's life. Despite physical ailments, punishing difficulties, and relentless opposition he never burned out. In fact, he stayed red hot for God! What was his secret? Search Romans 16 or Colossians 4 and you will discover that Paul surrounded himself with Hot Poker People.
If you want to maintain your spiritual fervor, you can't do it alone! You need Hot Poker People. They are a gift from God. If you have them, count yourself blessed! If you need one, don't delay! Join a men's group, a ladies Bible study, a singles or couples group.
Connect with encouraging people who help keep your fires hot for God.
TAKE ACTION TODAY: Seek out a Hot Poker Person and/or thank someone who has been God's instrument to fan the flames in your life.
1I learned The Hot Poker Principle years ago from John Maxwell. Thanks John!


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Compilations of hot toddy recipes are available on websites such as About.com and Wine Enthusiast Magazine. Examples of their offerings include recipes for classic hot toddy, ginger toddy, apple toddy, chai toddy and chamomile toddy.
A classic hot toddy recipe calls for a dark liquor, such as whiskey, brandy or rum. Other common ingredients include honey, lemon juice and hot water, with optional additions such as tea or spices. Variations may utilize maple syrup or brown sugar instead of honey or incorporate ingredients such as butter or cream for a richer taste. Alternatively, some recipes substitute the more traditional liquor selections with less conventional ones, such as gin and tequila.


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So apparently moving across the country, completely shifting the focus of your business, and quitting a ten-year corporate "bridge job" really throws a wrench in the consistent communications works.
The good news is that my team and I have found our rhythm again, and our new(-ish) direction means that our ongoing content will be even better than before. Yeah!
And this week I've got an awesome, totally FREE, resource for you to kick things off.
But first, a quick update on what's been going on these last few months:
As I've mentioned in some previous posts, my husband and I moved from Denver to the Central Coast of California in late May... Just because we wanted to.
It made no logical sense at the time. We'd had a plan in place to get here eventually, but our hearts kept pulling and pulling at us so we finally took the leap.
And you know what?
When we allowed ourselves to experience the things NOW that we were striving to have LATER, everything changed.
I (FINALLY!) got clear on my business mission
An outrageous corporate partnership opportunity appeared out of nowhere
Dream clients started showing up in droves
I quit my corporate day job to focus on Strategy Ninja-ing full time
All this amazing stuff (and more) showed up simply because we listened to our intuitions and followed our hearts. It's funny how that works, right?
We spend all this time making goals and working so hard to attain them.
We visualize the end result.
We plot our detailed course to get us there.
We check things off to-do lists every day.
But it never occurs to us that we might be able to experience it RIGHT NOW, just because we DECIDE TO.
No waiting. No planning. No to-do-ing.
Just DECIDE.
Pretty empowering, right?
By giving ourselves permission to have it NOW, Tom and I shifted our vibe from "working hard and waiting" to "RECEIVING AND READY FOR MORE".
What are YOU waiting to receive that you could give yourself RIGHT NOW?
You don't have to make a huge, life-changing decision like moving across the country to start experiencing the magic either.
Small decisions and commitments in the direction of your dream will work nicely too.
The trick is to allow yourself to experience the things you're working towards in the present moment. Empower yourself to have this stuff RIGHT NOW instead of LATER, so you can shift your transistors from "WAITING AND HOPING" to "ALREADY RECEIVING".
Just give yourself permission & DECIDE your dream is already yours. Then the magic shows up to make it so.
So, I'll ask again... what are you waiting to receive that you could give yourself right now?
Comment below and declare it out loud.
And double points if you post it on my Facebook page too to get a little Ninja Accountability attached to it.
Before I forget, on to the FREE stuff I promised!
I created a new set of resources to go along with the Strategy Ninja focus, called the Ninja Toolkit. It's my best stuff for creating kick-ass strategy and launching your offerings effectively. Click here to grab it now. (And feel free to take a look around at the new website while you're at it!)
OK! I'm off to take a walk in the sun in the middle of the morning. Because feeling relaxed and joyful like a retiree is a goal of mine. And I'm DECIDING to experience it right now.
Can't wait to read what you're DECIDING to bring into your life too.
With love and throwing stars,
PS... I've got LOTS of fun tricks up my sleeve for the coming weeks with Dear Ninja, including more FREE resources, so stay tuned, tell your friends, and visit often! xo


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"The exhibitions mirror the experience from which they arose and in which they are rooted, but at the same time they show what is real, by way of the possible and the desirable."
Loris Malaguzzi
Our exhibitions, some translated into different languages, document the learning processes of children and teachers, and they aspire to be a forum for discussion, a sort of "democratic piazza", a public place for promoting and discussing a new idea of childhood, education, and knowledge.
The design of the exhibitions and ateliers is interwoven with Reggio Children's publishing activity.
Contributing to the dissemination and knowledge of the Reggio Emilia Approach throughout the world, the exhibitions aim to affirm the vital right to education and learning, to recognize the "hundred languages" as extraordinary potentials of all children, and of human beings in general, and to promote an idea of participated education.
All this as an impetus toward the construction of a new idea and a new experience of citizenship.


