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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-134699062015-11-12T20:39:45.843-05:00Barb the Evil GeniusTrying to Balance Being an Evil Genius with Being a Wife and MotherBarb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-54972446353265269262015-08-10T21:11:00.000-04:002015-08-10T21:11:06.734-04:00Great Product PlacementIt's not as great as putting chocolate in the aisle with the... women's stuff. But it's great if you like BLTs.

Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-92177930030829893522015-06-30T14:54:00.000-04:002015-06-30T14:54:32.738-04:00Digging Through the PastHas it been a rainy late spring/early summer where you live? It certainly has been here. Many of the homes in NE Ohio have basements, which can flood easily in these conditions. My mother's basement, in the house I grew up in, floods very easily, water even coming up through the floor. So my two sisters and I, my daughter the Dancer, and my niece, went through my mom's basement on Saturday, cleaning items out in preparation for some new waterproofing. And to rescue items from the damp and mildew. Yuck! (Not to mention two dead mice in a trap. Fortunately, Mr. BTEG was around by that time to dispose of them.)

There were lots of cool things down there, and some things that should have been disposed of long ago. There were also some things that didn't belong in high humidity, like a picture of a family member from around the turn of the century. Some old newspapers headlining the Allies' victory in Europe, and the first moon landing, were saved by being in a cedar chest. My mother found her high school diploma, graduation tassel, and class picture. We also discovered two pairs of wooden shoes and a white Dutch cap from my mother's visits to Holland, Michigan, where they still promote the Netherlands. Several hats belonging to my grandmother, and a pair of my sister's old character shoes, are going to our local high school drama club. My sisters and I also found a lot of things that were ours when we were girls. There was lots of laughing over old times. I don't want to go through all that work again anytime soon, though, especially not in a humid basement!Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-12098637063205171622015-06-20T15:31:00.000-04:002015-07-11T18:50:04.606-04:00All That I Need, To Support This Body and LifeThe above is a quote from Luther's Small Catechism, at least the version that I learned from. I suppose it made sense to update the language, but at the same time it was odd for my daughters to be learning something from different from what I had memorized.

I've mentioned before how one of my medicines can elevate cholesterol. My try to switch to a different medication didn't work out, so my psychiatrist has me get a complete blood panel every year. This time, the results showed that I am very low on Vitamin D, so I have to take high units of Vitamin D pills, and I'm also taking fish oil in an attempt to help the triglycerides. I also have to find a primary doctor, again. During the past few years, every primary doctor I've had has left local practice. I imagine being a specialist might be more rewarding. I also need to get walking again. Summer in northeast Ohio is not exactly conducive to outdoor exercise because of the humidity, but I'm trying to walk later in the evening, when at least the sun is mostly down. Such a delicate dance to maintain health!Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-63382631914885044022015-06-11T18:36:00.000-04:002015-06-11T18:36:11.218-04:00What's Been Keeping Me Busy

My daughter The Dancer and Mr. BTEG went to the Origins gamer convention in Columbus, Ohio last week. The Dancer wanted to cosplay as Princess Anna from Frozen, so I put together this costume for her. She and her daddy did the painting on the front of the bodice (as well as the back.)

Oh, and Mr. BTEG also had his gall bladder removed last month. That was a thing that took up a bit of my time as well.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-81796521508486504302015-04-23T22:31:00.001-04:002015-04-23T22:31:39.891-04:00Thorn In My SideDoes anyone reading this suffer from endometriosis? I'm so tired of putting up with the effects it has on my body. It was particularly bad again today, and I felt like ranting a little about it, as well as seeing if anyone can commiserate. I'm sure lots of people, especially Mr. BTEG, can relate to having a disease that sometimes disables you from doing things that you want to do, no matter what it is.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-27217252732489687872015-04-01T19:02:00.000-04:002015-04-01T19:02:18.048-04:00Thinking About What My Daughter SaidI was having a text conversation with my eldest daughter the other night. She thinks she might like to be a writer, so she's trying to write a bit every day. Her roommate was out of town working on a play production for a director they both know. The Musician has acted in a local play with this director; it's how she met her roommate. The Musician said that she was a little jealous of her roommate, and I asked her if she had thought about acting in something again. She told me that it's best for now if she focuses on one thing, in this case, her writing.

I thought today how applicable that is to my own life. What is important to me is fashion history, sewing, and the world of doll collecting. In the past, I have felt embarrassed by the doll collecting, the fashion history is only interesting to a few, and I'm not one of those sewers you'll see on Pinterest who comes up with new and exciting projects weekly. But they are what interests me, what drive me to research and do. The people who blog everyday, that's their thing, writing on a blog. While I love to blog here, and am going to keep doing it, I'm not going to feel guilty that I don't come up with something new and witty to write about every day. I'll just post as often as I can.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-52903214760213069232015-03-17T14:36:00.000-04:002015-03-17T14:36:57.855-04:00Happy St. Patrick's Day!Although we're not doing anything special here to celebrate it. Was talking to someone the other day that grew up on the east side of Cleveland. She said St. Patrick's Day was not a big deal until she moved the west side. Interesting. We have a parade downtown every year; of course the year I took the girls, it was bitterly cold and that's probably all they remember. The ups and downs of homeschooling. That was also the year St. Patrick's Day was on a Friday, and the leader of the Cleveland Catholic diocese gave a special dispensation to partake of corned beef. :)Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-75025984431398436082015-03-02T22:35:00.000-05:002015-03-02T22:35:46.481-05:00Cleveland Playhouse Square District and the Cleveland HofbräuhausI'm back! And I'm going to try to stay. This post puts together a bunch of things revolving around Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland. I hadn't been there for years, until the BTEG family watched a performance of Newsies back in November. One of the things that is fairly new is a giant chandelier hanging over an intersection in the Playhouse Square district. You can see the intersection in this article talking about how several places have picked Cleveland as a must-visit site in 2015, partially because of Playhouse Square and said chandelier. I will be glad if Cleveland has success (tired of hearing Cleveland jokes,) but it's strange to me to think that the equivalent of a sparkly coat of paint is enough to make an area that has been, and is still a place to put on shows, more desirable to visit. Of course, people have to visit the Bean when they go to Chicago, and this isn't much different; it's a pretty bauble that's fun to look at.

