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Friday, November 7, 2008
In-Progress From Phoenix: Craftsman Trucks on SPEED
It looks like a nice night in Phoenix, but the stands are very empty. Perhaps, they will fill up a bit for the Craftsman Truck Series race.
Krista Voda will kick things off tonight at 7:30PM on SPEED with The Set-Up. She was originally going to have the CEO of Camping World, but NASCAR decided to push the unveiling of the new Truck Series logo back one week to Homestead.
Rick Allen will be along with Michael Waltrip and Phil Parsons to call the race at 8PM live. Ray Dunlap and Adam Alexander will cover pit road.
This should be a great race on a fun track for the trucks. Look for the continued theme of the evening being the fight between Ron Hornaday Jr. and Johnny Benson for the season championship. Hornaday has something to prove after dealing with a media-driven "steroid" scandal this season. Benson has just announced that he will not be back with Bill Davis Racing next season and might retire. There is a whole lot on the line tonight for both of these drivers.
In the meantime, there are a lot of Cup drivers crossing-over to race in the Truck Series from Phoenix. This should add some great spice to the race as they mix it up with the series regulars. SPEED puts on a good telecast with the focus on the racing and the night sky in Phoenix and the lights at the track should make it quite an evening.
This post will serve to host your comments on the Craftsman Truck Series race on SPEED. To add your TV-related opinion, just click on the COMMENTS button below and follow the easy instructions. The rules for posting are located on the right side of the main page. Thanks again for stopping by. Only one race left after tonight!
57 comments:
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Wow! Awesome shot from the hill.
- November 7, 2008 at 7:51 PM
- Matt said...
Incredible view from the hill.
- November 7, 2008 at 7:54 PM
- Nan S said...
I will tell you why Krista is great. Because she is a knowledgeable professional the fans trust and support her. That being said, she is able to get away with "girly" stuff like showing the shoes she hoped to wear. If you had one of the "air heads" that runs around asking drivers how they "feel" in interviews, I would throw them under a bus if they showed me their shoes.
- November 7, 2008 at 7:56 PM
- 3bud said...
Boy they really like to do things right on The Set Up and SPEED this week the view!
- November 7, 2008 at 7:58 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I think the good old flying monkey producer Keith hit it out of the park again this week with the pre-race show.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:00 PM
- Lou said...
Good pre race show. Just goes to show you, sometimes less is more. That was a great view.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:11 PM
- 3bud said...
Man too man empty seats. I completely agree, another excellent Set Up.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:14 PM
- Charlie said...
Before the start of the truck race when the guys in the booth were talking they had background music playing and the music is way to loud.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:20 PM
- Ken-Michigan said...
damn these trucks know how to put on a show !!!
- November 7, 2008 at 8:21 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Well, that was a tremendous let-down. Exactly what the series did not need right now. Bummer...
- November 7, 2008 at 8:21 PM
- Newracefan said...
While I agree it impacts the race to the championship I really want JB to win. I don't believe he has a truck championship yet and he deserves one especially with next year up in the air.
Wow look at all the angles Speed is giving us of the wreck, have they even gone to commercial yet?
- November 7, 2008 at 8:24 PM
- 3bud said...
- November 7, 2008 at 8:25 PM
- Matt said...
Agree with nrf.. JB has always been one of my favorites, and I pretty much jumped up and down when the wreck happened.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:27 PM
- Newracefan said...
OK enough already with the Direct TV Clark Griswald commercial they must show it 15 times a race and at least 3-5 times with everything else Nascar, I over it already
- November 7, 2008 at 8:31 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I got a bunch of emails about the fact that there was no crowd tonight at PIR.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:32 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
DirectTV has PO'ed more people with that ad than any before. No clue why it is being run so much.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:33 PM
- 3bud said...
Darnells team helping Old Ron, a U.S. auto alliance?
- November 7, 2008 at 8:36 PM
- Newracefan said...
Did they really say that there were Roush guys helping with the Hornaday truck. So Ford is helping Chevy to keep Toyota from winning a championship. I guess Jack still hasn't gotten over it yet. This might deserve a follow up
- November 7, 2008 at 8:37 PM
- Robyn said...
Amazing. The "storyline" changed, at least for now, and the guys were able to find something else to talk about. I know that they will keep updating us on the points as they run now, but they are talking about what else is going on on the track.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:39 PM
- red said...
does anyone know of a site where one can keep track of the lap times during the truck race? what i'm looking for is something similiar to fox trax for trucks.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:40 PM
- Newracefan said...
Red there isn't one, sad don't you think!
- November 7, 2008 at 8:42 PM
- red said...
nrf: yep, very sad. i was just hoping that somewhere, someone might have stumbled across one. guess trucks aren't part of nascar.com's universe . . .
- November 7, 2008 at 8:44 PM
- 3bud said...
nrf the showed a couple of the northern crew at Hornadays truck at the front end of the truck.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:49 PM
- 3bud said...
Don't know if it has anything to do with it but a few years ago Harvick gave up the #6 truck number so Mark Martin could race it in the trucks.
- November 7, 2008 at 8:58 PM
- red said...
while we're watching some great racing and a terrific broadcast, i have 3 questions about PIR:
1. have the walls always been petty blue?
2. are those inner walls safer barriers? they don't look like it to me.
3. i thought tracks were going to work to get rid of gaps in the inner walls after jeff gordon's wreck. anyone know what PIR has in the plans for that?
- November 7, 2008 at 9:00 PM
- Newracefan said...
Trucks don't pick pits based on qualifying results? Never realized that, that's how new fans learn things not the casual fan info that we get in cup races
- November 7, 2008 at 9:04 PM
- Newracefan said...
Red PIR may be small enough that inner walls are not something that is needed. Corners are safer barriers. Can't help with the blue but I like it.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:06 PM
- red said...
thanks, nrf. i keep seeing that gap between the walls on the inside (coming around that pitroad corner) and it makes me uncomfortable. especially since a couple of trucks have smacked those inner walls.
wonder if the blue actually IS petty blue?
- November 7, 2008 at 9:15 PM
- Sophia said...
This DIRECT TV commercial is way overdone. STOP THE INSANITY. :)
I Missed the wreck at the beginning as I have misplaced things all day...maddening...sorry to see that happen to Hornaday...and so many empty seats.
My brother and his wife are there..and traveled a good bit to get there...from Seattle.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:16 PM
- 3bud said...
And there goes JB . This is interesting now.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:21 PM
- red said...
see, there's the excitement in the PxP guy that we need in cup broadcasts. i was surfing another site and the change in the audio forced me to look up. superb job by the speed guys!
- November 7, 2008 at 9:22 PM
- Newracefan said...
OK this is a mess now
- November 7, 2008 at 9:22 PM
- red said...
newracefan said...
"OK this is a mess now"
but it is SOOOO interesting! puts the cup races to shame -- again.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:24 PM
- 3bud said...
red I think they have been Blue a while, I can kind of remember seeing white and blue but my memory ain,t what it used to be.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:26 PM
- red said...
thanks, 3bud. i don't remember them being so blue in the past but, then again, they may have just painted them for this last weekend of their season.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:27 PM
- 3bud said...
Can anyone say HOMESTEAD! Man this fun now.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:28 PM
- Ken-Michigan said...
damn these trucks know how to put on a show !!
and it ain't over yet !!!
- November 7, 2008 at 9:28 PM
- Ken-Michigan said...
Message to Michael Waltrip :
You're talking to US.... the viewers.... NOT Phil Parsons.
Would someone give Waltrip a little HINT !!!!!
- November 7, 2008 at 9:33 PM
- 3bud said...
Once again the best racing PERIOD!The best broadcast production PERIOD!
- November 7, 2008 at 9:33 PM
- red said...
3bud: amen and amen!!
many thanks to the entire speed gang! you folks are the best, hands down.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:34 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
What a wild night in Truck land...
- November 7, 2008 at 9:35 PM
- alex said...
There might not be many people at PIR, but at least SPEED isn't arrogant enough to pretend it isn't there by covering it up with camera shots.
After the first lap of this race, I would have never guessed the points interval would be even tighter after the race. This will make Homestead much more exciting. I just hope they'll settle it on the track, and not in the garage.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:47 PM
- Ken-Michigan said...
I would prefer a full page Top Ten graphic going to break - rather than a pre-packaged video bumper telling us nothing with 25 laps to go.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:47 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
ken, you're talking TV talk there dude!
- November 7, 2008 at 9:55 PM
- Charlie said...
Enjoyable race to watch. All kinds of things going on. The booth and the pit guys keep telling you things to keep you thinking.
- November 7, 2008 at 9:55 PM
- Ken-Michigan said...
And they did it again JD ...
12 laps to go and they didnt give us any kind of Running Order graphic.
awesome coverage tonight SPEED !
I really appreciate how they incorporate split screens under green.
great job !!
- November 7, 2008 at 9:58 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Looooong post-race coming up...
- November 7, 2008 at 10:06 PM
- Ken-Michigan said...
I said it on Lap One -
The Trucks sure know how to put on a show.
The other series should take notice and the fans should buy more tickets to these Truck races.
SPEED really makes a TV broadcast look easy. They dont miss a beat.
If there is a story, they follow it. If they need replays, they have plenty to show us and what impresses me is HOW FAST they turn these replays around to show them to us.
This crew that SPEED really gets their game face on and they dont take a breath til its over.
It really reflects the lazy-ness of the other networks.
GREAT JOB to the men and women at SPEED !!
- November 7, 2008 at 10:10 PM
- AMS fan said...
