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Huskers Open April in Arkansas
When: Monday, April 1 - Tuesday, April 2
Where: RidgePointe Country Club, Jonesboro, Ark.
Course Par: 72
Course Yardage: 6,565
Format: 54 holes
- Monday: 36 holes starting at 8:30 a.m. CT (Shotgun)
- Tuesday: 18 holes starting at 8:30 a.m. CT (Shotgun)
Live Golfstat Scoring: http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=4208
Daily Results and Recap: www.huskers.com
NU Media Relations Contact: Connor Stange (402-560-3758)
Email Address: email@example.com
Nebraska Starters (order not yet determined):
- Kolton Lapa
- Matt Record
- Jordan Reinertson
- Manuel Lavin
- Neil Dufford
The Nebraska men's golf team journeys to Jonesboro, Ark., on Monday and Tuesday for the ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate, looking to build off its best score of the season last weekend.
The Huskers will be among 19 teams competing this week at RidgePointe Country Club, a par-72, 6,565-yard layout. Monday's first round is an 8:30 a.m. (CT) shotgun start, with the second round immediately following. Tuesday's final round is also a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring for the event is available on Golfstat.com at the link provided above.
NU will use the same lineup as last weekend's Denver Desert Shootout, where it shot a season-best 859 over 54 holes en route to a sixth-place finish. Junior Matt Record paced the Huskers with a tie for 10th, which included a 3-under-par 68 in the second round.
Record will be joined by freshman Kolton Lapa, who has competed in every tournament for Nebraska this season. Lapa leads the team with a 73.48 stroke average and has garnered two Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week awards in 2012-13.
Seniors Jordan Reinertson and Neil Dufford will also tee it up for Nebraska at the ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday. Dufford is fresh off his best finish of the season, a tie for 16th in Goodyear, Ariz. Reinertson has competed in 17 rounds this season, averaging 75.59 strokes per round.
Manuel Lavin will be the fifth Husker in Jonesboro, sitting at a 75.82 stroke average. All five Huskers will travel but the lineup hasn't been determined.
Last Time Out: Record Ties for 10th in Arizona
Junior Matt Record shot a 1-over-par 72 in the final round of the Denver Desert Shootout on Saturday, March 23, to lead the Nebraska men's golf team to a sixth-place finish.
The Huskers produced a 292 in Saturday's final round for a 54-hole total of 859, their best score of the season. NU added 285 in the first round and a season-best 282 in the second round. Brigham Young won the team title, shooting 838 over three rounds. The Cougars' Zachary Blair took home individual honors with a 198 total.
With the tie for sixth, Nebraska defeated three teams ranked in Golfstat's top 70: No. 19 Illinois (12th), No. 39 Tulsa (tied for eighth) and No. 68 Colorado State (seventh). The Huskers also scored better than former Big 12 foes Kansas (tied for eighth) and Kansas State (14th).
Record finished with 212 for the tournament, marking his best 54-hole score of the season in seven stroke play events. On Thursday, he shot 72 before firing a 3-under-par 68 on Friday. Record's tie for 10th is his second top-10 of the season as he tied for eighth at the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational in October.
Neil Dufford and Kolton Lapa tied for 16th at Palm Valley Golf Course, a par-71, 6,925-yard layout. The pair matched 73s in the final round to each achieve a 54-hole total of 214. Dufford carded scores of 69 and 72 in the first two rounds while Lapa posted 71 and 70.
Senior Jordan Reinertson paced his way to a 3-over-par 74 on Saturday. Reinertson added a pair of 73s in the first two rounds for a three-round total of 220. He tied for 50th.
Manuel Lavin tied for 71st with 224 strokes. The junior shot 75 in the final round to go along with a 77 in the first round and 72 in the second round. Lavin edged teammate Kevin Gillick by three strokes in the tournament. Gillick, who played as an individual, produced a final-round 76 to tie for 85th.
Off the Tee:
- The Huskers are making their sixth all-time appearance in the ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate, which was formerly called the ASU Indian Classic. Nebraska claimed the team title in 1998 and notched top-three finishes in 1997, 2003 and 2004. NU's last appearance at RidgePointe Country Club was a 14th-place result in 2005.
- Freshman Kolton Lapa earned Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week honors on Feb. 27 after tying for fifth at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. The weekly accolade was Lapa's second of the season as he also earned it on Oct. 24, 2012.
- The Huskers have finished in the top 10 in seven of eight stroke play tournaments, which includes the team crown at the Fairway Club Invitational. Nebraska finished fourth at the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational, seventh at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate, tied for seventh at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate, eighth at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, 10th at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate and sixth at the Denver Desert Shootout.
- Lapa leads the Huskers with a 73.48 stroke average. He is the only player on the team to compete in every tournament this season (23 rounds). Lapa notched three consecutive top-10 finishes from October to February before that streak was snapped at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate.
- The Huskers have a 295.52 stroke average through eight stroke play events, often showing successive improvement in each round. Nebraska's third round scoring average is 293.00. The Huskers are averaging 299.63 in the first round and 293.63 in the second round.
- The Huskers added three golfers during the offseason. Sophomore Cameron Palmer joined Nebraska and has competed in two tournaments this spring. The other two golfers, Justin Jennings and Ian Hagener, are set to join the team in 2013-14.
- Nathan Wong will reshirt in his first season with Nebraska. Wong played high school golf at Hamilton in Chandler, Ariz., and joined the Huskers with his twin brother Aaron.
- Lapa set the school record for freshman 54-hole scoring mark during the fall season at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate. He shot 2-under-par 211 for the tournament and tied for seventh. Lapa earned Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week honors for his performance.
- The Spring Ahead: The Huskers will compete in two more tournaments this spring leading up to the Big Ten Championships, April 26-28. Nebraska will travel to Jonesboro, Ark., for the ASU Red Wolf Intercollegiate, on Monday and Tuesday before the Hawkeye Invitational, April 13-14.
- Under Head Coach Bill Spangler, who is in his 12th season, the Nebraska men's golf team has won 10 tournament titles. Spangler has also guided the Huskers to 30 top-three tournament finishes and six individual titles.
- The Nebraska men's golf program has four NCAA Championship appearances along with seven NCAA Regional starts. The last three seasons, the Huskers have sent one individual to the NCAA Regionals. Last season Scott Willman tied for 40th at the Norman Regional. In 2011 Andrew Wyatt tied for 41st at the Colorado Regional and in 2010, Brandon Crick tied for eighth at the West Regional.


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I think this was supposed to be a photography lesson in choosing interesting backgrounds. Or maybe in how to draw attention to especially big hairstyles.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Kodak Moments Part 2
I think this was supposed to be a photography lesson in choosing interesting backgrounds. Or maybe in how to draw attention to especially big hairstyles.
Posted by Dawn at 4:05 PM
29 comments:
- Sherry said...
You really need to get out more. LOL. Just kidding!
- September 29, 2008 at 4:13 PM
- Chrissy said...
"Who do you think you're fooling, buddy? 6 candles? Come on. People think you're her dad."
THIS is why I read your blog!! I am literally laughing out loud! You are so funny and such a great writer that you always brighten my day. I hope YOU have a great day!
- September 29, 2008 at 5:20 PM
Dawn, your Kodak moments part 2 post had me ROLLING! I love to read all your blog entries, but I expecially love it when you get snarky! LOL thanks for the laughs.
- September 29, 2008 at 6:03 PM
- ComfyDenim said...
That ewok looking thing - is actually an open mouthed frog...think "Wide Mouthed Frog".. that would hold matches or incense.
My mom used to have a smaller, MUCH smaller, version of it.
Though -- it really does look like an ewok. *L*
And Man, I hope he's wearing something under that stylish shirt, too. Otherwise, that's just creepy...
- September 29, 2008 at 7:07 PM
- Becky said...
On the one with the girl looking at the cow's hiney, I think it must mean "no darkness" on the circle with a slash. It is painted black on the inside of the circle.
- September 29, 2008 at 7:13 PM
- Ren said...
ROTFL!! Hilarious, I swear the first picture on first glance looks an awful lot like Sigourny Weaver.
- September 29, 2008 at 7:23 PM
- Liz's Random Thoughts said...
If I believed in reincarnation I would sat that that last pic of the cat is my cat reincarnated...;P
My mom thinks it looks like a bobcat...but I think she just has bobcat on her mind as I told her I might have seen one going across our field.....
Anyways got anymore pics??:)
- September 29, 2008 at 7:46 PM
- BoufMom9 said...
LOL Thanks for the pick-me-up :)
I have been having a rough, oh, I don't know...couple of weeks....
Love the dude in the button down shirt and possibly no pants. EWWWWW!
- September 29, 2008 at 8:25 PM
You make me laugh....it's always a pick-me-up reading your blog....can't wait for your book. Thanks for making me smile.
Jennifer - Portland, OR
- September 29, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Oh God, I don't know if I'm in tears over the pictures or your comments to them...and my husband must think I'm totally nuts!
That guy that looks like he isn't wearing anything under that stylish shirt must be wearing a speedo or something like it...let's hope. What do you think the girl next to him is thinking, Dawn. I can't wait for you to tell us, looking forward to more laughs.
Thanks again for making me cry...