Another new addition to the Cleveland scene is what is probably one of the hottest restaurants in Cleveland at the moment, the Hofbräuhaus. Unsophisticated me did not know that the restaurant that had devolved into a tourist trap in Munich, has evolved into a restaurant chain here in the US. (I'm not sure who owns what on either side of the Atlantic.) Considering there are only six of these restaurants in the US (plus a restaurant and beer garden in FL,) it is kind of neat that Cleveland got one. Of course, Cleveland had quite a bit of immigration from Germanic settlers. (I believe the greater Cleveland area has one of the largest Transylvanian Saxon populations in the US.) And Cleveland is a town that Loves.Its.Beer. It may hardly be surprising that when we saw Newsies in November, there was a line a good way out the door of people waiting for a table. So when Mr. BTEG told me that his company was hosting its holiday party (yeah, it was in January, because reasons) at the Hofbräuhaus, I was glad to get a chance to visit without standing in a huge line. In the picture above, you can get an idea of what the line looked like that night, except that it was hard to get an accurate picture because the tent enclosure snaked around a corner. Apparently people were standing in that line for well over an hour. Some people were smoking and/or drinking beer, but since I don't do either, I wouldn't have had much fun standing out there in January.

Of course, since we dined in a banquet area upstairs, we did miss seeing the shows that happen in the main restaurant, where apparently performers get up and dance on the tables to oom-pa-pa music, and things of that nature. What we did get was a Germanic decorated atmosphere, fairly good German food, and beer. The men in lederhosen and the women in dirndls were very busy all night bringing very, very large mugs of beer, in mugs that are the same as the ones the Hofbräuhaus in Munich used when Mr. BTEG and I were there. Yep, I know I've mentioned here several times about our study trip in Germany as college students. Mr. BTEG had a friend in Germany who lived in Munich, so one weekend Mr. BTEG and I hopped a train there to visit him, and one of the places we went to was the Hofbräuhaus. Said friend mentioned a few times how much of a tourist trap it was, but it seemed like one of those places-you-have-to-say-you-visited-if-you-go-to-Munich, and we had a good time. Although between Mr. BTEG and I, I don't think we finished the beer in the giant mug.

Neither of us is a big beer drinker

So husband and I have been venturing out of the house this winter and doing a few different things! It's not directly related to having only one daughter at home, but maybe there will be more of these excursions in the future, since our lives are becoming freer.

 Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-12945942317260985342015-01-05T10:39:00.000-05:002015-01-05T10:39:26.668-05:002015This may seem obvious, but I had a revelation over the Christmas break as to why so many of my plans for a new year seem to fall so flat, so quickly. That two weeks around Christmas and New Year's Day are ones in which not only does the Dancer not have school, but she also does not have dance, or other activities. I can stay home all day, if I wish, and I have plenty of time to accomplish things. Once we get back to regular life, I find myself not only with less time, but with less energy to do things when I am at home. I need to temper my expectations realistically.

On the other hand, getting the Dancer her driver's license sounds like a very good goal for 2015.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-9083256883973289842014-12-10T15:01:00.000-05:002014-12-10T15:20:49.724-05:00Can Cleveland Make a Comeback?I love this article by Joel Kotkin and Richey Piiparinen. It puts into words some of the things I would like to say about this area, and about "the Rustbelt" in general, and it adds some things that I wasn't aware of. I've heard some things here and there from local news agencies about how Cleveland is trying to position itself as a leader in the health-care service and technology industry. The new Medical Mart is supposed to be a big key in this endeavor. However, as an almost life-long resident of the Cleveland area, I've heard lots of ideas that were supposed to help Cleveland that turned out to not really be all that exciting. One of the latest ones I remember was the new Horseshoe Casino in the Tower City building. Sure, it's providing jobs, but anything you could put in that spot would provide jobs. Is it bringing outside money into the city? I don't know, but I do know that the Avenue shopping center, also located in Tower City, seemed, to me, to be a shadow of its former self when I visited this year. If people are coming to the casino, I think the hope is that they will spend money elsewhere too. I'm not sure that is happening judging by outside appearances. I may be wrong; Mr. BTEG might be a better source, since he works downtown every day.

However many close tries and possibilities Cleveland has had, reading that the CEO of Siemens, USA described the city as a hub for the healthcare industry means that perhaps the city has done something right. I absolutely agree with the authors that trying to appeal to artsy hipsters is not enough to revitalize a large metropolitan area like Cleveland. I also like that they see manufacturing and engineering as keys to a city's growth, instead of concentrating solely on service-type jobs, as seems to have been a prevailing idea among some economists as our manufacturing base has disappeared. Rebuilding it in a twentieth-first century format would be a great way to provide income for people who would then have money to spend on retail and services.

I would like to point out that one thing the article cites as encouraging international investment, is cheap and abundant domestic energy, such as natural gas. Encouraging people to move more with things like unemployment benefits, as suggested by Berkeley-based economist Enrico Moretti, makes as much sense as Nancy Pelosi's assertion that unemployment cash makes the economy grow. Growth only comes about if people are *working.* And affordable energy makes starting or growing a business more affordable and more appealing. If the Rustbelt can come back by providing blue-collar jobs, it will help the very people government claims to care about the most.