Well folks,
other than being there,
it don't get better than this!
Thanks Speed.
- November 7, 2008 at 10:13 PM
- majorshouse said...
What a great race I just watched and the truck regulars did not diappoint and it will come down tot he last lap next week in Homestead.
- November 7, 2008 at 10:14 PM
- Newracefan said...
It's after 10 here and I am usually half asleep by now, Speed and the Trucks are too exciting to be half asleep. Great job Speed and great racing guys.
- November 7, 2008 at 10:18 PM
- majorshouse said...
Speed definitely knows how to put on a show with less is more and great angles and story lines when things happen on track. I just wish that the Cup and Nationwide series could be broadcasted theretoo.
- November 7, 2008 at 10:18 PM
- 3bud said...
Thanks again to the whole SPEED crew,excellent job as always.And thanks JD for a place to let the SPEED guys and gal know how much their great work is apperciated. Next week should be something.
- November 7, 2008 at 10:26 PM
- Lou said...
Great production. Thanks to all the folks at SPEED.
- November 7, 2008 at 10:28 PM
- red said...
such a wonderful, informative, professional broadcast from start to finish. speed has once again proven that, for my money, THEY are the leader in all things racing!
and once again: the trucks provide THE very best racing out there! if only nascar would promote the series to the same level it does cup or even n'wide so that fans could become as addicted to trucks as i am!
great job by everyone involved! thanks for a terrific friday night of racing.
- November 7, 2008 at 10:31 PM
- 3bud said...
Harvick on the phone: Homestead: Newman out, I'm in?
- November 7, 2008 at 10:31 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
There is a new post up about the Truck Series race from Phoenix for your comments.
- November 7, 2008 at 10:44 PM


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10 October 2007
Things That Parody Themselves #367
62 comments:
- cslewis3147 said...
of all the things that keep people from going to church...yes that's it, it's God...if He weren't so involved in the whole thing I'd find it much easier...crazy.
- 6:54 PM, October 10, 2007
- Johnny Dialectic said...
Actually, the Unitarians and Jehovah's Witnesses have merged. Now they knock on your door and say, "Everything's OK!"
(The good ones deserve to be retold)
- 7:21 PM, October 10, 2007
- Mike Riccardi said...
If God were not completely sovereign, stuff like this would throw me into depression and despair.
The LORD has made everything for its own purpose, Even the wicked for the day of evil. -- Proverbs 16:4
My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your law. -- Psalm 119:136
- 7:31 PM, October 10, 2007
- centuri0n said...
Wow. Wow. wow. wow. wow. WOW.
like, WOW.
Invent your own God and come tell us about him/her/it/them.
- 7:45 PM, October 10, 2007
- steve said...
...search for your own truth and meaning.
ECM churches could use this same ad, put their own logo at the bottom, and split the cost with the Unitarian Universalists.
- 7:54 PM, October 10, 2007
- Keith B said...
"Nurture Your Spirit Heal The World"
I wish this bumper sticker mantra did not have each word capitalized. It would add meaning if it read, Nurture your Spirit and heal the world!
- 8:03 PM, October 10, 2007
- Keith B said...
Not add meaning but clarify meaning.
- 8:05 PM, October 10, 2007
- Blake said...
I guess I don't understand how this parodies itself.
- 8:40 PM, October 10, 2007
- SolaMeanie said...
My, my! Maybe they'll join forces with Emergent Village. I can see the commercials now.
- 9:28 PM, October 10, 2007
- Lane Chaplin said...
/me shakes his head.
- 9:58 PM, October 10, 2007
- Jason E. Robertson said...
"searching for your own truth and meaning"
Is that even possible? If it is your own meaning then how is it possible that you haven't defined it yet? And if you haven't defined truth yet then how can you search for something that does not exist?
oh wait...
I know what I think about these questions so I am going to search for answers because I haven't thought about them yet.
- 10:19 PM, October 10, 2007
- chris said...
Students of mine once had to attend a UU "service" for a class on world religions. They called the place to ask about the time, and what sort of things they should bring/wear. When they asked about whether they ought to bring a Bible, the reply was that it would probably offend a number of their members who don't hold to the Bible as being especially true, so they should leave them at home. That right there is "nuff said," but it gets better.
The "sermon" topic was why you should eat meat, and, since you're eating meat, you ought to buy locally.
Heal the world indeed.
- 10:30 PM, October 10, 2007
- northWord said...
yeah, that is pretty ugly.
I appreciated Mike Riccardi's restorative observation.
aside, fwiw:
one of the atheists we/I'd
been cough debating hack awhile back belonged to a Uni church of some stripe but "obliged his wife and daughters by attending their church for Sunday services" (a presbaterian one)
ah but for the sake of peace in the home eh?
To the saved it's all very disheartening at first glance..
It's really something to see, biblical truths unfolding in the world before our very eyes.
oh - and did somebody say Parody?
- 10:48 PM, October 10, 2007
- the postmortem said...
Honestly, whom are these people more like: the "sinners" (tax collectors, Gentiles, prostitutes, etc.) or the Pharisees?
In this ad, the message is basically "You don't have to have a set idea about who God is (or that he is at all) in order to come to church with us."
And that seems identical to the problem the Pharisees had: worshiping with "zeal" (according to Romans 10:2), "ceremony" (Luke 11:37-38), and yet, as Jesus points out, "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men." (Mark 7:8).
So why is it that conservatives always get painted as the Pharisees? That's always bothered me. The Unitarians are like a downgrade from the Pharisees...they "do worship" completely based on the ideas of men, ignoring the testimonies of God...at least the Pharisees were willing to admit God exists!
- 11:32 PM, October 10, 2007
- Kim said...
The very sad thing is that I happen to know a few young people who would take that kind of bait like a hungry cat. Some of them are uncomfortable with the idea of God, and specifically, that He won't let them make Him into their own image. Now this gives them a way to do it.
- 4:09 AM, October 11, 2007
- joanna said...
At first i thought that had to be a joke. And then it sunk in that this is the fruits of post modernism out of control and is very much for real involving real people.
I imagine worship there would be a weird experience considering they seem to have no firm idea about what they are worshiping is like.
- 4:36 AM, October 11, 2007
- CBX said...
It's not God who keeps me from going to church... it's the gas prices!
Maybe they should give all new visitors free gas discount cards, yeah!
What's next... "God for people who don't believe in God"?
The profundity is staggering.
- 4:49 AM, October 11, 2007
- Martin Downes said...
"The human heart is a perpetual forge of idols."
- 4:49 AM, October 11, 2007
- Tim said...
From the article:
Unitarians - who have a long history of social activism - like to say they're about deeds, not creeds.
Hmmmmm..... that's awfully emergent of them.
- 4:56 AM, October 11, 2007
- donsands said...
"Is God keeping you from going to church?"
You better hope not. That would be scary.
If God is against you, who can be for you?
- 5:03 AM, October 11, 2007
- Daryl said...
Why not just join your local beer league ball team?
They don't care what you believe either and you can meet new people there too!!
- 5:14 AM, October 11, 2007
- Rhology said...
Used to be you'd hear "Is church keeping you from God? Join us at ___church.tv, where the church's name is also our website!"
- 5:37 AM, October 11, 2007
- DJP said...
Frank — Invent your own God and come tell us about him/her/it/them.
Or don't, and come tell us.
- 5:47 AM, October 11, 2007
- The Searcher said...
the postmortem-
The problem with the comparison between Unitarians and the Pharisees is that the Pharisees actually believed things about God. The Unitarians are the Church That Doesn't Believe Anything (tm). I think the best comparison with the Pharisees out there right now comes out of Catholicism. My wife when she was growing up, asked a priest why she had to go to confession when she could just talk to God herself, and was told that she just "didn't get it". If that's not getting stuck on the traditions of men, I don't know what is.
- 6:15 AM, October 11, 2007
As several here have noted, the parallels between the U-U statements and the emerging/emergent conversation are unmistakable. Like this quote:
"I'm an atheist because I don't believe in a god that sits up in the clouds and has superpowers and knows when I'm good and bad," said Raughley, district executive of the Unitarians' Pacific Central District. "But I'm a theist because I believe in the divine. And I'm agnostic because I know I make a distinction between what I know and what I believe."
That could easily be taken for a quote from McLaren or Bell. Doctrine = bad. Spirituality = good.
The U-U's are correctly reading the times, though, and seeing that they have an opportunity to advance their non-belief. Postmodern America is looking for places like this where they can belong to a community and yet invent their own belief system and spirituality without being judged or evaluated as to the validity of that system.
I love their slogan: "Find us and you will seek." Again, sounds plagiarized from the EC.
- 6:25 AM, October 11, 2007
- Bill Gnade said...
I live in the heart of New England. This is UU country, baby!
I confess here to you all that I was the first EVER live-in sexton at the Unitarian-Universalist Society nearby -- for five years. As you all know, the "sexton" of a church takes care of sacred things, like toilets. Well, my five years proved many things, not least of which is this: a UU toilet is EXACTLY like any other. There are many areas where we can all differ, but the john ain't one of them!
There is a UU tract -- yes, they have tracts -- which profiles various types of religious people. An atheist is profiled, as is a pagan. And there is also a "born-again Christian" who offers a rather compelling "testimony." (I tell the truth.) The point of the tract: You are safe to search for God ANY WAY YOU SEE FIT; and you are even safe to conclude that there is no God at all.
