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2006 Kangarilla Road Shiraz McLaren Vale
- Australia
- South Australia
- Fleurieu
- McLaren Vale
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studleytrey wrote: (90 points)
September 8, 2016 - My palate's moved away from Australian shiraz a bit over the years, so I've decided to experiment a little with the ones I have left by giving them some age to see if they appeal more, and while I never actually had this one young, I can say that it's pleasantly surprising and quite enjoyable at this stage. Pretty dense coloring still. Aromas of dark and dark red fruits, maple syrup, cedar, anise, tar, and dried spice drawer. Very nice and complex. Medium body, medium(+) acid and finish, and flavors of dark red fruits, orange peel, and black tea. There's no tannic grip whatsoever, but enough acidity to keep it together and alive. Pretty enjoyable I must say.
TashNYC wrote: (90 points)
February 17, 2016 - Cellar clean-up: This wine was tasty -- good fruit and nice tar on the finish as well -- but these bottles are all long gone. Great QPR for $12 / bottle. Drink now if you have them.
theporkrail Likes this wine: (90 points)
January 27, 2016 - Good, but not astounding. Mature chocolate flavours, highly enjoyable
ShoggothLord Likes this wine: (90 points)
March 11, 2015 - Kinda forgot about this one in the cellar. Although a screw top, and 9 years old, it is amazingly good. Very smooth texture and big fruit still.
gajalaa Likes this wine: (89 points)
March 10, 2015 - Dark Purple Color With Full Body. Some Spice And Dark Fruit on the nose. Licorice and blueberry on the palate and a spicy finish
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Four of us (late 60's and fairly fit) are planning a trip in 2017 to Milan, Lake Como, Cinque Terra, and Venice. I'd love to get your help in planning this awesome trip.
1. Which month would be better--May or September?? (we're flexible on the dates)
2. What city in the Lake Como area would be the best base for 3-4 days?
3. What village in the CT would be the best base for 3-4 days?
We definitely want to ride the ferries/boats on Lake Como and see as many sights as possible. We like to walk but are not interested in strenuous activiites (indulging in a second dessert is my idea of strenuous).
If you have any favorite sights or places to stay, I'd appreciate your input. We hope to travel by train and not have to rent a car. Is that possible/practical? Thank you!
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Need help for Lake Como and Cinque Terre, Italy
Four of us (late 60's and fairly fit) are planning a trip in 2017 to Milan, Lake Como, Cinque Terra, and Venice. I'd love to get your help in planning this awesome trip.
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Yes trains are great to get from Milan Airport to Lake Como - you can take a train right to Como from the airport with one easy change of train and not have to go into Milan or the hectic Milano Centrale station.
and from Como - not saying that is the best place to stay but I loved it - many others prefer Bellagio or some smaller lakeside town - but from Como or Varenna-Esino, a short boat hop from Bellagio - take a train to Milan then transfer to one to the Cinque Terre - all very easily done and since those are almost all regional trains there is no reason to buy tickets early to get a discount - just buy once in Italy - and for lots in general about Italian trains: www.seat61.com; www.budgeteuropetravel.com and www.ricksteves.com.
If not into hiking you may want to include some day trips from a Cinque Terre base - hiking between the 5 Lands is what many folks do on well-beaten trails that however in a few stretches can be rather strenuous - you can take shuttle trains or boats between the 5 as well.
Coming from Milan many trains will only serve Monterosso and to get to the other villages you often have to transfer there to the milk train that shuttles between the all all the time.
A day trip to famous Portofino is very possible - train to Santa Margharita Ligure - a sweet old fishing town itself - and then take a boat or bus from there the few miles to super famous Portofino.
Again no need to rent any car. All those transporations are also dirt-cheap.
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As said above, public transport is excellent in both areas. Both, May and September can be rainy, but there is usually a mix of everything.
In May, days are longer and the mountain flora along the trails above Lake Como is on it's best.
September can be pleasant too, but early morning fog over the lakes cannot be excluded.
But your are way too early with your planning. It's extremely easy to travel in these areas and there is not much to prepare in advance.
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We did much the same trip about 10 years ago. Arrived at Malpensa, train to Milano Centrale, then regional train to Varenna. Perfect spot to get over jet lag... When we returned a few years later we hired a private driver who picked us up at Malpensa and delivered us to Varenna. Much easier and much more expensive. Next month we are doing the same to mark our 50th with kids and grandkids. Expensive but easy.
From Varenna we took the train to Santa Margarita Ligure which we used as our base for the Cinque Terre and Portofino. We explored the "Five Towns" in one long day - walked between the three southern towns, trained to the next and boated to the last one from which we trained back to SML. Nothing strenuous, very picturesque but I think before the hoards of tourists discovered the area via Rick Steves. Portofino and SML were delightful. Then a train to Venice is feasible. In fact, our travel buddies from the first visit to Varenna are doing this exact trip this year for their 50th!
Some might suggest starting in Venice, then train to Varenna via Milan, and finally down to SML. That would involve some back-tracking for the departure flight I guess. As for time of year, we have been in Varenna in both late May and late September and I don't recall any differences in weather or crowds. Varenna is wonderful and the nearby villas around the lake are great to see and wander through the gardens.
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I recommend that you stay in Bellagio on Lake Como and Monterosso in the Xinque Terre.
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May or September - September can still be very crowded in Bellagio - one of the most tourist mobbed scenes I've ever seen in Europe during the day time (but you'll be day tripping out during the day and at night the town reverts to it ballyhooed romance and charm) but May will be slack and beautiful with flowers out, etc.
But anything but July and August as both areas, especially 5 Terre is mobbed.
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Hard to say what's the "best" spot on Lake Como. For me, it's Varenna. Nice views, less busy than some of the other spots, good transportation via train and ferry.
I like Monterosso in CT.
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If you don't like strenuous activities, I assume you won't do the CT hike? We did it over two days, taking water taxis back to Monterosso where we stayed.
