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This appeared in The Week. I am off to Delhi tomorrow to check out the Garam Hawa in the Capital. My next post will be on thursday on my return. I got back late this evening from a long shoot to find a courier package from Amitabh Bachchan. I thought he had sent me another missive in connection with something I'd written. Mais non, it was a hefty tome about Jug Suraiya's article published in the Times of India on 2nd March. This was an emotional and anguished reaction to Jug's piece titled 'Slumdog Divide.' Amitabh has analysed Jug's 'Subverse' column virtually line by line , and done a surgically perfect job of taking it apart. I agree with Amitabh's basic argument and am surprised that Jug could have committed the factual blunders he has listed out. It's also good to know that there is someone out there who cares enough to set the record straight so very scrupulously. But Jug is what is called a 'Humour writer'. So, I don't really know whether or not Amitabh's outrage and righteous anger are a little misplaced here. But the fact that Amitabh has invested so much time and energy into challenging Jug's every thought on the subject is terrific. I like passion. If you feel strongly about an issue, give it your all. Don't hold back. It remains to be seen whether the editor of the TOI decides to publish the unedited version of Amitabh's eloquent rebuttal.
Two Bihari Bigmouths for the price of one?? Shatrughan Sinha is pitted against Shekhar Suman in Patna. Suman was all deference and humility while talking about his 'brother' Sinha. But Sinha could not hold back the bombast as he claimed he was the asli Bihari Babu - and he even refused to acknowledge Suman by name, preferrring to refer to him as 'That gentleman'. Theek hai. Now that 'The Suman and Sinha Show' is on the road - sit back and enjoy the fun. Question is - will Suman's honewalli bahu, Kangana Ranaut, campaign for him ? If so, what will she be not wearing??
Where have all the women gone….??
The elections are upon us… and women are missing in action. One would have thought by now political parties across the board would have woken up to ground realities that women count – literally!! Besides, look at the ladies who are calling the shots as party bosses – Sonia, Maya, Mamata, Jayalalithaa, Brinda – shouldn't their spectacular success tell the men something? More importantly, shouldn't these very women be looking for female candidates ? Apparently, that is not happening. And the number of females in the fray remains dismally, disappointingly small. Not a single political party has announced any meaningful programmes designed for women so far. And I'm not talking about reservations, since I have always been opposed to quota systems of any kind. I want to hear about specifics – something at a basic level that will ensure a better future for the next generation ( too late to do anything of consequence for the present one). Nobody has come up with a single proposal so far – not even a promise to provide something as essential as toilets in our villages where women still have to wait for darkness to relieve themselves. Imagine that in the 21st century. A toilet can transform the life of a village. But it remains a low priority. A village equipped with a toilet and school for girls is capable of changing society at large. Perhaps, that is the real fear. Perhaps that's precisely what our netas don't want. But since 'change' is being touted this time, and is the new magic mantra, how about starting at latrine level??
Change is what Barack Obama promised and cruised to victory. Change is what India needs. Change can come from women. But it may not be the sort of change entrenched politicians want. They would prefer to keep our womenfolk ignorant, insecure and hungry. It's an age-old trick that ensures dominance and control over the disempowered. But what these politicians are missing out on is the potential for turning this so-called 'disadvantage' into an advantage. If they co-opt the women of this country into the mainstream of decision making, it will definitely benefit them! Since politicians are necessarily self-seeking, they must realize the potential of this enormous vote bank. Any party that places women up there in its manifesto will win far many more supporters than by discussing the 123 treaty which goes over most people's heads anyway. But I don't see it happening. I was talking to a young, dynamic editor of a powerful business publication the other day. I asked him bluntly why they ignored women as jury members while deciding the winners of their prestigious business awards. He naively told me that the reason was simple. According to him, women were incapable of wading through reams of balance sheets and financial papers that needed to be processed before short listing candidates. My look of absolute horror did not deter this young man from expanding on his theory that women really did not understand the intricacies of company profiles, and there weren't enough 'qualified' women around in the first place. When I mentioned a few, including Indra Nooyi, he grinned and said, " Well…. she is an exception." Ha! So much for gender equality, even in media. I wondered aloud how many men on that damned jury of theirs could decode balance sheets themselves… and whether they even bothered to. Most of these awards follow the old boys' network practices – men award other men knowing it will be their turn soon. So it is in politics, too.
Take a look at this statistic: just 44 women made it to the Lok Sabha in the 2004 elections out of 539 candidates. So far, in 'progressive' Maharashtra, only 5 women are in the fray for 48 Lok Sabha seats. I don't see that number going up very much higher in the coming weeks. A candidate's ability is what counts above and beyond gender. Does this number mean we are not confident about the ability of our women to represent us in government?? It is a matter of personal disappointment that I say this - for women's voices to be heard, we have to desexualize our mindset. The easy route is to throw brainless Bollywood actresses into the ring and exploit their sex appeal – the surest way to insult all women . I'd rather such a seat be given to a more deserving man. Since these elections are being touted as the ultimate photo- op, why not use the same sexist yardstick to pick male candidates. Going by that, I guess if John Abraham decides to contest, his butt will win hands down!!,


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Saturday, June 12, 2010
Get Ready!
"Where are we going? How are we going to get there?" came the pleas from the kids.
I answered them. "I'm not going to tell you. It's a surprise. You guys just need to prepare yourselves."
"What do we need to do? What should we wear? What should we bring with us?" I could sense the excitement. They wanted very much to go to this fun surprise, but they weren't sure what they needed to do.
"Don't worry about anything. You don't need to bring anything. Just get dressed in comfortable clothes, brush your teeth, comb your hair, and please don't fight or bug each other while getting ready," I assured them.
"But where are we going? We want to know," they whined.
"It's an awesome place! I guarantee you'll love it! You'll have the best time and you'll see some friends there as well. Trust me. Now get ready!"
So, the kids went off to get dressed, but moments later the fighting started.
"He hit me."
"She took my game."
"But I don't have a game like that and I want it!"
"But it's not yours!"
"But you don't share!"
"She called me a smelly warthog."
"He's lying!"
"Children, that's not how you prepare to go. Don't try to kill each other. Don't steal your brother's game. Don't worry about what your brother has that you don't. And don't call each other warthogs, or any other names. If you can't follow these directions, you won't be going," I informed them.
"But what if we don't even like where we're going? Why won't you tell us more? When are we leaving?" they whined.
"Why don't you trust me? Haven't I always taken care of you? Have I ever hurt you? Have I ever told you to do anything that would be bad for you? Why can't you just do what you're instructed to do? Why the constant questions? Why do you continuously search for a reason to believe me? Why don't you simply have faith?"
Sometimes it's so frustrating to be a parent. You know what's best for your kids. You try to provide for their needs. You try to instruct them on how they need to behave. But you can't make them do what you want. They have to choose how they behave. Being a parent makes me feel close to God.
Posted by Dawn at 5:13 PM
32 comments:
- Laura said...
So.....where did you go?
- June 12, 2010 at 5:51 PM
This post cracked me up. But I must say, I am dying to know.....where were you taking them??
- June 12, 2010 at 5:56 PM
You never said where you took them, so I must ask Where did you go, where did you go? LOL
- June 12, 2010 at 6:22 PM
very insightful, dawn.
enjoyed this very much. :)
- June 12, 2010 at 6:30 PM
- Donna said...
- June 12, 2010 at 6:53 PM
- grandmatomato said...
OK where did we get to go??
I can not wait to find out.
- June 12, 2010 at 7:05 PM
Lol, where did you end up going? =]
- June 12, 2010 at 7:17 PM
Well I'm as bad as they are....where'd u go?
- June 12, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- Sharina said...
I love this post! It sounds very similar to my day...shoot most of my days when you refer to the constant sibling bickering. You right about kids choosing how they behave though. Seems like no matter what I do or how I try to teach them, they like to do the complete opposite of what I said. Go figure. LOL
- June 12, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- Sasha said...
so I will be the first to ask... Where did you go?
- June 12, 2010 at 7:46 PM
So where did you take the kids after all?
- June 12, 2010 at 8:03 PM
- brent said...
wow you look good!! I would say between 25 and 30. Too bad I am married.
- June 12, 2010 at 8:07 PM
- misssrobin said...
No kidding. I'm sure I sometimes hear God sigh and roll his eyes when I make a foolish decision even after being pointed in the right direction.
Luckily, He's also very forgiving. And it's a very good thing He is; I need forgiving often.
- June 12, 2010 at 8:25 PM
Are we there yet?
- June 12, 2010 at 8:39 PM
- Tina said...
I can't tell you how many times God has spoken to me through the words I've said to my children: "Have I ever let you down?" (ouch) "Haven't I always met your needs?" (ooh) "Aren't you thankful for the things you DO have?" (yikes)
I could obviously go on and on (and on!) This was a great post :-)
- June 12, 2010 at 8:55 PM
- Mimicutelips said...
We are acting like the kids too. WHERE DID YOU TAKE THEM?
