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*UPDATE* – Don't miss the new blog David Pagano and I are writing about LEGO animation! It's got a lot of great content about animation techniques.
Want to learn about how I make my awesome animations, so you can make some of your own? You came to the right place! In conjunction with my article "How to Animate: An Introduction" in April 2011 issue of Brickjournal, this part of my website is geared towards helping someone who is brand new to stop-motion animation create their very first animation, and helping those who have made a few make their animations even better.
If you're brand new to animating, I recommend reading my Brickjounral article first, it will get you started making your first animation. Here I'll will show you what you need to take your animations to the next level. I'll discuss my creative process, explain the technical aspects of animation, and show some examples. Throughout I will link to past animations of mine (and a few other people's) to explain some of my points. I hope you find it useful!
Table of Contents:
My Creative Process
– Have an Idea
– Put it on Paper
– Share it
– Refine it
– Make it happen
Technical Stuff
– Cameras
– Lighting
– Sound
– Editing
– Software
My Creative Process
Every person has their own unique creative process; discovering yours will help you make art of any kind, not just animations. What follows is an outline of the steps I go through when creating my animations, your process may be very different than mine, but hopefully reading about my process will give you ideas about your own. My process is something I developed over many years of animating. When I first started making videos with LEGO bricks when I was 8 years old, I didn't have a process, I just put stuff in front of the camera and hit record. That is an excellent approach too.
Step 1: Have an idea
Every piece of art ever created started out as an idea in someone's head. Your idea can be a grand vision (The Owl and The Octopus: A Tale of Star-crossed Lovers) or a very small detail (the way a tiger licks its paw), the most important thing about your idea is that you think it's cool and want to make something out of it. If you're having trouble coming up with ideas, I always find my best ideas come when I am riding my bike or doing the dishes. Or you could try a random idea generator, my favorite is "They Fight Crime!" Anything can be a source of inspiration.
Step 2: Put the idea on paper
It can be tempting to try and keep your ideas in your head, but if you're serious about making them come to life they've got to come out of there at some point, and the sooner the better. I have a little notebook I keep with me at all times so that whenever I have an idea I can jot it down for later. This may take the form of sketches or simply little notes to myself. Even if I forget about the idea, I can always rediscover it when I'm flipping through the notebook.
Once I have enough ideas and sketches to make something out of I will start to write something more formal like a script or a storyboard to guide the animation. Scripts are very helpful for animations with lots of words, be the from talking characters or a voiceover. But for animations without talking having strong storyboards and/or a piece of music to follow is a much bigger concern.
Of course, you don't have to do this on physical paper. I use Celtx for drafting scripts and even my hand-drawn storyboards eventually get scanned into a computer . When it comes to characters in my animations, I often skip right to building them out of LEGO bricks without sketching. For instance, in this photoset you can see some of my early models for the Pinchbots as well as the final versions.
Step 3: Share the idea with trusted friends
Now that you've got your idea written/drawn out, you should share it with some people whose opinions you value and trust and see what they think. This could be a family member, your best friend, a classmate, a mentor, or other important person in your life. The idea is to get feedback about your idea from the people who will be seeing your final product. What will they enjoy watching?
For critical feedback on my idea I go to: my Alma Mater's screenwriting circle, who has vetted all my scripts and made me a much better writer; my voice actors, who give feedback on their characters' lines as we record them and often improvise new ones; the online LEGO fan community, who give me important design criticism on my character and set designs; and my close friends, who I can always trust to tell me which jokes made them laugh the most and which of my ideas are too ridiculous.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention the amazing online community of LEGO animators: Bricks in Motion. They are a great bunch of people to share ideas with as they all understand what goes into making a LEGO animation.
Step 4: Refine and Ruminate
Based on my friends' feedback I revise my ideas to make the good ones even better and ditch the unsalvageable ones. This isn't an instantaneous process, I often have to spend a lot of time brainstorming new ideas to fix a problem. Then I make a new draft of the script and take it back to my friends for another round of review. I repeat this process as many times as necessary. For me, it's most important that my creative works be of the highest quality possible, not that they be finished quickly. That's one of the reasons it took me almost 4 years to finish NNN Chapter 1 after I first came up with the idea for NNN, I spent almost 3 years refining the concept and doing drafts of the script.
You might be in more of a hurry than that, so I can understand if you want to skip this step. Like I said, putting things in front of a camera and pressing record is an excellent approach too.
Step 5: Make it happen
Once your idea is as good as you can make it, then it's time for the really fun part – creating the final product! Here are the steps I go through once I'm ready to begin production on an animation:
1 – Record voices & sounds
2 – Edit together the soundtrack
3 – Create an animatic
4 – Take detailed timing notes
5 – Build characters and sets
6 – Set up the studio
7 – Animate!
8 – Create graphics / special effects
9 – Edit everything together
10 – Finished! Upload to the internet
Not all the steps happen exactly in this order every time. As I pointed out earlier, building characters often happens much earlier in the process, and occasionally I animate first and then record voices to match, but in general, this is the order I do things in. This is also the basic procedure that professional animation studios follow for making their animations, so if you're serious about doing animation it's a process you should at least try out.
Technical Details
Every art has specialized tools: painters have brushes and canvases of all shapes and sizes, quilters have needles and thimbles and sewing machines, and animators have cameras, lights, microphones, editing software, animating software and more. Mastering these tools is essential to become a do-it-yourself animator.
If you've read my BrickJournal article, you know that choosing the right camera is one of the most important decisions an animator makes. Here are a few types of cameras you might consider and their pros and cons.
Camera Phone (e.g. iPhone)
Pros: portable, inexpensive, can use stop-motion Apps
Cons: bad picture quality, no manual control over focus, exposure or white balance
Example: Atlantis
Webcams (e.g. QuickCam pro 9000)
Pros: inexpensive, can easily use with stop motion software, many can shoot HD resolutions
Cons: moderate picture quality, no interchangeable lenses, limited macro functionality
Some, but not all, webcams have manual controls for focus, exposure and white balance. Make sure the one you buy does.
Examples: Hero Factory, Orange Beats Binary
Digital Camera (Point and Shoot)
Pros: high resolution, good picture quality, many have manual mode for full control
Cons: many are battery powered, most cannot be connected to animation software
Point and shoot camera range greatly in price and features. The cameras with more useful features tend to be more expensive. Make sure you get one with manual controls, a remote control (so you can take pictures without bumping the camera) and an AC adapter.
Examples: Rock Monsters, Color City Hide and Seek
Digital Camera (DSLR or Micro 4/3)
Pros: highest resolution, best picture quality, most can shoot HD video, can use many different lenses
Cons: very expensive, can have complicated interfaces, not for beginners
DSLRs have a physical shutter that can wear out after 30,000 exposures (which is about how many pictures you'd take making a 30 minute animation) Micro 4/3 cameras get around this problem because they have no mechanical shutter, but because Micro 4/3 is a relatively new standard there are not nearly as many lenses available.
Example: Robots! Robots! Robots!
Video Camera
Pros: manual controls, good resolution, good picture quality, some have a "frame record" mode
Cons: more expensive, not all can take individual frames
Example: Food Fight, "Lego Movie 2"
Film Camera
Pros: you get the "film look"
Cons: film is expensive, analog and very sensitive to light
Example: The Magic Portal animated by Lindsay Fleay
Lighting sets the mood for a scene. For general lighting I just use a few desk lamps. My personal lighting style tends to be very bright and shadowless. For example, take this typical shot from the NNN news desk:
To achieve this look I typically use 2-3 desk lamps. I cover them with scrap paper to diffuse the light.