Hat tip: Ace of Spades HQ Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-57117027018202632012014-11-18T16:47:00.001-05:002014-11-18T16:47:53.269-05:00A Surprise Night at the TheaterMr. BTEG got a phone call from the owner of the Dancer's dance studio on Saturday. Seems an adult who takes a private lesson on Saturdays came in with four tickets to that evening's showing of the play Newsies, at Cleveland's Playhouse Square. The studio owner wanted to double check that we could use the tickets. We were happy to accept, especially since the Dancer's tap recital dance back in June was to "King of New York," from Newsies.

After some calling around, it ended up being Mr. BTEG and I, the Dancer, and one of the Dancer's best friends, who is interested in theater, who attended. Said friend was actually at the high school theater painting scenery for the next high school theater production when we got hold of her, and she had to rush home and take a shower.

It was definitely the kind of evening we won't be reproducing anytime soon. In addition to the four tickets, we also got a pass to park free in the Playhouse Square parking garage, with a covered walkway to Playhouse Square's group of theaters. And when we picked up the tickets at the Dancer's studio, we discovered that they were loge tickets. We sat in our own little row of four seats, with some small tables, and waitresses came and took food and drink orders and brought the items directly to our seats. That was a new experience for this family.

I suppose it sounds silly to say that it made me feel ridiculously rich to have the tickets and the parking and everything, but it did. The Evil Genius family is very blessed, but there isn't room in the budget for these kind of events, especially in the luxury seats we had. It was a very pleasant and welcome surprise.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-8898709623069556922014-11-09T18:41:00.002-05:002014-11-09T18:42:32.997-05:00Picture of the DayI thought this picture would be an appropriate one for the day, although it was taken in December of 1989.

Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-64319943810012393592014-11-07T11:58:00.000-05:002014-11-07T11:58:15.696-05:00Moving On, Moving OutAnother life change has happened here at Casa de Evil Genius: the Musician has moved out. It's been an adjustment, having only one daughter at home. I miss having the Musician around, but it's also freeing. Most of our homes have been on the crowded side, and it's nice just having the space. And the Musician was very happy and eager to be more on her own (she's rooming with a friend.) Honestly, it's nice having more time to focus on myself! I've enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom, and I look back very fondly on that time. But it's also nice to be able to work more on my own dreams and ambitions.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-21388613395485938402014-10-03T09:52:00.000-04:002014-10-03T09:52:31.082-04:00Back to the BeginningAfter an honest try, I'm back to my original medicine. The other ones we tried just weren't working for me. I'll just have to see my GP and see what she thinks about drugs to help lower my cholesterol. I would appreciate prayers still, as I am still a little wobbly mentally.

A couple of things emerge out of all of this. One is how blessed I am to have a psychiatrist who understands what I am going through. She's very good at reading body cues, and she's also been my psychiatrist long enough that she can read me personally, and gauge where I'm at in relation to previous visits.

Secondly, I'm thankful that we have good medications for stabilizing mood out there. It's amazing how much the medication helps my brain to function properly.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-88659564571156369482014-09-18T18:14:00.000-04:002014-09-18T18:14:11.864-04:00For My Friend Scottius MaximusRuh-roh. Do you think this will affect the Cardinals playoff chances?

Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-84533768866788499632014-09-16T11:13:00.000-04:002014-09-16T11:16:11.037-04:00Update on Common Core StuffThe Dancer has told me that one of her recent Spanish assignments was to pretend that she was a girl from Costa Rica, and write a letter to one of the other girls in class, who was pretending she was a girl from Colombia. They were to learn some facts about the country and then write a letter describing some of what their country was like. Mind you, my daughter is in Honors Spanish III. Both the Musician and I agreed that an assignment like that is pretty Spanish I type of stuff. Does anyone have any input on this? Obviously, it depends to an certain extent on the complexity of the writing required, but this doesn't seem to have been a very complicated letter. I know the Dancer thought it was kind of a silly assignment. She has been keeping me up on things, now that she has seen my previous post on Common Core. By Honors Spanish III, one is generally getting into the more difficult parts of grammar, and learning more advanced vocabulary. This assignment doesn't seem to have fit that bill.

I heard from the one mom I know well enough to contact about this. She said she didn't know what we could do about it. Hmmm. I have heard that there is an Ohio House Bill under discussion which would repeal Common Core for the whole state. I already called my State Representative and told him that I support it, even though it's still just being talked about. That may sound silly, I suppose. I wanted to let my rep know it was already being talked about by the larger community, and that there are people that support it. Ironically, I heard about this bill when I put up a Tweet with a link to my previous Common Core post. I also heard about Ohioans Against Common Core this way. The Evil Genius in me wants to buy an anti-Common Core shirt and wear it to home football games.

At least my daughter's AP US History class seems to be going the same way it was when the Musician took the course, BCC (Before Common Core.) They are using the same textbook, which I think was older already when the Musician used it. I am keeping an eye on anything they might be using outside of the textbook. Also, Mr. BTEG was a chemistry lab assistant in high school, and minored in math in college, so he is knowledgeable enough on both of those subjects to make sure the Dancer is getting a solid foundation in those courses. I wish every student was so blessed.

Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-3217322728300836102014-09-13T15:44:00.000-04:002014-09-13T15:44:08.282-04:00Still Looking AheadMy medication difficulties continue. Being off of the one med was helping me as far as general mood and energy, but I did have a couple of mixed episodes fairly quickly. If you are not familiar with bipolar, a mixed episode involves manic and depressive symptoms together. You are agitated, angry, depressed, apt to act out. So long term, I do need some kind of medication beyond the two I am still currently taking. My doctor prescribed me something newer, which is not supposed to have the side effect of raising cholesterol. However, I'm starting to exhibit sleep deprivation symptoms. Melatonin does not seem to help, and I can't stand any kind of tea. In the meantime, I'm keeping on as best I can, on the road to a healthier me. I'm thankful that we have two cars, and that the Musician is home a good bit of the time, when she's not at work, and can drive and help out. I'm also extremely thankful that I don't have an outside job. Mr. BTEG is a great support, in every way.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-82908816873960797432014-09-04T21:40:00.003-04:002014-09-16T11:13:37.733-04:00Common Core Is RottenI'm sure you've already heard a bunch of other people express frustration with how poor the Common Core curriculum is at actually teaching kids. I knew Common Core was not a good educational system, but was hoping that since my daughter was a sophomore in high school this year, she wouldn't be affected much by the issues. Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be showing up in her math, science or AP US History classes. She is having to read some worthless non-fiction books for English. Their reading assignment over the summer was The Talent Code. Is that truly useful for the majority of 15-year-olds? What made this book stand out among the sea of self-help books out there, that an English teacher picked it out for my child? Now she has to go through a list of other books of this type, and pick out another one that she would be interested in reading. Fortunately, they are also reading the traditional fictional literature that has been used in English courses. I'm still displeased with what I feel is a waste of my daughter's learning time.

She also informed me tonight that her Spanish class is being changed by this stupid system also. They're not actually concentrating on learning vocabulary or grammar in class anymore, the Dancer says. They're supposed to be magically learning that at home, then spending class time applying it. What? My daughter is luckier than most, in that I studied Spanish for seven years, and my eldest daughter took three years of Spanish as well. We can help her if she runs into difficulties because she's not getting what she needs in class. But I want my daughter to be studying grammar and vocabulary in class! I shouldn't feel like I have to help her, or supplement her education, at home.

At certain blogs, in this era where educational standards are falling victim to political meddling, I've read that not homeschooling your child amounts to child abuse. I resent that bitterly, because I know my daughter better than anyone else. Homeschooling would not be best for her at this time, because of personal reasons that are none of anyone else's business. I'm going to start by talking to some of the other mothers that I know, and see if anyone else is unhappy with the way this school year is starting out. Depending on whether I get a positive or negative response, Mr. BTEG and I will have to think about things from there.

Should I have tried to fight Common Core when our school district first talked about implementing it? Perhaps. To be honest, I don't have any friends that are fellow moms here in my town. I thought about joining the local PTA long ago, but decided not to when I started getting spammed with email from the national PTA, telling me to vote for things I would never have any intention of supporting. Even the PTA is all politics, all the time, and that disgusted me and put me off the entire PTA idea. So I definitely didn't feel like trying to lead what seemed to me at the time a single-handed crusade against our school board and superintendent, who described Common Core in gushing terms. If I can find some parents that are unhappy about how this is working out in practice, instead of theory, maybe we can band together to get something done. Or as I said above, Mr. BTEG and I will have to take a serious look at the rest of the Dancer's high school years.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-15429124859951018522014-08-29T18:00:00.001-04:002014-08-29T18:00:20.592-04:00I've Finally Seen This in a Version That Lutherans Can Relate To

Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-42632516785981882842014-08-26T10:34:00.001-04:002014-08-26T10:34:42.102-04:00Quick NoteEmotionally, I'm doing fairly well being off of one of my meds. However, I've been suffering from a lack of sleep, which is not uncommon when stopping this medication. My skin has also gone ballistic, which is not common, but not an emergency situation. I will be seeing my doctor soon, in any case. It has been very difficult to want to blog, though, when I barely have enough energy to sit up straight. Today promises to be better, but I do have a lot of catching up on normal life to do. We'll see where my health and my energy levels take me for a bit.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-83076561612995000932014-08-19T15:56:00.000-04:002014-09-16T11:26:09.728-04:00City Policies and Their ResultsAs someone who has lived near the city of Cleveland most of her life, I found myself in agreement with a recent article by Kevin D. Williamson at National Review Online entitled, Who Lost the Cities? As Jesse Jackson talks about "a national crisis of urban abandonment and repression," Williamson asks the question, who is responsible for this crisis in cities such as Newark, Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland? Williamson's conclusion? "The more progressive the city, the worse a place it is to be poor and/or black." While this might be provable by a simple look at political offices and economic statistics, I'm sure that diehard progressives will deny to their last breath that there is any causality between a city's politics and the living conditions of its poor. But isn't that just a ringing endorsement for Williamson's counter-argument, that individuals, families and private businesses should be free to act outside of regulated government influences? If, for example, the public school district in your system is failing not only to teach children, but to provide even a safe environment for them to learn, and this has been going on for decades, why think electing a new superintendent will magically solve the problem? Especially when that superintendent will be paid a couple of hundred thousand dollars or so a year in salary, and can easily move on elsewhere in a few years, while residents are stuck with the same schools? If you are a parent, who do you think you can best trust to make sure your child receives at least an adequate education, you, or some bureaucrats who are consistently not held accountable? Politicians have offered many fixes for urban woes, and I'm going to write about some of Cleveland's proposed solutions. I will simply state here that while downtown Cleveland and its neighbor, University Circle, may have some very lovely areas, the overall environment of the city of Cleveland has not changed... yet. You may want to give the government a chance. You may want to search for direct solutions for your family and yourself to improve your personal situation as much as possible on your own. It's not like politicians' promises have never failed before.

