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Is the Transportation Security Administration about to start scanning the genetic makeup of airline passengers?
No way, writes TSA's Blogger Bob. In a recent post refuting an erroneous news report, Bob assures readers that "TSA is not testing and has no plans to use any technology capable of testing DNA."
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"An article was posted to 'The Daily' today with the misleading headline 'Genetic Patdown,' " Bob writes. "Even more misleading, the first sentence leads off with the mention of airport scanners. So obviously, even though the rest of the article says nothing about airports or TSA, some readers naturally assumed this was a new technology that would be heading to the airports, and the tweets went wild. It didn't help that 'tsa-scanner' was included in the URL."
The Daily news service, which launched in early February, publishes articles directly to the Apple iPad and online.
Broadband plan and recent failureThe Hill's Congress blogthehill.com/blogs/congress-blogFeb. 28, 2011
Craig Settles, a broadband industry analyst, writes that President Barack Obama's National Broadband Plan is uncomfortably similar to the push for municipal broadband just a few years ago.
The problem, Settles argues, is the insistence on wireless communications. "Official D.C. is doing the same thing hundreds of elected officials did in 2006 — advocating a great set of significant, attainable economic goals, but betting on the weaker technology horse to carry us across this finish line," he writes.
During the recent push for municipal broadband, the idea was to have towns and cities provide centralized Internet connections, which anyone with a Wi-Fi device could connect to from anywhere within range.
"Politicians nationwide glorified the power of Wi-Fi to produce a host of economic outcomes, from attracting new companies and making local business more profitable to keeping college grads from leaving town," Settles writes. "Soon every city and hamlet had to have a Wi-Fi network. In 2007, communities woke up to the fact that Wi-Fi was inadequate for enabling the kind of computing tasks required to achieve the economic outcomes promoted."
Settles argues that a broadband policy should put fiber-optic cables ahead of wireless and let local areas determine what approach is best for them.
"D.C. policy people are enamored with wireless," he writes. "With this fixation, much money and time will be lost. In those communities whose successful networks attract companies with new jobs, propel local businesses into global markets and transform education, wireless usually is just part of the picture. They understand that businesses and other job-producing organizations require fiber in the next three to five years."
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He didn't mention the reason for the visit but used the opportunity to tout the technological advancement the cars represent. However, widespread adoption of the technology is hampered by the same obstacle that conventional cars had to overcome: availability of fuel.
DOT is helping address that through special programs, he said. For example, the department is helping the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District in California build a refueling station for a fleet of 12 — so far — fuel cell-powered buses. The station will also allow members of the public to fuel hydrogen-powered cars.
"So when this technology hits the market, we're talking about a zero-emissions car powered by a fuel created with zero emissions," he writes. "That's American innovation at work for all of us."
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A clear plasto-elastomeric material comprising a thermoplastic, an elastomer or a copolymer or a blend thereof, mineral or vegetable oil, or a mixture thereof, and a fire retarding agent, is disclosed. This material has a combination of resiliency and shock absorption and is exceptionally hydro-slimy. Footwear made of this material has a high degree of comfort and shock absorption, slides made with the lining of this material are more efficient than water slides, and candles made with this material are freestanding, unbreakable, and have a very long burning time. The candles have been enhanced with photochromic, thermochromic, iridescent, fluorescent, and phosphorescent materials and with combinations thereof.
1. A candle comprising:
at least one wick;
a free-standing gel body comprising:
at least one thermoplastic elastomer;
at least one thermoplastic; and
at least one elastomer wherein the ratio of at least one thermoplastic to at least one elastomer is 1:99.
2. The candle of
3. The candle of
4. A candle comprising:
at least one wick;
a free-standing gel body comprising:
at least one thermoplastic elastomer;
at least one thermoplastic; and
at least one elastomer wherein the ratio of at least one thermoplastic to at least one elastomer is 99:1.
5. The candle of
6. The candle of
This application claims priority to an U.S. Provisional patent application, Ser. No. 60/100,668, entitled UNBREAKABLE CANDLE, filed on Sep. 16, 1998.
This invention relates to the art of plastics and elastomers, and more particularly to the art of a clear, resilient plasto-elastomeric material.
Soft gel materials used in container candles have been reported in U.S. Pat. No. 5,789,089, by Elasamatory. This material is unsuitable for use as a freestanding candle, or in shoe soles, or in any of the other uses for which the present invention is ideal.
