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Pronouncements by the Roman Catholic Church are normally filled with enough nuance to set off great theological debates about what the words might actually mean.
But a statement released Monday with suggestions on how to repair the global "financial crisis" goes the other way. It abandons nuance in favour of concrete economic proposals that put the Church in the new territory of offering advice on creating new global institutions.
Note on Financial Reform from the Pontifical Council for Justice & Peace (read the full text here) has quickly set off a debate about whether the Church is on the right track or is in way over its head on matters in which it has no real expertise or competence.
The document warns it would be an error to try to find solutions that are primarily of a technical nature, yet the Vatican offers highly technical solutions. It suggests the setting up of a new global economic authority to oversee relations between nations and a "central world bank" that would regulate the flow of international monetary exchanges.
"The document is schizophrenic," said Kishore Jayabalan, who used to work for the Pontifical Council for Justice & Peace.
"The Church has always taught that the problems are best solved at the lowest level so this is a strange remedy. This doesn't even feel like a Catholic document," added Mr. Jayabalan, who now runs the Rome office of the Michigan-based Acton Institute, which studies the relation between economics and theology.
"I think the first question anybody who knows anything about economics would ask is, 'On what basis would you think a global authority would work better than a national authority?' The scope and scale of the global economy is so large that it can't be managed. It can only be regulated at much more local level where you have some control."
The Church has always railed against economic injustice through appealing to morality and conscience. But this document goes so far to suggest taxing global financial transactions and subsidizing banks "conditional on virtuous behaviours."
Mr. Jayabalan and others have pointed out the document is a Vatican "note" and therefore lacks the teaching authority of a papal encyclical.
However, Father Thomas Reese, a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center in Washington, says out the justice and peace department would not issue something that did not agree with Pope Benedict's thinking. He noted, too, that Cardinal Peter Turkson, the department's head, is close to the pontiff.
In part, the document blames present economic problems on the myriad speculative financial instruments that have often nothing to do with the real economy of providing goods and services.
"The purpose of the public authority … is first and foremost to serve the common good," it says.
"This is especially true in a globalized world which makes individuals and peoples increasingly interconnected and interdependent, but which also reveals the existence of monetary and financial markets of a predominantly speculative sort that are harmful for the real economy, especially of the weaker countries."
Father Oliver Williams, an associate professor of management at University of Notre Dame, in Terre Haute, Ind., said the document is meant to force readers into thinking about the world's economic problems, especially that of extreme poverty.
Its proposals are just suggestions, he said.
"The goal is to be provocative and challenge people to come up with suggestions of their own."
William Doyle, associate professor of economic at the University of Dallas, a conservative Catholic school, said the Vatican's thoughts on a global economic authority and a world central bank make perfect sense, given the reality of the times we live in.
In the history of the world, people have evolved from tribes to feudal states and then nation states. So it is only natural that further evolution take place as the world becomes more complicated, he said.
"International capital mobility is way beyond the scope of any national government to regulate or control in any way, shape or form — yet these international flows play a huge role in determining people's standard of living. So some sort of supra-national entity seems to be called for to impose some form of order.
"Every other moral principle [in today's international economy] has gone by the board except that free markets determine what gets done. Implicit in this document is a challenge to that."
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CORPUS CHRISTI - Cory Dixon had 12 points and 16 rebounds, as New Orleans knocked off the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team 70-62 on Saturday night at the American Bank Center. The Privateers defense held the Islanders (9-12, 6-2 Southland) to 19-for-55 from the field and created 17 Islanders' turnovers.
John Jordan scored 20 points and dished out seven assists, but went just 8-for-16 at the free-throw line in the loss. Jake Kocher added 10 points and six steals - the most since Kevin Palmer had seven on Dec. 22, 2008, against Georgia - for the Islanders. Joy Williamson added 11 points as well.
Christavious Gill scored 19 points for the Privateers (7-9, 4-4) while Tradarrius McPhearson added 14 points. UNO committed 24 turnovers but outrebounded the Islanders 41-36 in earning the victory.
