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How are you ladies doing? As I mentioned on Twitter earlier today, Shane Sparks the choreographer and judge from America's Best Dance Crew was at the Cheesecake Factory near where I work (as me and my co-workers were there on our lunch break) so we were literally next to him and I wasn't sure if it was him until the girl behind me asked him "Are you Shane?" and he was like "Yes, how are you?" He was really nice, but he is shorter than I imagined! I thought it was just funny how living in LA you run into so many people, including celebs or "well-known" people.
I've had a few readers request that I post steps as to how I apply my makeup (like what order I do things), so here is a quick pic tutorial. I do my eyes first, then apply my foundation last to brush away any fallen eyeshadow that may have gone on my cheeks or nose. If I apply my foundation first, then my eye makeup, I might make a mistake and end up applying MORE foundation to cover it up which is what you DON'T wanna do. I recommend applying mineral foundation first if you wish, when it comes to simple, less intricate looks that don't involve dark smudgy colors such as black (smokey eye), or dark greens and purples, etc. For liquid foundation, I do the reverse. I apply it first, then set it with a powder. Then proceed to apply my eye makeup just because liquid foundation is trickier and if you mess up your eye makeup with the liquid foundation you might have to start over. It' still do-able to apply liquid AFTER application of the eye makeup, for me it's easier to apply it before; and IF there are any mistakes or fallen eyeshadow, I just take a fan brush or a regular brush and brush it away with transparent setting powder to avoid disturbing the rest of the makeup.
Again, this is just MY way of doing my makeup, of course everyone does their makeup differently in a different order perhaps, but this just works for me, and sometimes I like to switch things up! :)
In addition to applying my makeup, I also do the following (not pictured):
- Apply moisturizer
- Apply Primer (right now I am using MAC's Prep + Prime)
- Apply eyeshadow base (such as a paint pot, UDPP, etc)
- Contour (cheeks, nose, jawline, but I only do this sometimes, I am usually lazy M-F since I don't wear much to work)
- Apply setting powder (again I don't do this regularly due to time constraints in the morning, but it's great to use a setting powder to control oil, especially during warmer weather conditions)
Let the moisturizer dry before you apply your primer, and let your primer dry before you apply your foundation, especially if you are using mineral foundation to avoid blotches of powder on your face. Anyway, hope this is somewhat helpful, I will try and do a video tutorial on it soon as well!
Some of the products used I will do a review on shortly (as I am still in testing phase for some of them) such as the Sonia Kushuk Loose Powder in "Naked", and so far so good, it's great at setting makeup or just for applying under the eyes to catch any fallen eyeshadow and just brush away later.
Ok go ahead and laugh, I have no makeup on at all! LOL. My co-workers say I look "less Asian" without makeup, lol.
See the big difference?
I then apply my eye makeup...also used MAC's infamous #7 false eyelashes.
Then after, I then apply my mineral foundation over my facial primer that was applied earlier. You can also use a powder primer such as Purely Cosmetics Oil Absorb Powder.
Here you can contour your cheekbones and/or apply blush, make a fishy face! I like MAC's "Emote" blush or MAC's "Sculpt" Powder (PRO) for contouring the face. If you want a highlighter, NARS "albatross" is a great pick too.
What I used:
- MAC Prep + Prime
- MAC Prep + Prime Line Filler (under eye)
- MAC Skin Refined Zone Treatment
- MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC30
- Sonia Kushuk Loose Powder in "Naked"
- Buff'd Mineral Foundation in "Chamois" and "Almond"
- MAC "Emote" blush for contouring
- NYX "Pinky" blush on apples of cheeks
- Anastasia Brow Whiz Pencil in "Medium Ash"
- MAC "Vex" e/s all over the lid
- MAC "Nehru" and NYX e/s in "Black" on outer-V and contour
- MAC "Femme-Fi" e/s as highlight
- MAC Fluidline in "Blacktrack"
- Maybelline Lash Stiletto Mascara
- MAC #7 false eyelashes
- UD eyeliner in "Rockstar" (Sephora Exclusive) on lowerlashline
- UD eyeliner in "Zero"(black) on waterline
- MAC "Saint Germaine"
- MAC Dazzleglass in "Steppin' Out"
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Monday, April 13, 2009
My Makeup Application Steps
How are you ladies doing? As I mentioned on Twitter earlier today, Shane Sparks the choreographer and judge from America's Best Dance Crew was at the Cheesecake Factory near where I work (as me and my co-workers were there on our lunch break) so we were literally next to him and I wasn't sure if it was him until the girl behind me asked him "Are you Shane?" and he was like "Yes, how are you?" He was really nice, but he is shorter than I imagined! I thought it was just funny how living in LA you run into so many people, including celebs or "well-known" people.
57 comments
- Anonymous said...
even w/out make-up on i still think youre beautiful! :)
- April 14, 2009 at 12:29 AM
- Paint Me Gorgeous said...
ur gorgeous without makeup! :jealous:
great post!
- April 14, 2009 at 4:01 AM
- miemiemie said...
- April 14, 2009 at 4:20 AM
- Connie De Alwis said...
your makeup looks great! Thanks for showing us the steps :)
- April 14, 2009 at 4:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
love the look ! can i request a tut for this?
your eyes are stunning
- April 14, 2009 at 5:49 AM
- Askmewhats said...
Yes, I agree with the comment above, YOU ARE one HOT WOMAN even without makeup!!!!! Thanks for the tut :)
- April 14, 2009 at 6:10 AM
- Rochelle said...
I agree, you are so beautiful with or without makeup. ♥
- April 14, 2009 at 6:59 AM
- KiLLaCaM said...
this is a bombshell look for sure!
you make it look too easy! I like that UD liner!
- April 14, 2009 at 7:34 AM
- Creative1k said...
Thanks Nessa,
Just wondering how long does your process take, I find myself taking at least 15 -25 minutes to get everything looking great.
- April 14, 2009 at 7:37 AM
- Jo said...
you're lucky you're naturally blessed with flawless skin vanessa! beautiful transformation hehe. i'm jealous that you can pull off any color lipstick. i have trouble since i have such pigmented lips =S
- April 14, 2009 at 7:59 AM
- Beauty is Androgynous said...
that look is so gorgeous!
i tried the snob lip on me yesterday and it wasn't too much of a success. i felt like it washed me out because i'm a little darker.
but the MUA's kept trying to make me get it saying "it looked hot" WTF? seriously now..
they insisted that that was the 'look' right now thats 'in' lol
so I got something else instead.
and of course they tried to sell me the dazzle glass to go with my purchase.
To me, some of those swatches of the dazzle glass you did seemed pretty sheer.
Do you think it makes a big difference when you wear it on top of a lip color?
I'm debating whether I should get one or not.
- April 14, 2009 at 8:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
wooo!! sooo pretty!! i love this looks!! great for a night out
- April 14, 2009 at 8:24 AM
- Cheryl Anne said...
Thanks for the tutorial!
- April 14, 2009 at 8:24 AM
- GiGi said...
You always have the most amazing eyes!!
- April 14, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- ♡ Nic Nic ♡ said...
i think you look great without makeup actually!! sexy with the smokey!!
- April 14, 2009 at 8:36 AM
- AGrlCanMAC said...
Without make up on, your skin is still awesome!
- April 14, 2009 at 8:38 AM
- Anonymous said...
howdie neighbor!! wat a small world! valley girls woo!! wat HS did u go to? dude i bet we share atleast one friend..u know how that goes in the valley!! haha
- April 14, 2009 at 10:05 AM
- Mrs.Zeus said...
Thanks for sharing! you look absolutely gorgeous!!! Now, those sexy smokey eyes are fab! Ive been playing around with eyeshadows but I can't get it to the point where it's vibrant and/or the other eye is totally different (or a lil diff) from my other eye. lol
- April 14, 2009 at 10:15 AM
- ~Mel said...
gorgeous! =) u look cute without ur makeup.. hehe.
- April 14, 2009 at 10:23 AM
- Phyrra said...
I do very similar steps to you :) Moisturize, then eye shadow primer (TFSI), then eye shadow, then eye liner/mascara, then foundation, then blush, then highlighter or finishing powder if I'm going to use one, and then lips.
Love your look!
I always think your blending looks flawless.
- April 14, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- Kitty In Da City said...
gorgeous! ur skin looks flawless!!! ♥♥♥
- April 14, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- divinexjanice said...
That gel blush looks interesting, are you going to try that one out too? I think I'm with the majority on the pretty rose embossed powder. I hope its not TOO sheer. You told me on my page you wanted A lippie...just one??!?!? Hmm something is wrong here...=P
- April 14, 2009 at 11:23 AM
- Seymone said...
Excellent.. Never knew I lived next to Christian from 90210 until the day I was moving.. LOL
- April 14, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- tiff said...
That is a gorgeous smokey eye! Your skin looks flawless even before makeup. I thought about ordering Saint Germain online a few days ago and didn't because I was afraid it would look too similar to Snob which I already have.
- April 14, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- Celly | La Dolce Vita said...
Lol, you do look "less asian" I suppose. How funny!
Omg, you have such good skin though and this is perhaps one of my fav looks from you.
I might have to go purchase loose powder and do that.
How does the line filler work for you? Never heard of it before... I have hella lines and its just so embaressing, all these crowsfeet.
- April 14, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- blushing in high heels said...
your skin is soooo nice w/o makeup. flawless!
- April 14, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Vanessa Ann said...
i love the way you do all your eye makeup! it always looks so flawless :) thanks SO much for also always posting what you use... if you didn't i'd be emailing you like CRAZY asking you that question! hahah! take care, xo!
- April 14, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Tina said...
your skin looks good even without makeup :]
- April 14, 2009 at 1:36 PM
- hiolivejuicee said...
How pretty!!!
- April 14, 2009 at 2:35 PM
- Amy said...
