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Jan 9, 2014
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Profile Photos
Album for profile photos
May 26, 2014
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Primus plays my 5th 10th birthday
Variety of pagefllp imagery and show stoppers from the magic of Primus, Les Claypool, Tim Alexander on drums, and Ler LeLonde on Geetar
May 3, 2014
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Pearl Jam nov 17-25, 2013
Nov 28, 2013
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Aug 17, 2013
Photos: 49
Aug 14, 2013
JREF Penn Jillette's No God Band Bacon and Donut Showstravaganza
Jul 12, 2013
Photos: 40
Album that contains synced photos from PicasaSync.
Oct 10, 2012
Photos: 165
Scrapbook Photos
Album for scrapbook photos
Jul 26, 2011
Photos: 14
PicasaSync Lite
Jul 21, 2011
Photos: 19
Shayne and Jamie
Living the Poppy's yogurt life
Oct 22, 2010
Monty, Shayne, Michael, Harley, Taylor, and Scrump all go to a bar..
the cutest love story and the coolest family.
Oct 9, 2010
Photos: 201
Calarts Reunion 40th
The Calarts community hosted a 40th reunion of the school - and a lot of great folks were there- if you were part of these photos, please tag and label?
Photos: 207
Garden Valley yard change
Aquarius Landscaping transforms our yard.
Sep 24, 2010
Photos: 35
Maximum comics henderson opening.
The full moon ride and visit to Maximum Comics, with Month and Mike
Photos: 22
Jul 28, 2010
Photos: 135
Comic-con 2010
monty escorts me
Jul 21, 2010
Photos: 114
chicago 2010
jonesy storms chitown- the close family and andy, neil tesser and jeannie, and da boss, jemilo
Jul 16, 2010
Photos: 138
Jenn Carl Taint Gooch Gayla Greg Cooper
Love that furry play date stuff
Jun 18, 2010
Photos: 96
Apr 25, 2010
Photos: 158
Death Valley trip 2010
MIke, Cathe and monty visit death valley for a mini one day vacation..it was gorgeous...green and flowers aplenty
Apr 23, 2010
Photos: 266
Kittens, Puppies, Chinnies and Rats- Oh my!
The furballs doing what they do best..making our lives great.
Apr 17, 2010
Photos: 101
Monty at 5 months!
Apr 4, 2010
Photos: 34
Monty at four months
Our chihuahua is addicted to sunshine. he found the one spot in the house today.
Mar 27, 2010
Photos: 63
Ella's World
Ella, our muted Tortoise Shell girl cat has a habit of making out with her brothers- while Oscar, Ella, Dave, and Tatum each like to spin the office chair around. The doggy, Monty, keeps it all in check.
Mar 24, 2010
Photos: 62
Monty at three months old
Our sweet boy, growing up daily- and so cute...
Feb 13, 2010
Photos: 90
Monty settles in
Our new puppy Monty enjoys his home, his kitties, and his new dad, Mike.
Feb 6, 2010
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Monty and the kitties
Jan 22, 2010
Photos: 59
Jan 17, 2010
Photos: 147
monty comes home
Photos: 108
Dec 26, 2009
Photos: 351
A gal handed me this little guy at a pet store and said "TAKE HIM!" I named him after our first baby boy chinnie, who lost his life three years ago. This little guy is JUST like him!
Dec 23, 2009
giftmas 2009
Photos: 77
Mike bonds with Monty
We're meeting our new family member, slowly, to ensure cats, rats, and chincillas don't scare him. He's 4 weeks old so the family that has him has brought him to us for serious bonding time. Oh- no mistaking it- this is mike's dog.
Dec 20, 2009
Photos: 144
Ella's first giftmas
Ella and the kitties help mike put the lights on the tree.
Dec 13, 2009
Photos: 111
Jen, Mac and Eli's 2009 Tbird Day
Jen Sils and Mac King have a great thanksgiving EVERY year, and this year Eli played piano for us!
Nov 26, 2009
Photos: 243
tbird tuesday 09
Lou Petrozza visits the Jones House
Lou Petrozza, (hell's kitchen 4), Chuck Perry, Matt, Jenn and Carl Smith-wyatt-smith-wyatt, Michael Goudeau, Pam and Johnny Thompson, Tim and his daughter Natalie, Bill O'Neal, me and Jones having a blast
Nov 20, 2009
Smith And Jones Nights
fun with the Smith Family
Nov 7, 2009
Photos: 36
After The Show Snippets
You can't believe it until you see it
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After The Show w/Cashetta
Jason Andrews, Jill Martin, Melanie Whitt, (with Porsche guesting), Cyndi Lauperish, and a few others make that night a one -of. Also, visited with heather and troy
Oct 26, 2009
Photos: 136
Flights from and to buffalo NY
Mike and I go to Buffalo and back to Vegas, shots from the AIR.
Photos: 197
Niagara Falls
Mike and I go to Buffalo.
Photos: 179
Olivia comes to visit
Our friend Donna has a daughter Shaina who came home to visit from AZ last weekend, and ta da- she had a baby and didn't know she was preggers. Here's some shots of pals and Olivia.
Photos: 23
Jones Trip to Buffalo
Mike and I taste the best foods in Buffalo, his hometown.
Photos: 350
Mike Jones Plays Albright-Knox
Mike played to 320 or so of Buffalo's best jazz fans.
Comedy Stop and After The Show
Jim Lauletta and Cashetta make up this bunch.
Oct 15, 2009
Photos: 196
Cheap Trick doing Sgt Peppers-
Jonesy and I visit the show and see a few of the band members- who kicked ass!
Sep 18, 2009
Photos: 33
Cats at their new house
The cats settle into the Casa De Veal.
Sep 14, 2009
Photos: 102
Mike and Oscar
These two are so cute.
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LHJ Shoot
Ladies home journal sent Jana Cruder and team to the Casa De Jonesy House of Veal for the rat shoot for the December issue of the magazine. Fun! Shaina Green helped out with the ratties, and brought her baby, Olivia, who didn't have to be fed to one critter.
Sep 11, 2009
housewarming n all
Sep 8, 2009
Photos: 44
Ella and Tatum and Dave and Oscar
Playful kitties enjoying their new house.
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Cathe and Mike Move In
Before and After shots of moving into the Jones House of Veal
Aug 30, 2009
Photos: 73
ComicCon Loot
Jul 27, 2009
Sycuan Golf Resort
Where I stayed During Comic-Con- very sweet place.. no traffic, and CHEAP!! ($70 a night!)
Jul 26, 2009
Photos: 43
Jul 25, 2009
Photos: 104
Jul 18, 2009
Photos: 257
Jun 29, 2009
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Jun 23, 2009
Photos: 64
Cathe and Mikes Home
This is where we signed our life away. Let's see if we can get to closing!
Little Baja Garden stuff
I am adding this to my collection of stores that are just too weird not to take pictures of- and to see if I really saw what I thought I may have seen.
Jun 22, 2009
CineVegas- Saint John of Las Vegas
The QnA from the premiere.
Jun 21, 2009
Space Shuttle Monday 25 May 09
Shuttle Lands in California
May 27, 2009
Photos: 87
Calico Ghost Town
Knott's Berry Farm's Calico Ghost Town in Yerma NV/Ca
May 21, 2009
Photos: 92
Charlie Brown's Farm
This is the coolest store in the world, in Littlerock California
Vitello's Studio City
May 20, 2009
A boy and his pets
Jonesy with his kitties.