So, if what the UU church says of itself is true -- that ALL are welcome and all beliefs are cherished and protected -- then I wonder if it would not be a glorious act for all local Christ-affirming, orthodox churches to send their 30 brightest congregants to the local UU church. Can you imagine? Can you imagine in every UU society 30 evangelical Christians joining the ranks every Sunday, in every roundtable or lyceum, or even serving on the Steering Committee (essentially the board of elders)? What if 100 members of the Body of Christ began to visit, and serve in, each local UU society? And what if they each brought a copy of -- the Bible?
I am only being half-facetious here.
There was a table in the church in which I worked that stood essentially at the crossing, or what could be considered the altar, in the gorgeous nave of the 19th-century building. It was a beautiful mahogany table, with carved legs and stunning scroll work. When I would move it from the wall - I can't explain the architecture here - I would always note that carved on the back face - the part that faced the wall - were the words "In Remembrance Of Me."
How sad! At one time this communion table was turned the other way, with Christ's words facing the people. But now, ashamed of those simple words, this allegedly religiously-tolerant and open society hid Christ, the Christ they once accepted: they turned Him to the wall. Moreover, I knew the storage closets of the old church well; it was there one could find brass crosses, communion trays, and piles of old Bibles.
Someday, I pray, it will be those obscene and inane tracts that will be tossed into the UU closets, the cross and the Bibles having been brought out as the lights that they are.
I recall telling the minister - who often called me the "Christian-in-residence" but presented me to the whole church once as the "fundamentalist-in-residence" (buffoonery!) - about the communion table. I told him of the irony of it, of the sad contradiction of it. He replied that he would turn the table around.
He never did. But I did.
The table was turned back in less than a day.
- 6:50 AM, October 11, 2007
- Faith of the Free said...
Well, as a long-time--even devout--UU (yes, we do exist), I like to think that our little denomination of 250,000 is only at the beginning of its venture into "pr-land," with plenty of growing still ahead of us in the way of articulating--and (respectfully) sharing with others--our "stubbornly protestant" (small p) and "radically catholic" (small c) centuries-old legacy in religion. The fact that so many people are talking about it is a start, I think. Ultra-fundamentalist Christians are even cursing us. That's progress. Before, nobody even though us to be worth mentioning. Hey, we had to start somewhere. I think the next step is for us to define true liberalism in terms of spirituality....not in a shallow "just me" or "me first" context but within a larger one of connectedness, responsibility, obligation, and accountability.
No, guys, everything's not inherently equal to UU's...our tradition is one of disciplined self-discernment of religious priorities and of attempting to distinguish the "transient" from the "permanent" in matters of religion and life. (Theodore Parker's famous sermon affirmed this part of our liberal way in religion almost two centuries ago.)
Any of you who may sincerely want to discuss this further, or honestly find out more about us (instead of just trading cheap shots) are more than welcome to join us at my UU message board... http://faithofthefree.informe.com.
- 7:50 AM, October 11, 2007
- Jon Nunley said...
That's the same church that my dear friend's now-blatantly gay ex-husband that left her for a man goes to... and they applaud him for searching, discovering and pursuing his true self... his own truth.
(Lisa, Jon's wife)
- 8:00 AM, October 11, 2007
- centuri0n said...
Bill Gnade:
First of all, your impression of Holly from Red Dwarf is uncanny, so hat's off for that, dude.
But seriously, you're assuming that you could find 30 Christians. I like your optimism -- I'm not sure a lot of our readers would share it.
- 8:01 AM, October 11, 2007
- Sewing said...
Donsands' comment resonated:
"Is God keeping you from going to church?"
You better hope not. That would be scary.
If God is against you, who can be for you?
Yup. On the basis of God's promises and warnings in Deuteronomy and Joshua and the cyclical apostasy and chastisement of Judges, if God is keeping one from going to church, that means one is already deeply into the process of God's setting His face against one and hardening one's heart. The solution is not to attend a UU congregation, but repent before it's too late! (If one interprets the lead-in question literally.)
- 8:03 AM, October 11, 2007
- Sewing said...
Cent, you're a Red Dwarf fan!?
- 8:04 AM, October 11, 2007
- donsands said...
Thanks Ron for the link.
I read your beliefs.
Hey Ron,
Could you please explain who you believe Jesus Christ to be? Just a short and sweet statement who suffice.
For instance: I, personally, believe He is God. He died and rose from the dead, and He rules this universe.
- 8:09 AM, October 11, 2007
- Martin Downes said...
How do you know about Red Dwarf? I'm impressed.
- 8:12 AM, October 11, 2007
- SolaMeanie said...
I don't know about you all, but when I see "UU," all I can think of is pitching horseshoes.
- 8:33 AM, October 11, 2007
- mike rucker said...
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- 8:48 AM, October 11, 2007
AHHH! To be self-enlightened...
Such a wonderfully devastating place to be.
- 9:01 AM, October 11, 2007
- Bill Gnade said...
Alas, I am an ignoramus in nearly all things. I have no idea who Holly is, though a quick Wikipedia search led me to a synopsis of "The Red Dwarf." For all I know, you've insulted me!
Ah, yes, perhaps I am overly optimistic. Maybe my town is worse than Sodom: there are not even 10 righteous men.
I admit it is all so quaint of me to imagine a group of Trinitarians who believe in God's judgment engaged in a search for "Who-knows-what?" with a group of folks who by self-definition (See? Unitarians ALREADY know who they are!) reduce God to simplicity and pronounce that all men are forever accepted by him as equals; where, to UUs, even if there is no God at all, well, everyone -- and everything -- is wonderfully equal. (Except, of course, those irritating Trinitarians with their Bibles and their trite little creeds.)
Come unto us all you who are heavy-laden with Bible verses and weary of orthodoxy, and we will make you very, very bright.
Unitarianism: Where YOUR "truth" will set you free.
"Behold, gnosis stands at the door and knocks. If any man/woman/womyn/GLBT/BLT/PB&J entity opens the door - then gnosis will come into that entity, and gnosis will make that entity a prognosis: You are still dead in your sins, but you are so very smart about it."
Peace and mirth,
- 9:04 AM, October 11, 2007
- Bill Gnade said...
Dear RON of the Faith of the Free,
I am Bill of the Faith of the Enslaved; the Encumbered.
No doubt some of us have taken cheap shots at UUism. But not every cheap shot here is born of ignorance; some of us are pretty well-informed in these matters. I claim no expertise; I come as no authority. I just come and think.
But I would be remiss not to remind you that Christians of all kinds are routinely criticized by our Unitarian-Universalist peers. I have been a rather public victim of Unitarian 'kindness' in the letters-to-the-editor pages of the local paper. And while many UUs have been incredibly kind to me -- I remain fast friends with a whole lot of them -- I cannot say that I have found a Unitarian Church that is not blind to its own bigotries, or to its own cheap shots.
I could be wrong about this. Perhaps you can enlighten me at your website, to which I will turn presently.
Peace to you,
Bill Gnade
- 9:14 AM, October 11, 2007
- centuri0n said...
You're not just banned from posting rule-breaking comments -- you're banned from posting -any- comments. e-mail Dan or Phil if you think you have something to say which will change that.
- 9:20 AM, October 11, 2007
- centuri0n said...
It's truly bizarre what makes it from BBC to US televison. Phil actually owns all the episodes on DVD, and the next time he's in Tulsa I'm taking a week off to sit in his parent's living room with a stack of pizzas and watch them all in order from start to finish.
- 9:23 AM, October 11, 2007
- mike rucker said...
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- 9:34 AM, October 11, 2007
- threegirldad said...
Mike Rucker,
If you have so little integrity as to continue posting in open defiance of a ban, what could you possibly have to say (or write) that is worth any of my time?
- 9:59 AM, October 11, 2007
- Sharon said...
I wandered over to Mike's blog, and left a comment; however, when I tried to publish my post, I got this: Comment moderation has been enabled. "All comments must be approved by the blog author."
I wonder if I'll ever see my post?
- 10:01 AM, October 11, 2007
- stratagem said...
Let's take a look at this ad for a second.
"Maybe you're uncomfortable with the idea of God - or at least someone else's idea of God"
The next line of the ad should have read:
"Then come gather with a bunch of other people, whose idea of God you'll be uncomfortable with, as well."
This advert literally shows better than anything I can think of, why it's not possible to be truly open-minded about anything. Everyone has an idea about things, even if they fail to recognize it.
For some reason the UU folks have elevated open-mindedness as being the ultimate positive attribute, and their ego doesn't allow them to recognize that they have just as many biases as anyone else; they just are less able to admit it.
- 10:24 AM, October 11, 2007
- David said...
Does anybody have the patience to enter into relationship with a UU just to talk through life and see whose God is better?
- 10:36 AM, October 11, 2007
- Bill Gnade said...
Dear David,
I don't know if I "have the patience," but I try to. Actually, it takes no more patience than being friends with anyone else. At least, that's what I've found. But the UUs I am friends with don't compete much on this better "God" idea. Neither do I. I don't know if I try to show the superiority of the God I worship; I try to simply share with folks the good news and let them decide if Christ crucified and risen is proof of the Father's loveliness.
Peace to you,
- 11:11 AM, October 11, 2007
- stratagem said...
Does anybody have the patience to enter into relationship with a UU just to talk through life and see whose God is better?
In keeping with my last post on being honest with oneself, I admit I don't have the patience to do that.
Right message, wrong messenger. Any other volunteers?
- 1:15 PM, October 11, 2007
- northWord said...
heheheh........Todd Friel was just now reading the 'choicer' comments in here....(after 'introducing' the topic)
this after an awesome plug for TPyro :)
- 1:21 PM, October 11, 2007
- Martin Downes said...