Wow, "less Asian" or not, you look amazing without makeup! You have great skin.
- April 14, 2009 at 2:49 PM
- :moonshine mua ssc: said...
love the look!! *blowing kisseS... i left a little message for you-sweetie on my blog :)
much love,
'cindy' aka moonshine mua ssc
- April 14, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
That's it! I have bookmarked this post. SO HELPFUL!!!
- April 14, 2009 at 3:47 PM
- JAYXONLY said...
love the makeup & color..
- April 14, 2009 at 4:04 PM
- Cindyy825 said...
Hey Nessa,
I was wondering if you could talk a little more about the sonia kashuk loose powder and how you like it and what it does. And your baby sister looks exactly like you when you have no make up on. So cute!
- April 14, 2009 at 4:09 PM
- ladystarr said...
i never thought of doing foundation after eye makeup! beautiful smoky eye. Btw, did you review MAC's line filler? I tried looking, but I didn't find it.
- April 14, 2009 at 4:09 PM
- FuN and MakeUp said...
nice post! i have a poll up to see wut ppl does first.. haha this post is also helpful! so makeup last... some ppl do concealer last.. i don kno wuts better...
- April 14, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- aquaracer said...
beautiful smokey look!! i love st.germaine on you.
- April 14, 2009 at 6:11 PM
- Saimese said...
mmm I wanna go to Cheesecake Factory now. Love your makeup. You're one of the bloggers that inspired me to experiment with eye shadows. I didn't even use eye shadows a year ago
- April 14, 2009 at 6:44 PM
- A. Rose said...
I've been debating whether or not to get MAC's Line Filler, but when I read this post I took it as a sign that I should go ahead and get it! Like so many others have already said, you look gorgeous with and without makeup! As always, great post! :)
- April 14, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- Chels said...
the lip color is gorgeous!
- April 14, 2009 at 8:01 PM
- dorame said...
So pretty...w/and w/o makeup =)
- April 14, 2009 at 8:13 PM
- Sofee said...
Awesome that u posted this!!! It's very detailed!! ThanX!!
- April 14, 2009 at 10:26 PM
- DiANAB. said...
i just found your blog. i love it! your tutorials are super in depth and totally educational.
- April 15, 2009 at 12:24 AM
- Caroline :] said...
Thank you soo much for your comment on my humble little blog. hehe. i've been a tad on the gloomy side because of all these upcoming deadlines for papers i have due and other projects. x_X after a pretty crappy day, seeing a surprise comment from you REALLY made my day! Thank you soo much! :] you are a natural beauty, and with makeup, you're an absolute doll!<3 LOL. if you didn't tell me, i'd have never known you had a liking for Korean music! but yummm Korean food IS good! :P
Quick Question: Does the Sonia Kashuk work more like a finishing powder (MUFE HD powder or BE Mineral Veil) or more like mineral foundation?
Thank you!<3 hope you'll have a FABULOUS wednesday tomorrow!:)
- April 15, 2009 at 1:28 AM
- ♥Leigh♥ said...
Gawsh!!! Your face is so damn flawless! And your make-up skills are ALWAYS GREAT! You are beautiful Vanessa! You are blessed with this talent.LOL! When someone is this good with make-up, I always think it's magic!LOL! =) preeeeeeeeeety!!!!!!!!!♥
- April 15, 2009 at 4:52 AM
- Milan Angel said...
VERY helpful!!
You were tagged on my blog! ;-)
- April 15, 2009 at 7:32 AM
- Shen said...
great tut, nessa! :) such great tips esp for noobies.. i still can't get the undereye concealing part and this will help a lot. :)
- April 15, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- Girl with Curl said...
You still look very pretty without makeup.
My boyfriend always jokes about how short Shane is. Do you think Shane is at least 5'2"? He does look really short on TV.
- April 15, 2009 at 8:20 AM
- Angela said...
Very pretty! I love the way you did you eyes. Hmm...thinking about getting that damn Dazzleglass!!
- April 15, 2009 at 11:01 AM
- nanshi said...
why does your face look oddly yellow (like really really yellow?!) in this pic? http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb273/nessasarymakeup/sugarsweet/applyfoundation.jpg
Is it because of your primer or lighting or something? I'm just purely curious. Nothing offense, just... wondering? Or is it something you apply to cancel out redness, etc?
- April 15, 2009 at 5:10 PM
- Vanessa said...
Hi Nanshi! How are you? To answer your question I think it's perhaps the lighting/flash and/or the way I was positioned taking the picture, but in other previous fotd's there's not that much of a yellow hue to it....hope that helps!
- April 15, 2009 at 9:48 PM
- nanshi said...
Thanks for your reply, Vanessa =D
You're so sweet. You're one of my favorite bloggers (beauty & otherwise) because of your pleasant demeanor!!
I figured it was the flash too. But then in the picture you were mentioning something about primer, so I was just wondering...
- April 16, 2009 at 5:55 PM
- VeeVee said...
hey vanessa! i know this might sound stupid, but with the sonia kashuk loose powder, did you just sweep it under your eye or buff it in? Thanks!
- April 21, 2009 at 8:26 PM
- Fed up said...
You look adorable w/o make up. Looks like you have lil freckles. I love freckles and want to learn how to draw them on. As always, THANKS FOR THE TIPS.
- April 21, 2009 at 9:25 PM
- Vanessa said...
Thanks ladies! Thanks Fed up! Yeah I have tiny freckles on my nose and chin, funny how there are people that want them or beauty marks or even moles and wanna draw 'em on, because I always hated mine! LOL
- April 21, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
Best and most flawless application I have seen in a long while.
- December 3, 2010 at 5:34 AM
- kylieprice said...
really cute, and the whole photo-shoot is awesome! Great blog dear, congrats! Would you like to visit mine, and why not follow each-other? Let me know:
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Princess Brooklyn
She hasn't taken this dress off for the past 2 weeks. It's just not worth fighting over. What other time in your life can you get away with this, right? Could you see a 38 year old woman walking around in a Sleeping Beauty dress day after day? People might think she was a bit strange. Although I have been tempted to wear a tiara to the grocery store...
Yes, she has chocolate smeared all over her face and a scratch under her eye from where Austin headbutted her. He's part mountain goat. They were jumping around in a pile of leaves at the time.
The kids were ever so helpful. They went into the neighbor's yard and raked up all their leaves. They raked and scooped and gathered them up. They loaded up their arms and carried the leaves out of the neighbor's yard for them. And they dumped them into our backyard. Joe was thrilled with this. We have like 50 trees of our own too so they had a leaf pile back there that was 10 stories high. Gotta love the fall!
And, on an unrelated note, I did a review on my other blog for the VTech Kidijamz Studio HERE. I noticed that Peggy Larson had left a comment on that post saying,
"Caden: ooooo I want that!
Cman: yeah, I want it too!
Can we get it?
will you get it for us?
will ya? pweeeeze?
will ya?
Good enough for me- ummm of course they say that about EVERY toy commercial that comes on tv! But it would be cool to win something, so it's worth a try. LOVE YA DAWN! And we're not saying that to win- we know you do the random thingy."
I really wanted to give them the Kidijamz Studio, but I'd already said I was going to draw a random number, so I asked Stephen, the PR guy for VTech, who I was working with on this review, if he might be able to come up with a second one for the Larsons. And he did! I'm so happy to be able to send the boys their own Kidijamz Studio courtesy of VTech! Thank you Stephen and VTech!
If you see this, Peggy, act all surprised when you get it. ;)
Posted by Dawn at 10:05 AM
32 comments:
- Kitti said...
That is Awesome Dawn! So glad Coleman & Caden get to share in the fun, they definitely deserve it!
And Brooklyn is too cute in her princess dress. You're right, why fight it? Let he wear the heck out of it and have fun while she can =)
- November 10, 2008 at 10:52 AM
- Jenn said...
I love that even a few years latter she still looks like the picture at the top of your fridge. *LOL*
I think that it is so cool that Vtach did that for you and her. congrats.
- November 10, 2008 at 11:50 AM
That is soo cool that C-Man and Caden are getting one. They soooo deserve it. Thanks Dawn... dede
- November 10, 2008 at 11:57 AM
- Melissa said...
Alright, I'm 38 and wore a tiara in Cheeseckae Factory...are you trying to tell me something? :)
Congrats to those who won the VTech...and yeah to you Dawn for asking for another one!! I see some happy kids in the future!
- November 10, 2008 at 12:33 PM
- amy said...
look at those eyes.i love this cute pic
- November 10, 2008 at 12:49 PM
How are you so functional off so little sleep? I was reading your twitter updates and good lawrd. As soon as my baby is sleeping for the night I crash into my pillow!!
- November 10, 2008 at 1:02 PM
I saw a grown woman walking around downtown with fairy wings and a wand the other day. I'm guessing her mom didn't let her wear them when she was a child. ;) Hopefully, Brooklyn will get it out of her system now!
- November 10, 2008 at 2:04 PM
- MaBunny said...
Oh wow, I loved VTech toys when Nicole was little and that is fantastic that they worked with you and gave one to Caden and Coleman.
- November 10, 2008 at 2:16 PM
- The Happy Housewife said...
My daughter has a similar dress (sleeping beauty I think) and she wears it all the time! I am not sure if she has worn it for two weeks, but probably close!
- November 10, 2008 at 2:26 PM
Dawn you are AWESOME!!!!! My heart aches for Team Larson right now. You will put a huge smile on the face of those boys at a time when they really need it. You rock!!! I was directed to carepages by you. I started reading about King Julian, after he passed I did not think I would ever read another and then came Team Larson. I feel weird being involved in their journey. I sometime find myself telling stories to my friends and family and they ask "Who are these people?" They think I am nuts for reading the updates (Maybe I am) but I know that they all can use every praye rout there. I lnow Peggy's b-day is Thursday I think I will send her a card. Thank you so much for all the laughs on your blog and for your acts of kindness. I can't wait to read the update and see the pictures of the boys getting this.
