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Skip's crew might be dwindling but we've still got plenty of work ahead of us. We've got an acre or so of open lease to plant; like any other farm or crop rotation, after a crop has been harvested, the land has to be cleared before you can plant again. We've spent the summer picking it clean and now we're filling every last corner of it with new seed. (And to answer a Mom question, there are other sections of the lease that are packed with full-grown oysters which were planted last year.)
Skip is taking a break from "shovel" planting to try a hand at hand planting. We're planting onto a part of the lease that's just north of the cages (nursery) where the seed is being stored so for the next few days, we're carrying bags from the cages straight over to the lease, opening them, and emptying them out by hand into a small square area. This is a pretty cool set up since we can shake the seed right onto the ground when the tide is out and see what kind of density we have in that spot. Shaking the bags feels a little like operating a fertilizing machine. You hold the bag horizontally and shake it carefully from side to side while walking backwards so that you can cover a small line of area with a consistent number of oysters. Between Monday and Tuesday we put down thousands of oysters into a fairly small window of space. The seeds are still only about 3/4 to 1 inch long and they're all set pretty close together. Imagine that same space in about a year when the land is covered in three-inch oysters. Pretty incredible that we can get so many of them into a condensed area. But, as I keep saying, there's still a ton of seed.
Speaking of which, we may be at the tail end of our upwelling season…finally! Having watched and been very much a part of the process from the beginning, I can say that it's a fascinating system. Force feeding the oysters in a controlled environment produces an incredible yield. (But it's not without its headaches: at the very whisper of nearby Hurricane Bill this weekend, the Maritime School almost pulled all of their docks — and our upwellers — out of the water. Thankfully, the storm went far enough east so we we able to keep everything intact but the idea of getting the seed moved and possibly disassembling the upwellers was a major hassle. The only good thing that storm produced was some huge swells for Berg and Greg to ride on Sunday afternoon.) We'll probably do our last grade tomorrow and get that seed into the nursery. (It will be the last seed we plant later this season.)
Besides completing my tasks as Mama Seeda for the season, I've been able to spend more time on the float with the crew. Sadly, we're getting down to bare bones: today is Maggie's last day for the summer and Catie is out after Friday (she's taking a job as an eco-consultant in Burlington). But I have the feeling both will still be around quite a bit over the winter — at least they better be. On Monday, it'll be back to me and a crew of guys: A2, Berg, Will & Greg. It's a good number for the fall so I think we'll have plenty of hands to get work done. It's just so hard to believe that summer might be coming to an end. Didn't it just get started??
We're halfway through our last month of the summer season and I have no idea where it went. Last week flew. Our new routine of pulling river bags, dumping the seed into the boat and Skip planting keeps our days flowing smoothly from one project to the next but 10 hours goes by in a second. We got a good amount of seed planted on the grant this week thanks to good weather but there's still a ways to go.
The seed in our upwellers has finally reached a point where every silo is evenly filled and the levels are low. We'll keep grading (onto 1/2 inch screen now) and sending more seed out into the river (to replace the seed that's being planted) and we continue to wash, wash, wash our oysters and the bags they sit in. It never seems to end but now that I can see the progress, it's easy to understand why we take such good care of the seed.These 1/2″ oysters are now going out to the river on a daily basis. The oysters we're planting are about twice this size. The color on the shells has faded from wine/amber/purple to the gray-ish green you find on full grown oysters. Still, they're beautiful to look at when they're this size. Imperfectly shaped but with the smoothness and curve of a fingernail. And they're sharp as hell. I've got a hand full of slivers from handling them this week.
This was Eva's last week on the farm, sadly. One by one they go. We sent her off with a mini float party on Friday afternoon which ended with us creating crate city to keep the seagulls away. They've recently discovered that the roof on our house and the float itself are excellent spots to hang out — they toss clams down onto the deck to crack them open and then crap all over the place. Not a pleasant sight first thing in the morning. But Skip installed a tiny device that simulates a seagull distress signal and keeps other gulls away. Apparently it works because the guys got to the float yesterday and found it free of poop. (Side note: If I'd known how much poop is involved in the world of oyster farming, I may not have asked for this job. At least I've gotten used to it.)
We hosted a serious float party last night for a the Hale family and a slew of their friends. Skip put on a show with striped bass ceviche, razor clam chowder, steamers, oysters, lobsters, and steak (with help from Meggie O'Neill, a former Creeker who now works in restaurants and did most of the catering). Catie, Shore and I lent a hand with service and clean up, but really, we were there to enjoy a perfect Duxbury evening on the water.
The guests absolutely made the night for us. They belted out tunes by Journey, Jimmy Buffet and the Beach Boys while feasting their way through the night. Once the sun went down, we lit the gas lanterns and snacked on ice cream sandwiches and blueberry tarts. To cap it off, we were treated to a fantastic display of stars (with a few meteors thrown in) and polished it all off with a stop at the Winsor House for last call. The whole night was a delicious display of how these guys are living the good life — and not a bad way for me to spend a Saturday.
I felt incredible driving to work yesterday morning. Refreshed, renewed, strong… at least until about 10:30 when we started pulling out silos to grade the seed. Our babies exploded while I was away! Not only was I huffing and puffing trying to pull the massive seed out, but my arms were completely out of shape. After a week. So pathetic.
Yesterday we hit the tide early to change over some of the nursery bags to a larger size — the seed we put out there a few weeks ago is massive but some of it may be out there for another 4-6 weeks so we want to make sure it has plenty of room to breathe. I love seeing the difference in size — it seems so dramatic in such a short period of time.
As for the upwellers, I was happy to see that Eva and Catie (the other seed mamas) kept things under control. It's insane how heavy our silos have gotten. But, the fantastic news is: We've started planting. Just today in fact. For those who don't know, once Island Creek Oysters have reached a certain size in the nursery (about the size of a half dollar), they're planted on the bottom of the bay floor where they're grown "free range" as we like to call them. They won't attach to anything; they simply grow loose on the bottom. Over the next several months, they'll grow pretty big until the water temperature drops in November when they'll go dormant. Once the water warms back up in the spring, they'll continue growing until they reach full size (about three inches) around harvest time. We'll be harvesting this batch sometime in Fall 2010.
To get started with planting, we pulled about 75 bags of seed out of the river and spent the morning dumping it into the bottom of our boat. Skip then took the boat out to the now empty lease (we spent the last few weeks cleaning all of the oysters off the bottom) and with a snow shovel, carefully flung loads of seed out onto the bay floor (he did it at low tide so he could watch the way the seed distributes).
While planting is a good sign, we still have a ways to go with the seed. Skip is planting the first batch of seed we received this past May and he'll leave the newest seed in the nursery and upwelling system until they're as big as what he planted today. Berg broke it down for me yesterday: we keep the seed growing in the bags for as long as we possibly can because once we plant it, the growth that occurs on the bottom of the bay floor is out of our control. By keeping it in the bags, we're keeping them safe from predators and giving them a little breathing room to grow.
Essentially, my job as Mama-Seeda is winding down but we still have a long way to go to get it all planted.
In the meantime, summer is definitely winding down. Quinn headed back to Indiana University last weekend. Eva is here just one more week (which is devastating since she's been an enormous help on the seed); Pops is off to college in a few weeks and Maggie's headed back to grad school at the end of August. "In the fall," Maggie said yesterday, "you guys will feel like it went by in a blink." She's right. Summer is just way too short. But don't worry about us. We're soaking up every second. We wind down the day with a swim and are doing everything we can to soak up the sun (with sunscreen on, of course).
Now, to the trip. There are way too many great stories to tell so I'll keep it focused on the food. A few dining highlights:
Greenhouse Tavern, Cleveland
We found this spot on Saturday night after taking in a baseball game. It's right in the theater district and had the best crispy frites topped with a poached egg. Also discovered Dogfish Brewery's Theobroma. Love it.
