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My Super Duper Top Secret Writing Project REVEALED
I have been tormenting some of you for a while now over my super duper top secret writing project since NaNoWriMo. I can finally reveal what I've been working on.
So… when I decided to do NaNoWriMo, I was in an interesting situation. I always do NaNoWriMo. And, because I feel like it's sort of a rebellious thing, I always try to write a weird book completely outside of my comfort zone that I don't entirely intend to publish but secretly hope it will become a bestseller. So far, no secret hope come true, but maybe someday, right?
This year, I entered NaNo season after talking with my 13 year old about books and how it was hard to find a book for her to read. So, being the slightly insane woman I am, I decided to take on the challenge for NaNo. Yes, friends, my secret book was a Young Adult. Let's be clear here- the book was solely written with my daughter's tastes in mind. Which means a ton of stuff blows up, there's a dragon, the heroine can totally kick anyone's butt, and there's a nod to her favorite character from TV. This also means that I have no idea if there's a market for it, or if it's even wise for me to try to sell a YA at this point in my career, so this book may never see the light of day. And I am perfectly okay with that.
I decided that this book would be my daughter's Christmas present. I wrote it, and I'll be honest, I LOVE THIS BOOK!! Which probably means it's total crap, but I don't care. Did I mention I blew up a ton of cool stuff in it? I also decided that I was going to keep this a secret and make it a surprise, which was REALLY hard to do because I REALLY loved writing this book. And I was REALLY excited to see what my daughter thought.
And then, sometime in December, as I was patting myself on the back for being THE BEST MOM EVER, I had a horrible realization. I had another child who would be really hurt if I didn't write HER a book for Christmas. Thus turning me into the worst mom who ever walked the planet and would cause my child years of heartache and therapy to get over the fact that I clearly liked her sister better because I wrote her sister a book and not her. Crap. So I wrote ANOTHER book.
Yes, friends, once my big December work project was finished, I wrote another book. For my 9 year old princess. I call it, "Mommy needs her head examined." Fortunately, I could get away with writing a shorter book with a less complex plot. I think this would fall into the middle grade category, except that I may have pushed that line a bit. But hey, the point is, I wrote a book for my other kid, and finished it on Christmas Eve at 11:54 p.m., which means that I SAVED Christmas. Or at least I saved myself from the guilt trip I would have been given for the rest of my life for writing a book for one kid and not the other.
Sadly, the second book is not as good as the first. I am not in love with it. It is, after all, a rough draft, but this kid, bless her little heart, is yet old enough to understand. She just thinks that having mommy write her a book is the coolest thing ever, and that her mommy is awesome. Yay me.
The kids opened their presents, and were not as excited as I hoped they'd be. But they were still happy, and Cowgirl, who was sick, spent the day reading my book. She finished it already and liked it. She did not say it was THE BEST BOOK EVER, which makes me sad. Clearly my children do not think I am as brilliant as I think I am. Oh, wait. No kid thinks that of their mom, so we're still good.
So there you have it. My Super Duper Top Secret Writing Project. Two books in less than two months. One that was totally awesome (as far as I am concerned), and one that was not so much (but the recipient thinks it is).
Which means I'm taking a tiny little writing vacation until I hear back from my editors. Or not. Maybe I should write a book for my dog next…
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Quintin took to the great outdoors, Devil's Canyon to be exact, to show off their Holiday 2013 line which includes hats and beanies of all shapes plus knitwear and some bona fide jackets. Look for this stuff to hit Quintin dealers soon.
From morning acai bowls with his model girlfriend to afternoon jam session on his Theremin, Santigold drummer Ian Longwell is definitely living the good life. That's why's he's perfect to cap off TheGoodLife! x Coal's Ambassador Program. Check out the complete campaign here.
When we got an email from Quintin telling us about their new Survival collection our first thought was "cool, some more camping inspired stuff, probably with some camo involved." We had it completely wrong – they were talking about surviving zombie attacks, duh. The Survival collection can be had now at Quintin dealers and online. More looks after the jump.
Black Scale released a new collection today as an exclusive with headwear retailer Hat Club. The five hat collection is a mix of snapbacks and fitteds and marks the first time Black Scale has given a collection exclusively to one retail partner. Available in limited quantities at Hat Club and Black Scale flagships or online here. More looks after the jump.
Ex Navy man, Bad Wizard frontman and cajun cookery magician Curtis Brown is the next part of TheGoodLife! x Coal's Ambassador Program. His Lower East Side restaurant The Cardinal serves up some of the city's most official North Carolina BBQ and hosts TheGoodLife!'s epic "Family Dinner x Domino Tuesday" parties. We highly recommend hitting him up next time you're in the city.
As part of their seemingly endless celebration of their 30th year G-Shock is releasing a second collabo watch with New Era. The New Era x G-Shock GA110NE-9A has Magnetic Resist technology to guarantee ongoing accuracy, Auto LED Light with Afterglow, 48-city World Time, 1/1000th Second Stopwatch, Countdown Timer and 5 daily Alarms with Snooze Alarm, and comes packaged in a box that looks like a hat. The color scheme, of course, matches the New Era sticker that comes on every hat. Look for it to hit stores in November.