May 16, 2009
Photos: 139
Comic book images
Pieces and parts of my comic book series, Meeker's Manners, which takes place at the lovely Meeker Manor
May 6, 2009
Chicago 09
May 5, 2009
Photos: 409
Sharon Baker Maybrier
Apr 20, 2009
Photos: 55
Jules Engel Centenniel
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Ella sucking thumbs
Little Ella Fitgerald Jones LOVES to suck her thumb.
Mar 11, 2009
Photos: 42
Headshots by Michael Close
Not the magician but the PHOTO magician!
Mar 3, 2009
Petrozza Visits the RatRoomTV
RatroomTV star Sunny plays with Hell's Kitchen Star Lou Petrozza- if Ramsey saw this, he'd shout, "Shut it down!"
Feb 24, 2009
Photos: 11
Ant Visit
Feb 7, 2009
Photos: 18
La Comedy Club
Jan 31, 2009
John Joseph and Johnny B
Comedians John Joseph and Johnny B take their East Coast and cruise ship banter to Harrah's Improv, Las Vegas
Jan 29, 2009
Photos: 26
We Are Changing
Obama's inauguration.
Jan 20, 2009
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The show that's a test run on January 18, 2009. Great event with Roland Witt, Tanyalee Davis, and Kelly Hunt- and no pics of me!
Jan 18, 2009
Photos: 28
Cathe's Students- Las Vegas
Cathe B. Jones has the coolest, funniest folks in her stand-up comedy workshops!
Jan 16, 2009
Photos: 103
Ava entertains us at CheeburgerCheeburger
Jan 3, 2009
End of 2008
Dec 27, 2008
Giftmas 08
Gitmas at the casa de jonesy
Dec 25, 2008
Photos: 88
Three moms, LOTS of kits... so cute... Three weeks of squeaks!
Dec 16, 2008
Wonderful day with Mac King and Jen Sils for Thanksgiving.
Nov 27, 2008
T-bird tuesday 08
The annual t-bird Tuesday was WONDERFUL thanks to Marty, super chef, and all of the great guests!
Nov 25, 2008
Photos: 121
Kids in the Hall were kind and wonderfully funny... gayla j- awesome... everyone was a terrific find!
Nov 24, 2008
Photos: 162
jenn and carl are married
Jenn Wyatt and Carl Smith tie the wedding rings at Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel on November 23, 2008.
Nov 23, 2008
Photos: 112
Yes We Can
The breaking news and photos of the many television reports of the new millienia in thought and evolution- dreams that we all had are true.
Nov 11, 2008
Photos: 171
Petrozza Meets Las Vegas
Hell's Kitchen survivor Lou Petrozza, his pal Chuck Perry, and my pal Jenn Wyatt all have a blast at CheeburgerCheeburger in Las Vegas, NV.
Oct 21, 2008
Photos: 83
ParrotToys LOVED
My rats and chinchillas were gifted with amazing toys from an amazing company, Planet Pleasures! They're wonderful playful toys, with great potential for ALL small animals and birds as relief from boredom, amusing food hiders, and great fun to watch, too!
Oct 13, 2008
The Close Experience
Sep 28, 2008
Photos: 69
Domestic birds of the US- including chickens, swans, and ducks
Sep 16, 2008
Photos: 84
Cathe's Students improv-vegas.com
The stand up class working on riffing and writing for corporate shows
Sep 8, 2008
Ella's First Day
Our new baby, ella fitzgerald jones makes her debut
Photos: 39
Short Bus Feb 12
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John Thompson Jr.'s Memorial
Las Vegas celebrates John Max Thompson Jr.
Sep 5, 2008
Rob Little in Las Vegas
Rob Little takes to the Fitz Comedy club in his first venture in Las Vegas
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Georgia Sports Announcer Larry Munson Dies At 89
The longtime broadcaster for the University of Georgia football team has died. Larry Munson was 89. His broadcasting career spanned 60 years — 43 of them with the Bulldogs.
Now we remember another music lover. Larry Munson's peak as a jazz pianist came when he was a high school senior in Minnesota in 1941.
He got a call from the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Their piano player was sick. They needed Munson to fill in for a few days with a lead singer named Frank Sinatra.
WERTHEIMER: But Munson soon found another love. After serving in the Second World War he used his discharge pay to go to broadcasting school. That led him to a career spanning 60 years, 43 of them calling the games for the University of Georgia's football team.
LARRY MUNSON: I know I'm asking a lot you guys, but hunker it down one more time.
INSKEEP: Hunker down. That was Munson's appeal to the Bulldogs when they faced a critical play. His passion inspired generations of fans.
MUNSON: And Butler(ph) kicked a long one – a long one. Oh my God, oh my God, the stadium is worse than bonkers.
WERTHEIMER: Larry Munson died Saturday at the age of 89, a day after Georgia clinched a spot in the conference championship game.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE)-- Wichita Police are searching for a man who held his girlfriend hostage at gunpoint.
Police responded to a home around 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of South Erie, near Harry and George Washington Blvd. Sgt. John Hoofer says a 37-year-old woman reported that she had been fighting with her 29-year-old boyfriend.
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Can't import fixtures generated using mysql into postgresql
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Description (last modified by ubernostrum)
Fixtures generated using an app running against mysql can't be imported by that same app if switched to run against postgresql. This appears to have to do with different handling of mixed case table/column names in django's drivers for the two databases.
Here's the error I get. The same error occurs regardless of fixture format. Note the case difference between spackle1_projecttemplate_subjectareas (from the exception) and spackle1_projecttemplate_subjectAreas (from the sql):
Loading 'spackle1/fixtures/spackle1' fixtures... Installing xml fixture 'spackle1/fixtures/spackle1' from absolute path. Traceback (most recent call last): File "./manage.py", line 11, in <module> execute_manager(settings) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 264, in execute_manager utility.execute() File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 215, in execute self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 70, in run_from_argv self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 84, in execute output = self.handle(*args, **options) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/core/management/commands/loaddata.py", line 119, in handle cursor.execute(line) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/util.py", line 19, in execute return self.cursor.execute(sql, params) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py", line 47, in execute return self.cursor.execute(smart_str(sql, self.charset), self.format_params(params)) psycopg.ProgrammingError: ERROR: relation "spackle1_projecttemplate_subjectareas" does not exist SELECT setval('"spackle1_projecttemplate_subjectAreas_id_seq"', coalesce(max("id"), 1), max("id") IS NOT null) FROM spackle1_projecttemplate_subjectAreas;
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comment:1 Changed 9 years ago by ubernostrum
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comment:3 Changed 9 years ago by Simon G <dev@…>
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comment:4 Changed 8 years ago by jason
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This does not appear to be a bug anymore. The default table name is app_label + '_' + module_name, where module_name is the lowercase object_name. Further, the table name in this example is not quoted, however in the latest trunk it is quoted, so if db_table is set to a name with upper-casing, the code still works.


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Bill Clinton Is a Tyrant When He Wants Cake
"Clinton was pounding on the table and shouting, 'I want my goddamned cake.'"
The Clinton presidency was filled with its fair share of tense moments: The World Trade Center bombing. Somalia. Kosovo. Impeachment. None of them compared to the time Bill Clinton really wanted to eat some cake:
Former White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier has fond memories of the Clinton era but says his initial reaction to Bill Clinton was that he was "scary." ... He recalls the episode of a strawberry cake he made one evening. Clinton devoured half of it all by himself, and the next morning he wanted more. "No one could find the cake," says Mesnier, who had a face-to-face with the distraught commander in chief. "Clinton was pounding on the table and shouting, 'I want my goddamned cake.'"