- November 10, 2008 at 2:56 PM
- Martha said...
I wish I could walk around in my princess dress all day, maybe then someone would realize that I should be respected (or committed).
You are so wonderful to gift the Kidijamz Studio to the Larson boys. I am sure you will make two little boys very happy!
- November 10, 2008 at 3:15 PM
- Rachel said...
YEAH! I am so happy you were able to swing an extra one for Cman and Caden... though I was going to ship one over there if VTech hadn't agreed :)
Good going!
- November 10, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Colmen and Caden will love the Vtech toy. Just wanted to report that the neighbor kids came to my back door the other day asking if they could have our leaves. We very happily let them have all they wanted. Didn't make a dent in our pile though.
- November 10, 2008 at 4:56 PM
- My Three Sons said...
So is she wearing her princess outfit in church too? I'm sure everyone in your town is getting a kick out of it. She is really cute though, chocolate and all. As far as the leaves, I would like to hire your kids to move my leaves to the neighbors behind me. They never put their dog in and he has been barking every night around 4AM when the newspaper van comes down the street. So needless to say, I'm up as well.
- November 10, 2008 at 5:09 PM
That was AWESOME Dawn, I know those boys will be so happy and that is a great credit to Vtech as well. They not only make great products, but they have great hearts.
Kim Fissette
EGV Preschool
- November 10, 2008 at 5:58 PM
- Vicki said...
I am sooooo excited that Cade and C-Man are getting a really cool fun toy. What a great way to brighten up the Larson's day!
Thank you dawn and VTech!!! :>)
Vicki in GA
- November 10, 2008 at 7:49 PM
okay, I know this is off subject but, I was wondering if you had a couple Disney world tips for me;we are going in march from the 9th to the 17th (six days in parks). just wanted to know how you survived it! I have three kids (4) (11) (15) all girls. got any tips for me? love ya! bye
- November 10, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Ok, I'm not as bummed anymore that we didn't win!! Not that I really was in the first place... :o)
I know that those boys deserve it! You are such a blessing to them!! Go Team Larson!!!
- November 10, 2008 at 8:06 PM
- Tammy said...
Dawn - was the guy at the fabric store named Victor?
- November 10, 2008 at 8:52 PM
- KAL071203 said...
That is so great of vtech, I was trying to decide between two similar toys for my 9-month-old for Christmas one is vtech and the other fisher price, I am going to buy the vtech one now, it's nice to know they are a generous company!
- November 10, 2008 at 9:51 PM
My daughter was a princess every day for a year. I had made her the princess dress for Halloween and I washed it at least once a week if not more often. You will look back and remember those princess days fondly.
- November 10, 2008 at 10:09 PM
OMGOSH!!!! HOw awesome is THAT?!?! You are the best Dawn! The boys will be THRILLED. And please get me the email of Steven so the boys can send him a thank you!!!
THANK YOU DAWN! May your kindness come back to you TEN THOUSAND fold.
p.s. can Clay come play it with them? THAT would make a good video!
- November 10, 2008 at 10:42 PM
- Michelle said...
Awww, what a cutie she is :) And if it makes you feel any better, there is a little girl in Little Miss's preschool class who wears a princess crown (ok ok ok, tiara) to school EVERY day.
And just remind Joe about how good leaves are as fertilizer. You'll have such GREAT grass next year :)
- November 10, 2008 at 10:46 PM
- Weaselmomma said...
tres muey cool.
- November 11, 2008 at 9:02 AM
How awesome are you and Stephen from VTech??? Coleman and Caden are going to love the Kidijamz Studio. You rock, Dawn!
- November 11, 2008 at 9:13 AM
- Cheryl said...
Brooklyn looks so cute in her princess dress. And she always looks her best when shmeared in chocolate! :-)
- November 11, 2008 at 1:33 PM
- Brenda said...
Awww. Reminds me of my girls old dress up days. I have similar photos of them when they were little, now both in college. Congrats VTech winners and thanks Dawn for taking care of your reader. You are awesome!
- November 11, 2008 at 2:35 PM
- kungfu_mom said...
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! I'm so glad VTech was willing to share with Caden & Coleman! What a great thing!
- November 11, 2008 at 3:37 PM
- MaNiC MoMMy™ said...
The leaves yeah, but the fact that you got the Larsons a Vtech!!!!!
- November 11, 2008 at 4:33 PM
My dd is 6 years old now, but she went through that stage of wearing her princess dresses EVERYwhere for almost a year. It drove her older brother crazy! LOL
- November 11, 2008 at 5:00 PM
- Rick said...
So begging for something in a child-like fashion works with you? I'll have to keep that in mind when you're reviewing some kind of man stuff. Do you ever review man stuff?
- November 11, 2008 at 6:57 PM
- Sheila said...
Dawn, my littlest girl had a dress just like your princess dress there. And she never took it off, either, even when it was 4 sizes too small for her. It eventually ripped, and there were tears all round.
I don't know what it is about girls and princesses. But it is cute! If only they didn't insist on wearing the dress out of the house....
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Happy Fat Tuesday!
Hidden somewhere in there is a white bean dressed up like a baby (thanks to Sharpie) since I couldn't find a plastic baby anywhere.
On Saturday, Stephanie (a.k.a. Poopie Bitch) and I hosted a Mardi Gras Vegan Dessert Potluck for our veggie group Food Awareness. Here we are all decked out in proper Mardi Gras colors:
Steph brought one of Kittee's King Cakes! Hers looks way better than the one I brought to work today. She used more colored sugar ...
I made the Smlove Pie from the Veganomicon:
OMG! This was so good, ya'll. Definitely my new favorite party dessert. It's a chocolate tofu-based pie with a graham cracker crust, peanut butter caramel, candied pecans, and chocolate ganache!
Steph also brought some yummy Half Blondies/Half Brownies. So good (and believe it or not, my first blondie experience)!
Corey and his girlfriend (I can't remember her name! I'm such a bad party host!) brought some non-alcoholic Darjeeling Sangria Tea, which we promptly spiked with vodka (hey, it was a Mardi Gras party!):
The lovely raw Judith made a savory Raw Bread (garnished with fresh daffodils!) to prevent us from going into sugar comas:
Overall, the event was a huge success. We all gorged on sweets, sipped tea and hurricane cocktails, and let the good time roll:
33 comments:
- jessy said...
happy fat tuesday to you too, Bianca! that's so awesome you made a king cake to share with your coworkers! superw00t! i think both king cakes look awesome! hooray for the little bean baby! :)
i wish i were there to enjoy all the gloriousness of the vegan dessert potluck. i probably would have eaten myself into a sugar coma! mmmmmmmmmm! looks like everyone had the most stellar time! superhappyface!
- February 24, 2009 at 11:45 AM
- pixiepine said...
Looks like fun!!
- February 24, 2009 at 11:50 AM
- Mihl said...
What a wonderful potluck! Kittie's king cake is amazing, I really love that recipe...not to mention Isa's Smlove pie. Indeed a fat Tuesday, but so worth it, eh?
- February 24, 2009 at 11:54 AM
- Jes said...
I'm about to go glaze and sugar my king cake! Yours looks delicious! And I wish I could be invited to one of your potlucks--what a spread :)
- February 24, 2009 at 12:11 PM
- Katy said...
I don't even know what king cake is, but it sure looks good!
- February 24, 2009 at 12:21 PM
- Jennifer (of Veg*n Cooking) said...
Happy Fat Tuesday! I am going to reveal my stupidity here, but I have actually never known what Lent is other that it is religious and I am, well, not.
All those sweets, oh my, I'm almost going into a sugar coma just looking at it all. That doesn't change the fact that I would LOVE to reach through my computer screen and grab some of those yummy delights.
- February 24, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- miss v said...
i wish i was partying with you all!
- February 24, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Happy Mardi Gras! We're having a big crêpe party, but I'd love to be having a big pot luck like that! Woot! Looks like such a good time!
- February 24, 2009 at 1:57 PM
- VeggieGirl said...
Fabulous fun and cake!!
Happy Fat Tuesday!!
- February 24, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Happy Fat Tuesday!!!
That cake looks amazing, love how you added the little bean =)
Whoa and that pie sounds phenomenal!
- February 24, 2009 at 3:28 PM
- nora said...
Wow, Bianca, that looks like so much fun! You're too cute!
That picture of the S'mlove pie is really great, just the lighting and focus, wow! although as much of a chocolate and peanut butter freak as i am, when i made that pie, it was almost too much for me to handle, like i could barely eat any without feeling, like....wooooooo, haha i can't explain it...sugar high?
also, what was that raw bread made out of? it looks intriguing, especially since most raw breads you see are like flat dehydrated crackers, and this one looks thick!
also i'm about to blog your delicious sp bread!
- February 24, 2009 at 5:31 PM
- T said...
Woah, that looks like a hell of a party! I think your king cake look as good as the ones i've had in NOLA (prior to my vegan days...)
Wish I could be sipping on a hurricane and munching on some cake in the dirty south right now!
- February 24, 2009 at 5:40 PM
- Gina said...
Fun party!!! I have actually never had a King Cake OR a Blondie!
That pie looks totally awesome too...chocolate love.
- February 24, 2009 at 5:48 PM
- Cyn said...
The smlove pie is so freakishly good! Before I made it I was afraid it would turn out too sweet, but actually it is just perfectly delicious.
Your king cake is awesome too! I'm going to a pancake dinner tonight in honor of Fat Tuesday, but sadly I don't think we will have masks.
- February 24, 2009 at 6:09 PM
- The Vegan SlaughterHouse said...
awwww how cool! i love the king cake!
