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Good morning
Awarding the tiara to DM.
Did Ayden enjoy his presents? Great that you found something that is useful for you against colds. Take home lots. Yesterday DH had another skin thing removed - from his leg this time and took advantage of waiting around in the clinic to get a flu vaccine too. The one from his back came back not dangerous so that was good and this one the doctor did not think was urgent so I hope it will come back all right too.
Happy Columbus Day
Happy Thanksgiving to Canadians.
*whispers. Happy last day at work before the boss gets home........
Thank you Ann for starting us up again. I thought maybe I would have beaten you here.
I didn't give Ayden his presents. Apparently this Saturday he is having a birthday party for kids and then the following Saturday there is one for the grown-ups so I'll give him his loot then. Forget the Alka Selzer. After the 3rd dose I had palpitations so that's out. I do feel better today though. Can't win.
Good news about DH Ann.
I bet when the boss gets back you'll be all smiles.
Happy Thanksgiving Suzanne.
Ann, loved the story about your DD in class. Good for her, speaking up! I doubt the doctors office will accommodate me as you suggest. There are not many dermatologists in the area, so they have long waiting lists. I need to go regularly due to having melanoma twice in the past. But a month or so shouldn't make too much difference. I am not even sure if they are open today, with the holiday, but I'll give a call. DD2 was Black Canary, which is a comic book character (I didn't know who it was either). I think I posted a pic of her in this costume last summer, but now she has added a blonde wig.
DM, sorry you are not feeling well. I like Day & Night Contac, but that might give you palpitations too. Hope you feel better soon. I like Olive Garden, but don't go too often because DH cannot stand the garlic smell.
Happy Thanksgiving, Suzanne!
Did make good progress on house cleaning yesterday, but as I don't like to clean, and DD1's stuff from her college apartment never entirely found a place, plus she is spread out trying to organize her packing for the move, it is a challenge. Much & more to do today, and I am sure I won't be satisfied with the level of cleanliness, but it will be what it is. I have a plan to hide some of the clutter, too.
BF arrived safely last night. DD1 promised they would do a store run for me today, so that should help with the work load. -jill
Thanks for the Thanksgiving day wishes! I am currently having a little rest. According to DD, everyone else is having a break as well. We left at 7:45 for the parade. It was a lot of fun, but quite chilly. We came home for a quick throw together lunch of potato leek soup, cheese and crackers, French bread and dips. DS 2 made a batch of muffins from a mix.
The roast is in the oven using Paula Dean's awesome method. It cooks for one hour and then stands in the heated oven for three more. Then you turn the oven back on and heat it for another hour.
DH has peeled a pot of potatoes. I will make a recipe I saw on Ina Garten's show for peas with onions and pancetta. Also a broccoli salad. Pumpkin pie and whipped cream for dessert.
The trip your boss took seems to have been quite short, Ann!
Jill, enjoy your remaining days with your DD. When will you be visiting with her? Thanksgiving?
Maybe you shouldn't mix medications and whiskey cake, Carol! LOL!
Oh well, once DD is packed up it will be some small consolation maybe that the place is easier to clean. How long is it going to take them to drive to Oklahoma?
My DD finished her precourse and has tomorrow off to study before the exams on Wednesday. She is thinking of not going to the Physics exam on the theory that it is not going to be any different if she does go there since she does not know how to answer any of the questions anyway. They now have gas in the apartment (they cook on gas) and a washing machine in a cardboard container (someone will come to fix it on Wednesday) so that is all good progress
Goes off to practice smiles for boss tomorrow - actually he called yesterday afternoon with some smiles of his own. Apparently the meeting went very well and (coincidentally) two papers that we have been trying to publish were accepted for publication. And he was having a couple of days in New York with his wife - so why not smile
Good morning,
Good start up Ann. Monday was filled with appointments.
Nothing to write about from here. Weather is great...and the town is quiet.
How was the roast Suzanne?? I made a nice roast Sunday. Note worthy as I don't normally do a good job with roasts.
Smiling back at Ann.
I'm smiling back at Sharon and Ann.
Another lovely day here with the temperatures above normal. They have been above normal every day so far in October.
The roast was almost a disaster. I had it in the oven doing it's final cooking and had set the timer to let DH know when to turn the potatoes on. When the timer sounded, DH turned it off and put the potatoes on. However, instead of just turning the timer off, he turned off the whole oven. Needless to say, the roast was underdone. Since I had put two roasts in the oven, we were able to eat the outside slices from both of them. Luckily, TG and I both like our roast rare.
i made lunches for TG and DS1, so they both were happy about that. Will reheat the roast for supper tonight and then I will put the rest in a bag for my family to use when I can't do any cooking.
This morning I hope to get a lot of small jobs done with DH here to help me. When he goes off to play cards, I'll take a nap.
Send kind thoughts my way as at 8 PM the committee will be discussing who to call to be our new pastor.
Kind thoughts coming over and fingers crossed for PIC's DH..... I could do with some here too as we have an important committee meeting which could have serious implications for our project here about to start in an hour. Have been rushing around all morning hunting material and answering last minute queries from them too so that is why I only got to post now.
I like rare roasts too Suzanne - can I come over? What a thing to happen with the oven. Typical man behaviour doing what he thinks he is told without thinking or understanding the logic behind the requests. In my house it would have been all my fault for setting the timer - or something.
DS had another interview for the job he wants and is now at home filling out forms for a security clearance he needs if he is to work there. They have scheduled him psychological testing from 8am to 1pm on Friday in a town about 1.5 hours drive from here. He doesn't mind the drive so much since he just put a new radio/disk thing in his car but getting there at 8 in the morning is going to be challenging. They didn't yet talk to him about terms of employment (money) - so that is going to be yet another interview once everything else is finished if it is still on the cards. He really does want this job - in contrast to the one that I would have taken to go to Tanzania.....
