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I Am a Homebody
Personal Stories, Advice, and Support 632 People
Any Body Home?I skipped on hanging out with my friends to play Age of Empires III. It would be fine if they just came over. I could use their support while trying to overcome two strong opponents. It's only because I have come a long way in advancing my civilization. I must know the highest...
theroadtohello 16-17, F 1 Response 0 Aug 20, 2010
I'm A Homebody Who Married A Homebody...and I love it! We try for one day a week to do absolutely nothing but stay home and relax. Then during the week after he gets home from work and the kids from school we do our best to stay home. Sure I'll take the kids swimming and then this summer will be T-ball but it's not...
love2Balone 31-35, F 1 Response 0 Feb 11, 2011
Love My Cozy NestI am a Scorpio and we simply must nest. In fact, we take great pride in creating quite luxuriously cozy dens that we pamper with love and sprinkle with all sorts of magic dust. I am, unequivocally, a homebody. I love to clean and organize, decorate and create a...
hippieheart 41-45, F 3 Responses 1 Apr 25, 2008
TooTricky2Trick 41-45, M 0 Mar 27
With My Girls.Chillaxin at home. Watchin S.H.I.E.L.D.
Fisherguy 36-40, M 1 Oct 1, 2013
I Luv Staying Home!i watched tv and at junk food for hours never got up, and it was so fun i luv it!
It's Where I'm Most Comfortable.i never had a lot of friends, so being at home was safe for me. i didn't have to worry about being judged or feeling uncomfortable. i could be myself. i could relax. i could feel a little bit of happiness. there's no other place i'd rather be.
NaNeenah 31-35, F 2 Responses 1 Apr 4, 2008
Im a Homebody Too!I so love being at home too and often wish I stayed out of town as it would take the pressure off feeling like I HAVE to go places see people and do things!! It would also stop people just 'dropping' in unanounced lol
FAERY 31-35, F 2 Responses 3 Aug 15, 2007
It's Ok Sometimes...Hmmm, well I am engaged to the woman I love, but she's a bit of a homebody too, that, plus the fact that I have no real friends at the moment. Most of the time I prefer to just stay at home and watch a little tv or screw around on the computer a bit. I know I need to get out more...
Tuva 31-35, M 1 Oct 26, 2009
I'M A Homebodyyes,iam a bit of a home body.as i've gotten older i find the peace & security of being indoors very agreeable.i work from monday to friday so i'm not indoors all the time.when i get home from work i quite happily lock the world outside.
clayantony 41-45, M 1 Response 2 Jun 2, 2013
I Love Being A HomebodySome of my relatives make fun of me for being a homebody, but I don't care. I will go out as needed to run errands or go to the park and walk, but for the most part I like being a homebody. I don't like the club scene or partying it up on the weekends. I will be home watching...
sunset78 31-35, F 4 Responses 3 Jan 29, 2011
HomeI just like to be comfortable - in comfortable clothes, around people I'm comfortable with. I'm sick of putting on fronts. I would stay in pajamas all day if work permitted. I did take slippers to work once to hang out in until it was time to go home. I like cuddling up and...
ladyloves 22-25, F 1 Oct 26, 2008
I love the company at home...i love my room...if given a chance that i would be working at home...i probably would not be stepping foot outside my home...
eternallight351 31-35, F 4 Mar 26, 2014
CODECRACKER2014 41-45, M 1 Response 1 Mar 3
Is It Bad?I am a homebody, a hermit, and I'm usually okay with that. Sure I go out for school during the week, but I could spend my entire weekend inside watching tv. Sometimes friends invite me to go out with them, whether to parties or bars, but I never want to go! I always find myself...
sb8990 22-25, F 2 Responses 8 Nov 25, 2012
My Friend Crack And Our Joy Of Being A Home BodyI've always been a homebody. Adore it. Usually Friday's was the nite out |Then recoup on Saturday. Total couch potato !!. Motivated on Sunday. I need the power of prayer from every reader on this next one. I became drug addicted to crack...
daliela 46-50 1 Response 2 Mar 27, 2010
I like staying home ,is their something wrong with that ?
Home : )I prefer to be home with my kids and my dog. I like to relax and enjoy a good movie or show on tv. I'd rather cook. Yummy dinner than go out to a restaurant. I don't like making small talk with strangers. Insignificant communication bores me. My husband is the opposite of me. He...
1 Feb 10, 2013
dinner or the beach.......the only 2 things that will get me out the house is dinner or the beach..i love staying in i love my home all my nice things are here its calm and clean and super relaxing,my love is the total oppisit of me he loves to go out and hang with friends and i think that's a great...
Prettibrowngirl 70+, F 1 Response 2 Dec 17, 2013
And I'm Lazy to Boot!I love my house, and I love being mellow! If I do go out, it's usually no more than a few hours, and then I get kind of drained and want to come home :D
Opalina 36-40, F 4 Responses 2 Jul 28, 2009
What Is The Right Choice?I have been living with my girlfriend and her 2 kids for 11 years now, since her kids were babies. Through bad choices on my part, an injury, and most likely some deep seated emotional issues I have gotten myself to the point where I am unable to work, have no income, no car, and...
zanobi 36-40, M 1 Dec 10, 2012
I literally would not leave my houseif it weren't for school, one time we had two days off of school for snow, and I got on the bus after the break and realized that i hadn't even looked out the window one time. Who needs the outernet when you have a perfectly good life on the internet?
anovasiangel 16-17, F 2 Mar 25, 2014
I'm a HomebodyI'm a homebody. I reside in my hometown for more than twenty years but I don't know the names and not familiar with my neighbors. If somebody will ask me, "Do you know blah blah blah? I couldn't answer yes because I do not know them. They ask me instead, how long have you...