- February 24, 2009 at 7:45 PM
What a fun crew. Happy Fat Tuesday!
- February 24, 2009 at 9:57 PM
- Sal said...
the king cake is so cool, I love it.
And that Smlove! Every time I see someone post one I kick myself for not having made one yet. Maybe it's time I sort that out!
- February 25, 2009 at 7:21 AM
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- February 25, 2009 at 8:21 AM
- Melody Polakow said...
What fun! I have a sugar high from reading this post.
- February 25, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- Macie said...
Looks like fun! :D
- February 25, 2009 at 9:21 AM
Love the cake! It is awesome. Yes, I absolutely loved the squash casserole and I have yet to write about the sweet potato bread, but I just finished eating yet another glorious piece. I will comment and post pictures soon. You have been feeding us well, that is for sure. Keep up the good work!
- February 25, 2009 at 11:33 AM
- Jen aka Jewbacca said...
that all looks awesome! so is king cake a big doughnut, or what?
- February 25, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- jodye said...
Ohh wow that pie and the brownie/blondies look amaaaazing. This post definitely just gave me the biggest craving for sweets!
- February 25, 2009 at 3:16 PM
- nora said...
hahah maybe you could incorporate chickpeas into the bread through chickpea flour? haha def joking!
but pb and sweet potatoes really might go nicely together, i once made a pumpkin pb smoothie and pumpkin is kinda like sweet potatoes right? :)
- February 25, 2009 at 6:15 PM
- Lisa (Show Me Vegan) said...
What a fun party!! And I love your artsy photo of the pie, looks beautiful.
- February 25, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- ChocolateCoveredVegan said...
Stay right there. I'm on my way to get all the leftovers!
Ha! Like there'd be any leftovers of that amazizng spread. Why can't you live in Dallas???
P.S. I'm definitely still CCV! CCK just sounds weird ;o)
- February 25, 2009 at 8:25 PM
- The Vegan Snorkeler said...
I want to make a King Cake! Yours looks awesome.
- February 25, 2009 at 10:04 PM
- Mike K said...
I've never seen king cake before, but those are some wild colors - what's the deal with the bean baby?looks like you all had fun!
- February 25, 2009 at 10:42 PM
- kittee said...
hope the king cakes tasted as good as they looked!
- February 26, 2009 at 10:59 PM
- Vegan_Noodle said...
Wishing it was Fat Tuesday again and I could have been at that potluck (or in your office eating that king cake, either works).
- March 2, 2009 at 9:20 AM
- happyherbivore.com said...
forget beads, ill show my boobies for vegan desserts!
- March 2, 2009 at 4:55 PM
- Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...
Oh, how fun! I've been dying to make a Kittee King Cake & you got to have TWO!
- March 5, 2009 at 5:24 AM
- kaismom said...
FAB PIcs
Look like you hadan amazing time!!!
- May 11, 2009 at 1:11 AM


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SPACE (Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo) (April 2010)
December 4, 2009 by Brian Pate
Filed under Book Festivals, Comic Books, Convention Profiles, Ohio
Event Details:
|SPACE (Small Press & Alternative Comics Expo)
|Convention Website
|Start Date
|End Date
|About This Convention:
|SPACE will convene at its new venue the Ramada Plaza Hotel And Conference Center in Columbus April 24 and 25, 2010.
4900 Sinclair Road Columbus, OH 43229
Off I71 at the Morse / Sinclair exit.
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Saturday & 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sunday
SPACE continues to be the Mid-West's largest exhibition of small press, alternative, and creator-owned comics with
over 150 exhibitors, panels, workshops, and presentations.
Admission is $5.00 for one day and $8.00 for both. Special Rates will be available On-line.
The new venue offers a restaurant, bar, free parking, a special hotel rate and air port shuttle service.
More info at www.backporchcomics.com
|Convention Guests
|Exhibitors as of 11/30/09:
Eric Adams (Lackluster World, Reflection, Stuart)
|Venue Name
|Ramada Plaza Hotel And Conference Center
|Venue Address
|4900 Sinclair Road
Columbus, OH 43229
United States
|Number of Dealer/Exhibitor Tables
|Projected Attendance
|What category best describes your convention?
|Comic Books
|What other categories might be appropriate for your convention?
|– Book Festivals


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We finally got a gym membership and we got 1 free session with a personal trainer. Saturday we took advantage of that session and basically, I almost died. And my body hates me now. I'm questioning if it's worth it to get back into shape ha ha! We spent the rest of Saturday exploring this little town and picking out our dream homes. Let me tell you what... we dream big. And this little town has some pretty exciting shops ;)
Sunday, March 18, 2012
weekend review
We finally got a gym membership and we got 1 free session with a personal trainer. Saturday we took advantage of that session and basically, I almost died. And my body hates me now. I'm questioning if it's worth it to get back into shape ha ha! We spent the rest of Saturday exploring this little town and picking out our dream homes. Let me tell you what... we dream big. And this little town has some pretty exciting shops ;)
61 comments:
- Elisha(: said...
aahhhh!! Tons of cowboy boots!! <3
I didn't wear green either!! :P
- March 18, 2012 at 4:25 PM
- Liesl said...
I didn't wear green either! However, looks like you had a FABULOUS weekend...love that first candy picture and fun angle of the boots! Yee Haw! :)
- March 18, 2012 at 4:28 PM
- Heather Marie said...
Hi! :) I'm Heather. A new follower.
That sounds like a fantastic day, I love the dino's!
- March 18, 2012 at 5:07 PM
Fun weekend! Those dinosaurs are too cute!
- March 18, 2012 at 5:13 PM
- Courtney said...
I have SO been wanting a massage. I have only ever had one! I think i need one before the wedding! Im glad you had a good weekend!
- March 18, 2012 at 5:28 PM
- Jes said...
first ever massage?! so glad you finally got to experience one! life will never be the same again :)
xx jes
- March 18, 2012 at 5:35 PM
- Brekke said...
Yay for a good weekend in a new city :) Glad it was fun!
I skipped the green on Saturday too, oops!
- March 18, 2012 at 5:44 PM
- Stephanie said...
Such a cute little town!! I LOVE the boot pic!!
And girlfriend...1st massage ever???!!! I think you need to make up for all the ones you've missed out on!!
- March 18, 2012 at 5:45 PM
- Denise said...
I deep conditioned my hair too!!! Weird! Old fashioned candy is the bomb. Isn't exploring fun?!
- March 18, 2012 at 6:02 PM
- Shawna Faye said...
Oh aren't massages the best? I think I need more of them in my life. Looks like a fun little town. :)
- March 18, 2012 at 6:08 PM
- Lisa Campbell said...
I don't know if I told you I went to Evan's Hairstyling College in Cedar. So I lived there for a year. As a single person in a college town, I loved it, but I swore I wouldn't live there if I were married. Haha, sorry. My favorite places there were The Pastry Pub and Maurice's. I once had a booth doing hair and nails at the annual Renaissance fair and that was fun too. I think it will grow on you. :)
- March 18, 2012 at 6:26 PM
- Crissy B. said...
Sounds like an awesome weekend! Those massages are heaven-sent, aren't they? By the way, I love the new blog design!
- March 18, 2012 at 6:48 PM
- H. said...
Massages are DIVINE! :)
- March 18, 2012 at 7:03 PM
- Katie said...
What a great weekend :)
- March 18, 2012 at 7:08 PM
- Carlie said...
haha I totally forgot to wear green on Saturday too.
Sounds like you had a great weekend! I'm glad you finally indulged and got a massage! They are addicting though! =)
- March 18, 2012 at 7:13 PM
I have so missed you! Where did you move to, woman??? Mountains are my faaaaaaaavorite. Wherever it is, I am sure you will be happy there.
And yes, the pain is worth it! Get that body girl! ;0)
- March 18, 2012 at 8:37 PM
- Melanie said...
Oh yes please on the message girlfriend! Professional massages are one of my favorite things ever... heck, I'll take a any ole massage! Those dino's are so cute, just like you two! So happy your having a good time love! XO
- March 18, 2012 at 8:43 PM
- Bri Buzali said...
awww that's great to hear that you're loving your little town! and that you spent a day to yourself, girls need that every so often!
- March 18, 2012 at 9:19 PM
- Bree said...
I love that you guys always are out doing something fun during the weekend! Colbs and I need to learn how to be more creative! Haha.
- March 18, 2012 at 9:20 PM
- lori said...
good for you for having a day for yourself... and getting a massage. i think i'm due for one soon, too ;)
- March 18, 2012 at 9:56 PM
- Francesca Felix said...
awww i love being out in the mountains and getting away from the city for a while. you two look so cute!
- March 18, 2012 at 10:51 PM
- Emma Frances said...
What a great weekend! I've never had a massage either! Apparently I need to get on it though!! :) I would have to do my shopping out of town too! It's fun to check out all of those stores though!!
- March 18, 2012 at 11:47 PM
- Alyx said...
Bahaha, we didn't wear green, either! Such rebels.
And you guys are so cute. Glad you had a good weekend and made some friends!!
- March 19, 2012 at 4:01 AM
- The Sweetest Thing said...
Y'all are CA -UTE! Looks like a fun weekend. I won't lie, I debated on NOT wearing green on purpose! Rebel, I guess :) Cute photos!
- March 19, 2012 at 6:27 AM
- The Presutti's said...
So glad that you had such a great day to yourself :) and that you had an awesome time with the hubs too :)
- March 19, 2012 at 7:27 AM
- Alissa said...
Personal trainers scare me :( And I may be the only person in NY that wears cowboy boots, but I'm okay with that.
- March 19, 2012 at 7:30 AM
- Lauren said...
I'm so glad you made some new friends! When we first joined our old gym we got a free session with the personal trainer too! I also almost died! Lol! That candy shop is so cute! :) Sounds and looks like a great weekend! :)
- March 19, 2012 at 7:48 AM
- Erin said...
