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With a new generation of consoles coming into their own, the lifespan of the PS3 and XBox360 is rapidly coming to an end. It's not quite as monumental as the end of the PS2's lifecycle, which is arguably the single best gaming console ever made! With the PS3 and XBox360, our console games started to have consistent online functionality, and with online functionality comes a sad side-effect: a game's life-span is finite. I can always go back and play my favorite PS2 games (like Silent Hill 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, Ace Combat 4, Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Gran Turismo 3, and Devil May Cry) and have pretty much the same experience that I had the first time I played. But I won't be able to do that with some of my favorite PS3 games, because some of them have online features that won't remain active forever.
PC gamers have been dealing with this problem since the dawn of the internet, but they have work-arounds. PC Games can be modded to support direct TCP / IP connections in order for their online communities to stay online. Hypothetically, you could keep your favorite MMO alive for yourself and your circle of friends in this fashion. But with console games, there are much more significant technical hurdles to overcome, and when the producer shuts down the servers, that is basically the end of that game.
And that is exactly what is going to happen some day with my favorite PS3-exclusive: Demon's Souls.
Every console has its defining games - those games that are reasons for owning the consoles. The original PlayStation had Final Fantasy VII and Metal Gear Solid, the Nintendo 64 had Goldeneye, the Dreamcast had Shenmue and Soul Calibur, the XBox had Halo, GameCube had Resident Evil 4 and Eternal Darkness, the PS2 had Shadow of the Colossus. For me, Demon's Souls is that game for the PS3: the game that makes owning a PS3 worthwhile.
Demon's Souls is a game that completely redefined the way that I think about gaming. My ideas about how a player can interact with a game world and with other players were completely turned on their head with this game. So I want to take a moment to pay tribute to this masterpiece of interactive art with a full review while its servers are still up and running. And maybe - just maybe - I can sell a copy or two to some new players.
The gameplay is based on a simple control configuration in which weapons are mapped to the left and right hand and controlled with the left and right shoulder buttons (respectively). The design is reminiscent of a simplified version of FROM's other major game franchise: the mech-combat sim Armored Core. Weapons equipped in the right hand have a basic attack and a heavy attack, and weapons or shields in the left hand have a block and heavy attack (sorry, lefties, no left-handed characters for you!). These basic controls are very simple, and any player can start hacking and blocking away as soon as they pick up the controller. But more advanced controls and variations in weapon functionality make this seemingly-simple combat system very deep.
Each weapon class has different movesets, ranging from the slashing of a sword to the thrusting of a spear, to smashing of a giant hammer. And shields (and some off-hand weapons) have an advanced parry feature that allows you to stun and counter an attacking foe to land a critical hit. You can also attack while running or out of dodges in order to keep a foe guessing. Mastering these various features takes a little bit of time, but it is immensely rewarding when you finally have the skills to go toe to toe with a giant, butcher-knife wielding skeleton with confidence. But don't get overconfident, because this game will punish you for every mistake!
If you die, you lose all your accumulated souls (i.e. "experience"), and must restart the level from the beginning! But there is a shining glimmer of hope: you have one chance to reach the spot where you died in order to recover your lost souls. If you get there...
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I don't typically get excited about E3 the way that other gamers do. I try not to buy into hype, since I've been burnt before. I prefer a good review over the most stellar of previews. E3 tends to be a lot of pomp and circumstance; a cacophony of light and sound and flashy presentations of scripted, pre-rendered previews that are hardly ever representative of the final product.
I also haven't been paying much attention to the new consoles. They just don't excite me that much. Most quality games are seeing multi-platform releases these days, which usually includes a high-quality PC port that is at least as good (and sometimes better) than any console iteration. Gone are the days of sub-par, buggy PC ports. Or at least, that is how it seems to me. So I just don't see the new consoles as being worth while as long as I have a decent gaming PC. And in fact, these consoles will likely be inferior to good gaming PCs within a couple years. So what's the point in investing in one?
There are a few games on the horizon that look intriguing. I've already talked about Evil Within and Alien Isolation as being two of my most anticipated games of this fall. Both of these games will have PC versions that I will likely purchase, so no need to invest in a new console yet.
There's also a new project by the developers of Demon's Souls that was announced as a PS4 exclusive. That game could have the potential to sell a PS4 to me, but I'm going to wait to see more of the game before I get too excited.
But E3 did have one stand-out surprise that really piqued my interest. It's a new game by a developer called Hello Games. The game is called No Man's Sky.
This game was presented during the PS4 E3 press conference, but it's likely to see a PC version as well. If not, then this title could also turn into a PS4-seller for me.
The game is being advertised as an "infinitely-expanding procedurally-generated science fiction universe"...