Hello ladies,
Carol hope you are feeling better today. I hate when you take something and it causes palpitations even though sometimes I just get palpitations and I have no clue why, it just happens and then just as quickly ends. Strange.
Suzanne glad you enjoyed your thanksgiving. I still haven't decided if I'm cooking or not. How are you feeling these days?
Jill it must be hard preparing for your daughter to leave. I know how I feel with my son in florida.
Ann won't it be nice though to have your son still in the same country where you live?
Jill, never heard of Black Canary but then again looking at children's shows I am amazed that I have never heard of any of them either. Maybe I should borrow a child once in awhile?
Suzanne, glad that Thanksgiving was a good day. Oh dear, you mentioned Paula Deen. I read that she was fired from the Food Network. I should have put in more whiskey in the cake. Oh, shame about the roast but good that you could still eat from them. Fingers crossed for PIC's DH.
Ann, are you still smiling? Hope the meeting turned out well. Tanzania? Wow. Good luck to DS for Friday.
Sunny day here with some warmth. I might sit outside later while mom is bowling. Tomorrow we go to vote for senator then eat lunch out and then go to Atlantic City until Friday. I'm taking my Kindle Fire so I might be able to be in touch. I'm leaving my original Kindle with mom since she is finally getting the hang of it when I leave.
waving to Sharon.
Wishing you a good trip DM. How do you get to Atlantic City? How is your cold? More whiskey sounds like a good conclusion to me.
I like the picture Sharon. Thanks. I hope it worked for Suzanne's PIC's DH.
I would have taken the job in Tanzania but DS doesn't really want it and does really want the other job - which would look great on his resume. So I very much hope that he gets it and even if not - he shouldn't take the other one just because I like the sound of it.
And not smiling today because I scraped Blue. Exactly where DD did (less badly though). I misjudged the angle picking cw up from her house. I don't think that I will fix this but it is annoying.....
Not such a good evening last night. Some stubborn members of the committee simply would not consider PIC's DH as our pastor. So the vote was 6-1 for a different candidate. I stuck to my guns. The name still has to be approved by church council and then voted on by the congregation. So I guess there is still some hope.
It rained overnight and my hip is really sore this morning. Not sure if the two are connected. I'm considering not going to aqua fit class.
Have a great time in Atlantic city, Carol. Not too much whiskey before gambling!
Sorry you scraped your new car, Ann. I hope your DS will soon have a job settled for him.
Hello Ladies,
Carol win big.
I would assume unless someone has a car to drive they could take one of the buses that goes to Atlantic City. They use to give you a free lunch but I'm not sure with things being the way they are that they still do it. I don't think Carol's mom lives to far from there. It's about 2 1/2 hours from me.
Suzanne sorry they wouldn't consider PIC's DH as your pastor. With a vote of 6-1 it doesn't look like they are going to change their minds.
Ann good luck to your son no matter what he decides to do. Is his girlfriend still a sticking point?
Sorry to hear about your hip and the vote Suzanne. I agree with Norma - doesn't seem like much chance to overrule that decision. Is this candidate acceptable to you - even though obviously inferior to PIC's DH?
DH's GF is ex-GF. According to the friend who introduced them in the first place - she thinks that he broke up with her. He took it badly that she was not prepared to discuss the issues with him. He is spending a lot of time on the phone trying to help out his replacement in the army. Either the guy himself is phoning him or the others in the group are phoning to ask him to explain how to do - whatever it is - to the newbie. It is good for DS's ego anyway.....
Ann, my youngest aunt is taking us. Youngest, lol, she's in her 70s. she's staying with us and she's always up for fun. Poor Blue. Whoa!! You mean DS and not DH's ex GF, I hope.
Suzanne, I'm sorry to hear that PIC's DH didn't get the position.
Norma, they still do the bus trips with money given back and sometimes a show included. There is one coming up the middle of November that mom is thinking about. Mom lives roughly an hour from AC. Yesterday it was announced that Bally, where we will be staying is doing a re-fix, so it should be interesting to dodge the workmen.
So we're going to vote then go to Applebees for lunch and then to AC. Hopefully there will be free WiFi somewhere, if not, have a good week and see you on Friday.
I am glad I went swimming as the exercise in the warm water has eased my hip.
Tonight the name gets presented to church council. Those 12 people will vote, with a 50 percent majority. If it passes, the members of the congregation will vote. There must be a 2/3 majority. So there is still some hope. I am pondering how to let the word out that people can vote against if they wish.
Wish me luck, going to doctor which is againt my brain but I have to find out what's going on with my stomach. I'm so hoping it's not my appendix. My vacation is right around the corner.
Wishing good thoughts for you, Norma.
How did the voting go Suzanne? That is a complicated voting system. Is he still in with a chance?
How did it go at the doctor's Norma? Remind me - when and where is your vacation? How are you feeling today?
LOL DM - yes it was DS's ex GF and not DH's.
We are going out to lunch from work today to celebrate having two papers accepted for publication. Boss's plan is that we come back to the office afterwards and continue to work.......
This evening DH and I are going to the wedding of the daughter of my cousin tonight. It is a chance to meet up with family who I rarely get to see so that is nice. Just if it is noisy - DH is going to want to leave.
Just come back from a really good lunch with cws from work. Wow it was good. Don't think that I will have room to eat anything tonight at the wedding. May be lucky as would not be the first time that DH got pushed over the edge by the level of noise and we left before the food at a wedding..... I hope not tonight though - not that I need the food but it is a bit embarrassing. When the kids were little he used to mutter something noncommital about babysitters but that has not worked for a while.....