Sounds like a great vacation to me.
We get 24, Lost, House...and you get Red Dwarf. Is that a fair exchange?
- 2:51 PM, October 11, 2007
- Sewing said...
And we get the token English "mean judge" on every reality show. At least you get to watch Hugh Laurie speaking with a pretty convincing American accent.
Which gives me an idea...TBN could have Christian reality shows with token "mean Calvinist" judges.
- 3:45 PM, October 11, 2007
- Josh said...
Is God keeping you from going to church? That reminds me of a joke:
You're rowing down the street in your canoe and a wheel falls off. How many flies can fit in a garbage dumpster? Purple, because ice cream doesn't have bones.
Now that makes sense...
- 5:00 PM, October 11, 2007
Chris: "The "sermon" topic was why you should eat meat, and, since you're eating meat, you ought to buy locally."
Dude! UU's must be OK if they are proclaimers of the virtues of being carnivorous! I'm going to have to give this more consideration. I had assumed a vegatational view of the proper foods. Hmmm...
- 5:21 PM, October 11, 2007
- Sacchiel said...
Unitarians and JW's, much the same difference, haha.
- 5:40 PM, October 11, 2007
- centuri0n said...
Friel's a groupie. I love it.
- 8:16 PM, October 11, 2007
- Bill Gnade said...
Dear Pyros,
After following Ron-The-Unitarian's kind invitation to explore his fine faith at his "message board" (see "Faith of the Free" above) I now discover that after having posted but two comments, I am banned.
Such hospitality!
It is all rather ironic. I can only conclude that I must have committed the unpardonable sin of saying the right thing.
I just thought you'd all like to know.
Bill Gnade
PS. This marks the first time I've ever been banned from any blog or site. Not even The Daily Kos dealt such a blow to my "free pursuit" of my "own truth."
- 5:24 AM, October 12, 2007
- stratagem said...
I've just gone over and taken a look at the site where you were banned. It says that the forum is only for "UU's at heart," and all others are banned. By the way, they also completely removed the forum for questioning. What Freedom!
"Faith of the Free"? kind of akin to the "People's Republic of China". Just saying you're free doesn't make it so.
- 6:01 AM, October 12, 2007
- Bill Gnade said...
Dear Mike R., and everyone else,
Yes, Mike, you are too eager. I pray I will not be banned anywhere else (though I did once, no, twice, ban myself from my own blog).
I have posted an apology over at the UU site -- sincerely offered -- but I doubt that it will remain public.
Peace to you all, and much bliss.
Bill Gnade
- 6:03 AM, October 12, 2007
- northWord said...
Bill, have so appreciated all of your comments.
an ot aside:
anybody else notice the elephant?
the many parallels of the left (I do mean left-left) and, well, I dunno...just don't bother'm with facts.
- 7:41 AM, October 12, 2007
- SolaMeanie said...
Oh oh, looks like someone slipped past the ban here.
I can feel it coming in the air tonight . . .
- 8:50 AM, October 12, 2007
- Bill Gnade said...
Dear Northword,
I very much like your screen name.
Thanks for noticing my comments. I feel a few of them have been a little too snarky; I pray I've not offended anyone or dishonored our Lord. I hope a little irony and sarcasm, with a pinch of venting, is permissible.
Peace and mirth,
Bill Gnade
- 10:15 AM, October 12, 2007
- Robin Edgar said...
Well it is quite fraudulent false advertising in any case, and top level UUA officials know it.
God is not keeping me from going to a Unitarian*Universalist "church", but intolerant and abusive fundamentalist atheist "Humanist" U*Us most certainly are. . . In fact God believing people in general, and Christians in particular, are far from genuinely welcome in many so-called U*U "Welcoming Congregations".
- 12:50 PM, October 19, 2007
- Talking Blue Crow said...
Well... I myself am a Witch, but I work for the UU's. I've met some really nice folks and I've meet some really rude and arrogant folks. Egos like you would not believe. And you know what... they are no different than any people anywhere. For the most part, working here, as well as, reading this blog has reminded me why I don't go to church. And it has nothing to with "god."
- 9:16 AM, October 22, 2007


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Wow, can't believe it's been a whole year since I started this blog. It really seems like yesterday! I am amazed how much it has grown. Time flies by when you are having fun!
Feel free to search in the search box or the labels on the right to look back at past entries!
I am trying my best to post at least once a day, the past few weeks have just been a little hectic so I am trying to catch up before I fall behind. I have a lot of products to still review both for CherryCulture and other companies, so I am trying to type those up before I forget!
My mommy sent over those Edible Arrangements, with of course my favorite, chocolate covered bananas!!! I was in AWE because I love fruit, let alone a whole basket with some of the fruit dipped in chocolate!
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- Elle said...
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- ilurvemakeup said...
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Mmmmm I love those fruit baskets, but they are expensive as hell! lol Lucky girl!
- May 18, 2008 at 8:05 AM
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- stylishmomy said...
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I know your beauty haven will continue with more exciting stuff to look forward to. Goodluck and again congratulations Vanessa.
that basket of basket of fruits look so yummyyyy.
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- Nicole said...
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- Aradani said...
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i always have trouble thinking of what to get my bf's family for christmas and the likes. that edible basket thing is a great gift idea. thanks for sharing.
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- Nic Nic said...
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Thanks for all the wonderful interesting make up and beauty tips shared on your site :)
- May 18, 2008 at 1:47 PM
- Louise said...
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- May 18, 2008 at 2:40 PM
- missjaclynrose said...
Happy Birthday Nessasary Makeup! Can't wait until you put up the new site!
And the edible basket, YUM! I've always wanted to order one for my best friend, maybe I'll do that soon....
- May 18, 2008 at 2:59 PM
- Specialkalle said...
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- May 18, 2008 at 3:27 PM
- Christiana Divine @ Memoirs of A Shopping Addict said...
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that edible arrangement looks delish! *drools* :P
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- Linda said...
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- May 18, 2008 at 7:19 PM
- Emilyanne said...
yay congratulations on the 1 year mark!
i found your blog a couple weeks ago and have become ADDICTED! lol
keep up the good work! :)
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- yummy411 said...
awww! happy bday! your mom is so sweet and that she supports your blog. my mom is clueless about my blog LOL!
i love edible arrangements! they just put a location around the corner from my house. DEADLY! lol!
keep up the great work and we look forward to another year of fantastic makeup with vanessa!
- May 18, 2008 at 11:01 PM
- said...
Happy one year!
And yum! That fruit basket looks delish!
- May 19, 2008 at 12:50 AM
- alien man?! said...
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The fruit look so yummy xD
- May 19, 2008 at 3:01 AM
- Devi said...
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- May 19, 2008 at 6:09 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
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- Beautyful Habit said...
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- Stephie said...
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- May 19, 2008 at 9:04 AM
- Tracy said...
congratulations on making one year! i think you've done a great job so far. keep it up!
i love edible arrangements! i've given them as gifts on many occasions. i've even had one delivered in hawaii. haha.
- May 19, 2008 at 10:15 AM
- christy. said...
Wow, it's been a year already. Congrats!!! ^_______^ I love me some fruit
- May 19, 2008 at 11:01 AM
- nilla cookie said...
Aww Happy Birthday Vanessa!! Your mom is too cute for sending the fruit basket over - it's so gorgeous! :)
- May 19, 2008 at 3:33 PM
- che said...
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- psychoexgirlfriend said...
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- May 19, 2008 at 11:31 PM
- Grayburn said...
Congratulations Vanessa! You've really done a great job and it's always fun to see your posts.
take care,
- May 20, 2008 at 12:20 AM
- Distinque said...
Happy birthday! That is so sweet of your mom. I hope you enjoyed the fruits!
- May 20, 2008 at 1:42 AM
- Emilee @ GMM said...
Whoot! Congrats! :)
- May 23, 2008 at 9:31 AM


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Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani doctor who helped in the hunt for Osama bin Laden by trying to collect DNA from the al-Qaida leader and his family members, has been convicted of treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison, according to reports from Pakistan.
Pakistan's Dawn newspaper quotes Mohammad Siddiq, a spokesman for the tribal justice system in the Khyber district, as saying Afridi "has been sentenced for 33 years on treason charges and has been moved to Peshawar central jail after the verdict was announced by the local court."
The Associated Press writes that another local official, Nasir Khan, said Afridi was also fined about $3,500.
As Saeed Shah, a reporter for McClatchy Newspapers explained on All Things Considered earlier this year, Afridi was:
"Recruited by the CIA in order to help them establish whether or not Osama bin Laden was living in this suspicious compound, in a town called Abbottabad.
"And his job was to somehow get some DNA samples from those living in the house — not necessarily those of Osama bin Laden, although that would've been the ultimate jackpot, but of some of his family members. ...
"So he set of the vaccination program in Abbottabad for hepatitis B. And they rang the bell, and Shakeel Afridi waited outside. He managed to get a nurse inside the house — who administered some of these vaccinations, we think, and tried to get some DNA samples. In the end, we believe the effort was unsuccessful."
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, on CBS-TV's 60 Minutes in January, confirmed that Afridi tried to assist the U.S. in the search for bin Laden — and Panetta made the case that the doctor's actions were not treasonous.
Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, was raided by U.S. Navy SEALs in an operation that began on May 1, 2011 and concluded with the al-Qaida leader's death in the pre-dawn hours of the next morning (local time).