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Smartphones and other handheld devices contribute substantially to the overall viewership of any website. Latest estimates show that it is not long before the mobile Internet users are slated to have more stake in the website usage from their desktop and laptop counterparts.
In such a scenario it would be a cardinal sin to ignore the mobile users when it comes to development of a website. Thus one of the most important stages is making a website mobile friendly is to test it for different smartphone platforms and other handheld devices. Let us take a look the importance of mobile phone emulators when it comes to designing websites.
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|Armenian Research Center
Armenia, Karabagh, and the Armenian Genocide
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BibliographiesBibliographies on Karabagh
Bibliographies on the Armenian Genocide
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17 Responses to common Turkish rationalizations on the Armenian Genocide (for more in this vein, see Dr. Papazian's article on "Misplaced Credulity".
Why do Armenian-Americans, and, in this case Detroit-area Armenian Americans, commemorate the Armenian Genocide? (further in that vein, see also Why the Armenian Genocide is still relevant today, an Op/Ed contribution by Dr. Dennis Papazian).
Before the SilenceNews reports on the destruction of the Christian communities in the Ottoman Empire
Documentary Links on the Armenian Genocide
Deutschland und Armenien, 1914-1918: Sammlung diplomatischer Aktenstücke (German and Armenia, 1914-1918: A Collection of Diplomatic Documents). This collection of official German documents was originally assembled by Dr. Johannes Lepsius in 1919. His edition, however, had a few discrepencies between the published version of documents and the originals in the archives. The present online edition was edited by Wolfgang and Sigrid Gust, with help from Dr. Taner Akçam, and points out the discrepencies as well as offers the entire version in German and English.
The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire (The Bryce Blue Book). This major work assembled by Lord Byrce and Arnold J. Toynbee includes eyewitness accounts from all over the Ottoman Empire, and Persia as well.
This is part of the World War One Documents Archive.
Ambassador Morgenthau's Story by Henry Morgenthau (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page, and Company, 1918). Henry Morgenthau was the U.S. ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1913 to 1916. In his capacity as ambassador he had several revealing conversations with the rulers of the Ottoman Empire concerning the Armenians.
The King-Crane Commission Report, August 28, 1919
The King-Crane Commission dealt with the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide, and their report recommended an enlarged state of Armenia. This is also from the World War One Documents Archive.
Report of the American Military Mission to Armenia by Major General James G. Harbord
The Harbord Report also dealt with the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide.
The Blight of Asia by George Horton.
George Horton was the U.S. Consul General in Smyrna at the time of the 1922 fire and massacre of the Christian inhabitants.
I Was Sent to Athens by Henry Morgenthau
Many of the survivors of the 1922 fire and massacre in Smyrna ended up in Athens. Henry Morgenthau was sent to Athens to help with refugee relief and resettlement.
Certain Samaritans by Ester Pohl Lovejoy, M.D.
Dr. Lovejoy was extensively involved in relief efforts for the Genocide survivors
The Genocide Project has online survivor accounts.
Excerpts from four survivor interviews by Dr. Racho Donef are online here.
An English translation of the court transcript of the trial of Soghomon Tehlirian can be found at ArmenianHouse.org.
Documentary Links on the Hamidian MassacresLetters from the Scenes of the Recent Massacres in Armenia by Rendel J. Harris & Helen B. Harris is a collection of letters from a missionary couple who visited Turkish Armenia in 1896.
Edwin Munsell Bliss' Turkey and the Armenian Atrocities 1896).
GraphicsSeveral people have asked us for gifs of the Armenian Genocide. We do not keep any on-line, however, Reynold Khachatourian's Armenian Genocide web page does have some. Warning: his page is not for the squeamish. The Armenian National Institute also has two collections of photographs online. See also the photos at Raffi Kojoian's Cilicia.com website.