frustratedlady 31-35, F 6 Responses 3 Dec 11, 2007
TodayToday was the best day I've had at home, makes me want to stay home all the time, I didn't do much but it was just nice:)
chantelliefay 18-21, F 0 Sep 19, 2013
Not Much Reason To Go AnywhereI live alone and work at home as a translator. Work is on the Internet. I take things day by day, try to stay centered, aware of my surroundings. I play guitar and sing for personal entertainment and relaxation. I Listen to audio books and audio news publications so I...
darvishjo 61-65 1 Response 0 Aug 6, 2011
Im a Homebody!!!i like staying in when other people are going out!!! i dont have to pretend im having a good time, just to keep others happy, and i especially hate the fact that as a few of you who know me know, that im from south africa, but i currently live in scotland, and i hate the fact...
cowshed123 36-40, M 4 Responses 1 Feb 6, 2009
it's a beautiful day outside,I should be out jogging or something but........I'm better off staying inside.
Cutiepeachpie 22-25, F 2 Jan 4, 2015
Religious Butterflies And The Solitary.....I come from a mainstream Christian background. I have a much laid back liberal view about God now, and prefer the home life way over that of the groupie religious gatherings. While I nothing against the majority of Christians doing their thing, it seems so cliquey.If you...
soliare 26-30, M 1 Apr 15, 2012
Iam A Homebody!Life is just full of ********! I love being in my home! I have everything I need! my husband. my cat. i feel safe and cozy here! we used to party and drink until my husband got sick about 6 years ago! people just dont understand his problems so sometimes its easier just to do...
birthdaybear 51-55 1 Mar 31, 2011
Home AloneI've always been a homebody like going out wit my boyfriend but after I want to go straight in the house
rhanny 26-30, F 1 Nov 6, 2012
My Best Friend At HomeI like being at home all the time, just being with my best friend...............Myself!
atti2ude 46-50, F 4 Responses 0 Jul 12, 2009
I Admite Iti am.i have never really liked going out.i would rather be with the people i love and care for.i was like that when i was a small child and i have never really changed.and,i do not see anything bad with being a homebody.
ghostofmyself 36-40 1 Feb 3, 2010
I have mix feelings about my Mom pushing me outof my safe zone. She wants me to go to a concert with a cousin of mine to get out of the apartment for the summer. I usually like to stay home 24/7, so we'll have to see how this goes.
Cutiepeachpie 22-25, F 1 Apr 24, 2015
Definitely a HermitAnd I love every second of it. It used to be a lot worse, and being alone and in isolation for long periods of time just IS NOT good for the human brain. As much as I love myself as my best friend, humans need other people to be content. Social withdrawal leads to...
descent 18-21, F 2 Responses 1 Jul 13, 2009
Cabin In the SkyI live on a mountain ridgetop. My home is cozy. It's not made of logs but made of brick. It has all that I need and more. I wish this area offered things like grocery delivery. That way I would never have to leave home. I'm not anti-social I...
Peabody 51-55, F 1 Response 1 Oct 18, 2007
Love Being At Home!i never go out i hate it! I'm the say at home boyfriend with 2 babies, they are so arable and cute and make me happier each day! my girlfrind works and parties most nights and so drunk, but i'm cool with it. i bake and cook junkfood all day for myself, i'm so hungry! I luv...
There No Place Like Home For UsTraveling for 18 years in the military me and my mate love our home. Even threw I travel sometime and love visiting my family, it alway feel good to know when I come home or my mate come home from traveling we alway say it Good to be Home with each other. I keep myself so busy...
Reader2 46-50, F 1 Response 1 Jan 29, 2008


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|Posted by russchou at 2011-04-05 10:33:07
32 + 32 + 2 = 64!
|Posted by alexq at 2011-04-05 10:34:15
The lower order 2 bits of the 32 bit position are used for split plane direction.
|Posted by schlen at 2011-04-05 12:45:14
The packets of rays can also take advantage of vector instructions. The idea is that rays in a packet will follow roughly the same path through the scene.
|Posted by jruder at 2011-04-05 11:42:16
The special case of axis-aligned triangles relies on the realization that scenes will often feature planes alongside those axis (ceiling, floor etc).
|Posted by boval at 2011-04-05 18:02:08
I stumbled across ray casting trying to look up more information on the computational geometry stuff in the next slide, but I think it's appropriate here. If I'm interpreting this right, ray casting is basically the packet of rays, but taken to an extreme. The wikipedia article doesn't quite describe it this way, but Permadi (from one of the references) does.
I find this an interesting tidbit because wikipedia mentions ray casting was used in Wolfenstein 3D, which ran on commodity hardware in the mid-1990s. The computer I had then, which ran Wolfenstein 3D, had a processor on the order of tens of MHz and I don't think had specialized graphics hardware.
|Posted by avogel at 2011-04-05 19:52:50
It might've been used not for graphics, but for gameplay, like determining where a gunshot goes or something by casting a ray and seeing if it hits a person.
|Posted by alexq at 2011-04-05 21:54:27
It was mentioned that if you wanna try something fanciful with the kd-tree in pbrt, you need to mask out the 2 bits in the exponent of the floating point. Was it the lowest or highest significant bit?
|Posted by bsee at 2011-04-06 13:17:06
@alexq I might be totally wrong because I've only read a little bit from wiki and Parmadi's writeup, but it still sounds like they used ray casting for much of the 3D engine. By making the walls and doors very regular, i.e., only intersecting at 90 degree angles, they were able to render them efficiently with ray casting and textures, while the enemy and player were transparent bitmaps. The Wolfenstein 3D code (zip file from ftp.idsoftware.com) is open source, though I don't have time to really dig into it now. This site also seems promising for a high-level overview.