Well nothing serious thank heavens. I did mention to the doctor that I was trying this clean gut diet which he says caused me to have such bad gas pockets that I felt like my stomach was bloated. I think it was the breakfast smoothie which contained berries, spinach and other stuff. Anyway since I stopped I feel better.
He asked me how old I was and I could tell by his face that he was trying to tell me that I need to stop looking for a miracle in an unhealthy diet and just try to eat right and take care of myself and you know what, he is right. I'm not going to be thin again like I was and I have to learn to accept what I am and what I can do.
However, while there he detected (I didn't say anything) that my heart speeds up and while this has happened before he wants me to take an eco cardiogram just to make sure there's nothing going on and he did take the regular EKG and everything was good, so it's just a precaution. Also going to take a sonogram of my stomach just to make sure.
I do feel better today so that's that.
Ann so glad you enjoyed the lunch. You can always play with the food on your plate and pretend, my husband does that all the time (hahaha).
Suzanne how are you feeling today? Any news on the new pastor?
Hahaha..on the babysitter excuse. Andy used to say that I wasn't feeling well. People thought I was a sickly person. Congrats on the papers.
Waiting for news...Suzanne on the selection and Norma on the doctor appointment.
ONE more full day. It has been a rather uneventful year 4 months but just those eyes on what we are doing is tiring. I may have a party Saturday.
A party for any occasion or just because
Very excited florida son is coming home on the 9th. Of course we are going to Aruba on the 12th but I won't have to have anyone come in for the cats or to move the car.
I'm sorry to have been missing in action yesterday. I was just so tired.
The meeting at the larger group went okay. Two people abstained from voting. I voted yes this time because it was a raise your hand vote not a private one. So I hope that leave some people wondering who made the no vote at the previous meeting. There were a lot of questions about the candidate. Two people were quite vocal, but one of them is always that way and tends to be ignored Because of that.
Next comes the congregational vote sometime in November. I'll be absent for that, but will ask if I can place a proxy vote. I think there will be a fair bit of negativity, so every vote counts.
i have learned a lot about some members of my congregation through this process. And it's not all good. The chair of the committee spoke about the new candidate and never referred to his notes. After interviewing five people for more than an hour each, it is hard to keep it all straight. So I asked him to get his notes out for one of the questions. He fumbled around for a while and by the time he found his notes, people had moved on to a different topic. But I couldn't let him answer that question off-the-cuff when the candidates reply was not the best.
I have to run now to make DDs lunch and then head to the pool. I was quite stiff yesterday possibly because of rain. It was cleaning gal day, so things look good here.
I'm glad to hear you are feeling better Norma, I would love to take a tropical vacation.
How was the wedding, Ann? Did your DH last long enough for the food?
Hello to everyone. I'll try to check in later.
Confused..what did you vote yes on?? I thought you were voting on a specific candidate.
Cleaning day here as well. We are cleaning the kitchen cupboards and drawers. Throwing some stuff out. Taking one hour to do this ( two of us so that equals two hours) and the second hour doing general cleaning.
My friend got her new knee yesterday. She has to remain flat on her back for 48 hours.
Nothing else happening here.
Sharon, I worked on a committee of seven people to interview and select a candidate. I voted no on a secret ballot. Then we presented the name to church council, a group of twelve members who meet monthly to keep the church running smoothly. I am on council as well. I voted yes because it was a strategic thing as the vote was open. Next the entire congregation will hear about the candidate and vote on that same day. If I can have a proxy vote, I will say no.
Congratulaions on cleaning up Sicily in more ways than one!!
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside.
Norma, I'm glad that you are feeling better. I'm glad that you are getting those tests. Aruba sounds great.
Ann, you could always say that one of the kids was calling you at a certain time and that you had to get home.
Sharon, you could have cleaned my house when I am gone.
Suzanne, can you vote put the chairman?
AC was fun. I hadn't realized that my aunt is only 15 yrs older than me. We walked and walked and hit shops. I went into Fossil and bought a new purse. I found the most wonderful clothes for BFF's grandchildren. Oh and bacon flavored candy for Ben and Sian for Hanukkah.
It's a cool rainy day here today. It may be the first day in October that our temperatures fall below normal.
Of course it is pool closing day, so DH will have to work fast this morning before the real rain starts this afternoon.
Carol, did you have any winnings in Atlantic City? Loved the picture of Ayden on Facebook. You always seem to be on the alert for good presents.
Sharon, has the cloud cleared from over Sicily? You did a good job keeping a low profile this summer.
I am doing a bit of cooking ahead today. Tomorrow DH and I go to Niagara-on-the-Lake for lunch with my sisters and cousin.
I'm currently enjoying my coffee in my recliner, watching Nancy Grace.
I see Suzanne wearing the tiara today.
It's finally getting cool here too but for the next few days it will be in the low 70s and I just realized that mom has put the heat on.
I didn't really win at the slots. I discovered one that I didn't play before and that's where mom won and other people. I was told that one woman down to her last pennies played only 1 row but if she had play all of them then she would have won $300. Oh well, and that was her attitude too.
None of those presents Ayden has were given by me. I still have to give them to him. Next Saturday his mom is having people over for cake and ice cream so he'll get mine then.
Hi ladies! Sorry to have been so quiet again, although I have read along everyday. Busy week with DD1's BF arriving Sunday, then Monday's farewell party (which was fun), Tuesday thru Wednesday trying to get her packed up. I finally said to her that she did not have to sort through her books as I had asked and that it was okay if she left her room messy. I did attend the doctor's appointment Thursday morning, so said my goodbyes before I left for that. I think that was better for me, not watching her drive away. So far only a few episodes of watery eyes--no out and out crying. When DH came home Thursday night he hugged me and said "Alone at last!"