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BSc (Hons) Computing
This undergraduate computing programme provides a technical education to give you the practical and theoretical skills to pursue a wide range of careers in IT, computing and multimedia. You study in a highly practical environment, gaining the experience, skills and confidence that comes from successfully realizing your own projects.
You can choose a pathway in either General Computing or Multimedia Design and Development during the first two years, each of which culminates in the final project in year three.
The first two years can be studied full-time or part-time. For more flexible options students can study this programme in a blended format, which combines tutoring, some weekend study, self and distance learning classes. The final year is organized entirely around evening and weekend classes to allow for flexibility for both full-time students and part-time professionals.
This programme includes two great qualifications, an HND Computing & Systems Development at the end of the second year and a Computing Bachelor's degree at the end of the third year.
Opportunity & Inspiration
- A highly practical approach to teaching brings you into direct contact with many industry leading companies and individuals.
- Confidence-building through projects and real-life computing contexts.
- Outstanding lecturers and professional guest lecturers bring their experience and influence directly into the classroom.
- A solid theoretical and highly practical approach to teaching provides the best of both academic know-how and real-life experience.
- Applicants with previous university education in IT, computing or multimedia may apply for entry directly into the second or third year. Please note that the third year is offered only as full-time study, with classes on one weekday afternoon (5:00-9:20pm) and at weekends.
Career Success
The General Computing pathway provides solid background and training to enable graduates to work as network specialists, database designers, web designers and IT programmers.
The Multimedia Design & Development pathway provides direct focus on the fast-growing areas of the multimedia industry, such as mobile app and computer games development, and 2D & 3D modelling and animation. Students who choose this pathway may go into film, and TV, animation, advertising or the web and games industry.
Some of our outstanding alumni who have completed this degree include:
- Gerhard Breytenbach
- Jana Jarolimova
- Laijan Berrocal
- Lukas Bartunek
- Martin Banas
- Nikoletta Minarova
Nikoletta Minarova
BSc (Hons) Computing
"The best thing is the opportunity to learn and be in an international environment, and being able to meet like-minded individuals from all over the world. I really believe making such ties is very important for the future."
What you study
General Computing Pathway
Students acquire a sound knowledge in several IT branches including systems analysis, programming, database design/administration, web design and project management.
Multimedia Design & Development Pathway
Students acquire knowledge to build a career in multimedia design and development. The first two years of the programme focus on both broad computing skills and specific multimedia modules, while the third year broadens the skills in on-line business and service management as well as in database administration and networking.
YEAR 1 (HND) - 9 modules from the following:
- Study and Writing Skills part 1
- Website Design
- Mathematics for Software Development
- Networking Infrastructure
- Digital Image Creation & Development
- Study and Writing Skills part 2
- Object-oriented Programming
- Procedural Programming
- Systems Analysis & Design
- General Computing Pathway
- Information Systems in Organisations
- General Computing Pathway
- Digital Media in Art & Design
- Multimedia Design and Development Pathway
- 3D Computer Modelling & Animation
- Multimedia Design and Development Pathway
YEAR 2 (HND) - 9 modules from the following:
- Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation part 1
- Programming in Java
- Computer Systems
- Data Analysis & Design
- Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation part 2
- Data Structures & Algorithms
- Business Skills for eCommerce
- Employability & Professional Development
- Networking Security
- General Computing Pathway
- Digital Forensics
- General Computing Pathway
- Web Applications Development
- General Computing Pathway
- 2D, 3D, & Time-Based Digital Applications
- Multimedia Design and Development Pathway
- Computer Games Design & Developments
- Multimedia Design and Development Pathway
- Advanced Networks
- Advanced Server-Side Technologies
- ICT Service Management
- Advanced Databases
- Computing Project
Entry requirements
1. High school or previous college education, which could be one of the following:
- a Czech high school diploma (maturita)
- two A-level passes or LCCIEB equivalent
- a Prague College Diploma
- equivalent education from other countries, assessed individually
Students with experience or equivalent education in some subjects of the programme may be granted advance credit towards the HND after completing the required Assessment of Prior Learning or Experience documentation.
2. Proof of English level upon entry, which could be one of the following:
- ELSA score of at least 380, administered at Prague College or elsewhere in the world
- TOEFL iBT score of at least 79, IELTS score – 6.0 or FCE (A)
If you need to improve your language skills, you can take one of our access programmes.
3. A letter of motivation (300 words) that identifies why you want to study at Prague College and in this particular programme.
4. Final interview – a formal discussion with the applicant and final confirmation of the application process.
Tuition & Payment
Prague College Scholarships
All applicants are eligible to apply for scholarships which may be awarded in consideration of academic excellence, social engagement in school activities or generally in society, financial need and special circumstances. We also have a special fund to support students coming from Czech-language and Slovak-language secondary schools and universities
Successful scholarship winners can have from 5% up to 30% of their tuition covered for either a single academic year or the duration of the programme.
Apply early. The number of scholarships is limited. Ask us for details!
Czech students are eligible for Gaudeamus student loans from Komercni Banka. Some students from other countries have received funding from their home countries to study at Prague College, and if you think you may be eligible for funding from your home country do not hesitate to ask for our advice and support.
When to pay
A deposit on tuition ensures new students a place on the programme. Full tuition for the first semester is due two weeks before starting the programme, except in the case of late registrations.
International students pay the first semester, relevant registration fees and the first semester rent for accommodation before starting the visa application process.
Continuing students pay the next semester tuition two weeks before the end of the current semester.
Early payment discounts
You can save up to 8% if you pay the academic year in advance. The discount is calculated as 1% per month for each month the individual semester payments are paid early.
New students do not receive a discount on their first semester, but if they choose to pay the first year up front, then they would receive the discount for the second semester.
Payment plans
Students who have finished the first semester, and who make all their payments by the due date, can apply for a payment plan for an administrative fee of 700 Czk per semester plus 1% surcharge for each installment.
Contact us now if you have any question regarding tuition deadlines, early payment discounts or your eligibility for a payment plan.