- September 29, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Ok and now I can't get that song out of my head..."Like a bridge over troubled water...."
Thanks for the laughs!
- September 29, 2008 at 11:18 PM
- Jkhb said...
You made me laugh so hard, I almost peed my pants! Thanks for the laughs, your the best!
- September 29, 2008 at 11:36 PM
- Diana said...
ROFLMAO You always make my day better with your stories!
By the way, the red sign on the doors/fence behind the lady lookin at the cow's butt is a 'no parking' sign...photo was taken in Italy I guess.
- September 30, 2008 at 4:16 AM
That lady with the orange bikini - is she having a wardrobe malfunction?
- September 30, 2008 at 5:09 AM
- Mummy McTavish said...
I'VE GOT THAT BOOK TOO! or at least one in the series (or possibly more). It's a great laugh, thank you for giving it a great commentary.
- September 30, 2008 at 6:52 AM
Absolutely hilarious! And like Anonymous said, I can't get the Bridge Over Troubled Water song out of my head now either!
As for the cow-butt gazer picture, the sign is actually a European "No Parking" sign. The signs over there are VERY different from ours.
- September 30, 2008 at 7:45 AM
- soundsliketomatoes said...
That first picture looks like Sigourney Weaver's audition picture for the movie "Alien".
- September 30, 2008 at 8:19 AM
I believe it's a European no-parking sign - sorry it's nothing more amusing than that :)
- September 30, 2008 at 8:31 AM
- Patois said...
Truly some moments aren't made for Kodak. Great captions and descriptions.
- September 30, 2008 at 8:42 AM
- Nell said...
LOL too funny as usual... FYI the circle sign in the cow picture
means "no parking" in Europe. Maybe the old lady is moving the cow along b/c she doesn't want to get a parking ticket?
- September 30, 2008 at 8:44 AM
- car1224 said...
I am so glad I found your blog and started reading it. This was so funny that I was crying! That's a great way to start the day, plus it is one more thing I have to do before I run out of reasons not to get up and start my trusty Richard Simmon's workout! You are definitely added to my smile list!
- September 30, 2008 at 8:56 AM
That sign on the barn door means 'parking forbidden', at least to us europeans =)
I hope the link works!
Go on rocking the world with your hilarious posts!!
- September 30, 2008 at 9:36 AM
- Elleah said...
Maybe that circle on the barn door was to keep that crazy cat out!
- September 30, 2008 at 10:16 AM
- Yet Another Heather said...
Oh my gosh I'm sitting here at my desk giggling my head off and now people think I'm crazy. Okay, they already thought I was crazy but boy this is one funny post. Grandpa really DOES look like he belongs in a wax museum and DUDE! Put on some PANTS!
- September 30, 2008 at 3:04 PM
Was everything actually that orange in the 70's? Or has photography just come a long way?
- September 30, 2008 at 3:50 PM
- Mabunny said...
Hilarious! Thanks for the laughs Dawn.
- September 30, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Maybe the ambiguous "no something" sign painted on the barn door is "no looking at cows' butts." That's why the woman has that color handkercheif tied onto her head; she doesn't want anyone to take pictures so she can be indentified by the police later.
- September 30, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Duh! It means "no bull" or "no bullshit". See the bull?
- October 1, 2008 at 12:14 PM
- Lenice said...
Thanks for the laughs!!!
- October 1, 2008 at 6:50 PM

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Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Paris Trash
57 comments:
Those items are not trash but the treasures of a holiday. Yes, my bag is filled with the same things when I return. The pink box from Savarin in Uzes sits before me on my desk. Isn't it fun to remember?ReplyDelete
Carol, Our bags are stuffed with souvenirs exactly like yours! Love this post!ReplyDelete
- Nik from Brisbane8:27 AM
Carol on my recent trip to Paris from Australia I carried a lovely red leather journal, handbag size that some dear friends bought for me. Every day I collected ticket stubs from Paris Opera, Musee d'Orsay, The Louvre, restaurants etc and at night when all was quiet I wrote in my journal of everything I had experienced and then I pasted the relevant ticket stubs in there, I simply cannot throw them out. I am not a hoarder, I simply treasure the memories of my first trip to Paris.ReplyDelete
Thank you for all your entertainment that I am sure everyone enjoys as much as I do, merci x
Love it! I have a huge envelope full of French trash--receipts and business cards and napkins and those little bits of decorated paper they slip around a baguette. Every piece is too artistic to toss. One of these days I'm going to decoupage something with them.ReplyDelete
Great post, Carol!
Well....you totally have me beat on a fantastic ribbon collection! I must catch up. Yes, I have enough gelato spoons to open a store! I have every scrap of ephemera I can shove into the outside pockets of my suitcase from every trip! Great post....lots of memories brought back.ReplyDelete
This post made me smile this morning - the first and only time I've been to Paris I had little money so my souvenirs where "paper" like yours. I did however bring home as many of the individually wrapped sugar cubes as I could - my trip lingered on with every coffee once I returned to the US. Your blog really is awesome - just found it.ReplyDelete
- JoAnne9:11 AM
I'm a scrapbooker and when I came back from taking my granddaughter to Paris I was doing a layout about having lunch at Angelina's. Kate had ordered a Croque Madam and when I ordered a Croque Monsieur she changed her mind and her order. It wasn't until I was adhering the bill to the layout that I realized they had charged me for three sandwiches!ReplyDelete
Oh, well...
We also had an Opera, a Eclair Cafe and two Cafe Glace. I loved Angelina's.
We visited Laduree on the Champs Elysees, but only to carry out goodies. We wanted to go back for lunch or tea but never did. One of my favorite cafes is Grand Corona in Place De L'Alma.
I bring back sugar packs, coasters, napkins, bags, receipts, metro passes and anything that's not nailed down. Once on a visit to London I brought back a leaf from a bush on the grounds of Buckingham Palace. It is laminated and in a scrapbook.
Love the Angelina story JoAnneReplyDelete
I'm not the only nutter :)
I still have two large Chanel shopping bags found empty on the street right in front of the store on Rue Cambon....ribbons included...I tell everyone I got a Chanel bag in Paris..:)ReplyDelete
I brought back Carte de visit, l'addition ..maps, leaflets...but no napkin (serviette)!ReplyDelete
- Melody11:25 AM
I just have to comment. I love all that stuff. The ribbons, gift bags, receipts etc. Even the plastic spoons.ReplyDelete
Those are the things I love to keep.
In 1996 when I went to Paris; I also loved the little packs of sugar that are like sticks instead of the little packets we usually have here.
Good job Carol!
Plus, they provide tons of good sketching opportunities, I'm sure, eh? Lovely, Carol. I save all kinds of things when I travel--coasters from restaurants, bags, like you do, movie tickets, (I've been known to save metro and bus tickets, too), hotel receipts, soaps in pretty packets (I put those in baskets in our guest room) and notepads from hotels...I love 'em! I hang them all on my bulletin board thing and slide them under the ribbons so I can look at them all day and dream of vacations.ReplyDelete
What do you do with all your treasures? Ever considered making an assemblage/collage type of artwork with them?ReplyDelete
These are definitely wonderful treasures.ReplyDelete
I sometimes use my cartes de visit as bookmarks to remind me of the good times.
I am so glad to see that others love these kinds of things, too.
I forgot to say that sometimes if you are lucky and ask very politely, you can get menus from restaurants.ReplyDelete
I have one from Le Sud and one from Le Nord framed and hanging in my kitchen (These are lovely restaurants in Lyon).
We could do a museum with all these packagings you have!ReplyDelete
I am probably the only person who brings back toilet paper from France. At monoprix they have pink toilet paper I write a blog about pink living. There is a photo of it on my blog!! I save sugar cubes and business cards too.
Check out my blog
Marie Arden Pink Living
If it is down I am having computer serviced soon- it will be back up soon
Yes, I have to admit to bringing back paper napkins and the usual bling from hotel rooms. But what I treasure above all others are the dockets and large business cards from the fabric shops in Rue d'Orsel. They are the first thing I see when I open my business folder next to my computer. Bliss.ReplyDelete
- vickiemarie8:53 PM
Receipts, matchbooks, napkins, little soaps and shampoos from the hotel, the plastic toothpick that comes with the box of Jean-Charles Robhoux chocolates, postcards, museum passes, maps, metro tickets, acorns (didn't know you weren't supposed to do that!), an autumn leaf, Euros (unfortunately mostly coins), small shopping bags...now that I think of it, it's no wonder I had no room to pack the treasures I purchased!ReplyDelete
OH MAN! I have BAGS of this stuff!!! And I was pleased to see my fav chocolatier in one of your photos too..ReplyDelete
PLEASE pop into my blog and check out my Design on a Centime link on my sidebar, I wallpapered my powder room ceiling with a lot of my sturdier stuff!
I just can't bare to part with the rest of it...the little Deux Magot receipts and green business cards reminding me of beloved macarons...
Wonderful post.