- June 12, 2010 at 10:18 PM
Beautiful! I think I needed that little (or BIG) reminder that I just need to trust God and do what I am supposed to do. It is my nature to question but I know I need to trust that God will provide if I do what I am supposed to do. Thank you, Dawn! :)
- June 12, 2010 at 10:20 PM
- Donna said...
Can't wait to hear where you took them or if you just gave up.
We had our 3 grandkids and decided to take them to a neat park we found. Well, my husband said he had a surprise for them and we were going somewhere on Saturday. For 2 days they drove us nuts asking where it was and what it was called and why he was sure they would like it. Even the day we told them it was time to go they drove us nuts for the whole 15minute drive. After that my husband said he will never tell them ahead of time again. LOL
- June 12, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- Letty said...
Wow. That was awesome. Thanks.
(Maybe you ought to start writing devotionals, too!)
- June 12, 2010 at 11:16 PM
I'm sure you wanted to know how much us adults would whine about where you took them; because you know we all want to know. I just know you're clever that way.
Tonia, Castaic CA
- June 13, 2010 at 12:51 AM
- jj said...
A gentle reminder of how God feels about us!
But... WHERE did you take them?!
- June 13, 2010 at 6:30 AM
I get shotgun!!!! Where we goin'???? ;o)
Donna in PA :)
- June 13, 2010 at 7:01 AM
- Christine said...
now come on...you did this to us on purpose!
Well, where did you go? How did you get there? Did the kids have fun? Were they suprised? Did they behave themselves? How many more times did they ask you where you were going? Did I ask enough questions???? LOL!!
Can't wait for your post on your adventure with the kids!
- June 13, 2010 at 8:36 AM
- VTmama said...
This was an awesome awesome post. Thanks for that. (I agree with you writing devotionals as well).
- June 13, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- Que said...
That's interesting. My 4-year old doesn't ask where are we going. She starts naming off all of the places she doesn't want to go: No Big-Girl School! No Church! No Camp! The list goes on and on.
- June 13, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- petunia6348 said...
Dawn, you are so clever! What a perfect way to remind us that we are all children of God!
- June 13, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Love the post especialy the end. Quoted you and linked you on my facebook accounts (I have two). This post was very profound.
- June 13, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- cakeburnette said...
I have to agree with Letty & VT...please make the 3rd book one of devotionals for moms. This post was so beautiful and meaningful and I needed to hear the "message" in it right now. Thanks!
- June 13, 2010 at 11:36 AM
- Mary~Momathon said...
I'm just as bad as your kids - I want to know where they are going! Do I really have to brush my hair?
- June 13, 2010 at 1:02 PM
- rthling said...
He hit me.
She's touching me.
I have to go potty.
Are we there yet?
I forgot my shoes!
Did someone let the dogs out before we left?
When will we be back?
Can I bring my friend, Maddie?
- June 13, 2010 at 1:55 PM
- Tiff said...
Great parallel. I love the lessons God teaches while your kids are driving you batty. :)
- June 14, 2010 at 4:10 PM
"Being a parent makes me feel close to God." LOL. That's hilarious, (but probably very true).
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Four Things
Since there's enough election coverage everywhere else and since this isn't a political blog, here's a little something light for you.
Today Clay and Lexi "flew" down the street on a rake. Broomsticks are so yesterday. I wonder what the neighbors think when they see my kids running down the street while "riding" on a rake. I can just see them shaking their heads. "There goes those weird Meehan kids again. Too bad their mom doesn't buy them bikes or skates or normal toys."
I was tagged for this meme quite a while ago and just never got around to doing it. I'm sorry I don't even remember who tagged me. Anyway...
Four jobs I've had -
1. Cocktail waitress at Pheasant Run Resort
2. Receptionist at a distributor of heavy machinery parts
3. My first job was working at K-Mart
4. I was a waitress at probably more than 25 different restaurants
Four movies I could watch over and over -
1. The Princess Bride
2. While You Were Sleeping
3. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
4. Ella Enchanted
Four places I've lived -
2. Land of Lincoln
3. See number 1
4. Illinois
Although technically I was living when I was in Florida and California the past couple weeks...
Four TV shows I love -
1. Friends
2. Seinfeld
3. Everybody Loves Raymond
4. Ace of Cakes
Four places I've vacationed -
1. This year? As an adult? If it's places I've vacationed at some point during my life, I'll go with the Bahamas
2. Hawaii
3. Florida
4. Wisconsin... wait scratch that. Wisconsin doesn't count. Ummm, how about California?
Four of my favorite dishes -
1. Lou Malnatis yum!
2. Chicken fried chicken at Cracker Barrel
3. Tirimisu
4. Enchiladas - Unless "dishes" really means dishes in which case I like my Corelle dishes.
Four favorite drinks -
1. Coffee Mate Vanilla Chai Spice creamer with a little coffee
2. Sangria
3. Mojitos
4. Bellinis
Four sites I visit daily -
1. my blog
2. Facebook (and I'm very angry at everyone who told me to join! Facebook is like crack!)
3. I'm currently weaning myself from my Pogo addiction
4. the bathroom (it didn't specify WEBsites.)
Four places I'd rather be right now -
1. I'm happy being here with my kids
2. Ok, I hear them fighting now. Can I change my answer?
3. someplace warm and sunny with palm trees and ocean breezes
4. in bed
Speaking of, I'm headed there to watch the rest of Wildcats. I've seen enough election coverage to last a good four years.
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Posted by Dawn at 10:26 PM
28 comments:
- Michelle said...
Ok for the uninitiated when you fry chicken isn't it always chicken fried chicken? Am I missing something here?
Oh, and Little Miss now flies EVERYwhere. With her arms totally outstretched like a plane. And I do mean everywhere. Beautious!
Love your movie choices. No Hope Floats though?
- November 4, 2008 at 11:25 PM
- Feisty Irish Wench said...
I'm sure the Postal Workers' Union will appreciate the lighter loads now that election season is complete. Is it just me, or were your political mailers getting physically larger as time neared to election?
- November 4, 2008 at 11:32 PM
- Kim Williams said...
Come on Dawn! Don't leave Pogo...it is too much fun! Haven't you tried Everyone Wins Bingo? LOL...I don't have a Pogo problem! Why? What have you heard? I completely understand that one, it is hard to not start playing those games.
We are glad that the election is finally over as well. Now just 2 more months of the news talking all about the post-election stuff.
Have a great night!
- November 5, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Well..being Canadians we still watched the Election coverage..(like we had a choice)
My teenage son is very opinionated and was very into the the election.
Actually both of our oldest were.
Our 14 yr old actually told us he'd be up all night watching...yet..they showed no interest in our own recent election..huh!
- November 5, 2008 at 5:24 AM
- Sila Lumenn said...
Facebook really IS like crack. I have to check it every day, several times a day, to see what my friends are doing. Good thing I don't have very many. :-)
I also love Pogo. Care to share your username with the class?
- November 5, 2008 at 5:50 AM
- Monkey Giggles said...
Thank you for visiting my blog yesterday. Nice to meet you.
- November 5, 2008 at 6:35 AM
- Debbie Yost said...
I am so with you on Facebook! Now I have to go add you as a friend. Have a great day.
- November 5, 2008 at 7:51 AM
Dawn, You are right - Facebook is like crack and so is Pogo! Ha Ha I have to limit myself to both of these sites too! I'm putting in a friend request to you! Linda
- November 5, 2008 at 7:57 AM
- Brenda said...
Clay voted well. Historically Sponges have made much better leaders than dogs. Good job Clay!
- November 5, 2008 at 7:57 AM
I'm big fan. Wisconsin counts!!
- November 5, 2008 at 8:18 AM
- MistryUnique said...
DAWN!!! You're on FACEBOOK??? You drank the kool-aid! :D Add me! Misty Traver...http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=905130216&ref=profile
I hope that shows up...
LOVE your blog! I call it my daily laugh. (or crack, whatever!) ;)
~ Misty
- November 5, 2008 at 9:42 AM
Ha! How funny! It's hard to keep from smoking that FB-crack when it's such a great connection to the world-of-people-older-than-4yo :-)
Thanks for brightening my day!
My name is j, and I've been FB addicted for a mere 5 months...
- November 5, 2008 at 9:56 AM
- Jenn said...
Oh MY! I love your meemee. I wish Iw ould have thought of such creative answers. Now this will sound bad. I dont know what any of those drinks are. care to enlighten me? LOL
(Sheltered much?) Yup I am
- November 5, 2008 at 10:04 AM
- tutietutu said...
oh, don't even get me started with facebook-yes, it really is like crack! And thank Heavens for no more political phone calls!!!
Hope you will visit my blog someime!! I've got a cute giveaway goin' on!
- November 5, 2008 at 10:17 AM
- CatholicGirl said...
I recently did an entire post on my FB addiction. It's not *like* crack, it *is* crack! You're welcome to check it out in your free time! HA HA AHA AHA AHA AHA! WHAT free time? Right! Here's the link:
God bless and Be good!