They made it to Columbus Ohio the 1st night. When they called last evening they were hoping to make it to Tulsa Oklahoma, although that still meant about 5 hours of driving, after already doing 8. But they sounded in good spirits. I guess one good test of a relationship is how well you can get along on a long trip like that. They should arrive in BF's hometown sometime today.
Suzanne, not sure when we will visit her. My sisters have been discussing a getaway to Las Vegas this spring, so I will stop to see DD1 on the way for a few days if this actually happens.
Logan has done surprisingly well the past two days being home alone all day. He is very happy to see me when I get home, but no messes or chewing things he shouldn't. We went for nice walks both days after work and had good snuggles in the evenings.
DM, sounds like you are having a great time. I love being by the sea too--that is one reason why I so enjoy visiting my parents.
Suzanne, sorry to hear things aren't going so well for PIC's DH. Do you know why they don't favor him?
Ann, Did you go back to work after lunch? And yes, how was the wedding? Did you stay very long?
Norma, was it the plan for FL son to come home so he could watch the house while you are away? Good that you went to the doctor and that things seem okay. When are the tests scheduled?
Sharon, glad you survived and are past this year's SIL visit!
Hi to Jan & Lisa!
Today I was supposed to go to the NY Sheep & Wool Festival, but begged off that, as I really need to get some things done that I have put off due to all the traveling and DD moving. Tomorrow there is a new fiber group meeting, which I am helping to get off the ground, so I will still get a knitting fix this weekend. Today I also need to go to the craft store to pick up a few items to round out the knitting basket I am putting together for a door prize. Also want to go for a walk (without the dog this time). Have decided to make another concerted effort to lose some weight. It is a good time with DD gone and only DH to cook for. He often eats a big lunch and isn't very hungry for dinner when he gets home anyway. We'll see how that goes. My weight has been up a bit, but when I got on the scale this morning it was already down some. That being said, I am thinking about seeing if tonight DH wants to use the restaurant gift certificate that we won in a raffle.
Have a good weekend! -jill
Jill, the committee had its mind made up even before the interview. They felt he should not be considered because he is the son of the congregation. I insisted we were not being fair in not interviewing him and the fifth candidate. So we saw both of them. Actually both of them were better than two of the candidates we saw in the first group of three.
He came in with a great deal of enthusiasm, but the committee saw that as him feeling entitled to the job. If our congregation approves the candidate we have presented, that will open up a nearby church that he may apply to. He has had some experience there during his learning stages.
Carol, I was talking about the gifts you have selected for Ben and Sian. Sorry you didn't win big in Atlantic City!
Oh. I got the latest Penseys Spice catalogue and am sooo tempted to ordered some spices and peppers to take back.
Jill, continued safe journey for your DD. Good boy Logan.
Suzanne, you would have thought that a family member of a member of the congregation would be more in touch with the congregation.
Yeah for an ESIL free zone!!!! Sounds like you did very well this summer at avoiding conflicts Sharon. You deserve a medal. Is Andy relieved that they are gone too? How is your eye doing?
Great that the doctor did not find anything serious wrong Norma and that you are feeling better. I don't know how you can be so sure of what he was thinking asking your age. He was probably just thinking how good you look. How long is Florida son going to be in NY for? Did he time the visit so he could look after the cats?
I have got a bit lost on the voting strategy and the different ways you have to vote in the different ballots Suzanne. It sounds like they were very prejudiced in any case and the chances of a fair vote were close to nil. What are his chances at the other church which may become available? Does he want that? Is the present incumbent likely to take the job you are offering/ likely to be offered your church???
Glad that you had a good time DM. Was your mother the big winner in the family then?
I so feel for you Jill with DD1 off and travelling. There are good sides - and less good sides. But she is happy and that is a very good side. I hope that they have an easy time settling in there. I bet Logan is going to miss her too. Did you go out for dinner?
We did go back to the office after the lunch out but I would not like to commit about how much serious work was done. And we did leave the wedding early. I actually thought that we left before dessert but turned out that what we had was just the appetiser and the main course too was still yet to come. I certainly was not missing food.......
It is DD's first day of her university degree course today. She seems to like her course mates as a general whole so that is good at least. I hope that she gets on well and sticks with it.
I have been having a hard time with my leg and hip. After shopping Friday morning, I went upstairs to lie down. I could not get out of bed again to take DD shopping after her school was over. DH took her for make up to go with her Halloween costume.
Yesterday I came down in the morning and went right back upstairs at 8 AM. I stayed there the entire day. I'm not sure I'll be able to walk very well today. I am taking a walker and a pair of crutches along with us today. We are going to Niagara-on-the-Lake for a noon hour brunch.
The expression "son of the congregation" means that he and his family were members of the congregation when he decided to go to school to become a pastor. He currently drives 40 minutes into the country to his very small church. It is in danger of closing or at least going to a part-time pastor. So he is interested in something in town, and I don't blame him one bit, knowing what winter is like where his church Is located.
After our congregation votes, the candidate has a chance to accept or decline the position. Probably he will accept unless something better has come along. Then PIC's DH could apply to go to that church. He worked there for year part time while he was in school, so they all know him there as well.
DD has appeared downstairs, so I will have to supervise her in the kitchen. She wants to make eggs and I do not let her use the stove by herself yet. That despite the fact that 9year olds are making complete gourmet meals on Masterchef Junior! Sigh!!
I just opened my email and received a message fom the chair of the call committee. It seems our candidate has withdrawn from the call process at our church. Perhaps he has a call to another church. This has greatly lifted my spirits! God works in mysterious ways.
