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August 14, 1870
Something About Perfumery
New York Times
Short history of perfume, with an overview on its manufacture and uses; brief presentation on perfumes past and present. "French perfumes have long occupied the first position in Europe, and are much sought after in this country; [...] our country might soon rise to eminence in this regard, for we have here as good material from which to manufacture as can be found anywhere". However, it is argued that the high labour costs, added governement tax, and "stamp duty" on cosmetics in the US hinder competition between American manufacturers and their European counterparts. Interesting comment: "The general use of perfumes in this country may be dated back to about fifteen years ago. Previous to that time comparatively little was used, and the bulk of that was imported".
October 1, 1871
New York Times
Opens with comments on the use of perfume: "The practice of using scents of various descriptions is so universal that to defend it seems absurd. [...] (T)he attacks of those whimsical reformers who undertake to redeem the world in an instant [...] amount to this, that in men the use of scents is effeminate, and in women it is a fashion set by those who had good physical reasons for it". What follows is an overview of the history and manufacture of perfume, in which the use of perfume is further clarified. The author adds: "Scandal declares that there are ladies who positively bathe in Cologne water, and HASSARD has more than one customer of the gentle sex who buy a dozen quarts at a time. But it is more probable that they only bathe their faces in it, to render the skin less susceptible to the wind."
September 5, 1879
Acres of Perfume
New York Times
Brief article containing statistics on the volume of the perfume business, and estimates on growth and value of raw materials per acre. "Some idea of the magnitude of the business of raising sweet-scented flowers for their perfume alone may be gathered from the fact that Europe and British India alone consume about 150,000 gallons of handkerchief perfume yearly; that the English revenue from French eau de Cologne of itself is $40,000 annually, and the total revenue of England from other imported perfumes is estimated at $200,000 each year."
August 12, 1894
Perfumes, Soaps, and Pomades
New York Times
Comments on the use and abuse of perfume on the dressing table, overview of the virtues and peculiarities of perfumes, tips on how to treat toilet soaps, and notes on pommades and hair oils. Regarding the "national taste" in perfumes, the manager of the American branch of a European business comments: "When we first imported our goods, we brought prominently forward those perfumes which had met with favor in England, but we soon learned that Americans had their own preferences. There is one scent pre-eminently the favorite, and that is sandalwood. [...] It was the fashion a century ago, for the young beaus to adopt the favorite perfume of their lady love and flaunt it on all occasions in much the same manner as the knights wore their ladies' colors. We have not yet reached that stage of sentiment, though it is undeniable that it is becoming the fashion for ladies to adopt some special perfume, which becomes identified with them as surely as their favorite flower."
April 17, 1897
Dingley Bill Prohibitory
New York Times
Views of dealers in drugs and chemicals, and manufacturers and importers of perfume regarding the Dingley Bill, a new tariff on imported ingredients for chemicals, drugs, and perfume. "Nearly all agree that the new tariff will seriously injure American manufacturers, because it lays a high duty upon almost all ingredients used by them in the making of chemicals, drugs, and perfumes. As the great majority of these materials are not made in this country and have to be imported, the dealers and manufacturers say that the bill will levy an onerous tax upon their business without giving to other American manufacturers any benefits." Francis C. Dodge of Dodge & Olcott: "Take vanillin, for instance. Vanillin is a synthetic product, largely used as a substitute for vanilla in confections and extracts. I believe that only one man in this country manufactures it, and he only produces an infinitessimal part of what is used; and yet the duty has been put at 100 per cent, I believe, thus doubling the cost to us of an article that is necessary, and which cannot be obtained in the United States."
June 11, 1899
About Perfumes
New York Times (from Harper's Bazar)
The latest trends in the use of perfume are discussed. "The too free use of perfume about the person has been avoided for many years and held inadmissable in good society, the merest hint of a faint odor being all that was possibly allowed. Recently this edict of good taste has not been so strictly regarded, and such perfumes as violet and sandalwood, both of them expensive ones when pure, together with heliotrope, are somewhat in favor again." Added comments on the use of perfume by famous emperors and monarchs, and that of "our grandmothers, and theirs before them".


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Last Sunday morning I woke up with a duckface. My neck, face and lips were swollen, especially my lips. I had begun to taper on my prednisone, but apparently my body didn't like that. I went to emergency and found out that my SJS (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome) was flaring.
I found out that I could wax & wane flaring symptoms for a long time. I not only had swelling, but my face started to get the blister rash again. Inside my mouth and tongue had blisters too. My hair is falling out in clumps & feels like dry horrid straw. I may have to get my hair cut short. Will not make any decisions like that just yet. I have not had really short hair since I was 22.
These flair ups are nothing like before, but still a pain in the rearend.
Nothing like a good health scare to really put things back into perspective again. I had been tossing about what I want to be when "I get better" for the last year. Wasting healing energy and time fretting. I tossed retraining to be a teacher, art therapist, or reflexologist. I guess I thought re-educating would make my worth. I decided that baby steps are a wonderful thing and I will focus on hand reflexology and essential oils. I feel comfortable and happy with this decision.
The thought of post secondary training makes me stressed and anxious. Especially when I have trouble spelling words and I can't even remember how to cite references. I think it would put too much pressure on me and my health would crap out again. I do not want this to happen again. I want to be healthy, strong and happy. I want the same for Chris and the boys. I spend time with my family and have life adventures rather than book adventures. There is so much on my bucket list and I plan to be a part of this world for a long time to come. Being happy is number One! It no longer professional title or the dollars one makes.
I need to take the time to get my energy back. I am still fighting with acceptance that I need two naps a day to look like I am a together person when people see me. I just need to build a bridge and get over it and accept that this may be the way it is for a while. And if I push too hard, I will begin to back paddle. I don't want to back paddle anymore.

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3. Canada is a safe, peaceful country with a high standard of living.
4. Canada has a multicultural, tolerant society with legal rights for persons of all backgrounds.
5. You'll be able to visit some of the most beautiful natural wilderness in the world.


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-Additional tanks
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Using the menu opposite you can see pictures of our projects.
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Bad mommies from Willmar and MOA moving seats
Willmar police say a drunk mom took such a sharp turn in a cul-de-sac at a trailer park that the back car door swung open and her four-month-old child, whose seat wasn't strapped in, fell out into the street. To top off the classy move, the mom sped off, leaving the crying infant in the street.
Tuck and roll, baby.
Elaine Velasquez, 22, was arrested last week and charged with a long list of crimes: drunken driving, child endangerment, reckless driving, and driving with a suspended license. A breathalyzer test showed that she had a blood alcohol content of 0.125 percent.
Luckily, the baby survived with minimal injury. The infant had a forehead scrape and was kept in the hospital overnight for observation.
When police found mommy dearest, she apologized and asked if her baby was okay. How sweet of her.
Chaska Crips
Think gangs won't invade your perfect outer-ring suburb because they're too busy causing problems in the scary urban hellholes of the state? Wrong. Your ideal shelter from that out-of-control mayhem in the cities will soon come crumbling apart, too.
Gangbangers are said to be representing in the unlikely hoods of Chaska, Eden Prairie, Shakopee, and Northfield. Last year, police in Scott, Dakota, Carver, Washington, Anoka, and Rice counties dealt with gang members at least 4,200 times. Hennepin and Ramsey counties had at least 12,700 contacts.
It's a pretty simple concept: Minneapolis and St. Paul don't want them, and gangs find an easier breeding ground in suburbs that least expect their presence. Lock your doors, put that cap on straight, and don't wear your hilariously ironic Fubu getup out in public. It's time to live in fear again.
Observe and report
In 2003, Michael Sveum was suspected of stalking a woman in Madison, Wisconsin. Police got a warrant and put a GPS tracking device on Sveum's car while it was sitting in his driveway. Police recorded his car's movements for five weeks. The data suggested he was indeed stalking the woman, so police got another warrant to search his car and home, where they found incriminating evidence to arrest him. He was eventually convicted of stalking.
Sveum claimed the GPS tracking was a violation of his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search and seizure.
Not true, says the Madison-based District 4 Court of Appeals. They ruled that police can attach GPS devices to cars to track movement as long as it's done in public.
If police use GPS to track people in ways they already could legally, such as following them along public streets, then this new method is also legal, the judges said.
Does this ruling take away one's right to privacy? What if you were being tracked just because your spouse also used the vehicle and was a suspect in a crime?
Goldie Lite
If you want to drink booze at the new University of Minnesota football stadium on campus, you'll have to be privileged, says University President Robert Bruininks.
There is a bill in the Minnesota House that would allow the sale of alcohol anywhere in the 50,000-seat stadium, but Bruininks is sticking to his position of only serving in the premium seats and private suites of the stadium when it opens in September.
"I will not bring a recommendation to the board to serve alcohol in the bowl of the stadium," he said. "It's a part of the stadium that will include 20 percent, that is, 20 percent of the fans will be students of the University of Minnesota. So that is not a recommendation you can expect to hear from me."
Just another reason to invest in a beer bong for your crappy Dinkytown apartment, right?
Moving pictures
Hold on to your popcorn and make sure you've downed that soda before the action scene in the next upcoming flick. The Theatres at Mall of America just announced they will be adding motion-activated seats. It sounds pretty puke-worthy, but definitely worth a try.
The MOA theater will be the first in the state and third in the nation to install the D-BOX technology. There will be 30 seats that move along with the high-intensity scenes to make movies more interactive.
MOA spokeswoman Bridget Jewell said the seats will debut May 21. The movie will be announced next week. There will be one theater featuring 30 moving seats, which will cost $7 in addition to the movie ticket price.