|Posted by avogel at 2011-04-06 19:24:33
Yeah, I was just hypothesizing what else they could've used raycasting for. It's awesome that they managed to get that kind of stuff working on such primitive computers.
|Posted by alexq at 2011-04-07 13:24:29
Yeah they definitely used raycasting for the engine in Wolfenstein 3D. My understanding is that they fire a ray for each vertical column of pixels on the screen and intersect it with a 2D grid of the world map to determine how far away the player is from the geometry, allowing them to scale the walls/enemies appropriately. This only works though because everything is the same height i.e. there is a ground plane with no stairs or anything. This essentially makes the game 2.5D; you can't look up or down.
|Posted by lukeja at 2011-04-11 19:32:47
Raycasting is the method used in early "3D" games before modern rasterizing was adopted (with the arrival of hardware acceleration and GPUs). As lukeja said, in this method you cast a ray for each vertical line of your screen into a 2D map. It is basically a way to extrude a simple height map into a 3D world, where the only possible heights are 0 and 1 (height of a wall). Each ray is traced through the grid with a DDA algorithm, and a vertical line is displayed on the screen with a color and a length depending on the type of wall (color, texture) and its distance to the player. Since every wall has the same height, you do not need any hidden surface removal, because walls which are closer to the camera will automatically hide the walls which are behind them. The issue comes up when you want to display sprites (enemies, objects, etc.) which can occlude the walls or be occluded. There you need to sort the elements and render them back to front.
This method is really interesting because it shows how far technology was at that time (Wolfenstein is a 1992 game). The DDA algorithm has been used a lot then (in both rasterization and ray tracing), the notion of uniform grid describing the scene was already used, texture mapping was working quite well and programmers even figured out how to make floors and windows (Doom, 1993), or buildings, non-planar objects, two angles of view (Duke Nukem 3D, 1996), still with ray casting. And everything was running on the CPU
|Posted by aharaux at 2011-04-12 20:54:45
I thought ray casting is simply ray tracing with depth 1.
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To keep with the February Valentine theme - I thought it would be appropriate to pick red as our next them.
Let's see them ladies! Don't forget to have fun!
To keep with the February Valentine theme - I thought it would be appropriate to pick red as our next them.
Let's see them ladies! Don't forget to have fun!
Welcome back, Tina! And way to come back with a huge hit!
What an adorable photo! I love it!
As for CC ... I have no experience AT ALL with baby photos (Logan is 11 now) but I love the concept you had in mind here. You might check your white balance. Is the backdrop and floor supposed to be white? Not sure if it is a WB issue or just a color cast from the red rug, but these areas don't look white to me. Might just need a little dodging to bring it out.
Also, I wish you were just a little lower so we could see her face a bit more directly.
I can't get over your absolutely adorable model though. Really brings a smile to my face!
Hi Tina!! Oh my goodness, she is absolutely adorable! I love where you're going with this shot. Would you be able to try this one again? I was thinking that you may actually want to get up higher and shoot straight down on her more than you are here. I believe the rug is heart shaped, and that's what you were trying to get? I'd like to see the entire rug in the frame. I doubt you'd be able to get her to look up at you while she's on her tummy, so maybe put her in a cute diaper cover and put her on her back looking up at you. Not sure how wide your lens is, though, so I'm not sure if it's possible. If not, then I would take GiGi's suggestion, and get lower, maybe even laying on the ground, and take the shot. Love this setup!
Thanks for the feedback! Gigi, the bg is supposed to be white, color is just one of the many things I struggle with. I can see after you point it out that this is probably too red/magenta. Steph, so funny that you'd suggest shooting from higher up... I actually did just that. I was on a ladder as high as I could go, and I could barely get the whole rug in with my 50mm. Maybe I should try a different lens? Sharing a few other shots...
The one that is more yellow (too yellow/green? or do you think that one is closer to correct coloring?) was shot on a much sunnier day, and unfortunately I didn't realize I was shooting only in jpg. So not as much flexibility for color correction there. The others are shot in RAW. I think her skin looks closer to normal in the redder ones. She kind of looks sickly in the yellower, but I've looked at them side by side so long, I really don't know which needs correcting, or if they're just so different due to the different light?
Yeah, the color is off on all of the latest ones. The first two are too magenta, and the last one is too yellow/green. I think that your reds are blown on all of them. Maybe just do some work in curves/levels and see if you can get it to where you want it to be. If I have some time, I may try to play with it.
Oh, I love the ones from up high! I'm no good at getting color right, so I'll leave that to Steph and the others who know what they are doing! My fave of the 2nd set is #2. I find that the most pleasing in terms of composition, but I really love her expression in #1.
Seeing these makes my uterus ache (don't tell DH). But thanks for sharing anyway! Can't wait to see more!
Here's my play It's private on Flickr.
8468078287_4470bbea70_o-2 by Stephanie.Miller, on Flickr
I brought it into LR, and toned down the magenta by moving the slider to -14. I cooled it down -2. I brought down the highlights since she was a bit bright, down to -60. Blacks -12, Whites -25. Red luminance -13. Brought it into PSE. I forget the exact numbers, but did a levels layer and played with the red, blue and greens in that to take out some more magenta. Then another levels layer in RGB and masked the skin back in. Sorry I don't have the exact numbers. I already closed the file and can't go back now.
So cute, Tina!
Here's one from the Vday shoot I did with the boys today. I have quite a few more....not totally happy with them. They were hard to edit, my lighting was bad, and many were soft. Anyways...
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Great shot, Katie! Your boys are just too cute! Mind if I ask where you shot this? I love that green wall behind him and I really dig the way you used the railing behind him. The color pallet is soft, but still "manly" and I've never found that easy with Valentine type shoots.
