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Yearly Archives: 2007
Playoff Predictions
And now the second season begins, and it should be a classic. Two months of — what we wish the rest of the season was like (although, to be honest, the last couple of weeks were pretty good, too).
Here in the west, there are no underdogs, there can be no cinderella, no upsets. the teams are too closely matched. Of course, having said that, we're going to lose at least two teams in the first round that will consider that a season failure. that's how strong the west is.
My cut on the matchups:
Detroit(1) vs Calgary: For a team that "snuck" into the playoffs and eliminated Colorado at the last minute, the Flames are a dangerous team. This series comes down to whether Kiprusoff can outplay Hasek, and whether Hasek can stay healthy through the grind of the series. Detroit has more offense, but Calgary has younger legs. It can go either way, honestly, but I'll pick Calgary in 7. Why? Mostly a hunch, honestly. I just think the young legs will win ot.
Anaheim(2) vs. Minnesota(7): this one could be interesting, in the way a good pitcher's duel is in baseball — it could go 7 games, each one 1-0 in overtime. But I think the goaltending in Anaheim, plus the Selanne-Penner-Pronger-Neidermeyer talents, will win out. I'll take Anaheim in 5, but toughly fought. Anaheim was the ONE team I didn't want to see San Jose play in the first round, mainly because while they handled Selanne pretty well, it seemed Penner gave them fits and he was a key factor in the season series.
Vancouver(3) vs. Dallas (6): Is Turco up to the task of taking Dallas deep into the playoffs? Maybe. But playing against Luongo, does it matter? I'm not so sure. I really like the canucks, and I really like how they match up against Dallas. I'll take Vancouver in 5.
Nashville (4) vs San Jose (5): flip a coin. It's hard to quantify advantages here. I could give a slight edge to San Jose goaltending, but it's very slight. I think San jose is a little faster, a little bigger, a little more physical, but Vokoun and Kariya and Peter Forsberg have even more to prove than Joe Thornton does. I just hope there's enough left of the winner to go deep, but these two teams could take each other apart such that the winner can't survive round two. I'll take six games, and flip a coin (San Jose, heads. please). And, of course, whoever wins out probably sees Anaheim in round too. Joy.
My choice out of the west: San jose, followed by Anaheim, followed by Vancouver, followed by Nashville. But I wouldn't be surprised to see any of the eight get on a roll and come out of the west.
Eastern Conference: Not so tight, and without the strength in goal across the board. But still some interesting match ups.
Buffalo (1) vs. Islanders(8): the Islanders made the playoffs — good for them. Now, will they win a game? I hope so. But Buffalo in 5.
New Jersey (2) vs. Tampa (7): As long as Brodeur stays healthy, it's no real contest. New Jersey in 5.
Atlanta(3) vs. New York Rangers (6): Congrats to the thrashers for making the playoffs. Good luck to them, because I think they can take the Rangers, but this will be the closest matchup in the east. Rangers could well win this, but I'll go Atlanta in 6.
Ottawa(4) vs. Pittsburgh(5): and let's not forget how amazing it is that the Penguins are playing in the playoffs at all. In theory, Ottawa should win this fairly easily, but the Penguins are playing with someone else's money (so to speak), and have nothing to lose, and that's scary for the opposition. If they get on a roll, watch out. But I'll go for Ottawa in 6, if only because I'm planning on betting with my senators-fan friend if they go deep, so I hope they do.
My choice out of the east: it's buffalo's to hand back. I don't think they will. If they do, I'd bet on Ottawa, with Atlanta an interesting dark horse.
Go for the Win
Gary Thorne: Third periods should be all-out attempts to win close games, not attempts not to lose. The pressure is there for teams that need points to shut down the offense in tied third periods, especially if they have the personnel to win the shootout.
I keep thinking that the answer is to downplay the shootout, but not do away with it. How's this sound?
Extend overtime to 10 minutes. There's a very good chance of a goal within ten minutes. Winner gets two points, loser gets zero.
Then go to a shootout. Only — winner gets ONE point, loser gets zero. Not three points for the game, one. Strong encouragment for finishing before a shootout.
Then, add two tie-breakers to playoff seeding:
fewest overtime games: the team with the fewest overtime games wins the FIRST tie-breaker.
fewest shootout losses: the team with the fewest shootout losses wins the SECOND tie-breaker.
the third tie-breaker would then be total wins.
Instead of awarding an extra point for surviving into overtime, we remove a point for failing to win prior to the shutout. But we also make the shootout and overtime potential deal-breakers over playoff seeding. That should encourage teams to go for it (because the best way to win those first two tie-breakers is to have no overtime, much less no shootouts). And by adding five minutes to overtime and going for ten, we make the shootout fairly rare, but don't eliminate it and go back to having ties.
Right now, we reward ties. I'm suggesting we shift to penalizing "not winning".
Validating Email Addresses
Validating Email Addresses – The Daily WTF:
The format for e-mail addresses is specified in a number of RFCs; it's a pet peeve of mine when people "validate" away perfectly valid addresses, for instance: websites that think all domains end in .com, .net, .edu, or .org; and agents that refuse to transfer mail with a + in the local-part. To that end, I wrote my own regular expression that (I believe) follows the specification, which I'll share below.
here's what I use (in perl). there are a few things in the RFC it doesn't handle, but they're things nobody seems to really use these days. From my testing, almost no failures of good addresses, and very low rates of bad ones going in (I'd err on the side of letting a bad one through, FWIW, to be caught by a later test like MX resolution).
if (! ($addr =~ /^[a-z0-9+_.-]+@[_a-z0-9.-]+.[a-z0-9]{2,5}$/i)
|| ($addr =~ /@./)
|| ($addr =~ /@.*../) )
} else {
The 2007 goals
I realize it's mid-february, but given in the past years I never got around to this until well after Macworld, anyway…
I've been doing a lot of thinking about what I want to accomplish moving forward. 2006 was about trying to make the lifestyle changes I felt I needed to make within the context of Apple, and when I couldn't, make the decision to move on. 2007 is about taking advantage of the opportunities the move have given me, and moving forward.
I wanted to really refine my goals for this next year or so, not overdo it and screw up the "life balance" bit by simply loading up life with self-generated stress (hence he reason why Outsider's Guide's launch is "soon" instead of "late").