A characteristic transparent candle has been disclosed is U.S. Pat. No. 3,819,342 (the '342 patent). This candle comprises a thermoplastic polyamide resin and a flammable solvent selected from the group consisting of unsaturated fatty acids with polyhydric alcohols, and mixtures thereof. This candle suffers from the drawback of potential flaring, resulting from the separation of oil from the candle forming a top layer.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,615,389 (�the '389 Patent�), discloses another clear candle that is chemically similar to the device of the '342 Patent. The composition comprises a thermoplastic polyamide resin formed from linoleic acid, polymerized with a polyamide alkolamide or alkanol, and stearic acid. This composition allegedly alleviates syneresis. But U.S. Pat. No. 5,578,089 claims to have tested the above compositions and found that separation was a consistent problem in '389 and '342 candles. The '389 patent also claims the optional addition of ionic surface agents that prevent �blooming� or fogging, which result in the loss of transparency. Although this may be helpful, it does not eliminate cloudiness.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,645,705 (�the '705 patent�) discloses a transparent candle material comprising a straight chain aliphatic amide with white mineral oil and alcohol. There is also a methyl ester added for hardness. The '705 patent, however, is similar to the '342 and '389 patents, in that it suffers from the same structural and functional problems.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,741,711 (�the '711 patent�) appears to disclose a clear, undyed, and unpigmented wax band �candle.� However, the invention is a reusable �candle holder� and not a �candle.�
This invention relates to a plasto-elastomeric material comprising two or more of, but not limited to, the following: (a) thermoplastic; (b) mineral oil; (c) vegetable oil; (d) rubber; (e) thermoplastic olefin; (f) thermoplastic elastomer; (g) copolymer; and (h) blends of two or more of the above. Some of the exceptional properties of this material are the following: (1) Clarity; (2) resiliency; (3) shock absorption; (4) resilio-damping balance; (5) high flash point; (6) burns leaving no ash at high temperatures; and (7) hydro-sliminess not affected by applied pressure.
The above properties, as well as others, render the plasto-elastomeric material of this invention highly applicable for use in the following:
i. Insoles and soles of shoes;
ii. water slide replacement surfaces;
iii. mold making;
iv. unbreakable, free standing candies; and,
v. medical devices such as catheters, tubes in general, flexible implants and the like.
One object of the present invention is to form an unbreakable, transparent, non-flaring, non-blooming candle that burns without coking or dripping.
Another object of the present invention is to exclude the use of polyamides or nitrogen-containing polymers that are known, on burning, to exude hazardous byproducts containing oxides of nitrogen.
Yet another object of the present invention is to produce an extremely slow burning candle. The candle made from the composition of this invention will take more than five times longer to burn the same amount of material with a similar size flame as a known candle.
Still another object of the present invention is to form a candle that is longer than wax- based and polyamide-resin-based candles.
Another object of the present invention is to mold a candle which is either clear, meaning uncolored, or dyed with organic pigments, which maintain the transparency of the candle in the colored state. These pigments are not sensitive to light, nor do they decrease the clarity of the candle, the size of the flame during burning, nor do they cause any flare. The inert nature of the composition in this invention makes it inactive to the dyes or pigments at the elevated temperatures of the molten material.
A further object of the present invention is to prevent age-induced brittleness, which is encountered in wax-based and polyamide-resin-based candles.
Another object of the present invention is to make transparent candle material that does not need a container to hold it, as in the case of presently available gel candles. The candles made from the present composition are freestanding, unbreakable, and free of a container.
One advantage of the present invention is its thermal reversibility. Unlike polyamide-resin-based candles, the composition in the present invention is remeltable and reusable any number of times. This feature of the present invention allows the mixing of color(s), fragrances, etc. before molding as well as after molding and re-melting. This recycling capability minimizes the waste and environmental problem associated with solid waste disposal.
Another advantage of the present invention is the elimination of syneresis/blooming resulting from excessive cross-linking, which is a serious problem in polyamide resin based candles. By eliminating any chemical cross-linking, and minimizing the so-called physical cross-linking, the oil exuding problem is overcome in the present invention.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is that the plasto-elastomeric material has exceptional balance of resilience and damping properties, which makes the material ideal for soles of shoes, rendering a high level of comfort to the wearer.
Still another advantage of the present invention is the high flash point that makes it suitable for use in making clear, free-standing, non-flashing candles, and for use as a high resolution mold polymer in the jewelry industry.
Another advantage of the present invention is that the burning emission, and the solid melting states are all non-toxic as well as nearly soot-free. At high temperatures the composite material leaves no ash, making it ideal for use as a mold polymer. While rubber used as a mold rubber or mold polymer produces toxic emissions when it is burnt from the mold, the plasto-elastomeric material in the present invention, being made of hydrogen and carbon only, creates no toxic fumes during complete combustion.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is that the material has zero friction when two slabs of the material contact each other with a small amount of water between the slabs. The coefficient of friction between the two slabs, with moisture in between, is lower than two Teflon slabs under similar conditions. This ultra low, or zero, friction remains the same no matter what pressure or load is applied to the slab. This unusual feature of the material is referred to as �hydro-sliminess.� This hydro-sliminess of the plasto-elastomer is not thixo-limiting. On the other hand, with greater applied pressure and/or increased load on the top layer, the water-induced slippery property only increases. Thus this property makes it applicable as a surface for slides, similar to the water-slides, with the advantages that the volume of water used is small and the steepness of the sliding slope is drastically decreased.