However, this super bright look isn't always appropriate, but just by rearranging the lights you can can achieve lots of great looks. This shot that takes place under some bleachers used 2 lamps – one was uncovered to imitate the bright sunlight coming from the sports field, the other one is covered with paper to provide enough light so the character is still visible.
Sometimes just one light is enough. For instance in this scene the harsh directional shadows help give the feel of a dark alley.
Adding colored light can greatly change the mood. I used some red PowerFunctions lights to add an otherworldly feel to Steve Deepsea's interview with a three-headed singing prophet:
I also have used LifeLites to add small feature lights to scenes. LifeLites are perfect because they are made to be compatible with LEGO bricks. If you need to change their color, you can just snap a transparent 1×1 round plate on the end.
It is a widely known fact that sound is just as important, if not more important, than visuals in videos. Audiences will overlook bad visuals if the audio is good, but audiences quickly get frustrated with videos that have bad sound or no sound. However, it doesn't take much to record good sound, a simple USB microphone and the free program Audacity have filled all my needs. When you are recording, make sure to shut off any sources of extraneous noise; turn off fans, phones, and other noisy devices and close the doors and windows to keep outside sounds out. In addition to recording voices, you can also make your own sound effects using household objects and record your own music using programs like Garage Band. There are lots of places online that offer royalty-free sound effects and music but making your own is always more fun.
Editing is one of my favorite parts of the whole process, it's the part where everything comes together. The point of editing is to put all the sound and video clips together in the right order. Sometimes you have to shorten or length or rearrange them until everything looks exactly the way you want it. Non-linear, multi-track editing programs are the most flexible, but you can use any editing program. I now use Final Cut Pro, but my first videos were edited in-camera or with Windows Movie Maker. Here's what a typical editing timeline for one of my animations looks like. As you can see, as you add multiple video layers, voices, sound effects and music it can get very cluttered.
In my process there are two distinct editing phases. The first phase is the preliminary edit, which I do before I do any animating. Once the sounds have been recorded I edit them together to set the soundtrack. Then I edit in my scanned images of my storyboards to create an animatic. I use the animatic to determine where each shot will start and end. Then I take detailed timing notes on how many frames of animation I will need for each point of emphasis in the soundtrack. All this preliminary editing prepares me so that when I go to animate I already know exactly what I need to do. The last phase of editing is adding the animated scenes into the editing program and syncing them up with the soundtrack and then adding any special effects or graphics.
There are lots of different programs for making animations out there and having an exhaustive guide to all of the different options would be impossible. My basic recommendation is to start using whatever you already have or can get for free.
Here are a few short, silent animations I made using a variety of equipment and programs to demonstrate that even with limited resources you can make a cool animation.
Example 1: Atlantis
This video was shot on an iPhone 3G with the stop motion animation app "iMotion." Unfortunately iMotion seems to be discontinued, but there are others you can try like Stop Motion Recorder and iTimeLapse Pro. I used my normal lighting set-up for this animation, but because the camera does auto exposure and auto white balance there is a lot of light flicker.
Example 2: Rock Monsters
This video was shot on a Sony CyberShot DSC-W80. I made the settings as manual as possible, unfortunately the focus was still auto, so I had to take some frames a few times until the camera and I agreed on what to focus on. I compiled the frames on my PC using VirtualDub.
Example 3: Hero Factory
This video was shot using a Quickcam Pro 9000 connected to a PC laptop running Helium Frog stop motion animation software. Hero Factory and Bionicle characters are great to animate because they are extremely pose-able.
For more pictures of the set-ups I used for these videos and other behind the scenes pictures, check out this picture gallery:
Still want to learn more about how I make my animations? Check out all my posts in the "How To Animate" category.


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After an extensive search, no one was located.
Police had an area in southeast Albuquerque blocked off for several hours Friday afternoon because of the search.
The investigation created a mess when students got out of school.
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Montgomery high school in southwestern Somerset County is determined to deliver the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association gymnastics championships.
NJSIAA state sectionals are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 10, though two of the five sections are still without power.
"Montgomery high school administration and staff are already in conversations related to the state team and individual championships," Snedeker, the school's health and physical education teacher as well as Varsity gymnastics, fencing and tennis coach, said. "Our athletic director, Tony Maselli, has been in contact with those impacted by making necessary adjustments and working together to make a new date work."
"Ultimately, we want to provide the best venue and conditions for the top gymnasts in the state to gather and compete at their best," Snedeker said. "Many gymnasts do not compete beyond high school. For them, this is their last opportunity to show their amazing talent and reach for the gold. We all want to make sure this event happens for them. Together we will all do what is right to give our high school gymnasts a chance to compete and reach for their dreams."
Whether the state finals move forward for gymnastics as well as other NJSIAA high school sports in New Jersey, folks in the Garden State have not lost sight of top priorities. Support has been and continues to be overwhelming.
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"A lot of our neighbors and friends are facing difficult days, concerns for shelter, water and food," Snedeker said. "These are first and foremost in our thoughts and prayers."
From Larry White at NJSIAA (for team Competition):
Tentative times for Team State Final, Thursday, Nov. 15
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NJSIAA state sectionals have been moved to Saturday, Nov. 10.
Ramapo, No. 3 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, will look to repeat as North Jersey Section 1 champs at Ridgewood with opening ceremonies set for 6 p.m. Ridgewood, ranked ninth, as well as Pascack Regional and Indian Hills, among others, will vie for the title. Ridgewood is still without power.
Bishop Ahr, ranked fifth in the state, is eyening a sixth straight North Jersey Section 2 title. The Edison school will get started at its own venue beginning at 11:30 a.m. Westfield, ranked seventh, won in 2006 and is eager to take the nine-time NJSIAA champions down. No. 12 Scotch Plains, No. 17 Old Bridge and Cranford, among others, will challenge.
Freehold Borough, ranked sixth and fresh off its Shore Conference crown on Oct. 27, is aiming for a third consecutive Central Jersey Section 1 banner. Opening ceremonies at Manalapan is slated for 11:30 a.m. No. 10 Ocean Township, No. 13 Middletown North and No. 18 Red Bank Catholic highlight the field. Freehold Township is being discussed as a possible alternative site. Manalapan is still without power.
