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I have been enjoying the writings of James Fenimore Cooper.
In my last post (in another thread), I noticed that a smidgeon of his style crept into my prose. I'll have to watch that.
I procrastinate so much that I am 7 days late to go to my ex employer to have a pay check of 1100€ they hold for me..And I'm broke..
Magna Veritas
So I just realized something completely meaningless and irrelevant. I was curious what time it was, so I looked over to the corner of my screen and I saw today's date: December 12th, 2012.
The month, day, and year* all all the same number. Today is the last time that this will happen for another 89 years.
Why, yes, I am easily amused. Why do you ask?
*when shortened to double digits as shown.
The only thing standing between me and a good exercise session is that I'd have to leave my warm bed, change into workout clothes, and walk thru my cold cold house to the living room.
Now the cat jumped on my lap. No workout this morning.
I've never understood the phenomenon of people who barely post here creating threads constantly updating people on their relationship status. I can't help but see them and think, "why should I care?"
my dick is starting to smell like fish.
i'm a virgin too. WTF is going on? i googled it and they said that it's precum or semen around the dick that smells. is it?
one thing about the closet/you don't have to hurry/it will be bad tomorrow/so brother, don't you worry
one thing about the closet/you don't have to hurry/it will be bad tomorrow/so brother, don't you worry
I have a hard time thinking of Asians as minorities for some reason.
I got someone arrested today because they left the state with company property which is against company policy.
Settle down Borgus
The word does not mean Stimulated or Simulated Ass.
I do like the siggy though.
I confess that I think the worst punishment in the world is to be forced to wait to know your fate. I wish I can go to sleep and wake up three weeks later to find out what happens.
Okay Cotton Balls...
That is pretty enigmatic. Is it just a philosophical point for the day?
Or do you have a story to tell?
I'm sitting in Starbucks with a friend watching some little kid run around and make a mess and the parent videotaping it thinking its "cute". I want to hit this bitch for being a bad parent. Course the kid has a smoothie with whipped cream so that explains the rambunctiousness.
Now, shes coughing and gagging everywhere spreading her germs. Bitch should leave to spare us.
@cotton balls
What makes you doubt yourself...
Multiple Guess test.
Subject opinion essay test.
dissertation fucking test (I hated those,
couldn't bullshit on them....
It is what it is...smart as you are
why would you even think FAIL,
you did study right....?
I have a crush on Lefty...I wanna rub his toes and shave his back hair
there, I said it, it's out now, y'all woulda found out sooner or later anyhow
okay bye!
I know exactly what you're talking about. I can't stand shit like that.
Parents forget that not everyone finds their little brats (and their shenanigans) adorable.
that's another reason I don't 'do' public places that often anymore.
And as far as a confession goes: I love some of my friends dearly, but I really get sick of their facebook status about how they find everything about their children soooooo cute. It's like some people have children and that is all their life is ABOUT at said point.
OMG...little Abby sneezed today. So CUTE!!!
*hide statuses from this person*
^ That's why I don't do face book anymore. What I hate even more is people who do that with their pets. Ugh!
Inspired - but too tired.
I'm probably going to hook up with an ex this weekend. *gulp*
So, I have an issue with deleting guys out of my phone. Unless we stop talking on bad terms I always push their name to the bottom of my contact list as opposed to fully deleting them so that if they randomly text me then I will know who it is...but I don't want to see their name as I casually scroll through my contacts.
I've been thinking about taking some new nude pics for the Amateur section, but every time I get around to it, I laze out (like I just did right now...I'm too tired and drunk). It's not as easy as it looks. It takes a lot of time and effort to get the right angles and lighting, especially by myself. If I had someone else to take the pics for me while I pose, I'd have probably done it by now.
You know...I don't like to admit it to myself a lot, but I am still quite sensitive. People can say the smallest things to me, and I can take it as 'bitchy' or being 'smart'. Then when I get pissy...they say it was all in jest. I seriously hate that I'm like that.
I never go to dentist..NEVER..I guess Im blessed with very nice set of teeths
The opposite of me, mom is not afraid of death or 2012..she's dancing with life, with confidence. I wish I have her skillz
I meant faith..
sometimes Jesus makes you blind but also sheepishly secure..
I am feeling so malevolent about Christmas this year.
I will not be baking cookies.
I will not be baking pie.
I will not be going to every fucking open house and cocktail party and christmas carol sing along.
I just want this annus horribilis to end.
I do not believe in marriage without plurality ...
it's hard enough to have unconditional love for your kids.
Everyone wants to be heard. No one wants to listen.
I'm done thinking this site has actual discussions. People just want to hear themselves type, and find an excuse to post excessive amounts of gif's and images that make no sense.
I have an easier time watching my Facebook feed fill up with my friends posting stories/pictures of their kids.
I just had someone delete me on facebook over the Connecticut school shooting. I gave this person shit because they went on about how "nobody actually cares and they'll forget about it in days." I mean, I do get it and there is some truth to that. But how much better are you? Unless you are showing that you care or that you aren't one of these "hypocrites" deal with the fact that people are going to give you shit when you sit on the side lines with your pseudo intellectual nonsense.
I learned early on at JUB that the place is full of people who want to talk but very few who are willing to listen. Everyone has a story to tell, but most won't share it because so few will listen. I often wonder how many JUBbers could be helped if more were willing to hear them out. You have to be an Andreus to get the attention, I think.
Everyone wants to be heard. No one wants to listen.
I am saddened that I feel I need to say this but, please for the love of all that is holy, if you ever ever think of me, do not lump me in with all the females on this site. I am a completely separate and very different female than what is represented here.
Everyone wants to be heard. No one wants to listen.


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In the aftermath of the Boston terrorist attack, our routine relationship problems and issues seem to pale in significance to what Bostonians have been forced to deal with. Who wouldn't be strengthened by some of what we've witnessed? Strangers helping those in need, family and friends supporting each other, a unified criminal justice system doing everything they could to catch the perpetrators before they could kill and wound others. The countless acts of random kindness are all part of the saving grace in the trauma surrounding that event.
Sadly, we are getting too good as a nation in dealing with tragedies that would have been unthinkable not long ago. The very qualities that make other countries envy us – our unity when under siege, our loyalty to our ideals no matter who is President and our generosity of spirit – do seem to be shining through in each of the terrible incidents that have befallen us. We may fight with each other to the political death, but let some disaster occur – whether it be man-made in Boston or Newtown, an apparently unplanned explosion in Texas or flooding in Illinois – and we Americans come together.
While our families are struggling financially, and we disagree loudly and mightily as to how to 'fix the economic problem,' we somehow unite in a crisis and do not count the cost.
While we are struggling philosophically with who should be allowed to marry and how much we love or hate guns, we remain one nation faithful to a rule of law, and seek to change what we do not like through legal means.
While our families may be struggling with all the issues that pervade their lives, we devote energy to causes that are larger than our own and strive to teach our children to do the same.
We may divert ourselves too much with entertainment and gossip; we may chide ourselves for not being as 'good' or 'philanthropic' as we could be; but there is an American spirit which is undeniable and undeniably great. That spirit is part of the 'right stuff' of all of our relationships. Some were lucky enough to be born with it, and others immigrated here to experience it. Some sadly seek to destroy it, but they will not succeed.