The above aspects are achieved in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention which is a candle comprising an unbreakable, free-standing, clear body without a container, at least one wick, which may be introduced before the molten mass solidifies or after the candle body is made by a needle threaded with the wick. The body is a clear, strong, free-standing gel comprising 60 to 90 weight % of liquid paraffin wax, mineral oil, vegetable oil, polyethylene glycols and methoxypolyethylene glycols, such as those sold under the tradename Carbowax, and combinations thereof, 10 to 40 weight % of thermoplastic elastomers having plastic and elastomeric phases, chemically bonded together, as in Kratons�, manufactured by Shell Chemical Co., or thermoplastic elastomers in which plastic and elastomeric phases are physically blended, as in the case of Santoprene� manufactured by Advanced Elastomer Systems, or polymeric alloys made by blending selected plastics such as polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, etc. and elastomers such as polybutadiene, cis-poly-isoprene, ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, natural rubber, etc. or combinations thereof.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in greater detail below.
A candle body material is made as follows: 20.1 to 50% of a polymer, which is nitrogen free, thermoplastic, and elastomeric above the glass transition temperature of the rubber phase. This polymer, or polymer system, must have two phases at the operating temperature. That means it will have a plastic phase that has a very high glass transition temperature and the rubbery (elastomeric) phase will have a very low glass transition temperature. This may be realizable in a single polymer that has plastic blocks and elastomeric blocks in a single molecular chain as in block copolymers of the diblock, triblock, or multiblock copolymers. In multi-block copolymers, one type of block is made of monomers such as styrene, which yields the plastic phase, and the other type of block is made of monomers such as butadiene, which yield the elastomeric phase. These blocks are chemically bonded to give the thermoplastic elastomer such as Kratons�, manufactured by Shell Chemical Company. It may also be realizable in a physical blend of the two, namely, the plastic and the elastomer, giving two phases in the blend. The relative proportions of the two will determine which would be the continuous phase and which would be the discrete phase. A relatively higher proportion of the plastic component will give a blend with a plastic continuous phase yielding a thermoplastic elastomer, while a higher relative proportion of the elastomer will give plastic reinforced rubber. These blends are available from Advanced Elastomer Systems and the trade name is Santoprene�.
Another way of making the polymer system for this invention is by melting select plastics, such as polystyrene, and select elastomers, such as polybutadiene, and creating a polymer alloy with the desired properties of a thermoplastic elastomer. The molecular weight of the plastic component may be from 5,000 to 100,000 and that of the elastomeric component may be from 10,000 to 500,000. The alloy may be made in relative proportions of plastic to elastomer from 1:99 to 99:1, the preferred range being from 40:60 to 60:40. The second component of the composition is an oil, extender, or a plasticizer selected from: paraffinic oils, naphthenic oils, polyethylene glycols and methoxypolyethylene glycols, such as those sold under the tradename Carbowax , mineral oils, vegetable oils, liquid long chain aliphatic alcohols, liquid long chain aliphatic acids, esters of aliphatic alcohols and acids, plasticizers (other than phthalates), or combinations thereof.
The third ingredient is selected from glycerides of long chain acids, such as lauric acid, myristic acid, or stearic acid. The fourth and additional ingredients are 1) dyes which are temperature stable, light stable, and oxidation stable; 2) thermochromic dyes, which change color with the change of temperature; 3) photochromic dyes, which are sensitive to UV and visible light radiations, resulting in a color change; 4) phosphorescent pigments, which glow in the dark after having been activated by UV or visible light; 5) fluorescent pigments which glow in the day; and 6) scents and fragrances.
The third ingredient is preferably selected from, but not limited to, chlorinated paraffins, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and ammonium polyphosphate-4 triaryl phosphates. Fire-retardants are added in extremely low quantities to minimize or eliminate the flaring hazard, without sacrificing the normal burning or transparency of the candle.
Most, if not all, gel candles flare frequently. This is because of the high content of oil, which always blooms to the surface. This oil makes anything that touches the candle greasy and oily. In this invention, the polymer contains a special organic, non-poisonous, fire retardant that drastically minimizes, if not eliminates, the flaring problem. The balanced oil-polymer fire retardant formula, disclosed in this invention, eliminates the threefold problem in gel candles, namely, flaring, oil leaching, and collapsing, all without a container. The specially-made fire-retardant eliminates the flaring hazard without interfering with the normal burning of the candle or reducing the clarity or transparency of the candle.