So for me, fewer goals, more long-term views than "this year, I'll" — 2007 really is turning into the start of the next phase of life for me.
1) lose weight, get back in shape. I'm down 10 pounds since I left Apple. I was doing fine to start, then Laurie got sick, and with holidays, new job, etc, etc, I've been right around -10 +-3 since. Now that it's all settling down again and I feel like I'm in a rhythm at work, it's time to get the weight loss down, and get myself back in some decent shape. My soft goal for 2007 is another 50 pounds.
2) excel at work. Yes, work is my second priority, and I've committed to myself that if it comes down to my health or my work, I'll take my health. I also fully believe that my new job is compatible with this, so I won't have to make that decision. It's too bad I couldn't do that at Apple, but that's okay. This new chapter is just as interesting…
3) launch Outsider's Guide. I'm really jazzed about the potential of this blog. Hopefully, when it launches, you will be, too. And it ties in nicely with the first item, and the whole life-balance thing, as well as being a jumping-off point for item 4:
4) reboot my writing. time to dust off the novels and restart them, as well as look for other opportunities to write. It's be nice to ahve the first draft of my novel done by end of the year, but it's really more of a "start this next phase", without any hard goals this year. A good start is enough, get the writing habit started again. (and yes, blogging is sometimes writing. And sometimes, it's typing… mostly, it's improv…)
One reason I haven't blogged here more recently is that I've been doing more offline stuff — like (gasp) reading books, or sitting and watching TV with Laurie without multitasking. The lack of multitasking alone is a big win for me… (and yes, book, movie and TV reviews will start arriving RSN.. I now have a nice little stack built up); of course, I've also been blogging hockey a fair amount. (If you haven't noticed that, you need to keep an eye over here at Two for Elbowing).
As part of the first priority, I've been talking to my doctor, and we've been running the normal tests. I'm happy to note that I still have no sign of diabetes (or any trend towards it), and my total cholesterol is a solid 165, down and in happy land (especially noteworthy because my father is a factory, and struggles to keep it under 300 on drugs — I got my mother's cholesterol gene).
On the "not so" side, the arthritis in the shoulder's continued to increase enough so that I'm going to go in for a formal evaluation, and for some advice on range of motion exercises. And we've been chasing something that's popped up since I left Apple — I've been having some intermitted periods where I simply don't have any energy. It's not tired or fatigue, it's just sudden drop-outs of my energy levels. Because of this, I'm going to be doing an apnea sleep study next week, although I don't believe that's "it", with my weight, it's a logical next step to check and (hopefully) eliminate (or deal with). It's very possible it's simply related to my being so heavy and out of shape, and given the test results are so clean, I'm moving forward on that thought while evaluating other things as they come up.
overall, it's minor. I found that dropping Melatonin, which I was taking to stabilize my sleep schedule, solved 90% of it; now that I'm not at Apple and sort of working a crazy/random schedule, I've found I really don't need the melatonin, either. As long as I'm careful to get to bed at a rational hour when I know the alarms' going to go off, I'm fine (and since work isn't encouraging me to work late to catch up on stuff I didn't get done during work hours, it's easier…). if I crash around 11, getting up around 6 is no problem.
the one semi-serious negative is that the old blood pressure continues to creep, so I've started taking something to moderate it. It finally moved into the high 140's and stayed, and I can't blame work, stress, or anything else. oh
Over the last few weeks, I've been evaluating and to some degree revamping my diet — I was in the 2500 calorie range, more or less steady state for me. I know if I go down under 2000, I lose weight. I seem to lose weight around 2200 calories right now, actually. Now, the plan is to move to 1600-1800 calories a day, and get the exercise going again. My doctor's encouraged me to not only do cardio, but get going on the weight work again, so I'm looking into that. Unfortunately, my work's fitness center is on the wrong side of my commute (and/or I'm not really interested in waking up at 5AM), yahoo isn't open to spouses, and in general, I hate going to a gym to work out these days. That kind of limits options… Or you can choose to see them as opportunities…
When I was getting checked out, the nurse looked at my chart, and suddenly smiled and said "you turn 50 next year! you know what happens then, right?"
Yeah, right. Colonoscopy goes on the schedule. I do want to believe that her smile was a friendly one, not a "and then you'll get yours" leer…
three months!
It's weird — it seems almost like yesterday that I started my new job. I keep meaning to talk about it a little, and now I'm sitting here three months (and a bit more) in — and way overdue at posting here about things.
It's a nice, quiet, bachelor weekend. Laurie's up in Yosemite on a photo and hiking trip, taking a few days off. I'll probably go up in late march, maybe early april, after her last surgery and when she's recovered. This gave her a chance to get some R&R in before the next round (and honestly, with the hassles of kennelling the cats and birds, it seems hard to justify long weekends away together — although in this case, I'm in the middle of a few things where being home is useful.
For those who are complaining that it's been too long since the last volume of this series, I can only answer guilty, and like George R.R. Martin, start this volume with a recap. It's hard to believe it's been almost six months since I left Apple. At this time last year, I was still convinced I was a lifer.
I left Apple in Mid-september, and Laurie and I took off on a couple of weeks of real, uncompromised vacation up to the pacific northwest and back down the coast. Got back the start of October and started interviewing. I ended up deciding on going to StrongMail. Since Laurie and I both realized that once I started it'd be a while before we could do much travelling again, we agreed that she'd take off on a trip to Lassen before the weather closed it down, and then I'd take the week before starting at Yosemite. Laurie had a nice trip doing photo work in Lassen, came home, and then her appendix filed for divorce the next Saturday afternoon — and divorce was finally granted about 5AM on sunday. This obviously changed plans and complicated things. Fortunately, I was not working during her time in hospital and for her first week or so at home, which helped a lot for both of us.
And that was the situation when I started StrongMail. In retrospect, I should have listened to myself and delayed starting another couple of weeks. There was enough going on that I feel like I didn't have my A game right away, and it frustrated me. A couple of weeks in, things started to click better, and now, I'm really happy with how things are going (and so are they, they tell me).
Who is StrongMail? It's a startup, about 70-80 people, funded by Sequoia, which is building email appliances. I work in professional services as their architect, helping companies figure out how to integrate the beast into their IT infrastructure and business practices — or how to create them and become an effective email sender. One of the things I'm working on these days is a soup to nuts best practices on how to create various email systems from scratch. To a good degree, I've traded in my compiler and copy of vi for word, visio and powerpoint, and if I'm not doing much coding these days, I'm spending a lot of time helping people understand how to code things well.