The cake was never found, and Clinton? He was never the same.


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LONG TERM [Friday through Tuesday]...
The extended forecast period still looks to be dominated by
mostly zonal flow over the continental US, with a gradually
building ridge over the Southeast. 500mb HEIGHT changes over the
period in question are approximately +30 to +40 meters. This trend
combined with a weak low-level WAA pattern will favor gradually
warming temperatures, as well as a lack of large scale forcing -
which spells a dry and SUNNY forecast for the area. Confidence is
fairly high in the fundamentals of the forecast in this time
frame, with ECMWF ENSEMBLE normalized standard deviation of
various weather elements less than 1 (which indicates less
variability among ensemble members compared with the spread over
the past 30 days). Both the GFS Ensemble and ECMWF Ensemble means
bring 850mb temperatures up to +10 to +11C by Sunday and Monday,
which would typically correspond to highs in the upper 70s on
well-mixed, sunny days. This is only a degree or two higher than
the latest MEX and ECMWF MOS guidance, but given greater than
normal confidence we opted to push the forecast highs 1-2F over
the consensus of MOS and HPC.
Despite the warm pattern, we will probably FALL short of record
territory. Record highs in Tallahassee in the December 1-4 RANGE
are in the lower 80s, and in fact all of the records from December
2nd to 4th were SET in 1982. That YEAR featured a highly amplified
flow pattern with average 1000-500mb thicknesses, 500mb heights,
and 850mb temperatures all higher than in the present case.


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Bates is scare mongering to justify his own actions and disguise his property development agenda, which have nothing to do with football.
A couple of very interesting posts guy's and very well put together.Firstly with regard to the 23 man squad - what a load of horrocks! There is no way you can push for promotion with that small a squad, and Bates has been in football long enough to know that. Even with emergency loans in case of injury you will only get the rubbish left on the shelves outside of the transfer windows. even if every player was a utility player (which would mean you had a poor team anyway) you couldn't attempt promotion with that number of players. If he truly believes what he says then he is more off his rocker than I thought.With regards yo Lottos' post I agree with you Andy - Bates at his scaremongering best.Clubs will have to pull in the reins the same as everyone else in the recession and I am sure the banks have made that clear. Clubs are no different from any other business out there and the banks will assess their risk in the light of a clubs assets etc.He is just trying to justify spending even less money than normal so that the Bank of Bates goes from strength. The dig at Abramovich clearly shows that being outwitted still rankles with him and I hope it still does all the way to his grave.Please can someone find a rich benefactor soon to get rid of this obnoxious scourge from our great club.


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I found a couple related questions (e.g. Main memory bandwidth measurement), but I could not find the answer to this question;
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LYNCHBURG, Va. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is a man of faith, and one of the big questions about him has been whether he will seek the presidency more as an evangelist or as a job creator.
On the debate stage, Perry has done the latter. But he demonstrated this week that he will not shy away from cloaking his candidacy in his Christianity, delivering an address here at the late Jerry Falwell's Liberty University that presented his life in deeply spiritual terms and cast his political aspirations as destiny.
In perhaps his most reflective and personal remarks as a Republican presidential candidate, Perry never once said the word he utters just about everywhere else: "jobs." His 20-minute speech was shorn of policy prescriptions and denouncements of President Barack Obama.
Instead, the evangelical Christian governor spoke the language of the movement with ease. He talked about the many nights in his 20s he spent pondering his purpose, "wondering what to do with this one life among the billions that were on the planet," but knowing that God's answers would be revealed to him in due time.
Perry mused about his personal failings: not realizing his dream of becoming a veterinarian because he flunked organic chemistry, being ordered to do push-ups as a college cadet when his superiors in morning inspections discovered insufficiently shined shoes, straying from his faith and being "lost" as a young Air Force pilot overseas.
"He who knows the number of drops in the ocean, he counts the sands in the desert, he knows you by name. . . . He doesn't require perfect people to execute his perfect plan," Perry said before an estimated 13,000 students and faculty members who filled the basketball arena here for their thrice-weekly convocation.
Then, invoking Moses and David of Scripture, he added: "God uses broken people to reach a broken world. The mistakes of yesterday say nothing about the possibilities of tomorrow."
Recent past presidents spoke comfortably about their faith, including George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter. Bush shared a narrative of his religious conversion — that he went on a walk with the Rev. Billy Graham, joined a Bible study group and overcame his alcoholism.
"Rick Perry's a more overt, less subtle guy than George W. Bush, and he is going to be more overt in his policy statements and his statements about his faith," said Richard Land, a longtime leader of the Southern Baptist Convention who has spoken with Perry about his faith. "He talks about his faith in terms that evangelicals will find completely identifiable."
Before he began his campaign in August, Perry drew 30,000 people to a revival prayer session at a Houston stadium. Behind the scenes, he has been courting evangelical leaders, including at a recent retreat on a remote Texas ranch. But it remained unclear how directly he would discuss his evangelism in public.
He answered that question on Wednesday.
"This is one of his early attempts to say: 'This is who I am,' " said Michael Cromartie, director of the Evangelicals in Civic Life program at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
"It's like he had somebody like Rick Warren helping him write," he added. Warren's book "The Purpose Driven Life," Cromartie said, "is about how there's a plan for everybody. That's what Perry's trying to say, that God has a plan for him, and it's a really big one — to be the next president of the United States."
A lifelong Methodist, Perry regularly attends Lake Hills Church, a relatively new and modern evangelical megachurch in Austin, where the Rev. Mac Richard incorporates live music, movies and drama in his services.
Perry's advisers say he neither wears his faith on his sleeve nor covers it up. He usually prays before meals and, as governor, has spoken at prayer services and has issued executive orders to pray for rain.
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For myself the existence of God is unprovable, short of an actual first hand conversation and demonstration of power by the big man himself. For you, it seems that circumstantial evidence in the form of the order and beauty of the universe is enough. We'll just have to disagree about the provability of God since it seems we can't even agree on what constitutes proof.
The existence of God is a scientific fact. Rejection of this fact can only be made on the basis of bias and a will to disbelieve. The evidence is overwhelming. Rather than take space to cite the evidence here, I will refer you to an article from The London Telegraph, which is a short course in the Anthropic Principle:
This is not merely about "seeing order and beauty in the universe." This is about ironclad evidence for intelligent design. The universe is an artifact of an intelligent designer, no question.
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How do you feel about paradox in general? Do you find paradoxes to be logically unacceptable? Are you of the opinion that all paradoxes must have a logical resolution? Do you see paradox as a contradiction which indicates error?
The wave-particle duality of quantum objects such as electrons and photons is indeed a paradox. When you perform one kind of experiment on the particle, it behaves as a wave and in such a way that particlehood is excluded. Another kind of experiment, and it behaves as a particle and wavehood is excluded. It is a paradox, but it is true.
The number pi is a paradox. It is both finite and infinite. With a value of approximately 3.14159..., it is a mathematical constant that expresses the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle. But it cannot be calculated precisely without infinite regression.
I get the impression that some forms of paradox offend you as being logically untidy. Personally, I tend to see true paradox (not mere contradiction) as an insight into a deeper and more logical truth.
I see the paradox of the Trinity or Tri-Unity of God as one of the most profound and sublime truths of the universe. Through Jesus Christ--fully God who became fully man--God Himself entered into the human condition. No one can say that God is remote or unable to understand our lives, our struggles, our pain--because God Himself has entered into it all and lived it all alongside us, through Jesus.
The Trinity is a mystery and a paradox and a deep truth.