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There's a discussion about whether random encounter tables are necessary for a sandbox. People are sometimes distracted by the geographical features of almost all sandbox games, so much so that they believe the defining characteristic of a sandbox is geographical freedom ("We can go to the castle, or we can go to the swamp, or we can go to the desert.") But having geographical freedom is meaningless if the GM still controls the sequence of encounters. It is absolutely critical in sandbox play that encounters are tied to specific geographical locations beforehand, so that geographical choices matter, or, if the encounter can occur anywhere, the GM's decision is truly arbitrary.
And if you aren't using dice or some other randomizer to select what happens next, how do you do that?
You can do it with a fixed list of encounters written up beforehand. When an encounter is needed, the next encounter on the list is used. This does mean that the list can't be in a logical order, arranged according to plot concerns, increasing/decreasing monster strength, or similar concerns. Alphabetical by landmark, object, class of NPC, or name of monster would be better. Each region can have its own list, perhaps more than one, categorized by season, or by encounter type. For example, in the wilderness, you can travel a road or path, look for shelter, look for food, or look for water, among other things. You could write four lists of things that happen when performing each action. Or, perhaps, eight lists, two for each: one of good results, one of bad results, with the specific list being chosen based on circumstances.
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About Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai, Thailand northern capital, lies in a lush fertile valley some 750 kms. north of Bangkok.
Founded in the 11th century. It is considered by many as the Shangri-La of Thailand.
The province is noted for its beautiful women, distinctive festivals marvelous scenic splendor, historic temples, hilltribes, fruits and temperate climate.


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A healthy body, from head to foot, typically has a frequency ranging from 62 to 78 MHz, while disease begins at 58Hz. During some testing with frequency and the frequency of essential oils it was measured that: Holding a cup of coffee dropped one man's frequency from 66 Hz to 58 MHz in just 3 seconds. It took three days for his frequency to return to normal.
Other studies show that: Negative thoughts lower our frequency on average 12 MHz. Positive thoughts raises our frequency on average 10 MHz.
Studying some of the most popular essential oils in current use, such as mint, ginger, lemon, grapefruit, jasmine, lavender, chamomile, thyme, rose, and cinnamon, researchers sought out to discover how these oils may combat cancer. They did so by testing antibacterial potency as well as in vitro toxicology against human cancer cell lines.
Bruce Tanio, of Tainio Technology and head of the Department of Agriculture at Eastern Washington University, has developed a Calibrated Frequency Monitor (CFM) that has been used to measure the frequencies of essential oils and their effect on human frequencies when applied to the body. Essential Oils laboratory uses a CFM, and another is located at Johns Hopkins University where it is used to study frequency in relationship to disease.
"Cancer starts when the DNA code within the cell's nucleus becomes corrupted," says Immunologist Mahmoud Suhail. It seems some essential oils have a re-set function. It can tell the cell what the right DNA code should be.
Must Be Therapeutic Grade
There are plenty of essential oils being sold, however most are of poor quality, synthetically produced and diluted with alcohol and other additives. To be effective only 100% pure therapeutic grade quality essential oils must be used, otherwise you will not obtain the health benefits and in addition you need to change the combination every week with the right proportions of each of the oils.
Robert O. Becker, M.D., the author of the book, The Body Electric validates that the human body has an electrical frequency and that much about a person's health can be determined by it. Nikola Tesla said that if you could eliminate certain outside frequencies that interfered in our bodies, we would have greater resistance toward disease. Dr. Otto Warburg was a two-time Nobel Laureate and winner of the Nobel Prize for cancer research, for discovering that human cells have an electrical voltage.
Beyond a doubt, certain frequencies can prevent the development of disease and other frequencies would destroy diseases. Substances of higher frequency will destroy diseases of lower frequency.


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ONCE again we managed to find the ideal venue for launching the Dorset Business Awards, sponsored by Breeze Volkswagen.
This year it took place at Parley Manor, set in a beautiful enchanted garden. Factor in sunshine, blue skies and home-made ice cream for all to enjoy and it was, without doubt, the perfect launch.
My congratulations go to Shirley from DCCI and the team for all their hard work and exceptional planning. The 2014 Awards will be held on Thursday, November 27 at the BIC. Each year, through the Dorset Business Awards, we are able to identify companies that we believe have made exceptional steps to enhance the success of their business and our region.
No matter what your business strengths are, you need to shout about them to make sure potential customers choose you over your competitors.
Winning the Dorset Business Awards can help raise your profile, enhance your rep-utation, instil trust, attract new business and ultimately make you more profitable. In short, it will prove you are better than your competitor.
Think about it. Does your business give great customer service? Have you created an outstanding innovation or do you export? Perhaps you have a great employee or you are a successful entrepreneur?
The awards are open to any business based in Dorset until Friday September 12 via dorsetbusinessawards.co.uk and you don't have to be a member of Dorset Chamber to enter.
If you feel that you have made significant steps towards enhancing your company's image, have delivered terrific service to your customers and our community, or if you are exceptional in what you do – all things that help make Dorset a great place to live, work and play – then you are the right business to enter.
The annual Dorset Business Awards programme honours the achievements and accomplishments of local business throughout Dorset.
Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implement programmes generating competitive and long-term value. Have a go! You could be accepting an award for 2014.
Dorset Chamber works with all businesses across the region. Our mission is to recognise every company within the area that contributes to the success of Dorset.


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Coppola calls Ireland 'most underrated destination'
By staff reporter
The American director has been singing Ireland's praises – particularly its ice cream
Francis Ford Coppola has chosen Ireland as his 'Most Underrated Destination' in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
In the interview, Coppola says: "It's a beautiful country, and the people are extraordinary. They have such a wonderful literary tradition, one of warmth and humour."
He adds: "Also, Irish ice cream is among the best in the world, which no one knows."


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Photos (clockwise from top left): L'amour de Vie; Michelle Warren Photography; Abby Rose Photo; Stephen Bobb/Love Life Images; Brewer Photo & Video; Revert Photo
Good question. To find the answer, we combed through some of our favorite real weddings from across the country that best represent a range of floral styles and budgets. A bold cluster of brightly colored blossoms (including orchid buds) for $150? Yes, please. Sweet amnesia roses accented by privet berries? A steal for $175. See the descriptors and prices below for the bouquets featured above, but be sure to check out the full slideshow for all 40 of our favorite bouquets! —Phillip B. Crook
Clockwise from top left:
$150, by Plum Sage Flowers, Denver: Bouquet of hydrangeas, peonies, lisianthuses, dusty miller, mini calla lilies, Baccara roses, spray roses, and cymbidium orchid buds
$300, by Adornments Flowers + Finery, San Luis Obispo, CA: Bouquet of blushing bride proteas, roses, echeveria, gardenias, velvet leaves, and dusty miller
$175, by Crimson & Clover Floral Design, Baltimore: Bouquet of dahlias, button mums, roses, aspidistra leaves, lily grass, and uluhe ferns
$125, by Dream Designs Florist, Orlando, FL: Bouquet of blue hydrangeas and silver-dollar eucalyptus, with rhinestone accents
$190, by The Perfect Petal, Denver: Bouquet of ranunculuses, anemones, silver brunia, dusty miller, phalaenopsis orchids, vanda orchids, hen and chicks, and craspedia