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Walking down the cereal aisle is a must whenever I enter a grocery store, even if I am just running in for one thing. Call me a cereal-holic, but nothing gives me greater pleasure (when I'm in the store), than spotting a new variety. I've been known to slightly nudge people out of the way so I can get a closer look. When I see impressive nutritional stats, I know it's coming home with me, and that's how I ended up with Cascadian Farm Organic Flax Right Pomegranate Raspberry Clusters.
I was totally excited to pour myself a bowl splashed with some Silk Soymilk with Fiber, but when I scooped up a mouthful, I felt the beginning of some major disappointment coming my way. The clusters (composed primarily of pomegranate-raspberry juice, flax and oats) are about the size of a pea, which means they don't offer much flavor when masked by the larger Multigrain squares. The ratio of "clusters" to squares is about 1:3, which explains why the slight sweetness of the clusters is almost nonexistent. In fact, I don't taste much of a difference from a simple bowl of Cascadian Farm Multigrain Squares (which I really like). Furthermore, by the time I reached the end of my bowl, I had about 1/3 cup of cereal left, with no pea-sized clusters in site (I guess my ratio was a bit off but what's important it that I need more clusters)!
Each 1 cup serving of Cascadian Farm Organic Flax Right Pomegranate Raspberry Clusters Cereal provides 210 calories (pretty respectable for a dense cereal with granola-like clusters), 16% of the daily value for fiber, 8 grams of sugar and 5 grams of protein, plus 25% of the DV for iron. The ingredient list is short and to the point, containing flax seeds, which provide 10% of the RDA for ALA-Omega 3, but there is no dried fruit, just dried pomegranate (and cranberry) juice concentrate.
I paid $2.99 for Cascadian Farm Organic Flax Right Pomegranate Raspberry Clusters at Kroger; and while I enjoyed the bowl, it was nothing like what I was expecting it to be and I didn't detect much of any pomegranate or raspberry flavor (unless I ate one single cluster straight from the box). I would buy this cereal again (on sale), now that I know what I am getting myself into, but I think the name needs to be changed though because it is deceiving.


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transitive verb \tran(t)s-ˈpȯrt, ˈtran(t)s-ˌ\: to carry (someone or something) from one place to another
: to cause (someone) to imagine that he or she is in a different place or time
: to cause (someone) to feel very happy, interested, or excited
Full Definition of TRANSPORT
Examples of TRANSPORT
- A van at the hotel transports guests to and from the airport.
- the cost of producing and transporting goods
- The melons are transported in large wooden crates.
- The illness was first transported across the ocean by European explorers.
- The movie transports us to a world of stunning beauty.
- While reading, I was transported back to the year 1492.
- He was transported for stealing.
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noun \ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯrt\: the act or process of moving people or things from one place to another
: a ship that is made for carrying soldiers or military equipment
: an airplane that is used to carry people or goods
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Examples of TRANSPORT
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- I was left without transport when the car broke down.
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- cloud nine, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, heaven, high, intoxication, paradise, rapture, rhapsody, seventh heaven, swoon, ecstasy
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- depression
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)In biochemistry, the movement of molecules and particles across a cell membrane, a selective barrier that allows some substances (fat-soluble molecules and some small molecules) to pass and blocks others (ions and large, water-soluble molecules). Transport of these vital substances occurs via several systems. Open channels allow diffusion (passive transport) of ions directly into cells; facilitators use a chemical change to help substances diffuse past the membrane; pumps force dilute substances through even when their concentration on the other side is higher (a form of active transport). Primary active transport is powered directly by energy released in cell metabolism (see ATP, adenosine triphosphate). In secondary active transport, a molecule is linked to a different molecule that carries it across the membrane (cotransport) or is exchanged for a different molecule crossing in the other direction (countertransport). The membrane itself opens and closes to let larger particles in or out.
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"This Is Not My Hat" Wins the 2013 Caldecott Medal
Posted: October 25, 2013 | Author: jwheeler1967 | Filed under: Authors and Poets, Awards, Books, Children's Books | Tags: caldecott meda, caps for sale, curious geoge, daniel pinkwater, go dog go, h.a. rey, i want my hat back, jon klassen, madeline and the bad hat, NPR, p.d. eastman, scott simon, theodore geisel award, this is not my hat, weekend edition | 1 CommentA couple of years ago, I was going about my Sunday chores and listening to NPR's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon. A writer of children's books myself and a lover of children's literature in general, my ears always perk up when Daniel Pinkwater comes on the show to discuss a new children's book. The one he selected for this program was I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen.
I was captivated by the deceptively simple story and delighted in Simon and Pinkwater's animated reading of the book and their descriptions of Klaussen's illustrations. It seemed to me to strike the right balance of humor and a bit of angst, just right for the 4-to-8 year old set. (You can listen to that broadcast here.)
Of course, I wasn't alone in my delight. Klaussen's book went on to become a #1 New York Times bestseller, winning a place on its list of "Best Books of 2011, and also nabbing the Theodore Geisel Honor (Dr. Seuss) that same year as well.
This year, Klaussen followed his runaway hit with This Is Not My Hat, and again found popular and critical success, ultimately winning the Caldecott Award, the highest honor for an illustrated children's book. In this story, a tiny fish comes upon a round top hat which fits him perfectly…and all will be well, unless the enormous fish to whom it belongs wakes up.
Hats and children's books have a long history. Here are some examples which you might also recall fondly:


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I should, by rights, be in a wonderful mood today. Yesterday worked out pretty smashingly for the Giants and Cain went out and proved that Bumgarner is not the only person in the history of the universe to do well after signing a contract.
But I'm not in a good mood. Not at all. I'm in a decidedly glowering mood at the moment. See, I have an undeveloped sense of appreciation for off days, although I'm sure the players appreciate them loads so I should be happy for them. And it's not helping to see all the Giants-related people hitting up New York City. I have a strong inner New Yorker, in case you haven't noticed that yet. I consider it my second home, although I'm not sure that particular feeling is mutual. I am jealous. I admit it. Very, very.
Instead of just glowering though, I am going to try to channel this into something positive. In honor of the Giants roadtrip, I am featuring my fab advice for things to do in NYC along a few (equally fab) photos of it. Terrible excuse to something I just want to do? Heck yes. But it's going to be educational and stuff too, so no complaining. I know most of the Giants have been to the city before, but I bet they've never done this stuff. Consider this my contribution of culture to the team.
5. Silver Moon Bakery in Manhattan. It's a bit out of the way and terribly difficult to spot, even once you're in the area, but believe me when I say, it is worth it. Completely. Dee-lish-us.
4. Fort Tryon Park in Manhattan. If you're a Bay Area-er like me and used to some quiet, open space at arm's reach, you may go a little crazy in the city. Central Park is marvelous, but it doesn't count as open space. So if you're willing to trek up the island to Fort Tryon Park, you will be very glad you did. Trees, paths and a view of the river. Luv-er-lee.