If not hiking, then visit the other villages by boat or train.
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If not hiking, then do the Cinque Terre as a day trip from lovely Santa Margherita Ligure or Camogli.
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In the CT area I like Rapallo. Adorable little castle jutting out into the sea, lovely sea side promenade, easy train connections to other towns in the area, as well as boats to the CT towns, Santa Marguerita and Portofino and Portovenere. All worth visiting. The CT towns are the most 'famous' but the area is so much more than just those towns. Here's my photos of the area - http://www.pbase.com/annforcier/italy_-_cinque_terre_and_ligurian_coast
In Lake Como I liked Varenna.
All of it easily done by public transportation .
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ISABEL, Sometimes I forget how good you are with those camera, and then you remind me. You have a superb eye for composition.
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Your trip sounds wonderful. We just returned from spending a week on Lake Como. We choose Bellagio for our base - heavenly! We stayed at Hotel Florence - unbelievable room with a large terrace. The location was ideal. The boats were easy and fun to use. We spent one day in Varenna, one day in Como, another day ambling around Bellagio, one day at Villa Carlotta. Hope this helps.
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Gee thanks Bob.
moatenote - if you do stay in Rapallo consider this hotel. http://www.italiaelido.com/eng/ Some of those photos were taken from my private terrace overlooking the castle. And the breakfast there was amazing.
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I too based in Santa Margharita Ligure - a sweet active fishing port with the days catch seen unloaded from boats each afternoon - a real town and not just a tourist town as are Portofino and at least 4 of the Cinque Terre villages (Riomaggiore has the trappings of a normal town IME) - Santa M L is a short trip by train from the Cinque Terre and a short bus or boat ride or stroll even from S M L brings you to Portofino.
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Hi moatenote. Here's my "2 cents." Also, upon reading the responses, I add my bravas to Isabel's photos. You might look a some of the towns she visited for bases. Camogli was one DH and I missed. I'm even more sorry after seeing the shots. So, just remember these are my opinions only and based upon one trip. Follow your heart:
Which month would be better--May or September?? (we're flexible on the dates) May. There will be more in bloom and more fresh spring veggies.
What city in the Lake Como area would be the best base for 3-4 days? We based in Bellagio and enjoyed its walkability and shopping/eating options. Because of Easter Monday ferry scheduling, we spent our last night in Varenna to be near the train station and, although smaller, we rather liked it a bit more. The ferry was easy to get and go around the lake so you can't really go wrong with either place.
What village in the CT would be the best base for 3-4 days? Add us to the folks who made the CT a day trip (from Pisa). The trails were closed so we only saw 2 towns. I think 2 days would be enough (again, see Isabel's photos!).
If you are interested in fabrics, a visit to the city of Como might be something to add to your list.
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What village in the CT would be the best base for 3-4 days? Add us to the folks who made the CT a day trip (from Pisa). The trails were closed so we only saw 2 towns. I think 2 days would be enough (again, see Isabel's photos!).>
I day tripped in twice to the 5 Terre - once from Florence and once from Santa Margharita Ligure - the latter gave me time enough to hike between all five villages - about a 7-mile trek.
the other time, in winter, I took the train between the four seaside villages and in an hour or so in each was ready to hit the road - or railroad - to the next one. For me staying in one of these often tourist thronged tiny rather plastic IMO villages would be like being in solitary confinement - but that is a subjective personal take - I'd take a Caamogli or Levanto or Santa margharita L any day for a more real but still romantic place.
Don't much like museum towns except for the human comedy I find in them - Portofino, the Cinque Terre and especially Bellagio - now at night when the tourist mobs are gone those places can take on near surrealistically sweet atmospheres but during the day in season it is sardine city with tourist-oriented shops out numbering local shops.
So a conundrum - visit those places only in the day as I did and you get a museum feeling - stay overnight they take on a romance they are fabled for - but for my likes nothing much to excite me.
That said most people rave about their stays in Bellagio.
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Thank you all for your very helpful comments and photos! We do plan to try some hiking from village to village in the Cinque Terre. Relieved to find out we can do this trip via public transportation.
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I was surprised at how pricey the mandated hiking pass costs - several bucks or more just to get access to any of the trails - last time having done all before I just wanted to walk on the Vialle d'Amour (sp?) between Riomaggiore and the next village - a short flat boardwalk type thing but for just that one segment I'd have had to buy a day hiking ticket.
I understand the reason for the hiking pass cost - to fix the trails that seem always to need repair but to pay $10 or so just to do one small portion deferred me to take the train instead.
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David Chevaux wrote:
No. I'm not into the darkness of the photo, your expression and not sure what is surrounding the photo...
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Lil Cat wrote:
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Pierre-Luc Cormier wrote:
I like that the background is white and it's a cute photo- Model looks fresh, happy, young. Just don't like that the hair is fading into the background but otherwise nicely done. So I would say yes.
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I'm in if you have time
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I would love to know!
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Iris M wrote:
While I do like the color tone and swimsuit, the expression and pose isn't attractive for me. So probably not.
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Vincent Arthur wrote:
Maybe. Pretty smooth image. I do like the lighting and the model's pose is pretty sexy. Just not too fond of the expression.
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It's a little hard to see the image but it's fierce. Love the model's expression and pose. The background is also cool; it goes with the hair. So yes, though there are others I like better:
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AshleyTrouble wrote:
This may have looked better in color versus black and white. It seems you have a decent shape (top part of you anyway) but I think the tattoos, as well as bikini top paired with the scarf on your head are too much and clashing a bit. I would have to say no.
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Interesting photo. In the smallest view, really can't see detail but I like the way you're positioned and the outfit looks good on you. Plus, the purple is really cool. You look lovely so probably.
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I am curious...
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Yes. Very sexy image and the black/white works really well for it. I like the hair in the face and nice model.