"We dance around in a ring and suppose,
But the Secret sits in the middle and knows."
--Robert Frost
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I guess one way to state it TAF, would be to say that God is outside of time, and thus is unchanging (if God were part of time, God would probably be changing, and maybe not even permenant). The theory is that in this way, God can see all of time at once, thus is able to both predict the future, and see events as they transpire, and also to "remember" the past. Because of this, God is immortal, since time has no effect.
The Trinity is how we perceive God. If God was changing, then yes, the same criteria as to the runner/walker would apply, it would stand to reason.
This Christian God is also an active God. At points in time (as per God's plan) God will intervene in history (in the form of miracles, the prophets, signs, angelic messengers, Jesus, the Resurrection, etc).
Since Jesus is part of time (as a human being) but also God, (outside of time), then here we have the bridge between the inside and out.
Why must we assume that God is outside of time? We earlier established, that for God to be all powerful (as believers claim), God must be outside of time. Otherwise, God had a beginning, and God will probably have an end. That is, unless God is ever-changing. However that poses some difficult questions if we decide that God is changing. For example, are we worshiping the same God as our ancestors? Are God's laws eternal, or do they change? Will God one day not exist? Will morality be reversed over time? etc.
If God is unchanging, then any percieved "changes" are merely the fullness of God's "plan" taking shape. This would also allow for a God that is active in daily life. Thus you don't have the Deist conception of a God who simply throws everything out there.
If the Deist God is allknowning, unchanging, and inactive in daily life, then:
isn't prayer useless?
are we judged?
do we even have free will?
It brings up alot of questions. (Deists please chime in and explain!)
The Son is God's "mediator" in time, an intervention.
The Father is God's initial contact with matter, space and time (which if God created them, God is not subject to their limitations).
The Holy Spirit/Ghost is that aspect of God that we detect in our lives. This is the spirit that wills us to do good and speak the truth. Mankind is of a sinful nature and thus the Spirit of God is sent to help him overcome his temptation to sin, and to lead him back to the right path.
There is only one God. Otherwise, if there are many Gods, they cannot be all powerful. Each would be limited by the power of the other. And how many would there be? Why not an infinite number? Then would they be "gods"? They might as well be midichlorians, or little white cars (they're pretty common where I live, the cars).
If there is only one God, then we can't say, look, Jesus was one God, then you have the other creator God, then you have the other "spirit God" that's in our hearts, etc.
It's all the same God, but they are specific functions that are eternal.
If a person were always a runner, no matter what, outside and inside of time, then they would be in that respect like God.
Then let's say that runner was also a walker (a paradox, but then again so is being a Son and a Father to yourself). Now let's say that Walker/Runner was also a sleeper. There, you have a Trinity. Three beings, all equal, all one, all pre-existing and unchanging. If we don't recognize the Trinity, we are merely ignoring an understanding of the nature of God.
The question is, would the Trinity ever change? That is, would a new being of God be revealed in the future? If God is unchanging, then no, because that aspect would have always existed prior to our knowing it, and would have always existed. God would simply have to reveal it to us, and I would wonder why it hadn't been revealed already. However that is not to say it could not happen, but it is unlikely given the model we've already established.
That's one way of explaining it (pretty much the way I see it), and one I think many Christians would accept.
Comments? ; ) (who am I kidding anyway? of course there will be)
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I find that the concept of human free will, the concept that God is unchanging, and the concept that God is an active participant outside of time is a complete contradiction in and of itself. How can we allow for free will if God knew His creation and knew His outcome? Again, I see no reason to accept in full the premises put forth when they don't even form deductively valid conclusions. Am I not understanding the Christian faith, or is this yet another contradiction that should just be accepted as something we will never understand? More later today...
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A question. You write:
How can we allow for free will if God knew His creation and knew His outcome?
I ask you: Is human free will a good thing or a bad thing?
(Humor me. I'm headed somewhere with this.)
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Relative to what? "Good" and "Bad" have whatever definitions we may choose to give them. If you are asking for my opinion then I will give it to you, but I hardly see how it is relevant.
I can't grasp why or how I came to this conclusion, but I feel as if free will plays a very integral role in awareness, thought, and emotion - all neatly classified under what we call "the human experience". I simply can't imagine something that does not have free will to be able to comprehend personal identity, to not only learn from the environment but contemplate concepts for mere personal amusement - to even have amusement. Through an anthropocentric worldview free will would be considered the "greatest gift".
If free will does not exist then everything is predestined in one form or another. Imagine for a moment that although it is not physically possible to witness the totality of the universe and make a prediction on a given outcome, it is still conceptually feasible if free will is removed from the equation. In essence, without free will the universe is nothing more than a function. Knowing the nature of the universe and knowing the input would allow a prediction of the output.
Is free will good or bad? In my opinion that question is analogous to "Is the human experience good or bad?" This isn't my place to give an answer to this question. My human experience is meaningful and enjoyed, and I share my happiness with others in hopes that they too will fulfill a purposeful existence. But this is me and may only be me.
Everyone knows by now that I keep my mind open to any and all insights into the human experience. Just this morning I heard Bohemian Rhapsody on the radio, and I'm sure everyone remembers this part:
I don't want to die,
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all.
This reminded me of a line from Spartacus, where Antoninus asked Spartacus if he was afraid to die and Spartacus replied "Not as much as I was to be born." That is truly a depressing thing to think about, that someone would be afraid to enter this world, would suffer throughout their lifetime, and would die for a cause they would never enjoy.
Spartacus is my example in which I portray the fuzziness of your question Wiz. Spartacus feared his gift to make moral choices, lived in agony, and died in agony. Clearly, in this sense free will is a rather horrifying application that spawned nothing but anguish. But when looking at the larger picture and establishing the fact that Spartacus achieved a feat that was purposeful not to himself but to humanity, free will is a glorious thing. I suppose the heart of the matter is that free will is used to serve a greater purpose than self-gratification. A purposeful life is one of total giving, even if that entails the giving will end in death. A "reward" of sorts should not be taken into account (i.e. heaven), for loving your fellow man is something that should be done without the expectation of a returned favor.
Sorry to stray. I don't think I quite answered your question, but I really couldn't without further specification. Perhaps I humored you enough and you can just share your next post with me so I will know under what context "good" and "bad" are defined.
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Thanks! Here's where I was headed with my question.
Your original statement was:
I find that the concept of human free will, the concept that God is unchanging, and the concept that God is an active participant outside of time is a complete contradiction in and of itself. How can we allow for free will if God knew His creation and knew His outcome?
Correct me if I misinterpret you, but as I understand it, you are saying that a perfect God who is outside of time, who can see the entire time-dimension of the universe from beginning to end, who knows the final outcome of history, would never create a world with free will in it, knowing that evil would come from human free-will choices. Is that what you are suggesting?
A lot of people view the world that way and say that God, then, must be the author of evil, since God knew in advance that evil would come from the free will he gave to human beings.
There have been times in my life when I did things I later regretted, when I wished that I didn't have free will. I would have much rather been a robot, programmed to only do what is right.
And I have also wished that individuals like Hitler or the Columbine killers could have been programmed robots (programmed to do good, of course) instead of monsters with free will, inflicting death, pain, and destruction on our world.
But I have since come to see free will as a good thing, regardless of how it is used. There are many things like that in the universe, things that are a good thing, but which produce harm and evil when misused. Fire is a good thing when handled carefully, but when handled negligently or with evil intent (say, by an arsonist) it produces evil results. Food, cars, computers, sex, art--all of these are good things that can produce harm and evil when misused.