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quote: Funny how Mick stuck the Christian label on Breivik, like most of the media did. I read his manifesto. He stated quite clearly he was an atheist. It is made even more ironic by the fact it was in an article where Mick was decrying the media trying to associate something none-related to violence.
quote: If you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and G-d then you are a religious Christian. Myself and many more like me do not necessarily have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and G-d. We do however believe in Christianity as a cultural, social, identity and moral platform. This makes us Christian.
quote: As this is a cultural war, our definition of being a Christian does not necessarily constitute that you are required to have a personal relationship with G-d or Jesus. Being a Christian can mean many things.
quote: You don't need to have a personal relationship with G-d or Jesus to fight for our Christian cultural heritage. It is enough that you are a Christian-agnostic or a Christian-atheist (an atheist who wants to preserve at least the basics of the European Christian cultural legacy (Christian holidays, Christmas and Easter)).
quote: I have not yet felt the need to ask G-d for strength, yet… But I'm pretty sure I will pray to G-d as I'm rushing through my city, guns blazing, with 100 armed system protectors pursuing me with the intention to stop and/or kill. I know there is a 80%+ chance I am going to die during the operation as I have no intention to surrender to them until I have completed all three primary objectives AND the bonus mission. When I initiate (providing I haven't been apprehended before then), there is a 70% chance that I will complete the first objective, 40% for the second , 20% for the third and less than 5% chance that I will be able to complete the bonus mission. It is likely that I will pray to G-d for strength at one point during that operation, as I think most people in that situation would.
quote: I went from moderately to agnostic to moderately religious
quote: t is therefore essential and it is strongly recommended that all Justiciar Knights (even our Christian agnostic and Christian atheist brothers and sisters) attend Church before the operation to seek absolution and to request that God infuses our our soul and our armour of steel with the armour of spiritual protection and confidence.
quote: I am pursuing religion for this very reason and everyone else should as well, providing it will give you a mental boost. There is no shame in praying minutes before your death. I highly recommend that you, prior to the operation, visit a Church and perform the Eucharist (Holy Communion/The Lord's Supper ). As we know, this ritual represents the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his arrest and eventual crucifixion.
quote: I prayed for the first time in a very long time today. I explained to G-d that unless he wanted the Marxist-Islamic alliance and the certain Islamic takeover of Europe to completely annihilate European Christendom within the next hundred years he must ensure that the warriors fighting for the preservation of European Christendom prevail
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Today's workout:
Pushups. I love pushups. Probably too many reps, but I wanted to see how my body reacted. Result--some tired arms. It will probably be several weeks before I am doing regular pushups, got to make sure my elbows and shoulders are ready for the stress. By spring I hope to be doing pushups heavily favoring one arm, working toward strict one-arm pushups.
Wall Pushups 1x40
Incline Pushups 3x30
Knee Pushups 1x20
Exercise descriptions:
Wall Pushups:
- Stand about arms length from wall
- Place hands on wall
- Bend arms until forehead touches wall
- Press back to starting position
- Intensity may be increased/decreased by positioning feet further/closer to wall
- 2 seconds down, pause 1 second, 2 seconds up
Incline Pushups
- Lean on kitchen counter so your body is straight and your arms are perpindicular to your body
- Lower your chest to counter
- Press back to startig position
- Increase/decrease intensity by using a lower/higher surface
- 2-1-2 timing
Knee Pushups
- Similar to regular pushup, but with knees on floor
- aka "girl pushups"
- 2-1-2 timing
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"Das Beste oder nichts" - Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler
Diet could have been better the last several days, too much birthday cake, too many grain-based munchies, etc. Exercises are going well, I'll probably take a 3-day break now to give my body a rest. I'm starting to feel like a buff guy who is wearing a fat suit, lol. Tentative plan is to be down to 215 for New Years, 200 around Easter, and my goal weight of 185 for the 4th of July. Current weight 225. Wish me luck!
Today's workout:
Flat Knee Raises 3x40
Planks 1 x 95 seconds
Side Planks 1 x 50 seconds, each side
Exercise descriptions:
Bent Knee Raises:
- Lie on your back and bend your knees 90 degrees, with feet just off floor
- Raise your legs so thighs are perpindicular to the floor
- Lower your legs to start position
- 2 seconds down, pause 1 second, 2 seconds up
- Lie face down
- Lift yourself up on elbows and toes, keeping body straight
- Hold until you don't feel like dealing with the pain anymore : )
Side Plank:
- Lie on your side
- Lift yourself up on your lower elbow and foot
- Raise arm on high side to be parallel with other upper arm
- Hold this position
- Top leg may be raised also
Had a rough night last night involving chocolate pudding, a custard-filled donut and cheese puffs. Fasting today. Currently taking a one-week break on my LHT.
I ran in to the Convict Conditioning program, and read the book. Started the New Blood schedule this week.... have to fight my impatience... since I was doing what he calls half push ups, I want to jump in right there, but I have decided to follow his program as described, despite my desire to jump in with both feet to the deep end of the pool!
I also read the The Purposeful Primative, also from Dragon Door..... lots of good info about nutrition and mental attitude...
Hey doc,
If you have been working a regular program and are having no issues with soreness anywhere, you can probably skate through the initial steps fairly quickly. If you are very strict with your form and 212 timing, you'll be surprised how much you can get out of even Step 1 moves. I would spend 2 or 3 weeks on the Wall Pushups and move on to Step 2. I did the Incline Pushups on the kitchen counter and got a nice deep press because of the free clearance. I am graduating to girl pushups now, but I will still do incline pushups for warmup.
One tip: the Step 2 horizontal pulls call for a hip-high bar. Do not use a bar this low, use one at sternum level. I am currently on Step 2, and even at that height, I may cut Step 2 a bit short and move on to Step 3. Right now I am doing two sets of Horizontal Pulls and one set of Jackknife Pulls. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of difference effort-wise, and I want to work primarily on the vertical pullup motion sooner rather than later.
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Yes, I had been doing a regular work out 3 day cycle of of circuit training followed by joggin/walking and on the following day rest, Rinse and repeat.... This CC schedule seems really "effortless" at this point, and I know that won't last long! I was going to do Wall Push ups for 2 weeks, then progress to Inclines the following week. I find myself having to fight the impulse to do inclines at my desk at work to Grease The Groove because of the impression that I a not working hard enough. I know... that will change and in the future I will be crying gosh not push ups again! lol..
Somehow, I managed to reach 3 milestones on the same day today.
1. I reached the halfway point to my weight loss goal, having lost 35 of a projected 70 pounds.
2. I weighed in at 220 pounds, which classifies me as overweight, no longer obese (I hate that word).
3. I am at the 3-month mark of my bodyweight workout program. When I started, I could only do a few pushups and squats before I had to quit because every muscle, joint and tendon was screaming. Pullups--forget it. I could barely move an inch from the dead hang position. I could do 0.0 pullups.
My current workout is:
Jackknife Pullups: 5 x 10
Pushups: 3 x 15
Side to Side Squats: 3 x 20
Hanging Leg Raises: 2 x 5
I have been carefully limiting my progress, and I have to say that I feel great. The only discomfort I have is a small amount of rotator pain in my shoulders. It is not enough to interfere with daily activity, or even my workouts, but I am still being careful about agrivating it. Previously, my left shoulder had been quite bothersome; my right shoulder was significantly reduced in function for most of 2012. I have been following the advice in "Shoulder Pain? The Solution and Prevention" by John M Kirsch and I believe it has helped.
It is a challenge fighting the urge to press for faster strength gains, but my plan has been to take it slow and easy at least until the new year. I am not a young man anymore, I have to accept my limitations. But patience comes with age, and I am pleased with where I am right now. Three months ago it was difficult just getting up off the floor. Everything ached, no strength, no flexibility... Now I jump up like a cat. Well, comparatively. I'm hoping that by spring, I won't be embarrassed to take my shirt off.
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Congrats on the landmark achievements! Keep at it. You have a plan, work the plan and you will get there.


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Hi. I'm entering Fietz names in for Walla Cemetery, and through researchfound the parent's of May Hilda Fietz (buried Walla) were in Nambour garden lawn cemetery.