Additional Essays on the Armenian GenocideDennis R. Papazian, "The Changing American View of the Armenian Question: An Interpretation," Armenian Review 39, No. 4-156 (Winter 1986).
Hans-Lukas Kieser's online "Kolloquium 'Der Völkermord an den Armeniern und die Shoah' " has excellent essays in English, French, and German on the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust.
Dennis R. Papazian, Modern Genocide: The Curse of the Nation State and Ideological Political Parties. A paper presented at the Conference on Genocide: History and Prevention, November 8-9, 2001, Vienna, Austria.
Teaching Resources on the Armenian GenocideThe State of California Center for Excellence on the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights and Tolerance has essays, photos, website links, and lesson plans on the Armenian Genocide.
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It's been a lot of fun learning about social media this last year. I was the last to every party at every turn. First, there was My Space, then Facebook and now Twitter … and blogging.
Each time I didn't see the point, then I tried it, then I liked it, then the quick check-ins turned to into hours of trying new things, chatting and engaging new people. It was right in line with who I am offline. It came naturally.
Social media is interesting and immediately gratifying … until now. Blogging has not been as fun! It's been downright painstaking.
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I think back to summers past, having my children write about something they like for writing practice. The goal was always to write about what they like, quickly put out a draft; and then spend a little time cleaning it up. I wanted them to enjoy writing, and here I am pouring over 500 words like my career depends on it. When, really, the only thing at stake is my ego.
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THE Marbella expat community lost a hugely popular member with the sudden death of Books4Spain founder Rod Younger. Rod, 53, suffered a sudden massive heart attack at his Nueva Andalucia home.
Born in Spain but growing up in London, Rod descibed himself as "Anglo-Spanish" and being bi-lingual he was equally at home with both locals and expats.
This passion for Spanish culture – especially food, history and literature -found a natural voice in his newly-finished website books4spain, which specialised in Spanish books and had the motto "Passion for Spain". Rod had also been one of the expert panel that helped picked the 100 most influential expats in Andalucia for a special edition of the Olive Press two years ago.
Rod's funeral was held today (Friday, 5 July 2013) at the Cementario Virgin del Carmen on the Ojen road. Friends packed into the chapel with many standing outside to hear Rod's sister deliver a moving eulogy.
Books4Spain later announced that it would keep the website operating as a fitting tribute to Rod.
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July 5th, 2013 9:28 pm
What is the future of his online business?
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To quote the last paragraph again "Books4Spain later announced that it would keep the website operating as a fitting tribute to Rod."
July 6th, 2013 10:46 pm
Sad to hear about Mr.Younger, my prayers to his friends and family.
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RIP Rod. Fond memories of school days in Shortlands, Kent.
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As you might have surmised from the name of this blog, I am a bit of a diva. I like what I like. And make no bones about it. Usually with grace and dignity. Always dignity. Opinionated dignity. Or dignified opinion. Take your pick. #owningit
One of those things that this diva likes is riding in cabs, especially in the big city. Don't get me wrong --the subway is not without its charm. And atmosphere. But as one who is not completely familiar with the myriad subway lines 'round here, I often find the process a bit daunting. Heaven forbid I look like a tourist, staring at my map while bored students consume themselves with music, commuters peruse newspapers and the guy across the train from me reads porn. (True story. About the porn. Not about me with the map. Please. That's much worse than the porn in my book.)
So I like a good cab ride when distance and weather conditions necessitate it. I've got the hailing technique down. Know where to stand. When shift change is. How to give proper directions to the cabbie. The whole bit. And most rides are uneventful. Cabbie is either silent or listening to the radio or carrying on complicated phone conversations. That usually only happens to/from the airport for some reason. I jump in at point A. A few stop lights, a little speeding, some perilous lane changes and ta da -- here we are at point B. Pay the man (not being sexist -- just have never had a female cabbie. so there.), jump out, head on my way.
As with everything, though, there are exceptions.