For the next addition to TheGoodLife! x Coal Ambassador program, photographer Craig Wetherby chose fitness model and dancer Emma Lovewell to rep for their "Necessities for Fine Living" campaign. In this beautifully shot short by Eddie Grams, Lovewell takes us through a day in her life from music to dance to some Mike Tyson Punchout action all while cruising around on her custom motorcycle. That's a bad bish. See more of her campaign here.
If you know Radcollector, you know we're fans of pretty much anything having to do with weed. That's why we were immediately feeling this all over print camper from Official known as the HAF. We'll let you figure out what HAF means, til then hit the jump for a look at the "Flamingo" color way and go here when you're ready to cop.
If we really want peace on this earth, we need simply to look to the Wu. Express your commitment to both the clan and the world with one of these dope new WuNited Nations 5 panels. Available here.
We predict that these Grizzly x Starter tie dye snapbacks are going to fly off the shelves come their October 2nd release date which makes us wonder if the exact cycle of tie dye's acceptability can be quantitatively measured. And if the hippie who invented it has ever seen a dime. On second thought who cares, let's blaze a fatty and go skate.

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I'm getting more and more reports from people who have deer visiting their yards.
I think it's time for another one of my impromptu little surveys to see how big this problem is. Or if it really is a problem at all.
If you get deer visits please take a moment to click on leave a comment/reply below and answer these questions:
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'Star Trek: Next Generation': Where are they now?
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It's been 20 years since "Star Trek: The Next Generation" aired its final episode on May 23, 1994. With two decades having passed since the show left the airwaves, take a look at where its stars are today.
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Ice Breakers
Goal: Introduce the characters in the discussion and make them meaningful to the participants. Outline: Similar to all the picture pool triggers where participants choose an item with which they can identify and present it. Preparation: Pool of role cards and photos of Israeli youth from Israeli magazines, arranged separately on a central table. Procedure Explain that participants are going to be introduced to a group of young Israelis. Have everyone browse through the characters and pick the one with whom they most identify and a photo which seems to resemble that character. Go round the group giving everyone a chance to say: "This is Yael/Beni. I chose her/him because...." It is important to keep answers short and the participants interested. If necessary, the moderator can add non-commital, but encouraging comments, like: "Our first Tami" or "Another David"... or even to suggest choosing another character... Interesting to see which characters get chosen most or least...
Goal: Understand and explore the characters from a non-Israeli starting point. Invest a sense of encounter with young Israelis and enable participants to feel at ease with them. Outline: Role play with the Israeli character bouncing off the members of your group. Preparation: Role sheets [Identity Cards] Pencils and paper Procedure Divide the group into two. One half of the group is allocated a selection of Identity Cards and each person has to study the role. In the other half of the group, everyone has to jot down a few details about themselves to make a short autobiography. Sit the group in two concentric, facing circles, so that everyone has a partner. Each pair has to get to know each other by asking questions, starting from name, family, hobbies... Allow 2 minutes. Now ask the inner circle to move around one seat to the left and the outer circle to move around one seat to the right, so that new pairs are formed. There should be a really brief introduction to each other, with partners having to respond to the issue of what Israel Independence Day means to them. Allow enough time to discuss it briefly. Bring everyone together and review how this went - generally, then specifically: How did people feel playing an Israeli? playing themselves? How do we get to know others? How do we make friends - what do we need to have in common? How did we handle our differences? Did our reaction to the other person change as we learned more about them? Did knowledge bring a sense of empathy, closeness or feelings of distance?
Goal: Enter Israeli characters to greater depth. Stimulate a discussion in role to explore an Israeli age-peer group. Explore attitudes to controversial issues. Compare and contrast young people in both societies. Outline: Each self-contained unit of Israelis plays out discussions on at least 3 of the 5 set dilemmas. Preparation: Identity Cards Dilemma sheets Procedure: Divide participants into groups of seven and hand out one set of role cards to each group. Participants choose their roles - not one they have previously played. The educator should check that this goes smoothly. Allow a minute or two for participants to refresh their memories about the make-up of their character. Each character presents him/herself to the others in their group. Distribute several copies of dilemma sheets [below] to each group. Ensure that the groups understand the dilemmas and explain that they are going to be allowed 3-4 minutes to discuss each one. In this time, the groups are to have everyone react to the issue under discussion and then debate freely as young Israelis.
Presentations. Note: Participants may have difficulty getting into role and starting up. If this happens, gently stop the presentation and ask them to remind everyone else who they are playing, add a few gentle directions and let them resume. Review Use the other groups each time to see whether these were the only reactions to the issue before going on to examine whether young Jewish teenagers in the Diaspora are different or similar in outlook to Israelis and why.
Dilemmas Worksheet
Procedure: Think about your own response to the dilemma and give everyone in your group a chance to state their view before you start a free discussion. Try to give reasons for your own position, in accordance with your role.
No.1What do you think about the peace process as young Israelis? [Hint: good/bad for Israel - in what way? how is it paced?]
No.2If territory is the price for peace, should Israel make concessions? [Hint: will territorial concessions endanger Israel's security?]
No.3Which is more important - having the whole land of Eretz Yisrael orhaving a smaller state where the majority of residents will be Jewish?
No.4A new immigrant from [choose where from] has entered your class. Howwill you relate to him or her? [Hint: how do you feel about new immigrants, especially from the US/former USSR/Romania/Ethiopia? Do you empathize with them?]