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Jessica L Dziura wrote:
You do have a nice body but not loving the expression or the backwards cap on your head. Also, the foresty background is nice but the car kind of doesn't fit.
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Dale Richards wrote:
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Terrell Gates wrote:
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Marianna Valetakou wrote:
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Phillostar wrote:
No. I'm really not into the gothic type style.
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Why not.
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tell me what you think...
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Windy West wrote:
Possibly. You are a pretty girl but not sure about your posing or expressions.
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I'm intrigued as I'm contemplating an avi change
Darkroom Art wrote:
No. I'm not really digging the image- It's a bit dark (lighting wise) for my tastes and the model is smack dab in the middle which isn't very interesting. Plus, the white cloth covers her up.
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i'll play
Diandra Anne wrote:
Yes, that's a beautiful portrait of you. I like the blue dress on you and your face is really lovely - Also the way your hair is styled is very elegant yet still natural.
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Welcome to my first guide: AD Janna. Because my English level is bad, please forgive me have a bad grammar.
Why use ad janna?
Most of the ad carry have common problem, that is too easy be focus in team fight. Especially champion like Xin Zhao, Diana dash, that made ad carry may die early in team fight. But Janna don't have this problem. When enemies want to focus Janna and flash or dash in, Monsoon can solve the problem.
Moreover, AD Janna have high movement speed with Taiwind and passive of Zephyr, that why you never can chase Janna. Howling Gale can help Janna run away easily too. So Janna not easy to die when get a gank from other team in bot lane.
Janna items build like normal ad carry's build. But the movement speed of Janna already fast enough with Tailwind and Zephyr, so Phantom Dancer not the core item to buy. Disadvantage of Janna is basic AD is quite low. So the build will be focus on more AD.
Infinity Edge is a must buy item for ad carry. U can deal many dmg with this item. Even your attack speed not very high.
The next item to buy is Madred's Bloodrazor. This item can increase your AD and attack speed. And have a op passive to shut tank down. For low basic AD dmg Janna, it will be a useful item for her.
Vampiric Scepter I usually buy it when i have $450 left after buy AD item. You can get this item more early if bot lane deal lots of dmg.
The Bloodthirster Phantom Dancer are for higher AD or Critical Strike Chance to deal more dmg. After you bought it, it usually become a late game. That mean you cant die in team fight, so that why you should buy Guardian Angel
Skill Sequence
The play style of Janna is quite similar to Sivir. Sivir passive Fleet of Foot can let you keep attack and chase enemy by passive. But Janna always have this benefit by the passive of Zephyr. It can help you to chase enemy easily.
In lane game, i usually use the combo of Zephyr and Howling Gale. It can create lots of time to let u keep usually basic attack to deal dmg.
Moreover, don't forget to use Eye Of The Storm that can increase your AD when the shield still active.
The role of ad carry in team fight is try to deal more dmg as possible. Eye Of The Storm can use it on yourself or other teammates. But I suggest use it on yourself. Because your role is ad carry. Not support anymore. So you should use the ability that can help you to deal more dmg.
When you start be focus in team fight, that's easy. Use Monsoon knock enemies back and keep use basic attack to deal dmg. This is the most advantage of AD Janna. Not easy to be focus :)
How about Zephyr in team fight? You don't need to use it. Because the passive will more important for you. When team fight almost end, its time to use Zephyr for chase enemy that in low health.
Howling Gale usually use to stop enemies ult like Katarina's Death Lotus or Nunu's Absolute Zer . Or use it to blow enemies away when champion like Xin Zhao dash to you. Try to keep Monsoon not to use because it is the finally method for you to keep alive!
Pros and Cons
- high movement speed
- well protection on herself
- Eye Of The Storm help you to win lane game easily
- not easy to die when receive gank from enemy team
- no ability calculate have ad ratio
- low AD without item
- quite squishy
Janna already have well protection on herself. So bot lane partner will be suggest more CC champion.
Taric have remote stun, heal, can give armor or even AD to Janna]. A perfect partner with [[Janna] . But the disadvantage is [[Taric's Dazzle can stun one person only. That mean when enemy ganking bot, enemy team still have some champion can keep attack. However, the advantage of Janna] is not easy to die when get a gank from enemy team. So [[Taric can give Janna easy kill in bot game and Janna can protect team very well under ganking. That why Taric is the best partner with ad [[Janna]
For all support champion, Alistar always have the perfect CC. He also have Triumphant Roar for heal. Always be the good choice partner
Leona have well CC too. But Solar Flare is ult. That mean may have longer cd than Alistar stun. And Leona don't have heal T^T. But she still a good choice when Alistar banned.
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A five-alarm, wind-fueled fire destroyed a $50 million luxury apartment complex currently under construction near Houston Tuesday, and one construction worker was lucky to make it out alive.
The worker was trapped on a third-story ledge of the building as the flames engulfed the interior behind him, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Workers in an adjacent building recorded video as the man saved by firefighters and some quick thinking of his own.
While he waited for the ladder truck to come nearer, it appeared as though the flames got too hot for him on the third level, so he dangled from the ledge and dropped down to another ledge on the second floor.
From there, the ladder truck was able to get close enough to pull the man away as portions of the third floor crumbled away above.
The Houston Fire Department said winds of 15 to 20 miles per hour whipped up what started off as a small flame.
"There was a report of a couple of guys working on the roof doing welding," said Houston Fire DepartmentDeputy Chief Greg Lewis. "When our units arrived, there was a small fire and construction workers were attempting to put it out. There was sustained wind of 15 to 20 miles an hour, and it was a wind-driven fire."
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Varmints Trailer (2008)
01 January 2008 24 mins
Adapted and directed by Marc Craste, Varmints is a 24-minute film based on the award-winning book of the same name by Helen Ward and illustrated by Craste, that tells the story of one small creature's struggle to preserve a world in danger of being lost forever through recklessness and indifference. A crew of 35 people worked in three countries over a two year period to make the film, and an original score by Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson and sound design by Adrian Rhodes complete the picture.