Thanks! I had a hard time editing these...I'll have to share a few more that I took... anyway, it's in our kitchen! He's sitting on a bench in the entry way. Normally, there's jackets hanging up on the wall, but I cleared all those out. The lighting was not ideal, but I couldn't get the boys to go upstairs to one of their rooms to shoot. Next house we buy, a huge decision factor for me is going to be how much natural light it has! lol!
Here's one for me (for now anyway):
Great photos! GiGi, that looks YUM! Love the baby ones.
We are so crazy busy with birthday stuff (DH and DD, hers is today) that I have not had much luck. But here's a red candle in the ice cream cone cupcakes that Nora took to school for her class for her birthday today.
I'll try to get something better tomorrow.
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Sam Koivisto told the Florida Times-Union on Wednesday that his comments had been blown out of proportion and that he'd planned to retire in five months anyway.
The 57-year-old retired earlier this month while facing an internal investigation into his comments to other officers after the election. He told them that if an order came to kill Obama, he "wouldn't mind being the guy."
When questioned by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office integrity unit, he said he also didn't care if a nuclear explosion killed everyone in the Northeastern U.S because they supported Obama. He told the investigators his comments were hyperbole and not actual threats.
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It's truly pitiful how people have been allowed to disrespect President Obama and threaten him w/o any consequences. Even the media seldom refer to President Obama as President Obama, usually its just Obama. I am so glad he's got 4 more; He's got them by the @#$%S; now they are going to see what happens when you mess with a Black Man. Get with them President Obama.
Happy Thanksgiving All…I think he should be fired, lose his benefits and his pension….I am so tired of THEM with these threats, and then wanting to apologize or state that I read it incorrectly or taking it out of context….I read and comprehend very well and I am sure most of yall do too…
They may sound crazy but they say what they mean and mean what they say. Why let him retire they should have fired his azz. I'm sick of all the threats I know that!
The crazy's just keep coming out the woodwork. Unfortunately every threat has to treated as real.
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The Sea Captain's Daughter Trilogy (Book 1)The Sea Captain's Daughter Trilogy, Book 1 A blind dragon who just wants to be left alone… Sir Hrardorr was once the mightiest of fighters. Now he's blind and useless. His knight is dead and he can't even go into proper mourning because he needs help just to get around. Part sea dragon, he decides to go to the Southern Lair to rusticate by the coast. He can fly out over the open water and dive
The Sea Captain's Daughter Trilogy (Book 2)There's something very wrong in the Southern Lair. The blind dragon refuses to choose a new knight partner, but only he can save Gryphon Isle from the deadly pirate menace. His human friends accompany him to the home of the last wizard, fighting on shore as he swims beneath the pirate ships, rising to flame them into oblivion. Together, they save the day…or do they? Livia, Seth and Gowan befriend


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Plans Moving Forward for Big Resort in Central Washington
Many golf-related proposals have come and gone for the heart of Washington State, a nationally-recognized agricultural area ripe for destination resorts. Well, it now looks such a project may come to fruition.
Announced in late February 2007, the proposed Vineyards Resort south of Moxee will be a 500-acre, $500 million development that involves a 7,561-yard 18-hole golf course, over 580 single- and multi-family homes, a 100-room condo hotel, an open-air amphitheater, pool, spa, fitness center and retail areas.
The high-end, full-service resort located 7 miles northwest of Zillah atop Rattlesnake Ridge will be the first of its kind in the heart of Washington's wine country. One of the project's backers, Gary Scott of Portal West Corp., of Ellensburg, Wash., told reporter David Lester of the Yakima Herald, "This is a top-quality, high-desert destination resort. Everything says this is a 'yes' for the Yakima Valley."
Also involved in the project are Craig Schultz of Craig Schultz Properties, LLC, who also owns Westwood West Golf Course in the West Valley section of Yakima, and Eagle Resort Development of Crested Butte, Colo. The latter entity has been involved in similar projects in Colorado and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The development team is now in the process of securing final building permits from Yakima County officials.
The lengthy golf course will be the handiwork of Michael Hurdzan of Hurdzan/Fry Architects of Columbus, Ohio. The Vineyards be Hurdzan's first-ever design in the Pacific Northwest. He recently was honored with the 2007 Donald Ross Award by the American Society of Golf Course Architects. Previous winners include Robert Trent Jones, Geoffrey Cornish, Pete Dye and members Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. The award is given annually to a person who has made significant contributions to the game of golf and golf course architecture.
Construction on the Vineyards will occur in several phases, starting with the golf course this June. Developing the infrastructure - building roads, laying water and sewer lines, erecting a water-treatment plant and other facilities - will be a two-year process.
Lot prices will range from $250,000 to $1 million, with the larger homes expected to cost upwards of $1.5 million. According to one of the partners, Dan Fitchett of Eagle Resort Development, the resort will be initially marketed to the Seattle metropolitan area and expanded from there.
The Vineyards is actually the second development of its kind in the greater Yakima area. Now under construction nearby is Zillah Lakes, a 224-acre housing development that will feature a nine-hole, 3,326-yard golf course designed by Bobby Cupp, the son of much-heralded architect Robert Cupp. Also involved there are over 600 housing units, a community center, tennis courts and a swimming pool.
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Caring for snowboard gear? And cleaning ice/snow off board?
I'm just really getting into the sport and wondering what the best way to care for my gear after a day of riding is. I'm going so often right now I usually just pack up after a day of riding and leave it in my car for the next day. But I noticed my gloves and a few other pieces of gear got a RANK stench, and I assume that's from leaving them wet in my bag. Should I be drying all my gear when I get home after every day or boarding or...?