No.5Think of three major factors which can ensure the survival of theJewish people. [Hint: Hebrew language, State of Israel, teaching the Shoa, Jewish traditions, Jewish education, serving in the IDF, marrying another Jew, keeping kosher, observing Shabbat...]
Which of these seems least important?To which of these are you committed as a young Israeli?
Commitment at 18?
Goal: Explore implications of community commitment at an age when most Israelis are going into the army. Validate different approaches and attitudes. Create a sense of shared destiny. Outline: Use of a new selection of roles from the Diaspora; closed response options and interpretation of their significance. Preparation: Question sheet [see below] Extra role cards [prepare these yourselves - ideas below!] Procedure Reconstitute groups by using the four extra roles to form groups of 12. In role, participants mark their choice of response. Whip round to see answers in your group. Bring everyone back together again. How did the new roles' responses tally with or differ from the Israeli responses? Review: Did the participants perceive different levels and types of commitment? How did they relate in role to the concept of commitment to community - partial or total at age 18? Did this have an impact on their perception of life in Israel and Israelis? Were they open to discussing the concept of commitment in personal terms - what types of commitment were addressed and how did they relate to them? [Don't push this if they're not interested and ready!] Did the discussion of commitment have any benefit for your group as young Jewish near-adults?
Question SheetBelow are a few different types of volunteer commitment a young Jewish person could make to his or her community at age 18. Which do you choose, in your role and why?
a. Once a month roster for outside services with car [meals on wheels, transport for the handicapped]. b. One and a half hours weekly with special needs, invalids or disabled adults. c. Half day per week [in the community center office, in a Jewish school, in hospital wards with Jewish patients, library or any community agency]. d. Youth and club leadership several times a week. e. Full-time one-year volunteer in any community service or agency [youth club, health & welfare, administration, education].


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Jos — Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State inaugurated the Governing Council of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) yesterday, charging the members to begin work immediately to determine how available resources could be utilised to make victims of flood disaster in parts of the state engage in dry season farming to make up for the loses that the flooding caused.
"The Federal Government has just sent fertiliser, water pumps, and other materials to boost dry season farming and there is the N500 million flood relief fund. You need to go to work immediately and determine how these money and materials can be deployed to enhance dry season farming and mitigate the losses caused by flood," the governor said.
The SEMA Governing Council draws its membership from relevant ministries and departments as well as security agencies with the state deputy governor, Ignatius Longjan as chairman and SEMA Executive Secretary, Alhassan Barde, as secretary.
Governor Jang told the leaders and members of the council to regard their duty as a humanitarian one which they must discharge diligently.
Members of the SEMA Governing Council include commissioners from the ministries of Environment, Water Resources, Agriculture, Housing & Urban Development, Health, Local Government & Chieftaincy Affairs, Finance, Information & Communications, Education, Culture & Tourism, Justice, Works and Transport, as well as heads of agencies, including the state Fire Service, Operation Rainbow, the Nigeria Police, Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Nigeria Air Force, Nigeria Army, State Security Service (SSS), Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI).


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Would you believe a Canadian came up with the idea of standardized time? Prior to 1885, towns set their time by the sun. Noon meant the sun was directly overhead, which worked for some but caused massive headaches for people like Sir Sandford Flemming, Chief Engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The lack of any official time structure often caused problems for departure and arrival times for his trains, especially with a country as large as Canada. Flemming's first proposal of 24 time zones worldwide was met with wide opposition and criticism. Eventually, Flemming's idea of standard time was approved. It went into effect on January 1, 1885.
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While the line seemed long, it moved quickly. The bagels were fresh and the sesame and everythings had just come out of oven so we didn't even have to toast them. Excellent quality food, always fresh. The best thing about them is they do an awesome job for catering. I convinced our office manager to use them after we had them cater a sunday brunch. Amazing spread with so much food.
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Bagels are never toasted, and they don't even rate into the "warm" category. They are basically at room temp despite being run thru the device that looks like a toaster Bagels are also somewhat chewy, if that makes sense. They do have a good selection though, and the bacon, or sausage, egg and cheese is really quite good.
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Although the service was extremely speedy, the bagel was a dry, it wasn't really toasted and it was, in a word, bland. I much prefer Einsteins and even Bruegger's (although Brooklyn's bagels are softer than Bruegger's). I don't think I'd spend my $4 here again.
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Area gun sales and applications for concealed carry permits are up, possibly as a result of new legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate that would ban assault-style weapons.
Last month, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill that would stop the sale, transfer, importation and manufacturing of many assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
And, though the proposed legislation was not introduced because of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, according to a Feinstein press release, the timing of the bill makes Leon Pytlik, who owns Northwestern Industries in Valley City, believe the timing was too coincidental for the two to not be related.
Any time there's any kind of a crisis, the government is quick to take advantage of it, according to Pytlik.
"There's been a rush to buy guns," said Pytlik. "If we had AR15s, or AR15 ammo, I could have sold it all."
He does not carry the gun in his store because there are so many variations of the weapon, he would not which ones to keep on hand.
He's received calls from all over the country from gun enthusiasts who want to purchase the assault-style weapon while they can.