Watch the official Varmints 2008 trailer in HD below or find more Varmints videos on Vidimovie.


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El Nino. BIG IDEA: Abiotic and biotic factors influence the environment. Large-scale changes in atmospheric and ocean current patterns in which, among other things, warms surface water in the Pacific moves further to the east than normal.
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Small cells have been big news lately as operators look for new ways to meet growing demand for mobile broadband. Femto small cells are already providing localized 3G mobile broadband coverage and capacity for homes and offices.
The good news about femto is worth repeating: a proven technology, commercially available and just what operators need to build targeted coverage for specific locations, increase customer loyalty and offload traffic from their macro network.
For Nokia Siemens Networks, the steady drumbeat of news about femto started with the introduction and development of our 3G Femto Home Access solution and continued in June 2010, when we announced the world's first 3GPP Release 8 standards-compliant 3G femtocell solution. This solution, for Mosaic Telecom, is now in commercial operation and is also the first commercial deployment of femtocells in the AWS (Advanced Wireless Services) spectrum. As Rick Vergin, chief executive of Mosaic, stated in February when their network was deployed: "Femtocells will greatly reduce our capital and operating expenditures…they are ideal for our predominantly rural presence."
Our 3GPP-compliant femto solution, first in Release 8 with an open Iuh interface and now in Release 9, gives operators a choice both of business models and technology options. Because our architecture solution is based on open interfaces, they can opt for an end-to-end solution that is also future proof. For providers like Mosaic, the result for their subscribers is better indoor 3G coverage for high-speed data services and enhanced voice call quality.
Like other small cell solutions, femtocells have a crucial role to play in meeting the appetite for more data. The market interest and our record reflect this potential. We have done interworking testing with all the major core network vendors, and our team has conducted over 20 trials around the world. If you add up our deliveries, we have provided capacity for hundreds of thousands access points across dozens of femto gateways. Most importantly, we already have eight customers, in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia, some with plans for massive femto deployments, and many other are discussions underway.
So, first with Femto applies both to our standards-compliance and to our market reach, which we are extending at a steady pace.
This post is by Kai Sahala from Nokia Siemens Networks' mobile broadband team.


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Russian Women are Not Desperate to Leave
American media like to portray Russia as a country of severe cold, extreme poverty and sad unsatisfied people. If you have been in Moscow, Saint Petersburg or any other big Russian city at least once, you know that it is not true.
Many Russians live better than average Americans. They dress nicer, drive better cars and can afford exotic vacations once a year. They don't mortgage themselves to the hilt, and they don't have enormous debt. No doubt poverty exists in Russia, but it also exists in the United States. We personally know a few Russian-American couples, where the Russian bride had a better life in Russia in an economical sense.
Russian women may be desperate for love, but they are not desperate to leave their motherland. It is hard to leave your family, friends you grew up with, your culture and traditions, and the city where there is a reminder of your childhood everywhere you turn. It is hard to adapt to a new culture and country and it is not easy to overcome language barriers.
So why do Russian women seek their happiness abroad?
Firstly, it is not easy to find a husband in Russia, especially if you are older than 30. Russians tend to marry earlier than Americans, so if you are a 30 year old woman, good chances are than the majority of men in your age category are already taken. If you are 30, divorced with a kid, your chances to get married again (to a good man) are almost zero. Remember, that there are more women than men in Russia in the first place.
Secondly, Russian men are spoiled. They expect their wives to cook, clean, raise kids, work and to be gorgeous at the same time. Russian women have to meet their husband's expectations, because if they don't, good chances are they will find another wife. Divorce rates in Russia are just as high as in the United States.
Russian women usually think that Western men are more polite and considerate of their feelings.
There are many other reasons why Russian and Eastern European women seek foreigners, and unfortunately not all of them are good ones.
Some women just want exotic adventures in a new country; others are looking for money; some just want to get a fiancé visa and visit the country without even considering to get married.
There are and there will always be scammers, but there are a number of beautiful, kind-hearted women looking for someone to love and to be loved. Be cautious, think twice before establishing a relationship or inviting someone, but don't forget to follow your heart, because often it is right.
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Boy, six, suspended after threatening to 'chop his teacher's head off' with STEAK KNIFE
A SIX-year-old boy who is "normally quiet" took two knives into school and threatened to "chop his teacher's head off".
Hangleton Junior and Infants School, where a pupil threatened a teacher with a knife
The year one pupil carried two knives, including a seven-inch steak knife, into a primary school in East Sussex before threatening his teacher.
The shocking incident comes just a month after a 14-year-old boy admitted stabbing supply teacher Vincent Uzomah, 50, at a school in Bradford.
Parents are concerned for the safety of their children after the pupil, who was excluded after the incident, returned to school to be separately educated.
Fearful mums and dads said they are too scared to send their children back to Hangleton Infant and Junior School in Hove until the pupil is permanently excluded.
The mother of a six-year-old classmate who witnessed the terrifying incident said she is considering taking her daughter out of school next term.
The concerned mother, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "My daughter said he came to class with a spoon and two knives, one of which was a steak knife.
"He threatened to chop the teacher's head off. This isn't the Bronx, it shouldn't be happening.
"He is being given one-to-one teaching on-site but he shouldn't be allowed back.
"I don't want a call saying my daughter's been stabbed. The boy needs help."
Another worried parent said: "He is a quiet boy, you don't hear from him."
Brighton and Hove City Council confirmed the pupil is back at school being educated in isolation.
He threatened to chop the teacher's head off. This isn't the Bronx, it shouldn't be happening
Hangleton and Knoll councillor, Dawn Barnett, said parents "are not happy" that the pupil is still at the school and will look for new schools unless something is done.
She said: "I received an email from the council saying the child and his mother were being given alternative arrangements for education.
"But I'm upset I only found out about what happened from parents in the playground. It's disgusting."