2.1 lbs. of ethylene-nonene copolymer, manufactured by Advanced Elastomer Systems under their tradename, Engage�, 0.01 lb. of chlorinated paraffin manufactured, by Dover Chemicals under the trade name Chlorez�, and 7.9 lbs. of naphthenic oil manufactured by Penreco, under the tradename Drakeol�, are weighed out in an aluminum tray and heated in a preheated oven at 316� F. for 4 hours. At the end of this period the two components are blended and gelled together to form a clear homogenous mass. This homogenous mass is taken out of the oven and cooled at room temperature for about 6 hours. It is now ready for remelting and pouring into candle or other molds.
3.0 lbs. of ethylene-butadiene copolymer, manufactured by Shell Oil Company under the tradename Kraton�, 0.01 lb. of Chlorez�, and 7.00 lbs. of paraffinic oil, manufactured by Penreco under the tradename Drakeol�, are weighed out in an aluminum tray and heated in a preheated oven at 296� F. for 4 hours. At the end of this period the two components are blended and gelled together to form a clear homogenous mass. This homogenous mass is taken out of the oven and cooled to the room temperature for about 6 hours. It is now ready for remelting and pouring into the candle or other molds.
The product, as in Example 1 or Example 2, is remelted at 250� F. 5 lbs. of the molten material is mixed with 0.052 lb. of a foaming agent and the temperature is raised to 275� F. to start the foaming action. When the foaming agent is completely decomposed, the foamed material is chilled in order to stop the foaming action. Fire retardants, colors, fragrances, and other additives are used for further enhancing the product's properties.
While the invention has been described in conjunction with specified embodiments, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the forgoing descriptions and examples, and without deviating from the contemplated scope of the present invention. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, and variations which fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
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not getting exp. iridescence + depth with shellac French polish?
I am preparing to coat about 20 pine shelves with Zensser Bull's eye amber Shellac.
Prior to starting the "big job", I sanded a plank of pine (220 grit), swiped both sides clean with a rag dipped in paint thinner, waited a few minutes, sealed the two sides with thinned down shellac (shellac + ethanol), then:
- On side #1 I applied two generous coats of shellac (within 5 minutes of each other) using a lint-free cotton rag
- On side #2 I applied about 8 thin coats of shellac over two days using a French Polish technique as described in http://www.milburnguitars.com/fpbannerframes.html and http://www.woodfinishsupply.com/GuideToFrenchPolishing.pdf
In the end both sides achieved the same tinting (nuance). Although side #2 (french polish) achieved a more uniform tint than piece #1 (two thick coats), piece #2 FAILED to achieve piece #1's depth and iridescence (mother-of-pearl-like effect) when examined in the light from different angles.
Essentially, side #2 looks fine, but it appears merely "stained" to the desired amber tint, whereas side #1 has that additional "lacquered" depth (that one can also get by dipping a small, previously sealed piece of wood in shellac then letting it dry.)
Why does side #1's shellac (two thick coats) look "deeper" than side #2 (8 thin coats with French polish)? Have I wrongfully assumed that the shellac has the same thickness on both sides when the same tint was achieved? Have the multiple FP coats fail to properly amalgamate on side #2 (did I not apply enough pressure? would this be a factor?)
I would have oiled the pine to pop the grain before shellac. I would have brushed on at least 4 coats of shellac to build a surface before beginning to pad on additional coats to get the full polish. Full curing time in between, too.
Softwood needs more ground coats than hardwood, because the grain needs more sealing. The oil (watco, what have you) is also needed on softwood to bring out the color and "texture" of the grain. Shellac just sits on the surface, after all.
I even oil some highly-figured hardwoods to get the pop before polishing.


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Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
Thoughts In A Wheat-Field
IN his wide fields walks the Master,
In his fair fields, ripe for harvest,
Where the evening sun shines slant-wise
On the rich ears heavy bending;
Saith the Master: 'It is time.'
Though no leaf shows brown decadence,
And September's nightly frost-bite
Only reddens the horizon,
'It is full time,' saith the Master,
The wise Master, 'It is time.'
Lo, he looks. That look compelling
Brings his laborers to the harvest;
Quick they gather, as in autumn
Passage-birds in cloudy eddies
Drop upon the seaside fields;
White wings have they, and white raiment,
White feet shod with swift obedience,
Each lays down his golden palm branch,
And uprears his sickle shining,
'Speak, O Master,--is it time?'
O'er the field the servants hasten,
Where the full-stored ears droop downwards,
Humble with their weight of harvest:
Where the empty ears wave upward,
And the gay tares flaunt in rows:
But the sickles, the sharp sickles,
Flash new dawn at their appearing,
Songs are heard in earth and heaven,
For the reapers are the angels,
And it is the harvest time.
O Great Master, are thy footsteps
Even now upon the mountains?
Are thou walking in thy wheat-field?
Are the snowy-wingèd reapers
Gathering in the silent air?