One thing they've asked me to do, but we're still figuring out how best to do it, is to get involved with MAAWG. I've agreed, and I'm looking forward to it, because one of the things I came to realize was a negative at Apple was that my old organizations preferred keeping a low profile, so there weren't many opportunities for me to get involved in the groups that help set policy in the field. MAAWG's doing good work at helping mail senders and receivers understand each other and work out common standards to fix the tower of babel that is email these days.
A side effect of the MAAWG stuff is that I now have, much to my amusement, something I never had or could have had at Apple: a formal corporate bio, which we spent a few days working on and discussing just how many times we could put StrongMail in (we settled on 2). Since this is simply too much fun to keep to myself, here it is:
Chuq Von Rospach serves as a professional services architect at
StrongMail, where he helps customers integrate its appliance into
their existing environment and design new state of the art digital
messaging solutions based on the StrongMail platform. Previously, Chuq
spent 18 years at Apple computer, where he designed, implemented and
operated their marketing newsletter system, along with several other
core projects. At the end of his tenure, Chuq served as senior
architect for Apple's in-house direct marketing email systems. His
career prior to Apple includes stops at both Sun Microsystems and
National Semiconductor. He has more than 20 of years experience in
operating and managing online communities based on email, web and NNTP
When I decided to leave Apple and start looking for a job, I more or less did so because I felt I needed to cut the stress and simplify my work life to let me better balance work with the rest of my life (and, he says as a deep subtext, give himself a decent chance of losing weight, which I simply wasn't able to do at Apple because of the demands of my old job. Now, let's keep it real: I loved Apple, I loved my job, I loved the people I worked with — but it's also real that when I handed in my badge and headed for Canada, I was pretty heavily worn out; nobody can claim I didn't give my all for the cause — and that's something I'm proud of. But I figured I was going to find a nice job coding somewhere, take a step back, go to a larger, stable company (hint: I fully expected to go to work for Yahoo somewhere, somehow — and came close a couple of times) and go do something other than email.
Which is how I ended up at a small startup doing email systems in a role that's really a step up for me and making me grow and stretch in new and interesting ways…. And, believe it or not, the stress IS down, my enjoyment of the job and the people I work with is equal to Apple, and I'm having a ball.
And in that, there's a learning experience to share with others: I made the assumption (and it's probably not a bad one, but it clearly isn't the ONLY option) that to simplify my work I'd need to go to a less challenging job, or at best, a sideways lateral into doing something similar. Because of that, early on I was focussing less on positions like engineering manager or architect, and more on IC type positions — and that was in retrospect a mistake, probably what kept me out of Yahoo at the time. On the other hand, I made no assumptions that it was ONLY yahoo I'd go to, and I interviewed pretty widely and considered every option I could dig up — and I came around to what I really found interesting instead of what I thought I'd find interesting, and I ran with it. the key here was a brutal self-analysis of every interview I did; being really honest with myself on how I did, how I felt, how I reacted and whether it was something I felt like pursuing.
I found myself, much to my surprise, a lot more motivated and interviewing well when talking to VP and CxO level people than programmers; when talking policy and strategy instead of arrays and hashes. I was probably THE most surprised person to find that out of the bunch — although there were a number of serious geek jobs that tickled my fancy, too (hi, Ryan; hey, Igor) — and I still really would love to work for Tim some day, but the logistics of living down here simply made that not work this time…
It turns out that (at least for me) getting the life balance back was more about not being the point man for everything — and working with fewer timezones — than it was simplifying the work itself. And for me, now, it's not so much about what's next, but taking what I taught myself and learned from my cohorts at Apple — and having a chance to maybe influence and improve many companies through improvements in our product and services, and through my consulting as a PS person, and whatever happens with my involvement with MAAWG and others.
And that, I gotta say, sends me to work every morning with a smile on my face…


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Posts tagged "roommates"
Bro-On-Bro Violence: When Bros Assault Bros For Drawing Penises On Bros
Bro code rule number one is that if you pass out at a party or a gathering of bros, you have to accept the consequences. The consequences, historically and bro-culturally, are typically that you'll wake up with a dick or several dicks drawn on your face. It's not necessarily fair, but thems the rules. So…
Julie Gerstein
March 27, 2013
Almie Rose Explains: How To Wank With Someone Else In The Room
Life. So many unanswered questions. Thank God Almie Rose is here to guide us through our most intimate quandaries. In this webisode, Almie helps us figure out how to masturbate when someone else -- your roommate, your study buddy, or unwanted house guest -- is in the room. Because you shouldn't be deprived of…
Almie Rose
January 25, 2013
Campus Confidential: Advice For Next Year's College Freshman
There was a moment sometime during the weekend before finals week that I looked up from the copious U.N.-related documents assigned by my Intro to Human Rights professor that I had somehow failed to read during the semester and realized: "Holy shit my first year of college is basically over." I thought back to about…
Julie Zeilinger
May 17, 2012
9 Reasons Why Having A Roommate Is Kind Of Awesome
Roommates get a bad rap. And often, for good reason. I've had some seriously insane ones. There was the girl who made everyone leave their socks outside and the guy who left an imprint of his balls on our bathroom floor where he powdered them every morning. He was fun! The four years I spent…
Ami Angelowicz
April 12, 2012
Woman Sues Over Loud Roommate Sex
Most of us either have already experienced or will eventually experience the roommate who is just a little too open with their sex lives. I have definitely been kept awake by muffled moans, creaking beds, dirty talk and noises that cannot be defined while sharing a place with someone else. One of my friends eve…
Tiffanie Drayton
March 5, 2012
5 Common Roommate Problems And How To Deal With Them
Living with other human beings is hard. Like really hard. And sometimes if it's your best friend, it's even harder. How do you tell someone you love that they need to do their own dishes and turn the TV volume down and stop having loud sex every single night. We feel you. In fact, we…
College Candy
February 11, 2012
Campus Confidential: The Roommate