I was headed to the hotel from the airport on my first solo city trip a couple of years ago. Saturday afternoon. Hotel was on the east side of Midtown, away from the cacophony of Times Square and the Theatre District. There was a big protest of some sort (the reason escapes me now... let me think about it) in Times Square and apparently my cabbie was very interested in it. We looped around twice so he could roll down the passenger side window and listen to the speakers. OK. Fine. I was in no rush. It was the kind of interesting I could appreciate. Once he was sufficiently finished there, we sped to 3rd Avenue, headed for my hotel. Moving so quickly that a hard stop was necessary at a red light. The car behind us found it necessary to make a hard stop as well. Right into the back of the cab.
Let's just say that if this had been an early '70s sitcom, I would have found myself a neck brace and taken the cabbie and the dude in the car behind us to court, where John Astin would have been my attorney and Norman Fell would have been the judge and ruled in my favor for whiplash and damages incurred despite Gomez Addams' lawyering antics.
Despite the fact that I'd gotten a BAM hard enough to give me a neck-and-headache, no one got out of their cars. No words exchanged. Nothing. My response was a very loud profane word and a "DUDE!" which got no response from the cabbie. His tip = greatly reduced. His penance = unloading my very heavy luggage with no help. Hrumph.
And then there was the time I was going back to the hotel, laden with purchases from establishments (read: Macy's sale) in the Herald Square area. The cabbie was chatty, asking me where I was from and so on. Fascinated with me being from Florida. Wanted to know if I liked going to the beach. Did I get a good tan in my bikini. What was I planning to do while I was in town. How was the view from my hotel room and what floor was I on. Were there any "adult" beaches in Florida and had I been to any of them. I then placed a pretend phone call and ignored him the rest of the trip. His tip = greatly reduced. No woman with as many packages as I had has ever gotten out of a cab so quickly as I did. Paging the Guinness Book of Records people. I set a record. *shudder*
Yesterday. Ah, yesterday. Pouring rain. Took me 15 minutes easily to hail a cab. Jaywalked across 8th Avenue, Gator scarf over my head like a babushka because I'd forgotten my umbrella in the hotel room and I was not going to lose valuable time going back up to get it. Grabbed a cab out from under some douchey guy's nose. Gave the cabbie the details of my destination and settled in for the ride downtown, glad to be out of the rain and excited to be heading to an unfamiliar new spot in the city to meet friends to watch the Gator basketball game.
While I was busy text-chatting with my galpal, who was already at the bar, a long sharp horn blast startled me. We were on a side street, caught in a bit of a traffic jam at the entrance to a parking garage. The cabbie was laying on the horn and, growing impatient, decide to try and squeeze the car through an opening between vehicles. And then I heard it. That familiar, sickening sound of metal moving onto metal. Screeeeeeeech. Grossly misjudging the cab's ability to compact and squeeze through anything. the cabbie had careened sideways, fender-bendering into another car. A lovely little Fiat. Whose owner was pissed. Natch.
What happened next was like a scene out of a movie. No joke. Total cliché. Car doors opened. Irate drivers jumped out, already yelling and slamming doors. I couldn't hear what was being said after that, mostly because I was trying to disappear into the floorboard. Hiding my face, like I was working through a crowd of media outside a courtroom. But I assume there was a lot of swearing. Next thing I know, the Fiat driver was snapping pictures of the back of the cab as the cabbie hurled himself back into the car, locked the doors and threw the damn thing into drive. Let's just say it was pretty much a hit-and-run with a little drama added for flair.
The minute I spotted my destination, I told the driver. The words "no charge" floated out his mouth and with a "no kidding" I was out the door, moving through the rain without a look back. Pass the beer.
Given all that, you'd think that the Fiat fender bender would be the most memorable cab ride I've had. But no. There's one more...