Headteacher Emma Lake said: "Following an incident on Monday in a Year One class we excluded one of our pupils in line with our school behaviour policy.
"We would like to reassure parents that their children were not put at risk by the incident which was dealt with effectively and immediately by the class teacher.
Ms Lake said the school was working closely with the child's parents and Brighton and Hove City Council's specialist education team to support his "future education needs".
She also said arrangements have been made to ensure there is no repetition of the incident.


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Not Your Typical Valentine
Posted on 02/09/2015
Although almost 36 million boxes of chocolate are sold for Valentine's Day every year, you don't need to buy a box of chocolates to spread love this February 14. Forget spending a fortune on roses while trying to make a romantic gesture. Focus on those people who need love the most. Try paying it forward this week or getting in touch with long-lost friends and family.
Pay it forward— Celebrate Valentine's Day by committing a random act of kindness this week. Do something nice and thoughtful, even if it's little, for a stranger. Perhaps try paying for the next customer in line at a coffee shop, or send inspiring Valentine's Day cards to complete strangers from the white pages. Maybe it's shoveling snow from a neighbor's sidewalk. Whatever it is, do it with love.
Send a card to a long-lost friend— It is normal to have some great friends get lost in the shuffle of life after high school, college, marriage, kids… it's hard to keep up with it all. Although you may not have talked to them in years, track down an old friend's current address and send them a cute Valentine's Day card. Tell them how much those memories mean to you.
Call your family members— Although we tend to pay attention to our sweethearts for Valentine's Day, we often neglect the other people we love in our life, too. Call your parents, brother, sister, or perhaps a second cousin. Whoever it is, reach out and tell them how much they mean to you.


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Eustace Chesser is a male celebrity.
He was born on Saturday March 22nd 1902, in Edinburgh, Scotland,.
The blue line displays Chesser's physical self during a 23-day cycle, starting at his date of birth. The physical self measurement is an indicator of his energy levels in terms of coordination, strength, and general well-being. If the blue line is at the top of the chart he is in a physically energized portion of his cycle. If the blue line is at or near the bottom of the chart Eustace is in a low point in his physical cycle. High points are an excellent time to take on physically challenging ventures. Low points indicate he may be physically spent and may need to take it easy for a while.
The red line represents Eustace Chesser's emotional self during a 28-day cycle, in terms of creativity, sensitivity, mood, perception, and awareness. When the red line is near the top of the chart Eustace is feeling emotionally strong. His outlook on life tends to be at its best and his interactions with others are most successful. Low points on Chesser's emotional line indicate times when he may need to retreat somewhat. Eustace Chesser is more likely to be depressed during these times. High points indicate times when he will enjoy the company of others and find expressing his feelings the easiest.
The green line tracks Eustace's intellectual self over a 33-day cycle, in terms of alertness, analytical functioning, logical analysis skills, memory or recall abilities, and communication. When the green line is near the top of the chart Chesser's mental faculties are at their sharpest. This is the time for him to seek solutions requiring logic and analysis. Conversely, at those times when the green line is near the bottom of the chart Eustace Chesser's intellectual capabilities are at their lowest. Eustace might find it prudent to delay work requiring serious thought until he reaches a higher position in his cycle.
The purple line charts Eustace Chesser's varying intuitive (or compassion) strength at different points during a 38-day cycle. When the purple line is near the top, his powers of intuition are at their strongest. During these times Eustace Chesser might even experience moments of serendipity. These high points are times when he should be more willing to trust his hunches. When the purple line is near the bottom of the chart, his intuitive powers are at their lowest. At these times Eustace Chesser might want to shy away from making decisions because "he just knows" and rely on a more analytical approach to decision making.
The aqua line travels the ebb and flow of his 53-day spiritual sensitivity cycle. When the aqua line is at the top of the chart Eustace Chesser is very in tune with his spiritual self. At these times Eustace may reach new heights religiously or experience intense mystical experiences. During periods when the aqua line is near the bottom of the chart Chesser is not particularly in sync with the spiritual side of life.
The yellow line traces Eustace's aesthetic powers through a 43-day cycle. During periods when the yellow line is at the top of the chart Eustace Chesser is most open to the arts as well as being at the pinnacle of his own creative powers. The high points are perfect times for Chesser to express his creative self. During periods when the yellow line is at the bottom of the chart he is not nearly as in touch with his creative self. During these times Eustace Chesser might do well to put his energies into things that do not require large amounts of creativity.
The orange line follows the flux in Chesser's level of self-awareness in cycle of 48 days each. At times the orange line is near the top of the chart he is most in tune with himself. During these periods Eustace Chesser can experience profound moments of self-discovery. During periods in his cycle when the orange line is near the bottom of the chart Chesser is not nearly as connected to his inner-self.
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This Week in AP Physics
We will continue our study of electrostatics by exploring electric fields, electric potential energy, electric potential, and potential difference. If you think that's a lot of sound-alike stuff, you're right! We'll sort it out, but bring your will power! Expect a test by the end of the week. Time permitting we'll conduct our final experiment for the unit. Up next: CIRCUITS!!! (So.much.fun!)
This Week in Physics
We will complete our study of circular motion, gravitation, and planetary orbits with one last assignment and our unit test on Tuesday or Wednesday. Your formal lab report for the circular motion experiment is due on Tuesday but will be extended to Wednesday if our test is on Tuesday. (Remember that the hardcopy of your lab will be due at the start of class on the due date; an upload is due to TurnItIn.com by 3:00 of that day. Remember to write using Google Drive and share your document with me at email@example.com…Note that I do not use that address for email correspondence. Be sure to use the lab document as well as the lab report writing guide and lab report rubric as you write.) Up next: Electrostatics! For the day after we take the circular motion test, please take notes on Electrostatics Podcast 1 – Introduction to Charge and Electrostatics Podcast 2 – Conductors, Insulators, and Charging, and for the next day, please take notes on Podcast 3 – Electric Force.