- Miriam10:38 PM
Hi Carol, my name is Miriam and I am a visitor of your blog. It is so funny your post about Paris Trash!! Visiting Paris is in my dreams. With God´s help, I will someday, and I will sure bring back Paris Trash too!! My daughter recently went to Singapore for two weeks as part of her college studies in Buffalo State College. I told her for souvenir to bring me just that!! empty bottles, whatever product empty bags that she used, even just to go outside and collect rocks or dirt!! to me that´s a perfect souvenir. Fun post!!ReplyDelete
I collect the same things.It's so nice to see that others share this obsession. When I have people over I use all the napkins from different restaurants. the last time I was in France the waitress thought I was crazy. She put a napkin down, and I immediately folded it and put it in my bag. I have so many that now I have started to frame them and put them up all over my kitchen.ReplyDelete
I know it's just those little things that remind you of France. I collect sugar, shopping bags, plastic bags, ribbons from packages,Lotus tissues (the small size)those small pieces of chocolate they serve with your cafe creme, and yes, even those thin paper bags from anything bought in Paul's.
Merci for your blog!!!!!
Who thought trash could be so pretty?!ReplyDelete
I'll admit I'm guilty of taking paper souvenirs back from la belle ville... I have a stack of napkins/pens/hotel notepads and coins to give my room a little parisien ambiance...
Love your blog, keep it up! :-)
Reading your blog has become part of my morning routine; as regular as reading the daily news. I have my daughter to thank. She loves Paris and she's been there twice, so far. She keeps everything from Paris! Including receipts and tags.ReplyDelete
I keep lovely things too. I've started adding them to my journals. I thought we were the only keeper of lovely things like bags until today. :D I referenced your blog in a post on one of my new blogs. I have four-going-on five. Thank you for making my days lovelier. Your blog borders on bliss.
It's so good to know I'm not the only person who brings home things like this :) I have sugar packets from Ireland and newspapers from India! Hmm, dumpster diving in Paris? Now that sounds like a sport to me ;)ReplyDelete
He he, i have things like this strewn everywhere, receipts are a fave and so are brichures. I have quite a few in my handbag still!ReplyDelete
Ribbons too, i have a hermes ribbon tied around my desk lamp and i had quite a long Dior ribbon that i gave to a friends daughter, she wears it like a necklace or in her hair - too cute.
Your taste is impeccaable!ReplyDelete
Loved reading this post. Such a good reminder for my upcoming visit. Merci bcpReplyDelete
Oh my gosh...I thought I was the only one with this problem! haha. I came back with bags of all sorts and paper items and kept them all...even my metro tickets and extra stamps. I put them all in a photo album. Loved this post!ReplyDelete
I love that even the packets and sachets of disposables are long, slender, chic spills instead of the square, flat flimsy Sweet&Low packs of our everyday.ReplyDelete
I confess to kneeling in a hotel hallway (twice) and retrieving all the wonderful unopened condiments and accoutrement from abandoned room-service trays.
Love your blog:) I also collect thing from Paris, mainly from Laduree. Please come over to my blog and have a look at my Laduree cabinet and Laduree miniature bags.ReplyDelete
I've been reading your diary for a few weeks now, first thing every morning!ReplyDelete
It's your collection of paper bags and receipts that's incited me to write. I brought all of mine back from paris too and was sort of ashamed to admit it. They're all brilliant pictures. Have you been to a shop called 'La Cure Gourmande'? I love your site. Luce
You might check out Enchantment's chapter on facebook pages 139 - 142 by Guy Kawasaki.ReplyDelete
his facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/enchantment?v=app_4949752878
he also recommends Facebook Marketing:An Hour a Day coauthored by Mari Smith, called "The Pied Piper of Facebook" by Fast Company.
I love your watercolors, receiving them is like a mini Paris vacation,
Best regards,
Maud Guilfoyle


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Then my good, sweet daughter, Lexi, told Papa to change the number to 29 because I always say I'm only 29.
Then my bad children changed the number to 2940.
Then my totally evil children changed it yet again.
Oh, but it gets better. For my birthday, I opened a gift bag containing the following items...
You know, because OLD people sometimes have trouble seeing.
And OLD people have to take many pills for all their ailments.
A shower cap so I can get my hair done once a week and let it go for days.
You know, for all my aches and pains.
Because sometimes, you're just irregular.
Yeah, I know I have a
And, of course, everyone knows that OLD people love their butterscotch.
Of course there was no card with this particular gift. No one would admit to giving me this. They were probably just afraid I'd beat them with my cane.
*****I didn't come up with a Sunday Sound Out this week because there were just a couple questions. Isn't there anything you want to know? Doesn't anyone have any burning questions just begging to be answered? Hello? Anyone? Anyone? Buehler?*****


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Sunday, December 16, 2007
Sunday Sound Out
Yes, a swimming party in December. No, of course it isn't outside. You can't swim in ice. Don't you have indoor swimming pools where you live? Swimming parties are popular around here. It gives us a taste of "summer" in an otherwise dreary time of year.
I accidentally rejected about a dozen comments when I hit the wrong button. If you didn't see your comment show up, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose.
Thanks for the heads up about my blog, Brandi!
Thank you to everyone who wrote and gave me their best New York tips and to those who wrote to explain my pictures!
OK now for your questions...
Does your hubby do anything of this WITH you? do you allow him to?
Although my husband would be willing to help with my never ending "to do" list, I have a tough time delegating responsibilities because no one else does it THE RIGHT WAY!
Do you mind if I ask how many hours sleep you get each night?
Not nearly enough. Maybe 4-5 most nights. It usually catches up to me by Friday though.
Are you at the point where you can hire an assistant part-time to help you?
Is your fame (and I consider you far more famous than me, so, yes, you are famous)a blessing or a curse? Many of the items "to do" on your list are due to keeping up with the blog, and to promote your writing. So - was life better before the Ebay pokemon card sale or is it better after?
I figure it could be a blessing or a curse depending on how you look at it. I absolutely consider it a blessing. Not only has this given me some much needed income, but it's given me a feeling of purpose. Yes, I have increased responsibilities now and sometimes it's hard to keep up, but it's all worthwhile especially when I get emails telling me that I've brightened someone's day like this one that just came in...
Let me just say that as the "7th Child" and Hubby of a mother of six (5 girls and 1 Boy), I think you are one of the funniest persons I have ever had the pleasure of reading about. I love to read your daily adventures. They bring a certain highlight to my somewhat otherwise boring day. My wonderful wife is also a stay at home mom, and temporary (well semi permanent) father since I am stationed in Diego Garcia, for the next year as a career Navy Sailor. Between my wife and your stories, I get my fill of laughter at how overwhelming the job of a Mother can actually be. Please keep up the great Blog, and Happy Holidays to you and your family.
GSEC(SW) Johnny (Shon) Pation Reynolds IV
By the way, do you have your Christmas tree up? We want to see pictures of it.
OK, here ya go. This is after I rearranged the ornaments so that fifty ornaments were not hanging from the same branch…
I think you forgot to pee in all that hecticness (wow is that even a word?)
You don't happen to be a procrastinator like me do you? But I have learned that I do better under pressure. What about you?
According to my spell check, hecticness is not a word. But it should be. And yes, I'm a horrible procrastinator! Like you, I work much better under pressure. If I have three hours to get somewhere (for example: my plane!) I will be late. If I have five minutes to get there, I'll be on time.
Do you find it helpful to transfer that list to paper? Or does it just make it more depressing?
I always make lists on paper. I've officially turned into my mother.
Don't ya just love the holidays??
YES! I really, truly do! I sometimes have to remind myself what it's all about and step back from the craziness, but I love Christmas!
Hi Dawn, I've got to know... do you get the kids all dressed up and take a beautiful picture in front of the Christmas tree with everyone looking perfect for your Christmas cards?
I've done both the "try to get the perfect picture" and the "pick the least hideous one." This year, I just picked a picture from our trip to Florida. I've lowered my standards considerably. We no longer have to be coordinating. We don't have to be smiling, hair in place, make-up just so. In fact, we don't even all have to be looking in the general vicinity of the camera. At this point, if we're all at least partially in the picture, it's good.
Hey let me know as your arriving in New York are you humming the song "New York, New York"?
Well I wasn't until you brought it up. Gee, thanks!
You didn't pay attention to one bit of my advice, did you?
Well, no. Rick, your suggestions on my "to do" list were such a typical guy's response. And you're a total enabler as far as my procrastination problem goes.
Maybe a Sunday question: What's a typical day in the life of a mom of 6?
My blog about sums it up.
O'Hare has got to be one of the worse airports to deal with in the country - far too big, confusing, and UGH. I'm sorry.
Nah, I can find my way around O'Hare no problem, however I wasn't terribly fond of LaGuardia for two reasons. One - I thought we were landing in water. Seriously, the plane was going down, getting ready to land and all I saw out the window was water. The land didn't appear until about 2 ½ seconds before the wheels touched down. The other thing is - I think there must only be like 2 runways because we sat on the ground for a half an hour waiting our turn to take-off. When we took off, I saw a line of more than a dozen planes waiting behind us.
Yum yum on that treat delivery- who was that from? YOUR agent?
Actually, it was from my wonderful new friends at Guideposts!
Here's a question for Sunday...what is your hotel and where exactly is it located? What's your favorite thing about it?
I stayed at Morgans on Madison Ave. My favorite thing…hmmm, it's a toss up between the shower that had both hot and cold running water, but not at the same time, and the fact that one of the elevators was broken, making for a long wait to get downstairs. LOL! Actually, it was a nice hotel and it was within close walking distance to so many cool things.