Shame on you, I woulda' pinched ya! ;)
SO happy you went out with some new friends and had a good time! And I hope you bought your lil' dinos haha!!
- March 19, 2012 at 7:53 AM
- That Girl said...
I love that getting back in shape sore muscle feeling.
- March 19, 2012 at 8:08 AM
- eas said...
Love those dino piggy banks!
- March 19, 2012 at 8:28 AM
- Shannon @ Bungalow960 said...
All those boots are gorgeous. I feel like I'm not a proper Nebraska girl because I don't own a pair of cowboy boots.
- March 19, 2012 at 8:28 AM
- Pamela said...
Tons of stuff to just love on this post :) From the massage, yummy candy, to yall making new friends, to the cowboy boots (LOVE) . . . Love it all! :) So happy for you!
- March 19, 2012 at 8:29 AM
- GingerPeachT said...
Massages are the best things ever!! I get one twice a month just because my neck gets crazy tense.
So you just moved to a new place? I can relate trying to find fun things to do. We live in a small town now and it gets ridiculously boring at times lol.
Thanks for stopping by my blog! :-)
- March 19, 2012 at 8:33 AM
- Karm said...
haha the dinosaurs are so cute.
And wow what a cute town.
Happy you are making new friends!!
- March 19, 2012 at 8:40 AM
- Cami said...
What a super fun weekend...YAY :) Glad you had such an amazing time!!!
YES it's worth it to get back in shape ;) But I'm sure you'll rock it once you get into it!
Happy Monday! ox
- March 19, 2012 at 9:01 AM
- Valerie Griffin said...
so fun!
- March 19, 2012 at 9:53 AM
- Life Interlaced said...
I love the boot photo! Thanks for stopping by my blog! I hope to see you there again! I am new follower now!
- March 19, 2012 at 10:01 AM
- monster cakes said...
Oh small town weirdness. I can relate there. I like to call it "charm" to make myself feel better. haha Please see Hunger Games sooner than later so we can gab about it?!?! Even if you have to drive a few hours to avoid your creepy theater. haha
- March 19, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- Ashley said...
First ever massage!!! Well deserved, I'm sure!!
- March 19, 2012 at 12:21 PM
- Becca and Derek said...
OMG, cute little stores! I love it!
- March 19, 2012 at 12:27 PM
- nate and amy crandell said...
Thanks for your comment :)
Your blog is so stinkin CUTE!!! I Love it!
- March 19, 2012 at 1:10 PM
- Jayme and Mendi said...
Yay for your first massage!! Hope it won't be your last!! Looks like you had a great weekend!!
Jayme @ Her Late Night Cravings
- March 19, 2012 at 1:30 PM
- momto8 said...
good for you!! fun pics!
- March 19, 2012 at 1:55 PM
- Megan said...
Oh, I love all the cowboy boots!! The new town looks really sweet and precious. I love towns like that!
- March 19, 2012 at 2:05 PM
- Miranda said...
Oh hun...I am LOVING me those boots right now...you gotta get some..and that candy store...SUGAR HIGH!!
Glad to hear you finally got a massage...you deserve it and ahhhh...they're the best!!
- March 19, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- the lovebirds said...
what cute photos... I am eyeing those boots! xo
- March 19, 2012 at 2:40 PM
- MessyDirtyHair said...
I love candy shops w old school candy!! Sounds like a nice little weekend! I'm hosting a giveaway today on my blog, you should check it out!
Xx Kelly
- March 19, 2012 at 3:39 PM
- Dale Janeé said...
You two are so cute and that's fun your joined a gym together. That always helps me work out more when I have someone to go with. Love these photos, especially the cowboy boots and you're probably gonna be hooked on massages now. hehe. They're SO relaxing!
- March 19, 2012 at 6:37 PM
- Michelle said...
Oh how fun!! I totally need a pampering weekend soon. The weather is warming up and my toes aren't ready ;)
- March 19, 2012 at 9:14 PM
- Heather said...
Ahhhh, massages are the BEST! You two are so cute. I love that cowboy boot pic.
- March 19, 2012 at 9:42 PM
- Ashley {hudson's happenings} said...
Eeep! Courtney and Eric Dinos?! I die of cuteness! :D Those things are precious.
And can we just talk about that candy shop!?!? HOW AWESOME. I would basically live there. With my hand permanently in the gummy bear jar. Nom Nom Nom.
SO HAPPY you found some brand new and wonderful friends...I knew you would. :)
p.s. better get some boots before you start enjoying the mountains, my friend. teehee.
- March 19, 2012 at 10:06 PM
- Kell said...
I didn't wear even a little bit of green on Saturday either! Oh well. That candy shop looks pretty amazing though!
- March 20, 2012 at 2:15 AM
- Chandra said...
I love being in the mountains! Everything is so peaceful and serene which is why we've chosen to have our wedding at this location. Happy Exploring and getting settled in:D
P.S. I'm hosting a linkup on tomorrow. Stop by if you like and share a post.
- March 20, 2012 at 6:46 AM
- jennifer blair said...
Oh how fun! I love that boot shop! :) The inner cowgirl in me wants a pair!
- March 20, 2012 at 11:38 AM
- Nicole said...
oh my gosh, I'd be in love in that boot store!
- March 20, 2012 at 2:46 PM
- kyna... said...
Glad you had such a FABULOUS weekend! You deserve it hon!
♥ Kyna
- March 20, 2012 at 4:20 PM
- Janna Renee said...
I feel like boots signify my life too now! There are boot shops everywhere and half the time- they are the best option for the weather! Gotta love it ;)
- March 20, 2012 at 11:25 PM
- thecoffeehouse said...
those boots make my heart melt. love them all. fun blog and can't wait to follow!
- March 21, 2012 at 6:40 AM
- Rebecca said...
Massages are the best ever. I lucked out with green shoes on accident on Saturday!Normally, I'm all over it, but I really wanted to wear a new shirt that was blue instead :)
- March 21, 2012 at 1:03 PM
- oomph. said...
i love old fashioned candy stores!! and those dino jars are too cute!
- March 21, 2012 at 4:47 PM
- Crazy Shenanigans-JMO said...
Those jars are too freaking cute! Were you at a Stages West? Those boots are awesome!
- March 24, 2012 at 8:10 PM


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Another Uprising is coming.
Another Uprising is coming.
For the second time, Bryan Smith is organizing an Uprising event that will take place in Carthage. The event, which has been inspired as a huge fundraiser for local charities and non-profits, will have three live bands, a DJ, illusionist, special guest J.D. Buckridge and BMX demonstrations. This year, Uprising 2012 will give all the proceeds to Children's Haven (Joplin).
"It's a benefit to raise awareness of the needs in our area, support the local youth and it gives something else to do in the area," said Smith. "I just felt like the Lord was leading me to do it … It's pretty cool to see an idea come alive, have the community's support and just take it to the next level."
A host of local churches have already shown support for the Uprising movement. Last year the event attracted about 250 people, and raised $2,500.
Jud Heald, will bring his untitled skateboarding skills the Carthage Memorial Hall and will be demonstrating from 6-7 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the concert will begin at 7 p.m. Featured bands will be Consumed by Fire, Offset Sunset and Duncan James. The event will also have DJ Justin Ocean (Dubstep) and illusionist Cody Lowery. Admission is $5, plus an unwrapped toy.
Uprising 2012 is sponsored by Take a Stand. For more information, call Bryan Smith at 417-674-0138.


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A Yreka based wrestling program held at the YMCA is giving the youth of the community a chance to learn and appreciate the sport.
For around five years, Justin Vaughan and his assistants have run a youth wrestling program. Practices are held at the Siskiyou Family YMCA and the group goes to tournaments in California and Oregon. Kids as young as four and up to middle school age take part.
During a recent practice, things were bustling as parents and coaches helped the younger kids put on their headgear while other children were busy working on their wrestling technique.
Vaughan, who wrestled at Oregon State, said that wrestling is a natural sport for kids to take up and said even the little ones have been quick learners. After all, he said, little kids already wrestle and horse around with one another. The program teaches these children proper technique and other needed aspects of the sport. Vaughan added that it takes a lot of focus and discipline to become a good wrestler and said these are great traits to teach and encourage in kids.
With no competitive wrestling team at Yreka High for a number of years, Vaughan is hopeful the youth program will stir up interest in the sport and that a Yreka High team will form someday.
"We're hoping to build a base here," he said.
Previously, wrestling was offered as a club sport at the high school but is currently not being offered this year.
Vaughan said it would be wonderful to have a number of these kids have an opportunity to compete on the high school level by the time they reach high school. In the county, schools such as Etna, Mount shasta, Weed, Tulelake and Dunsmuir do offer wrestling as a sport.
Brady Svilich, program director at the YMCA, said he has been quite impressed with the wrestling program since it has started at the YMCA.
"In my opinion this program has been really good for the YMCA in the fact that it a sport that hasn't been very popular in the past," he said. He added that it has grown in popularity and is hopeful it will continue to grow and expand here in Yreka.
When Vaughn moved to Yreka he knew he wanted to help start a wrestling program for youth here. He grew up in Prineville, a town in Central Oregon, where wrestling is quite popular. Vaughan has wrestled since he was little and is glad to pass what he knows to the youth here in Yreka.
"I love wrestling," Vaughan said. "I have gotten so much out of it. It teaches you to compete but it also teaches you to be able to lose as long as you give it your best."
Assistant coach Anthony Aldrich commended the kids in the program for being quick learners and said a number of them have earned medals and trophies at the tournaments they have attended.
"We're doing really well," he said. "Our goal is to build a good foundation in wrestling," for the kids that take part.
Shawn Graves 7, has already taken a decent share of first place finishes in his three years in the program and said he really enjoys the sport.