Update: this post was edited to better clarify my points, and to change when I will next post about this.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-48542650266222935752014-08-12T14:12:00.000-04:002014-08-12T14:12:46.508-04:00Of Writing Many Blog Posts, There Is No EndThis little paraphrase of King Solomon's words came to me as I was pondering the huge amount of verbiage that spills out of the internet every day. I don't want to become just another "mommy blogger," but I also don't think my niche is simply supplying news links, with a little of my own commentary. There are already a lot of sites out there that do that, some of them very well. I used to enjoy talking about homeschooling, but those days are long gone now. Still, I do get ideas for blog posts, but mostly around 11PM when I'm trying to go to sleep. And even if I write the ideas down, the spark is often gone by the next day. Still, I've always enjoyed writing, and I'd hate to stop doing it. Right now, blogging is the best way for me to work on writing. Plus, it helps me try to organize my thoughts in a coherent fashion. Mr. BTEG or my daughters could tell you how often I spit out some stream of consciousness from my brain that makes little sense to anyone but me. At least when I write, I can go back and correct something that I didn't clarify enough for a reader to understand. Too often I write only a portion of what my brain is processing, so there is no needed context to what I write.

One thing that will be interesting to observe in the future is that, in an agreement between my psychiatrist and myself, I have been completely weaned from one of my bipolar medications. This was largely out of concern for my physical health: a side effect of this drug can be high cholesterol. While I have already found that I'm having negative and self-accusing thoughts again concerning the past, I'm also hoping to combat those using some of the positive thinking I've gained over several years of mental stability. The interesting part is that my brain is not as numb, for lack of a better word, than it was on the medication. Not that I was a zombie before, but I was kind of floating in a sea of calm, thinking very little. I'm wondering if this new medicinal change will help my creativity, while hoping I can retain mental health. We'll see how it goes.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-19623907167462661712014-07-08T17:54:00.001-04:002014-07-08T17:54:38.419-04:00On Loving ClevelandSo the 2016 GOP convention will be held in Cleveland, and I'm trying to make myself care. Maybe if I could sit down with a few Republican Congressmen and ask them why they're being so stoooopit. That would be fun. But I don't get the disdain for Cleveland. I could point out everything I like about living here, but in the long run, it wouldn't matter to anyone, I don't think. But there is one important thing about Cleveland where many other cities are lacking: we have only one of nine Capezio stores in the country!

Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-57845815937588901052014-07-04T20:52:00.000-04:002014-07-04T20:52:03.502-04:00Happy Fourth of July!Just about to run out and go see fireworks. The girls are out with their friends at the local Bay Days fair. Hope you fellow Americans all have a happy and safe holiday! I'm putting up a new header featuring my girls with their cousins, from a Fourth many years ago.Barb the Evil Geniushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-13469906.post-53039026858946193442014-06-27T12:08:00.001-04:002014-06-27T12:17:48.600-04:00Ready to Enjoy the SummerThe Musician's graduation party and the Dancer's dance recital have come to a successful conclusion. In a way, it was almost too much to have it on one weekend, but it was also nice to get it all over with at once.

The park where we held the graduation party had a catch-and-release pond. My niece caught her first fish, and my in-laws and some of the kids spent hours by the pond. The bubbles were also a hit with the big kids.

I think I was more melancholy about this being the Dancer's next-to-last recital than I was about the Musician graduating high school. I love watching both of my daughters perform, but I have seen the Musician in a lot more performances in marching band and concert band, than I have seen the Dancer in recitals.

The Dancer is very flexible.

Really, really flexible

The Dancer's cousin was excited that the Dancer's tap class used a song from Newsies. It's apparently one of her cousin's favorite movies.

I'm especially proud of the Dancer's progress in pointe. She's so incredibly strong, and she's put in a lot of work to become so.

Remember the foam pointe bodices I blogged about having to alter about a month ago? Yeah, it was these.

So now I'm going to settle in to blogging more, sewing more, and keeping up with the housework and what seems like perpetual sorting and tidying! What are your summer plans?Barb the Evil Geniushttp://email@example.com