The AR15 is a magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle first introduced for military use. It's pistol-grip and 30-round magazine classifies it ass an assault rifle by some. Feinstien's legislation calls for a ban of anything with a fixed magazine that can hold more than 10 rounds.
Pytlik pointed out that the Sandy Hook shooting was not done by an assault weapon but by two 9 mm handguns that would not have been affected by Feinstein's legislation.
Anything can be used as an assault weapon, he added.
Valley City Police Fred Thompson has been busy with concealed carry permits, which have to be approved by local law enforcement. He's seen a large increase in applications in the past several weeks.
Jere Hilland, who teaches a variety of gun-related classes at a public range in West Fargo, agreed that an increase in gun ownership may be from people worried about their Second Amendment right to bear arms.
His classes are jammed lately, he said, and he can't keep up with the e-mail requests for concealed carry classes. He's heard the words "Second Amendment" uttered several times, he said, though nobody has told him they are rushing to buy weapons because of a possible ban.
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Fillmore's city clerk races tightens with latest election vote count
Another round of vote counting hasn't brought Fillmore any closer to knowing who its next city clerk will be.
The race remained too close to call on Friday, after the Ventura County Elections Division released its first set of post-Election Day results. Fillmore City Clerk Clay Westling had 49.74 percent of the vote and challenger Nancy Blendermann-Meyer had 49.5 percent. A mere eight votes separate the two candidates, and it's likely that hundreds of ballots in Fillmore still haven't been counted.
In all of Ventura County, there are 49,195 ballots left to process. Most are absentee ballots that came in on Election Day or the day before, and the rest are provisional ballots, cast by people whose registration status was in doubt or who didn't vote at their home polling places.
It's not known how many of those ballots were cast in Fillmore, but if the uncounted ballots are evenly distributed throughout the county, the city would have 722 of them.
The Fillmore City Council race is settled, regardless of what happens with the remaining ballots. Rick Neal, Manuel Minjares and Douglas Tucker, all newcomers to the council, won the three open seats by a wide margin.
In the race for city treasurer, Shannon Godfrey leads with nearly 50.87 percent of the vote, compared to over 48.45 percent for Grace Donahue. Godfrey's lead is likely to hold up unless the uncounted ballots break strongly in Donahue's favor.
In Fillmore, both the city clerk and treasurer are part-time jobs. They oversee full-time employees who do most of the day-to-day work, unless, like Godfrey, they are also full-time city employees.
The treasurer oversees the city's finances, while the city clerk's responsibilities include keeping campaign finance records for Fillmore races; keeping other official records and releasing them to the public when appropriate; and circulating the agendas for city council meetings and recording the council's votes.
Westling, a retired aerospace manager, keeps regular hours at City Hall and has been more involved than many previous clerks. He was allied in his campaign with the incumbent City Council candidates, all of whom lost. Meyer was aligned with Neal, Minjares, Tucker and Godfrey.
Westling said he's avoided checking the county elections website for updated results. Instead, family and friends call him whenever the count changes.
"Today while at work, I was thinking I would miss my job here, and then I received a call regarding the change in count," Westling said in an email interview. "In the next few weeks, I plan to forget about it. … I will not be on pins and needles waiting for the results."
Blendermann-Meyer is a medical billing manager making her first run for public office. She did not return a call seeking comment.
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Parrish Jones; Urgency; And Theovolution
2009-01-21 by David von Schlichten
Thank you to our guest blogger Parrish Jones for his distinction between anxiety and urgency. How true his observations are. Pleae scroll down to read them. Then post a response.
This Sunday, I will preach on 1 Corinthians 7, particularly the announcement that this world is passing away. Change is happening now, thanks be to God. Around and within us is a theological evolution. I will preach about how evolution is not necessarily antithetical to Christianity. Indeed, the words of 1 Corinthians 7 and other passages (such as Revelation 21:5, which declares that God is making all things new) point to the ongoing work of God. God is evolving creation toward the holy consummation.
Share your thoughts. Join the conversation. I look forward to having people jump into the tub. Also, be sure to register for the Festival of Homiletics. The event is astounding.
Yours in Christ,
David von Schlichten, Lectionary Blog Moderator
Our guest blogger this week is
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The Rev. Dr. Parrish Jones. He lives in St. Augustine, FL, and is part time pastor of First Presbyterian in Jasper, FL. He has served churches in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Florida. During the year 2007, he was Professor of Systematic Theology at the Reformed University in Barranquilla, Colombia. He is active in the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship and in promoting Comprehensive Immigration Reform and reform of U.S. policy toward Colombia. He speaks regularly about Colombia, U.S. Immigration Policy and theological issues relating to peace and justice.
See his first post on the texts below.
Urgent Mission
2009-01-18 by Parrish Jones
The many themes these texts bring to mind are: call to mission, the importance of proclaiming the gospel, and judgement. One that occurs to me in our present crises is that of urgency. Jonah is urgently pushed toward Nineveh. For reasons he cannot understand, God wants to be known there. The disciples are called to an urgent task that is so compelling that they leave their daily labor to follow Jesus, leaving behind a comfortable living. Paul declares the need to set aside all the anxiety-producing-entanglements of the world to focus on the urgent matter of our calling.