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Have fun making these creative craft projects with your Sunday School class! Kids will love them!
Easter Egg Fantasies Materials: Eggs, Pencil, Sharp scissors, Egg dye, Glue, Beads, Glitter, Sequins, Cotton balls, Flower picture or tiny artificial flowers
Instructions: 1. Draw an oval shape in pencil on the side of an egg for opening. Use pointed embroidery scissors to cut along the pencil line. Empty the contents of the eggs. Carefully wash out the eggshells and let them dry. You are going to decorate the opening and make a scene inside. They may be used as is, or dipped into egg dye or a food-coloring solution. Or the inside may be one color and the outside another, instead of dipping. 2. Now begins the fun of decorating. Glue each shell to a circle of plastic sponge or set it on a piece of clay. Decorate the outside with colored sequins, beads, or glitter. Glue a piece of fluffed cotton to the inside bottom. On this, glue a tiny flower picture cut from an old magazine, or use tiny artificial flowers. 3. Another version with more detail is to create a scene inside the egg. Use cotton and trace cutouts, a sprig of dried grass, a tiny barn, and animals from a picture or greeting card to make your own figures and objects from paper or clay. A scrap of rickrack or braid may be glued around the opening. 4. Next time make an egg that can be hung up. Glue a tiny piece of cotton at the top, then a length of embroidery floss or narrow ribbon for the hanger. Cover the cotton with some tiny beads, small colored stones, or a small plastic flower.
Bunny Pot Materials: Plaster of paris, Twig, Terra cotta pot, White spray paint, Felt, Pompom, Wiggly eyes, Small ornaments
Instructions: 1. Using plaster of paris, secure a branchy twig inside a terra cotta pot. 2. Trim the branches as necessary and spray paint the branch and pot white. 3. Decorate the pot with felt ears, pompoms for muzzle, felt mouth, large wiggly eyes and fabric- coated wire for whiskers, and a pompom tail. 4. You can even add felt feet and stick them to the bottom of the pot. 5. Now you can decorate your tree with small ornaments, purchased or hand made. You can also decorate the pot in neutral colors and just hang seasonal ornaments on it all year round. 6. You may want to "plant" your branch in a plastic pot since the terra cotta pot may crack when the plaster of paris hardens.
Christmas Mobile This is a great idea as an ongoing project over four Sundays before Christmas.
You can choose shapes like trees, wreaths, snowmen, and reindeer. You can also find cut outs online. The possiblilities are limitless. If you have extremely young children, you cut the shapes out ahead of time and punch the holes in each shape. If you allow the children to cut out the shapes themselves, use the round ended safety scissors. Also use care when children are using the hole punch.
You can have each child color the shapes and add each week to the mobile. By the final week, each child will have eight shapes on their mobile.
Materials Needed 1. Pen or Marker 2. Construction Paper 3. Christmas Cookie Cutters 4. Scissors 5. Glitter Pens or Paint Pens 6. Hole Punch or Tape 7. Dental Floss or Embroidery Thread 8. Dinner Size Paper Plate
How to Assemble 1. Place the cookie cutters on the construction paper and trace around them. 2. Cut out the shapes. 3. Let the child use the paint or glitter pens to draw and color the shapes. 4. Using the hole punch, put one hole in the top of each shape. 5. At the edge of one of the paper plate, begin to cut a spiral path. Cut around and around until you have reached the middle of the paper plate. 6. Thread the floss through the hole. 7. Put as many holes in the paper plate spiral as you have shapes. 8. Tie each shape to the sprial. 9. Hang up the mobile.
Christmas Tree Garland
This is a good time to explain to the children about giving. When the children get home, they can place the fruit loop yarn on their Christmas tree. However, after Christmas, the children can put the fruit loop yarn outside. The birds will eat the fruit loops and then they can cut the string up into pieces that the birds can use for their nests.
Christmas is a great time to teach preschoolers about sharing and helping others. Try to teach your preschoolers how to do this by having the children share bowls of fruit loops. Something as small as this will provide a great opportunity for you to talk about sharing.
Materials Needed: 1. Red or Green Yarn 2. Large Darning Needles 3. Masking Tape
How to Assemble 1. Thread the yarn through the eye of the darning needle. 2. Tape one end of the yarn to the table. 3. Let the children thread the fruit loops onto the yarn. 4. When they have a long string of fruit loops, help they tie the two ends of the yarn in knots big enough to keep the fruit loops from falling off.
Animal Crafts
Paper Bag Owl This little guy will certainly keep an eye out for your kids!
Materials: Paper bag, Constructions paper, Crayons, Newspaper, Twigs
Instructions: Cut an upside down U in the open end of the bag to leave 2 feet. You add 2 pointed ears, a diamond mouth and two eyes.
Have the children color lines for his hair and add two black claws. Stuff the bag with some newspaper.
That day we went on a walk and we each looked for a twig. We used that twig to perch the owl on. Just put the twig near the bottom of the owl and staple the bag together.
Dragon Fly This little guy will enjoy flying right beside your kids.
Materials: Paper towel tube, Yellow paper, Large wiggle eyes
Instructions: 1. Use a paper towel tube and have them decorate a piece of paper (yellow) that fits around the tube. Then tape it around the tube. 2. Trace the children's hands (2) and tape one to either side of the tube near the top. 3. Add wiggle eyes (oval shaped - flat on bottom), so that they are sticking up above top of tube. 4. It looks like it's clapping its hands - it's actually flapping its wings. Thumbprint Animals Sometimes the tiniest animals are the most fun!
Materials: Construction paper, Pink paint, red paint, black paint, Markers
Instructions: Have children put pink thumbprints on a piece of construction paper and make the prints into pigs. Use black paint for cows, red for roosters, etc. Use a marker to add legs, beaks, etc. Be creative! Moveable Animals These animals are going places! They also make good shadow puppets!
Materials: Pencil, Scissors, Colored cardboard, Brads (paper fasteners), Hole puncher, Glue, Popsicle sticks
Instructions: 1. Choose one animal and draw the outline of its head, body, arms, and legs separately on a piece of colored cardboard. Cut these pieces out. 2. Make holes at the joints with a hole punch. Don't make the holes too near the edge of the cardboard because it might tear. 3. Use brads to join the parts together. 4. Make parts for lots of different animals. Variation: To make the animals into shadow puppets, glue Popsicle sticks to the back of the head and elbows. Let the legs dangle. Stand in front of a well-lit wall, move the sticks, and see the shadow of the animal move!
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Jin Nguyen turned around a bad practice session on Lake Guntersville by taking the lead at the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional presented by Magellan Outdoors.
Nguyen, of Kansas City, Mo., caught 4 bass weighing 21 pounds, 6 ounces, to take a narrow lead in the regional competition between bass clubs.
Close behind is Lee Byrd of Pell City, Ala., with 20-3, followed by Josh Nelson of Saint Bonifacius, Minn., with 19-14. Mark Nies of Cannelton, Ind., holds down fourth place with 19-4 and Chuck Campbell of Hartsburg, Mo., is fifth with 19-2.
"There was a lot of luck involved today because I caught only two bass during practice," admitted Nguyen. "I went back to that same spot and the bass were there, obviously."
Nguyen, like many anglers, is taking advantage of waves of largemouth bass leaving shallow water spawning areas. This is the postspawn timeline and the bass are moving to deeper water for the summer.
Success involves locating numbers of bass as they form schools on the ledges along the Tennessee River.
"I'm catching them as they are coming back out," he added. "I'm not sure if there will be more coming through tomorrow."
Call his day a combination of good timing and better luck. Nguyen came up one shy of a weighable limit, although his catch is just enough to take first place.
Competing on Lake Guntersville are B.A.S.S. club anglers from 19 states. To be determined are overall winners, the top finishing state team and qualifiers to bass fishing's club championship.
That event is the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Magellan Outdoors. The top boater and non-boater from each state advance to the championship.
Indiana's 20 anglers collectively caught 192 pounds to lead the team standings after Wednesday. Arkansas holds down second place with 170 pounds, 1 ounce. Missouri is third with 154-5 and Minnesota has 152-4 for fourth place. Wisconsin is fifth with 149-3. Alabama is sixth with 146-6.
The state with the most weight is awarded a new bass boat and trailer. That is a Triton 189 TrX with Triton boat package accessories and a Yamaha VF150LA. Total package value is $37,293.
On Thursday, the tournament field is cut to the Top 38 boaters and non-boaters from each state to include each state's top 3 anglers. That group competes on Friday for championship berths and overall titles.
Two anglers are paired with the boat owner, who is allowed to keep five bass. The accompanying angler can keep three bass. A keeper bass measures at least 15 inches for largemouth and smallmouth. Spotted bass measuring at least 12 inches also qualify as keepers.
Leading the non-boater division is Justin Harris of McPherson, Kan., with 14-4. Big bass of the day honors go to Brandon Pickett of Wichita, Kan. He caught a largemouth weighing 8 pounds, 10 ounces.
The tournament begins at 6 a.m. CT with boats returning in staggered flight times beginning at 2:15 p.m. Tournament launch and weigh-in is at Guntersville City Harbor.