I see free will as a good thing. Genesis pictures a God who, upon completing creation, looked upon everything that was made (including, presumably, free will) and called it "good." Sometime after that point, human beings came on the scene and used human free will to do evil.
Free will is, in my mind, the firewall between God and the evil in the world. God did not create evil. Rather, he created human beings, miniature reflections of himself with the godlike power to make moral choices. In the process he created a good and perfect universe that was capable of bringing into existence things he had never made, including evil itself.
All that God created, including free will itself, was good; it would not have been good for God to create a universe without conscious choice-making life, nor would it have been good for God to create a universe populated by unconscious robots without free will, capable of nothing but executing programming. The only good thing would have been a universe populated by free beings, capable of 360 degrees of choice.
That is why I asked if you viewed free will as a good or bad thing.
From what you said, I don't think you and I see this question very differently, since you seem to think that free will can be a good or evil thing depending on how it is used.
I can't grasp why or how I came to this conclusion, but I feel as if free will plays a very integral role in awareness, thought, and emotion.
I absolutely agree. I believe free will is the very essence of human awareness, thought, and emotion. It's our ability to make free, nondetermined choices that makes us human, IMO.
BTW, I can see now that I'm going to have to go out and rent Sparticus...
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Correct me if I misinterpret you, but as I understand it, you are saying that a perfect God who is outside of time, who can see the entire time-dimension of the universe from beginning to end, who knows the final outcome of history, would never create a world with free will in it, knowing that evil would come from human free-will choices. Is that what you are suggesting?
No, not at all. What I am pondering is that will free will cease to exist if the outcome of each and every event is known in advance by God? This is really a hard thing to answer because "in advance" does not even seem to apply to an entity outside of time itself. I always thought free will was something unique to the user - an application whose outcome is SOLELY produced and thus SOLELY known by the user alone. My question, in a roundabout manner, was asking "How can free will exist when an omnipotent God knows all?"
You know from some of the emails I have sent you how I feel about free will and the like. I have never felt that free will is an evil gift because it may produce evil. Free will may be neither good nor evil and may simply be the means to have these things.
And do I read you wrong, or are you saying you have never seen Spartacus? I am most definitely sure you have. The line I quoted is not precise. I spent about 20 minutes yesterday trying to find the script to that movie so I could have an exact quote. I've been leaning towards a purchase of the widescreen DVD version. That movie will always bring a tear of joy to your eye :'O)
Give your daughter a "deprived night" and rent Braveheart and Radio Flyer as well
Although the latter is meant for her, I'm sure you and the fam would enjoy them both immensely
Go for one of those two-for-one deals at Blockbuster!)
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Aha! I misunderstood you. Thanks for the clarification.
What I am pondering is that will free will cease to exist if the outcome of each and every event is known in advance by God? This is really a hard thing to answer because "in advance" does not even seem to apply to an entity outside of time itself.
I see free will as being nothing more or less than the ability to make moral choices. God does not tell us, "My will is that you only do good; therefore you
do good." While it's true that His will is that we only do good, we have been given the ability to do what is bad, what is in violation of the will of almighty God. That is an awesome power that God has placed in our possession.
The fact that God knows what we have done, what we are doing, and what we will do does not (in my mind) cancel out free will. To me it is as if God stands outside of time and outside of our lives, in a sense, watching our lives as if we were living out a movie on a DVD disc. He can cue up any frame, past, present, or future (tense is from our POV, of course; from God's POV, it's all the same). He is timeless; we exist within time. He knows the beginning, middle, and end; we are playing it out, not knowing the conclusion of the drama.
Now, the fact that our lives are
by God does not mean that our lives are
by God. We still get to choose. We have free will. God does not interfere with our choices. He simply watches the movie of our lives and sees the choices we have made.
This is an imperfect analogy, but it maybe gives a glimpse of how God can know our past, present, and future, while still preserving for us complete and unrestricted free will.
On movies: That's right. I've never seen SPARTACUS. I should. I've enjoyed other Kubrick films like 2001 and DR. STRANGELOVE. (Though I'm giving his last film, the Tom Cruise one, a pass--everything I've heard says it's a real turkey.)
We'll have to look into BRAVEHEART and RADIO FLYER--two others we've never seen. Thanks for the tip!
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Actually, I'm not sure if I believe in free will (or the opposite, fate).
I guess I WANT to believe in free will. I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my destiny (to quote "the Matrix").
However, it's just my belief, for all I know, we're all just following pre-set patterns, or perhaps our ends are inescapable.
Whether or not the existence of free will proves or disproves a God, I can't say. What do you think?
Perhaps God knows the future, but it is constantly changing, because of the choices we make? So then God would have to simply recalculate the ends every time anything happens (that's alot of processing power). Thus you could have your cake and eat it to.. maybe.
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As for why I don't just come out and say it, it's because I can't. Like I said, to come out and say full on, "I believe in God", or "I don't believe in God" takes a leap of faith since no concrete evidence exists to support either statement.
Just to answer an older comment of your's Vag, to say you believe would not take a leap of faith. The "best evidence" etc that you have tells you.. X.
If you believe the question is unanswerable, then you could say that.
I'm not asking you to definitively say "There is a God" or "There is no God."
Which one makes more sense to you? Or are you simply saying that no matter what, you don't WANT to pose a theory, or you just don't know. If that's the case, say "I don't know" (don't worry, no green slime will fall on your head for saying it). That way, you can ride the fence until an answer comes (or wait forever).
I have some catching up to do!
Vagabond (again): I didn't realize you understood the concept of the Trinity and was just playing Devil's Advocate. You acted like you didn't.
Look, the evidence is:
The Bible. IF the Bible is the word of God, then you can bet it's authoritative, right? God's telling you what's what. The Bible says that Jesus is the Son of God, and one and the same substance with God. The Holy Spirit, is "another comforter" that Jesus sent, that is "My Spirit." I don't think it was just "thrown in there." Three might seem like a magic number, but I think it makes enough sense in this case.
The Apostolic tradition. If the Apostles were right about Jesus, (that is they understood his message correctly), then they would have passed this on and taught it to others, etc. There is evidence that the Early Christians (those under the teaching authority of the Aposltes) believed in the Trinity. That is, first, second, and third century Christians (many prominent ones too) mention the Trinity, and the members, etc. They seem to be in agreement (ignoring of course fringe groups of heretics that come along every so often).
If Jesus was wrong, then the Bible is wrong, and so were the Apostles, and hence the Orthodox and Catholic Churches (and thus the Protestant Churches in so much as they agree with the Catholic and Orthdox) and thus Christianity is wrong. Makes sense?
All we know about Jesus comes from those two sources (Bible and Apostolic Tradition).
Historically, we know alot of the people who were mentioned as living alongside Jesus really existed, such as Caiphas, Pontius Pilate, Herod, etc.
Well, there are other sources, but they say next to nothing (Josephus being one). The Dead Sea Scrolls appear to be talking about Jesus, of course they call him the "Wicked Priest" (there is evidence they were enemies of Jesus.. John the Baptist was their guy, not Jesus, in their minds, the world was coming to an end, and Jesus had failed in his mission).
Do you doubt the existence of Jesus? It sounds like you acknowledge that he existed.
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Sorry for the long string of posts, I'm just trying to break up my posts so Vag will read them. ; )
Now, it seems we're fluctuating between two topics. Was Jesus really God? and Does God exist?
I ask you, if Jesus was not God, why should we listen to him, anymore than any other ancient "philosopher?" If God does not exist, then what does that say about Jesus?