3. The Cloisters in Manhattan. This museum is likely one of the best you will see in your life and it's in Fort Tryon Park, actually. Two birds with one stone, as they say. It is a part of the Met and the building is beautiful and interesting and smells like buttered pastries. The art is pretty wonderful, too. But mostly the buttery pastry smell is unmatchable. Go-there-now.
2. Central Park Carousel in Manhattan. Be forewarned, they have beastly hours and are impossible to contact and yes, it's a tourist trap. But you will adore it anyway. Ah-door.
1. Walk in Manhattan. Walk the length of the island, if you can. The subway is glorious, but there's nothing like just walking up and down and running into designer shops on the East Side and avoiding the seriously scary old ladies who are armed with hand dogs on the West Side. Bee-ware and in-joy.
By the way, yes, they're all in Manhattan. I haven't quite got Brooklyn et al. down yet. I am working on, though. If anyone wants to sponsor my research, don't be shy. Give me the plane ticket and things and I will be there in a jiffy. Jiffy jiffy.
I feel a bit better now. Channeling negative energy into positive things is… positive. Deep philosophy from Diamond Girl for the month. Take note.
Diamond Girl


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The battle of the kings, Lot is taken prisoner. (1-12) Abram rescues Lot. (13-16) Melchizedek blesses Abram. (17-20) Abram restores the spoil. (21-24)
Verses 1-12 The wars of nations make great figure in history, but we should not have had the record of this war if Abram and Lot had not been concerned. Out of covetousness, Lot had settled in fruitful, but wicked Sodom. Its inhabitants were the most ripe for vengeance of all the descendants of Canaan. The invaders were from Chaldea and Persia, then only small kingdoms. They took Lot among the rest, and his goods. Though he was righteous, and Abram's brother's son, yet he was with the rest in this trouble. Neither our own piety, nor our relation to the favourites of Heaven, will be our security when God's judgments are abroad. Many an honest man fares the worse for his wicked neighbours: it is our wisdom to separate, or at least to ( 2 Corinthians. 6:17 ) of Abram should have been a companion and a disciple of Abram. If he chose to dwell in Sodom, he must thank himself if he share in Sodom's losses. When we go out of the way of our duty, we put ourselves from under God's protection, and cannot expect that the choice made by our lusts, should end to our comfort. They took Lot's goods; it is just with God to deprive us of enjoyments, by which we suffer ourselves to be deprived of the enjoyment of him.
Verses 13-16 Abram takes this opportunity to give a real proof of his being truly friendly to Lot. We ought to be ready to succour those in distress, especially relations and friends. And though others may have been wanting in their duty to us, yet we must not neglect our duty to them. Abram rescued the captives. As we have opportunity, we must do good to all.
Verses 17-20 Melchizedek is spoken of as a king of Salem, supposed to be the place afterwards called Jerusalem, and it is generally thought that he was only a man. The words of the apostle, Heb. 7:3 , state only, that the sacred history has said nothing of his ancestors. The silence of the Scriptures on this, is to raise our thoughts to Him, whose generation cannot be declared. Bread and wine were suitable refreshment for the weary followers of Abram; and it is remarkable that Christ appointed the same as the memorials of his body and blood, which are meat and drink indeed to the soul. Melchizedek blessed Abram from God. He blessed God from Abram. We ought to give thanks for other's mercies as for our own. Jesus Christ, our great High Priest, is the Mediator both of our prayers and praises, and not only offers up ours, but his own for us. Abram gave him the tenth of the spoils, ( Hebrews 7:4 ) . When we have received some great mercy from God, it is very fit we should express our thankfulness by some special act of pious charity. Jesus Christ, our great Melchisedek, is to have homage done him, and to be humbly acknowledged as our King and Priest; not only the tithe of all, but all we have, must be given up to him.
Verses 21-24 Observe the king of Sodom's grateful offer to Abram, Give me the souls, and take thou the substance. Gratitude teaches us to recompense to the utmost of our power, those that have undergone fatigues, run hazards, and been at expense for our service and benefit. Abram generously refused this offer. He accompanies his refusal with a good reason, Lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: which would reflect upon the promise promise and covenant of God, as if He would not have enriched Abraham without the spoils of Sodom. The people of God must, for their credit's sake, take heed of doing any thing that looks mean or mercenary, or that savors of covetousness and self-seeking. Abraham can trust the Possessor of Heaven and earth to provide for him.
Genesis 14:1-24 . WAR.
1. And it came to pass--This chapter presents Abram in the unexpected character of a warrior. The occasion was this: The king of Sodom and the kings of the adjoining cities, after having been tributaries for twelve years to the king of Elam, combined to throw off his yoke. To chastise their rebellion, as he deemed it, Chedorlaomer, with the aid of three allies, invaded the territories of the refractory princes, defeated them in a pitched battle where the nature of the ground favored his army ( Genesis 14:10 ), and hastened in triumph on his homeward march, with a large amount of captives and booty, though merely a stranger.
12. they took Lot . . . and his goods, and departed--How would the conscience of that young man now upbraid him for his selfish folly and ingratitude in withdrawing from his kind and pious relative! Whenever we go out of the path of duty, we put ourselves away from God's protection, and cannot expect that the choice we make will be for our lasting good.
13. there came one that had escaped--Abram might have excused himself from taking any active concern in his "brother," that is, nephew, who little deserved that he should incur trouble or danger on his account. But Abram, far from rendering evil for evil, resolved to take immediate measures for the rescue of Lot.
14. And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants--domestic slaves, such as are common in Eastern countries still and are considered and treated as members of the family. If Abram could spare three hundred and eighteen slaves and leave a sufficient number to take care of the flocks, what a large establishment he must have had.
15, 16. he divided himself . . . by night--This war between the petty princes of ancient Canaan is exactly the same as the frays and skirmishes between Arab chiefs in the present day. When a defeated party resolves to pursue the enemy, they wait till they are fast asleep; then, as they have no idea of posting sentinels, they rush upon them from different directions, strike down the tent poles--if there is any fight at all, it is the fray of a tumultuous mob--a panic commonly ensues, and the whole contest is ended with little or no loss on either side.
18. Melchizedek--This victory conferred a public benefit on that part of the country; and Abram, on his return, was treated with high respect and consideration, particularly by the king of Sodom and Melchizedek, who seems to have been one of the few native princes, if not the only one, who knew and worshipped, "the most high God," whom Abram served. This king who was a type of the Saviour ( Hebrews 7:1 ), came to bless God for the victory which had been won, and in the name of God to bless Abram, by whose arms it had been achieved--a pious acknowledgment which we should imitate on succeeding in any lawful enterprise.
20. he gave him tithes of all--Here is an evidence of Abram's piety, as well as of his valor; for it was to a priest or official mediator between God and him that Abram gave a tenth of the spoil--a token of his gratitude and in honor of a divine ordinance ( Proverbs 3:9 ).
21. the king of Sodom said . . . Give me the persons--According to the war customs still existing among the Arab tribes, Abram might have retained the recovered goods, and his right was acknowledged by the king of Sodom. But with honest pride, and a generosity unknown in that part of the world, he replied with strong phraseology common to the East, "I have lifted up mine hand" [that is, I have sworn] unto the Lord that I will not take from a thread even to a sandal-thong, and that that I will not take any thing that [is] thine, lest thou shouldst say, I have made Abram rich" [ Genesis 14:22 Genesis 14:23 ].