Founder's Brewing, Grand Rapids, MI
Dave has become quite the beer nerd which pleases me to no end since it gives us an excuse to hit up every divey beer bar and brewery we come across. At the Publick House (where he bartends) he serves Founders' Centennial Ale among others so we stopped into the brewery on our way through Michigan. Beautiful space with lots of windows and long, winding bar plus views into the on-site brewery. The beer cheese dip (made with cream chese, gouda, plus three of their beers: Pale Ale, Red Rye, and IPA) was a gooey, outstanding road snack.
Alinea, Chicago
Words can hardly describe this one. We were blown away from the minute we sat down. It's a dining/theatrical experience, from the rock-heated basil and tomato vines (served as an aromatic essence to accompany heirloom tomato salad) to the nitrogen-frozen mousse finale (wherein chef Grant Achatz himself arrives at the table to plate a variety of blueberry sauces, maple-wood globes, the mousse, malted ice cream, and fresh thyme artistically across a silicon pad set directly on the table and then tells the diner: "the rest is up to you.")
I am still wide eyed over the white chocolate sphere filled with watermelon liquid and accompanying straw filled with raspberry jam AND Bubbilicious bubble gum and piece of caramel-drizzled bacon served from a string. Also adored the "steak and potato" course with sous vide wagyu beef, potato crisp covered potato cream cube and involved a centerpiece that spewed dry ice and the smell of the grill (garlic, thyme, smoke) across our table in wisps of smoke. Oh, and there was a packet of powdered A-1. We managed to catch a little piece of it here.
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Map Room, Chicago
Another beer lovers' haunt, complete with volumes and volumes of National Geographics stacked in the bookcase. We hit this post-Alinea so our palates were fuzzy but the Guldenberg was a nice nightcap.
The Publican, Chicago
Our final stop before the long car ride home. The design and decor are really unique with long, communal tables, tall, stiff-backed chairs and beautiful wood and brass fixtures. We were there for afternoon service (3:30-5:30) so didn't have the full menu or a big crowd but the space was filling up by the time we left. The limited menu was a perfect sampling of their easy, lighter dishes. We took in some frites (also offered with a poached egg – I'm seeing a midwest trend here) as well as some oysters (the chef's selection, decent but ultimately disappointing since they weren't our own) and the charcuterie plate (pork pie; duck liver terrine; spicy Spanish sausage; and a first for me, raisin mustard).
Eastern Standard, Boston
Ok, ok. Not on the itinerary but we did end our vacation here on Sunday night. Garrett Harker invited locally based friends that are originally from in and around the Maryland area to join him for an authentic Maryland-style crab festival and it was glorious. Newspapers, mallets, Old Bay, Natty Bo in the can, tasty crabs, and yes (YES!), TastyCakes for dessert (Mom, you would have loved it.) It ended with CJ laying face down on the table due to a self-induced food coma (he survived) along with us leaving in time to get a full night sleep and head back to work on Monday morning.
It is fantastic to be home but sadly, staring into our far-too-empty fridge makes me really want to go back to Chicago. Or at least crack open some Island Creeks.


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text: Shock Waves Ahead Dr. James Canton Questions Creativity And Innovation Of Industry Companies Jul 30, 2012 – by By Betsy Cummings Is it possible that 25% of industry companies will go out of business by 2015? One analyst thinks so. But he also sees a path to prosperity – if ad specialty firms innovate now. To hear Dr. James Canton tell it, the promotional products industry is about to be turned on its head. Or at least undergo a serious shakeup. Despite the fact that industry sales rose 6.5% in 2011 to $18.5 billion, the noteworthy futurist, who is CEO and chairman of the Institute for Global Futures in San Francisco, sees major changes ahead for the ad specialty marketplace. Yes, growth has been steady, he says, but with declining margins for some and only moderate product variation year after year, there's currently no long-term way to sustain the uptick. So what will it take for the promotional products marketplace to transform in time? A serious "disruption," says Canton, who warned American automakers back in the '80s (not long after he helped Steve Jobs launch Apple) that rising oil prices would necessitate a market for smaller, more fuel-efficient cars. They didn't believe him. Could a futurist to three White House administrations who believes in playing "Kill Your Future" games with execs from FedEx be onto something with the ad specialty marketplace? Maybe so. The good news: Any and every industry always has the possibility for reinvention. It just needs a disrupter to shift the marketplace to a more profitable, growth-oriented business model. That's not to say that distributors need to obliterate their current game plans. But, Canton says, thinking in new ways could help them transform the future. Counselor: You've talked a lot recently about virtual or on-demand supply chains for the future. How might they make the ad specialty industry more competitive in the next few years? Canton: As a futurist, I'm always looking for new innovations that can accelerate business to be more entrepreneurial, whether large or small. I think that 90% of innovations that I research for The Institute for Global Futures are not being used by entrepreneurs. So the opportunities for small businesses to be more agile by creating on-demand supply chains, I would say even five or 10 years ago you couldn't even conceptualize. The opportunities today and moving forward are greater than they ever have been. Counselor: What would be an example of that? Canton: There's a little company with two guys in it called Playbutton. There is this new product they've developed that is a button that you wear that is really a merchandising and promotional product. You can put whatever art you want on it, and they're marketing it for rock bands. Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber have used it. These are two guys who don't know anything about programming code or design and development or manufacturing, and they've created an on-demand supply chain for 40 or 50 workers in China. They've sold $2 million worth of them, and they've only been in business for eight months. Counselor: How have virtual supply chains helped them do that? Canton: They couldn't be in this business if it weren't for the global logistics. You couldn't do business with China 10 to 15 years ago. This is a very dynamic era for entrepreneurs like those in the promotional products business. They can say, "Let's invent something entirely new." Counselor: And how are they more competitive? Canton: This is a golden era for small businesses. They can act like big players because they don't have to own any of this infrastructure. Counselor: Is it also helping industries like the ad specialty marketplace to become more innovative? Canton: I'm still waiting for promotional products that will be offered to me that will be really out of the box. In every industry – whether it's promotional products or health care or logistics – everybody's looking in the rearview mirror. With promotional products, the "big" innovation was customized USB drives. We're getting cups with pictures on them and T-shirts. That was great for 1955, but the promotional products industry has not evolved. How about products that talk or download music to your pen? Or how about a robot that helps me – an online virtual promotional product mix of social media bots that are brought to you by your sponsor? Counselor: The size of the promotional products market is north of $18 billion. So, while there may not seem like a lot of innovation, this is still a big industry, isn't it? Canton: And there are a certain number of folks who are going to buy those T-shirts, calendars, cups, and my favorite: the highly customized USB drive. I get that stuff in the mail and it goes right in the toilet. That's why I like Playbutton. That's the first thing I've seen that's actually innovative, that could be disruptive. The problem is with this industry – it's not evolving. Counselor: So how would you suggest suppliers and distributors become more innovative? Is the lack of innovation coming from the industry or the customers who keep wanting the promotional product status quo? Canton: A lot of people will read this and say, "Wow, Dr. Canton, where does innovation come from?" I'd say, pay attention to video games and consumer electronics. We're in the midst of a mobile revolution with cloud computing. Counselor: So you think it's really all about innovation as opposed to steady sales growth? Canton: I'm talking about creating a more dynamic marketplace for tripling your sales. I'm not saying, let's give up those "sexy" mugs, those T-shirts and those USB drives. I'm not saying give up your bread and butter. I'm saying, if you want to grow your sales into new categories, look at examples like Playbutton and pay attention to other trends so the industry can have some breakout products. It's the future of what this industry could be about. Counselor: What do you say to the distributor whose sales are increasing every year, and who is convinced he's beating the pricing wars in a commoditized industry? Canton: Everyone thinks that their success is going to be forever. Maybe last year sales were flat but they did OK, and the year before that sales were down and this year they're up a little bit. This industry is not growing, but it's fairly stable. Counselor: Which doesn't sound too bad. Canton: That's the kind of success that was happening to car companies in the '80s, when I said, "Oil is going to get more expensive, and you should think about making smaller cars." They said to me, "What do you know? Everything's selling great right now. Americans love big cars." Success is the current barrier to change. You think it's going to go on forever, but somebody's going to come along and disrupt this industry. I will forecast