I suspect that it is a universal (and perverse) hobby of college upperclassmen and graduates alike to terrify rising freshman with cautionary roommate stories of horror. This past summer, it seemed like all I had to do was mention the fact that I was about to start college and aforementioned upperclassmen/graduates would inquire about…
Julie Zeilinger
September 30, 2011
How To Deal With Your (Crazy) College Roommate
Roommates are a wild bunch, by nature, by definition. A major part of the college experience is being thrown in with a complete stranger and forced to live with them, adapt to them and somehow learn to get along without killing one another. In my view, given the roommates I've had over the years, they…
Julie Gerstein
August 24, 2011
Dear Wendy Updates: "Almost Ex Friend" Responds
It's time again for "Dear Wendy Updates," a feature where people I've given advice to in the past let us know whether they followed the advice and how they're doing today. After the jump, we hear from "Almost Ex Friend," whose best friend of almost 20 years had been fading out of her…
Wendy Atterberry
May 16, 2011
Dear Wendy Updates: "Three's Company" Responds
It's time again for "Dear Wendy Updates," a feature where people I've given advice to in the past let us know whether they followed the advice and how they're doing today. After the jump, we hear from "Three's Company," a senior in college who was feeling lonely after seemingly alienating her two former…
Wendy Atterberry
December 10, 2010
Dear Wendy: "My Boyfriend's Ex Is Accusing Me Of Identity Theft"
It's time again for "Shortcuts." For every question, I'll give my advice in three sentences or less, because sometimes the answer to a person's question is so obvious and the need to hear it so great, being as clear and frank as possible is simply the best way to go. Today we discuss identity…
Wendy Atterberry
November 20, 2010
Girl Talk: Why I Forgave My Friend For Stealing From Me
There I was in the grocery, pressing the ends of a cantaloupe and sniffing it, trying to decide if it was ripe. Across the produce section, I spotted my landlord. I waved, a normal courtesy I extended the two times a year I happened upon him in real life. He left his cart, and came…
Brenda Thompson
October 21, 2010
Snooki And J-Woww To Be Real-Life Roomies
"We are moving in together, though. That is a guarantee. [Snooki] is an awesome roommate. [We] lived together three times and not have any arguments ... we can make it work ... She wants to get out of her house. I no longer like my house, so what better thing to do than move i…
Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.com
October 21, 2010
Girl Talk: I Called The Cops On The Roommate From Hell
"I almost woke you up in the middle of the night and asked you to take me to the emergency room. I thought I was dying," she said with a wicked smile. "I swallowed more than 60 pills." Jerking her head as she talked, my roommate attempted to hide the gouges on her nose and…
Rainbow Kirby
September 13, 2010
Flowchart: What Kind Of Roommate Are You?
College Humor's "What kind of roommate are you?" flowchart popped up on my radar at the perfect time -- the tail end of Back to School Week on The Frisky! [College Humor]…
Amelia McDonell-Parry
September 10, 2010
Dear Wendy: "If I Kick Out My Roommate, I Might Lose Friends"
I bought a house last summer and decided to ask a friend, whom I'd lived with before, to be my roommate once again. While it wasn't ideal the first time around, as she is quite lazy and doesn't have the best hygiene, I needed help on the financial front and felt I knew what to…
Wendy Atterberry
June 28, 2010
How To Deal When Roommates And Their Partners Stage A Home Invasion
Having a roommate can be a godsend if you want to live in an expensive city. But a roommate can also be a major annoyance in your life, especially if she or he has a habit of bringing home late night lovers or giving their partners all-access passes to your apartment. Headphones and an easy-going…
Lauren Gold
June 3, 2010
Dear Wendy: Our Roommate's Wrecking Our Relationship
My boyfriend and I currently rent the downstairs portion of his sisters house and she's CRAZY so we're wanting to move out. We had this proposition to move in with some friends of ours and I really don't want to but he REALLY does. I don't think it's realistic for us to be living with…
Wendy Atterberry
November 12, 2009
Why Do Good Friends Make Crappy Roommates?
Jimmy Fallon once joked about how choosing a friend as a roommate is never awesome: "It doesn't work out. You will fight each other––they have to much dirt on you. They'll crush you in an argument for no reason. Like you'll just say 'Hey man the dishes have been in the sink for like two…
Justine Fields
July 2, 2009
Worst Roomates Ever
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Inside Gustavus (May 10, 2012)
Volume 44, Number 31
Faculty/Staff Activities
Florence Amamoto (English) was an invited panelist on "Cather in the Classroom," the first pedagogical plenary session panel at a Cather Seminar, at the 13th International Cather Seminar, at Smith College in Northampton, Mass., in June 2011. She presented a paper titled "'Three Light Footsteps Running Away': Motion, Memory, and Meaning in Willa Cather's Lucy Gayheart" at the Western Literature Association Conference in Missoula, Mont., in Oct. 2011. She also serves on the WLA Executive Council. She served as an external reviewer for the Whittier Scholars Program at Whittier College in Whittier, Calif., in Sept. 2011 and with David Faldet (Luther College) for the English Department at Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill. in April 2012.
Lisa Heldke (Philosophy) had a paper, "Community Gardeners or Radical Homemakers?' published in the edited volume Contemporary Feminist Pragmatism, edited by Maurice Hamington and celia Bardwell-Jones.
Glenn Kranking (History and Scandinavian Studies) recently presented papers at two conference. In April, he presented "Leaving the USSR: Ethnic Swedish Attempts at Legal Emigration from Soviet-Controlled Estonia, 1940-1941" at the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies Conference in Chicago. In May, he presented "The Complaining Men: The Remarkable 19th Century Journey of Ethnic Swedes in Russia to Sweden with Pleas for Assistance" at the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study Conference in Salt Lake City. Kranking was also appointed to the Haugen Fellowship Committee for the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study for a three-year term.
Student Achievements
The following students were honored at this year's Paul Magnuson Student Leadership and Service Awards program: Elizabeth A. Coco, Christopher C. Duhaime, Brandon J. Hirdler, Meghan K. Lee, and Irma Marquez Trapero.
Funding Opps
The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations' weekly program or funding opportunity highlight:
Fulbright Scholar Program
The Fulbright Scholar Program of the Council for International Exchange of Scholars offers grants for college faculty to lecture and conduct research in over 130 countries around the world. Faculty at every academic rank are eligible. Fulbright awards are available from two months to an academic year or longer. Grant stipends and benefits vary by country or regional program and type of award. The deadline for applications is August 1. More information is available online.
For more information on grants or proposal preparation, contact Bob Weisenfeld in the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (x7049 or email@example.com).