I was leaving the theatre one night, headed back to my hotel on the east side. Walked over to 8th Avenue to take advantage of a busier street and more opportunities for vacant cabs. I waved down one with a lit sign that was stopped at a red light. As the car approached the corner, an older woman with a sour expression and a big pointy umbrella tried to step in front of me and grab the cab. Unashamedly, I cut her off at the pass, opened the door and jumped in, pulling away as she told me I was number one with a hand gesture. Sometimes, it's run or be run over in this town. Literally and figuratively.
The cabbie, an older gent, noticed the Playbill in my hand and asked me what I'd seen. We chatted a bit about the show and then he asked if I'd ever seen "Jersey Boys." I replied that no, I had not yet seen it and with that, he was off, telling me about the show and about having seen Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in their prime when he was in his prime. My driver, a native New Yorkers, had grown up in the Bronx and was part of a street corner singing group back in the day. He told me tales of dancing on Alan Freed's tv show and being there the night that Frankie Lymon danced with a "white girl," which "made people in the South upset because Frankie was colored and you know what the South was like back then." I nodded and just kept listening. He talked. I was a rapt and attentive audience. I asked him to drive around a little, if he didn't mind, so I could hear more stories. Which we did for a bit. Tales of meeting Frank (Sinatra. Please. As if there was any other.) and seeing this act and that act before they became "big," as he put it.
When he finally pulled up to my hotel, I had tears in my eyes. What a treasured moment. What an experience. As I handed him my fare and tip, he shook my hand and told me thank you -- "thank you for listening to an old man's stories." I said no -- thank you for sharing with me. I stepped out of the cab and into the night with some stars in my eyes and a smile on my face that could not, would not move. The hotel front desk employees noticed my face and asked what had happened.
I told them I'd just had a quintessential New York moment. Something that I -- and only I -- would experience.
And sometimes, because of moments like that, it truly pays to be a diva.
The discord of city music
The din. It rumbles. Screeches. Blares. Barber shop harmonic cacophony. Mostly machines. With Homosapiens thrown in for good measure. There is some ebb. Some flow. But never completely stopping. Never silence.
I have thrown open the windows (well, opened as far as they will go) of my Manhattan hotel room to let in the glorious sound of urban verve.
Some call it noise. That sound moving up from the street. Which it is, under the purest definition of that word.
I think of it as life. Moving forward. Starts and stops. The antithesis of stagnant.
It is music to my ears.
My windows overlook a very busy thoroughfare. Across the street, I watch people meandering into watering holes. Popping into a tobacco shop. Purposefully heading into a yoga studio, avoiding the lurking customers of a "video" store. My favorite diner, though, has closed. Plywood covers the front window and door. The neon "Diner" sign is dark. No one knows, at least at the front desk of the hotel, what happened to it.
It simply is no more.
They made a damn good cheeseburger in that diner. And even though the online menu indicated that ordering bread pudding was an option, it really never was. They would always substitute rice pudding. Which is rather meh when your mouth is set for bread pudding.
So I look at the plywood, wondering why the diner went away. And what will fill the void. Listening to the street sounds below my window. Moving. Always moving. Even when the action on the sidelines has stopped.
People are always telling you that change is a good thing. But all they're really saying is that something you didn't want to happen at all... has happened. My store is closing this week. I own a store, did I ever tell you that? It's a lovely store, and in a week it will be something really depressing, like a Baby Gap. Soon, it'll just be a memory. In fact, someone, some foolish person, will probably think it's a tribute to this city, the way it keeps changing on you, the way you can never count on it, or something. I know because that's the sort of thing I'm always saying. But the truth is... I'm heartbroken...
~ Kathleen Kelly, You've Got Mail
I have thrown open the windows (well, opened as far as they will go) of my Manhattan hotel room to let in the glorious sound of urban verve.
Some call it noise. That sound moving up from the street. Which it is, under the purest definition of that word.
I think of it as life. Moving forward. Starts and stops. The antithesis of stagnant.
It is music to my ears.