that now. They're going to give away products for cost to get other products sold. And then a lot of people who have been selling mugs and this and that, whose bread and butter is based on margin, are going to be disrupted. And that will happen because it's happened in every single industry. I will say this now: 25% to 30% of the companies in this market are going to go away over the next three to five years. They won't see the future coming. Counselor: So what does that mean for an industry that's always trying to attract new talent – either in seasonal or cyclical jobs or sales positions? Canton: At the end of the day, an industry has to be innovative enough to attract Gen Y, a demographic that wants to change the world for the better and make a difference in life and is not so concerned about job security. My godson is graduating from Columbia this year and moving to China because there are more opportunities to make money in China than to stay in the U.S. That's a kid from an Ivy League school who says, "I think there are more interesting opportunities in other nations." My other friend's son did the same thing. He pulled out of a degree in political science – he's a very smart kid – and he moved to Vietnam. I think that businesses that are looking for talent, for the most part, are out of sync with the talent pool, and that's going to be a problem. The other reason to embrace innovation is to be able to adapt around the talent, not the other way around. Counselor: But is that really a concern for so many of the distributors in this industry who are more locally-focused when looking for talent? What about companies that only have one or two employees? Or work out of their home? Canton: Take a look at companies that have business models like Yammer. It was started three years ago by a handful of guys, and now it's generating close to $100 million with five million customers. It's called a freemium. Here's a business that gives a premium service for free – an Internet social networking service for companies. Only two million of the five million pay for it, and they're OK with that because they figure another three million will pay at some point. Counselor: Are you suggesting that distributors start giving away products for free? Canton: Look, the future is smaller and smaller margins, with fewer customers, because they won't innovate fast enough or consolidate fast enough. Out of five million customers, Yammer has two million that pay per seat, per user, and that subsidizes all the rest. And it has venture capital firms that value companies based on the size of their audience. What I'm saying is this represents the new business model. If you were in the ice business before refrigeration, you were doing pretty well. All of a sudden refrigeration shows up, and what do you need ice for anymore? Counselor: Is that the only future for the ad specialty marketplace? A lot of distributors pride themselves on building personal, one-on-one relationships with clients, something they say can't be beat by low margins and Internet-based companies. Canton: The premium business may continue to be worth billions of dollars selling all kinds of products like calendars, but there may be 10 players in it. In fact, that's the business I'll go into. I'll do a roll-up of all small companies and my partner will be a group of factories in China. Or maybe I own those factories now and I want to disrupt everybody in this space. I'll use aggressive social media, do innovative stuff like give away shirts that have buttons on them that can talk. I'll buy a bunch of small companies, roll them up into a big one and justify them, because it'll cost me little to keep the factories going in China. By the way, it's going to be a completely Internet-based, network-based model. There will be no real estate. And I'm going to also not care about undercutting everybody because at the end of the day, I'm going to have higher premium products.


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|More Street Improvement Ranks High With Survey Respondents
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|Wednesday, 07 July 2010 21:01
The Minden Economic Development Department and the Minden Chamber of Commerce gathered responses to a recent Minden Community Survey in April 2010 from 195 individuals creating a 7% survey response rating. The survey's ten questions were accessible by e-mail, the Chamber website and the Chamber's and City of Minden's Facebook pages. The questions were designed to assess Minden's quality of life, community perception and desired community amenities.
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29 members of Governor John Lynch's Climate Change Policy Task Force developed a Climate Action Plan in 2009. It is aimed at achieving the greatest feasible reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while also providing the greatest possible long-term economic benefits to the citizens of New Hampshire.
New Hampshire's Climate Action Plan presents an opportunity to: • Spur economic growth through investment in our state's economy of monies currently spent on energy imports. • Create jobs and economic growth through development of in-state sources of energy from renewable and low emitting resources, and green technology development and deployment by New Hampshire businesses. • Avoid the significant costs of responding to a changing climate to the state's infrastructure, economy, and the health of our citizens. • Preserve the unique quality of life that makes New Hampshire an outstanding place to live, work, and raise a family.
The Task Force recommends that New Hampshire strive to achieve a long-term reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, consistent with the New England Governors – Eastern Canadian Premiers resolutions and the consensus recommendations of the scientific community.
To move toward this long-term goal and provide the greatest economic opportunity to the state of New Hampshire, the Task Force recommended 67 actions to: • Reduce emissions from buildings, electric generation, and transportation. • Protect our natural resources to maintain the amount of carbon sequestered. • Support regional and national initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases. • Develop an integrated education, outreach and workforce training program. • Adapt to existing and potential climate change impacts.
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This talk will illustrate a unique feature of field sourced biomass plants: they have an optimum size at which costs are minimized. This arises from the competition between economies of scale in capital equipment, giving lower unit cost at larger size, vs. higher unit transport cost for larger sized plants.
Conventional wisdom that "you can't afford to transport biomass because of its low energy density" turns out to be wrong: the optimum size is far larger than conventional thinking suggests.
The talk will then illustrate a measure for screening renewable energy technologies: minimum incremental cost (vs. a fossil fuel alternative) per unit of avoided greenhouse gas emissions. Weaknesses in public policy regarding implementing green energy will be illustrated.
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Things went from bad to worse for Phoenix Suns forward PJ Tucker after pleading guilty to a "super extreme DUI" charge. The NBA has suspended Tucker for the first three games of the 2014-'15 season. Per the AP:
The suspension will be served at the beginning of the coming season.
Tucker was sentenced to three days in jail and 11 days' home detention following his plea last week. "Super extreme" DUI under Arizona law is for persons whose blood alcohol level exceeds .20 percent. Police say that just after his May 10 arrest in Scottsdale, Tucker had a blood alcohol level of .222. The legal limit in Arizona is .08.
Tucker has apologized to fans and said he is taking the necessary steps to address his problem.


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Sunday, April 3, 2011
Saturday Morning... Snoozin'
24 comments:
- Amber-Mae said...
Poor you being deprived of sleep! How can she do that to you? She's a bully.
- April 03, 2011
- Sarge said...
Hey Frankie!
Wow, all I can say is BWAR HAR HAR! I do know you like your beauty rest. I've seen you in action, but 12 hours might be pushing it a little! My mom has pix of your sleeping beauty self. Come on, up and at 'em...there are moleys to gwalk!
Grr and a Sleepy Woof,
Sarge, COP
- April 03, 2011
- Sarge said...
BTW: Check out Judge Remington...he's sentenced the infamous Nut Cracker Gang!
- April 03, 2011
- ♥♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥♥ said...
Frankie, we are so very jealous that you get to sleep in the humans' bed. We don't even get to be in that room unless we quietly sneak up there during the day. Mom says we can't be in the bed because we get too rowdy and might bump Dad in the eyes. Whatever. Look at how comfy you look there, we want to experience that too.
Happy Sunday - hope your day is looking as pretty as ours and hope you miss the storms headed here later on today.
Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara
- April 03, 2011
- Wyatt said...
Frankie, you look like my sister...haha. All covered up and snuggly!
- April 03, 2011
- Sagira said...
You are probably still tired from all the excitement from the Pet Expo. Snuggles up in a warm bed is so nice. :)
- April 03, 2011
- Kari in WeHo said...
um we got up at 730 here!
- April 03, 2011
- K9friend said...
Creating excellent sleep is the whole reason for rainy days. Your morning hair do is very attractive, by the way.
- April 03, 2011
- the booker man said...
mr. frankie,
well, that was just totally not necessary like! how are you supposed to snooze in on a rainy saturday if your mama keeps puttin' the flashy camera in your face?! i hope she left you alone after that cuz havin' the big bed to yourself is TOTALLY AWESOME SAUCE! me 'n asa are only allowed in the big bed when mama and daddy are there, so i'm kinda jelly. heehee.
the booker man
- April 03, 2011
- rottrover said...
Oh Frankie, you are soooo mistreated! Should we call one of those rescue peeps to come and give your mom a talkin' to??
- April 03, 2011
- Jazzi said...