There is a difference between anxiety and urgency. I am prone to be anxious about what is not urgent and not to focus on the urgent. There are important and unimportant things as there are urgent and not so urgent things. Anxiety builds as I let the unimportant things that claim to be urgent fill my life instead of focusing on the important and urgent things. One popular way of saying this is, "Don't sweat the little stuff. Everything is little stuff. So don't sweat." It's cute, but untrue. Not everything is little stuff.
The proclamation is filled with urgency. Fulfilled time, nearness of the kingdom, repentance, faith. Then Jesus passes by the sea hooking fishermen. Their response is immediate, no equivocation.
This difference between anxiety and urgency is important for our time of crisis. Those of us who are somewhat well off, which is most of those who live in the U.S., at least in relation to the majority of the world's people, are experiencing anxiety. Besides the anxiety over crashing markets and banks, government bailouts and foreclosures and business and personal bankruptcies, there are the anxious debates over morality. What really matters? What things demand urgent response?
God's mission is urgent. It will not be given up on. Jonah must preach in Nineveh. Jesus calls people to discipleship which means giving up their business pursuits and life as usual. Paul suggests we live in this urgent time as if there is no other concern than the proclamation of the gospel. The good news sets us free from evil: idols of wealth, security, license, desire, hatred, prejudice, and worldly affairs. Free to live with integrity, fearlessly, hopeful, gracious, kind, generous, peaceful, and loving. This message is important today if ever.
To be urgent is to be necessary. Anxiety is about unnecessary worry and frustration. We are called to be about the necessary mission but not to be anxious about it. We plant, cultivate, water, trusting that God will bring the harvest. God always blesses faith-full life.
Thank You to Paul; Mission for St. James
2009-01-17 by David von Schlichten
Thank you to Paul Janssen for his perspicacious blog-entries. I never gave Philip much thought and will re-assess him in light of Paul's comments. Please scroll down to read his entries.
My sermon does not involve the readings this Sunday. I will be preaching part three of a series on the identity and mission of my congregation for 2009. I am proposing that my congregation adopt the following mission for this year: "To be the voice of God proclaiming hope in Christ, the Holy Light."
Does anyone have thoughts about the idea of giving a congregation a theme, slogan or mission?
Yours in Christ,
David von Schlichten, Lectionary Blog Moderator
Who Is This Philip, Anyway?
2009-01-15 by Rev. Paul G. Janssen
Philip, I propse, is the gospel of John's version of Rodney Dangerfield, who never gets any respect. Philip appears in four stories in the gospel of John, and none of them make him look good.
In this story, Jesus found Philip and said, "Follow me." So far, so good. But remember, Philip wasn't the first. He was the third choice, and as any middle child can tell you, the first and last are the most special places of honor. Anything else is just, well, as it's said these days, "meh." So why did Jesus call Philip at all? Apparently Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and since that's where Philip was from, maybe Jesus wanted a guide. That would make sense, but Jesus actually ends up going to Cana, which was Nathanael's home, not Philip's. So Jesus didn't need Philip for a guide. And, while we're on the subject of Nathanael, just trace how the story goes. Jesus finds Philip, and says "follow me." Philip gets excited and goes to tell Nathanael that he and his friends have found the great PROMISED ONE of God, for whom all of Israel has been waiting for centuries. Not, I suggest to you, a small bit of news. Nathanael spits on Philip's announcement: "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Philip plays the patsy: "Well, I dunno. Come and see for yourself." When Nathanael does come and does see, we might expect to hear Jesus say to Philip: "Well done, good and faithful servant!" Instead, Jesus doesn't mention Philip at all, and throws his arms around Nathanael instead: "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!" Says Nathanael, "How do you know me?" Jesus answers, "Even before Philip talked to you, I had my eyes on you." Now how do you think this all is going down in Philip's mind? To make it even worse, this is the only time Nathanael ever appears. Anywhere. He doesn't even make it to the list of the 12 disciples. Philip – oh, well, Philip is there, good old dependable, work-a-day Philip. But Nathanael gets the praise. Philip gets – well, polite conversation prevents me from saying just what Philip gets.
And each of the other three Philip stories give him just about the same amount of honor. The way John tells the story of the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus asks Philip "How are we to buy bread, so that these people may eat?" Philip bumbles out an answer: "Uh, even $10.00 couldn't feed this many people." Which is a pretty nonsensical thing to say. 5000 people? $10.00? Come on! Enter Andrew, who finds a lad with five loaves and two fish – which is less than $10.00 would buy, but you can probably guess whose offering Jesus prefers. Philip never gets any respect. Now what's curious about this incident is that all four of the gospels tell the story of the feeding of the five thousand. Only John singles out Philip for such rough treatment. Makes you wonder why, doesn't it?
On to the next Philip story. It looks like things our good friend Philip is finally going to get the honor he deserves. The time is the feast of the Passover, and as the city swells with visitors, some Greeks single out Philip (he was, after all, from a Greek-speaking part of Palestine), to ask him the most important question of their lives. "Philip!" they say. Our friend is taken aback – no one ever wants to hear from him. "Philip, we want to see Jesus!" And there we go again, like Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown. John doesn't even let Philip go and tell Jesus on his own. He has to get his old friend, Andrew (yes, that Andrew) to hold his hand while he tells Jesus of the visitors.