ALSO - Any tips for removing ALL snow/ice from my board? I wipe most of it off with a towel, but so much gets stuck in the crevices of my bindings and not only do I hate it melting in my car but I'm worried about rust forming. Tips?
Don't store your gear in the car.
Let all your stuff dry, especially your gloves, before packing it back up. Plus, what if you ride the next day? You gotta make sure everything dries up for the next shred session.
You should also make sure to wipe off the edges of your board after every trip to ensure they don't rust. Snow/ice in the crevasses of the the bindings isn't really a big deal, but I always wipe my board down as best as I can and then prop it up in my garage to let everything drip off. I'll then wipe off any remaining water later in the day.
Do you have a fireplace? What type of heat in your place? Radiator? Furnace?
I hang my gloves, pants and jacket up or place next to whatever room is the driest or emits the most heat. I.e. I live in an older house that has a big boiler furnace. The room is always hot and dry = dry,comfy gloves for the next day.
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Keep a sack of rice in the car, it'll absorb the moisture and help keep your gear warm
Just try not to leave the gear bunched up. It needs to air out.
As said before, make sure to wipe the edges of your board with a towel. Also, if you are putting it on a rack on the way home, you can run some wax along the edges to keep any snow or water from getting to the metal.
Bring your stuff in to dry out. It takes what, an extra 2 minutes when you get home? The snow and ice will melt off your board just fine in the garage if you don't leave it in the bag.
Im pretty lazy when It comes to bringing stuff in but I always try to remember to bring my gloves in and hang them up to air out. That stank might be in there forever by now though:thumbsdown: I wear my pants driving home so those get laid out inside to dry overnight. My jacket, hat and goggles are usually dry enough to be able to be left in the car overnight
I dont worry about rust on my edges. It will scrape off on the by the time you finish your second run the next day. But make sure you get most of the loose snow off because that will melt and lead to foggy car windows and just general damp car grossness. I just give it a good wiggle and kick to shake off the loose stuff and glove off the rest. I d ont spend to much time becasue your never going to get it all. Dont leave your board in the car though because it is great theif bait.
It can be a pain in the ass to lugg all the stuff in the house after a day of shredding but you just gotta do it if you want to be comfortable the next day.
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Gathering Shadows (Finding Sanctuary Series #1)Nancy Mehl
In Nancy Mehl's Gathering Shadows, the first book in her Finding Sanctuary series, Wynter Evans has a bright future as a reporter for a television station in St. Louis. Despite her success, the pain of her brother's disappearance nine years ago has left endless burning... Read More
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In Nancy Mehl's Gathering Shadows, the first book in her Finding Sanctuary series, Wynter Evans has a bright future as a reporter for a television station in St. Louis. Despite her success, the pain of her brother's disappearance nine years ago has left endless burning questions. When she stumbles across a photograph of a boy with an eerie resemblance to her brother, she is determined to track him down. She sets out to the photograph's location, the town of Sanctuary, with one of the station's photographers.
When she arrives, she meets the town's handsome young mayor, Rueben King. She needs his help to find the facts. They know someone is hiding all the answers. But how much will they risk to uncover the truth?
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- Gathering Shadows by Nancy Mehl by Tina on 7/19/2014
Gathering Shadows, Finding Sanctuary book 1**** by Nancy Mehl
Wynter Evans, a young reporter for a television station in St. Louis, Missouri and Zac her photographer, are doing a story on small towns in Missouri, including Sanctuary. However, her main reason for coming to Sanctuary is not the story she is writing. After seeing a picture of a young boy who is dressed in Mennonite-like clothing that looks so much like her brother, Ryan, who went missing 9 years ago she heads to Sanctuary to find him.
The mayor, Rueben, is very helpful contacting members of his town for her to interview. But he soon learns that Wynter is there for another reason and ends up helping her to discover if Elijah is really her brother. There are secrets in this quiet little town that someone goes to great lengths to keep secret. Since Wynter's arrival there have been strange goings on: threats, food poisoning, thefts and more to force Wynter to leave.
Will these secrets reveal that Elijah is really Ryan? Surprising twists and turns to the story keep you guessing as to what is coming next. Wynter learns some shocking news about her own family, news that turns her world up-side down. Amidst all of the tension romance is in the air.
~~I won a copy of this book from Rhonda's colormeactive.blogspot.com~~
- Nancy Mehl's best book yet. by Michelle on 6/24/2014
Gathering Shadows, Book 1 Finding Sanctuary by Nancy Mehl
Wow Nancy Mehl has written her best book yet. Gathering Shadows is out of this world, I loved it. It is Christian fiction with a little romance and suspense, set in the small Mennonite community. This is a fact paced, keep you at the edge of your seat novel that will keep you reading until the very last page. You are sure to fall a little in love with the characters especially Zac. This is a well thought out book with a realistic storyline. The author Nancy Mehl brings her faith to each story she writes. Having read many of her books I find this to be my all time favorite. If you have not read The Road to Kingdom Series you are missing out. I highly recommend this book and give it 5 stars.
I want to give a high-five to the author Nancy Mehl and publisher Bethany House for bringing compelling Christian books that are entertaining and give hope to the reader with stories of faith. I was provided with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review and I am so grateful for the authors and publishers generosity.
- Gathering Shadows a Fantastic Read by Robin on 5/24/2014
Gathering Shadows
Nancy Mehl
Book Summary: Wynter Evans is a promising young reporter for a television station in St. Louis, but even a bright future doesn't take away her pain over the disappearance of her brother nine years ago. So when she stumbles across a photograph of a boy with an eerie resemblance to him, she can't pass up the chance to track him down. With research for work as her cover, she sets out with one of the station's photogs for the place where the picture was taken: the town of Sanctuary. Almost as soon as she arrives, she meets the town's handsome young mayor, Rueben King, and together they begin to uncover long held secrets that could tear the small town apart and change everything Wynter thought she knew about her life. As the truth of her family's past hides in the shadows, it's clear someone will stop at nothing to keep the answers she's searching for hidden forever--even if the cost is Wynter's very life.