Position Openings
- Assistant Men's Hockey Coach
For more information on the aforementioned position(s), call Human Resources (x7304).
President's Cabinet Summary
The President's Cabinet met on May 1 and May 8 and discussed the following items:
May 1
1. Professors Chris Gilbert and Carolyn Dobler, coordinators of the HLC Self-Study, gave an update on the self-study process and requested information pertaining to the College's systematic and integrated planning and how the College works to improve its performance. The Cabinet will plan to discuss these issues during its summer retreat (or earlier, if possible).
2. Members confirmed that Homecoming 2013 will he held on October 5.
3. Due to a recent resignation, members approved the hiring of a Student Life replacement position (area coordinator). If approved by the Human Resources Office, the same pool of candidates for the current area coordinator position opening will be used for this hire.
4. Members discussed the progress on the data collection procedures for the College's greenhouse gas inventory and an analysis to guide the energy conservation effort. This information is needed for the College's report ot the American College and University President's Climate Commitment. Provost Braun indicated that he would talk with Director of the Center for Environmental Innovation Dr. Jim Dontje concerning developing a self-report website for staff to report information particularly related to air travel. He will also talk to Director of Residential Life and the Faculty Senate regarding practices and potential savings in energy conservation on campus.
May 8
1. Professor Steve Mellema, Faculty Senate Chair, gave a brief update on the recent activities of the Faculty Senate, including Faculty Manual amendments, the approval of recommendations to the Board of Trustees of the awarding of two honorary degrees and four tenure appointments. Professor Mellema also reported that Professor Eric Eliason has been appointed faculty secretary for a three-year term.
2. Members reviewed the agenda for the May 20-21 Board meeting, including the agenda and timing for the new trustee orientation on Sunday, May 20.
3. Members reviewed the agenda for the all-employee meeting schedule for May 25. The agenda will include progress on the 2011-12 institutional goals and a report on the work of the Special Task Force on budget planning and financial modeling.
4. Discussion was held regarding technology security. Members were encouraged to include passwords on their College-owned technological devices. College employees should report a loss or theft of any device immediately to their supervisors. Vice President Westphal, Provost Braun, and Director of GTS Bruce Aarsvold will meet to discuss other issues related to technology security.
5. Discussion was held regarding the FY 2013 budget, especially as it relates to positions.
News & Announcements
Parking Enforcement...Permit parking enforcement continues through Commencement. Please park according to permit color and remind students that parking is enforced during finals and Senior Week. Summer parking begins May 29. Vehicles on campus may park in any red, yellow, or green permit space after Commencement through August 27, when we ask all employees and returning students to park according to permit color. Visitor parking is closed to students and staff at all times and is always enforced.
Valleyfair Discounts...Gustavus is participating in the "Good Any Day Discount Program" at Valleyfair. Employees may purchase tickets for regular admission (48" or taller) at $28.50 (savings of $14.99) and Junior/Senior (Ages 3-61, under 48" tall or age 62 and older. Children age 2 and under are free) for $19.99, to be used any day of the Valleyfair 2012 operating season. Tickets are available for purchase in the Office of Human Resources, located in the Carlson Administration Building.
Free Vinyl Records...mostly classical albums, some operas, world music, folk and traditional genres. Fine Arts Building, Room 319 (Lund Music Library). May 10-11: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., May 14-17: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Accreditation Update...In 348 days the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) site visit team will arrive at Gustavus to conduct our accreditation review. The College Self-Study Steering Committee will complete work on a rough draft of the self-study document by the beginning of fall semester. The self-study rough draft will be available for review and comment all fall, leading to submission of all required materials to the HLC by early February, 2013. Full details about accreditation and self-study requirements can be found on the HLC's website. For more information on the accreditation process and the Gustavus self-study, contact co-chairs Carolyn Dobler (x7481) or Chris Gilbert (x6093) or e-mail us at email@example.com.
Campus Happenings
Earth Jam Revolution...A massive performing arts festival featuring 16 different main stage acts, free s'mores and popcorn, (foam) sword-fighting, juggling, dancing, a henna tattoo/face-painting artist, various vendors, concessions, and more! Admission is free, food and merchandise for purchase. Friday, May 11 from 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Eckman Mall. Rain location is Lund Arena.
Mason Woods Dedication...Members of the Gustavus Community are invited to help the College dedicate the Linnaeus Arboretum's Deciduous Woods, which has been named in honor of Drs. Charles and Harriet Mason by the Board of Trustees, on Friday, May 11. The Arboretum staff will host informal tours starting at 4 p.m., with the dedication scheduled to begin in the Deciduous Woods at 5 p.m.
George Hall Lecture...Chaplain Rachel Larson is the speaker for this year's George Hall Lecture at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 in the President's Dining Room. Larson's talk is titled "Ministry: A Sacred Spiral."
Chapel Schedule... All are invited to the worship services at 10 a.m. weekdays and 10:30 a.m. Sundays in Christ Chapel. The upcoming schedule is as follows.
- Friday, May 11 - Eric Dugdale, Classics
- Sunday, May 13 - Chaplain Rod Anderson, Gustavus Choir
- Monday, May 14 - Peter Shea, Philosophy
- Tuesday, May 15 - Steve Wilkinson and Neil Hagberg
- Wednesday, May 16 - Morning Prayer
- Thursday, May 17 - Taize Contemplative Worship
- Friday, May 18 - Responsive Prayer
Accreditation Open Forums...All Gustavus employees are invited to participate in the fifth and final spring round of accreditation open forums covering the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) criteria for accreditation. Week five is focused on Criterion 5, Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness. Sessions will be held Tuesday, May 15 and Wednesday, May 16 with two hour-long sessions (2:30 and 3:30 p.m.) each day. HLC Self-Study Steering Committee representatives will review the criterion and evidence gathered thus far, followed by guided discussion of ways in which Gustavus meets or does not meet Criterion 5 requirements. Light refreshments will be provided. Anyone who cannot attend the open forums will still be able to comment via an online feedback form (URL will be posted on Gustavus-l next week). All open forums will be held in the Faculty-Staff Lounge in the Jackson Campus Center.
Bible Study Fellowship...Bring your lunch and join us for fellowship and devotions from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 15 in Linner Lounge.