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Darth Kurgan and TheAhnFahn--
Two quotes on Free Will:
"We must believe in free will. We have no choice."
And, on a more sober note:
"I am impressed by the ability of individuals who exhibit compulsive behavior, such as an addiction to alcohol or drugs, to alter the course of their self-destructive behavior either through the strength of their free will or the appeal to a transcendent power to help support that will. No animal can do that. The dignity of our humanity rests on the evidence that our will is free."
The Dreams of Reason
(New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988)
pp. 229-230.
--da wiz
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Nice quotes, I like that first one. ; )
Btw, I found a site that debunks most of what that Muslim guy (his name is
Ahmed Deedat
) said about how the Bible and Christianity were all corrupted and false, etc (while Islam and the Qu'ran were not). The site is pretty good, although they don't seem to proofread their pages (alot of typos), and they get some facts wrong (about the canon of scripture). Still, they poke alot of holes in that guy's arguments (which isn't suprising).
Ahmed Deedat's page (the original one I mentioned in another post):
I was curious as to how traditional Christians would respond to his arguments against their teachings/beliefs, but then I found the other site.
Rebuttals of Deedat's writings:
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If I had $15, I'd start with a couple of Marvel firsts, even though one of them isn't technically a first issue: Uncanny Avengers #1 ($3.99) and Red She-Hulk #58 ($2.99). This is the first week of Marvel NOW, and they're starting with books by creative teams I'm excited about. Next I'd get Stumptown V2 #2 ($3.99) and wind things up with the Halloween Eve one-shot. I actually supported the Kickstarter for the latter, so my copy is probably already on the way to my mailbox, but hypothetically let's assume that it wasn't. It's by Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder, two creators whose work I've enjoyed in the past. So if it wasn't coming to me in the mail, it would come home in a paper bag from the comic shop.
If I had $30, I'd add an outgoing Marvel title (Marvel THEN?), Fantastic Four #611, which features the end of Hickman's run before he moves on to Avengers and Matt Fraction takes over the first family of Marveldom. Next I'd grab Green Lantern Corps #13 ($2.99) as I like the direction the GL books have been headed in lately, and Conan #9 ($3.50), the second half of Brian Wood's collaboration with Vasilis Lolos. Finally, I'd grab Point of Impact #1 ($2.99), the new crime book by Jay Faerber and Koray Kuranel.
This is a splurge in price only; if I had $50, then Chris Ware's Building Stories would definitely have been at the top of my buy list this week. It's a big box of little comics, as Chris put it, and as luck would have it I really do have $50 in gift certificates that I got for my birthday to buy it with. Thanks Mom and Dad!
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This week's a big week for me, so with only $15 I'd have to leave a lot of things back and make some hard choices. My five under $15 would start with Joe The Barbarian #8 (DC/Vertigo, $3.99) by Grant Morrison and Sean Murphy. I'm a big fan of both guys, but I have to admit the story went over my head the same way The Filth did in serialization. Be that as it may, I've kept buying the issues just to amaze myself with Murphy's art. Now that the complete series is out, I'll re-read it all in one sitting and hope for the best. Second would be the fourth issue of Incognito: Bad Influences (Marvel/Icon, $3.50) because, well, Brubaker and Phillips can do no wrong. After that I'd get Secret Warriors #25 (Marvel, $3.99) because Hickman's writing here plays up to all the things I like — espionage, secrets, and overly-complicated story arcs. Over on the DC side I would pick up Brightest Day #21 (DC, $2.99). This series has ebbed and flowed for me, depending on which story arcs are brought to the fore in each issue… but I'm excited to see what happens and that's what it should be about, right? My last pick is a cheat — I only have some change left, but thankfully the Fear Itself Sketchbook (Marvel) coming out is a free promotional item. I'll take Stuart Immonen sketches any day!


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Carol, that is certainly not a nitpick in your case. You have every reason to use great care regarding nourishment in a race, and good for you that you are running. My neighbor has the same condition and bless her heart for getting out there and checking insulin levels during a half and other events. Same goes for you.
Ray, that is a great vision for why you run and compete. A great story. It makes me envious I have few dreams or missions in running. I am secretly hatching a plan for 08 that may get me excited again, but all has to go well with my recovery. Tomorrow I am going to do my first ten-miler since my injury. Little by little. Spareribs
Thanks spareribs. I need to meet your neighbor! I keep thinking that someday I'll come out to LGRAW. Tried to find Cleveland Ray's tree one day on the trails, but didn't find it. Got any slowbies out there? My long run pace was around 11:00 and "pushing it" 10K pace 9:40ish. Would I be left in the dust?
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Carol, you must come and join us. The club is so non-elitist. We have super fast runners who are well-known in the metroplex, if not in the U.S., who just run and do what they like. We have many walkers. And of course we have many slower runners, and people always find ways to connect with someone going at their own pace.
Sat and Sun a.m. group run, 8 a.m. Announcements are made. We ask if anyone is new: "How far are you going today? What pace? Do you know the course? Okay, who will go out with (name of new person) and make (him/her) feel at home."
We have a clubhouse, hot and cold running water and of course a toilet and sink, snacks and drinks available, a course measured every quarter mile. And every organized run, volunteers put out water and sports drink at a couple of stops along the way.
You don't have to join to have the experience. But come and jump in one day as a guest runner. I assure you that you will be welcomed. The course is beautiful and the people are really super. Spareribs
LGRAW sounds great! Thanks for the info and invitation. Nice touch to send newbies out w/ someone out who knows the group and trails. It is beautiful out there. I've got another couple of weeks before the doc recommends running again, so once I rebuild a little, I'll plan on coming out.
Any fellow slowbie gals out there like to run in / around the trails at Parr Park? That's my main stomping ground during the week.
BTW -- if anyone wants to impersonate me (41 y/o female) in The Half tomorrow or the White Rock Half on December 9, I've already paid the entry fees! Maybe I could trade you for an entry into the Cowtown Half !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|border=0!
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I volunteered at The Half today. Anyone else run it or have a story to share? I thought it went off perfectly. I think many people aren't prepared for how hot TX can be in November, and it is certainly no easy course. I was careful to congratulate all finishers. Two years ago it was hot, and I sure felt sorry for runners who were not prepared for it.
Signed up late as a volunteer, but I had a ball. They put me in that bbq line (translation: hamburgers and potato chips) to tear off bib strips.
This means, "You ain't got a number? No hamburger for you!!" So I was kinda the hamburger nazi in intent, but actually I gave everyone a hamburger if I knew they ran. There were a whole bunch of kids and moms from Bishop Lynch who worked that detail, and it was fun to meet new folks. They did a great job.
At one point one of the race officials said to me, "This guy has already changed and doesn't have his bib. Will you allow him to get a hamburger? He won the race."
Of course.
I said to him, "What was your time?" He said, "One oh six." I said, "You kidding? I can beat that!" He looked at me funny. I said, "In the tenK." He thought a second, and then roared.
Before the race, I jogged 30 minutes over the Norbuck high school X-country course on the grass. I watched my son run this course many times when he was in high school. I thought, "hey, this is harder than it looks from when I was a spectator." Duh.
I also saw many good runners in the various AG and sex categories. Although I am on the sidelines now, so many people said kind things to me and shared how they are doing. All in all, this was a blast.
I registered on Team Gazelle today. I enjoy the site a lot. Thanks Sprkle.
Sheila, congratulations on your Master's win at the Half. Ray, read your race report on your marathon in Arkansas so know that while you didn't necessarily meet your time goal, it was still a very meaningful and fulfilling race for you. So congrats on that.