Review: The beginning cinched it for me. I was immediately drawn in with the kidnapping of Ryan! I really liked the mystery of Wynter's brother and who sent her the newspaper clippings. I hope to see Zac in another story. He was a great addition. There were so many memorable events and situations spread throughout the story it made the story more engrossing. It all ended up with a fantastic finally that was worth the wait. I enjoyed the relationship between Reuben and Wynter. The secondary characters like Wynter's dad and Esther were a tremendous addition that made each part of the book they were in more treasured. The suspense throughout the story was perfectly timed enough to make me jumpy. I am waiting for the next book in this series.
I would like to thank Net Galley and Bethany House Publishers for allowing me to read and review this book in return for a free copy and I was never asked to write a favorable review by anyone.
- Returning To Sanctuary by Maureen on 5/18/2014
Although this is a new series, I loved being back in Sanctuary, and visiting with some of our old friends. This new series is awesome, and I had to keep turning the pages, as my heart went into my throat.
As you will learn from reading the back of the book, Emily, or Wynter, has been missing her brother since he was kidnapped, or murdered when he was seven. I can't even imagine, the pain and hopelessness of such a tragic happening in a family. While Wynter has gone on with her life, and is now news reported with an St Louis TV channel, she is ever alert to finding her brother, the not knowing and seeing him in different places. She has another hunch and is now in Sanctuary, and a lot of people are not happy about her being there, and will she finally be right? Is there any possibility that this Mennonite town holds clues to what happened to Ryan?
Can a healing happen here, even if answers are not found, trying to comprehend what an event of this nature would and did do to a family. I did love how God placed his hand on all, even Zac the cocky photographer sent with Wynter. Of course, Wynter's faith has been shattered with the pain that has happened in her young life.
Meet the honorary mayor Rueben King, which we have met before, who takes an instant like to Wynter, the career girl and rather lost soul. These people are such sweet caring individuals; they don't even lock their doors. After some of the events that happen, maybe they should? Don't miss this great suspense novel, and read more about the Old Order Mennonites.
I received this book through Bethany House Publishers for my read, and was not required to give a positive review
- Edge Of Your Seat Mystery! Don't Miss It! by Judy on 4/17/2014
Author Nancy Mehl really hit a home run with this book. This story grabs you from the first page until the very last page. For me this was one of the most exciting books in the mystery department that I have read in a while.
If you love suspense/mystery this is the read for you. The author takes your emotions and runs wild with them. I literally was on the edge of my seat wondering what twist and turn would take place next.
The small town called Sanctuary is filled with suspicious people with hidden secrets. Secrets that some hope will never surface.
Most of the characters in this book are delightful and I found myself wanting to be friends with them and help them put all the missing pieces together. I wanted to protect them from the unknown and to keep them safe.
The author throws in just enough faith, trust, forgiveness and God's love to give you plenty of feel good feelings. When we listen to God's leading we can never go wrong.
I highly recommend this book. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars, it is that good!
I can't wait to read book two in this series. I'm hoping to find out what happens to my favorite characters!
I was provided a copy of this book from the author and Bethany House Publishers to read and review. The opinions expressed are mine alone.


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Is this from Catholics for Obama?
The question works best when asked with a Pakistani accent.
Do you have an 0bama phone? Did Albert Gore hook you up to the internets.
I crack me up.
That's the name structure used for the Obama truth squad folks. Guy probably imagines in a second Obama regime he'll be an assistant undersecretary of beer runs or something.
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Posted on 11/23/2006 6:09:55 AM PST by shrinkermd
...Bottles of psychiatric medications fill the shelves. Stephen, 15, takes the antidepressants Zoloft and Desyrel for depression, the anticonvulsant Lamictal to moderate his moods and the stimulant Focalin XR to improve concentration. Jacob, 14, takes Focalin XR for concentration, the anticonvulsant Depakote to moderate his moods, the antipsychotic Risperdal to reduce anger and the antihypertensive Catapres to induce sleep.
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Sometimes, when you look at all the drugs theyve taken, you wonder, Wow, did I really do this to my kids? said their mother, Tricia Kehoe of Sharpsville, Pa. But Ive seen them without the meds, and theres a major difference.
...Last year in the United States, about 1.6 million children and teenagers 280,000 of them under age 10 were given at least two psychiatric drugs in combination, according to an analysis performed by Medco Health Solutions at the request of The New York Times. More than 500,000 were prescribed at least three psychiatric drugs. More than 160,000 got at least four medications together, the analysis found.
Many psychiatrists and parents believe that such drug combinations, often referred to as drug cocktails, help. But there is virtually no scientific evidence to justify this multiplication of pills, researchers say. A few studies have shown that a combination of two drugs can be helpful in adult patients, but the evidence in children is scant. And there is no evidence at al
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Of course if these kids were not being medicated and they ended up going on a murdering spree (a la Columbine), these same people would be saying, "Where were the parents? Why weren't these kids getting the help they needed?"
It sounds as if the father is under the impression that the meds should be taking the place of parenting skills. Pretty indicative of our society's attitude toward meds.
No, EVERY time you look at your kids, you should be saying "How COULD I do this to my kids?"