Update at 3:30 p.m. ET. No Basic Due Process:
"The verdict against Afridi," NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Islamabad, "was handed down by a government official in consultation with a council of elders in the Khyber tribal district, where the 48-year-old doctor was arrested in the weeks following bin Laden's killing."
Julie continues:
"British-era crime regulations there do not carry the death penalty for treason. But nor do they meet basic standards of due process, according to critics, because there is no requirement for an actual trial. Tagged a traitor and detained in secret, Afridi was accused of running a vaccine program at the behest of the CIA, a ruse to pinpoint bin Laden at a compound in the town of Abbottabad.
"The verdict comes at a delicate time in US-Pakistan relations. Patience with Pakistan according to a U.S. official is already 'threadbare' over its failure to reopen NATO supply lines. The U.S. has said Afridi's help in locating al-Qaida terrorists was anything but 'treasonous.'
"On Capitol Hill, two of the Senate's leading voices on national security, Democrat Carl Levin of Michigan and Republican John McCain of Arizona, issued a stern warning, calling for Afridi's release and pardon and saying that his 'continuing imprisonment and treatment as a criminal will only do further harm to U.S.-Pakistani relations, including diminishing Congress's willingness to provide financial assistance to Pakistan.' "
Update at 10:30 a.m. ET. Guilty Before Trial:
"So angered was Pakistan about Afridi's activities," NPR's Julie McCarthy writes to us from Islamabad, "that even before completing its report into the Bin Affairs, a special Abbottabad Commission declared him guilty of treason."
Julie adds that "critics of the handling of the case against Afridi include Qazi Anwar, former president the Supreme Court Bar Association. Anwar says the doctor was deprived of a fair trial and that his fate was instead left to a political agent and a jirga in the Khyber Agency, where Afridi had lived and where he was found guilty. The assistant political agent of Khyber Agency, Nasir Khan sentenced Afridi, as jirgas according to Anwar do not have that power.
"The 48 year old doctor has been taken to the Central jail in the Northwest City of Peshawar to serve out his term."
Update at 9:15 a.m. ET. From Julie McCarthy In Islamabad.
NPR's Julie McCarthy tells our Newscast Desk that:
"The case embodies the tensions between Pakistan and the United States.
"A physician, Afridi ran polio vaccinations in the tribal area. He was recruited by the CIA to set up phony vaccination program aimed at identifying bin Laden by gathering samples from the inhabitants inside Bin Laden's compound in the military town of Abbottabad. The extracted DNA evidence would prove Bin Laden was there. The plot failed, but Pakistan captured Afridi, and kept him in secret detention during the proceedings that found him guilty.
"The U.S. has urged freedom for a man the Americans consider an asset, but Pakistan considers a traitor and its intelligence community believed an example needed to be set."
In Pakistan, a tribal court has handed down a 33-year prison sentence to a doctor who helped the CIA search for Osama bin Laden. Dr. Shakil Afridi set up a fake vaccination program that allowed him to go door to door in Abbottabad. That's where Navy SEALs eventually found, and killed, the al-Qaida leader. Afridi wasn't able to get the DNA samples he was looking for, but Pakistan and U.S. officials say his work aided the search.
He was convicted of treason, though the U.S. State Department says there's no basis for the charges. Chris Brummitt is the AP bureau chief in Pakistan. He's based in Islamabad, and he's been following the case. And Chris, to start, tell us more about this tribal court where Dr. Afridi was tried.
CHRIS BRUMMITT: Well, it's based in the Khyber region, close to the Afghan border. The legal system there is distinct from the rest of Pakistan. It's a holdover from the British colonial era. I mean, essentially, there are no juries or judges. The verdict today was handed down by a government official, in consultation with various tribesmen up there. As I say, it's a holdover from the British colonial time, and it's being criticized by human rights groups for basically, being unfair.
CORNISH: At the same time, I was reading that the penalty for treason, say, in Pakistan's federal court system could have been the death penalty. And what to make of the fact that this wasn't tried in Pakistan's federal court system?
BRUMMITT: That's right. The tribal courts do not allow for the death penalty whereas - as you point out - in federal courts, he may well have gotten the death penalty for treason. So, I mean, I have - heard different versions of this. I think it's easier to get a conviction, perhaps, in the tribal courts. So that could be one reason. Another reason could be, I suppose, that they wanted to avoid giving the guy the death penalty for some - I don't know, some reason, to sort of limit the damage in relations with America.
CORNISH: As a result, what's been the response from the public in Pakistan?
BRUMMITT: Well, on Twitter - people have taken to Twitter and they've been - you know, some think that this guy was a traitor for collaborating with the Americans. In fact, I've seen some commentaries that said he should've got the death penalty. Whereas others, I suppose you'd call them more liberal Pakistanis, point out perhaps the absurdity of this verdict in that Shakil Afridi was not conspiring against the state. Bin Laden was an enemy of Pakistan, too. They think he should have been released long ago and never even held in custody, actually.
CORNISH: We've heard from the U.S. State Department today, but what other action has the U.S. taken to help Dr. Afridi?
BRUMMITT: Well, ever since it became public knowledge that he'd been arrested and in fact there was this CIA-led operation, a vaccination scheme to try and get bin Laden's DNA - I mean, they've privately and publicly been calling on Pakistan to release Afridi. But I'm not sure what they can do moving forward, given the perilous state of relations between Pakistan and the United States. I think if relations improve, then down the line, one could see - perhaps - Afridi being pardoned.
CORNISH: Can you put this in context for us, in terms of - is Dr. Afridi's case just kind of a minor blip in what is just a great, big, nation-to-nation discussion?
BRUMMITT: Yeah. I think within the context of Pakistan and the United States, it's probably not the major issue. The major issue is Pakistan's support for the Afghan Taliban - alleged support - and U.S. demands on Pakistan to reopen these blocked supply routes. But I think it's just become a symbol of really, the gulf between the two countries.
In America, he's considered a hero. Here, he's considered a traitor. And I think it's striking that Pakistan has not arrested anyone for harboring bin Laden but today, they sentenced someone to 33 years in jail for helping authorities find bin Laden. So I think if you're an American critic of Pakistan, this has tremendous resonance - I would suggest; you know. And if you want to paint Pakistan as no longer a friend, then something like this is more fuel to this argument, you know, of disengagement with Pakistan.
CORNISH: Well, Chris, thank you for talking with us.
BRUMMITT: It's my pleasure.
CORNISH: Chris Brummitt is the AP bureau chief in Pakistan. He spoke to us about the conviction of Dr. Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor convicted for his role in helping the U.S. in the search for Osama bin Laden. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Only one year ago I was graduating from school and beginning my search for gainful employment. I'd like to take a moment to wish the graduates of Watonwan County good luck in whatever they choose to do with their high school education.
Get out your pulled pork and taco in a bag appetites because it is officially graduation season!
Only one year ago I was graduating from school and beginning my search for gainful employment. I'd like to take a moment to wish the graduates of Watonwan County good luck in whatever they choose to do with their high school education.
For me, high school graduation meant I would be going to college. My first adult mistake was attending a college that was way too expensive while I was still unaware of what I wanted to study in school.
I began my education believing I would become a psychiatrist or some kind of doctor. It was only a few months into school when I realized I was never going to get into psychiatry school and I was completely bored by the notion of studying the inside of people's heads for the rest of my life.
So, I did what I should have done from the beginning and took a year off from school. My advice to anyone thinking about starting college, but unsure about their future is to take a moment and think about your options. It isn't necessary to start school immediately. Find out what you're interested and give the career a shot.
I thought I was interested in mental health, so I began working at a mental hospital. I realized after a year working full-time at the hospital that I wasn't interested in psychiatry at all. What I found was that I liked writing – and I learned I could turn that into a career.
I transferred from Concordia College in Moorhead across the street to Minnesota State University Moorhead and began writing and editing publications and tutoring students. I was immersed in a culture of my interests and really developed as a writer.
Which brings me to my second piece of advice: it's not what school you attend, but what you put into your education. Of course some schools are going to be better than others in certain subjects – but if you don't take the time to learn and practice your skills, you won't be affective when you're done and you've graduated.
I chose Concordia initially because I wanted to play soccer and I wanted to live in Moorhead. Those were really the only reasons for my choice. Five years later I realize that was a foolish decision. I heard advice from a financial planner about how you should choose what you are willing to spend on your education.
The financial planner said the amount of loans you take out should be almost equal to the amount you expect to make from your wages after your first year of work outside of college.
So, if a journalist is supposed to make $30,000 a year, a journalism student should only have loans of about $30,000 for schooling. Of course if you can avoid going into debt while attending school that is the best option. However, that isn't an option for many graduating seniors – it certainly wasn't for me.
Other than that, enjoy yourself. Make new friends and try new things. Take chances and have fun – and don't forget to open up a book once and awhile. Take advantage of university resources, join clubs and study hard. Nothing offers greater opportunity than pursuing a fully-immersive college education.


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I was in the third grade at New Bethel School on New Bethel road just west of Anderson, comfortable in a world free of current demands made on children.
I was in the third grade at New Bethel School on New Bethel road just west of Anderson, comfortable in a world free of current demands made on children. No TV, no video games, no cell phone, etc., also, no inside plumbing or electricity. Daddy had been called up by the draft and didn't pass the physical. My parents were concerned that should he be called and accepted mother would not be able to survive, what with four small children, the youngest born just that June, the year was 1944.