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New UFC ownership includes 23 celebrity investors, such as Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams
Nearly two dozen celebrities, including New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, along with tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova are some of the new investors in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, WME-IMG announced.
WME-IMG is the majority owner of the UFC since buying the property for $4 billion in July.
Other celebrity investors include actors Ben Affleck, Mark Wahlberg, and Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton.
None of the celebrity investments were disclosed in the announcement, but some of the investors are clients of WME-IMG.
Ari Emanuel, co-chief executive of WME-IMG, says the UFC is no longer a niche sport.
"They would always ask for tickets," Emanuel said to the Wall Street Journal. "I think it's a mainstream sport now."
According to the Journal, the talent agency wants to add more programming on the UFC's digital subscription service, and wants to see more UFC fighters appear in other forms of entertainment, such as movies.
The next UFC pay-per-view is UFC 204, which will take place Oct. 8 in Manchester, England.
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So how much chocolate did the Easter Bunny hide in your house? If your my kid then it would be a lot..LOL. So today, I thought it would be a good idea to let you all know that once the… Read More ›
Month: March 2013
Spirit Tree Estate Cidery
I find it hard to believe I hadn't yet covered Spirit Tree Estate Cidery here on 365 Things To Do In Orangeville and Dufferin County. This Cidery serves some great food and I'm told wonderful cider too. Since I'm not a… Read More ›
The Big Red Food Trailer
Today was another cold day to be showing houses but I guess it goes with the business..LOL I have driven by the Chip Truck lots of time over the last 6 months so it's no wonder that I stopped in… Read More ›
4 Restaurants with something in common
Living in Orangeville you have a few places you can visit for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. All 4 of these places have been featured on the Food Networks hit show called "You Gotta Eat Here". So if you looking for… Read More ›
Soulyve's TV Debute on You Gotta Eat Here
Orangeville's Soulyve will be featured on the second season of The Food Network's You Gotta Eat Here. So, when calendar hits March. 22 2013, they will become the second restaurant from Orangeville to make their Food Network debut. Come to… Read More ›


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The mechanical hulk of an air conditioning unit placed right in the middle of a wall detracts from any room's interior decor. Covering or concealing the air conditioner helps to make it less obvious, or at least not the room's focal point.
With the right decorative disguise, air conditioners disappear when not in use.
Decorative Screens
A strategically placed decorative folding screen keeps an air conditioning wall unit out of sight. Choose a screen design that fits in with the room's decor and extend it in front of the air conditioner.
Slide it out of the way or collapse it when you need to cool off the room.
Decorate an air conditioner as if it were a piece of the room to blend it into the room's decor. Paint the air conditioner the same color as the rest of the room to help it disappear into the wall, if possible.
Painting may not completely disguise the air conditioning unit, but it can make it less noticeable. When the air conditioner is a different color than the wall, it creates a visual disruption against the wall's color field, causing it to stand out.
Hang curtains -- or fabric draped like curtains -- in front of the air conditioner that you can move aside whenever the unit is in use. Choose an interesting design for the fabric to make it look like a deliberate choice and not a cover-up; don't be afraid to draw attention to this element.
Fabric adds a splash of color to the room as well as an interesting texture. Install a wrought-iron or other decorative rod above the air conditioning unit for a design guests will never dream hides an unsightly appliance.
Build a custom cabinet around the air conditioning unit with doors that can close and completely hide the appliance. Place decorative items on top of the cabinet, such as a vase of flowers or picture frames.
Open the doors when it's time to put the air conditioner to use.
Place a table with a height that reaches just below the bottom of the wall unit directly beneath the air conditioner. Decorate the top of the table with items such as picture frames, vases and sculptures.
The collection of art disguises the appliance and draws attention away from it while it is not in use. Move your decorative pieces to one side when using the air conditioner to allow the air to flow freely out of it and into the room.


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5. People around the world don't like America.
Generally speaking, Americans view themselves as the good guys, the cowboys in white hats, the superhero coming to the rescue. They are quite proud of their history, particularly America's role in World War II and containing the Soviet Union afterwards. After leaving the U.S., I discovered the rest of the world does not share this positive opinion. I think most Americans know people in North Korea or Iran hate their country, for instance, but I would guess they don't know how many people in allied countries dislike it, too.
I've met a significant number of Europeans who hate America for no discernible reason. Emotions are strange, and sometimes it is difficult to articulate them. (Why do people dislike the colour blue? Or broccoli? Or fluffy sweaters? These are some of the mysteries of the universe.) But a large number of people have very specific reasons why they dislike America. These range from business practices to foreign policy, from a national arrogance to a refusal to sacrifice for the global good.
4. American workaholic tendencies might have fewer benefits than they realise.
Americans tend to be proud at how hard they work. Perhaps this feeling is a descendent of the old Protestant work ethic. They look down their noses at the lazy Europeans who are always on strike or holiday while they demand more and more pay for less and less work.
There are obvious benefits of working long hours. Currently there is a movement across Europe to get people to work more across their entire lifespan: starting their careers earlier, taking less holidays, and delaying retirement. Personally, I enjoy working long and hard. I calculate that I work eight hours more per week than the average Finn, which is equivalent to almost two months more work per year. I do it because I love the feeling of exhausted accomplishment.
I'm not alone among Americans doing this, I suspect, but our efforts may be misplaced. Some studies have shown taking more time off increases productivity so that it more than offsets the missed time at work. The Norwegians are a good example: they work 20% less than Americans, but their productivity is 38% higher. They work less but produce more.
3. America isn't the best at all things.
Americans tend to unconsciously view their country as the pinnacle of every conceivable thing. Anything with an American origin is better than the alternative. I unconsciously believed this, too, when I lived in America, but my eyes have been opened.
I had no idea what good seafood tasted like until I visited a little restaurant in Malta, and the waiter pointed out the window to the harbour to show me which boats had caught the different fish he had available. I had no conception of what good chocolate was until I visited Zurich. I shudder to admit this, but before I sat behind the wheel of a German car I thought Mustangs were excellent machines. Sometimes I tell this story at parties, and people laugh and slap me on my shoulder in commiseration at my naiveté.
I discovered America does not necessarily create the best food, the best products, the best ideas or social constructs. I do have a caveat to this, however. As I constantly tell people who ask me about the U.S., America is a very big place and you can find anything there. I am convinced that a person can find a restaurant in Manhattan that serves Italian food as good as anything you can get in Milan. But the average quality in the States is exceptionally poor compared to Europe. I suppose for most of America, quantity is more important than quality.
2. Realising the American Dream is disturbingly rare.
The American Dream states hard work will result in upward social mobility. This is beaten into every American's head from birth, and they absolutely adore rags-to-riches stories. It doesn't matter who you are, your skin colour, your gender, the wealth of your parents – if you work hard you will succeed. At some point, every single American child is told he or she can be President someday. This is meant literally as well as figuratively. If you don't want to be President, but would rather be a CEO or scientist or own your own home, you can do it. Here's what I learned: not only is this dream of upward mobility not unique to America, but America doesn't do it particularly well.
The simple fact is other developed countries are much better at realising the American Dream than America. As a study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago states: "the U.S. may be exceptional for its relative lack of mobility." I think this is the most disturbing thing I've learned about America since I left it.
If you have poor parents in America, most likely you will remain poor, and so will your kids. In other developed nations, on the other hand, you have a much better chance of rising far higher than your parents.
If we look at studies of the intergenerational elasticity of income, we learn poor kids in Germany, Canada and Finland are much more likely than their American counterparts to have higher earnings than their parents. Poor kids in other countries have a better chance of becoming rich than poor Americans.
So why is this? Is it cheaper university education in other countries? A better social safety net? Fewer glass ceilings? I don't know. But I think making America the Land of Opportunity in reality as it is in rhetoric should be a priority.
1. American optimism is a rare and wonderful thing.
America is a uniquely optimistic country. Even though it is relatively rare for a poor American to climb the social ladder (see point #2), it is almost universally believed to be possible. If you look at every presidential election in recent memory, the winner has not been the candidate with the best plan, or most experience. The winner has been the candidate who could best communicate a message of hope and optimism. I suspect the more intelligent Republican staffers knew the game was up when they caught sight of the Obama Hope poster. How could you compete against that? More Hope?
This national trait might be due to American history. It is a young country and, through much of its growth, was faced with a gigantic continent to expand into. It is no wonder it is a hopeful country. There were always better times right over the horizon.
The rest of the world does not share this optimism. Finland, in particular, might be America's exact opposite. Finns are characterised by moroseness, cynicism, and pessimism. Even to share a smile with a stranger is so rare as to merit notice and discussion.
Americans have no idea how rare and wonderful this optimism is. It is a defining trait of the national character, and it is one of the things I miss most about America.


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KFB has the power of 30,000 voices of farm members to speak for the Kansas economy and rural living. These voices unite as one when issues like the environment and taxation come up in legislature,.
A Kansas Farm Bureau membership provides a member exclusive benefits and discounts, as well as a presence in the state capitol and Washington, D.C.
Membership dues go to four areas, the primary one being local communities, to help fund numerous programs.