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The month of June unmistakably reigns as the most popular month for weddings. Wedding planners are at their busiest, helping harried brides, grooms and their families prepare for the big day.
Sure, the event planning part of the wedding is important, but it can be easy for the excited couple to overlook the importance of planning for a happy emotional life together. Let's assume for a moment that, in addition to an event planner, you've also hired an expert we'll call the 'emotional wedding planner.' Here might be his or her advice for the soon-to-wed couple:
1) Premarital counseling is critical, no matter how little or how short. One couple told me that all they had the time to do was to take an online compatibility quiz and talk through their differences, but even that helped. Ideally, two or three sessions with either a mental health professional or clergy of your particular choice and faith is the best. That way an objective person can help you acknowledge and bridge those inevitable gaps between what you want and what your beloved wants.
2) Make time for those really hard discussions about when the honeymoon is over…Who will pay the bills? If and when do you want to have children? What religion, if any, will you practice? How much time will you spend with each other's families of origin? Will you both keep working outside the home, and if you do, who in the world will do the housework?
3) Commit to having not only the best wedding, but also the best marriage. Lost in the silver and crystal choices sometimes are heart-to-heart talks about how we want to make choices going forward. Is one in charge of the money and the other in charge of the relationship, or do you want to work towards unanimity in everything? Will there be spheres of influence in which you each are the more dominant? It really does not matter which decision-making you agree to, as long as you both adopt the same one! Without it, power struggles can ensue and real damage can be done when one or the other of you feels disregarded in the process.
4) Face the fact that just the wedding itself is stressful. Both of your emotions, and certainly those of all your relatives, will be heightened and dramatized. If you can address that reality together instead of getting into the 'blame game' of your crazy family versus my angelic parents, or your thoughtless friends versus my considerate ones, you will already be on the great road of compromise to a happy marriage.
5) Repeat the magic mantra of Communication, Compromise, and Compassion, applying it over decisions as seemingly trivial as the choice of printed invitations. Then you will be able to get through the bigger ones, like the number of guests, the dinner costs per person and the dreaded seating chart.
6) Accept the fact that you are not going to be able to alter each other in any meaningful way. (And, yes, I am resisting the pun on the word 'altar.') The fact is that none of us really changes fundamentally though we may slightly modify our behavior. There are no real makeovers in a marriage, so own that truth before walking down the aisle. If you cannot accept that, it is better to walk away; if you can accept it, you are closer to the holy grail of 'happily ever after.'
If you think about it, wedding planning itself can be good practice for a good marriage, since so many realities of life are involved: relatives, friends, control, financial consequences and, of course, each of your own unique psyches. In all of that controlled chaos, if you can also make time to begin the emotional planning for the rest of your lives together, you are much more likely to live happily and blissfully.


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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:07 pm
Post subject: SNOW!!!
Okay, ladies and gents, let's talk snow.
I love snow. LOVE. IT.
SO much fun. Probably a hold-over from my formative years in Connecticut, but winter doesn't seem right without drifts up to my waist. And it's been a LONG time since I experienced that. ^___^
We were supposed to get 3-8 inches over the weekend... got nearly 24 inches instead. Roads were nearly shut down. Fortunately, since it was snowing heavily on Saturday, we didn't have to drive - we walked to shul (synagogue) in the snow. There were one or two cars out and about, and snow-plows were trying to do their jobs - we walked in the tire tracks. The sidewalks were still flush with the rest of the snow. My dad left ahead of us, at 8 am, and
to shul. He broke a trail for us down the hillside, since that was safer than trying to find the stairs. It was incredible fun bounding through the snow on the way to the street, and from the street back to the sidewalk in front of the shul. I would have stayed in the deep drifts, but we actually had somewhere to be, so I limited myself.
*happy sigh* I love winter.
Who else got massive snow? Who else has stories to share?
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:08 pm
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I love snow. Winter is not worth it without it.
Unfortunately, it rarely snows where I live. Mostly, we just get ice. Once, when I was nine, my parents went away for a weekend and left us with my grandparents, and we all got snowed in. I remember sitting and watching the snowplows go by and jumping in the drifts they made. Three years later we got a horrendous ice storm. People were without power for weeks and the ice was so thick that you could jump on it and slide down a hill (which we did, since sledding was denied us for the year) My family was lucky to only be without power for about 16 hours, since we had no way of heating our house (since it never snowed much, we never saw need for a fireplace). To keep warm we bundled up in blankets and stuffed our cats under the covers (cats are like little furnaces).
This year was a break in a four or five year stretch with no snow at all. Yay snow! ^^
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 11:28 pm
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I still like snow but I remember liking it so much more when I was younger. I still like to see it snow and the day after, but now I seem to notice the week later when its half melted and gray more each year. We got about a foot this weekend and it should stick around for awhile so I'll enjoy it while it sticks.
As for stories...
My parents house is by a self storage place, and each time it snowed they had their lot plowed. The person plowing pushed all the snow to the back in two huge piles. So when there was a foot of snow we would have a mountain of snow about 10 feet high where they dumped it out of the way. We would hollow it out and build forts to play in until it started to melt.
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:35 am
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No snow from the most recent storm, dubbed "Snowmaggedon" by President Obama. If nothing else, I adore him for that comment alone. ^_^
However, I have a few stories! When I was young, I was in Kentucky with my father. Back in '94, I think? Anyway, there was a horrendous winter storm that shut down almost every road in the eastern part of the country. We eventually were allowed to head home, but I actually spent my birthday in Kentucky at a gun show. My father makes and sells firearms, you see.
Anyhow, while we were in Kentucky one of the older men selling his wares went out and bought me a very large set of plastic army men, tanks, and so on. It was the only birthday gift I received on my actual birthday (and I had grown pretty bored, as I had explored the entire show). I played with them for the next few days, until the interstate opened again.
On our way home (slowly), the roads were still covered in snow and ice. We were driving an '88 Honda Accord, and we drove on slowly as we went. Slow and careful, my father said. As we were driving, a bright red Honda Prelude blew past us doing the speed limit. We took bets as to how far ahead the car would be in the snow bank. My bet won, at only two miles. A fairly strong turn, no bank on the curve (NASCAR has banked curves, for example), just before a bridge. The car was buried to the rear door, and the trunk had been popped. Someone had already stopped to help him, so we continued on.
I had another story, but I've since forgotten it. There are others, but some aren't even remotely forum-appropriate. Hah. Anyway, since I'm now down with my annual winter cold, I'm going to bed.
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:25 am
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When I was little we lived in Connecticut. We had one of those long driveways that opens out at the back, and at the head of the driveway was a stand of pine trees. You know how pine branches bow down under the weight of the snow? My brother and I used to crawl under the branches and fortify ourselves there. Our driveway was also bracketed by two banks of ivy, and when it snowed, they were taller than our heads. We used to hurl ourselves into the snowbanks and make thrones for ourselves, since the snow compacted, but not all the way. ^____^
On the other hand, ice is not fun, unless it's inside a rink. We had a massive ice storm several years back, and my town's very hilly. So that plus ice lead to many collisions, sliding out of control, and closed schools. Except mine of course. We were still open, and expected to attend. *rolls eyes* Ha, but the great part is that when we got there the parking lot had been completely coated in a couple inches of ice, and the Rabbi and his son were out there playing ice hockey!