Just received this from a traveling friend of mine. Since you're staying in a hotel, you might want to check it out (or not - ewww!). DON'T use the glassware.
I didn't watch that because I figure ignorance is bliss. I did however, take the phone and the remote control, wrap them in the bedspread, and throw them into the corner of the room because Mike Rowe told me to.
Oh Dawn, there is one sight you will regretfully miss, and that's the guitar playing naked cowboy!
Yes, we were told about the naked cowboy. In fact, I believe the exact words used to describe him were, "He's built like an Adonnis. Really - he has the body of a Greek god." Sadly, we did miss him.
Is that a ribbon around the Rockefeller building in that picture where you're looking up at it??
Nope, that would be cool though. Those are just flags in the foreground, so they look really tall.
Wonderful pics...I was wondering though..that group shot at dinner...what did you do? Just stop the waiter and say "wait, can you take a picture of this for my blog??" LOL...
Yeah, isn't that what you do when you go out to eat?
Did you really meet Edward Grinnan from Guideposts? Is he as "interesting" in person as he seems in the magazine?
I really did! I didn't spend too much time with him, but he seemed very interesting in person as well. He did tell a really nice story about the effect Guideposts Magazine had on a reader. In fact, I met a lot of really nice folks at Guideposts and I feel bad because I don't remember all their names.
I was thinking, "Oh no, what if Dawn starts cutting the publisher's steak!?!" Fondue was a wise choice.
ROFL!!! Now, THAT would've been pretty funny!
What do you do in order to get those very large photograph in your blog?
I dunno. Click on "large" when it asks what size photos you want to insert?
Did you have a chance to ride the subway while you were here?
Nope. I didn't even have time to pick any chewed gum off the railings.
St. Patrick's Cathedral, of course - are you too young to remember seeing the giant Sta-Puf Marshmallow Man stepping on it in "Ghostbusters"? And Bill Murray yelling, "Nobody steps on a church in my town!" Cracks me up, just thinking about it.
Ahhhh yes! LOL! Speaking of Bill Murray - the guy I sat next to on the plane coming home, told me that Bill Murray had been on his flight out to New York. Aren't you glad I told you that?
The gentleman who sat next to you on the plane - around my house, we refer to those kinds of questions as "If a monkey bit you.." questions (from an old episode of Wings, in which an extremely annoying customer asks Joe some dumb question about biting monkeys).
ROFL!!! I'll have to remember that! Joe (my Joe) asks those kinds of questions all the time!
You didn't post the picture I was most looking forward to seeing!!! The one of your daughter with whatever medium she had decided to paint herself with while you were gone! Surely she got INTO SOMETHING and painted herself? Yes? Please! You gotta give me something!!! You can't tell me you went away and your husband was in charge and your child did not get into anything blue or green or markers or food coloring or frosting or anything fun like that?
Well, I don't have a picture only because I had the camera with me, but fear not, she did get into something. My husband decided to patch some holes in the walls while I was gone. When he stepped outside to check the meat he was grilling, she put her hand in the joint compound and smeared it all around the place.
Did you get the snow globe???????????
Yeah. I give it a week until someone breaks it.
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Did you just say your husband was grilling? Outisde? In Chicago? In December? It was waaaaay too cold, icy and snowy here for that to be any kind of fun this week. Maybe he was pretending he got to escape the children for those brief moments?!?!
- Laura
- December 17, 2007 at 1:36 AM
hehehe! i'm first! just wanted to say i love your blog and read it daily. i think your son Spaz and my son would get along famously. i could also call my boy Spaz. Cant wait for your book! you're the new Erma Bombeck!
- December 17, 2007 at 2:02 AM
- Rick said...
You Wrote: "Rick, your suggestions on my 'to do' list were such a typical guy's response."
I Ask:Was that suppose to be some kind of criticism? Because I saw it as a total complement. Thank you.
Note: The afore posted question was not meant for use on one's said, "Sunday Shout Out." Therefore, the author of this blog, one Dawn - mother of six, should not use it on the afore mentioned "Sunday Shout Out" for responding purposes. It was was posted solely for the viewing and entertainment of Monday's blogging audience only. Thank you.
- December 17, 2007 at 2:25 AM
- Donna said...
You know, I have a friend who insists that she considers my blogs (yes, I have two) a "ministry". I laugh at the thought, but I suppose if I can give somebody reason to smile on a day when everything around them looked bleak, maybe she's right. Do you agree?
- December 17, 2007 at 3:32 AM
- Deb in OPKS said...
Hi Dawn,
You get so much more traffic on your blog than I do. Do you mind if I use your popularity to promote a movie that also supports a charity? It's called The Child King and it is a sweet story about two brothers, one with Down syndrome, and their search for faith, love and the elusive Sanata Clause. I wrote a review on my blog for anyone interested in more info or a link to the movie's site. All proceeds to the sales of the DVD's go to support those with Down syndrome.
Thanks for all you do. Deb
- December 17, 2007 at 6:10 AM
- Lucille said...
Good morning!
Love the updates and answers. Here is one for next week...
This is the final countdown week for Christmas and I'm curious - WHEN did you start/finish your shopping?
I'm like a groupie - I live to see my question answered and to be #1 on the comment field. LOL!
Doesn't take much for me, does it?
- December 17, 2007 at 7:03 AM
- Brenda said...
About the snow globe breaking, I often look at things in the store and think "I could save a whole lot of time and space in my house if I just throw this on the floor and smash it now." There I can at least yell "clean up on aisle 5". Of course, I'd pay for it first.
- December 17, 2007 at 7:27 AM
"Does your hubby do anything of this WITH you? do you allow him to?
Although my husband would be willing to help with my never ending "to do" list, I have a tough time delegating responsibilities because no one else does it THE RIGHT WAY!" - That is my problem. I wish I could find a way past it. It would certainly make life easier. But then again I would have nothing to complain about, what would I do all day!!
- December 17, 2007 at 7:50 AM
- My Flock Rocks! said...
We just bought a house with an indoor pool! I couldn't wait until the first snow to swim! This Christmas, the party is at our house...Pool party!I was amazed that I could still fine beach balls, goggles, swim rings and pool toys for the kids! BTW, the water is 90 degrees...it's our 20 thousand gallon bath tub! Happy Holidays!
- December 17, 2007 at 8:09 AM
What a great blog...
- December 17, 2007 at 8:16 AM
- Ashley said...
Your comment about rearranging the tree ornaments rang so true with me. I only had two kids helping decorate the thing and to this day see where I need to move things around. It doesn't help that I sit in front of the tree working on my laptop all day-I'm so anal about things being balanced it's ridiculous. I even rearranged the ornaments on the trees in my kid's rooms. I need help.
- December 17, 2007 at 8:57 AM
Hey did anyone ever tell you what all those pennys are for? I don't know either and am now curious...
- December 17, 2007 at 9:09 AM
- My Semblance of Sanity said...
Once again, Love Sunday Sound-off!
- December 17, 2007 at 9:18 AM
LOVE it! LOL that Brooklyn got into goop on your husband's watch. I secretly wish mischief from my children when my husband is in charge. It's cruel- I know. But I get a lot more credit for my hard work when I return.
- December 17, 2007 at 9:56 AM
- Paulette said...
I received this email from my mom this morning... Thought you might like it!
Dear Santa,
I've been a good mom all year. I've fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited their doctor's office more than my doctor and sold sixty-two cases of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground. I was hoping you could spread my list out over
several Christmases, since I had to write this letter with my son's red crayon, on the back of a receipt in the laundry room between cycles, and who knows when I'll find anymore free time in the next 18 years.
Here are my Christmas wishes:
I'd like a pair of legs that don't ache (in any color, except purple, which I already have) and arms that don't hurt or flap in the breeze; but are strong enough to pull my screaming child out of the candy aisle in the grocery store.
I'd also like a waist, since I lost mine somewhere in the third month of my last pregnancy.
If you're hauling big ticket items this year I'd like fingerprint resistant windows and a radio that only plays adult music; a television that doesn't broadcast any programs containing talking animals; and a refrigerator with a secret compartment behind the crisper where I can
hide to talk on the phone.
On the practical side, I could use a talking doll that says, 'Yes, Mommy' to boost my parental confidence, along with kids who don't fight and three pairs of jeans that will zip all the way up without the use of power tools.
I could also use a recording of Tibetan monks chanting 'Don't eat in the living room' and 'Take your hands off your brother,' because my voice seems to be just out of my children's hearing range and can only be heard by the dog.
If it's too late to find any of these products, I'd settle for enough time to brush my teeth and comb my hair in the same morning, or the luxury of eating food warmer than room temperature without it being served in a Styrofoam container.
If you don't mind, I could also use a few Christmas miracles to brighten the holiday season. Would it be too much trouble to declare ketchup a vegetable? It will clear my conscience immensely. It would be helpful if you could coerce my children to help around the house without demanding payment as if they were the bosses of an organized crime family.
Well, Santa, the buzzer on the dryer is ringing and my son saw my feet under the laundry room door. I think he wants his crayon back. Have a safe trip and remember to leave your wet boots by the door and come in and dry off so you don't catch cold. Help yourself to cookies on the
table but don't eat too many or leave crumbs on the carpet.