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If you make your living as a freelancer, you're going to be asked – constantly – to prove your worth.
Your clients want to know if you're the best person for the job.Your blog readers want to know if you really have the smarts to give them advice. Your social media "friends" want you to prove that you're interesting, funny, worth their time.
With all those people constantly questioning your authority, it's only natural that you'll occasionally question your worth. Of course, most of the time, you'll pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and go right back to putting together an aggressive case for why you're worth it.
Wait a second, though. While you weren't looking, something happened. You doubted yourself for a moment.
And when you doubted yourself, you pulled back just a little bit in the offense. You started pulling your punches just in case someone clocked you in the face. You raced to your team's basket for the toss, but you looked back just in case someone tried to steal the ball at half-court. You missed that critical moment to make the pass because you hesitated.
In short, you lost a little bit of faith in your ability.
Now, hang on a second. You definitely didn't stop making a good case for your abilities or your worth. You didn't just give up. You didn't tell people, "You're right." What you did was just a little more sinister, because you didn't even noticed it happened.
You sold yourself short.
You told the client that yes, you could definitely do a great job… but you didn't tell him you could knock it out of the park and get him better conversion rates.
You told your blog readers that yeah, you're pretty sure this is good advice… but you reminded them that you're just a guy with some ideas, take 'em or leave 'em. I'm not infallible.
You told your social media followers (unknowingly) that you were having a rough time of it. You started retweeting other people's stuff instead of promoting your own. You weren't excited about your own links.
You sold yourself short.
You probably stress yourself out, too. You stand there trying to look impressive and putting forth your authority and acting like nothing ever goes wrong. But all the little bits of doubting, all the wondering if people are going to still like you the next day, if this client will be impressed, if everything is going to be all right tomorrow…
It wears you down hard. I should know.
I recently had the experience of getting a great opportunity, an opportunity I would have just killed for. Every step of the way, I sold myself short. I worried I wouldn't get the opportunity in the first place. I worried I wouldn't get the preparation right. I worried that I would embarrass myself. I worried I'd blow my chance at something good.
Now, did that stop me? Hell no. I put my game face on and geared up my offense and went for it. But if I'd stopped doubting myself, it would have been a lot easier. I would have saved myself a ton of stress and worrying, too.
Because I absolutely nailed it. Knocked it out of the park. Scored a hat trick. The people involved couldn't stop raving about what a great job I'd done.
Nothing stopped me. Nothing kept me from getting out there and playing the game. Nothing held me back from giving it a shot and getting it in the net. But I would have loved the game a lot more every step of the way if I hadn't been selling myself and my skills short.
When have you doubted yourself? Caused yourself unnecessary stress because you didn't really believe you could do it?


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THE LAST FACE Drama
Miguel (Javier Bardem), a Spanish doctor, puts himself in harm's way to deliver medical treatment to the victims of military uprisings. Wren (Charlize Theron) is the spokesperson for an organization that funds medical assistance for impoverished nations the world over. They meet in Liberia, where Wren is immediately impressed with Miguel's selflessness, medical skill and charm. They begin a torrid affair, one they must learn to balance with their important work.
Director: Sean Penn Cast: Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Adèle Exarchopoulos
RETURN TO THE HIDING PLACE Drama, History, Thriller
Resistance fighter Piet Hartog, witnessing atrocities to the Jews, is drawn by his beautiful love Aty and her Aunt Corrie into the web of espionage and clandestine activities in the Hiding Place. Here he joins brilliant young physics student and resistance journalist Hans Poley and embarks on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through underground tunnels, Gestapo hijacks, daring rescues, codes in windswept old windmills, and stunning miracles in one of history's most famous dramas. Climaxing in the rescue of an entire orphanage of Jewish children marked for mass execution by Hitler's assassins, audiences will cheer and weep at this exciting but sobering tale.
Directors: Peter C. Spencer, Josiah Spencer Cast: John Rhys-Davies, Mimi Sagadin,
Craig Robert Young, David Thomas Jenkins, Rachel Spencer Hewitt, Stass Klassen
THE SARATOV APPROACH Action, Drama, Thriller
Inspired by actual events, this is the untold story of Elders Travis Tuttle and Andrew Propst and their week-long abduction in Saratov, Russia. On what seemed like any other day during their two-year LDS missions, Elders Travis Tuttle (Corbin Allred) and Andrew Propst (Maclain Nelson) are approached by Nikolai (Nikita Bogolyubov) to meet a friend. But then the missionaries experience the unimaginable – kidnapped, beaten, and held for ransom for nearly a week – on the other side of the world in Saratov, Russia. While their family, friends and the world pray for their safe return, Tuttle and Propst are tested physically, emotionally and most of all – spiritually.
Director: Garrett Batty Cast: Corbin Allred, Maclain Nelson, Nikita Bogolyubov
GET OUT Horror, Mystery
Now that Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams), have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
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When Kate Middleton walked down the aisle of Westminster Abbey as Britain's future queen, she immediately became one of fashion's most-watched royals.
November 16, 2010. The bride-to-be announces her engagement to Prince William at St. James' Palace in a blue silk Issa dress.
February 25, 2011. The future royal keeps warm in a crimson Luisa Spagnoli suit and leather gloves while visiting the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
April 29, 2011. On her wedding day, she leaves Westminster Abbey in a Grace Kelly-inspired Alexander McQueen gown.
July 9, 2011. Middleton exudes elegance at the BAFTA "Brits To Watch" event in L.A., wearing a flowing Alexander McQueen gown.
March 17, 2012. She chooses an Emilia Wickstead frock as she takes part in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Aldershot, England.
May 11, 2012. The Duchess hits the red carpet at the gala celebration of "Our Greatest Team Rises" in London wearing Jenny Packham.
December 6, 2012. She exits the King Edward VII Hospital after being treated for morning sickness, wrapped up in a navy Diane von Furstenberg coat.
Kate Middleton made her first red carpet appearance since the birth of baby Prince George, and it was definitely worth the wait. The Duchess of Cambridge brought the glitz to the Tusk Trust Awards in sequined Jenny Packham, teamed with her favourite Jimmy Choo heels. A simple diamond bracelet and her sapphire and diamond engagement ring were all Kate needed to add to her high shine look.


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According to the World Federation of the Deaf, many Deaf education programs do not respect the linguistic human rights of Deaf children due in large part to language deprivation resulting from the exclusion of sign language. Research indicates that Deaf children learn best through a visual modality, and early language exposure and acquisition impact a child's ability to learn and develop socially, emotionally, and cognitively. Without a linguistic foundation, developmental opportunities to reach optimum potential are greatly reduced.
In order to ensure that Deaf children do not needlessly suffer the impacts of language deprivation, WFD seeks to influence law and works toward policy changes world-wide.
The World Federation of the Deaf calls upon governments world wide to:
- To sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and modify their education legislation to follow this Convention.
- Put into practice policies or guidelines regarding early identification of and intervention for Deaf children that maximise their visual capabilities and sign language.
- Legalize sign language and quality education for Deaf people of all ages.
- Provide the resources necessary for the development of effective programmes for teaching sign language and Deaf Studies (history, culture, etc.) to involved people, such as:
- Families of Deaf children
- Teachers of Deaf children, administrators and other professionals
- Professionals, including doctors and therapists, for preschool Deaf children
- Interested parties such as but not limited to community service providers, interpreters, and other students
- Provide support for programmes for Deaf people to receive training and become employed as teachers, educational professionals and members of educational teams.
- Establish high standards for quality education programmes and outcomes, from early childhood to professional education, for all Deaf people equal to that for all people; implement assessment and monitoring programmes to ensure that each learner makes appropriate progress.
- Ensure that Deaf learners who may be placed in mainstream educational settings have access to the services of educated, trained and qualified sign language interpreters, other needed support services, Deaf peers and role models, and full participation in both the educative and co-curricular processes.
World Federation of the Deaf. (n.d.).Policy – Education rights for Deaf children. Retrieved March 12, 2014, from http://wfdeaf.org/databank/policies/education-rights-for-deaf-children


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The Avenger Pulp magazine published by Street and Smith Publications, Inc. from September 1939 through September, 1942 for a total of 24 issues. Published under the house name of Kenneth Robeson these stories are most often attributed to writer Paul Ernst.
The character also surfaces in a series of short stories in Clues Detective and The Shadow with these stories being attributed to Emile C. Tepperman of Operator 5 and The Spider fame. The Avenger also had a stint on the radio with 26 known radio plays.
In the roaring heart of the crucible, steel is made. In the raging flame of personal tragedy, men are sometimes forged into something more than human. It was so with Dick Benson. He had been a man. After the dread loss inflicted on him by an inhuman crime ring, he bacame a machine of vengeance dedicated to the extermination of all other crime rings.
He turned into the person we know: a figure of ice and steel, more pitiless than both; a mechanism of whipcord and flame; a symbol to crooks and killers; a terrible, almost impersonal force, masking chill genius and super-normal power behind a face as white and dead as a mask from the grave.
Only his pale eyes, like ice in a polar dawn, hint at the deadliness of the scourge the underworld heedlessly invoked against itself when crime's greed turned millionaire adventurer Richard Benson into -- The Avenger.
Pulp Reprints
- The Avenger #1: Justice Inc / Yellow Hoard
- The Avenger #2: The Devil's Horns / The Sky Walker
- The Avenger #3: The Frosted Death and The Glass Mountain
- The Avenger #4: The Blood Ring and Stockholders in Death
- The Avenger #5: Tuned For Murder and The Smiling Dogs
- The Avenger #6: The River of Ice and The Flame Breathers
- The Avenger #7: Murder on Wheels, Three Gold Crowns, and Death to the Avenger
- The Avenger #8: House of Death, The Hate Master and A Coffin for the Avenger
- The Avenger #9: Nevlo, Death in Slow Motion, and Vengeance on the Avenger
- The Avenger #10: Pictures of Death, The Green Killer, and Calling Justice Inc.
- The Avenger #11: Black Death, Happy Killers, and Cargo of Doom
- The Avenger #12: The Wilder Curse and Midnight Murder