"When asked what his favorite part of wrestling is, Graves replied "I like takedowns." Takedowns involves off-balancing an opponent and bringing them to the ground.
When asked why, Shawn simply replied, "because it's fun."
Local youths give wrestling a shot
A Yreka based wrestling program held at the YMCA is giving the youth of the community a chance to learn and appreciate the sport.


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On Feb. 8, 1953, Evelyn and Dorothy Law married brothers, Donovan and Arlyn Bradford in a double wedding ceremony in Jetmore. Ten years ago, all four celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Unfortunately, Arlyn Bradford died a few years ago. However, as the 60th anniversary rolls around, Donovan and Evelyn will be joined by family members, including Evelyn's mother and her mother's older sister, at a celebration Feb. 9 in Wichita.
"How often would a mother celebrate her daughter's 60th anniversary?" asked Kent Bradford, Donovan and Evelyn's son.
Donovan and Evelyn grew up in Jetmore, and lived in Dodge City and Kinsley before moving to Pratt, where they currently reside.
They have two sons, Kent, Wichita, and Doran, Independence; daughters, Donis Bradford, Pratt, and Jolyn Bradford, Hutchinson, and Melodie Self, deceased; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
"I think our marriage lasts because of our faith in Jesus, our love for each other, being the best of friends, and the love of our family," Evelyn Bradford said.
In addition, they share an interest in music, playing guitars with their daughter Donis.
Before they were married, Don would come to Evelyn's house and play his harmonica for her. After they were married, she bought his first steel guitar for his birthday.


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An article in an 1843 edition of the Southern Australian newspaper outlines how a number of searches were carried out in Gowran, and surrounding areas, looking for unregistered guns. A steward of J. Kearney (possibly James Kearney of the family who later become Aylward, residing at Shankill Castle) had been shot and the Under Secretary of Ireland had issued a warrant to the Gowran constabulary to carry out the searches.
The article takes the tone of an op ed piece and the author contends that the next series of searches should be conducted in the Paulstown area due to cabin holders having guns, powder and slugs. [1]
[1] Author Unknown, Search for Unregistered Arms in Southern Australian, 5 September 1843, p.4; National Library of Australia, http://trove.nla.gov.au : accessed 16 May 2012


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Huskers Wrap-Up Saturday Practice
Head Coach Bo Pelini addressed the media following the workout, noting that he didn't particularly like the team's mental state during Saturday's practice.
"What I watched was a mentally weak football team, a bad football team, especially on the defensive side of the ball." Pelini said, "I call what it is, got a long-long-long-long way to go."
Saturday's practice concluded the first full week of practice for the 2013 spring football season, and was the Huskers' fifth of 15 practices this spring. Pelini said the Huskers did do some scrimmage work during Saturday's practice.
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Friday, July 4, 2008
Just How "Wrecked" Is NASCAR On SPEED?
SPEED is about to unveil yet another "lifestyle TV" series. Wrecked is the story of the O'Hare Towing and Recovery Company that operates in the Chicago, IL area. The series will document the company towing cars and trucks.
SPEED is a truly bi-polar TV network. Once NASCAR takes to the track, Formula-1 starts practice and the sports cars roll-off pit road the network is all about racing.
From MotoGP to the entire Craftsman Truck Series, SPEED on the weekends is a race fan's dream. Then, the reality of the week hits hard. It is "lifestyle programming" time again.
NASCAR fans cling to the one hour of This Week In NASCAR as their only regular weekday link to the sport. Originally, SPEED had developed a multi-hour block of NASCAR programming on Monday nights that fans loved.
This week, TWIN is surrounded by a re-run of PINKS, the drag-racing game show Pass Time and 101 Cars You Must Drive hosted by the winner of the Last Comic Standing, Alonzo Bodden.
It is quite possible that the O'Hare Towing bunch in Chicago are some of the nicest people on the planet. This ten episode series is the brainchild of SPEED VP Robert Ecker. Here is an excerpt from SPEED's description of the series:
"This is a world similar in many respects to that of a major urban firehouse," Ecker said. "Until the phone rings and that emergency call comes in, there's simply no way of knowing what any given day will bring and when it does come, lives can literally hang in the balance."
"Whether they are called upon to fix a flat tire, tow an illegally parked vehicle or clean up the remnants of a major wreck, the people who work in this inherently dangerous industry touch the lives of all of us in some way large or small, yet they remain otherwise virtually unnoticed."
This new TV series required a tremendous amount of production and editing. It involved significant financial investment and hundreds of man hours to create.
Meanwhile, SPEED viewers saw one episode of The Humpy Show. It featured Humpy Wheeler sitting down with a current NASCAR driver and a retired NASCAR legend. The show was fantastic. There has never been another episode on SPEED. There are none scheduled.
After winning a national Emmy award, SPEED cancelled Beyond The Wheel that was produced by the NASCAR Media Group. That TV series is now called Quest for the Cup and is produced by NMG for Voom TV where it won another Emmy.
Also cancelled in the NASCAR category were 7 Days, NBS 24/7 and Survival of the Fastest. Fans only need to look a bit farther back to remember NASCAR Nation which began life as Totally NASCAR.
SPEED has no weekly TV series in support of the Craftsman Truck Series. This is the only NASCAR racing series that SPEED shows exclusively. It is the only one they produce. Last Monday on TWIN, the Truck Series highlights were not even shown.
On Sunday nights, Dave Despain hosts a one hour edition of Wind Tunnel. Sometimes, the topic is NASCAR and Despain will take some calls from fans. However, SPEED has no TV series that interacts with NASCAR fans on a regular basis.
Sirius Satellite Radio has a 24 hour NASCAR Channel. The live shows include programs that look at the news, foster debate and give fans an opportunity to speak their mind in a public forum. Hosts range from David Poole to Dave Moody. Thursday, the guests ranged from Richard Childress to Martin Truex Jr. to TV reporter Shannon Spake.
Perhaps, Wrecked will be a big hit for SPEED. Here is what the network says about their new primetime line-up:
Wrecked joins new 2008 SPEED originals Livin' The Low Life with Vida Guerra, Super Cars Exposed, Drag Race High and the daily game show Pass Time, as SPEED continues its most ambitious prime time program development effort in network history.
Apparently, even one weekday NASCAR TV series is not in the cards. Literally, right up the street from SPEED sits the NASCAR Media Group with thousands of hours of NASCAR footage, their own production facilities and a shelf full of Emmy Awards.
Maybe, they need to buy a tow truck.
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36 comments:
- SophiaZ123 said...
Proof that insanity lives and runs tv and caters to the lowest common denominator.
I miss all those great shows you mention, JD, that appear to have gone over the rainbow to see Dorothy and Toto.
The weekdays shows on SPEED are pure dreck.
Shame they cater to the Jerry Springer "lifestyle" instead of great racing in it's many forms.
It's cringeworthy to see the shows promoted on SPEED.
- July 4, 2008 at 1:28 AM
- Dot said...
When you listed all the cancelled shows from SPEED, I didn't realize how many there were. Is it costs that cancelled these shows? I know reality shows are cheap, that's why they're on all over TV.
Are the NASCAR shows different?
I do like 101 Cars. Good show.
- July 4, 2008 at 2:51 AM
- Anonymous said...
I loved those shows. Mainly due to TN being moved from FSN to Speed, you could tune in *everyday* and see at least ONE thing NA$CAR.
I think my favorite TN show was when Steve went to Petty Racing and he and Kyle decaled one of the cars for the Sears Point race. It was for the VJGC and the King inspected the job. Let's just say neither one will become decalers when they retire from their current gigs :). I also loved the segments where they'd have Sterling give his TN picks, always fun, especially when Steve did his Sterling impression :).
Mondays they did the Pick 'em Ups "highlight" after IWC. Tuesday they had IWC replays (and I *think* they had a Thursday replay as well). And even on Two Wheel Tuesday, you might catch a NA$CAR driver on Greg's show :).
Wednesday was Winston Cup Wednesday with the enhanced race coverage (basically what became Behind the Wheel).
I believe it was Thursdays that had the "Old School" racing with Mike Joy and Matt Yocum. They'd have someone who was a "story" help review the race. That's how I learned about Ernie Irvan.
And Fridays you could pretty much leave the TV on Speed the entire weekend and only flip over for the race. And come back for Speed News even with a late Saturday Night race they often had a fresh, live show, with the hot interviews.
And for a while we had Dave every night for an hour. That was real fun! I loved it on Fridays when quals would run long and Dave had to be up until 11ish before he could start the show. And he'd tease the crew or give DW a hard time because he couldn't figure out how to dial on his phone. They gave DW the special number so he could call in :).
- July 4, 2008 at 3:22 AM
- dannyboy said...
You forgot Unique Whips! And Barrett-Jackson (come on, do we really need 347 hours of auction programming?)
The most annoying show of all, Pinks, is at least about racing.
Sort of.
Pinks takes all the worst elements of outlaw street racing - aside from endangering the public - and puts them back into drag racing after all the work done by the NHRA in the last 60 years to eliminate them. When I used to watch drag races at Englishtown (where I also raced) I got as far away from the "Betting section" as I could. Now SPEED brings it into my living room.
I find myself watching Speed less and less aside from racing, with few exceptions. No surprise. When FOX took over (and I'm not a Fox hater) we saw an immediate move to less and less racing and more of the lifestyle junk.
There was even a dialog on the SPEED boards between disgruntled viewers upset with the network for cancelling the "Inside CUP" show and when it came back ,the changes to the cast. During that dialogue, we were spoken to by a network flack, Eric Arnesen, who was a mouthpiece for Chris Long, the v.p. who made the programming decisions. Long's take on viewership was that race fans represent a small portion of viewers and the network's target was more eyeballs on the screen when there was no race on. They don't care how they get the eyeballs, if showing some social-skills-challenged grease monkey or pneumatically endowed spokesmodel will get someone watching who normally wouldn't, then that's what they would show.