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There was a red cedar tree next to our driveway that would always split in half when there was ice or snow. We used to judge how bad the weather was by how close the tips were to touching the ground.
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I don't mind a little snow, but when the country shuts down because of it, it annoys me. And when my g/f is housebound by it because her wheelchair gets no grip on it, it really kind of bothers me...
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Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:12 pm
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Part of my drive today (about 200 miles) was in near-white-out conditions. It wasn't actually snowing, but there was a stiff wind blowing loose snow off the fields on either side of the highway. Not fun. Thankfully the road was almost 100% straight, there was little traffic, and the snow plows were out and busily clearing off the drifts.
Since I am shortly going to be living in Grand Forks, I expect to become intimately familiar with winter driving. -_-
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@Tin: By "intimately familiar" you mean "driven to madness by" I take it?
I just remembered one!
When I was younger (I mean, all stories have this element, but I mean much younger) and our recently-passed Molly (a mix of winter dog breeds) was just a young pup, we had our first good winter snow of her life. It snowed probably two feet or so, and we went outside that morning. She ran all the way to the edge of the porch, then stopped as if slamming on her brakes. She stood there for a few moments, staring into the white yonder with the most confused of expressions. Then to urge her on, I jumped down off the porch and into the mix.
She bounded in after me, leaping at full gallop off the porch and into the snow in the yard.... and promptly disappeared. The momentum and impact covered her completely in snow, and I panicked for a moment. What if she had broken a leg or something, and was trapped? What if it was heavy? Would she suffocate? (I was young, remember).
Then she breached like a dolphin, bursting forward out of the snow and up into the air...only to fall back into it, completely covering her. She continued this all up and down the yard, her mouth open and tongue hanging out as much as it ever did. She had A BLAST in her first snow, and she even helped me shovel the sidewalk by plowing through the sides of the lane and making more snow fall into my freshly shoveled plot.
^_^ Good memories. Not too many dogs like her, unfortunately. A truly happy, gentle soul.
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I lived in Iceland.
Durn, that place was freezing on a stick! (and if anyone comments about Iceland being called that because it's cold and the Nords wanted everyone to haul over to Greenland, I will happily poodle you. It frankly ain't true.)
However, I do have vivid memories of riding my bike in a hailstorm, or caroling in sleet, and going to church in the middle of a white-out blizzard.
Wherever you go, there you are.
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text: He is, perhaps, the most influential surrealist of all time, arguably more important than Salvador Dali and better known than movement's founder, Andre Breton. For some, however, the categorization doesn't fully give Swiss artist Hans Ruedi "H.R." Giger enough credit. To them, he was more than just a critical delineation. As a genre prophet, his impact on science fiction, fantasy, and horror is unquestioned. As an inspiration, he's the godfather of too many cultural connections (Cyberpunk, Goth, Future Shock) to name. While some consider his work borderline pornographic (and have persecuted him for such over the years), Giger remains an embedded part of our contemporary consciousness. After all, who can look at the dual mouthed monster from Ridley Scott's Alien and not instantly distinguish the man's amazing style. Both instantly recognizable and frighteningly foreign, it marks the culmination, and the mere surface, of his entire creative canon.


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Christ's departure into Galilee. (1-3) His discourse with the Samaritan woman. (4-26) The effects of Christ's conversation with the woman of Samaria. (27-42) Christ heals the nobleman's son. (43-54)
Verses 1-3 Jesus applied himself more to preaching, which was the more ( 1 Corinthians. 1:17 ) his disciples, by employing them to baptize. He teaches us that the benefit of sacraments depends not on the hand that administers them.
Verses 4-26 There was great hatred between the Samaritans and the Jews. Christ's road from Judea to Galilee lay through Samaria. We should not go into places of temptation but when we needs must; and then must not dwell in them, but hasten through them. We have here our Lord Jesus under the common fatigue of travellers. Thus we see that he was truly a man. Toil came in with sin; therefore Christ, having made himself a curse for us, submitted to it. Also, he was a poor man, and went all his journeys on foot. Being wearied, he sat thus on the well; he had no couch to rest upon. He sat thus, as people wearied with travelling sit. Surely, we ought readily to submit to be like the Son of God in such things as these. Christ asked a woman for water. She was surprised because he did not show the anger of his own nation against the Samaritans. Moderate men of all sides are men wondered at. Christ took the occasion to teach her Divine things: he converted this woman, by showing her ignorance and sinfulness, and her need of a Saviour. By this living water is meant the Spirit. Under this comparison the blessing of the Messiah had been promised in the Old Testament. The graces of the Spirit, and his comforts, satisfy the thirsting soul, that knows its own nature and necessity. What Jesus spake figuratively, she took literally. Christ shows that the water of Jacob's well yielded a very short satisfaction. Of whatever waters of comfort we drink, we shall thirst again. But whoever partakes of the Spirit of grace, and the comforts of the gospel, shall never want that which will abundantly satisfy his soul. Carnal hearts look no higher than carnal ends. Give it me, saith she, not that I may have everlasting life, which Christ proposed, but that I come not hither to draw. The carnal mind is very ingenious in shifting off convictions, and keeping them from fastening. But how closely our Lord Jesus brings home the conviction to her conscience! He severely reproved her present state of life. The woman acknowledged Christ to be a prophet. The power of his word in searching the heart, and convincing the conscience of secret things, is a proof of Divine authority. It should cool our contests, to think that the things we are striving about are passing away. The object of worship will continue still the same, God, as a Father; but an end shall be put to all differences about the place of worship. Reason teaches us to consult decency and convenience in the places of our worship; but religion gives no preference to one place above another, in respect of holiness and approval with God. The Jews were certainly in the right. Those who by the Scriptures have obtained some knowledge of God, know whom they worship. The word of salvation was of the Jews. It came to other nations through them. Christ justly preferred the Jewish worship before the Samaritan, yet here he speaks of the former as soon to be done away. God was about to be revealed as the Father of all believers in every nation. The spirit or the soul of man, as influenced by the Holy Spirit, must worship God, and have communion with him. Spiritual affections, as shown in fervent prayers, supplications, and thanksgivings, form the worship of an upright heart, in which God delights and is glorified. The woman was disposed to leave the matter undecided, till the coming of the Messiah. But Christ told her, I that speak to thee, am He. She was an alien and a hostile Samaritan, merely speaking to her was thought to disgrace our Lord Jesus. Yet to this woman did our Lord reveal himself more fully than as yet he had done to any of his disciples. No past sins can bar our acceptance with him, if we humble ourselves before him, believing in him as the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
Verses 27-42 The disciples wondered that Christ talked thus with a Samaritan. Yet they knew it was for some good reason, and for some good end. Thus when particular difficulties occur in the word and providence of God, it is good to satisfy ourselves that all is well that Jesus Christ says and does. Two things affected the woman. The extent of his knowledge. Christ knows all the thoughts, words, and actions, of all the children of men. And the power of his word. He told her secret sins with power. She fastened upon that part of Christ's discourse, many would think she would have been most shy of repeating; but the knowledge of Christ, into which we are led by conviction of sin, is most likely to be sound and saving. They came to him: those who would know Christ, must meet him where he records his name. Our Master has left us an example, that we may learn to do the will of God as he did; with diligence, as those that make a business of it; with delight and pleasure in it. Christ compares his work to harvest-work. The harvest is appointed and looked for before it comes; so was the gospel. Harvest-time is busy time; all must be then at work. Harvest-time is a short time, and harvest-work must be done then, or not at all; so the time of the gospel is a season, which if once past, cannot be recalled. God sometimes uses very weak and unlikely instruments for beginning and carrying on a good work. Our Saviour, by teaching one poor woman, spread knowledge to a whole town. Blessed are those who are not offended at Christ. Those taught of God, are truly desirous to learn more. It adds much to the praise of our love to Christ and his word, if it conquers prejudices. Their faith grew. In the matter of it: they believed him to be the Saviour, not only of the Jews but of the world. In the certainty of it: we know that this is indeed the Christ. And in the ground of it, for we have heard him ourselves.