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Prerelease promotional material really soured my interest in this game to the point that I waited over 6 months to pick up a used copy cheap off eBay. And the movie ended up being sloppy and wrong on numerous levels. And Edge of Time had caused me to lose faith in Beenox's competency as a developer of Spider-Man games.
So there was a lot stacked up against this game, and I went into it gritting my teeth and ready to be furious. Maybe I set the bar a little bit too low, but I ended up enjoying Amazing Spider-Man. It cut a lot of corners and is easy and boring, but there's enough good ideas in here that I'm actually excited to see if Beenox gets another chance to hopefully knock one out of the park.
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I got a chance to sit down for a while with a friend's Wii-U tonight. I managed to make an avatar and sign up for the Nintendo network, as well as try out an hour or so of ZombiU. I have to say that I was not impressed with either the hardware or the software.
First and foremost, the controller, despite its size, is actually pretty comfortable to hold. It is lightweight, and the cradles nicely in the hand. The screen is bright and vibrant; and sound is clear, but probably better with headphones. Button placement on the right side felt a bit awkward for me. It might just be my familiarity with PlayStation and Xbox controllers, but I didn't like having the buttons below the right stick, and they seemed a bit too close. I frequently missed the 'X' button (the top button), which was annoying because it was the most commonly-used button in the game I played.
I really wasn't digging the screen on the controller though. The avatar creation and network sign up screens annoyed me because most of the data input is done on the controller screen, but the TV screen presents a lot of information. The password screen was particularly annoying, since all the messages were displayed on the TV, and I just didn't see them because I was focused on the controller screen.
On top of that, even a brief time with the system exposed me to a glaring problem for myself (and likely many people): I am nearsighted. I need glasses in order to see at a distance. I'm not blind to things that aren't directly in my face, but after about 6 to 8 feet, things start to get fuzzy, making reading text or discerning other very finely-detailed information hard. I wear glasses, but I don't like to wear them to look at things up close. I often take them off when using a laptop, using a cell phone, reading a book, looking at a computer monitor, writing or drawing, and other "point blank" activities. Wearing my glasses for such things often causes my eyes to strain and gives me a headache (and probably further degrades my vision).
I can already tell that games that require the player to constantly shift between focusing on the controller screen and the TV screen will be very uncomfortable for me, since I'll either have to keep taking my glasses off and putting them back on, or I'll have to deal with the eye strain when looking at the controller screen. Perhaps Nintendo needs to release Wii-U-branded bifocals!
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It is being reported that Sony is planning on releasing a slimmer version of the PS3 console this holiday season. I have yet to see any detailed technical specs of the new unit other than that it will be lighter and smaller than the existing PS3 Slim models and will have a bigger hard drive out-of-box (250 gig or 500 gig models will be available).
I don't really see the point in this move; although, I guess if the lighter, smaller unit is going to cut production costs, then it's a smart business move for Sony. But from the consumer standpoint, I don't see any reason why someone would want or need to "upgrade" to the new model.
Maybe they'll release additional technical specs at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show?
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Getting your Ham Radio License
May 20, 2014 | 16 comment(s)
Since communication is vital in an emergency, getting your Ham Radio license could go a long way in giving you up-to-date information during a crisis. Ham Radios, also known as amateur radios, give you access to hundreds of different frequencies and the opportunity to communicate in a number of different modes (voice, Morse code, or in digital/video).
But before you can get on the air, you'll need to pass a written test and know the rules to legally operate a Ham Radio. But don't worry—getting a Ham Radio license is easier than you may think. Check out these six steps for getting your license and learning how to use your radio.
1. Decide what type of Ham license you want. The Ham Radio network is regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and they have created the operator test. There are three types of Ham licenses you can get—Technician, General, or Extra. Each license gives you different privileges on the waves. You have to get the Technician license first before you can get the General and Extra licenses.
- Technician: The entry-level Ham Radio license. You must take a 35-question multiple choice exam, which is relatively simple. Each question comes from a pool of 400 questions. If you're only interested in talking locally (city, town, community, etc.), you'll only need a Technician's license.
- General: The secondary-level license. You must take a 35-question multiple choice exam, which is of moderate difficulty. Each question comes from a pool of 500 questions. This license is the one you'll want for emergency communications. Having a General license will help you and emergency crews to communicate by using Ham frequencies when local lines are down.
- Extra: This is the most advanced license and the most difficult to obtain. You must take a 50-question multiple choice exam. Each question comes from a pool of 700 questions. With this license, you'll have all the privileges of the Ham Radio network. You can communicate locally, nationally, and internationally.