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Good evening Rich Fedoush,
I tried, unsuccessfully, to find and photograph the grave of Ernest George Leacy this afternoon. According to the Burdekin Shire Council website, (www.burdekin.qld.gov.au) it is grave 3982. Ernest was Lutheran, aged 61 years and buried on 13 July, 1967. I will continue searching for the grave to photograph for you. Lee
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Kenneth Martin
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Brenda Lee Bradley Manoogian Grave Memorial# 90773024
We were each others best friend for more than forty years. I have sponsored this memorial and
It would be my honor to have this memorial transferred in to my care.
Thank you for your work
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Denise Crawford
RE: #137731262 Nellie Gridley
Yes, that was a really helpful and informative obituary for Nellie and clarified her marriages! Thank you for adding it to her memorial.
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Thank you so much-Marsha
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memorial transfer
Cheryl #92656821 is my 1st cousin. I have extensive info changes and would like a management transfer. My # is 48860584.
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Hello Rich, I submitted edit requests to add her complete places of birth and death, her complete date of birth and the month of her death. Also, links to her parents and her maiden name. Information came from her obit, census data and a living family member who is a direct descendant. Thanks for having created her memorial. Paul Turner
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Hello Rich, I found her maiden name, Baker, on the death certificate of her son Alexander. I submitted an edit request to add it. Paul Turner
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5 Ways Every Family Gathering Goes Wrong
Families can be hard -- even functional ones. That's why your parents have started to love Facebook even more than you did at 16: You can share pictures with relatives and give the big thumbs up in all the right places without ever having to spend time with these horrible people. And their terrible spouses. And even worse kids.
But you can only avoid the big family gathering for so long. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and of course Arbor Day all bring families together.
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Yep, good ol' Arbor Day. America's most treasured and family-friendly holiday.
And when all those people come together in one place, awkward encounters are inevitable. Scenarios present themselves that cannot be avoided -- only dealt with, hopefully in the least painful way possible. And who better than me to explain how to handle them? I mean, who better than a Cracked columnist whose last name begins with "G"?
#5. Blatant Racism
I tend to think that everyone is racist to some degree. I mean, we're human, and we suck. It's bound to happen. A thought goes through your head. You can't help it. For example, I know I can't be the only person at Cracked who hears the word "moose-fucker" every time I see Chris Bucholz's byline simply because he's Canadian. But these are words most of us keep to ourselves, trapped in our minds.
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Unless you're stupid enough to include them in your weekly column.
If you get enough family members together, you're bound to be confronted with that relative who has no filter. The one who feels free to drop N-bombs and F-bombs and, um, K-bombs.
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Why It Sucks
It's not because there's still racism in the world. You already knew that. It's not because you're apparently related to a horrible person. You already knew that, too. This isn't your first family get-together. It's because it makes you feel inculcated, as if you approve of the racist sentiment. I was once at a distant relation's barbecue and was introduced to a family friend -- a former police officer. He was talking about the old days and how much he missed "chasing n*ggers around." I was a grown man at the time and had honestly never heard someone use that word in a true sense in my presence. I didn't know what to do.
What to Do
I have no idea. I'll tell you what I did. I pretended I remembered something I had to tell my then-wife, and I left. I don't like admitting that. I feel like I should have done more, but what would I really do? I wasn't going to change this 55-year-old man's heart on race relations. I just walked away instead of offending him (even though he had offended me) and ruining my distant former in-law's barbecue. But maybe you can do better where I failed. It's hard, but I kind of wish I'd just claimed to be black, so that's my suggestion. Next time someone at a family get-together has the audacity to say something racist in your presence, I suggest you claim to be that oppressed minority, no matter how absurd:
"I think I should tell you, you happen to be talking to a Eskimo lesbian."
"But you're a white dude."
"Maybe that's how it looks to you because that's all you can see! Think about it."
#4. Death
One day you will die, and at that point all this family-get-together awkwardness will be over (unless there's a heaven and you have relatives who aren't going to hell, in which case, fuck, this shit just never ends). Anyway, odds are before you die someone you're related to will. Obviously, that's no fun. You don't need Cracked to explain to you that death sucks. It's a painful thing, and much like Canadians fucking moose, it's bound to happen. But even when the relation is distant, perhaps too distant for you to even know, you will be confronted by those parts of your extended family feeling the hurt more deeply.
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"Yeah, she may have been your great-aunt twice removed, but that 'old dead chick' you're referring to was my mom."
Why It Sucks
Because there's no way to make it right. That's the thing about death: There is no right answer. Ignoring the absence is infuriating, and examining it too deeply is hurtful. Nothing will feel right. It's death. There is no quick fix.
What to Do
Everyone is different, but in general I have found two steps to help deal with a death in the room:
1. Acknowledge it and state your sympathy simply and forthrightly; and
2. Be accepting of any reaction you receive.
What do I mean? Something like, "I miss Steven. I'm sorry for your loss." Then your aunt/brother/cousin/whatever says, "Thank you," or "Fuck you, you don't understand." And then do you know what you do? Nothing. That's it. At best you nod and agree, because they're the one more touched by death and dealing with it in their way. That's as good as it gets. Do it. It's better than ignoring it or waxing philosophical about the deceased. State your sympathy simply and clearly and let the bereaved set the tone for what happens next.
#3. Divorce
Raise your hand if you know someone who's gotten divorced. Put your hand down. I can't see you. That's stupid. Jesus, do you do everything you read on the Internet? Anyway, divorce sucks. A lot. Ask anyone who's been divorced. Wait. Ask me, I'm the divorced guy writing this article. Wait. Don't actually ask me. Articles don't work like that. I guess that was as stupid as me telling you to raise your hand.
Sorry. I'm not making much sense. Must be my divorce. Anyway, divorce is hard on the family reunion. After all, marriage made someone part of the family, and now they're gone. What do you do?
Yes, getting in the TARDIS from Doctor Who and traveling to a time from before the divorce would certainly
work, but what if that's not feasible?
Why It Sucks
Well, much like death, there's no good answer. If you bring up the spouse, it's hurtful, but if you ignore the spouse's absence, it's weird. And then there are kids. What do you do?
What to Do
I'm not sure, but it seems a good rule of thumb is not to go out of your way to talk about who's missing from the Thanksgiving table, but also not to avoid it if it comes up. Take me and my ex-wife, for example. Everyone knows that my abnormally large penis was at the root of the termination of our union. That's old news. But that doesn't mean that if we're about to eat some turkey and stuffing you should say, "Hey, Gladstone, speaking of stuffing, have you found a new place to put your abnormally large penis, considering you're now divorced?" I mean, that's just awkward. Why go there? Nevertheless, if the topic comes up in conversation, like let's say you're having a conversation about foot-long hot dogs, then don't pretend no one's thinking about my circus penis and how it destroyed my marriage. That's just insulting. Was that too specific to my life to be helpful?


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Seven benefits of an internal social network
You've probably been there yourself. You start a new job, amass a million questions, and have no idea whom to ask. There's an easy fix for that - if you look to how social has changed the way we communicate in our personal lives and bring some of those lessons into the workplace. Tools like enterprise social networks have shifted how we communicate and there are many benefits to bringing a private social network into the workplace, here are just a few.
A better on-boarding experience
New employees are searching for a way to get those day one questions answered but don't want to email unknown co-workers. Instead, they can pose a question or search on the internal social network and by encouraging Facebook-like social interaction, will find the question is quickly answered or has already been answered in the stream. As this knowledge base builds up, rather than spending your first week of a job looking for information, you'll be able to quickly move to getting work done.