Part of the "hyperactivity" trend in children is just the educational establishment trying to make children be passive and doped-up. Also, our grandparents worked when they were children (did chores on the farm or whatever) and that used up a lot of energy. People older than 40 were involved in sports, bicycle riding, etc. as children and that used up some energy. In the last 25 years or so children have been very restricted in the physical activity they are allowed to do. School sports are out because of political correctness and liability reasons. Most children cannot run around the neighborhood because it is no longer safe. So children have all this excess energy that is not given a constructive outlet. They are, essentially, physically constrained and given a steady diet of violent "entertainment" so it is no wonder there are so many problems.
I was a hyperactive kid and a bipolar adult. I was unmedicated as a child but was, for a time, heavily medicated as adult. With exercise and diet, I was able to get completely off meds.
I haven't been on a murder spree. Don't you think your comment might be a rather poor generalization.
Excellent points.
Take those kids out of public school.
What a country.
Eric Harris (of Columbine) was on Luvox when he went on his spree
You are so right. I have 3 boys, 16, 15, and 9. All three are bundles of energy. My youngest will literally crash and burn when it's bed time and the minute his eyes open he's at a dead run. It breaks my heart that so many kids are so restricted. It's like they are busting out of their skin. My kids play organized sports and even when they are home they are outside, riding bikes, shooting hoops, playing hockey. Who is prescribing all of this medication? My pediatricians will not prescribe any such drug. I brought my oldest in for migraines, he wouldn't prescribe Imitrex or any migraine meds because he felt there was not enough research on the effects of these meds on children. And I also don't understand how this generation of kids have so many mental issues.
Very few do. But when they do, break out the where-were-the-parents-why-wasn't-the-kid-getting-help crowd.
If the phrase "murder spree" upsets you, then substitute assault, truancy, delinquency, or any other juvenile crime that grabs the headlines.
Where I live it is safe but the kids ride electric and gas powered scooters. Kids almost never play unless they have uniforms and are driven to a playing field mostly for soccer but T-Ball is also played.
The kids here are also over weight and lazy. I just don't know if things will ever get better given that is seems the parents allow this to happen.
Here's one potential reason for the mental issues. I go to church with some folks who have a foster child who's on so much and so heavy medication that when they have to change this kid's meds, they have to put the kid in the hospital and wean the kid off one before putting him on the other. My understanding is that the kid was a crack baby.
What happened to the good ol' days of my youth, when we used to mix our own...sigh...
IIRC almost all of the past killing sprees by students have been conducted by kids on psychiatric meds.
The kids at Columbine were being medicated.
What's your point? That he was getting the medication he needed, or that the medication produced his aggression?
Was Dylan Klebold on anything? What, therefore, can we conclude? Anything?
My point is that a discussion of the serious problem of over-medicating our children is further confused by suggesting that the failure to do so has anything to do with Columbine or murder sprees.
Wow! What are the odds, huh?
With almost all of the kids being on psychiatric meds, I would also think that almost all of the past killing sprees by students would have been conducted by kids on psychiatric meds.
Be that as it may, what's your point? That the parents are already taking care of their children or that the psychiatric meds are causing the crimes?
The same evening news that report on the War On Drugs is sponsored almost entirely by pharmecutical companies.
A pill for your stomach,a pill to sleep,a pill for sneezibng,a pill to have sex, a pill not to have a baby, a pill to kill the just conceived baby, a pill to induce calmness,a pill to......who would have belived Americans would swallow the b.s. ?
One was. But you say "kids", plural. Was Dylan Klebold being medicated?
Assuming they were, what's your point? Are you saying the parents were already dealing with the issue, or are you saying that the medications caused the killing spree?
So perhaps a drug mix would have prevented the spree?
This whole topic really bugs me, because there are good points made by both sides--but then they get generalized. Drug cocktails really DO work, and many people have given up on meds prior to finding that "magic combination"... yet on the other hand, many patients are on a whole mix of haphazard meds, without a look at how they work together and might be replaced by a simpler combo. And then there's the good old "parenting skills" idea.
Frankly, psychological/psychiatric disorders are culturally defined...that is, what might be considered schizophrenia in one culture might be considered prophetic shamanism in another. If the environment in which children are developing has changed, perhaps "normal" human biology is out of synch with the modern Western world. I have no doubt that the ability to adapt to an industrial, or information, culture is not the same in all people.
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Looking back, it's hard to believe that we have lived as long as we have. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat. Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors, or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. Not to mention hitchhiking to our favorite spot!
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times we learned to solve the problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. We played dodge ball and sometimes the ball would really hurt. We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank sugar soda but we were never overweight.... we were always outside playing.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment..... Some students weren't as smart as others so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade.....
That generation produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
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From the responses so far on this thread to my "killing spree" comment, it seems to me that medicating the children is being used as the excuse for/cause of violence, not the failure to medicate.
Go figure, huh? Looks like "damned if you do and damned if you don't".
"medications caused the killing spree?"
I remember that both wer on drugs. They reportedly were laughing their asses off while doing the shooting. Sounds to me that the drugs were working just fine. /sarcasm
What??? I'm speechless.
lol...there you go again...adding depth to the shallows.
Yes, that scenario was an excellent indicator of the misunderstanding of meds. But then again, good ol' Doc Spock really screwed up views on parenting.
Are you reading the same thread I am? The only person making that assertion here is YOU.
It is a confusing issue all round.
These guys have had some success with various MI's especially bipolar DX's. I would hope the parents would at least give them a try.
"Worth a read by parents who have troubled and troubling children".
Parents themselves are often troubled and troubling....which might account for so many disturbed youngsters.
Let's medicate the adults first! See how they handle adversity.....wait a minute....perhaps adversity should be handled with a clear head...might build character....might even build a sane society.