Good Morning ladies,
Where do I start.....Sit back and enjoy this read, it's a brain full. lol
Work is not going good, business had dropped off considerably and the owner Neal is panicing, and taking the stress out on.....ME! Yes, and I am about ready to throw in the towel. He called me into his office a week ago last Thursday, starts yelling at me for costing the company $2200 (in a month)because I am ordering wires after 10am which we get charged $100 per loan. See when they yell at you, it is not in a nice way, they belittle you and cuss at you. When he is done yelling and cussing at me, that is when I find out it's because of the late wires....I then said, All those late wires, I got permission to order those from Jon (he's the manager)...Neal is like, well let's get him in here and hear what he has to say about it. So, he called Jon in, Jon did stick up for me, but what is stuck in Neal's head is...Lisa costed me $2200! He never once said he was sorry for jumping the gun....nothing.
Than, when I order a wire on a loan, the title company will send us wiring instructions and the UW (underwriter)will upload them, this tells me where to send the money to. On this one loan I opened up the wiring instructions and ordered a wire to be sent per the instructions, well come to find out the wrong wiring instructions were uploaded, so I picked up the wrong information...the wire was rejected and that is when Neal saw it. Oh man, did he get mad. He called me into his office last Wednesday and ripped me up one side and down the other for costing him $200. I tried to explain to him that the wrong wiring instructions were uploaded, but he would not listen to me, he was bound and determined it was totally my fault. He would not listen to my explanation AT ALL. So, I just said, I was sorry the wrong instructions were uploaded and I picked it up. I think I said I was sorry like 4 times.....Then I had to tell Jon what happened, I was so scared to tell Jon because I think he is an abuser and he also belittles you. I actually went into the bathroom and cried because I did not want to face him. I finally told him and he was like, that's not your fault...and he was really nice about it. He told me he would tell Neal and stick up for me......he never did.
Last Thursday, we had a meeting and Kevin one of the other bosses was telling those that go outside to smoke that the walls were thin and people inside could hear everything that is said. And for everyone to watch their mouths. Later on, Kevin came out to one of the guys (he works the lock desk, he locks the rate on loans) Not sure what started it but, this guy went into Kevins office shut the door and (he told me this) told Kevin to f-off and and they were screaming and yelling fowl language at each other calling each other mfers and soforth. At this point Jon was at my desk showing me how to do something, but what I saw (and trying to hear while jon is talking in my ear) was Neal barging in Kevin's office starts yelling at them both, and tells Kevin to leave and tells this other guy to leave. This other guy goes into Neals office and apologizes for what happened and told him he needed his job....Neal said okay, but walked back into Kevin's office and said, Didn't I tell you to leave?......kevin left. But came back in around noonish on Friday and didn't stay long but was quiet all day.
This not a good working enviroment, I think my time here is up.....so I am looking once again.
My other news: I got an email from the Kansas City Fitness Magazine, telling me that I have been picked for a special event. I have accepted another challenge with them, this is an 8 week challenge thru the holidays, and they only asked those that are serious about losing the weight and that have stuck with it. This will cost 199.00, and I will be asking my friends on FB to help fund me on this. If they do they do, if not and whatever is left I will have to pick up. I seem to be drawn to challenges and competitions. This will keep me on track to reach my goal. We this a competition and it's the E vs S vs W vs the N...it begins next Saturday the 26th, and there are 15 people on each team. The winning team gets a FREE 12 week ride at the Ranch in 2014 to continue the weight loss. I am pumped now!
I have been talking alot, so with that I am going to go and I will be back later on.
I am down 51 pounds and a total of 42.5 inches.
So sorry that your leg is so sore Suzanne. I hope that you will be able to enjoy the brunch for all that. I have to admit that I am very confused about the voting for all your explanations. If the candidate does not want to come to your church is there still a chance for PIC's DH to pass your selection board? Because otherwise he won't be able to come to you (the committee does seem very set against him) and will not be able to go to the other church because the incumbent pastor is not coming to you and therefore vacating his post. I must have missed something since you are pleased that the other guy doesn't want to come...... Is PIC's DH still in with a chance for your church?? I am with Norma - I would have thought that someone who knew the congregation was a good idea from the outset.
Just saw Lisa's post. Woohoo for being pumped and so motivated. And for your amazing success!!!!!!!
Sorry about the work environment. That sounds quite awful. Good luck with being able to cope and find another place....
Ann, my mother ALWAYS wins biggish when she's in a casino. Good luck to DD and I hope she loves her classes.
Suzanne, I hope your leg and hip feel better soon. Good luck to your candidate.
Lisa, congratulations on being picked for the challenge. That work place has always been horrible for you.
Nothing new here. Guess we're meeting friends of mom for supper.
Congrats to the Red Socks. Beards and all.


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Who's been watching the inauguration ceremony?
I've been intrigued. I can't say I cared for Aretha Franklin's interpretation of the national anthem, and I was amused to see the judge chappy muff his lines up. But I have to say that I am very hopeful about the next few years. Obama's saying things that ring true to me, particularly about science and technology.
We shall see.
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It was interesting, I'll say that. I didn't much care for Aretha Franklin's song either. I'm still a bit skeptical. I believe in men proving themselves through their actions, not their words - so I'll wait and see what President Obama decides to do. I hope he is a good President, but I'm going to wait and see. But, here's to the future!
I really didn't much care for that poem either. She read it strangely and in my opinion it wasn't very good.
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Just a note, Arethra Franklin sang "My Country 'Tis of Thee." The national anthem is "The Star-Spangled Banner."
I'd actually be happier with "America the Beautiful" as national anthem. It's a nicer song. The tune of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was originally an eighteenth century drinking song entitled "Hymn to Anacreon" (Anacreon being a god of drunkenness and dissolution). And of course the lyrics of the Star-Spangled Banner were a poem composed in the middle of a battle with the British in the War of 1812. It's rather militant. Fits nicely with the isolationist siege mentality espoused by many American paranoids.
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I agree, but "America the Beautiful" wasn't composed until much later, wasn't it?