Yours Always, MOM...!
P.S. One more thing...you can cancel all my requests if you can keep my children young enough to believe in Santa.
Have a GREAT holiday! Hopefully you will receive some of the things from Santa that you have wished for!
- December 17, 2007 at 10:02 AM
- The New Mom on the Blog said...
you commented about rearranging the tree ornaments...ya mdm!
I had my 2 boys do it at first since it was their first time having a christmas tree, but then I had no choice but to step in when I realised that all the ornament were at the bottom!
- December 17, 2007 at 10:26 AM
- Becky said...
Loved the Sound-Off, Dawn.
My tree doesn't have the problem of having too many ornaments on a branch...mine usually ends up naked around toddler height. Then I find the bulbs in places like the water at the base of the tree (along with various pieces of our VeggieTales Nativity Scene and a couple of matchbox cars), and under various furniture around the house.
Sounds like your trip was fun and productive...and, dare I ask, restful?!
- December 17, 2007 at 10:34 AM
You daughter painting herself reminds me of a book I recently found for my girls..."I Ain't Gonna Paint No More"...don't remember the author and at this point couldn't find it in my house, but if you haven't seen it, its a good one!
- December 17, 2007 at 10:45 AM
Merry Christmas Dawn.
I just want to say that I think you are doing so great! Six children is a lot and you do it so well. You inspire me and I thank you for that.
I hope you and your family have a very Blessed Holiday.
- December 17, 2007 at 11:11 AM
- Brandi said...
You're welcome!
- December 17, 2007 at 11:14 AM
Ok first, I live in Winnipeg (AKA Winterpeg), and we put our kids through swimming lessons weekly all winter :) Every other week we go to a water park, and it isn't unheard of to book into a hotel just to have the breakfast by the pool and swim all day :) If we didn't have swimming in winter, it would just be so darn depressing!
second, I can't let my husband fix things around here! If I want it done properly and not "good enough" or "passable" (which in my eyes it is not good enough unless it's perfect). Sigh* I have at least been able to let some things go. He decorates the tree, and I fix it as little as I can possibly manage. He cooks and cleans, and we have come to understand our little clutter of the world. He does anything electronic (TV, video game systems, VCRs, all that stuff I can't figure out). I do home repairs, tear out walls and put them where I want them, fix holes in walls, make holes in walls lol, electrical and even a little plumbing.
I am still preparing to not completely rearrange the tree! It goes completely against my nature!
- December 17, 2007 at 12:04 PM
We put the ornaments on our tree, but let our 3 year old put on the candy canes. It was funny because he had to put 2 together b/c they needed "friends". I have left then that way b/c I just think it's cute.
- December 17, 2007 at 12:25 PM
I have a 2 part comment. Feel free to not post it. As I have no way of emailing you, I've been thinking that I wished there were some way I could just tell you something that everyone else wouldn't have to see...then in one of those "duh, Stupid!" moments that I get, I realized that you don't have to approve my comment! Anyway, I read another blog by a writer with a popular homeschooling bent, and she blogged one day about how the whole book royalty thing works. It was very eye opening for me. I thought it might be an interesting condensed "heads-up" for you considering your new book deal. By the way, HUGE congrats!! You make all of us normal moms proud!
Anyway, my other thing was a plea from a daughter of a mother like you. Growing up, we could watch my mom do things if we stayed out of the way, but other than how to bake cookies, work the washing machine and clean a bathroom, she wouldn't let me do any of the other chores because I wouldn't do them right, especially cooking and laundry. I got married at 19 and felt completely swamped by what running a household was like. I had no idea how to cook, iron a shirt, and KEEP UP on the chaos that even 2 people create in a home. I was constantly calling home asking Mom questions, which, in turn, made her feel really guilty. I could clean anything, but kitchen and laundry chores were so overwhelming. So I guess my plea to you is this: when your girls get older, teach them to cook, clean, and do laundry at the same time. They may hate you for it...but only for 7-8 years until they are out on their own with their own homes, then they will "rise up and call you blessed." I hope this doesn't offend, as I am a fan, not a detractor.
- December 17, 2007 at 5:43 PM
- psychosupermom said...
You are hysterical! I just started blogging and I'm frazzled with 2 boys; I can't imagine how you do it with 6 kids. When I go out of town, I leave my husband 3 pages of singlespaced notes about schedules, carpools, etc., and things almost always go wrong. (One trip, he had to call me to ask how to make mac & cheese.) Go girl!
- December 17, 2007 at 7:28 PM
Your talent blows me out of the water. How do you do it all? Where do you find a second in your day to do everything that you do? I was very glad that you posted today, you can always make me smile, especially on a tough day like today. Thank you. You brighten me up when I need it.
- December 17, 2007 at 8:38 PM
- Manic Mom said...
Yay! My question made it into Dawn's list! But joint compound!!! Did she get stuck together?!?!?! Oh my!!!
- December 17, 2007 at 9:22 PM
The rest of the "If a monkey bit you..." question is, "...what kind of medicine would you have to take?" My kids are the greatest fountain of straight lines, ever. Sometimes it just doesn't seem fair...
- December 17, 2007 at 9:22 PM
I LOVE what you said about the Christmas photo of your family/kids. It's so true!!
This year I decided my DH and I have not changed enough that we need to be in the photo...and since only he or I can seem to effectively get a smile out of our kids (and because he is one of the hardest "kids" to work with on family picture day) our Christmas photo this year was just the kids. All 6, dressed in coordinating outfits (I have not gotten over that one yet, apparently) posed in front of my gold bedsheet. Yep, I hung the bedsheet on the wall, managed to rip it, and posed my children in front of it without washing it. How is that for Holiday class?? Nothing says Merry Christmas like an unwashed bedsheet with 6 kids in front of it.
I had a Christmas Miracle though, because 4 of the 6 smiled! Two weeks later, 5 of the 6 smiled on Santa's lap. We must be in the twilight zone or something, but let me tell ya, this Momma is happy!
Next year I'll try to let go of the coordinating outfits and wash the bedsheet instead.
Keep typing!
- December 17, 2007 at 10:15 PM
In one of the questions by a reader asked if it was a blessing or a curse...I look at it this way...
"there is only blessings never losses"
- December 17, 2007 at 11:31 PM
- Michelle in WA said...
I know this has nothing to do with your blog (which I read every single day, even though I'm not a mom) but I'm hoping you can help me by spreading the word.
My husband is currently deployed to Iraq in a remote location. His tour has been faily safe so far, but kind of boring. One of the things they have been doing for fun is using little army guys to watch their doorways and stuff. There are two teams, and he is on the tan team. I've been looking for tan army men and tan army men support things (like tanks and helicopters and stuff). I was wondering if you would be able to put out a request for people's extra tan army.
Thanks so much. I love your blog to death. It always makes me smile, which really helps during this time.
- December 17, 2007 at 11:35 PM
Hi Dawn! As always, love the blog....This is completely unrelated to anything in your blog, but while out "power shopping" this weekend I saw something I just HAD to tell you about! I know you live in my general area but I'm not sure exactly where so this may be completely out of you way. There is a store on Route 38 east of Kirk Rd in Geneva called American Science and Surplus. While standing at the checkout counter I spied, of all things, BACON STRIP BANDAIDS!! I thought of your bacon loving son and how excited he may be to find these in his stocking on Christmas!
- December 18, 2007 at 12:48 AM
- Shellie said...
i could have told him that would happen with the joint compound. Did she eat any too? yum, frosting! Un patching the hole was the beginning of pica and several more holes were created. When they got sick of eating it, the twins used to actually chew the stuff up and spit it at us. Sigh! Such fond memories.
- December 18, 2007 at 1:15 AM
- Sharon said...
Swimming in December is better then Swimming in July! Well on any normal weather kinda of year! But cant say that this year, it has been very changeable weather here Downunder!! Cold one day, Rainy the next, then Scorching hot! Hey Maybe we will get SNOW on Christmas day that would be a laugh! Sharon from Downunder!
- December 18, 2007 at 5:17 AM
- Kathy said...
"Does your hubby do anything of this WITH you? do you allow him to?
Although my husband would be willing to help with my never ending "to do" list, I have a tough time delegating responsibilities because no one else does it THE RIGHT WAY!"
I can really relate to your answer to that question! We're moving and my son is really trying to help. I told him he could do his room, but the rest of the house is mine to do because it would never be done RIGHT otherwise! Thanks Dawn, I love reading your blog.
- December 18, 2007 at 7:25 AM
Not sure if I'm doing this right but here goes... Been following your blog fr a few months but have never left a comment but something made me giggle and that was this comment -
"O'Hare has got to be one of the worse airports to deal with in the country - far too big, confusing, and UGH. I'm sorry."
I traveled to the USA a few years ago by myself from Australia and after battling LAX airport, O'Hare airport was an absolute breeze!!!