My windows overlook a very busy thoroughfare. Across the street, I watch people meandering into watering holes. Popping into a tobacco shop. Purposefully heading into a yoga studio, avoiding the lurking customers of a "video" store. My favorite diner, though, has closed. Plywood covers the front window and door. The neon "Diner" sign is dark. No one knows, at least at the front desk of the hotel, what happened to it.
It simply is no more.
They made a damn good cheeseburger in that diner. And even though the online menu indicated that ordering bread pudding was an option, it really never was. They would always substitute rice pudding. Which is rather meh when your mouth is set for bread pudding.
So I look at the plywood, wondering why the diner went away. And what will fill the void. Listening to the street sounds below my window. Moving. Always moving. Even when the action on the sidelines has stopped.
People are always telling you that change is a good thing. But all they're really saying is that something you didn't want to happen at all... has happened. My store is closing this week. I own a store, did I ever tell you that? It's a lovely store, and in a week it will be something really depressing, like a Baby Gap. Soon, it'll just be a memory. In fact, someone, some foolish person, will probably think it's a tribute to this city, the way it keeps changing on you, the way you can never count on it, or something. I know because that's the sort of thing I'm always saying. But the truth is... I'm heartbroken...
~ Kathleen Kelly, You've Got Mail
Trail of tears
One tear.
One single tear pooled in the corner of Will's eye.
He was wrapped tight like a burrito, head cradled in a mash of foam and plastic, feet the only large body part he could move.
Except for his mouth, which quivered and his eyes. Which showed exhaustion and fear.
And one single tear.
It was the third MRI attempt of the day. Somehow that was appropriate given the circumstances that had brought us to the emergency room of our children's hospital. An upset stomach out of the blue brought me to the elementary school to see what was what. Instinct told me to take him to be checked out at the hospital. After tests and tests and more tests and multiple IV insertion attempts, the X-ray film showed that the tube that drains the built-up fluid from Will's noggin had a break. One of the signs that something is amiss with a shunt is vomiting -- and as it has been six years since there'd been an issue, I've been very cognizant of the fact that we were on borrowed time with the shunt function.
My sweet boy is no stranger to this drill. I err on the side of caution when it comes to health issues than might indicate a larger neurological problem. So we've been through this exercise before. But it never gets any easier for him, even though he's maturing in so many amazing ways.
That one single tear. He was trying to be brave. But he was scared. Understandably so.
And as that lone tear rolled down his cheek, now covered with adolescent acne and the peach fuzz of grown-up sideburns of a young man, all I could see was my baby.
My baby is having brain surgery tomorrow. That sounds daunting. It is daunting.
I can't fix this. Can't be in the operating room. I have to cede control to Will's doctors and the Great Physician. Faith is the name of the game. As it always is when one is Will's mommy.
Doesn't make it easy. But it is necessary.
Not going to lie -- I've shed a lot more than one tear today. Mostly because my baby is hurting. Breaks a mama's heart. But this is what we do in our family. This is our normal.
And so we go on. Tears sometimes in our eyes. But always simply one foot in front of the other.
One Night with Elvis
Over sherry in heirloom glasses and mixed nuts still in their tin, with the glint of the setting sun hitting the crisp water of Lake Lanier, my cousin, whom my mother and I were visiting, pronounced that we needed "something fun" to do as a highlight for our spur-of-the-moment trip. I was between jobs, my gig as a mayoral campaign office manager having ended not long after election day (we won!) At the strong suggestion of my father, Mama decided we needed a girls-getaway while the weather was still temperate and my employment situation still in flux. With the tumult that often transpires between a mother and a burgeoning grown-up daughter seemingly behind us, it seemed the right time for each of us to grow up, put on our big-girl panties and establish an adult relationship. On the road.
For the record, on that girls-only shopping trip, I got a cherry red swing dress with big pearl buttons down the front which I wore to my high school reunion later that summer. I loved that dress. Not so much that reunion -- but that is another story for another day. Back to the matter at hand.
She was a Patsy Cline impersonator.
And as for the bro -- he took on the icon. The King. The One and Only.
Let's rock, everybody, let's rock.