Oh Frankie
I totally agree, Just like us girls need our beauty sleep, you need your guy sleep!! Now if it was about 1:30 maybe..oh wait cuz then you would be on your afternoon nap!! BOL
jazzi and addy
- April 03, 2011
Just give in Frankie, go have your breakie, then take your nap. Geesh hoomans just don't understand that our little bods need LOTS of SLEEP!
Have a sleeping Sunday and dream of your wives.
woo woos, Tessa
- April 03, 2011
- sprinkles said...
Poor, sleep-deprived Frankie! I enjoy my beauty sleep too so I feel for you.
- April 03, 2011
- Richie said...
Oh My Dogness whats a lots yu has been up to my furiend whiles I has been away. I has to tell yu dat da last photy ovs yu tucked ups in bed did make my Moms go ' AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW dat is just da sweetest photy ovs Frankie, he is just sooooooooo cute'
I finks yu is a big hit wivs my Mom yu know...........bol
xx xx
- April 03, 2011
- K9 + Grace said...
Poor Frankie! I like to go under the covers too!
Must be a doxie thing!
- April 03, 2011
- scotsmad said...
What a rude awakening that was!!! You need to get the cabinet together to make a law or something.
XXXOOO Daisy, Kendra & Bella
- April 03, 2011
- Lola and also Franklin, too said...
That's ruff! But there's no stopping them, is there? Also you are sooo photogenic, Frankie. It's just so tempting for her.
- April 03, 2011
- Lorenza said...
Not fair!
Glad you could go back to sleep again!
Kisses and hugs
- April 03, 2011
- Jazzi said...
no mail from Minna yet, LOL
- April 03, 2011
- Benny and Lily said...
Unbelievable Frankie, they act like they own the place!
Benny & Lily
- April 03, 2011
- tula said...
FRANKIE geesh.. no one wants a cranky franky! 17 minutes is clearly NOT enough zzzz time. geesh woo would think your bean would know that!
- April 04, 2011
- The Teacher's Pets said...
Ummmm.....Don't you realize that you are way too cute to not be caught on camera? I mean, really, Frankie, you have to know that you look handsome at any hour of the day or night, right? Although, I must admit that you shouldn't have to be photographed while you are trying to sleep...just sayin'!
- April 04, 2011
- Amber DaWeenie said...
Dat is just terror-ible. Da weekends were made for sleepin and we needs our sleep. Boooooooooo on your Mom.
- April 06, 2011
- Sawyer the Schnauzer said...
HAHAHA, that is soooo funny! Sleepy puppy! I used to sleep in late like that, Frankie! It's perfect on a rainy day, isn't it?
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Syllabus for EGM-211
Statics is a branch of the science of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest. The course Statics (EGM-211) focuses on the following basic concepts: force and force systems, coplanar force systems, concurrent force systems, spatial force systems, and their combinations. For various force systems, two key issues will be emphasized: the resultant of a force system and the equilibrium of a force system. The concepts of moment of a force and torque will then be discussed. In addition, the concepts of centroids, centers of mass, and moments of inertia will be presented. A special type of force, frictional force, will be discussed. Application examples to engineering and technical areas will be demonstrated.
The course is designed for students who have a working knowledge of algebra, geometry, vector, and trigonometry—this knowledge is essential. Note that a review of necessary mathematics, units, and their conversions is included in the textbook.
For more background information about the science of mechanics and about the basic concepts essential to Statics, please view this PowerPoint presentation: Background and Basic Concepts.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
You will need the following materials to do the work of the course. The required textbook is available from the University's textbook supplier, MBS Direct.
To see a brief breakdown of the concepts covered in each textbook chapter assigned in this course, you may view the following PowerPoint presentation: Chapter Highlights.
Students need to plot free-body diagrams of objects, structural components, or structures. Students may choose any available software to plot the required diagrams, or they can use hand-drawing, which they can scan and submit. Free software may be available. Consider, for example,
It is your responsibility to download the software you prefer, and to learn how to use the software.
Statics is a three-credit, online course, consisting of six modules. Modules include an overview, topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in an online discussion forum, complete written assignments, take two review quizzes, and take a midterm examination and a final examination. See below for more details.
Consult the Course Calendar for assignment due dates.
You are required to participate in an ungraded Introductions Forum with the class during the first week of the semester. This is done to help you and your mentor get to know your classmates. You may discuss any of the topics listed in the discussion or anything about yourself that you would like to share with the class.
Participation in this asynchronous online discussion involves two distinct activities: an initial response to a topic and at least two subsequent comments on classmates' responses. Meaningful participation is relevant to the content, adds value, and advances the discussion. Comments such as "I agree" and "ditto" are not considered value-adding participation. Responses and comments should be properly proofread and edited, professional, and respectful.
For posting guidelines and help with discussion forums, please see the Student Handbook located within the General Information page of the course Web site.
You are required to complete eight written assignments. The written assignments are problems that appear in your textbook, covering a variety of topics associated with the course modules. As you do your reading in preparation for each written activity, preview the activity questions so that you know what to expect.
Most of the written activities involve mathematical calculations; all necessary steps must be included in your solution sheets. Click Solution Sample to view the steps and a sample solution sheet.
Unreadable, sloppy papers will not be graded and will cause you to receive a zero for the activity. In addition, if you provide only answers, your activity will not be graded, and you will receive a zero for that assignment. However, bonus points will be awarded for completed activities of high quality, including correct solution steps and answers and neat appearance.
You may discuss written assignment problems with your classmates; however, you must submit your own solutions after such discussions. Duplicated work will result in zeros for both parties, no matter who is the original and who is the duplicator.
Include your name at the top of each page, as well as the course name and code and the semester and year in which you are enrolled. Be sure to number the pages of your assignment and clearly identify the number of each problem by item number and page number. Be sure that you submit your activities on or before the due date. Delayed work will not be accepted.
Assignments must be prepared electronically with a word processor, preferably using whatever equation editor comes with your word processing software. However, if your word processor is not compatible with your mentor's word processor, you will need to save your document as a rich-text file (.rtf), using the Save As command of your software program. Rich text retains basic formatting and can be read by any other word processing program. Check with your mentor first to determine file compatibility. (Important: Use the equation editor to insert equations into your word-processed document, not to create the document itself.)
You are encouraged to upgrade your word processor's equation editor to the latest Windows version of MathType. Once you have installed MathType, please click this link to find instructions about how to use MathType to prepare formulas on your word processor: Formula Preparation Steps.
For help regarding preparing and submitting activities, see the Student Handbook located within the General Information page of the course Web site.
Statics requires you to take two quizzes: a Midterm Review Quiz and a Final Review Quiz. Consult the Course Calendar for the scheduling of these quizzes.
The Midterm Review Quiz covers the material assigned in Chapters 1–5 of the textbook. The Final Review Quiz is cumulative and covers all material in the course (Chapters 1–9). The Midterm Review Quiz consists of two problems, and the Final Review Quiz has one problem. They will focus on the major objectives of the modules.
The quizzes are open book. You are also allowed to use any calculators and to refer to study notes and completed written assignments.
Both of the quizzes are taken in two stages. A link for each stage will be made available in the associated module within the course Web site.
You may take the quiz at any time during that week in which it is being offered (see Course Calendar) but no later than midnight Saturday (eastern time). Remember to pace yourself; take Stage 1 of the quiz early enough in the week to allow yourself enough time to complete Stage 2 by the deadline.
If you are on a course extension and have not yet taken either quiz, you will need to arrange with your mentor a time to reschedule the quizzes.
Please also note that Stage 1 of the quiz is time-limited. That means you only have the allotted time in which to complete it. If you exceed the time limit on the exam, you will be penalized by having two points deducted for every minute that you exceed the time limit.
The quizzes in this course are unproctored. That means you will not be supervised while taking the test. You are on your honor not to cheat during the exam. Cheating means:
If there is evidence that you have cheated or plagiarized in your quiz, the quiz will be declared invalid, and you will fail the course.
Statics requires you to take two examinations: a midterm and a final. Consult the Course Calendar for the scheduling of these exams.
The midterm exam covers the material assigned in Chapters 1–5. The final exam is cumulative and covers all material in the course (Chapters 1–9). Each exam consists of four problems that focus on the major objectives of the modules.