They packed up their meager belongings with the hope that in California, that magic land far away, he would find work that would support a living lifestyle. Not a nirvana, not necessarily freedom from worry, but a living. With only a fifth grade education but a strong back and courage in each other and their future, daddy and mother loaded us up and we landed in Yermo, just out of Barstow, Calif. Daddy worked for the railroad as a laborer. It was a major adjustment to go from New Bethel one-room school house, a safe, country home to a "city" where the school taught, instead of the Civil War, the north versus the south, California versus Mexico and arts and crafts that included clay ashtrays and at Christmas you could be very sure there would be no snow or red cardinals.
From there we moved north to Santa Clara Valley, "The Valley of Heart's Delight." And not finding the hoped for job, we lived in a tent in the prune orchards. Mother, always a very hard worker, found work for herself, where she could take her four children along and we picked prunes, we cut apricots, and daddy found work in a filling station. At the end of the Second World War, California was a destination many aimed for, that land of magic,(a land where landlords could be choosy and uneducated parents with four small children were not the preferred renters) there was no shame for a family desperate for a roof over their head — with the confidence of the innocent — celebrating as they were able to move from the orchard to shacks built under a bridge — this was uptown, imagine, running water and electricity! Fast forward to 1950, not a nirvana but due to that strong back and a will to "make it," a real home of their own. The baby is in school, the oldest graduated from the eighth grade, (a first for this family) daddy – after help from a devoted wife, (who is proud of the job she now has working in school cafeteria) mastered fractions and was promoted from laborer to foreman at a lumber yard.
Forever, however, their memories of that little country house in McDonald County. They are able to take their first vacation and in their 1936 Ford were able to travel to rural Anderson, Mo., in McDonald County and savor the days of their childhood as they take time to fish on the creek banks and renew their relationships with brothers and sisters and parents — a lifestyle (that now has indoor plumbing and even electricity) and a nirvana of a different kind.
It is by planning and economizing, they manage every year after to return to the home of their heart until finally after graduations and retirement they are able to return to that McDonald County, that land of their family, that home where their hearts have ever been. It has been said that the Ozarks have a reputation that having been bred and raised there you will always long to return. In the case of this family that was certainly true.
Do you have yearnings for an old home place, for memories long past? As the old year closes and a new year begins, think about the Mayan Calendar (forseeing the end of our world just a few days ago) – was it stressful or a worry for you or not? If life is not what you would choose, consider you have 12 months to make it just that. Think about it! And while doing so, consider that the McDonald County Historical Society, located in Pineville preserves many dreams, fulfilled and not so much. Volunteers are still working at the grand old court house on the square on Saturdays, as it is soon to become the Museum (the museum at 302 Harmon, closed for the winter) still offers calendars, if you would like the 'baseball' calendar of last year, they are available at a discount, can be found as are the current 2013 calendars of churches that have been in McDonald County, at the Chamber of Commerce, 302 Harmon, at Pineville City Hall, at the Cornerstone Bank in Southwest City and at the Mustang Pharmacy in Anderson. If you would like to be a part of this society, write to P.O. Box 572, Pineville, 64856 or check www.mcdonaldcohistory.org.
Alberta Anders writes a weekly column for the Daily News.


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It's been such a LONG day! The adventure started at 1pm, I picked up fellow blogger and real-life friend Anne from her house, we then drove to the Camarillo Outlets to pay a visit to the CCO (see side panel for abbreviation definitions) where we had fun listening to my GPS actually say the street names out loud, LOL. Luckily there wasn't anything worth buying at CCO, so I just came out with a lipstick "Curtsy" which I have been looking for! We then went to Claire's and bought a few things, I bought a cute white summer purse [pic coming soon!].
We then went back a bit early to beat traffic and to avoid being late from the Fafi Event. We got there and the MAC store itself was closed off to the non-invitees, they even had a security guard at the door. A line of people were already forming outside the store. My gorgeous friend Chastity also came to the event. Anne, Chastity and I were really excited! All the MAC girls were dressed in true Fafinette attire, and there was a real-life Fafi doll who was just too cute for words! There were TONS of people in the store, and they had guys serving appetizers and beverages.
I tried to take some swatches, but then my arm started getting itchy (I tell you im allergic to a lot of things), so I had to take it off quickly with a MAC wipe!
If you've never been to a MAC Event before, they give you a list of the products on a piece of paper and a pen, then you just write down the quantity of each item and give it to a makeup artist who will then get you all your items on your list, then you wait for your name to be called and then you just pay for it!
Here are some pics from the event:
And yes her girls were out there! :)
The DOLLS:
Anne's BF dying to get out of there, LOL:
Chastity waiting for her name to be called to be rung up:
Anne is fearful of the Paparazzi:
Look how CUTE the bags are!
In each bag we were given a booklet/poster with a little cd...
There was also a FAFI WALL in which you can tag, so of course I had to leave my mark!
- From earlier swatches I've seen online (those who saw it early at the PRO store), I was NOT impressed. Either I have similar colors, or they were colors I would never really wear. I gave it the benefit of the doubt though, telling myself that perhaps it'll be different once I see it for myself. NOPE.
This collection did NOT impress me, and based on what I hear from some of you ladies, many of you were not impressed either. I am glad as I saved some money! I ended up walking out with the "HIPNESS" Blush, Paint Pot in "Cash Flow", and "Fun N' Sexy" Lipstick from this collection, yes another PINK lipstick! I am still debating on this lipstick, not sure if I love it or hate it yet. I think I might return it because it has GLITTER, and I HATE GLITTER. I need to stop buying pink lipsticks, LOL. I agree with Christiana, I have a lot of pink lipsticks! I LOVE PINK, so I am hoping Heatherette will satiate me.
I also took advantage of BACK2MAC, in which you give them 6 empty MAC packaging (it can be anything, even depotted eyeshadows), and you get a FREE lipstick, so I also got "Myth".
***SWATCHES PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHRISTINE FROM Temptalia.com.


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Quiet & chilly weather will be with us through the first part of the week thanks to high pressure. Later Tuesday into Tuesday night clouds will increase in advance of a developing storm coming up from the south that is slated to drop several inches upon the region mainly after midnight Tuesday night & Wednesday. The NAM is more aggressive with the snow having a good 8 to 14" snowfall on tap for us, while the GFS is outputting closer to 3 to 7" or 8", so going down the middle with 6 to 10" just like Scott was thinking last night believe is a good call for this one. Scott will likely come out with the latest on snowfall amounts expected tonight, & I'll have the latest first thing tomorrow.
Later Wednesday through at least the start of Thursday we will pick up some limited lake snow, colder air & wind on the backside of the storm. Friday & Saturday look quiet & chilly, but later Sunday into the start of next week could become quite interesting, as a BIG storm looks like will try to come together down south. The BIG question regarding the Sunday/Monday storm, as always is the case, what's the ultimate track going to be? Stay tuned for updates, especially late this week.
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This is a picture-less post unfortunately (in regards to the Grand Duos) since my local MAC Store had the Grand Duos IN the store but not out on display (meaning they were still nicely packed in their delivery box), so instead I walked over to Nordie's MAC counter, and they had it (my MAC store needs to pick up their game I know! Haha) I swatched it on my hand and I was a bit disappointed because they were way too shimmery for me (I forgot to take a pic of my swatch, argh). Don't get me wrong, I love me a little shimmer, but these were WAY too shimmery for my taste (just my personal opinion).
I DO love some of the colors however, and I do think they are workable perhaps with the brush that's in this collection or even with another blush (like a matte blush, etc). Maybe I just gotta have another look before I can really make up my mind...
Hopefully I can get around to posting my Purely Cosmetics goodies later today! There's just so many!
Anyway, I was looking at some old pics (as I am working on my sister's slideshow for her 18th birthday party, aren't I the best big sis ever?! LOL) and I found some older pics when I had bangs, at times they were straight across, and other times they were side sweep bangs, or just random layers...and I am thinking about getting bangs again just because I am bored with my hair already and I think I have my dad's huge forehead (yes Tyra Banks comes to mind haha). The BF loves bangs on me but then again I don't consider him a good judge since often times he's just pulling my leg!
So whatdya ladies think? Bangs or no bangs? I think they really change the face, and since I have the fattest cheeks in the world, I think bangs would take away from that and give an edgier look. My co-workers suggest I go a bit lighter and maybe get some highlights, but I love dark hair and how it brings people out, especially with my skintone I can't work light hair, but maybe subtle highlights (thinking maybe caramel)...argh I don't know! I just want something different...
Side swept/Chunky/or Choppy bangs?? Or no bangs at all??
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Bangs or no bangs? And Grand Duo thoughts...
This is a picture-less post unfortunately (in regards to the Grand Duos) since my local MAC Store had the Grand Duos IN the store but not out on display (meaning they were still nicely packed in their delivery box), so instead I walked over to Nordie's MAC counter, and they had it (my MAC store needs to pick up their game I know! Haha) I swatched it on my hand and I was a bit disappointed because they were way too shimmery for me (I forgot to take a pic of my swatch, argh). Don't get me wrong, I love me a little shimmer, but these were WAY too shimmery for my taste (just my personal opinion).
85 comments
- Camilla said...
In my modest opinion the side swept bangs and hair with no highlights suits you the best! It makes you look natural and suits perfect to your face shape :)
- March 13, 2009 at 1:56 AM
- Shelly said...
i really like you with bangs!! especially side swept bangs!! but either would be very pretty.. and i dont like highlights that much unless they are SUPER natural looking so i wouldnt get them... but its your hair do what you want!