Off-Campus Events of Interest
An Afternoon in the Park...Join the Creative Play Place for An Afternoon in the Park, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at the Mill Pond. Kick off summer with an afternoon of family fun!!! Games, projects and entertainment! We'll have kid friendly music, and fun kids' exhibits including a medieval jousting tournament! Watch the 4th annual Rubber Duck Race at 4 p.m.(Tickets available at the park. Lots of prizes.) $1 per person at entrance.
Aztec Dancers...The Creative Play Place presents Aztec Dancers at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19 in the St. Peter Community Center gym. Come watch these beautifully dressed dancers perform wonderful, high-energy traditional dances. Then take part in workshops to learn drumming and dancing. A fantastic cultural event for the whole family.
Breast Cancer Bake sale and Craft Boutique...Saturday, May 19 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Red Men Club in St. Peter. All sales will be donated to the Minnesota Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Event hosted by Candy Witte, family and friends.
Choir Concert...The 36-voice Thiel Choir from Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Friday, May 11 at First Lutheran Church in St. Peter. The performance is part of the Thiel Choir's 2012 concert tour season. Thiel College is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and its 135-acre campus is located in College Heights in Greenville, Penn. The choir will perform a variety of sacred works by Palestrina, Hovland, Lauridsen, Ijames, Madiera, Tate, Raminsh, Lutheran composers F.Melius Christiansen and Robert Wetzler, as well as arrangements of spirituals by Howard Helvey, Moses Hogan and Paul Weber. The program will include sacred works which celebrate hope and love, and works of the Native American culture and earth consciousness. There will be no charge for admission, however, a freewill offering will be taken. For more information about the concert, contact the church office at 507-934-3060.
Mankato to St. Peter Rec Trail Open Houses...The public is encouraged to participate in one of two community meetings on a proposed recreational trail from Mankato to Saint Peter. The first meeting is set for Thursday, May 24 in the Senior Citizen Room at the Saint Peter Community Center. The second meeting follows on Thursday, May 31 in the LeSueur Room at the Intergovernmental Center in Mankato. The meetings will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning with a brief presentation at 6 p.m. followed by an open house with displays and maps of the general corridor.
Congregational Outreach
Retreats...The Southeast MN Synod-ELCA will be on campus for a retreat May 13-15. The youth staff from Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna will be on campus for a retreat May 14-15. St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church in Plymouth will hold a confirmation retreat on campus May 11-13.
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For Sale...House located one mile from the center of Gustavus campus. Owner is relocating due to change of jobs. Price reduced from $194,900 to $188,900. This is a house you must see the inside of to appreciate! Built in 2004 this single-family home includes three finished bedrooms, bathroom with laundry room included, all on the upper floor. The main floor features an open kitchen and dining room area with island bar, pantry, and great cabinet space. The basement has a finished family room, and a finished multi-purpose room; a utility room, and a roughed in ready to be finished bathroom. The home is in a fully developed neighborhood, with off-street attached double garage (612 square feet) which includes built in storage, plus an attic area. If you are looking for a two-story home in St. Peter and the Mankato Area this is a must-see. Seller may also consider rental contract. For more information, please call 612-916-5653.
For Sale...Comfortable 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home within one block of South Elementary and the Gustavus campus, in a quiet neighborhood. If interested, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
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|Men's Tennis vs. Williams Collegehttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-tennis-vs-williams-college/43806Claremont, Calif.
|2–5 pm
|Men's Tennis at Glendale Community College (Exhibition)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-tennis-at-glendale-community-college-exhibition/45081Glendale, Calif.
|Tomorrow noon to 4 pm
|Baseball at MSU, Mankato (9 inn.)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/baseball-at-msu-mankato-9-inn/45072Mankato, Minn.
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|Self Defense (HWC) w/ Antonhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/self-defense-hwc-w-anton/44248Lund 224 (Aerobics Room)
|Apr 2 1:30–2:30 pm
|GLBTQA Support Grouphttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/glbtqa-support-group-2/44115Chaplains Resource Room, Old Main 103
|3:30–8:30 pm
|Softball at College of Saint Benedict (DH)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/softball-at-college-of-saint-benedict-dh-2/43228St. Joseph, Minn.
|Apr 3 All day
|Men's Golf vs. Flagler Collegehttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-golf-vs-flagler-college-3/44129Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
|All day
|Women's Golf vs. Flagler Collegehttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/women-s-golf-vs-flagler-college-3/44135Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
|8 am
|Women's Tennis vs. Augustana College (Illinois) (Midwest Invitational)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/women-s-tennis-vs-augustana-college-illinois-midwest-invitational/43677Madison, Wis.
|10 am to 1 pm
|Men's Tennis at Pomona-Pitzer Collegeshttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-tennis-at-pomona-pitzer-colleges-2/43807Claremont, Calif.
|noon to 4 pm
|Men's Tennis at Grossmont College (Exhibition)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-tennis-at-grossmont-college-exhibition/45082El Cajon, Calif.
|noon to 5 pm
|Softball hosts Concordia College (DH)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/softball-hosts-concordia-college-dh/43229St. Peter, Minn.
|2–5 pm
|Men's Tennis at Cerritos Collegehttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-tennis-at-cerritos-college-2/43816Norwalk, Calif.
|2–6 pm
|Men's Tennis at Cerritos College (Exhibition)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-tennis-at-cerritos-college-exhibition-2/45083Cerritos, Calif.
|6–7 pm
|Self Defense (HWC) w/ Antonhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/self-defense-hwc-w-anton/44249Lund 224 (Aerobics Room)
|Apr 4 All day
|Women's Tennis vs. TBD (Midwest Invitational)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/women-s-tennis-vs-tbd-midwest-invitational/45073Madison, Wis.
|All day
|Women's Tennis vs. TBD (Midwest Invitational)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/women-s-tennis-vs-tbd-midwest-invitational-2/45074Madison, Wis.
|9:30 am to 12:30 pm
|Men's Tennis at Claremont-Mudd-Scrippshttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-tennis-at-claremont-mudd-scripps-6/43808Claremont, Calif.
|1–7 pm
|Baseball at Augsburg College (DH)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/baseball-at-augsburg-college-dh-2/43511Minneapolis, Minn.