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Custom Intralase from one of the big 3 on Thursday afternoon.
Surgery went great, no pain during or after. They did put a bandage contact on my left eye because the epithelium (sp?) had a build-up at the top or something. That was removed on day 2. I have followed the drops regimen to the letter.
Here's my regression:
18 hours post op = 20/25 (L) and 20/20 (R) - I was pretty happy with this!
42 hours post op = 20/40(L) and 20/40 (R)
Today I put up a Snelling scale and I'm seeing between 20/50 and 20/70.
Needless to say, I'm a bit worried. At this rate I'll be back to where I started in about a week, and totally blind in 2 weeks.
Is this normal for it to start good and get worse before it gets better?
I'll be patient if I need to, but I haven't read where anyone went good/bad/worse/better/good.
Also, is it bad to read or use the computer while I'm healing?
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About time I got out of this hiatus eh? :p It's been way too long.
About 2 weeks back the boy and I made a much anticipated trip to one of our favorite places -- IKEA. Which person has been to Ikea and come out not feeling a pleasant buzz in the tummy? I pin it down to the warm recessed lighting, the delicate scent of Swedish meatballs and room after room of exquisitely manipulated spaces and COLORS. Oh, the colors. I have such a thing for colors.
I LOOOOOOVE the Swedish meatballs. Really just the best thing that's sold there (a teeny better than the awesome soft ice cream). I could take a bath in that sauce.
How cute is it that we stumbled upon a cookie jar with a mouse peeking out just like that?
(top: bustier from Urban Outfitters, necklace: Aldo, skirt: The Scarlet Room, sandals: Target, bag: Topshop)
Outside Ikea along the street there was a little food stall fair thingamajig going on. All sorts of funky local snacks were being sold (think Ramley Burger, sweet corn, fresh coconut juice, fried chicken...) alongside a ton of fruits in season. See if you can spot the Mangosteen. :D
Current favorite satchel bag from Topshop.com. =) Since am not pooping enough money to afford my dearest love (the one and only PS1) for the next 20 odd years, this is the next best thing. There are a TON of rip offs floating around the SG market now especially those imported from neighboring countries and sold on Blogshops but most of them are made from really poor quality material that doesn't quite resemble even faux leather. But who can blame the copycats? It's such a gorgeous design (those two strips down the front get me each time).
So it's been a reeeeally long while since I last posted. Not that I wanted to but it's just been so so so tiring what with the school semester having started since I returned back home from my vacation trip in June. Oh those were such great times. These past few weeks I've just been really tired trying to keep up with school work and a bunch of other activities. Still have a TON of photos from my trips which I'm dying to share with you guys. :P Hopefully I'll be able to churn out another post sometime this weekend? I've kinda missed the one creative (if it can even be deemed so) thing I'm able to do.
Apart from school... I've been watching a lot of this series called CHUCK. :D HIGHLY HIGHLY recommended. Really hilarious and provides the exact level of excitement and adventure that's missing from my life. And the fact that the soundtrack is sooo good just clinches it. Here's a fab song just to prove my point:
Can You Tell by Ra Ra Riot
Can You Tell by Ra Ra Riot
On another random note, I love love love love love Fridays. Can't even begin to express the relief that comes the minute the clock strikes 12am on Friday. Everything just seems easier since weekend respite is on the way ~


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What and how you feed your baby is important – especially during the first year when he grows so fast. The average baby doubles his birth weight by five months of age and triples his weight by his first birthday. A smaller than average baby often grows even more rapidly. Breast milk or formula is baby's most important food in the first year, and should be his/her ONLY food the first six months. Talk to your baby's health care provider about what is best for your baby.
Breastfeeding is recognized as the best choice for most infants by all health professionals.
Advantages to the Baby:
- Fewer allergies
- Fewer gastrointestinal tract diseases
- Fewer respiratory tract diseases
- Less inflammation of the ear
- Lower chance of obesity in childhood
- Creates a special bond between baby and mother
Advantages to the Mother:
- Helps reduce the size of her uterus
- Expends extra calories and, therefore, may help her reduce weight faster
- May lesson the risk of breast cancer
- Time-saving
- Delays return of ovulation, but is not a reliable form of birth control
- Messy diapers have a very mild odor
- Creates a special bond between mother and baby
Ask your health care provider if you need help. There are many resources throughout the county to help you with successful breastfeeding.
Formula Feeding
Infant formula is available in ready to feed, liquid or powder that you mix with water. If you choose to formula feed, talk to your health care provider to find out which formula is right for your baby. Follow your health care provider's instructions for preparing formula and sterilizing equipment. Make only enough formula to last one day. Warm the formula in the bottle in a small pan of water on the stove. Do not boil. Never use a microwave to warm formula. When feeding your baby, tilt the bottle so the nipple is completely filled with formula. Hold your baby while feeding; never prop the bottle. Do not put your baby to bed with a bottle.
Introducing Solids
Ask your baby's health care provider about when and how to introduce your baby to solids.
Information provided in part by: Cooperative Extension Service University of Kentucky College of Agriculture


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It's high art on Super Cali Listic this week as a hair rant turns into husband appreciation. To add sparkle to your weekly routine click here:
Since I've left Super Cali Land for wintry London I've enjoyed shooting whatever happens to catch my eye in the moment. From construction workers outside our flat window to watching BBC with baby, here are some of my favorite moving pictures so far…
While Jesse works on American Psycho, I'm in London with mum and Baby Deco in a neighborhood called Islington. Today we wandered around, spying on the fashionable locals and admiring the old architecture.
Colorful umbrellas through a kitchen window.
"Chim Chim Cher-ee" is what we started singing when we turned the corner and saw row after row of chimneys.
When I heard the cheerleaders from my school were organizing a breast cancer awareness, pink, cowboy themed alumni cheer event at my high school's football game. I was like, "You had me at PINK!" But when I strolled up to my alma mater with Gramsie and baby and saw the other girls that showed up to practice the cheer routine I realized that maybe they meant "if you graduated in the last five years alumni cheerleading event". But it was too late, I was there. So I learned that routine and worked it on the field. SuperCaliListic representing for baby mamas everywhere.
I like so many new moms think we can cook, clean, bath, burp and still manage to have time for our own endeavors. The truth is you need help, and even then you're working overtime. And now cue the cliche "But it's the best thing I've ever done" and it's true it is. I LOVE my little man. However, that doesn't mean I don't have moments where I go completely bonkers. Like this week when I TRIED to shoot a video about my trip to YouTube Space LA…
When both Jesse and Deco managed to break limbs (toe and leg respectively) the week before Halloween it only seemed fitting to dress up as one of fiction's creepiest nurses – Annie Wilkes from Stephen King's MISERY…
The other day Deco was napping, the dishes were done, the laundry was folded AND there was still lots of daylight. So of course, I sat down to my favorite past time – firing up iMovie for video log 236 and counting. Some might say I have a problem, but I like to think of it as a much needed creative outlet for this overworked mommy and aspiring filmmaker. But just as I sat down to ramble about God knows what, Jesse wandered into my shot and unwittingly became my Super Cali subject. I think you'll agree after watching this video that I'm right in wanting him and his sexy legs to be in more of my Super Cali vids. For those of you just coming to the party, Jesse and I have a very strict agreement that I can film him, but only from the waist down. Click and subscribe to my YouTube channel SuperCaliListic to get a regular dose of Super Cali Sparkle in your life. Keep it real peeps!
This week take a peak at what is happening in the digital art scene of Los Angeles.
I recently submitted a video art piece titled "Sisters" to the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival. One of 15 digital shorts selected, I'm really looking forward to the screening Saturday morning (see details below). Meanwhile, the artist reception will be at LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts) this Thursday night as part of LA's Downtown Artwalk. Hope to see you there!
"Fast Film: Here and Gone in 60 Seconds"
Experimental One Minute Shorts
presented by
L.A. Center for Digital Art &
Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles
11am Saturday, July 13
Free and open to public
Downtown Independent Theater
251 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
My YouTube obsession started with a crazy girl named Andie Mills and her adventures with BFF Babs Darling.
Photography by Jennifer May
Fast forward a few years and I'm still striking a pose, only the casting has changed to my beautiful baby boy, Deco. Shh! Don't tell Babs, she'd die of jealously.
Photography by Nadine Bosurgi
So I was feeling pretty rotten this past week, so of course I decided to shoot a video from my "sick bed" instead of getting some much needed sleep. Brilliant. Originally I had planned to make a fun video about a beer pong tournament I was in the previous weekend, but of course all my plans fell through when I feel ill and spent what little energy I had caring for Baby Deco.
PS I know the pop phone thing is kinda weird, but get used to it, cause I'm too cheap AND busy to figure out a better solution right now.