Discovering subject matter experts and new talents
In an internal social network, formerly unknown talents become known and gather an audience, sometimes going from no personal awareness to having hundreds or thousands of followers. This isn't just about people following executives, but employees at all levels making a name for themselves by showing up every day with interesting ideas, links to resources, and relevant information their colleagues find useful.
The analytics company SAS had a leadership development consultant in the HR department who started a group called "Leaders Develop Daily, Not in a Day,". This group has grown to more than 700 opt-in members.
Linking far-flung employees worldwide
3M, a Socialcast customer, has research and development labs around the world, and by connecting these labs, they could improve innovation, accelerate product development and save time answering employee questions. By linking many different locations through a social network, 3M has created the experience of working in "one big lab".
Improved context and credibility
An internal social network often becomes the most trusted source of information about the company—over e-mail— because the network is updated in real-time by subject matter experts, as opposed to traditional intranets and SharePoint sites which rely on an extensive process to update content.
Communications through company social networks, which often includes groups, profiles, polls and other features, are trusted because employees can share in a private and secure space and comment on any topic and share their thoughts with the entire organisation. This creates a kaleidoscope of content and search results, from a variety of perspectives that provide a richness that enhances credibility more than a static page.
Archiving knowledge
For reoccurring events like conferences, an internal social network creates a repository of information that can outlive employee turnover yet is easily searchable preserving all the requisite know-how. A new employee can come in and look at all the activity around that event and quickly get up to speed. That's something that couldn't happen when this information is stored in email.
Improving employee engagement
Enterprise social networks allow staffers to get to know others in the organisation with whom they might not work directly. Encouraging day-to-day use of a social network is one of the best internal actions a company can take to prepare for the next generation of employees. Generation Y will expect to be able to collaborate at work the way they have learned to connect throughout school and in their personal lives.
Improving communication with the leadership
Hierarchy is hard to break down, but enterprise social networks enable high-level executives to comment directly into the activity stream and engage every employee at once. Social is an approachable medium and it gives employees an opportunity to interact in a friendly, unintimidating way with the C-suite, and in turn gives executives an opportunity to show a more human side than the standard earnings call or all-hands company meeting.
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While none of us enjoyed when the referee reaffirmed Alex Galchenyuk's goal which was redirected into the net off his skate and essentially iced the game for the Canadiens last night. The Rangers Twitter account took their disgust to a whole new level…
…we feel you guys. We feel you.
The tweet was deleted shortly after it was sent out. H/T to readers Matty K. Tim C. and Mike D. for the screen shots.
To the goal itself, if you read my game recap you know I felt the refs got the call correct…
"did Galchenyuk purposely redirect the puck into the net? Yes. Was it a distinct kicking motion? No. Did Miller purposely redirect the puck into the net in Philly? Not likely. Was it a distinct kicking motion? Yes. You see the difference? Sorry, you guys may not like that explanation, but it's true. Both calls were correct."
…yes, I just quoted myself in my own blog post. Blogception.
And if you don't believe me ask former ref Kerry Frasier…
Serious now! There was no distinct kicking motion. Skate was turned to direct the puck through a stopping motion. Correct call was made.
— Kerry Fraser (@kfraserthecall) October 29, 2013
@AaronSBell JT Miller's disallowed goal in Phily was a rear leg distinct kicking motion. See it at Situation Room on http://t.co/wYCfakSiBJ
— Kerry Fraser (@kfraserthecall) October 29, 2013
…Fraser has no horse in the game, so why would he purposely be going against the Rangers? Plus, I'm pretty sure he knows the rule better than anyone.
…also the decision was made in Toronto where they have numerous televisions and angles. And please don't say it's an NHL conspiracy against the Rangers. Why the hell would the NHL not want the team in the biggest media market to do well?
Here's the videos of the two goals with explanation from the NHL's Situation Blog…
At 17:09 of the third period in the Canadiens/Rangers game, video review supported the referee's call on the ice that the puck deflected off Alex Galchenyuk's right skate and into the net in a legal fashion. According to Rule 49.2 "A puck that deflects into the net off an attacking player's skate who does not use a distinct kicking motion is a legitimate goal." Good goal Montreal.
At 5:36 of the third period in the Rangers/Flyers game, video review determined that J.T. Miller propelled the puck into the net with a distinct kicking motion. According to Rule 49.2 "A goal cannot be scored by an attacking player who uses a distinct kicking motion to propel the puck into the net.". No goal New York Rangers.
Here's Lundqvist's thoughts on the goal (via New York Post)…
"If that's not a kick, I don't know what a kick is," Lundqvist said. "Seriously, there needs to be some sort of consistency in the call. I think that's a kick. That's my opinion.
"It's just a frustrating goal there that kind of kills the whole game. It is what it is. It would be very interesting to hear their explanation for it just to know, moving forward, what the rule really is."
…whenever a rule is up for interpretation, there's going to be controversy surrounding it eventually. Look at the runner interference call to end Game 3 of the World Series. Not really sure how they can change the wording unless they just allow for players to start kicking in the puck.
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As Dayton (6-1) left the field at halftime of its game in New Providence a pair of lightning bolts were seen to the east, forcing a mandatory 30-minute delay.
Considering that Dayton rallied for a pair of second-half touchdowns for an 18-7 victory or that its defense limited New Providence to 21 yards of total offense without a first down in the second half, one would think that Dayton used that time for strategic purposes. But any benefit the Springfield school may have derived from the delay was more motivational than anything else.
"At halftime we had that little extra break and we all came together," said senior quarterback John Hoehn. "We told everybody that there's no way this is slipping through our fingers. We worked for four years, through the ups and the downs, and there's no way this is slipping through our fingers."
Hoehn wasn't just talking about the game, he was also referring to qualifying for the playoffs, a feat it can assure by defeating Bound Brook on Saturday. Lofty stuff for a program that was just resuscitated fours years ago and has seen improvement from 0-10 to 1-9 to 5-5 over the last three seasons.
While the improvement has been remarkable, Hoehn is not surprised. He expected to make the playoffs before he graduated.
"In all honesty I really did," Hoehn said. "I promised myself my freshman year that there was no way I was going to end up not making the playoffs and starting a new tradition for this program. We're the group that's going to get it done."
Hoehn leads Dayton with 11 touchdowns while Kevin O'Connor has scored 10, including both second-half touchdowns Saturday for his fourth multi-TD game of the season. But Dayton's most impressive runner was Anthony Cioffi, who averaged nearly 16 yards per carry in running five times for 79 yards as New Providence could not contain the speedy freshman once he got outside.
Linemen John Wortman and Kareem Jackson and linebacker Chris Maslo led the lockdown defensive effort.
"These kids have hung in and worked for four years, they deserve it, those seniors in particular," said Dayton coach Joe Goerge. "I couldn't be prouder."


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> Bulk .45 bullet sources?
January 25, 2005, 01:18 PM
I'm looking for a source for 230gr. full metal jackets for .45 ACP in bulk. Any low cost suppliers available?
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January 25, 2005, 03:03 PM
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January 25, 2005, 03:05 PM
Zero Bullets www.rozedist.com
Just my .02,
January 25, 2005, 03:09 PM
"Bulk"= 1-6k.
January 25, 2005, 03:56 PM
Zero or Montana Gold.
January 25, 2005, 03:57 PM
I've bought a lot of bullets from TandT reloading in the past. No problems with them.