- March 13, 2009 at 2:11 AM
- Iyah said...
i say no bangs! :) but the bangs made you look very young which is not a bad thing :)
Ohhh, I skipped the grand duos. My opinion is the same as yours! They are veryyy shimmery! :(
- March 13, 2009 at 2:23 AM
- Jenn said...
Girl you look sooooo adorable with the straight across bangs!! :D Methinks that you look the best with the side swept bangs though... so stylish!! :D
- March 13, 2009 at 2:35 AM
- Karin said...
Hi Sweetie,
I'am going for the side swept bangs and You so have to get those highlights back ASAP..!!
In the pic it looks so good on you.
And i also wanted to say that i totally adore your blog..!!
Keep up the awsome work..!! :h:
- March 13, 2009 at 2:47 AM
- Beauty is Androgynous said...
nessa! i like the 1st bang pic. i'd say go with that!!
i just got my bangs done like that too pretty much. i tried growing them out but it was a fail!
ugh my face needs some sort of structure. i guess i just can't pull off "long bangs' or no bangs...
i got bored.
do whatever you want but the side swept ones are cute! =]
- March 13, 2009 at 2:54 AM
- Ondine said...
I love your hair in the very first photo with the chunky-sideswept bangs - it really suits you like that
- March 13, 2009 at 3:09 AM
- jojos4eva said...
THE FIRST PIC! lol it makes u like sooo cute :p
- March 13, 2009 at 4:08 AM
- Katrina said...
to tell you the truth, u look good wit the side swept bangs & full bangs. :)but the full bang makes you look edgier. maybe u should try gettin the full bang wit a lil highlights jus to try smethin new. i love ur hair color on the last pic. what is it? do u have it colored at the salon or at home?
- March 13, 2009 at 4:24 AM
- miemiemie said...
i love full bangs on you!:) so cute!
- March 13, 2009 at 4:29 AM
- Askmewhats said...
Girl! First of all, you don't have TYRA BANKS forehead! I swear Tyra's way huge! lol and..hmm.>I like you with side swept bangs, though the straight one is cute but it's not for everyday, it's a big hassle to have a straight bangs on your forehead (pimples and everything) <-- been there done that. So go for the length that you can go side swept..and ok enough for you to brush it straight on some days :)
- March 13, 2009 at 4:30 AM
- la soledad said...
i love you hair in 4th and 5th picture,bangs are really good on you vanessa and some highlight would be good
- March 13, 2009 at 4:54 AM
- dani said...
hi vanessa!
you don't have the fattest cheeks in the world! lol. you're beautiful.
but i think you should keep your hair dark but put lowlights here and there, you know what i mean, just enough so that you can bring it out whenever you want a change or not. i love the side swept bangs.
- March 13, 2009 at 5:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
bangs with highlights!
awe the short bangs look amazing with your facial shape it like complements it very well!
and the highlights make your skin glow so nicely!
woe! awesome!
- March 13, 2009 at 5:55 AM
- Rai said...
BANGS! You cute with your bangs like that in the 2nd picture.
- March 13, 2009 at 5:59 AM
- Girl with Curl said...
I vote sideswept bangs and dark hair. I think I'm kind of partial to dark hair anyways.
- March 13, 2009 at 6:39 AM
- Connie said...
I like your hair the best in the 4th picture. looks feminine :D but you look awfully cute in the first pic! But that'd be hard to make it look neat though. I have the same kind of bangs.
- March 13, 2009 at 6:50 AM
- Kim said...
LOL you don't have a Tyra Banks forehead! I think I love picture 4 the best....also my hair is just like that right now hehe. Also subtle highlights would look great with your skintone. I'm looking for a change now too, hope you find something that works.
- March 13, 2009 at 6:58 AM
- MakeupBliss said...
I love your bangs they are soooo cute! I purchased the MAC Grand Duo Mineral Blush yesterday in Intenso. the color payoff is great, but I'm afraid that it will break easily. Two of the colors on the display at my location..were broken.
- March 13, 2009 at 7:07 AM
- Fabulous World of Sara said...
go with the first side bangs pic... u look so young with em..totally cute
- March 13, 2009 at 7:28 AM
- Katrina said...
I know I am totally not going to be any help in your decision, but you look absolutely stunning with any hair! You just have such a pretty face and face shape! :) Cute pictures girlie!!!
- March 13, 2009 at 7:37 AM
- Jess said...
I love the way you have your bangs in the first picture! Although sideswept bangs look just as good on you. And I'm generally not a fan of highlights unless they're peek-a-boos, which I think you would rock (and plus roots won't be as much of a problem! hahah)
- March 13, 2009 at 7:56 AM
- Janelle said...
Thanks for saving me from Grand Duos. Blush that's too shimmery does not look good on my acne-prone skin! Phew, I probably just saved myself over $50 haha. BUT we'll see what happens when I end up at the MAC counter. LOL.
I love the first pic with the chunky sideswept bangs. My bangs are the same way & I think they flatter most people if styled correctly. You should def do it!
- March 13, 2009 at 8:05 AM
- Robyn @ Purely Cosmetics said...
Choppy bangs (first picture) for sure! I don't like the blunt all the way across - makes you face look too square. But the way they are in the first pic is fun and light-hearted, just like you. And I LOVE those highlights!
- March 13, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- KiLLaCaM said...
i'm diggin the side swept bangs a lot. i think those with light hightlights will be really good for spring/summer. you did look really cute with the straight bangs too but you do look a bit on the younger side with them. decisions,decisions!
- March 13, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- Letícia Ribeiro said...
I think you look great with side swept bangs and no highlights! ;)
- March 13, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- divinexjanice said...
Hi Vanessa, I like your side swept bangs with no hilights. Hilights are too high maintainence!
- March 13, 2009 at 8:14 AM
- Kitty In Da City said...
Side swept or no bangs at all... just make sure it's what u want before u do it cuz growing them out is a pain! I recently had my long bangs cut and I totally regret it!! ♥♥♥
- March 13, 2009 at 8:19 AM
- Beauty Chest said...
second to last photo side swept bangs are the best. long enough to hide so that it looks kind of like you don't have bangs but at the same time can look ilke elegant side swept bangs! frames your face really well! can you do a review on the new eyelash treatments coming out?? THANKS!!!
- March 13, 2009 at 9:06 AM
- The Mighty J said...
Side-swept bangs look best IMHO!
- March 13, 2009 at 9:31 AM
- LaNa said...
Hi Vanessa! I always find myself in this dilemma too! I love you with the side swept bangs and the straight across bangs. Def highlights for the summer. =)
- March 13, 2009 at 9:35 AM
- Riza said...
Oh, I like how side swept bangs frame your face without overpowering the presence of the bangs. :]
- March 13, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Anonymous said...
i love the sideswept bangs, but make sure they hit under you eyebrows and blend into the rest of your hair well. i was upset that the grand duos were so shimmery too! i want earth to earth, its gorgeous, but i don't need to walk around looking like i fell into a vat of glitter. plush shimmer makes me look oily really fast.
- March 13, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- Miss Yaya said...
i like choppy bangs - nomination for you
check it out
- March 13, 2009 at 10:37 AM
- Hollie Wood said...
Bangs!!... and I love the caramel highlights. The perfect summer look!
- March 13, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- Jaimie said...
I love the full bang in the 2nd picture, it looks so edgy on you but still sweet!
- March 13, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- jilliandanica said...
i like the side swept bangs on you. ask your stylist to texturize them though so if you wanna get funky with them they'll be easier to work with.
- March 13, 2009 at 11:30 AM
- Celly<3 said...
(2nd pic)
And maybe cutting your hair some inches (above breast, below shoulder) and adding layers around? Would help create volume to your hair and not look weighed down on you. You wouldn't even need highlights (and maintaining it) if you already did a big change to your hair, ya know?
- March 13, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- Anonymous said...
If you were to have bangs then side swept, but I really like you the way you are. You have such a cute face you should show it all off :D As for highlights, I think subtle ones would work great.
- March 13, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Annika_L_P_1989_UK said...
hiya vanessa deffo to have bangs!!! chunky like u had it looks really nice! :h:!
- March 13, 2009 at 12:17 PM
- Annika_L_P_1989_UK said...
deffo have bangs it looks so good like the chunky type bangs (in the uk we call it fringe hehe) it just looks so nice on u! :h:
- March 13, 2009 at 12:18 PM
- Paint Me Gorgeous said...
i think you look gorgeous regardless of how ur hair is cut, but I love the side-swept bangs!
- March 13, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Tracy said...
You look really good with straight across bangs!! But I know those can take a lot of maintenance and go in and out of style as quick as ponchos (I loved ponchos), so I vote for sideswept bangs (4th picture)
- March 13, 2009 at 12:28 PM
- FuN and MakeUp said...
u can actually pull off the bangs!! its realy cute!!! i really wanna get bangs but im scared it wont go with me right and my bf also said NO!!!!!! lol nessa.. u loook cute either way... lucky!!
- March 13, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- dorame said...
I have chubby cheeks too!!!! And for years i have combated myself with what hair styles works best for my face shape.
If you are really thinking of getting bangs, I think side swept bangs do wonders for a round shaped face. Also, long-length hair but not too long helps narrow the face--i just find that really long hair falls faster, time consuming, and not worth the hassle, it also weighs you down. Might i suggest a below the shoulder-length cut? I am going to agree those who say you should leave your hair without any highlights (it makes it look more natural). You have such beautiful hair! :h:
- March 13, 2009 at 1:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
You look very good with side swept!
- March 13, 2009 at 1:25 PM
- sanniet said...