Verses 43-54 The father was a nobleman, yet the son was sick. Honours and titles are no security from sickness and death. The greatest men must go themselves to God, must become beggars. The nobleman did not stop from his request till he prevailed. But at first he discovered the weakness of his faith in the power of Christ. It is hard to persuade ourselves that distance of time and place, are no hinderance to the knowledge, mercy, and power of our Lord Jesus. Christ gave an answer of peace. Christ's saying that the soul lives, makes it alive. The father went his way, which showed the sincerity of his faith. Being satisfied, he did not hurry home that night, but returned as one easy in his own mind. His servants met him with the news of the child's recovery. Good news will meet those that hope in God's word. Diligent comparing the works of Jesus with his word, will confirm our faith. And the bringing the cure to the family brought salvation to it. Thus an experience of the power of one word of Christ, may settle the authority of Christ in the soul. The whole family believed likewise. The miracle made Jesus dear to them. The knowledge of Christ still spreads through families, and men find health and salvation to their souls.
John 4:1-42 . CHRIST AND THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA--THE SAMARITANS OF SYCHAR.
1-4. the Lord knew--not by report, but in the sense of John 2:25 , for which reason He is here styled "the Lord."
2. Jesus baptized not--John being a servant baptized with his own hand; Christ as the Master, "baptizing with the Holy Ghost," administered the outward symbol only through His disciples.
3. left Judea--to avoid persecution, which at that early stage would have marred His work.
departed into Galilee--by which time John had been cast into prison ( Mark 1:14 ).
4. must needs go through Samaria--for a geographical reason, no doubt, as it lay straight in his way, but certainly not without a higher design.
5. cometh . . . to--that is, as far as: for He remained at some distance from it.
Sychar--the "Shechem" of the Old Testament, about thirty-four miles from Jerusalem, afterwards called "Neapolis," and now "Nablous."
6-8. wearied . . . sat thus--that is, "as you might fancy a weary man would"; an instance of the graphic style of St. John [WEBSTER and WILKINSON]. In fact, this is perhaps the most human of all the scenes of our Lord's earthly history. We seem to be beside Him, overhearing all that is here recorded, nor could any painting of the scene on canvas, however perfect, do other than lower the conception which this exquisite narrative conveys to the devout and intelligent reader. But with all that is human, how much also of the divine have we here, both blended in one glorious manifestation of the majesty, grace, pity, patience with which "the Lord" imparts light and life to this unlikeliest of strangers, standing midway between Jews and heathens.
the sixth hour--noonday, reckoning from six A.M. From Solomon 1:7 we know, as from other sources, that the very flocks "rested at noon." But Jesus, whose maxim was, "I must work the works of Him that sent Me while it is day" ( John 9:4 ), seems to have denied Himself that repose, at least on this occasion, probably that He might reach this well when He knew the woman would be there. Once there, however, He accepts . . . the grateful ease of a seat on the patriarchal stone. But what music is that which I hear from His lips, "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" ( Matthew 11:28 ).
7. Give me to drink--for the heat of a noonday sun had parched His lips. But "in the last, that great day of the feast," Jesus stood and cried, saying, "If any man thirst let him come unto Me and drink" ( John 7:37 ).
9-12. How is it that thou--not altogether refusing, yet wondering at so unusual a request from a Jew, as His dress and dialect would at once discover Him to be, to a Samaritan.
for, &c.--It is this national antipathy that gives point to the parable of the good Samaritan ( Luke 10:30-37 ), and the thankfulness of the Samaritan leper ( Luke 17:16 Luke 17:18 ).
10. If thou knewest, &c.--that is, "In Me thou seest only a petitioner to thee but if thou knewest who that Petitioner is, and the Gift that God is giving to men, thou wouldst have changed places with Him, gladly suing of Him living water--nor shouldst thou have sued in vain" (gently reflecting on her for not immediately meeting His request).
12. Art thou greater, &c.--already perceiving in this Stranger a claim to some mysterious greatness.
our father Jacob--for when it went well with the Jews, they claimed kindred with them, as being descended from Joseph; but when misfortunes befell the Jews, they disowned all connection with them [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 9.14,3].
13, 14. thirst again . . . never thirst, &c.--The contrast here is fundamental and all comprehensive. "This water" plainly means "this natural water and all satisfactions of a like earthly and perishable nature." Coming to us from without, and reaching only the superficial parts of our nature, they are soon spent, and need to be anew supplied as much as if we had never experienced them before, while the deeper wants of our being are not reached by them at all; whereas the "water" that Christ gives--spiritual life--is struck out of the very depths of our being, making the soul not a cistern, for holding water poured into it from without, but a fountain (the word had been better so rendered, to distinguish it from the word rendered "well" in John 4:11 ), springing, gushing, bubbling up and flowing forth within us, ever fresh, ever living. The indwelling of the Holy Ghost as the Spirit of Christ is the secret of this life with all its enduring energies and satisfactions, as is expressly said ( John 7:37-39 ). "Never thirsting," then, means simply that such souls have the supplies at home.
into everlasting life--carrying the thoughts up from the eternal freshness and vitality of these waters to the great ocean in which they have their confluence. "Thither may I arrive!" [BENGEL].
15-18. give me this water, &c.--This is not obtuseness--that is giving way--it expresses a wondering desire after she scarce knew what from this mysterious Stranger.
16. call thy husband--now proceeding to arouse her slumbering conscience by laying bare the guilty life she was leading, and by the minute details which that life furnished, not only bringing her sin vividly up before her, but preparing her to receive in His true character that wonderful Stranger to whom her whole life, in its minutest particulars, evidently lay open.