I truly believe that some children, like the one you talk about are so emotionally scarred because of terrible infantancy and early childhood. However, the kid who has ants in his pants, maybe has alittle too much energy is not a candidate for medication. Some kids are just more of a handful than others, thats their personality. I have 3, none are the same. My oldest, extremely headstrong, will argue with a post, my middle, mellow, goes with the flow, nothing really fazes him, my youngest, lordy he is as sweet as can be but he does not stop moving until his head hits the pillow. All three of them could be considered in need of medication with the criteria that is now accepted. I think medication is definately necessary in extreme cases but, nobody ever said raising kids is easy, its extremely hard and not for the faint of heart.
In many ways, "mental problems" are a classic luxury item. A luxury item is defined as an item you spend a larger percentage of your money on the richer you get.
I've always thought that the poor people of the third-world struggling to survive would think it quite silly how many of our Beverly Hills-type rich require psychiatric care for their difficulties with life...
This is just as wholesome and as natural as god (Darwin) intended it to be.
Every child is now Elvis!
Eric Harris was taking Luvox at the time of the Columbine massacre. Dylan Klebold's medical records have been sealed, but the anger-management classes he and Eric were both taking would have required his use of anti-depressants.
Prescription Psychiatric Drugs Triggered Columbine Killings!
Seriously, I my eldest (12) has ADD. Not ADHD, he's never been a hyperactivity or behavior problem in any way that we or his teachers (he attends a private Christian school) couldn't handle. He has ADD. He's absolutely on his own private planet with his own private zip code and area code a lot of the time, with a total inability to focus on even the most minor classroom or home tasks and will literally be distracted by a fly on the wall.
We were always the parents who "would die and go to **** before we'd put one of our kids on meds," but after much discussion, much research and much prayer, we did when he was 7. He took Ritalin for several years, but we took him off that because it was causing him to have eye tics. He now takes Strattera, a non-schedule drug that isn't really as effective as Ritalin ... it's not as sedating, the Ritalin was obviously sedating even though that's not what we were trying to achieve with the meds ... but it kind of keeps him between the lines on the road and keeps him on this planet and in our zip code and area code.
We hope he'll outgrow this with time and we can discontinue the meds. We're not there yet.
But other than him taking the meds, he's pretty much a normal child and we encourage him to do normal child things. He's not athletically inclined, like his dad he has six left feet and total uncoordination, but he plays in the band at school, has taught himself piano and guitar by ear, and sings in the choir and is very active in the youth groups at our church.
I agree with your assessment. I might add a couple more points* but your comments are right on.
I should ping the list to this one, maybe tomorrow.
*Such as the pounds of strange chemicals now added to food. And the miserable content of what passes for education, actually indoctrination. And the solid ground of culturally accepted moral absolutes that are now swirling down the drain. Sorry for the mixed metaphors.
Sounds like you come from the "drugs are the answer" generation.
R. Candace Pert, the scientist who discovered SSRIs (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Luvox, etc.) is appalled that they are in general use.
You hit it on the head.
And these are the same folks complaining about the aging folks and their blood pressure meds. Just who is going to benefit most from a national health plan or increased private health costs? Looks like a level visit to the government trough to me.
As parents and aging adults, they have simply replaced their illegal, "amusement" drugs with legal prescription drugs-for themselves and their children/grandchildren.
Why are we surprised?!
I admire your faith and your willingness to consider all options to help your child. He is very lucky to have such caring parents. I have been in your shoes, and I know it isn't easy. I especially hated those who felt that I was a lousy parent, who didn't want to discipline my son, so I just put him on meds.
My son in now 16 and medication free. (His choice) He is in a private Catholic High school, and his grade average is an 87. (Not perfect but far better than previous) They do grow out of it, at least a little. He still struggles with executive function, but overall he is doing fine.
You are a good parent. There are many parents that would be too proud or stubborn to do what you did. I wish you and your son the best. Happy Thanksgiving.
Lokk, you made an uninformed comment and have been corrected. You know little about the shooting incidents or the problem of psychiatric meds or their side effects. You can stop already with the childish posts.
I've given this example before in discussions about medicating children about a non-med thing ... our school used (they changed this yeaer) Saxon Math, where they'll give kids about 50 equations on a sheet and the kids have a certain amount of time to get them done. Our son always had problems with that because giving him a sheet with 50 equations on it, it just seemed like everything blurred out on him and his mind couldn't pick out one to focus on. The meds helped, but my wife came up with the idea ... and his teachers had no problems with this ... of cutting a horizontal slot out of an 8.5 by 11 piece of white cardboard to where he could lay it on top of his math paper and would see only one row of equations at a time. Worked wonders. His teachers also ... and they've been universally wonderful to work with, I hate to make assumptions but I've always wondered if we'd get the same kind of cooperation in public schools ... will only give him one sheet of work to do at a time instead of multiple sheets, as they do the other kids. When he gets done with that sheet, then they'll give him another one. Again, it's worked wonders. And again, it's an example of the things you have to do aside from meds to do it right, a parent who tells a kid, "here, take your Ritalin and go away and don't bother me," is damaging, not helping, his kid, IMHO.
I said if the juvenile murderers weren't on medication, people would say they should have been.
Read posts 11, 17, 18 & 27. All are saying that the murderers were on medication, implying that the medication had something to do with the actions.
So, if the murderers weren't on medication they should have been. If they were on medication, then that's what caused it.
You are describing my middle son. We always laugh that he is in his own universe. He seemed to blossom once he got to the 7th grade. He is a freshman this year and is doing great. I believe your son will grow out of the need for meds. You and your family sound like you made your decision with great care. Unfortunately alot of people would rather medicate than parent. I talk to parents who say their kids are ADD and ADHD like it some sort of badge of honor.
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