|Apr 5 3–4 pm
|Yoga Sculpt (HWC) w/ Hannahttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/yoga-sculpt-hwc-w-hanna/44363Lund 224 (Aerobics Room)
|5–6 pm
|Zumba (HWC) w/ McKenziehttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/zumba-hwc-w-mckenzie/44404Lund 224 (Aerobics Room)
|7–8 pm
|Cardio Dance (HMC class) w/ Gabehttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/cardio-dance-hmc-class-w-gabe-3/44378Lund 224 (Aerobics Room)
|Mar 27 to Apr 6 All day
|Hillstrom Museum of Art hours during spring breakhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/hillstrom-museum-of-art-hours-during-spring-break-5/45066Hillstrom Museum of Art
|Mar 28 to Apr 6 All day
|Spring Breakhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/spring-break-9/35166Gustavus Campus
|Apr 6–
|Men's Golf at Emory Invitationalhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/men-s-golf-at-emory-invitational-3/44130Adairsville, Ga.
|Apr 6 2:30–7:30 pm
|Softball at Saint Mary's University (DH)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/softball-at-saint-mary-s-university-dh-2/43224Winona, Minn.
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|6–7 pm
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|2:30–8:30 pm
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|3–5 pm
|Foreign Language Equivalency Exams - Spring 2015https://gustavus.edu/calendar/foreign-language-equivalency-exams-spring-2015/44304Culpeper Language Learning Center, Vickner 108
|3–6 pm
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|7–8 pm
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|7–9 pm
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|Apr 8 7:30–9 am
|Gustie Breakfast - Scott Moellerhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/gustie-breakfast-scott-moeller/44838Campus Center Banquet Rooms
|10–10:20 am
|Daily Sabbath: Morning Prayerhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/daily-sabbath-morning-prayer/45029Christ Chapel
|11:40 am to 12:20 pm
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|12:40–1:20 pm
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|3–5 pm
|Foreign Language Equivalency Exams - Spring 2015https://gustavus.edu/calendar/foreign-language-equivalency-exams-spring-2015/44305Culpeper Language Learning Center, Vickner 108
|3:30–8:30 pm
|Softball hosts St. Catherine University (DH) (Professor Day)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/softball-hosts-st-catherine-university-dh-professor-day/43230St. Peter, Minn.
|4–6 pm
|January Interim Study Abroad Fairhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/january-interim-study-abroad-fair/44880Heritage Room
|4:30–5:30 pm
|HIIT w/ Carrie & Maggie (HWC)https://gustavus.edu/calendar/hiit-w-carrie-maggie-hwc/44279Lund 224 (Aerobics Room)
|6–7 pm
|Self Defense (HWC) w/ Antonhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/self-defense-hwc-w-anton/44250Lund 224 (Aerobics Room)
|7–8 pm
|Zumba (HWC) w/ Meganhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/zumba-hwc-w-megan-2/44293Lund 224 (Aerobics Room)
|7–8:30 pm
|Talk: "Ebola in Africa: A Product of History, Not a Natural Phenomenon"https://gustavus.edu/calendar/talk-ebola-in-africa-a-product-of-history-not-a-natural-phenomenon/44874Confer 128
|Apr 9 6:30–7:20 am
|WE-Bootcamphttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/we-bootcamp/44508Lund 224 (Aerobics Room)
|9 am to 6 pm
|Senior Class Grad Finalehttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/senior-class-grad-finale/45059Campus Center, Heritage
|10–10:20 am
|Daily Sabbathhttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/daily-sabbath-200/45030Christ Chapel
|11:30 am to 12:30 pm
|Teachers Talkinghttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/teachers-talking-113/42912President's Dining Room
|12:40–1:20 pm
|WE-Kickboxinghttps://gustavus.edu/calendar/we-kickboxing/44525Lund 217
|1:30–2:30 pm
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|2:30–3:30 pm
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|3–5:30 pm
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|8:30–10:30 pm
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|10–10:20 am
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3rd try for Shopping Spree
I had 3 separate little shopping jaunts during the past week! Amazing....might be a record for me and my darn Fibromyalgia. 'Retail therapy' makes a very happy gal. I stopped in Ross one afternoon last week, its just 5 min from me. I found a neat crackled candle lantern on clearance for $6.99. Then my daughter took me to Hobby Lobby and TJ Maxx on Tues. I had a ball shopping with her. And lots of sales at H.L.
I got the red metal dessert stands for half price! The smaller one was $5 and the larger was $6 or $7. (they had another taller one but I had to behave and settle for two. LOL). I can use them for Christmas, Valentines, and Patriotic decorating, so a great buy I think. The two little wire candle holders came from Goodwill and are very pretty, look brand new too.
Hobby Lobby also had half-off Fall and Christmas decor...but I made myself stay out of the Christmas
section. I really was trying to behave. LOL But I couldn't resist the Fall....the Metal Leaves wall-hanging and Bottle Cap Fall Letters hanging were $5 each. The Swag was $10.
TJ Maxx had a purple vase-candleholder that matches the pilar one I got at Home Goods last month. Its super heavy glass and was just $7.
Today was half-off Saturday at Goodwill and I couldn't resist going. Tho I tried... and thankfully I
failed. I was thrilled with my treasure-shopping. These 5 heavy ruby glasses cost me $6 total. There were more of each of the 3 styles, but another lady was wanting them too. She took all but one of the stems. :o(
I couldn't believe these buys either A set of 4 Fall burner covers for one dollar! I just showed one of each size. They look more like plates in my photos, don't they? The acorn is a candle holder,and a big new pilar candle is always a good find.
And lastly....each of these were JUST A DOLLAR ! Woooo Hooo! My Goodwill can be kind of high at times, so I sure was surprised at what all I got for so little. The two heavy pottery bowls, the rabbit tureen, a bottle of sea shells, a pretty lead crystal glass shell, and a sweet little Mama gardener bunny with her babies. (for Easter or Spring decorating.)
hugs, Karen
OMgosh, purplemoon! I am LOL ...3rd time is a charm (posting) & what amazing treasures you found! I really am LOL because I stopped at HLobby one day last wk & I saw those red metal stands w/cloche ...& I thought of YOU! And now we may have been shopping at Hobby Lobby at the same time, but many miles apart!
You certainly found some beautiful glass ... & GW buys! That bunny tureen is sweet! And the red glassware, WOW! And the jar of seashells...I am contemplating a project from GJ...those look great as does the jar itself.