The exams are open book. You are also allowed to use calculators, study notes, and completed written activities.
Both the midterm exam and the final exam are taken in two stages. A link for each stage will be made available to you in the Examinations area of the course Web site.
You may take the exam at any time during the week it is scheduled (see Course Calendar), but no later than midnight Saturday (eastern time). Remember to pace yourself; take the Stage I part of the exam early enough in the week to allow yourself enough time to complete Stage II of the exam by the deadline.
If you are on a course extension and have not yet taken either the midterm or the final exam, you will need to arrange with your mentor a time to reschedule the exams, so that they may be made available to you.
Statement about Cheating
You are on your honor not to cheat during the exam. Cheating means:
If there is evidence that you have cheated or plagiarized in your exam, the exam will be declared invalid, and you will fail the course.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
Below 60
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or better (for an area of study course) or D or better (for a course not in your area of study), based on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., exams, assignments, discussion postings, etc.).
To succeed in this course, take the following first steps:
Consider the following study tips for success:
Thomas Edison State University is committed to maintaining academic quality, excellence, and honesty. The University expects all members of its community to share the commitment to academic integrity, an essential component of a quality academic experience.
Students at Thomas Edison State University are expected to exhibit the highest level of academic citizenship. In particular, students are expected to read and follow all policies, procedures, and program information guidelines contained in publications; pursue their learning goals with honesty and integrity; demonstrate that they are progressing satisfactorily and in a timely fashion by meeting course deadlines and following outlined procedures; observe a code of mutual respect in dealing with mentors, staff, and other students; behave in a manner consistent with the standards and codes of the profession in which they are practicing; keep official records updated regarding changes in name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address; and meet financial obligations in a timely manner. Students not practicing good academic citizenship may be subject to disciplinary action including suspension, dismissal, or financial holds on records.
All members of the University community are responsible for reviewing the Academic Code of Conduct Policy in the University Catalog and online at www.tesu.edu.
Thomas Edison State University expects all of its students to approach their education with academic integrity—the pursuit of scholarly activity free from fraud and deception. All mentors and administrative staff members at the University insist on strict standards of academic honesty in all courses. Academic dishonesty undermines this objective. Academic dishonesty can take the following forms:
Thomas Edison State University is committed to helping students understand the seriousness of plagiarism, which is defined as using the work and ideas of others without proper citation. The University takes a strong stance against plagiarism, and students found to be plagiarizing are subject to discipline under the academic code of conduct policy.
If you copy phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or whole documents word-for-word—or if you paraphrase by changing a word here and there—without identifying the author, or without identifying it as a direct quote, then you are plagiarizing. Please keep in mind that this type of identification applies to Internet sources as well as to print-based sources. Copying and pasting from the Internet, without using quotation marks and without acknowledging sources, constitutes plagiarism. (For information about how to cite Internet sources, see Online Student Handbook > Academic Standards > "Citing Sources.")
Accidentally copying the words and ideas of another writer does not excuse the charge of plagiarism. It is easy to jot down notes and ideas from many sources and then write your own paper without knowing which words are your own and which are someone else's. It is more difficult to keep track of each and every source. However, the conscientious writer who wishes to avoid plagiarizing never fails to keep careful track of sources.
Always be aware that if you write without acknowledging the sources of your ideas, you run the risk of being charged with plagiarism.
Clearly, plagiarism, no matter the degree of intent to deceive, defeats the purpose of education. If you plagiarize deliberately, you are not educating yourself, and you are wasting your time on courses meant to improve your skills. If you plagiarize through carelessness, you are deceiving yourself.
For examples of unintentional plagiarism, advice on when to quote and when to paraphrase, and information about writing assistance and originality report checking, click the links provided below.
Examples of Unintentional Plagiarism
When to Quote and When to Paraphrase
Writing Assistance at Smarthinking
Originality Report Checking at Turnitin
Acts of both intentional and unintentional plagiarism violate the Academic Code of Conduct.
If an incident of plagiarism is an isolated minor oversight or an obvious result of ignorance of proper citation requirements, the mentor may handle the matter as a learning exercise. Appropriate consequences may include the completion of tutorials, assignment rewrites, or any other reasonable learning tool in addition to a lower grade for the assignment or course. The mentor will notify the student and appropriate dean of the consequence by e-mail.
If the plagiarism appears intentional and/or is more than an isolated incident, the mentor will refer the matter to the appropriate dean, who will gather information about the violation(s) from the mentor and student, as necessary. The dean will review the matter and notify the student in writing of the specifics of the charge and the sanction to be imposed.
Possible sanctions include:
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Our private sessions are a great way to get multiple looks in one shoot, get one on one attention during your appointment, and you have the freedom to choose the themes and sets you want! You can do multiple looks, from pin up to boudoir or glamour. You can shoot at our downtown Tulsa studio, or if you would like to shoot at another creative location that can be arranged! We book private sessions on Thursdays, and with the end of the year getting closer, we are currently down to only 5 dates left for private session availability! Check out www.pinupbyliz.com for more detailed info and pricing for our private sessions!
Our mini session days are really fun days where we book multiple clients back to back. It's like a pin up party! We have 3 mini sessions remaining for 2016, and they are all really fun!
Saturday, November 5th is our holiday themed mini session day! We're really excited to be teaming up with a great pin up magazine for this shoot! Every client who books this shoot is guaranteed publication in the holiday issue of Calendar Girls Pinup Magazine, plus one lucky client who books this shoot will be chosen for the cover! We will have 3 sets to choose from. The holiday and living room sets will be decorated for Christmas, plus we'll have a giant gingerbread house to pose with.
Our last mini session day of the year is for the clients who want more of a boudoir look. You can go modern or vintage with your look on these sets and it will look beautiful either way! This is going to be a great way to get some sexy photos for gift giving, and we'll also have some specials on albums and photo products.
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Raybould & Sons Commercial Property Consultants have offices at the Wyvern Business Park, Derby and can advise on a variety of property related matters.
Our highly experienced Chartered Surveyors specialise in commercial property and have a number of industrial and warehouse units, offices, land and retail premises either for sale or to let in the Derby and Derbyshire areas.
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Remembering Merce Cunningham
The day after legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham's death, the dance critic for The Wall Street Journal recalls Cunningham as someone who "worked tirelessly to challenge the way people saw and thought about dance." Cunningham challenged audiences, who regularly walked out on performances when confronted with his iconoclastic designs. Did he want to test the public? To answer that question, Cunningham quoted his artistic and life partner John Cage, "No... I'm out to bring poetry into their lives." "Cunningham's dancers became a breed of their own, precisely poised between the worlds of ballet and modern dancing," Robert Greskovic writes.


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Happy Monday!
Today as I drove home from Sta. Rosa to Los Banos (a round of applause, please!), Jet and I also went on a trip down memory lane. Jet first started working at Brain Train as a tutor in 2003, when Randy and I were barely into our first anniversary as boyfriend and girlfriend. Aside from talking about the wild (yet wholesome) Brain Train parties we used to have at least 2x a month that we so missed…
…we also talked about pa-deep topics, such as our insecurities vis-a-vis the other Brain Train teachers.
It dawned on me that aside from the reason I stated on my Why I'm a Bad Wife blog post, there was another significant reason why I was so bent on proving my business and teaching acumen prowess: my insecurity when it comes to my credentials. I've mentioned several times here on my blog that the people I have worked with at Brain Train are among the best in the country. Latin honors from UP, national champions, board topnotchers—you name it, they have it under their belts! And Randy would always, always gush how impressive the credentials of the teachers he hired were. So when Randy sort of forced me to join the elite Brain Train team, I felt lower than the belly of an angleworm. I regretted not working hard to get good grades in college, but it was too late. I imagined people whispering behind me: "What is that mediocre girl doing here?!?" Stuff like that. So I made it my goal to ensure that people know why I was there. Oh how I hated thinking that people thought Randy was lucky to have me only because I was young and beautiful. Extremely and unbelievably beautiful (mwehehehe!). I am happy that I have buried that thought some years ago. I worked extremely hard at being an awesome teacher that my students wouldn't care even if I am just a sana cum laude from UP. 😁
Anyway, let's make things light again, shall we? Let's talk about shallow yet exciting things, such as lovely clothes!!! But before you get excited, let me warn you: my tastes in clothes are quite peculiar. And I don't really go with what's uso (I've never even thought of buying white sneakers).