Last one, now, which will finish Philip off with a fitting flourish. You may recall that Jesus once said "I am the way, the truth and the life" He followed that up with a challenge: "if you had known me you would have known my Father also." Philip offers up his sincerest prayer: "Lord, show us the Father, and we shall be satisfied." And I hate to say this, but Jesus is not exactly charitable in his response: "Have I been with you this long and you still have no clue about me? How can you even ask what you just asked? Don't you believe in me? Either believe what I tell you because I tell you, or if that's too hard for you, think of all the good I've done and give me a little credit!" No answer from Philip. Not surprising. He must be feeling knee high to a grasshopper by now.
Question: Why does the writer of the gospel go so far out of his way to paint Philip as such a dunderhead?
Question: In what ways might the ordinary pew-sitter relate to the Philip of high-commitment, low-return?
Question: Where do you locate good news reverberating through the bones of this second-fiddle follower of Jesus?
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■ When: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22.
■ Where: Memorial Lutheran Church, 2700 E. 28th St., Vancouver.
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■ Major John Hatheway led an Army artillery regiment that established the first American military presence at Fort Vancouver. Hatheway and his troops arrived on May 13, 1849, after a voyage around Cape Horn.
A lot of people sitting in that chapel in 1943 had a compelling reason to pray. They were going to war.
Almost 70 years later, the building hosts Sunday school classes and other activities at Vancouver's Memorial Lutheran Church.
Now some local military veterans are looking to buy the chapel. They'd like to move it back to a site near its former location at what once was Camp Hatheway, now the campus of Clark College.
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"We demobilized quickly" when the war ended, Davis said.
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A June 23, 1947, story in The Columbian reported that 194 buildings at Camp Hatheway were to be sold -- including 84 barracks, 12 officers quarters, 11 mess halls and 31 "miscellaneous" buildings.
A nearby church congregation -- Calvary Lutheran -- bought the chapel for $1 and moved the building to its present location.
As part of the deal, Davis added, the congregation had to change its name to Memorial Lutheran, honoring the troops who died in the war.
The congregation held services in the former Army chapel until 1964, said Jim Wulf, church custodian. That's when the current Memorial Lutheran church was built, relegating the old chapel to a supporting role.
While the price is right, moving the 90-foot-long chapel in one piece would not be easy, Wulf said. Big laminated beams that run up the walls and curve into supports for the roof are a weak point. A 37-foot-long brace would have to run at floor level from each beam to its counterpart on the opposite wall to keep the trusses from collapsing, Wulf said.
Davis said moving the chapel would cost from $200,000 to $250,000 -- including set-up and some infrastructure work.
Davis, co-author of "Weird Washington," is tentatively planning a Halloween-themed fundraising event in the chapel on Oct. 27, with some Clark County ghost stories.
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JT gets the game ball, but I think Starks on defence, and Moore on offence, (and another makeshift O-line) for that great long drive should also be in the running.
Bye Jason – thank you for many great years and memories. Best of luck going forward!
The big guy had two interceptions and a sack and for his big game he gets a game ball!


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NFL Draft: Breaking down QB Matt Barkley
The idea that the Arizona Cardinals aren't going to take a signal caller in this year's NFL Draft because they are satisfied with their "quarterback room" is both a cause for joy and a cause for concern.
It's a good thing that the Cardinals staff, particularly head coach Bruce Arians, is comfortable with the quarterbacks they have. This group is the most talented collection of players the Cardinals have had at the position in a while, and there finally is a real pecking order in place: Palmer, Stanton, Hoyer, and Lindley.
I won't be shocked if the latter two are no longer with the organization after the draft, even if there is no quarterback in this draft that wows Arians.
I say that because there is something to be said for what Arians has constructed for himself here in Arizona at the quarterback position. It was similar to what Ken Whisenhunt was lucky enough to fall into, and that is a quarterback that will give you time to find your answer.
We've already looked closely at NC State's Mike Glennon and I'll take a closer look West Virginia's Geno Smith as we near his workout with Arizona. USC's Matt Barkley allegedly worked out last Saturday with the Cardinals brass, and Ryan Nassib of Syracuse is scheduled to have his private workout on April 15.
What exactly does Matt Barkley bring to the table? Let's take a look.
The Good
Barkley is the most NFL-ready of any of the quarterbacks coming out in this draft. He shows a good understanding of reading and manipulating coverages, and was given many liberties to call his own plays at the line of scrimmage because of his advanced understanding of the game.
He comes from a USC offense that was heavily rooted in a pro-style West Coast system, something that plays to his strengths of timing, touch and anticipation.
When you watch Barkley in a clean pocket, his mechanics are a sight to behold. He is smooth, clean in his movements and looks the part of a prototype NFL passer.
Barkley is exceptional in the short throwing areas, as he displays an uncanny ability to see the throwing window and get the ball out to his receiver and allow the receiver to make a play after the catch.
Barkley understands where to go with the ball. He is adept at progressing through his reads while he is in his drop.
When his back foot hits, he gets the ball out to his receiver and expects them to take care of the rest.
He attacks the short and intermediate game very well. In the games I charted I noted that 52% of his attempts were less than five yards, and less than 10% were greater than 20 yards.
In that short area, Barkley was hitting just under 73% of his passes, and that was done on a lot of NFL-level slants, comebacks and outs.