- November 5, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Dawn, check this image from The CHildren's Place
From right to left, the first girl... is that Brooklyn!?
I got this coupon at the CP and from the first moment i saw it, i thought it was Brooklyn.
Just wondering...
- November 5, 2008 at 12:32 PM
- Kelly said...
Thanks for something non-election to read! I got burned out on the whole political thing over the last couple weeks. Btw, I think we have similar taste in movies. I like happy endings - no tearjerkers for me! :-)
- November 5, 2008 at 12:40 PM
- Dawn said...
That's not Brooklyn, but oh my gosh, it DOES look like her! Wow!
- November 5, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Facebook is so NOT like crack. You can quit anytime you want. ANYTIME.
I'm going to quit just after I check these 341 notifications I have.
Oh, and finish that game of Scrabble.
Ooh. But that girl from junior high that I wasn't really friends with but always wanted to be just asked me to add her...
- November 5, 2008 at 1:08 PM
- Erin said...
What does it say about our age when most of our favorite shows are no longer on the air? (syndication doesn't count.) Ah, good times.
Umm, sorry to be nit picky (is that two words or one with a hyphen?) but isn't "chicken fried chicken" a little redundant? Sorry, I'm procrastinating and now need to get back to work.
- November 5, 2008 at 1:10 PM
- Cheryl said...
Thank goodness you didn't post anything political. I am so wiped out by this election stuff. And I'm pretty sure I'm gonna be grumpy for the next four to eight years! I vote for Scooby! :-)
- November 5, 2008 at 2:52 PM
- Queenie Jeannie said...
Hi Dawn!
On your tv shows....you DO realize that the first three aren't on the air anymore, right? Well new ones anyway; I suppose they'll live a good long while on syndication.
Congratulations on your book!!! How awesome is that?!?!
Have a great night!
- November 5, 2008 at 3:45 PM
- mommyrox said...
I laugh because I watched Wildcats too!
- November 5, 2008 at 6:45 PM
to fully wean from Pog just stop paying.... trust me.... its no fun of you can't play the really cool games like Lottso! ;)
- November 5, 2008 at 6:50 PM
- KraftyMommas said...
:0) You are so cute, Dawn!!
And, I just tagged you with some love!!
(It's on my bog... www.kraftymommas.blogspot.com)
:0) Trevor
- November 6, 2008 at 6:20 PM
- Shellie said...
I think I have watched those movies over and over...
- November 6, 2008 at 9:13 PM
- Lynne's Somewhat Invented Life said...
Love the "dishes" comment. Har har.
- November 6, 2008 at 11:39 PM
- Hoffman Family said...
You're on Facebook....OMG I am going to ask you to be my friend.
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Taft College softball coach Stefanie Walsh has been worried about her team's lack of hitting after the Cougars dropped three of four games in a tournament last weekend.
TC scored just two runs on the three losses.
But they made up for that in just two innings of Tuesday's Central Valley Conference doubleheader in Porterville.
Walsh's concern continued through as the Cougars were shut out until the last inning of the opener. They trailed 2-0 and couldn't unlock the master that Pirate pitcher Chelsie Childs held over them.
"The girls had a different body language going into the seventh inning," Walsh said. "I remember thinking: this could be good."
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The bats suddenly came alive and TC shocked Childs and the Pirates with a 10-run explosion that led to a 10-4 win.
The magic continued.
They scored 10 times in the first inning of the second game and eight in the second. The game was called after five innings with TC leading 23-5.
"It was very wild," Walsh said. "In a matter of three innings we scored 28 runs. The girls just all of a sudden started hitting the ball. Our bats have started coming around, and I was very pleased with that."
She hopes the show of firepower will set the tone for other CVC games. TC is 1-2 and 10-13 overall.
Stephanie Keith had six hits, Chelsea Eli-Kido and Kelina Nakai five each and sisters Venise and Tuiai Elisaro both homered and drove in four runs. Brooklyn Amador had two doubles and two singles, and they came with plenty of ducks on the pond. She drove in seven runs.
While the offense erupted, the pitching was solid.
Sophomore Jessica Neher got the first-game win. She allowed four earned runs on five hits, struck out two and walked four. She also was 2-for-3 at the plate.
Freshman Cheyenne Emerson pitched the second game, allowing just two earned runs on four hits. She fanned one and walked two and got in on the hit parade too with a double and single to drive in two runs.


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Hello world!January 5, 2009 at 23:00 | Posted in Administration Sticky Notes | 5 Comments
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Welcome to my blog for and about our Family or anyone who loves Itri and Campodimele, Italy! Entra, siedi e goditi una bella tazza di cafe metre navighi! Come in and sit for awhile! Enjoy a cup of espresso and browse! Read a little history of Itri and of our family. Mostly this blog will concern ourselves about family – and our passions, joys, tears, sadness – as we journey back in time to research our family roots and as we share the joys of our expanding family.
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Thank you all for being so positive and supportive of Maggie's guest post! It's such a nice, warm little crowd we've created here.
And have I mentioned how pleased I am that she got more comments than anything I've posted all year?
I didn't?
Well, I am really, really pleased.
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Tragically, Maggie will not be able to return. Something about being kidnapped and sold into white slavery – I'm unclear on the details.
I've been doing a bit of a scramble to both get ready for the holidays and come up with new ideas for coasters – just to mix things up a bit.
It occurred to me that I was ignoring the more scientifically inclined folks out there and I became very intrigued with the possibilities in the Periodic Table of the Elements. So I came up with these Cheers! Coasters
I also thought that I should make some coasters to go along with the postcard tray design that I came up with a while ago.I'm kinda proud of the scalloped stamp-like edge!
And it's slowly dawning on me that my holiday schedule is going to be a bit…intense. It is as follows:
November 4th Patchwork Culver City
Saturday Nov 10th The Venice Meet
Nov 17th & 18th
Little French Market (with my friend Nicki)
November 25th
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Moustaches, showmen, trophies and bathing suits don't feature much in my collection - so here is a hotch-potch of vaguely related photographs to mark this week's prompt.
No moustaches and only one beard amongst my ancestors - this photograph (one of my favourites) is of my bearded great grandfather James Danson (1852-1906) of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. Though his companion in arms is sporting a fine white moustache.
There was no reference in the funeral report to James' first born son Harry who died a year later at the age of 30, nor to the younger sons Albert, Frank and George, and only daughter Jennie, but perhaps as children they did not attend or did not warrant a mention.
This is the earliest photograph I have of my father and I am so grateful to the Society for filing this gap in my family history.
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My father retained his love of football all his life and was an avid watcher of matches on television right up to his death at the age of 91.
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Color style and paint technique are 2 different skills and talents. All these paintings by Scott Wills have very clever color styling and expert technique.
I've worked with a lot of talented painters. Scott stands out as someone who has a really high level of skill in technique.
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Smooth control
A wide variety of brush looks- drybrush, airbrush, textures etc...
Control of values and hierarchies of contrasts in the values.
Scott may possibly be the neatest painter I have every known. His work is super clean and precise.
I myself am the sloppiest painter on earth and have the highest admiration for someone who can make brushes do what they want them to do.
Here is a potentially busy BG that is rendered completely readable and fun by Scott's skill in creative decision making. It's very colorful and fun without being stock cartoon colors.
He has broken down the pan into groups of color families and separated each group from the background colors by putting black areas between the foreground groups and background colors. Black, like grays, whites and browns are neutral colors and tend to not compete with brighter more primary, secondary colors.
The background is a slightly grayed purple and olive green in a slightly darker than mid range value.
Any colors placed directly on top of the mid range colors-if they were of similar value would not separate very well. Putting black between the foreground colors an the BG colors separates them without competing with them.
In this mountain range, the values are kept close; not a lot of contrast. The contrasts are supplied by the washy greenish foliage against the pink sky.
Because the contrasts are low, characters or animation levels would read easily against this BG.
The contrasts in the above picture are higher, suggesting that we are supposed to notice the tree branches. The details behind them are much lower in value contrasts, yet have enough detail to make the image atmospheric rather than completely cold and flat.
There aren't a lot of different paint techniques employed in this particular modern cartoon style-mostly drybrush and sponge - harkening back to early Hanna Barbera BGs (and Ren and Stimpy's version of that style).
But Scott's control of these minimal techniques and the clever color choices makes the BGs feel rich and much more colorful than what we normally think of as cartoon backgrounds. In the minds of many studios, cartoon colors mean garish colors. Garish equals colorful. Garish to me means ugly and formulaic.
Painters like Scott have an extra daunting task, having to take super flat and cold layout drawings like these and somehow warm them up and wring some fun and mood out of them.
Painters like Scott are rare. This is not the only style he does, unlike many artists who copy this style.
I constantly challenged Scott (and Bill Wray and my other painters) to experiment with different techniques and moods that would help enhance the stories.