And sure, I love the clean, crisp, classic clothes that brands like Uniqlo and Calvin Klein offer.
Navy & white striped dress from Uniqlo
They're safe and classy. But, they don't make my heart beat fast. Neither do they make my pupils dilate!
I love clothes that, as my friend Irvin put it—"Yung mga damit mo, parang andami laging nangyayari. Parang laging may nagaganap na kaguluhan." Hehehe! That's true.
So if you're like me who love drama, scream now as I share with you the treasure troves of all fantastically feminine and probably wonderfully weird dresses and blouses and skirts! Boho vibes (check the design of my blog!) and frills and laces!!!
The first ever brand that consistently wowed me was Desigual. I first encountered it when my sister-in-law brought me this lovely Desigual dress from Spain:
I still haven't worn it because the squished layers of fat are still visible when I wear it, yet I don't think I'll ever have the guts to give it away. Just looking at it gives me good vibes!
Check out the other clothes from Desigual (it's currently on sale!!!), lifted from its website:
I saw Desigual clothes sold at Rustan's and Duty Free Philippines. There are also Desigual boutiques at Century City Mall and Shangri-La Plaza. Online, Zalora Philippines also carries the Desigual brand.
Then over the Holidays, a sponsored website kept popping on my Facebook feed.
The vibrant colours of the clothes and the photo styling/composition definitely got my attention! It deserves to be checked out! Here are more items lifted from the Seek the Uniq website that made me, "Wow!!!"
And today, a Gymboree mom introduced me to Self Portrait. I Googled it and my jaw dropped upon seeing all the lovely clothes!!!
Yet my eyes popped out of their sockets when I saw how creakingly expensive they were!!!
The emerging London-based brand Self-Portrait has impressed style aficionados with its subtle, feminine, and contemporary designs that are luxurious yet accessible. Founded by Malaysian-born designer Han Chong, the brand produces beautiful designer dresses that are ideal for social events and parties. Neiman Marcus offers an elegant assortment of Self-Portrait dresses in dazzling colours. – lifted from the Neiman Marcus website
But let me tell you a secret: there are Self Portrait dupes sold at much, much cheaper price (without sacrificing the quality!) Ta-daaaah!!!Though a bit pricey, I was assured that the quality is the same…unlike other dupes that copy only the design but scrimp on the quality of the fabric.
And yes, you're welcome, guys. 🙂


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Whats up everybody, MaddMoni here! I decided to come back to blogging because I have plenty of things to talk about. Most of which will be my progress of artworks, future videos, my original manga, fan comics, art supplies, pokemon (YES I LOVE POKEMON) and whatever I feel like I need to put. I'm not going to vlog on youtube and I ONLY post my artwork on Tumblr, therefor I decided to dump all of this information here. I take a lot of notes for myself but I feel like the notes I take are to good to be kept hidden. I felt like this would be some juicy content to put on a blog and increase my brand. I always say 'I'm drawing pictures' and I am, but you guys have no idea what I'm working and why. So If you're interested in that kind of thing.."The progress of an artist" then you're in the right spot. Enjoy and thanks for reading >:)
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The Newmarket Rides are located around the villages of Moulton, Gazeley and Barrow between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds.
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Values and Principles in Sports (VPS) Workshop
The full-day 'Values and Principles in Sports (VPS) for Coaching in Singapore Schools' workshop (to replace "National Standards for Youth Sports (NSYS) / Building Capacity of Coaches and Instructors (BCCI)") is jointly organised by the Sport Singapore and the Ministry of Education (MOE). This workshop will enable participants to develop their own personal coaching philosophies, design sports programmes with the 'Game of Life' Framework and leverage values and attributes in the development of a successful sports team.
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14 April 2016 (Thursday), 9am – 4pm [FULL]
Payment deadline: 11 April 2016 (Monday)
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Feb 18
A Lesson in Timing
If you plan on having rice with your meal, it's usually a good idea to get that going first. Also be mindful of it's cooking intructions! White rice will usually take 20-25 minutes to fluff up while a brown rice can take as long as an hour to be done. There is nothing worse than having to wait for a pot of rice to finish steaming before everybody can sit down to eat!
If a roasted veggie is also on the menu, that can be started next. These yukon gold potatoes and sweet potatoes drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with cumin, salt and pepper took about 5 minutes to prep and 25 minutes in a 400 degree oven to crisp up! I have found that most veggies can take as little as 20 minutes to go from raw to roasted. The smaller the pieces, the quicker your veggie will cook up!
Lastly, it only takes a few minutes to heat up a skillet and sauté an onion..
Heat up some canned black beans…
And wilt down a few handfuls of baby spinach!
I also went ahead and seasoned this up with a bit of salt, pepper and a can of my favorite salsa.
The brown rice makes a perfect bed for your roasted potatoes and doctored up black beans, and it only takes a second to grate a little cotija cheese or dollop a bit of sour cream on top!
- Serves four
- 2 cup of brown rice, cooked
- 3 yukon gold potatoes, diced
- 2 sweet potatoes, diced
- 1 onion
- 1 can whole black beans, drained
- 2 cups baby spinach
- cumin to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
- salsa verde


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text: I went to a book reading by Kim Severson, The New York Times journalist and food writer, at Omnivore the other night. Full disclosure, I think I somewhat expect all professional food writers to be persnickety and plump. It's a disappointing truth, to realize such a thing of oneself. Completey unfair. Ridiculous! Especially considering the … Continue reading


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Nicholas Andreivitch Rimsky-Korsakoff
Rimsky-Korsakoff was born March 18, 1844, at Tikhvin, in the government of Novgorod.
The son of aristocratic parents, his early manifestations of musical genius were not greatly encouraged, and in 1856 he went to the Naval College at St. Petersburg, where he remained until 1862. At the same time, however, he contrived to learn a good deal about music, and when, in 1861, he made the acquaintance of Balakirev, he became, with Cui, Moussorgski and Borodin, a willing follower of that strenuous leader of the "New School" of Russian music.
In 1862 Rimsky-Korsakoff went to sea on a long cruise, which lasted until 1865. During that time he completed his first symphony. As may be imagined, the work was composed under difficulties.
Life on a battleship is not made pleasant for budding composers.
On his return the work was performed with great success, under the direction of Balakirev, in St. Petersburg, and other orchestral works followed.
In 1871 Rimsky-Korsakoff was appointed professor of composition and instrumentation at St. Petersburg Conservatory, and in 1873 he retired permanently from the navy. He was, however, appointed inspector of naval bands until the post was abolished in 1884. He held
many important posts as director and conductor in the Russian capital.
His works include many operas, much orchestral music, chamber music, choral music, etc.


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Well I'm a day late for this post seeing as it's the 15th January 2016 now but better late than never!
This weeks polymer clay piece is inspired by Faerie Magazine's dragons and mermaid gallery. They have some really amazing stuff for anyone who is a true Dragon Lover, which I am! I've always been interested in dragons and inspired by them since I can remember. So it was only natural when I re-discovered polyclay a couple years ago now that I would venture in to dragon making. I have done some dragons… ok, a lot of dragons, in that time but making miniatures doesn't sing to me.
So when I saw dragon eggs I thought oh man, that would be awesome! I just never got around to making any … yet. Then I saw some pendants and because it was small and simple I thought why not? So I got one of my bezels and plopped some black clay in it, textured it, added a tiny rose quartz cabachon and some glow-in-the-dark polyclay and… voila!
My very first dragon shell pendant.
OK, so I'm not so happy with it, but that's ok, we all have to begin somewhere right? Firstly I really need to make sure I'm working on an extremely clean surface with extremely clean hands. I have to say, the clean hand thing is no easy thing! I feel like I can wash and wipe my hands 100 times but as soon as I touch white clay or the glow-in-the-dark clay it manages to pull more of the darker clay from the dips in my fingerprints or something. It's quite frustrating!!