Are thy signs abroad, the glowing
Of the distant sky, blood-reddened,--
And the near fields trodden, blighted,
Choked by gaudy tares triumphant,--
Sure, it must be harvest time?
Who shall know the Master's coming?
Whether it be at dawn or sunset,
When night dews weigh down the wheat-ears,
Or while noon rides high in heaven,
Sleeping lies the yellow field?
Only, may thy voice, Good Master,
Peal above the reapers' chorus,
And dull sound of sheaves slow falling,--
'Gather all into My garner,
For it is My harvest time.'
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Without a doubt, the online experience with Ooga Booga is by far, the best I've experienced on the Dreamcast... yes, even better than "NFL 2K1" and "Phantasy Star Online."
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Epic Quality Control #Fail: Cheese‑bun misalignment
Posted March 3, 2015 | @BuffyLinux, Photos & Photo Galleries, Products Mentions & Reviews, Random Observations, Welcome to My Life | One Comment
If you've ever ordered a Filet-O-Fish sandwich from Mickey D's, you know that:
- the cheese sticks the fish and bun together like glue;
- if the cheese and bun aren't properly aligned, it's not pretty; and,
- there's no way to fix it. You just have to eat the evidence. Or not.
My favorite on-the-road reporter, @BuffyLinux, caught this epic quality control #fail on digital media, reeled it in and sent it to me, the intrepid reporter of random weirdness.
Is the cheese even on that sandwich?
It reminds me of the time he ordered a pecan waffle at Waffle House and got a pecan waffle – if a pecan waffle is a plain waffle with a small clump of pecans on the plate under and in no way connected to it.
Would you like fries with that?
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Guest blog post: Being Happy: It's a Choice by Dan Smith
Posted March 2, 2015 | Guest Posts, Lessons Learned, What Someone Else Said | 2 Comments
Yesterday I spent some time with my friend Dan Smith. He was so happy, it was contagious. Figuring that if you want to be happy you should ask a happy person how to do it, I asked him if he'd write a guest post for my blog about being happy.
He did. It's cool. Thanks, Dan.
A simple dynamic I learned a number of years ago as I was trying to get sober after years of alcoholism set the tone not only for the elimination of booze from my life, but for allowing in the sunshine. My sponsor at the time, the late Tom Shirley, a college professor, gave me the simple instructions:
"You are responsible for everything that happens to you, for everything you feel and for all of your reactions. No exceptions, no excuses. You choose who you will be and then you become that."
Simple in concept, damn near impossible because we are all basically lawyers looking for loopholes. My first response to Tom's dictum almost got out of my mouth: "But what if…"
"There's no 'but,' there's no 'what if'," said Tom before I could even finish the sentence.
"This is absolute. If you walk out into the street and get hit by a runaway bus, driven by a child rapist on his way to blow up the Pentagon, you are responsible for what happened to you. You should have been more careful. You can't control the bus or the speeding rapist/mass murder, but you can control yourself. You could have looked closer, chosen a different route, left home later. Endless choices."
Oh, that's harsh, I thought. No excuses. Not a one. What's a body to do?
This body had to go find a higher power and trust in the guidance of that power "praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out." That's the last part of the 11th Step of AA's 12 Steps. The 3rd Step is finding the power, which can be a bitch.
That portion of the 11th Step, though, is basic to my understanding of responsibility. It says the only thing I should pray for is guidance and enough sense to follow it. Anything else is instructing my higher power and I haven't reached that pay grade. So, I keep it simple.
The question here is how do I keep such a sunny outlook? The simple and direct answer is: I choose to. Things bad happen to me as often as they happen to you. But I look at them as learning experiences, as aberrations along the road to "happy destiny," as AA's founders described it. They can be overcome, as a general rule, and if they can't, I have to accept them and adjust my thinking about them.
The other day, on Facebook, I was celebrating the purchase of a little VW bug that I just adore. It's yellow, bright and has a place to put daisies on the dashboard (I put them there). Most people responded to my post with glee. One woman whom I've known for a couple of years and who tends to look for what can go wrong, offered a list of the things that can break on the VW and the information that she has owned two, so she should know. I responded that I had done my research, knew about the pitfalls and simply chose to enjoy myself. She said I misunderstood, that she was simply a realist.
So, does being a realist mean I can't be happy? No, it does not. I know the dangers, accept them and choose to concentrate on those things that delight me, to share them and to be happy today, regardless of what happens.
Life is better that way.
Dan Smith is a long-time, award-winning journalist living in Roanoke, Virginia. A member of the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame, he is an author, radio essayist, community activist, liberal voice, father of two, and grandfather of two. He's the co-founder and former co-owner/editor of Valley Business FRONT magazine.
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On love, compassion, admiration, spanking, and stalking.
Posted February 10, 2015 | Lessons I've Learned, Welcome to My Life, Writing | 2 Comments
If the frequency of the use of a word in a culture reflects its importance, then it seems our society values love a great deal and accuracy not at all.