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I wanted to make the "carrot cookies" from one of my cookbooks, and the recipe called for carrot puree. Rather than simply cooking and mashing up some carrots, I decided to give the internet a try. Not wanting chicken stock and garlic in my cookies (as the first recipe I came across called for), I moved on and found this recipe. Although I found the whole process time-consuming, the results were well worth it, as both my mother and my husband enjoyed the carrot puree (as did I), and my husband especially raved about the cookies. I am likely to make the cookies again, and will probably use the same puree recipe. I also imagine making this when my baby niece gets old enough to eat it, and eating most of it myself. I did substitute a lime for the lemon, and I used slightly less butter, but I don't know exactly how much less (mainly because I like to follow the lines on the wrapping and a piece was already cut off). I also grated the ginger. It may not make a difference if it is all pureed properly, but who wants to risk biting into big chunks of ginger? I find it is better grated.
This was good and relatively healthful, so I would make it again for guests.
Lovely dish, really, and thankfully simple! What a charming way to add sparkle to carrots! I recommend it as a side dish that willl add 'oomph' to the main.
Another vote for making this dish a day ahead.
I made this with 1/3 parsnips and 2/3 carrots. Also much less butter, about a third of a stick. It was fabulous, we had it for Passover and everyone loved it.
A burst of flavour! Wonderful combo and great colour on the plate. Definitely make ahead and let the falvours meld.
I just wasn't loving this. It felt like I was eating baby food.
This was a simple, no fuss vegetable side dish bursting with flavor. I noticed that you hardly need any salt at all to bring out the flavors. In fact I only used 1/8 tsp. This would make an excellent filling for a vegetarian ravioli.
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Charles Badger Clark
Charles Badger Clark (January 1, 1883 – September 26, 1957) was an American poet.[1][2][3][4]
Charles Badger Clark was born on January 1, 1883 in Albia, Iowa.[1][5] His family moved to Dakota Territory, where his father served as a Methodist preacher in Huron, Mitchell, Deadwood and Hot Springs.[1][2][3] He dropped out of Dakota Wesleyan University after he clashed with one of its founders, C.B. Clark.[1][5] He travelled to Cuba, returned to Deadwood, South Dakota, where he contracted tuberculosis, then moved to Tombstone, Arizona to assuage his illness with the dry weather.[1][3][4][5] He returned again to South Dakota in 1910 to take care of his ailing father.[1][2][3][4] There, he contracted tuberculosis.[3] In 1925, he moved to a cabin in Custer State Park in the Black Hills of South Dakota, where he lived for thirty years.[1][2][4][5][6]
In 1937, he was named the Poet Laureate of South Dakota by Governor Leslie Jensen.[2][7] His work was published in Sunset Magazine, Pacific Monthly, Arizona Highways, Colliers, Century Magazine, the Rotarian, and Scribner's.[7]
He died on September 26, 1957.[3]
His poem entitled 'Lead by America' was performed by the Fred Waring Chorus in 1957.[5] In 1969, Bob Dylan recorded 'Spanish is the Loving Tongue'.[3] In America by Heart, Sarah Palin quotes his poem entitled 'A Cowboy's Prayer' as one of the prayers she likes to say.[8]
- Grass-Grown Tales (1917)
- Sun and Saddle Leather (1919)
- Spike (1925)
- When Hot Springs Was a Pup (1927)
- God of the Open
- Sky Lines and Wood Smoke (1935)
- The Story of Custer City, S.D. (1941)
- Boot and Bylines (posthumous, 1978)
- Singleton (posthumous, 1978)
- Jessi Y. Sundstrom: Badger Clark, Cowboy Poet with Universal Appeal, Custer, S.D., 2004
- ^ a b c d e f g Badger Clark Memorial Society, biography
- ^ a b c d e Dakota Wesleyan University biography
- ^ a b c d e f g Black Hills Visitor Magazine biography
- ^ a b c d Marsha Trimble, 'Who is Badger Clark?', in True West Magazine, 08/25/2009 [1]
- ^ a b c d e South Dakota Public Broadcasting biography
- ^ Badger Hole
- ^ a b Badger Clark Memorial Society, homepage
- ^ Sarah Palin, America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2010, pp. 230-231
External links[edit]
- Works by Badger Clark at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Charles Badger Clark at Internet Archive


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Park Place is a triangular shaped, densely populated neighborhood due west of downtown San Antonio. It doesn't feel crowded because it is surrounded by rolling, tree-covered hills between it and Potranco Road to the north. The main entry is Clover Creek Road, which connects to Portranco Road. The rest of the neighborhood streets are barely a block long with some ending in cul-de-sacs. Homes on the north end of Clover Creek Road and Medio Creek Road back on to the open hillside.
Most of the development was done between 1970 and 1995. Plenty of trees on city streets and between homes provide atmosphere and privacy. Park Place is pleasantly pedestrian-friendly and has access to public transit from the VIA Metropolitan Transit buses. The most frequent stops are along Potranco Road. Interstate 410 is about two miles east.
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Agricultural Bank of Greece (ATE GA): Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou is looking at merging state-controlled Agricultural Bank of Greece, Hellenic Postbank SA (TT GA) and the Loans and Deposits Fund, Kathimerini reported, citing unidentified ministry sources. Agricultural Bank of Greece gained 3.1 percent to 67 cents. Hellenic Postbank rose 8.3 percent to 3 euros.
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This is a really exquisite vintage atomizer from the renowned Glass Company, Walsh.
John "Walsh" Walsh is not a typo. He claimed that his strange name came about because the sponsors at his baptism were rather nervous and instead of saying just the Christian name John, said John Walsh, which made him John Walsh Walsh. However, church registers of the period do not support his story.
An established glass factory was purchased by John Walsh Walsh in 1850. From there, the company produced inimitable pieces of masterfully engraved glass.
John Walsh Walsh died in 1864. His daughter purchased the company and continued its successful operation. The company closed in 1951 as a result of the challenges in new labor regulations after WWII.
This bottle features a pattern of big daisies and surrounding leaves; the interior of each daisy has been artfully textured using a dazzling cross-hatching technique.
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Korea National Oil Corp., a state-run energy resources developer, plans to invest as much as $4 billion in overseas oilfields this year as it aims to increase crude production by 33 percent.
"We're interested in assets in Africa, Europe, Asia, the U.S. and Canada," Kim Seong Hoon, senior executive vice president, said in an interview. "We plan to raise daily output by 60,000 barrels to 240,000 barrels by the end of the year."
The company known as KNOC invested about $3 billion in overseas assets last year, leading the Asian nation's drive to secure raw materials and energy for an economy that relies on imports for almost all its needs. Competition for resources is intensifying as China and India, the fastest-growing major economies, scout around the globe for supplies.
"The overall trend is that oil prices will rise in the long term as extra capacity for production seems to be limited while global demand is set to grow as economies in emerging markets and advanced countries expand," Kim Jae Jung, an analyst with Woori Investment & Securities Co. in Seoul, said by phone today. "The company should buy whenever it finds good assets, in order to boost supplies."
Chief Executive Officer Kang Young Won said in October he will focus on investing in producing fields rather than buying companies, after completing its hostile takeover of Scotland's Dana Petroleum Plc.
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The company bought a 50 percent stake in Petro-Tech Peruana SA of Peru, now known as Savia Peru, for $450 million in February in 2009 and purchased Canada's Harvest Energy Trust worth $3.9 billion eight months later.
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MAYBE IT WAS A SUDDENLY ACUTE AWARENESS OF BEING "thirtysomething." Maybe it was where I lived, in a suburb of Philadelphia, in a house that looked like all the other ones on the block. Or maybe it was my own past as an addicted sports fan who had spent a shamelessly large part of life watching football and basketball and baseball. I just felt something pulling at me, nagging at me, a soft voice telling me to do it, to see for myself what was out there and make the journey before self-satisfaction crept in for good.
The idea had been rattling in my head since I was thirteen years old, the idea of high school sports keeping a town together, keeping it alive. So I went in search of the Friday night lights, to find a town where they brightly blazed that lay beyond the East Coast and the grip of the big cities, a place that people had to pull out an atlas to find and had seen better times, a real America.
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I knew I had to go there.
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I should have said RioT floats a story "that" scares the hell out of us ... not "to" do so. I don't know what they are thinking, and perhaps their intentions are as pure as the driven snow. The way I wrote that wasn't fair comment and wasn't intended to read that way. My bad. cg