19, 20. Sir, I perceive, &c.--Seeing herself all revealed, does she now break down and ask what hopes there might be for one so guilty? Nay, her convictions have not reached that point yet. She ingeniously shifts the subject from a personal to a public question. It is not, "Alas, what a wicked life am I leading!" but "Lo, what a wonderful prophet I got into conversation with! He will be able to settle that interminable dispute between us and the Jews. Sir, you must know all about such matters--our fathers hold to this mountain here," pointing to Gerizim in Samaria, "as the divinely consecrated place of worship, but ye Jews say that Jerusalem is the proper place--which of us is right?" How slowly does the human heart submit to thorough humiliation! (Compare the prodigal; Doubtless our Lord saw through the fetch; but does He say, "That question is not the point just now, but have you been living in the way described, yea or nay? Till this is disposed of I cannot be drawn into theological controversies." The Prince of preachers takes another method: He humors the poor woman, letting her take her own way, allowing her to lead while He follows--but thus only the more effectually gaining His object. He answers her question, pours light into her mind on the spirituality of all true worship, as of its glorious Object, and so brings her insensibly to the point at which He could disclose to her wondering mind whom she was all the while speaking to.
21-24. Woman, &c.--Here are three weighty pieces of information: (1) The point raised will very soon cease to be of any moment, for a total change of dispensation is about to come over the Church. (2) The Samaritans are wrong, not only as to the place, but the whole grounds and nature of their worship, while in all these respects the truth lies with the Jews. (3) As God is a Spirit, so He both invites and demands a spiritual worship, and already all is in preparation for a spiritual economy, more in harmony with the true nature of acceptable service than the ceremonial worship by consecrated persons, place, and times, which God for a time has seen meet to keep up till fulness of the time should come.
neither in this mountain nor yet at Jerusalem--that is, exclusively ( Malachi 1:11 , 1 Timothy 2:8 ).
worship the Father--She had talked simply of "worship"; our Lord brings up before her the great OBJECT of all acceptable worship--"THE FATHER."
22. Ye worship ye know not what--without any revealed authority, and so very much in the dark. In this sense, the Jews knew what they were about. But the most glorious thing here is the reason assigned,
for salvation is of the Jews--intimating to her that Salvation was not a thing left to be reached by any one who might vaguely desire it of a God of mercy, but something that had been revealed, prepared, deposited with a particular people, and must be sought in connection with, and as issuing from them; and that people, "the Jews."
23. hour cometh, and now is--evidently meaning her to understand that this new economy was in some sense being set up while He was talking to her, a sense which would in a few minutes so far appear, when He told her plainly He was the Christ.
25, 26. I know Messias cometh . . . when He is come, &c.--If we take our Lord's immediate disclosure of Himself, in answer to this, as the proper key to its meaning to His ear, we can hardly doubt that the woman was already all but prepared for even this startling announcement, which indeed she seems (from John 4:29 ) to have already begun to suspect by His revealing her to herself. Thus quickly, under so matchless a Teacher, was she brought up from her sunken condition to a frame of mind and heart capable of the noblest revelations.
tell us all things--an expectation founded probably on Deuteronomy 18:15 .
26. I that speak . . . am he--He scarce ever said anything like this to His own people, the Jews. He had magnified them to the woman, and yet to themselves He is to the last far more reserved than to her--proving rather than plainly telling them He was the Christ. But what would not have been safe among them was safe enough with her, whose simplicity at this stage of the conversation appears from the sequel to have become perfect. What now will the woman say? We listen, the scene has changed, a new party arrives, the disciples have been to Sychar, at some distance, to buy bread, and on their return are astonished at the company their Lord has been holding in their absence.
27. marvelled that he talked with the woman--It never probably occurred to them to marvel that He talked with themselves; yet in His eye, as the sequel shows, He was quite as nobly employed. How poor, if not false, are many of our most plausible estimates!
no man said . . . What? . . . Why?--awed by the spectacle, and thinking there must be something under it.
28-30. left her water-pot--How exquisitely natural! The presence of strangers made her feel that it was time for her to withdraw, and He who knew what was in her heart, and what she was going to the city to do, let her go without exchanging a word with her in the hearing of others. Their interview was too sacred, and the effect on the woman too overpowering (not to speak of His own deep emotion) to allow of its being continued. But this one artless touch--that she "left her water-pot"--speaks volumes. The living water was already beginning to spring up within her; she found that man doth not live by bread nor by water only, and that there was a water of wondrous virtue that raised people above meat and drink, and the vessels that held them, and all human things. In short, she was transported, forgot everything but One, and her heart running over with the tale she had to tell, she hastens home and pours it out.
29. is not this the Christ--The form of the question (in the Greek) is a distant, modest way of only half insinuating what it seemed hardly fitting for her to affirm; nor does she refer to what He said of Himself, but solely to His disclosure to her of the particulars of her own life.
30. Then they went out, &c.--How different from the Jews! and richly was their openness to conviction rewarded.
31-38. meantime--that is, while the woman was away.
Master, eat--Fatigue and thirst we saw He felt; here is revealed another of our common infirmities to which the Lord was subject--hunger.
32. meat ye know not of--What spirituality of mind! "I have been eating all the while, and such food as ye dream not of." What can that be? they ask each other; have any supplies been brought Him in our absence? He knows what they are saying though He hears it not.
34. My meat is, &c.--"A Servant here to fulfil a prescribed work, to do and to finish, that is 'meat' to Me; and of this, while you were away, I have had My fill." And of what does He speak thus? Of the condescension, pity, patience, wisdom He had been laying out upon one soul--a very humble woman, and in some respects repulsive too! But He had gained her, and through her was going to gain more, and lay perhaps the foundations of a great work in the country of Samaria; and this filled His whole soul and raised Him above the sense of natural hunger ( Matthew 4:4 ).
35. yet four months, and then harvest--that is, "In current speech, ye say thus at this season; but lift up your eyes and look upon those fields in the light of another husbandry, for lo! in that sense, they are even now white to harvest, ready for the sickle." The simple beauty of this language is only surpassed by the glow of holy emotion in the Redeemer's own soul which it expresses. It refers to the ripeness of these Sycharites for accession to Him, and the joy of this great Lord of the reapers over the anticipated ingathering. Oh, could we but so, "lift up our eyes and look" upon many fields abroad and at home, which to dull sense appear unpromising, as He beheld those of Samaria, what movements, as yet scarce in embryo, and accessions to Christ, as yet seemingly far distant, might we not discern as quite near at hand, and thus, amidst difficulties and discouragements too much for nature to sustain, be cheered--as our Lord Himself was in circumstances far more overwhelming--with "songs in the night!"
36. he that reapeth, &c.--As our Lord could not mean that the reaper only, and not the sower, received "wages," in the sense of personal reward for his work, the "wages" here can be no other than the joy of having such a harvest to gather in--the joy of "gathering fruit unto life eternal."
rejoice together--The blessed issue of the whole ingathering is the interest alike of the sower as of the reaper; it is no more the fruit of the last operation than of the first; and just as there can be no reaping without previous sowing, so have those servants of Christ, to whom is assigned the pleasant task of merely reaping the spiritual harvest, no work to do, and no joy to taste, that has not been prepared to their hand by the toilsome and often thankless work of their predecessors in the field. The joy, therefore, of the great harvest festivity will be the common joy of all who have taken any part in the work from the first operation to the last. (See Deuteronomy 16:11 Deuteronomy 16:14 , Psalms 126:6 , Isaiah 9:3 ). What encouragement is here for those "fishers of men" who "have toiled all the night" of their official life, and, to human appearance, "have taken nothing!"