2. Study for the test. We'll focus on studying for the Technician license, because you'll have to get that license first in order to obtain the other two. According to Steve Whitehead (NV7V), a volunteer examiner (VE) from Provo, UT, the Technician test requires you to know some frequencies, operating rules, knowledge of basic safety, electoral and electronic principles, along with some basic arithmetic.
Once you pass the Technician test, you'll be able to access frequencies above 30 megahertz, which allows you to communicate locally. This license also gives you limited privileges on shortwave bands. To learn more about the General and Extra licenses, check out this American Radio Relay League (ARRL) article http://www.arrl.org/ham-radio-licenses.
All the questions and answers for each licensing exam are published online or in books, and many of these study materials are free. Here's a list of some websites and resources that can help you study:
- QRZ: Ham Radio News , look-up who is a Ham in your neighborhood, and a lot of other useful tools
- Dcasler.com: A complete and free video course is available online. The instructor uses the ARRL Technician study manual, but you don't need the manual if you use the free resources listed here.
- Kb6nu Ham Radio Blog:"No Nonsense Study Guides"
- A free site for studying made by Richard Bateman (call sign: KD7BBC): Ham Study.org keeps track of your studying, ensures that you see all 500 questions that may possibly come up on the 35-question exam.
- Practical Amateur Radio Podcast: Great for listening to the course while jogging, gardening, or doing other activities.
- American Radio Relay League: At this site, you can purchase books to study for the test.
- Join a Local Ham club. Local clubs offer classes to help you study for the test as well. Joining a club or talking to a local club member is helpful because they can help you find study resources, and they can teach you about radio lingo and equipment. Find your local club at the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) website (http://www.arrl.org/find-a-club). And if you live in the Utah County area, Steve Whitehead teaches classes in the fall, winter, and spring in Provo. If you have questions, contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Remember: If you use online sources, keep in mind that the question pool for each of the three licensing exams changes *every two years. It can take websites a little while to update the question pool so make sure you're studying the current one. The test questions for the Technician entry-level pool will change on July 1st, 2014.
3. Take the test. In most states, the cost for taking the exam is $15 dollars, and exam sessions are available monthly in Utah and most other states. Again, you'll want to contact a local Ham Radio club to find out what the cost of the test is and when exam sessions are held in your state. Once you get your license, it is valid for 10 years. After passing the test, you'll be assigned a "call sign" by the FCC (it's like a code name or identifying marker that you use over the waves. For example, John Cunningham of hamradiolicenseexam.com call sign is W1AI).
4. Get a radio. Taking the exam doesn't cost much, but where you'll really spend money is on the radio itself (as to be expected). Terry Buxton, an amateur radio operator from Virginia, said his first radio, which was a Handie Talkie (HT), cost $130.00. He also got an antenna for his car which was $40.00. He now uses a radio that cost $700.00. The price range changes depending on experience, what you plan to use the radio for, and where you plan to use it. If you plan to purchase a radio, but don't know where to start, talk to club members. Club members can advise you on the type of radio to purchase and can also suggest places to buy them for a good price.
5. Learn the rules of the waves. Steve Whitehead says that "just like any other community, there are established procedures and behavioral expectations using a Ham Radio. You need to fit in and know what others expect of you on the air. You gain this knowledge through using your radio and talking to other Hams. Swearing and CB "lingo" used on citizen band radios are not tolerated and are a violation of FCC rules. All communications must be "in the clear" and hiding the meaning of your communications is not permitted."
6. Practice, practice, practice. Like we always say, practice makes perfect when it comes to an emergency situation (if you have a plan and know what to do, you can make it through any emergency). The same applies to Ham Radios. If you want to become an operator, you can't just use your radio once and expect to know how to use it in an emergency. Ham Radios can be difficult to use because you have to learn the various frequencies and how to connect with others, and for that you need to practice and know how to use your radio when it matters most.
Learn more about the importance of emergency communications and the importance of radios by checking out article, "Communication During and After an Emergency."
*Editor's Note: According to the National Association of Amateur Radio, the test question pool is valid every four years, not every two years.
The National Association of Amateur Radio http://www.arrl.org/ham-radio-licenses, http://www.arrl.org/getting-licensed,
FCC website http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=service_home&id=amateur
Steve Whitehead, Volunteer Examiner (VE) in the Provo, Utah area
Terry Buxton, amateur radio operator from Virginia
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Steven Onines | May 21, 2014
There are some new hand held radios from China out now. They work fine and will cost you less than $50. to get 'on the air'. At that price, they're almost disposable!
Plainsman | May 21, 2014
As a ham with more rigs than he can count, I know that the $40 rigs are an excellent value for money.
They started life as commercial rigs for large organizations with communication technicians to set them up.