This modern background style (especially in the drawing) is to me a very restrictive set of rules, outside of which the painter can't stray without undermining the "style" of the series.
Personally, I don't want to have a house style or a set of rules for any cartoon series. Every story and gag has the potential of using different paint techniques.
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Scott and Bill in turn brought their own inspirations and ideas to the shows and that's why there are so many different approaches to both color and paint techniques in Spumco cartoons.
Hard to do, stressful but in the end everyone is proud of the experimentation.
Thanks to Pumml for collecting up all of Scott's great work.
Here are some other paintings that have excellent technique in different styles of technique and color.
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http://animationbackgrounds.blogspot.com/Garish color, amazing technique.
Beautiful color, garish yet expert technique.


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Hi Ladies! Hope you all are having a fantastic weekend. I had to push my review of my Purely Cosmetics goodies until hopefully Monday because we've been so busy preparing for the Makeup Show in LA, AND because I realized there were a few more pics I have not edited yet that I wanted to include in my PC post! So Monday for sure this time, or I give you permission to strangle me or give me an ugly haircut, LOL.
Yesterday a few special bloggers had the fantastic opportunity and special invitation to take a behind the scenes look of the Makeup Show LA. We were able to watch some of the industry's most famous brands setup their booths, and talk to some of the industry professionals and makeup artist that have shaped the makeup and beauty industry. All of them were so professional and helpful, and it was awesome finding out more about 'em!
We arrived around 2:15pm (Erica and myself) thank to the wonderful LA traffic! We then checked in and got our wrist bands,and met up with the other lovely beauty bloggers: Brittany from Clumpsofmascara.com, the gorgeous "Mix Maven" from Pumpsandgloss.com, Felicia from thisthatbeauty.blogspot.com, and the adorable and sweet Jillian Danica.
We then had the privilege of meeting some of the industry's finest makeup artists and creative directors; Michael DeVellis and James Vincent, who is a celebrity makeup artist both on the West and East coast. They were so awesome! We had a discussion on beauty in the blogging world and the Makeup Show in LA and what it entails. Kristina and Ryan of StatePR were also great at making sure that we were taken care of and they were so nice! They were really great hosts and showed us around the place, giving us an in-depth background of each company and some of the best products they have to offer. We also met the amazing Eve Pearl in which I am excited to try some of her products that I hear people raving about! We also had goody bags from Embryolisse.com.
Of course there were many other amazing companies there which I will talk more about and in depth soon once Erica and I are done covering the show and after party! We also have VIDEO of celeb MUA James Vincent telling us what his favorite brushes are AND Kevin Bennett of MUFE talking about the new shades of their HD Foundation which I will also upload soon!
The after party should be fun since we get to mingle with the best of the best in the makeup industry as well as a few celebs!
We are exhausted and it's not even the show yet! LOL, but here are a few pics so you are right there WITH US! The "Graftobian Booth" pic is actually Makeup Mania Booth, they also sell La Femme products, concealer palettes (which I am getting my hands on!) sorry for the confusion!
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Don't know what my arm is so stiff like that haha...
Brittany...isn't she just beautiful?!
Me and the beautiful Jillian!
Hanging out and chattin' it up!
Erica checking out the keynote and seminar schedule:
Our tour guide:
Eve Pearl herself! In the flesh! LOL!
Makeup Artist Lori Taylor from Smashbox Cosmetics:
Crown Brushes setting up their booth...
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- miemiemie said...
oooh wow, that looks like fun and interesting :) can't wait for more pics!
- March 15, 2009 at 3:35 AM
- Jerah197 said...
woow you are soo lucky!!
- March 15, 2009 at 3:55 AM
- valiohh said...
holy shh.......
i sooo wish i could be there
- March 15, 2009 at 4:28 AM
- sanniet said...
omg! that looks so awesome!!! makeup heaven <3 I'm so jealous right now >_<
- March 15, 2009 at 4:37 AM
- javy said...
awwwww looks like so much fun!! you and jilly look beautiful :)
- March 15, 2009 at 7:10 AM
- IchigoBunnie said...
O.O....so much makeup
i want i want xD
everything happens in L.A.!! i wish some could happen here in houston XD
and btw i really like the outfit ur wearing :)
- March 15, 2009 at 7:14 AM
- Leslie Yang said...
that looks so exciting! ur so lucky! i have a top like yours, bought it, and had no idea how to wear it. LOL so thanks for the idea! ur fabolous!
- March 15, 2009 at 7:15 AM
- Askmewhats said...
that looks fun and everyone looks gorgeous! I would definitely shop If I'm there :)
- March 15, 2009 at 8:27 AM
- slvrlips said...
Awww I'm so sad I didn't make it to the LA show pre-show. I would have loved to hang and meet you all. Damn day job lol Any who it looks like you all had a great time.
- March 15, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- Paint Me Gorgeous said...
omg that looks so much fun! I'm jealous >< lol u look beautiful!
- March 15, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- Katrina said...
That looks like sooooo much fun!!!
- March 15, 2009 at 10:36 AM
- Sofee said...
cant wait to see what u picked up :D
- March 15, 2009 at 11:04 AM
- Anonymous said...
what a great opportunity!
- March 15, 2009 at 11:14 AM
- Anonymous said...
i can't get over Lori Taylor's outfit! HAHAHAHAHA1
You girl looked great! looks like many things were not set up properly yet when you were there? :)
- March 15, 2009 at 11:26 AM
- burtney said...
LORI TAYLOR! I LOVE her! shes my friends older sister I got a chance to meet and hang out with her a few times. She's such a doll.
- March 15, 2009 at 12:13 PM
- Iyah said...
Eeeeek! How lucky!!! Its like a make up heaven there!! :D I so want a Becca concealer! I wonder how much in there.. the store price are like $30/each :/
- March 15, 2009 at 12:55 PM
- Maryda said...
Oh Embryolisse!!!! I'd love to try that 24hrs cream. It's been a huge rave in Japanese magazines and great reviews. Did U try it? So interesting.
- March 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- Celly<3 said...
all that makeup.
makes me want to cry.
you guys look amazing in the photos.
love what you're wearing.
btw, did you decide on a haircut yet?
- March 15, 2009 at 1:56 PM
- JennBee said...
Ooooh, so jealous... I was invited, but couldn't make the trip on short notice :( It looks awesome, though! Glad you had a great time. And you met Eve Pearl!! Lucky ducks :)
- March 15, 2009 at 2:36 PM
- FuN and MakeUp said...
how lucky!!!! i want all of those... glad u had fun.. love the outfit ur wearin too + the boots!
- March 15, 2009 at 3:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
oh my! this looks exciting! makeup heaven indeed! how i wish i was there. huhu. :k:
anyways, you look beautiful :)
- March 15, 2009 at 7:14 PM
- Anonymous said...
oh my! this looks exciting! makeup heaven indeed! how i wish i was there. :k: anyways, you look beautiful! :)
- March 15, 2009 at 7:16 PM
- Ahleessa said...
It looks like you had a blast and a fun place to be around... hehe~
- March 15, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- Anonymous said...
I love how you're tall!! You look awesome too! Looks like it was a success :D
- March 15, 2009 at 8:19 PM
- Imee said...
omg... i'm too jealous to say anything else.
wait... just one thing... i MUST have those ridiculously cute ass boots u got on... what are they?
- March 15, 2009 at 8:30 PM
- Robyn @ Purely Cosmetics said...
Waaahhh... I missed the pre-show, and didn't find out about the after party until late in the day - like about the time everyone expected me to grocery shop and fix dinner. Dang - wish I woulda known about it in advance! Oh well, the show was a blast, and I was so glad to finally meet you :) I'm off to go soak my feet now, lol.
- March 15, 2009 at 9:16 PM
- yummy411 said...
fab coverage as i expected!!! thanks so much!! *drool* makeup AND makeup artist porn... i'm on cloud 10 and hope i'll have the same experience in NY!!!
- March 15, 2009 at 10:02 PM
- Hauteface said...
You ladies look great, I wish i lived in LA seeing all those makeup booths is making me salivate. Stupid Texas with no makeup shows!! :f:
- March 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
- Vanessa said...
Thanks ladies! I have replied back to some of your personal blogs..
Maryda- I have not tried it yet, I have it in the bag somewhere lol, but I have not tried it yet. I will let you know once I do!
Imee- Thanks! I got my boots from DSW, they are from the brand called "Blowfish". :)
- March 15, 2009 at 11:56 PM
- Beauty is Androgynous said...
dang that looks like a lot of fun..
kinda wish i went.
- March 16, 2009 at 2:30 AM
- Anonymous said...
i just realized that I made a mistake. I was talking about that guide's outfit with the bow tie!!! if you didn't come to my blog, i wouldn't have noticed my mistake!!! GRRR!!! so sorry!!! not Lori for sure!!!
- March 16, 2009 at 3:01 AM
- MakeupByRenRen said...
wow! looks amazing, next year i'm so there!
- March 16, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- Fabuless Beauty said...