When I watch Barkley throw it just seems like he has all the ability in the world to come into a situation like Kansas City, in Andy Reid's West Coast scheme, and play well.
The Bad
Arm Strength
Barkley has an adequate, if slightly underpowered arm for the NFL game.
Despite his limitations, he actually completes a very good percentage of deep balls. In the games I charted, those 10% of throws over 20 yards resulted in an astonishingly high 50% completion rate.
The problem isn't that he is not accurate or able to throw deep every once in a while; it is that he needs to be able to throw deep consistently.
In Arians' offense, there is a higher number of deep balls. For instance, 41% of Andrew Luck's 2012 throws were over 10 yards. Last season, less than 30% of Barkley's throws were over that distance.
Luck threw greater than 20 yards 16% of the time. In the games I charted, Barkley did so less than 10%.
Barkley's arm is definitely adequate for a west coast, timing, short throw based offense. But for Arians' vertical attack, where the average depth of target is typically around the 10-yard mark, the question remains whether Barkley can the push the ball down the field consistently, accurately and with a little zip on it?
When he does get the ball deep, it isn't always on a line. Barkley tends to put a lot of air under the ball and allow his receiver to either run under it or make a play on a 50/50 ball.
The Ugly
The area that concerns me the most about Barkley is that he starts to look like a different quarterback when he has some garbage around his feet.
When faced with consistent pressure (something he may have to deal with in Arizona depending on how the draft turns out), Barkley begins to lose some of that incredible accuracy, and his decision making goes from elite to downright concerning.
If Barkley is getting consistently pushed off his spot -- something we saw a lot of in 2012 -- he doesn't look like the quarterback that was being mentioned by some as a top 3 prospect in the 2012 NFL Draft if he would have come out.
Instead he looks like a fringe first round pick (I have him ranked lower) and a guy that needs to be put in a specific scheme -- with a good offensive line and running game -- to take the pressure off of him and let him manage the game.
It shouldn't come as any surprise that I am not a huge Barkley fan.
His game does not lend itself to Arians' vertical passing attack, as he hasn't shown a consistent ability to push the ball down the field.
If Barkley was the pick in round two for the Cardinals, it would be an interesting one, simply because it means that Arians and company believe they can tweak something in Barkley's game, or there was something that wasn't on the film that will allow him to succeed with the Cardinals in their vertical game.
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Food, toiletries, etc., all stay away from the tent at night, but I typically don't keep my riding clothes or boots remote. It may be all I have to wear! If you are eating dehydrated food prepared with water from your jet boil I wonder if that would be an issue? And, does someone make unscented deodorant and toothpaste? I'll have to look at that.
Another thing to look at is a Ruger "Alaskan", 44 Mag. It looks like it is directed straight at defense against big game, up close and personal like. I seldom carry a weapon on my rides though I have plenty, in a number of calibers. Next time up north though, I think I will carry one of those Rugers and just hope that it never has to be used, and if it does, that it works. Meanwhile, this may be just as dangerous....
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In the trail description that follows, you will often find a pair of numbers in parentheses. The first number is the elevation at that point; the second number is the mileage since the last such point.
From Happy Isles (4035 - 0.0) in Yosemite Valley, the John Muir Trail begins as an asphalt ribbon that climbs the wall of the spectacular Merced River canyon. It has been asphalted because it is so heavily used. Perhaps 50% of the people who can say,"I walked on the John Muir Trail" did all their walking within 2 miles of Happy Isles, out of a total of 210 miles. After dipping to cross the Merced River on a wooden bridge, the trail climbs via many switchbacks to viewpoints overlooking Vernal and Nevada Falls and the great granite domes above them. Just before the lip of roaring Nevada Fall (6100 - 4.6) the tough climb ends, and you enter forested Little Yosemite Valley, where camping is fine as long as you bearproof your food.
After a stroll near the river you reach a junction (6120 - 1.2) where you turn left away from the stream and begin the long ascent to Tuolumne Meadows. Rising through mixed conifers, you reach the trail to the Half Dome (7015 - 1.5)about four miles round trip, and an incredible hike that shouldn't be missed. Soon we pass the trail to Clouds Rest and jump a little stream. Then, ascending near gurgling Sunrise Creek, we pass first the High Trail to Merced Lake and almost immediately the Forsyth Trail (8000-2.8) to Tenaya Lake. The gentle climbing near Sunrise Creek reaches a boulder ford of the stream, and then you must climb stiffly northeast before you descend to the lower end of Long Meadow and pass below Sunrise High Sierra Camp (93405.0). There are backpacker campsites just south of this tent-top concession.
Beyond the Echo Creek Trail branching right, the John Muir Trail reaches the upper lobe of Long Meadow, then turns northeast and ascends the slopes below digital Columbia Finger. At the highest trail point between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows is a viewpoint with excellent panoramas of the southeast part of the Park. Then the trail descends gently to the flower-filled swale at the south side of Cathedral Pass (9730 - 3.5). From the excellent views at this pass, dominated by steepled Cathedral Peak, you descend past the southeast shore of shallow Upper Cathedral Lake (no camping) and then walk a rocky trail to the junction of a spur path to Lower Cathedral Lake (9460 - 1. 1) (camping allowed).