Cool Science of the Week
It's Leap Day on Monday! What you may not realize is that there is a scientific reason we add a calendar day every four years. It turns out that a full year is actually 365.256363 days long. What to do with that extra quarter of a day that builds up every year? If we didn't add a calendar day every four years, eventually our calendar would nudge its way backwards, making our calendar out of sync with the seasons. (You may notice that our orbit isn't exactly 365.25 days long, so eventually that adds up, too. We do have ways with dealing with THAT, but you'll have to watch the video to get that part of the story.)


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The price of eggs is heading northwards —33-38 per cent rise in the last one month. Contrary to the usual trend of prices starting to moderate in summer, these are registering an upward trend across India this year.
There are sundry reasons, the increase in prices of bird feed being prominent. D Chandrasekharan, a senior scientist at the department of animal nutrition, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) said, "In the past year, the price of soybean has increased from Rs 18 to Rs 30 per kg, maize from Rs 10 to Rs 13 per kg and rice bran from Rs 6 to Rs 9 per kg."
At such prices, experts say old birds are being culled and many farms are operating at 50-60 per cent of capacity. The prolonged summer this year has also affected production. States in the north might see a 30-40 per cent drop and in the south, output is less by eight to 10 per cent.
"In the north, there is intense heat, so bird mortality went as high as 15 per cent and egg production was hit by 30-35 per cent," said Mohit Raja, director of the Rajpura (Punjab)-based Raja Farms.
According to P Tamil Arsan of Pepe Farms, Namakkal, having a little over 500,000 birds, "In the last three months, feed prices have shot up by 30 per cent. So, farmers are culling the birds for better returns. The birds are being culled at 17 weeks against the earlier 72 weeks, which could even stretch to 80 weeks."
A dozen eggs are being retailed at Rs 40-50, compared with Rs 30-36 a month before. The National Egg Coordination Committee, the association of poultry farmers (most of the eggs sold in the country come from its members), has asked the government to help.


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Various brand names have various kinds of products
The distinction can be found in its gentleness, or the suppleness of the mattress. People ought to update comfort in the bedroom by bearing in mind the need which they desire to satisfy.
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Like many Schenectady residents, you may already be getting ready for Halloween during the last weeks of September and the first part of October. Halloween has become a favorite holiday for millions of people across the country. Unfortunately, this time of year is also one of the most dangerous for children and others who roam the streets on All Hallows Eve. At Bendall & Mednick, we understand that this may be a fun time for you and your children. However, we also want your family to be safe.
The National Safety Council points out that October is one of the deadliest months of the year, mainly due to pedestrian accidents during Halloween festivities. The following tips may help you and your children avoid accidents during this spooky month:
Discuss traffic safety, including when and where to cross the street, with your children before they go out trick-or-treating.
Make sure Halloween costumes are visible – either with reflective fabric, glow sticks or a flashlight.
Send younger children out with an adult or responsible older children.
Talk to your children about not walking while looking at their smartphones or other electronic devices, and to stay aware of their surroundings.
If you are driving, be on the lookout for trick-or-treaters crossing the street or near driveways. Drive slower than the speed limit in residential areas.
When you and your children observe safe pedestrian and driving habits, you may greatly reduce the risk of being in a tragic accident not just during Halloween, but at any time of year. You may learn more about pedestrian accidents by visiting our website.


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Italy, France, Spain and Belgium banned short selling today. They want to calm the markets down, and they figure "the shorts," as they're called, are a disruptive influence! Heidi Moore posts on the reasons governments ban short selling, and muses on whether such bans are effective.
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Sunday, February 19, 2006
My school daze...
Growing up in Miami, my sis, bro and I had lots of friends and played all the time, life was good. But then a certain bad element began infiltrating the nice neighborhoods and the day that this asshole named Ricky Alford beat me up in the schoolyard because he said I cheated on the spelling test, a test which would decide which student would attend the Dade County SPelling Bee. Let me just interject that if there's anyone who doesn't need to cheat in spelling it's me. Been like that my whole life. Spelling comes as naturally as eating or going to the bathroom. Yep it's that easy, so you can see that I was pretty freaked out when RA and RM both from my sixth grade class, threatened to beat me up after school because they said I cheated. I should have known that was a world to come....those who can't blaming their inadequacies on those who can. Anyway, RA had me face down in the dirt pounding on me (yeah I know it takes such a real an to beat up on women doesn't it?) and my sister ran down the block to our house which was only 5 minutes away. And then RA let me up and here comes mom, barreling down the street in my dad's pickup truck and aiming straight for the group of kids coming down the street, one of them being that son of a bitch who had beat me up.
After that my parents realized that we might not survive high school, so they decided to move us out of the city and into the country. They moved us to a small town in North Florida, and we attended a small school whose population at that time in 1980 was about 600 kids from K-12th grade. My parents had talked to the principal of the school and was told that bright kids get to skip grades (not once did I ever see that happen), and we were told that it was a really nice town in a nice rural area. It would help that my mom's folks had retired from Miami to Ocala, which is just an hour or so away, a year earlier and we were glad they would be nearby again, as an hour was probably the farthest they'd ever been from us.
So we moved. Two parents, three pre-teen kids, two dogs, a bird, two vehicles, and a very large Jartran moving truck containing all of our worldly possessions. We landed at our six acres of pure heaven in November 1980 and have been here ever since.
Let me just say that the first thing that happened when we started school was people called us "refugees" you see back then in the country, everyone was related to everyone else and strangers just weren't welcome. In fact, our being from Miami automatically labeled us Cuban. Strange though because even though we three kids had to learn spanish in elementary school, nobody in our family was Hispanic and the closest we'd come to Cuba was that we had lived some 190 miles from it and our best friends in Miami were a Cuban family. That was the extent of our ties. But it didn't matter. The kids in school who did this (and their parents who allowed it to happen) were just ignorant of anything outside this small town.