It was nice meeting you the other day! I still have to upload my pics. I don't have many..my camera died on me!
- March 16, 2009 at 3:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow I really wanted to go! but then I found out that I was going back to school the day before + it was for makeup "professionals" only (students too) but I am not any of those =(.
Oh well.
Also, I'm sure you already know or someone has already told you but I saw something about the new sonia kashuk(sp?) blender sponge and I know how much you like the beauty blender sponge (the sonia one is blue!).
I was wondering if you have tried that one and how does it compare. I was thinking of trying it out; it looked interesting. =)
- Vivian
- March 16, 2009 at 4:23 PM
- Felicia said...
OK, your photos are phenomenal...I so need your pics. You totally brought the show to your readers! It was so awesome meeting you!
- March 16, 2009 at 8:06 PM
- Connie said...
I love reading about your makeup show trips. makes me wanna fly to the US!
- March 16, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- Miss.Stefanie said...
Hey Vanessa! It was nice meeting you (Im Brittany's friend. I love the pictures!
- March 17, 2009 at 5:29 PM
- Brazen said...
nicceee!!! i can't wait for the new york show;-)
- March 19, 2009 at 10:01 AM
- Creative1k said...
Is there anyway to find out if any shows will be making their way to audiences in Houston. I'm really interested in becoming a recognized artist. THX
- March 26, 2009 at 2:14 PM


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Thursday, July 2, 2009
Back... and burning to go!
More travel stories later. But first, I came back to the great news about Section 377. To all my gay friends - let the party begin. Finally , India woke up and discovered the 21st century - at least when it comes to same sex relationships. It's a complex issue. Arnab wanted me to be on his panel tonight. But I was hopelessly jet lagged, had half a litre of coconut oil in my hair, and my mind was still in Paris .... for several reasons.
My 'holiday' ( definitely need another one to recover from this one) was exhilerating on many levels, but I can tell you that the ghastly news about MJ's death nearly ruined what could have been a picture perfect day in Genoa. I loved the Gloved One with all my heart, and when I heard the Motown guy paying his tribute on Larry King Live by stating what the world needs to acknowledge - " A Michael Jackson happens just once," my tears wouldn't stop. What an incredibly sad end for such an incredibly talented individual. Jackson was the second man in my life I'd uttered the words , " I love you," to. The three forbidden bon mots had slipped out spontaneously when I'd met him briefly ( a few pulse-stopping seconds) at a poolside dinner in Mumbai more than a decade ago. He'd whispered back ( on auto pilot, of course) , " I love you, too," and even though I knew it was a conditioned response to a fan, I'd BELIEVED him!!I'd shaken his gloveless hand , glared at the 7 feet gorillas (his minders) forming a protective ring around him, broken through a tight security cordon, and done what I had to do - declared my feelings unabashedly to a complete stranger - a ghost. It's a surrealistic moment I'll always cherish ,for MJ was not of this world. He was an angel. And he's back where he belongs. I'll say it once more with feeling, " I love you, Michael." Ummmm.... in case you want to know the identity of the other man who heard those words from my mouth.... sorry. Let that remain a secret I share just with him.
32 comments:
- Jogeshwar said...
A big "Hello!" from me as well, nice to hear form you, if I were ever to meet you it would be pulse stopping moments for me. Just wondering internet is so awesome I can actually express my views to you, otherwise it would've been impossible. I also felt sad and sorry to hear about MJ.
- July 2, 2009 at 11:38 PM
- Sidhusaaheb said...
Not too many angels are addicted to prescription drugs, I hope.
Good to know that your vacation went well!
- July 2, 2009 at 11:56 PM
- The Panorama said...
Yes, A Michael Jackson happens only once.
Welcome back:)
- July 3, 2009 at 12:06 AM
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- July 3, 2009 at 12:37 AM
- kala said...
MJ had given so much that we want to remember only the best of him and wished that he did not die like that.
As for the high court judgment, it is a welcome development. Hope the fundamentalists dont try to scuttle it.
Lines are blurring.
- July 3, 2009 at 12:38 AM
- harcharan bains said...
She said my arms burn/
My head spins, my bosom burns, my palms burn/
My heart aches, my lungs burn, my thighs burn/
My cheks burn, my lips burn, my eyes burn/
A furnace in my stomach and my sighs burn///
Burn, burn, burn, burn,/
She said I burn./
Flames leapt from her mouth and clutched/
My feeble raiment, and danced a dance /
Of mad May gusts or of a mystic in trance./
The fire in her embrace curled Round my waist and was hurled
Into my bottomless stomach,
And twoards my bosom and my thighs./
Fire extinguished fire, and all
Was over; and we sank
Down and down into deahtless sleep,
Weak and cold,
Wrapped around by a velvetty hold, of dense and dreary dark.
But the sun shot through the chinks of the door,
Innundated the room and drowned us both,
In light that refuses to leave.
And light is what we can not bear!
- July 3, 2009 at 1:49 AM
- കിഷോർ:Kishor said...
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- July 3, 2009 at 3:35 AM
- Gajendra said...
welcome back Shobhaa. Yeah, we'll miss him...MJ was a legend.
other man?? kaun hain? kaun hain? kaun hain? kaun hain ?
- July 3, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- Gaurav Agarwal said...
If you uttered those three words to MJ perfunctorily as you met him, I'd do just the same if I ever get to meet you.
I'm a big, big fan of yours, especially of your columns under 'Politically Incorrect' and of your work 'Sisters'. From the core of my heart, I feel -- although I'd never be qualified enough to judge the work of a personality like you -- that your work represents a fusion of your experiences in the west and your bearings in the east... a melodious mingle of the Oriental and the Occidental.
I just hope that I get to meet you sometime. My name is Gaurav Agarwal, I'm 18, and have just secured a seat at The Shri Ram College of Commerce, New Delhi.
It would be my proud privilege if you could visit my blog:
(www.gauravfromavs.blogspot.com). It just has two posts. I know you must be having a busy schedule, but if you would take the time out of the same, you would make me really happy.
(The fact I could make you read this letter is an achievement in itself for me.)
- July 3, 2009 at 9:07 AM
I can not seem to understand this love for a suspected child abuser.
I am just so tired of hearing of him for past few days.
I hope media attention dies soon.
Digerring here..
What's your take on court ruling about recognizing gays in India?
- July 3, 2009 at 9:35 AM
i meant
digressing here...
sorry for the typo
- July 3, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- pooja raathore said...
welcome SD hope you had a good time , good to have u back . I feel the same about Michael Jackson may his soul rest in peace.
- July 3, 2009 at 10:38 AM
- Nandini said...
Yes, we will definitely miss MJ, a lot!!!
I still remember the first time my mother gifted me a cassette( in those days) after my exams, rather than a stuffed toy, or some girly stuff that I could showoff to all my friends.
I wasn't quite impressed with the cover that said 'DANGEROUS' on the tape, but nevertheless played it.
And I've been playing it ever since, thanks to my mother.
But more importantly thanks to his music, DIRTY DIANA made me cry, & it still stirs you up even today.
I'm happy that you're back.
About the gay thing, I'm happy that freedom has found a new meaning in our society, but my views on the subject are still a little conservative.
Although I cannot be entirely right, my conscience says that the family system, & the ethics that bind the society will be hit hard with this verdict.
Right or Wrong, in our country, it has become fashionable & a matter of convenience to go against the obvious.
Everyone is today obsessed with the word 'ATTITUDE', as the single most powerful tool to success. I agree, a right attitude is important, to make it big in life; but who is defining what a right attitude should be?
Aggression is not equivalent to a progressive mind.
Anyways, everyone seems to obey the new law. We Indians have this herd mentality, so anything that doesn't affect your space will be taken for granted.
We will have to live with this.
I believe the verdict was a desperate stamp to prove our loyalty towards the so called modern era.
I do not understand what is so damn modern about it! We shy away from implementing sex education in schools even today, which should be the topmost priority.
We always have this tendency to go tangent in our efforts to improve lives, and look what we've finally concluded!
We Indians are the ultimate nutcases. We are more bothered about pleasing everyone & finding our way through the mess than solve problems head on.
- July 3, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- MOHAMMED FARHAN KHAN said...
welcome back!
I have been waiting for your post, but now I blessed to have it.
Michael is still in this world, in the minds of us, his music will keep mesmerizing the world at its eternity. He was/is a legend.
- July 3, 2009 at 10:54 AM
- anamika said...
1st things 1st..I missed you like anything.Recently i went to a book store and saw your autobiography book with so many pics of yours.It made me miss you more.Waiting for you to reconnect with us again without the pause.
2ndly-I am glad sec 377 being scrapped .The only reason I approve of it is as I believe that every one and any one has the right to live on his /her own terms.Even it may be wrong then let the people judge it themselves.
- July 3, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Amitz said...
Dear Shobhaa,
I happened to see ur profile today(the very blogspot one) and the music-u-like section didn't featured MJ. This is reference to ur affection shown by u in ur blog towards him and considering him as ur 'second man' ;it was a bit surprising !!