January 25, 2005, 05:04 PM
January 25, 2005, 05:22 PM
January 25, 2005, 08:47 PM
Try Bear Creek for moly lead bullets
"Purchases Of $70.00 Or More...We Pay The Shipping... (UPS Ground or US Mail...To The Lower 48)"
"You may mix & match bullets to achieve the $70.00 total."
45ACP 230 gr RN
go to MidwayUSA, for Magtech Bullets 230 gr FMJ
$78.49 fo 1,000
January 25, 2005, 11:24 PM
i buy these (http://www.midwayusa.com/rewriteaproduct/127870) from midwayusa
Winchester Bullets 45 Caliber (451 Diameter) 230 Grain Full Metal Jacket Box of 1000
Our Price: $59.67
Status: Out of Stock, Backorder OK
you may have to wait for them (i have been buying them out every time they get them in stock :) )
but they shoot very well. hard to beat name-brand bullets for $60/1000.
occasionally, you can get better prices if you get one of their special discount deals.
January 27, 2005, 10:23 AM
Anyone know if those moly type bullets are considered "lead free" so to speak? Meaning the 'coating' stays on down the bbl so no lead in the air?
January 28, 2005, 12:47 PM
No, the moly coated bullets do not count as being lead free. But then, neither do most of the jacketed bullets. They will have a lead core exposed in the base (some of the Winchester Lead Free ammo) or exposed lead in the nose. When the bullet smacks into the backstop it breaks up and produces small particles of lead.
Unless a person is going to stay on an indoor range with poor ventilation for about 15 hours a week it is highly unlikely that they will suffer from lead poisoning.
The Bushmaster
January 29, 2005, 06:38 PM
January 30, 2005, 08:34 PM
i buy Excel lead cast Copper Clad bullets from Beikerch.
They are totally copper clad, so you dont have the base exposed.
You're not going to be pushing them at speeds that are going to tear the copper clad jacket off by centrifugal force, you're shooting 230 grain!
price is about $42/thousand
almost same price as lead, no smoke, no leading up of your gun. Can't go wrong at that price
January 31, 2005, 03:56 PM
Try Star Bullets of Indianapolis, IN before they go out of business (opwner retiring). They make a fine bullet at a reasonable price.
January 31, 2005, 05:00 PM
If you're not shooting cast bullets, the primary lead exposure will be from the primer.
January 31, 2005, 05:53 PM
Excel lead cast Copper Clad bullets from Beikerch
Does anyone have a dealers web site, or the site for the manufacturer.
Black Snowman
January 31, 2005, 06:03 PM
www.grafs.com carries most major brands and will wheel and deal on larger orders.
January 31, 2005, 06:58 PM
Thanks for your help everyone!
February 3, 2005, 09:16 PM
Beikirch's Ammunition Corp
930 West Linden Avenue
Eash Rochester, NY 14445-1408
(716) 248-3660
Dont think they have a website.
They are a pretty local distributor to the Northeast I think, dont know where else they deliver to, and I know there is a minimum order, i think it's around $1000
We pool our orders and order every month at our gun club.
February 4, 2005, 06:27 AM
Armscor has bulk bullets. I'd get mine in 1k round boxes. Can't remember the cost, but they were very reasonable. A lot of the folks that I shot with in Vegas used them and is how I got turned on to them. Of course my notebook is at home, but I recall they had pretty good consistency between rounds. IIRC I posted a message at 1911forum.com about a number that I sampled across the scale.
Armscor has an office in Vegas you may be able to get the number from directory assistance (area code 702).
February 4, 2005, 10:03 AM
Rainier Ballistics will sell direct to consumer if you order a minimum of 35,000. These are all copper platted bullets and you can mix and match. I checked it out and its about $1,900 for .451 230gr TMJ. Perhaps you can put a few guys together and all benefit from the savings. www.rainierballistics.com
Paul "Fitz" Jones
February 4, 2005, 02:27 PM
The post office has some new priority mail boxes for $7.70 shipping with no weight limit in two sizes one for garments and large flat items and the other rectangular for books to take business away from UPS. Many of us have heavy items to ship and I have hundreds of pounds of cast Ca-Saeco bullets unlubed from demonstrating 2,400 bullets per hour BulletMaster machines now Magma company that I want to ship out and they are linotype alloy Saeco #7 on Saeco scale of ten. When the free Post office boxes arrive delivered free to my home in packs of 25 I will see how many weight and bullets a box will hold and taping for extra strength is allowed.
They will be great for shipping molds, brass reloading dies, solder etc. I have many boxes of jacketed bullets too and I will see how strong the PO boxes are made and report here.
They began just before christmas and Quantrill of the list just informed me about them. They can be a boon to all of who wish to ship heavy items without a scale being needed. My bathroom scale upsets my wife. Smile
February 4, 2005, 04:39 PM
I just received 2,000 bullets from my MAILPERSON! Poor woman was trudging up my driveway with 36 POUNDS of JHPs in that flat-rate carton. This could kick the heck out of UPS and FedEx, from which I usually receive such shipments.
Maybe some of those shipping costs from our supplies will reflect this savings!
February 8, 2005, 12:46 AM
I just received 2,000 bullets from my MAILPERSON! Poor woman was trudging up my driveway with 36 POUNDS of JHPs in that flat-rate carton. This could kick the heck out of UPS and FedEx, from which I usually receive such shipments.
Rumor has it your MAILPERSON just went POSTAL and put out a hit on you! :what:
Paul "Fitz" Jones
February 10, 2005, 01:58 AM
I have been asked the question if a GI .50 caliber ammo can can fit in the rectangular box with the handle showing so 50 pounds of bullets could be sent. I will receive my 25 each boxes shortly and it says the boxes cannot be expanded but it seems the mailman or woman might appreciate a GI Box handle as long as it is still inside the box but can be pulled out by a piece of string?
I guess I could reinforce the inside of the box but I would appreciate some report here of shooters who are receiving bullets in the boxes and how strong they are and if taped or reinforced at all.
Thanks John Paul
Master Blaster
February 10, 2005, 09:23 AM
Two weeks ago I recieved a box containing 2000 158 gr LSWC .357 bullets from PENN Bullet. It was the $9.50 post office priority mail special (not sure about the 7.50 version) the box was strong enough to hold 4 smaller boxes each with 500 LSWC in them and some news paper padding; weight 45 lbs . UPS would cost $19.75 for the same shipment. The gent at penn bullet said they can fit 2000 LSWC .452 bullets in there also (weight 65 lbs) I'm not sure what the weight limit is for the box. But my 5'2" 150lb 50 year old mail person could not lift the box to carry it to my door step ;) (it was icy in the street). So I got a note saying to pick it up at the post office the next morning.
February 12, 2005, 01:53 PM
I just had a good laugh when I started thinking about what a mess it would be to have one of those boxes bust open inside a postal sorting facility and folks chasing down all those bullets before they jammed up some machine.
Paul "Fitz" Jones
February 13, 2005, 12:58 AM
My 50 cal ammo can is too tall. Trying to put it in sideways the lid and latch section was too big but I have been shipping Navy .45acp brass cleaned and inspected by my scouts as a fund raiser and they are sorted GI by maker and date in to my new fitz 50 hole ammo boxes and 1,000 brass in 20 Fitz boxes fit perfectly so monday I will make my first shipment of two PO boxes each containing 1,000 WCC71 brass. My scouts did this in the 1970's
Just in case I put each five Fitz boxes in a plastic shopping bag twisted tight and reinforced all the sides and corners of the box with tape.