- December 18, 2007 at 11:01 PM


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BTEC to keep LPN program
The Nursing program at the Boonslick Technical Education Center (BTEC) will remain as is, and will not be transferred to State Fair Community College. The decision was made officially at the Wednesday night Boonville R-1 School Board meeting after being tabled at the previous meeting in December. Coordinator of the BTEC nursing program Beth Rumbaoa, said originally the idea of changing the program was due to possible changes in accounting issues. She said this is not the first time the idea of changing the program has come up and she explained that LPNs are not just employed at hospitals, but also nursing homes and home health care agencies. "When we graduate students in the LPN program, they have no problem in finding a job. University of Missouri recruits our nurses as well. We still have a niche. We get people who decide to become a nurse later in life who then take part in our 11 month program," Rumbaoa said. She added once they get their graduates out into the workforce they can make as much as $18 an hour and there are no pre-requisites for the BTEC LPN program. State Fair's program mandates pre-requisites to enter its program. According to Rumbaoa this deters some students from entering a program such as this. "We do not have many that go on to further their education after completing the program here," Rumbaoa said. Dr. Brent Bates of State Fair Community College said they want to keep working with BTEC on their program but offered to take over the program if there was ever a need. A question by board member Gene Reardon asked if the programs could be combined together. According to Bates this was not possible, it had to be one or the other. He said the Missouri State Board of Nursing mandates that if State Fair is involved, their curriculum must be used. Board member Richelle Kluck asked since the program is good anyway, why change it? Reardon asked how many students enter the program from Boonville High School. Rhumbaoa said people come from the entire area to enter into the BTEC program. The last class, she said, had 19 people. Of those 19 people, only three were from the high school. A unanimous vote approved the BTEC LPN program. The board does plan to look at the program after a year and see if any changes are needed. In further news, the new drug testing policy has been tabled until the next meeting. Boonville School District Superintendent Mark Ficken said next month is the absolute latest the policy can be adopted. More questions were generated as far as testing. Board President Charlie Melkersman said schools are heading in a direction similar to Boonville. Boonville High School Principal Jeff Brackman expressed his sincere "go ahead" with the new policy, which was based on other district policy and recommendations of a committee of individuals from the high school, Laura Speed Elliott and the Boonville School Board. "I felt like it was a good committee because there were a lot of backgrounds represented. At the end we were able to agree what we wanted to see happen to the school community," Brackman said. Brackman said the policy will include all extra curricular activities the students are involved in. Under law the district cannot test students who are not in any extra activities because of the right to an education. Brackman also added once a student tested positive, the consequences could be less if a student would seek help for their problem. The policy also states once a student is out of activities, quits or even hands in their parking pass, they will be taken out of the 'pool' and would not entitle any further testing, unless they become active in activities again. Board member Brenda Campbell commended the committee for their work. She said everyone was a valuable asset and worked well with each other.


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***WARNING: This post is full of color!***
I love colors! I remember my first job, we had to wear ALL black all the time (like the MAC makeup artists! LOL) and I was just dying to wear anything that had the slightest pop of color so it didn't look like I was going to a funeral all the time. My mom thought I was going through a "goth" phase, LOL. So when I finally left that job, I went color crazy!
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (OCC) has phenomenal color pay-off and rich pigmentation. If you are looking for vibrant color in the makeup industry, then definitely check out some of their products. I recall first hearing about this company at a makeup show last year, and it was so nice to see them again this year at the recent Makeup Show in LA back in March.
I was able to get my hands on a few products which was perfect timing because I had a reader that wanted to know more about this brand and it's such a pleasure to try these out because I don't know any makeup companies (in a freestanding store like Sephora) that have such bright and vibrant colors, let alone being so affordable for us gals on a budget! OCC's nailpolishes and lip tar are absolutely GORGEOUS, I could not even believe how pigmented these were in ONE STROKE!
Now the lippies in the POTS are lightly-tinted balms (despite the fact they share the same name as the liptars), so they don't show up any color on my skin, but the LIPTAR (the ones in the tubes) are PIGMENTED. And this is surprising coming from a plastic tube one would think they are just regular lipglosses, but nope! These are amazing and much more pigmented than other brands out there not to mention affordable (only $12.50) considering YSL lipsticks are nicely pigmented but are $34 a pop! I know that given it's in a plastic tube that may seem steep, but it's the quality you are paying for. They also feel nice on the lips, not overly drying or gives a "cracked" look or feel. You can always put chapstick before you apply if you find it the least bit drying, but they were fine for me.
I will let the pictures speak for itself (click to ENLARGE some pics):
Don't mind my crappy looking nails, this was from awhile ago and I was trying to get my acrylic nails off so they look janky! I had to put "Dangerous" (gray color) over "Wasabi" since I only had 5 fingers! LOL (ONE COAT ONLY) see how pigmented they are???
The loose eyeshadows:
(NO BASE, applied DRY)
The Lippies:
These lip swatches are the LIPTARS (from the doefoot tubes, NO BASE):
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Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics (OCC)
***WARNING: This post is full of color!***
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- DSKNguyen said...
oooh I love your swatches, the middle lip pic looks like lavender whip!
- April 30, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- leslielovesmakeup said...
WOW! look at the lippies. they look so awesome!!!
- April 30, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Riza said...
Pigment is an understatement! I love the Katricia Lip Tar color, it would be such a fun color to wear. It reminds me of something Rihanna would wear. :]
- April 30, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- ting RN said...
WOW those lip tar colors look great on yur lips. esp the "uber"!!
- April 30, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Krasey Beauty said...
Umm, wow. Can you say pigmented? Thank you so much for this post Vanessa. I think I need to check out OCC now. They look like an affordable alternative to MUFE.
- April 30, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- ting RN said...
btw, how does tarred look? is it rally that black? for the lips?
- April 30, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- Jéssy said...
I am impressed with the pigmentation of the eyeshadows! They are so strong and vibrant that it makes me want to all!
- April 30, 2009 at 1:02 PM
- Jillian said...
I've been looking for Lip Tar swatches for weeks now. Thank you sooo much! How do you like the feel of them?
- April 30, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Tina Marie Online said...
I love how the lippies come in a gloss tube but it comes out looking like lipstick. That's awesome!
- April 30, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- XINAR0X said...
WOW! Such COLOURFUL BOLD COLOURS! I love them! Lovin Katricia on you!
- April 30, 2009 at 1:29 PM
- ♥ Kendall ♥ said...
Ohhh, I want them all!!! I'm going to have to check this line out!
- April 30, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- Sonya said...
Holy buckets!! OCC looks like an awesome brand!!!!
- April 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
this is a dangerously bright bright bright brand!!!!
- April 30, 2009 at 2:37 PM
- yummy411 said...
I'M SO EXCITED to grab some of these at the makeup show nyc. thanks for the swatches!!
- April 30, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- Stephanie T said...
:o I want! You were not kidding about the pigmentation at all. I need to check them out now.
- April 30, 2009 at 3:31 PM
- Anonymous said...
omg!!! Katricia is amazing!! I must have it! It looks amazing on you, Vanessa. cannot wait to see it in an fotd =)
- April 30, 2009 at 4:10 PM
- *pinkie* said...
Hi Vanessa, first off all I love your blog! As you're always giving us awesome tips, can I suggest you something? It's what I do to remove acrylic nails, without breaking them. So, I take a pointed knife and I dip the point into alcohol, then I put the point between my real nail and the acrylic one, this way the alcohol will dissolve the glue, and it will be easier to remove them. I hope you understand the explanation! Thank you for the amazing blog!
- April 30, 2009 at 4:13 PM
- Connie De Alwis said...
I'm a sucker for ultra brights! Uber looks absolutely gorgeous!
- April 30, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Aziajs said...
Thank you for posting this! I have been wanting to see a swatch of Katricia on the lips for the longest. I would love to order some of their products but the shipping is too expensive.
- April 30, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- Miss Yaya said...
im lovin all the lip pots!
- April 30, 2009 at 5:51 PM
- sanniet said...
WOW those are REALLY bright! OMG that purple looking lipstick is really out there! The pigments are so pretty! <3
- April 30, 2009 at 5:56 PM
- Summer-Lovin said...
I want the nail polish, and the lip tars, and the other stuff, and the-the-the *faints*
Holy guacamole, that looks gorgeous!
- April 30, 2009 at 6:04 PM
- ejr286 said...
The products, esp. the lippies look absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for the swatches...will definitely check them out. Wow!
- April 30, 2009 at 6:06 PM
- ejr286 said...
I am in love with those lippies. I have to check them out. thanks for the swatches!
- April 30, 2009 at 6:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
holy crap, these are amazing!!
- April 30, 2009 at 6:48 PM
- PowderPuffGirl said...
i love how your swatches are so true to color!! time to update my crappy camera sigh!!
- April 30, 2009 at 6:51 PM
- may said...
omg, awesome colours (O [] O)
i want them!!
singapore doesn't have that brand... :(
- April 30, 2009 at 7:51 PM
- cjayyyy said...
i know what you mean about always wanting to wear color. I work at the body shop right now, and we have to wear ALL black. BORE.
- April 30, 2009 at 8:55 PM
- Anonymous said...
These are awesome!! I just saw a tutorial from MissChevious and she used Tarred and NSFW LipTars together, and it was hot!
- April 30, 2009 at 9:02 PM
- Soapaholic said...
The brand name is very catchy! I like the packaging, it looks easier to organize. Perfect for OC people (which I'm a bit guilty of, haha).
- April 30, 2009 at 9:12 PM
- FuN and MakeUp said...
yea ur right.. FULL OF COLORS! and i LOVE colors!! haha hMmm wuts ur favorite lip color to wear out most of the time?