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I happen to like all three songs, but I still like "Star Spangled Banner" best. But then, I'm a traditionalist, so...
Yes, Aretha murdered "Tis of Thee". *shudder* Blah. And there were several things that I was miffed about during the whole thing.
Question, for anyone who cares to give a succinct answer: Why was is, when introducing President Bush, the announcer said "George Walker Bush", but when announcing President Obama, he said "Barak H Obama"?
If you're going to do it one way for one of them, do it one way for both of them. 'Hussein', though it has negative connotations, is just a name. If you don't want to say it, fine. But be consistent!
As to the speech: It was a bunch of empty, pleasing phrases that could be interpreted in a million ways. I know, because I tend to disagree with everything Obama's said so far, and I agreed with some of his statements during the speech. Now, since I know that he won't be doing things the way I think they should be done, and since I know he wasn't referring to the way I think things should be done, therefore I know I interpreted the speech differently than he did. To clarify, he didn't say anything of significance at all. So I agree with Nu, I'm going to wait for him to do something before I give him my stamp of approval.
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Not to get into a political debate here, but I'm going to support our president regardless of who they happen to be. That's just how I was raised to be, to support our representative. Even if I don't agree with the energy, health care, economic, foreign interest, or tax policies that Obama's campaign set as their goals (on their site, not in his speeches), I'll support our president and do my best to have his back.
For what it's worth though, I realized today the reason I didn't vote for Obama. I've become so cynical and jaded that I have no hope, no faith, that a man can honestly be as good as Obama claims to be. I simply... don't have enough hope to invest, because I'm too afraid that the reality will be much like I fear. Another liar in the white house, like all those before him.
It also bothers me a great deal when people cheer that we have a black president, yet hate those who don't cheer with them. It's horribly ironic, I think, that they're cheering for the election of a man that transcends boundaries of bigotry, ignorance, and hatred. In doing so, they're espousing those same three philosophies in the "if you don't support him, you're a racist" mentality.
Sigh. I would say that America disgusts me sometimes, but I think it might just be humanity in general. ¬_¬
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Question, for anyone who cares to give a succinct answer: Why was is, when introducing President Bush, the announcer said "George Walker Bush", but when announcing President Obama, he said "Barak H Obama"?
Because there are two presidents named George Bush, and he needed to make it clear that he was introducing the younger of the two.
Meanwhile there is only one president named Barack Obama. Nor does it seem terribly likely that we'll ever have another one by that name. I bet "Barack" will become a lot more common in coming years, but there are still going to be precious few Obamas in the U.S.
I did note that Chief Justice Roberts used the full name "Barack Hussein Obama" when administering the oath.
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As to the speech: It was a bunch of empty, pleasing phrases that could be interpreted in a million ways ... he didn't say anything of significance at all.
An inaugural address is a ceremonial occasion. Its purpose is to mark the peaceful transfer of power between an outgoing president and the new one. It's not a major policy speech.
In fact, I was kind of surprised at how much policy stuff he put in, particularly this bit:
President Obama wrote:
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
That's an announcement that he's going to cut programs. It's also a pretty bald pot-shot at free market conservatives. I'm startled to see anything so concrete (and combative) in an inaugural address.
The rest of it was more epideictic, which is more what I'd expect in a ceremonial speech.
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I'll support our president and do my best to have his back.
I'll clarify that I will always support and respect him, as he's the leader of my country, but I'm making up my mind about whether or not I like him, and whether or not he deserves all the praise he's giving.
I'm not a democrat, so I agree with very few of his policies, and I hate that when I say I didn't vote for him people automatically scream "RACIST!"
It's great we have a black president - but that alone is not a good reason to vote for him. I've also heard that people voted for him because they thought he was hot. Sometimes, the people in this country make me very, very sad. u_u
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I'm not a democrat, so I agree with very few of his policies, and I hate that when I say I didn't vote for him people automatically scream "RACIST!"
It really grinds my gears (and I'm a Democrat, so...) that people see Obama as a Black President instead of a President who happens to be black. Yeah, it's a huge deal and all that he's the first african american president, but you're disagreeing with his ideas, not his skin color. c_c pshaw.
Anyways....I'm really excited to see what he'll do! I thought some of the shots of the National Mall from above were INCREDIBLE. So many people!
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@sailorscully: First, welcome to the forums!
Second, I'm pretty sure that's exactly what Tinu is saying as well. In fact, I think what most of us are thinking... "Black President", "President who is black", what does
of it have to do with
I recall I saw some campaign art (done from another country, oddly) which photoshopped McCain to look black and Obama to look white. The tagline was "Let the issues be the issues". I don't know if I could agree more, and that I've been called racist several times now simply for not voting for a black man does not amuse me.
The reality is that many of those same people could not answer even one simple question about Obama's policies. What he plans to do with the country, right? "Change" is not a specific answer. Every president gives rise to change, there has never been (to my knowledge) pure stagnation under a president's term. Very few of the knee-jerk "non-Obama votes are racist votes" people could tell me what Obama's plans for taxation were, for instance. Many refused to believe me when I told them his plans are to raise business tax by 50%. When asked to cite my sources, as if I were trying to sully his good name, it pleased me greatly to direct to
his campaign site.
But, I digress. Obama is an excellent orator, and I think that he stands a chance at being one of the greatest diplomats to hold the presidency. I'm as excited as anybody to see what he does, but as I've said before I hold all of his words with a hefty grain of salt. The political arena is full of sharks looking out for their own self-interest, through deals or promises. Very few of them actually care more than for appearances about the "common people".
Obama makes good on his promises to change that history, I will regard him forever as one of the greatest policymakers in my lifetime.