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Who are we?
TCM HealthCare is managed by professionals who have a thorough understanding of health services in the UK.
Prof. S. Au, OBE, M.Phil (Cantab.), MBA (Cantab.) – Director and Founder of TCM HealthCare
After finishing studies at Cambridge University (Linguistics and Management) and London University (Psychology), Shun Au spent seven years working as a senior manager in the NHS prior to setting up TCM HealthCare. He has a strong interest in developing evidence-based complementary medicine and has had several papers published in this field.
Shun Au was commissioned by the Department of Health, England to conduct two surveys on complementary therapies in 2005.
He was a board member of NHS Trusts in London from 2002 to 2011.
Shun Au was appointed Visiting Professor at Ning Bo Medical School at Ning Bo University, Ning Bo, China in December 2013 for the longstanding contributions he has been making to mental health research and development in China since 2005.
Shun Au was appointed OBE in the Queen's 80th Birthday Honours list for his longstanding charity work in the Chinese community. Shun Au receiving his OBE from HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace in November 2006 (photo on right).
Shun Au has been a guest speaker at a range of health and well being conferences worldwide. These include:
Auckland, New Zealand – November 2004 (key note speaker)
University of Auckland: The Inaugural International Asian Health Conference Asian Health and Wellbeing: now & into the future
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Mental Health
Cairo, Egypt – September 2005
World Psychiatric Association Conference
Traditional Chinese Medicine & Mental Health
Shanghai, China – November 2005
Pan Asian Mental Health Conference
Traditional Chinese Medicine & Mental Health
Cambridge, England – December 2005
Churchill College, Cambridge University, Cambridge
Acupuncture in Psychiatry
Beijing, China – September 2006
International Congress in Cultural Psychiatry
Complementary Therapy & Mental Health – What do service users want?
Belgium – October 2006
Annual Conference, GAMIAN Europe
Complementary Therapy & Mental Health – What do service users want?
Henan, China – July 2009
National conference in Child psychiatry, China
Ning Bo, China – November 2013
Inaugural Lecture on the occasion of his appointment as Visiting Professor, Ning Bo University Medical School
Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China – April 2018
History of Mental Health Services Development in UK
Medical School, Ning Bo University, Ning Bo, China – April 2018
Nice Guidelines for Autism
My Publications:
The National MIND commissioned us to write a MIND's Guide to Traditional Chinese medicine
A research paper published in acupuncture and depression – research led by Professor Michael King at University College Medical school
An article published on integrating Western medicine and Chinese medicine
Prof. Y. Li, M. Med. (Beijing, China), B. Med. (GuiYang, China) – Medical Director
Prof. Li is Honorary Professor at the prestigious Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Beijing**. Professor Li has a longstanding interest in fertility and has been a clinician and medical director at TCM HealthCare Fertility Clinic based in Harley Street since its inception in 2000.
** The China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (now renamed as China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences) is where Prof. Tu Youyou, the Nobel Laureate for Medicine 2015 used to work.
Dr. H. Yang – Lead Clinician
Dr. Yang qualified as Traditional Chinese medical doctor after studying at Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The University is a leading TCM institute in China, it has a distinguished teaching faculty and staff of more than 3,200.
Dr. Yang has been practising Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in NHS hospitals serving NHS staff for over 10 years. She has a longstanding interest in gynaecology and psychological well being.


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Interior designed throughout, this beautifully presented two double bedroom 655 sq.ft. garden flat has been sympathetically designed to be in keeping with its Victorian roots, and boasts quality fixtures and many original features. Occupying the ground floor of this end of terrace Victorian house in The Tonsleys this flat has the advantage of a shared garden and a useful shared parking space...380m (4 mins) from Wandsworth Town.
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