"Really", you didn't mention a particular goal for yourself at the Half, other than to complete the distance, so I hope that you reached your goal as well.
Ray, are you going to be up for the Squirrel Run this Saturday?
Thanks Cora….I was WAY happy.
OH Really….hope you had a good half as well.
Where is Ray's report…sorry new to this forum and where all of ya'll post stuff???
It's in the "Run and Race Reports" forum. Here's a link:
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Ray, are you going to be up for the Squirrel Run this Saturday?
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wow... I need internet at home. we have gotten active on here. great to see. Great job to everyone at the Half and your run in Arkansas Ray.
Maybe I'll see some of you at Rockledge Saturday.
BTW who did I meet off of here in the store the other day? Sarah, was it? anyhow it was a pleasure.
have a great day all!
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Paul, my PT has moved me off all neutral shoes, like my Nike Pegasus, etc., and to all stability. I stopped in RunOn Coppell today, bought a pair of Brooks something or other, a good stability shoe. You younger folks won't remember this, but my first good pair of running shoes were Brooks in the mid-70's, the Brooks "Villanova". Great people in that store. Spareribs
Congrats on your trail race today Paul. Was it as much fun this year as it was last year? A lot warmer today, wasn't it?
Cora, nice win yesterday. I know you are quicker than a 42 at the tenK, but I also know it was not a pleasant day to race, a mite warm. Was the course a tough one? Don't want to take away from your success of course. I heard from some of the Rockledge folks that the heat and humidity made it a tough day. Your thoughts?
I got in 11 slow at Grapevine today, pain free. Feeling good about that. Spareribs
Naw, 42 is not too far off what I usually do, and I'm not running terribly fast this year. However (and this will sound like I'm making excuses, I know) I did take a wrong turn adding on about a tenth of a mile. The reason I took a wrong turn was because Norman Roper and Mark Miller were WAY ahead of me-out of my sight. And no one in between us. So, I was running alone. I was having a hard time pacing with no one around me. The turns were not marked well, and no one directing traffic or runners at over half the questionable intersections. So I was having to slow down and either look, or ask (if someone was present) if I was on the 10K course. It was a hilly course. Nothing major, but lots of little hills.
The times/awards were all messed up, and I finally left at 11:30 empty handed. The woman who was working her tail off trying to get all the times straightened out kept telling me there were two women ahead of me. She was getting short with me because of the frustrating situation, so I figured I should just head home. But, I won't be going back to that particular race. There are too many other ones to chose from on that date, and it seems like something always goes wrong at that one. Did you hear about the locked gate the 5K runners had to deal with?? And yes, it was hot by 9:00 when the 10K started. I wouldn't say it was a factor though.
A tenth of a mile! Well, there is half a minute, and a 41:30 or so. You are quick Cora. I saw Mark's and Norm's times in today's paper, and Mark is prepping for White Rock, so I am not sure if this was an all or nothing race for him. Last week he ran a 24-miler at the Lake with the last four miles very hard, tough to do on a run of that distance, but he really knows what he is doing when he trains. I have an awful lot of fun with him about his training. I will ask him what he did that day and after he tells me he did some killer workout, I will say something straight-faced to him like, "Well, you're going to have to work harder than that if you want to make a success of yourself." He has me figured out now and just laughs it off. He's a terrific guy. Spareribs
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Beautiful hotel
Villa La Vedetta is a beautiful hotel with all of the technology you could ask for in a hotel. All of the lights turn on by just entering your room pass into a slot in the room. Also, there are not 1 but 2 TVs in the room. There is a tub with jets which was nice after a day of sight seeing. Our room (#303) was extremely spacious and comfortable.
The hotel is situated over the hills of Florence. It is beautiful scenery especially from the pool and terrace area. The downside is the walk to and from the city. It took about 20-25 minutes of brisk walking to get to the train station from the hotel. Going down isn't too bad, but going back up is a good workout. They do have a "shuttle" to get you down, but it is only if the staff have time to take you (we used once).
We didn't spend a lot of time at the pool, but it was very clean and relaxing. I would recommend that management look into more seating around the pool. Anytime we were outside most of the chairs were taken. Another suggestion is to keep the pool open longer (closed at 630pm). We could have enjoyed it more had it stayed open later.
The hotel restaurant is insanely expensive. We never ate there because the prices were outrageous and after looking at the seating and menu it was nothing special. However, any negatives were overlooked by the room and staff. Rarely do we have special request while staying at a hotel, but this time we did and they always tried to assist us. The staff definitely went above and beyond which makes this hotel so special.
Please note there is a camp ground right beside the property, but it didn't bother us. We only heard music one night and wasn't sure if it was coming from there or somewhere else. Overall, very pleased.
Nights: 5
Price per night: 360 euros (average)
Arrival: August 30, 2005
A lovely escape
We stayed here for 3 nights at the end of August. After reading other reviews on the TripAdvisor website, we were expecting Villa La Vedetta to be a gorgeous place, in a quiet, romantic setting. We were not disappointed. The room/suite was spectacular, the gardens magnificent, view of Florence from the patio was breathtaking. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. If there was a downside, it was the hillside location. We knew the villa sat on a hill overlooking Florence, but we thought it was still within a "healthy" walking distance of downtown. Nope. The "walk" was too long & steep for us after a long day of trekking around museums in Florence, so we took cabs when we could not get the hotel staff to pick us up or drop us off. Cabs got expensive and were at times hard to find, especially late at night. The hotel offers a "shuttle" service, but it is unpredictable. The rules for when it was available were vague -- seemed to depend upon whether there were several people working the front desk or just one.
Breakfast (included) on the patio was wonderful -- a highlight of our day. Dinner in the restaurant was outrageously expensive and not particularly good. However, the staff was very friendly and helpful in offering other alternatives and their suggestions were great. A particular favorite: Quatro Leoni (4 Lions) Restaurant in Florence.
Because Florence is hot & overcrowded in late August, we did not consider the villa's hillside location to be fatal. In fact, we enjoyed escaping to the lovely villa each night. It was frustrating that the spectacular pool (shown on the villa's website) is offlimits after 6:30 pm. This is probably due to the pool's location next to the restaurant serving dinner. (We assumed the staff did not want people splashing while others are eating dinner.) However, after a long, hot day in town, it would have been heavenly to take a quick dip under the stars.
Some fine tuning required
Lovely really with stupendous views and a delightful garden. Our suite was beautiful but if I'd paid the rack rate of 1500 euros (yes per night)I would have been disappointed. Maybe we got a bargain because it was Ferragosto so the hotel was very short staffed. We certainly appreciated our upgrade and we enjoyed our bargain but breakfast and the room it was served in was out of keeping with the rest of the hotel. We tried to dine at Onice but were put off so no comments about that.
It needs some magic as it is so beautiful but somehow the sparkle wasn't there. At hotels like Palazzo Sasso and San Clemente Palace people walk around with smiles on their faces but not here.
If you can negotiate a good rate then go but I don't advise you pay rack rates until the hotel has setled down and can come up with the missing ingredient.
Absolute heaven
I stayed for 2 nights at this hotel by accident, there was a problem in the hotel we were supposed to stay in, they had had some flooding so were were put up at villa la vedetta instead as is under the same management.
I almost had to pinch myself to believe our luck when we were shown around this place at check in. The first thing that impressed me was the amazing view over Florence, with the river, duomo and ponte vecchio all visible from the terrace, especially at sunset with all of those pretty terracotta rooves and rolling hills.