In truth, I probably won't risk holding my breath. I guess I'm just a bit more cynical and jaded than most people, but then most people haven't gone through as much trauma as I have either. Once you lose the ability to trust other human beings, you start to have more faith in what you know. "Better the devil you know" type of thing. Obama, I don't know. I don't trust him. I don't have faith in him. McCain, at least is the devil I know. I know what he and his platform will attempt to do, and how they will go about doing it. It's a world I've learned to operate within, and one I know I can survive in.
So, I guess my final thoughts on it are thus: I hope and pray that Obama does and is everything he says he is. That I can't seem to draw heavy correlations between what his campaign website said were his plans, and what his speeches and rallies seemed to say concerns me a great deal. So, we'll see. He's my president now. For better or worse, I will do my best to support him in that role.
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Obama always turns out a good phrase. If he kills the terrorism acts I'll be happy.
Seems like a lot of expectation on one man...considering terrorism has been around since the dawn of time. We only put that label on it fairly recently to be more politically correct. This war on terrorism has always been so ambiguous. Especially when domestic terrorism is a big a danger as foreign (and harder to secure against). Not to say that Obama couldn't or shouldn't strive for security across the world from violence but...To completely stop it? That takes way more than one man. Just pointing out you'll never be happy if that's the case.
On topic...As an Obama supporter from the beginning, Squee has great expectations for Obama. Hopefully realistic expectations, but in the end Squee just has to hope. Too many have already fallen to cynicism before there's even a chance for him to DO anything...Squee'll be the first to criticize when the time comes though.
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:12 am
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@ Squee - I think Nem was referring to the government acts that were passed regarding terrorism, rather than the idea that Obama could "kill terrorism"
In other news: hours after his inauguration, President Obama ordered a cessation of the war crimes tribunals in Guantanamo Bay. The 120 day grace period will allow the new administration time to review the tribunal process overall as well as the specific pending cases and "decide what forum best suits any future prosecution."
The TIMES Online UK article
For those who don't know, a military tribunal is like a trial where the military has complete jurisdiction over the proceedings. They are the prosecution, judge and jury, and their word is final.
I for one consider this a very strong first step in the right direction for Obama, and am pleased to see he is already taking actions consistent with his campaign promises.
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Yeah, the terrorism acts. ^_^
As far as getting rid of terrorism itself goes the media pretty much scuppers that idea from the get go. I don't like the term terrorism myself, all warfare is terrorism, so I'll use insurgency from here on in. Anyhoo, any sane counter insurgency policy is what can at best be called, 'distasteful.' Unfortunately we've got a system whereby the government answers to a bunch of pacifists who twitch every time they see something paraded before the cameras with some suitable music as backing. It's like this General Nkunda thing: Whenever anyone's actually strong enough to stand up for their people the public rip them to shreds.
But it doesn't work the other way, when your machete wielding enemy goes and hides behind a definition like refugee and still raids across the border killing your women and children suddenly they're subject to the pity of the international community in a way that you weren't and aren't. Odd that, one would almost think that this morality thing is, for most people, subject to how cute/pitiable the thing before them looks.
And terrorists have the best one of all, they get to hide behind civilians, and suddenly all those people they were letting die become unacceptable to take out in order to get to them. See when you make it an active thing rather than negligence people become aware of their responsibility, and they don't like that.
There's a vast difference between the power and tactics a Western military has and those it is allowed to use. International terrorism would come to a rather abrupt end if we just sat down said, 'We're going to have to do some nasty things for a short while to enforce a longer peace. Small children should look away at this point.' and got to work. Not with insane rubbish like the patriot act but actual workable counter insurgency policy. Unfortunately the petty sensibilities of people who's morality costs them nothing significant and demands no action on their part, is a coward's morality, and it's ruining this world for that sort of thing.
So the real monsters of the world go around largely unopposed, because they can play the system and categorise themselves clearly as the victim for the media to pick up on, while all the real heroes get messed up by the media because they haven't had the luxury of spending years learning how to cry for the cameras. If it wasn't for Western media we'd have peace in central Africa right now, mark my words. African peace on African terms, which is the way it has to be. And just maybe, if we stayed out of others business, this terrorism thing would go away all by itself. Terrorism is after all an overblown threat. It might kill a few people here and there but more people die in car accidents every year and we're not spending three hundred million dollars a day on improving car safety. But even if it wouldn't go away by itself, we've got the tools to fight it, kill teams, false flag operations, bribery, deprivation of utilities, and so on towards the nastier options all the way up to the NBC options for the most prolific problem areas – if only we were allowed to use them.
People are obsessed with fighting a clean war, they think if you send someone to get shot on the streets, even if you have to do it repeatedly, rather than stab them in the back at night once, that it's somehow more righteous; it's absurd - a moral aesthetic.
All of which, much as I like Obama (I mean if anything else if he messes up it's going to be interesting to hear him make it sound good) makes me sad to say it's something I heard shadows of in Obama's speech: 'our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.' I was sitting there wincing at that part, they're all fine qualities but what most people think those things are aren't generally very conductive to security. On the plus side if he gets out of Iraq and Afghanistan the threat will largely diminish of its own accord; the only reason terrorism is costing so much is because someone decided it was a bright idea to send soldiers over where they could easily get shot at by terrorists.
While the current system of morality and economic wealth endures I fear instituting sane counter insurgency policy in America would be political suicide. If Obama actually sets up a decent counter insurgency policy I may just have to sacrifice some lolcats to him. Still it's amazing how when the hard times really hit all that morality stuff goes out the window though, maybe a couple of generations down the line there will be a public that would support that sort of thing. When the hard times hit at home, assuming they do, I think the niceties of how to deal with international terrorism are going to be the least of anyone's problems.
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Yeesh, Nem. You had me at "Yeah, the terrorism acts. ^_^" and you lost me when I realized how long the rest of the post was.