I understand the bottom line, as I own a business, but fercryin' out loud change the name of the network! It ain't about SPEED no more!
P.S. Chris Long appears to have outlived his usefulness at SPEED pretty quickly. He's listed as co-exec producer for the FX cheeseball potboiler, "Dirt", now-cancelled. after less than 2 seasons
- July 4, 2008 at 3:42 AM
- Ritchie said...
I had seen the advertisements for the tow truck show and kept thinking how stupid of an idea that was. I understand that people are fascinated about guys going out to the Bering Sea to risk there lives for a lot of money, but tow truck drivers? Why don't they do a show about street sweepers instead? It would be just as interesting.
The point is, if you are going to document the lives of a working man (or woman), you could easily do that in the racing world. Do you realize how many regular folks work on the cars every day of their lives? Why not make a show about them? One without all of the over-dramatizations and super slow-mos. Make a program with the SPEED fraternity in it. No Waltrips (The Franchise or his champion big brother).
The common guy in racing is just as interesting as a tow truck driver. Actually, I have seen features on the drivers of the transporters that I thought were interesting.
I also think it would be interesting to see feature programming on some of the sports car guys. We never get to see that world, but a lot of the SCCA drivers are extremely passionate about what they do.
There are all sorts of racing stories if someone is willing to go get them. Also, don't tell me that they aren't interesting. If you want drama, the rumor is that the guys at Ganassi Racing that just got layed off were throwing things at the building. How much more drama do you need than that?
- July 4, 2008 at 7:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
No more mentions of anyone named ERIC - please
- July 4, 2008 at 7:43 AM
- Anonymous said...
I stop watching SPEED when NASCAR goes away and start back up in January when it returns.
There's no reason for me to watch when they run the crap in between.
- July 4, 2008 at 8:02 AM
- Vicky D said...
I really dislike reality tv and all those shows you mentioned on Speed, especially Pinks & Barrett Jackson are so tiresome to me. And I scroll through the channels of our DirectTV shows and a lot of the time there is nothing to watch for even non-race shows. I guess those reality shows are so cheap to make they don't need any research or imagination to produce them.
- July 4, 2008 at 8:23 AM
- batchief said...
Have to say, I really liked Totally Nascar. Covered so many areas of Nascar from Cup to Busch(NW) to Truck, from current drivers (some even co-hosting) to old timers, from media roundtables to the "How Do They Do That" segments. And a half hour a night, Mon. thru Fri. was just right. Yep, I really liked that show.
- July 4, 2008 at 8:35 AM
- red said...
man, gymmie, that was one hell of a walk down memory lane! i even remember more of those shows than i thought. thanks!
one of my (many) complaints about nascar is the disregard of promoting its own history. certainly, nascar partners have even historical footage to fill a show or two . . . or more. it's hard for a new fan to ferret out the information and i find it so very interesting. knowing the roots of the sport, watching classic races, hearing from the men and women who made the sport could really hook more casual viewers and convert them to loyal fans.
as we've noted before, why not more of the humpy wheeler show? and how about picking up richie's idea of doing a show on the backbone of the various racing series: the men and women we never see on race weekend but who put all their energy into getting those cars on the track for us to enjoy?
i feel as if there is a wealth of material that could easily give speed a nascar presence every day of the week without much effort. if networks want viewership, they need to think about how very fanatical the average nascar fan truly is about the sport and how it really isn't so very hard to win -- and lose! -- our viewer loyalty.
for myself, i find i am rarely, if ever, on speed unless there is actual racing being broadcast. that is definitely a significant change from previous years for me. speed, you had me and you lost me.
they're repoting that bozo died yesterday but i'm not so sure about that . . .
- July 4, 2008 at 8:53 AM
- red said...
ok, last sentence should have read "reporting", not "repoting." sorry: the golden retriever pup has decided it's playtime and he will accept no excuses for my not particpating, including proofreading.
- July 4, 2008 at 8:58 AM
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- July 4, 2008 at 9:36 AM
- cncspd said...
Gymmie said...
I believe it was Thursdays that had the "Old School" racing with Mike Joy and Matt Yocum. They'd have someone who was a "story" help review the race. That's how I learned about Ernie Irvan.
Back when Speedvision started Thursday was known as Take Flight Thursday's which had shows based on Flying. The shows covered many Air shows and shows on Military aicraft from around the world.
The first "live" news show for Speedvision also started on Thursday's with a weekly update type of show on Aviation news and was hosted by Reg Wells. The show was put together by a great group of people including Terry Brookins who also headed up "Speedvision Raceweek" News on Sunday's which then turned into some of the shows you see today.
JD..I were you still up here for that?
I too miss T/N and the people who made the show one of the best shows covering NASCAR. In fact T/N took over the lead in ratings from RPM Tonight in less than one year and was nomiated for at least one Emmy. When they say the show was put together in a trailer they are not kidding.
- July 4, 2008 at 9:44 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 9:36AM,
If you would like to return and post those issues as your personal opinion, please do so.
We try to refrain from posting things as fact that are not. I am aware of the dynamics of SPEED, in regular contact with them and raise issues for comment that I feel will start a good discussion.
- July 4, 2008 at 9:52 AM
- Anonymous said...
Bi Polar!
Good analogy JD.
They folks at SPEEDFOX have lost this fan.
Even when I flip over to see whats on SPeed, in the hope that it wont be some illiterate, inarticulate moron, I'm inevitably met by a commercial.
- July 4, 2008 at 9:54 AM
- Anonymous said...
John, as you have noted, just look at the listings for Speed each week. Living Low Life, Pinks, Unique Whips; I could go on.
They need a daily NASCAR news show and another that covers other venues, such as the NHRA, SCCA, and less motorcross.
Of course, I don't purchase products advertised on speed, and folks, I can afford them
- July 4, 2008 at 10:13 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'm guessing that some of these shows pay SPEED ot carry them, instead of the usual situation, which is for the network to buy the show--because some of them appear to be formatted as thinly-veiled informercials for the people who can 'trick out' your car.
- July 4, 2008 at 11:23 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
None that I know of pay SPEED a dime. The lifestyle guys at SPEED want to own this "content" so it can be distributed over the Internet, by phone and all kinds of VOD and even retail methods.
It is more about ownership than money in today's Internet dominated world.
- July 4, 2008 at 11:40 AM
- Anonymous said...
@ritchie--yes I agree. I loved the segments BP used to do on the various crew members.
@red--you're welcome :). I miss the old days too! I didn't mention the Rally boyz since they're not directly NA$CAR related. But I recall coming home flipping on Speed and watch them while I waited for TN to start :).
@cncspd--that sounds kewl! I love the flyovers and the various "toys" the military has and has had over the years. That definitely would be fun to watch!
- July 4, 2008 at 1:11 PM
- Gwyn said...
TWIN compared to INC = I miss INC. It was informative and hilarious. I miss Dave Despain and Schrader.
- July 4, 2008 at 1:20 PM
- Anonymous said...
I really don't have a problem with some of the shows SPEED airs. I like watching Pinks, Pass Time, Barret Jackson, 101 Cars, and Monster Jam. It's just a nice change of pace.
I'm a huge motorsports fan but I think the channel would be rather boring if it were dedicated 24/7 to NASCAR, Forumla 1, etc.
- July 4, 2008 at 2:27 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 2:27PM,
I want to make sure that you understand this column did not contain a word of criticism about the other shows on SPEED. That is not how things work.
What I tried to do is point out that shows from the SPEED Stage and on the tracks during the weekend are only one type of NASCAR programming.
Perhaps, amid the new weekday shows created by SPEED there might be one weekly NASCAR show. Striking a blance among the re-runs and the lifestyle shows might yield good results.
- July 4, 2008 at 3:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
I really miss all the NASCAR shows you mentioned now all gone.
Speed only gets turned on when its one of the NASCAR shows,racing (real kind not pinks) Wind Tunnel or Speed report. Thats it. I see no point in all these "lifestyle" or "reality" shows. NHRA worked hard to get the street element gone, guessing the speed of a car is dumb,and other such nonsense.
Is it me or is it Speed has gone stupid since the name change from Speedvision? Now its all about lifestyles and "youth" junk. How many really watch all of the auctions? Days and days of auctions. Nope racing has been cut down to a minimum on Speed. I get more on local FSN channel, which carries racing from all the Florida short tracks.
Speed has really sunk to the lowest levels of gutter "programming"
- July 4, 2008 at 3:45 PM
- GinaV24 said...
Boy, that list of cancelled shows on Speed really hits home. Speed used to be one of my favorite channels to watch whenever I had the chance, now, that's all gone, along with all those shows you listed. I miss them a lot and I won't be wasting any time watching the new show -- yeah, in my opinion, Speed is "wrecked" all right. I guess someone is watching this stuff, but not me.
- July 4, 2008 at 4:20 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
you may think this column should not criticize SPEED but their shows are rubbish to most of us.
Also NHRA has worked hard to make their shows professional but in the last 6 months there have been late night deaths from stupid citizens driving on public roads late at night and killing spectators. To have such shows that think it's cool to street race is ignorant..and I am guessing that's what some of those shows are?
But also the fake scripted reality shows are so lame EVERYWHERE.
There is a show called Hurl soon to hit tv...folks over eat, go on amusement park rides..and well, the last one to get sick wins.
I look for this type of show to come on SPEED as well. *sigh*
With so many types of motorsports to cover, and ESPN SQUEEZING in races and messing up practice/quals and never promoting other NASCAR shows, SPEED is really going for McCheap tv. It's a sorry state of television. :(
I would love to have Despain on 5 nights a week.
- July 4, 2008 at 4:49 PM
- Dmo said...