The English language manuals are somewhat limited and the programing can be clunky.
Please download and read one of the manuals prepared or modified by a ham before you purchase one of these radios.
Anne | May 22, 2014
This is a great article with lots of good and accurate information. I just obtained my technician license a couple weeks ago, and it was really pretty easy to pass the test with a little practice. QRZ is a great site for practice.
beprepared | May 22, 2014
Very interesting. Could you explain more about what "rigs" are for our audience?
beprepared | May 22, 2014
Hi Anne,
Congrats on getting your Technician's license. Have you started using your radio yet? Have you had any challenges or difficulties using your radio/frequencies as a new Ham?
William F Treib | May 23, 2014
I have wanted ham radio for a long time so let me know what I need and all info
William Bybee | May 25, 2014
Very good article, one thing the slightly off. The question pools change every 4 years, not every 2. The Tech pool changes 1 July 2014, General in 2015 and Extra in 2016.
Bill AD6WB
beprepared | May 27, 2014
Hi Bill,
Thanks for catching that. I just went and checked out the National Association's of Ham Radio site and they say the question pool is valid every 4 years. Thanks for the catch. I will go and update the post now.
Dennis | June 3, 2014
I wrote a book about how ham radio works with the LDS Church. You can find it on Amazon under its title, which is, The Emergency Response Communications Handbook. It will be advertised in the Deseret News on Thursday, June 5th.
beprepared | June 10, 2014
Thanks for letting us know about your book. We will be in touch.
beprepared | June 20, 2014
Hi Kdsolie,
Glad that we could give you the push you needed! How has the process been? Did you join a Ham club? Have you been on the air yet?
Thanks | June 20, 2014
Your article was the nudge I needed. After reading it I decided to get my Ham license. Started studying for my Technician license and when that went well decided I would study for my General license, as well. I took and passed both exams on June 18, 2014 -- less than a month after I read your article, so a sincere thanks for the inspiration.
Joey Clements W5BAK | August 20, 2014
Very nice to see some real applications that can be used. Ham radio is what you make it! We have a great group in Houston and many agencies utilize those services. Get a license, get on the air, join ARES, get training and have fun! Thank you EE for helping make our world a better place!
MissSherry | August 20, 2014
For the little hand helds your talking about a license isn't required. However, you are seriously limited to the amount of power you can use and that limits the distance you can cover. In rural areas your family may live just down the road- say 35 miles. This is a coincidence. Our conservative group just talked about everyone getting these radios . We all really need a radio and our licence, Just In Case.
beprepared | August 25, 2014
Thank you for your comments. After writing this article, I can see that Ham radios are cool and a great hobby for communicating. How long have you been a ham? What advice would you give to those interested in becoming hams themselves?
beprepared | August 25, 2014
Miss Sherry,
Good to know. I think it is important to have ham radios and to learn how to use them for communication with groups and other organizations that can get you help in an emergency.


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Hello, I made this as I'm sulking because my silk shirt isn't going to plan! It's a Kwik Sew pattern and it really was a quick sew. Chose the fabric on Friday and here we are! Its made from a pretend tweed, or wool/poly mix, really as a tester as the fabric was so cheap. But I love the jacket so it's a keeper! The pattern isn't for a lined jacket, but I lined it . I used some fabric I've had for ages and I love the contrast. Two vintage buttons from my tin . ( buttonholes slightly mismatched but I'm not worrying ) . I will make this again..,maybe a summer version.
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Don't know why but the photos have appeared really dark??
Wool/ poly tweed fabric from FabricLand, approx £4.99 a metre. Lining fabric for the lining.
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Nov 6, 2013, 10.37 PMby sarahsdaughter
Lovely jacket and the lining is a great match.It's a great feeling when your project turns out well :))
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Hi, many thanks, yes a lovely feeing when things go well.
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Too bad the photos are dark:( It looks so lovely, I like the buttons and the lining!
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Hi many thanks…wore it today too.
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Very nice Cathy! I like the lining inside too :)
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Hi Ellen, yes love the lining…I bought it in error and hid it away for awhile. Knew it would come in handy.
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Theres some sort of glitch with uploading the photos cathy?? Everyones photots are cominhg out dark. Your coat's really lovely. I love the shape and the lining is fab x
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Hi Mary…shame about everyone's photos…..people can't see the little details can they? All that work!
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A very popular tv program that allows a select few individuals to get there car or truck remodeled. And they also have a really funny prank that there fans just love to see, it is hilarious and really funny to watch. They also do a really good job with there pranks, well put together and played out. So a very special small group of people get lucky and there cars and trucks and some rv's get a full restoration which is fun to watch and learn. With products that you can pick up at your local auto parts store, and use on your own cars and trucks at home.