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A few weeks ago I got a small package in the mail along with this note, "Mr. Davidson, I read with interest your column where you quoted Paul Harvey regarding 'Dirt Roads.' One problem: He didn't write the piece. I did. You can check it out in the enclosed book which Mr. Harvey quoted and gave me proper credit."
He then went on to give me Paul Harvey's secretary's name and phone number. He concluded by saying, "I'd appreciate a correction. Thanks." The note was signed Lee Pitts.
Of course, Mr. Pitts is exactly right. The title of his book is, "People Who Live at the End of Dirt Roads," and it contains a quote by the late Paul Harvey on the back cover. The same day I got his note I wrote him back to apologize for not giving him proper credit for his work.
The fact is, I had never heard of Pitts until that day. This is a common problem and one of the reasons I decided to write this column. Paul Harvey did indeed quote Pitts on his national radio show and gave him proper credit. However, because this piece was so good, many people passed it along to their friends, but somewhere along the way the name of the real author was lost in the shuffle.
In other words, some person gave Paul Harvey credit as being the author and it just spread from there. Case in point. A few days after I got the book and note from Pitts, I got another forwarded email that was titled "Dirt Roads," and sure enough it listed the author as Paul Harvey. I later learned this email originated in Canada. The truth is, Pitts is a fantastic writer and I can understand why Paul Harvey would want to quote him. I consider it a privilege to set the record straight, at least for those who read my column.
Here is a little background information in the event you are not familiar with his writing. Pitts is the executive editor for "Livestock Market Digest," a weekly newspaper serving the livestock industry. He is the author of five previous books and a syndicated weekly humor column. His is a recognized byline in rural weekly newspapers and monthly magazines throughout the West. He has spent the last two decades traveling around rural America writing stories and speaking about agricultural issues and the agrarian way of life. When he is not busy traveling down dirt roads, he makes his home in Los Osos, Calif., with his wife, Diane.
Pitts has a way of touching your roots and making you think about the values that have shaped our country. I particularly liked the chapter titled, "The Golden Age Of America." After he had attended a farm sale auction, here are some words that he penned, "Car after car hurried past me, filled with antiques and relics and broken dreams. It seems we value relics, but not the society that produced them. Middle America is vanishing. These small towns along the way either flourished and grew into a city with all its problems, or they died. If enough families move away, a small town dies. If enough small towns die, the heart of a nation is destroyed."
Again, the title is, "People Who Live at the End of Dirt Roads." You can pick up a copy at your local bookstore or contact the author by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
In light of what I've been saying, giving you an email address is kind of ironic. The Internet can be a blessing or a curse depending on how we use it.
Here is a suggestion that I hope every person who reads this column will heed. When you get a "Forward" email, check to see if the author is listed. If not, add the words "Author Unknown." No one likes to see someone else's name on something they have written.
(Editor's Note: Jim Davidson is a motivational speaker and syndicated columnist. He may be contacted at 2 Bentley Drive, Conway AR 72034.)


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Amir Khan used his advantages of speed, height, and youth earlier this week and dominate his elder challenger, Zab Judah, to further unify the junior welterweight division of boxing. Khan knocked out Judah with a hard right hand in the fifth round Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the process, he added Judah's IBF junior welterweight title to his own WBA title Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Khan, age 24, definitely looked more spritely than the 33 year old Judah. After landing punches early and often, Khan finally struck Judah in the mid-section in the fifth round. Judah fell to his knees and tried to indicate to the referee that he had a received a blow below the belt. But the referee was not buying it, and he counted Judah out, to give Khan the knockout. And replays clearly showed that the final blow was indeed a clean one.
"Zab is a great fighter, but he was a little awkward," Khan said to reporters afterward. "I knew he was getting hurt and moving away and ducking. I kept hitting him right on the face and the shot that took him down hit him right on the belt. If it had gone another few rounds, I would have knocked him out with a clean shot. I saw I was hurting him and it was only a matter of time."
Judah, with 41 wins, 7 losses, and 28 knockouts, and his promoter Kathy Duva, did not agree with the decision. "It was a low blow," Judah said. "I was trying to get myself together [when I was down] and that was self defense there [going down]. He jabbed my cup. It was an uppercut and it lifted the belt and that really hurt. The punch was clearly below his belt.
Khan (26-1, 18 KOs) was leading by a 40-36 shutout on all three scorecards at the time of the knockout. "I think my speed overwhelmed him along with my power," Khan said. "I built it up from the beginning and took my time. I could've gone with the plan to knock him out sooner, but I wanted to work my way up. I'm No. 1 in the division. Now I will go back and see who my team is going to line up for me next."
Khan was supposed to face WBC and WBO titleholder Timothy Bradley Jr., but Bradley turned down the fight despite a 50-50 offer from Khan that would have paid him possibly as much as $1.8 million. "If Bradley didn't want to fight then, he probably doesn't want to fight him now after seeing what he just did to Zab Judah," Golden Boy promoter Richard Schaefer told ESPN.
Bradley, for his part, still sounds uninterested. "He's not ready for the 'Storm,'" Bradley said after the fight, referring to his nickname "Desert Storm." "I'm not impressed," Bradley continued. "I know the comments that are going to be made about this, but I'm not stressing over what everyone else is saying. When we do get in the ring everyone will see who the best 140-pounder in the world is."
Under the terms of his deal with HBO, Khan is required to fight again in December, once again in the United States. "We'll see who will be available," Schaefer said. "It might be the winner of [the Aug. 27] Robert Guerrero-Marcos Maidana fight. It might be Erik Morales. But I really don't think Bradley wants to have anything to do with Amir Khan. It was a great performance. The combinations, what a talented fighter. One more fight at 140 and then in the spring move up to 147 and go get one of the big boys."