I advised my PO clerk that I would bring some heavy boxes that I cannot pick up with my bad back and he said he would come out to my truck with a cart to get them.
We also have an PO automated postal machine and I was shown how to use it and can place the $7.70 in stamps on my box as my boxes are too heavy for the machine and just ask the machine for the insurance I desire.
So I can get a supply of insurance stamps and start figuring how to ship my bulk unlubed Saeco .45 068 bullets with lots of reinforcing inside the PO box. It will be an experience of slapping the $7.70 stamps and the insurance stamp and ask the mailman to get them at the post office or even at your front door I think.
We shall see and report.
February 21, 2005, 11:49 PM
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With the first day of classes rapidly approaching, I'd like nothing better than to be writing about what's ahead for the Philadelphia School District's 2011-12 school year.
But a few details of the Arlene Ackerman long goodbye still deserve mention.
Here's one: her farewell video.
The video is long - 13 minutes, 34 seconds. And dramatic, with text reminding viewers of 5,000 years of civil rights struggles.
"An Arlene Ackerman Retrospective" draws stark contrasts between the state of education in the School District before her arrival in 2008 (bad) and after she came (much better).


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Keith Giles is an author, blogger and freelance copywriter in Orange County, California. WHAT IS SUBVERSIVE? It's a systematic overthrow of one system or power by those working from within. Jesus said the Kingdom of God was immediately accessible to all who follow Him. This is the Gospel message. This is subversive.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
As I was sharing this with our house church family recently, one brother asked me what I could possibly say to followers of Jesus who are already standing for their faith in the face of violence and death. I had to admit that I would probably only find out what God wanted me to share with them after the door had been opened. The best I could hope for would be to engage in a mutual exchange of encouragement with my brothers and sisters undergoing persecution.
But as I continued to think about this and pray about it, I realized that there was something I could encourage the persecuted church to do after all; "Love your enemies".
A few days after this thought entered my mind, the floods in Pakistan become front page news. Thousands dead, millions homeless, complete devastation of entire villages. This was an opportunity for those who had been threatened to demonstrate compassion to the very people who hated them.
I know that Pakistan is one of the top nations in the world for Christian persecution. Can it be any coincidence that this tragedy has befallen these people? Not as a judgment of God against the persecuting ones, but as an opportunity for the persecuted to demonstrate the love of Jesus in tangible ways.
Certainly, our nation and many other governments and first-response non-profit groups will mobilize to show compassion from the outside. But this is the perfect opportunity for the Body of Christ in Pakistan to boldly stand up and love their neighbor as themselves.
May God give them grace enough to love those who have shown them such hate and may it turn many souls to the love of Christ.
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Read your blog on "loving one's enemies". There is so much swirling around my head right now about my own place in the family of Jesus Christ; too much personal hatred of the world around me; beginning to lose my faith that He even cares about any of this any more. Then I saw some YouTube clips of "the reverend" Fred Phelps whose philosophy of hate allowed me to see just what my own hatred looks like when taken to a higher order... in fact, I thought I caught a glimpse of what hell might look like with everyone hating everyone else, including our own self loathing and hatred leading us to devour our own flesh... and I was broken.
Jesus never asks us to just take the middle ground, to do your best and hope it's good enough; He commands us to do the impossible... "Love your enemies". Now I understand something I could never grasp before yesterday... to be like Jesus means taking the road less traveled, the road of pain, the road of weakness; the road upon which we are asked to walk is one which declares to the world that we would rather suffer a blow from our enemies rather than to inflict a blow for any reason. Take a blow, but refuse to hate, nay, even to dare to love. That's what dying to oneself and living for Christ really means; for me, this is just a philosophy... but for you it is Jesus working through you preparing for His Kingdom yet to come.
You are growing, Keith... in the knowledge of Jesus Christ; knowing that He leads you into places which may cause you physical harm but also knowing that love must have its way. May He bless your journey and continue to enrich your faith.


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Buddhist Geeks is Moved by a Question
Our question, or koan, is: "How can we serve the convergence of Buddhism with rapidly evolving technology and an increasingly global culture?"
Instead of coming up with a mission or vision statement, we decided to frame our mission in terms of a question, or koan. A question has the benefit of drawing one into a state of not knowing. It also has the potential to lead to surprising answers. Instead of assuming that we know exactly where we're going, we take as our starting point that the question itself is worth asking, and that our direction, as well as who we are, will be transformed through the process of diving further into the inquiry.
Here are some things we noticed which allowed us to gave rise to this particular question:
- Buddhism is not one thing–it includes many different traditions, or systems of practice.
- Buddhism has influenced every culture that it has come into contact with and has also been influenced and shaped by those same cultures.
- Buddhism has moved not just across geographical regions, but also across socio-economic epochs and through evolutionary time–moving from the Agrarian Age, to Industrial Age, and now into the Information Age.
- In the 21st century the boundaries between East and West are increasingly breaking down.
- We live in a time where technology, in all its various forms, is evolving at an exponential rate.
- Technology is reshaping the global commons, is presenting new threats & opportunities, and altogether changing our understanding of what it means to be human.
All of the projects we engage in at Buddhist Geeks are an attempt, in one form or another, to move this question forward:
The Podcast is an ongoing conversation with the individuals and communities who are experimenting with new ways of practicing Buddhism, as well as new ways of bringing Buddhist and contemplative insights into other disciplines.
The Conference is an annual in-person gathering exploring emergent trends relevant to practitioners in the 21st century, as well as to those interested in what Buddhism offers their fields of knowledge.
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While the Charleston Wine + Food Festival seriously considered executive director candidates without extensive culinary backgrounds, its board ultimately awarded the event's top job to a food festival veteran.
Gillian Trimboli-Zettler will join the Charleston Wine + Food Festival staff in early 2014, the festival announced Tuesday. She has served as director of Euphoria Greenville since 2011. Although that annual festival emphasizes music as well as food and drink, CWF board Chairman Johnny Wallace said her leadership experience in the field will translate well to Charleston.
The executive director position has been vacant since founding director Angel Postell resigned last spring.
Trimboli-Zettler, 31, was the unanimous choice of stakeholders who met with the finalists, a group that also included Doug Warner, development director for Darkness to Light, a Charleston-based nonprofit dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse, and Pennie Bingham, the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's senior vice president for business advancement.
"After a thorough national search, it was clear to both the search committee and the board of directors that Gillian's enthusiasm, passion and experience leading Euphoria made her a great fit for this position," Wallace said in a release.
Chef Craig Deihl of Cypress has participated in Euphoria the past two years, and said he is struck by the events' similar approach to operations. "If they don't hear from you, you get a gentle nudge," Deihl said of both festivals' adherence to deadlines.
And while Euphoria is a smaller affair, Deihl said the programming generally mirrors Charleston Wine + Food's schedule.
"I wouldn't see any distinct change (under Trimboli-Zettler)," said Deihl, who had no involvement in the search process.
According to Trimboli-Zettler, one of her proudest achievements at Euphoria was "making sure people were really endeared to the event." She applied for the job in Charleston largely because she sensed that eaters here already were deeply invested in their culinary reputation and the festival's role in promoting it.