So I'm really unhappy with how dirty the glow-in-the-dark clay is. I'm also disappointed with how much the rose quartz faded in the heat. You can't even see the rose in it anymore. Then the very middle spike I can see the very end of my armature which is most frustrating because I didn't see that before I baked it and I don't think there's anything I can do about that now! So I guess I just strike this one down to a first attempt and do better next time.
It was fun though and I can see myself quite likely making more of these cute little necklaces in the future. Not bad for my 2nd completed project for the year so far!!


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GM Advice: Reskin That Monster! (They'll Never See It Coming)
In a recent D&D game of mine, my players happened upon a massive, twisted tree wrapped in vines, with five thick branches sprouting out from a huge trunk. Each of the five branches ended in leafy pods. When the party got the bright idea to throw rocks at the suspicious-looking thing, it showed them just how animated a tree could get. Those pods opened into venus flytrap-like maws which attacked them with reckless abandon.
This is what I used for the monster...
Now, if you are familiar with tabletop games, or even Greek mythology, something here really sticks out; the fact that two heads sprout from every head destroyed. Instantly you can look at this and say, "Oh, it's a hydra, you silly man-beast."
It is a hydra, and it isn't one too.
"I'm so conflicted!"
Let me explain. A hydra is an excellent challenge for a mid-level party. Mechanically it is perfect for what I wanted to do, but the hydra wasn't going to fit in my happy little scenario. The party was smack-dab in the middle of the woods, hunting down a rogue druid. I wanted something hydra-esque as a guardian to this druid's lair, but just tossing in a hydra, which ecologically is partial to are aquatic environments, didn't feel like it worked.
There was a severe lack of verisimilitude.
"Verisimilitude is more important than you think."
I am weird kind of Game Master. I need to justify things. I can't just look at something that doesn't work, cry "Magic!", and call it good. It has to make sense, and the hydra sitting at the mouth of a mountain pass didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. But do you know what would have made a ton of sense?
A big ass tree.
"Too big."
Sure, I could have just thrown in a trent (or Ent for you Tolkien sticklers) and be okay, but I wanted something different. Something they had never seen, and more importantly, weren't expecting. I wanted a creature that reflected the chaotic nature that is this mad druid's mind. So I made a hydra that wasn't a hydra.
I reskinned the hydra, and it took all of two minutes.
"Tiiiiiime is ooon your side, yes it is!"
This isn't the first time I've used this little cheat to switch up a monster. The idea came to me ages ago when some friends and I were building a campaign setting for Pathfinder. I wanted to tell the story of how the sky became forever overcast in that world, so I cooked up the scariest monster I could, whose body would become the permanent cloud cover that encircled the world.
I had envisioned the monster in a fever dream (no, really). It was a creature of colossal size and endless destructive power. It's body was a swirling torrent of smoke, debris, and mist made solid. It was the ender of worlds. I wanted a force of nature that would challenge even the highest level characters, and in my opinion, there are few creatures that meet the apocalyptic prerequisites I was looking for quite like the legendary tarrasque.
"Gojira! Gojir-- I mean, Terrasque!"
Only I didn't want the tarrasque, because that would have made little to no sense. He looked all wrong, behaved all wrong. I needed something different, so I removed his skin, kept his stats, and reskinned the little dickens to meet what I wanted.
And it worked. Its such an easy thing to do, I wondered why more GMs weren't doing the same thing. I asked around, and each GM told me the same thing, "I wish I'd thought of that."
"Trust me. I am a skin expert."
How To Reskin A Monster
The first thing you need to decide is what kind of monster your want to replicate. The base creature should be chosen based on special abilities, challenge rating, and stats applicable for what you want the creature to be able to do (and do to your party). After all, the creatures mechanics are mostly untouched through the process of this reskinning process.
Secondly, you need to decide how you want it to fit. If the base creature's subtype doesn't reflect what you want, kick that thing to the curb, sista-friend. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life. Replace the subytpe with one that better suits the surroundings or theme you want to cultivate.
Next, look at its ability, namely those that might conflict with the newly chosen subtype. The hydra above originally had darkvision out to 60ft., but when I changed it into a plant, it no longer had eyes, and I could not justify tossing googly eyes on a venus flytrap. So I decided to switch its sense from sight-based to vibration-based (what with the no eyes), replacing darkvision for tremorsense. Thematically if was a better fit for the creature I wanted to make. The hydra also had a swim speed of 30ft, because hydra's love pretending they're ducks. Gigantic, many-headed ducks. The reskinned hydra though had roots for legs, and we all know what happens when we water a plant too much. The swim speed made no sense. But, the thought of this thing digging its roots down deep and burrowing itself under the ground made for a fun visual that, in a way, made some sense, so swim speed became burrow speed.
Some elements of the base creature just won't make any sense, and those things are best removed altogether. They are things like certain resistances or immunities. The changing of these elements shouldn't have too much effect on the creature's overall challenge rating, especially when you consider that whichever subtype you decide on comes with its own flavor and resistances and/or vulnerabilities.
Here is an example of a critter I whipped up this morning...
Life Drinker
"This craven, emaciated fey descends from a people who had the misfortune of crossing a cruel and powerful fey queen thousands of years ago. Once a folk of rivers and streams, they were cursed to never to again know the soft touch of water against the skin. Once a folk of bronze skin who laughed and played in the sun, they were to never again feel the warmth of the sun on their shoulders The only light they would know was the lonely moon, with shadows as their only companions.
Most horrifying was that they were to never again cultivate and create life, but rather subsist off of it, draining the life force of living creatures to prolong its eternal, suffering existence.
Any attempt to defy the queen's decree leaves these misbegotten creatures in wracking pain, eventually becoming little more than dust swept away in the wind.
Twisted into madness by the power of the curse, these piteous, ashen-skinned creatures were forced to live in the shadows of the feywild/the first world, preying on unsuspecting travelers or wayward creatures.
They are tall, gaunt-looking creatures with long, scythe-like claws and long needle-like teeth. Their eyes glow with an unnerving blue. They dress in simple attire of blacks and greys, and walk with an almost unnatural gait."
The base creature for the life drinker is obviously a vampire. The tweaks made to it are minor. I changed the wooden stakes to cold iron, reworded a few abilities, and switched the subtype to fey, but otherwise it is very much the same creature as it was before. With a new skin and a short blurb it has become a creature that can feel new and unique, and could very well take your players by total surprise, which is fun when you are looking to try something new, or just messing with a rules lawyer.
Its a nice time saver if you are like me, and prescribe to the Lazy Dungeon Master style of game prep. You get all the flavor of a new monster without having to worry about cooking up the crunch. With all the time you save making a brand new monster from scratch you can focus on the important things in life... like reading this blog.
Has anyone else reskinned their monsters? What vile concoctions of hilarious mishaps have you made in your Game Master's lab? Drop some comments below, and tell your tales.
Roll well my friends,
+Ed The Bard
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Flower Shop in Galway
In Ireland there were flowers everywhere. Flowers in pots, flowers in beds, flowers in window boxes! Everyone seemed to grow flowers. I loved the bright cheerfulness of it.
Kirwan's Lane, Galway
This street is one of the "Old" streets in the city. They really were very narrow.
The sound coming from this instrument was melodic. I have no idea what it is.
If you know, please share!
He sang and it was soft and beautiful.
And more lace curtains in the windows!!
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Are you traveling this month? I hope so – we all need a break every once in a while.
I'm giving August a theme this year (this is a new thing….what do you think about every month having a theme?). The theme is traveling and I will have lots of posts related to garden visits, hotel gardens, vacations, outdoor lifestyle while on the move, and anything else that I can tie in. Fun, right?
To kick it off, I reworked this old post that I did some time ago — it is my personal top 5 garden adventures. I would love to hear some of the places you have been that have stayed with you as some of the best places for garden lovers and outdoor enthusiasts to visit?