Another TJMaxx beautiful buy! Love the purple! And I love that store ...cause it changes all the time...am hoping to see my Hampton Hammered Oslo silverware there yet! Will keep looking (my 2-place setting from Bed,Bath,Beyond clearance).
TFS your finds! Awesome! Happy July 4th...very wet & rainy here! Jeanne S.
Oak, I sure hope you can get the dessert stands too.
Jeanne, that's funny we sort of "shopped together" across the miles.
Being from GJ, you (and Marlene and Frou) will understand when I say I first bought the ruby glasses and two heavy white bowls thinking "totem"! LOL. Now I'm not sure I want
to do that. Those glasses are really neat, even if I don't USE them inside. And the two bowls are very nice. Not sure if they are pottery, stoneware, ceramic. How do I tell if they aren't marked? Whatever, they are very heavy.
And in new condition.
hugs, Karen
Wooowee... Karen you little 'Shopping Diva' !!
What great buys...You always do so well at your GW, and seem to find the cutest bunnies. Love the Ruby Red glassware...I can see them for so many different ocassions.
Now that Purple Vase/Candleholder was just waiting for you!
Great color and shape. I can also see it as a base, with a plate on top of it..seems like a good size to hold one.
The HL cloches will be wonderful for the Holidays..
Karen, Great Finds, and I'm looking forward to seeing
Karen, I love your treasures, esp, that cute pink bunny tureen. I wasn't aware that you had fibro too. I have suffered with it for years, many of which were undigainosed.I think i just spelled that wrong, but it's just brain fog. I once had one dr. tell me "you're back couldn't be hurting right there; the human body isn't built that way" Too bad we aren't built with the ability to transfer our pain to others. He would have found out pretty quickly just how the human body is built. My family was all here yesterday and I was anxious to get some of my dishes arranged(WE ate outside) and before we could get everything ready the men got hungery, and my son came in and said "Mom, I just told everybody to start eating, there was no use letting it get cold" Men around here just think about their stomachs.HA My fibro and my artheritis were both being uncorporative yesterday and I was just about ready to drop by the time the last left, and I haven't been to good today either--matbe I just need some "Retail therapy"-- just one problem, I don't have the motivation for even that today.Maybe tomorrow will be better. Love reading your posts Janet
Good for you Karen, so glad you got to get out and find all those nice treasures. Not surprized that you found some neat Fall treasures--I was looking at the ones in Michaels the other day too. How great you found the matching purple vase--and I love Jane's suggestion of using it for a base sometimes too. Gosh, you got so many goodies, I have to keep going back to see what else I wanted to comment on! Those two white bowls look like just the size I like using nowadays--not too big but not too small and not so easy to slop things out of. The red glass is usually hard to find--besides drinking, they can hold candles, flowers, or be added to pretty totems for the yard. Your burner covers are so pretty, sure could be used the same as a decorative plate. And you found a jar of shells right after showing us those neat candleholders the other day! How neat! You will have fun decorating with the pedestal/domes, and you are right--red is good for many holidays. The cracked glass candleholder is really pretty too. Oh heck, I could have just said it was all great finds and just been done with it, couldn't I? LOL So glad you had fun, gal. ;o) Luvs
Its such fun sharing my 'treasures' with you guys. No one here can really appreciate how excited I get with stuff. But knowing I can show it to all of you sure makes a difference. Things are best if you can share them.
Janet, I've had Fibro for over 18 yrs. Tho it just got really debilatating the last couple. To the point I'm mostly housebound, due to my legs being so bad.
If you want to email me privately, please do. (email@example.com) Sometimes its really good to be able to chat with someone who really understands this darn Fibro. I LOVED your comment...
"Too bad we aren't built with the ability to transfer our pain to others. He would have found out pretty quickly just how the human body is built". I had doctors the first two years of being undiagnosed and misdiagnosed that
I would have LOVED transferring it to. LOL.
Meanwhile, someone sent me a wonderful plaque that I literally keep in front of my face daily!!
(its good for anyone with physical limitations)
"Just because I could yesterday,
doesn't mean I can today.
But just because I can't today
doesn't mean I won't be able to tomorrow."
hugs, Karen
I just have to comment on your wonderful finds, Karen! I especially love your purple glass urn and have one the same shape except it's clear and gold. So glad you found a purple one! You'll have so much fun 'playing' with all these lovelies.
I haven't been posting much as my focus is mostly on gardening these days which takes more than all my energy. Of course we're still yardsaling on weekends so I have also been doing some 'retail therapy' of my own and will take and post pics eventually.
Karen...I'm loving that plaque you shared above! (copied it) Wow, how true...thank goodness! And I really do appreciate the excitement you share here! A
Great Group of G..... can't think of any more "g" words...just popped into my head, "greasy, grimy, gopher guts!" (an old Girl Scout campfire tune!) LOL! That's what I love about this forum...can always find a good laugh & appreciation! Jeanne S.
Jeanne, that's hysterical you had that old silly song pop into your head. It happened to me not long ago...and I about sent one of my granddaughter's into total shock. LOL. I have NO idea why I remembered that thing, think it was 6th grade when that was going around.
I can't remember why I walked into a room half the time, yet I remember this crazy (gross) song. Scary isn't it!
LG, hope you have time to post your yardsale goodies soon.
hugs, Karen
Oh Nooooo....NOT >>> "Great green gobs of greasy, grimy gopher guts. !!
I was a Brownie & Scout Leader ...the kids loved to Haunt Me with that song!! lol
You gals are toooo much.
Thanks for the memories...hehehe
Sorry I'm late posting, we've been camping. Karen, you should feel better after all that shopping therapy. It's all so wonderful. Yes, we GJers know how hard that red glass is to come by and you were very lucky. The purple urn was made for you. But my favorite is the pink bunny tureen, he might just match my kitchen. Those red dessert stands are pretty special also. Where do you find the room to store all those treasures. I have a trunk full right now going to the TS.
WOW Karen, you did GOOD! Those red glasses and the purple vase would have been worth the trips!! It's all great, but those two are truly beautiful!
Sorry I have been MIA, but life has been hectic. I think we have settled down for a couple of minutes though....at least until Sunday when the next crowd descends.
Have a good week,
All great finds! but I'm just not ready to face the autumn decor yet. lol!
The only places I've been shopping lately are lumber yards and home improvement stores. I might even find some interesting stuff in those places if I took the time to look around. :)


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