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Apple Sweet Potato Side Recipe
Mother never used a recipe, so for years, there were no written instructions to make this dish. When the memories of this Thanksgiving side dish began to haunt me, I set out to duplicate this comfort food, which took me many tries. It bakes in the oven with other foods, needing little attention. -Opal Sanders, Glouster, Ohio
- 5 medium sweet potatoes (2-1/2 pounds)
- 4 cups sliced peeled tart apples (about 4 medium)
- 3/4 cup thawed apple juice concentrate
- 1-1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons cold water, divided
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 7-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 1. Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan or Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil; cover and cook for 30-45 minutes or until tender. Drain. When cool enough to handle, peel and slice potatoes.
- 2. Place apples in a large saucepan and cover with water. Cover and cook over medium heat for 7-8 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Place apples and sweet potatoes in a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish.
- 3. In a small saucepan, combine apple juice concentrate, 1-1/2 cups water, sugars and salt. Combine cornstarch with remaining water until smooth; gradually stir into apple juice concentrate mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
- 4. Remove from the heat; stir in butter until melted. Pour over potato mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 12 servings.
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Hi Frank--Check out the Bronica list at Yahoo!Groups and do a web search for Bob Monaghan's Bronica website for more than you would ever want to know about the classic Bronicas. $250 canadian is a good deal. The C was a budget version of the S2 with a fixed back instead of the interchangeable backs. You don't get the functionality of an interchangeable back, but on the other hand the camera is simpler with less to go wrong and get out of whack.
I have a pretty extensive system with 2 S2A's some adapted lenses as well as Nikkor and Komura lenses from 40mm to 500mm. If you like the flexibility of a system camera and a wide range of lenses and don't have the budget to do that with a Hassy, the older Bronicas are a good deal, and the Nikkor lenses are quite good and the backs are cheap. Another great accessory to keep an eye out for is the Type II bellows, which has full view camera movements on the front standard, if you do macro.


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Some scholarships will require personal interviews as part of their selection process. Interviews can be very helpful as it offers you an opportunity to share about yourself face-to-face with a judge or committee. Many people are afraid of interviews and are intimidated by them. However, with plenty of practice and proper instruction, you can learn to ace your interview—and boost your scholarship chances tremendously. Here are some tips to help you prepare for your interview.
Relax and Be Yourself
Don't feel pressured going into the interview. Don't feel like you have to impress the judges or say what you think they want to hear. Think of it this way—they already like you so just be yourself. The interview is nothing more than a conversation between you and judges about yourself and your thoughts. They are scoring you on the way you answer your questions, how well you understand the question, and how well you conduct yourself. If you're scared or have a few butterflies, it's completely normal. But remember to relax and just simply talk about yourself and your views. Before long, the nervousness and anxiety will be gone.
Keep Your Answer to the Point and Succinct
When you are asked a question, it should ideally evoke a response from you—whether one of agreement, surprise, or excitement. Don't be afraid to show your emotions and thought process when you're in the interview. If the question is a little difficult to answer right away, it's ok to say, "Hmm…that's a difficult question." They don't expect you to have canned, robotic answers after all. From there, you should start to answer the question. Have a big picture idea of how you want to answer the question as you're speaking. In other words, you should be thinking about your second point while explaining your first point. It's best to give an example following the old adage, "Show, don't tell." Frame the question by stating your core answer. Then elaborate by using an example. Avoid going on long tangents or rambling about an unrelated story.
Be Personal and Enthusiastic
You should be confident in your answers so show your enthusiasm. Don't be overexcited to the point that it seems forced, but you should not look bored. If you can use examples that you're passionate about, your enthusiasm will come through naturally so have four or five examples ready in your mind so you can use them if necessary. You should engage the judges but don't embellish. Of course, remember to smile as you're speaking.
Dress, Look, and Act Professional
The dress code should be business attire. It's always best to dress nicer. It's easier to go from formal to casual than from casual to formal. Girls should wear skirts, dresses, business suits, etc. While it is fine to wear open-toed shoes to an interview, you may want to be more conservative and wear closed-toe shoes. Guys should wear slacks or dress pants, a dress shirt or collared shirt, a tie if you have one, and in some cases, a blazer or sport coat. Remember to shine your shoes as judges will notice many of these details.
Interaction Before, During, and After
Arrive 5-10 minutes prior to your scheduled time. You should not arrive more than 10 minutes early. Be nice, respectful, and courteous to everyone you meet, including receptionists, servers, and secretaries. Be proactive about introducing yourself, greeting people, and shaking hands. During your interview, remember to make and hold eye contact with the judges. When you talk, find something for your hands to do. Don't click your pen, twiddle your thumbs, or make any noise, but think about how you can use them to help your interview (i.e. using hand motions/gestures to elaborate a point). After the interview is over, stand and shake hands with each judge and thank them for their participation in the scholarship selection process (perhaps ask for a business card too, if you'd like to stay in touch for future advice, etc.). Be careful that you don't sound insincere. You should send them a thank you note after your interview.
Practice, Practice, Practice
Work with your counselor or career advisor on interview questions and your speaking style. Find some sample interview questions and practice answering them. For the few days leading up to the interview, begin thinking about how you might answer the questions and what questions they might ask. Practice your speaking abilities by looking in a mirror or record yourself on a webcam. Work with other people to further develop your own answers.
For more information on preparing for interviews, check out FastWeb's article on preparing for interviews.
Interviews are a great opportunity for you to set yourself apart from other applicants. The judges have seen your resume, your application, and your qualifications. Use the interview to show them you as a person. For a list of tips and sample questions, check out this Interview Questions and Tips guide sheet to prepare for interviews. Remember to be yourself, be honest and genuine with your answers, and to have fun. With a bit of practice, you'll be smoking all of your interviews.