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It seems like everywhere you go nowadays, people are slicing up virtual fruit. Take Fruit Ninja for example. Halfbrick Studios has just announced that their popular 99 cent fruit slicing app has just crossed the million copies sold mark in only 74 days! For the team at Halfbrick, those numbers add up to one satisfying fruit smoothie.
"Fruit Ninja began as a simple gameplay concept from lead designer Luke Muscat," reads the celebratory post on Halfbrick's official blog. "During a round of game pitches that Halfbrick conducts on a regular basis, Luke brought forth Fruit Ninja. On October 15th 2009, the company knew that it was something special, something that could be a huge iPhone hit with the correct execution."
The team at Halfbrick attribute much of Fruit Ninja's continued success to a series of regular free updates – five and counting so far. Up next for the Fruit Ninja team? The game will be getting an HD makeover for its upcoming iPad release, expected to arrive in the App Store next week. The iPad version is set to introduce a split-screen multiplayer mode, and Halfbrick assures its fans that they are "committed to ensuring it receives the same attention with updates and new content as the current iPhone version."


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I commented before how I had three or four different recipes for butternut squash soup. Turns out I have even more versions of white bean/chicken chili. You may wonder why I'm posting about chicken while the rest of the world is already talking turkey. The answer is that I still have some cooked chicken on hand from my marathon soup weekend. I guess I could freeze the chicken and save it for later. But truthfully, I'm just not ready to talk turkey yet. I already have my T-day menu planned out and its fairly simple. After Thanksgiving, turkey leftovers will be abounding and I'm sure I'll be up to my eyes in turkey soup. My guess is you'll be hearing a lot more about turkey then.
In the meantime, the recipe I am posting today reportedly was one of the top ten recipes from the Seattle Times in 1994. Unlike some of the other versions I have, it honestly doesn't get any easier than this. If you have cooked chicken (or turkey leftovers) on hand, you could be eating dinner in under 30 minutes. I normally don't go for canned beans. Even if I did, I certainly would always rinse away the extra sodium. However, this recipe calls for dumping in the entire can; beans, juice and all, which gives you a head start on a thicker chili and cuts cooking time.
If you're in a hurry for dinner some night, this recipe could be the ticket.
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion — peel/chop fine
- 2 medium garlic clove — peeled/chopped
- 1 medium red bell pepper — chopped fine
- 30 ounces white beans, canned — undrained (two 15 oz. cans)
- 4 ounces green chiles — canned/diced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 14 1/2 ounces chicken broth — canned, low sodium
- 8 to 12 ounces roasted chicken breast meat — cut in 1/2 in. cubes
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons cilantro — minced
- 6 tablespoons salsa — optional
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
- Add the onion, garlic, and red pepper and sauté 5 minutes.
- Stir in the white beans, chiles, cumin, chili powder and broth.
- Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer 10 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken and simmer 5 minutes.
- Stir in the lime juice and top with chopped cilantro.
Use a tablespoon of salsa to garnish each serving of chili, if desired.
Serves 6
Nutritional information: assumes 12 ounces cooked chicken
Calories 201.4 Total Fat 3.3 g Cholesterol 32.9 mg Sodium 42.6 mg Potassium 630.5 mg Total Carbohydrate 23.0 g Protein 20.0 g
Recipe By : Seattle Times – Best 10 Recipes of 1994


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Irene Helen McNamee, 95, passed away Oct. 31, 2013, in Laurel, Mont.
Irene was a uniquely independent woman whose life spanned nearly a century. She was born on July 31, 1918, on a homestead in Grant County, N.D., to German immigrants Joseph and Susanna Gross. She learned to speak English at the country school she attended for four years. She was the second of 13 children. At an early age, she began domestic and farm duties, as many children did in those times. The late 1920s and '30s were very difficult times for the large family, but it was then that she learned the lessons of hard work, courage, thrift and perseverance that shaped the person she became.
She left the farm in her early 20s and went to Shields, N.D., to work. There she met William McNamee, who had moved there with his father from Brooklyn, N.Y. They were married on Feb. 2, 1940, at Wibaux, Mont. Soon after, they moved to Denver, Colo., where she worked as a waitress until her first child, Pat, was born in 1941. They then moved to Seattle, Wash., where Helen worked in orchards and gardens at first, and later became a welder, fabricating warships at the Kirkland Lake, Wash., shipyards. When WWII ended, they returned to Shields.
Helen went into business for herself, operating a café in Shields, then they moved on to running cattle on shares and finally purchasing land that became "home." Her second child, Mike, was born there in 1950.
In 1965, they moved to Mobridge, where they built a new home and she operated an egg business and worked as a waitress at the Sereno Café. She was widowed in 1976 and moved to Park City, Mont., soon after. She moved from her home to Tender Nest Assisted Living facility in Laurel, Mont., in October of 2013.
Helen loved the outdoors and worked outside doing whatever needed to be done. She always had large gardens, canned, quilted, collected arrowheads and was an avid reader.
She was a lifelong mother to the members of her family, beginning with her brothers and sisters, then to her own children, and finally to her grandchildren. She was always giving and enabling with her hard work, sacrifice and support.
Helen is survived by two brothers, Adolph Gross of Bismarck, N.D., and George Gross of Mandan, N.D.; two sisters, Barbara Turgeon and Susan Jueth of Bismarck; two children, Patricia McNamee Gant of Cascade, Colo., and Michael McNamee of Park City, Mont.; five grandchildren, Shaun Gant of Missoula, Mont., William Gant of Chicago, Ill., Daniel Gant of Ocoee, Fla., Patrick McNamee of Eagle Mountain, Utah, and Casey McNamee of Park City; and six great-grandchildren, Maxmillion Smith, Wyatt and Ruby Gant, Daniel Gant Jr., and Ethan and Cloe McNamee.
Irene McNamee helped build warships during WWII
Irene Helen McNamee, 95, passed away Oct. 31, 2013, in Laurel, Mont.


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Erin Fletcher, of Herringbone Bindery in Boston, has a gorgeous blog called Flash of the Hand.
She kindly asked me to be the Book Artist of the Month for August.
I was thrilled and quite honored and, of course, accepted. Erin conducted a thoughtful interview with me that is up on her blog now. Also, on the blog are images from my Sedimental Series and each Monday in August she will post more images of my artwork.
So...scoot on over there and check it out!
{Unless, of course, you were directed here from there - then by all means stay awhile and revisit the last year and a half with me since I started Wishi Washi Studio!}