Side swept bangs are always nice! They make you look younger and more feminine and innocent ;D My boyfriend loves bangs too! When I got my hair cut he could NOT stop looking at me because of my bangs lol
- March 13, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- Fun Size said...
I love the side swept bangs on you! (the 2nd last photo especially) and the hair color matches your skin tone :)
- March 13, 2009 at 2:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
I like your hair on the 4th & 5th picture.. the length, color and all..=] and nooo I don't think you have a huge forehead.
- March 13, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- FabDiva20 said...
The side swept bangs are the best! You look so good with bangs. You really can pull that look off.
- March 13, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- Stephanie T said...
I vote for the side swept bangs too! You can really pull it off.
- March 13, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- EbeautyBlog said...
YOu look cute with the side swept bangs.
- March 13, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- Jaime Dollaga said...
i like the side bangs on you. you have such a dollface!
- March 13, 2009 at 4:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
i LOVE LOVE LOVEEE the straight bangs! you should deff. do that and then when u get bored u can always just push them over to the side to have side bangs! lol and i love your hair so much i wish i could pull of dark hair ! lol
- March 13, 2009 at 5:41 PM
- Caramel Geek said...
Straight-across bangs. Hands down. It'll give you a very edgy look. =) Super nice and chic.
I used to have side sweep bangs. Then 3 months ago, I got bored of it and my hairdresser suggested that I chop it off and go for a straight across. And guess what...I love it! :k: and I know you would too :h:
- March 13, 2009 at 6:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
swept bangs and w/some highlights!! oh yes!!
- March 13, 2009 at 6:57 PM
- Thomas said...
hi Vanessa,
i like u in the last pic! Glamorous and pretty :)
- March 13, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- mayaari said...
i love the full bangs on you (2nd pic), but i know that can be a pain to maintain all the time...so sideswept bangs would be a good option for you too :) the style really makes you look younger (not that you don't already look young!)
- March 13, 2009 at 8:32 PM
- J said...
Omg Nessa, no joke, you have the PERFECT face for the choppy bangs (2nd picture, with the bangs all the way across your forehead). You look really pretty with side swept bangs as well, but the bangs all the way across make you look really cute and sweet (which I'm sure you are :) ).
- March 13, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
I like the straight across bangs. Completely dark! You look gorgeous. :)
- March 13, 2009 at 9:07 PM
- izumi said...
i love sideswept with highlights.. then again.. that's my hair [x hahaha. but i think it looks very flattering on lots of people! straight across looks cute on you, but i think they might get in the way sometimes :\
- March 13, 2009 at 9:30 PM
- madison817 said...
i say side swept bangs coz they grow out easily (and therefore easy to maintain) and are still modern and sexy.
as for grand duos, i saw them today as well and i also thought they were too shimmery. i bought sunbasqued instead (coz i was planning on buying Earth to Earth, for a peachy summer shade) but I love my Sunbasqued, its perfect. And the shimmer on the GDs were like 10x more...
- March 13, 2009 at 10:03 PM
- aaj83 said...
side swepte bangs with no highlights! :)
- March 13, 2009 at 10:08 PM
- Sofee said...
I love the way u look with straight bangs!!
- March 13, 2009 at 10:30 PM
- mandilicious said...
i say bangs..just dont know which one since you look good in either way, straight across or side swept..highlights would be nice too i think..i am thinking of going back to light hair for summer..but it's just too hard to maintain..haha..i'm lazy..
- March 13, 2009 at 10:39 PM
- Amy said...
Side bangs! Adorable!
- March 13, 2009 at 11:02 PM
- Phoebee said...
i really think you look great with straight bangs.. the 2nd pic. you have the face for it!
& ugh grand duos... i agree lots of the colors were very pretty but the shimmed doesnt put me off much... the size does! i was thinking it might be the size of regular msf's? i skipped the collection all together.. i'll save up for one with full size msf's. :h:
- March 13, 2009 at 11:08 PM
- Michel'le said...
i like the side swept bangs!
- March 13, 2009 at 11:21 PM
- Sanita said...
I like the first picture, I have something similar myself! And you look nice without highlights, very natural.
- March 14, 2009 at 1:06 AM
- JENSMAKEUPBAG said...
i'd really go with chunky/choppy bangs with dark hair. i think its really nice. love the second pic.
- March 14, 2009 at 1:48 AM
- Jéssy said...
I not like of bangs !
Love the color of your hair, I would have my hair that way, but my hair is black and I'm afraid to paint it LOL
- March 14, 2009 at 6:01 AM
- scully said...
Vanessa, you are so adorable regardless of what you do with your hair but after seeing the pics, I really like the side swept/chunky bags. I recently got mine cut and am really loving it (even though I have to straight iron them everyday). Keep us posted on your decision and show us pics of course. I just love your Blog girly! :)
- March 14, 2009 at 6:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
You look good either way, but I really like the side swept bangs!!!!
- March 14, 2009 at 7:05 AM
- Anonymous said...
- March 14, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- Anonymous said...
I like the top pic with the chunky sideswept bangs. :)
- March 14, 2009 at 11:57 AM
- ^-^ said...
i love #2 on you! full bangs definitely, you have the perfect face for it!
- March 14, 2009 at 12:32 PM
- Anonymous said...
i think either way is fine. but i prefer side... :) cute pix today!
- March 14, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- jazmyn said...
I like you with side swept bangs not so much front bangs. But I think you should cut your bangs a little farther over, like the part where your side bangs start should be cut further to the left. No Highlights
- March 14, 2009 at 3:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
i don't remember if i commented this or not because i tried to do it at work but i was in a rush so idk if i pressed the post comment button
i think you look great w/ any hair. it does makes a difference. it's hard because i love having straight across bangs but since i have a round face i feel like sometimes it makes my face look rounder.
anway, i think you look best w/ side swept :) it frames your face a lot better & i like you with dark hair as well
- March 14, 2009 at 4:21 PM
- Maple said...
def side swept bangs( 1st pic) w/ highlights. since the pic w/ highlights looked so pretty!
- March 14, 2009 at 8:31 PM
- yummy411 said...
side swept bangs! awww man... you didn't like grand duos.. hmm i guess i have to see for myself. LOVE YOUR NEW LAYOUT NESSA!!!
- March 14, 2009 at 11:14 PM
- Jerah197 said...
you look best in the 4th pic!!
- March 15, 2009 at 3:51 AM
- Caroline :] said...
Hey Vanessa!
I think you look GORGEOUS with side swept bangs...so you MUST get them once again! However, you look equally stunning with your straight-across bangs--it makes you look very edgy, but some friends I know with the chunky bangs get tired of it after a while, and knowing how you get bored of things easily, why not stick with side bangs and if you want to change up your look, you can always do a pompadour pouf, pin up your bangs, or get fringe extensions (for the straight-across bangs look)! :D Stay beautiful and happy! <3
- March 15, 2009 at 2:32 PM
- psychoexgirlfriend said...
I realize it's a bit late for this but I vote for bangs, dark hair! :D
- March 17, 2009 at 8:03 PM
- smxiidork said...
#2- You look absolutely amazing with bangs not that you look bad without them either, but the bangs just freshen up your face and give you an edgier look! Seriously think of getting the bangs straight across!!
- October 9, 2009 at 7:09 PM


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While most of the dire predictions about the adverse consequences of Congress allowing sequestration to occur are aimed at funding cuts to public education and the military, our senior citizens also stand to be victimized.
While most of the dire predictions about the adverse consequences of Congress allowing sequestration to occur are aimed at funding cuts to public education and the military, our senior citizens also stand to be victimized.
In 2011 Congress passed a law stipulating that if Democrats and Republicans couldn't agree on a plan to reduce the federal deficit by March 1, 2013, about a trillion dollars worth of budget cuts would automatically go into effect. March 1 came and went Friday without the bipartisan plan that would have headed off the draconian budget cuts. The sequestration cuts would be split 50-50 between defense and domestic discretionary spending. On the domestic side of sequestration, it now appears that in addition to the loss of federal dollars devoted to education, federal funding cuts will also adversely affect Medicare and support programs for the elderly. During President Obama's most recent State of the Union address, he acknowledged, "The biggest driver of our long-term debt is the rising cost of health care for an aging population. And those of us who care deeply about programs like Medicare must embrace the need for modest reforms...But we can't ask senior citizens and working families to shoulder the entire burden of deficit reduction while asking nothing more from the wealthiest and the most powerful...We'll reduce taxpayer subsidies to prescription drug companies and ask more from the wealthiest seniors. We'll bring down costs by changing the way our government pays for Medicare."
In addition to the two percent reduction in Medicare payments to providers under sequestration, which will amount to a savings of $9.9 billion in 2013, Missouri's senior citizens will suffer a loss of $2,500,668 in support services. Statewide, according to Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging (ma4) Executive Director Catherine Edwards, the ability of senior service agencies like Marceline's Nutrition Site and Brookfield's Senior Center to provide support services will be reduced in the following proportions:
— A $1,509,230 cut in the Nutrition Program that provides both congregate and home-delivered meals;
— A cut of $640,659 in support services like transportation, case management, and personal care;
— A reduction of $312,435 in preventative and caregiver support; and
— A $38,344 cut in Elder Justice services which, among other things, protects seniors living in nursing homes from abuse.
We called Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging Director Becky Flaherty to determine how senior services in her 18-county coverage area, which includes Linn County, would be impacted by sequestration. Applying the Older Americans Act Interstate Funding Formula, Flaherty calculated that the loss to senior services in the Northwest Missouri Area Agency on Aging would amount to $149,104.83 this year.