The villa itself and grounds were very beautiful especially the pool with the huge jaccuzzi. Despite the water being cool in the beginning of May I could not resist a swim. The sunloungers were really comfortable and I loved the poolside bar which served great little bar snacks with the drinks.
We ate in the michelin star onice restaurant on the first night and it was so good that we had to go back again the second night. It was not cheap, but the food was so great that it was definately worth the price, and the wine was out of this world.
Our room was very romantic. It had a four poster bed and flat screen tv with free internet access. The sound system was great quality and even sounded good in the bathroom. The bathroom was luxorious all marble with walk in shower and automatic flush toilet and taps.
The staff were very friendly, courteous and eager to assist. We enjoyed the turndown service, especially the poem/ quotation and weather report for the next day. It was so romantic that my partner actually proposed to me!
I would definately recommed this hotel for a romantic break, honeymoon or special anniversary.
Please don't spread the word!!!!
la vedetta, half of me wants to write this report, half of me does not as this will only spread the word of this truly great place!
we had our wedding and reception at the villa and i can only describe it as magical. we were married at the front of the hotel by the fountain, with the water flowing and the violinst playing it was heavenly, then onto the reception with what have one of the most magical views in the world. the food was out of this world our guests were treated with a culinary journey from italy to thailand(as the head chef uses a fusion of thai in his food). the staff were freindly beyond belief, special mention to gianluca the maitre'd, carolina the events manager also to the head barman to whom had a smile that would light up a city. thats enough of our wedding!!
as we started our honeymoon here staying for 4 nights, we ate at the resturant a few days later with friends and have never had an experience like that (and we are all very well travelled). the set menu was exquiste and the sommelier taught us things about wine we never knew were possible. accomodation wise ask for the room in annexe overlooking the front gardens with the balcony, the decor makes you want to wrap it up and take it home. myself and all our guests could not say enough for this hotel and its staff. one thing i would say is if this is to be your 1st visit to florence chose this hotel the next time you go as you won't want to leave this hotel and see florence.
i also have submitted reviews for hotel adler cavalieri in florence "which we stayed at together with 23 guests prior to the wedding" and villa il tesoro in tuscany where we stayed for the next part of our honeymoon.
also if anyone is thinking of having a wedding in italy we can not speak highly enough of "weddings made in italy" and the lovely rosa who made everything possible.
True 5* luxury
This is the most lovely intimate hotel, it is a true 5* hotel with the most amazing views of Florence. It's only a 15 minute walk to the centre of Florence (down a very step hill, 20 minutes back-up the hill on a hot day - good for walking all the lovely food off). Perched on the hill overlooking the whole of Florecne, what a fantastic place to retreat to after a hot and busy day sightseeing - it has the most amazing garden with pool and 20 seater jacuzzi to cool off in - you are waited on hand and foot by very obliging staff. You must try the wonderful restaurant, expensive due to the award winning chef - but worth it for a treat - I would return tomorrow it was worth every penny!
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My wife and I enjoyed this great hotel. We booked for two nights through Travelocity and the first night the hotel was oversold and they booked is in a nearby ***** hotel. The second night we moved to the Villa and we enjoyed the hotel so much we extended our stay one additional night. The hotel is up in the hills away from the city. The hotel is located next to a camp ground and you can hear the occasional announcement/partying. This did not bother us. The hotel has a mini-van and will drop you off and pick you up outside of the town. One evening we took a cab from central Florence to the hotel (about 15e). Excellent service and very great staff. If you want a very classy stay in Florence away from the hustle of the city this is a great choice. The hotel recommended two excellent restaurants just outside of Florence which we could drive to. There is a parking lot (no charge) available. The hotel has a large pool. There is free internet (via a flat screen TV) in the room. It was OK for basic internet and email.
Amazing wedding in La Vedetta
La Vedetta is truly one of the most amazing hotels we have been to. The Villa with its architecture, interiors, and views are wonderful, but add in the extremely friendly staff and amazing food at the Michelin Star restaurant you will find it difficult to do better, anywhere! We have stayed in some top hotels around to world and have yet to find a place as good. We had our wedding reception here which all our guests loved. So much so many booked into the Villa for an extended stay, it was that good. 11/10. JK place in central florence is also very nice, but you can relax by the pool in La Vedetta!
Loved the Villa
My wife and I have just returned from a 4 night stay at the Villa La Vedetta hotel in Florence. We found this to be the ideal hotel for us. It really is a 5 star hotel, the staff were extremely friendly, courteous and helpful. Nothing was too much trouble for them. The hotel web site certainly doesn't lie, it is a most beautiful hotel. The rooms were of an excellent standard. We were not in the main hotel but in a room in the hotel grounds. The view you get from the hotel terrace is outstanding; you can overlook most of Florence from there. The hotel restaurant serves excellent food and it was nice to sit on the restaurant terrace and overlook Florence. The hotel is just down the road from the Michaelangelo piazza which is a good place to go after dark when all stalls are set up selling all manner of trinkets. Yes it does require a good walk uphill when coming back from the city, but at least it is downhill into the city, (about 10/15 mind walk). After a good days sightseeing, it was nice to get back to the Villa La Vedetta for its quietness and gardens. We would certainly reccommend this hotel for anybody that wants to see Florence, but doesn't want to be in the middle of it. We will return there again.
Beautiful and romantic
My husband and I decided to book this hotel after seeing the lovely pictures of it on the hotel's Web site, and we certainly weren't disappointed! The common areas of the hotel are beautiful, the staff is friendly and helpful, the views are amazing, the breakfast was very good, and our room and bathroom were gorgeous. It was too cool to use the pool, but we did lounge by it for a little while one day and I imagine it would be heaven during the hot summer.
Possibly the only negative is the location. It's either a healthy hike, 10E cab ride or bus ride away from the city center. It would have been nice to have been able to pop back into our hotel for an hour or two of rest in the midst of sightseeing. However, it was wonderful to be able to retreat to our quiet room after a long day.
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|Bergman, Bergman, Goldberg, Fields and Lamonsoff, LLP
|2015 - 2016
|Attorney At Law
|The Reibstein Law Group, PLLC
|2009 - 2016
|Of Counsel
|Worth, Longworth & London, LLP
|2009 - 2015
|Assistant District Attorney
|Queens County District Attorney's Office
|2006 - 2009
|Law Clerk
|San Diego Public Defender's Office
|2006 - 2006
|Law Clerk
|Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, LLP
|2005 - 2005
|Law Clerk
|San Diego City Attorney's Office
|2004 - 2004
|Queens County District Attorney's Office
|2002 - 2003
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|Position name
|Greater NY Chamber of Commerce
|2014 - Present
|Assistant District Attorney's Association of Queens County
|Vice President
|2014 - Present
|American Society of Legal Advocates
|2013 - Present
|National Lawyers Guild
|2011 - Present
|Queens County Bar Association
|2009 - Present
|Assistant District Attorney's Association of Queens County
|2009 - Present
|New York State Defenders Association
|2011 - 2016
|New York City Assigned Counsel Plan
|2010 - 2016
|Case name
|People v. JC
|Case dismissed after cross examination of police officer revealed a total lack of investigation into the true facts of the case.
|People v. JH
|Case dismissed
|People v. MS
|All charges dismissed and sealed
|See all legal cases
|Publication name
|New York Law Journal
|People v. Jonathan Perez
|Aestheddict Magazine
|How To Not Get Arrested
|School name
|Thomas Jefferson School of Law
|JD - Juris Doctor
|State University of New York, College at New Paltz
|BA - Bachelor of Arts


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