I recall the time one of the local rednecks talked about the "new Jew in town" and my father was in the store when this happened, proudly displaying his Star of David (symbolizing mom's Jewish heritage) with a cross in the middle (to symbolize his own heritage). There were a lot of people in that town who hated blacks, Jews, hispanics, and basically anyone not like them. You can't convince me the KKK didn't run rampant in some wild rural areas of that part of the country. So it seemed that my parents traded one sordid sort of people for another. But at least we kids would live through this, our future wasn't so sure staying in Miami. And overall looking back I'd say that while there were some great folks we left in Miami, the quality of the people overall and the environment made the move a wise one.
As we kids grew up in this small town, it was hard to make friends. Some kids were really critical and mean to us, some were really nice, and some were undecided. Once they figured out we weren't anything "special" we were pretty much just left alone. I don't recall anyone just jumping at the bit to get to know us. I tried so hard to be liked, I tried to fit in, I really cared about what others thought of me. Truth be told though, I was just a regular person, ordinary but not extraordinary, except for the fact I could kick the entire county's ass in spelling, and that helped gain me a few short-term friends. I mean I can honestly say the only time I had everyone in the school rooting for me was the two years in a row I kicked our county rival's ass in the county spelling bee. Before I came along, it hadn't been done in years. But other than that, I was really an unknown.
I'll interject here and say that when I was in the 6th or 7th grade, I used to stay after school and watch the older cheerleaders practice. Would you believe I still remember all their names? They graduated in 1980-82, nice girls too. Two of them were cousins, M and M and they even drove me home after practice. They knew how much I wanted to be a cheerleader. I think I wanted to be a cheerleader though so I could be popular. In a small town like this, if you were a cheerleader, everyone respected you.
As I got older, I got into trouble, mostly because I wanted things my mother wouldn't give me and then also because I wanted attention. We had a principal who frankly was more interested in punishing me than finding out why I was behaving like I did. I wasn't a bad kid, never did drugs, or hurt anyone or anything like that, I just did stupid things. If the kids in school were using that as an excuse not to like me, it was crap, pure crap. They never liked me in the first place. I suffered through the most miserable junior high school years, wishing it all would end. What made it bearable was well I don't know. Looking back my home life wasn't as bad as I thought it was, maybe that's what got me through it. That and just the grace of God, I think.
Anyway, it wasn't till I hit the 11th grade things began picking up. My folks were almost forty and going out on Friday and Sat nights occasionally. My sister and I would go skating those nights, I was living with grams next door to mom and dad so I had more freedom, it was getting better. But school itself, well it still sucked. I'd had a few teachers along the way who cared about me, well let's see, there were two--Mrs. J who taught me to share my feelings in our private class journals, Mrs. A, who taught me how to express myself through art (when I wasn't even an artist), and Mrs. B who helped me express myself through journalism. I hate to say it, but throughout my entire high school career, four years 9-12 grade, these are the only three teachers who gave a damn.
I was a smart kid but hating my teachers and many of the students didn't make me exactly excel in school. My teachers labeled me and that was that. I hated PE because my teacher was a bitch, I hated regular math because our teacher used to preach I was going to hell and he treated me like a second-class citizen, I hated home economics because the teacher was a bitch, I hated biology because the teacher was a bitch, and I hated algebra because I couldn't understand it, though Mr. P really tried to explain it. I hated the teachers and the students. I hated the way some girls pretended to be my friend and then turned on me, I hated the way the boys wouldn't be nice to me. It was j
My parents frowned upon too many extracurriculars. My sister and brother played in band but I didn't have any extracurriculars---except for journalism my junior and senior year. Fortunately for me, I was made an editor of the high school paper in 12th grade. I was the news editor and I wrote editorials that were really progressive and really enlightening. Looking back, they needed work but not many seniors were writing about the things I wrote about. I also wrote a few sports editorials, and I even did the play-by-play of the 1986 WorldSeries in the post series edition. I had finally found a way to express myself. And it made me popular. People read my stuff, finally I had a way of making other people hear me.
I also worked on the yearbook, I was the editor of the clubs and organizations section. It was an outstanding yearbook and I know my old pal "ST" here who comments frequently on my blog will recall the long hours we all put into it. It was by all means, SUPERB. And when we sent it to print, it was like this big overwhelming feeling of accomplishment.
So imagine my sadness when I received a letter from my journalism teacher/yearbook advisor Mrs. B, while I was in boot camp, telling me that the damn yearbook company LOST the original we sent them. They lost it, it was gone forever. Mrs. B and her current class had to recreate a new yearbook for us but it didn't matter, it could never be the same, and it wasn't. The photos were blurry, outdated, things were misspelled, the layout sucked. It was horrible. I don't think I ever got over that. Those of us in that class had created a work of art, that could have been up for big recognition, and it never came to be. My big moment was sitting in a warehouse somewhere collecting dust because it didn't get delivered to the right place.
That still just chaps my hide!
Once I joined the military I left town and kept in touch with only one person who claimed to be a friend but had really been two-faced towards me. Her mother didn't like me and had forbidden her from being around me, like I was some sort of plague. Like HER daughter was an angel?
Later on when I returned to the area I made friends with a couple of the people I had known in school but not hung out with. I got in touch with ST ( I just can't remember how it all came about) who I had known in school and we got along but we weren't friends. She was quiet, had a boyfriend (RT), and kept to herself. She was on homecoming court and was popular but she wasn't a cheerleader and she didn't play sports. Everyone liked her though. Then there was her boyfriend, now darling husband RT and his brother RT who I had gotten along with in school but geez Louise those boys loved to argue--about ANYTHING. I used to watch the way they picked on one another!! I enjoyed becoming friends with them. There was JJ, who was also from Miami and had moved here a few years after me, and even though our dads worked together, we hadn't been good friends in school, now we keep in touch and it's nice. And then there was JB who I had really just disliked in school and later on when I ran into her she was so nice and pleasant, a real genuinely nice person and we became friendly. Sadly she died in December so I never got a chance to say I really appreciated getting to know her. There is one more person too, MK who like me, wasn't well liked in school, but they disliked her for different reasons. She never got into trouble, in fact she was a straight A student, and a nice girl, a little bit of a thing, but she was different, dressed different, acted different, and the popular girls made fun of her. Oh when they needed help on tests, they asked her but other than that they could give a shit less. The boys were the same. Later on I found her, we corresponded and she was happily married to a police officer and has two beautiful children. She's really an awesome person and it was nice to see what I missed out on not knowing her. I do know the alienation she felt in school, I should have been her friend.