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Overhaulin' Full Episode Guide
- Episode 4 - John's 1969 AMC AMX
John Kiapos is a cool customer who's beloved AMX has taken up roots on his families ranch. John's daughter Sophia sought the help of Overhaulin's designer extraordinaire Chip Foose to take this old clunker into a rolling piece of art.
- Episode 3 - Tony's 1966 A100 Van
Hockey fanatic Tony Farrell's Dodge A-100 needs help. But once "Motoring Mad Man" Chip Foose gets a hold of this old work van it will be as at home on the racetrack as it once was on the worksite.
- Episode 2 - Jim's 1965 Sunbeam Tiger
Jim Horton has been teaching students at Mark Keppel High School automotive repair for years, but his prized Sunbeam Tiger has fallen by the way side. Thanks to Jim's son Andrew, Chip and the A-Team will give this educator's Tiger a new set of stripes.
- Episode 1 - Vera's 1962 Porsche 356
Insider Clyde knows his wife Vera's mission is to help others. So he has asked Chip and the A-Team to give her a special surprise, a new lease on life for her 1962 Porsche 356.
- Episode 9 - Josh's 63 Nova
- Episode 8 - Roger's 61 Impala Bubble Top
- Episode 7 - Lanny's 67 Ford Fairlane GTA
- Episode 6 - Ricky's New Impala
- Episode 5 - Efrain's Olds 442
- Episode 4 - Victor's 1967 Ford Bronco
- Episode 3 - Scott's 1967 Chevy Pickup Truck
- Episode 2 - Bill's 1965 Mustang Fastback
- Episode 1 - Sarah's Skylark


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You can do it! It's the right thing to do. It's the first step to becoming a courageous person.
I was making a suggestion to OP.
I'll be good now.
I'm troubled that your IC says
She pointed out how much I'm making him suffer in deciding whether to continue with our marriage and if he knows this, it will probably stop the suffering and make his decision easy....
Is she really solely focused on him? Maybe does she worry this limbo and secret keeping is hard on you too? My IC told me some people need to confess, because the burden of carrying the secret is so stressful and it clouds their actions which makes the BS always on edge and untrustful.
Bottom line, I confessed. Because my husband was *supposed* to be an equal partner in our relationship, I knew how messed up I was, and he had a right to make informed choices about his life. Withholding any information (especially the fact its PA versus EA) is a huge deal. You are exposing him to disease and sickness. He needs to know so he can be tested.
Your secrets will kill you. From the inside out. You will always be looking over your shoulder.
And they always find a way of coming out.
You will never have a fully honest and authentic relationship with him. Because you will be holding the lies in. You will have walls up. That's not a marriage.
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." - J. Wayne
Take a look back at this thread, and see how many people suggested that you hold back and not tell him.
Go ahead. I'll wait.
Can all of us be so wrong? We are not wrong, and deep down you know it. We know from whence we speak.
I thought I had all my tracks covered as well. She found out anyway. And not from the other woman, who was the only person who knew the details.
Currently living apart, unsure of reconciliation. In IC.
Tell. Him. Everything.
I made the mistake of minimizing, lying some more, holding secrets. I know where you are. You don't want to lose what you have. Well guess what, you already have. You lost it as soon as you lied, as soon as you started down that dark selfish path.
Don't be selfish now, it's scary as hell, find a way to face the fear and give up the secrets all at once. Do not TT, trickle it out. I did this and it made things infinitely worse. My BW will not believe a word I say now. Not one.
[This message edited by LostTime at 3:31 PM, July 25th (Friday)]
I was a weenie and waited until my BS triggered randomly a year later and found info that would of lead him to finding out the whole truth. Not being completely truthful about that was what actually made me almost loose him completely, it's taken much more now to show him that I truly mean what I say. Fortunately, when he did ask me if I had a 2nd A, I was completely truthful and answered every question with much remorse. I still to this day, can not believe he is still here and has offered the gift of R.
Now, read my bio. I was in your shoes in March of this year. It was one year after our 1st DDAY. I was convinced that I was protecting my BS by not telling him and causing him more pain. He, however, knew that something was wrong. I tried to compartmentalize it all, but deep, down underneath my unconscious actions told him otherwise. We were sitting there treading in luke warm water. He was in limbo. Limbo is in hell.
Now, read my tag line. You have destroyed your BS without his consent. If he finds out on his own, he will see that you have NOT changed your ways.
You will always wonder when and if it will happen. As Aubrie said, it's not the way to live your life.
If you go to him, he may be done, but you've given him the step forward showing that you are not the same person to lie and hide things any longer. You must tell him anything he needs and wants to know in order to heal. You have to let go of the outcome of your marriage and focus on his healing.