- April 30, 2009 at 10:03 PM
- Lily said...
wow, nice find! those lip tubes are really pigmented!
- April 30, 2009 at 10:24 PM
- naomi said...
I love the lippies and the loose eyshadow! They are so gorgeous!
- April 30, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- mosha said...
loved the nail polish colors!
any idea if they're sold in Dubai?
- May 1, 2009 at 2:50 AM
- Chrissy said...
I want these!! The eyeshadows are SO pigmented.
- May 1, 2009 at 3:23 AM
- Sophie said...
Wow, the colours are extraordinary, especially the liptars.
- May 1, 2009 at 5:24 AM
- mel_lee2007 said...
OooooOoOoOooo okay THAT's IT i so gotta have thOSE. I LOVE the names too. Melange hehe my name is Melanie and on different websites I'm always looking to use similar but different names to my own. Think i might use MELANGE next time hehehehehe. I ♥ Katricia too as I have a friend called Katinka, it reminds me of her. ♥ MeL.
- May 1, 2009 at 9:07 AM
- aquaracer said...
wow, they ARE pigmented! i love all the swatches, thanks! i esp. love the nail polishes!! FUN colors!
- May 1, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- Alishia said...
Hi - Is there any way to get a swatch of Dangerous polish, please? It's kinda difficult to tell when it's mixed in with Wasabi. :( Thanks! :)
- May 1, 2009 at 12:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
I am gonna BE A BIG GIRL and SUCK IT UP, enen though I want to cry! I just went to place my order, for ONE LIPTAR...which mind you is 12.50, and I almost had a heart attack when I saw the shipping was over 8.00!! For STANDARD shipping!! Yes, I still bought it- but I am really hoping they expand and lower their shipping rates. $8.00 on a 12.00 product is REDICULOUS! That $12.50 tube just cost me over 21.00! Am I the only one who thinks that is WAY overpriced for shipping?
Okay....lol. I am better now. Thanks for letting me rant, ladies!! :-)
Have a great weekend to all!!
- May 1, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- FabDiva20 said...
WOW! They are so pigmented!! The lipglosses and the nail polishes are amazing!
- May 1, 2009 at 6:18 PM
- M said...
those nail polish colors are super bright and fun!
i'm in love with the lip color "katricia"
- May 1, 2009 at 8:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
the colors look very pretty... i just hate how the company is called OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE cosmetics, as a sufferer of OCD i find that a bit offensive but whatever:p
nice post though:]
- May 1, 2009 at 9:08 PM
- ♥Leigh♥ said...
one coat? very nice! they are so rich in color! very vibrant,too!Ü
- May 2, 2009 at 12:54 AM
- jazmyn said...
I want all of that stuff! Do they sell it anywhere?
- May 2, 2009 at 2:08 AM
- Tricia said...
awesome swatches. i especially love the nail colors - wasabi and traffic in particular. the e/s aren't bad, too. first time commenting. love your site!
- May 2, 2009 at 7:38 AM
- ghettoflower said...
Thanks again for a wonderful post... Those OCC liptars are awesome looking!!!
- May 3, 2009 at 3:51 AM
- Hacer D. said...
Aaa i want them alll
You lucky girll
I'm jealous of you ^^,
- May 3, 2009 at 5:27 AM
- Meagan said...
Wow I love it!
I can totally relate with you on having to wear all black (or black and white) to your job. Makes me want to cry!
- May 4, 2009 at 10:03 AM
- bilal said...
Its different from my side that I often feel hq hair voucher comfortable and happy to bought and get hq hair products discount through which I get discounts.
- September 16, 2009 at 12:08 AM


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Man I love days when I am off! I had this whole entire day to myself! (BF had work, neener neener!) So I woke up early this morning to my mom blowing up my cell phone, then she realized I was trying to sleep in and felt bad so she said she'd call me later, but of course I couldn't go back to sleep...so I just had me some yummy oatmeal cookies and started getting ready for my field trip to the MAC Pro Store!
Shayne, Mandy, Diane, and Genevieve, I ordered more jars which should be arriving hopefully this week, I will send your MAC Pigment Samples then! :)
I did another GREEN look (I love green!) using the new Milani wet/dry eyeshadows I bought from CVS, for this look I used "Shamrock" and "Bronze Doll". I love these eyeshadows! They have phenomenal color-payoff and they are so pretty both dry AND wet. (I used it wet for this look). I have always loved Milani, even before their new look/collection. I loved them so much I went back to CVS to get more colors!
Doesn't this pic look like I have short hair!?? I kinda like it, I think oneday I just wanna get some balls and just chop it off to a nice short bob, whatdya think?
My outfit to match! I bought this like 2 years ago and I still wear it! Forgot where I got it from...
I used MAC Paint Pot in "Cash Flow" all over the lid as a base and applied"Shamrock" wet on the lid just above the crease, and then contoured it with "Bronze Doll" (dry).
What I used:
- Physician's Formula Tinted Concealer
- StudioFinish Concealer NC30
- Silk Naturals Mineral Foundation (buttery gold)
- EDM Blush in "Weekend Getaway"
- Milani "Luminous" Blush
- MAC Beauty Powder in "Drizzlegold"
- MAC Paint Pot in "Cash Flow" (all over the lid as a base)
- Milani Wet/Dry Eyeshadow in "Shamrock" applied WET on the lid just above the crease
- Milani Wet/Dry Eyeshadow in "Bronze Doll" contoured right above "Shamrock"
- Nixie Liquid Eyeliner in Black
- L'Oreal Carbon Black Telescopic Mascara
- AVON Jumbo Eye Pencil in "Celadon" on lower lashline
- NYX Lipgloss in "Beige" (it's NOT beige! it's PINK but they call it Beige)
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Man I love days when I am off! I had this whole entire day to myself! (BF had work, neener neener!) So I woke up early this morning to my mom blowing up my cell phone, then she realized I was trying to sleep in and felt bad so she said she'd call me later, but of course I couldn't go back to sleep...so I just had me some yummy oatmeal cookies and started getting ready for my field trip to the MAC Pro Store!
35 comments
- Anonymous said...
Wow that look is so pretty!! Looks incredible :)
How do you use shadows (not pigments) wet? I put my wet brush on a MAC eyeshadow once and it made the eyeshadow harden, making it completely unusable. Do you put your wet brush directly on the shadow? How does that work? Thanks a million!!
- February 19, 2008 at 12:24 AM
- Vanessa said...
Hi Anonymous! Thank you doll!
I had someone ask me this question so im also going to post this as a reader question, MAC eyeshadows (as well as other eyeshadows) are not really meant to be applied wet since they are very well pigmented as it is, but what I do is spritz a tiny bit of water of mixing medium from a spray bottle onto my sponge tipped applicator or brush and LIGHTLY rub it on the eyeshadow gradually picking up more color. I know some gals also scrape a tiny bit of eyeshadow from the pan to work with...
- February 19, 2008 at 12:32 AM
- christianadivine said...
This is gorgeous! Now I DEFINITELY have to pick up those new Milani Wet/Dry shadows! You look gorgeous dear and this green really makes your hazel contacts pop! Love it! :D
- February 19, 2008 at 1:29 AM
- Emilee @ GMM said...
You look gorgeous, and that's such a cute outfit. :)
- February 19, 2008 at 1:47 AM
- Anne said...
baaaaaah don't chop your hair off!!! i love your hair... it's sooo pretty esp. when it's a tad bit messy. you know you got the sexy sex hair going on. heehee.
why does the CVS around me sucks? and there's a buttload of them around northridge too!
- February 19, 2008 at 3:16 AM
- Julie said...
YES! An EOTD with Cash Flow!
Ooh, greens look great on you. I need to buy me some green eye shadows and pigments, LOL
- February 19, 2008 at 4:22 AM
- Sofia said...
Woah! I love every color on you! You look amazing. :D
If you're ballsy enough; Cut that hair off! I think it'd look awesome on you.
- February 19, 2008 at 4:44 AM
- Anonymous said...
I can see why you totally adore greens, because they look heavenly on you! This FOTD totally blew me away, because you look AMAZING! So much so, that I had to stop lurking, and actually comment, for once! Your eyes -- wow, just stunning! Love that lippie, as well. :)
- February 19, 2008 at 5:32 AM
- Anonymous said...
Another pretty green EOTD, loooove it! Cash Flow helps a lot to make the look sooo cute and fresh!
- February 19, 2008 at 6:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
Gorgeous - both makeup and outfit!
- February 19, 2008 at 6:10 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
hey sis, gorgeous as usual! can't wait to see what you got from the pro store, so exciting!
- February 19, 2008 at 6:30 AM
- Anonymous said...
I love that look on you. Really fresh pretty eyes! Intensifies your brown eyes. It's clean and simple.
- February 19, 2008 at 6:53 AM
- Nic Nic said...
i love that green on you! looks so pretty, and your outfit is cute too! You and Christiana are queen of blending hehe.
- February 19, 2008 at 8:12 AM
- mayaari said...
haha now I definitely have to stop by another CVS to get those Milani shadows - that shade of green is absolutely gorgeous! Question - when you used Cash Flow as your base, did you apply it all over the lid (lashline to browbone) or on the bottom of the lid (lashline to crease)?