At the ten year reunion in 1997 things became interesting. Now I had sworn I wasn't going but my mother said "you should go and show them all how smart and gorgeous you are!" Yeah yeah yeah. Now of course years later mom and I were so damn tight and finally I decided to listen to her LOL. And so I showed up at the afternoon picnic and had fun, people kept saing "wow you look great" they asked about my military duty, college, all that stuff. Wow, most of the were interested in me and I could care less about most of them (except the few I mentioned previously). I felt like I was in a foreign world. They were all married with kids and there I was single and living it up. Later on we all went to dinner and I noticed that all the same old groups gravitated towards one another. For whatever reason I could not bring myself to sit with the popular people in a closed setting. All I could remember is what bitches most of them were, . The funniest thing about that day was that the guys really talked to me, they were just real friendly. A guy who had called me names, terrible names in school and publicly degraded me was there with his wife, his much younger wife, and he was being nice as if nothing ever happened. And then one of the guys who had been popular, played sports and was more a well-liked guy than anyone other guy in the class (always the mister nice guy, was nice to me in school but never really got to know me), was being his same old very nice self.
ST and I have often discussed this, about how people change when they get older and it's true. And it's important not to hate or hold grudges for stupid things people did long ago. When I look back at my school days now I am not angry,and I do recall more of the fun times I had. Weird isn't it? There were actually good times in school, I just didn't see them back then because the hurt was so blinding. It's like now I remember that much of my life back then in school and at home was really good, it makes me feel warm now to recall it, but living it back then was hell.
But isn't it like that for all everyone? It always seems worse when you're living it.
Long ago I did finally forgive those who were mean to me and treated me like crap, that goes for the teachers and the students. I would not go out of my way to be nice to the people who were mean, but I certainly don't wish them harm. I know that kids do stupid things but the thing is that they made a conscious choice when they clearly knew better. It makes me wonder...did their parents act this way? And do these people still act this way? I hope not.
I will admit, the town changed, people got older, it's a nicer place now. And looking back, I am sure that things appeared much worse than they might have been. That's what retrospect is when you're an adult, when you look back you realize it wasn't that bad. But there are some things that were, and you can never forget them.
Our experiences make us who we are. Had it not been for the experiences of my school days, I may not be the person I am today. And what kind of person am I? Well I am a good, decent, honest, hardworking and sincere person. I love my family and I am devoted to the few good friends I have. I am fair and balanced, I believe in equal justice for all. I am opinionated, outspoken, and sometimes so very insecure. I am well-liked by most, disliked by a few, and I'm sure the jury is still out on everyone else.
And yes, I still care what people think of me. I might talk tough and say "oh screw 'em" but really I do still care.
I guess some things never change.
7 comments:
Wow, that was awesome Jess. You mentioned some things I never knew about, but I know from experience we don't tell our moms everything. I went through some very similar experiences in high school, and all I wanted was to be accepted. Now that I look back on it, those jerks weren't even worth the tears.ReplyDelete
You have grown up to be someone worthy of praise. It's just a damn shame that a wonderfully bright and intelligent young woman who had so much to give, wasn't appreciated for all she was at the time. It's their loss.
As for me, I thank heaven that I was blessed with such a daughter.
- Anonymous2/21/2006
School sucked. I never liked it. At least the academic part. I REALLY REALLY liked seeing ST every day. I enjoyed playing football. Other then that it sucked. You are right about Mrs. P. I have not met any one in my life that I disliked more.ReplyDelete
I some times regret the way I acted in high school. I don't remember that I was ever really mean to anyone. I just was indifferent. When others picked on "the unpopular kids" instead of objecting I ignored it.
When we experience unpleasant things in this life, it often makes us better and stronger individuals. It also gives us somthing to look forward to in the life to come. "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any pain: for the former things are passed away." RT
Robert, you were never mean to anyone. You, RT, Brian, Carl, Mark H, Rich, and Randy P. (and Stan--remember him!) were really the good guys (did I miss anyone?). The rest of the guys--class A jerks. Do you remember Art class? I used to love that class, you and RT, and BR always had me laughing my ass off. You guys sat at the table across from me and OMG your brother and I used to argue constantly. I am so glad I got to know him later on, he's such a wonderful guy.ReplyDelete


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I was home for Thanksgiving for the first time since I decided to go full time. Everyone was wonderful. My brother (who I know is having trouble with his own journey regarding my transformation) was really trying, My neice and nephew were great. It seems the next generation doesn't have the hangups mine does. My cousin was awesome comfortable enough to make some of the witticisms that make him like a 'cool uncle'.
The latter leads me to another observation. I think sometimes we try too hard to be 'gentle' and 'inoffensive' It becomes a form of condescension. I actually felt left out in my veteran's circles until I heard a trans joke. And my cousin accusing me of transition to take advantage of the 'ladies first' feeding policy made me laugh so hard I nearly pee'd myself.
Anyhow I hope your Thanksgiving was happy…. And DAMMIT it's not Columbus day in this country so quite throwing native exploitation rants in my face.
Big Hugs.
PS used my passport instead of my driver's license and no one at the airport blinked. let alone accused me of using my husband's ID. I'm less like the joke that starts this blog than the scrutineer at the political polling center had me thinking.