We use the verb "love" to describe the positive feeling we have about anything we want or enjoy, but our use of it doesn't differentiate between degree, object, or duration. We use it to describe how we feel about a pet, a pair of shoes, a child, a sports team, a spouse, a deity, or a car.
We have an entire holiday dedicated to love that encompasses everything from hearts and flowers to diamonds and candy, with cards available for everyone from spouses, children, and friends to pets, teachers, and "all the kids in the class."
We say we are "in love" – an altered state of consciousness that lasts about 18 months and can also be induced by the consumption of chocolate. After 18 months, do we love differently?
We speak of acts of love in a range that covers everything from giving a diamond to a potential spouse, offering a sympathetic shoulder to a friend, martyring oneself in the name of religion, spanking a child to teach him not to run into traffic, and taking care of an elderly parent.
A parent punishing a child to teach him and an obsessed fan stalking an unwilling victim might both describe what they are doing as acts of love.
Are they?
I've been as much a perpetrator of the inaccuracy of love as anyone. I've also been a victim, a giver, and a receiver of it. But as my second marriage marches down the legal path toward dissolution, I find that I don't like the work "love" anymore. It implies both too much and too little, and gives almost no accurate information.
I've become more aware of how important it is to accurately describe how I feel and the feelings that motivate my actions.
I enjoy. I admire. I feel compassion. I lust. I desire. I give. I receive.
But if I don't know what it means, how can I say I love?
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Written for and read at the January 2015 Liminal Reading at Community High School.
Category: Lessons I've Learned, Welcome to My Life, Writing
Perfectionism and the fear of beginnings
Posted January 25, 2015 | Lessons Learned, Welcome to My Brain, Welcome to My Life, Writing | 4 Comments
To me a beginning is like a brand new notebook: clean, neat, perfect, and empty. I open it and savor the possibilities, but I hesitate to write anything in it because I know that not long after the beginning comes The First Mistake. Then it's not perfect anymore.
I get a knot in the pit of my stomach. I desperately want to tear out the page and rewrite it because I don't want the mistake there reminding me of my imperfections, all the mistakes I've ever made, the fact that I'm not perfect. So I tell myself:
"Of course you're not perfect! You're human!
Get a grip and move on!"
Usually that works and I can go on, accepting that once something has begun, there will be misspellings, revisionn, and notes written in the margins. But every once in a while I have to tear out the back with the mistake and rewrite it because the reminder is too painful.
I love the hope that lives in a new beginning. But the fear of the first mistake – the first error I make when writing in a new notebook; the first time I break a resolution I've made; the first scratch I get on a new car; the first time I upset someone I've never upset before; the first time I drop, spill, or break something after I get up and start a new day – those of the things that make beginnings difficult for me.
I like the way the Amish deal with the idea of perfection. In any Amish quilt, there is a deliberate mistake made in the pattern. It's a reminder that only God is perfect.
Perhaps a beginning is really just an opportunity to make new mistakes.
And, if I deliberately make a mistake first thing, I won't have to worry about it anymore.
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This was written for and read at the January 2015 Liminal Reading at Community High School.
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Feelings aren't like parking permits. They don't need to be validated by anybody else.
Posted January 2, 2015 | Lessons I've Learned, Lessons Learned, Welcome to My Brain, Welcome to My Life, What Someone Else Said | 2 Comments
I ran across a blog post today that reminded me of a couple more things I learned last year.
I don't need anyone else to validate my feelings. I can, and should, do that myself.
I don't have the right to try to blame someone else for making me feel a certain way or to manipulate him into making me feel better. Even if the other person tries, it doesn't work because it doesn't solve the underlying problem.
Some background
When I was a child, I was often told that what I felt was wrong.
- When I cried when I was sad, my father told me to run around the house three times and wash my face.
- When I excitedly told him that I wanted to be a graphic artist, my father said, "No, you don't. You want to be an architect."
- When we took a hike and I told him I felt dizzy and nauseous and needed to rest, he told me to keep going; I was fine.
Why is this important?
- I can now accept my feelings as my own and do what I need to do to take care of myself.
- I don't have to blame other people for making me feel a certain way or try to manipulate them into acknowledging them or making me feel better.
What did I gain by learning this?
- I learned that I can take the time and space I need to take care of myself.
- I've messed up a lot of relationships trying to get my need for validation and comfort from someone else. My relationships are much better now without that pressure.
I wasn't taught those things. It took me over 50 years to learn them, but I'm grateful that I finally did. My life is better because of it.
You Don't Need Other People to Validate Your Feelings
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My 2015 goals; To become the best me I can be.
Posted December 31, 2014 | Lessons Learned, Welcome to My Brain, Welcome to My Life | 2 Comments
I'm not one for making New Year's resolutions. Being a contrary sort, saying I'm going to do something specific kicks in a reflexive, "I don't think so!" response by my psyche, which then points me in a whole different direction.