- July 3, 2009 at 12:30 PM
- curtainz_fire said...
welcome back shobha . i am really excited and be en awaited for your next post of how you discovered ur journey!!!
- July 3, 2009 at 12:44 PM
- krish said...
A big hello ........tight hugs to my frnd...truely missed you.......wann hear more abt yr hoildays but later.....hope u are in good health....Truly MJ was an angel ......was fortunate enough to attend the concert in mbai..... and yes at least the couts in our country realise we are in the 21st centuary......forget the netas.......hey did you try the sea link.......and yes finally i love u.....
- July 3, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- cmpershad said...
"My 'holiday' ( definitely need another one to recover from this one" - Jet-lag. yes, they say a small peg in the morning refreshes your night's excess drink:)
- July 3, 2009 at 12:52 PM
- Maddy said...
other man who heard those words from my mouth....
You just made it curious!!!
- July 3, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Nikki said...
If only this angel had another angel looking after his well being! MJ, RIP.
- July 3, 2009 at 1:18 PM
- Balvinder Singh said...
Frankly speaking, we need to have a relook at so many other laws -- in fact the whole of IPC -- that was scripted by Lord Macaulay in 1860 and which we are blindly (and obediently)following.
- July 3, 2009 at 4:44 PM
- *Aham* said...
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- July 3, 2009 at 5:00 PM
- *Aham* said...
yes yes yes yes yes yes !
De! Im legal now. Im legal.
and was waiting for you to return so that i could send you my big cyber hug... so here we go >>>>>Huuuuuuuuuuugggggggsss<<<<<<<<<
Thank god, police can now focus on terrorists and rapists... rather than weird cases where they neeed to run behind 2 adults to their bedrooms.
I read that someone in bangalore isnt really happy with the chaddi's he got.. guess he needs Chadda's- big ones with pockets preferred. He has started pooing about section 377.
The most charming thing i received on my phone was a congratulatory message from Meera Sanyal. She is down, but not out. She is well connected to the friends she made during her campaign. And stands by her word.
I strongly opine that the work has just began now. Now we should work towards societal change and attitudinal change. But the optimist in me never dies. Im sure, things will change. And will change for the better.
love :)
- July 3, 2009 at 5:07 PM
- Another Kiran In NYC said...
Ah Michael Jackson....aavjo!
Screw all this Angelic spirit shirit business. The guy could sing and dance and sell his music. He was a Musical, marketing and dance genius... no question about that. For that he must be saluted. But for that only.
The fella was an extremely poor role model and a drug addict all his adult life! As an influential public persona, he was a complete arse with no sense of responsibility to the rest of us who wilynily bought into his marketed image.
I dont care how kind he actually wanted to be, and how whispery his voice was, and how much Deepak Chopra influenced him or not. He broke the law in many proven instances, used his money and influence in selfish and not altruistic ways, and was way out of touch with reality of life that his fans live. That he could even put children in the position that he did by even being accused of improper behavior with them is just despicable. Proven or not, even putting children in that position is horrible.
Frankly I am not buying the lost childhood bit. He was living out his "lost childhood" all the way into his fifties? Thats cause for therapy. The men in white coats should have been running to get him years ago.
I saw the Martin Bashir documentary on MJ on TV yesterday. On this second viewing after years, I was even more appalled by the caricature that MJ was. I dont buy the sinfully edited and hatchet job accusations against the journalist. The words that I saw on TV were coming from MJ's mouth. I saw his mouth move. And it wasnt a voice over either. The lies, disconnect with reality and bad parenting was just horrible.
A musical genius was lost... thats as far as it goes.
- July 3, 2009 at 5:31 PM
- Another Kiran In NYC said...
I am glad the court opined that the stupid homosexuality law from Macaulays time needs to be overturned. They need to look at every statute that the Victorian era ever spawned. We need to move with the times.
However I am not sure that folks should celebrate quite yet. Legal appeals against this opinion need to be fought and attitudnal changes made too. Has the law been signed yet or has just a court opinion has been given?
- July 3, 2009 at 5:36 PM
- kala said...
We all know what MJ was. We are crying because he died as a sinner and he was a victim of his own sins. Come on, there are crores of sinners out there. But he is a sinner with a difference. The tragedy is that he could have used his genius, his fame like any hollywood star. Role models dont evoke such emotions as a life horribly gone wrong evokes. This is ironical. Emotions dont depend on mathematics and logic especially in this case.
- July 3, 2009 at 5:54 PM
- numerounity said...
YUp...u said right that "a michael jackson happens once". It was sad to bid him farewell.
- July 3, 2009 at 11:45 PM
- Sameer said...
YAY !! 3 Cheers for India's victory on 377. Shibhaa, there seems to be so much lack of knowledge among common people about homosexuality, that an article by you especially on this occassion would be really worthwhile. I am seriously thinking of moving back to "mazha bhaarat" now that they have legalized my status. :) Think about the brain drain that we had because of this stupid law...so Shobhaa, an article please...
- July 4, 2009 at 12:42 AM
- Rahul said...
I only saw one legend in musical industry...that was MJ....
I was not lucky to see beatles happen
I was not lucky to see Elvis Happen
But I surely was lucky to see MJ happen :)
- July 13, 2009 at 3:50 PM
- Ravi said...
Hi Shobha,
With IPC section 377 scraped we move one step towards legalizing homosexuality in India. Good to see that our homosexual (brothers and sisters) are no longer seen as criminals similar to murderer, thieves etc.
And now, I can't keep myself from thinking couple of interesting but confusing situations India may fall into. Would like to share one.
Year 2012- Indian Supreme Court Legalize Homosexuality.
Place- My College Hostel (with double or may be triple seated rooms with one bathroom area per floor.)
A student joins and fills the hostel application form and out of two given choices in sexual orientation section (straight/homosexua l)he ticks on second.
Administration is puzzled as to which hostel this gay would fit in.
1st option: They send him to boys hostel and (lets assume) I am(a straight person) asked to share room with that gay student.
needless to say, by now you would already have imagined all possible situations I'd have to go through.
Like you guessed, having aware his sexual orientation I would never feel comfortable sharing a room with him.
And not just me. It would be very difficult for a straight person to share a room with a gay.
Remembering our hostel days, as a friend and a roommate we sometimes shared beds or didn't even care to wear shirts while walking in corridors.
Same behavior can not be kept with gay roomies.
Few other possible options:
2. Build a separate XYZ_Gay hostel and move all gays in there. But that's like giving them freedom to build relationships among themselves. Boys hostelers would come out on streets and demand to merge boys and girls hostels on the same parity of reasoning :) (very unfair ;)...This option is ruled out.
3. Cant keep gays in girls hostel for the reason similar to 1st one.
4. One last option I can think of is build a separate hostel, name it- PQR_Gay_Lesbian Hostel and let a gay share a room with a lesbian. This combination would have the least possibility of having sexual distraction among student. But again corridors and common bathrooms are places where one can attract(or get attracted) towards each other.
confusion continues... ........
Matter becomes more complicated when Bisexuals (if there exists such category) also come into picture.
And now back to square one.....
To me the whole homo-hetro debate boils down to one single question-
Is homosexuality by birth? (In other words- Does God make them the way they are ?)
If the answer to above question is Yes then Homos deserve to live a life with dignity and deserve all the fundamental rights similar to a straight person.
And if the answer is No, that means person acquired his/her behavior from the environment he/she lived in and with deliberate attempts that behavior can be reverted back (from so called unnatural behavior )to a normal behavior.
There are equal number of scientific/social theories for Yes and No answers. So this question remains unanswered till we have solid proofs.
Until then life remains tough for a homosexuals.
I try to get an answer when I look around and wonder whether most gays chose to become fashion designers or the other way round.
I hope first is true.
Please note: By no means I intend to offend homosexuals/ heterosexuals/ bisexuals/ fashion designers. The above writeup is the invention of my good for nothing, idle mind.
Please read my post thoroughly and think before you write something back.
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
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Yes, it's that time of year again. Time to freak the poor kids out by setting them on the lap of a guy dressed up like a giant rabbit. Time to let the kids run loose in an effort to find a few eggs filled with sugar, artificial flavors, and neon colors. Time to pay the therapy bills for the kids who don't find any eggs and subsequently fall into a deep depression.
Austin and Savannah are off skiing with Joe this weekend. You couldn't pay me to do that. Falling down a hill with giant sticks on my feet while I freeze my butt off is not my idea of fun. Anyway, while Joe was having some fun bonding time with the older kids, I took the little kiddos to visit my grandma today. They had an Easter egg hunt, and you could also visit with the Easter bunny. Although we love visiting my grandma, I don't think I'll ever go back for this event again. Ever. The kids were excited to find the eggs, but all the eggs were filled with candy that my kids couldn't have. Jackson was awesome. He understands about the diet and knows that he feels better and is more in control of himself when he sticks to it. Clay, on the other hand, is too young to really understand and he happily scarfed down a couple pieces of candy before I was able to take it away and replace it with candy that doesn't have additives.