Everybody in the whole cell block
was dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock.
The best part of this whole thing was that the siblings were multi-talented and multi-taskers. Patsy was a waitress. And Elvis – well, Elvis was the fry cook.
We opted not to eat dinner at the Lantern Inn the night we went -- if I recall correctly, we'd hit a catfish fry earlier in the evening at the VFW. So-so catfish but amazing hush puppies. So after supper, Mama, my cousin-in-law Nancy and I headed off for an evening of beer and entertainment.
We had plenty of both.
Patsy Cline was just OK – not a bad voice, but really – no one can come close to the original voice of silk and heartache.
By the time he hit the stage, our little crew was well into the long neck Buds, making ourselves comfortable at a picnic table back by the kitchen. By the time he segued into "All Shook Up" we were dancing on the floor.
Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you
Little sister, don't you kiss me once or twice
Then say it's very nice
And then you run
Little sister, don't you
Do what your big sister done
After his set, our Elvis didn't retreat to a dressing room to recover and recoup. Nope. There was chicken to cook and some fish filets to tend to. Plus a costume change. A black jumpsuit. Always fashionable. My mother, fueled with beer and Southern belle charm, wandered into the kitchen to share her Never-Met-A-Stranger attitude and extend her appreciation. She chatted him up, all the while he was still clad in the White Jumpsuit, TCB, baby. Taking Care of Business and Frenching up those fries. She brought him out of the kitchen to meet us and naturally, we had our picture made with him. Which meant that one of us had to have brought a camera, as these were the days before cell phones and even disposable cameras. Weird, now that I think about it. If this picture was scratch-and-sniff, it would smell like cheap beer, Obsession by Calvin Klein (my all-time favorite perfume) and fry oil. Isn't it lovely?
A little modern-day research shows that the Lantern Inn closed nearly 10 years ago, after over 40 years in business. Elvis was still the featured attraction, but he'd added some costume changes (gold lamé !) and some stale jokes to the mix. This news makes me a little wistful, but even the greatest icons have to lay down their microphones and call it a day at some point. Voices and knees (Thank you. Thank you very much.) don't always last forever. I'll always have my memories of my One Night with Elvis.
Uh huh ohh, ohh, yeah, yeah!
I'm all shook up!
Medieval Times: A New #*&@%@(&% Partner
Psssst… have you heard? I have a significant birthday this year.
I turn 50. FIFTY.
Whooo boy, that's a lot of candles on a cake. I decided that rather than fret about this over vodka martinis and more vodka martinis with the girls, I would hit the milestone head on. Be the best me I could be when the calendar turns. Go into the throes of middle age like a warrior.
I am Woman. Of a Certain Age. Hear me roar. And please turn on that fan because I am hot and need some moving air.
These are my personal Medieval Times. I am Training for Fifty. *cue inspirational John Williams soundtrack music*
I'm working on tuning up a couple of areas in my life, but a big part of this whole Training for Fifty thingy focuses on fitness. Shocking.
I've been doing a lot of reading about heath and fitness for middle-aged women. And the phrase "food journal" keeps popping up. I turned to Google to get a definitive definition of what a food journal really is. This is what the first entry I looked at said…
Food Journal:
A detailed record of what you have eaten and drunk over a period of time. You also record any diet-related symptoms or wind when they occur.
Gee. Thanks, Google.
Doesn't that sound just delightful?
Well, it's not. What it is is enlightening and disciplined and necessary.
And PS: That last sentence. No. Just no. God bless America.
After some research and query, I have gone into an arranged marriage with an online fitness "pal." An app for my phone, this little thing-a-ma-bob had me record my vital statistics (that only God and I know and the only reason He knows is because He's omnipotent because this sort of thing is pretty much akin to a State Department secret and for once, my lips are sealed) after which it determined my calorie allotment for the day.