Now, I'm not going to lie. You may loose him, but you won't loose all of your integrity with him or even your children. He may also surprise you and after some time decide that he is brave enough and loves you enough to offer the chance to R. (With my BS, I told him everything. Childhood, dating life, anything that I could of ever hidden from him, then I offered him to give me a polygraph test. He took me up on it.)
If you are truly deciding to live up to your username and change your life, you must decide to stop running from your mistakes and face the damage that you caused. Until you do this, you actually won't even begin to change and grow as well.
There is no easy in hard work. If you truly love your BS and want to have a chance in your marriage, you all deserve to have the truth.
Not to t/j, but is your BS on SI? If not, that might be very helpful to give him a safe outlet to weigh things out (we are friends of the marriage here). SI has, no doubt, been a marriage saver for both of us by teaching us how to safely sort through the ashes and find ground again once it settled a bit.
I also highly encourage you to read "How to help your spouse heal from an Affair." He will- no doubt- be upset and angry. The way you respond to help and this book will help you see why he feels this way. Empathy is everything from this point forward.
We are all truly cheering for you. Do the right thing. You and your BS deserve the truth.
[This message edited by wheredoigo at 6:00 PM, July 25th (Friday)]
Are you in this to prolong your marriage at the expense of your BS or are you in this to make yourself a better, safer person?
If your only interested in prolonging your marriage in the short to medium term then don't tell.
If however you are wanting to become an authentic, honest, selfless, courageous and all round better person, then come clean.
As always, the choice is yours.
"Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few." Pythagoras
There are two kinds of people in the world.
Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
The bottom line, from this experience I learned to live in a truly authentic manner. Honesty and integrity above all else. My infidelity and the aftermath taught me that, the most important lesson from it all. I carry it into all areas of my life. I'm different now. A much better version of me.
I took over a year to tell it all, and like tangledknot I told the final truth in an email because the fear had me paralyzed and it was the only way I could do it. Scariest thing I ever had to do and yes, my BH had had enough. He almost left, he was livid, devastated, just desperately angry and hopeless and sad. He was done.
But...by some miracle he wasn't, and we reconciled, we got through it together. But even if your H chooses not to reconcile, he deserves to know the truth about his marriage.
My lies were weighing on me like an elephant on my chest. I was so happy to finally be done with lying, even with the fear of telling. Living in truth is always better than living a lie.
[This message edited by SI Staff at 6:44 PM, July 25th (Friday)]
"That's the thing about pain, it demands to be felt."
I haven't read the rest of this thread, so I'm coming at it fresh. I'm just going to give it to you straight.
You need to tell the whole truth.
Period, full stop.
I also indulged in trickle truth and that did more damage to my marriage than the actual affair. There are a lot of things that can drive an affair and it's a pretty horrible thing all by itself. Continuing to lie about it will erode the fragile trust your spouse might be willing to extend to you afterward. It's like kicking them when they're down and it ruins marriages.
I know that you are scared. I hear what you are saying about you've already lied and don't want to disclose more because it will show you as a liar again. The truth will come out eventually. It's better to give it to him yourself. Even now, it's better that you tell him yourself. If your husband can't move forward after that, it's his choice. If you are trying to have a real marriage with him, then he has the right to know what he is choosing.
This is hard. You are probably ashamed and frightened of losing everything that is important to you. I understand. Here is some practical advice in doing it. This is going to be difficult and you need all the help you can get. I wish I had done all of this.
Pick a time and date to tell him. Write it down. That will help make it real and an obligation to yourself.
Pick a medium for telling him. In person, letter, email, phone. Whatever works for you guys. The medium is less important than making the choice, because it's an incremental step. The choosing makes it more real and has you on the path to doing it.
Write down the things you need to tell him. At a minimum, it will be an exercise to get your sins on paper. You will be tempted to minimize, distort and omit. Don't. This is for you and if you can't be honest with yourself, then you should think about whether you should be married at all.
Prepare for this like you would for a presentation. I'm not talking about power point slides and handouts, I'm talking about knowing your subject matter and being prepared to talk about it. The more you have worked with the material, the better prepared you will be to address it under stress. I promise you, this is going to be stressful. Do not use 'being prepared' as an excuse to procrastinate.
You are going to feel like chickening out and lying again. Pause. Right then, right there, pause. Consult your notes. Consult your conscience. Then tell the truth.
Chances are that your husband is going to have some really awful things to say to you at that point. Listen to him and feel his hurt. As long as it is just words, stand there and take it and empathize with him.
Be brave and do this. It's not just for your husband. This is part of fixing you.