In the past few days, I've written posts about some of the
Lessons I learned in 2014:
- When to shut up and why.
- Know what "it" is before I go for it.
- One way to save time.
- What I need before I can tackle a difficult task.
- Organization versus procrastination
- How to have a good day.
- How to make new choices.
- How not to start a sentence (unless I want to start a fight).
In 2015
I'll change because, well, as much as people stay the same, they change because circumstances change.
My goal in 2015 is to grow.
"Change is inevitable.
Growth is intentional."
— Glenda Cloud
And I want to grow intentionally in the direction of becoming more of the person I was meant to be.
I'm not sure of the specifics yet, but in general, I intend to live more joyfully, work more effectively, use my time more wisely, speak and act more kindly, listen more attentively, think more positively, exercise more regularly, eat more nutritiously, and sleep more restfully.
I'll work out the details later, but because I plan on sleeping more restfully (and therefore plan to be asleep at midnight), I'll take this time to wish a Happy New Year to all, and to all a good night!
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My 2014 year in blogging
Posted December 30, 2014 | Welcome to My Life, Writing | 2 Comments
I use JetPack for WordPress to get easy access to my site stats. At the end of the year it produces a cute animated report on the number of posts I written, the number of views I've gotten, the number of comments you've made, and the sources of traffic to my humble blog.
I say "humble," because compared to some bloggers' stats, I'm just a bug on a windshield on a car on the onformation superhighway. But I do get visitors, and I appreciate every single one of you. The report is fun. Click here to view it, and be sure to scroll down to see the factoids.
Thanks to all who have read, liked, shared, and commented on my posts. I'd still be posting here if no one read it, but it's a lot more fun when you do.
Thanks for visiting &
I hope you have wonderful 2015!
P.S. You can view my 2013 blogging report card here.
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How not to start a sentence (unless you want to start a fight).
Posted December 30, 2014 | Lessons I've Learned, Lessons Learned, Notes to Self, Welcome to My Brain, Welcome to My Life | 2 Comments
If I want to have a productive conversation, I need to avoid starting a sentence with a provocative word or phrase.
Unless you want to start a fight, don't start a sentence with:
An unanswerable question
- "Why do you…?"
- "Why don't you…?"
- "Why did you…?"
- "Why didn't you…?"
An absolute declaration
- "You never…."
- "You always…."
A minimizer
- "But…."
- "At least…."
Fightin' words
- "There you go again…."
- "Who do you think you are?"
- "What the @#$% is wrong with you?"
- "Whoever told you…?"
- "Could you be any more…(tactless, mean, insensitive, etc.)?"
Offensive defense
- "I'm not stupid, you know."
- "What did you mean by that?"
Why is this important?
- I hadn't realized how often I thought I was starting a conversation when I was really starting a fight.
- How I start a conversation is important. Productive conversation is only possible if the person hears anything past the first few words I say.
What did I gain by learning this?
- If I'm angry enough to start a sentence with any of these, I probably need to take some time out to figure out why I'm so angry before I try to talk about it. I take a lot more time-outs now.
- I have many fewer fights and many more productive conversations.
What have you learned this year?
This is the eighth in my "vacation series" of lessons I learned in 2014.
If you've learned something this year that you'd like to share, please email it to me with a short bio and photo, and I'll be happy to publish it as a guest post.. (You can skip the photo if you prefer.)
Click here to read Amanda's guest post, "Open Heart, Open Mind" »
The New Year
Goals, Not Resolutions
Now I'm going to turn my mental focus toward what I want to learn and the habits I want to establish in the year to come. I hesitate to call those "New Year's Resolutions" because I've never been good at keeping those. I'm going to think of those as goals, instead.
And if you'd like to share yours, I'll be happy to publish them, too.
Category: Lessons I've Learned, Lessons Learned, Notes to Self, Welcome to My Brain, Welcome to My Life
How to make new choices.
Posted December 29, 2014 | Lessons I've Learned, Lessons Learned, Welcome to My Brain, Welcome to My Life | 2 Comments
When I want to change my
behavior, I ask myself:
"What would the person
I want to be do?"
Why is this important?
- I have a tendency to react quickly and instinctively in set patterns to certain types of events. Many of the habits of thought and behavior I have were functional at one time but no longer serve me well.
- It's difficult to break a habit, whether it's a thought pattern or behavior pattern. If I want to act or react differently, I had to find a way to consider new options.
What did I gain by learning this?
- When I'm in a situation and feel myself starting to react instinctively, remembering to ask myself this question gives me a way to stop that reaction.
- I use that time to look at things from a different perspective: that of the person I want to be.
- I have the opportunity to see what other options I have, and it's easier to try one of them when I think of making that change as part of becoming more like the person I want to be.