From the junction a long, gentle ascent on sandy underfooting levels off on the west slope of dominating Cathedral Peak. Then our trail drops down a shady north slope through several delightful, small meadows rimmed with mountain hemlocks. Finally, a dusty, eroded section of trail leads rather steeply down to a junction (8570- 2.7) near Highway 120 in Tuolumne Meadows.
Most hikers will continue to the highway and then walk east beside it or will catch a ride to the small bit of civilization 1 1/4 miles east of the trailhead on Highway 120, and then resume hiking on the Muir Trail east of the public campground or the Tuolumne Lodge. But purists who are doing the whole Muir Trail will turn right at the last-mentioned junction and follow the level trail that leads through the forest south of the highway for 3/4 mile to another junction. After turning left here, you cross the highway in 300 yards and then stroll across open meadows 1/2 mile to a bridge over the Tuolumne River. Across the bridge is an old parking loop, and we take the dirt road that goes east from it. Soon this road passes through a gate and then reaches Highway 120 (8595 - 2.3) just east of the highway bridge.
You cross the highway and continue on a wide trail that soon becomes a closed-off dirt road. Then you pass, on the left, a backpackers' parking lot which contains a kiosk where wilderness permits are issued. Now the Muir Trail leads east just south of a blacktop road that ends at Tuolumne Meadows Lodge. Just 0.8 mile from the highway, and just before reaching a second backpackers' parking lot, you veer southeast away from the road to parallel the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River 0.3 miles to a log bridge over it near the lodge. Beyond this crossing you turn south, rise over a slight crest and descend to a bridge over the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River. Not far beyond the stream, the Muir Trail meets a trail (8650- 1.7) that hikers re-beginning from the main campground would be coming up.
Altogether now, we amble eastward past the Rafferty Creek Trail, cross Rafferty Creek (may be difficult in early season), and then bend southward as we enter the marvelous canyon of the Lyell Fork. Easy strolling with expansive views leads past a second route to Vogelsang Camp (8800 - 5.1), across Ireland Creek, and on up the canyon to the Lyell Fork base camp (9000 -2.8), at the head of the nearly level wide portion of Lyell Canyon. From these well-used campsites you climb steeply up the canyon, crossing the stream on a bridge halfway to upper Lyell base camp 10,220 - 3.6).
At the camp you ford the river and start climbing again. Soon you have excellent views of Mt. Lyell, highest peak in Yosemite, and the large glacier that clings to its north slope. The trail swings northeast, then southeast as it ascends rockily to Donohue Pass, on Yosemite's border (11,056- 1.8). Now on the east slope of the Sierra for the first and last time, the John Muir Trail descends into timber and reaches Rush Creek Forks, a popular camping area around the junction of a trail east to Silver Lake on the June Lake loop. Soon reaching Island Pass, you re-enter the Sierra's western slope and traverse down to the outlet of 1000 Island Lake (9834 - 7.1), where the permanent Pacific Crest Trail heads east bound for Agnew Meadows but you take the John Muir route southeast over a bare granite ridge, past Ruby Lake to Garnet Lake (9680 - 2.0), where dark, metamorphic Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak loom mightily above the lake's west end.
From this lake the Muir Trail switchbacks up a ridge and then drops to the banks of rollicking Shadow Creek, which it parallels down to overused Shadow Lake (8750- 3.5). Twenty switchbacks are then needed to surmount the cool, north-facing slope east of Shadow Lake to round Rosalie Lake. Beyond, the trail passes hemlock-fringed little Gladys Lake and a number of strung-out ponds and lakelets of the Trinity Lakes group. Now a well-forested descent leads to boggy Johnston Meadow, from which it's a short stroll to refreshing Minaret Creek. Past the log ford of this stream (may be difficult to cross in early season), our trail plunges down through deep, dusty pumice to intersect a recently built segment of the Pacific Crest Trail, and we turn right onto it. Our trail climbs for a long quarter mile, with frequent views down onto the large meadow along the Middle Fork and, eventually, monumental Devils Postpile. Past the right-branching King Creek Trail our dusty trail winds down a steep hillside to a new wooden bridge over the Middle Fork. Just beyond an unmapped trail, our trail continues eastward under moderate forest cover. In 1/2 mile we reach another junction, where the left branch leads to a parking lot near Reds Meadow Resort and the right one leads to Rainbow Falls. Continuing eastward, the Pacific Crest Trail in 100 yards crosses yet another trail that leads south from the resort area. If you want to visit the resort, this is the best trail to turn left onto. The resort has a modest selection of supplies, a cafe, showers and a few cabins. Nearby you can shower in the naturally heated water of Reds Meadow Hot Springs.
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When Shakespeare wrote that Julius Caesar was 'constant as the northern star', he was mistaken: the North Star is variable, changing its brightness by a few per cent every four days. But Shakespeare's words will soon ring true, according to astronomers in Canada. They predict that next year the North Star will stop being variable.
At 330 light years away, Polaris, the North Star, is the nearest and brightest of a class of stars known as Cepheids - yellow supergiants that brighten and dim as they expand and contract periodically (see 'Starry signposts to the Universe', New Scientist, 6 June 1992). For most of this century, the star's yellow light fluctuated by about 10 per cent, but in the early 1980s Armando Arellano Ferro in Canada discovered that this variation had dropped to 5 per cent (Astrophysical Journal, vol 274, p 755).
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