Now imagine that you kept the secret from him. Years go by. You rationalize to yourself, if I can keep the facts of my A secret from him, I can get away with something else. Maybe it's not another A, but something else that would hurt him. Would you betray him again because you could get away with it? Are you really such a changed person as you say you are? In what ways have you changed? Is your integrity one of the things you count as changed?
I know these are hard questions, but you need to face them if you truly want to heal and become the kind person you aspire to be.
Good luck.
If your only interested in prolonging your marriage in the short to medium term then don't tell.
I can't imagine not telling the BS either way. By giving the BS the truth, they could then make the decision on whether the WW is making decisions and it be of false pretense or true motivation to be a better person who is empathetic and truly wants change.
Everything else you said, however, is spot on.
WW 47(me)
dday 3/19/14
11 mo EA/PA
On April 30, 2013 my BW looked at my phone and saw emails between me and my AP. She was devesatated and the look on her face is burned into my memory, as I am sure everyone can say. I told her nothing happened physically and that it was an EA.
On October 11, most 6 months later, we were doing pretty well. Then she told me she found the other BS on Facebook and sent him a message to let home know.
Over those 6 months, I had periods where I was able to block it out, and other times that it ate at me. But when she sent that message, I had to choose to either break NC and contact the AP to get our story's straight, or I had to confess the rest of it. I confessed. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. But I am glad that I did.
There is something to be said about not having a lie eat at you. It gets worse over time.
I thought she would divorce me, but we are still working on R.
[This message edited by iAmAMess0809 at 12:18 AM, July 26th (Saturday)]
My H had no idea I was in an affair. I could have just buried it. And let me tell you the advice to do so was really tempting. But I wanted more of me. And so I confessed the entire thing not knowing if there would be a chance at R. And there really was more than a chance. But i didn't know it and it was scary as heck. So I get your fear. But you can do it!
[This message edited by SI Staff at 7:20 AM, July 26th (Saturday)]
I refer you back to every other post in this thread. DO IT. COME CLEAN NOW. TELL HIM EVERY EMBARRASSING PAINFUL TRUTH. It is a demonstration of commitment to him and your relationship; exactly the opposite of having an affair. Also, if he doesn't know about the PA, he doesn't know about the health risks you've brought home.
BTW, you added the stop sign, but I've discussed this post with my BH. He verifies what I'm telling you. Also, if you drag out the truth, it sets you up for further lies when he asks questions.
"Power, Lincoln, real power comes not from hate, but from truth."


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More than a century after it was first identified, Harvard scientists are shedding new light on a little-understood neural feedback mechanism that may play a key role in how the olfactory system works in the brain.
As described in a December 19 paper in Neuron by Venkatesh Murthy, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, researchers have, for the first time, described how that feedback mechanism works by identifying where the signals go, and which type of neurons receive them. Three scientists from the Murthy lab were involved in the work: Foivos Markopoulos, Dan Rokni and David Gire.
"The image of the brain as a linear processor is a convenient one, but almost all brains, and certainly mammalian brains, do not rely on that kind of pure feed-forward system," Murthy explained. "On the contrary, it now appears that the higher regions of the brain which are responsible for interpreting olfactory information are communicating with lower parts of the brain on a near-constant basis."
Though researchers have known about the feedback system for decades, key questions about its precise workings, such as which neurons in the olfactory bulb receive the feedback signals, remained a mystery, partly because scientists simply didn't have the technological tools needed to activate individual neurons and individual pathways.
"One of the challenges with this type of research is that these feedback neurons are not the only neurons that come back to the olfactory bulb," Murthy explained. "The challenge has always been that there's no easy way to pick out just one type of neuron to activate."
To do it, Murthy and his team turned to a technique called optogenetics.
Using a virus that has been genetically-modified to produce a light-sensitive protein, Murthy and his team marked specific neurons, which become active when hit with laser light. Researchers were then able to trace the feedback mechanism from the brain's processing centers back to the olfactory bulb.
Reaching that level of precision was critical, Murthy explained, because while olfactory bulb contains many "principal" neurons which are responsible for sending signals on to other parts of the brain, it is also packed with interneurons, which appear to play a role in formatting olfactory information as it comes into the brain.
Without that formatting process, Murthy said, the brain would likely have trouble interpreting the wide range of signals – from very weak to very strong – it may encounter.
"If you make a system that is very good at detecting weak signals, it becomes saturated as the signal gets stronger, and eventually it's impossible to differentiate between strong signals," Murthy said. "To avoid that problem, brain circuits use a process called gain control [Peter: there can be both automatic as well as selective gain control]. By inhibiting certain neurons, it ensures that you stay within the detection range, so you don't miss the weak things, but you don't miss the very strong things either."