Now, Joe and I thought the diet was working with Clay, but after the all-out screaming, insane, meltdown of epic proportions, now I know 100% for sure, that the diet is working. Not too long after eating the candy, he went into orbit and as far as I can tell, is still somewhere near the Andromeda Galaxy. It was a nice little reassurance that the diet is helping, and it was a great reminder of why I'm doing it.
Don't make me sit on this creepy bunny's lap! I'll cry! I mean it - I'll cry! And yell! I'm not kidding around! Get me outta here!
Jackson is saving Brooklyn from the bunny. Clay is telling me that the bunny is going to eat his ear. And Lexi is looking to make a quick getaway.
I think my nephew, Dominick, is saying, "What the...???"
Yes, I think the kids have been sufficiently warped until next Easter.
Oh and remember these beautiful pictures of snow?
Well, this is what is left. Not quite so stunning anymore, huh?
Yep, that's SNOW after it has been sitting around for a month.
I love when the weather starts getting warmer and the air smells fresh and clean. It's wonderful seeing the plants and trees that have been nothing but dry, dead-looking sticks all winter suddenly sprout spots of green. The sun which has been hidden all winter, starts making an appearance, renewing and energizing all it touches. The boredom and depression of winter starts to give way to the promise of spring. And, more importantly, the kids, who insist on spending every spare minute outside, track mud inside over every inch of floor and carpet because it's physically impossible for children to REMOVE THEIR SHOES WHEN THEY WALK IN THE DOOR!
50 comments:
- SuburbanCorrespondent said...
Glad to hear the diet's working!
Your kids aren't conditioned to remove their muddy shoes at the door because you aren't conditioned to shriek, "Don't move! Take your shoes off!" every single time they touch that door handle. I sound like a broken record. And it only helps about half the time.
- March 15, 2008 at 8:35 PM
- bigwhitehat said...
That bunny is even worse than the one that was beating people up in the YouTube video.
- March 15, 2008 at 9:05 PM
- Dana said...
i grew up in glenview. we used to go skiing all of the time. where do your kids go? we used to go to devil's head, sunburst and wilmot??
does trolls still exist? i remember going skiing with trolls every saturday.
i miss chi-town, until i see the snow :) then i remember why i won't be moving back there anytime soon LOL.
- March 15, 2008 at 9:16 PM
You'll probably get quite a few comments with the same question, but what candies can you give the kids while the family is on the diet? As a candy fiend, I'm hoping that there's something out there I can pretend is good for me. Or at least not completely horrible for me.
- March 15, 2008 at 9:29 PM
- Jenn @ Juggling Life said...
The big problem we have here is putting your shoes on before you go outside to shoot hoops on the street. Gross!
- March 15, 2008 at 9:37 PM
- Elizabeth & Chad said...
I would TOTALLY fill out all these blog surveys that my favorite bloggers have been posting but I never make it past the first question! My career is in advertising and thus I am disqualified from continuing the survey! Sorry!
- March 15, 2008 at 9:50 PM
New computer came today! Have been reading all day to catch up on week and a half I missed.
Anyway, I know what you mean about the mud. Kids played outside until dark today. Blue tile floor is brown.
Daughter - The floor is pretty muddy downstairs from all the shoes.
Me - Yea, someone should mop it tomorrow.
Daughter - Yea. M. O. M. M. Y.
I think she just volunteered herself :)
- March 15, 2008 at 9:51 PM
- Michelle said...
Dawn, I'm so bummed that your kids don't like the Easter Bunny! Ok, maybe my kids are just weird.
We went to the Kids' Expo in Schaumburg last weekend, and when Little Miss caught sight of the Bunny, she had to follow him around until she could catch up to him and give him a big hug. Then she wanted to continue following him around like a lost little puppy until I finally convinced her to try to find another large mascot like creature.
For some reason, my kids have always been into the big holiday guys and loooooooove having their pictures taken with them.
And Dawn, if it makes you feel any better, I'm certifiably insane. I offered to host an Easter egg hunt IN (not at given the mud outside but IN) my house for my babysitting co-op.
This involves an egg hunt where each kid is supposed to get 12 eggs (not that all the moms have dropped off their eggs yet, but I digress as usual). Then the Easter Bunny is coming to visit them for photos, etc. Then we're having pizza. THEN the kids will decorate the egg shaped sugar cookies I will be making tomorrow.
We have 33 kids registered. 33 kids, plus moms in my house. You may not hear from me after 4:30 on Wednesday. Remember how I've mentioned that saying no isn't my strength?....
- March 15, 2008 at 10:02 PM
"Falling down a hill with giant sticks on my feet while I freeze my butt off is not my idea of fun."
Hahahaha. Fantastic description!
- March 15, 2008 at 10:14 PM
"Falling down a hill with giant sticks on my feet while I freeze my butt off is not my idea of fun."
Those are EXACTLY my feelings about skiing!!! Thank you for putting it into words for me.
I have yet to see an Easter Bunny who is not weird or scary looking. The one in your pictures has really freaky eyes!!
- March 15, 2008 at 10:19 PM
- Heidi said...
Oh, what cute pictures. :)
- March 15, 2008 at 10:29 PM
- Sharon said...
Wow, I thought I was the only one that remembered that M&Ms commercial. Your bawk bawk on the title cracked me up! Happy for you that the diet is working for the kids, even though it was hard dealing with the after effects when Clay slipped up and ate something not on the program!
- March 15, 2008 at 10:48 PM
- Becky said...
What's with the tutu around the Easter Bunnies neck, I'd like to know? No wonder the kiddo's were a little wary...they probably thought it ate the last little girl that came through, lol!
- March 15, 2008 at 11:05 PM
I can't say I blame your kids for wanting to get away from that rabbit. He's sorta evil looking.
- March 15, 2008 at 11:14 PM
- Lisa said...
candy that doesn't have additives?!?!??
Didn't know there was such a thing.
- March 15, 2008 at 11:22 PM
- Kresta S. said...
Hi Dawn, could you take a moment to tell more about the diet you have your family on? I think my middle daughter has a sugar sensitivity, as she will break down into sobbing fits for no reason at all, and I've linked it to sugar and/or preservative-filled foods. I'm just sort of lost as to where to even begin. Can you perhaps point me to a link? Thanks in advance!
- March 15, 2008 at 11:40 PM
- Jessica said...
I don't think I ever had to sit on the Easter Bunny's lap. I suppose I should count myself lucky. That's one freaky-looking over-sized bunny!
- March 16, 2008 at 12:10 AM
- LaskiGal said...
Creepy bunny pics are my favorite! Yikes!!! Can't wait to take J!
Don't you wish snow would just disappear instead of go from glistening white fluff to dark gray slush???
- March 16, 2008 at 12:22 AM
- BoufMom9 said...
OH! See now, that is what I hate about snow! When it looks like that after it starts to thaw. So not pretty.
A ? for Sunday...
Where do you buy candy without additives?
My oldest had a soy allergy (that he has outgrown) and it was nearly impossible to purchase candy or chocolate without soy added. I ended up making my own chocolates from cocoa powder after consulting a culinary school in my area.
Fun fun fun
- March 16, 2008 at 12:58 AM
- Jill said...
My kids do a really good job taking their shoes off when they come inside. I know this because of the 10-12 pairs of shoes that are currently sitting in the middle of the kitchen floor. Even so, they still manage to track mud and dead leaves all over the carpet.
That bunny is going to give me nightmares.
- March 16, 2008 at 1:05 AM
We're doing an easter beer hunt. (No children involved, we're all in college) But I remember those days. I'm sure my mother does too!
- March 16, 2008 at 2:53 AM
- Domestic Spaz said...
I'm not sure if you've really posted about it before but if not, can you post a little more about this diet you have your kids on? :)
Also - that is the scariest looking Easter Bunny I've ever seen. What's with the horrifying blank black eyes? Brooklyn is right! That bunny looks like he's about to suck out my soul!
- March 16, 2008 at 5:07 AM
- roseys madhouse said...
WOW we dont have the easter bunny where kids can sit on their laps?
We celebrate easter this next coming weekend. I am not looking forward to the kids getting chocolate either especially after losing 18.5 lbs.
Oh by the way I love the photos of the snow covered trees and you were right the sludge that it leaves behind is not pretty at all.
- March 16, 2008 at 5:35 AM
OMG...I SOOO miss that Cadbury Creme Egg commercial (from which you lifted your post title)! The kids at the end, especially the one who said, "Bawk, Bawk!" were just adorable! I remember the year those eggs came out, I was so fascinated by how they got the inside to look just like a real egg, and they were my favorite thing in the world for about 10 years until my adult tastebuds kicked in and I realized they're really just TOO sweet (and actually a bit gross). I used to stockpile them the minute they were in the stores every year so that they'd last way past Easter.