- I've been able to make some significant, positive changes in how I do things and how I react to reactions and events that have been problematic for a long time.
- I expect there are some people who are very glad of that, and I'm becoming more like the person I want to be. That's a very nice feeling.
What have you learned this year?
This is the seventh in my "vacation series" of lessons I learned in 2014.
There are more to come, and if you have one you'd like to share, please email it to me with a short bio and photo. (You can skip the photo if you prefer.)
Click here to read Amanda's guest post, "Open Heart, Open Mind" »
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How to have a good day.
Posted December 29, 2014 | Lessons Learned, Notes to Self, Today I'm Grateful for..., Welcome to My Brain, Welcome to My Life | Leave a Comment
A day will only be as good as
I can visualize it being.
A little explanation:
Yesterday was my 55th birthday. Being an almost-Christmas baby, this has always been a problematic day for me. I usually dread it – quite apart from getting a year older – because I have so often been disappointed for one reason or another. And, because I've spent so many years dreading it, it has often met my expectations.
This year I decided I was going to have a wonderful birthday. And I did!
Why is this important?
- By releasing my preconceived notions about how my birthday was going to be, I left space in my life and my heart for good things to happen. Good things can't come if I don't leave room for them.
- I don't have to wait for special days to have this mindset. No matter what I have planned, I can wake up believing, "This is going to be a wonderful day." Seems like a good idea to me!
What did I gain by learning this?
- I had the best birthday I've had in years, and I can use this memory to replace all the memories of birthdays gone wrong in the past. I never have to dread another birthday.
- In fact, I never have to dread another day again. I can choose to wake up each morning with room in my mind and my heart for good things to happen. I just have to remind myself of this every single day.
- I don't have as many preconceived notions about how most days will go as I did about my birthday, but I don't have to dread another doctor's appointment, project, phone call, or busy schedule unless I choose to. And why would I want to do that?
What have you learned this year?
This is the sixth in my "vacation series" of lessons I learned in 2014.
There are more to come, and if you have one you'd like to share, please email it to me with a short bio and photo. (You can skip the photo if you prefer.)
Click here to read Amanda's guest post, "Open Heart, Open Mind" »
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Jonathan Papelbon: home plate umpire "sucked"
Jun 5, 2012, 8:15 AM EDT
Jonathan Papelbon is gonna get a nice big fine.
Last night, he thought he had Dee Gordon struck out looking. Home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn, however, thought differently. After the inning was over — and after Gordon had come around to score the winning run — Papelbon sought out Reyburn and jawed at him. But that was nothing compared to the jawing he did in the clubhouse after the game.
Upon being informed that Reyburn was a Triple-A callup ump, Papelbon said:
"Doesn't surprise me. He probably needs to go back to Triple A … You're up in the big leagues to do a good job and when you don't do a good job you should be demoted or fired. It's just like anybody's job. If I don't do my job, I go down to Triple A. There's no room for that up here. It's not a knock on the umpires. It's the integrity of the game. You want to be able to go out there and play the game the way it should be played. All night long, from [Dodgers starter Clayton] Kershaw to [Phillies starter] Vance [Worley], all the way to the ninth inning, it affected the outcome of the game.
"I thought he was terrible – all day. It wasn't just that pitch. All I wanted to know was if he could throw me out for what I was thinking, and if he could, I thought he sucked. It's that simple."
OK, that's what he thinks. But looking at the pitches to Gordon, I'm not thinking he has a good case. The fourth pitch was called a ball and Papelbon thought it was a strike. It's right on the edge. It was close, and maybe missed, but certainly not egregious and certainly not the kind of call that someone typically makes a federal case out of.
But Joe Torre's gonna. And Papelbon's wallet is gonna be a bit lighter for it. Hope his rant made him feel better.
- bbscribe - Jun 5, 2012 at 4:16 PM
I was unable to see most of the ballgame, but did see the ninth and Papelbon missed inside to Gordon on the pitch he really wanted.
As pitchers, we all want a couple of inches off the edge, but do not count on them, and he was a lunatic to think that he was going to get that call. For him to make a scene after the pitch, after the inning, and after the game is bush league. Gordon is not a strong batter at this stage in his career. Make a better pitch and there is little or no discussion.
If the ump evaluators deem that the young man did an overall poor job, so be it.
- marshmallowsnake - Jun 5, 2012 at 7:26 PM
Pabelbon is a jackass.
- steveohho - Jun 5, 2012 at 4:56 PM
I would love to see a Papelbon and Ozzie Guillen together and uncensored on their own talk show. I know I am dreaming, but damn!
- bbscribe - Jun 5, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Ha! Great idea…stay tuned in a few years when both have hung them up and they get some TV or radio gig going. If you are an agent, make it happen!
- spankygreen - Jun 12, 2012 at 7:14 PM
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