38. I sent you, &c.--The I is emphatic--I, the Lord of the whole harvest: "sent you," points to their past appointment to the apostleship, though it has reference only to their future discharge of it, for they had nothing to do with the present ingathering of the Sycharites.
ye bestowed no labour--meaning that much of their future success would arise from the preparation already made for them.
others laboured--Referring to the Old Testament laborers, the Baptist, and by implication Himself, though He studiously keeps this in the background, that the line of distinction between Himself and all His servants might not be lost sight of. "Christ represents Himself as the Husbandman [rather the Lord of the laborers], who has the direction both of the sowing and of the harvest, who commissions all the agents--those of the Old Testament as well as of the New--and therefore does not stand on a level with either the sowers or the reapers" [OLSHAUSEN].
39-42. many . . . believed, &c.--The truth of John 4:35 begins to appear. These Samaritans were the foundation of the Church afterwards built up there. No miracle appears to have been wrought there (but unparalleled supernatural knowledge displayed): "we have heard Him ourselves" ( John 4:42 ) sufficed to raise their faith to a point never attained by the Jews, and hardly as yet by the disciples--that He was "the Saviour of the world" [ALFORD]. "This incident is further remarkable as a rare instance of the Lord's ministry producing an awakening on a large scale" [OLSHAUSEN].
40. abode two days--Two precious days, surely, to the Redeemer Himself! Unsought, He had come to His own, yet His own received Him not: now those who were not His own had come to Him, been won by Him, and invited Him to their town that others might share with them in the benefit of His wonderful ministry. Here, then, would He solace His already wounded spirit and have in this outfield village triumph of His grace, a sublime foretaste of the inbringing of the whole Gentile world into the Church.
John 4:43-54 . SECOND GALILEAN MIRACLE--HEALING OF THE COURTIER'S SON.
43, 44. after two days--literally, the two days of His stay at Sychar.
44. For Jesus testified, &c.--This verse had occasioned much discussion. For it seems strange, if "His own country" here means Nazareth, which was in Galilee, that it should be said He came to Galilee because in one of its towns He expected no good reception. But all will be simple and natural if we fill up the statement thus: "He went into the region of Galilee, but not, as might have been expected, to that part of it called 'His own country,' Nazareth (see 6:4 , Luke 4:24 ), for He acted on the maxim which He oft repeated, that 'a prophet,'" &c.
45. received--welcomed Him.
having seen . . . at the feast--proud, perhaps, of their Countryman's wonderful works at Jerusalem, and possibly won by this circumstance to regard His claims as at least worthy of respectful investigation. Even this our Lord did not despise, for saving conversion often begins in less than this (so Zaccheus, Luke 19:3-10 ).
for they also went--that is, it was their practice to go up to the feast.
46, 47. nobleman--courtier, king's servant, or one connected with a royal household; such as Chuza ( Luke 8:3 ), or Manaen ( Acts 13:1 ).
heard that Jesus was come out of Judea--"where he had doubtless seen or heard what things Jesus had done at Jerusalem" ( John 4:45 ), [BENGEL].
come down--for Capernaum was down on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee.
48-54. Except ye see signs, &c.--He did believe, both as his coming and his urgent entreaty show; but how imperfectly we shall see; and our Lord would deepen his faith by such a blunt and seemingly rough answer as He made to Nicodemus.
49. come down ere my child die--"While we talk, the case is at its crisis, and if Thou come not instantly, all is over." This was faith, but partial, and our Lord would perfect it. The man cannot believe the cure could be wrought without the Physician coming to the patient--the thought of such a thing evidently never occurred to him. But Jesus will in a moment bring him up to this.
50. Go thy way; thy son liveth--Both effects instantaneously followed:--"The man believed the word," and the cure, shooting quicker than lightning from Cana to Capernaum, was felt by the dying youth. In token of faith, the father takes his leave of Christ--in the circumstances this evidenced full faith. The servants hasten to convey the joyful tidings to the anxious parents, whose faith now only wants one confirmation. "When began he to amend? . . . Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him"--the very hour in which was uttered that great word, "Thy son liveth!" So "himself believed and his whole house." He had believed before this, first very imperfectly; then with assured confidence of Christ's word; but now with a faith crowned by "sight." And the wave rolled from the head to the members of his household. "To-day is salvation come to this house" ( Luke 19:9 ); and no mean house this!
second miracle Jesus did--that is, in Cana; done "after He came out of Judea," as the former before.


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Why not clean-up 44 river miles in one day? Why not sweep clean the entire Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in one fell swoop? Why not have the largest river clean-up in Atlanta's history? Why not? So we did!
That's how Sweep-the-Hooch got started. Upper Chattahoochee Trout Unlimited, National Park Service and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper partnered up in 2010 to invite members, friends, local governments and other organizations to turn out each spring for a massive, one-day clean-up. Last year, 550 volunteers removed 3.7 tons of rivers refuse with over a half ton recycled. This year's clean-up is Saturday, April 12th. We are growing by adding Gwinnett County's Jones Bridge Park as well as reaching up and down the river to Sweetwater Creek, Chattahoochee Bend, Don Carter and Riverview Landing outside the National Park. The event is part of American Rivers National River Clean-up.
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is hosting a dozen paddle clean-ups. National Park Service will be working the trails in ten park units and Trout Unlimited is sponsoring five wading clean-ups. Trout Unlimited and Georgia Women Flyfishers members should register as Waders with their chapter as their team name. Invite other members, friends, neighbors and co-workers to join the fun!
Trout Unlimited sponsored wading sites:
- Tailwater TU at Bowmans Island;
- Oconee River and Kanooka TU at Settles Bridge;
- Upper Chattahoochee TU at Jones Bridge;
- Cohutta TU at Island Ford;
- Georgia Women Flyfishers, Middle Georgia TU and Flint River TU at \Whitewater Creek.
Along with American Rivers - REI, WEG Electric, PTS Screen Printing, Republic Services and Hewlett Packard are sponsoring the event. We need your support to help cover our costs for equipment and supplies. For Sponsorship benefits and details email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Register today. Spaces at many sites are limited. Save the date – Saturday, April 12, 2014.
Kevin F. McGrath
Conservation and Advocacy Chairman
Upper Chattahoochee Trout Unlimited.
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In America, the use of prescription medications doubled between the years 1996 and 2005. Over 27 million Americans use medication to make their brains feel better or to simply arise to the task of getting out of bed every day to handle all that goes with living the great American dream.
Antidepressants are simply a Band-Aid on the boo-boo. They do not attend to the root cause of the problem. Antidepressants simply cover up one's less than helpful brain chemistry. Addictive thinking is created by repetitive thinking, often seasoned by years of familiarity and comfort.
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By turning off the noise in one's life and being quiet, observant, and meditative, you will sprout fresh new positive neurochemicals, hence rewire the brain. By rewiring the brain you are altering your energy field for the better.
Old repetitive patterns of thinking crumble while new chemicals bathe the brain to create a new and hopeful you. You will begin to manifest whatever you focus on, meditate or visualize. You become your own personal wizard slipping into universal abundance. Pretty cool, no?