Anyone up for a behind-the-scenes show that followed the Nationwide Series officials? That might prove interesting...
The lifestyle shows on SPEED always strike me as "lowest common denominator" and more importantly: inexpensive to produce. A show like NASCAR 360 required writers, producers, shooters, etc, to create entertainment-style content - conversely, Pinks has an on-camera person, producer, and tech crew that work from a model not unlike local news-gathering. The ROI on Pinks compared to 360 is probably a factor of ten.
At my former employer, we used to create content based on a 3:1 ratio of profit to investment. That permitted us quite a bit of flexibility in producing interesting shows and features; and we certainly produced a lot of neat content. When the place was sold, the new owners wouldn't commit crew to anything that wouldn't return 10:1. As you would expect, the content creation dried-up; and within two years, the lay-offs started.
It appears to me that, within the last 2-3 years, someone or something at SPEED shifted their goals to maximize income rather than provide coverage of racing-based content. From a die-hard, capitalist perspective, I applaud them - but speaking as a fan of racing content (NASCAR primarily), I'm disappointed in SPEED; and I certainly watch a lot less of it as a result.
- July 4, 2008 at 5:08 PM
- Anonymous said...
I know the article wasn't criticizing the other SPEED shows. I was just expressing how I felt about the other shows, since everyone else was expressing how they felt.
If they want to include a weekly or daily NASCAR show, that's fine. For the most part, I'm happy with the coverage NASCAR gets. No other form of racing gets as much coverage as NASCAR does.
- July 4, 2008 at 5:19 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
The best thing to do would be to rename the network since it no longer reflects racing a majority of the time.
Perhaps leaving off the S would help. :-) Just kidding.
- July 4, 2008 at 5:39 PM
- Sonja said...
I still miss a daily dose of Wind Tunnel at 10 pm.
- July 4, 2008 at 11:08 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
OK, I'll be the odd ball - I'm interested in watching WRECKED. I watch virtually nothing on SPEED Monday - Thursday except TWIN. WRECKED sounds much more interesting than PINKS or Unique Quips.
It seems to me the real gap that SPEED could fill is a nightly show on all types of racing since RPM2Night has gone away - but nightly Wind Tunnel would be even better.
Bipolar is absolutely the best description of SPEED I have heard.
- July 4, 2008 at 11:22 PM
- wickedj said...
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- July 5, 2008 at 2:29 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
You don't have "Texas Hardtails" on DVD do you? That was quality TV.
- July 5, 2008 at 12:39 PM
- Kenn Fong said...
I guess your readers are more interested in the lives of millionaires driving fast cars they didn't work to pay for rather than blue-collar Americans who don't festoon their uniforms with paid advertising and who don't marry supermodels. I know I am.
I'm a little curious about "Wrecked" but not enough to put it on my DVR, as I did with "Carrier." If Speed did a program based in a firehouse or following an EMT crew, I'm in.
I too wish there was a nightly NASCAR program on SPEED. I wish for a lot of things, like bringing back Ken Schrader and fixing the the inside-out format of "Inside Nextel Cup."
The series I'd most like to see on Speed would be a reality show about the day-to-day operations at Speed. Maybe then we'd find out why some of the bone-headed decisions were made.
Alameda, California
- July 5, 2008 at 3:17 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
JD- Afraid not.
I took it from some of Humpy W's reported comments after Smith terminated him that he was going to be working on some TV show with SPEED, which I presumed were more editions of The Humpy Show, but I've seen nothing more about his plans.
- July 5, 2008 at 5:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
The truck series on SPEED is NOT produced by SPEED... NASCAR Media Group puts all the work behind the Set-Up and the live broadcast of the race itself.
SPEED produces the ARCA Remax series... put that against the coverage of a truck race and then you'll see the difference between good television and just okay television...
- July 10, 2008 at 11:05 PM
- Anonymous said...
idk what u guys are talking bout but i saw wrecked earlier tonight and that show was pretty bad ass
- July 18, 2008 at 4:18 AM


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Friday, 21 December 2012
With love from Belgium, December 1918 - Sepia Saturday
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These sensors seemed to have a talent for dropping their stamp on the key word. Also I am surprised to learn that British troops were still in Belgium, more than a month after Armistice Day.ReplyDelete
I have only spent a few days in Brussels but can recognise it form those cards.ReplyDelete
The daughters must have been excited to receive those cards.ReplyDelete
Great father-to-daughter cards; nothing like the real thing to give you a sense of family history!ReplyDelete
Being away at Christmas must have been hard for everyone making those cards even more precious.ReplyDelete
This is such a hard time of year for anyone to be separated from family and for soldiers especially so. What wonderful memories these are to have.ReplyDelete
Yes you are very fortunate to have these cards. They are so telling in their photos and I have read no one wanted to talk about their experiences. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.ReplyDelete
A lovely collection of cards, in a dire time.ReplyDelete
You are right to cherish these.
Happy Holidays!!
Cards to treasure.ReplyDelete
Happy Christmas
That Christmas of 1918 must have felt so very different than those of the previous 4 years. Sadness and Joy for so many, these are indeed special treasures. Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
"Grandad never talked about his war experiences" ... it's a common thread. My grandfather almost never talked about his service during the Great War, except to his old wartime buddies. I suspect the memories were too traumatic to want to relive, and too complex to have to explain to someone who wasn't there.ReplyDelete
I love the candy colors in those tinted cards. Insanely delicious!ReplyDelete
These are such beautiful cards! How special that you still have them.ReplyDelete


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Group says NRC rushing nuke-waste report
WASHINGTON -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is rushing a court-
ordered evaluation of the risks of storing spent nuclear fuel at the country's nuclear plants, according to two dozen watchdog groups.
In detailed public comments solicited by the NRC, the groups together contended that the agency's two-year timeline for an environmental impact statement on the spent-fuel risks is inadequate.
The NRC "would be well-advised to slow it down, quite apart from anybody's position on nuclear power ... They just don't have the data," said Dr. Arjun Makhijani, an electrical and nuclear engineer who is president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research. He submitted an expert declaration accompanying the comments from the watchdog groups.
Long-term spent-fuel storage at the nuclear plant sites is now a virtual certainty because there is no federal plan for a national repository. Plans for such a repository at Yucca Mountain, Nev., were withdrawn by the Obama administration in 2010.
Meanwhile, waste-storage pools at many plants are already filled far beyond their original design capacity, and plant operators have been reluctant to convert to more expensive dry cask storage.
Some pools are leaking radioactive water, and a spent-fuel pool fire could be catastrophic, releasing large amounts of radiation.
Many scientists have sounded the alarm about the possibility of an accident or terrorist strike involving the spent-fuel pools. At Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, concerns over spent-fuel pools continue as Tokyo Electric Power attempts to cover one damaged pool structure, more than a year-and-a-half after the accident.
So the comprehensive risk assessment the groups seek would almost certainly be a powerful weapon in the fight against licensing new plants and relicensing existing plants in the country's aging nuclear fleet.
But that will take more time, and for some of the watchdogs, that time is a double-edged sword. All reactor licensing and relicensing decisions are on hold during the NRC's process, meaning that if the process were to take seven to 10 years, as the groups suggest it might, it could amount to a de facto license renewal for that period.
"It's a concern for us," said James Musegaas, Hudson River program director for Riverkeeper, a New York organization dedicated to protecting water quality, particularly in the Hudson watershed.
In 2001 Riverkeeper launched an ongoing campaign to close Indian Point Energy Center, a nuclear plant operated by the Entergy Corp., on the Hudson in Buchanan, N.Y. Riverkeeper and others, including New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, have asserted that the safety record and health and security risks of the plant, within a 50-mile radius of some 17 million people, make relicensing inadvisable.
Licenses for Indian Point's two operating reactors, Units 2 and 3, expire this September and in December 2015, respectively.
"It's interesting that you don't see a lot of public outcry or complaining from the nuclear industry about this process because they benefit if it takes longer," Musegaas said, referring to the corporations' legal ability to continue operating the reactors past the renewal deadlines -- until the NRC completes the spent-fuel study.
But he added, "While I agree that there's a risk that if this takes too long Entergy will certainly benefit, causing impacts by continuing to run a plant with current risks we think are too great, I do think the process is worthwhile. The risks with spent-fuel pools are enormous. It's the biggest safety and security issue at Indian Point, and at other plants."
According to 2010 statistics gathered by the Department of Energy, Indian Point has more than 1,000 metric tons of spent fuel stored in pools on site.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., ruled last year that the NRC's "waste confidence" rule, a generic presumption that storing spent fuel on nuclear sites is safe, was deficient, and that the possibility of never having a repository had to be considered, along with the risks of leaks and fires in spent-fuel pools.
Environmental lawyer Diane Curran, one of the principal attorneys for the watchdog groups and a key player in the federal case New York v. NRC, admits that a delay benefiting plant operators short-term "is one outcome," but stresses that a thorough environmental evaluation of the spent-fuel storage risks could be a game-changer across the country in licensing cases.
"Ultimately the agency is going to have to make a decision about whether to renew those existing licenses," Curran said, "and to some degree it's an aggregate decision. Do we want to keep generating spent fuel which carries these costs and risks, for which we have no solution?"
David McCumber is the Washington bureau chief for Hearst Newspapers.


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Here, try it at home: Imagine something really funny that someone once improvised. This could be like at an improv comedy show or just in real life, something clever someone came up with on the spot. Now go tell the joke to someone else, and see what they think. Probably they will not think it was nearly as good as you did when you first heard it. There's something about knowing it was improvised, knowing it was in some way real, that adds a lot. And that's why today's comic fails to amuse me. TRY AGAIN.
Something Nice To Say: He took the time to draw stuff today! that is nice. Though do you see how the chair is twice as tall in panel 2 as it is in panel 3?