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I don't know but if this chick isn't a Kuntrashian she better hurry and change her look because she'll get sued.
…difference being that this is this chicks natural look, whereas that fucking nobody Melissa Molinaro had her look completely altered just to look like Kim
Natural look? RU kidding me? False lashes, hair extensions, etc. puh-lease
Holy shit I thought it was Kim, especially on account of the veiny tits.
@bi chick
"natural" = her usual look. me thinks you take words a little too literally.
Kim Kardashian doesn't have veiny tits because Kim Kardashian's tits aren't real!
I always find the melissa Molinaro comments funny, especially when its trashing her. She's basically had the same hair style for the last 10 years. I was peeping that girl ages ago when she did stuff for Sports By Brooks (this is 02, early 03) and its basically the same girl with updated style.
Y'all need to stop hating.
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One of them is a bad copy of something pretty unattractive in the first place. And the other one is Kermit.
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Duting his Auburn team's 2010 run to the national title, Tiger assistant Trooper Taylor became perhaps the most visible wide receivers coach in college football, thanks to all that camera-friendly energy: the nonstop towel-waving, the vehement crowd exhortations, the willingness to chest- or hip-bump any field-departing Tiger player within bumping reach.
So devoted is Taylor to the bump that he apparently couldn't restrain himself even when meeting the Leader of the Free World, as he did at Auburn's visit to the White House yesterday:
There's some suggestion the bump may have in fact been initiated by the nation's Baller-in-Chief, but if so, no doubt it was due to the bump-inducing "bump field" Taylor subconsciously generates around him at all times.
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- Full-day Provence trip to Les Baux de Provence, Nimes and Uzès from Avignon
- Sample AOC olive oils on a tour of a mill and sample Les Baux wines in a Provencal chateau
- Spend time at leisure in beautiful Les Baux de Provence
- Explore the Roman city of Nimes and tour its amphitheater – used in the film Gladiator
- Visit Uzès and see the UNESCO-listed Pont du Gard aqueduct on the way back to Avignon
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Continue by minivan to the foot of the Chaîne des Alpilles mountain range to visit a famous wine estate. Organic and biodynamic wines account for nearly 85 percent of the region's wine production, and you'll taste several of these wines here. While exploring the vineyards, learn how Les Baux wines are defined by Provence's multi-faceted soils.
After a break for lunch in Les Baux de Provence (own expense), meet your guide and head west to the Roman city of Nimes by minivan. A jewel of the Roman Empire, Nimes boasts a collection of intact monuments from the 4th century BC, all dotted around its pedestrianized town center. While listening to an audio guide, explore the beautifully preserved Roman amphitheater – used as a setting in the film Gladiator – and visit Maison Carrée, a temple dedicated to Emperor Augustus.
Next, visit the medieval market town of Uzès. The first duchy (settlement ruled by a duke or duchess) of France, this pretty little town has preserved its layout as a medieval stronghold. Enjoy some free time in Uzes to wander round the town. Pass architectural highlights like the Fenestrelle Tower, Place aux Herbes (the main square) and Uzès Cathedral. Then return to Avignon, stopping for a look at Pont du Gard – a UNESCO World Heritage listed-Roman aqueduct that once supplied water to Nimes. Your tour finishes back at your hotel.
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really fun...and long day! I wish we had more time to swim at Pont Du Gard. The tour guide gives a little history on each place and basically just lets you roam around for a while. Nice!
June 2015
One of our best trips.
The fascinating village of Les Baux perched on a steep mountain side was a highlight, fully supported by the wine and olive oil producers we visited.
In the afternoon, the Roman and mediaeval remains of Nimes were well worth visiting, though I found the Arena a bit underwhelming. The well-preserved mediaval town of Uzès was fascinating to explore. A pity the Pont du Gard was right at the end, when we we were somewhat weary - but it was nevertheless a real highlight.
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November 2015
We thought the tour was quite good. The one improvement that could be made, is to have the stops guided by the driver. We had Carole who was incredibly knowledgable. She gave us lots of background information while driving but it would have been better while actually touring the sites.
July 2015
This was a very good tour of the top sites in the area, the aqueduct was breathtaking. And the time atLes Bauxite, Nimes, and Uzes was about right. However, two complaints about the tour guide: her focus on two passengers in the front of the van answering there many questions off- line versus the group in the van and her apparent unawareness of the need for nature breaks on a very hot day when water consumption is needed. I found my own stops of necessity.
November 2015
A nice trip, but I'd suggest to make it different. I think it should start by visiting Nimes and Uzes Nimes is one of the most charming cities I've ever been to, and to finish in the olive and wine tasting. The tasting was good, but at 9 o clock in the morning, it was a little bit weird
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