My kids don't really eat much candy, so they can be happy they get a haul in their baskets, but then I can hide it a few days later and they forget about it. Wonder how many more years I'll be able to get away with THAT?! Hmmm, but maybe then I won't eat it all....
- March 16, 2008 at 7:11 AM
- InspiredByInk said...
Hi Dawn!
Love your blog, makes me feel sane when I can't handle my 2 kids and you have 6 lol. Anywho, I wanted to send you a site where you can buy organic lollipops. Started by 2 dads that wanted to give their kids a lollipop that wasn't full of preservatives and dyes. These are yummy and made w/all natural ingredients.
If you want to try a few, please send me your address and I'd be happy to 'pop' some into the mail for you hehee.
Bobbie *Ü*
- March 16, 2008 at 7:28 AM
Man I thought it was dodgy taking my guys to see random men dressed up as Santa, thanks goodness in Aus. we don't have them dressing up like the Easter Bunny. I wonder if this is what the Santa guy does in the off season?
- March 16, 2008 at 7:32 AM
Dawn - love the Easter Bunny pics! We have 1 and only 1 picture of oldest son with the bunny - he was about 14 months old, has his face contorted into a full on screaming panic and arms held out for his grandma (just out of camera range) to pick him up N-O-W! It's funny, in a twisted "my kid is going to need years of therapy to get over this" sort of way!
Oh! And a ? for next SSO. Do your kids believe in the Easter Bunny? DS #1 figured it out last year, but still believes in Santa and the Tooth Fairy - go figure!
- March 16, 2008 at 7:59 AM
Hi Dawn, That Easter bunny is Scary! I can see why they were freeked out! The snow is finally melting here in Michigan too. I am so happy to think of the coming months. The tulips are sprouting up here too. Have a Great Palm Sunday. Kristine in Michigan.
- March 16, 2008 at 9:11 AM
- Innocence Underrated said...
wow not sure I've ever seen a bunny with a tutu on his neck! i'd cry and run away too!
- March 16, 2008 at 9:15 AM
- Lynne's Somewhat Invented Life said...
That Easter Bunny is scary to even adults!
I went out early this morning and took pictures of trees and a horse barn because we had a dusting of snow and I wanted to have those pictures available in case I ever want to paint again, which I probably won't, but... It's likely to be our last snow.
Good luck keeping the kids on their diet. I know life at your house will be so much easier--if not so entertaining.
- March 16, 2008 at 9:49 AM
- mommeeof9 said...
Your kids wear shoes outside? Mine only do under protest. They have them on their feet when they walk out the door, but come inside bare foot. Then I have to remember to find their shoes before night, to have them for the next day.
- March 16, 2008 at 9:59 AM
- Rick said...
Good grief, the survey took FOREVER!!! But I did it for you - figured you got a brownie point or something for me doing it.
Don't you just appreciate me and my poor worn out fingers from all that typing?
- March 16, 2008 at 12:42 PM
- Brenda said...
I'm starting to see the tiny tops of the tulips and daffodils coming up out of the ground. It has to mean it is getting warmer. IT HAS TOO. My kids never liked the whole sitting on the Easter bunny's lap. Santa they might endure for toys but the Easter bunny no way.
- March 16, 2008 at 12:45 PM
- Barbara Manatee said...
We just took our 15 month old twins to an egg hunt and meet Mr. EB himself yesterday. The results were not so mild. My daughter screamed anytime the bunny even came near her or looked in her direction. The torturer I am, made them sit on his lap for photos-sake. Just posted the pics last night...
- March 16, 2008 at 12:51 PM
- Mabunny said...
oh yeah, I remember the beautiful white new fallen snow and how ugly and nasty it looked a few days later mixed with everything under the sun to turn to gray mush. You can come down here to Dallas Tx, where a week ago we had snow in the morning, and by Non it was all gone. This past Friday it almost reached 90!!!
Anyway that picture of Brooklyn on the bunny's lap is adorable, she looks just about ready to get that lip quivering. Hope you get Clay back to Earth real soon.
Take care and hope you had a great weekend. Hope Joe and the kids come back with all limbs in tact.
- March 16, 2008 at 1:28 PM
- TheHMC said...
Ew! That's like the snow we had around for the entire month of December. It usually gets warm enough here within the same day it snows and everything gets slushy and melts. Not this past year though! The snow was around forEVER, and was sooo nasty by the time it all finally melted.
My kids haven't sat on the easter bunny's lap in years. I got tired of the exact same pic of them every year, with huge tears running down their bright red faces, mouths agape in silent screams.
lol I figured that was just a bit too much torture for the tykes.
- March 16, 2008 at 3:02 PM
- Sonja said...
Dear Dawn,
I'm 20 years old and I'm frightened of that bunny. Brooklyn, Jackson, Clay and Lexi are far braver than I!
- March 16, 2008 at 3:08 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Maybe I missed it...but what diet for Clay and the other kids are you referring to? No judgement here...possibly this is something for my own kids, 6,2,1. If you feel like sharing your dietary tips and the reasons behind them, please let me know. I am very interested.-Elizabeth
- March 16, 2008 at 4:12 PM
LEAPING LEPUS! That rabbit is one SCARY HARE! Are you sure that it wasn't the infamous Rabbit of Caerbannog? He looks to have "a vicious streak a mile wide" as well as "nasty, big, pointy teeth!"
Brooklyn looks in readiness for a fast retreat in case he gets "a bit bitey"..."RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!" Could it be the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch that I see tucked securely in Clay's hands?
I'm thinking that perhaps the entire Monte Python group had at least one thing in common with each other...yearly visits to THIS Easter Bunny!
Nancy Binky
- March 16, 2008 at 6:47 PM
- Jen said...
Aww poor brooklyn.
- March 16, 2008 at 7:00 PM
- Nancy said...
Just thinking - Have you tried to call again for your DR appts?
- March 16, 2008 at 8:13 PM
- Mom Guide said...
I thought about your post today when we saw a kid punch the bunny at the mall.
The kid was freaking out in line and you could see he was scared to death.
I felt sorry for the scared kid and poor teenager spending his weekend in a hot bunny suit contracting all types of kid germs.
- March 16, 2008 at 9:12 PM
- Michelle said...
Ok, now I feel not only like my kids are unusual for liking the Easter Bunny, but I think I'm officially into the bad mom category.
I was at Party City (or one of those) today and bought what looks like almost that exact costume for my Easter Egg hunt on Wednesday. And I guilted my dad into wearing it. Here's hoping I don't induce any tears!
- March 16, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Cute Cute pics my oldest daughter (sierra 7) was afraid of the EB always and my youngest (trinity 2)well her 1st picture was a screaming mess unfortuantely now she is just like her daddy and when we informed her to look at the bunny she shouted "shoot 'em" (which had everyone in the mall laughing)guess i have a hunter on my hands not sure yet. when everyone warned me that you dont get 2 kids the same (cool, calm and collected) they weren't kiddin my girls are COMPLETE opposites. Dont know how u manage with 6. love your blog
- March 16, 2008 at 9:55 PM
That is one creepy looking bunny! I don't blame the kids for wanting to run away. lol
- March 16, 2008 at 10:10 PM
- Let Them Be Little said...
The Easter Bunny has always freaked me out, my poor kids will never get the chance to sit on his creepy bunny lap if I have any say in the matter. That bunny in particular is SCARY! Thanks for the nightmares....
- March 16, 2008 at 11:06 PM
Even though it's no excuse... I cannot vote for you because I don't have an account. I don't want an account, I want to just come here and read your blog, and enjoy myself with no strings attached lol.
Oh, and we celebrate Easter next week, and there are no giant dressed up bunnies anywhere around here as far as I know. I've never in my whole life seen one thank goodness, cause yours was pretty creepy.
But for you... I did fill out that long survey gladly :)
- March 16, 2008 at 11:52 PM
OMG That's a creepy looking bunny!
- March 17, 2008 at 5:24 AM
- Tikig0rama said...
YEOW that is one big bunny! (Here's one thing that I never thought I'd leave as a comment! LOL) Love your Easter post! Sooo I have missed a lot and didn't know that you were starting the Feingold diet! We've been doing it for a couple weeks and man it is hard to be stage 1 compliant!!! Anyway, I grimaced when I saw on the news all the way down here in Orlando about the Chicago tradition of dyeing some river GREEN for St. Patty's day! (happy St. Patty's Day, BTW!) Don't worry, they also showcased some Manhattan pizzeria for their moldy looking pizza. I hope it works for your family. I we ALL get through this upcoming weekend without people slipping our kids candies! I'm taking mine to an Easter egg hunt next weekend and then a private one at a party... and she's only 3.. you know the younger one's don't understand as well. Ah well, love your blog! Bawk, bawk!
Tory in Orlando
- March 17, 2008 at 10:22 AM
Like you have NOTHING else to do, here is a link to enter a cake decorating contest!
Good luck!
Michelle in MO
- March 19, 2008 at 11:07 AM


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