Earlier studies had hinted that the interneurons in the olfactory bulb are the primary target of the feedback signals, but Murthy's study is the first to definitively prove it, and to show that those feedback signals effectively inhibit the activity of the principal neurons.
"When the cortical area decides to send these signals back to the olfactory bulb, it's effectively turning down the activity of these principal neurons," Murthy said. "Why does the brain do this? Our theory is that the feedback is a way for the cortex to say, 'I heard you.' As the olfactory information is sent to higher regions of the brain, these signals come back and turn down the volume on the input."
While similar feedback systems have been identified in other parts of the brain, the extent of the olfactory feedback was surprising. Murthy's research showed that the system doesn't simply send signals back to the olfactory bulb, but sends them to its very first layer of neurons.
"That feedback is coming back to the very first synapse, if you will," he said.
Even more surprising, Murthy said, was evidence that the olfactory bulb's principal neurons were also receiving feedback signals – albeit weak ones – which appeared to prime them for incoming signals.
"These weak connections help the principal neuron get over the top when it's listening to weak inputs," Murthy said. "If there's a weak smell coming in, but it's not able to drive the principal neuron over the threshold to signal the rest of the brain, but say you're in an environment where you're primed to smell that weak smell – we believe this feedback from this higher area of the brain is sort of tickling these principal neurons, so when there's a weak input you're able to smell it.
"For most animals, smell is a very, very important thing," Murthy added. "If they are in an environment where there's one overwhelming smell that's irrelevant, they need to be able to detect a weak smell that may signal danger. We are hypothesizing that this mechanism, where the cortex is talking back to the olfactory bulb and suppressing neurons, through this feedback they may be able to detect that weak signal."
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- A 1-to-2-year-old uncollared female Florida panther was hit by a vehicle around midnight last night on US 41, southeast of the entrance to Collier Seminole State Park.
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Who's JB Loves To Be Swaddled ??
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Who's JB Loves To Be Swaddled ??
|Fri, 07-23-2010 - 11:08pm
Do you think 6 weeks old is to old to still be fully swaddled at sleep time?
Raphael doesn't like having his arms free when he does he wakes himself up lol.Who elses baby loves to be swaddled for bedtime?
|Fri, 07-23-2010 - 11:11pm
mine does. I don't think it's too old. If my Jb has his arms out he, like you said, wakes himself up. Actually he has just done this. He was swaddled and i was holding him and he was sleeping soundly.. Laid him on the couch and his arms came out and now he's flapping around and wide awake. I better go swaddle him again so i can work out. :)
|Fri, 07-23-2010 - 11:15pm
yeah I'm pretty sure all mine have been this way..though my Dom could get out of any wrap on the market haha my lil houdini!
enjoy your workout!!!
|Sat, 07-24-2010 - 12:03am
hehe maybe..On the up side my Dom is super super smart 3 turning 30 so it bodes well for the name ; )
|Sat, 07-24-2010 - 8:45am
*raises hand* When we've exhausted all of the "Why is he crying?" options, we swaddle him and that normally does the trick. Oli was done with swaddling by the time he was about 2 weeks...Keelan's 4 now and he still just loves it.
|Sat, 07-24-2010 - 5:30pm
Well Raf is 6 weeks and LOVES being swaddled..It's something that either they love or hate.
|Sat, 07-24-2010 - 5:36pm
I love the swaddle me wraps.
I too am just going to continue till he doesn't want to be swaddles anymore.At this stage I get a good 10 hour sleep out of him at night..why would I change that LOL.
I too am just going to continue till he doesn't want to be swaddles anymore.At this stage I get a good 10 hour sleep out of him at night..why would I change that LOL.
|Sat, 07-24-2010 - 8:06pm
If Wyatt is over stimulated and needs help calming down to go to sleep then he likes to be swaddled. He has never liked having his arms swaddled into the blanket. Now he hates it at night because it makes it more difficult for him to roll over and back. So I have just been putting him in nice warm jammies at night. That way he doesn't need a blanket because DH and I like to have the AC on nice and cold at night while we sleep.


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"... but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!" -- Henry Ward Beecher.
Hats off to all WSA teams who got behind the Annual Food Drive effort this past month! Thousands of cans of food were collected and dropped off at Sand Springs Community Services on Tuesday. WSA Director of P.R., Kevin King, led the effort once again and claimed it was the largest collection yet. "SS Community Services are thrilled about our contribution as they said this was the lowest their cupboards had been in quite a while. The WSA teams that participated did on overwhelming job!".
Recieve chances at the prizes for $10 donations. All teams are participating! And help save Coach Wayne Farmer! He'll be moving in to the WSA Clubhouse until the club reaches the fundraising goal!