Travel at its best is all about adventure…setting out with the sole intention to experience something new, try something different, get inspired, or challenge yourself. Garden travel doesn't have to be exotic to be a good adventure and my most memorable adventures are those places where the magic of the place intersected with the mood, the details, and the memories of the day. This post, I think, it a perfect excuse to share some of my favorite garden places with you.
1) Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen Denmark — unlike any normal amusement park that I had visited before, this place felt like a magical throwback to another time. The vast variety of lights that warm this place in the evening provides as much excitement as the rides, the wonderful restaurants, and convivial atmosphere. All garden lighting since has been compared to this standard.
2) Sissinghurst Castle, England– Ok, this is easily the most cliche garden visit place ever, and I have to admit, I wanted to cross it off my list for that reason alone. But to not tell you about the amazing arrangement of spring bulbs under the Lime Walk would be a shame. It stopped me in my tracks, it's a forever garden memory and I strive for this genius in bulb planting. (note this really great picture does not show the bulbs….I wish I had something other than my minds eye to share the scene with you…but try to imagine…)
3) Clock Barn Garden, Carlisle, MA. Opened for only a day on the Garden Conservancy tour, this private garden is the epitome of what I want to create at my home. A beautiful mix of vegetables, chickens, water, glasshouses, experimental planting beds, flower drying sheds, gorgeous barns and every single thing I could ever possibly want in my own garden. I am so hopeful that it is open again soon…I need to wander in wonder again.
4) NorthCourt, Isle of Wight, England. The B&B is nice – your typical Jacobean pile with a pretty English garden. But the garden is made so much more wonderful because down a sweet path, through some trees, and around some hedges is suddenly a wonderful pub. The magic of walking through a garden to a cozy place where friends gather for good food and cheer is one of my all time best travel memories. Now I think every great garden should have a pub at the end of a path.
5) The wildflowers of the Colorado Rockies are amongst the most astoundingly beautiful things I will ever enjoy. I have enjoyed picking them as a child, receiving them as gifts, carrying them down the aisle and trying to recreate them in gardens that I have cultivated. If you want to see the best of them….check out the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival….or just go for a walk in the Colorado woods in July.
These are the gardens and landscapes that have etched a place in my heart and psyche as I have traveled. I am wondering what adventures you have had in the garden and the landscape that you might want to share?
images from Tivoli Garden Lights public domain, The Lime walk from Tim Entwisle of Talking Plants, and NorthCourt.
Want more Garden Travel inspiration? Check out these posts of my GDRT compatriots.
- Fern Richardson : Life on the Balcony : Orange County CA
- Susan Morrison : Blue Planet Garden Blog : East Bay, CA
- Susan Cohan : Miss Rumphius' Rules : Chatham, NJ
- Scott Hokunson : Blue Heron Landscapes : Granby, CT
- Rebecca Sweet : Gossip In The Garden : Los Altos, CA
- Lesley Hegarty & Robert Webber : Hegarty Webber Partnership : Bristol, UK
- Genevieve Schmidt : North Coast Gardening : Arcata, CA
- David Cristiani : The Desert Edge : Albuquerque NM
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I could talk about garden travels all day long, too. Though that might get in the way of applying my inspiration! Funny, but I don't see anything in your featured gardens as "cliche"…maybe like Susan, all are refreshing. Well, maybe not as much as a pub at the end of each garden's path…
I love this month's Gardeners Roundtable. I'm remembering some wonderful garden visits, without camera alas, and making up new touring lists. Love the Tivioli, and love all allees.
After writing my own succulent-filled post, then reading about Genevieve's trip to Flora Grubb and seeing more succulents in the Zaterre garden Rebecca profiled, your lovely photos provide a wonderful garden contrast. I particularly enjoyed the photos when I clicked through on Clock Barn garden. Thanks for sharing some of your favorites!
Images of the lime walk in spring can be found online – I went and satisfied my curiosity with this site. It really looks awesome, and so different from the calm summer shot Steven Orr has captured.
Wow. A few new gardens to visit for my bucket list. Of these I've only seen Tivoli & Sissunghurst.
Tried in vain to find the clockbarn garden tour. Got none to far.
Perhaps they are not on the tour this year.
Tivoli Gardens is indeed a magical place. Was there many years ago and
remember it fondly.
The gardens at Monet's house in France are beautiful.


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|Grilled Fish Tacos
I spent quite a bit of time in the Yucatan of Mexico when I worked for the cruise lines. Specifically
Cozumel and Carmen. The seafood in these places was
amazing. I feasted on fresh grilled
fish, shrimp and two of my favorites, octopus and conch. Somehow they were tender and very tasty,
considering they can be tough if not prepared right. Playa
One of my favorite places to eat was a restaurant in Playa Del Carmen called La Floresta. I have posted about this restaurant before about their tacos with batter fried shrimp. I have posted a picture below of the shrimp tacos. Click HERE to see that earlier post about La Floresta.
In my travels in that region I also loved the fish tacos. Usually it was a white, flaky, very mild tasting fish. Grilled with some garlic and butter and served plain with a side of pico de gallo, and sometimes mayonnaise. Boy Howdy were they good.
What I am posting today is not necessarily a recipe but a suggestion of how you can make some of the tasty fish tacos. I am also giving you a tasty sauce to "kick it up a notch" as Emeril says.
The fish I use most is Swai, it is a Vietnamese catfish I find at my grocery store and at Walmart. OK now before you turn your nose up at Swai know this, I am rather snobbish about fish. I DO NOT like oily, fishy tasting fish. These pretty filets come individually wrapped and frozen. I have never gotten a bad piece of fish with this kind.
I thaw a couple of filets and cut them in half cross-way (easier to handle on the grill). I rinse them off and pat them dry. I sprinkle them with a bit of Tony Chachere's and some salt and pepper. I use the salt sparingly since the Tony's has salt in it. Remember some of the spices will fall off while cooking. Next I brush each side with oil. You can use olive oil but I prefer vegetable oil. I get my outside grill nice and hot before I go out. I also spray the grill with some cooking spray, this helps the fish to keep from sticking.
|Shrimp Tacos from La Floresta
I cook these on MED heat and try not to turn them more than once. I recommend a metal spatula rather tongs. The fish will fall apart if not handled correctly. Let them get done but not dry out and harden. You're not eating sushi but you're not eating fish jerky either.
A few minutes on the grill and you can check to see if they're done. I use small flour tortillas, I like La Banderita brand, and usually add some pico de gallo or preferably tomatillo salsa. I love tomatillo salsa but I don't make it. I usually pick it up at my local Mexican restaurant who make it great. You can also use a little sour cream or crema fresca for your tacos.
You can use any fish you'd like but I prefer my Swai. You can also use my "Crema-tillo" sauce on these. Here is the recipe for it.
Crematillo Sauce
12 oz Sour Cream
1 can Rotel Tomatoes (add the liquid too)
1 tbs Vinegar
1 tsp Tony Chachere's
1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1 tsp Black pepper (I like coarse ground)
1 tbs fresh Cilantro (minced)
Mix together and refrigerate for an hour or two
You can also serve this grilled fish as a great summertime entree on the grill, I love it and hope you do too.


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Google Announces Project Fi for $20 a month (VIDEO)
Google has officially entered the wireless phone network business. "Project Fi" utilizes WiFi and the 4G LTE networks of Sprint and T-Mobile. Plans start with a basic $20 plus data which is $10 per GB.
The service will be available with the Google Nexus 6 phone initially and is only available via invite.
From Google:
Project Fi aims to put you on the best network wherever you go. As you move around, the best network for you might be a Wi-Fi hotspot or a specific 4G LTE network. We developed new technology that gives you better coverage by intelligently connecting you to the fastest available network at your location whether it's Wi-Fi or one of our two partner LTE networks. As you go about your day, Project Fi automatically connects you to more than a million free, open Wi-Fi hotspots we've verified as fast and reliable. Once you're connected, we help secure your data through encryption. When you're not on Wi-Fi, we move you between whichever of our partner networks is delivering the fastest speed, so you get 4G LTE in more places.
Check out the plans at Project Fi