Short hair is definitely nice, not that I'm biased or anything =P I think you'd look good with one of those bobs that angles out longer in the front.
- February 19, 2008 at 8:22 AM
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- February 19, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- Mrs. Lynne said...
cute sis! i think you should do a shoulder length a-line! you'd look so hot in that. i miss my short hair. it was just a tiny bit longer than you bf's hair. boy, it was so easy to get ready in the morn! Hah.
- February 19, 2008 at 10:13 AM
- Alice said...
Hi Vanessa! Green is definitely a great color, probably one of my newest favorite colors so I love that you do a lot of looks with it and with St. Patrick's Day coming up next month, it will be a great opportunity to really go all out with green hehe. I hope your week started off well!
- February 19, 2008 at 11:03 AM
- (g)ezebel said...
wow! i woulda never thought to wear pink lippie with green e/s, but it looks FANTASTIC!! too bad i look stupid in pink lipstick. *sad sigh*
darn -- i wish i woulda bought Cash Flow now. maybe i'll stop by the MAC counter tonight.
- February 19, 2008 at 11:49 AM
- Anne said...
btw, you're making me buy another green shadow I won't use. haha. I have so many green but it doesnt come out as good as you do yours.
oooh yeaa... i showed the bf your post how you made jon a book... now he wants me to make him one too -____-* he's giving me stuff to put in it already.
you went to the pro store without meeee??? jk. what did you get??? when are you goin to do the samples again? hahahaha.
ok... it's been 2 weeks since we last saw each other!!! can we have like a makeup party or something. lol. well dinner is ok too. haha.
- February 19, 2008 at 12:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
aww .
cute outfit .
love the eyeshadow too .
- February 19, 2008 at 12:37 PM
- shades of hue said...
Love the outfit, love the eyes. Green looks great on brown/hazel eyes like yours!
- February 19, 2008 at 12:48 PM
- alien man?! said...
Love the jewel eyes!!! And that DRESS OMG SO CUTE ON YOU!!!!! ROWR
- February 19, 2008 at 1:33 PM
- the Muse said...
ok I obviously NEED cash flow paint pot!
Beautiful Miss 'Nessa as always!
- February 19, 2008 at 1:40 PM
- Seymone said...
I really like this green look on you..
- February 19, 2008 at 2:09 PM
- nilla cookie said...
I always love your colored looks! If only I were as bold to do them too! The green really make your eyes pop and I TOTALLY think you should cut your hair! You'd look HOT :)
Thanks always for the great looks and tips!
- February 19, 2008 at 2:56 PM
- Xuanie said...
very cute look! in the first picture the bottom lash line looks kinda blue and i thought that looked cute! but then a closer look saw that it was green! lol,
- February 19, 2008 at 3:20 PM
- brittni said...
I have a question -
What type of NYX lipsticks did you get for 99 cents the other day and where at? Are they available at cherryculture for 99 cents, and if not, please still tell me the kind so that Ican look them up. There was a specific pink I adored.
- February 19, 2008 at 4:38 PM
- Vanessa said...
Brittni- I got the NYX lipsticks from Cherry Culture
- February 19, 2008 at 4:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yeah don't chop your hair! I love your hair! I wish I had that much hair! And that top is oober cute!!!
- February 19, 2008 at 5:42 PM
- krstylkleer said...
You're a PRO in my book! Your eyes look amazing!
- February 19, 2008 at 6:44 PM
- psychoexgirlfriend said...
Vanessa, you look gorgeous in green. And the dress is super cute! YAY for days off. Unfortunately, it wasn't a holiday in BC. :(
- February 19, 2008 at 6:46 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow! i love that look! green looks great on you. I'm thinking about ordering some nyx glosses online. Do you know the full name of that gloss since they have many different types of lipglosses? thanks!
- February 19, 2008 at 7:40 PM
- Vanessa said...
Aww thank you ladies!
Anonymous- I listed the name of the gloss, it's really Beige, that's what's labeled on the lipgloss...
- February 19, 2008 at 8:44 PM
- Charlene said...
I was hoping you could do a look with the lily white on the lid so i can see how white it is in comparison to just looking like a light silver...(that's how the swatch looked)...i'm looking for a nice 'white' eyeshadow but when i swatch what seems white, it comes off as light silver...
- February 20, 2008 at 1:07 PM
- Anonymous said...
that green looks AMAZING on you! great inspiration for a green look ^_^
~Snugglebunny from ABB (firstname.lastname@example.com)
- February 20, 2008 at 8:38 PM


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Stanczyk is a STEM worker. What is STEM? STEM = Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (S.T.E.M.). OK, STEM is an acronym for an area of focus in business and also in education. We need STEM to have a viable growing economy that produces jobs again.
Do not misunderstand me, we also need business people (especially entrepreneurial types), writers of all stripes, lawyers, teachers, etc. The USA (and indeed every country in the world) is not a country of PRODUCERS and NON-PRODUCERS! It is not. We need every worker and we need everyone to be a specialist in something and to do that something to the best of his/her ability because we are all interconnected. A rising tide, raises all boats, not just the yachts. STEM will raise the tide.
So why do Congressmen like Todd Akin ["Legitimate Rape" and "Forcible Rape" dude] (and PAUL RYAN ["Forcible Rape" co-sponsor dude], Steve King (Iowa) ["No Rape If I Didn't See It Happen and I have NEVER seen Rape By Incest or Statutory Rape" dude] try to redefine rape? Does anyone not understand the definition of rape? This is NOT an English class exercise — we do not need to rewrite English or Law. They also pretend that Doctors [presumably the medical kind] say there is a "magical" hormone that shuts down rape pregnancy — ignoring 10,000 years of history [Young Earth time frame — or a few million year history for STEM workers].
Now these same kind of People deny the following science: Biology ("Legitimate Rape"/"Forcible Rape" and magic hormones), Evolution, Climate Change/Global Warming, Economics [defying paying US Bills by a steadfast refusal to raise the debt ceiling which was routine until 2011 Tea Party Caucus], Environmental Science, Geology (except that related to Oil/Gas drilling), Cutting NASA, Cutting NIH/CDC, etc.
It does NOT stop at STEM subjects. The Tea Party kooks try to rewrite history ("The founders were against slavery" ??? or the Barton faux-history book that said, "Thomas Jefferson freed his slaves" — this is egregious to Polish Americans as well as African Americans, because it diminishes Taduesz Kosciuszko's historical will where he left money to buy the freedom of Jefferson's slaves — something that Jefferson did NOT honor. They have tried to rewrite Christian Holy Tradition by saying that Jesus was a Capitalist (an Ayn Rand Selfish Capitalist at that) and that he did not try to help the poor [ignoring the overturning of temple tables story, sermon on the mount, or camel/eye of the needle parable, prodigal son, etc.]. Most religious people would be deeply offended by them rewriting the Bible and calling it "The Conservative Bible". [did they not finish the Bible? Read the last chapter of the last book, Revelations for why this is sacrilegious] This intense rewriting of facts from science, to history, to religion is now flowing into US law, as they try to write laws based upon these "faulty/fake notions".
There are other consequences too. Did you see BP Oil try to discredit scientists about the rate of oil flow from the blown up Gulf well? This is a consequence of the "anti science" attitude in congress. Blame the worker, the STEM worker, not the corporation-who-is-a-person-and-yet not-an-ethical-person-or-who-cannot-be-imprisoned-person. Science jobs, outside of government or academia are scarce.
If we do not create STEM jobs the economy will continue to falter. Worse yet, if we do not have science researchers/workers then the next pandemic will have far more than economic consequences — real lives will be lost. We are overdue on a pandemic (nearing 100 years since the last pandemic) and we are ensconced in a Great Recession. Perhaps we need more Paul Krugman (New Keynesian) economists or we need to start actually listening to them and creating laws to create jobs, not new definitions of Rape! Isn't that what the present Congress was elected to do? Then why did they spend time on 40 Rape bills or how many Voter-Id bills the last two years? Wake up America and throw out the Tea Party Caucus who just want to make up their own set of
facts nonsense rather than to actually work using REAL knowledge to solve REAL problems.
STEM workers are you listening (or reading) — I am calling you out? This November VOTE and fire Tea Party caucus people. They are easy to find:
- They are REDEFINING RAPE
- They are PLEDGED to an unelected NH man (Grover Norquist)
- They are pushing to EXCLUDE REGISTERED VOTERS — an American Right (not a privilege)
Anyone who made the pledge to NH or sponsored laws for "Forcible Rape" or passed laws in 2/3 of the US States to exclude REGISTERED voters need to be voted out. Just Fire Them — Mitt Enjoys Firing People, maybe you should turn the tables on Mitt and Paul Ryan and Todd Akin and Steve King and just fire them.
P.S. My apologies for the temperament of my title's literary allusion to John Steinbeck's great novel, The Grapes of Wrath. His title came from the song/lyrics …
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the Grapes of
Wrath are stored;


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Mills County residents have passed a $6.4 million bond issue for the construction of a Mills County Law Enforcement Center. In a county-wide vote Tuesday, the bond issue passed by a margin of 987-441 (69-31 percent). More details from the election will be published in the Aug. 15 print and online editions of The Opinion-Tribune.
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