My job, once all that analysis was complete, is to simply record every thing I put in my mouth for the day, along with water intake and exercise. Simple, right. HA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
After years of free-range eating, stopping to take the time to virtually write down every little thing one consumes... well, it's a little annoying, more-than-slightly sobering and extremely thought-provoking.
But it's been good. Really good. Making me think. And holding me accountable. Dammit.
Last weekend I went out with a couple of my best galpals for an evening of Mexican food and karaoke (more about THAT later.) After I got home, I recorded the night's gastronomical delights. Right down to the chips and salsa and the Grey Goose/tonics I drank as liquid courage to take the karaoke stage.
Whoa. It wasn't pretty. But it was a good -- and necessary -- exercise. Those sorts of evenings must now be the exception, not the rule. For a cook and gastronome like myself, that's not easy.
Training for Fifty, y'all.
And by the way, after getting into the right mindset, I think this food journaling thing is working.
While watching the telly, I've been seeing a huge number of ads for that Joaquin Phoenix/Spike Jonze movie – the one in which Scarlett Johansson is basically Siri and Joaquin falls in love with her. At least that's what I'm gleaming from the trailer commercials.
Wouldn't be a nightmare if your food tracker acted like that?
"Did you really need to eat those cheesy poofs, fat ass?"
"Kale may be good for you, but wow. That taste. Am I right? Huh?"
"Well, SOMEONE apparently had a good time last night."
Can't decide if the Siri-esque voice for this should be Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz or Gilbert Godfried. All annoying. Am I right? Huh?
There should also be a feature to make allowances for emotional eating moments. Because, you know, it happens. No matter what that Jillian Michaels says. NOW WHERE'S MY CHOCOLATE?!? CHOCOLATE IS SO TOO LOVE!
And activity/exercise stuff should be expanded to include more everyday, realistic things.
Such as...
... going to the grocery store without a list. Aisle wandering. Repeatedly. That's got to count for something.
... cleaning your kid's room. Hunting down the loose Lego pieces that have fallen behind various pieces of furniture. You know that's a serious calorie burn. As is doing the dance of pain after stepping on a Lego piece. Barefoot. In the middle of the night.
... putting on Spanx. C'mon. You've been there. It should be a sport in the Olympics. Or trying to get a bra on and settled when you're still damp from the shower. Holy crap. It's like wrestling with yourself. I had a conversation the other day with a woman in the locker room at the gym about this very issue. While she was trying to master said very issue. She was behind a curtain in a dressing room stall, mind you and I was outside sitting on a bench. We agreed that sometimes dressing post-workout while still damp is a workout all on its own. Bonus activity points!
Because while adapting a food/fitness tracker into my lifestyle is the main point, there's no reason why it can't adapt a little to my lifestyle in the process. All part of a good partnership.
Training for Fifty. Boom.
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Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria
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Ferdinand Charles (17 May 1628 – 30 December 1662) was the Archduke of Further Austria, including the Tyrol, from 1646 to 1662.
As the son of Archduke Leopold V and Claudia de' Medici, he succeeded his father upon the latter's death in 1632, under his mother's regency. He took over his mother's governatorial duties when he came of age in 1646. To finance his extravagant living style, he sold goods and entitlements. For example, he wasted the exorbitant sum which France had to pay to the Tyrolean Habsburgs for the cession of their fiefs west of the Rhine (Alsace, Sundgau and Breisach). He also fixed the border to Graubünden in 1652.
Ferdinand Charles was an absolutist ruler, did not call any diet after 1648 and had his chancellor Wilhelm Biener executed illegally in 1651 after a secret trial. On the other hand, he was a lover of music: Italian opera was performed in his court.
Marriage, children and death[edit]
Ferdinand Charles married Anna de' Medici. She was a daughter of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Maria Magdalena of Austria († 1631). They had two children:
- Claudia Felicitas of Austria (30 May 1653 – 8 April 1676). Married Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.
- Maria Magdalena of Austria (17 August 1656 – 21 January 1669).
He died in Kaltern.
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|Archduke of Further Austria
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