"One of the things that drew me in was the passion about the food scene," Trimboli-Zettler said. "In comparison to Greenville, Greenville is growing, but Charleston has done an amazing job. There are so many different demographics who care about the food scene."
Joe Clarke, chef and owner of The American Grocery in Greenville, echoed Trimboli-Zettler's assessment of the different cities.
"There are some challenges up here," Clarke said, alluding to a certain culinary conservatism. "In Charleston, she'll be able to make great things happen for the festival."
Clarke, who hasn't been involved in Euphoria for a few years, described Trimboli-Zettler as "super professional. She's always very receptive to ideas from chefs, always looking to make (the festival) better and get better chefs in here."
Moving to Charleston
When Trimboli-Zettler gave up her job as the Children's Museum of the Upstate's event manager to serve as Euphoria's director, the first thing she did in her new position was purchase tickets to Charleston Wine + Food. She has attended every year since, taking note of how signs were designed, sponsors recognized and tables arranged.
"The team has done an amazing job," she said, applauding the current festival staff for putting together the 2014 program without the help of a permanent executive director. "I know it's hard when there's not one person."
Festival spokeswoman Ashley Zink didn't disclose Trimboli-Zettler's salary but said her pay would fall within the advertised range of $80,000 to $110,000.
Search committee member Dick Elliott said the salary constraints may have "narrowed the field" of applicants, but he's very satisfied with the hire.
"I've heard people say, 'We have one of the world's great food festivals, why don't we have one of the world's great festival directors?' " said Elliot, whose Maverick Southern Kitchens group runs restaurants in Greenville and Charleston. "My first thought is 'Well, maybe we do.' "
Elliott praised Trimboli-Zettler's collaborative leadership style and industriousness, adding that he considered making her a job offer if she didn't accept the director position.
The festival's search committee was especially interested in finding a candidate who had previously demonstrated an ability to develop and work within budgets. Although Euphoria's tax returns show the nonprofit lost money in one of the last three years, leaving it with $8,800 in assets at the end of 2012, Trimboli-Zettler said the organization has donated $200,000 to charity over its eight-year history.
"Events are a tough beast, for sure," Trimboli-Zettler said.
The Euphoria board, which Trimboli-Zettler described as highly supportive of her CWF candidacy, will now conduct a search process to determine her successor.
"They think it's a great opportunity for me," she said. "The more successful food events we have in South Carolina, the more you're getting that influx (of food tourists)."
Trimboli-Zettler declined to offer any explicit vision for the festival going forward — "It's kind of unfair to assess that," she said — but indicated she's looking forward to "taking the pulse" of the local food community. She plans to move here with her husband and son by year's end.
"I'm a door-always-open kind of person," she said. "I'm just really looking forward to being in Charleston."
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Dude is horny on the boardwalk, so he picks up a Spanish slut and takes her back to his place to fuck her in his bathroom. Alexandra Sivroskya (a.k.a. Marta La Croft) is so sexy that he spends all his Euro's to watch her wipe her wet pussy, then stuff that dick deep into her tight cunt!
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Lady Mai and Alexandra Sivroskya already received our facial treatment in the past, but they wanted to come back to relive the experience, this time together. What the ladies didn't know, is that spunk is gonna rain all over them today, because we have not one, not two, but three cocks ready for them!


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After the Brothers Tsarnaev blew their lids and went on their Boston pressure-cooker bombing spree, it wasn't surprising that sooner or later unregistered, illegally obtained guns and rifles would show up in the bloody mix.
Indeed, just days ago we learned that illegal weapons were used to kill the MIT security officer and wound the Boston policemen. Are you shocked to hear it?
And while the loss of civilians and police and uncounted limbs at Boston is terribly tragic, it is also true that since the mass murder of 26 little kids and teachers at Sandy Hook, more than 3,857 Americans have also been killed by guns, rifles, and assault weapons.
On April 15, the day the Boston bombings killed three souls, 11 other Americans were also killed by guns elsewhere in the country.
Indeed, half-baked, pressure-cooker attacks make for riveting front-page headlines, scaring the beejees out of Americans.
But what we reliably forget is that guns kill 10 times as many Americans every single day, day after day after day.
Factually, the Boston bombings were just a droplet in the bucket of blood America has been forced to endure by the proliferation of weapons in our cities.
Concurrent with hearing of the killings by backpack bombers, 88 percent of Americans also learned that the high-powered, targeted lobbying of the National Rifle Association had again thwarted their wishes regarding reasonable management of firearms.
A bipartisan Senate bill requiring gun background checks was defeated by a 54-46 vote. This despite national polls indicating 88 percent of Americans support mandatory checks for criminal and mental status for firearm purchases as a common-sense step toward making America at least a little bit safer than suffering the 30 murders a day we're suffering now.
Mind you, the bill did not call for curtailment of assault rifles or limits on clip sizes, as every sane advanced country currently requires. No, America would still allow everyday folks to build their own personal paramilitary arsenals in their private bunkers.
This Senate bill would have simply required gun purchasers to submit to a short delay while a nominal background check is run to assuring against criminal records and mental instability.
No gun registry, no ban against hand-held weapons of mass destruction. Just a check to see if you're law-abiding and sane.
The stinging thing is that had the Brothers Tsarnaev been required to submit to background checks, their prior FBI interaction would have likely triggered a flag stopping them from their gun purchase and perhaps alerting authorities to their bombing plans.
It is not a stretch to say the NRA's fight against background checks is complicit in the death and mayhem against police and security officers in Boston.
So America got shot down again as the NRA carves another notch in its bloody gun stock. We've surely reached a tipping point in the decline of our national democracy when a group functioning as the public marketing arm of the gun industry effectively and routinely uses its political blackmail to subvert the overwhelming will of the people.
"Government by lobbyists" is what Congress has become, so it's no surprise that so much of our national policy is disjointed and dysfunctional. The power of the lobbyist dollar is mightier than the ballot box.
Politicians know that powerful lobbies are loyal to their positions, not to particular candidates, so politicians had better get in step with the lobbyist influence or they're soon be holding the door open for their replacement.
Our own congressman, Howard "Buck" Buck McKeon's totally slavish submission to weapons manufactures might be one good local example.
You've only got one vote. General Dynamics has billions of bucks.
You've only got one vote.
Smith and Wesson and Lockheed and the Koch Brothers have you and me vastly outgunned and overpowered. We've got but one vote a piece, while the NRA has a virtual lobbyist A-bomb aimed at your representatives.
We see other nations with rational, functional agendas making strong progressive strides forward while we watch impotently, wishing we could follow suit. Oh, we used to be progressively functional ourselves, before our political process became poisoned by lobbyist influence.
But we've been tricked into selling Congress to the highest bidder, so who shouldn't expect distorted, out-of-touch public policies aimed straight at the powerless citizens armed with just one measly vote.
Our wishes for a safe and progressive American society are simply outgunned by gun lobbies. And, after too many years of this battle, many voters are dazed and confused and suffering detachment and voter PTSD.
There's no easy answer to this until voters become so outraged that they revolt against the current system at the ballot box, overthrowing all the politicians more loyal to lobbyists than citizens. Until that unlikely day, remember 3,587 Americans have been killed by guns since Sandy Hook.
But that was Tuesday's count. Today's count is likely 30 dead Americans higher. Feel like revolting yet?
Gary Horton is a Valencia resident. "Full Speed to Port!" appears Wednesdays in The Signal.