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Saturday, February 13, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Snow Day!
I wish I could have stayed home and taken him out on his 20' leash and have him run around all day. It seriously looks more like the Rockies than Dallas right now, and I'm loving it, even from the 6th floor of my office building.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Life at Chez Dill
Us here at the Dill residence are a bunch of wimps. I grew up in LA where the cold part of the year was watching fireworks off the harbor during 4th of July with that frigid 50 degree breeze blowing off the Pacific. Koji grew up the better part of his life before in San Antonio, where hot and humid is the norm (though not nearly as bad as Houston.) and while fluffier than last August, he still has a rather not fluffy coat when compared to his Shiba pals. Jeff can handle it pretty okay, but he and Koji aren't gone on many long walks in the frigid and damp outdoors lately.
We're in Dallas. I don't think we'd be able to brave anything much further north of us. Especially since the use of our heater last month hiked our electric bill an extra $100!! Ouch...
We braved a dog park over the weekend and met a very nice lady with the sweetest Basenji (which Jeff called the 'corgi inu' since the little African dogs look like a mashup of our favorites.) Jeff sounded like he'd consider one, though I was surprised by how short the little girl's fur was, though thinking on it, it's not like they exactly need to brave harsh winters down on the savannah. But even with the highlight of a Koji sized and attitude matched play mate, we didn't last much more than an hour at best. At least the road directly to the park is finally open, making it actually convenient to go to the nearby complex now.
I wished I had brought my camera with me, but hopefully we'll see her again. When I finally sort through a few of those photos I took at another dog park a few weeks ago with my new Nikon D5000, I'll put them up. Thinking of picking up a book about it at the store, though. Kind of a big deal, seeing I'm not a manual kind of gal, but seeing I have NO IDEA what I'm doing, it might be a first step into something good...
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Sony PS-FL99
Front Loading Linear Tracking Turntable
Platter: 290mm aluminium alloy diecast
Motor: linear torque brushless and slotless motor
Drive system: direct drive
Control system: FG servo control
Speeds: 33 and 45rpm
Wow and flutter: 0.035% WRMS
Signal to noise ratio: 75dB
Automatic system: lead in, return, reject, repeat, record size selection
Tonearm: electronic tonearm, linear tracking
Pivot to stylus length: 75mm
Overall arm length: 170mm
Dimensions: 355 x 88 x 380mm
Weight: 7.0kg
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I had a multitude of emotions when I first found out I was pregnant. I was nervous and excited about being a mum. Although we 'planned' to get pregnant and I knew that I definitely wanted children, I was not 100% sure that the timing was right. I had so many goals that I wanted to achieve, and wasn't sure how I could accomplish them whilst being a mother. I was scared about being responsible for someone else's life and worried that I would lose my identity.
At the same time, however, I could not wait to meet my baby and dreamed about all the joyous moments we would share. I smiled at the thought of having a mini-me wrap their finger in mine; gurgle, crawl, walk, come for cuddles and talk. I looked forward to being part of the network of mothers who put their heart and soul into loving and raising champions.
When they handed my daughter to me in the hospital, I lay there shocked at the intensity of it all. It felt like the most natural thing in the world and pushing her out gave me a feeling of empowerment, but it also felt traumatising. I felt like I was part of a miracle. I was in physical pain, mentally exhausted and didn't even have the energy to comprehend that they were handing me a baby and how my life was about to change, but I was so grateful to God that she was there, alive and well. I vowed to be the best mum possible to her.
Now that I'm actually living the daily grind of motherhood. I can say that it is incredibly beautiful and all consuming 🙂 😦 😥 😀 ❤ 😀 . It is constant prayer and compassion. It is over-worrying that I'm doing everything wrong and amazement at my ability to do things I have never done before. It is playing breastfeeding by the ear and hoping that my child is not starving. It is trusting in my motherly intuition that my child is not sick, whilst googling every symptom just to check. It is feeling guilty when my child is crying and I simply just want a moment to myself in silence – to do nothing but stare at the wall, peruse Pinterest for DIY ideas I don't have the time to do, or read a book.
Motherhood is believing in yourself. It is being patient as you and your child both learn and grow. It is trusting that you have that mum magic. It is willing your child to sleep so that you can sleep and then staying up all night staring at them to make sure they are still breathing. It is crazy. It is repeat insomnia. It is being tired and overtired. It is being somebody's safe space and giving all you have. It is learning to love your self correctly. It is being in love and having your heart live its own life outside of you. It is delivering on your goals and dreams. It is people questioning what you do all day. It is you questioning what you do all day and then wondering how you did all you did some days. It is unmet deadlines and messy rooms. Motherhood is spit up on your new outfits and baby smiles. Motherhood is delightful and it is hard. It is continuously connecting and incessantly learning.
Motherhood is truly a gift and whilst it is crazy, I'm evolving and I'm grateful for it.


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America is fascinated with losing weight, slimming down, getting smaller. Using terms only an economist could love, this is called deflation of the waist line.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke wants the entire world to believe that the United States is in a deflationary economic cycle and, therefore, the drastic, insane steps he is taking are justified.
Two weeks ago, the Fed announced a $600 billion quantitative easing program that will be conducted over the next six months. This is on top of the $2 billion QE program they conducted last year. The purpose of these programs is to add liquidity to the system to help stimulate economic growth. OK, I don't even want to give your eyes a chance to glaze over with any more economic garbage talk, so here's the bottom line in plain English: The Fed went into the basement and printed $600 billion.
They are going to take this money and buy U.S. government bonds. They want to give all of us more dollars so we go out and buy more stuff. If we buy more stuff, maybe the price of stuff will stop going down, or deflating. Ask yourself this, though. Are you paying less for stuff than you were a year ago?
Not if you buy the same stuff I do to stay alive. Food prices are higher. Corn, beans, sugar and meat are all at multiyear or multi-decade highs. I heard curry prices are through the roof. Coffee has been crazy. Maybe you use something else to fuel your car, but I still pull up to the gas station and fill up with 87 octane. I drive a Prius, which just means I use less gas than most people, but I still use gas. Oil prices are once again moving higher. I paid $3.01 a gallon for my last fill-up. I know I didn't pay that much last year.
What about health insurance? You'll be shocked to learn that my premiums went up again this year. A lot. This story of rising prices, my friends, is called inflation. I know Bernanke is telling us the opposite is happening, but my eyes and wallet are telling me something different.
If prices are going higher, where is Bernanke coming from? Well, he uses a concocted data set that has been twisted over the years to keep our government in the best possible light. If Americans thought there really was inflation, government officials think we might lose our heads a little. So, they do everything possible to keep reported inflation as low as possible. But, here is an example of what they do to show inflation at lower-than-actual levels. They measure stuff like technology, computers and cell phones. Technology does get cheaper every year, but have you tried eating your Kindle? The fact remains that we are paying more today for the stuff we need to stay alive than we were a year ago.
Earlier, I mentioned something about implications. The law of unintended consequences also works well here. Throughout history, countries that have taken poor care of their financial situation have tried to print their way out of it—just make money out of thin air to pay for their mistakes.
The first case I know of is ancient Rome. Shortly after Hadrian died, the next emperor discovered a neat trick. He ordered that coins be made smaller, but have the same value. A descendant of Ghengis Khan tried something similar in a Chinese territory that he ruled, but he actually did it with paper (the first- known use of paper money). He was up to his eyeballs in debt, so he just printed more money. Other more recent examples are Germany after World War I and Zimbabwe. How did all these places hold up, from a historical perspective?
The QE program will work, for the short term. But it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.•
Hauke is the CEO of Samex Capital Advisors, a locally based money manager. His column appears every other week. Views expressed here are the writer's. Hauke can be reached at 203-3365 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Friday, August 2, 2013
Friday update
Proud Mom Moment: Our oldest DS will be defending his thesis soon for his PhD (Physics) and DH and I will get to go watch. He's busy interviewing for post doc positions and has some promising possibilities. Earning a PhD is a long slog and quite an accomplishment. (I hope he won't make me call him Dr. Mike. lol!) We're so proud and excited for him.
I know, I know.....my youngest child graduated from HS (and band) but that didn't stop me from helping out some at their first week of summer band camp. I helped most of yesterday's practice because my replacement had a doc appointment. I think I can truly say I'm addicted.....although I'm glad I can go only when I feel like it this year.
I worked on the following wips this week:
CHS 2000 Christmas Sampler (I can only work on this one in small doses. Stitching on black is challenging for my old eyes.
LHN My Dwelling Place (I'm stitching this one as a sal with my friend, Renee, and I think my friend, Sherre will be joinging us.) I'm really enjoying this one! I'm missing a few of the needed overdyes for this one so have to order them soon.
Hinzeit's Sweet Land of Liberty which was recently "rescued" from a drawer where it had been languishing for a few years. (Yes, I said years! I'm not proud of that.) I sang in a "cantata" with a community choir that was called Sweet Land of Liberty (I can still hear the title song in my head.) the year after 911. I thought this piece would be a great way to remember that event. I noticed I'm half a stitch off in the bit below the right flowers....I blame the pesky teensy weensy thread that I must not have seen when I was stitching that part.
I'm also working on a new model which, until it's finished, will be my stitching priority.
It's very hot and humid here but I keep making myself go out for my am walks. I enjoy the walk (minus the heat) and how it makes me feel but for some reason I dread getting started even after all this time.
Thank you for reading my ramblings and for the comments.
Happy stitching!
9 comments:
- cucki said...
Sweet stitches xx
- August 2, 2013 at 2:04 PM
- Vicky L said...
Congratulations to your son! That is a huge achievement. Your stitching is beautiful.
- August 2, 2013 at 3:17 PM
- Barb said...
Congratulations to your son! Great WIPS.
- August 2, 2013 at 5:22 PM
- wilma b said...
I know what you mean about stitching on black...but it sure is effective though.
Congratulations to your son... you have every right to be proud!
- August 2, 2013 at 7:05 PM
- Joyce Clark Frank said...
Cong to your son. You have every right to be proud of him. Your WIPs are looking good. Be careful in this heat we are having, lots of water.
- August 3, 2013 at 6:35 AM
- Cathy said...
I smiled when I read your post because my son will also be getting his PhD next May. Yes, it has been a long haul. My husband says (jokingly) that he will call him "doctor" once. Congrats to your son. I know how hard they work for this. Your stitching is beautiful.
- August 5, 2013 at 6:18 AM
- Rita said...
Thank you, everyone! Cathey, congratulations to your son too.
My DH also has a PhD. I don't call him "doctor" either. ;-)
- August 6, 2013 at 12:20 PM
- Pumpkin said...
You are one busy lady, not to mention one proud momma! You can hear how proud you are of your boys just in your writing :o) An exciting time!
You're busy with your stitching as well! Look at all the projects you have on the go. Nice work :o)
- August 7, 2013 at 5:10 AM
- Deb said...
Congrats on DS achieving college!
Love the nice stitcheries.
You are not a lone on the UFO front. I have a whole fleet of them....
- August 9, 2013 at 9:20 PM


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